Zheng Qingming sat for less than half an hour and then left, Zhang Huan half leaned on the cushion and drank tea carefully, he needed to calm down and think about what happened today, especially what Han said about the town of Xingshang and Zheng Qingming's official printing paper money, he believed that this was Han Ji's decades of experience as an official, and Han was clearly organized, with countless facts to illustrate the problem, he needed to think about it, and Zheng Qingming said that the official printing paper money was as if it had been pricked by a needle, and he felt a light in his eyes at that time, opened a new way of thinking, but afterwards when the stinging disappeared, he felt that there was a great deal of arbitrariness in it, and regardless of whether he Zhang Huan was an expert in this area, but some common sense he knew, although the ticket in Chang'an City can be cashed without a watch, but there is also a time limit, but out of Chang'an City, there must be a secret detention, such as a pre-agreed code or a hat, half a ring and the like, this is to prevent being counterfeited, and as Zheng Qingming said, take a piece of paper to buy land and buy property, A fool will believe that as for the small amount of paper money, it is impossible to distinguish the real from the fake, and the average person still wants copper money, which is only considered from the perspective of common sense and has many problems, as for whether it is feasible from the financial system, it is more debatable.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan immediately ordered his own soldiers to say: "Go and invite Daoist Li Mi!" ”

Li Mi is now Zhang Huan's chief staff, temporarily living in Zhang Huan's mansion, after a while, Li Mi hurriedly walked into Zhang Huan's study, followed Zhang Huan for more than a month, he obviously gained a lot of weight, and his complexion became ruddy, he stepped forward to give Zhang Huan a deep salute, "Poor Dao see the governor!" ”

"Daoist Li, please take a seat!" Zhang Huan asked Li Mi to sit down. He briefly told Li Yu about today's conversation with Han and Zheng Qingming, and finally said: "I want to hear the opinions of the Taoist on these two things. ”

Li Mi didn't speak for a long time, he paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. After a long time, he sighed and said: "In fact, I am also responsible for Emperor Suzong's cutting of merchants, and I had to do it as a last resort at that time, the peace thief asked for money, and it was also necessary to deal with the Hui people, but the number of yeoman farmers was already very small, and it was impossible to raise taxes, so I could only make an idea from the merchants, and Emperor Suzong asked me if it was feasible, and I also agreed." In fact, everyone knows that this is a matter of fishing with all their might, but the situation was critical at that time, and they had to use such extreme measures. ”

Zhang Huan saw that Li Yu was indulging in the past, and he said with a little unhappiness: "There is no need to pursue the past, I am asking if Mr. Han's suggestion is feasible now?" ”

Li Mi was shocked, he smiled apologetically and said: "Han Shangshu suggested that I absolutely agree, rejuvenating the country with industry and commerce, this is an excellent idea to solve the land problem, the land problem is a matter of survival in the final analysis, if a large number of laborers are transferred to the towns." ^^ first uctxtom^^ people do not depend on the land for survival. What's the use of annexing more land, especially in this way, it can effectively solve the dependence of the peasants on the family, virtually weaken the power of the family, and then promote civilian education in the towns, so that the commoners can get more opportunities to study, and then promote them to high positions in the form of imperial examinations, and the family will even disappear after a hundred years. ”

Zhang Huan nodded again and again, the origin of the family can be traced back to the Han Dynasty and stretches for hundreds of years. During the Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, the family was everywhere, although Gaozong and Wu Zetian of this dynasty began to vigorously weaken the power of the family, but the root could not be removed, once the conditions were suitable, the family would make a comeback, and the root of the family was in the land, if the problem of land annexation could be solved. That is to dig out the roots of the family.

Zhang Huan lowered his head and pondered for a moment. "I have another question, if the population is heavily tilted towards the towns. Then who will grow grain and grow mulberry hemp, I am worried that there will be problems with food. ”

Li Mi had already made up his mind about this, he walked to the map of the Tang Dynasty, picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the vast land south of the Yangtze River: "The amount of grain lies in the two factors of grain population and mu yield, if the grain population is insufficient, then you can make up your mind on the mu yield, most of the mu yield north of the Huai River is two or three hundred catties, and three crops in two years, while the mu yield in the south of the Jianghuai River can reach four or five hundred catties, and it is two crops a year, and even the Lingnan region can achieve three crops a year, so that only half of the people need to farm the land to meet the country's grain demand, Moreover, the south not only produced a lot of grain, but also had a serious land balance, so the imperial court could transfer the peasants to the south by granting land. ”

Zhang Huan's talent was also ignited by Li Yu's creativity, he took the wooden pole and pointed to the map: "The intention of granting land in the early Tang Dynasty is good, to buy property for the common people, but allowing Yongye Tian to buy and sell has opened the way for the future land annexation, so that in just a hundred years, the Juntian system has been destroyed undoubtedly, and Emperor Xuanzong has repeatedly decreed that it is useless to prohibit land annexation, so this time I am ready to re-grant the land I am ready to only grant the land to divide the land, not to grant the Yongye field, the right to land belongs to the central court, and the imperial court establishes the management of the Agricultural Administration, and does not collect rent and does not buy and sell. If you want to enter the city to engage in industry and commerce, you only need to return the land to the Department of Agriculture, and handle the relocation of household registration in the local government, if you can't live in the city, you can return to your hometown to ask for land farming, so that the people always have a way to live, and will not be forced to rebel without a way, although it is somewhat difficult for the court to control the households, but compared to solving the two big problems of land and slavery, let the people be free, it is nothing, I think ordinary people always want to live and work in peace and contentment, since ancient times, the officials have forced the people to rebel, On the contrary, it can also be seen that the governance of a certain place is also beneficial to local officials, of course, there are many details in the middle, such as the difficulties of the local government when moving household registration, etc., but these are all problems that can be solved, not hindering the overall situation, the key is the system, we must first set the system, and then improve the details. ****”

Li Mi listened to this, couldn't help but look at Zhang Huan blankly, he didn't expect Zhang Huan to have such a far-sighted idea, for thousands of years, the rulers of all dynasties have done everything possible to control the land in the people, the so-called ZTE is only in the extremely sharp contradictions to make some concessions, to ease the people's grievances, like Zhang Huan for the interests of the people at the bottom of the ruler, but he knows the first emperor, the Tang Dynasty has such a talented monarch. Why is it sad that the prosperous world will no longer appear, Li Mi thought of Li Longji's efforts to weaken the power of the phase, but in the end he raised a tiger for trouble. caused the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline; thought of Li Heng's meanness, credulity and credulity, and regarded the people as early mustard; Thinking of Li Yu's ambition but indecisiveness, so that he died young, scene after scene, decades of smoke and dust floating in front of his eyes, Li Yu's heart was excited, and he pounced! Fall to your knees. Emotionally said: "The minister is willing to do his best for His Majesty and die!" ”

"Sangkook, please get up!"

Zhang Huan hurriedly helped him up, smiled and said, "Now I am still the right minister of the country, and I can't afford to call me Your Majesty." ”

As he spoke, he asked Li Mi to sit down, took another sip of tea, stabilized his mood, and said slowly: "Let's talk about paper money, I think there are many loopholes in it, and if you don't do it, it will become a matter that greatly endangers the people, but I can't tell the reason for it for a while, I hope Mr. will wake me up." \\\uctxtom\\\”

Li Mi also took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. Calm yourself down. He thought about it carefully and said: "The governor regarded paper money as big money and understood the mystery, a text is fifty wen, this is actually a disguised deprivation of the people's wealth, Emperor Suzong had cast a big money Qianyuan heavy treasure, with one when fifty, with twenty-two catties into a coherent, this is also the last resort when the financial crisis at that time, the people did not buy it at all, Cui Yuan also tried to implement the official ticket when he was in power, but the result was not accepted by the businessmen. In the final analysis, it is still a matter of the credit of the imperial court, and now that the treasury is empty, the people are poor, and the implementation of paper money can only rob the people of their wealth, so I suggest that we should not consider the matter of paper money for the time being, but should try to expand the production of copper, gold and silver, and allow gold and silver to circulate among the people. Encourage the development of cabinet workshops. Let the people find a way to solve the problem of the inconvenience of using copper coins, and as the imperial court, they only need to grasp the balance of revenue and expenditure and improve the law. As time went by, goods flourished, the treasury was full, and the issuance of paper money was a matter of course. ”

Li Mi assisted the Tang Dynasty for decades, known as the cloth and cloth Xiangguo, the heart of the emperor has been very thorough, the emperor often acts as he wants, all rely on a passion, sometimes he knows that he is wrong and refuses to admit it, so the key to treating them with enthusiasm is to be sparse rather than blocked, that is, to encourage their proposals first, and then slowly guide them in the right direction, just like Zhang Huan's enthusiasm for paper money, although he can take the throne of the world, but after all, he has never done Xiangguo, and he does not know the harm of big money, but he is willing to accept new things, has a pioneering and enterprising heart, but this is a good thing, so Li Mi did not immediately jump up and hit it with a stick, but slowly guided him to let him know the consequences of sending paper money when the court was poor.

Zhang Huan also knew it, he smiled, and put aside the matter of paper money for the time being.

After a tiring day, Zhang Huan felt that his head seemed to be swollen a little, and his temples were swollen and painful, he saw that the night was dark, so he put down the pen and gently rubbed his temples, straightened up and stretched his tired back, and then stood up and said to his soldiers: "That's it for today, you guys clean up!" ”

Several personal soldiers responded, and quickly sent some important documents into the inner room for Zhang Huan to lock them, extinguished the incense burner, pinched off the oil lamp, and escorted him to the inner courtyard. ***uctxtom**

Zhang Huan's mansion covers an area of 100 hectares, very large, divided into four parts: the front house, the back yard, the guest room, and the military camp, the guest room is mainly for his staff, such as Li Mi and others live, and the military camp is the 500 personal soldiers on duty every day, in addition to the 500 soldiers guarding the house, there is a larger military camp outside his mansion, with 3,000 garrisons, strictly protecting the safety of Zhang Huan and his family, especially his current status as a non-monarch and non-minister, in fact, he is already the supreme ruler of the Tang Dynasty, and the guards are even more strict.

His study was not far from the inner courtyard, and he walked dozens of steps to the door of the inner courtyard, where there were more than 100 guards, all wearing armor, carrying horizontal swords at their waists, and bows and arrows on their backs.

Walking into the inner courtyard, it is like walking into the green world, the trees are lush, the branches are luxuriant, clusters of precious flowers and trees are open in pieces, the pavilions and pavilions that overlap are hidden in the thick green woods, there are both majestic and atmospheric cornices and beams, and there are exquisite and elegant carved beams and paintings, and there are more lakes and water colors in the back garden, and the water corridor, which makes people feel like they are in a fairyland.

After entering the inner courtyard, several pro-soldiers stopped following, and several maids waiting inside the door carried lanterns to guide Zhang Huan to walk on a gravel path, and Zhang Huan thought that the maids were walking too slowly. He overtook them and strode towards the inner courtyard, just past a moon gate. Suddenly, a black shadow walked out of the moon gate quickly, and Zhang Huan collided with him, the other party's body was soft, obviously a woman, Zhang Huan instinctively wanted to hold the other party, but the tentacles were two full and round live rabbits, which frightened him to shrink his hand, and the other party was also a sound! The ground screamed. Then he took a few steps back, pulled out his bright long sword, and shouted, "Who are you!"

"It's me." Zhang Huan smiled bitterly, he couldn't even feel himself, could he still be regarded as a childhood sweetheart who grew up together?

Oh! With a sound, Ping Ping slowly put the long sword back, just now Zhang Huan touched a place that should not be touched, which made her face red, but fortunately, the night was thick, and Zhang Huan couldn't see her embarrassed expression. ****

"Where are you going. Why is there such a hurry? Zhang Huan frowned. couldn't help but count her down and said, "You're not young anymore, you should change your reckless temperament, you know?" ”

"Oh!" Ping Ping still swallowed slowly, indicating that he heard Zhang Huan's words.

"And! Don't carry a sword all day long, there's no need for that in the house. ”

"Then I'll change the pan next time." Ping Ping lowered his head and muttered quietly.

Zhang Huan didn't hear what she said clearly, seeing that she lowered her head and admitted her mistake, and realized that her attitude might be a little rude, he softened his tone and said to her softly: "It's because you are different from them." That's why I'm being a little harsh on you, you know? ”

"Then I'd rather be like them." Ping Ping muttered in a low voice again.

Although her voice was small, but this time Zhang Huan heard it clearly, he was angry and funny, so he raised his hand and said, "Okay!" All right! Just when I didn't say anything, please go wherever you want! ”

Ping Ping didn't leave, she stood there as if waiting for Zhang Huan to say something. Zhang Huan was stunned. When he turned around and saw that several maids were standing far away, he asked in a low voice, "I'll just say a few words to you." Do you want me to apologize? ”

Ping Ping bit his lip and said, "Where did you touch me with your hand just now, shouldn't you apologize?" ”

Zhang Huan suddenly, he glanced at Pingping's tall and straight chest, thinking that the ground was soft and full when he started just now, his heart couldn't help but waver, so he laughed in a low voice: "You used to bring me breakfast, did you take advantage of my land?" ”

"Nonsense, I'm not uncommon to take advantage of you!" Ping Ping remembered what happened in the past, and in the semi-darkness saw him staring at her chest with blazing eyes, she was ashamed and anxious, her face was flushed, and she stomped her feet and said, "I ignore you!" As soon as he turned around, he slipped away like a rabbit.

Zhang Huan looked at her slender back, couldn't help but smile and shook his head, although Ping Ping is willful and free, but this is also her cute side, she will have her in her harem, but it is not out of interest, his mood has become very good, so he hummed a small tune and walked quickly towards Pei Ying's courtyard.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard Pei Yingzheng instructing a little maid: "Go and invite the master, just say that I have something important to discuss with him." ”

"What does the lady have to discuss with me?" Zhang Huan pushed open the courtyard door and walked in with a smile.

In the courtyard, Pei Ying was holding a small butterfly fluttering fan, wearing a green silk short coat, and a snow-white lotus arm was exposed, which made her petite and plump body particularly attractive, and when she saw Zhang Huan coming in, she said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "I thought you went to find those Japanese women, so I wanted to remind you to pay attention to your body." ”

Zhang Huan waved his hand and ordered the maid to retreat, he lay on the chair in the courtyard and smiled ambiguously: "What are you looking for those foreign women, all of them are stupid and stupid, and they don't understand the language, what kind of fun will they have?" ”

"Then why did you hand them over to me, and who did I have a crush on you?" Hearing that her husband was not interested in those Japanese and Silla women, Pei Ying let go of her heart, so she slowly walked to him and sat down, fanned him with a fan and said with a smile: "Do you want to reward these women to your guards?" ”

Zhang Huan gave a thumbs up and praised: "It is worthy of being my lady, she is really smart, and I guess it, my old guards are not young, ask who is willing to marry these Japanese and Silla women, if there is one, it will be fulfilled for them." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Huan held his wife's delicate hand and smiled: "You can do this for your husband!" ”

"I know, I'll do it for you." Pei Ying withdrew her hand and said a little angrily: "Anyway, I always make wedding clothes for others." ”

Zhang Huan heard that there was a sour tone in her tone, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, "What does the lady mean by this?" ”

"You're knowingly asking, right?" Pei Ying squinted at Zhang Huan and said with a smile: "People sent all the dowries this morning, and they also played around the mansion, making the whole city know, why don't you know it?" ”

"What dowry was sent?" Zhang Huan was even more confused when he heard this, he sat up and said: "I have been in an emergency meeting all day today, and I really don't know anything, can you make it clear, what dowry, who are you going to marry?" ”

"The dowry was sent by the Cui family, didn't you think of it?" Pei Ying looked at Zhang Huandao with a pair of wonderful eyes.

"The Cui family?" Zhang Huan frowned, he has already married Cui Ning, what does he have to do with the Cui family? Suddenly, he suddenly realized that it was Cui Xuezhu, and he had forgotten about it.

He hurriedly held his wife's hand and said apologetically: "I blame me for not telling you about this matter, it was really a political transaction, and at that time, in order to let the Cui family lay down their arms, I didn't take this matter to heart, and I forgot about it for a while?" Is she still in the house? ”

"The dowry is here, of course people will go back and wait for the sedan chair to enter the door." After Pei Ying finished speaking, she sighed slightly and said: "Actually, from the first time I saw her, I knew that she would marry you sooner or later, such a beautiful woman, besides you, who is still qualified to marry her, anyway, you will ascend the throne sooner or later, what five concubines, nine concubines, and eighty-one imperial wives are indispensable, and one more of her is nothing, I have nothing to say about who you marry, after all, the etiquette system is here, even if I don't let you marry, the ministers will force you to marry, but I will be charged with seven crimes, anyway, I also see it, you men are all the same, What kind of political marriage, what no queen is great, what is the last resort, etc., find all kinds of glamorous reasons to get the new love home, we old people are a little dissatisfied, so we put the big hat of the jealous woman and the vinegar jar up, and reprimand at the lightest, and leave it at the heavy, fortunately I also gave birth to a son, otherwise I would not have to give up the position of the eldest woman? ”

Zhang Huan shook his head gently, he held his wife's hand and said to her sincerely: "You don't have to test me, I can tell you clearly, no one can replace your position, I, Zhang Huan, am the old person, you and I have come over together, when I go on the expedition, it is you who stabilize the rear for me, I will not forget these feelings, even if you do not give birth to Qi'er, I will also make you the queen, because this is also the requirement of 400,000 soldiers of the Xiliang Army." ”

Pei Ying's heart was happy and sweet, she put her husband's hand on her face and rubbed it gently, for a long time, before she whispered: "I know you have me in your heart, and I am satisfied, but I still want to remind you that with a new love, you can't forget the old people, Pingping has always been in love with you, and I have been waiting for you for more than ten years, no matter how charming Cui Xuezhu is, you can't leave Pingping out in the cold, this is a matter of being a person, marriage is not just a political exchange, it is a responsibility." ”

Zhang Huan nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, I will never marry her before I am peaceful." ”