"Master Gongsun, I think we can talk about tuition fees. If you send so many people over, the tuition fees will not be cheap..."
Liu Deng giggled on the side, and kept rubbing his fingers while laughing.
The sight of that evil deed made Gongsun Mo's teeth itch.
"Although they calculate quickly, but even so, can His Highness the King guarantee that they will not make mistakes?"
Seeing that the old man was still so stubborn at this time, Liu Deng didn't bother to talk nonsense to him. He just sneered and stopped talking, quietly waiting for the results of the competition.
As time passed, the account books placed in front of the shopkeepers were changed again and again, and the results of their calculations were also sandwiched between the account books.
When they reached the last one, Gongsun Mo couldn't bear it any longer. He stepped forward and took out an account book, pushed a clerk aside, took the calculation chips from his hand, and started to calculate again.
After just a few pages of calculations, Gongsun Mo already let go in despair. All the calculation results were accurate.
And more importantly, their calculation speed is really beyond what they can compare with. This one alone has already surpassed them by more than a dozen streets...
"Your Highness, Wenchang Academy has reserved fifty seats for veterans. How much does it cost to repair it? Just ask!"
Gongsun Mo stepped forward with red eyes, grabbed Liu Deng's sleeve, and said fiercely.
"Of course there is no problem with this, but this bunch of repairs must be a bit expensive. How about one hundred guans per person?"
Liu Deng laughed and opened his mouth like a lion.
"Your Majesty, I am so ignorant that I didn't know that there is such a quick calculation in this world. Please punish me!"
Gongsun Mo did not counter-offer. Instead, he turned around and knelt directly in front of the emperor. The meaning was already obvious. If you want money, go to the emperor.
"Master Dean, this is a huge source of revenue for the academy, so you can't be partial!"
Liu Deng hurriedly raised his hand to the emperor, no matter what, you can still be regarded as one of his own...
No matter what, he had to remind the emperor quickly that this elbow could not be turned outward...
"I will not be involved in your affairs. You can solve it yourself. Gongsun Aiqing cannot be blamed for this matter. However, since there is such a labor-saving method, it is better to send someone to learn it as soon as possible!"
While the emperor was speaking, he finally finished counting the twenty shopkeepers, and he had the last account book in his hand.
The little eunuch on the side hurried forward, took the calculation results from the books together, and handed them to one of the shopkeepers. He added up all the data, carefully calculated it several times, and finally handed it to the emperor.
Looking at the huge number in front of him, even Liu Heng felt that his eyes were going dark...
"so much?"
Although he had known for a long time that this was a huge number, when he actually saw the number, even Shen Tujia was shocked.
"You all should stand down first. No one is allowed to reveal anything about today's events. Anyone who violates this will be executed immediately!"
The emperor waved his hand and drove all the scribes and shopkeepers out.
And at the end of the day, he issued a gag order. It seemed that he didn't take today's matter seriously.
After the outsiders left, there were only four monarchs and ministers left in the entire hall.
"Okay, there are no outsiders here. Brat, please tell me your ideas on how to deal with this matter. You are the one who caused this mess and you have to clean it up!"
As soon as the emperor said these words, Liu Deng almost breathed out. Is this fucking human language?
What does it mean that the disaster was caused by me? What does this have to do with me?
This is obviously the result of Wu Wang Liu Bi's own greed, so how could it be my fault?
But he also knew in his heart that this seemed to be an exchange of interests for the emperor.
At this time, the emperor's intention has been obvious. He will not pursue the matter of King Zhao, but Liu Deng will take the blame.
It's just that this black pot looks a bit big now, and Liu Deng's small body seems to be a little hard to carry.
"Then, I'm sorry, I want to ask some adults a question. What is money?"
Liu Deng's question really stumped the people in the hall. What is money? Isn’t money just money?
"Qian, the name of gold coins, was called spring in ancient times, but it was later changed to the name!"
After all, Gongsun Mo was in charge of the internal history of Su, so he would talk about such things.
"No, no, this is just the definition of money, not the essence of money!"
Liu Deng coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and then continued.
Seeing this guy talking, for some reason, Liu Heng suddenly felt that this guy was going to start cheating again.
"The old minister is ignorant, please give me some advice from His Majesty the King!"
After several people looked at each other, Gongsun Mo first raised his hand to Liu Deng and said.
"What Lord Gongsun said is actually just the definition of the word money. What is money? In ancient times, there was no money. Our ancestors could only barter. The tribes in the east were good at making pottery, and the tribes in the west were good at making pottery. They are good at hunting. The tribe in the west wants pottery, but the tribe in the east only wants fresh fish, so they can only exchange it for fresh fish, and then exchange the fish for pottery, but what if they can't exchange for fish?"
When Liu Deng said this, the three of them looked at him thoughtfully. This made Liu Deng very embarrassed. Can't you guys come out to praise him?
But it was obvious that no one wanted to talk to him. In desperation, Liu Deng could only cough dryly and continue talking.
"If you can't exchange for fish, you can't get pottery. Someone discovered that if there is one thing that can replace all items, everyone can exchange it with what they have on hand, and then exchange it for what they need. In this way , wouldn’t the exchange process be convenient? And the equivalent in this transaction process is money!”
"Then what does His Highness mean?"
Shen Tujia was even more confused. He really couldn't figure out what Liu Deng wanted to do.
"What I mean is that in the exchange process of goods, money is actually just an equivalent. Gold, silver, pearls and pearls can be money, and copper coins can be money. The reason that determines whether an item is circulated is the person, not the item itself! Now! The riots in Chang'an City are actually just because the people have lost confidence in copper coins. As long as the people regain their confidence, the riots will naturally stop!"
Liu Deng said confidently.
"You'd better just say it directly. You're going to have to go round and round, and the person you're talking about will have a headache..."
Maybe it’s because he is really old. Liu Heng’s head hurts just thinking about the concepts Liu Deng mentioned...
