At the beginning of the new year, Zhao Cai designated the year name Xiyuan. From now on, it is the first year of Xiyuan.

"The new king's year name means to uphold Taoism, which means he still valued the loyal and brave marquis."

Chen Shou did not attend the New Year ceremony, and Huang Zhen and others gathered together and whispered.

Looking at Zhao Cai, who prayed to heaven on the altar and gave him good weather, was ambitious and looked down at his ministers, full of confidence.

He grew up in the deep palace, but he didn't know that today's Daqi, neither Xi nor Yuan, was already old and sick and became in a waste of ointment.

Zhao Cai had just succeeded to the throne this year. On the New Year's Day of the first year, the Tang Kingdom sent people to ask for a communist communication and a precedent for cross-strait exchanges.

Zhao Cai readily agreed and allowed the Tang envoy to participate in the ceremony.

After Zhao Cai prayed to heaven and worshipped ancestors, auspicious snow fell from the sky, covering Kaifeng Prefecture tightly.

The plain-covered earth is filled with ice, but it also indicates a good harvest next year.

Chen Mansion, Water Pavilion.

This is a three-story building, and below is its own artificial lake, which is the spring water drawn from the Daxiangguo Temple.

Chen Shou usually works here, and he doesn't have to go to the palace anyway. He will only go to the palace if the emperor summons him.

However, he could know what the imperial court had about it almost immediately.

An official looked at Chen Shou with a smile, his expression very flattering, not like a good person.

Chen Shou looked at him sideways and asked, "Shilarious Minister Liu, I heard that the palace had just issued an edict, and the Ministry of Revenue has set up a new Baochao Bureau. Your Majesty has personally ordered you to do this?"

Liu Dong, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, nodded and bowed, and replied, "This matter was instigated by the Tang people. Your Majesty was deceived and wanted to learn what kind of treasure banknotes the Tang people do. From now on, our gold and silver can be replaced by paper. The officials always feel that it is not very reliable, so they come to ask the Lord for advice."

Chen Shou glanced at him. How could such a person with a corpse position besides the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and be entrusted with such an important task? It was simply a joke.

Because of the silver notes in Nantang, I don’t know how much cheaper it has brought to merchants, and the profits are so huge that they are scary.

People have already developed a complete set of effective and mature solutions, and they are free to let you copy them. What else can I complain about?

However, Chen Shou knew the plan of Tang people, and they really made profits.

The excessively prosperous business has made the Tang Dynasty obsessed with it and it has been spent a lot of money to open up trade channels with Daqi.

From the perspective of Emperor Tang, Chen Shou should be beheaded by the person who proposed this idea.

Because of the trade with Daqi, although it opened a door to wealth, it also allowed Daqi to develop.

Daqi's finances have long been on the verge of collapse, which is like giving Daqi a sip of water to death.

The ministers of the Tang State were all good at making money, and their families all had caravans that were as rich as the country.

For the sake of profit, these people are really short-sighted and scary. They have no long-term plans at all and only look at the profits in front of them.

"You should follow Tang Envoy to ask some questions about the operation and equipment of the Baochao Bureau. I will make this Baochao Bureau earlier, so that I will not let down His Majesty's trust in you."

When Liu Dong heard that the Zhongyong Hou actually agreed to build the Baochao Bureau, he immediately changed his words: "Your Highness will not do your best to be loyal to the Marquis and the Great Qi."

Chen Shou waved his hand and said, "Okay, this matter is a big deal. I will keep you soon. You can go and do your business."

"The lower official surrenders."

Looking through the window and watching him get down the water pavilion, Chen Shou whispered: "What a fool."

If the Baochao Bureau is really built, it will be much more convenient if it is not said anything else, and it will be much easier to deal with Tang secretly in private.

Every month, there is a steady stream of food. It is secretly transported from Jingchu to the river. The navy and yamen along the way are bribed, and no one stops them.

After Chen Shou's four Taoist temples were expanded, they were filled with supplies and food.

Not to mention the future, just counting the inventory in front of him, once there is war, he can quickly arm a team of tens of thousands of people, all with excellent equipment and enough food.

These are the capital for establishing one's life in troubled times, and Chen Shou dared not slacken at all.

There is another line, which is from the Western Regions, the Bayitash leads and the Hu merchants transported some beef tendons and animal skins.

This prince in distress in the Western Regions even supported himself more than he imagined.

If you give gifts to others, you will have something to ask for. He is working so hard to help him, most of the time, that he wants to help him return to the Karakhan Dynasty after he succeeds.

Chen Shou has always been unwilling to say anything about this. He cannot refuse any help at the moment because his foundation is too shallow.

Even Yuan Xiannian has a family that has accumulated over hundreds of years.

Chen Shou's origin determined that he had to work harder to gain a foothold when troubled times came.

A knock at the door interrupted Chen Shou's thoughts, and he said softly: "Enter."

The person who came in was Zhang He, one of his two generals, Hum and Ha. Recently, he was growing up. His voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "Sir, I'm asking for a visit."

Chen Shou was a little surprised. When the envoy of the Tang Kingdom saw that he was doing something, such a thing was no better than anything else, and it would be unpleasant to spread it.

But then again, since they are here, there must be a reason to have to come.

"Let him come in."

When Zhang He went out, he soon brought a middle-aged scholar in. He was wearing the official uniform of the Tang Dynasty and the scarlet official robe, with exquisite embroidery, which looked very luxurious. His white skin and long figure were also the appearance of a romantic celebrity.

"In Xia Su Mu, a person from Hangzhou, I have met Jin Yu Zhenren."

Chen Shou raised his eyebrows. Few people called his bullshit name, which was to fool Emperor Gengyuan. Now that Emperor Gengyuan is dead, there is no need for him to use it again.

It seems that Taoism is still very famous in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is no wonder that their royal family is surnamed Li, and they are a family with Laozi. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty has always admired Taoism.

As the ministers were in power, the ministers naturally had to be like the emperor, which led to the prosperity of Taoism in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"The envoy comes to my mansion, I don't know what advice you have." Chen Shou asked with a chuckling.

Su Mu took a look and found that there was no one in the room except for the two Western Region maids standing behind him.

He lowered his voice and said, "I'm not sure about it. I'm from Jingzhou, and my family has more money and food exchanges with the adults."

Chen Shou suddenly became energetic and smiled, "Why didn't you say it earlier, Tao'er, pour a cup of tea for Lord Su. Brother Su, please sit down."

Chen Shou's attitude turned a big change, and he also expressed his position. Su Mu felt calm and his expression relaxed.

"This time, in addition to being sent by His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty and sent to Daqi, I also have a task given by my family, which is to discuss with you and increase the scale of the transaction."
Chapter completed!