People who don't know will think that the master here is just a Qing guest raised by the prince, accompanying the prince to talk about poetry, talk about words, and do metaphysical cultivation;

It is not a big meditation fast, but if you have to walk from the door to the front of this building, if you don't come by order, or if you are a henchman authorized by the prince, you will enter this courtyard and walk less than ten steps, and you will die. This bamboo forest looks clean and inactive, but in fact, it is full of organs and murderous opportunities, and no one can sneak in.

"Teacher, please come in. ”

The boy soon came out, his voice still soft, and when he had finished speaking, he came back and continued to sit cross-legged in front of the fire.

The house is very quiet, the incense burner in the corner of the house burns a small piece of dragon saliva incense, legend has it that this incense can calm the nerves and condense the qi, can help the cultivator condense the vitality of heaven and earth, a small piece of the size of the nail is comparable to gold, if ordinary people have a piece, they will cherish it incomparably, carefully collect, but here it will be burned casually.

The fragrance of dragon saliva is not as elegant as grass, nor as rich as camphor, and certainly not as warm as roses, but there is a noble, faint, if there is nothing, quietly infiltrating the heart and lungs in the air.

Xi Feng walked into the room, and the owner of the room was sitting behind the long case, looking at the scroll in his hand, there were not many books piled up on the bookcase, and the teacup was in his hand.

Hearing the footsteps, the master raised his head, looked at Xi Feng with bright eyes, Xi Feng also looked at him, meditating on the master, Luan Xuan, it didn't look big, it gave people the feeling that he was not yet forty years old, his hair was scattered behind his head, his eyebrows were thick and starry, and his face was handsome and free.

"How is it?" Before Xi Feng could speak, Luan Xuan asked first, and motioned for him to sit down.

Xi Feng shook his head with a wry smile: "He didn't refuse, and he didn't agree." ”

"Oh, tell me about it. Luan Xuan was slightly stunned, obviously he was a little surprised, a merchant actually rejected King Qin's expedition, which made him a little curious.

"The apparent reason is that he is scattered by nature and has no heart to serve the country," Xi Feng recalled: "But in my opinion, in fact, he may have some things to do in the imperial capital, and he is not very willing to stay in Chang'an." ”

"What is there to do?" Luan Xuan asked quietly.

Rhino Feng shook his head: "His mouth is very strict, and he refuses to speak." ”

Luan Xuan frowned slightly, pondered deeply, and conquered Liu Han was his suggestion. The reason for recruiting this person is not because this person is respected by Mr. Zhizhen, but more importantly, he has always wanted to recruit such a person.

King Qin ruled Yong, ruled by inaction, but Yongzhou is different from other states and counties in the interior, here is the border fortress, there are a large number of border troops and state and county soldiers, these all need money and grain, Yongzhou's financial income is not high, most of the land in Yongzhou is concentrated in the hands of the gate lord clan, the gate lord clan does not pay grain and taxes, Yongzhou's financial revenue is extremely limited, and the central government needs to allocate every year to maintain the operation of the state capital and the governor's mansion, which seriously restricts the hands and feet of the prince, and many strategies of the prince can not be implemented, so, a long time ago, Luan Xuan had the idea of opening up financial resources.

There are two main ways to open up financial resources, one is to increase taxes, to increase taxes to the Shu people and commoners, this method was immediately abandoned by Luan Xuan, do nothing, increase taxes and disturb the people; the second is to increase commercial taxes, which also affects the established strategy of doing nothing; more importantly, these two ways will seriously affect the reputation of the prince.

Neither way worked, Luan Xuan came up with a third way, find a businessman, let this businessman make money for the prince, but the businessman is not easy to find. Most of the local merchants in Yongzhou are related to the gate lord clan, if they are found and spread out, it will seriously affect the reputation of the prince, and for this money, it will affect the prince, then the gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, this idea has always existed in the imagination, Liu Han's appearance gave Luan Xuan a goal, and what is even more satisfying is that he was actually praised by the two great sages of Jumu and Zhizhen, and after getting the news, he immediately decided to let King Qin secretly conquer Liu Han.

Conquest is not a simple matter, in advance to get the consent of the requisitioned, otherwise once rejected, the prestige of the expropriated person will rise sharply, but the expropriator will inevitably lose face, although some famous people refuse to be requisitioned, but the famous man is different, his refusal has no impact on the conscriptor, on the contrary, it is beneficial to both sides, and the conscriptor has also fallen into the good reputation of Corporal Lixian.

And specifically to Liu Han is different, the Great Jin Dynasty has not conscripted merchants as officials since the founding of the country, the social status of merchants is not as good as that of civilians, and they are despised by scholars, King Qin must not set this precedent, but Liu Han became an instant hit in Zhilan Courtyard, and was appreciated by the two famous men of Jumu and Zhizhen, so that there is the possibility of conquering, but if it is rejected, then Liu Han is famous, and the reputation of King Qin can be lost.

Therefore, Luan Xuan decided to send someone to test Liu Han, and Xi Feng took the initiative to fight for this task, Luan Xuan felt that it was more appropriate to let Xi Feng go, first of all, he should not come forward, if he came forward, it would be too much to give Liu Han face;

But the information that Xi Feng brought back disappointed him, and the little boy came in with a kettle, poured tea for Xi Feng, and then turned around and went out, Xi Feng picked up the teacup and smelled the fragrance wafting up first, and then took a small sip.

Xi Feng's heart is very calm, he didn't tell what happened more than ten years ago, this is a private matter between him and Liu Han, it is not necessarily a good thing to say it, King Qin's account is not monolithic, the authority in front of him is the heaviest, and his mind is also the most complicated, turning clouds and rain, today is a good thing, tomorrow it may be a sword stabbing your heart.

Luan Xuan pondered for a moment and showed a smile: "Imperial Capital, this is a bit interesting, what does he plan to do when he goes to the Imperial Capital?"

Xi Feng thought about it for a while and understood, this plan was very different from the previous plan, so he smiled bitterly: "What else can be done, Hanhai Trading Company is only cramped Yongliang now, and this Liu Han intends to expand it to Jizhou, the imperial capital." ”

Luan Xuan didn't speak after hearing this, the two of them were relatively speechless, they were thinking silently, and after a long time, Luan Xuan sighed softly: "The prince supervises Yong, the treasury is empty, appeases the displaced people, appeases the Saiwai Hu clan, rewards the border army soldiers, there is no money, and the prince is anxious about this." ”

Xi Feng listened silently, sighing in his heart, Luan Xuan's voice was very empty, faint, faint, revealing a little helplessness:" Yongzhou has been the land of anointing since ancient times, the Guanzhong Plain, the products are abundant, but the Yongzhou treasury is empty of money and grain, Yongzhou has money and grain, and the grain is in the grain depot of the wealthy clans, all in their dock fort, the prince pleaded with them to be happy to lose a little, last month, the prince sent a letter to the five families of Si Wangmen Li Huang, informing the Yongzhou treasury that the treasury was empty, and there were many displaced people, and he was willing to ask Le to lose 100,000 yuan and one million catties of grain to appease the displaced people, as a result, do you know? They gave 30,000 yuan and 100,000 catties of grain, but there were 30,000 displaced people outside Chang'an City alone, and as many as 100,000 displaced people all over Yongzhou.

Rhino Feng sighed long, Luan Xuan said well, Yongzhou Mansion is empty, this emptiness is not empty in the last year or two, but has always been empty, Xi Feng still remembers that a few years ago, he led the team to exterminate a team of rampant horse thieves, King Qin ordered a commendation, reward all the officers and soldiers who participated in the war, each of them a tael of silver, a pot of wine and a pound of meat, he was so angry that he was almost happy, but later came to the side of the King of Qin to know that the two pieces of silver were still saved by the King of Qin from the palace.

"Mr. Luan, don't you have to be this person?" Xi Feng thought a little angry: "How many trading companies and restaurants in this Chang'an City are the industries of those Shi clan gate valves, and how many business companies have Shi clan door valves, we can completely run a trading company by ourselves." ”

Luan Xuan sighed and shook his head: "That's so simple, you are a martial artist who likes to go straight, but this government can't go straight, what is important is tactfulness." These scholars, hmph, they can do this, but if the prince wants to do this, he will immediately attack them in groups, slandering the whole world, and he will definitely not do it. ”

Xi Feng was a little annoyed, and slapped the teacup on the table: "I see, grab a few, copy a few, and the treasury will be full immediately." ”

Luan Xuan smiled faintly when he heard this, and then a smile froze on his lips, and he repeated thoughtfully: "Grab a few, copy a few, don't say it, I'm afraid this method is quite useful." ”

Xi Feng was stunned, this was originally a venting word, but he didn't expect it to be considered very useful, he was in good spirits, and hurriedly asked: "Sir, who shall we arrest?" Siwangmen Li Huang, just one is enough. ”

"If you want to move these people, I dare to guarantee that not only will it not work, but I am afraid that the prince will not be far away. Luan Xuan shook his head and said, Xi Feng shook his head suspiciously: "The prince's disaster is not far away? impossible! These scholars and gate lords, who have not done anything against the laws of the imperial court, just grab one piece, I still don't believe in them." ”

"Don't believe it," Luan Xuan sighed again: "Back then, the king of Shaoyang County implemented the reform and made the scholars pay grain and taxes, but what was the result,......? Alas, since then, no one has dared to touch the warriors lightly, except for rebellion. ”

Xi Feng obviously didn't know about the reform of the Shaoyang County King, and he didn't want to ask, so he frowned and asked, "Then what do you mean? ”

Luan Xuan didn't answer and asked, "When will you see him next time?"

"Tomorrow, the Zhilan Courtyard Flower Meeting. Rhino Feng's expression was gloomy, not at all as pleasant as when he said goodbye to Liu Han, and he didn't seem to want to participate in this flower party.

"Zhilan Courtyard Flower Meeting?!" Luan Xuan smiled again: "Okay, let's go together." ”

Xi Feng looked up at him in surprise, and after a while, he asked cautiously in disbelief: "What does Mr. mean, copied Hanhai Trading Company?"

Luan Xuan didn't answer, and Xi Feng's brows furrowed slightly: "I don't quite understand, even if the Hanhai Trading Company has a little money, but there is no food, and besides, what reason is it? Besides, there is also General Qiuyun mixed in here, sir, I'm afraid this is not appropriate." ”

Qiuyun used the Hanhai trading company to send grain to the Hu people in the desert, although it was secretive, but it could not be concealed from the King of Qin in Chang'an, the governor of the King of Qin, Yongzhou, who himself had the responsibility of supervising Yongliang and the border armies of the three states, and there was a situation report in the palace at any time, and the Qin Wangfu knew the situation of the two states in Liang.

Luan Xuan smiled, shook his head slightly and said: "You are too worried, a few days ago, Bi Liang, the shopkeeper of the Chang'an store of Hanhai Commercial Company, was suddenly killed, and the investigation of Chang'an Mansion was obstructed, and this Liu Han actually took out Bi Liang's deed of sale, Bi Liang was actually his slave, and it can be seen that his attitude towards Bi Liang's case is very ambiguous, and there must be something strange in it." ”

Xi Feng still didn't understand, since this Bi Liang was Liu Han's slave, how could he not threaten Liu Han, even if Liu Han killed him, what would he have? At most, he would be fined a few dozen taels of silver, what was the point, couldn't Liu Han even take out a few dozen taels of silver?

Luan Xuan saw Xi Feng's doubts, he smiled slightly and did not explain, this is broken, and he will be inferior, these border army generals, loyalty is loyalty, but after all, they are martial artists, how do you know how to use it, I hope this Liu Han is not too stupid, then it will be boring.

"Tomorrow will be yours. ”

Rhino Feng was still thinking about it, Luan Xuan added, Xi Feng knew what Luan Xuan meant after a little thought, and he couldn't reveal Luan Xuan's identity tomorrow, Luan Xuan's status was known in the prince's henchmen, but in addition, including those who were talking about it outside, they didn't know.

Every time Luan Xuan appears in public, he shrinks himself into an unobtrusive corner and hides himself well, and tomorrow it will be the same, he will appear as a Qingke and observe Liu Han up close.

"There are some things that should not be taken to heart, if you want to do great things, you will give up, and the love of children is long, and the time is still long. ”

Rhino Blade sighed heavily, as if he was about to let out all his indignation.