The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing the memorial.At this time, the secret guard came in, took out a secret envelope from his arms and handed it to Sun Kui beside him.

After Sun Kui accepted it, he gave it to the emperor with both hands.

Before the emperor reached out to take the memorial, he asked the secret guard: "Where is the secret fold?"

The secret guard replied respectfully: "His Royal Highness the King of Han Dynasty in Lingnan."

Upon hearing that it was his younger son's secret certificate, the emperor immediately "snatched" the secret certificate from Sun Kui.As he opened it, he said: "This brat finally remembered to write a secret for me."

Seeing the emperor's impatient look, Sun Kui stood aside and tried his best to hold back laughter.Since His Highness the King of Han went to Lingnan, the Emperor has been eagerly waiting for the memorial from His Highness the King of Han every day, and now he has finally arrived.

After the emperor carefully read the secret fold, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Okay!"

His loud shout startled Sun Kui and Dark Guard Jia.

The emperor looked very excited and kept saying: "Okay, okay, it's really great!"

It was rare for Sun Kui to see the emperor's ecstatic look, and he wondered what His Highness the King of Han said on the secret book to make the emperor so happy?
The emperor glanced at Sun Kui and ordered: "Sun Kui, go and call Lao Liu, Lao He, and Da Sinong."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Kui immediately withdrew and soon invited He Xiang, Taishi Liu and Da Sinong.

The dark guard had already retreated.Sun Kui knew that the emperor had important matters to discuss with He Xiang and other ministers, so he obediently retreated to the door and stood guard.

Taishi Liu and the three of them saw that the emperor looked excited after drinking, and they guessed that something good was going to happen.

When the emperor saw He Xiang and others coming, he couldn't wait to show off to them: "Xiao Shi, you have made new salt."

Upon hearing the word "new salt", He Xiang, Taishi Liu, and Da Sinong's eyes suddenly lit up.

Da Sinong asked hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what kind of salt is the new salt that His Highness the King of Han made?"

He Xiang then asked: "What does the new salt made by His Highness the King of Han look like?"

"Did His Highness the King of Han make new salt from sea water?" Taishi Liu asked the most critical point.He knew that Zhao Yao was in Marsh Mansion, and Marsh Mansion was by the sea.People at the beach basically eat sea salt.

The emperor saw the anxious looks of his three close ministers and deliberately pretended to be secretive: "Guess."

He Xiang: "..."

Master Liu: "..."

Da Sinong: "..."

At this moment, He Xiang and the three of them wanted to beat up the emperor who deliberately betrayed him.

Seeing the three ministers looking at him speechlessly, the emperor smiled at them very cheekily: "If you ask me, I will tell you."

He Xiang and the three of them wanted to turn around and leave immediately, but they were very curious about the new salt made by His Highness the King of Han.Everything made by His Highness the King of Han is good, and the new salt he makes will definitely not be bad.

Taishi Liu had a cold face and said in a very impatient tone: "Your Majesty, if you don't say anything, I will leave." He was too lazy to tolerate the emperor.If you really beg the emperor, the emperor will only go further and further.

The emperor should accept it as soon as he sees fit, otherwise if he really makes Taishi Liu angry, the consequences will be serious.

"I won't tease you anymore, you can see for yourselves." The emperor threw the secret note written by Zhao Yao to Taishi Liu.

After receiving the secret message, Master Liu quickly opened it and read it.He Xiang and Da Sinong came over quickly and looked at the secret book with him.

After reading the secret fold, their expressions were even more shocked than the emperor's.

The emperor was very satisfied with their reaction and said with a proud look on his face: "How is my little son? Isn't he very good?" Seeing that the brat was busy with big things, I didn't mind him writing the memorial so late. he.

"It's amazing. Your Highness, the King of Han, is really amazing." Da Sinong did not expect that His Highness, the King of Han, would produce new sea salt when he went to Lingnan, and the output was very impressive.The most important thing is that the new salt is very white and tastes very good, even better than the salt they eat now. "Your Majesty, has His Highness the King of Han sent any new salt back to the capital?"

He Xiang's expression suddenly became very serious: "Your Majesty, I think we should send people to other seasides to make new salt immediately." His Highness the King of Han wrote in detail the method of making new salt in the secret book, and also said that he should pay attention to it. The place.

Taishi Liu agreed with He Xiang's words, "Your Majesty, now send people to the beach to make new salt. After the New Year, a large amount of new salt will appear, and then immediately put it into the private sector. This will stabilize the price of salt. By then, the salt in Qilu will Traders can't act like monsters." During this period, the price of salt in Qilu kept going up and down, making the people there miserable.

"We can't wait until the Chinese New Year is over. It will be Chinese New Year in a while. There is a custom in various places to pickle various vegetables with salt. At this time every year, salt dealers will take the opportunity to raise the price of salt and make a lot of money. "Because the capital is under the emperor's feet, those salt dealers did not dare to raise the price of salt years ago.Of course, on weekdays, they would not dare to increase the price of salt in the capital at will, otherwise their lives would be at risk.However, the price of salt in other places is hard to say.

It was still some time before the Chinese New Year, so the salt dealers in Qilu were impatient to raise prices.By the end of the year, the salt dealers in Qilu will probably raise the price of salt.

He Xiang believes that the salt dealers in Qilu must not be allowed to continue to run rampant, and the price of salt in Qilu must be suppressed so that the people can have a good year.

"Your Majesty, since His Highness the King of Han has made new salt, there must be a lot of new salt there. Please send someone to send the new salt to Qilu immediately, and then lower the price of salt in Qilu." He Xiang felt that this matter was important. Do it quickly, after all, Marsh Mansion is far away from Qilu.

Taishi Liu felt that what Xiang He said was reasonable, and immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, you can directly send the navy to Marsh Mansion to load new salt, and then send it directly to Qilu via sea."

He Xiang thought Taishi Liu's proposal was a good one and agreed: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed. Please send someone to Marsh Mansion immediately."

"Your Majesty, what Xiang He told Taishi Liu is right. The price of salt in Qilu must be brought down as soon as possible."

The emperor felt that what He Xiang and the others said was right, and called to Sun Kui who was standing at the door: "Go and call Yan Huarong for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A few moments later, Yan Huarong appeared in the imperial study.Yan Huarong was transferred back from the Lingnan Camp a few years ago, and then he was sent to Shu.He was transferred back to the capital only two years ago.

"Your Majesty, you are looking for me."

The emperor did not show off. He first told Zhao Yao about making new salt, and then ordered him to prepare to go to Marsh Mansion in the next two days.

Yan Huarong suppressed the shock in his heart, followed the order and retreated.

The reason why the emperor sent Yan Huarong to Marsh Mansion was because Yan Huarong had stayed in Lingnan Camp and was familiar with things there.Second, Yan Huarong is good at water warfare. He is suitable to take the boat to Marsh Mansion to load salt, and then escort it to Qilu.

After Yan Huarong left, Song Weikang came in not long after.

The emperor sent Song Weikang to Qilu first to scare the salt dealers.In this way, when Yan Huarong takes the new salt to Qilu, the salt dealers there will not dare to act rashly.

After Song Weikang received the order, he went to order troops and prepared to set off to Qilu tomorrow.

After Song Weikang and others left, Da Sinong licked his face and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please order His Highness the King of Han to send some new salt back to the capital, and then you can reward me with some new salt to taste."

He Xiang didn't expect Da Sinong to be so thick-skinned, but he liked it.

He immediately supported Da Sinong: "Your Majesty, I think Da Sinong's proposal is very good."

Taishi Liu said: "I also think it is very good."

The emperor didn't know what they were thinking. He pointed at them and laughed and scolded: "I think you are just greedy."

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han wrote in the secret book that the new salt tastes very good, better than all the salt we eat now. I am really curious about the taste of the new salt." Da Sinong smiled flatteringly at the emperor. , "Your Majesty, don't you want to try it?"

"I know, I will ask Xiao Shi to bring back some new salt, and I will reward you with some when the time comes."

After hearing this, Da Sinong and the others were filled with joy and expressed gratitude to the emperor: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."

"However, the fact that Xiao Shi made new salt must be kept secret first, and no one else can know about it." The emperor put away his impudence and his expression became very stern, "Before making new salt elsewhere, this This matter must not be leaked at all, otherwise those people will destroy the production of new salt."

He Xiang and the others understood: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't leak anything."

The emperor still had great trust in the three of them, Taishi Liu.

"Your Majesty, there are many seaside state capitals in the Great Zhou Dynasty. You can send people to make new salt."

"Choose a few trustworthy people and show them to me. I will send them when the time comes." The emperor looked at Da Sinong and asked, "Do you think Xiao Shi's price of four hundred yuan per stone for the new salt is expensive? expensive?"

Da Sinong said hurriedly: "It's not expensive, not expensive at all. His Highness the King of Han cares about the world and cares about the people, so he set the price of the new salt so cheaply."

"Do you think the price of the new salt is four hundred yuan per stone?"

"Of course it's cheap. Although I haven't seen or tasted new salt yet, I believe His Highness the King of Han, so new salt is really not expensive at four hundred yuan per stone." Although the lowest price of the salt they eat now is three hundred The price is one stone, but they usually sell for [-] or [-] yuan per stone.If the price of salt is unstable, it can sometimes be sold for seven to eight hundred and one stone. "Your Majesty, I guessed that when His Highness the King of Han went to Lingnan, he would definitely make something new and benefit the people. I didn't expect His Highness the King of Han to actually make new salt. His Highness the King of Han really surprised me." With His Highness the King of Han doing it, The new salt that comes out will bring another income to the court, and this income is very huge.

Da Sinong felt happy at the thought of another huge sum of money being added to the treasury.His Royal Highness the King of Han is truly a living Bodhisattva. He will have a good year this year.

He Xiang thought of His Highness the King of Han's talents and felt that he could not just make new salt when he went to Lingnan.

"Your Majesty, has His Highness the King of Han made anything else?" When I was reading the secret book just now, I was only looking at the new salt and forgot to read the content behind it.

"Old He, you were right, Xiao Shi also made other good things."

Upon hearing this, Da Sinong hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, what other good things has His Highness the King of Han made?"

The emperor did not tease Da Sinong and the three of them anymore this time, and said with a proud face: "Xiao Shi said that he is making cement and glass, and there is rice paper that is better than new paper."

Why have they never heard of these three things?

"Your Majesty, what are these three things?"

"Xiao Shi said that cement can be used to build roads, houses, and walls. He also said that cement is very strong and invulnerable."

Hearing the word "invulnerable", Taishi Liu and the three of them looked shocked.

"Glass is colored glaze, but it is more transparent and beautiful than colored glaze."

More beautiful than Liuli?
How beautiful that is.

"As for rice paper, he said it is the best paper in the world, as thin as cicada wings and as white as flawless."

After hearing this, Da Sinong was full of shock: "Your Majesty, these are all good things!"

He Xiang exclaimed: "As expected of His Highness the King of Han!"

Taishi Liu also exclaimed: "His Royal Highness the King of Han is so amazing and talented!"

Emperor: Hahahaha, isn’t my little son very powerful?
He Xiang and the others: Very powerful!
Emperor: As expected of my son!

He Xiang and the others: How shameless!
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