Episode 8 recap: The Great Golden Yuan Controversy.
Jin Ye expressed his intention to welcome Xin Zheng Yi and set up a banquet at Baxian Building. Li Hao Cai came over to pour drinks for Xin Zheng Yi. Xin Zheng Yi stated that since he came here as the mayor, his intention was to seek benefits for everyone. There have been new tax policies in place, but nobody has studied them properly. This time, Xin Zheng Yi wants everyone to implement these tax policies. Those who earn more should pay more taxes, taking from the people and using it for the people's welfare.
Xin Zheng Yi also mentioned that temples like Lü Zu Temple should also pay taxes. Chen Mu Kun had no choice but to comply with the regulations in front of everyone. After Bai Xue Hua returned, she checked the accounts and found discrepancies between the current figures and the ones in the ledger. Chen Mu Kun pretended to ask if the people here had made a mistake, but the people in the temple claimed they had counted multiple times and recorded all the donations accurately. There should be no mistakes.
Xin Zheng Yi wanted to find someone good at arithmetic to be his secretary, but none of the applicants met his requirements. Li Hao Cai came over to deliver food and claimed to be good at calculations, as he could handle the bookkeeping at his family's restaurant with ease. Xin Zheng Yi felt that he needed someone capable of more than just managing a restaurant's accounts.
As Li Hao Cai was leaving, he picked up something that had fallen on the ground. Xin Zheng Yi asked him to become his secretary. Li Hao Cai went to help Chen Mu Kun with the bookkeeping, and then Lv Dong Bin arrived with a box of money, claiming to have found a box of hidden donation money.
Lv Dong Bin believed that to avoid any omissions, they should search everywhere and find all the hidden donation money. Chen Mu Kun returned to his room and retrieved a box of money he had hidden but hadn't been found yet. However, Bai Xue Hua and the others discovered it.
Chen Mu Kun was extremely frustrated.
Xin Zheng Yi came to find Chen Mu Kun and explained that the money he had given was called "Da Jin Yuan," a currency created by Jin Ye. Although everyone in the town was using it, it was counterfeit and illegal. He asked Chen Mu Kun to accompany them. There was an uproar among the people, but Chen Mu Kun expressed his willingness to cooperate with Xin Zheng Yi and go with them.
He Xian Gu and others also received a lot of Da Jin Yuan. They didn't think anything was wrong before, but now they were told it couldn't be used, and they suffered losses because of it. Many households had Da Qing Ren, so they gathered together to ask Jin Ye to exchange it for silver yuan. Jin Ye said he could exchange it for them, but he didn't have enough money at the moment. He could only exchange for five people each day, giving them two yuan each.
Everyone was upset and couldn't accept such a small amount. They sat at Jin Ye's doorstep, demanding money. Lv Dong Bin drew peace charms and called everyone over, saying they could use Da Jin Yuan to buy these charms and could also exchange the charms for silver yuan. Everyone was delighted to hear this.
Owe Zheng Zhang came over, feeling that when he was in power, he had indulged Jin Ye and caused so much trouble for everyone. He apologized to everyone. Chen Mu Kun was released and felt very frustrated. If Jin Ye didn't agree to exchange Da Jin Yuan for silver yuan, they would suffer a great loss if they borrowed it. Chen Mu Kun went to find Jin Ye, who said he could exchange it for them, but he didn't have enough money at the moment. Otherwise, they could try to grab it first.
If Chen Mu Kun didn't get his money back, he would have to report it to the heavenly court. Jin Ye could only promise to return it as soon as possible. Xin Zheng Yi came to apologize to Chen Mu Kun, realizing that he hadn't considered their feelings. Now that Chen Mu Kun had no money, he wanted to sell peace charms to earn money.
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