Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times

1When His Majesty walked into Waterstrike Palace, Xiao Yun was flipping through a book.    

    

It was as if he had heard His Majesty's voice.    

    

He slowly turned around with a confident smile on his face. He was completely different from his previous crazed look.    

    

"Your Majesty, I have read most of the books here. I read them very carefully. When I look closely, I feel that there is one word missing between the lines."    

    

"What word?"    

    

"[Money!]"    

    

His Majesty was stunned for a moment before he frowned and said, "The books here are all written by the wise sages. If they are learnt from the sages, they are all money. Isn't that vulgar?"    

    

"Yes. When it comes to money, it always appears vulgar. But when has everything in this world ever left money? Is money important? Money is important, but is it really that important? Actually, not necessarily."    

    

His Majesty said," Kid, why are you speaking in such a contradictory manner? Could it be that you've really gone crazy? "    

    

Xiao Yun sighed and waved the book in his hand. He threw the book to the side and said, "It's because there's no money on it, so what the commoner said... His Majesty doesn't understand. You don't even understand. How could he expect all the civil and military officials in the court to understand? If they don't understand, something big will happen. Something big will happen. It would be bigger than a natural disaster or a rebellion. It's bigger than a locust plague! "    

    

Xiao Yun looked up at the sky and pretended to be compassionate, but all he could see was the roof of the Water Striking Palace. To be honest, the buildings of the Waterstrike Palace were really exquisite. There were carvings of dragons carved on it. It was incomparably gorgeous. It was just that there were few repairs on it during normal days. It was just lacking a portion of the luxurious aura.    

    

His Majesty naturally didn't know that he was thinking about all of this, and even thought that this fellow was out of sorts again.    

    

"Enough! Speak, even after creating such a huge matter, you still have to run over to see me. What exactly is the matter?"    

    

Xiao Yun lowered his head and said, "I did not lie to His Majesty because of this big matter. It will appear in a few days to resolve this matter. We need to start planning at this moment. We need to take care of everything we can think of. Only then will we have a chance to turn the tables when something big happens in the future. "    

    

"What kind of big thing is it? "    

    

His Majesty was somewhat anxious.    

    

Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "You can't say. You can't say it now. If the secret is leaked, this chance will be gone."    

    

His Majesty frowned and said, "Why do you sound like a fraud when you speak?"    

    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "There are some things that will not work if you say it in advance. Once you know about the plan, what you have done before will not work. Naturally, you will follow the direction of the plan, and this will become a matter of giving up everything. "    

    

His Majesty said: "So there are still considerations in this aspect..."    

    

After thinking for a while, His Majesty suddenly said, "So it turns out that I do not know anything. I do not even know what you want to do, and I do not even know what a calamity is, so I have to support you unconditionally? That is what you mean, right? "    

    

There was a trace of anger in his tone. He felt that Xiao Yun was lying to him.    

    

Xiao Yun shook his head helplessly and stretched out his finger. He counted quietly and then stretched out his palm. He said, "With so many contributions, you still can't get the trust of His Majesty? When faced with a major event, most people would choose to protect themselves, but there would also be some who would rush forward. They want to do something, but they don't have the ability to do anything. To put it bluntly, it is already very good to not add to the trouble. In fact, those impulsive fellows... What they do usually only add to the trouble! "    

    

He let out a long sigh and said," The reason why I did this, His Majesty might think that the peasants are plotting something. But in fact, the people of grass have their own reasons for doing so. I won't hide it from His Majesty. The spring hunting's rescue mission is because there are some people that the peasants cherish. If he wanted to save her, he would save the others. Previously, we encountered a rebellion and blocked the entire north. We were unable to come back. Actually, the grasslanders had also thought about whether they should escape into the deep mountains and forests and come back after the rebellion ended. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand tall and mighty. Can't the grasslanders just hide? In the end, the people that the grasslanders cherish are responsible for protecting the country. The grasslanders were helpless. Only then did they clear the path to kill the enemy, contributing in order to end the rebellion. As for the locust disaster, it was because the grasslanders did not want to see the people in the world not even being able to do it. It just so happens that the grasslanders have the ability to resolve this matter."    

    

At this point, Xiao Yun was silent for a while before he said, "As for the great thing that we are going to do in the future, the peasants want to seek some benefits for themselves. The peasants do not hope for official positions, but in terms of money. The peasants still have their own pursuits. "    

    

"Money? How much do you want? "    

    

His Majesty frowned.    

    

He was actually a little unhappy with Xiao Yun's straightforward words.    

    

Xiao Yun said, "I'm afraid His Majesty is unable to pay the price that the commoner wants."    

    

"You are really greedy!"    

    

His Majesty was unhappy.    

    

Xiao Yun said, "That is why I think His Majesty can use other methods to pay."    

    

"Other methods? Land?"    

    

His Majesty's face did not look too good.    

    

Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "I think it is a Chamber of Commerce, the role of this Chamber of Commerce. It was to store all the gold in Qin Country! Of course, the gold was still His Majesty's. It's only stored in this Chamber of Commerce, but His Majesty must allow the Chamber of Commerce to issue a voucher to replace gold. The peasants call it a voucher."    

    

"Why is that?"    

    

His Majesty frowned, obviously not understanding the situation.    

    

Xiao Yun said, "After all, it is very difficult to transport gold. Not only is it very heavy, but there are also some thieves who want it. So, using this kind of voucher, as long as it is legal, it will be much easier to transport it."    

    

"You are right, but since the gold that exists in your place is Zhen's gold, why do you want to transport it? Can't you just keep it for Zhen honestly?"    

    

"This..."    

    

Xiao Yun chuckled and said, "Your majesty, the gold is actually not needed for a short period of time when it is with you? This gold is not money, you use most of it. It is just used to confer rewards to the officials, if it is with the peasants. As long as you don't use it, the grasslanders will use some first, but they will never use the gold itself. Isn't that enough? "    

    

"Isn't that a lie? "    

    

His Majesty widened his eyes in dissatisfaction.    

    

Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "How can it be considered as lying? Gold exists in the grasslanders' hands, and that is true. The vouchers are all based on gold. How much gold is there, and how many vouchers are there? How is there any cheating involved?"    

    

"En? "    

    

His Majesty had initially thought that it was reasonable, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that there was something wrong with it.    

    

" If there is someone who is biased and wants to use a voucher to take away the gold, will you let it go? "    

    

"Of course I am willing to let it go."    

    

"But that is Zhen's gold! If you let others take it away, wouldn't Zhen's gold be used?"    

    

Xiao Yun opened his mouth wide. He did not expect His Majesty to turn around this angle. It seemed that he had underestimated His Majesty.    

    

When the matter was exposed, Xiao Yun simply revealed his true face and coldly snorted. "Your Majesty, the peasants have done meritorious deeds before. Logically speaking, they should be rewarded, right? And just the matter of the locust antidote alone, the Imperial Merchant had already made a lot of money. It can't be that they don't give any benefits to the peasants, right? The grasslanders didn't want anything, so they just wanted gold. The portion they took away, even if it was given to the peasants by His Majesty. Was it still not enough? Furthermore, if His Majesty trusted the peasants, they could guarantee that they would contribute even more in the future. If that's the case, His Majesty will definitely reward the peasants, while the peasants only use gold..."    

    

"Ah! That is to say, you want to exchange all the gold from His Majesty's hands, right? "    

    

"How could that be?"    

    

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Gold is not money. Although it is very valuable, it is destined not to be money. How many people could exchange gold from the peasants? Even if many people want to exchange it, the peasants will do everything they can to get it. They would use copper coins to make up for it, and even buy it from His Majesty! Furthermore, the commoner also had many friends. When the time came, he would borrow some money. It would be used to fill the gap in the gold, and in the end... His Majesty would lose the gold, but he would get a lot of copper coins. Isn't this a win-win situation?"    

    

"Hmm?"    

    

His Majesty's eyes twitched as he said, "But how do you use those vouchers?"    

    

"After all, they are a substitute for gold, and they are just a symbol. What else can they do? The things that the grasslanders use them to do are very few in the first place, so if His Majesty places gold with the grasslanders, it will be absolutely safe."    

    

His Majesty was stunned for a moment.    

    

Thinking about it carefully, although what Xiao Yun said was ambiguous, it was the truth.    

    

What could gold do? Making some rewards, then making some furniture and jewelry, that was all.    

    

That thing was still soft and could not be made into a weapon. Even if it was with Xiao Yun, he actually did not lose too much.    

    

Thinking about it, he felt that Xiao Yun's suggestion was not too much of a request.    

    

Just as he was nodding his head.    

    

Xiao Yun suddenly said, "But this matter, please write a document and stamp your great seal on it."    

    

"You!"    

    

His Majesty was a little annoyed.