Human beings all have a common appreciation of beauty. Even people like Chen Lin, who "sees money as dirt", were amazed by this necklace. A surprised old face was reflected on the blue "big glass", looking like
Extremely twisted.
As the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty, Liu E had seen many rare treasures, but the necklace on the velvet cloth in front of her was the most gorgeous jewelry she had ever seen.
As a woman, Liu E was deeply attracted by the jewelry in front of her, but as the mother of the Song Dynasty, she had to restrain her inner possessiveness.
"Where did you get something so beautiful?"
Liu E's voice broke the silence of Chongzheng Hall and expressed the thoughts of everyone present.
Ye An bowed and said: "My Majesty, this is a gift from the elders in the family. It is made of "Supreme Sapphire". It can be said to be graceful and noble!"
Liu E raised the necklace in her hand suspiciously. Under the light, it was crystal clear and made people want to hold it firmly in their hands.
"Are you going to present such a precious thing to me?"
Ye An shook his head: "I don't plan to give it to the empress. I want to ask the empress to bear witness. It's best to estimate the price. I plan to sell this thing..."
"Sell?!"
Not only Liu E opened her mouth in surprise, but also Zhao Zhen beside him couldn't help but stare at Ye An with wide eyes. Even if he sold his house and Ye An's most profitable wine business, he would also
You can't sell this baby!
This thing can even be used as a family heirloom! Selling it like this, no matter how much money it costs, is only a fool's errand, and it is the behavior of a prodigal!
Beautiful jewelry is quite tempting, but in Ye An's eyes, it is not a priceless treasure. On the contrary, these beautiful jewelry and jewelry are just a "windfall" for Ye An.
As long as he has enough time and enough materials, he can make amazing things himself.
The manufacturing technology of glass is actually not difficult, and he can even create glassware to fill the thirst for glassware in this era.
Ye An bowed and said: "To the officials and saints, the lending trend in Tokyo City is getting more and more intense. The rich use this as a means to make profits and continue to squeeze the poor. The interest rates are shockingly high. Taking advantage of others' danger is against the principles of Confucianism."
Benevolence and righteousness are contrary to the style of our great country and must be punished!"
Liu E sneered in her heart. Sure enough, this boy brought the topic to longevity money and longevity money. Others didn't know what Ye An was thinking, but Liu E knew it very clearly.
"Oh? According to what you said, you want to completely clean up the loan lending in Tokyo. What about those people who really need to borrow money? Isn't this inappropriate?"
Ye An did not object, but said in a deep voice: "The sage has a clear lesson! There is no doubt that borrowing is conducive to the prosperity of Tokyo City. It is inevitable that a common people's home or a businessman's home will encounter times when the turnover cannot be opened, in which case borrowing is needed.
Only through money circulation can we get out of the predicament. The method of borrowing and lending is the method that benefits the country and the people, and the method that stabilizes the people's livelihood in Tokyo!"
Liu E was surprised by the inconsistent words. Lan Jizong and Chen Lin looked at each other in surprise. Is this kid crazy? Is it fun to slap himself in the face?
Zhao Zhen knew Mr. Ye An well, and he knew that Mr. Ye would definitely say something shocking again! Liu E also knew this, so she looked at Ye An quietly, waiting for his follow-up words.
"People need to borrow money, and merchants need to borrow money. At this time, the court should come forward, rather than the rich people lending money to the people through the Daxiangguo Temple!"
Liu E frowned and said: "The imperial court came forward? Do you mean that the imperial court's national funds should be lent to the people or merchants to solve their predicament? This is inappropriate..."
"What's wrong?!"
Ye An said loudly: "What the saint sees is different from what Ye An sees. A saint spends money in useful places for the sake of the court and the country, so he is naturally cautious, but Ye An feels that instead of using private loans in a chaotic and unruly manner, it is better to use the country's money to borrow money."
Follow the laws and regulations!
What Daxiangguo Temple did this time was the consequences of a lack of rules! If the court had set the rules early, would Daxiangguo Temple dare to collect the loan money in advance? If the court had rules, how dare Daxiangguo Temple pay such a high profit?
Does money take advantage of people's danger and torture the people?
As far as I know, the interest rate is astonishingly high. If you borrow less than three guans, you will have to pay back five or even six guans after one month. This has almost doubled. Such usury has destroyed the "benevolence and righteousness" of our Song Dynasty.
The two words are torn into tatters, not to mention the so-called "compassion" in Buddhism, which is simply hypocritical benevolence and righteousness!"
Facts are always the most appalling and the most favorable evidence. You can use words to beautify it or use violence to change it, but you can never hide its true face.
Ye An's words surprised Liu E and the little emperor. Lan Jizong and Chen Lin had known the truth for a long time, but they didn't take it seriously. They were all agreed upon when borrowing money. If you have the ability, don't borrow it!
Sure enough, Liu E thought the same way: "Did the Daxiangguo Temple deceive you before borrowing the money?"
"Never!"
"Did the Daxiangguo Temple deliberately delay after borrowing the money?"
"Never!"
"So it's a matter of fighting or suffering. How can the court punish it?!"
Liu E stood on the side of free economy, of course, mainly because the Song Dynasty had never encountered this problem before, that is, it had never encountered such vigorous economic development in all dynasties, let alone such economic problems.
Already.
"Sage Qi, if they had a choice, would the people of Tokyo City still borrow money like this? What would happen if the imperial court did not act, the Tian family did not pay attention, and allowed it to develop? Now there are situations where people are forced to die, why does the saint still turn a blind eye?!"
"Presumptuous! Ye An, do you know what you are talking about? When did the Tian family not pay attention to it? When did I turn a blind eye? Didn't the matter that forced people to death only appear after you Ye An broke up with the Daxiangguo Temple?!"
"The sage has a clear warning! I have reviewed the old cases of Kaifeng Mansion. From the third year of Tianxi to the present, there have been hundreds of cases involving disputes over longevity money and longevity money. Among them, seventeen women were killed and two were killed.
many!
A family of three, and a family of five all killed dozens of families! The rest of the old cases also involved more than two lives, and rarely did one person die and all the debts were wiped out!
Why is this? This is a naked forced killing! What a beast would do until everyone in the family is dead! In comparison, no beast can do such evil things!
These are just the families who were forced to death, those whose wives and children were separated, those who escaped, those who were slaves and maids, and those whose children were used to pay debts. How many of them?! I asked the scribe of Kaifeng Mansion, and the saint knew that he was
How did you answer me, sir?"
"Unforgettable!"
The loud words made Chongzheng Hall fall into silence. How can people at the top see the pain of ordinary people in the city? It is too difficult for them to "bend down", so they cannot see these bloody truths.
The economic development of the Song Dynasty was so fast that the national system could not keep up. Many things were still carried out based on ancient values. It is natural to pay back debts. Why should debts be wiped out after death?
This is because there is no standardized system and no more choices, and the poor automatically become the targets of exploitation in the "free economy".
Will it be better even for those who repay the borrowed money?
This is not always the case. Many of them have gone from a relatively well-off family to decline, and even more have worsened their situation, becoming more and more miserable, and eventually embarked on the same path of family ruin and death.
Ye An's words made Liu E's face look cold and Zhao Zhen blushed. Lan Jizong next to him glared at him fiercely. This kid shouldn't say this in front of the officials. The officials don't know about these things.