After talking about the big things outside, Third Sister You smiled at her uncle and said, "Uncle, I want to ask you for a favor, I don't know if my uncle agrees or not?" ”

When Chen Jue heard this, he smiled unconsciously: "If you have anything, just say it." Do I still have anything to say yes to your request? ”

Third Sister You said with a smile: "I want to ask my uncle to help me arrange an identity, so that it will be convenient for me to act outside in men's clothes in the future." I don't want to stay in the back house for the rest of my life looking at the boxy sky, it's boring. ”

Chen Jue's heart moved when he heard this, because he remembered the difference between Third Sister You and her over the years, so she smiled and said, "Do you really think of yourself as a young master?" ”

Third Sister You said with a smile: "I think my daughter's family is very good, why should I think of myself as a master?" It's just that when I'm walking around, it's just a nuisance...... Uncle, don't ask so much, just say that you don't depend on me? ”

Chen Qi smiled, shook his head and said, "Haven't you already arranged it, saying that your name is Chen Shan, but you are an old relative of the Chen family and my distant nephew...... Isn't that a good arrangement? ”

When Third Sister You heard this, she knew that Chen Jue had agreed, and she said overjoyedly: "I knew that my uncle loved me, and he would definitely agree." ”

After that, he bowed to Chen Qi like a boy, and said in his mouth: "Chen Shan has seen uncle, uncle Wan'an." ”

Seeing this, Chen Qi waved his hand with a smile, and said in his mouth: "Since you say that you are Chen Shan, it is not good to call me uncle anymore, you should call me uncle." ”

Third Sister You responded with a smile. He bowed to Chen Huan again. Chen Huan was very helpless, so he had to return the salute with a smile.

Seeing that Third Sister You ran out to make trouble with Old Lady Chen, Old Lady Chen, Sister Feng Shiwan and others, Chen Huan shook his head unconsciously, and said to Chen Jue: "Father indulges his sister so much, and even his sister is more and more casual and wanton, when he marries into her husband's family in the future, I am afraid that my husband's family will not be obedient to my sister, and then it will be much more restrained, won't it be a disparity?" ”

When Chen Jue heard this, he sneered unconsciously and said: "The daughter of my Chen family, even if she marries into her husband's family, she has to live with her temperament, where can outsiders bully her." This was true of your aunt back then, and so should your sisters in the future. Otherwise, what does the Chen family want you to do? Since you know that the world is harsh on your daughter, you must study hard and work hard. will always overpower those in-laws, and in the future, I will support my sister and daughter. As for the in-laws......"

When Chen Qi said this, he sneered again, and said disapprerovitically: "As the saying goes, a family has a woman and a hundred families ask for it, and our Chen family marries a daughter, but there has never been a time when people are forced to ask for marriage with their power." Not only will it not oppress people with power, even if others come to ask for it, we feel good in our hearts, and we have to observe it for a few more years, and thoroughly understand this person's temperament and temperament. Never again, something like your aunt marrying into the Zhao family will never happen again. As for the two families after they got married, it was even more so. At the beginning, since he was willing to come to the door to propose marriage, he must have inquired about the lintel and family style of our family. I don't care if he is trying to cling to the Chen family's power or if he is plotting something else. Since I married a girl from our family, I have to hold it like an aunt and grandmother, and if I want to control it with this, I don't follow it. Not only do I not follow, I will leave the words here today, who dares to make our girls unhappy for a while, I have the ability to toss their family in this life! ”

Chen Jue said, rubbed Chen Huan's head uneasily, and said earnestly: "I said you kid, don't be stupid in reading, learn those sour and rotten Confucianism, and talk about three obedience and four virtues at home." I don't care about the people outside, as long as it's our family, I don't care about that! For example, if I marry your mother, I will not have a second room in my life. In the future, if you marry the sister of the Xu family, it will naturally be the same. In the future, a few of your sisters will marry and match, and you will have a smooth life. If things don't go well, or if your husband's heart is biased and wants to put wine and concubines, you have to be the first to knock on the door. Even if you can't break their family's mind, you can't make them feel better. I have to let them know that the men of my Chen family are not easy to get along with, and the daughters of my Chen family are not easy to marry. ”

A set of long expositions Chen Hua was dumbfounded. He nodded stunned. When Chen Qi saw his son's appearance, he frowned more and more displeased, because he said: "How do I think that your temperament is not like me at all, nor is it like our Chen family." It's a bit like Xu Zichuan's nerd scholar. Could it be that not only the nephew is like an uncle, but this son-in-law must also be like an old father-in-law? ”

Chen Huan: "......"

Now, not to mention that Chen Huan's three views were completely shattered by his father's reprimand, it is only said that Chen Ju presented the article of issuing treasury bonds to His Royal Highness the Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince discussed with his subordinates in the East Palace, and only then did he get the instructions of the Qinzheng Palace to ask for the saint. After receiving the approval of the sage, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to hand over the matter to Chen Jue.

So Chen Huan, a hard-working baby, became more and more busy. When I opened my eyes every day, I either followed Chen Qi to meet the businessman and the rich family, or I was supported by the third sister You to run to the home school to do things. Usually when I go home, it is already dark, I only have a bite of food, and I have to go back to the study to read and write articles. After Wen Shu, it was already the middle of the moon, and he beat the three watches, hastily freshened up, and slept with a pillow. When I woke up the next day, it was another busy day.

Chen Hua was just following Chen Jue to do some chores, and he was already so flustered. Chen Qi, who shoulders a heavy responsibility, is even more busy with his feet not touching the ground, and he doesn't even have time to eat a good meal.

Because the treasury was empty and disaster relief and armament raising were imminent, Chen Jue's plan was to write an IOU in the name of the imperial court, first borrowing silver from the rich salt merchants, and then going through the various procedures for issuing treasury bonds in exchange for the IOUs in the hands of the rich merchants.

Most of these rich salt merchants are money bags raised by the prince's subordinates, and naturally they also know Chen Jue's pride in front of His Royal Highness the prince. Hearing that Chen Qi was so discussed, no matter what he thought in his heart, he didn't dare to doubt it. So Chen Jue immediately raised a total of 3 million taels of disaster relief and armament silver and handed them over to the prince, who handed them over to the imperial court, and then the household department and the military officials discussed how to spend the money.

As for Chen Qi himself, although the most important silver has been raised, the remaining trivial things are even more troublesome. He had to lead the household officials to properly and meticulously establish the various procedures for issuing treasury bonds to ensure that there were no mistakes in every link. It is also necessary to take into account the power and interests of the officials of the various ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee - after all, this is an open source project approved by the sage Yubi himself, since it involves money and fame and fortune, it is not good for one person to swallow it alone, and ten thousand people will be red-eyed. Therefore, in both public and private, Chen Jue has to find a way to take care of personnel, so that the prince eats meat and he gnaws bones, and others can also drink soup.

In addition, Chen Qi also had to think about how to use this matter to develop contacts in the DPRK and China, and how to gain the trust of the rich salt merchants. After all, the issuance of government bonds is not a one-shot deal. Not only must the court not compete with the people for profit, but also make concessions to the people and win the hearts of the people. It is best to make sure that the next time the imperial court issues treasury bonds, everyone is rushing to buy treasury bonds, not the current one, Chen Jue has worn out his mouth, and these people will still be suspicious, for fear that the imperial court will find an excuse to hack their silver and not pay it back......

There is also a piece that Chen Qi was preparing for the issuance of treasury bonds this time because he was ordered to be in an urgent situation. Because the court itself is already green and yellow, I am afraid that it will not be able to pay back the silver by then. Therefore, after consulting with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the sage, Chen Jue decided to repay the debt with taxes.

It's just that this kind of behavior is tantamount to tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall, even if it solves the urgent need at this time. But what about next year? When the time comes, the court will not be able to collect taxes, won't there be no silver yet?

When the sage thought of this, he was depressed, and he couldn't help but think of the fact that the twelve princes blurted out seemingly inadvertently in the Qinzheng Hall that day, urging the payment of the arrears. It's just such an errand that offends people, if the errand person does not have great perseverance and ability, I am afraid that he will not be able to do it. Nowadays, there are not many people in the court who have the ability and perseverance and are willing to wade through this troubled water......

Not to mention how the sage thought about it, he only said that after Chen Jue raised silver and two armaments again, he also knew that this matter was not a long-term solution. He believes that if we want to increase the amount of money in the treasury, we need to think more about open source.

It's just that Chen Jue's way of dealing with the world is to give him a few more dares, and he can't think of urging the payment of the arrears. First, there are too many enemies, and secondly, it is also troublesome. And because Chen Qi has had a lot of dealings with businessmen and wealthy people over the years, and he himself is also a person who has profited from it, Chen Qi's idea to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is naturally related to this......

"You mean to open the sea ban and rebuild the city?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard Chen Qi's advice, unconsciously put down the teacup in his hand and asked.

Chen Qi said patiently: "Prince Qiqi, it is the ban on opening the sea, not the reconstruction of the city. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a trance for a moment, and then the fox asked: "Isn't this rebuilding of the city and the opening of the sea ban the same thing?" ”

Chen Jue said with a smile: "Prince Qiyu, Weichen has an old relationship with the owner of Yutai Commercial Bank, so he is fortunate to invest some silver in the fleet of Yutai Maritime Merchants and eat some dividends. Presumably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows about this matter. ”

The prince nodded, Chen Qi was his proud confidant. Moreover, they can be regarded as acquaintances between their monarchs and ministers because of this matter. Of course, he knew why.

Seeing this, Chen Jue continued: "Because of this share split, Weichen dividends are as much as more than 100,000 taels per year. And these more than 100,000 taels of silver are only a drop in the bucket for the income of a caravan. It can be seen that this maritime merchant has made a lot of profits. Now the treasury is empty, and the court is in difficulty. If you want to make money from the poor people, you won't get much, and your reputation will not be good. It's better to look farther and earn the money of those overseas fans. ”

Chen Jue paused, saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince holding the tea cup thoughtfully, and said: "Overseas Fanyi has admired our dynasty for a long time, so the silk, porcelain, silk Luo, salt tea and other things produced in our dynasty are widely popular in the land of Fanyi. The spices and various Western machines produced in the land of Fanyi are also quite sought after in our dynasty. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise and wise, and naturally knows the profits...... Since this is the case, instead of watching them earn silver and pay filial piety, wouldn't it be better for the imperial court to also set up a caravan and earn their own silver to enrich the treasury? ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gently rubbed the tea cup with the tea lid and muttered for a long time before he said: "So you just built the sea ban to trade with the same country?" ”

"Not bad." Chen Jue nodded, as if he had seen through His Royal Highness the Prince's thoughts, and continued: "The profits of maritime trade are huge, as long as you succeed in reciprocating once, it will be a million profits. When the time comes, when the saint sees these benefits, he will naturally know why those meritorious dignitaries know that the imperial court has a sea ban, but they still secretly support the maritime merchants to do business with Fanyi. Seeing a large amount of silver slipping away like water under his nose, the saint was wise and martial, and naturally thought of the opening of the market and the collection of taxes in the previous dynasty. Why do we need to be reminded? ”

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he couldn't help but point at Chen Qi and smiled: "After all, it's not that you don't want to offend people." ”

Chen Qi also smiled and said: "It is the so-called prosperity and disadvantages. The micro-ministers are soft-spoken, and naturally they only think about how to be loyal to His Highness and serve the court, and they can't cause trouble for His Highness. So I can only do some small things that are profitable. As for the big deal...... I'd better leave it to someone else. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince liked this more and more, but said in his mouth: "Who said that prosperity is a trivial matter, and eliminating disadvantages is a major matter. In Lone's view, whether it is good or bad, as long as you really think about the court and the people, it is a big deal. Don't learn from those rotten Confucian sour dings, every day in the court will only make people have a headache, open their mouths to be loyal and filial, shut up virtuous, really want them to take ideas, but they can't think of any way. ”

When Chen Qi heard this, he naturally knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant something. It's just that he is cautious and never likes to talk about right and wrong. When he heard this, he just smiled and didn't answer.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Chen Qi get along in private, and they are used to being comfortable, and occasionally they will not choose to speak. At this time, I thought that it was wrong, so I smiled unconsciously and didn't say more.

For a while, Chen Jue bowed down and retired, leaving the palace and returning home. I saw Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen, Feng's family, Chen Huan, Chen Wan and the second sister all sitting in the hall gossiping. Only the third sister You is missing. couldn't help but smile and asked, "Why can't the third sister see you?" ”

Before everyone could speak, they only heard Mrs. Chen laugh and scolded: "Don't mention this wild girl." From what you recognized her as a distant nephew, this girl was like crazy, and she ran out in a boy when she saw it. When I came back, I hid in my room to write and draw, and I didn't know what I was planning. It's busier than your uncle. ”

When Chen Jue heard this, he smiled and raised his eyebrows. looked at Chen Huan.

Chen Huan smiled bitterly and said: "I heard the third sister mention it in a trance before, saying that she wanted to think about the national debt of the child. These days, they are riding horses around Chang'an City, saying that they want to inspect and investigate. I was not at ease, so I wanted to follow her, but she wouldn't let me. I just said that I had to learn interpersonal communication with my father, and I had to take care of my family's studies, and I had to read and write articles, which was really hard. She also said that even if I followed her, it would not be useful. I didn't believe it, so I followed her for a few days, and found that she was only wandering around Chang'an, pulling businessmen and pedestrians inside and outside the city to inquire about trivial matters. ”

When Chen Jue heard this, he unconsciously became curious. When I was about to ask something, I only heard the sound of boots outside the door, and a little girl said with a smile: "The third girl is back." ”

Everyone felt that their eyes lit up, and they saw a very young and handsome boy and brother coming in. Green silk is like ink, tied with a golden crown, white face and red lips, eyes like stars, wearing a big red gold silk ball flower arrow sleeves, tied with a stone blue jade belt, and a stone blue palace silk and a stone blue wrapped around the purse around the waist. A cloak covered with gorilla felt. Standing under the lamp, her eyebrows are clear, her temperament is heroic, and she is sparse and graceful. What a beautiful son.

Chen Jue was so happy that he pushed Chen Huan, and said with a smile: "Where is this my nephew, it is my own son." It's really better than that. ”

When Chen Huan heard this, he had to smile helplessly.

Under the service of the maid, the third sister You took off the cloak of the big red gorilla felt, and first stepped forward to greet the old lady Chen Chen and the old lady Chen Qi Feng, and then met the sisters and brothers, and the old lady Chen smiled and beckoned the third sister to sit down next to her, and hugged her into her arms and said: "My little monkey cub, where have you been wild for a long time, and you didn't come back until this hour?" ”

When Third Sister You asked, she smiled and said, "Just wander around outside." I almost forgot the time, and asked my ancestors to punish him. ”

After that, the monkey smiled in Mrs. Chen's arms: "I waited for more than half an hour in Daohuaxiang today to buy the pastries, my grandfather, my grandfather, my aunt, my sister, and my second sister can eat it, is it delicious?" ”

Mrs. Chen smiled happily: "After eating, the taste is really stronger than that of our family." It's just that it's freezing outside, and you have been waiting for a long time in vain, and you are not afraid of freezing you. ”

Third Sister You said: "Where, it's very warm in people's shops." I'm waiting on the wall, and people are still sending tea and water, so where is it cold? ”

When Feng heard this, he said on the side: "That's not going to work. Besides, you're coming back late. Don't you know how anxious we are waiting at home? If you do this again, I will tell your mother and ask her to take you back to You's house. ”

Third Sister You shrunk her neck, and had no choice but to beg for mercy: "Uncle spare me once." I don't dare to do it again. ”

Chen Jue also agreed with Feng's words this time, and replied: "Not bad. You are still young now, even if you are dressed as a boy, and there are more than a dozen followers in front of and behind you, it is difficult to guarantee that someone has a bad heart. Now that it's the end of the year, there are a lot of people outside, not to mention that it's cold, so don't go out anymore. ”

Third Sister You has almost inquired about everything she should have inquired about, and when she heard Chen Jue's instructions, she didn't say anything more. Only smiled and said yes. Such an obedient appearance made everyone see it, and they couldn't help but laugh and say: "You are a monkey, and your uncle is also the Buddha." You have to be treated by your uncle. ”

For a while, Third Sister You went back to the room to change her clothes at home, and then went out for dinner.

After the meal, I had refreshments. Chen Qi went back to the study to deal with official business, and Third Sister You also took advantage of the situation to follow. She handed over the notes she had written after these days of inspections to Chen Qi. When Chen Jue looked down, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Build roads?" Road maintenance fees? ”