business lady

Chapter 73
After Xia Zhi returned to the mansion, Jiu Yuan asked Imperial Physician Qiu to treat him again. When he opened the gauze wrapped around his body, he saw the rust-colored blood oozing out from the wound on his back, which had already stained the gauze. Doctor Qiu's face changed slightly when he saw it, and said: "My lord, please take care of your body. It's better to stand like this for a long time, otherwise the wound will be difficult to heal. It's summer now, and it will be dangerous if you get inflammation." It's time!" He had already persuaded the prince to rest for a few more days, but the prince refused to listen and insisted on going to court, so there was nothing he could do!
Jiu Yuan's eyes turned red as he watched from the sidelines. She felt distressed for a long time when she saw this wound every day when she removed the cloth and changed the dressing for him. In the past few days, she finally saw it gradually getting better. I don't want to pass by this morning and become like this again , This made her see how not to feel distressed and sad.

Xia Zhi didn't seem to care, seeing that Jiu Yuan's eyes were red, he took her hand and said with a smile: "He looks very ordinary, but this crying is even uglier!" Staring at himself, the voice changed: "However, who told me to love seeing you like this!" This time I only have my own appearance in my eyes!

Jiuyuan was teased by him, and said: "Don't make fun of me, it's better to take care of yourself to be serious!" How could she not know that he was diverting her attention!

After Doctor Qiu re-bandaged the wound on the side, he knew that it would be useless to persuade him, so he just said some precautions and then backed out!
Just as Jiu Yuan dressed neatly for Xia Zhi, he was bowing his head to tie the jade pendant on Xia Zhi's waist. It was a Liuyunbaifu pendant. The patterns on the jade pendant are very common, but the decoration on the bottom is not common. Monochromatic tassels, but colored tassels!
After Xia Zhi saw the jade ornament, he blurted out, "Why do you form a bond of kindness? Beautiful jade embellished with tassels!"

Hearing the words, Jiuyuan raised his head and gave him a flattering look, then hastily lowered his head with a smile and remained silent, only focusing on the movements of his hands. This jade pendant was originally a birthday gift she had chosen for Xia Zhi when he went to Shuyuzhai on the eve of his birthday. The bottom was brown The tassels were the ones she replaced with colorful Luoying when Xia Zhi was unconscious.

This Luo Ying was worn on her body when she got married. It was supposed to be tied by her mother, but her mother passed away early. This is what her father tied for her. The mind is clear.

"Just looking away, and then frowning. Who knows about this!" Xia Zhi blurted out again when she saw her give him an angry look.

After Jiuyuan tied the jade pendant, he stood up and straightened his collar, and said, "Don't be poor anymore, let's sit down and drink some ginseng tea first!" Pass it to Xia Zhi who is sitting down.

After Xia Zhi took a sip of ginseng tea, he put the cup on the small table, and told Jiu Yuan that he was going to Bo Wen Zhai to handle official business. There was an undercurrent in the classroom, and Xia Zhi couldn't just sit still and ignore things, so he agreed, but it was still the same as before, she would read to him, and then she would write the instructions for him!
Jiu Yuan finished approving the last booklet, put down the pen in his hand, picked up the booklet and blew on the wet ink gently, then he heard Xia Zhi say: "Today, I asked my father for instructions, and I want to take the Yanzheng into state ownership. , the people are not allowed to sell privately, and change it to the government system." After finishing speaking, I kept watching Jiu Yuan's reaction, fearing that she would get angry with herself for this!

He has such worries because the merchant is now the largest salt merchant, and salt making, selling, and selling salt account for one-third of the merchant's income every year. He also learned from the merchant's accounts that there will be such At that time, he had some thoughts and wanted to take back the power of the salt government, so as to solve the plight of no money for the treasury!

From the beginning of the founding of the country, the Xia State continued to use the salt policy of the previous dynasty, allowing the people to make salt and sell it freely, and only set up salt officials in counties and counties that produced more salt to collect salt tax!

Now that he wants to take back the salt administration, the merchant is the first to bear the brunt, and after looking at the accounts of the merchant, he is afraid that she will think wildly and think that he is using her!

Jiu Yuan listened for a while and continued to blow the ink on the notebook, and when it was dry, he closed the notebook and put it back on the table, saying: "It's so good, I'm afraid Mr. Lu will be very happy!"

"What about you! Are you not angry?!" Xia Zhi asked uncertainly.

"Why should I be angry? Do you think that I, Shang Jiuyuan, are really as blind as the outsiders say, and I am angry with you for some money? You are doing this for the good of Xia Guo. It is too late for me to support, why should I object! "Speaking of this, he glanced at him and continued: "Besides, I am not the only one in the salt business, and the merchant is not only in this business!" He put the entire business in front of him, so why would he care about missing a business!

Xia Zhi took Jiu Yuan's hand, kneaded it lightly, and said with a smile: "How come, my Jiu Yuan has always been a man of righteousness, she is the true husband of a girl, and she can support her alone. There are thousands of people in the business, and when you enter the palace, you support everyone in the palace, so how can I doubt your character! I'm just afraid that you will doubt my intentions again and ignore me!"

Looking into his eyes, Jiu Yuan said seriously: "Since I believe in you, I trust you completely, and I will never doubt you again!" If someone is willing to expose herself to sharp arrows for her sake, she will How could you doubt him because of things outside of your body like money!
Xia Zhi reassured: "That's good!" What he was most afraid of was that she doubted his intentions, seeing her say that now, he let go of his hanging heart.

After thinking about it for a while, Jiu Yuan asked, "After you plan to take back the Salt Administration, how will you implement it?!"

Xia Zhi said: "It belongs to the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Households will send personnel to make, transport and sell salt. What do you think?" Actually, he only has a vague idea of ​​how this should be implemented, and he will implement it later. Sometimes you can only take one step and then calculate one step.

Jiu Yuan said: "I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate!"

"Oh! So what does Jiuyuan think about this?!" Xia Zhi asked, she is indeed better than herself in business, and she has been selling salt for many years, and she has more experience than herself, so she can give her advice, It's better than being blind and touching an elephant by yourself.

Jiu Yuan quickly said: "If all of them are state-owned, I'm afraid there is a suspicion of competing with the people for profit. Besides, there are so many people relying on this to support their families. If they lose their livelihoods, there may be civil unrest!"

"Then what do you think we should do to have both!" Xia Zhi asked.

Jiu Yuan smiled and said, "It's still state-owned, but only half!"

"Which half will be collected? Which half will be released?" Xia Zhi asked.

"Democratic system, government revenue, government sales, commercial transportation, and commercial sale! It is still the salt people who make salt, the government buys it, and resells it to the merchants after adding the salt tax, and the merchants freely transport and sell it. In this way, disputes with the people are avoided. benefits, causing the people to lose their livelihoods, and gain benefits again! Do you think this is appropriate!"

Xia Zhi thought about it carefully, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Okay! Good plan! If Jiuyuan is a man, does my Daxia's prime minister still have his role as Fan Jing! Haha.!"

"Ah Zhi has too much praise! I don't deserve such praise from you!" Jiu Yuan said shyly and modestly.

Xia Zhi looked at her and said softly: "You deserve it! How can you not deserve it! A good wife in a family is like a good minister in a country. The ancients never deceived me!"

(End of this chapter)