Sun Ce slowly got off the boat and came to Mrs. Zhang and others.

Mrs. Zhang crawled on the ground, her forehead against the back of her overlapping hands, and she didn't even dare to breathe. The others were similar, holding their breath, following the rules practiced in advance, and following the rules that were practiced in advance, for fear of making any mistakes.

Zhen Mi also knelt on the ground. There were not many such experiences for her. Sun Ce has always been easy-going and does not like to kneel down. Unless he makes a mistake, such scenes generally will not appear in the palace. However, with the thunderous sound and the infection of countless people, she still kneeled down naturally.

Sun Ce personally helped Zhen Mi and Mrs. Zhang up, and ordered Zhen Xiang to help his mother Li, so that the others could not be given a favor.

Although it was just a little bit of change in sequence, Li burst into tears, his eyes turned red, and tears were about to burst out. Zhen Xiang's nose was also a little sour, but she did not dare to mess with etiquette. She comforted Li softly, then retreated behind Sun Ce and stood with a knife.

"I often hear Ah Mi tell the hard work of a wife in charge of her family. Today I see her. She is indeed a national scholar, so she will not let her behave." Sun Ce smiled slightly and said to Mrs. Zhang. When she thought about it carefully, it was really not easy for Mrs. Zhang. First, she had given birth to so many children, and second, she lost her husband in middle age and her eldest son. She, a woman, could maintain her family business and cultivate several children, which was very accessible.

Speaking of which, women in the north seem to be relatively strong in character.

Facing the emperor's praise, Mrs. Zhang was both excited and ashamed. She has indeed suffered a lot over the years, but it was not her own contribution to the Zhen family's indestruction. Her younger brother Zhang Hong, second son Zhen Yan, and other people in the Zhen family have helped a lot. And to reach this point today, it is not something she can do. If it weren't for Zhen Mi's conciseness and if it weren't for the emperor's Hongen, she would never dare to think about facing the emperor.

When she was in Jianye, she had no chance to talk to the emperor in such a way.

Mrs. Zhang was humble and introduced the Zhen family and the talented men in the Zhang family to Sun Ce. Sun Ce met one by one, asked a few questions, and ordered Zhen Xiang to write down their names and recommend them to take the exam in different departments. Since you are going to stay in the Zhen family, these are all the things you should do. As for how many people you hire in the end, it depends on whether the Zhen family has been fully received.

After meeting the Zhen family and Zhang family, Sun Ce immediately summoned representatives from other families and the people, talked to them and learned about the people's sentiments in Zhongshan. Under the green umbrella, Sun Ce stood up and chatted and laughed with the representatives. When they talked about interesting things, he burst into laughter from time to time. The representatives were a little nervous, but when they saw Sun Ce easy-going and smiling sincerely, he also opened his heart and told Sun Ce about his own suffering and joy.

Sun Ce listened very seriously and immediately ordered what could be solved on the spot. The prefect of Zhongshan and the magistrate of Wu Ji were present. If they could not be solved on the spot, they would also be recorded and discussed in the future. When the representatives met, they were happy and retreated with satisfaction.

It was noon in a flash, and Sun Ce set off again and rushed to Zhen’s Manor.

Mrs. Zhang held a banquet to welcome the emperor. The list of guests must be approved by Sun Ce, but it is Mrs. Zhang's right to recommend who is recommended. I don't know how many people have put in a lot of effort to win this place. They all know that unlike Zishuibian meeting the representatives of the people, such occasions are more important and may be related to the future of the family. Even if you can't get anything, it is a rare honor to be able to participate.

Sun Ce knew how fierce the competition was behind the scenes, but the banquet was harmonious, with cups of wine coming and going. A jar of fine wine was served, delicacies were arranged, and teams of singing and dancing girls took turns to perform different styles of singing and dancing, which was dazzling.

Zhongshan was originally a barbarian land. The ancient Zhongshan country was also known as Xianyu. Its race was different from that of the Central Plains. It was tall, had white skin, and was mostly handsome. Zhongshan died in Zhao, and most of its race was integrated into the Central Plains and became part of the ancestors of the Han people. However, its physiological characteristics were still preserved. The singing and dancing genie in Zhongshan country became famous all over the world and became an outstanding representative of Zhao's daughter.

In addition to being beautiful, Zhen Mi can also sing and dance, which is a manifestation of the folk customs of Zhongshan.

The song and dance roosters selected by Mrs. Zhang are undoubtedly the best in Zhongshan. The performances were carefully arranged, including Zhen Mi's famous song. When the strong rhythm sounded and the song and danced in exquisite leather armor leaped and danced with the rhythm, the atmosphere of the whole banquet reached a climax. Not only did the boys and girls leave the seat and join the dance, but even the elders who hold their own identities twisted their bodies to the rhythm in the banquet.

Sun Ce laughed and turned to Yuan Quan and said, "The people in northern Hebei are very popular, and they are the places for elite soldiers and generals."

Yuan Quan nodded with a smile. Zhen Mi, who was sitting beside Yuan Quan, heard it and hurriedly said, "Who competes with Jiangdong's soldiers? When it comes to good generals, who is your majesty's opponent? If men and women in northern Hebei can follow Your Majesty and conquer the world, it is the greatest honor." After saying that, he said to Yuan Quan: "It is like a person, the Central Plains are the heart, and the frontier is the brothers and sisters. If a person has no heart, he will die, and if he has no hands and sisters, he will be abandoned. Only when the inside is strong and the outside is strong is the right way."

After hearing this, Yuan Quan glanced at Sun Ce. "Congratulations to Your Majesty, A Mi's recent progress is gratifying and can be a helper for the virtuous."

Sun Ce smiled but didn't say anything. Zhen Mi couldn't bear it, and hugged Yuan Quan's arm and acted coquettishly. "Sister said this, wouldn't it be shameful to kill my sister? In terms of dignity, the queen is the first. In terms of wisdom, sister is the first. You are Your Majesty's virtuous assistant. We all listened to the orders of the queen and sister to check for the missing. We dare to regard ourselves as virtuous assistants." She pinched her little fingertips, gestured for a moment, and then spit out her pink tongue, and secretly looked at Sun Ce.

Sun Ce was very satisfied. The person who was the most restless in the harem was Zhen Mi. As he grew older and Yuan Quan helped her a lot this time, she did make progress and knew that she would put the Yuan sister in front of everything to avoid conflicts.

Yuan Quan patted Zhen Mi's hand. "Sister is humble. This time, you are the biggest contributor."

Zhen Mi knew in his heart that this time, Zhen took the lead and joined forces with the Hebei tribes in Zhongshan, Hejian and other places to take out the gold in stock to help the emperor alleviate the dilemma of insufficient gold. This was a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Even if the Yuan family joined forces with the Central Plains family to follow up, Zhen's first initiative could not be concealed.

After the banquet, Sun Ce stayed at the Zhen family for a few days. He accompanied Zhen Mi to play in the mountains and rivers every day. Two days later, Ji Xiangyu Fan rushed to Zhongshan to negotiate with the Hebei tribes and planned a treaty to exchange gold in their hands with alloy coins. Because it was voluntary and not forced, the negotiation atmosphere was very relaxed, and the so-called differences were nothing more than how much benefits they could get from it.

Yu Fan was very good at this. After receiving the edict, he had already considered these issues on the way he came. He was responsible for the Chamber of Commerce for many years. He knew that Sun Ce's idea of ​​managing industry and commerce was not willing to take risks without giving certain benefits. All they had to do was to control this interest and let these interests become the driving force for the development of the national economy, rather than threatening the healthy development of the entire national economy.

After repeated negotiations, Yu Fan finally raised 400,000 gold, of which Zhen and Zhang provided 100,000 gold.

Although he was mentally prepared, Yu Fan was still a little surprised by the overall strength of the merchants in northern Jilin. But he was just surprised. He had seen too much money over the years.

After discussing with Sun Ce, Yu Fan decided to implement this plan worldwide. Hebei North can provide 400,000 gold. How much can the Central Plains provide? If it is less, it must be two million gold. With this gold, the dilemma of insufficient currency can be greatly alleviated, and the court also has money in its hands, so it can deploy major events more calmly.

Yu Fan immediately made another suggestion: to mint gold coins to alleviate the shortcomings of copper coins.

Although gold is a currency, gold generally does not participate in ordinary transactions. Only transactions with an amount of up to tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands will be settled with gold. Most private transactions are still settled with Wuzhu coins. The shortage of Wuzhu coins is more serious than the shortage of gold. Now that we have gold, we have not obtained copper coins, and the actual impact is not great.

Therefore, Yu Fan proposed to mint gold coins that can be used as a thousand coins and introduce gold into small transactions. Transactions of more than a thousand coins can be settled in gold, which can greatly alleviate the dependence on copper coins. In addition, Wuzhu coins were a system of coins in the Han Dynasty. New dynasties should also be minted to match the atmosphere of the new dynasty.

Yu Fan also took out a sample, a round gold coin of one or two, which looked comparable to the one-yuan coin that Sun Ce had seen in his previous life. On the front were two solemn "Yiliang" official script, and on the back was a phoenix with wings spreading to fly. The workmanship was very exquisite and regular.

The exchange price of gold and Wuzhu coins is one pound of gold to ten thousand yuan, but in fact it has long been exchanged for one pound of gold to ten thousand yuan, or even twenty thousand yuan. Although Wuzhu coins have a strong value-preservation function, they are still slightly inferior to the immortal gold, so the wealthy family is more willing to retain gold, which has led to the price of gold rising all the way.

One tael of gold coins is equivalent to one pound of gold for ten thousand coins, which is an absolute conscience price. It can be imagined that once this batch of gold coins is put on the market, it may cause robbery and can be circulated in a short period of time, alleviating the problem of insufficient copper coins.

Sun Ce told Yu Fan about his concerns. Yu Fan was prepared for it. The first batch of gold coins will be paid as military pay. On the one hand, it will give concessions to the soldiers, and on the other hand, the number of soldiers is large. Military pay is one of the places where the most money is used. Nearly 300,000 soldiers will have about one billion yuan per month, that is, one million gold coins, and 12 million yuan a year, equivalent to 750,000 kilograms of gold. It takes three to five years to gradually put these gold into the market to avoid causing severe price turmoil.

The soldiers may not use the gold coins immediately after getting them. They will hold them in their hands for a period of time and gradually release them. Yu Fan estimated that it would take ten years or even longer to truly enter the market. With this buffer, the market fluctuations will be relatively small and within a controllable range. Once an accident occurs, an edict can be issued and adjusted in time.

The army has always been controlled by the emperor, unlike the industrial and commercial masters, which makes it easier to adjust.

After listening to Yu Fan's plan, Sun Ce was very satisfied. However, he still reminded Yu Fan that this is just a plan to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. In the next few years, we will make greater investment in the search for gold mines and development technology, strive to find more gold and fundamentally solve the problem.
Chapter completed!