When Xiao Bei left, he was carrying a food box that weighed at least five kilograms. The food box was hanging in front of him, and he swung it left and right as he walked. As he walked, he muttered, "I'll heat it up for lunch and sell some to the Japanese. I wonder if they can still come up with the money."
As he walked back, he put down the food box and wiped the sweat off his forehead. Then, he smiled and said to the people who were waiting for an answer, "Guess what Big Brother has come up with?"
"What is it?" Xiao Yuan played along and asked anxiously.
"Hmph, you'll never guess," Xiao Bei said with narrowed eyes.
Xiao Yuan continued to play along. "Hurry up and tell me. I'm so anxious."
"Haha, Big Brother said that he'll arrest all the adults who don't let their children go to school. What do you think? Smart, right?" Xiao Bei made a strangling gesture with his hands, which meant 'arrest'.
Before the others could say anything, Yue 'er, who came to complain, shouted in horror, "Don't arrest my father. I won't complain anymore."
"No, no, no. First, we'll criticize and educate him. If he's disobedient, we'll arrest him. Sister Yue 'er, I have to find someone to send you back. First, send a telegram to your father. Don't run around blindly in the future," Xiao Bei patted Yue' er's head and said like an adult.
*****
The matter of sending Yue 'er back was very simple. She just had to arrange for someone to do it. Even if she did not arrange for someone to do it, it would be the same for Yue' er to go back by herself, just like how she came.
It was believed that any Tang person who saw a child like Yue 'er would be willing to help. However, if they really did that, it would be irresponsible of the Patrol Envoys.
After bidding farewell to the reluctant Yue 'er, it was already noon. It was a good time to see if the Japanese still had money to buy the' return '.
When Xiao Bei and the others found Takeshita Junichiro and the others, the few Japanese had no appetite for lunch. In the morning, they strolled around the streets for four hours. As they walked, they looked around. The envy in their hearts was indescribable.
In their eyes, apart from being prosperous, Lu Zhou's' Prefecture City 'was peaceful and grand. There was no place in Japan that could compare to it, let alone Luoyang and the capital.
In fact, they could not even feel any jealousy in their hearts. The difference was too big. It was to the extent that they could not be jealous.
Therefore, they did not forget to taste all kinds of snacks. Under the hot sun, each person drank an average of four bowls of sour plum soup. There was also tea in a large copper pot, which they drank until they were sweating.
When Takeshita Junichiro and the others saw the lunch that Xiaobei and the other kids brought over, they immediately felt like vomiting. It was definitely not a fun thing to put cold plum juice and hot tea in their only child.
"Have you eaten?" Xiao Bei looked very regretful. He nodded and said, "Alright, since you've already eaten, let's go watch the competition together after we're done. You guys have really profited by coming here this time. Not only did you get the sponsorship from the merchants, but you also got the prize money for placing in the competition. If you don't have enough money in the future, remember to come often."
"Inspector Zhang is right. When will your country's people come to my country to compete with my country's people?" Takeshita Junichiro said hypocritically.
Yamamoto and Yamamoto nodded in agreement. In their hearts, they continued to ponder what schemes Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's siblings would come up with. Even if everything looked good, they could not be at ease.
Xiao Bei thought for a moment and replied, "When Japan feels that we should send athletes over, we'll go over. We can even provide you with the reward money so that you'll feel less burdened. Then you can sell some tickets and the country will have money, right?"
"As for the reward money … there's no need for your country to pay, right? Japan can still take out such a small amount of money. The tickets are actually not that important. The main thing is to let people experience the elegance of your country's athletes. "
Takeshita Junichiro replied generously. They had already given away so many dried abalones, so why would they be short of money? At the same time, he temporarily put down his worries. The main thing was that Xiao Bei did not set a date when he answered. If there was a conspiracy, he would definitely rush to Japan.
When Xiao Bei heard this, he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm being stingy. Since that's the case, you can also take care of the travel expenses of our team of athletes."
"What are travel expenses?" This was the first time Takeshita Junichiro had heard this term.
"Errands are errands. Travel is tourism. Expenses are …"
"It's money. I got it." Without waiting for Xiao Bei to finish his explanation, Takeshita Junichiro expressed that he understood. He then asked, "How much does it cost?"
"That depends on how many people are going. Actually, it doesn't cost much. When we go over, we take the boat, sleep, and eat. As for shopping, we have our own money.
Aiya, I just remembered. In Japan, can Tang Dynasty's money be used to buy things? In the past, we used copper coins, right? Now that we have changed to paper money, I'm worried that we can't use it. We can't possibly bring goods over, sell them, and then use the money to buy things. That's too troublesome. "
Xiao Bei counted with his fingers as he talked about the travel expenses. Then, he suddenly thought of the problem of money.
This problem stumped Takeshita Junichiro. Japan now had Tang Dynasty's money. It was the copper coins from the past, and there were also copper coins made by Japan. The circulation was not particularly good, and there were many places that were willing to barter.
Tang Dynasty's new money had yet to circulate in Japan. When Japanese goods were sold and received money, they directly bought things back. Even when Tang Dynasty went over, many merchants also took goods and exchanged them for Japanese money.
However, the exchange of money that Xiao Bei was asking about was not easy to deal with. How much was Tang Dynasty's money worth in Japan? Buying silk was naturally to show that Tang Dynasty's money was more valuable. One copper coin was more than ten copper coins in Japan. It was the same for ceramics.
If it was exchanged for fish and silver, Japan's copper coins were still more valuable. One copper coin was worth two copper coins of Tang Dynasty.
If it was based on the value of silk, it was obvious that his country would suffer a loss once the exchange happened. Tang Dynasty would get a few copper coins. After all, it was all paper. If they bought everything in Japan, would Japan be able to take out goods worth a few hundred million copper coins?
Then, they would take Tang Dynasty's money to spend. The more they exchanged, the more his country would lose. No, he could not exchange like that.
If they were to exchange using the method of silver and fish, would Tang Dynasty be willing? They were not fools.
Takeshita Junichiro thought for a while before saying, "We should be able to exchange, but I'm not sure how. I wonder if our Japanese money can be exchanged for Tang Dynasty's money directly?"
"Of course not. You have a limited variety of goods in Japan. If I take your Japanese money, what can I buy in Japan? Poor or poor, my Great Tang has plenty of good things, right?
Also, if you suddenly get 10 million strings of money to exchange with us in Japan, then turn around and issue a large amount of currency, the money is worthless. So, 10 million strings of money can only buy something worth 1 million strings of money. Who will give me the 9 million strings of money that is gone? "
Xiao Bei did not need anyone to remind him. He immediately thought of this problem and shook his head vigorously.
Takeshita Junichiro frowned. "Don't keep talking about Japan. If Tang Dynasty also takes out 100 million strings of money and issues a large amount of currency, we will also lose money."
"How is that possible? How many people do we have in Tang Dynasty? How many things do we have? How many things do you have in Japan? Why would we care about your things? How much money would it cost to buy everything in Japan? It's not worth it to go through so much trouble for those things. Don't you think so? "
Xiao Bei retorted.
Takeshita Junichiro and the others nodded and thought about it. In the past, they used Tang Dynasty's copper coins because Tang Dynasty's money was reliable. With Tang Dynasty's money in hand, they did not have to worry.
"Since that's the case, I'll go back and discuss with my country before discussing with you about the exchange. What do you think?" Takeshita Junichiro agreed first.
"Alright." Xiao Bei agreed.
*****
In the afternoon, the group of children accompanied the Japanese to continue watching the competition in the stadium. When it was time for dinner, the eleven children found their brother, sister, and the emperor.
The moment he saw his brother, Xiao Bei frowned and said, "I seem to have done something wrong today. Agreeing to exchange currency with the Japanese means exchanging Tang Dynasty's money for Japanese money. I haven't thought of how to do it yet. Will we lose money?"
When Li Longji heard this, he pondered for a moment and nodded. "I reckon that if Japan allows their money to be valuable, Tang Dynasty will lose money. It doesn't matter. We haven't made a deal yet. We'll talk about it when we need to exchange. Isn't that right, Xiao Bao?"
The other people who accompanied them for dinner, including the women and Zhang Xiaobao's grandfather, all looked at Zhang Xiaobao at the same time. When it came to money, Zhang Xiaobao seemed to have the most right to speak.
However, Zhang Xiaobao smiled at Weiwei. He turned to Wang Juan and said, "Madam, tell His Majesty about the exchange of currency."
Wang Juan also smiled and said to the puzzled people, "As long as Japan agrees to a one-sided currency exchange, it doesn't matter how much the exchange is. This is a trap."
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