“Xiao Ye, what are you writing?”
When Bai Jugang walked into the bookstore, he saw Ye Qingqing still sitting upright and writing something. At this time, there were several stacks of paper beside her, so he asked curiously.
Ye Qingqing slowly raised his head and saw Bai Jugang and Lu Yin, then he stopped, stood up and smiled at Bai Jugang: "Hello, Mr. Bai, I am doing the homework taught by the teacher."
Bai Jugang and Ye Qingqing were old acquaintances, and he even He asked curiously, "Which teacher assigned so many homeworks?"
Ye Qingqing came from a well-known family and had read the Four Books, Five Classics and medical books since she was a child. Naturally, it was impossible for such a woman to study normally like an ordinary student. She dropped out of school after finishing high school.
The teacher Ye Long hired for Ye Qingqing was naturally not simple.
Ye Qingqing glanced at Lu Yin and said with a smile: "This teacher is amazing. I did something wrong and was punished."
"It's definitely not easy to be called a powerful person by you." Bai Jugang nodded and turned around to introduce, "This classmate is called Lu Yin. Let's get to know each other." , Lu Yin, this is Ye Qingqing, you young people can get to know each other."
Before Ye Qingqing could speak, Lu Yin said: "She is my cousin!"
"..." Bai Jugang's eyes widened and he looked at Lu Yin and then at Ye Qingqing.
At this moment, he was confused.
Lu Yin is Ye Qingqing's cousin?
Why doesn’t he know?
You must know that Lu Yin came to register but Gao Yang said hello and Gao Qian came to apply for it in person.
Bai Jugang always thought that Lu Yin was from the Gao family, but he didn't expect that he turned out to be Ye Qingqing's cousin.
Lu Yin's interpersonal relationships are a bit complicated.
"Since you all know each other, I won't introduce you." Bai Jugang laughed and said, "Xiaoye, I took away the books I put in the attic today. Lu Yin, take a look and see if there is anything you like. , you just stay. "
Lu Yin followed Bai Jugang to the second floor. There were also bookshelves on this floor. Every book was neatly arranged. There was also an oak desk over three meters wide, with the Four Treasures of the Study on it.
Bai Jugang took down a dozen books from the bookshelf. Those books looked very old and full of historical flavor.
"Lu Yin, look, here are some secret histories of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties..." Bai Jugang placed these ancient books on the table as if they were offering treasures, hoping that Lu Yin could take a look.
Lu Yin picked up an ancient book written about Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty. The handwriting on it was quite clear, recording Zhu Yuanzhang's life.
Then I read some ancient books from the Tang Dynasty.
Not to mention the academic value of these ancient books, just as antiques, their value is not low, but Lu Yin only briefly browsed through them.
In the eyes of others, this may be a collection of ancient books, but in his eyes, it has no meaning.
He knew a little about the emperors of the past dynasties of China, but he didn’t care much about them. Among them, there were only a handful of emperors and generals that he could truly appreciate.
Lu Yin was flipping through a book while Bai Jugang didn't say anything, but someone shouted from downstairs.
"Old Bai! As expected, you came here again. You didn't come today because Wang Yiping and those old guys were making a lot of noise."
In addition to a loud voice, there were also heavy footsteps coming from the stairwell.
Just a moment later, a white-haired old man walked up to the second floor. His name was Feng Tang. He was the vice president of the Historical and Cultural Research Association, and he was also an old scholar.
"Huh? Do you still have students here?" Feng Tang was stunned when he came up. He thought Lu Yin was Bai Jugang's student.
Bai Jugang said quickly: "He is not my student! Although Lu Yin is still in his freshman year, when it comes to historical research, I want to call him teacher."
“What did you say?” Feng Tang thought he had heard wrongly. Bai Jugang was considered a leader in the historical research circle. Perhaps the young man who could give him a second look should be secretly happy. Now he actually said that he wanted to call this young man teacher?
Bai Jugang said again: "I had thought about becoming a disciple of Lu Yin before, but unfortunately, he didn't accept it."
"Are you crazy?" Feng Tang looked at Lu Yin twice. This young man must be in his twenties at most. How can he be so virtuous as to allow Bai Jugang to become his disciple.
And he hasn’t accepted Bai Jugang’s apprenticeship yet?
Feng Tang is more willing to believe that Bai Jugang is the devil.
Although it is said that there is no limit to learning, and those who master it are teachers, but learning is a step-by-step process, and historical and cultural research cannot be achieved overnight.
You are only twenty years old. How much can you learn even if you start learning from your mother’s womb?
Even if Lu Yin is a genius, many people who have no real contact with archeology will not be able to learn it even if they want to.
"I'm not crazy! Forget it if you don't believe it." Bai Jugang didn't dare to say that Lu Yin translated the ancient stele, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to praise Lu Yin. What if Lu Yin was happy and revealed something?
Bai Jugang's meaning is very obvious, he just wants to say that Lu Yin is very powerful.
Feng Tang certainly heard it, but he didn't understand why Lu Yin was so powerful. He didn't realize how powerful he was for a while, and the look in his eyes changed when he looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin did not get carried away by Bai Jugang's praise.
Becoming his disciple is not that simple. It mainly depends on his mood. Anyway, he is not in the mood to accept an old man as his disciple. Li Er also had the idea of becoming a disciple after discussing scriptures and Taoism with Lu Yin, but Lu Yin rejected him ruthlessly.
Lu Yin just nodded and smiled at Feng Tang, put down the ancient books in his hands, and said to Bai Jugang: "I have no interest in these books, so I don't want them anymore. You can take them back."
Ancient books?
Did Lu Yin not see enough in the past?
Others may have seen less of it, but in Lu Yin’s opinion, it is not as interesting as quantum mechanics.
Feng Tang glanced at the books on the table and said in surprise: "Old Yang, are you willing to give these books away? Why don't you give me a few? Is it because our friendship is not good enough?"
Hearing what Feng Tang wanted, Bai Jugang immediately changed his face and said, "If you want to see it, just tell me, and I'll pay it back after you finish it."
It's just a different treatment.
Feng Tang twitched his lips, and finally couldn't help but ask Lu Yin: "Lu Yin, right? I wonder what you think of the demise of the Ming Dynasty?"
Feng Tang was silent for a moment, he was still very impressed by the Ming Dynasty king.
Yongle Emperor Zhu Di returned to the court with his troops from the Mongolian tribes during the second Northern Expedition. What he said to his officials in Beijing was: Our dynasty has great national power, surpassing the ancients. It controlled the northern barbarians and invaded the southern islands. There was no fraternity of the Han Dynasty, no alliance of the Tang Dynasty, no small coins of the Song Dynasty, and no courtesy of brothers and enemies.
This is also said by later generations. During the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, there was no marriage, no tribute, no cession of land. The emperor guarded the country, and the king died in the country.
Sounds very powerful and has a lot of backbone.
But Lu Yin knew that there were big financial problems during the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a rebellious background, so he was naturally afraid that others would follow suit and rebelled. He had a serious lack of sense of security, so he instituted a feudal vassal system to protect his family and the world with the pro-vassal system.
The most bizarre thing Zhu Yuanzhang did was that he had never read any books. So after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country's system almost completely inherited the system of the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongols were not good at finance. After issuing banknotes, they did not make copper coins and banned the use of previous generations of copper coins. It was a complete plunder by a white wolf with empty hands.
When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived, his appearance became even more ugly. When issuing banknotes, he tried his best to print banknotes, but also stipulated that only 30% of the people could use banknotes when paying taxes, and the rest could only be used in kind or gold and silver. This was almost printing without recycling. Zhu Yuanzhang was not dead yet, and the banknotes of the Ming Dynasty were turned into waste paper.
It happened that he did not make copper coins yet. At that time, people spontaneously used silver for transactions.
The royal family was forced to accept silver transactions, lost the right to mint coins, and had almost zero ability to intervene in the private economy. How can this be done?
There was also a big problem with taxation in the Ming Dynasty.
Lu Yin really just smiled when he saw this. An uneducated king really cannot govern a country well.
"The most important thing is that there is a financial problem."
Lu Yin simply replied to Feng Tang. He didn't care what Feng Tang thought of him. It didn't matter.
"Finance?" Feng Tang frowned. Most of their historical researchers believed that the demise of the Ming Dynasty was mainly due to official corruption, eunuch power, invincible divisions, and Emperor Chongzhen's personal reasons. He had never thought about finance.
In fact, the finance mentioned by Lu Yin is the most fundamental reason. If there is a problem with the national finance, the following problems will follow. The country has no money to pay salaries to officials and no money to pay salaries to feudal kings. Officials and feudal kings can only covet and rob the people. How can the country not be destroyed in this way?
Lu Yin didn't say anything more, but said to Bai Jugang: "I'm going down first."
Bai Jugang was also stunned, and just said "There's a financial problem?"
What kind of answer is this?
However, looking at Feng Tang's expression, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Those who engage in historical research have seen more events recorded in written texts, but Lu Yin's simple words really awakened the dreamer.
There is a problem with the economy!
This is the biggest problem!
Lu Yin has basically acted as a bystander in the entire history. The demise of one dynasty will inevitably lead to the rise of another. After so many years, he has to admit that this era is the best era.
Ye Qingqing was working hard downstairs to memorize Bian Que's two volumes of medical classics, but suddenly received a message.
The man who sold the Dragon Hidden Pearl died the day before yesterday!
Sudden death!
This news shocked her. Although she had been prepared for it, Lu Yin's words came true. He said that the person was going to die, so he died suddenly, which was a bit scary.
It seems that the Dragon Hidden Pearl is really problematic.
Lu Yin looked at the distracted Ye Qingqing after going downstairs, and asked: "How many times have you copied it?"
Ye Qingqing hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "That tomb robber is really dead."
"Hmm." Lu Yin's expression was dull, is this strange?
Ye Qingqing said: "I...I want to go to Changshengfang."
"You just go." Lu Yin didn't want to save people, but he wouldn't stop Ye Qingqing. There is nothing wrong with a doctor being kind.
Ye Qingqing narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Then I will go. There are more than a hundred times left. I will write again when I come back."
"Well! Don't forget Lao Bai's illness." Lu Yin said calmly, "If you leave, will this store close later?"
"Don't worry, I have a friend who promised to come to work during the day. He should be here soon. You can check it out then and briefly tell him what he has to do at work." Ye Qingqing has already said. After starting to pack up the things on the table, "His name is Han Dong."
Lu Yin nodded. Ye Qingqing finished packing the things and shouted upstairs: "Old Bai, I have some things to do, so I'll leave first. Just take the books you want to take away. My cousin will stay here at night. If you have anything, you can tell him directly."
"Okay! You go and do your work first!" Bai Jugang's eyes lit up and he walked downstairs. Will Lu Yin guard the shop here? Can I come here more often in the future?
You must know that there is more than just that ancient stele on Changsheng Mountain. There are too many things worth studying. I don’t know if Lu Yin can understand those things.
Of course he wouldn't know that the things on Changsheng Mountain were all Lu Yin's personal belongings. If it were in the past, Lu Yin would probably take them all back, but now, he would just leave them to the state for safekeeping, and he wouldn't have any use for them anyway.
Only half an hour after Ye Qingqing left, a young man dressed simply and plainly walked into the store.
"Excuse me, is Ye Qingqing here?"
Lu Yin glanced at him and asked lightly: "Are you Han Dong?"
Since he was looking for Ye Qingqing, and he was also a cultivator, Lu Yin could probably figure out that this was the young man Ye Qingqing said was coming to guard the shop.
Han Dong nodded. When he was a child, he was spotted by an expert and became his disciple. Now he has achieved some success in his cultivation. He just came down from the mountain a few days ago. According to his master's instructions, he came to Qingzhou to find Ye Long.
Ye Long also arranged a job for him, that is, to be Ye Qingqing's bodyguard, but Ye Qingqing arranged for him to work in the bookstore without any intention of letting him be a bodyguard.
Handong, who has been practicing in the mountains since he was a child, has rarely had contact with women. After meeting Ye Qingqing, he couldn't help but be shocked as a fairy, and at the same time, he regarded Ye Qingqing as his future wife.
I have to say that the young man’s imagination is still very strong.
With his strength, he came to this big city and punched the second generation of rich people, kicked the third generation of rich people, and married Bai Fumei. It was no problem at all!
Ordinary people, he didn’t take them seriously at all!
"She told you about me, right?" Han Dong is a young man who just came down from the mountain. He doesn't know much about the ways of the world. When he asked Lu Yin this question, his eyes were still shining with stars. He still cared about what Ye Qingqing thought of him.
This is a typical innocent young boy, incomparable to an old monster like Lu Yin who still has no trouble in his heart when faced with beauty.
Lu Yin could tell at a glance that this young man was a cultivator, but he didn't take it to heart. He just said, "From now on, you will work here with a monthly salary of two thousand. Your daily job is to clean up. If someone buys books, just entertain him."
"No problem." Han Dong looked Lu Yin up and down. This man looked about the same age as him, but he was just a frail ordinary person with a somewhat handsome appearance. This made him feel a little bit of pressure, but it was just a little bit of pressure.
"What's your relationship with Ye Qingqing?" Han Dong asked pretending to be casual.
Lu Yin adhered to the principle of acting in full, and said calmly: "She is my cousin."
"Oh!"
Hearing that Ye Qingqing was Lu Yin's cousin, Han The trace of vigilance in Dong's heart immediately disappeared, and a smile appeared on his face: "Then do you know where your cousin is now?"
"I don't know." Lu Yin said, "From now on, you can guard the store during the day, and I will guard the store at night, okay?"
"Of course!" Han Dong added, "Since you are Ye Qingqing's cousin, you are also my cousin. If someone bullies you, you can tell me and I will help you."
Han Dong felt that he was so handsome this time!
If it were another rich second generation, he might have asked him what his abilities were with a look of dissatisfaction. If he showed off his abilities a little, the younger brother would naturally accept them.
But Lu Yin looked at him with squinted eyes and said coldly: "She is her and you are you, just call me Lu Yin."
Ye Qingqing was already rebellious by claiming to be his cousin, but now there is another kid who wants to take advantage of him. How can this be done?
Han Dong raised the corners of his mouth, thinking to himself that one day, Lu Yin would understand how powerful he was!