"Well, I can't let you call me Senior Sister in vain."
With that said, Shen Xiyao stood up and walked to the weapons rack, pulled out a long spear, and began to demonstrate it to Jiang Mingchu.
"This move is not part of the Shen family's marksmanship. Look carefully."
There are two straw figures placed in the corner of the martial arts performance hall. These were made by Shen Ao when the two brothers and sisters were practicing spear practice.
Shen Xiyao walked up to a straw man, held a gun in both hands, pointed the gun to the ground, and stood with her back to the straw man.
His arms swung back slightly, and then he exerted force suddenly. The tip of the gun drew a semicircle from the ground to mid-air. The person followed the gun, and Shen Xiyao's waist suddenly turned over, and when she faced the straw man, the tip of the gun was already pierced. The head of a man wearing straw.
"I'm not very familiar with this move, so today was just a fluke. I figured out another way, just watch."
After saying that, Shen Xiyao stood up again with her back to the straw man, then twisted her body and held a gun in her right hand. The tip of the gun penetrated from the left armpit. The spear was as fast as thunder and penetrated the straw man's head.
"It's just that this move is dangerous and should never be used when sparring with others. It can only be used in battle formations when facing strong enemies. Remember this."
Seeing that Shen Xiyao was serious, Jiang Mingchu stopped joking and nodded seriously.
"Don't worry, senior sister, I will definitely keep it in my heart."
Shen Xiyao hummed slightly and threw the gun to Jiang Mingchu.
Jiang Mingchu reached out to catch the spear and began to practice slowly according to Shen Xiyao's example. Shen Xiyao stood aside and gave pointers from time to time.
Not long after, Yun Xiang walked into the martial arts hall with a copper basin and Zi Ling behind her. She put the copper basin aside, took a handkerchief from Zi Ling's hand, and threw it into Shen Xiyao's hand.
"Miss, it's getting late."
"Sister, do you have anything else to do?"
Jiang Mingchu asked questions while practicing his carbine.
Shen Xiyao took the handkerchief, wiped her hands and face, and handed it to Yunxiang before saying: "Your Majesty has summoned me, and I have to go to the palace. You can practice here. If you need anything, tell Yunxiang."
"Senior sister, your official position is not high, and you have more things to do than my master."
Shen Xiyao ignored Jiang Mingchu's teasing and packed up to go to the palace.
In fact, Shen Xiyao had already noticed what Jiang Mingchu said.
She has a lot more to do now than when she was in the military.
Shen Xiyao had just entered the palace and had not walked far before she stopped. She pondered for a moment, and in order to facilitate her actions, she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, closed her eyes and switched her soul.
Mu Jianming waited for him to come back online. He looked at the note in his hand and learned about the period when he was offline. He was about to take a step when he heard someone shouting from behind him.
"Is the person in front of you Shen Changshi?"
Mu Jiaming looked back and saw Tang Yi, who looked like an old farmer, walking from behind with a long box under his creaking nest.
After being polite to Tang Tie for a moment, the two of them came to the imperial study room together.
There were very few people in the imperial study today, only Yang Ke and Cheng Kangming, Junchen.
After the basic exercise, Tang Yi held up the box under his arm and presented it with both hands.
"Your Majesty, this is a sword forged by the Shaofu Superintendent based on the casting notes presented by Shen Changshi. Its sharpness is not much different from the Miao sword presented by Shen Changshi."
"Oh? Submit it."
A young eunuch took the wooden box and handed it to Yang Ke's desk.
Yang Ke took out the sword from the box and held it up to look at it carefully.
Mu Jianming took the opportunity to take a peek and felt a toothache.
Those presented to the emperor are all good things after all.
Let’s not talk about anything else.
The scabbard alone is covered with a layer of skin, which should be the shark skin often mentioned in previous novels.
The sheath of the scabbard, the sword mark and the two protective rings were shining with gold, and they were probably not made of brass.
There seems to be a carved pattern on the sheath, but I can’t see clearly what it is from a distance. But the gold thread is crossed with silver thread, which should be a gold and silver interlacing technique. It is also inlaid with many decorative shiny particles, red.
, there are blue and green ones, the small ones are a bit small, but they can’t stand the large quantity. Don’t ask, they must be all loose gems.
Yang Ke pulled out his sword and looked at the ever-changing cloud patterns on the sword. He brushed the blade with his thumb and made a "clop" sound.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
He often speaks out words full of concern.
Yang Ke waved his hands and danced a few times, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. After looking around, there was nothing suitable to test the sword with, so Yang Ke shook his head with some regret.
"The other contents in the note are being verified one by one by the Chief Inspector."
Tang Yi continued to report.
Yang Ke returned the sword to its sheath and handed it to Chang Chu.
"Okay. After Tang Aiqing returns, the Young Master will step up action."
"My lord, I obey the order."
After Tang Yi saluted, he exited the imperial study.
After Tang Yi left, Yang Ke picked up a small box.
"Xiyao, come and see what this is."
Mu Jianming took the box from the little eunuch and opened it. There were several copper coins inside. One of them was brand new, very beautifully made and shining with golden light.
Mu Jianming picked up this copper coin, which had the traditional shape of a circle on the outside and a square on the inside. One side was engraved with the name Wei Dynasty, and the other side was engraved with the words five baht.
Nowadays, there is no year number money that was common in previous lives.
The most common ones are half liang in Qin Dynasty and five baht in Han Dynasty.
In the previous life, it was during the Tang Dynasty that the Kaiyuan Tongbao was first produced.
"This is new money cast using the method of founding sand. What does Shen Changshi think?"
Cheng Kangming said with a slight tone of asking for credit.
Mu Jianming looked at the copper coins in his palm and scratched his head.
"Cheng Shangshu, how much copper does this coin contain?"
"The copper was used to reduce it by half a percent, and now it should be sixty-and-a-half percent."
Ouch! What a guy!
Mu Jianming did not know the copper content of copper coins in previous dynasties, nor did he know how many percent of copper was used to mint coins in these countries now.
But he was someone who had watched "Yongzheng Dynasty", and he still remembered Sun Jiacheng kneeling in front of Yongzheng and describing the new coins minted during Yongzheng's reforms.
But now, after Cheng Kangming ordered his people to lower the copper content by half, it is still 65%.
Of course, there is no need to consider the exchange issue between silver and copper coins now. After all, silver has not yet entered circulation as legal tender.
There is no need to consider the tax issue of dividing a small family into an acre during the Yongzheng period.
But there is one thing that must be considered.
The copper coins flew up and down between Mu Jianming's fingers and he looked at Cheng Kangming.
"Cheng Shangshu, if I were a businessman and recycled a large amount of new money like this, melted the copper coins and cast them into copperware, thereby earning the price difference, how much copper in the Wei Dynasty could be used for this purpose?"
"It is written in the laws of the Wei Dynasty that it is a serious crime to melt money and cast copper."
"What if people from other countries raise money to cast copper?"
"this……"
"Besides, Cheng Shangshu, do you know what is the most profitable in the world?"
"Salt and iron business?"
Cheng Kangming asked uncertainly.
"Whatever is written in the law is the most profitable."
Cheng Kangming couldn't understand the jokes about later generations and looked confused.
However, Yang Ke understood the meaning and burst into laughter.
"Okay, Xiyao. Let's get down to business. How much should the copper content be reduced?"
"I have no idea."
Mu Jianming answered confidently.
"However, just calculate how much copper these five baht coins can buy, and the copper content of this copper coin will be the same. This will ensure that it is unprofitable to raise money to cast copper, and you will even lose some. It will not depreciate the value of the money. , the common people can just abandon it.”
"Yes. Xiyao, although you are a heroine, you care about the people. Yes, yes."
Yang Ke praised Mu Jianming with satisfaction.
"Cheng Shangshu, just follow Xiyao's instructions and rearrange the proportion of new money."
"I accept the decree."
Mu Jianming put the copper coin back into the small box and handed it back to Cheng Kangming.
"Xiyao, you presented the method of turning sand and founding notes. In addition, you defeated Nan Chu's plot twice. You have made great contributions to the Wei Dynasty. I thought about it and sealed you in advance..."
"Your Majesty, not allowed."
Before Yang Ke could finish speaking, Cheng Kangming spoke up to stop the emperor from awarding the reward.
Yang Ke remained calm and maintained his previous expression, but his eyes narrowed slightly.
Cheng Kangming also noticed something was wrong and bowed to the ground.
"The minister is trying to dissuade Your Majesty this time not because of personal revenge for what happened just now. Your Majesty, Shen Chang Shi has indeed made great contributions. However, it has only been less than two months since Shen Xiyao was promoted to the rank of Chang Shi. If he is added to the rank this time, hundreds of officials may have trouble." Criticism."
Yang Ke snorted lightly and said nothing.
Mu Jianming also let out a sigh of relief. He did not expect that if he entered the palace today, the emperor would give him an official title.
But Cheng Kangming was right. If he was promoted again in less than two months, everyone would be watching him. Not to mention flattering him, it was also contrary to his plan.
But if you flatter the emperor like you did in the previous life, and then give the emperor the credit, you can't say that. With Shen Xiyao's character, how can she flatter him?
In that case, Shen Xiyao's character will collapse, and everyone in the imperial study will become suspicious. She has been exposed in front of Shen Ao, and she cannot expose her feet in front of more people. Mu Jianming also said: "Your Majesty, Cheng Shangshu said. It makes sense. If you are promoted to an official position, you will definitely attract criticism. Although the Shen family does not read much, they still know the truth of the beauty of the woods. "
"snort!"
Yang Ke snorted heavily.
"Let's see which one of them dares!"
These words finally allowed Mu Jianming to see a hint of the emperor Yang Ke's domineering power.
Having met Yang Ke several times before, perhaps out of some scruples about Shen Xiyao being a woman, Yang Ke's behavior has always been very gentle.
"Am I a foolish king who refuses to reward meritorious deeds or punish misdeeds?"
Cheng Kangming and Mu Jianming quickly saluted and did not dare to say anything.
To be honest, Yang Ke also had some headaches about Shen Xiyao's reward. Whether it was Shen Xiyao's donation or several attempts, it was all meritorious to the Wei court.
But what Cheng Kangming said was right. Not long after Shen Xiyao was promoted to a regular servant, if she was promoted again, not to mention the attitude of the officials, even Yang Ke himself would be a little overwhelmed.
Shen Xiyao is only seventeen years old now. According to the plan she proposed before, if it succeeds, how will the reward be given? What if she makes meritorious deeds again in the future?
But if he only rewards some money, some people will still jump out and say that he does not know the reward and punishment. Besides, Yang Ke also wants thousands of gold to buy horse bones to show to the world.
If you can't be promoted and can't just be rewarded with property, then all that's left is a title.
Although the Wei Dynasty was open to allowing women to serve as officials, there was no precedent for granting titles to women.
There is another way, which is to give someone the title of princess.
But that would be a bit too much. Shen Xiyao's current achievements are far from enough.