Life Winner Training Guide

Chapter 9: Dreams Turn into Embers

Since ancient times, salt and iron have been government-run. There are many reasons, but none of them can be separated from the reasons of seizing the interests of the people and suppressing the chaos of the people.

Nowadays, the mining technology is not good enough, most of the iron ore is the surface enriched ore collected, and the supply is insufficient. At the same time, in order to limit the number of folk swords, You Hongyin thinks that the iron official camp is the best way now, and does not want to change.

But salt is different.

The reason for the salt official camp is definitely not only because of production. Salt is also a means for the court to collect money in disguise, and it can also prevent the flow of salt into the grassland and other peoples.

However, under the Yan government, there was too much blood and tears. Although the imperial court has just been established and there are not many disadvantages, it is inevitable that this piece will become an inseparable tumor attached to the huge empire in the future, causing endless disasters.

But there was no better way, and the emperor couldn't think of a solution, so he could only choose the lesser of two evils. It was much better for salt to be in the hands of the court than in the hands of certain forces.After all, salt is too important. It is not only a necessity for survival, but also serves the function of food preservation. It is because of the existence of table salt that certain things can be transported and traded over long distances.It can be said that the status of salt in this society is comparable to that of oil in modern society.

You Hongyin didn't want to challenge such a sensitive thing as the abolition of the salt policy, he just wanted to improve some methods to put an end to private salt.

The emergence of private salt is due to the high price of official salt, and the reason for the high price of official salt is that the production cost is high, and boiling salt is the most mainstream method of salt production today.Second, the transportation cost is high. Not every area produces salt. Most of the inland areas are lake salt well salt. There are not many production areas, and most of them are in places with rough terrain and inconvenient transportation.In addition, officials related to salt stretched out their hands, and the managers of the salt farms themselves exploited and exploited. Naturally, the price of official salt will not go down. In some places, local parents and officials are stricter, and the price is acceptable. Can't afford it at all.Under such circumstances, there is naturally room for private salt to survive. Even if the law prohibits heavy sentences, it cannot be stopped. For the sake of profit, private salt merchants will not stop, and for survival, the common people will not stop buying.

You Hongyin wrote down the words 'cost' and 'transportation' on the paper, and at the same time put an ink dot on the transportation.

The food needs to be eaten in one bite, and Sun Yifang is already in the limelight. If he really interferes in the salt administration, he is looking for death. Therefore, the second move You Hongyin unleashes is to build roads.

In fact, the current road construction methods are not bad, and some good roads can be used for many years, but the cost is very high, both in materials and manpower. This is the fundamental reason for restricting road construction.

So You Hongyin took out the big killer of cement.The formula of cement is not difficult, but with today's production technology, only calcination is the only way to consume a lot of resources. Fortunately, the porcelain industry is now developed, and the process of firing cement and firing bricks and porcelain is similar, at least in terms of production. no problem.

Sun Yifang has been preparing for the Ministry of Officials assessment recently, and he is too busy to see anyone. After deliberation, You Hongyin decided to make a formal move after the assessment of the Ministry of Officials is over.He is very concerned about Sun Yifang's work this time, and it depends on how much the master he wants to support can learn after the end.

During the period, the concubine came over and said, "I have someone to choose for the girl you like, sir."

You Hongyin said: "Your Majesty, please take care."

Zhao Han declined: "It's not worth being so polite to do things that are easy to do. This girl's reputation is not obvious, and her family can be regarded as an official family, but she is not famous, but her father is a fifth-rank Zhan Shifu Yude, and she has a good relationship with the prince. .Recently, her mother just brought her out for a walk. I observed her, and she has a violent temper. She should be the type of girl that the husband wants to find. If the husband is interested, I will ask her to find out what she wants. "

"Is it the virtue of the prince Zhan's mansion?" You Hongyin recently learned some arty manners, holding a paper fan in his hand, and after hearing Zhao Han's words, he said, "That's really nothing better than this." It's gone."

Then the fan closed: "Your Highness is not in a hurry. Of course, this woman is not what I want to marry. She has other uses. It's just that you and I are helping His Highness to deal with this kind of back house. Recently, His Highness is presiding over the official examination. There is no need to tell His Highness to distract him."

Zhao Han was confused: "Sir?"

You Hongyin said: "The prince has been married for nearly ten years, but he has no son under his knees. It's just that His Majesty the Queen passed away, and His Majesty is busy with state affairs, so he couldn't think of this day."

After all, Zhao Han is not a fool, he seemed to have sensed something, and he hesitated: "It seems that this move is not appropriate, sir."

You Hongyin said: "I am just offering an opportunity, how to choose is still my own decision in the end."

Between morality and her husband, Zhao Han chose her husband.

The first meeting in life is the most unforgettable. Peach blossoms and beauties in white are the unchanging romance in men's hearts since ancient times.Zhao Han didn't do any tricks, and she didn't have to do anything. She just praised the wife of Zhan Shifu Cai Yude's wife a few times on weekdays, and said that her daughter would not worry about getting married in the future. Finally, when preparing for Sun Yifang's birthday banquet , put the location in Shenyou Garden, not only invited the prince and many other brothers, but also invited a group of female relatives, among whom was the selected Miss Cai.

The subsequent things were all arranged by You Hongyin, the goddess has a heart, even if King Xiang has no dreams, he doesn't mind bringing back a concubine who is "good for giving birth", and this woman is the daughter of his own Zhan Shifu Yude, For the sake of clean ears in the future, it would not be a loss to marry back.

A marriage was settled in this way among the long peach blossoms in the Shenyou Garden. The man and woman looked like a match made in heaven.

Zhao Han was quite afraid for a while, and had been waiting for something to happen in the prince's backyard with a conflicted mood, but in fact, the princess was very magnanimous, and she took good care of the concubines brought back by the prince. After entering the prince's gate, she was actually pregnant in just three months, but her body was weak and the fetus could not sit still, but the prince comforted and loved her a lot, and there was no disturbance.

Zhao Han once thought about what kind of plan this Mr. Liu was planning. Could it be that the plan was wrong and he was a good matchmaker for the prince?But she was busy managing backyard affairs on weekdays, and also had to help her husband handle some family diplomacy, so she gradually let this matter go.

At the same time, Sun Yifang's official evaluation work was also completed. This experience has brought him great growth. Before that, his understanding of the entire court was still limited to those who stood when he was in court. Those well-known aristocratic families in the upper capital.But after the Ministry of Officials Examination, he had a clear understanding of the official system of the entire court, and he also recorded many people in his mind, including their character, political achievements, conduct, talents and learning.

Only now did he understand why Mr. Liu said that he would not make detailed arrangements for future affairs until after his work this time was completed.Presumably, for Mr., no amount of support from others can match his own ability. He has the ability to handle the affairs of the country, so he is qualified to compete.

Sure enough, after his evaluation work came to an end, Mr. Liu held a banquet in Liuhe Dreamland several times, and after having a long talk with him, he made another move.

Let him use a new thing to build roads.

"This kind of formula can be used for a period of time, and the profit can be used to build official roads, or sell the formula, so that those big businessmen can take the formula for the cost of road construction." You Hongyin just said roughly He hoped that Sun Yifang would do it himself from beginning to end this time: "Your Highness, there are many ways to use this recipe, and I don't agree with it this time." Your Highness will directly hand it over to His Majesty to deal with it like a new grain, and this matter is best used as an experience, and His Highness will deal with it."

Sun Yifang thought for two days and decided to follow You Hongyin's opinion.He has indeed not dealt with many things alone. Although the road construction is trivial and hard, and he even has to go out of Beijing, it may be true as Mr. said, and he will definitely gain something.

Just half a month after Sun Yifang discussed with his staff, he reported the matter to the emperor, and after discussion, the Ministry of Households finally calculated the cost, and after many choices, the emperor decided to continue on the basis of the current officialdom. Build a commercial road that connects various prosperous areas. This road is paid by rich households from all over the country, local people provide manpower, and the court provides this building material called 'stone soil'.

At the same time, the stone soil is under government management for two years, and the formula will be made public after two years and can be sold privately.

When Sun Yifang left Beijing, You Hongyin felt more relaxed. The prince did feel something was wrong now, but he couldn't find the reason. He was not in a good mood, so he was not cautious in doing things, and he was staring at this piece of fat around him. There are many aristocratic families, and they couldn't find the prince's handle for a while, but these people were extremely tricky, and they didn't want to do things with real swords and guns, so they simply started a public opinion war.No matter what the prince did in the court or the trivial matters in daily life, if there was something wrong, rumors would spread everywhere.

No one can bear this kind of life of being watched [-] hours a day, the Prince's mouth has been blistered recently due to his anger.

Among them, You Hongyin pushed two hands, but it was not too much, he didn't want to reveal some flaws, which would become troubles in the future.So this time, he was more on the sidelines.

Between Sun Yifang and the prince, one ebbs and another grows, but You Hongyin does not think that everything will be fine if the prince is defeated in a fight. It is not the prince, but the emperor himself who really stands in the way of Sun Yifang's progress.

It's a pity that You Hongyin can't find a big flaw in the emperor for the time being, which is why what You Hongyin did is more to enhance Sun Yifang's own strength, rather than to reduce the prince's strength.

"Tsk, every founding monarch is not easy to be with."

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