I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Mrs. Jing Che, Yin Lulu?

Isn't she just a mere city bureau chief? What experience can we learn from her?
They were puzzled.

Changsun Wuji put down the tea bowl, and sighed lightly: "Before, we were wrong in many ways, and even...not just saying that we were wrong, but that we were lagging behind."

lagging behind?

The people in the room were stunned again. They were a little bit unwilling to make such an evaluation of Changsun Wuji, but when they thought of... what Yin Xuan did, they had to admit it again.

Do not…

They only admit that they are behind Yin Xuan, not behind others.

"Have you ever thought about why... Mrs. Jing Che can cause such a big stir in the court just by increasing the tax revenue in Dongshi?" Changsun Wuji asked another question.

This question is rather fatal.

They looked at each other in blank dismay, they really hadn't thought about this aspect, they just thought... this happened quite naturally, as it should be.

"Is it because she is Zhengyang Gong's younger sister?" A person spoke with a hint of ridicule.

Everyone looked at Changsun Wuji's face and saw that he was smiling, so they laughed too.

Changsun Wuji waved his hand, and the laughter stopped abruptly: "There are some reasons, but this is not the point, but... even if we didn't notice it, we have already tacitly accepted a fact in our hearts."

"That's copper coins...it's not the same today."

coins?

Apart from the banknotes that have been produced in recent years, what else has changed in this thing?Isn't it still taking it out to spend, can you buy something?

Changsun Wuji clapped his hands.

Outside the house, the servant re-entered, holding a few magazines in his hands, and gently placed them in front of Changsun Wuji.

After the boy walked out quickly again, Changsun Wuji picked up a magazine, and then said: "Magazine, I think you should all read it."

"How many people have read the articles written by Miss Wu Jue?"

"How much have you read about finance?"

The crowd was silent.

They often read magazines, and occasionally get some great inspiration, but... one thing to say, they really don't understand things like mathematics, physics, and finance.

They didn't think it was important either.

I know addition and subtraction in arithmetic, and now there is one more multiplication and division. Wouldn’t it be great if I can count and understand numbers?

As for physics, so what?

Does governing a country require knowledge of physics?
and finance.

They are all officials, so how could they learn the business path, um... Although some people really wanted to learn it, they just couldn't understand it.

Changsun Wuji gave them a look of resentment, and sighed: "You guys, from now on, you must read this magazine regularly, and you must read it deeply."

"Especially something about finance."

Saying that, he paused.

Faced with all kinds of earnest expressions, he continued the topic about Yin Lulu just now: "The incident about Miss Jing Che's East Market has given me some thoughts on why the court attaches so much importance to this matter."

"it's actually really easy."

"The Tang Dynasty is so powerful now, what is the root cause?"

"It's on this little copper coin."

Changsun Wuji took out a copper coin and put it on the table.

"We value land and power, but it's actually very simple. According to what the magazine said, we value the resources represented by these things."

"It was the same in the former Sui Dynasty, and even the Wei, Jin, Han, and Qin before that. The land is the most important thread that builds the entire country."

"Now...although it is equally important."

"But the importance of copper coins is obviously on the land. It is said in the magazine that the emergence of trains has led to more convenient exchanges and communication between places, so the market has been established."

Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji paused, and took a deep look at the copper coins on the table.

"The role of copper coins was the same in the past, but it was not obvious. After all, with land and food, you have almost everything."

"But now...you can't buy brocade from Shu, seafood from Guangfu, or grain from Juzhou with land."

"These things that could only be obtained with power in the past can now be easily obtained with money."

The people in the room were still a little confused, so they couldn't quite understand Changsun Wuji's words, but at least...they understood the importance of copper coins.

Especially the household officials.

They are handling the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, and they can appreciate the weight of copper coins better than ordinary people.

"Why did we repeatedly run into a wall in front of Lord Zhengyang? Why... His Majesty would be so presumptuous." Changsun Wuji tugged at his beard and accidentally pulled two of them off, "I thought it was... Your Majesty's doting. Mr. Zhengyang is full of talent."

"Now it seems that the old man is still not as wise as His Majesty."

"Your Majesty...I'm afraid I've already seen this clearly."

"The current market is almost supported by Zhengyang Gong alone. What do you say... Doting, in fact, Datang is now relying on Zhengyang Gong."

These words.

Everyone in the room couldn't help shivering.

From Changsun Wuji's words, their image of Yin Xuan has undergone a new change - they thought Yin Xuan was a giant before.

But now, they feel like they are Yin Xuan's playthings.

When they looked up, it was Yin Xuan's huge, cold and ruthless head. When they lowered their heads, they found that they were stepping on Yin Xuan's palm.

Changsun Wuji's voice became a little cold, he narrowed his eyes, and said in a harsh tone, "I don't even see what the opponent looks like, so how can I deal with him?"

"But... now I can see clearly."

"Isn't the method of dealing with it obvious?"

Li Daozong subconsciously held up a stalk: "How should we deal with it?"

Changsun Wuji said: "It's very simple, just go into business, just make the business bigger and carve up the market share in the hands of Zhengyang children."

"When the market in our hands and the copper coins in our hands are more than his, naturally...he will not be our opponent."

Do business?
The people in the room were not cheered up by Changsun Wuji's words.

They... on the contrary hesitated.

This method is not to say that no one has used it.

Those individuals who have five doors and seven observations, oh... it must be five doors now, haven't they used it?

They used it, and then they were beaten to death by Yin Xuan.

It is not a wise choice to fight others in the field that others are good at.

It's like...a third-rate chess player fighting a first-rate Go master, but he chooses not to choose chess, but must compete with the Go master in Go.

What is this called?
They have a very vulgar, but also very pertinent vocabulary to describe it.

That is - silly beep.