Chapter 63 Talking about the tenderness of the empress of Shangdao
Chapter 63: Discussing the Queen’s Tenderness in Business
When asked which business is the most profitable, it is not salt, iron, or tea horses, but monopoly. In order to dispel Liu Hong's thoughts of making profits from cement, Liu Zhang couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother, you have so many profitable transactions in your hands.
Why do you have to look at the cement I just made? Not to mention that the production and transportation of cement are very inconvenient, just say that as long as the cement formula is leaked a little, people will learn it. At that time, the gain will not be worth the loss!"
It can be said that Liu Hong's ability to govern the country is really not very good, but his ability to do business is very good. When Liu Zhang said this, Liu Hong immediately realized the shortcomings, but he also saw from Liu Zhang's words that Liu Zhang had
A way to make money. Liu Hong asked happily: "Brother Huang, you said that I have a profitable transaction, why didn't I know about it?"
Looking at Liu Hong's money-obsessed look, Liu Zhang couldn't help but scratch his head and said: "Brother Emperor, do you know what is the most profitable business now? It's tea horse, salt, and iron trading! And these transactions are all controlled by Brother Emperor.
, why don’t you find a way to make money from here?”
Salt, horses, and ironware were all items that were exclusively owned by the state in the Han Dynasty. However, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, most of these items were smuggled. Liu Zhang was also one of them, but he did not want other aristocratic families to be involved. Moreover, Liu Zhang also wanted to
Use these things to recruit several big businessmen, such as the Xuzhou Mi family!
Liu Hong was a little embarrassed. Although he had done many shameless things, he was not engaged in business. Even though he liked business very much and what he did was completely commercial transactions, there was always something he could say about it. Just like when he was reselling timber.
The same thing is done by the Xiaohuangmen, but doing business is not something that the Xiaohuangmen can do. What's more, merchants were the lowest profession in ancient times. If the emperor engaged in business, Liu Hong would have been laughing for thousands of years.
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How could Liu Zhang not understand Liu Hong's thoughts? He smiled and said: "Brother, although these things are all businesses, you don't need to do them. You can select some people to do the tea, horse, salt and iron trade, and let them crack down on those
Those who conduct transactions without your permission. Those who have your permission need to hand over 50% of the profits from the transaction to you. As for those who do not have your permission, the transaction items will be confiscated and you can designate a merchant to sell them.
.Every time you come here, you will make a lot of money!"
When Liu Hong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "I can't tell! The emperor's younger brother is still a business material! However, most of the officials in the court now are from aristocratic families. If you really do this, won't you encounter opposition from them?
And there’s no one available to me!”
"This is even simpler!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Businessmen pursue profits, and the emperor brother can use bidding to authorize. Tendering is to recruit big businessmen and aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty, and let them sell the profits to buy the emperor brother's license, and then the emperor brother can
Put your own people at the source of goods and transactions to achieve the purpose of control. For example, in the tea, horse, salt and iron trade, as long as the emperor controls the three states of You and Liang, he can firmly control the horses, tea, salt, and iron.
In your hands. When the time comes, those aristocratic families and merchants will stop doing business if they don’t benefit from the emperor’s brother.”
"Okay! Okay!" With Liu Hong's business talent, he can naturally see the feasibility of it. And the way Liu Zhang said is the way most projects are done in modern society. Liu Hong patted Liu Zhang on the shoulder
He said, "Brother Emperor, I'll leave this matter to you, how about that?"
"No!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I can help your majesty contact people and let my father control Youzhou, but I can't organize this matter. I think it's best to let Mr. Zhang handle it!"
"Why does Zhang Rang have to do it?" Liu Hong was a little confused.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Because Mr. Zhang can represent the imperial brother and can go in and out of the palace at any time, and I am a military general. I can fight well. When it comes to doing business, I can only come up with ideas. In actual operations, I will probably lose money!"
"The emperor is so humble!" Liu Hong said with a smile: "Based on what you just said, you are not the kind of person who doesn't know how to do business."
"Brother Imperial, it's just because I understand that I can't do it!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "If Brother Huang wants to control the three states of You and Liang, someone must guard them. The governors of these three states must be people whom Brother Emperor trusts, and one of them must be
There is my father. If my father and I are both involved in this, there is no guarantee that no one will gossip. Maybe His Majesty doesn't care, but if people talk about it and accumulate gold and bones, over time, it is inevitable that the emperor's brother will not have a grudge in his heart."
"You are really..." Liu Hong pointed at Liu Zhang and scolded with a smile: "You are only thirteen years old this year, but you have learned all the wise ways of protecting yourself from those old guys. I really don't know how you dare to attack the Karasuma Palace!
"
Liu Zhang scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Brother, this is different! Attacking the Karasuma Palace is my specialty. No matter how dangerous it is, I can try to avoid the danger as much as possible. But this businessman, I am more than willing."
But the strength is not enough! If the emperor asks me to kill someone, I will never refuse, but..."
"Okay, okay!" Liu Hong said with a smile: "I still don't understand you? In that case, how about letting Zhang Rang host it and you help from the side?"
"This must be no problem!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Master Zhang needs to give more advice!"
"The champion is so polite!" Zhang Rang was also the one who was trying to get away from the mosquitoes. How could he not see that Liu Zhang had given him the most lucrative position?
Liu Hong may have been having an affair with Beauty Wang recently, so he started to lose energy after chatting with Liu Zhang for a while. Zhang Rang was more eye-catching than Liu Zhang, so he winked at Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang said goodbye to Liu Hong knowingly. Liu Hong
Hong didn't let him stay and asked Zhang Rang to send him out.
After walking out of Weiyang Palace, Zhang Rang smiled and said: "Thank you so much, Champion!"
Liu Zhang knew what Zhang Rang was thanking, and he smiled and said: "Master Zhang, this is not right! We are all working for His Majesty, so naturally we have to work together. However, I have two subordinates, so I ask Master Zhang to take care of me."
"The champion owns the source of the goods, why does he need to intercede with our family?" Zhang Rang was a little confused.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Since Mr. Zhang has been ordered by the emperor to handle this matter, respecting him means respecting His Majesty the Emperor. It is also appropriate to say hello! Based on my friendship with Mr. Zhang, I believe you will not refute my face!"
Zhang Rang laughed loudly and said: "The Marquis has been extraordinary since he was a child, and now he is even more powerful! How dare our family not to show off the Marquis's face? However, when the Marquis comes to the capital, it has been a long time since he visited the Queen! The Queen is very interested in you.
I’m so scared!”
"Oh! I was negligent!" Liu Zhang slapped his forehead and said: "In recent months, I have been selecting troops and building barracks, which has kept me from resting for a long time. It is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. I will go to see the emperor today.
Sister-in-law!"
"Okay! Okay!" Zhang Rang smiled happily, and Liu Zhang even doubted whether he had been bribed by He Lingsi.
Following Zhang Rang to Jianzhang Palace, before entering, they heard the sound of things being smashed inside. Liu Zhang and Zhang Rang looked at each other, both wondering why Queen He was so angry.
"Queen, please see the champion!" In order to prevent Liu Zhang from rushing into the angry Queen He, Zhang Rang shouted at the palace gate.
"Come in!" After a while, He Lingsi's voice came from inside.
When Liu Zhang walked into the palace, the smashed things had been cleaned up, and only Queen He was sitting on the embroidered couch, with a scowl on her face. Seeing Liu Zhang, the scowl on Queen He's face was obviously gone a lot, but she
Somewhat puzzled, he asked: "Why are you free to enter the palace today?"
From He Lingsi's words, Liu Zhang heard a lot of resentment. He blinked and said: "It was the emperor's brother who dragged me into the palace today. Now that I am here, how can I not come to see the emperor's sister-in-law. However, the emperor's sister-in-law
He seems to have lost his temper a lot, and what happened just now scared me!"
Seeing Liu Zhang acting strangely, He Lingsi burst into laughter. Her originally beautiful face looked like a flower blooming, and Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment.
"You still have some conscience!" He Lingsi pulled Liu Zhang into his arms as he did when he was a child, and a softness pressed against Liu Zhang's body, making his face turn red.
Liu Zhang struggled weakly and said: "Sister-in-law, I am already an adult!"
"Yes! Xiao Zhang'er is now an adult!" He Lingsi rubbed Liu Zhang's head and said: "Last time after you performed meritorious service, Zhang Rang also suggested that the emperor grant you a marriage. Is there any girl you like? The emperor's sister-in-law will give it to you.
Call the shots!”
"Uh!" Liu Zhang was stunned, but Zhang Rang smiled and said: "Queen, Lord Qiao Xuan gave his two daughters to the champion to be his maids. If the beauty is not more beautiful than these two girls, how can the champion like them?
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He Lingsi's eyes lit up and he said: "Old man Qiao is still very discerning! He started so quickly! Not bad!"
"Only champions can enjoy this kind of blessing!" Zhang Rang smiled and told how Liu Zhang rescued Qiao Xuan's youngest son. Unexpectedly, He Lingsi's face slowly darkened.
"Is this serious?" He Lingsi had a gloomy face, and Liu Zhang nodded anxiously.
Seeing Liu Zhang nodding, He Lingsi didn't know what happened, but two lines of tears flowed out of her eyes. She pointed at Liu Zhang and cursed: "You said you little bastard, so many people didn't save you, what can you do? You said you wanted to have one
What should I do anyway?”
From He Lingsi, Liu Zhang felt deep care. Looking at this person who was described as a vicious woman by later generations, Liu Zhang got more warmth from her.
"Sister-in-law, my brother is very powerful now!" Although He Lingsi was not Liu Zhang's woman, he was not willing to make a woman who cared about him cry.
"Awesome! What's the use of being awesome? Huo Qubing must have been powerful enough! He didn't die so early!" Liu Zhang didn't expect that his casual words would actually make He Lingsi explode.
"Emperor's sister-in-law, what happened?" Liu Zhang narrowed his eyes, and a trace of murderous aura floated out of him. He hated to see his own people being bullied. Zhang Rang, who was standing aside, suddenly felt a chill and looked at