Destiny Only Han

Chapter 247
Liyang, Han Palace.

"one more bowl!"

Liu Ying held up a bowl that could be called a basin with a haughty look on her face.

Now, he has reached the age when half a child eats a poor old man, and his appetite has almost caught up with little loli Liu Le, but compared to the bottomless big stomach king Liu Fei, he is still nothing.

Although Liu Bang led the army to Xingyang and continued to beat Xiang Yu on the frontal battlefield, Liu Ying took time to come back, so there was a family banquet at this moment.

According to Liu Taigong's rules, since it is a family banquet, from the preparation before cooking to the cooking of the dishes, you can't pretend to be others, and you must do it yourself.

Therefore, Liu Fei, who had been chopping firewood all afternoon, looked at Liu Ying enviously.

To be precise, in front of Liu Ying, all kinds of food piled up like a hill.

The hill was built not only by Lu Zhi, but also by Mrs. Tang Shan, Mrs. Qi and others.

When Liu Ying returned to Guanzhong from Xiuwu County, she brought a lot of local specialties. Although many of them were not expensive, they were light in etiquette and affectionate.

For their family, which is not very short of money, this kind of heart is the most important.

And in the corner on the other side of Liu Ying, Liu Le, with tears on his face, sobbed and ate his third bowl of lo mein...

It was not because of the joy of Liu Ying's return, but because of her natural reaction after being beaten.

After hearing Liu Ying's so-called chat and jokes, after the two kings of Beidi bowed their heads and professed their ministers, the little loli, who has never been weak in her life, quickly returned to the room, packed her bags, and prepared to go to the north to see the scenery!
It's a pity that the trip she left as soon as she said she wanted to leave came to an abrupt end under the feather duster of Lu Zhi who chased after her...

Liu Ying took the bowl from Mrs. Cao and did not hesitate to praise her.

"Aunt Cao has nothing to say about her skills. No wonder my father always talked about it when I was in the north..."

Well, when the Cao family used to be in Pei County, they ran a small tavern. They not only sold wine, but also made some appetizers and other snacks.

Although life is not rich, it is also considered prosperous.

Until, an old hooligan who often eats overlord meals came to her tavern...

Hearing Liu Ying's praise, Mrs. Cao smiled a little shyly, but her busy movements in front of the stove became much lighter.

Today is different from the past, she is actually somewhat resistant to serving others for dinner.

But it is still a very exciting thing to be praised by others for your hard work.

After Liu Taigong took the last sip of today's drink, he asked casually, "When are you leaving?"

Liu Ying spat out the food, and counted with her fingers: "After one month... we must wait until Zhao's autumn grain is fully stored and the army is ready to attack."

He looked at Liu Taigong and said with a smile: "Why, I haven't stayed at home for a day, and the eldest father is bored?"

Mrs. Liu looked embarrassed, and just when he was about to say something, Mrs. Li on the side interrupted and said:
"How could it be! Do you know that during these days when you were not at home, your elder father missed you almost all the time, and kept asking everywhere, Liu Ying, why hasn't this brat come back... Liu Ying Well, Naigong really misses him..."

"Speak up!"

Taigong Liu patted the table with a red face, and glared at Li Shi who had exposed him.

It's just that Li Shi stared back without fear.

If it is said that decades ago, as a continuation, Mrs. Li was quite afraid of Mr. Liu, but now the old husband and wife have lived for half their lives, and their sons have grown up.

Who is afraid of who!
Liu Ying on the side was still smiling, but for some reason, her eyes turned red and she almost cried.

He looked at Liu Taigong's almost white hair, and suddenly worried whether his appearance would cause turmoil in the history line.

For example, the time of Taigong Liu's death was brought forward?

If this is the case, he feels that the current self is already somewhat unbearable.

Humans are not grass and trees. Over the past few years, he has completely fallen into the warmth of this family.

Although many members of this family follow the deformed theory of beating, pro-cursing, or loving...

Looking at the eyes of Liu Taigong and Lu Zhi looking at her, Liu Ying really wanted to say that she would not leave, and just stay with them in Guanzhong.

But the words came to his lips, but still did not come out.

Because he came back this time, visiting Liu Taigong and others was not the main purpose, his main purpose was to raise money.

Raise money for the people of Zhao State.

The people of Zhao State are really too poor. Many families can barely eat and wear. As for other consumption, they can save as much as they can.

Therefore, Zhang Er's idea actually coincides with Xiao He's.

The way of Huang Lao, rest with the people.

However, in Liu Ying's view, this is just the helplessness of the small-scale peasant economy, and it is not suitable for him now that he has worked hard to increase productivity.

What he has to do is to follow the example of the government of later generations.

lend money.

Farmers have no money in their hands, so they cannot afford better production tools, such as the conventional plow that needs to be pulled by two horses.

Therefore, only one ox or the Liu's plow pulled by two people, that is, Quyuan plow, can only be used.

Although this kind of plow is also very useful, but in this era of sparsely populated land, every mu of land planted at the right time means an extra harvest.

The current Han Dynasty is particularly suitable for the big farm model of the old American emperors.

The horse-drawn plow was used to cultivate a large area, and when it was time to harvest, the slaves at home were used, or the idle labor of society was hired.

In an agricultural country, when the grain output increases, all problems will no longer be problems.

And what Liu Ying has to do is to lend loans to the people of Zhao State through the government of Zhao State, so that they can have the first capital to start a business.

Well, in fact, the state of Qin is the best at lending money to the common people.

For example, after violating the Qin law, they either give money or borrow money from the government to pay the fine first, and then pay back the money by participating in large-scale infrastructure projects organized by the government.

Well, there is another way, go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, sell the enemy's head to the country to pay back the money...

So another reason why Qin Bing was happy when he heard about the war was because most of them were heavily in debt...

And this kind of system of registering households for the same people, five households and one guarantee system, Liu Ying is actually not too worried that they will cheat the loan and run away.

With assets as collateral, it is actually better to run away...

After all, the amount of loans has always been lower than the collateral.

In fact, it's not just that Zhao is short of money. After Qi surrendered, the people of Qi were also short of money.

It's just that Zhao Guo's agricultural production efficiency was low due to irrigation projects, which led to poverty. As for Qi's poverty, it was thanks to Xiang Yu.

The Chu army broke through Linzi, burned, killed and looted wantonly, and seized the wealth of Qi. Although Tian Heng and others fought back later, they were unable to regain the stolen wealth.

Therefore, under the trade war launched by Liu Ying, many salt cooking workshops in Qi State were forced to stop working, and the economy was once again devastated.

Although Tian Heng and others were aware of this and arrested and executed many vendors who sold Hedong salt, it was too late and they were powerless.

Moreover, precisely because Tian Heng ordered the prohibition of Hedong salt, so in Qi State, organizations like private salt dealers bloomed everywhere!
According to the news Liu Ying received, in the last month alone, there were at least seven or eight fights between private salt dealers and officers and soldiers in Qidi.

In ancient times, private salt dealers were almost equated with drug lords.

After all, both have the same point, that is, being caught means death!

Therefore, armed confrontation with the government is inevitable.

Among the private salt dealers, there are also people with long history, such as the famous Huang Chao and Zhang Shicheng.

And the reason why the private salt dealers in Qi State worked so hard was that Liu Ying offered them a price that they couldn't refuse.

Sixty dollars per stone!
Compared with the official price of 150 yuan per stone in Qi State, the profit is enough for them to take risks.

For Liu Ying, although she earns less, she still earns some.

After all, the goods to be sold to private salt dealers in Qi State did not travel by land, but went down the river and traded on the river.

In this way, Qi State is powerless to prevent and control the import of low-priced salt.

Water transportation can reduce the logistics cost to one tenth of that of land transportation. It not only has a large carrying capacity, but also travels day and night, saving time and cost, which is also a huge expense.

The more chaotic Qi State is, the smoother it will be to take Qi State.

As for the private salt dealers in Qi State then what to do?
The daughter-in-law is already married, so why do you need a matchmaker?

Liu Ying looked around, and found that her unmarried daughter-in-law was not in the lineup of this family banquet, but the little maid named Wang Yanfei next to Lu Zhi, who was sitting next to her, docile like a little daughter-in-law who just passed the house. Take your own food...

"By the way, did we meet somewhere in the past? I mean, outside the Han Palace?"

Liu Ying frowned slightly, staring at Wang Yanfei's palm-sized face.

Although the loli in front of me is not stunning enough, but upon closer inspection, her eyebrows and eyes are very harmonious, belonging to the type that looks more pleasing to the eye.

Wang Yanfei was slightly stunned, then shook her head, implying that she had never met Liu Ying.

It's just that Liu Ying noticed very keenly that when he asked a question, Wang Yanfei's hand holding the chopsticks trembled inadvertently.

What is she hiding?Interesting, interesting...Liu Ying pinched her chin lightly, pushed the non-existent glasses, and had the urge to become Mr. Conan.

But he didn't intend to get into it. After all, everyone has secrets that they don't want to tell others, as long as the other party has no ill intentions towards him or Lu Zhi.

When Liu Ying looked away, Wang Yanfei breathed a sigh of relief.

She is exactly the girl surnamed Dou who was rescued by Liu Ying during the fire in Xianyang in the past, but now she is a little court lady, and Liu Ying is already the prince of the Han Dynasty.

The disparity in identities between the two parties made her unwilling to meet Liu Ying with her previous identities.

As long as you guard silently, it's fine, isn't it?

But why are the eyes moist?
(End of this chapter)