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After Gu Tianya's earnest explanation, Li Shimin's expression became obviously peaceful.

Li Jiancheng next to him nodded slowly, stretched out his hand and patted Gu Tianya's shoulder, and said in a warm voice: "Brother-in-law, you are a capable person, and what you want to do must be very meaningful. But the matter of minting coins is too important, we must Make it clear, so you have to keep talking to us."

"it is good!"

Without hesitation, Gu Tianya nodded solemnly towards Li Jiancheng.

But he didn't speak immediately to explain. Instead, he turned his head to look at the door of the room, and suddenly shouted loudly, saying hello: "Zhaoning, are you outside? Can someone bring some wine and food over? Me and my eldest brother and second brother I have something to talk about, and once we talk about it, I'm afraid it will take a long time. I just came back from Liaodong, and I still haven't got a drop of water..."

There was a soft hum from outside the door. It was Zhaoning's voice, as if he was very angry: "Now you know that you want something to eat? I'll starve you to death. Keep silent and run to Liaodong. I have interrogated Ma just now. Sanbao, you actually dared to enter Yuan Gai Suwen's mansion alone. Gu Tianya, are you good at fighting? Do you know that Yuan Gai Suwen is known as the number one expert in Liaodong. If he suddenly violently hurts people, Have you ever thought about whether you will die? If you die, how will our orphans and widows live..."

Women, they always have a knife mouth and a bean curd heart.

Although Zhaoning spoke so fiercely, he soon heard footsteps going away, and then heard another bluffing sound not far away, clearly urging Xiaoqing and Xiaorou to hurry up and buy food and drinks.

Inside the room, Gu Tianya was a little embarrassed. He smiled at Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, and explained with a bitter face: "This is love, this must be love, the depth of love, and the responsibility. Brother and brother, you two Pretend I didn’t hear it. Zhaoning is actually quite gentle, and she was so fierce just now that it’s rare.”

The Li brothers smiled meaningfully.

Li Jiancheng stretched out his hand again, lightly patted Gu Tianya's shoulder again, and said with a smile, "Yes, we all understand. Xiuning is a gentle and lovely girl. It is a blessing for you to marry her."

After saying this, Li Jiancheng's face became embarrassed. Obviously, the elder brother of the royal family also knew that he was talking nonsense. He knew the temperament of his sister better than anyone else.

Still gentle and pleasant?

This kind of vocabulary will not be used by Zhaoning in eight lifetimes.

On the contrary, Li Shimin was gloating, the emperor stood aside and smiled viciously, he seemed to want to show his manly majesty, and suddenly imitated Gu Tianya and shouted towards the door, saying: "Guanyin maid, you Are you outside? Quickly arrange staff and bring in some tea to serve you. My brother-in-law and I want to discuss state affairs, and this talk may take a long time."

The rhetoric was almost the same as that of Gu Tianya.

Obviously Li Shimin just wanted to show off.

Unexpectedly, the emperor miscalculated this time.

I only heard laughter from the courtyard outside the door, and it was the voice of Empress Changsun, who said, "Your Majesty, what kind of score is this? Have you forgotten that this is not Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty? You said a long time ago that any People are not allowed to show off in Gu's mansion. Why did His Majesty break the rules first, and ask people to come in and wait on him..."

There was a group of women laughing and joking, and then Empress Zhangsun continued: "Your Majesty, please redeem your concubines so that you can not show your prestige. Not only do we have to chat with our aunt, but we also have to take care of ten Many little guys. Baby Tiger is very naughty now, he will climb trees and dig out bird's nests if he can't see it at a glance. There are also our family's young slaves, and the two little things under Defei's sister's knees. Once these little guys get together Come on, being naughty is really a headache. So the concubines are very busy, and I'm afraid they won't be able to serve you, the emperor..."

Li Shimin's complexion turned dark, and he immediately became extremely embarrassed.

This time, it was Gu Tianya's turn to laugh badly, and deliberately mocked: "Fake it, keep pretending. I said, second brother, can you do it? I thought you would be a shocker! Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, it turns out that you Treat me as well."

Li Shimin glared at him angrily, and said, "Will you suffocate if you don't speak?"

"Of course I won't suffocate to death!" Gu Tianya smiled leisurely, hehe said again: "But it will suffocate."

"I think you just want to find fault and fight."

Li Shimin also didn't know why, as long as he was with Gu Tianya, he would be particularly prone to offense. He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to make a move.

Gu Tianya seemed to be the same, he also rolled up his sleeves and shouted: "I'm afraid of you, I won't see you for a year, I'm going to let you try my power."

"I bother!"

Li Shimin spit over, looked at Gu Tianya with disdain on his face and said: "You, a weak scholar like a chicken, dare to mention force in front of me? Do you think a weak chicken like you can have force? You I'm afraid he can't even beat your son Baby Tiger."

These words were a bit heart-wrenching, Gu Tianya seemed annoyed, and said suddenly: "The one named Li, who do you think is weak?"

Seeing that the two of them were about to do it.

The strange thing is that this time, Li Jiancheng didn't try to dissuade him at all. Instead, he walked slowly to the side and sat down, as if he wanted to see who could win the fight between the two younger brothers.

But what's even more strange is that Li Shimin and Gu Tianya didn't fight at all. They were glaring at each other like fighting cocks, but they just glared at each other and didn't fight.

Although they didn't do anything, they kept attacking verbally. The majestic Emperor Tang and Lord Youyun were spitting aggressively.If this scene was seen by outsiders, it would probably shatter the eyeballs all over the place.

A long time passed, and the posture of the two of them continued. Fortunately, they finally heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, but seeing Xiao Rou's head cautiously poking at the door, she said weakly: "The queen and princess asked the servants to come and ask , have you two finished your quarrel, if not, then continue to quarrel, if you have already quarreled, then, then..."

This girl has a gentle personality, even though she is already a mother, she is still easily shy.

Gu Tianya quickly put away the ferocious expression on his face, Li Shimin also quickly showed honesty, and said one after another: "There was no quarrel, we didn't quarrel, hahahaha, Xiao Rou was not scared, right?"

Xiaorou nodded shyly, and couldn't help but patted her chest with her small hands, as if letting go of her worries and said, "Thank God, there was no quarrel."

After finishing speaking, he first looked at Li Shimin, bowed his knees and saluted, and said very respectfully: "The empress said, the sun is warm today, and the north wind is not too cold, so it is suitable for the family to sit in the yard. Your Majesty wants to drink You can talk about things in the yard."

Then he looked at Gu Tianya, his voice became gentle immediately, and he said with a sweet smile: "Husband, can you go to the courtyard as well? We have cooked several dishes, including your favorite fennel beans, which are especially suitable for dinner." Wine is especially suitable for drinking and talking."

Gu Tianya and Li Shimin looked at each other the same way, and at the same time nodded with a smile on their faces, saying: "Okay, okay, let's go."

Xiaorou smiled sweetly, turned around and left first.

But after she left, Gu Tianya and Li Shimin's faces turned pale again. They snorted coldly and said provocatively to each other: "Let's save face for the family first, let me let you go today."

With fierce provocations on their mouths, a smile reappeared on their faces, and they deliberately let out a hearty laugh, and walked out of the room side by side.

Li Jiancheng laughed from behind, and followed slowly into the courtyard.

……

Sure enough, the sun is warm today, and the north wind does not seem too cold.At this time, tables and chairs had already been set up in the yard, and surprisingly, two tables were set up.

The first table that caught the eye first, saw a large copper stove on the table with fire splashing, surrounded by dishes, and plates of sliced ​​meat.

Obviously this is ready to eat hot pot.

But it's not just for men.

It turned out that at the top of this table, another table of wine and food had been set up, and the wine had been warmed up. This was the table where the men drank and talked.

When Gu Tianya and Li Shimin walked over, they found that the women at home were greeting their children, and the little ones not far away obviously didn't want to eat, so all kinds of reprimands from the women resounded in the whole yard.

Really varied.

For example, Zhaoning's yelling sounded with a unique strength, and he said angrily: "Baby tiger, is your butt itchy again? I only counted to three and immediately got down from the tree."

On a big tree in the courtyard, the baby tiger had a small face of panic.

Another example is Empress Changsun, whose voice is full of grace and laziness. Although the voice is lazy, it is undeniable, and she repeatedly shouted: "Chengqian, Qingque, young slave, I only count three times, after three times you If you still don't come to eat, then take off your pants and prepare to be beaten. Don't rely on this being at your uncle's house, you can be mischievous and disobedient...Sister Defei, take my stick here."

The three little things in the distance were playing like crazy, their little faces were startled when they heard this.

In addition to Zhaoning and Empress Changsun, there were other female family members of the Li family in the yard, each of them was greeting the child to eat, and some even ran over to twist the child's ear and pulled it back.

This scene seemed full of life.

Li Jiancheng obviously liked this kind of scene the most, and he watched it with a smile from the beginning to the end, while Gu Tianya and Li Shimin looked at each other, and suddenly said softly with deep meaning: "It's hard for them, I'm afraid we will really make trouble."

People as shrewd as Gu Tianya and Li Shimin, how can they fail to see through the women's minds? This is clearly a deliberate indulgence of the children's naughtiness, in order to highlight the family relationship between the two families.

Borrow family affection to buffer conflicts.

As women of the royal family, they all knew that minting coins was no small matter, so they used this clever method.

Even the quarrel between Gu Tianya and Li Shimin just now was actually a way of deliberately expressing family affection, because both Gu Tianya and Li Shimin understand that the matter of minting coins is really something that should not be touched lightly.

If there is no family affection as a buffer, the royal family of the Li family and the Youyun Gu family may not be able to reach an agreement.

……

After a while, the whole family sat down.

Gu Tianya raised a glass of wine first,

Chapter 357 [Why is Datang's copper coin not easy to use? 】

I Have a Backstage in Datang Text Volume Chapter 357 [Why are the copper coins in Datang not easy to use? 】"Since human beings have civilization, primitive transactions have bred coins. At the beginning, coins were sharp stone tools..."

"Then here comes the question, which little guy can answer me, why is the original currency of human beings a sharp stone tool?"

In the quiet courtyard, Gu Tianya's voice was full of warmth.

He didn't directly talk about the importance of minting coins, but first raised an interesting question, as if he was really teaching, earnestly and kindly attracting the children to think.

But it's not just the kids who are thinking.

The adults were obviously also lost in thought.

For example, Li Shimin's eyes were full of confusion at this time. Obviously, he had never thought about this kind of problem before, so he became confused for a while.

Another example is Li Jiancheng, who is also thinking at this time. As the former eldest brother of the Li family, he is best at coordinating money, but although he is good at coordinating money, he seems to have never thought about the nature of money.

So Gu Tianya's question first stumped a group of adults.

On the contrary, the children were innocent and lively, and didn't care whether the question had any deep meaning, but seeing a group of little guys bluffing, they scrambled to raise their little hands to express their desire to answer.

"Uncle, uncle, let me answer..."

First, a brat snatched No.1, and he ran up to Gu Tianya like a fan, and replied anxiously: "I know, I know, my uncle told us the story of the Stone Age before, and the tools used by humans at that time They are all stone tools. Since stone tools are tools, they are very important. For example, the sharper the stone tools, the more they can help humans work at that time, so they are more important than ordinary stone tools, so they are very, very popular. "

The little guy spoke triumphantly, held his head high to make a concluding statement, and said loudly: "When everyone likes a thing, this kind of thing has a conventional value. With the continuous development of time, Gradually, it will serve as an intermediate for equivalent exchange. For example, the sharp stone tools in ancient times, it will inevitably become the currency used by the first human transactions... The reason is very simple, and everyone agrees."

The adults in the yard were shocked.

Li Shimin got up suddenly and strode forward. The emperor subconsciously stretched out his hand, stroked the little guy's forehead, and said in amazement: "Qingque, is this your own idea? Tell father, do you have any ideas?" There is no falsehood. For example, did your uncle teach you to recite these words in advance? "

It turned out that this guy was Li Tai, whose baby name was Qing Que'er, when the little guy heard Li Shimin's question, he immediately turned his little head aside, and said aggrievedly: "I'm sure I didn't cheat, this is the answer I thought of. "

"You can think of these?"

Li Shimin obviously still had doubts, and couldn't help but said again: "You are only ten years old this year..."

The emperor was only in the middle of speaking, and suddenly felt that this kind of statement hurt the child's heart, so he quickly stopped and said with emotion: "A ten-year-old child knows more than me."

Li Tai was visibly excited, his little head turned back in a hurry, and said proudly: "We study with uncle, and we learn a lot every day."

Li Shimin nodded heavily, his tone full of awe, and said slowly: "Okay, very good, really good. Qingqueer, you are really good at learning."

At this time, another little guy ran over, raised his head full of grievances, and shouted in a childlike voice: "Father, Father, I also know the answer, but I was preempted by Brother Qingque, and I couldn't." Be the first to run over and answer questions."

Li Shimin laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to caress the little guy's forehead, and praised: "The young slave is also very good."

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned his eyes to more children, and said solemnly: "You are all good, good children worthy of praise. I have decided to reward all the children of the royal family who study in Youzhou. All must be rewarded with a piece of money. But this money is not given to you, but directly rewarded to your mother."

"The reason why I did this is because this is the first sum of money you have earned, and I gave this reward directly to your mother, counting it as the first filial piety in your life."

Li Shimin walked back to the wine table full of emotion, suddenly stretched out his hand and patted Gu Tianya's shoulder heavily, and said solemnly: "Brother, thank you."

The emperor's words came from sincerity.

As for what to thank, everything is self-evident.

Gu Tianya smiled slightly and nodded in acceptance.

He looked at the children, spoke again in a gentle voice, and said, "Just now Qingque answered my question, which can be regarded as a full-score answer. The so-called coins are just general equivalents. When everyone recognizes it At that time, it has the substitution of item trading."

He paused slightly while speaking, and then said: "And it is precisely because of this substitution that it embodies the most important attribute of coins. What is it? It is purchasing power. What does purchasing power mean? It means that it can dominate economy."

"I once told you that the economy is the most important part of human society. Then it can also be said that money is also the most important part of human society."

"From a country to a family, as long as anyone is still in a social group, they are absolutely inseparable from the scope of influence of coins."

"Coins are so important!"

"So throughout the ages, every dynasty has been concerned about minting coins. Only by mastering coin minting and promoting it, can we control the country and stabilize the economy."

"But I have also said that not every dynasty's coins will be recognized by people. For example, the money of the Jin Dynasty."

Gu Tianya paused here, his tone gradually became dignified, and he said slowly: "The Jin Dynasty inherited the Three Kingdoms, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, because it was the Sima Clan who usurped the country, and the imperial power at that time was Family divisions, social turmoil, and the extreme instability of the people caused the Sima clan to mint coins after the founding of the country, but the common people did not recognize their new coins, but they still used the previous coins for transactions... So kids, do you know what that means?"

This time it was a little girl who raised her hand first, and said crisply: "Uncle, can I answer?"

Gu Tianya glanced at it, nodded with a gentle smile, "So it's Changle, congratulations on getting the first place, tell me, what's your answer?"

The little girl was Princess Changle, she seemed very happy after getting the permission, she hurriedly stood up and said: "The Sima clan of the Jin Dynasty minted coins, but the folks didn't approve, and when goods were traded, the coins of the previous dynasty were still used, which means The foundation of the country is not stable enough, and the Sima family failed to control the power of the country."

The girl paused while talking, thought for a while and whispered again: "As a royal family, the country has already been established, but the coins used in the country are actually from the previous dynasty. Such a royal family is simply laughable for thousands of years."

"Hahahaha!" Gu Tianya laughed out loud, looked at Changle and joked: "You little girl, you really dare to speak out, on the surface you seem to be talking about the Jin Dynasty, but in fact you are talking about us Don."

Chang Le hurriedly lowered his head, and argued cautiously: "Uncle, you blame me, Chang Le doesn't have the guts. I'm really just talking about the Jin Dynasty, I didn't mean our Tang Dynasty."

Gu Tianya chuckled, and suddenly said: "Even if you don't say it, I will say it, Uncle, the situation of the Sima family in the Jin Dynasty in those days is the same in our Tang Dynasty today. The people of the Jin Dynasty are using the money from the previous dynasty. The people are also using the money from the previous dynasty..."

These words related to the country's major affairs, and a little girl in Changle obviously didn't dare to answer.

Fortunately, Gu Tianya didn't mean to tease the little girl deliberately, but turned his head to look at Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and said in a deep voice: "Big brother, second brother, you are in charge of the royal family, you should be well aware of this matter, right?"

Sure enough, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng nodded solemnly, and said helplessly: "After all, the Tang Dynasty was established not long ago, and the promotion of coins is quite difficult."

Li Shimin paused for a moment, and then said: "But I have been working hard, and the officials in the court are also working hard!"

"Really?" Gu Tianya smiled slightly, and suddenly asked: "Since we are all working hard, why is it difficult to promote coins?"