On the Golden Luang Palace.

Zhao Lin sat on the throne of the dragon chair, his face gloomy.

He also thought that the treasury bonds issued by the household department would be very popular, and 20 million taels would definitely not be enough, and at least 50 million taels would need to be issued to meet the demand in the market.

But in the end.

But it's miserable.

How could Zhao Lin not be angry?

Above the court, the household department was trembling, walking on thin ice.

The emperor limited him to seven days to complete the matter of the national debt, and now that the seven days have passed, he is still 108,000 miles away from his goal.

If he can't achieve his goal, will His Majesty take off his head?

Judging from Zhao Lin's attitude towards officials in the past, Hubu Shangshu felt that he basically didn't run away.

At this moment, his heart was like ashes.

Tobe Shangshu felt that he was dead.

And above this court, the other five Shangshu also all looked at the Hubu Shangshu with pity.

"Tobe Shangshu. ”

At this time, Zhao Lin's voice broke the silence of the court.

"The minister is here. ”

Hubu Shangshu hurriedly came out of the ranks.

Zhao Lin frowned and asked, "Do you know why the people are reluctant to buy the imperial court's treasury bonds?"

The interest given by the imperial court is not low for the issuance of treasury bonds, which is obviously very cost-effective, but why no one buys it?

Zhao Lin was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the people don't want to buy the treasury bonds of the imperial court, but the ordinary people, who simply don't have the money to buy the treasury bonds. ”

Tobe Shangshu said frankly.

The national debt of the imperial court was very supportive of ordinary people.

Why?

Because Zhao Lin had implemented benevolent government before, exempting the people of the four towns in the south of the Yangtze River from paying taxes for half a year, so now the imperial court has problems, and many people are willing to support Zhao Lin, the benevolent monarch.

But the problem is that ordinary people don't have money in their hands.

Even if they were to support it, they would be limited in the amount of government bonds they could buy.

Most of the only three million taels of treasury bonds sold by the imperial court today were purchased by ordinary people.

"The only people who can really afford the national debt are the businessmen who are as rich as the country. ”

Hubu Shangshu spoke again: "It's just that the merchants value profits, but they don't trust the imperial court, they don't want to take huge risks and put a lot of capital into it for this little profit." ”

Hearing the words of the head of the household, Zhao Lin nodded and was silent for a moment.

In the final analysis, it was the national debt of the imperial court, which lacked enough temptation for merchants.

These people, all of whom have made their fortunes through business, naturally have their own ways to make a fortune, so how can they still look at the meager interest on government bonds?

If you want these businessmen to consciously pay money, it is not enough to rely on that interest attraction.

There has to be something more appealing to them.

Before, he was thinking too simply.

"So be it. ”

"Hubu Shangshu, I can give you a few more days of grace for the matter of the national debt. ”

Zhao Lin's words made the heart of the Hubu Shangshu fall back into his stomach.

Looks like he can finally stop losing his head.

A gleam flashed in Zhao Lin's eyes, "I immediately issued a decree that if a merchant purchases more than 200,000 taels of treasury bonds, one person will be allowed to participate in the imperial examination within three generations." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

The subjects of this world are divided into four categories: scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants, among which merchants have the lowest status.

All countries are pursuing a policy of "emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business."

Merchants and their descendants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, as has been the case since ancient times.

Now, Zhao Lin wants to break this rule and allow the descendants of merchants to participate in the imperial examination?

This will undoubtedly set off an uproar in the entire Great Song Dynasty and even the entire world.

"Your Majesty, if this will be implemented, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the scholars of the world. ”

The brows of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu frowned slightly, and he admonished.

The Confucian scholars who read the books of the sages and sages hated the way of the merchant the most.

In their eyes, the merchants are all small people who are covered with the smell of copper.

And now, these businessmen can participate in the imperial examination like them, so how can those Confucian scholars who pretend to be high and high stand it?

"The imperial examination is about fairness, if a businessman is willing to read the books of sages, why can't he participate in the imperial examination?"

Zhao Lin's eyes were indifferent, he was not used to those poor and rotten Confucians, and then he said loudly: "I have made up my mind, who dares to oppose it?

"Wechen obeys!"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu hurriedly received the order.

The emperor has a life, and the only way to be a courtier is to do his best.

As for the world's readers, do you have an opinion?

Your Majesty, the saint of literature, has no opinion, who dares to have an opinion?

......

Gangnam.

Outside the city of Gusu.

Tibetan Sword Villa.

Today's Tibetan Sword Villa is particularly lively, and martial arts people wearing various costumes have come to this Tibetan Sword Villa, which is in full bloom.

Tibetan Sword Villa is holding a grand event called "Famous Sword Conference".

This grand event, which lasted for seven days, invited martial arts people from all over the world to participate.

Not only the martial arts people in the south of the Yangtze River, but even the disciples of other local sects, such as the Sword Sect and the Huashan Sword Sect, which are the great martial arts factions in the Central Plains, also sent strong people under their disciples to come to this sword conference to watch the ceremony.

The owners of the Tibetan Sword Villa in the past generations liked to collect swords, but whenever there was news of a famous sword on the rivers and lakes, they would try their best to get it as one of the collections of the Tibetan Sword Villa.

At this time, on the square of the Tibetan Sword Villa, there are swords with different shapes, including heavy swords, soft swords, long swords, and short swords......

However, these swords, without exception, are treasures and are famous in the rivers and lakes.

Each one can be said historically.

"That's the Fish Intestine Sword, the rumored sword of the ancient king-slayer. ”

"The heavy sword has no edge, and the great ingenuity is not worked. The Xuantie heavy sword is said to be the sword of a generation of sword demons. ”

"The world's famous sword, the ancient sword Zhan Lu, I didn't expect it to be in the Tibetan Sword Villa. ”

Many swordsmen from all over the world praised the collection of swords on display in the Tibetan Sword Villa.

Even the people of the Sword Sect and the Huashan Sword Sect all nodded again and again, which made Ye Dongliu, the owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa, feel more face-saving.

If they can be recognized by the Sword Sect and the Huashan Sword Sect, they can undoubtedly compete for the position of the third sword sect in the world and become the third largest sword sect after the Sword Sect and the Huashan Sword Sect.

"The Eastern Sect Master of the Sun Moon God Sect has come to participate in the Famous Sword Conference!"

At this moment, an unusually sharp voice suddenly broke the situation.

Everyone was stunned.

The next moment, a figure dressed in pink clothes had already fallen from mid-air, and the soles of his feet stepped on the top of the stone sword in the center of the square, overlooking the many martial arts people below.