Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 82 No rush

The name Dai Quan means the Supreme Emperor.

No one will recognize the rights held by a man without eggs, and will only think that he is a spokesperson.

People like eunuchs must not be offended. People with physical and mental disabilities are often extremely sensitive because of their extreme low self-esteem.

Maybe there are people with a kind and normal mentality, but they are definitely in the minority.

The teacher's deliberate attempts to make things difficult can only be tolerated. As the saying goes, if the master has something to do, the disciple should do his duty.

Jia Lian decisively changed the subject, looking at the woman with excellent temperament and still charming charm, she smiled and said: "This must be the master's wife. My student Jia Lian has met the master's wife. I wish you all the best."

"I know you have been in the capital for three days, and I have heard your husband say it at least three hundred times." The mistress's face, smile, and loving eyes penetrated Jia Lian's defense. At that moment, the soul of the native Jia Lian hidden in the deepest place was restless. The kind eyes in my deepest memory seemed to emerge from the bottom of the water.

Unconsciously, Jia Lian showed admiration, and the smile on his face faded, showing extra respect for his wife. He lowered his hands and stood solemnly and said: "Sir, treat Lian as his own child. Lian has been without a mother since he was a child. From now on, Master will be Lian's mother."

Jia Lian's demeanor and tone changed so obviously that even Zhang Ting'en was surprised. This boy had never been so well-behaved in front of me, but he was so respectful and close to his wife. He must have lost his mother when he was young. Therefore.

The master's wife is definitely a lady. Seeing Jia Lian like this, the smile on her face became more and more friendly: "From now on, just treat this place as your other home. You can come here whenever you want. You master and apprentice talk while I prepare the meals."

"Farewell to Master!" Jia Lian's respect remained unchanged. When the person disappeared behind the curtain, he turned to look at Zhang Ting'en and said, "Sir, you are too unfamiliar. Master is here. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I can prepare some gifts and come here empty-handed." It’s so rude.”

Zhang Ting'en has been observing carefully and confirmed that Jia Lian is indeed a wife whom he respects like a mother.

"My family, why are you like this?" Zhang Ting'en's tone also changed, and there was a hint of real intimacy.

"Teacher's illness is probably due to tiredness. Otherwise, with the teacher's broad mind, he wouldn't be sick from anger."

The angle of this flattery was so strange that Zhang Ting'en couldn't help but laugh. He shook his head and said: "I am not a broad-minded person as a teacher. I still have this bit of self-knowledge. Dai Quan went to the Mint on the order of the Supreme Emperor and asked Withdraw one hundred thousand silver coins every month.”

It's easy to talk to smart people. After Zhang Ting'en said it, Jia Lian immediately understood: "You don't even need any silver, but you have to ask for silver coins?" Zhang Ting'en nodded: "That's true. After the silver coins were officially launched, they were highly sought after by merchants in Beijing. Some individuals The merchant is willing to increase the price and exchange silver for coins. The reason for this is not very clear to me. The minting team is currently working hard, and the monthly output is only 150,000. If Dai Quan does this, the Ministry of Revenue will naturally not agree. "

Is it because His Majesty refuses to agree? But you can't stand up to me, so you have to let Zhang Ting'en, a cabinet minister and the Minister of Household Affairs, do it.

It’s understandable why silver coins are so popular, but at least I can’t understand why they’re willing to increase the price. The possibility of financial war does not exist. The only explanation is that silver coins are convenient for settlement, especially in this era when silver has a certain color.

Discoloration means that standards are not unified, and silver is used directly as currency, which means that there is a lot of adulteration in the transaction process.

Silver coins established an undisputed standard that one dollar was one dollar. For businessmen, it saves a lot of trouble.

"Sir, the student secretly believes that the Emperor is interested in the small profit from the silver coin exchange, which is a great good thing."

Zhang Ting'en knew that Jia Lian would not take the wrong target, so he paused for a moment, and the irritability in his heart quickly receded, and the smile on his face became a little softer: "Oh, how can you see it?"

"Dai Quan had a dispute with his teacher over silver coins. I'm afraid this matter will spread throughout the capital tomorrow. This is a good thing for promoting silver coins. The Minting Department is currently fully engaged in casting silver coins, and in the future, it can also cast silver cents of small denominations. This dynasty is short of copper, and copper It is expensive but money is cheap. It is profitable for the people to convert copper into coins, so naturally a large number of people do this business. The emergence of silver coins can greatly alleviate deflation."

Zhang Tingen suddenly interrupted: "Wait a minute, what is deflation? What are those two words?"

It’s broken, say it quickly.

Jia Lian quickly made up for it: "This is a student's personal statement. It refers to the drop in prices caused by insufficient currency circulating in the market and insufficient private purchasing power. This seems to be a good thing, but in fact, the vast majority of people do not have much money in their hands. . It does not benefit from it, but it affects the development of business and the court’s tax revenue drops sharply.”

"Money shortage is money shortage, talk about deflation, but what you said does make sense."

Well, Zhang Ting'en gave Jia Lian a blackout, so just be pretentious.

"The top priority is to mint coins and expand production capacity. In this way, there should be no shortage of silver coins in the market for ten to eight years."

Well, Zhang Tingen nodded, this is the truth. The key is that the Supreme Emperor deliberately made things difficult and refused to consider the overall situation. This led to Zhang Ting'en being pushed into the ring. A dignified minister competed with a eunuch and was subject to many restrictions. Do you think he could not get angry?

There were some things that Zhang Tingen couldn't tell Jia Lian. For example, when Xia Shouzhong took over Long Jinwei, it was like walking in mud. Many people cannot move at all and do not dare to move. In the end, Emperor Chenghui came up with a plan to give these people promotions, overt promotions and covert promotions, and create a false department to accommodate these people, which would cost more money.

"Help me up and walk around." I don't know if it's because of the medicine or the effect of some therapy. In short, Zhang Ting'en's complexion seems to have improved a lot, and he has gained strength. Sitting always feels uncomfortable, so he has to get up and walk around. .

The two masters and apprentices walked slowly in the courtyard. Zhang Ting'en said as they walked: "Since the beginning of spring, everything in the court has not been going well. If Lin Ruhai's salt tax had not arrived in Beijing in time at the beginning of the year, I am afraid that even the money needed for the war in the Western Regions would have been exhausted. At present, the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue is empty, and the salaries of the courtiers have to be postponed until the money from various treaty ports comes to Beijing. Things that are not beneficial, everyone avoids them and refuses to do them. Things that are beneficial, even if it is a tiny bit. There are a lot of people rushing to do it because of the benefits.”

"Sir, you don't have to worry about this. It's human nature to seek profit. If you care about everyone, you will be exhausted. If you compare all the country's income to a big pie, the pie is too small now. No one has enough to eat. What should we do? As a cabinet minister and a teacher of the Ministry of Household Affairs, what he can do at the beginning is to make the pie bigger. As long as he has the right to be the handle, and then face the current situation, he can It will be much more calm. Dai Quan instigated the Supreme Emperor to cause trouble, just for that little profit."

Jia Lian's words could only be as plain as possible. After hearing this, Zhang Ting'en felt a lot more relaxed. After all, the initiative was now in his hands.

"The truth is this, but there is no way around how to divide profits, order, etc., and there are endless disputes. Many times, time is consumed by such innocuous hours."

"So don't be in a hurry. Managing a big country is like cooking small dishes. This is what my husband taught me."

"You put it lightly, things have priorities, and some things can't be delayed, such as the food and wages needed for the war in the Western Regions. It's tens of millions of taels of silver a year, can you afford it?" After Zhang Ting'en said this, Jia Lian simply agreed. Go back: "Sir, what you said is wrong. The rebellion in the Western Regions was destined to be impossible to end quickly from the beginning. Otherwise, we would delay the beginning and focus on defense. Since we have decided to suppress the rebellion, we must be prepared for a long-term war." "Why can't this be resolved quickly? Tell me why." Zhang Ting'en started the exam directly.

"The border areas of the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the capital. Whether it's the capital camp or the border military officers, they all fight in remote places. In addition, the geographical environment is harsh and the area where the rebels operate is too large. There is enough space for strategic maneuvers. For the rebels who lacked horses, it was an excellent area for guerrilla operations. Our army was not familiar with the terrain, but it was able to attack at high speed and destroy the bandits' nest in one battle, which fully demonstrated Wang Taiwei's commanding talent. Wang Taiwei advocated The slowdown is in line with the actual situation.”

"Right now is the time when you can't be anxious the most. Collect food and grass, find out the local situation, and appease people. These are the most basic and most urgent things to do. It's okay to start a war in a hurry. If you win, it's okay. If you lose, you will be doomed. Save It’s too late. I know His Majesty is anxious, but His Majesty is the one who should not be anxious the most.”

When Jia Lian said this, Zhang Ting'en could only sigh quietly: "Your Majesty also said that we can only trust the generals at the front."

"Your Majesty is wise, with the national strength of this dynasty, if the problem can be solved by spending money, then it is not a problem. It is nothing more than the length of time."

When Jia Lian and Zhang Ting'en were chatting, they didn't know that Wang Ziteng, who was far away in the Western Regions, issued a cruel order.

Those suspected of colluding with the rebels will be killed without mercy!

Evidence, whatever evidence you want, just feel free to prove it.

Since they are wandering nomads, they can only kill everyone they meet. If everyone is killed, no one will provide help to the rebels.

More importantly, the food and grass problem was quickly solved.

Wang Ziteng must have known whether Emperor Chenghui was in a hurry or not. Therefore, Zhang Tingen could still accept what Jia Lian said because they both had a relatively high moral bottom line.

Wang Ziteng knew very well that this battle could not end as soon as possible. Even if he returned in triumph in the future, the commander who had spent a lot of money would still have a lot of points deducted in the eyes of the emperor. As for military discipline, the soldiers from the Beijing camp followed them to fight in the Western Regions, so naturally they wanted to get promoted and make a fortune. The driving force for the soldiers of the border army to fight bravely was also to get promoted and make a fortune.

On this point, under the premise that this dynasty faces the absolute strength of surrounding areas, no one is willing to talk about kindness and forgiveness.

Zhang Ting'en's ancestral home is Huguang, and the dishes cooked by his wife are indispensable for chili peppers. Jia Lian is not very accustomed to this, but it is not unacceptable.

After the meal, Jia Lian was sweating profusely, but he said he was satisfied.

Chili peppers are delicious, chrysanthemum crematorium.

After returning home, Jia Lian began a miserable journey.

After just five days, Jin Yong's new masterpiece "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" sold 2,000 copies, and there are still 1,000 copies left unsold. It is only a matter of time before it is sold out. Li Heng, who had made a fortune, spent more and more energy on the bookstore.

Every day at the General Affairs Office, Li Heng would stay for half a day and then leave. The rest of his time would be spent in the money-making bookstore, and his investment in newspapers would be reduced.

The serialization continues, and the sales volume of "The People's Voice of the Capital" has gradually stabilized at around 5,000 copies. The newspaper sells for five cents and is published four times a month. It is difficult to maintain the normal operation of the newspaper by relying on the income from selling newspapers, and the positioning of the newspaper has also changed. Every month, a sum of money can be obtained from the palace to subsidize the newspaper.

As a result, Li Heng's original intention of running a newspaper to make money was not realized for the time being, and instead his family had to pay for it.

Li Heng was overjoyed with the profits from the opening of the bookstore. When he entered the palace to see Empress Zhou that day, the first thing he said was not to say hello, but to express his excitement: "Mother, I don't need to leave anymore money to run newspapers in the future." The palace subsidized it.”

Queen Zhou was also very happy after hearing this, and didn't care that his details were not in place. She asked with a smile: "What, your bookstore is making money?"

Li Heng nodded vigorously and said: "It is better to make money by buying books. The printing bureau provides printing and binding, and the price per volume is only three hundred yuan. Each volume is priced at one tael, and each volume sells three thousand copies, which is only a lot more. As long as we continue If you launch a new book, you will earn a thousand taels of silver per month. If your mother wants anything from now on, your son will buy it."

Although Li Heng had some shortcomings, his filial piety was enough to cover up other shortcomings for Empress Zhou.

This is the difference between Queen Zhou and Emperor Chenghui.

Emperor Chenghui hoped that Li Heng would make great progress through the experience of observing politics and running a newspaper. In the future, you can further become the person in charge of a certain department and gradually become familiar with the specific affairs of the court. Regardless of whether he becomes an emperor in the future, he must be able to take over a court at any time.

After Empress Zhou patiently listened to Li Heng's details about recent activities, she reminded him seriously: "Third brother, making money is a good thing, but making money is never the most important thing."

The happy Li Heng was immediately splashed with cold water, and he broke into a cold sweat at that time. Yes, why did I forget how to enter my father's Dharma Eye? What I depend on is not the money earned from the bookstore, but the newspaper.

"My mother taught me earnestly, and my sons and ministers will keep it in mind. If my sons are young and ignorant, and their actions are inappropriate, I must ask my mother to correct them and criticize them." If there is anyone in this world who can make Li Heng convinced, it is only Queen Zhou. Li Heng was mostly afraid of Emperor Chenghui.

"The person you should be most grateful to is your father! When you enter the palace from now on, you must first go to Qianqing Palace." Empress Zhou reminded with a serious look.

Queen Zhou couldn't say anything clearly, she could only remind her in a roundabout way.

In the age of imperial power, the emperor was the center of power. The closer a person was to the center of power, the greater the chance of controlling power.

The same goes for the prince. The fact that he can't always see the emperor is a big problem.

The emperor is also a human being. Can it be the same between people who meet often and people who have not seen each other for a long time?

(End of this chapter)