Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Hearing this, Li You asked back: "Is it true that you are an eighth-rank Ph.D. in mathematics?"

"Even if you keep simplifying your algorithm, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are still building embankments and barns with experience."

"The results of arithmetic are still just a reference for them."

Hearing Li You's words, Li Anren couldn't help it: "My lord, your words are a bit too much."

"The talents trained by teachers in mathematics play a huge role in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry."

"In the past two years, do you know how much money these people have saved for the court?"

Facing Li Anren's questioning, Li You said coldly: "How much?"

"Having 50 gongs a year is still 100 million gongs!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Anren immediately lost his temper.

Indeed, as he said, officials who have studied mathematics over the years have saved a lot of expenses for the court in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

But these saved expenses are about 30 to [-] per year.

Li Anren still muttered unwillingly: "Although there are not so many, hundreds of thousands are not a lot."

"Isn't it only so much money for one disaster relief by the imperial court?"

"Can one more disaster relief every year, isn't that enough to explain the value of arithmetic?"

However, Li You was unmoved at all: "Dr. Wang, now there is an opportunity to raise one million yuan for Datang, why don't you give it a try?"

"Moreover, this is just the beginning. In the future, maybe tens of millions, maybe tens of thousands, are possible."

"Are you sure you really don't want to participate in such a big event?"

Hearing such a huge number, Li Anren and Wang Xiaotong had expressions of shock on their faces at the same time.

At this time, the smile on Li You's face finally showed again: "Besides, when did this king say that arithmetic is not important?"

"When did this king say that mathematics will be abandoned?"

"If Dr. Wang is willing, you can still take care of both sides."

"For Dr. Wang, it's just turning the problems you have to calculate into some new challenges!"

Hearing this, Wang Xiaotong was finally moved.

He nodded excitedly and said, "Although I don't know what kind of challenge the lord has given, I, Wang Xiaotong, am willing to give it a try."

Hearing that Wang Xiaotong agreed, Li You turned to look at Li Anren again: "Now that Dr. Wang has agreed, what about you, Anren?"

At this moment Li Anren had just recovered from the shock, and when he heard that Wang Xiaotong had already agreed, he naturally nodded and agreed.

The next thing is naturally much simpler.

It took Li You an hour to briefly introduce the basic knowledge of bonds and the bonds of this war to the two of them.

Then Li You took out a copy of "Basic Knowledge of the Securities Market" from his bag and handed it to the two of them.

"Actually, what this king knows is also from this book. Now this king is handing over this book to you, and the future is up to you."

Li You believed that with the two people's attitude of seeking knowledge and truth, they could finish reading this book very quickly. With the help of someone who had previous experience in issuing bonds in the grassland, the securities department would definitely be able to start working soon.

After convincing Wang Xiaotong and the other two, Li You returned to the palace with joy on his face, had a big meal, and then went to sleep.

That night, at Wang Gui's home, several Wang's children who had heard the news had already gone to ask for their opinions.

"Patriarch, should we buy this war bond or not?"

Wang Gui has also been thinking about this issue.

As a provincial counselor under his family, Wang Gui knew the news that the imperial court was going to issue 100 million war bonds earlier than these younger generations.

Wang Gui's first reaction was actually to sneer.

"Isn't this just borrowing money to repay the so-called war national debt? Everyone is not a fool. I don't think anyone will buy it!"

"What do you say that after winning, you will take out the loot as a distribution, then it is a blank check!"

"This trick was used by the Supreme Emperor back then, so how can it be attractive to the big families now!"

However, Wang Gui underestimated everyone's enthusiasm.

All he heard all afternoon was about war bonds, and his colleagues had a completely different view of war bonds from him.

Soon, he understood the mystery.

For these officials, the biggest attraction of war bonds is not the high returns, but Li Shimin's promise of dividing land and ennobling titles.

Most of these officials came from poor families and entered the imperial court relying on the power of their families.

In the early Tang Dynasty, although most of the officials were clean and honest, they still had some savings for years of being an official.

As the official position gets higher and higher, the worries in these people's hearts are getting heavier and heavier.

It is basically the end for them who lack background to sit in their current position. If there is no accident, their descendants also need the support of the family if they want to continue in the court.

In other words, it is difficult for them to escape the control of the family.

But this time, the chance of being knighted is different.

No matter how big or small the title is, as long as it is canonized, he and his family will be listed as a family from now on.

Although it is also an unpopular small family, this is also a very difficult step.

Coupled with the fact that they can also see high returns on these bonds, the enthusiasm for buying is naturally high.

Seeing that Wang Gui was still hesitating, the younger generation of the Wang family became a little anxious.

"Patriarch, why are you still hesitating!"

"The total number of war bonds is 100 million. I don't know how much we need to buy to exchange for a title. If we don't buy it, we might lose it!"

"Patriarch, that's a title!"

"After the world is settled down, it will become more and more difficult to be awarded a title. There are still many children in my Wang family who do not have a title!"

"And I also found out today that when His Majesty issued this order, Qi Guogong asked to buy [-] yuan, and the two adults, Fang and Du, were also planning to buy it!"

"If we don't plan early, it is estimated that the 100 million will be sold out soon."

Hearing this, Wang Gui finally nodded.

"Hey, His Majesty's conspiracy this time is too powerful."

"It was obvious that he wanted to fight the war and borrow money from the aristocratic family, but in the end it turned out that the big families were scrambling to borrow money!"

"The simple matter of conferring a knighthood has instantly reversed the host and guest!"

"Tomorrow you also prepare [-] yuan to go to the household department. Since everyone wants to buy it, my Wang family can't lag behind."

This scene didn't just happen in the Wang family, it was happening in every family in Chang'an City who knew about it.

Some were elated, while others felt compelled like Wang Gui.

But no matter what the purpose is, the final conclusion is the same.

They will buy all war bonds this time, and they will buy as much as possible.

No one would have too much title.