Sun Ce leaned against the smooth white marble pond wall, pillowed with one hand behind his head and the other hand wrapped around Yuan Quan's soft and boneless body.

In the thirties, Yuan Quan, who is well-maintained, is becoming more and more beautiful. His slightly plump body is as tender and smooth as a baby's skin, and the touch is excellent, making people love it. Sun Ce's fingers gently slid past, Yuan Quan was a little tickled, shrank his body, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Didn't the king say there is something to say?"

Sun Ce withdrew his gaze, admired Yuan Quan's delicate appearance, and smiled and said, "It's something, but now I don't want to say it anymore, which will destroy the atmosphere."

Yuan Quan raised his hand to cover his mouth and chuckled. The water waves rippled, and his body under the water swayed, like agile eyes. The clear and warm pool water slid down Yuan Quan's arm, and the white and red skin looked smoother.

"I am a common man and can destroy the atmosphere. If the king doesn't say it, I can say it."

Sun Ce nodded. "You said."

"I wonder if the king has seen this year's chamber of commerce that pay the most taxes are the Shanhai Trading Company of Zhen's family in Zhongshan, Donghai Mi's family in Donghai, and Wanzhong's company in Zhongzhong's family in Yingchuan. In addition, within the top ten, there are Wanli Hall of Cai's family in Nanjun, Jishi Hall of Yin's family in Nanyang, and Qianzhu Hall of Gan's family in Danyang."

Sun Ce smiled. He had received a report from the Chamber of Commerce and knew the data. There was also this one in what he wanted to tell Yuan Quan today. Since Yuan Quan took the initiative to speak, he was naturally happy to go with the flow.

“I heard something.”

Yuan Quan turned around and leaned on Sun Ce's leg, facing Sun Ce. "Although we all operated legally and accepted Chongrui according to regulations, six of the ten families came from relatives, and it was inevitable that they would be criticized. Someone proposed to review the accounts of several of our families. Unfortunately, no problems were found, otherwise we would be unforgivable."

"It is both legally operated and taxed according to regulations. What's there to be afraid of?" Sun Ce smiled and reached out to pinch Yuan Quan's nose. "Are you afraid?"

"We are not afraid of having a king here and a new policy here. But everyone's words can make money and destroy bones. I cannot share the worries of the king, nor can I slander them for the king. So I discussed with my sisters and planned to take out some profits and do some good deeds, so as not to become a bad reputation for being rich and unkind. The king thinks it's good?"

"This is very good." Sun Ce said: "What kind of good deeds are you going to do?"

"I just don't know what kind of good deeds I can do, so I came to ask the king for advice."

Sun Ce looked at Yuan Quan's cunning smile and couldn't help laughing. He knew what Yuan Quan was worried about. As a monarch, he never feared that his subjects were rich, but he was rich and even invited fame. This might be a taboo. If he only gave the people to the people, it would be better. If he helped influential people, such as scholars, it would be very likely that things would indirectly affect the government's affairs, so he has always been taboo by the court.

Yuan Quan came from a noble family and knew that he did not like aristocratic family to form cliques, so he took the initiative to ask him for advice, so naturally he was to avoid suspicion.

"You guys are so rich, even if you take out a fraction of the money, you must have a few thousand golds, right?"

"How many thousand gold?" Yuan Quan was stunned and then pretended to be angry. "Is the king going to eat a big family? How many thousand gold is that we have to take time for our capital, and it is not just a fraction. If we have no food to eat, we have to support it."

"Hahaha..." Sun Ce laughed. He didn't know the specific amount of money Yuan Quan and others had, but the general scale was clear. Taking the Wan Zhongshang behavior of Guo Jia's wife Zhong, he mainly deals with various luxury goods and targets a large family as the target customers. In a few years, the accumulated profits have long exceeded 300 million. In just last year, the profits of nearly 800 million were made, and it was no problem to spend a few thousand gold.

With more than 300 million yuan in cash in hand, they must find new investment channels. Such a large capital flow is enough to have an impact on the market. If there were no heavy taxes to suppress it, they would have monopolized the entire luxury market long ago.

"Sister, ask you a question."

"you say."

"Are you nervous to hold so much money in your hands?"

Yuan Quan's eyes flashed slightly and he nodded. "I'm indeed a little nervous."

"What's nervous?"

Yuan Quan was silent for a moment, stared at Sun Ce and chuckled, "I'm afraid that people will think of him."

"Compared with being missed by others, the luxury of your children is probably what you are most worried about, right?"

Yuan Quan's smile dissipated and he nodded. "What the king said is, this is exactly the problem that I am most worried about. It is not that I can't bear to give up that little money, but that my children have no worries about food and clothing, and only know how to compete for wealth and have nothing to do except squander. In the long run, I am afraid that it is not a blessing for the family. So I thought that instead of having it in my hands and ruining my children, it is better to take it out and do something to share the worries of the king, but I don't know what I can do."

"So you see, it is not easy to make money, but it is even more difficult to spend money. Spending well can add icing on the cake. If you don't spend well, you may have planted the root of disaster."

"What the king said is very true."

"I asked you to give out a few thousand golds. I didn't want to share your wealth, but suggested that you do a big thing, not only keep your name, but also keep your reputation for a thousand years. Recently, Wang Can is counting how many people have written monographs. The monographs they wrote are all unpopular knowledge, which is beneficial to the country but have few audiences. If they are not printed in the world, they will inevitably be lost in the future. If they are printed in the world, they will not even be able to recover their capital. Such things naturally need to be done by someone. If they do it well, they will not only benefit, but also gain a name."

Yuan Quan listened seriously, sat obliquely in the pool, leaning on Sun Ce's knees, staring at Sun Ce's divine eyes, motionless.

Sun Ce explained his plan. He suggested that Yuan Quan and others raise some funds, adopt the method of a later foundation, operate independently and use annual profits to fund the printing of academic monographs. Based on more than 100 counties and more than 1,000 counties in the world, each county school collects five parts, each county school collects two parts, and prints three thousand books, the total cost is only 30,500 gold, and ten books are only 30,500 gold each year, but the impact is extraordinary.

More importantly, this project can continue. As long as it is well-managed and passed on for hundreds of years, there will be no problem for thousands of years. Not only can the academic community benefit from it, but county students can also have the opportunity to come into contact with real knowledge since childhood and benefit a lot. When they grow up, how can they think that the person who provides funds is unkind?

There are many such methods, such as establishing a scholarship fund to specifically support poor and out-of-school children. If you give money alone, it will not have much impact. If you set up a foundation, everyone in the world knows it.

Yuan Quan was deeply inspired, nodded repeatedly, covered his lips and smiled. "When it comes to spending money, the king is the best in the world."

Sun Ce picked up Yuan Quan and kissed her on the forehead. "You know why I have sponsored you to do business now? This is called raising fish with water. If the fish are raised, I can make profits. There are many people who can make money, but not many people who can spend money. With enough money in the hands of a few of you, I can control how to spend it without the name of the court."

"So that's it." Yuan Quan wrapped his arms around Sun Ce's neck. "So, are we also serving the king?"

"Of course, and your contribution is not inferior to that of the Prime Minister at all, and you are planning."

"Then can we also be awarded the title in the future?"

"Of course. Any foundation related to national economy and people's livelihood will receive the honor and title they deserve. I am going to design a medal that will be rewarded to you at that time and add one to the etiquette. The recipients of the medal can participate in relevant ceremonies, such as the New Year's Eve, the fields and so on."

Yuan Quan's eyes were lively and he laughed. "Then I have to think carefully and not be behind."

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Ni Heng went up the mountain with a whimper, and he ignored countless people along the way, and rushed around, which attracted countless people to glar.

When he arrived at the platform on the top of the mountain, he saw Sun Ce and Xun Yu standing side by side, talking softly. When he heard the footsteps, Sun Ce turned around and took a look.

Ni Heng subconsciously stopped his steps, raised his hands, and bowed to salute.

"Ni Heng, a commoner in the plains, has seen the king."

Xun Yu was very surprised. He glanced at Sun Ce and stared at Ni Heng up and down. He had seen Ni Heng countless times, and it was the first time he had seen Ni Heng so disciplined. Although he was still a little far from being polite, for Ni Heng, a crazy man, it was not easy to roll his eyes and speak loudly before he met, let alone take the initiative to treat him.

It seems that the three questions of King Wu really stumped Ni Heng, otherwise he wouldn't have been so honest.

"Ni Zhengping, it's coming very quickly."

"The king has summoned him, and he dare not delay."

"It's a pity that Gu asked you three questions, you have only barely answered one of them yet."

Ni Heng's face looked ugly, his lips were stuttering, as if he wanted to start swearing, but he didn't say anything. "Heng is ignorant, dare to ask the king for advice."

"Do you know where this is?"

"When the observatory is the place where the warlock observes the phenomena of celestial phenomena, the king must have answered the question of 'The heaven is superior and the earth is inferior, how can the earth respect the heaven?'."

"That's right." Sun Ce nodded and turned to Xun Yu. "Doctor Xun, can you answer this question?"

Xun Yu thought for a brief moment. "The earth is in accordance with the way of heaven, which is not polite."

"Zhengping thought this answer was OK?"

Ni Heng was stunned, his face changed for a moment, and suddenly he realized, and couldn't help but sigh. "So that's it, that's right... OK, Heng was ignorant, because he found the question, but he couldn't go far. At the beginning of heaven and earth, there was no one who had been born, so he was naturally rude. The king meant that rituals were born by the way, and rituals could not be absurd, and it would be absurd to be against the way. Therefore, although the etiquettes of the three generations were different, they all followed the way, right?"

Sun Ce slightly turned his head and looked into the distance. "Of course, it's not the case."

Ni Heng took a step forward and forced Sun Ce behind him, almost reaching out to grab Sun Ce's arm. Guo Wu, who was staring at him, then he obediently retreated his hand, took a step back, and bowed again.

"Dare to hear the details."

"Etiquette is not only born from Tao, but also changes according to the situation. Tao does not change, but the situation will change. The situation in the three generations is different, so rituals are different. When rituals are in line with the situation, rituals are harmonious. If the situation changes, if rituals cannot adapt to the situation, rituals will inevitably collapse and music will be destroyed. Therefore, for the new dynasty, we should first observe the Tao and then discuss the situation before we can prepare rituals. Otherwise, even if we can refer to the scriptures, we will only have the form, and there is no ritual."

Ni Heng suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. "The king is in a high position and makes Heng open his mind."

Xun Yu looked thoughtful and looked ashamed.
Chapter completed!