Chapter 114: Discouragement

Assad contentedly led a large fleet of Hu merchants to set sail under the escort of the Seven Seas Trading Company, Qi Zhentao was stationed on Crescent Island, and he was old and strong in the work of training sailors, and it is said that a great man who had seen all kinds of ships overseas was about to come to Crescent Island to preside over the shipyard, and Yip's Workshop and related enterprises began to operate smoothly to absorb the huge orders they had received.......

Compared with Ye Tao, the more satisfied ones are Tan Weiran and Tan Weiying. These days in Yicheng and Crescent Island, although the accommodation is much worse than their respective mansions in Danyang, the variety of delicious food, beautiful and splendid sea views, all kinds of seabirds and beautiful fish have opened their eyes. And participating in such a naval battle that is not thrilling may be just an excitement for Tan Weiying, and the eye-catching blood does not please the little girl, but for Tan Weiran, who wants to become a general and help his eldest brother unify the Central Plains, it is the first time he has in-depth contact with military warfare, the first time he is on the battlefield, and he is still at the forefront. As for the novel and precious gifts given to them by the Seven Seas Trading Company, the Samir family, and the local families of Yicheng in various names, they were secondary. The only gift that Tan Weiying particularly liked was probably the litter of Afghan hounds and four silver eagle eggs that Assad gave him. The beagles have been completely loyal to their beautiful and adorable new owners, and the little silver eagle that has just opened its eyes after hatching has become the greatest pleasure of Tan Weiying's journey back. With her dignity as a princess, she actually fed the little silver eagle and cleaned the bird's nest made of hay for the little silver eagle.

After more than two months of absence from Danyang, Ye Tao returned. After entering the city in the morning, he freshened up a little and went to the princess's mansion, but was told that the princess had just left for the Yizhan Building, where she was presiding over the rehearsal of the new play in the large lecture hall. Indeed, now in the whole Danyang. I'm afraid that there is only one place that is closer to a modern stage and can be used for performances.

In the lecture hall, in the space between the stage and the first row of seats, a huge table is placed. On the table, the script is spread out, and the design drawings of the stage and the costume are spread out. Tan Weixin sat on the edge of the table, looking at those things seriously. Sisi and Qiao'er stood beside her, occasionally filling the cup in front of her with hot tea or pouring out the cold tea. Liu Xiangyuan, who is now a female official in the princess's mansion, explained to her the design of the music rhythm and costumes in the repertoire softly. For performance, Liu Xiangyuan, who was born in Qinglou and used to be the No. 1 guzheng player in Danyang, is much clearer. And those actors who participated in the performance, of course, there were people from the troupe and Qinglou, but there were also some boring children of the family, some of whom were quite familiar with Ye Tao, and they were all sitting quietly in different places in the hall at this time. Holding a roll of scripts in his hand, he was either memorizing his own lines, or two or three people were there whispering his lines.

Talking about Weixin's professional senior director's style, Ye Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly. He walked down the aisle to the front row, in this quiet space. The sound of his footsteps immediately attracted the attention of quite a few people. Those actors who were familiar with Ye Tao bowed their heads to him, and Qiao'er also gently pulled Tan Weixin's sleeve and reminded softly: "Your Highness, Ye Gongzi is here." ”

Tan Weixin immediately looked back when she heard this. smiled at Ye Taoyan. The smile was sweet and joyful, and there was no look of being wronged. Ye Tao's heart was relieved, Tan Weixin may have encountered some obstacles, but she is still so optimistic and cheerful, it is not a big problem.

"Xiangyuan, I'll leave it to you here. I ......" glanced at Ye Tao, who was standing on the side, and Tan Weixin said, "I'm looking for a place to drink tea." ”

The place where Tan Weixin and Ye Tao drank tea was not far away, just in the building complex of Yizhan Building. In the open-air café on the small square in front of the Yizhan Building. Although Yizhan Building is busy now, this open-air café is usually rarely occupied in the morning. Ye Tao and Tan Weixin found a comfortable seat and sat down under the warm sun, and the guards naturally spread out for a distance, standing or sitting, guarding the safety of the princess. In fact, in Yizhan Building, everyone is not too nervous. Most of the marching chess enthusiasts who come and go here are locals of Yicheng. Most of them are children of families and rich sons. If you encounter a warning signal here, say hello for a while. Immediately, the attendants of the various local families and the ladies of the sons and ladies will come one after another. Because of this, the guards were quite a distance away from where Ye Tao and Tan Weixin were seated, leaving only the chief manager Liu Yong sitting at a table next to him.

"What's going on?" Ye Tao asked, starting the conversation with such a question is less harsh.

Tan Weixin curled the corners of her mouth and said happily: ""Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring"...... Ever heard of it? ”

Ye Tao's expression was very strange. Of course, he has never been a lover of literature and art, but he still knows about the drama directed by this ghost genius Lai Shengchuan, and has also watched the local drama videos downloaded from the Internet and the local movie starring Lin Qingxia, but he still has some complicated feelings about moving this drama with strong nostalgia here, and it seems that he doesn't know what to be transformed into by Tan Weixin. He hesitated and said, "This ...... And I know that, has it changed much? ”

"Well, big, big." Tan Weixin looked at Ye Tao's expression and looked more and more happy.

"Kyushu Trading Co., Ltd. said that it will hold the next trade fair jointly with Nanami Trading Co., Ltd., what do you think?" Ye Tao asked.

"Huh? …… Let the senior deacons discuss this, is it necessary for me to decide? It's good for everyone anyway, isn't it? Tan Weixin sighed.

"What's wrong? Tired? Or are you not happy to do it? Ye Tao saw Tan Weixin's attitude, and said with some concern.

Tan Weixin shook her head and said, "No." It's just that...... I felt like my best efforts were all at once. Some...... It's just a little disappointing. These days, I have some drama or something, and I have a good time. It's much better not to carry such a big burden on your body. ”

Ye Tao frowned, waiting for Tan Weixin to continue. She didn't say why.

"Alas", Tan Weixin sighed: "Do you know? My excerpt on the "Ten Years of Monetary Reform" was finally rejected after two months of deliberation. ”

"Denied? Why? Ye Tao immediately understood why Tan Weixin was a little discouraged.

The 150,000-word excerpt condensed how much of her hard work. She is single-mindedly trying to use what she can do to make Dongping strong. In that fold, it is full of her ideals of governing the country. First, through the issuance of gold and silver coins, a monetary system in which gold and silver coins and physical gold and silver were parallel in the market was created, and then, when this system was recognized, treasury bills and treasury bills that could be exchanged for gold and silver coins at designated institutions at any time were issued to form a gold and silver standard banknote that could actually be circulated. Then, on the basis of the establishment of such credit by the state, paper money and metal coins of the gold and silver standard were issued, and the market circulation of physical gold and silver was completely banned.

In the actual operation of Dongping, when taxes were collected in various places, copper coins and physical gold and silver were still in parallel, and some fixed taxes on physical silver, such as commercial taxes and the like, were subject to a certain amount of fire consumption. In Tan Weixin's system, when gold and silver coins can be passed, the additional tax that is hidden on the merchant will disappear. Although taking into account the use and regulations of the local government for this part of the hidden income, Tan Weixin still formulated a series of provisions for vertical management and transparent management of taxes, and formulated a systematic monitoring and statistical system.

In the excerpt, Tan Weixin's exposition of the country's central bank and the country's financial management power fully takes into account the characteristics of this era, and is not too beyond common sense, but outlines a rather grand prospect.

Was such an excerpt vetoed? That means that after a long period of research and hard work, Tan Weixin spent almost a year writing and perfecting the plan, and it is estimated that there will be no chance to enter the court again, be recognized, and be implemented for a long time. What a blow this is for Tan Weixin, who is in poor health. She had always thought that her body would not allow her to have much of the time and energy to do such things as many times as she could.

"Why?" Ye Tao also doubted that what kind of situation would allow the court to veto such a plan that could see the prospects and blueprints of such a person who obviously had some ideas?

"A lot of reasons...... What's more nonsense is that the old masters who didn't understand this excerpt at all screamed there. Some people say that Dongping does not have the conditions to implement the monetary reform, some say that there are no suitable candidates to implement such a plan, and some are worried that my body will not be able to withstand such complicated work, and that if it stops in the middle of the process, the impact will be too great. The more reliable one is that I can implement such a plan, but Dongping has no follow-up talent reserves, and once I am 'killed', this system will become a hotbed for smart people with ulterior motives to make money and cause trouble to the country...... Anyway, a lot. Tan Weixin shrugged her shoulders and said helplessly.

"So, what are you going to do now?" Ye Tao asked. He felt that Tan Weixin was not a person who gave up so easily.

"What should I do?" Tan Weixin teased: "What should I do? You don't want to think about how old I am? Naturally, I consciously took over the affairs of the Inner Mansion gradually, separated my property from the Inner Mansion clearly, and then waited for my father to arrange for me to marry. I'm eighteen years old, and if I don't get married, there will be a problem. ”

Ye Tao was stunned. He has been waiting for this day for a long time, and he has been thinking about the way to propose marriage for a long time, but it seems that this occasion is a bit too hasty, right?