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"You're talking about ......"

Sheng Yuhui was dazed when he heard this, and he felt that Le Lang was procrastinating under the pretext.

"Opponent debater, please return to the debate."

This is Sheng Yuhui's third reminder.

"Can't the three opponents see that I'm talking about a debate?" Le Lang glanced at him coldly and said with a smile: "No wonder, the opponent's debater is a 'straight' person, and it is really difficult for you to think carefully." ”

"You ......"

Sheng Yuhui was about to refute, but was stopped by Wang Anshi.

"Yinglin, be at ease."

Yinglin is Sheng Yuhui's table. He saw that Wang Anshi seemed to be interested in Le Lang's words, so he had to give up.

Le Lang looked straight at the opposite side and said: "Song and Liao mutual markets, Liao sells furs, sheep and horses, pearls and other things, which is really dispensable for the people of the Great Song Dynasty. However, the tea, wine, porcelain, silk, and silk sold to the Liao by the Great Song Dynasty were indispensable goods for the nobles of the Liao State, and for the people of the Liao State, the grain, salt, farm tools, books, spices, and linen of the Great Song Dynasty were all daily necessities of goods......"

The first to react was Su Shi, who figured out where the joints were, and immediately replied: "Therefore, the price increase of farmers and craftsmen to the east and west markets is not the reason, but the result." This year, the Liao sold more sheep, horses, and furs to the Great Song Dynasty than in previous years, and the Liao people had more money to buy the goods of the Great Song Dynasty, and the tea, porcelain, wine, silk, and grain of the Great Song Dynasty were sold to the Liao State more than in previous years, so the remaining ones sold to all parts of the Great Song Dynasty were less, and the goods were scarce and expensive, so the price increased. But so? ”

Le Lang nodded, and was about to open his mouth to continue explaining, but was interrupted by Sima Guang: "Wait!" And slow ......"

Everyone looked at Sima Guang, only to see him inhaling heavily, frowning, and after opening his mouth, he bowed his head and said nothing.

His expression suddenly became strange and inexplicable.

A little worried, however, more still suspicious.

Sima Guang felt that he had caught an important clue, but he couldn't spell out the complete pattern no matter what.

After pondering and meditating, he blurted out his doubts: "If the price increase this time is because more goods are sold to Liao, and it is caused by insufficient supply, then ...... That is, the price is expensive, and the copper money should be circulated more, why is there a 'lack of money'? ”

"Lack of money?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised.

"Lack of money" is what later generations called "money shortage".

Sima Guang exhaled lightly and said, "Exactly, the situation in the capital is a little peaceful, so you have never noticed it. But the two Zhejiang Road, Fujian Road, as well as Hedong Road, Hebei East and West Road all have the same twists and turns, and said: "Over the years, there has been a great lack of spring goods, and the folk call it 'money shortage'...... Fujian Road even has a saying: 'Extremely old, people are confused, and the market is depressed'. ”

He added: "This is a secret of the imperial court, and I ask you to keep it secret." ”

After that, Sima Guang fell into contemplation again, and muttered to himself: "There is a 'lack of money' in the market, that is, there is little money and cheap goods, why are prices rising? On the other hand, if prices rise, it means that things are expensive and money is light, so how can there be a 'lack of money'? ”

The matter of "lack of money" is the most important thing in the court in the past ten years.

As for the reasons for this "lack of money" and the strategies and measures to deal with it, the officials of the Zhongshu Province and the Ministry of Household Affairs have their own opinions and opinions, and there is still no conclusion.

In the past few days, after the retreat from the dynasty, several cabinet elders in Zhongshu and Menxia Province have been left by the official family to discuss.

Just like today, it should be a period of rest, Liu Xin and Wen Yanbo still have to go to the palace for this matter.

Come to think of it, the dispute in the Wende Hall at this time may be even more intense than the debate competition.

Although Sima Guang knew about the "lack of money" and had been discussing the rise in prices with several debaters these days, perhaps the two things were so contradictory that he never associated the two together.

Hearing Le Lang say this today, an inspiration touched, and several unrelated things were connected at once.

The volume of goods in the mutual market of Liaoguo is higher than in previous years.

Prices in the capital are rising.

There was a "lack of money" along the coast and on the border of the Liao-Song Dynasty.

He knew that these things were related to each other, and might even cause and effect each other, but he couldn't think of a clue.

At this moment, Sima Guang had to let out a long sigh, shaking his head like a birch branch blown by the wind in autumn, and said again and again: "I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out!" I really can't figure it out, this thing doesn't make sense......"

"Don't worry, one thing is one thing."

It was Wang Anshi who spoke.

When he listened to Sima Guang's words, he also thought of one thing, and felt that something was wrong.

Sima Guang looked up at him, and saw that Wang Anshi's expression was serious, not as if he was mocking himself, and he felt inexplicably down-to-earth in his heart, so he asked, "How do you classify one thing into another?" ”

Wang Anshi replied: "The reason for the rise in prices can be found for the time being, so we will now think carefully about the cause of the 'lack of money'." ”

"Hmm."

This is the first time that the two have reached a consensus.

Sima Guang calmed down and analyzed according to what Wang Anshi said: "'Lack of money' is because there are too few copper coins in circulation, so ......"

"Why are there so few copper coins in circulation?" Wang Anshi said what he wanted to ask.

For the first time, Sima Guang felt that the person in front of him didn't seem to be so hateful.

"That's the key!"

The two said in unison.

They exchanged a glance and understood what each other meant.

Wang Anshi recalled: "In the past two or three years, the imperial court has indeed not minted new coins, but it is said that there are so many copper coins in circulation that there will never be a 'lack of money'. ”

"Well," Sima Guang stroked his beard and nodded: "Even if the number of Song and Liao markets surges this year, but the Great Song Dynasty uses the coins of the Liao Kingdom to buy the sheep and horses of the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao Kingdom uses the coins of the Great Song Dynasty to buy the tea, wine, silk, porcelain and other daily necessities of the Great Song Dynasty, then it is only that the amount of goods has decreased, and the amount of copper coins should increase." ”

- "Lord Sima, who told you that the Great Song Dynasty used the coins of the Liao Kingdom to buy sheep and horses?" ”

Just when everyone was puzzled, they coldly heard Lelang ask.

Everyone looked at Lelang.

I don't know when it started, he had already sat down.

At this time, Le Lang pointlessly flipped through the manuscript materials in front of him with one hand, and held his cheeks with the other, looking at Sima Guang and Wang Anshi like watching a play.

"Didn't you buy it with the coins of the Liao Kingdom?"

Sima Guang was stunned.

A word wakes up the dreamer.

All the joints were opened at this moment, and all the mysteries were dispelled.

Wang Anshi also smiled bitterly: "I see, I see." ”

……

(To be continued.) )