The "New Regulations on Weights and Measures of the Su Family" soon spread among the six ministries and 24 departments of the DPRK and the Central Committee.

In this regard, the Ministry of Industry immediately followed up and announced the adoption of the "Su's New Regulations", while the Ministry of Rites, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials did not say anything, because they did not care, but the Ministry of Households, when they heard the news, generally responded with an attitude of opposition.

No, after Zhao Hongrun returned to Wenzhao Pavilion that day, he was just about to go to Ningxiang Palace for dinner according to the custom, but he overheard Li Liang, the head of the household, asking to see him.

Hearing Zong Wei's report, Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, but he guessed the other party's intention.

"Please!"

Not long after, under the guidance of Zongwei Shen Yu, Li Liang, the head of the household, stepped into the front hall of Wenzhao Pavilion and saw Zhao Hongrun standing in the hall.

I have to say that although because of the loss of power of the household department a while ago, the officials at all levels of the household department generally rejected Zhao Hongrun, who contributed to this matter, but Li Liang, as a scholar, has no prejudice against His Royal Highness King Su.

After all, in the final analysis, the "money treasury" proposed by Zhao Hongrun is indeed conducive to shortening the operation time of the project between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, and the reason why the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs reject this matter is nothing more than that they feel distressed that from now on, they will have to advance a large amount of money from the state treasury to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry every year, and the problem is that the state treasury is not very full.

Of course, in addition, there is also a slight sense of loss, after all, once the money and power are handed over, they have no capital to put on a stand in front of the officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.

"Li Shangshu, please take a seat."

After Li Liang walked into the hall, Zhao Hongrun invited him to take a seat, and at the same time, the well-behaved sheep's tongue apricot hurriedly served tea.

I have to say that the little girl Sheep's Tongue Apricot is the most worry-free and intimate of the three girls that Zhao Hongrun brought back from Chu State, which makes sometimes this little girl still call herself his woman even if she looks ignorant. Zhao Hongrun still let her go, and did not break the misunderstanding that made her think of herself as another woman.

In comparison, the two witch sisters, Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, are simply useless. My sister is expressionless all day long, holding a teacup and drinking tea in the hall, and her living habits are like an old woman in her seventies and eighties. There is nothing feminine about it; And my sister Mi Rui is more purely a gluttonous foodie, as if she regards him Zhao Hongrun as the gold owner, she wants to eat this and that every day, if she satisfies her, then it will be fine, but if she is not satisfied, this girl can cry and make trouble without dignity in order to eat delicious things, and even roll on the ground, so hated that Zhao Hongrun sometimes can't help but maliciously discuss: Why don't you kill you stupid girl!

"There is labor, there is labor."

Li Liang took the tea handed over by the sheep's tongue apricot. Be humble and say thank you.

After all, judging from the clothes on the sheep's tongue apricot, this pure and beautiful little beauty is definitely not the palace maid in this Wenzhao Pavilion.

Since she is not a palace maid, but she lives in Wenzhao Pavilion, it is not difficult to judge the relationship between this woman and His Royal Highness King Su in front of her.

"His Royal Highness King Su was in the Chu State before, and it can be said that he has gained a lot!"

Li Liang laughed and made a joke.

"Huh." Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly. After all, he has a good impression of Li Liang, so he doesn't reject this kind of joke between men.

"Li Shangshu came to visit the king's Wenzhao Pavilion today. I'm afraid it's for the "new rules of weights and measures", right? ”

Li Liang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, in fact, he planned to talk to His Royal Highness King Su first, and then mention the matter tactfully when the atmosphere was suitable, but he didn't expect His Royal Highness King Su to say it straight to the point.

See here. Li Liang no longer hid it, and after hesitating for a moment, he said cautiously: "Your Highness, the 'Su New Regulations' you formulated in the Smelting Bureau today are intended to be used only for the Smelting Bureau. Or is it intended to be rolled out to the whole country? ”

"What does Li Shangshu suggest for this?"

"With all due respect, my Great Wei has long used the old weights and measures, and the 'New Rules of the Su Family' formulated by His Royal Highness today, not to mention whether it is good or bad, there are certain differences between it and the old rules, which may lead to some ...... in the market of my Great Wei Confusion. Li Liang considered the words and said cautiously.

However, compared with Li Liang's rigorous wording, Zhao Hongrun's words are much more direct: "Li Shangshu is worried that someone will take advantage of the difference between the old Jin system and the old promotion system and the 'new regulations' to make profits? ”

"Yes." Li Liang saw that Zhao Hongrun said it so bluntly, so he no longer concealed it, and said in a deep voice: "Before that, the gold department of my household department was responsible for coordinating the prices in various parts of the country, but those standards were all based on the old Jin system and the old promotion system, and the 'Su's New Regulations', one tael is almost heavier than the old system of two taels, one Su Jin, and it is much heavier than the original sixteen taels and one catty, it is not difficult to guess that once the 'Su's New Regulations' are pushed to the whole country, the prices on the market will be raised, or there may be chaos. ”

"Li Shangshu's news is so well-informed, is your ministry keeping an eye on my smelting bureau all the time?" Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but joke.

Thinking about it, their smelting bureau only formulated the new standard of "Su's new regulations" today, and as a result, before the sun set, Li Liang, the head of the household, had a clear understanding of the "Su's new regulations", which was incredible.

"Your Highness, this is no joke." Li Liang reminded earnestly.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to stop what Li Liang was going to say next, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Li Shangshu, the 'new regulations' are only used in my smelting bureau for the time being." …… The reason why this king wants to set new standards is only to facilitate what this king will do in the future, and it is not deliberately aimed at your household department, nor is it to increase the burden on your officials. ”

Hearing this, Li Liang's heart was a little relieved, and after thinking about it, he asked tentatively: "Does Your Highness mean that the 'Su New Regulations' are only applicable to the Smelting Bureau?" ”

Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and said with some displeasure: "Li Shangshu doesn't want to get an inch." ”

"Your Highness has misunderstood." Seeing the displeasure on the face of this King Su, Li Liang hurriedly said: "Weichen just thinks that changing weights and measures is a matter of great importance, and once there is negligence, it will likely lead to chaos in the whole country...... If His Royal Highness wants to introduce the "New Rules of the Su Family", it should be discussed by the six ministries and ruled by the Holy Lord, which is more appropriate. ”

『……』

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Li Liang expressionlessly, and said lightly: "What Lord Li Liang means is that I have no right to change weights and measures just by the Smelting Bureau. Right? ”

Li Liang obviously understood the deep meaning behind Zhao Hongrun's title to him from "Li Shangshu" to "Lord Li Liang", but this matter was a big matter, far more important than allowing the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry to privately create a treasury, so he nodded stubbornly and said: "Weichen thinks that this matter should be discussed and decided by His Majesty and the six ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee!" ”

“……”

“……”

Zhao Hongrun didn't say a word when he heard this. stared at Li Liang intently, and Li Liang also met the gaze of His Royal Highness King Su intently and openly.

However, in the bottom of his heart, Li Liang couldn't help but muttered a little, because he felt that His Royal Highness King Su, who was only fifteen years old, had eyes that were too sharp compared to his peers, as if he was a sharp sword that wanted to cut off a piece of flesh from him.

And at this moment, Zhao Hongrun suddenly laughed. He said to Li Liang with emotion: "I can look at this king for a long time without the slightest guilt, and I believe that Li Shangshu is really thinking about my Great Wei Sheji." …… In this way, how about this king make a bet with Li Shangshu? ”

To tell the truth, Li Liang did not come to Zhao Hongrun because he had a clear conscience, so he was not afraid of Zhao Hongrun's eyes, after all, he was well known. His Royal Highness King Su is not an unreasonable person.

But even so, I saw that Zhao Hongrun's expression softened. He still felt as if he was relieved.

"It is worthy of being the king of Su who has commanded thousands of troops and horses, this momentum ......

After secretly praising a few words in his heart, Li Liang asked respectfully: "I don't know what bet His Royal Highness King Su wants to make with Weichen?" ”

I saw Zhao Hongrun take a sip of the teacup when he heard this, and said slowly: "This king will not forcibly introduce the 'new rules', as Li Shangshu said, it is not conducive to maintaining the stability of my Great Wei's domestic trading market." This king will use another way to gradually change the Wei people, so that they will gradually abandon the old system and adopt the new system. …… And before that, the king first asked you to adopt this new system. ”

"......" Li Liang frowned. Puzzled, he asked, "Does Your Highness mean that you want my household department to adopt the 'Su New Rules' first?" ”

"No, no, no, this king will not force you." Zhao Hongrun shook his finger and said with a smile: "Do you think this king will plead with you in a low voice to adopt the new rules of my smelting bureau?" Of course not! This king wants you to take the initiative to adopt the new rules! ”

"Proactively adopt the new rules? How is this possible?'

Li Liang's face was full of surprise when he heard this, you must know that as far as he knows, the vast majority of the officials in his household department are resistant and repulsive to the "Su New Regulations", how can they take the initiative to adopt this new regulations.

"Li Shangshu doesn't believe it? Then we'll see. Zhao Hongrun picked up the teacup and took another sip, and said lightly: "Li Shangshu only needs to remember one thing, from now on, my smelting bureau is the standard of everything, and the so-called standard is that everything must be close to this." …… Therefore, not to mention the household department, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Crime, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War, they will all imperceptibly adapt to and get used to the regulations of our Metallurgical Bureau, and enshrine them as ...... The only standard! ”

『……』

Li Liang was surprised when he heard this, although he didn't really understand the meaning of this sentence, but he could still understand the meaning of Zhao Hongrun serving tea again.

"Your Highness's words, Rong Weichen will ponder it carefully after he goes back. …… It's not too early, and Weichen said goodbye first. ”

"No."

"How dare you."

After that, Li Liang saluted Zhao Hongrun and said goodbye.

Seeing Mi Jiang, who had been drinking tea on the side and did not intervene in the conversation between Zhao Hongrun and Li Liang, he asked with a little curiosity: "Who is he?" ”

"I'm the book of the Great Wei Household Department."

"Official?"

"Well, it's a big official who is in charge of the country's finances."

Mi Jiang became even more curious when she heard this, and seeing this, Zhao Hongrun explained to her briefly.

"'Su's New Rules'?" Hearing this, Mi Jiang asked puzzledly, "Why Su?" Shouldn't it be Ji's? Could it be that you are the king of Su, so those people call it Su? ”

"How do I know that?"

Zhao Hongrun pursed his lips speechlessly, he thought that Mi Jiang would ask some constructive questions, but he didn't expect that the other party would only stick to the title of "Su's".

"There's nothing wrong with that."

From the side, Zongwei Shen Yu said with a smile: "After His Royal Highness passes on the heirs, after several generations, if it is because of the weak bloodline of the Ji family, or for other reasons, it is no longer possible to inherit the title of 'Ji', and the descendants of His Royal Highness can also choose 'Su' as the family name, and at that time, everyone will know that the 'new rules of the Su family' are formulated by the Su family." ”

"That's not bad......" Zhao Hongrun touched his chin with interest when he heard this.

Not to mention, Dawei really has customs in this regard, such as Situ, Sikong, Sima, these special compound surnames, in fact, were born in this way.

"Shen Yu, you said that if the descendants of this king inherit the surname of 'Su', can they eat and drink with the 'New Rules of the Su Family'?"

Shen Yu shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I don't know if I can eat and drink without worrying about my humble duties, but I believe that I will be able to make the Su family famous all over the world." ”

"Well......" Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, and said with great interest: "This is really good, when I go back, the king will leave a family motto, and in time, if you can no longer use Ji's name, you will choose Su as your surname." ”

"I hereby congratulate Your Highness in advance." Zong Wei Shen Yu smiled and joked: "When the time comes, the descendants of the lowly will be loyal to the Su family, and I hope that the descendants of His Royal Highness will not be treated badly." ”

"Hahaha."

"Haha."

『……』

And listening to Zhao Hongrun and Shen Yu's ridicule of me one by one, Mi Jiang shook his head and took a sip of the tea in the cup.

But for some reason, her face was slightly red. (To be continued.) )