Gao Yang returned to the kitchen and started working hard. A princess was struggling in the kitchen. The servants at home were still a little frightened. No princess cooked in person. Wu Mei asked the servants beside her to step down and walked to Gao Yang to see that she seemed to be preparing a cake and said, "I'll help you."

"Okay." Gao Yang nodded, "I'll go and beat eggs."

"I'll go and make the cream."

"Did you find it?" Gao Yang said in a low voice, "Every time Li Ran came to our house, he seemed to be able to dress up, and..."

"And there is no heavy makeup, but it is very elegant, which is exactly aimed at Gu Qing's appetite, right?" Wu Mei knew the sense of crisis in Gao Yang's heart.

"I just see that she feels uncomfortable, and I always feel that she has a purpose." Gao Yang thought.

Fan Jian glanced at the two mistresses of the Gu family who were busy in the kitchen and came to the study to listen quietly to the conversation between Li Ran and Gu Qing.

"Master Li, what's wrong with coming this time?" Gu Qing asked.

"It's nothing," Li Ran said again, "The business of our Zhao County Li family has been stable these days, but relatively stable, if this stability does not improve, as the expansion of our Zhao County Li family will become increasingly short of money."

"The coal stove you sell has been selling very well, and now the sales have begun to stabilize. I admire you very much in just a few years." Gu Qing said again, "The problem you are facing now is that the value of the coal stove is not as valuable as the same money, right?"

"That's what it means." Li Ran sat opposite Gu Qing.

"The value of the goods is put there, but the money in the Central Plains is limited." Gu Qing continued, "If the price of goods is lowered to increase income, it would be fine once or twice. If this continues, your business will collapse."

"The price has been reduced, and although the revenue has been increased, the income has been reduced." Li Ran immediately named.

"That's right." Gu Qing took a sip of tea, as if thinking.

When Li Zhi returned home, he saw Gu Xiao playing with the Rubik's Cube. He seemed to be very skilled in playing.

"Uncle King of Jin, I've been back so early." Gu Xiao looked up at Li Zhi with the Rubik's Cube.

"It's not a good job today." Li Zhi said, "Aren't you supposed to read in the study at this time? If your father finds out, he will be scolded again."

"My father and Aunt Li Ran are talking in the study." Gu Xiao continued to rotate the Rubik's Cube.

Li Ran is here? Li Zhi walked to the study and heard the conversation inside before he could enter, standing at the door and listening carefully.

The study was very quiet, and Fan Jian carefully poured tea for the two of them.

Li Ran continued, "I have thought about increasing the price of coal stoves, what do you think."

"It's a solution, but a bad decision." Gu Qing said frowningly, "The money in the entire Central Plains is limited. If you raise the price, you will definitely lose some of your business, and it will make the coal stove reselling very serious. Killing chickens to get eggs will bring great benefits for a while, and the road ahead will be difficult to go."

Li Ran stared at Gu Qing, "It's not okay to lower the price, nor to increase the price. That's just that you can only wait for the Zhaojun Li family's family to lose its business? Gu Qing, have you known that there will be such a day?"

Li Ran is a very smart woman, there is no doubt about this. It is her ability to judge the situation. Gu Qing put down the teacup in his hand, "The total amount of silver and money in the Central Plains remains unchanged. With the accelerated trade in the Central Plains, the economic situation in the Central Plains will change under the flow of these things, so this problem was highlighted at this time before."

"Then let the court hold a meeting in the middle of the court. Can you add copper coins? It should not be difficult for you to be the prime minister." Li Ran said.

Gu Qing smiled politely, "I am the biggest business tycoon in the entire Central Plains. If I add copper coins, I will definitely suffer. After adding copper coins, the price of goods will not change, which will only make the money worthless. You should understand this principle. This trick is also a bad move. And once this hole is opened, it will be difficult to collect the water, and there will be many situations where we are caught off guard."

"I know." Li Ran knew in his heart that this situation had not happened in all dynasties, and he was afraid that a truck of copper coins would not be able to buy a stone of food.

"You don't have to worry. There are signs in your place. I'm almost terminally ill." Gu Qing touched his nose in disappointment, "I'm not much better than your Zhao County Li family. I'm all big here."

"You are a person who loves money, and you won't be unable to see it, so I came to you." Li Ran smiled confidently.

The woman's smile made Gu Qing uninvoluntarily, picked up the teacup and poured tea into his mouth. Could it be that this woman was going to be a monster? I have to say that this woman is really beautiful. Gu Qing got up and opened the window to let the cold wind blow in, and returned to calm in a short period of time.

"It's so cold." Li Ran said as he was blown by the cold wind.

"Enter ventilation and keep the air fresh." Gu Qing made an excuse casually, and he became much more awake when he blew it. He continued again, "How do you think the money shops in Datang are operating today?"

"All of them are small money houses? Most of them give some money loans to find revenue, but many of them are still on the road. I have heard of some of them." Li Ran said.

"In fact, money houses are a good existence. If they are used well, they will be a harmonic agent." Gu Qing said.

"You want to open a money shop?" Li Ran was puzzled.

"No, no, small money house? What I want to open is the biggest in the world!" Gu Qing continued, "We have to do many businesses without doing it. As long as we have a money house, we can use money to turn money into money, making the money of the Tang Dynasty more valuable, so that our dilemma can be solved."

Li Ran looked at Gu Qing with suspicion, "Don't joke, Mr. Gu, money is money, how can it be more valuable?"

“Do you know about inflation?”

"I don't know." Li Ran said, not knowing, but his expression was calm.

Gu Qing took out a piece of paper and drew a big circle on the paper, "This circle is the money in this world."

"Continue to say." Li Ran nodded.

Gu Qing drew a small circle in the big circle and then drew some dots, "This small circle is the Tang Dynasty, and these dots are the border and the Western countries, including Japan, Goguryeo, Turks, Tubo and other small countries. How can we leave our internal consumption to eat? For example, I said that the principal we eat is interest. When Pei Xingjian went to the Tubo alliance, he encountered such a situation. A pot of liquor was worth ten gold coins in Persia, while a pot of liquor in the Central Plains only had a string of money and half a pile! Then you can understand after counting each other."
Chapter completed!