"Let's go, don't buy it. Just send ten and a half taels. Shang Wen took Yingyu and said.

"You're not sick." Yingyu asked.

"Nope. It's a vice. I'm about to order a ban. and a series of legal provisions. Let's go. Shang Wen said.

"But I haven't chosen a gift yet." Yingyu shouted.

"Send a greeting card." Shang Wen replied.

"Greeting cards? What's that? Yingyu asked.

"Let's go." Shang Wen pulled Yingyu and rushed back.

The two of them had just entered the door in a hurry. Shang Wen saw a valuable gift on a coffee table.

"Look, I said the giver will be there soon." Yingyu said.

"Guards, send them all back. Leave not a single one. Shang Wen ordered.

"Hey, wait. I'll see what's good. Yingyu said that she was going to take a look.

"Don't look at it. Hurry up and send it away. Shang Wen waved. He was very averse to gift-giving. This so-called etiquette is a vice. Slowly, you will grow. In fact, the Qin State Shang Ying's reform law has changed the custom once, but that custom did not involve here. And the conditions at that time could not be addressed. Shang Wen's reforms were mainly in the economic field. The economic development of the Qin state has greatly exceeded the scale of the Shang Dynasty during the reform of the law. Every family has money. Therefore, in terms of gift-giving, it is suddenly much more generous than before. The simplicity and frugality of the Qin people quietly changed with the sudden expansion of the economic level. This cannot be said that the economy is not good. It's that it's developing too fast.

Shang Wen immediately made a phone call to King Qin. In the process of connecting the phone, Shang Wen wrote a note and asked him to find Meng Yi. He was going to find the media to publicize the matter. The impact of this matter is too bad.

"My greeting card?" Yingyu is still thinking about her greeting card.

Shang Wen gestured to prepare for her to do it. The call went through.

"Hey. Is it Mr. Qin? King Qin asked on the phone. Feed. It is used as a special language for calls in the King of Qin.

"Yes, Your Majesty. It is so, Your Majesty. I went out on the street today and noticed something very bad. Shang Wen's voice was a little anxious.

"Don't be in a hurry, sir." King Qin heard that Shang Wen's voice was a little anxious. He comforted.

"Your Majesty, when the Chinese New Year in the Qin State is celebrated, the trend of people giving gifts to each other must be controlled. Otherwise, if the wind is not controlled, the consequences will be serious. Shang Wen said simply.

"Why is that?" King Qin thought it was nothing.

"Gifts must be given in a courteous way. There's nothing wrong with that. But if you look at the preciousness of the gift as a kind of respect. In particular, there is a trend of gift-giving among officials. They often come with the most expensive gifts. I've got a lot of them. I just quit. This has the potential to turn into bribes between officials. As a result, the decree was not implemented. This is a great harm to my Qin State. Especially the style of those bureaucrats. The harm done to us is hard to put into words. Shang Wen said excitedly.

"Yes." King Qin nodded on the other end. If it weren't for Shangwen's reminder. I'm afraid that King Qin hasn't noticed this problem yet.

"What do you mean, sir?" The king of Qin asked Shang Wen for his opinion and how to deal with it.

"It is clearly stipulated that the value of gifts given by the people and officials cannot exceed ten and a half taels. Violators should be punished heavily, as should some heavy penalties should be imposed for some gifts of equity dividends. It's best to change holiday gifts to ordinary greeting cards, etc. Shang Wen said.

"Greeting cards?" King Qin, like Yingyu, became interested in greeting cards.

"It's a kind of card. You can do it yourself. Such sincerity is the most precious. In this way, you can express your affection for your elders. Shang Wen said on the phone. And Yingyu stomped her feet in a hurry. Because Shang Wen told what Yingyu planned to do.

"Okay, just do what Mr. said." King Qin said on the phone.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to appeal to the people in the newspapers to do so. Let them get back to the unpretentious atmosphere of the festival. Shang Wen continued.

"Good. The widow promised sir. That's right. Sir, on the evening of the thirtieth day, the widow will drink with the gentleman in anticipation of the beginning of the year. King Qin said happily. Actually, this is an invitation to Shangwen to a dinner party. According to the custom, whenever there was a major festival in the Qin State, the King of Qin would hold a banquet in order to bring the relationship between the monarch and the ministers closer.

"Well, I'm afraid it won't work." Shang Wen thought about it and refused. Yingyu on the side was stunned. She didn't understand why Shang Wen was doing this.

"Oh. Why? King Qin was also very surprised. For the invitation he sent, he directly refused.

"Your Majesty, the current scale of the Qin State is extremely large. We're having a holiday, but this country can't stop functioning because of a holiday. Our soldiers at the frontier are guarding our frontier. Some of our workers are working overtime to produce. In some important positions, some people are still sticking to their posts. As the prime minister of Daqin, he should lead by example, even on important festivals, he must be on duty in person. Stick to your own responsibility for Daqin. Shang Wen said calmly. This is what Shang Wen just thought. But it wasn't Shang Wen's intention to walk the catwalk. It's a responsibility to stick to. In some important positions, there must be people who stand up to their responsibilities. The consequences of irresponsibility are very serious. Shang Wen felt that he was the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials. There is an obligation to do so.

"Sir, righteousness. The widow is very lucky, and the Great Qin is very lucky. King Qin said in a heavy tone. Then King Qin hung up the phone after talking a few words.

The reporter Shang Wen ordered was also here. Shang Wen should immediately make some important speeches. Time waits for no one.

Yingyu took a look. I felt very aggrieved in my heart. "I've fallen for this guy again. This guy is busy to death. ”

Then Shang Wen at the press conference. First of all, I would like to congratulate all the people on the major festival of the Qin State. This is the first time that the prime minister of Qin has congratulated the people.

Subsequently, Shang Wen urgently issued an order issued by the Prime Minister's Office, requiring that the value of the gift should not exceed ten and a half taels from the date of issuance of the order. And try to ask people to use homemade greeting cards instead of traditional gifts. The reporter was puzzled by this. Shang Wen could only slowly explain the reason.

Reporters are also slowly understanding the prime minister's approach. It's easy for journalists, though, to draw inferences. They began to look at other officials, for example, for failures in certain positions, or other mistakes. This gives journalists something else to do. The media's role of oversight is being channeled by Shang Wen. Because very few journalists have paid attention to this aspect before. Their minds are still focused on the anecdotes. There is a great deal of neglect of the affairs of officials.