I have you, like a fish in water!

[I have never noticed that the currency systems in various parts of the country are so chaotic...]

Xu Yanmiao flipped through the system and was amazed.

[Who would have thought that after the first emperor unified the currency, the currency of a unified country in the middle and late stages would be so chaotic. ] [

Who would have thought that there would be multiple kinds of currency in one region! ]

[Beijing has gold-backed coins and wax coins, Guangdong has green coins, and one penny from these two regions can actually be worth two pennies in Jiangsu and Zhejiang! Oh my! ]

[The coin with a coin edge used in Yunnan. At the same time, there is also the inferior "one stick". 】

【In addition, there are also goose-eye coins, Gulu coins, "elm leaves", "pen tubes", "Erxing'er", "black sand", and "big edition" in various provinces across the country. These are all nicknames for coins! If you use silver to collect these coins, you may be able to collect five goose-eye coins with the same silver, but ten Gulu coins. 】

【This is very troublesome to collect. 】

【And there are even coins from previous dynasties... What about "Kaiyuan Tongbao" and "Wuzhu coins", which are considered (fake) coins, right? Although they are all copper, you can use them by closing your eyes and pretending not to recognize the words on them. 】

【By the way, there are also many people who mix lead and sand into the money...】

【The old emperor thought that he could just send someone to those three places to try to collect the money, but he didn't expect it to backfire. The official in charge of collecting the money almost had a cerebral hemorrhage. The old emperor received the news yesterday afternoon, and he talked to Minister Yuan that night, and fell asleep with his feet together! 】

【Now it is estimated that the old emperor can really give up. Money is not something that can be handled by just any official. 】

The left and right prime ministers and several other ministers blushed.

They only knew that after the disasters in the middle and late periods of the previous dynasty, the currencies in various places were in chaos, but they really didn't expect it to be so chaotic.

——After all, whether they were conquering the world or after the establishment of Daxia, they only cared about asking for money, not about making money.

But...

these people turned their heads and looked at Yuan Zheng's face, which suddenly smiled shrewdly, and their teeth suddenly itched again.

What is this old guy so proud of! His tail is flying up to the sky!

Tsk.

[However, Minister Yuan has been cleaning up the butts of the previous dynasty and Daxia for more than 30 years, why is the currency still so messy? It can't be even more messy before it is cleaned up...]

[Fuck! It really is!]

[In the middle and late period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was really a clear distinction between the rich and the poor. The rich places ate shark fin stir-fried vegetables. When the last emperor was the prince, he was able to extort 12 million taels of silver from the local area when he got married.]

[The poor places...tsk tsk, they are still bartering. If you don't know, you would think they are cavemen on the top of the mountain.]

Wait a minute? !

The emperor, the empress, the crown prince, the two princesses, the left and right prime ministers and several ministers, those who had experienced hard times and those who had not, were all in chaos.

What barter? !

When did you say?

Are you sure it was in the middle and late period, not the end of the previous dynasty, when the world was in chaos?

[Let me see... Wow! Sichuan and Guizhou used fennel silver and salt cloth as currency at that time, Jiangxi and Huguang used rice, silver and cloth as currency, and Shanxi and Shaanxi used woolen cloth as currency. ]

[Don't mention copper coins and iron coins, in these places, even gold and silver can't be trusted. ]

[Especially Yunnan. ]

[Yunnan is still using clams! ! ! ]

[Is this a shell? Is this a shell? ? ? Xu

Yanmiao was a little suspicious of her own eyes.

In a place where guns were used for war, they were still using the most primitive shells for transactions? !

The reason was that they were afraid that the silver used for transactions was mixed with something!

Wow!

At that time, a Yunnanese wanted to buy a house, and the house was worth 24 taels of silver. He refused to use silver and wanted to use shells for the transaction. He offered 2,160 shells!

Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of Minister Yuan, those areas and even the people of Yunnan believed in copper coins again. Otherwise, buying copper coins with silver would be a difficult mode, and buying shells with silver would be a nightmare mode! 】

The rulers and ministers of Daxia felt dizzy and their hands and feet were cold just thinking about that situation.

What can you do with shells? Shells are not popular in other regions!

"Ahem!" Yuan Shangshu looked at his colleagues with a squint and coughed loudly.

Colleagues: "..."

The corners of their mouths twitched, and they bowed to Yuan Shangshu: "Jin Ke is a great talent. We underestimated your role in the past and offended you many times. Please forgive us." "

Hmm-"

Yuan Shangshu stroked his beard. It was enough to vent his anger by showing his displeasure to the old emperor, and he did not intend to make too many enemies for himself: "Trust me, everyone. When the treasury is full again, you can do whatever you want in the future!"

The old emperor: "Really?"

Yuan Shangshu did not expect that His Majesty would speak first, and choked: "Your Majesty, I did not promise Your Majesty, Your Majesty does not need to trust me."

After all, the old emperor had too many things to do.

The old emperor lost interest at the speed of light: "Oh."

Empress Dou quietly patted the back of his hand.

The old emperor immediately straightened his face and said solemnly: "Well... I know that you have always been honest with me and have worked hard for me, the world and the people. I am like a fish in water to have the help of Yuan Qing. It is also a blessing for Tiantong to have Yuan Qing as a minister."

The first part was just to coax people, but as he spoke, he gradually became more sincere and even used the newly learned "like a fish in water".

Minister Yuan was stunned, and then tears rolled in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely be a good minister of the Ministry of Revenue and increase money and grain for Your Majesty!"

He added: "I have an idea in my mind about the chaos of currency in the world. I will write a memorial when I return home today and present it to Your Majesty tomorrow."

He was very confident.

The old emperor cried out emotionally: "My dear, you have suffered. I was willful and squandered most of the national treasury, which has led to your current financial difficulties!"

Yuan Shangshu: "..." Love will fade, and so will emotions.

If this was not the emperor, he would have said: How dare you say that?

But thinking about the dusty coffin at home, and not wanting to use it until it is ready for use, he could only smile: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. It is not a waste. What your Majesty does is beneficial to the country."

- That is, it would be better if they could not be put together.

- It would be even better if they could maintain the same efficiency for three to five years.

The old emperor smiled at Yuan Zheng and said, "When you go back to the Ministry of Revenue, do you have any recommendations for the vacant position of Minister of Works?"

Yuan Zheng frowned and thought for a moment. He suddenly thought of someone, "Bing Hui, a doctor in the Ministry of Finance, is very good at calculations and can be the Minister of Works."

The old emperor said, "Oh? I thought you would choose Gao He."

"Gao He is indeed good at saving money, but he has only been in office for less than a year. If he becomes the Minister, firstly, he is young and inexperienced, so he may not be able to take on important responsibilities. Secondly, I am afraid that many people in the court and the public will be dissatisfied."

The old emperor said "hmm" and glanced at Yuan Zheng. He felt that there were more than just these two reasons.

Yuan Zheng looked at his nose and his heart, his face full of seriousness. Could it be that he should tell the old emperor in public: Third, I think this kid has a talent for accounting. Don't let him be the Minister of Works for now. Keep him for me to train. Maybe he can be transferred to the Ministry of Revenue in the future and take over from me?

The old emperor didn't see anything, so he nodded: "Then transfer Bing Hui, a doctor from the Ministry of Revenue, to be the Minister of Works."

Yuan Zheng smiled relaxedly, and then said: "Moreover, Bing Hui, like Gao He... cough, like Gao He, is cautious in his daily life and cherishes his own property. I think he will be a good Minister of Works."

"Oh?" The old emperor's eyes lit up, "I ignored this dear minister in the past. This is great!"

*

After Xu Yanmiao finished reviewing the nonsense memorial, he quickly ran away.

He looked at the time and wanted to cry: "It's probably afternoon now. My vacation! Gone!"

[Dog Emperor! He only knows how to exploit people. He never pays overtime for overtime.]

The dog emperor himself heard this and whistled.

[Damn it! If you force me again, I will become a paparazzi and sell the emperor's privacy!]

The dog emperor paused and turned to the commander of the Jinyiwei and said, "Go and get 20 catties of Xiaozhan rice and send it to Xu Yanmiao's mansion."

- Xiaozhan rice is tribute rice, which is specially tributed to the emperor, empress and the two palaces. The cooked rice is fragrant and sticky. Only a few ministers can get the tribute rice.

Moreover, for someone like Xu Yanmiao who likes to indulge in food, he will be very happy to be given food.

The face of the commander of the Jinyiwei suddenly became very strange. He whispered, "Her Majesty heard that Minister Xu had a good appetite, so after the tribute rice arrived, she sent someone to give Minister Xu ten kilograms of rice as a reward."

The old emperor paused and said, "Well, my queen is virtuous."

He thought for a moment and said, "Then don't send tribute rice. Aren't chestnuts ripe recently? Send one or two kilograms to Xu Yanmiao."

The Jinyiwei commander still spoke in a low voice, fearing that the emperor would vent his anger on him, "Princess Wanshou has already sent two kilograms. She also asked her small kitchen in the palace to make a chestnut roasted chicken for Minister Xu."

The old emperor: "... Meisuwan? It's hot in summer now, this thing can stimulate the body's fluid and quench thirst..."

"Princess Xiangyang has already sent a lot."

"..." The old emperor had a stiff face: "Go buy all the popular storybooks on the market and send them to that brat. He likes to read storybooks."

The commander of the Jinyiwei said: "Minister Xu bought it himself."

He likes to read storybooks, so he bought it as soon as it was released. Nothing wrong.

The old emperor's face turned blue and purple: "Then, give, money!"

Even if someone else has given it to him, it doesn't matter if you give it to him again.

The commander of the Jinyiwei said quickly: "Yes!"

So, Xu Yanmo received overtime pay.

[Wu Hu! Sorry, boss, I blamed you wrongly! Xu Yanmiao

was particularly happy to put the money away, took out part of her savings, bought several packs of moxa sticks and ginger slices, took out a note and wrote something, and knocked on the door next door: "Grandma! Didn't you say that your legs hurt and your legs were cold during the day and you couldn't get better? I found an ancient recipe. After rubbing the medicinal wine, use moxa sticks and ginger slices to fumigate, and it will be cured! Try to choose the morning for moxibustion, because the yang energy is sufficient in the morning."

Grandma's heart warmed and she was very moved: "Xu Xiaolangjun is thoughtful."

However, Xu Yanmiao felt very guilty: "It's not really thoughtful... Grandma has taken good care of me these years, I know. She sewed clothes for me and helped me chop meat, and I didn't notice that grandma had leg pain before." She

quickly said: "Grandma, go back to the room and sit down, be careful with your legs! I'll move these things in."

Grandma smiled happily: "Hey!"

After

entering the house, Xu Yanmiao put the things on the table. She turned around and saw some silk on the table. It looked very beautiful and shiny. "Mother-in-law! Where did you buy this silk? It's so bright! It's not much worse than the ones in the palace!"

Mother-in-law said proudly, "I took a bus to Luo County to pick it out. There are people selling silk there. They are all good silks. The price is cheap, only 650 coins, so I bought it! It's only 100 yuan more than the ordinary silk." The silk is two hundred coins expensive! In my opinion, if such good silk is shipped to Beijing and sold, the price can be raised to eight hundred coins. "

Xu Yanmiao: "Wow! Grandma, you are so amazing to be able to pick such cheap silk! I will buy some later!"

The grandma was even happier. She talked about where the location was and taught her the skills of bargaining. Although Xu Yanmiao knew the latter very well - he often bargained, he still sat aside and listened seriously. He was very well-behaved.

As he listened, Xu Yanmiao took another look at the silk and felt that something was wrong: "Grandma, can I touch it?"

"Sure!"

Xu Yanmiao touched it, but was not sure, so he looked at the system again.

His brows suddenly wrinkled.

[It's too much. He actually sold fake goods to an old woman! 】