Su Shi was praised by the officials!

As soon as the news spread, Su Xun was so excited that he burst into tears. He threw down the book he was editing and ran to the Censorate.

Su Shi was surrounded by his colleagues to congratulate him. When he saw his father coming, he quickly took him into the pay room and then went to make tea himself.

"Dad, you have a little hot tea, and I'll add some charcoal."

Su Shi fiddled with the charcoal basin, and thought that there seemed to be too little left in his case, so he decided to go find someone to borrow some.

"Don't be busy with this." Su Xun held the teacup and said excitedly: "I heard from the official that the official praised you?"

Su Shi nodded, "Yes."

Su Xun raised his head and sighed, and said with satisfaction: "My son is happy for his father!"

The three of Su family and son went to Beijing as famous scholars, and then the imperial examinations were not disappointed. But today, Su Xun had to edit books because he was old, which was considered a rest. However, Su Che's temperament was a bit extreme, so he was not allowed to use it.

The whole family was counting on Su Shi. Seeing that he was doing well in the Censorate, Su Xun thought to wait a few years before looking for someone to help, and at least let Su Shi change his place and get promoted or something.

But unexpectedly, not long after, the official family actually praised Su Shi in person. This was an unexpected surprise!

Su Xun was overjoyed, and Su Shi smiled and said, "Dad, this is thanks to Anbei."

"What do you mean?" Su Xun was grateful to Shen An, so he was even more happy when he heard about this.

"I didn't know the key points here, but happened to meet Anbei outside the imperial city. He told me carefully. When I returned to the Censorate, my colleagues were talking about this. I said something about Anbei. They didn't believe it. I turned around and the Liao envoy took the people away. Then they believed it. Dad, you didn't see their eyes! I thought I was unparalleled in strategy. But who knew that this was actually Anbei's words."

"Anbei... He has taken action to treat our family and helped you a lot. This time..." Su Xun looked at his son and said seriously: "Anbei's views on diplomacy are unique in the Song Dynasty. You can learn from him with your life."

"Yes." Su Shi complained secretly in his heart, but he did not dare to refuse.

"Anbei is doing this to you, you must not let this wish." Su Xun said with a stern face: "You should treat him with all your heart from now on, otherwise... I will deal with you as my father."

Su Shi even had a son, but was threatened by his father so much that he couldn't help but laugh.

"I still laugh!" Su Xun couldn't help laughing, and then said, "Let your brother go and see what the child's handwriting is like. If you want a copybook, for your father, your brother, write more for you to send it to you."

"Yes." Su Shi didn't care. Besides, he felt that he and Shen An were brotherly relationships and didn't need to do this. However, he did not dare to disobey his father's explanation, so he had to take time to write a few articles and send them over.

Su Xun stood up and said, "Hello, you are a man in the Censorate. The official family must have your name. Just wait for the opportunity to come in the future, and you will change the local government as an official. Remember to act cautiously."

"Yes." Su Shi sent him outside the door. When his colleagues outside saw him, they smiled and said, "Congratulations."

Su Xun smiled and said, "He is still far from it."

"Censor Su, someone is looking for it."

Someone came outside, and Su Shi quickly helped his father out. When he arrived at the gate, he saw a man standing with his back on his back.

"Zizhan..."

The man turned around, but it was Zhao Xu.

After seeing Su Xun, he bowed and said hello.

Su Xun was happy to see his son and the prince get along well, so he smiled and said a few nice words, and then went alone.

As soon as he left, Zhao Xu said, "Let us go there together in Anbei, saying that there is something to explain."

When the two arrived at the Shen family, Wang Rong had already arrived.

In the study room, Chen An said, "It is not easy to take leave from Zundao, so I will tell you about this for the time being."

"What's the matter?"

Wang Rong's wedding period is approaching, and she is in a state of anxiety, but joy can be seen between her eyebrows and eyes.

"The abolition of the annual monies is of great importance, and it involves the general trend of the Song and Liao countries. But there is still another thing. I haven't told anyone that I am here today... Zizhan, what do you think?"

As time goes by, this small group becomes more and more stable. Chen An uses his performance to tell these friends that it is the most reliable thing to do.

So when he wanted to speak, everyone would listen carefully, but Su Shi was restless there.

"Anbei, I'll guess, can you still abolish the currency..." Su Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that Xiao Guanyin loved the Stone Record deeply. She learned that it was written by you. Will it be..."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh, even Wang Rong was like this.

"Nonsense!" Chen An said embarrassedly: "Don't talk about this, I'm talking about something, do you know what capital is?"

Everyone nodded, and Su Shi said, "Family property is capital."

Chen An nodded, "As small as a family, capital can be used by the family, make a fortune, live a good life, and seek benefits for the family... But what if it is the capital of a country?"

"The capital of a country?"

"Yes." Chen An smiled and said, "What can a country's capital do?"

Su Shi said, "Please benefit the people of a country."

Zhao Xu leaned back slightly and thought for a while, "I think it should be a coordination. The affairs of a country are complicated, whether it is people's livelihood, the army, or the powerful and powerful officials, all these must be coordinated..."

"What do you think about Yuan Ze?" Chen An asked Wang Rong.

"The capital of a country..." Wang Rong said: "I thought it was a powerful weapon that could weaken the powerful, control the army, and make officials loyal..."

Chen An nodded slightly and said, "The capital of a country should be used domestically and externally for enemy countries... Do you know that capital can subvert a country?"

"What?"

The three of them were stunned.

Chen An talked happily, "Capitals are all-encompassing, let's just talk about it. Money and trade are the same. The Song Dynasty cut off the dispute with the people of Xixia, making them miserable. They hold salt in their hands but have nowhere to sell it... This is a means of trade, which has hit the people and finances of Xixia..."

This was a brand new angle, and the three of them couldn't help but suppress the frequency of their breathing and listened carefully.

Chen An continued calmly: "For example, the abolition of the annual monies given to the Liao people this time not only hit the arrogance of the Liao people, but also revitalized the spirit of the Song Dynasty, and the century-long humiliation was washed away... Many people will turn to the side of innovation... This is the benefit of the country, but what about foreign countries?"

"For foreign countries, the Song Dynasty, which had been surrendering for a hundred years, actually abolished the annual monies. This is a killer move, that is, forcing, to tell the Liao people that the Song Dynasty would no longer surrender, and if there was a courage, it would be just a lie."

Chen An said contemptuously: "But Yelu Hongji dares to go south to gamble on his country's fate? Someone asserted that he must not dare!"

"Since he does not dare to bet on the national destiny, the morale of the people of the Liao Kingdom will naturally fall." Chen An suddenly said with a grim eyebrow: "The morale of the people of the Song Dynasty has been falling for a hundred years. Now that it is the Liao people, do you know what this is?"

The three of them looked excited, Wang Yun slapped the table and said, "The national fortune has reversed!"

"That's right." Chen An was also very excited, "This is the reversal of the national destiny between the Song and Liao dynasties. From then on, the Song Dynasty gradually rose, but the Liao Kingdom would decline step by step until it was swept into the garbage dump by the Song Dynasty..."

Zhao Xu smiled proudly, "We are going to take back the land of Youyan!"

"That's for sure." Su Shi said: "Whenever a certain person goes to the army, at least kill a few more Liao people."

Chen An suddenly said: "This is only on the one hand, on the other hand, the cancellation of annual monies will make the Liao Kingdom less than enough money... expenditure is indispensable. What will Yelu Hongji do?"

Just like the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom's fiscal expenditure will only increase and cannot be reduced every year. Therefore, once the fiscal revenue shrinks, the Liao Kingdom will have to live a hard life.

"Add taxes!" Wang Rong found the answer without hesitation.

Chen An nodded in approval, "After the tax increases, the people of Liao will complain, and the conflicts in the country will become more prominent. What is this?"

He slowly stood up and said, "This is called... a capital war!"

"Capital War?" Su Shi frowned and said, "Will you use capital to start a war?"

"That's right." Chen An said: "The two countries' struggle involves a wide range of things. How to weaken each other in peacetime so that the other party cannot detect it is a science, and what I want to tell you today is this science... Capital War!"

Wang Yun's eyes lit up and he asked, "Brother Anbei, the Song Dynasty and the Liao people started a debate, but in the end, the Song Dynasty earned a lot... Is this also a capital war?"

"Yes." Chen An smiled and said, "The Song Dynasty has a ban, and many things are not allowed to be sold in the market. And... whether it is fragrance or crystal mirror, are these things good for the national economy and people's livelihood?"

The three of them shook their heads and Zhao Xu said: "Only wealthy people can afford these things. They are rich, powerful, and relatives... They can only use them by themselves when they buy them. They are of no use to the country and the people."

"So most of them are selling abroad." Chen An didn't want to sell it in the Song Dynasty, but just wanted to harvest foreign money first. "As for the domestic... the wealth of those gentry and powerful people, it's useless to make it."

Wang Rong nodded and praised: "Brother Anbei said this is a great charity. He thought he should investigate the tax payments of these people. If he found that the violations were violated, he would be punished ten times the punishment, so he would definitely make them feel the same way."

Ten times the penalty...

Chen An smiled and thought that if this was the case, this class would probably have been destroyed.

"For example, currency...copper coins."

Chen An looked at these three people, especially Zhao Xu and Wang Rong. He knew very well that the future of the Song Dynasty would be unpredictable and countless people would need to fight for it.

Zhao Shu is the future emperor, and he needs to let this future emperor know this knowledge.

Wang Rong is an extremely smart guy. He can come up with more vicious and cruel ideas in the future.

"For example, in the past, foreign merchants liked to use goods to cover copper coins from the Song Dynasty, why?" Chen An asked.

"The copper coins of the Song Dynasty are valuable." Su Shi's answer is very standard.

"There is no copper mine in the Song Dynasty. Mining and smelting is not easy, and it has a high value. After being trapped, not to mention its own value, the dilemma of the Song Dynasty's lack of money is an attack."

Chen An needs to let them know these principles, so that they will see the levels that others cannot see in the future.

My partners, they should also be ahead of the world.

Chen An thought so and did so.

"So when Su Yan went south, a clerk banned foreign merchants from taking copper coins. After Su Yan went there, he suppressed the big food merchants. Now, not only does not produce copper coins, but also often has surplus. This is the anti-trapping of the other party's currency... In the long run, the currency shortage in the other party's country will cause various disadvantages."

The lack of copper coins in the Song Dynasty led to the use of iron coins and Jiaozi in Shu.

This is...

"These currency exchanges can directly attack a country's national economy and people's livelihood." Chen An said lightly: "This is called... a currency war!"

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Chapter completed!