Chapter 900, that ecstatic face instantly turned livid
The Ministry of War failed to find craftsmen who were good at finding silver mines.
"This matter is going to the Ministry of Industry, but the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are almost enshrined, let alone borrowed, even the Ministry of Industry is very cautious in using them. If they are accidentally killed by a big stone when they dig the mountain, Yan Establish instinct and work hard with people."
Ren Yaxiang felt that Yan Liben was a little too arrogant, "If you borrow him, you will definitely not agree."
"Got to try."
Jia Ping'an went to the Ministry of Industry.
"Yan Gong!"
Yan Liben wanted to run away when he heard this voice, "Is it Xiao Jia? Hey! I still owe him a painting, I'm going to die."
He has a lot of work in the Ministry of Industry, and painting is just a hobby. But there is nothing he can do because he is too famous, and there are so many people looking for him to paint. If you agree, you will suffer, if you don't agree, others will think you are pretending.
My life is hard.
Yan Liben had a straight face, "I'm very busy."
"Yan Gong looked at... unexpectedly much younger?"
Jia Ping'an's voice was full of joy.
How? Could it be that the cultivation method that the old man consulted with Li Banxian recently worked?
The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry needs to climb up and down. Yan Liben is getting old, and his legs and feet are gradually inconvenient, so he invited a medical officer to see it. The medical officer said that this is an irreparable human defect. Can only turn to outsiders for help.
Li Banxian taught him a set of health-preserving methods, and he did it once every morning with breathing. After doing it, his whole body was warm and comfortable.
"Xiao Jia is busy?"
Old Yan smiled with exceptional sincerity.
Praise others, and you will gain sincerity.
Sure enough, the difference between nonsense and playing by ear is too great.
Jia Ping'an's gaze scanned the room, and Yan Liben felt that a wolf had come... He clearly wanted to see if there were paintings and calligraphy. If there were, the book would definitely be empty.
"Yan Gong!" Jia Pingan said with a smile: "Nowadays the Tang Dynasty is in short supply of copper coins, not only the cloth is regarded as money, but also the spices. Yan Gong, if things go on like this, it is not appropriate!"
Yan Liben sighed: "Everyone knows it's wrong, but what can we do?"
Jia Pingan coughed dryly, "Where's the gold and silver from Datang?"
"The dream of using gold and silver as coins has been dreamed for hundreds of years, but it is too little. If it is spread out, the family can get a little bit. How to calculate the price? Make gold and silver into little by little..."
Yan Liben shook his head, "It's too little. If it is used as currency circulation, those aristocratic families and dignitaries will hoard gold and silver when they receive it. They can hoard as much as they send out from the court... In fact, why are there so few copper coins? The lack of copper mines is one reason. The important thing is that those people are hoarding copper coins and can only get in and out."
"They'd rather put the copper coins out of order than use them, bug!"
Jia Ping'an thought of the archaeology of later generations. After digging, he found that there were mountains of copper coins inside... This was probably intended to be taken underground for use.
Can solid copper coins become incorporeal?
In the end, the descendants of future generations have nothing to do with those oxidized copper coins...
All wasted.
"Okay, the old man is still busy!"
Yan Liben issued an order to evict the guests.
"Mr. Yan." Jia Pingan learned about Yan Liben's attitude after some probing, and immediately changed the plan of persuading him from A to B.
"What will happen if a large amount of gold and silver enters Datang?"
"How big is the large group?" Yan Liben was a little at a loss.
Jia Pingan said calmly: "One million taels per year."
It used to account for 30% of the world's silver production. How big do you think it is?
And looking for... Actually Ginzan Iwami's final discovery is quite dramatic. A businessman passed by in a boat and glanced at the shore, only to see the silvery mountain...
The businessman was in the precious metal business, and his heart was full of excitement just by looking at it, and then he went ashore to look for it, and found Iwami Ginzan.
The uncomplicated process brought jaw-dropping consequences... Relying on the millions of taels of silver exported to Ming Dynasty every year, the shogunate at that time prospered.
In the early days, it was Japanese silver, and in the later period, it was South American silver. The silver continuously produced by these two major silver producing areas was swallowed up by the behemoth Daming, and Daming didn’t even burp after swallowing it, which shows how commercially developed Ming was at that time.
It's a pity that the group of people who got rich first after the development of commerce had selfish motives... These people were either scholar-bureaucrats or were closely related to scholar-bureaucrats. After they got rich, their first thought was not to family and country, but to stare at the world with red eyes. Whoever gives me money is my father and mother!
Later, this group of people hollowed out Daming without hesitation, even if they were enemies.
In the era when scholar-bureaucrats and businessmen joined hands to share the fat, the background was ridiculous benevolence and morality.
At that time, after years of evolution, Confucianism had transformed from a theory to a religion... Confucianism!
Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
Confucianism rules the secular world, Taoism and Buddhism also have to bend down and make friends with Confucianism.
But eating too ugly will inevitably lead to blood, and then they will cover themselves with a layer of morality... What we teach and learn is all about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but whoever enters my Confucianism door, everyone is a moral gentleman…
This group of moral gentlemen then staged a farce. Even if Daming was brought down, they still stuck their necks and said: We are gentlemen, Da Ming...Did Ming’s downfall have anything to do with us?
No!
They said categorically: "It's all because the emperor is incompetent. We moral gentlemen have tried our best, but it's a pity... hey!"
If you say that they are not moral gentlemen, these gentlemen will cite classics to criticize you.
—Do you know our pair of couplets?
The sound of the wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of reading; family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, and care about everything.
Look, is this a moral gentleman?
Is this worrying about the world?
In an era when the people were being deceived, these words are admirable.
Jia Ping'an thought of these things in a wild way in his mind, and then smiled.
"One million taels?"
Yan Liben blinked, "Xiao Jia, are you trying to trick me?"
Lao Yan took the bait.
Jia Ping'an looked sincere, "Mr. Yan, what's the benefit of me lying to you?"
Yeah!
"Yan Gong, some people said that even if the gods came to Sanmenxia, they would not be able to get through. What happened later?"
Later, he was picked up by Jia with gunpowder bit by bit. From then on, there was no crisis of food shortage in Chang'an, and the emperor didn't need to sneak to Luoyang with his family and courtiers for food.
Yan Liben, who was just suspicious, nodded and stroked his beard, "What do you want?"
No one is a fledgling kid, and you, Jia Pingan, throw millions of taels of silver chips every year, and there must be a price.
"More than a dozen sharp-bottomed boats, the most important thing is... craftsmen who can find silver mines, the more the better."
Hiss!
Yan Liben took a deep breath, "It's easy to talk about boats. There are a lot of sharp-bottomed boats out now, and it's time to go on a long voyage to try the wind and waves. But the craftsman...Xiao Jia, the Ministry of Industry has no surplus food!"
"Yan Gong."
Jia Ping'an suddenly had a serious face, and Yan Liben couldn't help but shudder.
"Those craftsmen have been looking for gold, silver and copper mines in Datang for many years. How many have they found? How much is the annual output of those mines? Add up to one million taels of silver per year?"
Yan Liben shook his head.
"Since this is the case, can't we let them try? What if... it works?"
Jia Pingan got up, put his hands on the table, and leaned over to look at Yan Liben, "Mr. Yan, these days, the bold will die, and the timid will die from starvation. The Ministry of Industry has been disadvantaged in prospecting these years, but this is an opportunity. Mr. Yan, There will be times when the wind and the waves cleave, hang your sails straight to the sea!"
He said seriously: "Yan Gong, I don't want my children to be caught by wolves, I don't want my daughter-in-law... I don't want to have a few craftsmen who earn millions of taels of silver every year... Where can you find it? Which is more important..."
Looking at Lao Yan's high blood pressure that was about to burst his forehead, Jia Ping'an smiled slightly in his heart, and drifted away.
Brother's method of persuasion is really beneficial!
He returned to the Ministry of War.
"how?"
Ren Yaxiang asked casually.
"Should work."
Ah!
Wu Kui gave a dry laugh.
Ren Yaxiang glanced at Jia Pingan, "That's good...the old man has more things to do..."
Everyone has a lot to do, except Master Jia who is idle.
But he didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and then went to Gao Yang.
Take the time to cultivate a relationship with your son, so that you won't worry about the deterioration of the relationship between father and son after you travel far.
Xincheng is also here today.
Why is this girl getting fairer and fairer?
The face looked... full of collagen, and the look became softer. Jia Pingan seemed to see a small white flower blooming leisurely.
"Xiao Jia, you wander around all day, aren't you bored?"
"Why are you bored?" Jia Pingan knew that this girl had some psychological problems, "Everyone has different pursuits in life, you feel uneasy when you see others busy, and feel that you are too idle, but you don't know that those busy people are envious of you leisurely."
These words made Xincheng's eyes brighten up, "Xiao Jia can always say something that catches people's eyes."
That's...an old psychologist.
“The biggest mistake people make is to blindly follow the group or the object of their admiration to learn...to learn their attitude towards life.”
Not everyone is an iron man who can work sixteen hours a day.
Jia Ping'an's words made Xincheng nod his head and praised: "I understand."
This girl is now a widow, and the original man was killed on charges. The point is that she has no children, so she feels empty, lonely and cold...
"Go and find fun for yourself. People who live in this world should treat themselves well. Look at Gaoyang. If you want to go hunting, go hunting. If you want to go hunting, go hunting. If you want to find someone to drink, hold a big banquet..."
This is life.
Xincheng was silent for a long time.
Later she appeared in the palace.
The emperor and empress were very enthusiastic, the emperor put aside political affairs, and chatted with his sister about her life's events.
"I've been thinking about several outstanding young people recently..."
Xincheng listened to what he said, but was a little distracted.
Even if I am looking for another son-in-law, what am I living for?
To have a baby?
Xincheng suddenly felt a little reconciled.
She has been staying at home these days, and sometimes she feels sorry for herself, throws all the shortcomings and mistakes on herself, and then feels that it is a mistake for her to live.
Sometimes I feel like a dead wood, life is meaningless.
but…
At this moment, the emperor mentioned the matter of the son-in-law, but Xiao Jia's words unexpectedly woke her up.
"I'm in no hurry."
Xincheng suddenly recalled these days.
Occasionally, when she wasn't depressed, that day... was really calm and breezy, which was extraordinarily pleasant.
But why should I be depressed?
In the final analysis, it is because I have no children!
Why have children?
Because others have it, I don’t feel ashamed and out of group.
Xiao Jia said...the biggest mistake people make is to blindly follow the group or the object of their admiration to learn, and it's okay to learn anything else...don't learn their attitude towards life.
Yes!
I am me, others are others, how other people like to live has nothing to do with me?
After figuring this out, Xincheng suddenly lifted his spirits, Wu Mei said in surprise: "Why do you feel that Xincheng has been reborn?"
Once a person has figured it out, the whole person will undergo surprising changes from temperament to spirit.
"The matter of the son-in-law... just let it go."
Xincheng is in a good mood, and Li Zhi is also happy for her, but he will inevitably worry about her future.
"It's fine to follow the fate." Wu Mei thought of the matter between herself and the emperor.
Li Zhi is obviously the same.
But people can't be too boring... This is Li Zhi's idea.
"If you have nothing to do in Xincheng, you can go to the palace to take a look. There are many things in the clan, and you can help."
Xincheng agreed and left immediately.
Walking in the palace, looking at those gradually unfamiliar people, Xincheng's mood gradually became depressed...and then cheered up again.
I live my own!
"Princess."
The maid whispered to remind her to look ahead.
Two women came in front, one old and one young, no, it was a woman and a girl.
"It's that lady, mother and daughter."
There was more disdain in the maid's eyes.
Let’s not talk about rushing the son into the palace, but what is the mother and daughter together!
Xincheng looked at the Wushun mother and daughter approaching with a calm expression, approaching back and forth, the two saluted.
"Meet the princess."
Xincheng nodded slightly, and then the two passed by.
"This princess looks at..." Wu Shun thought for a while, "It reminds me of Little White Flower."
He Lan Minyue nodded, "Me too."
Xiao Baihua turned around and watched their mother and daughter go in, and asked, "Has the emperor been seeing them?"
The accompanying maid was very embarrassed, "Princess..."
"Speak."
Xincheng is Li Zhi's only biological younger sister. In the past, she just didn't like to show off. At this moment, her face turned cold, and the court lady immediately stood up with her arms tied, "Yes, but after Yang Yushi impeached His Majesty last time, the mother and daughter can only get married at most every month." Palace several times."
"Why impeachment?"
Isn’t Yang Deli Xiao Jia’s cousin? Why impeach the emperor?
Little Baihua spends all day complaining about herself in her own mansion, and only now has she learned how to come out, only to realize that she is extremely unfamiliar with the outside world.
"It is said that... Your Majesty is seriously ill, and you should be pure-hearted, but your Majesty frequently summons the mother and daughter, saying that Your Majesty... is lustful, which is why he has frequent illnesses."
Xincheng frowned, "It's so courageous."
"yes!"
The court lady felt the same way, "They said that Yang Yushi is bolder than Wei Zheng."
Xincheng said indifferently: "Wei Zheng is an old minister, and he has a tacit understanding with the first emperor. Yang Deli...is really bold."
As the royal family, she certainly knows what is hidden behind Wei Zhengfei and Yan Zhijian.
In comparison, Yang Deli is really bold.
Lengtouqing!
"Is the emperor in poor health?"
"Yes, the previous few episodes were very scary. Mr. Sun went to the palace for diagnosis and treatment, but there was nothing he could do. He said he needed to be raised, but he couldn't be cured."
Xincheng sighed, and when she arrived at the palace gate later, she stopped suddenly, "Wait a minute."
After more than an hour, the maid was a little uneasy, "Princess, why don't you... enter the palace."
It’s okay for you to stand all the time!
Xincheng shook his head and looked outside calmly.
Outside is the imperial city. Officials come in and out, either happy or sad... This is life!
Xincheng suddenly realized.
"The mother and daughter are here."
Wu Shun and He Lan Minyue are here.
Xin Cheng turned around, Wu Shun and Wu Shun were stunned, and just about to salute, Xin Cheng walked over indifferently between his brows, and said indifferently: "To be a man, you must be content, and to do things, you must know how to measure. If you are not satisfied, if you don't know how to measure...it will end badly."
She nodded slightly, turned and left.
What do you mean by this...?
Everyone immediately thought of the relationship between the mother and daughter and the emperor.
Be content!
You have won the title of wife, don’t think about going further, let alone push your daughter out to fight the queen...
These words reached the ears of the empress later.
Li Zhi was dumbfounded.
He has been very restrained, and now he only lets the mother and daughter enter the palace several times a month.
If it was someone else, he could punish her, but this is his sister!
"Xincheng..." The emperor smiled wryly, "She is worried about my body, and even more worried about my harem being in chaos."
How smart is Xincheng?
Just thinking about it for a while, I thought of the trouble this mother and daughter would bring to the palace.
This is also a veiled suggestion to the emperor: the queen's authority must be established in the palace, and no one else is allowed to provoke the queen... Otherwise, chaos will not be far away.
Wang and Queen Yin Jian is not far away!
Wu Mei was at a loss for a moment when she learned about it, and sighed: "She was silent, as if she didn't care about everything in the world. But she is the daughter of the late emperor after all, and I know the arrogance hidden in her weakness. Talk... that's all, come on."
"Queen!"
The loyal servant Shao Peng stepped forward.
Wu Mei ordered: "The few families the emperor visited for Xincheng recently... Let them all disperse, don't push hard."
Shao Peng was shocked.
"yes."
If Xincheng did not express this kindness, the empress would naturally sit back and watch the emperor choose a consort for her... No matter whether it is good or bad, it is the emperor who decides, and she can't blame her afterwards.
This is one thing more than one thing less.
Those families have been very aggressive lately, and they all want to become the emperor's brother-in-law...
Wu Mei said sarcastically: "They all want to give up a man in the family to seek benefits for the family."
Zhou Shanxiang sighed: "If there is no benefit, few are willing to become the princess!"
One word Shang is enough to express the heartache of the son-in-law.
Even if someone else is a son-in-law, he is not as humble as a son-in-law, so why should I be a princess if there is no great benefit?
This is the reason why it is difficult for the emperor to marry a daughter. It turned out that the son-in-law could participate in the government, so the world flocked to her. But those son-in-laws were careless, ambitious and turned themselves into a negative teaching material, and then once the banner of guarding against foreign relatives was erected, the son-in-law would no longer be able to participate in politics... Then why should the princess do it?
"Ping'an is lucky." Wu Mei smiled slightly.
Shao Peng went out of the palace to those families in person.
"Shao Zhongguan..."
Did you fall in love with my son?
Seeing his master's ecstasy even though he was over fifty years old, Shaopeng sneered in his heart, and said lightly: "The queen ordered that the marriage of the princess of Xincheng depends on fate, so you don't need to work hard."
The ecstatic face instantly turned livid...
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