Han Yi put down the teacup and smiled and said, "It is unfair to Yuanxing to compare Yuanxing with Jinxing."

Xiao Wuyi smiled and said, "Husband, Sister Mudan has always had high requirements for herself."

"Don't interrupt!"

Yuan Mudan glared at Xiao Wuyi, and her sister's majesty was undoubtedly revealed. She said to Han Yi: "I am not comparing the current Yuanxing with the current Jinxing. Even if it is a few years old, Yuanxing is not as good as the Yuanxing."

Han Yi frowned slightly and said, "Do you know the reason?"

Yuan Mudan said: "Actually, I have told you about this question before."

Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "About the gentry and landlord?"

Yuan Mudan nodded slightly and said, "I have talked with Uncle Yuancang today. Currently, Yuanhang's main business is concentrated in the north-south trade, that is, your gold bank's gold ticket business. Secondly, it is in Yangzhou City, but apart from that, the rest is almost tiny."

Xiao Wuyi wondered: "Your Yuanxing is in Yangzhou, and you can buy and sell in Yangzhou City, that's fine. Why are you not satisfied?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "Madam, transactions like Jinxing and Yuanxing do not actually depend on how much money they make, but on whether they can penetrate into the lives of the people so that they can play their greatest role. If it is just a transaction between rich people, no matter how much they make, Yuanxing will lose its fundamental meaning."

"That's right." Yuan Mudan nodded and said, "Compared with the Jinxing, Yuanxing is far from this. Jinxing has a large number of customers in Chang'an City. Every citizen in the city, including the officials in the court, is a customer of Jinxing. Even in the suburbs, the gentry and landlords began to deposit money into the Jinxing.

But this is not the case in Yangzhou. Yangzhou City is far less than that of Chang'an and so prosperous. Although it has improved a lot compared to before, its main wealth and population are still concentrated in villages like Meicun. However, there are many gentry in the local area. In order to protect their status and rights, they oppose the Yuanxing, fabricate lies and try every means to prevent the villagers from depositing their money into the Yuanxing.

There is another reason. In Chang'an, both agriculture and commerce, the employment system is adopted, which has led to the people starting to concentrate in Chang'an City. Everyone makes money, so naturally there will be money deposited into the financial store. In Yangzhou, it is still not as good as Chang'an in this regard. The people have no more wealth. Even if they think, they have no money deposited into the Yuan store, but this has a great relationship with the gentry and landlords. They are secretly obstructing the villagers and preventing them from entering the city to work."

Han Yi nodded and said, "What you said is actually within my expectations. This is also a stage that must be gone through. This road is step by step. But in general, Yuanxing's business is definitely improving little by little, but it is not as fast as the Jinxing market. However, this is also normal. After all, Changan is at the foot of the emperor and the center of the Tang Dynasty. The entire policy is promoted to the surrounding area with Changan as the center. Not to mention walking, even if the wind blows from the north to the south, it will take a certain amount of time. This is normal, and there is no need to worry too much."

Yuan Mudan shook her head and said, "I am anxious about it not the development of Yuanxing, but the conflict between merchants and gentry and landlords. I don't think it's true in Chang'an, because you are in charge there, but when you leave Chang'an, this feeling becomes more and more obvious. I think this is inevitable. We should prepare early. If we don't do it well, it will even affect the development of the country."

Han Yi asked, "I wonder what advice do you have on this?"

Yuan Mudan sighed: "I'm going to hide it from you. Actually, I thought about this problem early in the morning, but I have no idea. I hope you can have a solution."

Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "You said it right, this is inevitable, but this is actually what Your Majesty hopes to see."

Yuan Mudan said in surprise: "This - why?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "This is about political issues. When facing the local gentry clans, the court has always been under pressure. In this regard, the court has always been very cautious. The equal-land system undoubtedly further strengthens the power of gentry and landlords, because the people have to go back to their hometown to farm, and the power of gentry is very large, and even taxes have to rely on the gentry. Of course, His Majesty hopes to weaken the gentry and the influence of the landlords on the court to a certain extent.

However, it is obviously undesirable to take violent seizures, and the gentry also has his good side. A wise monarch, any policy to the people should be balanced. One of the purposes of enhancing the power of merchants is to balance the power of gentry. The contradiction has not yet been highlighted, mainly because the power of merchants is not enough to affect the rights of gentry and landlords. When the contradiction really breaks out, it proves that the power of merchants is already strong enough, and the gentry and landlords will feel an unprecedented crisis. At this time, the court can come forward and balance it from it, and neither side is enough to pose a threat to the court."

Yuan Mudan was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly: "You ministers are really different from us businessmen."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Of course, businessmen will only care about their own small treasury, but His Majesty and the court are concerned about the overall situation. A country cannot be without landlords, farmers, and of course, merchants cannot be without merchants."

Yuan Mudan frowned and said, "But when the conflict breaks out, how should the court balance it?"

Han Yi said: "It's very simple, help the victims. Merchants are rising stars. The rise of this group has hurt the interests of landlords and gentry. Of course, the court will stand on the side of the gentry and take some measures against the merchants, such as levying commercial taxes. This is actually what it should be, but this can comfort the gentry and landlords well. However, the conflict will continue. Once the merchants are hurt, the court will also give some suppression to the landlords and gentry."

Yuan Mudan laughed and said, "I understand. If the merchants and landlords kill each other, the court can benefit from it. In the end, neither the gentry nor the landlords will pose a threat to the court. This must be your idea."

"Of course yes." Han Yi nodded with a smile and said, "But why don't you think so? If the merchants have no contribution to the court, to His Majesty, and to the country, and there is no value for leverage, Your Majesty, why should the court help the merchants develop? This is actually mutual use. However, these words are what I said to my wife, and that's all. I will not admit to anyone that I have said these words."

Yuan Mudan smiled and nodded and said, "Of course I know this, and our Yuan family has always supported the imperial court."

"Can you go back to the house to talk? Don't disturb me drinking tea here. I've been walking all day today and want to have some leisure time alone." Xiao Wuyi, who was standing beside him, suddenly protested dissatisfiedly.

Han Yi was stunned and then said, "It's all Mudan's fault. She took the topic aside. At this moment, we should talk about family affairs, for example, about the education issues of Han Xuanpin and Han Rui."

Xiao Wuyi said while smelling the tea fragrance: "Of course this is from Sister Mudan. Sister Mudan won't worry about me coming to teach Han Rui."

Yuan Mudan secretly gave Han Yi two gazes asking for help.

Han Yi shook his head and said, "I don't agree."

Xiao Wuyi asked, "Why?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "When it comes to business, the Yuan family is indeed better than the Xiao family, but Mudan is still slightly worse than mine in this regard. I can teach you. In terms of literature, the Yuan family is definitely not as good as the Xiao family. Mudan, do you agree?"

Yuan Mudan nodded and said, "Lanling Xiao family, Jiangzuo clan, not to mention those people with both virtue and talent, even the prime minister doesn't know how many of them have been produced. Just this literary background, my Yuan family will find it difficult to see him."

Han Yi said: "In addition, Wuyi is a favorite student of Duke Wei. He is well-versed in military tactics and can be said to be both civil and military. I can have the status of today entirely due to Wuyi's tireless teachings at the time. Isn't Dugu Wuyue also taught you Wuyi? Even Zhaoyi Academy is a solid foundation laid by Wuyi. It can be seen that when it comes to the teacher, I think no one in the world can compare with Wuyi."

Xiao Wuyi pursed her lips and smiled, gave Han Yi a blank look, and said, "Don't think I don't know. You are helping Sister Mudan, handing me the two children, and she will be able to pull out and manage the Yuan family's business."

Han Yi said: "You have misunderstood this. I have never favored Mudan. I will help you personally. At most, I will talk to Mudan about business matters. I support you."

Xiao Wuyi snorted: "You have the ability but you don't support me. You are now filial to you here. You have to go to the city to do business. Yang Zhanfei must arrest you."

It seems that you don’t have to be filial. Han Yi waved his hand and said, “No matter this, you refute me, even if you can refute a little, I will definitely bow my head to admit my mistakes. If you can’t refute, then you are the best teacher. Since that’s the case, you have the responsibility to shoulder the responsibility of educating your children. Only when you teach can our children become generals and ministers.”

Having said this, Xiao Wuyi could say anything else, nodded and smiled, "Okay, I promise you."

Yuan Mudan immediately gave Han Yi two grateful gazes.

Han Yi said angrily: "I said Mudan, why are you covering up? Wuyi is so smart. Can't she see your little thoughts? Wuyi agreed not because I fooled her, but because she understood the righteousness and had this plan. Did you know Wuyi on the first day? If she didn't want to do anything, no one could force her."

Yuan Mudan's cheeks were immediately red with embarrassment, as if she had rubbed rouge. She had never seen such a despicable husband.

"It's my husband who knows me." Xiao Wuyi smiled proudly and said to Yuan Mudan again: "How can you hide it from me if you have your little tricks?"

Yuan Mudan felt very wronged and was ridiculed by them, but she was a businessman after all, and she had the mind of a businessman, which was her responsibility. Now that Xiao Wuyi helped her share the burden, she had the energy to manage the Yuan family's business in Jiangnan. So what's the matter with Xiao Wuyi's sarcasm, so she simply didn't argue with Xiao Wuyi.

Seeing that Yuan Mudan was surprisingly silent, Xiao Wuyi felt so happy and blinked at Han Yi with a little gratitude.

Han Yi smiled and let everyone have something to gain, and what they get is what they want. This has always been what he pursues and is also what he is best at, otherwise how can he be a fraud?
Chapter completed!