Upon leaving Deyang Palace, Zhao Zhong immediately invited Cao Song, Lü Qiang, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Zhou Yi, Zhang Zhao, and others to a gathering.
"The Grand Minister of Agriculture has arrived!"
With a loud shout from the eunuch, Cao Song finally entered the room, and when he saw Tian Feng, Zhou Yi and other young people, he was taken aback.
"Please take a seat, Grand Minister of Agriculture!"
Zhao Zhong hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects, and then welcomed Cao Song to the first seat on the right, where he sat next to Lü Qiang.
"I say, Attendant Zhao, what exactly does His Majesty want? Tell me quickly, I'm busy here!"
As soon as he sat down, Cao Song looked at Zhao Zhong impatiently, clearly overwhelmed with the preparations for spring plowing.
"Minister of Agriculture, please don't be hasty. Take a look at this first!"
Zhao Zhong didn't linger. He took out the copied drawings and gave one to everyone present.
"This is.....?"
Looking at the large "money" character enclosed in the middle of the drawing, Cao Song looked at Zhao Zhong with a puzzled expression.
Zhao Zhong laughed and said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, this was personally designed and made by His Majesty!"
"Hmm... Is His Majesty planning to... 'make money'?"
Looking at the blueprints, Cao Song seemed to understand something and said.
"Ahem~, Grand Minister of Agriculture, watch your words! How can you call it 'making money'? This is clearly asking you to 'invest' your money!"
Lu Qiang coughed twice, cast a disdainful glance at Cao Song, and then explained to Cao Song.
"Invest money?"
Cao Song was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and glared at Lü Qiang.
"Where would I get any money? Isn't all the money with your household?"
"Hmph, don't think we don't know how much glass you've secretly sold. Didn't you embezzle all that money and put it in the national treasury?"
Lu Qiang couldn't help but snort coldly, looking at Cao Song without showing any weakness, and questioned the profits from those glass pieces.
"You're talking nonsense..."
Faced with Lü Qiang's questioning, Cao Song immediately became indignant and began to curse.
"I was taken out of the Research and Development Department 'openly and honestly,' how could it be considered sneaky...!"
"You...you...you shameless!! If Marquis Moyang hadn't been absent, who could have stopped you? This is theft..."
When Lü Qiang saw that Cao Song not only insulted him but also said such shameless things, he was so angry that he trembled all over.
"I'll teach you to talk nonsense... cough~ tui~!"
Being exposed by Lü Qiang in front of so many juniors, Cao Song lost face and coughed up phlegm, spitting it at Lü Qiang.
"Ugh~, you dare to spit on me?! I'll pui~!"
Feeling the wetness on his face, Lü Qiang immediately became angry and opened his mouth to retort.
Since Shaofu started making money, Lü Qiang has become much bolder and is no longer afraid of Cao Song. That's why Lü Qiang dares to compete with Cao Song in everything now.
"Uh... weren't they getting along fine before? How did they suddenly turn on each other? And even..."
Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng, and the others inside the room stared blankly at the two who had changed their expressions so quickly, somewhat bewildered.
Seeing that the Grand Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of the Imperial Household Department, both of whom were among the Nine Ministers, actually did something as "unrefined" as spitting at each other, Xi Zhicai, Tian Feng and others really learned something new.
For a moment, everyone in the room watched Cao Song and Lü Qiang's "verbal battle" with varying expressions, wanting to see who would come out on top.
"Sigh!"
Seeing Lü Qiang, who had been sprayed with spittle and was beginning to retreat, Zhao Zhong covered his forehead and shook his head helplessly with a sigh.
Remembering the purpose of their visit, Zhao Zhong quickly stood up, looked at the two men, and said loudly:
"Gentlemen, please stop arguing. This is a very important matter ordered by His Majesty. He takes it very seriously. Can we put other matters aside for now?"
Upon hearing Zhao Zhong bring up the emperor, Cao Song and Lü Qiang finally stopped arguing.
"Hmph!"
The two couldn't help but snort, glared at each other, then turned their heads away, wiped the spittle from their faces, and returned to their original positions.
Seeing that Cao Song and Lü Qiang had finally stopped arguing, Zhao Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The room fell into a brief silence.
Seeing this, Xi Zhicai, who was standing to the side, also picked up the blueprints and looked at Zhao Zhong.
"Attendant Zhao, please explain in detail His Majesty's intention in drawing this picture!"
As soon as Xi Zhicai finished speaking, Cao Song, Lü Qiang, Tian Feng, and the others looked at Zhao Zhong with curiosity.
"good!!"
Zhao Zhong smiled and nodded, then said:
"The workshops, materials, tools, and so on on the blueprints are all interconnected and complementary. These things rely on money to demonstrate their value and, in turn, create more value. Together, they're like a wheel..."
Zhao Zhong then explained his "wheel theory" and the situation of industrial chains and economic circulation to everyone present in detail once again.
Everyone listened with rapt attention. Although the process seemed simple, the relationships involved were actually quite complex.
After Zhao Zhong's simple and clear explanation, everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly understood the basic concepts of economic circulation and flow, as well as the huge benefits and advantages they bring.
Zhou Yi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up:
"Does Your Majesty mean that people can create infinite value, and this value, to put it simply, is 'money'? Then, let money circulate, and ultimately return to 'people', thereby enhancing people's ability to create value?"
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