Enter the male channel to engage in infrastructure

After the autumn harvest, the post-war reconstruction work of various state capitals was completed.

Although the national treasury has increased a lot after the autumn harvest, the construction in various places has greatly shrunk the finances.

Lou Yu flipped through the financial statements and began to think about how to make money.

Who is the richest in Dasheng?

It is none other than aristocratic families, wealthy businessmen and wealthy gentry!

So how do you turn the money in their hands into money in the treasury?

Lou Yu called Lang Ping, Minister of Rites, and Xue Qi, Minister of Officials.

"The mutual market between the imperial court and the northern border is already a matter of certainty. Can the officials of the mutual market supervisor be settled?"

Although the public market is only opened three times a year, the transaction volume of each mutual market is huge. The mutual market supervision needs a long time of planning, and after the mutual market, it has to deal with follow-up matters, which is not idle.

Therefore, the existence of mutual market supervision is quite necessary.

Xue Qidao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the Mutual Market Supervisor has been idle for nearly 40 years. The experienced officials are old and unable to continue to be competent, but the young officials are inexperienced. I worry that they will not be able to take the lead."

The public markets of the two countries are not joking.

Lou Yu said: "We must give young people some opportunities. At that time, we can hire those experienced elders to serve as consultants of the stock market supervisor. Of course, the selection of stock market supervisors is based on the priority of being proficient in both languages."

"The minister obeys the order."

Lou Yu asked Lang Ping again: "Mutual trading can also be regarded as a form of diplomacy. Does Lang Aiqing know that in the past, how did the court determine the number of private traders in the public market?"

Traders in the public market generally include legal personnel recognized by both parties, government officials and private businessmen.

Statutory officials presumably played the role of supervisor, government officials represented the imperial court, and private merchants were luxury merchants who sold goods, and most of them were imperial merchants.

It is an extremely honorable thing for merchants to be able to participate in the public market, and one transaction can be worth tens of thousands. Everyone wants to get this opportunity to gain both fame and fortune.

Lang Ping replied: "Private merchants mainly sell tea, cloth, grain, etc., and the salt is handled by the Imperial Salt Transportation Department."

"Who were the tea merchants, cloth merchants, and grain merchants who participated in the fair in the past?" Lou Yu asked, "On what basis were they selected?"

Lang Ping explained the information of the merchants one by one, and said: "These merchants apply to the imperial court and provide samples, and the imperial court determines the quota according to the quality of the samples."

Lou Yu lowered his eyes.

Some of these gray transactions must be indispensable.

It is impossible for those merchants to squeeze their heads to get on the line of the imperial court without paying tribute, and these tributes are probably in the hands of officials, and the treasury has nothing to do with it.

Lou Yu said, "Let's change the way."

"Inform those applying merchants and let them each submit a bidding letter. The content of the bidding letter includes but not limited to the advantages of the product, achievements, monthly sales, and plans to participate in the public market, etc. The bidding letter will be handed over to... ...Leave it to me first."

Alas, the imperial court still lacks a business department.

Lang Ping understood: "The humble minister obeys the order."

After the two left, Lou Yu called Lu You again, and said straight to the point, "I want the Ministry of Industry to improve Dasheng's existing carriage."

Lu You hurriedly said, "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

"Windows are opened on the side wall of the carriage, and they are covered with curtains, which are also functions of ventilation, viewing, shelter from wind and rain, and avoiding peeping, but even so, it is still very inconvenient. Take winter as an example. The car curtain must be tightly covered, so that it is not breathable, but also sweeps the elegance of the scenery, right?"

Lu You felt deeply: "It is true."

"Then change to a different design." Lou Yu handed him the requirements he had listed, "Replace the blinds with glass, and the problem will be solved. The new carriage must be beautiful and elegant, but also comfortable and convenient. I have listed the specific requirements. , the Ministry of Industry will follow suit.”

Lu You was puzzled: "Your Majesty wants to change the imperial driver?"

Lou Yu shook his head: "After the successful design of the new carriage, it will be sold to dignitaries at a high price in the name of Gyeongju merchants."

He wants to make money from the rich!

Lu You: "..."

He couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, if the new carriage is popular, those craftsmen will imitate it."

"They don't have glass." Lou Yu said, "Even if they could buy glass, the cost would be very high."

The glass manufacturing process is still controlled by the Gyeongju Glass Kiln Factory. These are all private properties of Lou Yu. He is now the emperor. Without his order, no one dares to make a glass kiln factory.

The glass kiln factory has not continued to expand, and it is still in the category of luxury goods. Except for the people of Gyeongju, the rest of the ordinary people can hardly afford it.

Lou Yu plans to turn the factory in Gyeongju into a government-run factory to make money for the national treasury.

But not yet.

To expand the scale, it is necessary to build factories, recruit skilled workers, management personnel, etc. All of these need to be developed slowly and cannot be achieved overnight.

So, before the popularity of glass, let's grab the wool of the rich and powerful!

"Also, the construction of water conservancy projects across the country needs to be put on the agenda." Lou Yu confessed, "You first send an order to the government offices of various states to have them inspect the water conservancy conditions in each state, and then summarize them to the central government. , to formulate a scientific and reasonable plan.”

"But Your Majesty, the construction of water conservancy facilities is costly."

It's not that Lu You doesn't want to do it, but that the treasury doesn't allow it.

"I know, I didn't ask you to do it now, you have to plan everything in advance, otherwise, when the treasury has money, won't it be too late to think about it?"

"Your Majesty is wise, and my humble minister is taught."

Lou Yu likes to plan for a rainy day when doing things, and first figure out the situation of each state before he can estimate the financial expenditure and make money in a targeted and planned way!

No matter what you do, you need money, and Lou Yu has gotten into money now.

But no matter how short of money he is, he won't suffer himself.

Lou Yu spends most of his time in the Hall of Qinzheng dealing with government affairs, but the doors and windows of the Hall of Qinzheng are covered with cloth or paper, the light is relatively dim, and he often has to light candles when working during the day.

In a few months it will be Chinese New Year, new year and new atmosphere, all windows in the palace will have to be replaced!

This matter fell on the general supervisor.

The supervisor who will serve as the supervisor used to be in charge in Gyeongju, and his name was Ge Feng.

He couldn't be more familiar with all the affairs of Gyeongju.Many of the new factories in Gyeongju were built under his command.

Changing the glass windows is a trivial matter!

There are many palaces in the imperial city, and it is a big project to replace all the palaces.But now there are only a few masters and nobles in the palace, and the supervisor will take the lead in replacing the doors and windows for Guangde Hall, Qinzheng Hall, Yangxin Hall, Shoukang Palace, and Changle Hall.

The craftsmen were well-trained and skilled, and quickly completed the replacement of the doors and windows of the main palace.

The ministers clearly felt the gap.

At the end of the day, they basically wander around, one is the Guangde Hall, the other is the Qinzheng Hall, the third is the public office, and the fourth is their own home.

The first two places are all brightly lit, but the yamen and mansion are still dim.

Some people can't help but suggest to the left and right.

"Yang Xiang, look at the dark place in the yamen. It's bad for your eyes if you stay for a long time. Can you mention the matter of changing the doors and windows to the Holy One?"

Yang Guanghuai said: "I used to come here like this. The glass is expensive, and it would be a waste of time and money to replace them all."

"Why is it a waste of money and people?" Someone was puzzled, "I heard that this glass is produced by the Gyeongju factory, and some of it is shipped to the south for sale."

"The palace hasn't been changed yet, do you want to go past your Majesty?" Fan Yusheng said coldly beside him.

That person: "..."

Just mention it!

After personally experiencing the brightness and comfort of glass windows, the upper-class nobles in the capital quickly set off a glass craze.

In the past, glass products in Gyeongju were basically transported to the south, so glass has not yet entered the field of vision of ordinary people in Beijing.

There was an advertisement in the palace, and the aristocratic families followed suit.

They sent people to inquire, and when they learned that the price of glass was extremely high, many people flinched.

So expensive, how much does it cost to replace a set!

But the rich family doesn't care about money, they just want to enjoy themselves.

Soon, the profit of the Gyeongju Glass Factory rose exponentially, accumulating a huge sum of money.

In addition to glass windows, exquisite and beautiful glass handicrafts are also popular among noble ladies in the capital.

Money continued to flow from the hands of the rich to Lou Yu's private treasury.

The upper-class nobles have always led the trend in the capital.

Seeing this, some wealthy businessmen also replaced the glass doors and windows at a high price.

Their contacts are all over the world, and their friends are also rich. As a result, wealthy families from all over the country place orders with Gyeongju Glass Factory.

Thus derived a profession - glass decorator.

In order to steal money from the big family, Lou Yu racked his brains to come up with a solution.

One day, when Fan Xiang was meeting guests in his mansion, he received a letter from his friend Fang Lin in Cangzhou.

When the guest saw the envelope, he felt that it was unusual.

The envelope is crimson, with delicate plum blossoms printed on one corner, and the rest of the envelope is faintly covered with dark patterns of plum blossoms under the reflection of light.

"What a unique envelope!" The guest said with bright eyes.

Fan Yusheng smiled, "It's also the first time I see you."

He opened the envelope in front of the guests, and the letter paper inside was also elegant and clean.

The guest couldn't see the content of the letter, but he could see the style of the letter paper, and couldn't help but be moved.

He is a person who loves elegance, so when he saw such a nice envelope and letter paper, he naturally didn't want to miss it in a daze.

"Dare to ask Fan Xiang, where did this paper come from?"

After reading the letter, Fan Yusheng said with a smile, "This is a new product developed by Gyeongju Paper Mill, called 'Plum Blossom Paper'."

"Gyeongju Paper Mill?" The customer hurriedly asked, "I wonder if I can buy it?"

Fan Yusheng shook his head and sighed: "This paper is complicated in craftsmanship and expensive in production. Currently, the quantity is scarce, and it may not be sold."

"This plum-blossom note is really lovely. A certain person is willing to spend a lot of money to obtain this note. I wonder if Fan Xiang can lead me?"

Fan Yusheng pretended to be in doubt: "I can only ask for you."

"Thank you Fan Xiang!"

The movement of the Fan Mansion is the focus of attention of the big households in the capital.

How many people are arty and flattering in the capital?

Soon, there was an upsurge in buying "Plum Blossom Paper" in the capital.

Not only princes and grandsons, but also noble daughters of aristocratic families secretly seek it. In this limelight, whoever has a plum blossom paper in his hand is a symbol of status!

And winter is coming, when the plum blossoms will be in full bloom, which fits perfectly with the image of plum blossom paper, how romantic!

The plum blossom paper was naturally made by Lou Yurang.

One is to make money by speculation, and the other is to test the anti-counterfeiting marks of banknotes.

The material, texture, dyeing, watermark, texture, etc. of plum blossom paper are all made with the most advanced technology after numerous experiments.

This is anti-counterfeiting in papermaking technology.

As far as Lou Yu knows, in addition to technical anti-counterfeiting, there are many anti-counterfeiting methods, such as complex patterns and overprints, multiple imprints, frequent replacement of ticket plates, secret codes, anti-counterfeit seals, etc.

However, these are mostly methods that need to be considered after the issuance of banknotes.

The use of banknotes to replace large quantities of gold and silver as currency in circulation involves the interests of all people in the world, and it has to be done cautiously and cannot be done overnight.

The most important thing right now is to make money.

When the marketing was almost finished, there was finally a plum blossom note on the bookshelf of Qingmo Bookstore in Beijing!

As soon as the news came out, every household sent servants to buy paper.

Xue Ying got a plum-blossom paper, but felt that the paper was clean and elegant, and seemed to have a faint fragrance.

"Although I love orchids the most, this plum blossom note is also good. It would be even better if there is an orchid note."

"Xiangjun, look at this is just a piece of paper, why is it so expensive?"

Xue Ying asked, "How much?"

"Just this one, it's worth three taels of silver!"

Even Xue Ying couldn't help but frown.

She is now a small official in the County Government Finance Bureau, and her monthly salary is pitifully small. I am afraid that if you add up half a year's salary, you can buy one.

After entering the Yamen, she deeply felt that making money is not easy.

"Does plum blossom paper sell a lot in the bookstore?"

"Not many, fortunately I got there early and was at the front of the line, otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy them!"

Xue Ying shook her head and laughed.

Where is there any queue?If her father was not Shangshu and she was the village lord, the servants of the Xue family would not be able to grab her.

The number of plum blossom notes is limited, those who snatch them are naturally happy, and those who don't have to wait for the next time.

But who can guarantee that you will be able to grab it next time?

She sighed and confessed: "There is no need to buy it in the future."

Winter came when Lou Yu kept making money.

The winter in Beijing is dry and cold.

Before dawn, the courtiers got up, got into the carriage and rushed to the imperial city.

Although the curtains of the carriage were all closed tightly and there was a hand stove in his hand, the interior of the carriage was still chilly, making people's bones fight with the cold.

Because the car curtains were closed, I could only stay in the car along the way, which was really aggrieved.

One carriage after another stopped in front of the palace gate, and the coachmen took off the carriage stools for their masters to get off.

Everyone was shivering from the cold, got out of the carriage with stiff hands and feet, and then bowed to each other in front of the palace gate with fake smiles on their faces.

At this moment, a strange carriage drove steadily.

"Whose car is that? Why have you never seen it before?"

"Why is there no curtain at the front of the carriage? Where do you get off?"

"The front of the car is actually equipped with glass!"

"That's the coachman of Yang's mansion, it's Prime Minister Yang!"

Everyone hurriedly rushed up, taking the opportunity to meet Yang Guanghuai to satisfy their curiosity.

The carriage stopped.

Curtains were hung on the glass windows, so everyone couldn't see what was going on inside the carriage, so they just stared at the front of the carriage, wondering how Xiang Yang would come out later.

The coachman saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and was very proud in his heart.

He jumped down, turned around and walked to the side of the carriage, respectfully said: "Master Xiang, we're here."

Yang Guanghuai pulled the iron latch in the door, pushed open the glass door, stepped on the steps that came with it, and got out of the car calmly and gracefully.

Everyone: "..."

How can you get out of the car like this!

Xue Qi was relatively close to the car door, and as soon as the door was opened, the heat inside rushed in.

He widened his eyes and said, "Mr. Yang's carriage is so warm!"

The rest of them boldly stood up and felt the warmth of a spring day.

Then look at Yang Guanghuai's rosy complexion, his tall and straight figure, and his unflappable smile.

So envious!

In contrast to their carriage, although the door curtains and curtains can resist some cold wind, they cannot keep warm!

Some people are old, already have rheumatism, and the pain is severe when the weather is cold. They rushed from the mansion to the imperial city early in the morning, and they have already killed half of their old age.

It would be great if they could also have such a carriage!

"May I ask Prime Minister Yang, where can I sell this carriage?"

Yang Guanghuai smiled and said: "This car is a gift from a student of mine in Qingzhou, who said it is a new item in their factory."

It's Gyeongju again!

They used to only learn about the happy life in Gyeongju from newspapers, but they had no concept of how to be happy.

Now I really feel it.

Someone hurriedly asked: "When can it be sold?"

Lu You mixed in the crowd, sighing inwardly.

Your Majesty's tricks of "robbing the rich and helping the poor" really made him fall in love.

These people are crying and asking for money, which is much more interesting than the picture of ordinary people crying and begging for less tax.

He had to remind: "My lords, we will talk about the new car later, so don't delay the court meeting."

Everyone woke up like a dream, and looked at the new-style carriage reluctantly before walking towards the palace gate.

After the morning court, Lou Quan reported to Lou Yu the profit of Gyeongju during this period in Qinzheng Palace, and Lou Yu couldn't help but smile a little when he heard it.

The glass and flower paper alone have already brought Lou Yu considerable wealth.

He sighed deeply: "The wealth of these big households is really rich."

Lou Quan laughed and said, "No matter how rich it is, it's still not as good as Your Majesty."

"Haha, sister, don't make fun of me. The money I earn will be spent before I see it."

It hurts a little to think about it.

Lou Quan looked at him with admiration: "My brother has the world in mind and is compassionate to all people. This is the blessing of the community."

Lou Yu was a little embarrassed by the praise, and it happened that Lang Ping came to report on his work, so he said, "Sister, let's go back first."

"My minister retire."

In front of outsiders, Lou Quan has always followed the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers.

What Lang Ping submitted was a stack of bidding documents.

Lou Yu had a headache. He opened a book and felt hurt after reading a few lines.

It was written in a mess.

This kind of bidding letter is known to be important, but you don't write it carefully, which shows that your attitude is bad, and you don't know how to do things, so throw it away.

Open another book.

Full of boastful words, without any reality, throw it away.

I didn't understand what to write in the bidding letter at all, so I didn't have any brains, so I threw it away.

Lang Ping stood in the hall and watched, every time Lou Yu threw a book, his heart couldn't stop shaking.

Lou Yu didn't have much time to read all the bidding documents, so he could only decide whether to continue reading based on the initial impression on the first page.

Seeing that it was almost finished, Lang Ping couldn't help reminding: "Your Majesty, the bidding documents are here."

The implication is that if you throw it away, there will be nothing left!

Lou Yu paused, then looked up at him: "You're still here."

Lang Ping: "..."

"Forget it," Lou Yu didn't bother to look again, "I didn't think carefully before, so, you go to the Ministry of Finance to find Wei Si, and ask him to give you a template of the bidding letter, and then you ask those merchants to write a new one and submit it. "

The bidding for this set was done in Gyeongju before. Wei Si was the accountant at the time and was familiar with the process in this area.

Lang Ping respectfully said: "I obey the order."

At this moment, the gatekeeper outside the palace reported: "Your Majesty, Shoukang Palace has something to report."

Lou Yu sent Lang Ping away from the palace and let the attendants of Shoukang Palace come in.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager was not feeling well just now, and she has already invited the imperial physician."

Lou Yuteng stood up suddenly, "Go to Shoukang Palace!"

He was so anxious all the way, he hurried to Shoukang Palace, and as soon as he entered the palace, he ran into his rosy father.

"Son, why are you here?"

Lou Yu frowned and asked, "How is your mother?"

Lou Ji chuckled: "It's nothing serious, I just got pregnant by accident."

"I'm pregnant with what?" Lou Yu didn't realize it for a moment.

Lou Ji's expression was rather proud: "It's your father and I are always strong, your mother is going to give you a younger brother or sister."

"..."

Lou Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly seemed to think of something, rushed into the inner hall, and came to Jiang Lan's couch.

"mother……"

Momentarily moved and sour, I choked up and couldn't speak.

Jiang Lan was in good spirits, and when she saw Lou Yu, she laughed at herself, "It's embarrassing to talk about it at such an old age."

"Mother!" Lou Yu half-kneeled in front of the bed, stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Lan's, the water in his eyes floated, "You have worked hard."

He knew very well that if it wasn't for his country's sake, his mother wouldn't be pregnant.

Older women are dangerous in modern times, let alone ancient times?

Lou Yu was anxious and blamed himself, tears streaming down his face.

Instead, Jiang Lan and Lou Ji were taken aback.

When had the son cried in front of them?

Jiang Lan wiped away his tears distressedly, and joked: "Even if you know that mother will give you a younger brother and sister, you don't have to cry with joy, right? You are so grown up."

"Yes, yes, A Yumo is going to cry." Lou Ji said dryly.

Lou Yu wiped away his tears vigorously, and asked seriously, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"The month is still young, and I can't see anything, so I prescribed an anti-abortion prescription, and I will send some anti-abortion medicine later."

Lou Yu nodded, but there was still some worry in his eyes.

"Don't worry, mother exercises every day, she is in good health, and mother has given birth to three, she is experienced." Jiang Lan patted his hand with a gentle and loving expression, "You have worked hard enough to govern the world, don't worry about other things .”

"How can you not be worried?" Lou Yu said in a low voice, "You are my own mother."

He got up and told the palace attendants: "From now on, everyone cheers me up. If the Queen Mother makes a slight mistake, I will never forgive you lightly!"

The palace attendants fell to their knees, and they all took orders with trembling voices.

"Okay, go back and deal with government affairs." Jiang Lan urged him.

It was useless for Lou Yu to stay here, so he obediently returned to Qinzheng Hall.

He carefully recalled the precautions for pregnancy that he had learned in the age of information explosion, carefully wrote down word by word, and asked the imperial physician to inquire carefully, combined with each other, he made a list of precautions for pregnant women of advanced age, and sent them to Shoukang Palace.

After receiving the list, Jiang Lan was dumbfounded, but at the same time felt extremely ironic.

Lou Yu was nervous and guilty and wanted to tell others, but now that Huo Yan is not around, he is really uncomfortable.

I don't know what happened to the south.

Zhanzhou is located in the south, and even in winter, the climate is not extremely cold.

Jiang Bo and others have been staying in Zhanzhou Prefecture for a while, and they have obtained some clues through the extensive channels of businessmen.

"According to reliable sources, the chiefs of the three major clans of Zhanzhou Ge, Longzhou Rong, and Pingzhou Wuta will meet in Guling at the junction of the three states in the near future."

Yuan Ming said: "Then we must go to Guling."

"Hey, I can only fight on the water. When I get to the forest, I can't tell the difference between the south, the south, and the north." Jiang Bo scratched his head helplessly, and turned to Sun Xin, "But General Sun's soldiers will definitely drill into the forest."

Sun Xin: "..."

Yuan Ming glared at Jiang Bo, and said apologetically, "He has never been particular about his speech, General Sun, don't be offended."

Sun Xin waved his hands and said seriously, "Governor Jiang, Mr. Yuan, I thought that the solemn meeting of the three patriarchs must be to plot a big event."

He and Yuan Ming looked at each other, and said in unison: "Capture Fucheng!"

Jiang Bo: "..."