Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 522 The Elder’s Diplomatic Talent

Because Shangfang receives a lot of aid from the temple every year, all the ministers are staring at Shangfang. Therefore, everyone in Shangfang pays attention to the practicality of new inventions. For some fancy things that have no effect on the country, they are It will not be researched, even if it is done unintentionally, it will not be announced to the public.

These are not practical, but can play a decorative role or have entertainment, which will cause the slander of the officials, who think that Shangfang Mansion uses these techniques to confuse the king, not doing business, and affecting the reputation.The appearance of a high-ranking craftsman like Chen Tao has seriously affected the status of scholars. Scholars are very dissatisfied with this. We have studied hard for decades, and finally the title and social status are not even as good as those who play with wood and iron. How embarrassing is it?
Scholars, farmers, businessmen, this will all become workers, scholars, farmers, and merchants.

Chen Tao has always been very cautious in this regard, but he remembers very clearly the weird gadgets that Shang Fang once made. Many things have the same principle, and these gadgets can also be used in certain aspects. serve as a reference.

After hearing Lu Lu's needs, Chen Tao immediately thought of that gadget, the decorative paper.

This paper was made in the process of transforming paper, but it was hidden in the snow because it was not practical. However, it seems to be different now. If Lu Lu's bank needs a certificate that cannot be forged by outsiders, then this decorative paper is the best. A good substitute, only the old craftsman in Shangfang knows how to make this thing, and the production skills have not been revealed yet.

Although the method is not difficult, Shangfang can reprocess it. With Shangfang's current strength, it is not difficult to improve the paper production process to a level that outsiders cannot imitate.

Lu Lu couldn't sit still for a while, took Chen Tao's hand, and insisted on going to have a look in person.

Chen Tao had no choice but to get into the carriage with Lu Lu, and the two hurried towards Shangfang Mansion in the outskirts. Sitting in the carriage, Lu Lu said with a smile; I don’t care too much about what can’t be done, I just think it’s His Majesty’s exaggeration, I didn’t expect that Shang Fang’s ability is really unfathomable, what can be accomplished by adults, it’s really not wrong!”

However, Chen Tao said: "Actually, it is His Majesty who is able to become an adult but can't. Many of Shang Fang's achievements today were designed by His Majesty himself. , if only Shang Fang studied it himself, he wouldn’t have achieved so many achievements.”

If this sentence is told to others, they will probably only think that Chen Tao is flattering the emperor, but Lu Lu, who has been following the emperor, knows that what this guy said is true, he is not lying, and neither does Lu Lu. Where does the emperor come from with so many whimsical ideas, whether in his own business field or in the scientific research field of these Shangfang Mansions, the emperor's ideas are inexhaustible.

He has personally designed more than 300 new inventions, but very few of them have personally participated in the research. Lu Lu, who is familiar with Liu Chang's personality, doesn't quite understand. He obviously likes credit and achievements so much. Why didn't the emperor just complete it by himself? ?Did he only remember the finished object, but forgot how to make it?How is this possible?It is too strange to be able to design it, but not to do it.

The two were chatting, Lu Lu looked at the road ahead, his sharp eyes saw something, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop the car!"

The carriage stopped hastily.

Lu Lu jumped out of the car, hurriedly pushed away the few people in front of him, walked into the innermost part, grabbed the man from Fan City, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?!"

Among the crowd, the people of Fanshi looked a bit embarrassed, their clothes were dirty and had a few cuts, obviously they had just experienced a fierce fight, Lu Lu suddenly looked to the opposite side, but saw several people covered in The people smelling of alcohol, these people are tall, Lu Lu can easily judge their identities from the shoes they wear, these are some young middle-level generals in the army, at this moment, they are still cursing.

The Fan City man said helplessly: "These people are drunk, they don't give money after drinking in the restaurant, and they beat the store owner. I happened to pass by and came to dissuade them."

Lu Lu's face changed drastically, and he looked at the drunks coldly, "Come here, arrest these people and throw them to Tingwei!"

The servants who escorted Lu Lu to Shangfang acted immediately, that is to say, these people drank too much alcohol and lost their minds. They were easily subdued by the servants and tied up. The people of Fan City handed over the money they owed The shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper didn't dare to accept it too much, and worshiped again and again, Lu Luhe retreated from the crowd, and pulled the city people aside.

"A few drunks, why did you suffer?"

"I didn't do it, I just discouraged them. They did it with me."

"Hey, you, help them give Qianyou to recognize them?"

"I think it's a general under Yafu's command. I'm only worried that Yafu will be involved. It's better not to make too much noise about this matter."

Lu Lu was very angry, "Fart, Yafu is very strict in governing the army. How can there be such a general under his command? You should go back and get some medicine, and I will deal with this matter."

After dealing with the matter, Lu Lu got into the car and moved on with Chen Tao.

Chen Tao asked suspiciously, "What happened?"

"No problem!"

The two soon arrived at Shangfang Mansion. After entering the gate, Lu Lu could not move on. There are three floors in Shangfang Mansion. The outermost floor is a rest area for outsiders and craftsmen. It is some important research, no one can enter, unless authorized by Chen Tao, Lu Lu is waiting outside, after a long time, Chen Tao just brought a craftsman to come, and the three of them entered together Room.

This craftsman is the inventor of the new paper. He took out the paper he had collected in doubt and handed it to Lu Lu. Lu Lu looked at it excitedly. Sure enough, the paper was different from ordinary paper in terms of touch. It is different, put it in mid-air, and you can vaguely see the watermark inside. In history, the birth date of this kind of paper has not yet been determined. It was really popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. When banknotes were issued later, this thing served as a reference. effect.

The craftsman was also very strange. He didn't know what else he could do with the thing he made. Compared with ordinary paper, it was not easy to write on, and the cost was still high, so it was not an improvement.

"Not bad, not bad."

Lu Lu stroked the paper excitedly, then looked at the craftsman, and asked, "Can you make this thing more delicate so that others cannot forge it?"

The craftsman nodded, "You can increase the raw materials and suppress them multiple times. However, doing so will increase the cost. What's the use of this?"

Lu Lu laughed, "It's useful! It's very useful!!!"

"If this thing can be done, you can at least be promoted to four nobles!"

"Do you really not need me to go there in person?"

At this moment, Liu Chang is sitting in Houde Hall, surrounded by Zhang Buyi, Luan Bu, Ji Bu, Zhou Yafu and other confidants. They are discussing the matter of being poisoned. Xun Jia is willing to submit to the big man. The most important thing.

The big man currently has no power to advance in the body poison. Xunjia's surrender can better implement Han Xin's cannibalization strategy. This is the first step for the big man to open up the body poison, and there must be no omissions.

There is Feng Jing who is in charge of diplomacy in the northwest, and Han Xin who is in charge of the army, so there must be nothing missing.

And the only trouble is the emperor in front of him.

In Feng Jing's letter to Ji Bu, he almost pleaded: "Don't let him come!!"

The emperor's ability in diplomacy is obvious to all. When he was young, he wrote a letter insulting Maodun. His words were as upright as Sima Xi, and he couldn't record them truthfully. He could only write "swearing" and "vulgar" , "Can't be known by others", I hope that future generations can understand the meaning through these, and know that I can't say it directly.
Faced with the auspiciousness presented by the Dian Kingdom, the emperor chose to fight with it, subdue it and eat its flesh.

Facing Su Shen's tribute, the emperor chose to take off their clothes, tied them up and whipped them, and threatened them, demanding that they donate more food.

Faced with the surrender of King Mahan and King Fuyu, the emperor chose to let them play musical instruments for him, beat them, and asked them to write a letter of confession and publish it in the newspaper.

Facing the letter greeting from King Kang Ju, the emperor responded with an old dog.

These behaviors, even if you look at the kings of the past dynasties, I am afraid that no one can match them. It is not a problem to say that they are insane.

Thinking that His Majesty might come to the northwest to meet Xun Jia, Feng Jing was really terrified.

What can he do this time, beating?abuse?Still want to join him?
As for Feng Jing's panic, the ministers could understand it.

His Majesty's diplomatic strength is terrifying. In this regard, he has always adhered to the principle of being inappropriate. He is absolutely not allowed to meet in person. Even if it is to let the prince to meet, it is much better than letting His Majesty go to meet.

Therefore, after Liu Chang only showed a slight tendency to want to see the other party, the officials immediately dissuaded him, trying to dispel the emperor's thoughts.

Liu Chang stroked his chin, looked at them, and didn't understand why these people were so unwilling to let him go to poison himself. He was a good diplomat, even Feng Jing was far behind him.

"Then what shall we do?"

"Give full authority to Feng Jing to handle it?"

Zhang Buyi said: "Your Majesty, the purpose of this meeting is to discuss all aspects of cooperation. Your Majesty doesn't have to do it yourself. It's just a country of barbarians. Your Majesty just gives orders. Let Feng Jing know your thoughts and let Feng Jing come." Just handle it."

Luan Bu also opened his mouth and said: "Feng Jing has already thought about these things, Your Majesty don't have to worry, this time he can recover the Xunjia Kingdom, and the Great Han will definitely reap huge benefits in the future."

Only then did Liu Chang give up the idea of ​​going there in person, but Zhou Yafu said at this moment: "Your Majesty, compared with Xunjia, Your Majesty should care more about the affairs of the Huns."

"Huns?? Shan Yu's head was chopped off by you, what else should I pay attention to?"

"It is precisely because the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses that they should pay attention."

"The poisonous kings are not all mediocre lords. This time, the Xiongnu almost lost all the people with decision-making ability. The tribe is torn apart. In the future, they will be content with enjoying themselves. The fighting power will definitely be greatly reduced. The reason why we can compete with the poisonous kingdoms Such an easy connection is due to the threat of the Huns, who are constantly attacking with poison, making them all in danger, and they asked the big man, so Xunjia agreed so quickly."

"If the Huns completely lose their fighting power, the relationship between the poisonous countries and the big man will not be the same as before. It is completely different from asking for others, and not asking for others. Therefore, Your Majesty should pay more attention to the Huns. .”

When Han Xin drove away the Huns, he was thinking of using the Huns as hunting dogs and the big man as the hunter. After the hunting dogs bit the prey, the hunters would harvest the prey.

But now, the hound is half-disabled, mainly the younger brother Ji Porridge, who has done absurdly. He completely overthrew his elder brother's policy, expelled most capable people, and ruined the family.

Liu Chang suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"I just care, so what can I do? You can't let me send people to support the Huns, can you?"

"The leader of the Huns is that virtue. Unless I am appointed as Chanyu, there is no way to solve it."

Zhou Yafu was stunned for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty can stop the attack on the Huns, and you can trade with them in private."

Liu Chang nodded heavily, and then they began to discuss how to set goals for Xunjia.

The current Dahan has no territorial demands on Sunga, so there is no need to cede the land, and the Dahan does not have the idea of ​​managing the internal government affairs of Sunga, for example, the current government affairs of the Dian Kingdom are all in the hands of the Dahan However, the orders of the Prime Minister Xiao Yan are more effective than those of their king. This country has actually become a special county of the Han Dynasty, but this cannot be done for the Xunjia Kingdom.

Not to mention the distance issue, even the ambitious King Xunjia would not allow the big man to send someone to replace his power, this is his bottom line.

However, not managing on behalf of them does not mean that the big man does not interfere in their government affairs.

"A person should be appointed as the country's prime minister. He may not have the power to govern the local area, but he must be able to influence their domestic policies, influence their kings and ministers, and be able to seek greater benefits for the great man in their territory."

"This person must have enough experience, be healthy, be resourceful, and be reliable"

Several people started to discuss. Of course, in terms of employing people, it still depends on Liu Chang.

If Lu Jia hadn't been dealing with the affairs of the county school at the moment, he might be the best candidate.

Everyone failed to negotiate a result, but Liu Chang couldn't help laughing, "I have someone to choose, so don't worry about this, just keep talking!"

In addition to appointing a prime minister, the most important thing is actually economic cooperation. On this point, the opinions of all the officials are the same. To ensure the stability of the business, we will continue to send merchants to Sunga to welcome the caravans of Sunga. Go to the West Court, build a road between the two, shorten the distance, send a large number of people to Shendu, deepen the understanding of Shendu, strengthen the influence of the big man in Shendu, etc.

After confirming the general situation, Liu Chang let them leave.

Liu Chang still has important things to do. He needs to find a few young people who can help him review the memorials, so he can't be delayed by these trivial matters.

Just as they were walking out, Lu Lu, who had been waiting at the door, grabbed Zhou Yafu and dragged him into the hall. Looking at Zhou Yafu who had gone and returned, not only Liu Chang, but Zhou Yafu himself Surprised, Lu Lu hurriedly told what he encountered on the road today.

"Yafu, you became famous when you were young, and now you are a family of two princes. I don't know how many people hate you for such a record and title. How can you indulge your subordinates like this? They say that you run the army strictly, just such a strict law ? I have already sent the person to Xuan Moru. With him here, it’s okay to solve it. If it falls into the hands of Zhang Shizhi, you will have to sit with him.”

Zhou Yafu shook his head and said seriously, "This is not my subordinate."

"My subordinates will not do such a thing."

Lu Lu looked at Zhou Yafu who was so confident, "You haven't even seen him, how dare you be so sure?"

"Of course I'm sure. My subordinates are still in the Western Regions and haven't returned. The ones who came back with me this time are General Xiahou's subordinates."

"Then you just said you didn't come back. I thought you had such strong confidence in your own army."

At this moment, Liu Chang frowned, "Generals in the army, good and bad are mixed."

Zhou Yafu said, "Your Majesty, I have an idea."

"You said."

"Today's Taixue has agriculture, medicine, and even the so-called engineering, but there is no military science"

"Oh?? What do you mean?"

"Students of the imperial court must learn a certain art of war, but the Dahan does not have a school that specializes in training low-level generals. The low-level soldiers of the Dahan are fought by soldiers, so many people are illiterate and have never read the art of war. To a large extent In fact, this limits their path of advancement, and also weakens some of their combat effectiveness. If we can set up such a school, which is responsible for training low-level generals, now the low-level generals in the army can also be brought in for training.”

Liu Chang understood his thoughts a little bit, and nodded, "You have a good idea, I will consider it, you go back first."

"only!!"

Zhou Yafu left, but Lu Lu laughed.

"Your Majesty!! It's done!"

Lu Lu hurriedly told Liu Chang the news about Shangfang's new paper, and Liu Chang was also very excited. In Liu Chang's mind, many weird things would always appear involuntarily, and this bank is one of them , maybe not the name, but the purpose is the same, but Liu Chang is not sure whether this is his own wild imagination, or it can really be implemented.

Ever since, Lu Lu has become his best experimental product, helping him to determine whether these ideas are feasible.

If Shangfang really has a way to make paper that cannot be forged by others, then this thing can really be done.

By then, business will surely be more prosperous.

"Get it done now! In the next few days, you don't have to come to the palace anymore, so you can handle it with peace of mind! I'll wait for your good news!"

"only!!!"

(End of this chapter)