Chapter 1455
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Chapter 1455 is fine.
"Yes!" Lin Hao nodded and said, "Although the night market has been a great success, it has only broken the time restriction!"
"If we want to go further, we need to break the regional restrictions and no longer be limited to the traditional concept of East Ward and West Market. We need to set up shops in places where people live in groups."
"Furthermore, copper mine output is limited, and copper coins are inconvenient to carry, becoming a burden on daily life. Perhaps a new currency could be introduced!"
After saying that, Lin Hao took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the new Chuanzhu.
After taking it, the new coin owner looked at it and asked, "Is this the design you created for the new coin?"
Lin Hao nodded. This was a banknote he had created by combining modern banknotes with various anti-counterfeiting technologies.
It can be said that, at the current level, this paper money is simply impossible to counterfeit.
Shinkawa examined the exquisite banknotes carefully, then solemnly asked, "You don't plan to cast more copper coins?"
“In fact, some merchants in the market are already using paper contracts for transactions, and historical records also show that reformers in previous dynasties used paper contracts stamped with official seals as tokens!”
"It's just that due to poor management, it hasn't been used to this day, so I think it wouldn't be a bad idea for us to improve the system, strengthen management, and introduce a new currency!"
"Hehe, you've got a very far-sighted mindset, and you're quite bold!"
"I have overstepped my bounds!" Lin Hao rose from his seat and bowed, saying:
"However, blindly adhering to the old ways and knowingly standing by while change is possible is not the behavior of a good minister. Please understand, Your Majesty!"
Lin Hao appeared to be loyal and righteous, and anyone who didn't know him would really think he was a loyal minister!
Chuanzhu nodded in satisfaction, then picked up a chess piece and said with a smile, "Then I'll punish you by making you play another game with Lonely Hand?"
"Yes!" Lin Hao smiled upon hearing this, understanding that the matter had been settled.
Next, we don't know if the second brother, Yin Song, will cause a counterfeit money case like in the drama.
Lin Hao was all prepared, just waiting for the second brother to make a mistake on his own initiative. Of course, if he didn't make a mistake, then he would just help him out! A cold glint flashed in Lin Hao's eyes.
A while ago, the second son, in conjunction with the Household Registration Department, set up a lot of obstacles for him.
Even the household expenses were repeatedly reduced because Lin Hao was confined to his residence. If it weren't for the fact that Lin Hao was no ordinary person, his entire family would probably have been starving and freezing.
Although Lin Hao went to Danchuan on a whim, or perhaps intentionally, it doesn't mean he doesn't hold a grudge.
He would not let a grudge go unavenged, and he would definitely not let the second son and those people in the Household Registration Office get away with it.
Oh, and those in the Ministry of the Interior who embezzle funds from the government offices—none of them will get away with it.
After regaining his senses, Lin Hao played a few more games of chess with the new governor of Chuan, and after receiving the decree to lift the confinement order, he returned home.
Upon returning home, Lin Hao immediately shared the good news with Yuan Ying and Li Wei.
Then he summoned Su Shen and the others, who had been confined for more than two months and were getting restless, so he gave them money to go out and have some fun.
"Yuanying, Liwei, hurry up and change your clothes. Let's go out too. Today we're having Sichuan roast duck!" Lin Hao said to the two women.
"Ok!"
"Hehe, I'm going right now!"
The two women responded with smiles. They were both happy for Lin Hao and themselves, as they were finally free to go out. They had been cooped up for the past two months.
After a short while, Lin Hao saw the two women come out.
Yuan Ying's perpetually high-piled hairstyle, her white inner garment embroidered with floral patterns and her gold outer garment, combined with her aloof and elegant expression, made her a veritable ice queen.
Li Wei, dressed in pink, had a charming and fiery figure, with big, sparkling eyes that were captivating.
Her neck was slender and white, like a beautiful swan; her waist was so slender that it could be encircled with one hand.
One ice, one fire, two beauties—Lin Hao couldn't help but embrace them, prompting the two to give him a shy yet reproachful look.
Seeing that the two women did not refuse, Lin Hao was very excited. He gave each of them a kiss and then they walked together into the market.
As soon as you enter Xinchuan Roast Duck Restaurant, the waiter warmly runs over to greet you.
"Young master, madam, please come in!"
"Bring a private room upstairs, and three roast ducks!" Lin Hao ordered.
"Alright, three servings of roast duck from room A upstairs!"
The waiter shouted towards the kitchen, then looked at Lin Hao and the other two: "Young master, madam, please come with me!"
Lin Hao nodded, then led Yuan Ying and Li Wei, following the waiter to room A on the second floor.
To be honest, it doesn't feel any different from other houses, except that it has more decorations and some carvings. It's not as good as Jingyuan.
However, when you go out to eat, you're looking for the lively, down-to-earth atmosphere, and Jingyuan was rather quiet.
After sitting down, Lin Hao looked at Yuan Ying and Li Wei and asked, "What would you like to drink?"
"Plum wine! I've heard their plum wine is really good, let's get a bottle!" Li Wei said eagerly.
Li Wei truly lives up to her reputation as a foodie; despite being in the Xinchuan Palace, she knows exactly what delicious food and drinks are available in the nearby markets.
"Yuan Ying, what about you?"
"I won't drink alcohol, but I'll have a pot of tea and some snacks instead!"
"Alright!" Lin Hao nodded and gave instructions to the waiter beside him.
"Waiter, another bottle of plum wine, a pot of Longjing tea, and some snacks!"
"Yes, young master, I'll go prepare right away!" The waiter smiled and ran out.
Seeing that there were no outsiders present, Yuan Ying asked, "Can you finish three roast ducks?"
Lin Hao nodded: "Yes, Li Wei gets one, you get half, and I get one and a half!"
"Will Li Wei be able to finish it?" Yuan Ying asked curiously.
"Of course, I'll tell you, the first time I saw her, she sneaked off to the kitchen all by herself!"
Before Lin Hao could finish speaking, Li Wei covered his mouth in embarrassment and anger: "You're not allowed to say it, you're not allowed to say it!"
"Waaah, okay, I won't tell, let me go!" Lin Hao pushed away the frantic Li Wei.
Li Wei pouted and said coquettishly, "Hmph, don't say that!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say, I won't say." Only after Lin Hao surrendered did Li Wei let go of his hand.
Where Li Wei couldn't see, he winked at Yuan Ying after leaving, indicating that he would tell her privately.
Yuan Ying understood and smiled faintly. She was indeed a little curious about how the two of them met.
Having spent so much time together, she could tell that Lin Hao wasn't as harsh on his concubines as others were, who would often beat or scold them.
Although Lin Hao liked Li Wei, he also respected her as his legal wife and showed no signs of favoring his concubine over his wife.
Li Wei did not challenge her position, so she took Li Wei's teaching very seriously.
Having taught Li Wei for so long, she knew that Li Wei was just a child at heart and had no bad intentions. She had unknowingly come to regard Li Wei as her "daughter".
Yuan Ying matured early, while Li Wei acted like a child every day, playing around in the mansion. Whenever something happened, she would act coquettishly in front of her. Yuan Ying genuinely liked Li Wei.
A moment later, the waiter brought over plum wine, Longjing tea, and pastries, and then began slicing the roast duck.
Within minutes, the sliced roast duck was served, accompanied by spring pancakes, sweet bean sauce, shredded cucumber, and shredded scallions. Lin Hao thought it looked very complete, not much different from a modern roast duck!
As soon as the roast duck was served, Lin Hao quickly took out spring pancakes, spread sweet bean sauce on them, added roast duck, scallion shreds, and cucumber shreds, rolled one up for each of the two women, and handed it to them.
The two women smiled and accepted the food. The three of them then chatted and ate slowly.
After the meal, Lin Hao led the two of them on a stroll through the market, where they bought a lot of food and clothes.
next day
The city's morning market had opened, and the lively atmosphere permeated the streets and alleys. At the wonton stall, Lin Hao ate steaming hot wontons.
It's rare to get out for breakfast, and I must say, it really has a unique flavor.
Finally, the confinement was lifted. Li Wei begged Yuan Ying to send out invitations in her name, inviting the many young mistresses, who were also her close friends, to come out and reunite.
Unexpectedly, several people got drunk at the reunion and caused quite a bit of trouble at the Reunion Building.
In the end, Lin Hao, Yin Qi, and Yin An went to pick them up themselves.
Taking advantage of the two women's drunkenness, Lin Hao helped them into his room, and then, as everyone had hoped, they slept together.
The next morning, the two girls gave him a few playful little punches.
Because many of the young masters had few children, especially the third son whom Madam Chuan treated like her own son, Madam Chuan was worried that there might be a problem.
He specially summoned the Third Young Master's wife, Dong Haitang, to the palace so that the imperial physician could diagnose whether there was a problem with her health.
"Madam Chuan, please have some tea!" Dong Haitang arrived at the palace and served Madam Chuan a cup of hot tea.
After taking it, Madam Chuan asked, "Have you seen the imperial physician?"
"Yes!"
"Replying to Madam Chuan, the Third Young Master's wife is perfectly fine!" Madam Chuan's personal maid relayed the imperial physician's diagnosis.
"Then we'll have to let the third brother go and take a look!"
Mrs. Chuan understood, thinking that if it wasn't a woman's problem, then the problem must lie with the man.
Then, she looked at Dong Haitang with some reproach and said:
"You too, as the wife, the third son's offspring is what you care about most, but you don't care at all and I have to ask you."
"In the first place, I chose you because you seemed honest, and it turns out you really are honest, only moving when pushed!"
It must be said that Lady Chuan, who had lived in the palace for a long time, only had a limited perspective on people, and actually thought that Dong Haitang was honest.
You should know that at the Third Young Master's residence, she and the other ladies had completely outmaneuvered Yin An. The lack of offspring wasn't Yin An's problem; it was because all the women were using contraception and didn't want to bear him children.
As a result, many contraceptive measures were devised, which is why Yin An had no offspring for many years.
"It's all Haitang's fault, I'm utterly useless!" Dong Haitang immediately bowed her head and admitted her mistake.
Then his eyes lit up, and an idea came to him. A way to get rid of the third brother appeared in his mind, and he said something surprising:
"If possible, I would like to ask Madam Chuan to issue an edict to divorce Haitang!"
"Pfft~!"
Mrs. Chuan was so startled that she spat out the tea in her mouth, then looked at Dong Haitang with displeasure and said:
"I only said a couple of things to you, how could you say such harsh words? Is it wrong to even speak to you?"
Finally, Dong Haitang has a chance to get rid of Yin An, and she must seize it firmly:
"This is my fault. I am unworthy to be the Third Young Master's wife and should ask to be divorced!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Chuan frowned and looked at Dong Haitang, saying, "Haitang, are you just saying this out of anger, or do you really want to be divorced?"
"We can't take a break, we can't take a break!"
At the crucial moment, Yin An rushed in shouting and grabbed Dong Haitang's hand tightly, saying:
"Mrs. Chuan, Haitang and I are deeply in love. No matter what mistakes she has made, I am unwilling to divorce her!"
Unfortunately, he didn't see the disdain in Dong Haitang's eyes and mistook his concern for wishful thinking!
"Alright!" Mrs. Chuan interrupted her third son's incessant chatter, looking at the two of them with displeasure.
"None of you give me a moment's peace. The eldest has one daughter, the second has three, one died young, and the other two weren't born of the principal wife!"
"Mother, your son has tried his best to have more children, but unfortunately, none of them can have any!"
"I suppose it's because they all came from very poor backgrounds and didn't take good care of their health when they were young?"
"As a man, my son would never abandon any of them!"
To be honest, whatever Yin An's intentions may be, his behavior in this era is definitely that of a true man, always protecting his many wives and concubines.
But Mrs. Chuan was speechless after hearing his words.
He had a dozen or twenty wives, none of whom had children, yet he blamed it on his wives, never questioning whether it was his own fault. He was truly "confident"!
Therefore, Madam Chuan couldn't help but remind him, "Third son, why don't you go and see the imperial physician again?"
"Yes, son will definitely find a doctor and have each of them examined properly!"
Good heavens, that's a completely irrelevant answer. I didn't even realize that Mrs. Chuan was telling him to go and see, not that she was referring to his wife.
For a moment, I couldn't tell whether he was pretending not to know or genuinely didn't understand.
Seeing that Yin An didn't understand, Madam Chuan was speechless, so she reminded him again: "I meant you, come and take a look too!"
“Oh, this mother doesn’t need to worry. Her son knows how to be a husband. He will definitely be there to take good care of them when they go to the doctor.”
This reading comprehension ability is absolutely perfect, and the old women next to them couldn't help but smile.
Mrs. Chuan was completely speechless. With a helpless expression, she waved her hand and told him to leave.
This son in name only received various hints from the sidelines, but he just wouldn't understand, which left her feeling helpless (and satisfied)!
Renxin Medical Clinic
"I've heard that you are a master of fertility treatment. My wife has been infertile for many years, so please take a look."
Yin Qi spoke respectfully to an elderly man with wrinkled skin, white hair, and closed eyes, who exuded the air of a respected elder.
"Alright, alright, please come in, madam!" The doctor gestured with his hand.
"Come in!" Yin An shouted loudly, and then one, two, three, until more than a dozen women walked in.
The person who came was none other than Dong Haitang, the legal wife of the young master Yin An, along with the seasonal girls.
In no time, the clinic was overflowing with people and could hardly hold any more.
Looking at the clinic filled with a group of girls, the doctor rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
The next second, he stared at Yin Qi in disbelief and said, "So many?"
"A portion, a portion~!" Yin An responded with a smile, then looked at the girls and reassured them confidently:
"Don't be nervous. If the imperial physicians in the palace diagnose you with something wrong, you won't be able to stay."