Chapter 122: Paper Money

  Western Liang Female Country

  Wu Yuan naturally did not know that the earth was now in an uproar, and his response to Her Majesty's question drove many women crazy.

  If Wu Yuan knew this, he would not have taken the next step, continuing to show Guo Mei's good side and making women on earth even crazier. Unfortunately, Wu Yuan didn't know, so after breakfast, he followed Song Jiayu to visit the entire villa.

  This mountain villa is the ancestral property of Song Jiayu, and now it has been given to her younger sister, Song Qianwei. The maids in the villa are also divided into ranks, from housekeepers to servants, managing the entire villa in an orderly manner.

  Although he was the emperor, when those maids saw Song Jiayu, they only bowed 90 degrees, and Wu Yuan could see that there was no fear or timidity on their faces, but rather respect and solemnity.

  The entire manor was tidy and organized, with not a speck of dust visible on the bluestone floor. Each girl was diligently performing her duties, even those sweeping the floor were extremely focused.

  In the meantime, Song Jiayu asked Wu Yuan to randomly choose a woman, and Wu Yuan didn't hesitate, pointing at a girl who was sweeping the floor by the roadside.

  The eighteen-year-old girl was young and beautiful, standing in front of Wu Yuan with some embarrassment. She had a chocolate-colored skin, similar to that of a certain model on earth.

  "Okay, what are you good at?"

  On earth, an eighteen-year-old girl who has just graduated from high school or is a freshman in college is doted on by her parents and treasured like a precious gem.

  "I'm skilled in needlework, cooking, cleaning, gardening, and carving. I've also cultivated the Zi Xia Heart Method to the fifth level. I wonder which one Madame Wu wants to see?"

  "Then cook it. Make one of your signature dishes."

  As a foodie from the empire, Wu Yuan chose one of them.

  The girl nodded and quickly made a dish of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea for Wu Yuan.

  It's not exactly a delicacy, but if the Eight Immortals crossing the sea were all made of tofu and carved out within half an hour by her, then Wu Yuan would have to concede defeat.

  Tofu carved into the Eight Immortals, vivid and lifelike, placed on an ice block surrounded by mist. With a light tap of the hand, the figures come to life.

  "Alright!"

  Wu Yuan couldn't help but admire the girl's craftsmanship, that kind of knife work could only be achieved by a handful of masters on earth, and in a big restaurant, one dish would cost tens of thousands of dollars, and you'd have to make a reservation, but here, with just a pull of a maid, such delicious food could be made.

  "The sisters in the kitchen are much better at their craft than I am. Many of them have inherited their skills, mine is really nothing compared to theirs."

  After being praised by Wu Yuan, the 18-year-old girl did not become complacent, but instead pointed out that there were many people in the mountain villa who were more skilled than her.

  "So why are you putting in so much effort and studying this thing? It's clear that you've put a lot of heart into it."

  "This is one of my hobbies."

  The girl blushed and said with her head down, "When sisters gather together, I can make everyone's eyes shine, that's enough."

  Song Jiayu explained to Wu Yuan in a low voice, girls like to gather together, although beautiful clothes and shoes are things to show off, but the maids prefer to show their skills or talents. Each girl is trying to enrich herself, and when gathering together, they can also exchange ideas with each other.

  Song Jiayu's words and the girl's expression made Wu Yuan let out a deep sigh.

  For five hundred years, the maids of this world have lived a lonely life. They long for someone to appreciate their efforts, just like this girl. In her free time, she must be thinking, "Where is my master? Why hasn't he appeared yet?" As soon as he appears, she will surely be obedient and happy.

  Encouraged by Wu Yuan, the girl demonstrated several of her talents in front of him, each one making Wu Yuan feel that she was simply a master of domestic work.

  But such a housekeeping master is responsible for sweeping the mountain villa, and even building flowers and trees has nothing to do with her.

  "Your Majesty, you dislike extravagance, why does the mountain villa need to support so many people? I feel that along the way, many people are doing useless work."

  Along the way, all sorts of beauties, Wu Yuan had seen many and was numb to them. He now observed the living conditions of women in the mountain villa.

  "Ah, what you said earlier is true, the population is indeed increasing. In the mountain village, 500 people would be enough, but if we don't hire them, what will they do? I can only find some work for them to do. Look at the majestic city walls in the mountain village, although it's said to be for defense against wild beasts, it's also to give them something to do."

  Wu Yuan walked all the way and found that the girls in the mountain villa were of high quality, not nervous or lazy, nor those who were idle and arrogant.

  Population pressure...

  Wu Yuan silently pondered this question, then asked a second one: "Jia Yu sister, what's going on with the Senate impeaching you that you mentioned earlier?"

  During his brief contact with Song Jia, Wu Yuan felt that she was a very competent civil servant. Such a woman, would actually be impeached by her subordinates?

  "It's not that I'm not capable, it's just that some people think I'm not up to the task."

  Song Jiayu rubbed his temples in boredom and let out a long sigh, "There are some financial problems in our country, several ministers are dissatisfied with me. The problem is, no one can think of a solution, what good solution do I have?"

  Everyone was at a loss for what to do... Wu Yuan was speechless, thinking of the large group of beautiful and lovely maids sitting there with wide eyes staring at each other, expecting someone without creativity to come up with a solution, it was really heartbreaking.

  "What difficulties have you encountered before and how did you solve them?"

  "When the two immortal masters created this world, they left behind many classics. When we encounter difficulties, we will go to consult the classics, find out how to solve the problem from historical books, and then use it."

  Wu Yuan nodded and then listened as Song Jiayu explained the financial crisis that Western Liang was currently facing, or more simply put, a shortage of gold and silver.

  The population of the Daughter Country has been increasing slowly but greatly over the past few hundred years. The existence of internal force and true energy makes them not worry about large-scale epidemics, and they can easily transform into excavators, seeders, harvesters and other agricultural machinery, so food production is not a problem, and the roads between cities are also very smooth.

  The girls in the Daughter Country are of high quality, but there is one thing that makes those in power headache. The girls like shiny gold and silver things, although this plane has dug up a lot of gold and silver, but the popular currency is still not enough - everyone has no luxurious hobbies, plus the long peace, rich life, social mobility is not enough, so more and more gold and silver are made into jewelry by the girls or hidden at home.

  As a result, the increase in population combined with the insufficient circulation of gold and silver led to a severe shortage of currency. The consequences of a severe shortage of currency are well-known, so there's no need for further explanation, and Song Jiayu was also worried about it. In many places, things have developed to the point where people are bartering, you do work for me, and I'll give you grain in return.

  "What can I do? Am I supposed to continue mining? The Western Liang Women's Country has no new mineral resources, but they say it's my responsibility and if I don't solve it well, I'll be held accountable."

  "They would for this matter overthrow you?"

  "No, Dongliang's country still has many gold, silver and copper mines. So we decided to negotiate a merger. The result of the negotiation with Dongliang's country was unsuccessful. The queen of the other side and I didn't get along. Her condition was that I had to step down."

  "What..."

  Wu Yuan felt that his brain was not enough at this moment, no, it was the politics of this world that was too clear. If it wasn't built on a large group of extremely high-quality maids, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve.

  Enduring humiliation and bearing heavy responsibility... The two masters, the MM you created are simply too perfect.

  But...

  Wu Yuan weakly raised his hand and asked: "Sister Jia Yu, why don't you issue paper currency?"

  Having a high-quality citizenry, the government itself has excellent credit, the Senate can control the wanton government, and the citizens also trust the government's actions.

  Such a country, yet it still hasn't issued paper currency?

  The stupid and cute Minister of Finance should be hanged! How could he not think of using white paper to exchange the people's gold and silver back into the national treasury? (....)