C16 Royal House of the Interior

In the imperial court, Ye Tian was yawning and his eyes were slightly bloodshot.

No matter how good the tonic, learning to pick herbs every night for more than a month was, one's body could not afford to waste time like this.

The emperor and his ministers were discussing the military and public affairs of various places. There was another drought in the west and there was a problem with the food distribution. There was a typhoon in the East China Sea and hundreds of fishermen had disappeared. The Beilao Pass and Oca army no longer attacked, but the Barrow army in the south was on the move again.

None of this had anything to do with Imperial Household Department. Other than a few matters related to the mobilization of the army, Ye Tian listened attentively for a little while. Everything else had its own headaches for the ministers of the two academies, so Ye Tian did not have the energy to pay attention to them.

Soong Yuzhe was annoyed by Ye Tian's attitude. He secretly tugged on Ye Tian's sleeve and whispered, "I heard you bought a peerless beauty from Flower Street?"

Ye Tian was stunned for a moment. Thinking about Mei Rou's appearance, he nodded his head as he said that she was extremely beautiful.

Soong Yuzhe raised his brows and said earnestly: "This man has been suffering from a loss of beauty since ancient times, but he has to stop when the time comes. You must not fall in love with the bed brother matter and destroy your body."

Ye Tian was stunned and thought to himself: "I want to be in love with her, but she doesn't have that kind of courage."

Ye Tian smiled helplessly at Soong Yuzhe and didn't know what to say, so he simply didn't reply.

After the assembly ended, the ministers walked out of the Hall of Diligent Government.

Ye Tian was stopped by Soong Yuzhe just as he reached the door.

"You will come with me to the Internal Affairs Bureau today." As Soong Yuzhe spoke, he pulled Ye Tian's sleeve and walked out.

Ye Tian didn't say anything else and just let Soong Yuzhe pull him away.

Ye Zichen got on Soong Yuzhe's carriage and followed the purple gold road all the way to the southern suburbs of Beijing.

A residence with a unique design was situated right in front of Tianyuan Plaza in the southern suburbs.

Imperial Household Department.

The five golden words caused Ye Tian's eyes to feel a little uncomfortable.

"Do you know where the Imperial Household Department came from?" Soong Yuzhe asked.

Ye Tian thought about it and then shook his head.

"When the empire was first built, the Ancestor Emperor made a decree that the royal family's finances and the empire's finances must be separated. The royal family's expenses and expenses cannot be used to fund the government's finances. They must be dealt with on their own."

Ye Tian was surprised, "There are so many people in the palace, so how much does it cost to eat and dress? That's not a small number. Does it need to be solved by the royal family themselves?"

Soong Yuzhe nodded his head: "Our main purpose for setting up Imperial Household Department is to manage the Royal family's businesses, increase our income, and settle the daily expenses of the Royal family. Therefore, at that time, the Ancestor Emperor and the ministers divided a few industries with a monopoly nature, such as weapons, coins, carriages, medicinal herbs, etc., and assigned them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Other than the Ministry of Internal Affairs, no other individual or Chamber of Commerce is allowed to take over these industries. "

Ye Tian was deep in thought.

Soong Yuzhe looked at Ye Tian and said with a heavy tone, "No matter how stormy the court was, no matter how many ministers fought against each other, the Internal Affairs Bureau always stood behind the emperor. Do you understand?"

Ye Tian didn't understand the meaning of these words very well. He merely nodded his head and said: "Naturally, we should stand together with the Emperor."

"Alright, you are already familiar with Royal Labor Union. Today, you will follow me. I will introduce you to the other few businesses in Imperial Household Department." Soong Yuzhe said as he led Ye Tian into a long compound courtyard on the east side of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Previously, when Soong Yuzhe had handed over the Royal Labor Union to Ye Tian, Ye Tian had felt that this old man had only taken care of him at the end of his life. Today, the old man shouted that he was going to introduce some other industries. Ye Tian prayed silently: Please, your majesty, don't let me be Head of the Royal Ministry of Internal Order, the son of a labourer.

Ye Tian is a technology flow, management ability is really not very good. The Royal Labor Union had already been given to Ruan Ji and Qu Shu to manage. If he were to take over so many businesses, he would probably have a big head.

However, he could not reject the old man's good intentions.

With a bitter face, Ye Tian followed Soong Yuzhe and first visited the Imperial Bureau of Mint. The workers in the Bureau of Mint were all engaged in an intense battle. One after another, the tickets were plated with gold, causing Ye Tian to be unable to open his eyes.

The currency system of Tiangong Empire was basically divided into two different categories, a total of five.

The two major categories are metal and paper. The metal coins were divided into gold, silver, and copper. One gold coin could be exchanged for ten silver coins, and one silver coin could be exchanged for one thousand copper coins.

And ordinary people were used to using a few taels of silver as the trading unit, so Bureau of Mint used one tael of silver as the standard of gold and silver. A single silver coin was a tael of silver, while a single gold coin was a tael of gold.

The paper currency was divided into Gold Banknotes s and silver notes. One of the Gold Banknotes was equivalent to ten gold coins while the other was equivalent to ten silver coins. Ye Tian's monthly salary was three silver notes, which was thirty taels of silver.

At this moment, Soong Yuzhe was endlessly introducing the history and current situation of Bureau of Mint.

While listening to Soong Yuzhe's introduction, and getting used to the golden color in his eyes, Ye Tian suddenly had a question in his mind: If the Imperial Bureau of Mint forged its own money, wouldn't it have an impact on the empire's finances and economy if it wasn't controlled?

Thinking about this, Ye Tian asked, "What are the standards for forging money?"

Soong Yuzhe smiled and showed an expression of praise.

Who would have thought that with just a few glances, Ye Tian would ask the core question of the royal family's Bureau of Mint: There must be a limit to the amount of coins one can forge, and a principle must be set to regulate it.

Soong Yuzhe sighed and said, "Regarding the amount of gold coins forged, the Imperial Bureau of Mint has almost no right to speak. It is entirely based on the monthly quota sent by the Administration Department's Ministry of Tax Administration, and the Administration Department only pays the corresponding gold, silver, and copper prices. Other than trying to reduce the cost when refining gold, silver, and copper from the mine, there is almost no other source of income for the Imperial Bureau of Mint."

Ye Tian said: "The amount of coin forged should match the total quantity of commodities in circulation in the empire. Only by increasing the total quantity of commodities' goods, should the amount of coins forged increase, and it should not be forged blindly."

"Your Excellency Ye is not only good at craftsmanship, he also has some experience in the money trade?" Soong Yuzhe laughed as he spoke.

Ye Tian waved his hand modestly. Although he did not know much about the rules of the imperial currency issue, he already knew in his heart that the Royal Bureau of Mint was responsible for both the printing press and the central bank.

After looking through the Bureau of Mint, Soong Yuzhe pulled Ye Tian to a long compound compound yard on the west side of the Inner Mansion.

As soon as he entered, Ye Tian saw a huge horse farm surrounded by all kinds of carriages.

The Royal Cars and Horses Shop governed all the counties, provinces, and counties' relay stations that had an administrative structure within the Empire.

When it comes to letters, goods, and personnel escorts, it is necessary to transport them between the counties of different states by means of various relay stations, hired carriages, horses, and postmen.

After listening to Soong Yuzhe's simple introduction, Ye Tian gave a definition of Royal Cars and Horses Shop: It's clearly the national postal department, at most there's a logistics company.

But this is a national monopoly of logistics companies, there is no competition. Although the commoners also had some underground trade unions that could deliver letters and items for a fee, they were all local, and would not be able to create much of a climate throughout the Empire. And the credibility of the Royal Cars and Horses Shop could not even be compared to that of a civilian merchant guild.

Ye Tian thought: such a large monopolistic centralised enterprise, its profit returns should be considerable.

After they finished looking at the carts and horses, Soong Yuzhe brought Ye Tian to the southernmost compound courtyard of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Before they even got to the door, Ye Tian could smell the fragrance of the herbs.

Outside the gate, the flower beds were covered in green grass, and all kinds of flowers and plants were growing around the long courtyard wall.

When Ye Tian saw the flowers and plants, he was immediately shocked.

A month of hard work had finally paid off. Although he didn't make a sound, Ye Tian recognized each and every flower in his mind.

Amaranth, Flowering non-fruit, Bluegrass, Ginseng...

Ye Tian was nodding in his heart as if he knew his own family.

Seeing Ye Tian stunned and unwilling to leave, Soong Yuzhe pulled on Ye Tian's sleeve and said, "Let's go. The main gate is just in front."

Ye Tian raised his head to look. The five words Royal Bureau of Pharmaceutical, against the setting sun, were shining brightly.

As the two walked in through the Royal Bureau of Pharmaceutical gate, they heard the sound of sobbing coming from the other side of the room.

Soong Yuzhe frowned and sighed.

Ye Tian didn't understand what was going on. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Soong Yuzhe say, "Come on, you'll understand once you enter."

After passing by the flower garden in the center of the yard, Ye Tian followed Soong Yuzhe into the middle room.

The moment they entered the room, Ye Tian smelled a strong smell of herbal medicine.

In the middle of the room, piled high with firewood, was a small iron stove. Several pharmaceutical workers were fanning the fire with fans. There were a few workers working on the herbs on the square table in front of the window.

Ye Tian looked up. Inside the suite, there was a haggard looking woman who couldn't hide her beauty. She was leaning against the bed.

When Ye Tian saw the woman, he felt that she looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

The maidservants surrounded the woman, holding medicinal bowls as they begged the girl to drink.

Seeing Ye Tian and Soong Yuzhe enter, the woman slightly raised her head. Her haggard and gorgeous face revealed a faint smile.

Soong Yuzhe saluted, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the woman speak weakly, "Head Steward Song, there's no need to be so courteous. The palace doesn't have enough medicinal ingredients, so the imperial physicians know about it.

Soong Yuzhe quickly replied, "Eldest Imperial Princess, your body is unwell. You only need to tell me to send the medicinal ingredients to the palace. How can you walk around without permission? If the emperor finds out, you'll be very worried."

Ye Tian's heart skipped a beat. Other than Princess Chu Yu, there was also Eldest Imperial Princess.

Just a moment ago, they had felt that the two princesses looked familiar, but now, they were even more certain that their facial features, delicate nose, thin lips, and cheeks were not ordinary.

At this moment, one of the maidservants who was standing at the side suddenly walked out, squatted down and held Eldest Imperial Princess's hand, moaning and crying as she said, "Big sister, the spring season was starting to get better. Why is it summer now? Why is it suddenly stronger?"

Ye Tian stared with his eyes wide open. Only now did he realize that it wasn't even a maidservant. However, when Ye Tian entered the room, there were so many people that he didn't even notice that there was a different person standing in the group of maidservants.

She was clearly wearing the imperial robe. The crying that she had heard outside earlier came from her mouth.