Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 870
In the past few days, Wei Wenjun's life can be described as interesting.

The prince organized several martial arts competitions. Wei Wenjun was very lucky, and all the opponents he met were Lei Bei.For example, when Liu Chang competes with other people, he always reserves his strength for fear of killing people. He doesn’t go all out, and enjoys the process of doing it more. But Lei Bei is different. He is a pure martial artist. That's what he was after. What he wanted was to defeat his opponent in the shortest possible time. When facing Wei Wenjun, he would not be polite at all, and he would not allow him to stand in front of him for more than three rounds.

The Prince's Mansion was extremely lively, and Liu An also received some court officials and everyone from the Taixue.

Liu An's trip to the coast this time can be said to be very rewarding. He worked hard to understand Father's thoughts, and then sorted out a set of theories about opening the sea. This set of theories is very mature, and even skipped the embryonic stage. Liu An An used the sea as a means to describe in detail the contradictions in governing the country and the corresponding solutions. It also involved a lot of content related to commerce and trade. To put it simply, the prince believes that the future of the empire lies on the ocean, so make good use of it. Opening the sea can alleviate many domestic contradictions, and the essence of governing the country is to constantly resolve contradictions.

During these days, Liu An met Jia Yi many times to discuss the future of the great man.

Liu An is paying more and more attention to this business field. The two sat in the study, facing each other. Liu An took a sip of tea and slowly talked about his expectations and some thoughts on business.

"Commerce originated from the way of bartering in the Shang Dynasty. In my opinion, the essence of commerce is exchange, and it is an equivalent exchange of understanding of value."

"In today's Dahan, there are more and more commodities, and the economic activities of commodity circulation are becoming more and more frequent."

"In China, this kind of commercial activity is beneficial to the development of the local area. Industry and commerce will definitely become the mainstream and leading force in the city in the future. If it is outside the Han Dynasty, this kind of commercial trade will benefit the Han Dynasty more than war."

Jia Yi listened quietly to the crown prince's statement. Both of them are academics and have their own understanding of business. Jia Yi also took a sip of tea, found the right time, and expressed his point of view, "You What you said is all right, but I know that some of your disciples think that the temple’s interference in business is the destruction of business, and this kind of interference should be reduced so that merchants can bear the burden. In the past, the temple did not set up a business department. At that time, everyone had an attitude of attacking the merchants, and until now, the status of the merchants is not too high, what is your highness thinking?"

"Hahaha, don't worry too much. I never thought of meddling in the affairs of the business department. There are people under my command who hold different opinions. They can't represent my personal thoughts."

"I invited you here this time just to discuss a very important matter with you."

"Please tell the prince clearly."

Liu An hesitated for a moment before he said: "At present, Dahan has a lot of shops, which is different from the past. Today's Dahan market has both private shops and temples. In order to strengthen the control of commerce, the state of Qin once Orders prohibit private establishments such as restaurants and wine shops, and everything is run by temples. My father is very disgusted with such behavior, and has opened up many restrictions one after another, allowing private private businesses. However, since the release of private private businesses, many of them are run by temples. The industry has suffered great challenges, and the most important problem is that Dahan’s control of business has become unstable. For example, the supply and demand relationship in many places such as prices has not been resolved. Merchants are chasing profits and don’t care about needs. Therefore, my father supported Jian Chenghou to deal with these problems."

"Please allow me to give a simple example. Now there are many post offices that can deliver letters among the people. Everyone thinks that they deliver letters much better than temple posts. However, in many remote areas, these post offices do not exist. Will it lose money to open here or have to go through the temple post. Therefore, I was wondering whether it is time to find a way to regulate these things. I want to classify domestic industries, separate temple operations from private operations, and separate those What the people need, there should be no turmoil, and the industries dominated by merchants should not be controlled by the temples, and those suitable for the development of the local economy should be handed over to the people."

Jia Yi was taken aback, "You want to monopolize salt and iron like that?"

"My purpose is not to make the big man profitable. Profit is not the purpose of the big man. Even if the temple lacks money now, it has not been reduced to accumulate money like this. All I want is for the temple to control some important commodities. It is not that there are no good people in merchants, but if you treat merchants as a whole, you must treat them with caution. Since ancient times, merchants have been attacked everywhere, not because there are many bad people in merchants, but because they are profit-seeking The nature of the people will endanger the community and is not conducive to the governance of the temple. Now the big man has begun to support the merchants and actively develop commerce, but facing the merchants as a whole, they still have to find a way to manage them, so that they cannot be allowed to develop freely and cause greater damage. "

Jia Yi was a little confused, "Are you trying to suppress merchants on the basis of supporting merchants?"

"I'm not trying to suppress anyone, I'm just trying to avoid risks. You may go to the south to have a look. I saw a large number of sea merchants along the coast. These people have made a lot of money by opening the sea and have become extremely rich. But today's People are more cruel than Haoqiang. They treat the people they employ very harshly. The life of these people is not as good as the tenants of Haoqiang’s family. In the Central Plains, I went to some factories. There were even eight or nine-year-old The child is doing things tirelessly, his eyes are dull, and he can hardly communicate with outsiders, so he can only keep doing things."

"In areas such as Jiaodong in the Qi State, some merchants united to drive up prices, causing prices to grow rapidly. People's incomes continued to rise, but their lives did not improve. Instead, it became more difficult to buy what they needed. Some villains even Deliberately lowering the price of raw materials, such as waiting until the fruit growers' products are about to rot before going to buy them, as a way to threaten and intimidate. All aspects still need to be led by the temple. If they are allowed to do it by themselves, they will have to come to one as soon as they kill Haoqiang. A more vicious ghost."

"Father once told me that the development of foreign commerce requires plundering. I don't care if they want to plunder outside, but if they dare to do so in China, I will give them to the clan first."

Liu An still had that gentle expression and kind tone, even when he was talking about the Zhu Clan, his expression didn't change in any way.

Jia Yi lowered his head and said helplessly, "These problems are all because of my fault."

Liu An shook his head, "It's a bit late to pursue responsibility now, it's better to find a way to solve these problems with peace of mind, I'm relatively dull, I don't know how to solve the problem, so, along the way, I can only take stupid ways , I ransacked the homes of those tyrannical merchants along the coast, and sent them to other places to work, so that they could also try this kind of taste. Hanging on the city wall merchants, oh, and those in Qi who are driving up prices, I have someone go and give them to the Zhu clan. But these are not good ways to solve the problem."

"If you keep killing, you can't finish it, so I want to discuss countermeasures with you. There are people who are hired to do things in many places. There were very few such people in the past, but now there are more and more people. , they are not regarded as slaves, nor can they be regarded as peasant households. For them, laws must be introduced to protect them. For these merchants who have become rich, they must find ways to restrict their behavior. How do you feel about temple management, temple control, and temple leadership?"

Jia Yi saluted Liu An respectfully. Liu An was considered to have grown up under Jia Yi's watch. In the past, in his eyes, Liu An was just a child with many ideas. , but at this moment, Jia Yi suddenly realized that the little guy in front of him seemed to have grown up too. He saw it and thought of many things that he hadn't discovered. This made Jia Yi feel very relieved and at the same time a little disappointed.

I am old too.

He pursed his lips and asked, "Where is Your Majesty?"

Liu An said with a smile: "I sent the letter very early, Father knows about these things."

Inside Houde Hall, Liu Changzheng was scratching his head, looking at the chessboard in front of him, sweating profusely.

Han Xin sat on the other side with a smile on his face, without urging, just quietly waiting for Liu Chang's next move.

The two are playing chess at the moment.

Chess is a very old game, which appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has undergone several improvements. At this moment, it is not much different from the chess of later generations. On the current chessboard, Liu Chang has already The one who was killed was defeated, the cannon was gone, there was only one car left, the horse was gone, and the elephant was left. No matter how cautious Liu Chang was, the old man in front of him could beat him up, and he couldn't win no matter what. Han Xin is no longer aiming at winning or losing, just playing with Liu Changlai like a cat abuses a mouse.

Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Master, let's talk about the navy."

"Let's finish this one first and then talk about it."

"It's just a game, why does Master value it so much?"

"Then you should be straightforward and just admit defeat."

Liu Chang pursed his lips, picked up his general, put it on top of the car, and rushed all the way to the rear of Han Xin.

"Master, you lost."

Han Xin was dumbfounded, "What are you doing?!"

"I'm a fierce general. What's the problem with getting into the chariot and directly capturing the enemy general alive?"

"Put it back for me!!!"

"I won't let it go!!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight each other, Lu Lu hurried out to persuade him, "Didn't the Marquis of Huaiyin have something important to play? Games can be played at any time, why don't we discuss the business first, His Majesty must be hungry too, let's eat something first. "

Both of them looked very unhappy, but they still stopped this game. Liu Chang really hated this game. After all, he lost twenty times in a row. If the person in front of him was not his teacher, he would have already played Just hit the chessboard. Don't bring such a bully!

The two sat down to eat. Liu Chang's mouth was full of food, and he asked vaguely, "What else do you want from me?"

"It's not just to bully me, is it?"

"Bullying you like this will only make me ashamed."

Han Xin said, and then his face became serious, "The navy needs a lot of ships, and I need money."

Liu Chang paused, with a bitter expression on his face, "Master, the temple is also short of money now, and my family doesn't have any surplus food. These days, the temple has a lot to do, and the maintenance of the army alone will cost a lot of money." Wealth, not to mention the navy, aren’t the ships from the past not enough?”

"Those ships are too backward. It is too dangerous to use these ships to go to sea. They need to be replaced. At least all river boats must be turned into sea ships. Otherwise, every time they go to sea, they have never encountered the enemy, and half of the soldiers will die first. How can this work? In addition, we have obtained a lot of design methods for new ships. Unlike in the past, for the navy, the ship is the foundation. The better the performance of the ship, the better the navy. This is different from the battle on land. is different."

"You should be clear about the effect of equipping ordnance on the navy."

"Since you said you want to revitalize the navy, then we must do our best."

"But I really don't have much money. With Shang Fang, the gold-swallowing beast, I've already put all the money on the mountain. Where can I find money for you?"

Liu Chang's face was full of sadness, and he said very sadly: "It's a pity, at this time, there is no wise person to help me solve the problem, let me be so sad, so sad, and say that the king humiliated the minister and died, I The king is so sad, and feels very shameful because he can't afford the money, isn't there a wise person who is willing to help me?!"

"Well, Your Majesty, there is no need to say any more."

Lu Lu interrupted him with a helpless face. His Majesty's words were too directional. Lu Lu looked at Han Xin at the side and said seriously: "Just give me what you need. I will definitely handle it seriously and will never let you down."

Han Xin nodded with satisfaction, and Lu Lu became much more pleasing to his eyes.

He was not polite, and immediately took out a series of material lists from his sleeves, handed them to Lu Lu, and gave them serious instructions. Lu Lu's face turned dark, and you two, master and apprentice, conspired to harm me, right? ?

However, Lu Lu didn't say much, and left Houde Hall with these things.

After he left, Han Xin asked: "Those things cost a lot of money, are you sure he can get them?"

Liu Chang was very proud, "Absolutely. I spent a lot of effort to support him back then, so I am an emperor. If I were in business, I would have earned all the money in the world by myself. His family property is quite a lot, you still have to lose it, as far as those things are concerned, they are nothing at all."

He couldn't help asking again: "Master, what did I say just now? Does it make people feel sad when they hear it, and can't help but want to pay?"

Han Xin rolled his eyes at him, "It's not as good as your father."

Liu Chang found that since his master went to the seaside with Liu An, his whole person has changed, he has become much lighter, and is no longer so gloomy. Liu Chang doesn't know the reason, but he is very happy to see Master Master finally let go of this change, if he had known this would happen, he should have taken him to Yunmeng Ze for a while.

"Master, after this navy is trained, you will not only be famous as a big man, but also famous all over the world. I will send them to explore farther places and let the whole world know that there is a powerful empire in the east. I even want to board the boat and go to Rome, meet the warriors there for a while, and see who is more capable of fighting. I also want to land directly from the king city of Anxi. Back then, the king of Anxi dared to insult me, so I insisted on going there in person. into him!"

Hearing Liu Chang's goal, Han Xin was not surprised, and said seriously: "This cannot be accomplished in a short period of time, and I don't know if I can see that day."

"Master is so tough, of course it's okay."

The two were chatting, when there was a sudden noise outside the door, which surprised Liu Chang. No one dared to make noise outside the Hall of Houde for many years. The same was true for Han Xin. After staring, I saw a person pushing away the soldier and rushing into the Hall of Houde angrily.

"Luan Bu??"

Seeing the person coming, Liu Chang was taken aback for a moment. He had never seen Luan Bu so angry before, so he hurriedly stood up and asked Luan Bu to sit over. Luan Bu saluted the two of them, and the anger on his face disappeared a little, explaining : "Your Majesty, I am in a hurry to come here to discuss important matters. The matter is urgent, so I have been impolite. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"What's up??"

"A large number of locust eggs were found in Zhao, Liang, Qi and other places. The local officials are extremely afraid of Your Majesty. This matter cannot be delayed."

Luan Bu's face was full of worry, Liu Chang frowned, locust plague, this is really a headache.

The locust plague is one of the disasters that have plagued China for a long time. When the locusts change their habits and become gregarious, and then the local drought and less rain, it will cause a locust plague. This disaster is extremely terrible, and the law is very frequent. From the Qin Dynasty to the Western Han Dynasty, The frequency of locust plagues is basically once every eight years, and it becomes more frequent as it goes on. By the Song Dynasty, it was once every three years. Every time a locust plague broke out, historians would record it to show that they attached great importance to it. Drought, because of the needs of development, the damage suffered by both sides of the river is relatively large, which will naturally cause terrible locust plagues.

"Luan Bu, don't worry it's just bugs."

Liu Chang stood up, "Go and call the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry!!"

"In the past, I have always talked about the importance of technology, but the officials always have doubts. This time, I will let them see that with the power of technology, nothing is invincible. Just come and try it for me. knife!!"

Luan Bu panicked, "Your Majesty, this is not something that can be taken lightly. In the past, sacrifices were performed."

"Go to his mother's sacrifice, Naigong wants to let the locusts sacrifice to me!!!"

(End of this chapter)