But if you lose other knowledge and only rely on the words of saints, you are definitely dead! After all, the words of the saint cannot fill the stomach, cannot stop the wind and rain, and are no match for the enemy's sharp saber!
So they didn't dare to interrupt at this moment, because once someone interrupts and Liu Haojia catches him, they will lose more than just face! Now Liu Haojia is keeping it quiet! If he is really angered, will he expose all the shortcomings of the saint's words?
If this incident spreads outside and the people no longer believe in the words of the saint, how can they use the words of the saint to safeguard their authority and interests?
Just when the courtiers were thinking about how to suppress Liu Haojia, he took the lead and said: "Master Ning, I have already explained the matter of you slandering me and slandering the saint's words just now! But with your ability, it will definitely be difficult to understand for a while! I won’t embarrass you now. You can think about it slowly after you go back. Now let’s talk about the unemployment of craftsmen caused by the mirror and the competition for profits with the people!”
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief immediately after hearing this! Once Liu Haojia explains this truth thoroughly, will those nobles use this reason to attack them? What if the emperor no longer believes in Confucianism and their power is reduced? Some people even think that Liu Haojia is quite sensible and does not dwell on this issue!
Hearing what Liu Haojia said, Ning Yushi breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression returned to normal. Instead, he stepped forward to confront Liu Haojia as if he had been given a shot of blood! He said loudly: "What? Do you think I made a mistake?"
In his mind, he simply felt that since everyone was buying glass mirrors, no one cared about the bronze mirrors! And if no one buys bronze mirrors, the craftsmen will naturally have no means of living!
Hearing this, Liu Haojia laughed and said: "Of course you are wrong! I want to ask you, do you know how many shops sell bronzeware in the capital? How many craftsmen are there who cast bronze mirrors? How much are their salaries? These people now What kind of living conditions is it like? Master Ning, please answer them one by one!"
After hearing this series of questions, Ning Yushi immediately became dumbfounded, and his mind was extremely confused for a moment! Because he doesn't know the answers to these questions at all. He is just a censor and can only tell things by hearsay! In other words, they can do things with their imagination, so why would they investigate these issues? Is this something that a censor should be involved in?
Seeing his look, Liu Haojia knew that he didn't know these things at all and couldn't answer them at all! So he simply said: "Master Ning, if you don't even know these issues, how can you say that the craftsmen I harmed have no food and clothing?"
At this time, the ministers also went through Liu Haojia's questions in their minds, and found that they really couldn't answer them! I couldn't help but raise Liu Haojia's difficulty to another level! At the same time, they all looked at Ning Yushi, hoping that he could answer these questions so that they could kill Liu Haojia's arrogance!
But how could Yushi Ning know the answers to these questions? He was so anxious that he subconsciously said, "Do you know these questions?"
Liu Haojia put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Of course I know these problems! Now I tell you, you must remember it! There are not many people selling bronze wares in the entire capital city, but they can sell bronze mirrors There are even fewer places! There are only twenty-one shops in the entire capital!"
Because of the limitations of the mining technology at the time and the lack of local resources in China, copper was a precious metal at the time! Especially at that time, China also used a large number of copper coins as a medium of exchange, which made the price of copper very high!
Moreover, a bronze mirror uses a lot of copper materials, even far more than other bronze wares! Smaller bronze mirrors can weigh four to five kilograms. As for those used by high-ranking officials and dignitaries, larger bronze mirrors can weigh more than ten or twenty kilograms! The most detestable thing is that many businessmen at that time charged a large amount of copper coins to melt and cast bronze wares in order to make high profits, which further pushed up the price of copper!
So those who can use copper basins and mirrors are wealthy people! Even when an ordinary family marries a daughter, if there is a bronze mirror in the dowry, people will look up to her! As for ordinary people, they simply couldn't afford copperware at home, so copperware shops were naturally rare.
Liu Haojia paused and continued: "There are not many craftsmen engaged in making copperware! There are less than a hundred craftsmen in these more than 20 workshops! Their monthly salary varies from Their income ranges from one tael and four taels of silver to two and a half taels of silver! And after the introduction of the mirror, their lives have not been affected in any way! Because in addition to making bronze mirrors, they also make other bronze wares, so they are now under the arrangement of their boss I’ll start doing other work next time! How about it, is Mr. Ning satisfied with this answer?”
The young censor couldn't help but said: "Who knows if what you are talking about is just fabricated? The big thing is that there are only a few shops selling copperware and so few craftsmen in the city. How is this possible?"
What he asked was not supported by anyone. Because everyone has the answer! Because a piece of bronze can be used for a long time, and if someone is careful, it may be passed on to the next generation! And with the current price of copper so high, how can ordinary people afford copperware? There are only a limited number of people buying it, so naturally there won’t be many shops!
Liu Haojia said: "Of course what I said is true! I said all this just to tell you that in fact, the common people don't need bronze wares at all, and the supply exceeds the demand among the wealthy families! So now that there are glass mirrors, those craftsmen don't Bronze mirrors can be used to make other bronze wares, and the displacement you mentioned will not happen at all! And their quality of life has not been reduced in any way! If you don't believe it, you can ask your Majesty to immediately send Jin Yiwei to inspect the shops in the capital! But on the contrary Come here to explain one thing. Everything you accused me just now is a deliberate false accusation! Of course, there is also a possibility that you don’t know anything, and you just impeached me based on speculation, treating His Majesty and the court as fools. Fooled! So now the question is, do you admit that you deliberately made false accusations, or do you admit that you don’t understand anything and can only talk nonsense? "
There is now a deathly silence in the entire hall. Everyone knows that the two multiple-choice questions faced by Ning Yushi and the people behind him are free propositions! If you choose to make a deliberate false accusation, you will have to bear the corresponding responsibility. If you admit that you are stupid, then they will make such a big mess, and then they will not be an official in the future!
