When the old butler returned, Shen Ao announced loudly.
"Yao'er is promoted to a regular servant, and everyone in the house will be rewarded with twenty coins. This month's reward will be doubled."
All the servants in the middle hall cheered and saluted together: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for the reward."
Shen Xiyao returned to the boudoir and was coaxed by several personal maids to put on a new court dress. She was wearing a scarlet court dress, which made Shen Xiyao's delicate face even more radiant.
Yunxiang's face was filled with joy, and she was even happier than being an official. She looked at Shen Xiyao up and down and said.
"Miss, these fifth-grade official uniforms just look better than the cyan ones."
"Yes, the lady is even more beautiful."
The other maids on the side also took over the words and kept praising him.
"Okay, okay. You have seen it. I'm going to rest. I haven't slept all night. Shen Shi has to go to the palace to see His Majesty."
At this time, Shen Xiyao no longer kept her cool face, became embarrassed, and found an excuse to send the maids away.
at the same time.
In the southeast of Luojing City, there is a royal garden built along the river.
The park is surrounded by ancient trees and the sky, and the scenery is pleasant. In addition, the gurgling river makes a tinkling sound like the sound of a musical instrument. It is a famous summer resort in Luoyang City. However, ordinary people are not allowed to enter at all.
At this time, there were two stunning beauties walking slowly in the garden. One of them was Chu Qingying, the daughter of the Chu family.
The other person was dressed in a goose-yellow palace suit, with a tall figure, and a graceful and luxurious temperament that caught everyone's attention. However, the hanging bun and bangs covering his forehead somewhat affected the overall style.
"Qingying, I have also heard about what you said in your letter last night. This matter has been spread among some people in Beijing. Your Majesty's move is a bit big. This move really makes people unable to find out what happened in the imperial study. The matter has also attracted some people’s attention.”
"Will that affect Sister Shen?"
The woman in palace clothes shook her head.
"It doesn't matter, His Majesty will arrange for someone to solve it."
"Does the princess want to meet the Shen sisters?"
The woman in palace attire pondered for a moment.
"That's fine. Shen Xiyao's name is also very familiar to me, but I haven't had the chance to see her. It's fine if I have this opportunity to meet her."
Chu Qingying was a little excited.
"Okay. I'll take care of this matter. In fact, I met Sister Shen a few times when I was a child, but we became somewhat distant later."
Just after midnight, Yun Xiang came to Shen Xiyao's bedside, lay down in Shen Xiyao's ear and called softly, and then Shen Xiyao woke up and slowly opened her eyes.
Seeing that Shen Xiyao had woken up, Yunxiang exited Shen Xiyao's bedroom and began to arrange washing and other matters.
Shen Xiyao looked at the crimson fifth-grade official robe draped on the screen and frowned slightly.
After a while, he would enter the palace again, and he would have to call that thing to replace him in case the emperor asked.
But what is that?
"Miss, it's time to wash up."
Yun Xiang, who was carrying the copper basin, returned and helped Shen Xiyao freshen up. She also brought some food. Shen Xiyao, who was already extremely hungry, ate like a squirrel, and her cheeks were bulging. .
After eating and drinking, Shen Xiyao changed into new official uniforms and prepared to enter the palace.
When he walked to the door of the house, Shen An handed a letter in his hand to Shen Xiyao.
"Miss, someone just sent you a letter."
Shen Xiyao thought for a while, no one should have written to her, and pulled out the letter with some confusion. Looking at the beautiful handwriting on it, it was obviously written by a woman.
"Sister Xiyao is here, and my younger sister Chu Qingying paused. We have known each other for a long time, but we have become distant. I have heard about my sister a lot recently, so I think about my childhood. There will be a banquet at Qingya Garden tomorrow at noon. I would like to see my sister. "Yan, let's reminisce about the past together. There is also Princess Zhu'an, Yang Yiruoni, who also wants to see my sister. I want to see you. I bow to you again."
The signature is Chu Qingying.
Shen Xiyao thought hard and finally remembered who Chu Qingying was. But she didn't know who Yang Ruoni, the princess of Zhu'an County, was.
"Okay, I understand. Please tell Yunxiang that I am going to a banquet tomorrow and ask her to prepare some gifts for me."
"Miss, don't worry."
In the imperial study room of the imperial palace, His Majesty the Emperor, the eldest prince Yang Lin, Chu Rupeng and Cheng Kangming are all here.
The eldest companion often walked quickly into the royal study and saluted.
"Sage, Shen Xiyao has been ordered to meet you and is already waiting outside the door."
"Let her in."
Not long after, Shen Xiyao walked into the imperial study and saluted everyone.
Yang Ke turned to look at Chang Chu. Chang Chu understood, lowered his head and walked out of the imperial study room quickly. Immediately after a burst of armor clashing and the sound of footsteps going away, Chang Chu came back again.
"Changshi Shen, I still don't understand what I said yesterday. I'm looking for you to clarify my confusion today."
Hearing what the emperor said, Shen Xiyao did not dare to be negligent, bowed and saluted, and grinned with a wry smile.
"I dare not, Your Majesty, please speak."
After Shen Xiyao stood up straight, a spring-like smile appeared on her face.
"Let's not mention what you didn't finish yesterday. But I want to know the basis for what you said yesterday?"
"because……"
A basic lecture on political economics was held in the imperial study room of the Imperial Palace of Wei Dynasty.
The speaker is Shen Xiyao, a newly promoted regular attendant.
Uh... maybe it's someone else.
The speakers are His Majesty the Emperor of Wei, the eldest prince and two important ministers of the court.
No matter what Mu Jianming said in later generations, he still went to college. He learned some knowledge about currency, price, and consumption in political economics in high school. He was still pretty good at it. Although after he came out of the society, most of the knowledge was returned to the teacher, which is a bit sorry. The teacher's earnest teachings. However, as he slowly recalled these days, he still remembered something.
Half an hour later.
Yang Lin frowned a little. He lacked some knowledge, and Mu Jianming was vague in some parts of his explanation, so he didn't understand it very well.
The other three people all looked enlightened.
Most of these three people have had contact with and understood what Mu Jianming said, but they lack the theoretical basis to uncover the phenomenon and point to the essence. Now after Mu Jianming's lecture, they secretly compared their own experiences with some examples recorded in the book. , my heart suddenly became enlightened.
"According to your statement, it is actually very difficult to achieve the inflation you mentioned yesterday. If we rely solely on natural development without human intervention, it will not happen at all."
After listening to Shen Xiyao's explanation, Chu Rupeng took the lead in asking questions.
"That's right. At present, the whole world is a self-sufficient natural economy, and it is almost impossible to disrupt the economic market. Only by attacking food can we have a chance, because rising food prices will drive up the prices of all other things. In addition, The existence of these worldly families has provided us with assistance."
"In addition, the aristocratic family lives a luxurious life, is only interested in profit, and puts the interests of their own family first. Once food prices rise in the market, their first thought is to drive up prices and make a profit instead of stabilizing prices."
"They even dared to take action against the grain that the imperial courts of various countries mobilized to stabilize prices."
"When it is no longer possible to buy food on the market, that is when all the conflicts will erupt. We can leave it alone, but this is against humanity."
"When the time comes, we will use grain as bait to attract an inflow of people, and we will be able to enrich the population of the Wei Dynasty."
Everyone was silent, thinking about every word Mu Jianming said.
It took a long time before Cheng Kangming spoke.
"To do this, the most fundamental thing is to have enough money. I also said yesterday that I, Da Wei, don't have that kind of money, and there is a cost to minting money."
Mu Jianming smiled slightly. Cheng Kangming said this, which meant that he already agreed with this approach.
"Please also ask the minister to tell you about the current method of minting coins."
Cheng Kangming glanced at Yang Ke.
Yang Ke nodded slightly, and Cheng Kangming murmured, slowly spitting out two words.
"Iron Fan."
Mu Jianming had an expression that was indeed true.
Tie Fan is actually a money casting method that uses steel to make a mother fan. In his previous history, it was not abolished until the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
"I know a method called sand casting of mother coins, and let the Shaofu supervise try it. The cost can be greatly reduced, and the more coins are cast, the lower the cost of a single copper coin."
"Oh? Tell me in detail."
"Uh...I'll write this down later. Your Majesty, please don't be anxious."
It was almost dusk. Only Yang Ke and his son were left in the imperial study, as well as Chang Chu, who was accompanying them.
Yang Ke sat on the dragon chair, motionless. After a long time, he sighed.
"What I heard today is like Huang Zhongda Lu. Shen Changshi can be the emperor's teacher."
Yang Lin saluted the emperor and said, "Thank you very much, Father, for letting your child hear such truths. Although some of them are not fully understood, my child will figure them out day and night."
Yang Ke hummed and turned to ask Chang Chu.
"Did you remember everything?"
Chang Cuo nodded while holding his sore and numb wrist.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I've remembered everything."
Outside the palace, Shen Xiyao was about to mount her horse when Chu Rubeng stopped her.
"Changshi Shen, wait a moment."
Shen Xiyao quickly stopped and saluted.
"What are your orders from Prime Minister Chu?"
"Shen...Xiyao, you don't need to be so polite in private. Besides, your grandfather and I have been ministers of the same palace for decades. Besides, you also played with my granddaughter Qingying several times when you were a child, so you also call me grandfather."
"Well……"
Shen Xiyao didn't know how to speak for a moment, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her cold face. In the end, she bowed.
"Grandfather of the Chu family."
"Okay, I also know your character. Tell Marquis Shen that I will pay you a visit in a few days when you are taking a rest."
Shen Xiyao cupped her hands and signaled that she would do as she was told. Then she waited for Chu Rupeng and Cheng Kangming to get in the car and leave, then she moved the saddle and Rendeng jumped on her horse.
Shen Xiyao, who was sitting on the horse, frowned and her eyes were empty. She did not direct the horse, but just let the horse go on its own.
Fortunately, the horse knew the way by itself and did not need to be directed by Shen Xiyao. The horse walked back to the Marquis Mansion in Northern Hebei on its own.
The servant at the door couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that his lady still didn't dismount her horse when she got home, and just sat there motionless.
Finally someone stepped forward and grabbed the horse's bridle, and the horse neighed.
"Miss is back."
Shen Xiyao was awakened and agreed vaguely before jumping off the horse and asking someone to lead the horse back to the stable.
"Miss, the Marquis is waiting in the study and asked the lady to go to the study as soon as she comes back."
In the study, Shen Ao sat on the chair with a complicated expression.
It would have been a happy event for my granddaughter to be promoted to an official position. However, this official promotion was unclear.