As the cold and summer went by, the first batch of students of the Liuyi Academy had been studying for five years. Some of them had graduated early and entered Pingxian County to become officials. There were also some truly outstanding disciples who were determined to take the imperial examinations, including Su Da, Su Er, Zeng Bu, Han Zongwu, Lu Huiqing, etc. By the way, three years ago, there was a pair of uncles and nephews who were admitted to the Liuyi Academy. The uncle was called Zhang Dun and his nephews were called Zhang Heng. But what was new was that the uncle was actually ten years younger than his nephew.

Of course, it is not a strange thing to put in a big family, but Zhang Dun has a very story. His father is Zhang Yu. When he was young, he was a romantic figure. After marrying a wife and having children, his mother-in-law Yang lost her husband in her early years and often went to and from the son-in-law's house.

As a result, Zhang Yu actually got into trouble with Yang and became pregnant bloodily. Yang was extremely ashamed and wanted to give up the child in his stomach. Even more bloody things happened. Yang's mother, the child's grandmother, tried her best to protect her and actually gave birth to the child, which was this little uncle Zhang Dun!

Due to his bad background, Zhang Dun's temper is very strange. When he was a child, he fought everywhere, sleeping in flowers and lying on willows, and doing all kinds of bastards.

But this kid has two very good points. One is tall and handsome, and he looks very good. Is it handsome? It is always popular at all times.

Another point is that he has a clan uncle named Zhang Dexiang.

This name has the word "Xiang", and he has indeed become the prime minister. When the Qingli New Deal, Xia Shu, Zhang Dexiang, and Jia Changchao were the three who opposed the most fiercely and were one of the culprits of the Qingli New Deal.

However, scholars in the Song Dynasty were very interesting. They advocated that the above could be tit-for-tat or even attack each other, but it did not prevent them from appreciating each other.

Zhang Dexiang admired Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhongyan's knowledge more. They jointly run the school, and Zhang Dexiang sent his nephew Zhang Dun and his nephew Zhang Heng to the Six Arts School.

This uncle and nephew are very talented, not inferior to Da Su and Er Su. After three years of hard work, he felt that his articles were enough to win the toad palace.

They almost finished their academic period and were not young anymore. They happened to make an appointment to travel to the capital, increase their knowledge, build connections, and promote fame in the scholarly circle, paving the way for future imperial examinations.

Dozens of young boys came to Beijing together, and there was still a lot of noise.

The thing they heard the most along the way was Chenzhou disaster relief. Wang Ning'an relied on the power of the Royal Bank to help hundreds of thousands of victims, which was once a good story.

"Oh, I'd better have been staying in school for the past few years, if I were with my husband!"

Da Su is almost twenty years old, he is very tall and has a big horse face, very majestic, but he can never change his habit of breaking out. Among a group of people, he can't stop.

"When I went on a mission to Khitan, abolished the annual monies, raised my hand, destroyed the country's Jiaozhi, opened copper mines, and built a bank... If someone else can do something, he can praise it for the rest of his life, but our gentlemen do everything beautifully. It's amazing! If you want to talk about this hero in the world, Mr. Wang is the best, and I, Su Shi, are a little short of it, and I can only be second."

After hearing Su Shi's words, even his younger brother couldn't help but vomit. Brother, can you be more handsome? Well, I admit that your talent is unparalleled in the world, and your poetry and lyrics are as easy as drinking cold water. Except for that banquet, Wang Ning'an wrote countless lyrics, the rest of his lyrics are not as good as Da Su.

However, when it comes to other abilities, let alone our teachers, even those present are much better than you!

Lu Huiqing and Zeng Bu were both used to Su Shi's recourse and were too lazy to argue with him. And they also realized that this was Da Su's idleness and wanted to stimulate people to argue with him!

They are not fooled, but some people can't stand it.

Zhang Dun rushed to Su Shi, "I said to Brother Zizhan, do you need to be careful if you brag next time? I didn't doubt Mr. Wang's ability before, but after seeing you, an unworthy disciple, I doubt whether Mr. Wang has real talent or knowledge."

"Zhang Dun!"

Han Zongwu, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke, but saw his face solemn and said without hesitation: "I would like to advise you that it is best to respect Mr. Wang. Although you have never heard of Mr. Wang's lectures and are not his subordinates, the math you study is written by Mr. Zhu. We are all disciples of Mr. Zhu. If you speak nonsense, be careful I am not polite!"

Zhang Dun is a strange person and often offends others. He is also unintentional when he brings Wang Ning'an. But Han Zongwu's attitude made him feel a little unbearable. Just as he was about to argue, Zhang Heng hurriedly said: "Uncle, Senior Brother Han is right. You didn't even talk a few days ago. Is it a pity that you haven't seen Mr. Wang, is it a pity?"

It was obvious that Zhang Heng had lowered him, but Zhang Dun just hated the Zhang family and just said viciously: "Use you to pretend to be a good person!"

After saying that, he turned his head, threw away the brigade, and walked in front by himself.

...

After a long journey, they finally arrived in Bianjing.

Standing in front of this majestic city, anyone has a feeling of insignificance and pride comes naturally. This is the heart of the Song Dynasty, the most prosperous city in the world.

People come and go, bustle and bustle, extremely prosperous, and luxurious and grand.

In the city, what is loyal to the country, what is helpful to the world, what is governing the country and pacifying the world... Ambitions keep popping up, especially the young people who come to the capital for the first time are confused.

After all, Zhang Dun was careful. He gradually discovered that there was a stall selling bronze mirrors on the streets of Beijing.

In front of the stall, there were many people.

Pick out the cover, and it has three sides of the bronze mirror written on it.

Zhang Dun rubbed his eyes and confirmed it again and again that it was really 3 pens, which was too cheap!

I remember not long ago, in order to coax a girl, he bought a mirror with 50 guan and said it was cheap! Why is the bronze mirror in Beijing so cheap?

Seeing Zhang Dun's chin dropping, Han Zongwu sneered coldly: "It's not that the bronze mirrors in Beijing are cheap, but that sold by Royal Bank."

Zhang Dun frowned, "Is it the Royal Bank under Mr. Wang?"

"That's right, the sir has accepted 18 financial magistrates. As soon as he took office, he persuaded His Majesty to abolish the copper ban and increase the supply. Seeing that, overnight, the price of the bronze mirror dropped by 90%! Mr.'s courage is really rare in the world."

Su Dahuzi also came over and said with a smile: "Zhang Zihou, are you convinced this time? The bronze mirror is a must-have item for every household and should not be sold so expensive! Mr. is seeking benefits for the people and is doing it so well. I can't wait to see Mr. and express my constant respect."

Zhang Dun was not as admiring as Wang Ning'an as these two little fans. He looked carefully and sold three bronze mirrors in a while. According to this trend, hundreds of them are probably not enough to sell in a day. Including all the shops and stalls, I am afraid that the capital city will sell tens of thousands of bronze mirrors a day. Is there so much inventory?

Even if the copper transportation of Jiaozhi comes, you can't play like this. If it were him, he would definitely slowly suppress the price of copper and do it step by step. As the saying goes, things will be smoother.

If you sell like this, if the supply cannot keep up, will all your efforts be wasted!

In this way, Wang Ning'an's ability is also ordinary, and it must have been exaggerated by others.

Zhang Dunxue became smart. He just thought in his heart and did not say anything.

...

"Sir, in the past few days, a total of 50,000 bronze mirrors have been thrown out." Han Wei reported.

Wang Ning'an nodded, "How fast is it? Is the supply of goods enough?"

"Except for buying 20,000 noodles on the first day, the remaining days did not exceed 10,000 dollars, and only 7,600 noodles were sold yesterday."

Han Wei said: "The inventory in our hands is 150,000, which is enough to support for half a month. The 100,000 bronze mirrors in Raozhou have been shipped. In addition, there are bronze mirrors sent to the capital in Huzhou, Yingtian and other places. We ordered the craftsmen of the Qianjian to step up the production, and the supply of goods is temporarily sufficient."

Wang Ning'an nodded, "Where is the copper price on the market? Is it down?"

"It's down!"

Han Wei took out statistics and found that the price of copper in Beijing has dropped by 30% in the past few days, but now he is reluctant to sell it. Many people hold copper materials and are unwilling to sell it out.

"Now is the time to compete." Wang Ning'an said lightly: "As long as they continue to sell, they can't bear it anymore, and the copper price will dive all the way back to normal prices, and we will correct the distortion!"

Han Wei sighed: "My desperation is indeed extraordinary. Who would have thought that lifting the copper ban would eliminate the money shortage in the past? It is really clever for me to do it the opposite."

"It's not time to drink the celebration wine, continue to stare at the Bianjing Money Supervisor, and ask the craftsmen to speed up the work. Not only bronze mirrors, but other bronze ware are also taken out and sold. I don't believe it, and I can't suppress the price of copper!"

It has been a month since the abolition of the copper ban, and the copper ware market in Beijing has fallen like a high altitude, and the price has been falling all the way. Taking the most ordinary bronze mirror as an example, the lowest price is less than two cents.

As the price drops, the trend of buying has disappeared. The daily shipment of copper mirrors is only 3,000 sides, and it is still falling rapidly. On the other hand, what is even more gratifying is that the price of copper finally collapsed sharply.

Now, a pound of copper material on the market is less than 1 jin of money, and its whereabouts are absolutely beyond everyone's imagination.

"It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Zhao Zhen was staring at the secret reports of the Imperial City Department every day. Even the big and small things in the capital could not escape the emperor's eyes. The biggest virtue in the capital was the decline in copper prices, and newlyweds who wanted to get married no longer had to worry about a bronze mirror.

What made Zhao Zhen even more pleased was that the price of copper fell across the board and the cost of coin dropped sharply. Originally, the money manager had to spend hundreds of thousands of guan to purchase copper materials, but there were often deficiencies. Now it only takes tens of thousands of guan to solve the problem, and the burden suddenly dropped ten times.

To use a vivid metaphor, the original money surveillance was like a landslide lake, filled with water, and the government would be shaken when something happened, and it was worried. Now that the water level has fallen, it is no longer a mountain of Tai. How can Zhao Zhen not be relaxed and happy?

"This Wang Ning'an is really a talented person. I'm right to use him." Zhao Zhen was very happy. Wang Ning'an was still in charge of the official position of Dali judges, and he was really a little sorry for the heroes.
Chapter completed!