The palace banquet lasted until the end of the day, and I was a little drunk and hazy after everyone left.

Liang was not in good health, he was already full of gray hair, and he didn't drink much, so he ordered someone to send Liang back to Zhengchi Palace, and I turned my head to look at Li Shiyun and Tao Yao.

"You two go back and rest first, I still have some things to deal with, go to Mrs. Ba's palace tonight."

Recently, I have always been running to Luoyun Palace, but I have neglected Tao Yao.

Li Shiyun couldn't see any discoloration on her face, because she drank too much, and Tao Yaojiu had been doing business outside for a long time, and the amount of alcohol was slightly better.

"Yes, the concubine retired."

After the two left, Zhao Shanben took me back to the apse of Zhangtai.

Kaqu had been waiting for me here for a long time, and when he saw me return, he quickly got up and saluted.

I waved my hand: "Sit down, serve tea." ”

After the two of them sat down, I smiled and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, the palace banquet lasted a bit long." ”

Kaqu smiled and arched his hand: "It's okay, it's the minister's abruptness, I was going to return to the Western Regions the day after tomorrow, but everything is complicated, I really can't stay for a long time, I still want to come to see Your Majesty before leaving." ”

I nodded: "Tell me, what problems are you encountering?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's not my problem, but Your Majesty's worry."

"Huh?" I looked up at the canal and wondered, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Kaqu took out a gold coin from his bosom and put it on the case, pointed to the gold coin and said, "Your Majesty, the taxes collected in the Western Regions and the income from the sale of glass are all gold coins, Your Majesty has nothing to worry about?" ”

I drank the wine, my mind didn't turn for a while, and I frowned: "Gold coins are also gold, is there any problem?" ”

"Your Majesty, the coins used in the Western Regions and the countries west are all gold coins or silver coins, and there are very few copper coins, because Daqin does not use silver as coins, so I bring gold coins, and the coins used by Daqin are gold nuggets, which are of different fineness and weight, and it is quite inconvenient to use."

Kaqu said in a deep voice: "If the two coins enter Great Qin at the same time, what kind of impact will it have on Great Qin's coins, has Your Majesty ever considered it?" ”

I suddenly realized, frowned, and said: "Gold coins are easy to store, the denomination is small and fixed, it is indeed more convenient to use than Daqin's gold nuggets, if this kind of gold coins flow into Daqin in large quantities, it will inevitably lead to someone melting gold coins, and Daqin's lower coin is copper coins, and gold coins will definitely crowd out the market for copper coins........."

"That's not right." I raised my head and wondered, "The exchange ratio of gold and copper is fixed, and it is measured by weight rather than denomination, how does it affect it?" ”

Kaqu shook his head: "Your Majesty is thinking too simply, how can the molten gold coins guarantee the gold content in the coins?" ”

This time I really understand, the color of gold and copper is yellow, if you mix some copper in gold, it will lead to different colors of gold coins, and it is self-evident what will happen if there are more bad coins!

"I see." I raised my head and praised, "This question you raised is very timely and important, I haven't thought about it carefully, I will find a way to solve it!" ”

Kaqu got up and said with a smile: "If it is useful to His Majesty, I have not wasted His Majesty's time, it is getting late, so I will not bother much." ”

"Be careful all the way."

Looking at the back of Kakqu, I really admire this person, although this time I came to talk about the monetary system with some selfishness, but it did sound the alarm bell for me.

"Rare book, write down this matter, and discuss it at the Korean meeting tomorrow."

"Yes!"

I got up and put on my clothes: "It's snowing heavily today, go back and rest early, just Meng He will accompany me to the harem." ”

Meng He lives in the duty room in the palace, so he doesn't have to go back and forth like him.

Zhao Shanben saluted respectfully: "The minister retires!" ”

Accompanied by Meng He, he walked out of the apse of Zhangtai, where the snow had stopped, emitting a soft orange glow under the illumination of the palace lamp.

The crunching sound of everyone walking on the snow made the snow even more silent.

Meng He's voice suddenly sounded beside him, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, there is something I wonder if Your Majesty remembers?" ”

I didn't look back, walked by myself, and said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

"Hu Hai's grounding order is about to expire."

I frowned and stopped, calculating the time, Shangsi Festival is the third year, and I really forgot about him, after Qi Wan left, no one should dare to take the initiative to mention Hu Hai except Meng He.

He immediately raised his feet and continued to walk towards the Lady Ba Palace.

"How?"

"It's no different, three years ago, it was confirmed that Gongzi Hu Hai was not infected with Hualiu disease, and in the past three years, under the teaching of Concubine Li and the doctor, he has converged a lot, except for reading books and dancing swords every day, except for the dozen or so servants who serve in Gongzi's mansion, he has not touched anyone."

I was silent and didn't answer, walked all the way to the gate of Mrs. Ba's palace, and said softly: "Is there anyone else in Daqin who has different intentions?" ”

Meng He bowed his head and was silent.

Standing at the door for a while, I said lightly: "After the expiration date, his ban will be lifted, as long as he does not enter the court as an official, he will do whatever he wants." ”

"Yes!"

Then he waved his hand and walked into the palace gate.

Seeing Tao Yao standing here for a while, I stepped forward and took her hand and said with a smile: "It's a little delayed, sit." ”

Tao Yao helped me to sit down, and she sat down next to her right hand.

Tao Yao's complexion is not as fair as Li Shiyun's, but after drinking, she can still see the two blushes on her cheeks.

Tao Yao picked up the plate from the desk and handed it to me, and said with a smile: "This is the dried fish brought by Ba Ling's envoy, it tastes delicious, Your Majesty tastes it?" ”

I picked up the dried fish and looked at it, it was a small fish no longer than my thumb, it was cleanly handled, I put it in my mouth and tasted it, and I was surprised: "Salted?" Still a little spicy? It tastes fresh and salty, and it's good! ”

Fish is also often eaten in the palace, and there are live river fish in all seasons regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the taste is very different from that of sea fish.

Tao Yao nodded: "Yes, as long as the fish caught by the coastal fishermen are big, the small ones are put back into the sea, this batch is because the fishermen did not put them back into the sea in time and they are going to survive, so they happened to be met by Ba Ling, so they bought it back and salted it." ”

Then he added: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the salt is all official salt bought from the official office." ”

I couldn't help but eat another one, and said with a smile: "She is the wife of the inspector, smart and clever, and she is not short of money, I still doubt that she can't buy illegal salt?" ”

Tao Yao smiled embarrassedly.

"After Yujin's large-scale equipment was applied to salt production, the output of Daqin's fine salt has increased year by year, and there is no shortage of salt, and in a few years, Zhang Liang may be able to develop pickled seafood."

Tao Yao was curious: "In addition to fish, can there be other things in the sea that can be eaten?" ”

"That's nature, what octopus, oysters, crabs, abalone, etc., there are many, people along the coast will also eat it, but people in the inland rarely eat it because of inconvenient transportation, and there is no problem after pickling."

Tao Yao asked a lot of questions like a curious baby, and didn't end the topic until late at night.

Li Shiyun is the queen, and it is inevitable to talk about state affairs when she is with her, but she doesn't have to think so much about Taoyao.