Han family achievements

Chapter 143 Monopoly business is the most profitable
"Save two or three hundred..."

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up the pen suddenly, and checked the calculation on the paper.

While writing, he murmured to himself: "If you count 30 aristocratic families with a population of 2000 people, and each person uses [-] sheets of paper per year, excluding the cost, it will be at least [-] million yuan per year. , the population of the aristocratic family is too conservative, the price is slightly lower, and the cost can be compressed..."

Cai Zheng looked at Liu Bian bowing his head and writing vigorously, with a panicked look on his face.

What he said was saving one or two hundred, not two or three hundred. In fact, it was impossible to save at all!

He was worried that it would be too extravagant and cause His Majesty the Emperor's dissatisfaction, so he deliberately lowered the cost.

Cai Yong stood not far away, vaguely seeing Liu Bian's strange characters, a little dazed.

"Nine billion!"

Suddenly, Liu Bian slapped the pen, sat up straight suddenly, and shouted excitedly.

Cai Yong and Cai Zheng were all shocked, not knowing what Liu Bian's 'nine hundred million' was referring to.

Liu Bian was so excited that he couldn't help standing up and pacing back and forth inside the table.

The imperial court of the Han Dynasty paid no more than [-] to [-] million yuan in taxes every year, but this piece of paper was as high as [-] million yuan!
"What other monopoly business can we do?" Liu Bian's eyes were burning, and his mind was spinning wildly.

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When Liu Bian was excited, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

Liu Bian turned his head to look, and saw Huangfusong leading the way, Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun You and others came in one after another, each with solemn expressions, raised their hands and said: "Your Majesty, I will see you."

Liu Bian sized them up, sat back slowly, and said with a smile: "Your family is so rude, it seems that something big happened."

Just as Huangfusong was about to speak, he glanced at the unfamiliar Cai Zheng.

It was the first time Cai Zheng saw so many big men, he raised his hand in a panic and said, "The villain will leave."

"Wait outside." Liu Bian said.

Cai Zheng shook his hands and said, "Yes."

He stepped out of the door with one foot, hurried back, raised his hand and bowed.

Tang Ji and Cai Wenji came in one after the other, and they were startled when they saw the solemn ministers in the room, and said anxiously: "The concubine will leave."

Liu Bian saw the silk and paper on the plate in her hand, and said, "It's nothing serious, come in."

Tang Ji has always been well-behaved and sensible. Hearing this, she came in lightly and put the plate next to Liu Bian.

Cai Wenji was relatively calm, saluted quietly, and stood behind his father.

Huangfu Song couldn't care less, handed over a memorial, and said with a cold expression: "Your Majesty, the Black Mountain Army colluded with the treacherous traitors in Jizhou and broke Yecheng."

Liu Bian's expression changed slightly, and he opened the playbook, looking at ten lines at a glance.

Immediately, he looked at the important court officials in front of him expressionlessly.

A group of people bowed together, not daring to say a word.

Yanzhou is undecided, and the Jizhou government is occupied by rebels again. It is undoubtedly a huge bad news for the court.

Xun You lowered his head, his eyebrows twisted into the word Chuan.

Jizhou's loss of control will not only exacerbate the chaos in Yanzhou, but most importantly, it will directly affect the imperial court's salt administration!
There are only two most important salt-producing areas, one in Jizhou and the other in Yizhou.Yizhou was beyond the reach of the imperial court, so it focused on Jizhou.

Now, the destruction of Yecheng in Jizhou is equivalent to the direct abortion of the imperial government's salt administration!
Liu Bian's gaze swept across the group of people calmly, leaned back, closed his eyes, and squeezed his brows with his right hand.

After a long while, Wang Yun raised his hand with a sullen face and said, "Your Majesty, I invite Da Sima to go out to pacify Ji and Yanzhou!"

Zhong Yao looked solemn, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the defeat of Jizhou is due to the fact that the king's foothold is not stable, and he doesn't know enough about the local treacherous evil. It must be due to his ability. Please send troops to support Yanzhou. Cao Cao played three days ago and has surrounded Living in Puyang, it will be destroyed within five days, as long as Puyang is broken, Cao Cao can lead his army northward, join forces with Yingshijun, conquer Yecheng, and wipe out the rebels!"

Wang Yun said with a sullen face, "Your Majesty, it's winter, and there will be heavy snow at any time. Cao Cao's surprise in Yanzhou is not because the rebels are not strong enough. I also invite Da Sima to go out to calm down the two states as soon as possible, so as not to delay the spring plowing!"

As soon as Wang Yun's words fell, Yang Biao, Huangfusong, Xun You, Zhong Yao and others immediately changed their expressions. When they glanced at him, their expressions became more dignified.

Spring plowing represents the summer tax, and if spring plowing is missed, it will cut off the court's financial resources, and it must not be tolerated!

Especially at times like this!
Tang Ji and Cai Wenji didn't know much about the government, they only half understood what they heard, and they all looked at Liu Bian, who had his eyes closed.

Liu Bian was still rubbing his eyebrows, but his expression was calm.

Huangfusong's Da Sima Mansion has a whole set of plans to reform the military system, and they are too busy to touch the ground. Walking away at this moment will undoubtedly postpone the reform indefinitely.

Huangfusong thought over and over again, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please order me to go..."

"All right,"

Liu Bian opened his eyes and said, "I have a headache from the noise."

When Yang Biao and other people heard the words, they all raised their hands and said, "I'm guilty of the crime."

Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's just such a small matter, do you need to make such a fuss?"

Yang Biao, Huangfusong, Wang Yun and others were stunned for a moment, staring at Liu Bian, suspecting that their ears had misheard.

The Black Mountain Army broke through the head of Jizhou County. Is this a trivial matter?

Liu Bian looked at them, smiled and said: "It seems that the Qing family really don't understand, so let me explain to you."

All the ministers were puzzled and bowed to listen to the hadith.

Liu Bian pondered for a while, and said: "The Black Mountain Army is fundamentally different from the Yellow Turban Bandits and Qiao Mao and other rebels. The Yellow Turban Bandits, Qiao Mao and others are threatening the safety of the country and shaking the foundation of our country. But the so-called Black Mountain Army is just a group of bandits, and they don't have too strong aspirations. This invasion of Jizhou seems to be an alliance with Qiao Mao and others, but their purpose is not to be on the side of the Qing Dynasty, but to take advantage of the fire, in order to rob Money and food. Therefore, unless the world changes drastically and the imperial court completely loses control in Jizhou, otherwise, within ten and a half months at most, the Black Mountain Army will retreat to the deep mountains and old forests and will not stay in Jizhou for long."

Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Huangfusong and others were startled when they heard this, and then came to a sudden realization.

Wang Yun immediately raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, even so, we should send troops to support and expel the Black Mountain Army from Jizhou as soon as possible!"

Liu Bian nodded and said: "The rebellion by Qiao Mao and others is a desperate act. It is unpopular. The situation is strong at the moment. When the Yan and Jizhou clans react, they will inevitably attack them in groups and cannot last long. Cao Cao said that it will be broken within five days. Puyang, I can trust you. As long as Puyang is broken, the Black Mountain Army will automatically retreat. Therefore, you don’t need to worry too much.”

Yang Biao's tense fat face relaxed slightly, he raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Huangfu Song, Wang Yun, Xun You and others followed closely, saying: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Cai Wenji looked at Liu Bian quietly, and blinked lightly, showing curiosity.

Such a serious matter, His Majesty can solve it in a few words?

Xun You's expression remained fixed, and his eyebrows did not loosen.

The Black Mountain Army may not be a big threat, but with the destruction of Yecheng, Ying Shao will spend more time repairing Jizhou, and cannot fully devote himself to the salt administration.

The salt administration will still be postponed indefinitely!
The plight of the empty treasury, not only has not improved, it will become more severe!

Zhong Yao also thought of it, with a serious face, thinking hard.

Liu Bian took the teacup from Pan Yin's hand, and said, "The edict to change the Yuan Dynasty has been promulgated. Has Shangshutai not yet made a decision on tax reduction?"

Yang Biao's chubby face trembled, he kept blinking, and said: "Your Majesty, the four prefectures of Bing, Qing, Yan, and Yu, Shangshutai think that the tax cuts are too much, please think twice."

Liu Bian took a sip of tea, without looking at them, casually flipped through the notebook and said, "Tell me the reason."

Yang Biao lowered his head, raised his eyelids, observed Liu Bian's mood, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, these four prefectures account for more than [-]% of the imperial court's tax revenue. If it is further reduced, ministers, etc., I am afraid that the national treasury will be even more empty." Tired."

Liu Bian casually flipped through the notebook, but didn't speak.

The current situation is that more than [-]% of the population of the Han Dynasty is concentrated in the north, and the taxation is most concentrated in Guanzhong and Guandong.The taxes of the four prefectures of Qing, Hebei, Yan, and Henan accounted for more than [-]% of that of the Han Dynasty, and as the localities were alienated from the imperial court, the taxes of these three prefectures actually accounted for half of the national treasury!
Wang Yun, Xun You and others saw it, but remained silent.

On this matter, Shang Shutai had a rare unity of opinion, and faintly confronted Liu Bian.

Liu Bian picked up the pen and began to review the playbook, saying: "If it doesn't decrease, can you accept it?"

Yang Biao's chubby face was slightly taut, and with a smile, he said, "Sometimes we can come up."

Liu Bian looked up at him and said, "This is not as good as the harvest of several manors of Yang Qing's family, right?"

Yang Biao's face changed abruptly, and he said hastily: "I don't have a manor under my name, please learn from your Majesty."

Liu Bian snorted lightly, and said, "It will be promulgated tomorrow, Cai Qing's family will stay, and everyone else will go."

Yang Biao's neck felt cold, he raised his hand and said, "Your Excellency will leave."

Wang Yun was silent for a moment, as if there was nothing wrong with it, he raised his hand.

Xun You and Zhong Yao hesitated to speak, but left the study one by one.

Cai Yong was a little confused, didn't know why he stayed, bowed his body, and couldn't help being a little nervous.

As soon as Yang Biao and the others left, Liu Bian's expression changed suddenly. He stood up with a smile on his face, and walked to the door and said, "Cai Qing's family, that Cai Zheng, I heard that he is a member of your clan?"

Cai Yong was a little afraid of Liu Bian, so he laughed and said, "From the genealogy, it is so."

Liu Bian nodded and went out of the study. Seeing that Cai Zheng was still waiting not far away, he beckoned, "Come here!"

Cai Zheng trotted over, with fear written all over his face, bowed his body, and looked up at Liu Bian.

Liu Bian put his hands behind his back and said, "I ask you, how much of this kind of paper can you make in a month?"

Cai Zheng looked at Liu Bian, fearful in his heart, and subconsciously looked at Cai Yong.

Cai Yong's face was serious, and he said: "Presumptuous! Your Majesty asks you, answer honestly!"

"Return to Your Majesty, eight hundred." Cai Zheng blurted out with a start.

Liu Bian frowned and said, "Can you have more?"

Cai Zheng looked at Liu Bian anxiously, and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, how much is more?"

Liu Bian rubbed his chin, thought about it, and said, "Let's start with 100 million."

Cai Zheng's legs were weak from fright, and he stammered: "Your Majesty, this villain can't do it..."

Liu Bian glanced at him, and said, "If you change the material, the craftsmanship can be a bit worse, it's not for my use."

The corners of Cai Zheng's mouth twitched, he was so frightened that he still didn't dare to speak.

He originally heard that His Majesty loves paper very much, so he tried his best to imitate Cai Lun to curry favor with Liu Bian in the same way that he curry favor with Empress Dowager Deng, in order to make a fortune.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty in front of you actually wants 100 million copies a month!
It's impossible to peel him off!

Seeing that he was silent, Liu Bian turned his head to look at Cai Yong, and said, "Cai Qing's family, I see Taixue, Hongdumenxue, and officials at all levels can't afford silk, and their studies and business are hindered. Thinking that paper is cheap , can not only encourage the world to learn, but also save a lot of burden, what do you think of the Qing family?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Cai Yong answered the words without hesitation, and said: "Your Majesty has a benevolent heart, and all the subjects of the Han Dynasty feel the same way."

Liu Bian hummed, and said: "Then, in the capacity of Taichang, the Qing family ordered the students of Taichang to abandon silk and use it instead. By the way, what is this paper called?"

Cai Zheng met Liu Bian's gaze, opened and closed his mouth, unable to make a sound.

Cai Yong pondered, and said: "Your Majesty, this paper reflects Your Majesty's care for scholars and love for the subjects of the world. Please call it 'Shihou Paper'."

Cai Zheng was stunned, what Shi Hou, isn't it Cai Hou?
Liu Bian frowned, looked at Cai Yong meaningfully, and said: "The Qing family is knowledgeable and talented, and they are a role model for scholars. What is commendable is that they are not friends or parties, and are loyal to state affairs. From now on, I will join the Qing family as a servant and serve as a minister to discuss politics. "

Cai Yong's heart was shaken, he was both surprised and happy, he hurriedly raised his hand and said: "Your Excellency, thank you!"

Pan Yin was on the sidelines, seeing all this in his eyes, and he was really impressed by this Master Cai!
The so-called "Shihou" is that after the birth of Liu Bian, the first emperor was worried that he would not be able to support him, so he specially fostered Liu Bian in the home of a Taoist surnamed Shi outside the palace. Some troubles, smart people give the name 'Shihou'.

In other words, 'Shihou' refers to Liu Bian.

Cai Yong's flattery is really good!

Liu Bian glanced at Pan Yin, and continued with Cai Yong: "Students of the Hongdu school are exempt from pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Tai students, abandon the silk and silk and use Shihou paper. In addition, the imperial court's correspondence, memorials, etc. Wait, switch to paper too."

Cai Yong understood, and said: "I understand."

Liu Bian folded his hands behind his back and said, "This paper mill is located in Taichang, funded by Da Changqiu, responsible for the materials, supervised by Taichang, and operated by Cai Zheng. This year's tentative plan is 100 million sheets. Do you think it is enough? "

Cai Yong was just calculating in his mind, and said: "I think it's not enough, at least 1000 million or more."

Cai Zheng's face was crying and laughing, his legs were shaking non-stop, and he was about to pee.

The paper he made was only used to pay tribute, and could not be mass-produced!
1000?

Liu Bian shook his head secretly. With the promotion of monopolistic policies, the demand for 'Shi Hou Paper' will increase exponentially. He even thinks that the annual income of [-] to [-] million yuan is not enough!

However, it will take time.

"it is good,"

Liu Bian patted Cai Yong's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Leave this matter to the Qing family, hurry up."

Cai Yong raised his hand solemnly, and said, "I accept the decree."

Liu Bian nodded, settled the matter, felt extremely relaxed, turned back to the study, and said: "Cao Cao and Ding Yuan have letter, report it immediately."

"Yes." Pan Yin responded, following closely behind.

As soon as Liu Bian entered, he found Cai Wenji standing not far away, watching him quietly.

Seeing Liu Bian come in, Cai Wenji saluted lightly, and said in a clear and soft voice: "I heard from Tang Niangniang that Your Majesty has a book of travels on ghosts and gods, which is very interesting. I would like to borrow it to read."

Tang Ji stood aside pretty and looked at Liu Bian expectantly.

Liu Bian's gaze subconsciously looked at the veil above Cai Wenji's lips, with a slight lip print on it.

He raised his eyebrows, walked to the desk calmly, took out the "Journey of Ghosts and Gods" that he had written in his spare time, handed it to Cai Wenji, and said with a smile: "A story about a madman beating a monster."

Cai Wenji noticed Liu Bian's gaze just now, her cheeks were slightly red, and she took it over and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bian waved his hands and sat back on the chair.

The two girls saluted and slowly left the study.

At this time, outside Jingfu Hall, Cai Zheng said with a bitter face, "Uncle Shi, where can I make this 100 million..."

Before he finished speaking, Cai Yong glared and said, "Stop talking nonsense, you dare to disobey His Majesty's will!"

Cai Zheng wanted to cry but couldn't, regretting so much that he would not have come if he had known.

Cai Yong ignored him and kept calculating his connections and how many pieces of paper he could sell.

　Ask for a monthly ticket~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)