Chapter 435 The time traveler's obsession with showing off
Half an hour later, everything that happened during the morning court session had reached Wei Changtian's ears.
When he heard the news that Ning Yongnian decided to open the granaries and release grain, a smile appeared on his face just like Wei Xianzhi.
That’s right, all of this was actually planned by him and Wei Xianzhi.
Wei Xianzhi deliberately behaved so arrogantly at the morning court in order to force Ning Yongnian to open his positions to rescue the market.
After all, the purpose of Wei Changtian's economic war was not to starve the people of Daning to death, but to strike Ning Yongnian, or the Daning court.
Then, he would have to force Ning Yongnian to use the "reserve grain" to save the market.
Daning is currently fighting on two fronts in Dafeng and Shuzhou, and the national treasury is already becoming tight.
Now with the large amount of grain being released at a low price, I think Ning Yongnian has started to worry about money.
No matter what era, wars are fought for money.
But in ancient times, unlike modern times, people could not issue unlimited currency, so Ning Yongnian had only two channels to make money:
1. Grab the big customers.
2. Exploiting the common people.
Judging from Daning's current expenses for maintaining two wars, the money that can be obtained through the former channel is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
After all, the richest family in Daning now lives in Shuzhou City.
Then Ning Yongnian can only make up the fiscal gap through the latter method.
It is foreseeable that policies such as increasing taxes, reducing officials' salaries, and even reducing military pay will be introduced in the near future.
And by then, Wei Changtian’s ultimate goal would have been achieved.
For this reason, he doesn't mind making things a little bigger.
"Is it to release the grain?"
"Hmph, I want to see how much food you have."
Muttering to himself with a sinister smile, Wei Changtian suddenly felt that he must look like a big profiteer now.
Tsk tsk tsk, I'm so bad!
After praising himself with satisfaction in his heart, he restrained his expression and looked up to ask Zhang San.
"Where's Xu Suisui? Why hasn't she recovered after so long?"
"My lord, Miss Xu..."
"Brother! I'm coming!"
Before Zhang San could finish his sentence, another crisp voice floated in from outside the house.
"It's a blind date, so I have to dress up nicely!"
Blind Date Wei Changtian's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked up at Xu Suisui who had just come in from the door.
"What's the difference between you today and before? How are you dressed up?"
"Oh, you don't understand!"
Xu Suisui was very proud: "It's right that you can't tell the difference! This is called scheming makeup!"
"Scheming makeup?"
"It's a type of makeup that you straight guys can't see!"
Xu Suisui was too lazy to explain more to Wei Changtian. After giving a casual answer, he shouted at him to leave quickly.
Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and explained to the puzzled Zhang San in a low voice as he walked:
"Zhang San, a straight man is an upright man."
"Oh, I see."
Zhang San nodded in sudden realization, and then said with some regret: "Sir, then I'm afraid I'm not a straight man."
"Well, you're definitely not straight."
Wei Changtian patted Zhang San on the shoulder and sighed, "I'm not one of them either."
"really."
Zhang San immediately agreed: "Sir, you are indeed not very upright."
Wei Changtian: “???”
Another half hour passed.
Just when Ning Yongnian was the first to release the news of "opening warehouses to support the market" in an attempt to boost "market confidence", Wei Changtian and Xu Suisui had already arrived at the Weiyang Palace and met Shen Ran and Gui Peian.
Wei Changtian did not ask why Shen Ran did not come to see him, but the former took the initiative to give the reason.
Shen Ran said that he originally wanted to comprehend Hengqu's four sentences before paying a visit, and he could also ask Wei Changtian some advice on the issue.
However, due to my dull mind, I was unable to comprehend the true meaning for several days, so I never had the courage to go.
Obviously, this reason was a bit far-fetched, and Wei Changtian didn't believe it at all.
But he was too lazy to guess what Shen Ran was waiting for.
Anyway, since I'm here today, I can finally start implementing my "genius plan" -
With the help of Shen Ran, he can get all the luck of the Sons of Heaven for free.
Of course, before that, he had to deal with Xu Suisui’s “blind date” first.
“.”
"Ahem, Master Shen, return to the Prime Minister."
With a dry cough, Wei Changtian pointed at Xu Suisui who was standing aside with a disappointed look on her face and introduced her solemnly: "This is my cousin, Xu Suisui."
"She has loved poetry since she was young, and her poetry writing skills are not inferior to mine. It's just that she has always kept a low profile, so her reputation is not well known."
"Today, she heard that I was coming to see the Prime Minister, so she insisted on coming with me to see his true appearance. Haha, I hope you two won't blame me."
Wei Changtian's introduction gave Xu Suisui enough face.
However, the latter did not appreciate it. He had been looking at Wei Changtian angrily since he entered the door. His eyes seemed to be saying -
You're a big liar! How is Shen Ran handsome? !
"Sister, what are you standing there for?"
Wei Changtian could roughly guess what Xu Suisui was thinking at the moment. Although he felt helpless, he couldn't lose his temper in front of Shen Ran and Gui Peian, so he kept secretly reminding Xu Suisui to give him some face.
The latter was sensible. After glaring at Wei Changtian, he raised his hands and made a half-bow.
"My daughter greets Prime Minister Gui and Master Shen."
"Haha, okay."
Faced with this reluctant greeting, Gui Pei'an just smiled meaningfully and didn't say much.
However, Shen Ran returned the gift with a serious bow.
"Meet Miss Xu."
"Sui Sui. Wansui Qianqiu, wheat ears are forked, what a good name."
“.”
Look! Look! People with real knowledge speak differently! Wei Changtian instantly remembered that when he first heard Xu Suisui's name, his first reaction was "peaceful and happy", and he immediately felt like a country bumpkin.
Not only Wei Changtian wanted to applaud Shen Ran at this moment, even Xu Suisui seemed a little surprised.
After all, she has traveled through time and space for half a year, and this is the first time she knows the meaning of her name.
"That. Sister, Mr. Shen."
Noticing the change in Xu Suisui's eyes, Wei Changtian seized the opportunity and quickly said, "I have something to discuss with Prime Minister Gui alone, so you two can just chat casually first."
"Sister, Master Shen is the Holy Son of Kuixing Academy, and he has achieved great accomplishments in poetry. You should not be as arrogant as you are at home."
Wei Changtian reminded Xu Suisui implicitly with his words, and soon left with Gui Peian who had already understood everything.
It was not until the two of them completely disappeared that Xu Suisui came to his senses and looked at Shen Ran curiously again.
Although he is not handsome, as Wei Changtian said, he does have a good temperament.
But I always feel that it doesn't match me. The more Xu Suisui watched, the more her mental activities became. However, Shen Ran was a little scared by her stare. After holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help asking:
"Miss Xu, why don't we sit down and talk?"
"Oh, okay."
Xu Suisui nodded and sat down, not crossing her legs like a lady.
The two of them just sat there staring at each other for a while, and finally Shen Ran forced himself to find a topic.
"Ahem, Miss Xu."
"Just now I heard from Master Wei that you have been fond of poetry since you were young. I guess you often compose poetry on weekdays."
"I don't know, girl."
"Hmm? Poetry?"
Before Shen Ran could finish his words, Xu Suisui's eyes suddenly lit up and he became energetic.
Her expression now was exactly the same as when Wei Changtian finally got the chance to recite the poem "The clouds look like clothes, the flowers look like face".
It was definitely the time traveler's obsession with showing off! "Mr. Shen! Do you want to hear me recite, no, compose a poem?!"
ps: Let me say this here. Some people say that the character of Xu Suisui looks a bit abrupt, but she is a very important character throughout the book until the end. If you continue reading, you will understand why she is portrayed in this way.
(End of this chapter)
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