Yuchi Yan was full of confidence and secretly pleased with himself.
He confined the emperor emeritus to his bedchamber and spent a lot of time every day persuading the emperor emeritus to reveal the whereabouts of the huge sum of money. However, the emperor emeritus's mouth was like a tightly shut clamshell, unwilling to reveal even a little bit. When he saw him, he only had two expressions: either he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, or he laughed mockingly.
Yuchi Yan knew his father's temperament very well. He was so uncooperative because he was determined to keep the money for his own personal use. Therefore, he played the emotional card with the emperor emeritus while anxiously thinking of a countermeasure.
After racking his brains for a few days, the only method he could think of was to print more banknotes!
Although he knew this method wasn't a long-term plan and it was very likely that the Dayan banknotes would become worthless, he couldn't think of anything else to solve this urgent problem. Even the smartest person wouldn't be able to come up with a better idea.
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Unexpectedly, after Yuchi Yan finished speaking, he didn't see the surprise on Qin Huaiyuan and Qin Yining's faces that he expected.
"Beloved Minister Qin? Do you think this method of ours will work? "
Qin Huaiyuan muttered to himself for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is wise. This method can be considered a good idea."
Qin Yining lowered his eyes and was a little surprised by his father's words. However, after thinking about it, he understood.
It seemed that his father was well versed in the ways of an official. When talking to the emperor, the first thing he had to do was to make the emperor happy. Only when the emperor was happy could the following advice be carried out smoothly.
There was no need to suddenly throw out the method and let the emperor feel the gap between their wisdom.
It wasn't a good thing to let the emperor feel that he couldn't compare to his officials.
What Qin Huaiyuan needed to do was to guide the emperor step by step in the right direction and not force his own ideas onto the emperor all of a sudden.
Qin Yining secretly admired his father in his heart. He really had endless experience from his father.
Yuchi Yan heard the tactful meaning in Qin Huaiyuan's words and lowered his head in embarrassment, "We are also racking our brains. The state affairs are too chaotic right now and Ning Wang's injuries are so serious. Our thoughts are in a mess. Minister Qin is wise and resourceful, so you must have a good plan? "
Hearing this, Qin Huaiyuan smiled. Before the Emperor raised his eyes to look at him, he quickly glanced at Qin Yining. Then, he immediately lowered his eyes and furrowed his brows in deep thought.
What the Emperor saw was Qin Huaiyuan racking his brains.
Qin Yining was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood what his father meant.
Her father wanted her to speak.
Although they had never discussed it before, with her father's wisdom, whatever she thought of, her father would certainly have thought of as well. They were father and daughter, both of them were Family Qin people. In front of the Emperor, they had to talk about who should speak first. It was unlikely that one person would speak out a good plan and cause the other person to be directly blocked because of the pearls and jade in front of him.
Her father was raising her like a son.
No matter what she said, her father would back her up!
Qin Yining's heart was moved, but his expression remained thoughtful. Then, he smiled and said softly, "Your Majesty, this subject's daughter has thought of an idea, but I don't know if I should say it."
When Yuchi Yan heard Qin Yining's gentle voice, half of his heart melted. He quickly looked at her and smiled as he leaned forward and asked, "Xuansu, do you have a good plan?"
It was already a good plan before she even said it.
Qin Yining endured the awkwardness and lowered her brows as she said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this subject's daughter feels that printing more precious banknotes is indeed a quick way to solve the problem. However, if it is for the long-term stability of Dayan's economy, it would be better to think of a way to have the grain merchants send out the grain themselves."
When Qin Huaiyuan heard his daughter say this, his lowered eyes flashed and a smile of approval appeared on his lips.
Qin Yining had already piqued Yuchi Yan's interest. "Oh? Tell me, how do you think we can make the grain merchants send out the money themselves? "
Qin Yining smiled and said, "Your Majesty, scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants are ranked last. Although merchants have money, their status is even lower than that of poor farmers. Needless to say, a wealthy merchant with a family full of wealth would be unwilling to accept the fact that their status is even lower than that of a poor and pedantic scholar. Do you think we can make use of this point? "
Qin Yining was learning from Qin Huaiyuan's step-by-step method. She didn't directly throw out the idea to avoid being the first bird to stick her head out. Instead, she guided Yuchi Yan to think of it himself.
When Qin Huaiyuan saw how smart his daughter was, his smile deepened.
Yuchi Yan frowned and muttered, "Make use of the status of merchants? Merchants naturally want to raise their status. Who would be willing to lower their status outside when they have a lot of money in hand … Do you think they'll send out the grain in order to raise their status? "
Qin Yining saw that Yuchi Yan didn't understand, so he could only continue to guide her, "Yes, think about it. If Your Majesty says that you're giving them a chance to raise their status, will they sharpen their brains to participate?"
Yuchi Yan immediately nodded, "Of course they're willing."
Qin Yining then said, "Therefore, this subject's daughter thinks that Your Majesty might as well set a price for some of the idle positions without any real power. Furthermore, you're not allowed to use gold or silver for transactions and only accept grain. I believe that this way, not only the grain merchants in the capital, but also other merchants from all over the country will do everything they can to exchange gold and silver for grain to buy official positions — this is a great opportunity to make a comeback. This way, you won't have to worry about the chaos caused by the printing of treasured banknotes. You can just manage these officials with idle positions without any real power. "
"Wonderful! Wonderful! "Yuchi Yan clapped his hands and said excitedly," Xuansu's idea is very good! This way, there won't be any problems with the printing of treasured banknotes. Zhen only needs to manage these people carefully! "
He then looked towards Qin Huaiyuan, "Beloved Official Qin, what do you think?"
"This subject thinks that this idea is very good. This subject also has one more thing to add. If the idle positions are set a price, why don't Your Majesty set a price for the idle positions of different ranks and let the merchants compete for them? The highest bidder wins. This way, everyone will get what they need. The merchants will be willing to donate grain, and the imperial court will be able to get more grain. "
Yuchi Yan nodded repeatedly, "Very good, very good! Beloved Official Qin truly lives up to the name of 'Wise Pan An'! "
When Qin Yining looked at his father, his eyes were bright and full of worship. His father was still the best. It turned out that his father had already thought of a solution.
Qin Huaiyuan smiled at his beloved daughter, then added, "Moreover, there's another additional benefit to doing this."
"What's the benefit?" Yuchi Yan stood up excitedly.
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "In the past, merchants served the people. To put it bluntly, they were only worried about their own interests. They were only concerned about whether or not their property would be taken away. They didn't think too much about the country's interests. To put it bluntly, it didn't matter to them who ruled the country. However, once these merchants become officials, they are no longer citizens. The stability of the imperial court is directly related to whether or not they can continue to rule and whether or not their status can be guaranteed. Therefore, once this law is implemented, there will be a large number of very wealthy people who will stand on the side of common interests with the imperial court. "
When Yuchi Yan heard this, he was immediately stunned. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "In this way, they will naturally be concerned about whether or not the capital can be defended, and whether or not Dayan can be protected. If there is a war and we lack money, they will also take the initiative to donate money. There's no need for Zhen to speak of righteousness. "
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty is wise."
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