Guozixue also provides a building, but it is simple and simple, how can these children of officials and eunuchs live? And the eldest of the teenagers in the kindergarten is only thirteen years old, and the family is not at ease.

Therefore, the building is uninhabited, and when it is time to get out of school, there is a lot of traffic outside, all of whom come to pick up students and go home.

Ruyi is still left until the end. In the past, she went back to the palace with Liuli, but today Liuli lost her temper and retired early, and she was the only one left in the museum.

Xu Yi couldn't rest assured of her, so she temporarily rejected many invitations and stayed with her to preview tomorrow's homework.

The sunlight enters obliquely through the house.

There was no one in the library for a while, so Ruyi got up to pack up the books. Xu Yi saw that she was alone, so she said, "The day after tomorrow, Liu Changyuan's birthday, did he mention it to you?" ”

Liu Jun's character is Changyuan, and he is the nephew of Liu Zhen, a doctor of Guozixue. It is very popular in the museum.

Ruyi said, "I said, he said that he wanted to invite his classmates to the East Garden for a banquet, and everyone would go to ......" She couldn't help but show some yearning between her eyebrows - Liu Jun said that the East Garden was prosperous in order to encourage her to agree. Ruyi is actually already excited. However, she could only sigh, "But I have a curfew on me, so I can only refuse politely." Is my cousin going? ”

Xu Yi said, "If there is nothing to do, I should go." ”

Ruyi thought about it for a while, and said, "Then my cousin will help me bring a birthday gift......" She refused this matter, and she was already very unsociable. What's more, Liu Jun said that it was his birthday, and she didn't say anything, which was too rude. However, it was the first time she was preparing a congratulatory gift for her foreign man, and she was very uncertain, so she asked again, "What does my cousin think is more appropriate for me to give?" ”

Xu Yi smiled, "Anything can be - I'm just afraid that whatever you send will easily reveal your identity." "There is a special enshrinement in the palace, a clever young man like Liu Jun who has dealt with the royal family a lot, if he has the heart to track down Ruyi's identity, even if Ruyi only gives him a piece of paper, he can deduce the history from the warp and weft texture. Xu Yi said, "I'll prepare one for you, and I'll bring it over." ”

Ruyi nodded in agreement, but he didn't know what he thought, and his eyes brightened.

Xu Yi couldn't help but chuckle and waited for her to speak.

Sure enough, Ruyi said, "I've heard that no matter what you do, you have to spend money-"

Xu Yi was surprised, "Do you want to give him money?" ”

Ruyi hurriedly shook his head and said, "My aunt has taught me a lesson, and gentlemen can't exchange money with money." Although she felt that money was a very useful thing that could be traded for all things, it was also very funny that it could make people feel vulgar and hurt feelings.

She looked at Xu Yi with sparkling eyes and said, "I still don't understand what money is." I also wrote to ask my eldest brother, but my eldest brother seemed reluctant to talk to me, and he was always vague. Can you tell me about it, cousin? ”

Xu Yi couldn't help laughing when she thought that the big prince who had a high standard out of the dust was chased by her to ask for "money".

He took off his purse, poured out all the gold, silver, and copper plates in it, listed them with his fingers, and said with a smile, "These are the money." ”

He set aside the gold and silver, and put out only the copper plate, and said, "Ordinary people don't have gold and silver, because they are too valuable, and this kind of coinage is used the most." Some coins were cast in brass, while others were cast in iron. Iron is cheap and copper is expensive, but it is the same currency, and the disadvantages can be imagined. Iron coins were only minted privately by the people earlier, and the imperial court wanted to abandon them when the dynasty was established, but they could not restrict the use of them by the people. If you still use copper to cast money, you will be a blood transfusion to raise thieves. Therefore, the imperial court simply recognized iron coins and used iron to mint coins themselves. ”

Ruyi couldn't help but say, "But isn't it against the law to mint coins privately?" ”

"Naturally offend ......" Xu Yi paused for a moment, feeling that there was still no need to sue the bold and powerful family of Ruyi. "But the profits of privately minting coins are huge, and there are always some people outside the law who take risks." The game between the imperial court and the local government is not always won by the imperial court. ”

Ruyi listens carefully. Xu Yi continued, "In the Han Dynasty, everyone used money. Even the imperial court levied taxes, which were calculated according to money. For example, if you calculate the endowment, it is one hundred and twenty dollars per person. The most famous money in the Han Dynasty was the five-baht coin-" He pinched up a five-baht copper coin and said, "This is the five-baht, the Han Dynasty has been dead for hundreds of years, and the five-baht is still the most circulating coinage." In order to stabilize the price of dìng in previous dynasties, they all imitated the Han Dynasty to make five-baht money. ”

Ruyi nodded, and said, "Now that the imperial court collects taxes, isn't it calculated according to money?" ”

"It's not." Xu Yi said, "Since the death of the Han Dynasty, various dynasties have minted coins indiscriminately. Shu Han and Wu even minted 'straight hundred and five baht coins' and 'when one thousand five baht coins'. The size and copper used are not far from the five-baht coin, and even the copper is not used, and the casting is very poor, but it should be used as a hundred, a thousand and five baht. If it were you, would you use it? ”

Ruyi said, "Even if I am willing, I can only buy 100 or 1,000 copies with the money I used to buy one thing, and the merchant will definitely not want to sell it to me." ”

Xu Yi said, "That's the truth. In troubled times, money does not retain its value, it is worth 105 baht when you get it, and it may only be worth 5 baht when you use it, and no one even wants to accept it. How can the people still be willing to use the money? Even the imperial court itself, although it forced the people to use it, refused to collect the coins it minted when it was taxed. Instead, it is directly levied on physical objects such as cloth, silk, cotton, and rice that maintain more value. He paused and then smiled, "So in the world nowadays, in addition to money, there is actually one thing that can be traded for everything. ”

He seemed to be waiting, and Ruyi said, "Is it cloth or something?" It can be used to pay taxes, and it is easy to measure the valuation, and there is no fear that it will suddenly be worthless. ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and said, "Yes." Although it is very inconvenient to use cloth compared to money and silver, it has all these benefits, and merchants and people are willing to use it. ”

Although he explained to Ruyi in a serious way, he didn't actually feel that Ruyi could understand it, and he didn't even believe that she could really listen to what he said. After all, even when he talked to his father by chance, his father had to make fun of him, "Don't you want to be a Sang Hong sheep?" I strongly disagree with him studying this.

At this moment, seeing Ruyi thinking about it seriously, and clearly and really understood, his heart was somehow hot, and he wanted to say more to her.

But it was obviously not early, and it was almost time for him to send Ruyi back.

He only sighed and said, "One day when the imperial court collects taxes and dares to count coins again, the world can be regarded as truly returning to the prosperous era of long-term peace and stability." ”

Ruyi couldn't help but say, "Yes, if it weren't for the peace and prosperity of the world, and I am confident that I will be able to achieve long-term peace and stability, I can't do this." ”

She is extremely smart, and she thinks that the Son of Heaven can't even expel private money, which shows that her control over the world is very limited. She vaguely felt that once the son of heaven was in the end, she was afraid that she would not be able to return to the prosperous era of Wenjing.

Before they went out together, Xu Yi thought that Ruyi was going to return to the deep palace, and for some reason she felt very sorry. He thought that if he could meet her earlier, if he could travel with her and talk with her, he would not feel tired of being alone. Such a girl, even if she is not his future wife, can definitely become like-minded friends.

He couldn't help asking, "Dongyuan, can't you really go?" ”

Ruyi shook her head, "Daddy and Auntie will definitely not agree." He added, "For Senior Brother Liu's birthday gift, I bothered my cousin to help me prepare." ”

Xu Yi smiled, "Naturally." ”

Ruyi saluted him and said goodbye, but Xu Yi couldn't help but stop her. Ruyi turned back suspiciously, Xu Yi said, "If there is anything you want to know in the future and others don't want to answer, you just ask me, and I will definitely know everything." ”

Ruyi went against the sunset, smiled at him, and said, "I know." ”

Xu Yi said again, "If you want to go somewhere to play, tell me." I will keep it in mind and take you to see it in the future. ”

This seems a little too pretty. Even though Xu Yi is her cousin, there is a difference between men and women, inside and outside. She still has to abide by many rules when she goes out to study, and the freedom she can get is extremely limited, how can she make such a promise with others that is destined to be difficult to fulfill?

Ruyi blinked his eyes slowly, not understanding why the cousin of the Xu family made such a promise.

Xu Yi quickly understood her doubts, and thought to herself - it seems that her aunt has not yet told her elders about the agreement. He smiled and said, "I'm not just making empty promises...... You'll understand when you grow up. ”

Xu Si also often said to her, "You write it down, although you don't understand it now, but you will understand it when you grow up", so Ruyi can accept such an explanation.

She smiled and nodded, "Okay." ”

Ruyi and Xu Yi separated, and when they walked out of the kindergarten hall, they saw Liuli leaning against the door.

She's obviously been waiting here for a while.

Ruyi expected that the words they said had already been heard by her. Xu Yi said that she would take her around to see, but this matter is actually not easy to be heard. Although Ruyi didn't feel empty, she couldn't help but stop and look at Liuli.

Ruri only glanced at her contemptuously, not bothering to pay attention to her, only brushed her shoulders and strode inside.

Ruyi did not want to listen to the corners of the others, so she raised her feet again and went straight to the carriage to wait for her—it was still a little troublesome to return to the palace without being seen and heard, so the two sisters went back to the palace as much as possible. It doesn't matter whether the relationship is good or bad.

Ruyi waited in the carriage, and Liuli went straight to Xu Yi.

She heard the private words between Xu Yi and Ruyi, and the chaotic thoughts in her heart earlier fell silent, feeling that Xu Yi was just a villain who avoided people's eyes and ears and taught each other privately. He did get her out of the way, and she owed him a favor - but it wasn't worth the mess and the tangling.

She just needs to remember that he was born in the Xu family, which sells his reputation and reputation, and he must be a sweet-bellied sword, which is not a good thing.

She strode to Xu Yi's side.

Xu Yi glanced around, making sure that she was coming at her, although she was slightly confused, she didn't deliberately dodge.

In his opinion, this Shuyang princess has a brutal personality, and her words and actions are chaotic, and the best way to contact her is to respond to all changes with the same.

Liuli came to him, looked directly at him with apricot eyes, and said arrogantly, "Thank you for helping me out of the siege today." I owe you a favor, and I will repay it in the future. ”

These words were beyond Xu Yi's expectations-he thought, this Shuyang princess was not so arrogant, but she also knew what was wrong?

He was about to say no, but Liuli didn't look at him, turned around and left.

Xu Yi: ......

Xu Yi only felt inexplicable.

Liuli ran out of the kindergarten hall, only to feel the heart fluttering. Her mind was full of Xu Yi's black eyes as warm as jade - it seemed that no matter how arrogant, irritable, and rude she was, his attitude had never changed, gentle and calm, and impeccable. She must have been so bad at what time she was, she thought, he must have been secretly making fun of her in his heart.

Liuli couldn't help but look back, but Xu Yi had already left from the south gate without any trouble.