Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 124 Chao Gang Collapse
In February of the second year of Zhongping, a fire broke out in Luoyang and Nangong was destroyed.

Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others advised Emperor Ling to increase taxes to build the palace. Emperor Ling ordered the world to increase the land tax by ten yuan in addition to the normal rent. The states and counties prepared wood and stone and transported the capital to help repair the palace.

The edict was issued to all the counties, and the world was shaken again. Officials from all over the country increased taxes privately, and the people were all resentful.

The envoys that Liu He met on the road came to deliver the decree, even the impoverished and remote Youzhou would not be spared, and other places can be imagined.

Liu Yu was shocked when he received the imperial decree. What Lingdi did was almost the same as Liu He expected, and even exceeded. In addition, the governors, prefects, Maocai, and Xiaolian were all promoted to the West Garden. You have to pay to get a job.

In desperation, he had no choice but to write a letter immediately, as Liu He said, requesting that Youzhou's money tax be exempted on the grounds that the border was poor and there were many refugees, the people were not safe, and the barbarians were invading, and asked the envoy to take it back.

The envoy knew that Liu Yu was just a poor man, so he thought he was going to write a letter to remonstrate, so he hurriedly persuaded Liu Yu and remonstrated with Liu Tao, the official, and Lu Kang, the prefect of Le'an, who were jailed for admonishing him. Liu Dai, the censor, defended him and was dismissed from office I said it again.

After hearing this, Liu Yu sighed deeply and handed the memorial to the envoy, expressing his intention to be excused. He asked the envoy to inform His Majesty of the situation in Youzhou. It was a problem for more than [-] refugees to eat. If taxes were increased, they might be forced to rebel.

When the news spread to Zhuo County, Lu Zhi, who was teaching, was furious in the hall, and scolded the ten permanent servants for causing chaos in the court and disturbing the world. Hearing that, Guan Yu and others were all beheaded, and Zhang Fei and the others could not wait to kill them immediately. Luoyang to.

Liu He was receiving people from Zhen's family at the residence of the government office. He heard the commotion next door and rushed over to have a look.

Immediately advised everyone to go to rest, invited Lu Zhi to the residence, persuaded: "We have expected this matter, why should father-in-law be so angry?"

"Those who ruin my country are all eunuchs!" Lu Zhi slapped the table and said angrily, "Back then in Luoyang, I should have risked my life and killed Zhang Rang."

Liu He didn't dare to pour wine for Lu Zhi, poured a cup of tea, and persuaded: "Just killing one Zhang Rang is actually useless, and everyone is doing the same thing now. Minggongs like Duan Ying, Zhang Wen, etc., although they are famous , you still need to transport goods to the West Garden before you can ascend to the throne, this is really because His Majesty has long wanted to collect money, and the Ten Permanent Attendants just came up with some ideas!"

"Hmph!" Lu Zhi snorted coldly. Although he was dissatisfied with Emperor Han Ling, he didn't dare to curse. The stupid loyalty of the ancients sometimes really made people feel helpless.

"Now I'm not worried about the court, but the people of the states!" Liu He sighed, "I'm afraid that officials from all over the country will increase the tax by order. At that time, the per-mu tax will not just increase by ten dollars."

Lu Zhi gritted his teeth for a while, and patted the table with grief: "If you do this, you don't care about the common people in the world. How can the people not be against it?"

Liu He frowned and said: "Those officials who are going to be transferred, because they paid money in the West Garden, they will also search for the people after they take office, amassing wealth as compensation. This is a vicious circle. From top to bottom, the court has collapsed... ..."

"I'm tired, let's go back first!" Lu Zhi sat there in silence for a long time, then got up and staggered out.

Liu He looked at this tall and straight figure who suddenly hunched over, shaking his head and sighing secretly. This situation gave him a sense of a hero's twilight.

Remembering that Lu Zhi was demoted back then, he was not so depressed when he first came to Zhuo County, thinking that he might still be able to be used, this time it seems that this national scholar was completely disappointed.

Lu Zhiwu can lead troops to fight, Wen is a great contemporary Confucian, he is capable of both calming chaos and governing the country, but such talents are not reused, and there are Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, etc., who have never met the master of the Ming Dynasty and were born at the wrong time , it is regrettable.

Perhaps it was the encounters of these celebrities and generals that made those people realize the importance of Mingzhu during the Three Kingdoms period. When the princes separated, they were all looking for Mingzhu who could show their ambitions!

Just as he was sighing, a person appeared at the door and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, Duke Lu is gone!"

Liu He came back to his senses, saw that it was the housekeeper sent by the Zhen family, invited him in, and said: "We have just decided on the marriage of the two families, as for the date, Mr. Zhen will be asked to fix it. The two places are far apart. When the date is fixed, I will go to the mansion to meet the elders."

The housekeeper nodded joyfully, and said: "Master's condition is serious, he wants to achieve a marriage between the two families as soon as possible, probably in March, this table and chair..."

Liu He said with a smile: "I'll give you a set of these tables and chairs first, and try to transport them home first. In addition, I want to open shops in Yecheng, Qinghe, and Weijun. I don't know if the Zhen family has properties in these places. ?”

The steward nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, most of our Zhen family's properties are in Hebei. If you need help, we will definitely help you."

Liu Heyan said: "After you go back, discuss with the third son, first buy some land and shops in Yecheng, and in the future, wine, furniture, and other industries will be jointly operated by our two companies."

The steward memorized Liu He's instructions one by one, left the money and grain shipped in Zhuo County, and went back first to return his orders.

At the same time, Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang, and Cui's family also delivered the money and food for the wine order. They saw the new furniture at Liu He's house, and each family ordered several sets. The cooperation with Liu He became smoother and smoother.

The orders from the furniture factory have basically never stopped since Liu He's wedding. Children from aristocratic families all over Zhuo County have seen this kind of convenient seat. I heard that Lu Zhi, Liu Yu and others have replaced the short tables in their homes, and they have followed suit. Replacement, set off a new trend.

Other furniture stores in the city also rushed to find craftsmen to imitate the production, but the sales volume was far inferior to that of Liu He. There was no other reason. The furniture sold by Liu He had names engraved with "Changhe Furniture".

"Changhe Furniture, Mr. Lu agrees to use it!"

This saying has already spread throughout Zhuo County, and with the competition of various families to customize and show off, it has gradually spread in various places.

Using Changhe furniture has become the standard equipment of upper-class families, and using furniture from other furniture factories is suspected of being imitative.

The ancients did not pay much attention to business, let alone the importance of brands. It was not until the emergence of money houses and pawnshops that they began to pay attention to word of mouth.

From the beginning, Liu He never thought about keeping commercial secrets, and he didn't mind other people following suit. Everyone came to produce publicity, which would be more conducive to large-scale promotion and be accepted by the public.

But brand building is the only one. Once the brand effect is formed and the focus is on the high-end market, you will not be afraid of others robbing your business.

Although Liu He doesn't understand business, let alone technology, as long as he provides ideas with some common sense and let those craftsmen keep trying, he can always make other products continuously, and he doesn't worry about others following suit.

Doing these things is first of all for your own convenience. If you can improve the contemporary living standard and improve the way of the people, why not do it?
(End of this chapter)