Zhao Xu looked at Wen Xunniang's figure and pursed his lips slightly.

Queen Mother Xiang has always been a lover and a mixed bag.

In her heart, family affairs are a very high proportion.

Therefore, in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, even though she knew the abnormal movements in the palace and noticed the direction of the wind, she only used some means to make some noises and reminded the ministers of the foreign court.

At most, it was just taking advantage of the opportunity to summon Cai Que's mother Ming, and using the mouth of Ming to suggest something about Cai Que.

After Zhao Xu's position was settled, she immediately put all these backup plans on hold.

From then on, it was not mentioned a single word.

Since the curtain has been removed, the position of the wife has been placed very straight.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Xiang will definitely be mixed in this matter.

And Zhao Xu naturally had already prepared for this.

...

Wen Xunniang returned to Baoci Palace and reported to Empress Dowager Xiang.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiang didn't say anything, but just ordered Zhang to say: "Zhang Shanggong, let the imperial chef prepare some dishes and snacks that the sixth brother likes..."

"After you are done, let Shisanniang take her to Funing Palace!"

"Although state affairs are important, the imperial body must rest well!"

After giving these instructions to the Queen Mother, she said to her left and right: "Let me follow me to Qingshou Palace for a walk!"

No matter what happens, if something happens at home, as a wife, she has to show her face to persuade her.

...

Funing Hall, in the quiet room of east-hospital.

Zhao Xu looked at the wooden boxes brought by Shen Kuo, and he gently held the key and opened the box.

Inside is a new Jiaozi carving.

This is the scientific research result of the engraving department led by Shen Kuo for one year!

Brand new new Jiaozi.

It is also a powerful tool for Zhao Xu to make money!

Because, according to the Treaty of Jiaozi in Song and Liao Dynasties, every time Jiaozi is issued/recycled in Song Dynasty, a coin tax is charged.

The tax rate for this seigniorage is thirty cents per stake.

The tax rate of less than 4% is very satisfactory, both Liao people and private merchants!

Even the scholars and officials were very satisfied - Jiaozi, an unknown currency with a large denomination, was a powerful tool for them to make money and be greedy!

Giving people a thousand stakes requires horse pull.

Even if it is exchanged for gold and silver, it is very conspicuous.

But if you change it to a dealer, it’s just a thin stack of paper!

Therefore, not only people in the gray area love sex.

Even heroes like to be friends.

In Zhao Xu's view, Jiaozi is now at a trend of becoming a blockchain currency in the Middle Ages!

And he made a lot of money through this by minting tax.

The tax rate of less than 4% seems to be very low.

But I can't resist Jiaozi's turnover rate!

Whether it was the Liao people who asked Jiaozi, or they took Jiaozi out, then the merchants took Jiaozi to Jiaoziwu to exchange it for copper coins, silver, gold, silk cloth and other things.

Or maybe some merchants come to Jiaoziwu and exchange real money and silver for Jiaozi, and they have to pay the coin tax to Zhao Xu!

Last year alone, the three million guan circulating in the market created hundreds of thousands of guan mint taxes in the process of continuous exchange and circulation.

The financial industry makes money so quickly, it is indeed beyond imagination!

There is only a problem that has always made Zhao Xu very worried - counterfeit money!

After the release of the first version of Jiaozi last year, there has been a undercurrent of forgery among the people.

Kaifeng Prefecture has also seized several cases of forging a friend.

This is normal!

In any era, as long as it is profitable, there will be people who are willing to take risks.

What's more, it's a society like the Song Dynasty?

Fortunately, Zhao Xu was ready for anti-counterfeiting early.

In the first version of Jiaozi, although the paper still uses old paper from the past, the woodblock, pattern and dyeing technology have been updated.

The printed Jiaozi has exquisite patterns, clear text and diverse colors.

This has caused private forgery in the face of many difficulties.

Most counterfeit money can be distinguished by anyone who has used Jiaozi at the first time.

But this also reminded Zhao Xu.

He knew that last year's Jiaozi had many technical problems.

Sooner or later it will be cracked.

Therefore, the new Jiaozi printing technology, new paper and anti-counterfeiting methods were put on the agenda of specializing in the manufacturing of military weapons.

Of course, the opening of new technologies and experiments will take time.

Therefore, the new Jiaozi has not been officially printed so far.

What is circulated on the market is Jiaozi, which was printed by the old technology last year.

Fortunately, Shen Kuo did not ask Zhao Xu to wait too long.

Now, I finally took out the finished product!

When Zhao Xu heard this, he was overjoyed and immediately said, "Thank you for your hard work!"

"I dare not!" Shen Kuo bowed and said, "It all depends on Your Majesty's great blessings. All the workers are working hard. I am just coordinating..."

This is the truth!

Shen Kuo has a lot of things to be busy with now and it is impossible to take care of everything.

In many things, he just discovers talents and then uses them.

"It is precisely because of this that you are a national soldier!" Zhao Xu played with the carved plate of Jiaozi in his hand and said, "The general is just a general, and the general is the general!"

This is also correct in modern times.

Any large-scale public institution, enterprise, project, and work is indispensable.

But a leader who understands relevant technologies and can lead the team forward and at the same time provides resources and funds to the team is the soul and brain of the team.

What Zhao Xu now lacks is a management-oriented technocrat.

If possible, he would like to clone Shen Kuo and Su Song dozens of them and let them lead different projects separately.

What can't be done.

And the cultivation of new talents requires time and education.

As a result, many things are in a state of stagnation.

After hearing Zhao Xu's praise, Shen Kuo felt as if he had drunk honey. Although he was still modest in his mouth, the expression on his face had completely betrayed him.

Zhao Xu looked at the carving-up version in his hand and joked with him: "I heard that your wife is pregnant?"

Shen Kuo's face suddenly turned red.

He is born in the ninth year of Tiansheng. He is fifty-six years old this year. His hair is almost white, but he doesn't want to get old and make his wife pregnant again!

This made him extremely happy.

At the same time, it has also become a topic of talk for Bianjing City.

It is not news to make people get pregnant at the age of fifty-six.

The key to this news is that Shen Kuo is now Shen Longqiu, known to everyone in Bianjing!

Especially now, Liu Yan is the joke king in court.

Therefore, after the news of Shen Kuo's wife being pregnant a few days ago, Liu Xian kept teasing Shen Kuo with this matter.

Liu Yan also changed Su Shi's "Send to Wu Deren and a Brief Poem of Chen Jichang" to make fun of Shen Kuo.

The blessings of Liu Yan and Shen Kuo's Shen Longqiu's elegant name may be known to everyone in the world.

Maybe, the second creation will eventually appear to force the original creation to death, allowing the real Longqiu lay Buddhist to be invisible.
Chapter completed!