Leng Yi hurriedly smiled: "Brother, don't worry, my mouth is locked." ”

Wang Jien nodded: "Well, after the official family ascended the throne, he always wanted to make a big move, and he wanted to use troops to the north, attack the Northern Han and Liao, and expand the territory." At the same time, we want to vigorously develop agriculture. However, iron tools are now in short supply, and a large amount of iron is used to cast iron coins. That's a staggering amount. Beginning this year, the government plans to mint a large number of copper coins in exchange for iron coins on the market, which will be used to cast them into iron plows and other agricultural tools, and distribute them to those displaced people to cultivate the ownerless wasteland. If there is a surplus, they will forge weapons and expand their armaments. ”

Leng Yi didn't care about this, and when he heard what he said, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and said, "How are the officials going to acquire the law?" ”

"According to the current exchange, it is generally 100 wen for 100 wen. However, in order to encourage everyone to exchange iron coins for copper coins, the method of exchanging 100 and 5 copper coins for 100 iron coins was adopted. However, the quality of iron in Bazhou is generally very good, so the purchase price is estimated to reach 110 copper coins for 100 iron coins! Do you understand? ”

Leng Yi's heart moved, this is a good opportunity to make a fortune, and now the exchange of silver and iron money is the same as copper money, it is one or two silver for a thousand Wen. If you exchange all the gold and silver in your hand for iron money before the exchange, you can earn 10% of the money at that time! I still have more than 400 taels of gold left in my hand, that is, 4 million Wen, and by replacing it, it can become 4.1 million Wen! Net profit of 100,000 Wen!

Of course, this money is not too much, and it is possible to find ways to make more money. Leng Yi already had an idea in his heart. At the moment, he arched his hand and said: "I don't know when it will be implemented?" ”

"In less than half a month, it will definitely be implemented!"

"Great! Thank you brother for your advice, I made money, and I will definitely not forget my brother. ”

Wang Jien smiled knowingly: "Let's work together, it's still easy to make money." ”

Leng Yi said again: "The younger brother has another idea, I want to ask my brother to report to the official's family." ”

"Say something, our brothers don't have to be polite."

"That's right, our Bazhou is very badly affected, you must have seen it all the way into the city, you can go to the city tomorrow to look around and deepen your impression. Many shops have closed their doors and been transferred. If there is a disaster, business will definitely not be good. I want to ask my brother to ask the official family, can he also exempt Bazhou from business taxes for three years? ”

"You don't have many businesses in Bazhou, right?"

"It is precisely because there are not many that the exemption from taxes can make the people more grateful. Moreover, after the business of merchants resumes, the whole situation in Bazhou can prosper, with this good policy, ah no, good treatment, can attract more businesses to do business in Bazhou, in order to make Bazhou prosperous. As long as there are more businesses, after three years, the imperial court can quickly make up for the taxes exempted for these three years. ”

Wang Jien nodded: "That's right, okay, I'll talk to the official family when I go back, I don't think it's a big problem." The officials will agree. ”

Leng Yi thought for a while, and then said: "The grain for disaster relief this year, plus our own grain in Bazhou, is estimated to last only about half a year, and the flood in Bazhou has washed away most of the rice fields, and this year there is almost no harvest." Therefore, this famine will last for more than a year, and at the beginning of spring next year, the whole state will run out of food. At that time, can you ask the government to allocate more food for disaster relief? ”

Wang Jien shook his head and said, "This is absolutely impossible, I can explain it to you." This time, except for Bazhou, there are no other states and counties. That's for the sake of you finding the heirloom jade seal, and the official family will give you a face. The reason is very simple, the imperial court is ready to attack the Northern Han and the Great Liao. The Northern Han Dynasty is small, the most important thing is the Great Liao, and we must do our best to deal with it. Therefore, the officials are now collecting military rations everywhere and making every effort to ensure military supplies, and it is impossible to draw out food for disaster relief, so you can only solve it by yourself. ”

Leng Yi nodded and said, "I understand." ”

Wang Jien said: "The attack on Daliao is a major national event, and it is the first battle after the official family succeeds to the throne, and it can only be won and not defeated. You must not add chaos to the official family at this time. This is a little piece of advice from my brother. ”

"Yes, thank you brother for the reminder."

Wang Jien said a few more gossips, then got up and left.

Seeing Wang Jien away, Leng Yi returned home, only to see Zhuo Qiaoniang in the house looking at the box of gold, silver and jewelry given to her by Queen Kaibao in a daze.

Leng Yi said: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was in a trance, startled by this, quickly got up, helped Leng Yi to sit down on the soft collapse, sat next to him beside him, and said, "Official, why does the queen give me these jewels?" ”

Leng Yi smiled: "You can take it if you give it to you, you don't need to ask so much." ”

"However, I don't feel solid in my heart."

"What's not to do." Leng Yi said, "Okay, let me tell you, because the official I helped Empress Kaibao do a good job, and her old man was very satisfied, so she rewarded it, and the emperor rewarded me, and the queen naturally rewarded you, right?" ”

"That's right." Zhuo Qiaoniang finally showed a smile on her face.

Leng Yi said that Empress Kaibao was very satisfied, but in fact, she was pulled by Empress Kaibao, but the jade seal she found was not given to her, but was given to the emperor, she didn't know what to think in her heart, and she didn't know what the intention was to reward her wife this time.

After Leng Yi learned that Empress Kaibao rewarded his wife Zhuo Qiaoniang, he had been thinking about this matter in his heart. According to the inside story that is known now, according to the agreement of the legendary Jinkui Alliance, the throne will be passed to Zhao Tingmei through Zhao Guangyi and then passed back to Zhao Dezhao, the son of Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was also preparing to give the jade seal to his son Zhao Dezhao when he died in the future, and repeatedly declared that the emperor who did not have the jade seal of the country could not pass the throne to his children and grandchildren, otherwise he would curse the emperor. From this point of view, this heirloom jade seal has become an important guarantee for Zhao Dezhao to regain the throne.

Zhao Dezhao is the son of Empress Kaibao, and Empress Kaibao naturally has to think about her son. She sent her personal guards, Sister Cheng Luojie, to search for the stolen jade seal and the Golden Covenant, in order to ensure that the throne could be passed back to her son. However, now that the jade seal has been given to the emperor, her son's possible surname to take back the throne has been greatly discounted, it stands to reason that she should be dissatisfied with what she did, but she was generously rewarded, what does this mean?

Could it be that she knew that it was impossible for Zhao Guangyi to pass on the throne to her son, so she broke off her mind, so she was putting on a show to show the current emperor Zhao Guangyi?

No matter how smart Leng Yi was, he couldn't imagine what was going on in the palace thousands of miles away.

After Zhuo Qiaoniang heard Leng Yi say this, she opened the brocade box with confidence, and saw that the box was full of jewelry, shining brightly, and the room was much brighter.

How could Zhuo Qiaoniang ever see so many exquisite jewelry? Carefully picked up a pearl necklace and compared it around the neck. The maid and grass spike hurriedly brought the bronze mirror to her to see.

Zhuo Qiaoniang took off the red coral necklace around her neck, put the pearl necklace on, looked left and right in front of the bronze mirror, and said to Leng Yi with a red face: "Official, is it good-looking?" ”

Leng Yi turned his gaze away from the red coral necklace given by Zhuoma, and said with a smile: "It's very beautiful, my lady looks like a moon, wearing this chain, it's like a fairy descending to earth!" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang took off the necklace, put it back in the box, and still wore the red coral necklace around her neck.

Leng Yi was a little surprised, and said, "Why don't you wear that?" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang smiled and said, "I think the officials prefer this string." Anyway, the necklace is also worn for the official to see. ”

Leng Yi was a little embarrassed, as if she had seen through her thoughts, and disguised herself to choose a gold bracelet inlaid with red and green jewelry from the brocade box, put it on Zhuo Qiaoniang, and said, "You have a bracelet missing from your hand, this is just right, it matches the necklace around your neck." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang picked up her hand, looked left and right, and looked at the necklace around her neck in the bronze mirror, and said happily: "It's really a good match." Thank you, officer! ”

Leng Yi said to Caosui: "Your sins have been forgiven, and you will be free in the future, and you don't need to be a maid with me." Where do you want to go? I'll arrange to send you there. ”

Cao Sui lifted his robe and knelt down, and said: "Master, the life of the slave and maid is rewarded by the master and grandmother, if it weren't for the master and grandmother, the slave and maid would have died long ago." The slave and maid regarded the master and grandmother as their own father and mother in their hearts, and implored the grandmother to let the slave and grandmother follow and serve by the grandmother's side for the rest of their lives. As he spoke, he kowtowed again and again.

Zhuo Qiaoniang hurriedly helped her up, and turned her face to look at Leng Yi: "Official, what do you think of this ......?" ”

Leng Yi also felt that Caosui was smart and clever, and he was a little reluctant to let her go, thought about it, and said: "Otherwise, the slave will definitely not be able to be a slave anymore, you have Queen Kaibao's hosta, who dares to call you a slave?" Don't want to die? ”

Cao Sui and Zhuo Qiaoniang both burst out laughing.

Leng Yi said again: "Since you are willing to stay, it's okay, then think of me as my mother's sister-in-law, and I am your brother-in-law, how about this?" ”

"Slaves don't dare!" Caosui was about to kneel again, but was stopped by Zhuo Qiaoniang. Zhuo Qiaoniang said: "The official has a good idea! We recognize sisters, and it's also a fate for us to be together, what do you think? ”

Caosui gratefully took Zhuo Qiaoniang's hand and said, "The slave really doesn't dare to climb high......"

"What kind of high climbing," Leng Yi said, "If you don't agree to this, then we won't dare to keep you." ”

Cao Sui nodded with tears in her eyes: "That's good, little sister, thank you sister, brother-in-law!" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang happily pulled her, and the two knelt down in front of the incense case, kowtowed and worshiped their sisters.

Leng Yi was very happy and said, "Okay, you sisters have a good talk, I'm going to the study to deal with some urgent business, I won't come out, don't disturb me." ”

"Okay!" Zhuo Qiaoniang and Cao Sui nodded in agreement.

Leng Yi returned to his study, changed his outfit, put on a human skin mask, climbed over the wall and left the house, and went straight to Xinghuang Restaurant.

(To be continued)