The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Uncle Gao rushed back to Prince Han's Mansion and saw Zhao Yao, He Lianfang and the others having a barbecue in the yard. When Zhao Yao saw him coming back, he hurriedly waved to him: "Uncle Gao, it's better to come back sooner than later. The mutton skewers have just been grilled. Come over and eat."

Uncle Gao, who was not hungry at first, immediately felt hungry when he smelled the aroma of barbecue, and hurriedly walked towards Zhao Yao and the others.

Uncle Gao grabbed a handful of mutton skewers and ate them.

Tongxi brought a jug of wine to Uncle Gao. Uncle Gao took it, pointed it directly at the mouth of the jug, and drank heavily.

"It's great!" It's so enjoyable to eat barbecue and drink strong wine.

"How's the patrol going? Is anyone causing trouble?" Zhao Yao asked.

"No one dared to make trouble, but there were a few locals who thought they were noble and forced the stall owners to sell to them cheaply. There were also a few foreigners who quarreled with the locals..." Uncle Gao told him during the patrol During the trip, I told Zhao Yao a few little things I encountered.

After hearing this, Zhao Yao nodded and said, "It's good as long as no one makes trouble."

Uncle Gao remembered that before he left, Zhao Yao was still discussing things with the people sent by the King of Han. He asked with concern: "Your Highness, how was your discussion with the people sent by the King of Han? You were not bullied, were you?" ?”

"The person sent by King Han is very sincere, and the talks with him were good."

"What business did he discuss with you?"

"A lot. Glass, soap, dried fruits, medicinal materials, wine, medicinal wine, cloth, embroidery..."

After hearing this, Uncle Gao said with surprise: "So many."

"That's not all." Uncle Gao and He Lianfang are both from the same family, and there is nothing Zhao Yao can't say. "The King of Han will open a shop in Marsh Mansion, specializing in selling specialties from the north, such as furs and dried meat. He will also Open a restaurant in Marsh Mansion.”

"Selling furs and dried meats?" Uncle Gao asked with a puzzled look on his face, "I remember there were furs and dried meats sold in the Marsh Mansion in the Western Regions. Can King Han make money by opening this shop?"

"Whether we make money or not, it has nothing to do with us." Zhao Yao continued, "He will purchase goods from me and sell glass, soap, dried fruits, wine and other things in the north."

"Your Highness, you can go to the north and sell it by yourself. There is no need to cooperate with King Han, right?" Uncle Gao asked puzzledly, "If you sell it yourself, you will make more money than if you cooperate with King Han. Why did you agree to King Han? "

Tongxi, who was in charge of the barbecue, interjected: "Master, have you forgotten that Youzhou is the fiefdom of the King of Han? Without the permission of the King of Han, His Highness cannot go to Youzhou to do business."

Zhao Yao continued with the same words: "I don't do business in the north."

"Does King Han control the entire northern business?" Uncle Gao asked in shock, "Without King Han's permission, other people can't do business in the north? Are you so arrogant and domineering?"

"Youzhou is the fiefdom of King Han. It is normal for him not to allow outsiders to do business in his fiefdom."

"The King of Han does not allow you to do business in Youzhou, but he wants to buy goods from you and sell them in Youzhou?"

Zhao Yao nodded slightly and said, "That's right."

Uncle Gao said angrily: "King Han is really treacherous." King Han really made a good calculation.

“How can you do business without being treacherous?”

"Your Highness, don't you think it's a shame to do this?" Uncle Gao felt aggrieved for Zhao Yao, "Isn't the King of Han bullying you by doing this?"

"He didn't bully me. It's not like he didn't pay me when he bought goods from me." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Besides, I won't sell to him at a loss."

"Your Highness, he buys goods cheaply from you, and when he gets them from Youzhou, he sells them at a high price. Isn't this a loss?"

"It's not a loss. I'm only responsible for selling him things. I don't have to worry about anything else. I have less to worry about." Zhao Yao settled the accounts with Uncle Gao, "Look, if I go to Youzhou to sell by myself, it will be It can be sold at a high price, but the price I pay is also high. First of all, I have to rent a store in Youzhou. Does this cost a lot of money? Secondly, I also have to pay taxes to King Han. Does this cost a fortune? Money. Finally, I have to open a porcelain factory in Youzhou. Whether it is renting or buying the land for the factory, it will cost a lot of money. Besides, it will also cost money to hire craftsmen. "

Uncle Gao nodded.

"The sum of these expenses is not a small amount of money, but King Han purchases the goods directly from me, and I don't need to spend any money. Which one do you think is more cost-effective?"

Uncle Gao heard Zhao Yao's calculation and said with a sudden look on his face: "Of course it is more cost-effective for King Han to purchase goods directly from you."

"Yes, the most important thing is that there will be no problems with the glass manufacturing method." Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully, "If we were in Youzhou, we might not be able to keep the porcelain factory, and maybe the glass manufacturing recipe would also be It will be leaked, after all, Youzhou is not my fiefdom, everything in Youzhou is decided by King Han."

After hearing this, Uncle Gao clasped his fists towards Zhao Yao: "Your Highness is still thoughtful."

"The King of Han is willing to purchase goods from me, and I don't have to be responsible for helping with transportation. Why wouldn't I do it?" The person sent by the King of Han initially talked with Zhao Yao not about purchasing goods, but about cooperating to open a store and do business. But Zhao Yao rejected it. You can make a lot of money by opening a store together, but there are also a lot of troubles involved. Zhao Yao didn't want to get too involved with King Han.

"Your Highness, you just said that the King of Han wants to open a shop and do business in the Marsh Mansion. Why did you agree?" Uncle Gao asked again, "Didn't you just say that if you open a shop and do business in Youzhou, the King of Han would not necessarily agree?" , then why did you let him come to Marsh Mansion to open a store?"

"I'm going to Youzhou to open a shop and do business now. The King of Han welcomes me, but I don't want to go." Zhao Yao took the freshly grilled squid from Tong Xi and took a big bite eagerly, "The King of Han is going to open a shop in Youzhou." When doing business in Marsh Mansion, you have to pay taxes to me, why don’t I agree?”

"Aren't you afraid that King Han has ulterior motives, such as staring at you?" "I can also keep an eye on his people, so that I can know what he wants to do." Zhao Yao said with a profound look, " It’s safest to keep people under your nose.”

He knew that Uncle Gao was worried about him, so he comforted Uncle Gao in a gentle voice: "Uncle Gao, I know in my heart that nothing will happen." Although it is not yet known what King Han's purpose is, no matter what his intentions are, he will not succeed.

After hearing this, Uncle Gao stopped worrying and concentrated on eating barbecue and drinking wine.

Tonight’s barbecue includes not only pork, mutton, chicken and other meats, but also a lot of seafood, such as squid, oysters, scallops, etc.

Ever since they learned that eating oysters has the function of aphrodisiac, Uncle Gao and others like to eat them very much.

When Uncle Gao was in Japan, he often ate fish from the sea, but the food cooked by the cooks there was average. Also, Japanese people do not eat scallops, oysters and crabs.

In terms of food, no one can compare with His Highness the King of Han. Scallops, oysters and crabs all have hard shells that the world doesn't know how to eat, but His Highness has figured out a hundred ways to eat them, and every one of them is very delicious.

Zhao Yao ate for a while and was full. He didn't eat anymore and pushed He Lianfang back to the house.

He Lianfang knew that Zhao Yao only said half of what he said to Uncle Gao just now, and the other half was left unsaid.

"The people sent by King Han probably have other matters."

When Zhao Yao heard what He Lianfang said, he was startled for a moment, and then smiled slightly: "I really can't hide anything from you, second uncle."

He Lianfang asked: "What else did the people sent by the King of Han say to you?"

Zhao Yao winked at He Lianfang playfully, "Second uncle, guess what."

He Lianfang ignored Zhao Yao and gave him a cold look.

Zhao Yao smiled coquettishly, and then said: "The King of Han wants to do business with Annan, Johor, Siam and other countries. He hopes that I can help him introduce royal merchants from these countries."

"Imperial merchant?" He Lianfang said in surprise, "Not the royal family?"

"King Han wants his people to contact the royal families of these countries, but are his people worthy?" Zhao Yao said, "Only when King Han himself comes, the royal families of these countries are willing to see him."

"That's true. It seems everything is as you expected."

Zhao Yao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled proudly: "If King Han is really a fox, then the fox's tail will definitely show up in the future. All I have to do now is wait, I have enough patience to wait for him."

After talking to He Lianfang for a while, Zhao Yao returned to his yard. During this period of time, he had been busy meeting foreign businessmen and negotiating business with them, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. After taking a shower, I hurriedly climbed into bed to sleep.

Early the next morning, after Zhao Yao had finished his breakfast, he asked Tong Xi to call the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He had something to report to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"Currently, many people want to open stores in Marsh Mansion, but currently there are not enough shops in Marsh Mansion, and more stores have to be built." Zhao Yao pointed to the map of Marsh Mansion, "In addition to building shops, we also need to build housing for living. "

The Minister of Industry understood the idea of ​​building shops, but he didn’t quite understand the idea of ​​building houses for living.

"Your Highness, shouldn't the owner build the house himself?"

"Let's build a batch first, and people will buy it when the time comes." Zhao Yao clicked on the map to the east of Marsh Mansion and said, "I told you before, Marsh Mansion will be divided into east, west, south, and south just like the capital city. The four northern cities. We will build a number of luxurious mansions in the east city first, and then those wealthy people will buy them."

After hearing this, the Minister of Industry's eyes suddenly lit up and his expression became excited: "Your Highness, if you sell the house, you can make a lot of money."

"Yes, we have only built the Dongshi temporarily, and the other three cities have not been built yet." Zhao Yao added, "We will also build shops and residential houses in the other three cities in the future. Of course, we can also sell land. , customers can buy land and build their own houses.”

"I will remember it."

"Let's continue talking about the planning of the East City." Because there is only the East City now, but the East City has not been completely built and must continue to be built.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry listened to Zhao Yao's words and wrote them down.

"When the trade conference is over, the East City must be built immediately, and then the West City will be built immediately." Zhao Yao pinched his chin and said, "Considering that there will be many people in the Marsh Mansion in the future, the East City and West City must be built bigger. According to the capital built to the standards.”

"According to the standards of the capital city?" the Minister of Industry exclaimed, "Your Highness, is this too big? Besides, Marsh Mansion is much smaller than the capital city." How can Marsh Mansion be compared with the capital city.

"It is true that Marsh Mansion cannot be compared with the capital, and it is much smaller than the capital, but Marsh Mansion will definitely not be smaller than the capital in the future." Zhao Yao said firmly, "More people will come to Marsh Mansion in the future, so Marsh Mansion It must be expanded outward. However, there is no rush to expand outward. The East City must be built first, and it must be built according to the standards of the East City in the capital."

"Yes, Your Highness." The Minister of Industry felt that it was not necessary to build it according to the size of the East Market in the capital, but His Highness must have a reason for saying so.

Zhao Yao also asked the minister of the Ministry of Industry some things before letting him leave. After that, he called the Minister of Rites over. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and there are many activities to be held. I need to check with the Rites Department again.

After giving instructions to the Minister of Rites, Zhao Yao invited royal merchants from Annan, Siam and other countries to come to the Han Dynasty Palace, and then introduced the people sent by the Han Dynasty to them.