A beautiful place in Shu, Qingshen Zhongyan Academy, under the management of the great scholar Wang Fang, is like the number one school in Bashu. Many scholars from Yizhou Prefecture come to visit and seek advice.

Wang Fang was also happy to open the mountain gate. As a teacher, what he most hoped was that there were all the students all over the world. In front of Zhongyan Academy, there was a pool of clear water, and fish were playing in the water. It was very interesting. Many young scholars liked to read and watch the scenery here.

For Wang Fang, this pool has a more complex flavor.

When Su Laoquan brought his two sons home from Hebei to worship his ancestors, he came to Zhongyan Academy to visit his old friends. At that time, Su Shi and Su Zhe had been studying in Liuyi for several years, and their knowledge increased greatly. When they passed by the pond, Wang Fang suddenly mentioned that they would name the nameless pond.

Su Zhe was honest and named it "Watching Fish Pond", while Su Shi turned his eyes, but said that it should be called "Watching Fish Pond".

Su Xun didn't feel anything, but it was just a name. It was agile and agile, and it was a common one, but Wang Fang was shocked. It turned out that just three days ago, he and his daughter Wang Fu were traveling with him. His daughter named the pond "Yingyu Pond", which was exactly the same as Su Shi!

Perhaps this is the destiny of marriage!

Wang Fang didn't say anything, but soon after, he took his daughter to Shuzhong and visited Liuyi, which later made the marriage between the two families.

Several years have passed in a blink of an eye. The Su brothers won the imperial palace and entered the court as officials. Everyone knew the three Su Daming, which shows that this was a golden and jade marriage.

Wang Fang was not without pride, but today he passed by Yingyu Pond, and the old man's face looked very bad.

He hurriedly left the academy, hired a donkey, went straight to Yizhou Prefecture, transferred to a carriage in Yizhou, and continued northward. He was exhausted and went to find his son-in-law Zhongyan Academy, which encountered a crisis!

Since the second half of the year, the college’s students have continued to increase, but the expenses have increased exponentially.

In fact, it’s not that the expenses are too high, but that the prices are expensive!

It’s not that expensive, it’s more than tripled in one go!

Zhongyan Academy is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it is logical that there is no shortage of fish and shrimp. In the past, 100 yuan could buy a big carp of two or three pounds, and the price of mutton was only 150 yuan. However, in half a year, the fish was twice as expensive and mutton was five times more expensive!

The academy is full of young men. Wang Fang referred to the experience of Liuyi to give the best nutrition and arrange horse riding and archery. Meat is indispensable every day.

How could the old man hold on with such a surge!

It’s fine if you just have meat, but then the firewood, rice, oil, salt, silk, satin, pen, ink, paper and ink, all rose upwards in the sky!

In the past, I could buy dozens of rice paper with 10 knots of knots of good ones, but now I can't even buy one.

The old man smiled bitterly, why don’t you just write an article on Jiaozi, maybe it’s cheaper than rice paper!

Of course, this is just a joke.

Wang Fang used to be considered a worldly firework and focused on teaching. When he encountered such a thing, he had to work hard to study. He found that the root of everything was Jiaozi's depreciation!

From the second half of the year, news came out that it was necessary to transfer Jiaozi to the Royal Bank. The land of Bashu was like an earthquake. Major commercial banks and many famous families threw Jiaozi out in exchange for copper coins. Overnight, Jiaozi changed from exchanging 300 coins to 100 coins.

Wang Fang went from Qingshen to Yizhou for only 240 miles. After three days of walking, Yizhou was always Jiaozi, but he could only exchange 80 yuan copper coins. When he met a few old friends, he left the next day and it turned into 75 yuan... Wang Fang witnessed with his own eyes that the young man held a Jiaozi in the inn where he stayed and kept crying.

The wages I bought last month can be exchanged for more than 1,000 copper coins, but this month it is only more than 700... What can this little money do with Yizhou, which is full of flowers?

Fortunately, the inn still cares about food and accommodation, otherwise he would have starved to death!

Wang Fang became more and more frightened as he walked away. No matter what, he never expected that the country of Tianfu would become disapproving overnight.

Many workers were in groups to find their employer to ask for wages.

They no longer had the humility of the past, and they all became ferocious, forcing their boss to give them copper coins and not to make friends. But the boss did not have so many copper coins. The two sides argued, and when they met a cowardly boss, they were beaten by workers. When they met a strong boss, the workers were beaten by scoundrels...

Everyone was crazy. At first, Jiaozi depreciated and prices soared, but then copper prices surged, and copper coins became scarce treasures.

The settlement is made with copper plates, and prices have even dropped a little. For example, if you buy a pound of mutton with Jiaozi, it takes two stagnant of money. If you use copper plates, it only costs 120 yuan or even 100 yuan!

The price comparison between copper coins and Jiaozi is further unbalanced, and even collapses... causing Jiaozi to depreciate rapidly, and it is still the kind of slump and rivers are falling...

Poor Wang Fang, when he came out, he brought 200 knots of Jiaozi. His wife was talking about the road to a poor family and wealthy family. It was always right. Wang Fang was hesitant and said that the academy was not rich, so it would be better to leave more for the academy!

But when he arrived at Jiange, 200 coins had already spent 180 coins.

The old master's heart is bleeding!

When I left home, Jiaozi could exchange 10 bowls of dandan noodles, but when I arrived at Jiange, there were only 5 bowls left, and there were a lot less noodles.

Wang Fang didn't even dare to eat too much. At night, he was hungry and anxious. Wang Fang walked around the inn yard, his heart was like a fire... From time to time, he heard people shouting horses neighing from the street. After asking, he found out that there were many more thieves in these days, and they went to rob rich families, steal rice, steal money, steal Shu brocade... The government was exhausted and could not catch much.

Especially many of the merchants on the road were robbed and had nowhere to deal with them... The waiter told Wang Fang not to run around when he went there, it would be better to go home quickly and not to run outside.

The old Master's heart kept falling, so worried that he couldn't sleep.

He waited in Jiange for two days, and met a thief the next night. Fortunately, the old man was ready and didn't lose anything, but the money he had was only enough to eat noodles.

If the imperial envoy's team had not arrived at Jiange on this day, the old man would have been hungry.

...

"Brother Lao Quan, what's going on? Does the imperial court ignore Bashu?"

As soon as they met, Wang Fang complained to Su Xun.

Su Xun's old face was calm and he said angrily: "My in-laws, who said the court doesn't care? Didn't this send someone?"

Wang Fang looked embarrassed and he was cruel, "I'll say something too much, don't blame me, why did I hear that this time the imperial envoy came here to steal the Jiaoziwu in Yizhou and suck all the blood of the Shu people?"

"fart!"

Su Xun blurted out and found that his old in-laws' face was dark. He quickly explained: "I'm not urging you, but spreading these rumors. I should kill them all!"

Wang Fang knew Su Xun's temper and would not care about him, but his face was not good-looking.

"Brother Lao Quan, you are from Shu, so you can't turn your elbows out and bully your own people?"

"Hmph!" Su Xun suddenly stood up, "It has been a century of existence, so what are the people of Shu, southern and northern people, all of them are from the Song Dynasty! My old family can't see that it is because someone deliberately makes bad things and obstructs the imperial court's orders, which will cause the disaster today! As for Jiaoziwu in Yizhou, I ask you, are they good things they used to?"

"This..." Wang Fang was speechless when asked, "Alas, since the Tiansheng period, Jiaozi was issued for thirty years. In the beginning, Jiaozi always used Yiguan money! Later, it turned into 900 papers and 800 papers, with a discount all the way, but at least 300 papers. In the past six months, Yiguan Jiaozi can't even exchange dozens of papers, so let the people live? Not to mention anything else, Zhongyan Academy can't handle it anymore. Shuxiu collected in September, and today, it can only be as high as 20%. I can't lick my old face and add Shuxiu, and I can only pay from my own house. But... Alas, it's the Chinese New Year, I can't afford to make meat in dumplings, so I can only make vegetables. If this continues, when can I even afford to make vegetables? I can't make Jiaozi! Jiaozi stuffed dumplings! It's a world-class!"

I really didn't expect that Wang Fang's complaints were sharp enough.

After hearing his story, Su Xun was shocked.

When you are in the capital, the news you get is too late and specious. Only by being in it can you know the dangers.

Su Xun has been a lot of officials over the years, and he is no longer the old and angry young man he used to be. In half a year, if calculated based on Jiaozi, the wealth of a family may evaporate by 80%, or even more... Rich families become poor, and a well-off family will go hungry. As for the original poor people, they are afraid that they will revolt and go up the mountain to become kings!

"It's really hateful!"

Su Xun was so angry that he slapped the table and the goat trembled.

At this moment, Su Shi and Wang Ning'an came.

Wang Fang was a great scholar in Bashu, and his status was respectable. Wang Ning'an also wanted to know some first-hand information. After the ceremony, Wang Fang exchanged a few greetings and immediately complained.

"Grandpa Wang, I have always admired your talent and achievements, but this time, isn't it too rash?"

Before Wang Ning'an could speak, Su Shi hurriedly said, "My father-in-law, it's really not my brother-in-law. Yizhou Jiaoziwu is indiscriminately sending money and a bad debt will be dealt with sooner or later. I'm boasting, they are people who poop. We are responsible for wiping our butts. Of course, we have the responsibility to wipe it well, but even if it can't be wiped clean, you shouldn't blame your brother-in-law, and ignore the real culprit!"

Da Su's metaphor is very vulgar, but Wang Fang listened to it. People say that the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at her, the more she likes her. Unexpectedly, Su Shi is also loved by his father-in-law and blooms.

"Grandpa Wang, I'm talking nonsense, don't be surprised."

Wang Ning'an nodded slightly. From Wang Fang's words, it can be seen that Bashu was indeed a little xenophobic. Zhao Zhen sent the Su family father and son over, and even sent his Bashu son-in-law. It was a bit difficult to consider this aspect!

"The most urgent task is to stabilize the currency value and not let Jiaozi depreciate any more!"

When Wang Ning'an came back from his father-in-law, he immediately issued an order requiring that all land taxes and commercial taxes in Sichuan and Shaanxi Road will continue to be settled by Jiaozi.

The price of each Jiaozi is 200 yuan, which is not lower than this limit, nor is it allowed to refuse... All government offices will immediately implement it!

When a new official takes office, the first fire burns down depends on how effective it is...
Chapter completed!