The lady escaped marriage and became addicted

Chapter 403 Gui Ning (4)
Originally An Ran heard about her cousin and was worried that she would be sad, but now it seems that her cousin is in a good mood, and it is rare to maintain the innocence and curiosity of a girl, which is a good thing.

"Cousin, don't worry, your marriage is on my shoulders. I'll go back and ask His Highness how many unmarried young talents he has under his command. I will definitely help my cousin choose a good one."

Gu Tingfang also nodded and said: "Yes, you came to the capital at the right time. Even your cousin Guozijian has many classmates who have no family. He is already paying attention to you."

Wei Xiuqin blushed and lowered her head, but she didn't get annoyed, instead she whispered: "Thank you cousin and sister-in-law, I'll take care of my business." Although she would not be ashamed to make fun of her when she said this, Wei Xiuqin understood, Cousin and cousin all want to help her.It would hurt them if she put on an air of exasperation on purpose!
Over there, while talking, Gu Wanniang and Shen Yi paid attention to An Ran and the three young women on their side. Seeing that the sisters and sisters-in-law were chatting lively, they felt at ease and said their heartfelt words.

The two cousins ​​first asked each other about their elders and sighed for a while.Later, knowing that both of them were young widows who shared the same illness, they comforted each other for a while, and they became close immediately.

Shen Yidao: "Cousin, you still have two children, and it's a rare blessing to be so competitive. I originally had a daughter, but it's a pity that I haven't raised a six-year-old..."

Hearing Shen Yi talk about the child, Gu Wanniang didn't know how to comfort her.She could hardly imagine how sad she would be if any of her children had an accident and were not rescued.The child is the mother's lifeblood!
Fortunately, Shen Yi is a strong one after all, so she quickly subdued her sad emotions and said with a smile: "Cousin, you don't know how excited I was when I found out that the princess is my uncle's granddaughter. At that time she sweetly called me Mother, with an innocent and ignorant face, leaning on me with eyes full of dependence, my heart softened all of a sudden. When I saw her, I thought of my daughter, and later I simply regarded her as my daughter. Cousin , you won't blame me for being abrupt, will you?"

Gu Wanniang understood her cousin's mood very well, and took her hand and said, "Why? It's her luck that my cousin loves her." Gu Wanniang is only happy when her daughter is hurt by one more person, so why blame her?

After speaking, Gu Wanniang asked Shen Yi again: "Although this child is a little clever, he is young and has a stubborn temper. In the future, I need my cousin to take care of me."

Shen Yi nodded in response, then covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "Cousin, don't worry, the prince is good to the princess! I have traveled all over the world and seen some things in the world, but I have never seen someone as loving as the prince and concubine."

When Gu Wanniang heard this, she was also quietly relieved.

However, in the study room of the outer courtyard, Zhao Shifu brought Wei Qingyuan, Gu Shengwen and Gu Shaolin together to receive King Ping Yang Yan.

After all, Zhao Shifu was just a farmer in the countryside. Although he had studied for a few days, the biggest official he had ever met was the county magistrate. It was something he had never thought of before he came to the capital to sit down and drink tea with a prince.Under the excitement, how could he speak neatly?

Gu Shengwen is a businessman, originally he thought that he and the prince had nothing to say, but he didn't expect the prince to have no slightest contempt for his status as a businessman, but he was a little flattered.

Yang Yan said: "Commerce has driven the circulation of goods, made it possible for different places to communicate with each other, improved the lives of people in various places, and prospered the economy. It is of great significance. In the future, this king will persuade my father to relax the restrictions on business."

Wei Qingyuan didn't understand, and asked: "I don't quite understand what the lord said. Whether there is a commercial exchange, it is convenient for the common people. This is true, but the merchants value profits. Once the imperial court relaxes the restrictions, if the common people go to business, who would want to come?" farming?"

Yang Yan nodded and said: "In all dynasties, the imperial court emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, and this is the reason."

Yang Yan paused, and then continued: "I will give you an example. If there is only one rice store in Chang'an City, it is natural that the people will buy it no matter how much he asks. But if there are two in Chang'an City, People naturally have to compare and buy from whichever one is cheaper. As it is now, there are countless rice and grain stores in Chang'an City, but there are still people who dare to sell at high prices? If the merchants can't make much money, the merchants will naturally think about other things. There is a way out. In fact, the commercial profits of the farming and mulberry economy are only so much, and the more people share, the less everyone gets.”

Wei Qingyuan nodded. This means that business itself has a regulating effect. Even if the imperial court relaxes restrictions, it is impossible for everyone to go to business.

Yang Yan took a sip of tea and continued: "For the farming people, if there is only one store to buy rice grains during the autumn harvest, the price will naturally be set by the store. But if several stores want to buy, then naturally the price will be The higher one wins. For the common people who sell grain, this year’s grain is sold at a high price, so they naturally want to grow more grain to sell in the coming year. Do you think that the more shops there are, the better?”

When Gu Shengwen heard this, he remembered that when the Gu family had just pressed rapeseed oil more than ten years ago, they were the only ones who collected the rapeseed, and they set the price; after squeezing the oil, only their family could sell it, and they set the price even more.It's a pity that there was competition in the second year, and in the third year, the profit was very thin.Once the profits become thinner, naturally there will not be so many people scrambling to enter this industry, and the enthusiasm of the people for growing rapeseed will gradually decline. It is still good land to grow food, and the dry land that has been reclaimed to grow rapeseed will only grow in two or three years. After adjustment, there is no such thing as a so-called emphasis on business and injury to farmers.

Wei Qingyuan thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but nodded: "My lord is also reasonable. However, it is better to give some restrictions to merchants, otherwise it will still affect agriculture to some extent. After all, agriculture is fundamental."

Yang Yan nodded with a smile: "Exactly. Therefore, no matter what time it is, it is necessary to properly control and regulate the business."

However, Gu Shaolin immediately thought that if King Ping persuaded the emperor to relax the commercial restrictions appropriately, he would definitely get strong support from the merchants.Although the businessman's status is not high, he is rich!Now King Ping said that he lacked foundation, but in the end it was just one word... money!If you have money, you can buy officials from the DPRK and China for his use; if you have money, you can buy food and grass, and if you have food and grass, you will naturally have soldiers and horses...

(End of this chapter)