Chapter 363: Power has been obtained under this pretext

After Zhang Xiaobao's words were finished, everyone stopped asking, and the meal hadn't been eaten yet, Li Longji nodded slightly.

Other people also eat the same, otherwise when the emperor finishes eating, the meal will be finished, and the emperor can't wait for himself to eat.

Xiaobei and a group of little guys don't participate in the affairs of adults, they are trying to eat when others are talking, at this time they are full, and they go to play elsewhere, and when they have played, they have to go back to do their homework, consolidate what they learned in the morning, and listen to the story tomorrow to be able to keep up with the rhythm.

If everyone doesn't speak, it doesn't mean that they don't want to think about this matter in their hearts, Old Man Bi has been with the Zhang and Wang families for the longest time, and he has more contact with things than others.

He always felt that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had worked hard to make a plan, it had been so long, and they didn't dare to open the money bank everywhere right away, it would definitely not be as simple as replacing silk and copper coins.

Although this new currency is indeed a great thing, it depends on who came up with it, and now there is also flying money used in big transactions, all relying on the reputation of the businessmen, if it is just like this, Zhang Xiaobao is not Zhang Xiaobao.

Could it be that this currency has a bigger role? Can you be more helpful to Datang? Old man Bi took a few bites, thinking as he chewed.

The old man Yao next to him also said that he was also trying to think about this problem, what is the difference between this currency and the previous copper coins and silks.

It looks the same, it's just a substitute, so that the loss of the silk itself disappears, but I always feel that something is wrong.

The meal was eaten in such an atmosphere, and just after someone had put away his things and replaced them with tea, Zhang Shuo was not busy returning to his cabin to deal with official business, but asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan:

"Xiaobao, juanjuan, paper money instead of copper coins and silk, are there other benefits you haven't said? In that case, the copper coin can be depreciated without being replaced, so that others will not counterfeit it when they see that there is no profit. ”

Zhang Shuo's eyes were fixed on Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan when he asked, afraid that if the two of them didn't answer, who would let themselves have a conflict with the two people.

Zhang Xiaobao has not been careful to see this extent, political conflicts, as long as they do not affect people's livelihood and are not direct attacks on people, it is a common thing, and it is not so good for a country to have only one voice, and it is easy to have problems.

Hearing Zhang Shuo's question, and seeing the people around him look over, Zhang Xiaobao looked at everyone once, and signaled to the godfather, Gao Lishi hurriedly pushed the palace maid, the eunuch and the protective guards aside.

Seeing Zhang Xiaobao so cautious, Li Longji and the others couldn't help but get nervous, what kind of danger did Zhang Xiaobao not even tolerate a palace maid and eunuch.

After a careful look at everyone and feeling that it was okay, Zhang Xiaobao said: "Lord Zhang asked well, this matter is not just a matter of replacement, the first is to make copper and silk from currency to resources needed in life, and the value of silk will be reduced."

In this way, the people will be able to have more clothes to wear and more utensils to use to meet the material needs of the people of the Tang Dynasty, which is a very important thing, can Master Zhang admit it? ”

Zhang Shuo nodded in agreement.

Zhang Xiaobao then taught everyone that "in fact, it is to let the people get used to using paper money, of course, if the small amount of paper money is easy to be damaged because of circulation, and when the steam press is made, it can be stamped with iron, so as to reduce currency recycling."

Just like the silk, worn to a certain extent, the court will also use the tax to recycle it, no longer release it, stamping out of the money, if there is no stamping machine, only handmade, very laborious, a day can make fake money, than a craftsman often work to earn less, so that no one will be idle and have nothing to do to fake play.

The advantage of getting used to using paper money, one is that it is easy to carry, and the other is that it is also very convenient to deposit and withdraw in the bank, so that the people are willing to use currency to buy various items, rather than exchanging things for things, and the court has saved a lot of things in tax management. ”

"Yes." Zhang said and nodded to admit that indeed, if all transactions were made with the same kind of banknotes, tax administration would be easy, after all, when buying and selling, someone used two catties of eggs to buy salt from merchants, and the imperial court had to collect a few eggs as taxes.

If you don't collect it, you can only collect the merchant's money, a merchant who sells salt not only needs to sell salt, but also needs to sell other things, now it is like this, it is really messy, and the price of eggs is not the same all the time, today two eggs for a penny, tomorrow it may be five eggs for two pennies.

As a result, local tax revenues are also very unstable, and it is difficult to control them if there are more or less.

Others also agreed, and Zhang Jiuling asked beside him at this time: "Is there anything else besides this, if this matter is feasible, Xiaobao, you have made a great contribution." ”

"Then we have to talk about the bank, paper money appeared, the transaction is convenient, but there is still to have a corresponding institution to help preserve, such as trading, you need 10,000 yuan, then a banknote is the largest is 100 yuan, it is easy to lose, then you can save it and store it in the bank.

In the early stage, the money bank continued to keep silk and copper coins, and was responsible for the exchange of gold and silver, and so on, not only that, but also charged a certain amount of money as a storage fee in the early stage, and waited for the banknotes to come out, so that there was no need to charge any storage fees, and when they were deposited, they were also 100 yuan. ”

This time it was not Zhang Xiaobao who spoke, but Wang Juan, telling everyone what she and Zhang Xiaobao had discussed.

After listening to this, everyone can't ask right away, it needs a process of understanding, and after thinking about it for a while, no matter how much they think about it, they can't figure out why Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan don't charge any fees for opening a bank, is it just doing good deeds?

Nowadays, there are also places dedicated to exchanging copper coins, but a sum of money must be collected at the time of exchange.

With such doubts, Yu Wenrong, who also came over, asked questions.

"If you do as you say, won't you lose money? Even pawnshops have to keep prices down. ”

"Now the place is specifically responsible for exchanging, in fact, even if they don't charge any money, they don't lose, because they take out part of the money to do other transactions, which is to borrow other people's money to do business, they just need to worry about not losing, there is a very general calculation method here.

After the deposit and withdrawal are stable, then there will be a part of the money that will never be withdrawn, unless there is a currency crisis and someone runs on it, then this part of the money will be used by the bank, and the bank can directly take it out for trading, or it can be lent to others with interest.

This is what we are going to talk about later, in the future, the person who saves the money not only does not have to spend any storage fees, but also gets the bank's profit, but this interest is much less than the money lent out, because the bank needs to bear the risk when it is lent out. ”

Zhang Xiaobao said the benefits of the bank.

The eyes of the people around him widened and their mouths were slightly open.

"Doesn't that mean that you have opened a bank, and a lot of money will be yours?" Yu Wenrong asked again.

"That's right, that's naturally the case, otherwise whoever opens a bank, this is a self-interest, it's a big deal to set up a state-owned bank, and the court will also make some money, and there are things that are beneficial to Datang, which can affect the value of Datang's goods by adjusting reserves and interest rates.

For example, if my reserve fund is only 40%, and I have 2 million guan, then I can lend out 1.2 million guan this year, so some of the 1.2 million guan money is used for investment, and some is used to buy things, so Datang will have 1.2 million more guan all of a sudden.

The value of things will inevitably rise, if 1.2 million guan feels that it will have little impact on the entire Datang, what about 12 million guan? In this way, prices rise and can be regulated, so how can prices come down, one is to increase the interest on loans, so that people can borrow less, but this also has disadvantages, it may not really be able to bring prices down, one is less profitable for the bank, and the other is that the borrower will pass this part on to the commodity, or let the price of the commodity rise.

Therefore, at this time, the interest rate on deposits should be increased accordingly, otherwise, inflation will be too fast, and the currency in circulation will be worthless. ”

Wang Juan explained a little more.

The crowd, as before, was silent again.

This time, it was Li Longji who asked in person: "Looking at it this way, the person who saves money will have more money in the end, and the person who borrows will let the money bank have more money, but in fact, the copper money and silk that should have been used as currency do not exist, doesn't it mean that the money is becoming less and less valuable and still inflated." ”

Zhang Xiaobao nodded, "Your Majesty Shengming, it is true, but this expansion is the expansion of the entire Tang Dynasty, no one has lost anything, and it has also accelerated the development of the economy, and the value created is definitely more cost-effective than the danger after the expansion of the currency, if nothing is wrong, it is the same as a whole." ”

Li Longji nodded, thinking that this is indeed the case.

Zhang Xiaobao continued: "Another big benefit is the issuance of treasury bonds, that is, borrowing money from the people, and the interest rate given at that time is higher than that of regular deposits, and the state will have money to do other things, and when the time comes, say three years, or five years, the money will be returned to the people, plus interest." ”

"So what if the state loses when it uses this money to do things? For example, in terms of infrastructure, there is nothing to be profitable. Li Longji kept up with the rhythm a little.

"Infrastructure construction will never be compensated, in the direct loss of money, there will be compensation in taxes, as for if the investment is lost, it doesn't matter, borrow again, use the borrowed money to return to the people, continue to raise the interest, as long as it is higher than the bank deposit interest, the people are willing to lend money.

Your Majesty, as you said just now, money is always inflated, and if it is borrowed, the money in the hands of the people may not be as valuable as it was in the end.

If it is just this development, maybe some people will feel that they have always owed people money, and one day something will happen, which is why Juan Juan and I want so many craftsmen, we can make better use of resources, and now we can produce four stones of grain per mu, and with continuous research, we may produce ten stones per mu.

This will inevitably lead to the depreciation of grain, as long as technology can keep up, then the depreciation of money is actually the depreciation of goods, and the final result is balance, that is, by increasing productivity, the depreciation of the currency is offset by the depreciation of the number of goods. ”

Zhang Xiaobao had to say more, although it was not easy to understand.

Continuing to be silent in a cycle, waiting for the tea to be changed again, Zhang Shuo figured it out and said: "That is to say, as long as it is a non-physical currency, it must face depreciation, and if you want nothing to happen, you have to work hard to develop the productivity you said, so as to increase the yield of the land and make better things."

But one day it will reach a certain level, right? For example, if the coal is dug up, the fierce fire oil is gone, and all kinds of mines are dug up, what will happen to our children and grandchildren? ”

"When that day comes, there will naturally be more ways, we don't have it here, there may be on the moon, on the stars, oh, the stars are not good, let's talk about the immediate first, we can pick less of our own, and go to other countries, such as Xinyuan Island, such as Japan, such as Silla."

Zhang Xiaobao felt that Zhang Shuo still couldn't do it in this regard, because Zhang Shuo couldn't imagine that one day people could casually run to the moon, waiting for the resources to be consumed again, the technology would be more advanced, and they could expand externally, not to mention that no matter what resources, they were balanced in the process of consumption.

In other words, there are no non-renewable resources at all, and the so-called non-renewable is because the technology has not yet reached that level, otherwise, think about the black hole created after the explosion of the star, why everything can only exist in the form of mass when it arrives, that means that any material can be transformed into each other.

Black holes can also produce new stars, and this is the process of exchange, and it is believed that the technology will reach that day.

At this point, everyone felt that there was nothing to ask, so they could only wait to see Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan open the money village and see if it was what they said.

Li Yu also proposed to go to Changning County in a timely manner.

Li Longji really wants to see what Changning County has become now, if Li Yu didn't say that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan gave the idea to do things over there, Li Longji really wouldn't go.

But as long as it comes to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, Li Longji can't help it, he just wants to see it with his own eyes and see if Changning County has really become prosperous, if that's the case, it means that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan have to be protected.

Because the existence of the two of them is more valuable than hundreds of officials, a casual move can make a place prosperous, what else is there to worry about in Datang, not to mention that Wang Juan can still fight.

Li Longji dispatched, the person to protect it naturally could not be Li Yu's manpower, Jin Wuwei needed to follow, and there were other guards who could not be missing, in order to protect Li Longji, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also transferred thirty people from Team Zero.

The two of them were even more armed to accompany Li Longji, and those who didn't know thought that Li Longji was close to the two of them, because no matter how much older the two of them were than children of the same age, they still couldn't let people see their mature appearance, no matter how they looked at them, they were children, and the yellow hair on Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's mouths was still there.

Who would have thought that such two children would have very strong combat effectiveness, not only when they cooperate, they could compete with a personal guard of Li Longji, but they could also command.

Li Longji also thinks so, two children by his side can paralyze people.

Old man Bi and the three of them also have to go with them, they are responsible for taking care of Xiaobei and his group, and there are also many guards.

When Li Longji got off the boat, the officials here thought that he was going to the state capital, and they were happy and worried, happy that the emperor must be very good, he could improve his reputation, and he could also let the emperor see himself and others.

What worries me is that I haven't made any preparations, in case something goes wrong, let alone being praised by the emperor, it's hard to say whether my head can stay stable on my neck.

But the result disappointed them, and they were a little glad that the emperor did not plan to go to Linfen, but to go to Changning County next to it.

The procession departed in a mighty manner, and the people who were engaged in trading looked at it with curiosity, and some of the merchants who came to take advantage of the lack of taxation and wanted to take advantage of it, saw the flag of the fleet, and immediately knew who was coming, nervous and excited, and showed their erudition to the people who were curious to see the fleet, and told them that they had traveled to the Holy Heaven today.

After knowing this, the people were stupid, the emperor traveled, it should have cleared the people around him early, why is the business still doing on his side, and the emperor is coming, aren't you afraid of danger?

When they thought of this, the people suddenly felt a kind of emotion, the emperor did not have a clear person, which shows that the emperor believes in the people here, believes in himself and others.

How did Li Longji know that if he asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to arrange a trip, he would receive such a popular heart, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan deliberately, at this time, there were no missiles, let alone sniper rifles, who could hurt the people on the boat, it was better to let the people know how much the emperor trusted them.

If it had been someone else, it would have been cleaned up a long time ago.

Li Yu deliberately prepared a car for Li Longji that he thought was very luxurious, but Li Longji didn't get into his car at all, but got into the car prepared by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, so that the car was comfortable.

In order to let Li Longji gain more sincere people's hearts, Zhang Xiaobao removed the canopy and turned it into an open canopy, so that Li Longji could easily see the scenery outside, and the people outside could faintly know where the emperor was.

Of course, there are a lot of plainclothes people who have entered the crowd, especially those who don't look like the people of Datang, the people of Datang are still very loyal, and no one wants to kill Li Longji.

Li Yu was sweating profusely, always worried that some danger would suddenly appear, so he followed Li Longji's side, approached Zhang Xiaobao, and said, "Xiaobao, are you trying to kill me?" What should I do if my uncle is frightened? ”

"How can you be frightened? What's more, even if there is really an emergency, Your Majesty will not be frightened, what kind of person is Your Majesty, the emperor who governs the country and goes to Ma Anbang. ”

Zhang Xiaobao said in a small voice.

When Li Longji heard it, he was very happy, smiled, and said to Li Yu: "Yu'er, don't be afraid, even if something really happens, it has nothing to do with you, not to mention that I also have Xiaobao and Juan Juan by my side who go to Ma Anbang and go down to Ma to govern the country, you see, the people, how stable." ”

Li Longji was still holding a telescope in his hand, and when he looked around, none of the people came forward.

I don't know who took the lead, shouted Long live the emperor, and knelt there, and the people shouted to kneel down, so that Li Longji's heart was more comfortable, and he waved to the people around him, even if people couldn't see it.

The speed of the team is not fast, and it is estimated that it will be dark when it arrives in Changning County, and Li Yu is worried all the way.

The first three of them led Xiaobei and them, and told Xiaobei and others about this side from time to time.

While walking, Zhang Shuo came over and said to Old Man Bi: "Master Bi, I'll think about what happened to Xiaobao about Qianzhuang later?" ”

"Oh? What else to say? Isn't it already asked? Old man Bi wondered.

"No, I suddenly thought of one thing again, that is, many of the surrounding countries use our money, if the money bank is opened, new paper money comes out, if other countries change a lot, and then suddenly come to buy our things, our prices will suddenly increase.

When prices rise, money naturally depreciates, so what can we do? Don't you sell things to others, such as Tibet, they use their things to exchange our money first, and then let people release the news that our money is worthless, and we still use copper coins, and we are trying to collect copper.

Then use copper to make our Kaiyuan Tongbao, exchange for a large number of paper money, and continue to buy things with paper money, isn't it a mess, now it is estimated that many people can think of this method, blame Zhang Xiaobao, make games and make games, and teach others other skills. ”

Zhang Shuo said nervously, the complaint in his words was very obvious, he originally wanted to tell Li Longji, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were over there, so he found Old Man Bi and wanted to tell the emperor about the matter through Old Man Bi's mouth.

Old man Bi listened to what Zhang said, and also looked at his expression, and when he finished speaking, he said: "This is also what you said, I will ask Your Majesty to mention it in a while, but I don't think there is any need to worry, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan will deal with such a thing." ”

How could Old Man Bi not know what Zhang Shuo was thinking, but he still agreed, after all, he couldn't figure out what to do in such a situation.

After the team left Linfen County and really entered Changning County, the scenery that Li Longji saw immediately changed, and the most intuitive thing was that a wide road stretched forward, nodded his head, and asked Li Yu:

"But to pick me up, you specially cultivated?"

"No, this road is either going to be repaired, but if you come over, I will repair it first, here can be the same as Linfen County, and there is a Fenshui River over there, which is convenient for transportation."

Li Yu replied very honestly.

Li Longji knew that it was actually because of himself, but after all, this road was a matter of repairing first and then repairing, so he asked, "But did it disrupt your layout in Changning County?" ”

"No, it's not disrupted at all, and when you move forward, you'll know that there will be a willow bamboo processing workshop here, and things from Linfen County can be processed faster, and there will be one more place for people who can't find odd jobs in Linfen."

Li Yu continued to reply.

"That's fine, since Xiaobao has given you an idea, you have to do things safely according to that method." Li Longji said with satisfaction.

"Yes, my nephew will do a good job." Li Yu responded respectfully.

Old man Bi also came over at this moment and told Li Longji what Zhang said just now.

Li Longji turned his head to look at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

Zhang Xiaobao sighed, he wanted to rest, but now there is a problem again.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and Wang Juan have already considered this matter, and they are afraid that they will not use our money, and it will be better to use it, and when the time comes, we will stipulate that only our money can buy our things, and if our things are better than theirs, they will transport their goods here to sell.

Even when they have no money, we can sell them treasury bonds, let them exchange resources for it, and use it in the form of land lease, but my Datang coins must be popular in the surrounding countries.

Let them not use money from other places except for the money of the Tang Dynasty, and they don't even have money in their own country, if the money of one country is controlled by another country, what do you say will be the consequences, Your Majesty? ”

Zhang Xiaobao really can't understand, don't people at this time still have any insight in this regard?

"Understand, the consequence is that two countries use the same money, and if we don't give them money, they will have trouble in their daily lives." This time it was not Li Longji who spoke, but Li Yu.

Wang Juan also spoke: "Why don't you give them money? It's our side that prints out a lot of money to buy things from them, buys all their things, and then we sell things to them at a high price, do you understand now? Especially in terms of national debt.

As long as the productive forces on our side develop faster than theirs, then our ability to withstand financial fluctuations will be stronger, and even if the value depreciates at the same time, then the losses of their countries will be greater, and the more they buy our national bonds, the more they will lose, and when the time comes, we will sell to them at a high price what we have produced with good technology, and this is a kind of plunder. ”

Li Yu nodded as if he didn't understand, pondered for a moment, and asked again: "Then what if they also have their own money?" Are we going to exchange money with them? ”

"Of course, there must be an exchange." Zhang Xiaobao said.

"Then what if they print money at will?" Li Yu asked again.

"That is, they used to exchange five copper coins for our money for one copper coin, and they printed more than ten copper coins, in exchange for our money for one copper coin, can you understand this? If they really dare to do that, then they will be finished, in fact, even if they can't do that, they will be finished, as long as I and Juan Juan open the money bank, no matter what they do. ”

Zhang Xiaobao is very much looking forward to the arrival of that time, he can give full play to his own skills, no longer need to be restrained and restrained like now, and do not do anything to Datang.

Li Longji also listened, and when he heard Zhang Xiaobao say this, he asked: "Xiaobao, are you saying that once you open a money bank and make paper money or something similar, you will be able to do something to the surrounding countries?" What can it do? ”

Wang Juan replied: "It can make a country completely collapse, let its people have no popular will, and let its army have no morale." ”

"So powerful?" Li Yu was surprised.

"Okay, we must hurry up and open the money bank, I will wait for that day, and then send troops to fight." Li Longji believed Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's words.

Wang Juan said again: "Your Majesty, at that time, it is not that you send troops to fight, but to defend, the other party will definitely fight, this is the way to transfer internal contradictions, war, they don't fight will really be over, there is still a chance to fight, as long as they hold on, it won't take too long, two years, they will be over."

If Xiaobao uses some more means at that time, maybe it won't take two years, but a year to split them, and then there is no need to send troops, and the place can be occupied by economic means. ”

"Yes, when the time comes, you can buy land from them, their people have no land, they will leave their own country and run to other countries, we will send people to rectify it, and they will be the people of Datang in the future." Zhang Xiaobao continued.

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at Zhang Xiaobao, he suddenly felt that it was the first time he knew Zhang Xiaobao, and he had never heard of such a thing.

Old man Bi also wiped his sweat, turned around and went back to talk to Zhang.

As soon as he saw Zhang Shuo who was waiting, Old Man Bi said directly: "Master Zhang is worried, Xiaobao and Juanjuan's skills are not something we can speculate about, and what we are worried about is Xiaobao and Juanjuan's trump card." ”

The team continued to march, and the surrounding scenery was getting better and better, but Li Longji no longer had the heart to enjoy the scenery, and all he thought about was what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan said.

He doesn't want to occupy more land all the time, but Datang has gone through the war in the early stage, and it is impossible to continue fighting, there are not enough people, otherwise he will not recuperate.

However, if you can, as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan said, in the end, you don't need to send troops and can occupy it only through economic means, then why not do it?

The more he thought about it, the more difficult it was for Li Longji to calm down, and when it was getting dark, torches were lit around him, and he couldn't help it anymore and said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan:

"Arrange the matter of the money bank immediately, don't wait for the future, prepare now, you can open it wherever you want, and the craftsman, you can choose whatever you want, you must quickly make the money that cannot be imitated, you two are responsible for this matter, if someone stops it, you two can make your own decision, I just want to hear the result."

Li Longji is really crazy, and no matter how much trouble Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are going to set up, it gives the two of them a lot of power, and the meaning of the words couldn't be clearer.

That is, no matter who wants to take advantage of it and is ready to stop it, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan can kill people first.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan looked at each other, they were waiting for this moment, and finally got the power, but this power is not enough, and more full strength is needed.

So Zhang Xiaobao said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, the matter of money and making money is not so simple, and it requires many aspects to cooperate, and the minister doesn't know who to report to when the time comes." ”

When Li Longji heard that there were still difficulties, he closed his eyes and thought about it, and said: "As long as it is related to the money village and making money, the two of you will do it, even if you need to use the land in a certain place, take it directly and report it to whom?" Naturally, it's Xiang I. ”

"That's it, the minister must have done a good job, five years at most, three years at the least." Zhang Xiaobao, who was authorized, said happily.

Li Longji really wanted to hear Zhang Xiaobao say three or five months, but he also knew how difficult it was, at least he didn't know how to do it now, so he could only wait, but fortunately, he was still young and could afford to wait for three or five years.

After entering the county and seeing countless lanterns and colorful flags, Li Longji put his mind on this trip again.

Let Li Yu take a look around, and talk to the local officials, seeing that it was not early, he didn't continue to let Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan cook, and Li Yu had already arranged food here.

In terms of food, Li Yu wanted to cook more at the beginning, the kind that made people look very hearty, but after contacting Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the two told him not to do that, no more, as long as it is distinctive, the emperor can't eat too much.

Li Yu, who trusted Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, really did what the two of them said, and sure enough, when eating, Li Longji looked at the meal that was not sumptuous, but delicious, and praised Li Yu very much, saying that he knew thrift, no waste, etc.

When night fell, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan no longer had to follow Li Longji around, the two of them returned to their temporary yard here, told Xiaobei and them stories, and then freshened up and lay on the couch.

The two people who haven't slept on the couch for a long time are really a little unaccustomed to it, and they can't sleep for a while.

"Xiaobao, power is coming, what should I do next?" Wang Juan pulled one of Zhang Xiaobao's arms and put it on it and asked.

The window was still open, and there was a crescent moon outside, Zhang Xiaobao looked at the crescent moon with his eyes, and replied: "What else can I do, let the Luzhou side speed up the contact with the surrounding state capitals, and tell them to learn the model of Luzhou for construction, to be fast, you can lend them a little money first, or directly invest by us."

But if we invest, they have to exempt us from taxes for at least two years, and the excuse is naturally to set up a money bank there, and if the local economy does not prosper, how can so many businessmen be willing to go there? If the merchant does not pass, the money bank will be useless.

When the time comes, which official dares to stop it, no matter who he is, all of them have been cleaned up, if you want to open the money all over Datang, you must first open the restaurant all over Datang, and our business must keep up, only in this way can we reduce the impact in the face of large cross-regional withdrawals. ”

"Well, it's okay, then you have to hurry up, it's best to bring other businessmen together, otherwise we can't do that with our financial resources, it would be better if we could pull in the local squire, and if the money is not enough, let them take out a part of the advance first."

Wang Juan then added that both of them understood what the Zhang and Wang families would look like once this thing was done.

Zhang Xiaobao yawned, "Okay, I'll arrange it when I go on the road tomorrow, take Li Xun with me, and other businessmen who cooperate with us, but don't let them meddle in the money village, only restaurants and supermarkets around the country can let them follow." ”

"You're following them today, but you're hearing anything useful?" In another place, Concubine Wu Hui did not accompany Li Longji, Li Longji was too excited and tired today, so he just rested.

Concubine Wu Hui asked the palace maid arranged by Li Longji's side to ask about the daytime, and she would ask every few days, so as to find an opportunity to take revenge on Wang Juan, but she couldn't find any good opportunities.

A few days ago, I heard that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had to collect money for repairing the bridge, and I thought that the opportunity had come, but who knew that after Li Longji personally inquired about this matter, when he came back to rest, he praised Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, saying that the two of them collected money well.

After listening, Concubine Wu Hui understood why the emperor praised the two of them, it was because of that if they did that, the court could still charge an extra amount of money, since they could get more money, it was strange that the emperor was unhappy, not to mention that if they really did it according to this method, it is estimated that Datang can indeed build a lot of bridges and roads.

Then I got another news, that is, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to make that money bank, and they were willing to build a bridge over the Yellow River.

In this regard, Concubine Wu Hui also felt that she could make use of it, because the money village is a place to collect the wealth of the world, she is still relatively smart, and she thought that the money village can take other people's money for her own use, which is better than many people.

Today she heard that Zhang Xiaobao was talking about something during the meal, and drove away the palace maid and the eunuch, and even the guards who personally protected the emperor were not left, so she called a palace maid over, wondering what was going on over there, maybe she could find an opportunity.

The palace maid didn't hear it at all, and when she saw Concubine Wu Hui asking, she shook her head and replied: "Niangniang, the little maid was driven away, and I didn't hear what they said, but the little maid found that after saying the matter, the emperor was very happy, and Lord Zhang and Lord Yuwen were all like this, it should be a good thing, right?" ”

"Good thing? Good things can't work, their good things are not good things for me, find a way to find out, just know the general situation they say, don't need to be too detailed. ”

Concubine Wu Hui also knew that it would be difficult for the palace maid to ask the palace maid to inquire about the detailed situation, if she was not careful when inquiring, it would be easy for people to find out, and it would be over.

Waiting for the palace maid to leave, Concubine Wu Hui, who couldn't let go of the things in her heart, got up and put on a dress, and said to the palace maid beside her: "Go to see Your Majesty with this palace, Your Majesty will definitely not be used to living outside, oh, by the way, let people come out of the kitchen, and this palace will make some food for Your Majesty to send to you, in case Your Majesty is hungry at night, you will have a stutter." ”

The palace maid immediately received the order to arrange it, and she knew that this was the mother who wanted to go to the emperor to find out the news in person.

Soon, Concubine Wu Hui came to Li Longji's resting place with food, and the people outside naturally did not stop her, and walked in all the way, Concubine Wu Hui observed the eyes of the guards to see if she could know anything from them.

Waiting to push open the door and go in, Concubine Wu Hui, who thought that there were only palace maids and eunuchs inside, suddenly saw Gao Lishi guarding next to the couch, and felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and wanted to say a few words, but she was afraid of disturbing the emperor's rest, so she had to nod, came to the front of the couch, and sat opposite Gao Lishi for a night.