But if you lose all your knowledge and rely only on the words of the saints, you will definitely die! After all, the words of the saint can't fill the stomach, can't stop the wind and rain, and can't compete with the enemy's sharp saber!

So they didn't dare to intervene at the moment, because once someone interjected, if Liu Haojia grabbed the handle, it would not only be a matter of losing face! Now Liu Haojia is taking it and saying it! If he really angered him, would he bring out all the evils of the saint's words?

If this story spreads to the outside world, and the people no longer believe in the words of the saints, how can they use the words of the saints to protect their authority and interests!

Just when the courtiers were pondering how to suppress Liu Haojia, he took the lead and said, "Lord Ning, the official has already explained the matter of you slandering me against the words of the saint just now!" However, with your ability, it must be difficult to understand for a while! Now the official is not embarrassed for you, you can think about it slowly after you go back, and now let's talk about the problem of the loss of artisans caused by the mirror and the competition for profits with the people! ”

The ministers immediately breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this! Once Liu Haojia explains this truth thoroughly, will those nobles attack them for this reason? What if the emperor no longer believed in Confucianism, causing them to lose power? Some people even think that Liu Haojia is quite acquainted and has not dwelt on this issue!

Hearing Liu Haojia say this, Ning Yushi breathed a sigh of relief, his face returned to normal, and he didn't say anything, but stepped forward to confront Liu Haojia as if he had been beaten with chicken blood! He exclaimed, "What? Do you think that what the official said is wrong? ”

In his mind, he simply felt that since everyone had gone to buy glass mirrors, the bronze mirrors were naturally unpopular! And if no one buys a bronze mirror, the craftsman will naturally have no life!

Liu Haojia laughed when he heard the words and said, "You are naturally wrong! I ask you, do you know how many shops sell bronze ware in the Kyoshi? How many craftsmen are there who cast bronze mirrors? How much do they earn? What is the state of life of these people today? Please answer them one by one! ”

Ning Yushi immediately became dumbfounded when he heard this series of questions, and his mind was extremely chaotic for a while! Because he doesn't know the answers to these questions at all, he's just that he's an imperial historian, and he can only hear about it! In other words, they can do things with their imagination, how can they investigate these questions, is this something that a royal historian should ask?

Seeing his appearance, Liu Haojia knew that he didn't know these things at all, and he couldn't answer them at all! So he simply said: "Lord Ning, you don't even know these questions, how can you say that those craftsmen who were harmed by this official have no food and clothing?" ”

At this time, the ministers also went through Liu Haojia's question in their hearts, and found that they really couldn't answer it! can't help but raise Liu Haojia's difficulty to a new level! At the same time, they all looked at Ning Yushi, hoping that he could answer these questions so that they could kill Liu Haojia's arrogance!

But where could Ning Yushi answer these questions, and he subconsciously said in a hurry: "Do you know these questions?" ”

Liu Haojia put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "The official naturally knows these problems!" Now I'm telling you, you remember! There are not many places to sell bronze artifacts in the entire Jingshi City, and even fewer places can sell bronze mirrors! There are only twenty-one shops in the whole of Beijing! ”

Due to the limited mining technology at that time and the lack of local resources in China, copper was a precious metal at that time! Especially at that time, China still used a lot of copper coins as a medium of exchange, which made the price of copper very high!

And there are a lot of copper materials used in a copper mirror, even far more than other copper objects! The smaller bronze mirror also weighs four or five catties, and as for the high-ranking officials and dignitaries, the larger bronze mirror weighs more than ten or twenty catties! The most hateful thing is that many merchants at that time collected a large amount of copper coins to melt and cast copper ware, in order to make high profits, which further pushed up the price of copper!

Therefore, those who can use copper basins and copper mirrors are all solid people! Even when ordinary people marry daughters, a bronze mirror in the dowry will make people look high! As for ordinary people, they can't afford to use copperware at home, so copperware shops are naturally scarce.

Liu Haojia paused and continued: "As for the craftsmen engaged in the production of bronze ware, there are not many!" There are less than 100 craftsmen in these more than 20 workshops! Each of them received a monthly salary ranging from one tael or four cents of silver to two and a half taels of silver per month, depending on the level of their craft! And after the launch of the mirror, their lives were not affected in any way! Because they also make other bronze objects in addition to bronze mirrors, they have now started to do other work under the arrangement of the owner! How is it, is Lord Ning satisfied with this answer? ”

The young imperial historian couldn't help but ask: "Who knows if what you said is made up nonsense?" How is it possible that there are only so many shops and craftsmen selling bronze ware in the city? ”

His question was not supported by anyone. Because everyone thought of the answer! Because a piece of bronze can be used for a long time, careful people may be able to pass it on to the next generation! And with such a high price of copper now, how can ordinary people afford to use copperware? Only a limited number of people buy it, so naturally there will not be many shops!

Liu Haojia said: "What the official said is naturally true! I say so much to tell you that in fact, the common people don't need bronze ware at all, and the supply exceeds the demand among the high-ranking families! So now there are glass mirrors, and those craftsmen can make other bronze objects without making bronze mirrors, and there will be no displacement, as you say! And their quality of life has not been reduced in any way! If you don't believe it, you can ask Your Majesty to immediately send the Jinyi Guard to inspect the Jingshi's shop! But on the other hand, this shows one thing, everything you accused me just now is a deliberate false accusation! Of course, there is also a possibility that you don't understand anything, and you will be impeached based on just guesswork, and you will fool Your Majesty and the princes of the court like fools! So now the question is, do you admit that you deliberately made false accusations, or do you admit that you don't understand anything and only talk nonsense? ”

Now there was a deathly silence in the entire hall, and everyone knew that the two multiple-choice questions faced by Ning Yushi and these people behind him were both propositions! If you admit that you are stupid, then they make such a big fuss, then their officials will not do it in the future!