I’m The King

Several months have passed since Huhu. It’s the golden autumn and October. For the Kingdom of Han Dynasty, this year is a peaceful year. Soldiers are in the warehouse, horses are placed in Nanshan, and since the beginning of the Fufeng army, it has never been like that year. This year, no war broke out. There are two things that are most worthy of Dahan's joy this year. One is that the east-west traffic arteries from Liaodong and Yuyang are officially connected, marking the official completion of the two aortic arteries in Dahan. The second thing is that the weather has been smooth this year, and the great news of a bumper harvest has spread across the vast territory of the Han Kingdom.

But for the Han Guochaotang, the big harvest was happy, but another big problem posed before them. Low grains hurt farmers. A big harvest of grain will inevitably bring about a sharp drop in grain prices, and the losses will be The lowest level of people.

Overcharged three or five more! Gao Yuan thought of the famous article in his previous life [hog][猪][岛] novel ww.zuhm for no reason.

"Lao Yan, Zhengshitang is about to formulate a plan for this matter. There must be a minimum protection price, and the merchants must purchase grains at no lower than this protection price." Looking at Yan Shenghao in front of him, he was utterly decisive, and now Shoufu is basically in semi-retirement. State, the daily operation of the Zhengshitang is in charge of Yan Shenghao.

"But my lord, my great kingdom of Han has never interfered in the business activities of merchants. It has been a law since ancient times. We force merchants to purchase grain at a price higher than the market price. Merchants will not do it!" This shows that they are losing money. Your Majesty, this also violates the free trade law you issued just last year!" Yan Shenghao showed embarrassed expression.

"The minimum protection price is set. The merchants will buy at this price. The imperial court will subsidize the difference." Gao Yuan waved his hand. "We must not let the common people have a good harvest. On the contrary, they will suffer a bit more than in previous years."

"My lord, this is a lot of money!" Yan Shenghao was taken aback. "This year there is good news of a bumper harvest in the entire Han Kingdom. If the imperial court subsidizes the price difference, Wang Wudi of the Ministry of Finance will have to jump again. "

"What's the use of just jumping? You have to find a way. Old Yan, let go of the grain restrictions on Qin, and the grain stored in the warehouse can be sold to Qin. Isn't Qin lacking in grain this year? Their country is now in chaos. The food is extremely scarce. As long as we are willing to sell, they will definitely buy it."

"It's hard to make the Qin country mess up, and now they are selling food to them. Wouldn't they let them last for a while?" Yan Shenghao was a little dissatisfied, "If this is the case, I would rather let Wang Wudi go to me. Go jumping, we will bear the loss ourselves."

Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "Compared to let our own people live a little more comfortably and maintain the price of domestic food, it is nothing to make the people of Qin lingering for a while, Lao Yan, we can sell the food to the people of Qin. , But we only sell it to Lu Chao."

Yan Shenghao's eyes lit up. "We sold to Lu Chao, and Lu Chao collected a large amount of grain. The Qin court will inevitably over-adjust the grain to Lu, and Lu Chao will not do it. Then their relationship will definitely worsen."

"Lu Chao will definitely do it, but he will use this to offer some exchange terms to Qin Ting. Of course, the effect is the same. Qin Ting will become more and more wary of him. The more Qin Ting guards against him, Lu Chao's pace will definitely be better. Move faster."

"It's a pity that the people of Chu also have a good harvest. Otherwise, you can sell some to them. This year is also an evil one. Both Han and Chu have a good harvest, but Qin suffered a drought, and the harvest fell sharply. Natural disasters and man-made disasters were combined. Maybe it's God who is warning, the people of Qin are rabbits who can't grow their tails!" Yan Shenghao stroked his beard, very happily.

"Although Qin and Chu are in an alliance, the current situation of the Qin people, I am afraid that Chu has completely lost confidence in them. Once Qin is involved, the Chu people can only think about sharing a piece of the pie." Gao Yuan smiled.

"It's still the king who is brilliant. The military has always wanted to attack Qin, but the Qin people still have their strength. If we can't win quickly and get stuck with the Qin people, the Chu people will inevitably give birth to a variety of thoughts. Let's not move a soldier or a soldier. We only moved a few hands and feet, and the Qin people themselves became messy. When they are incorruptible, the Qin Chu alliance will destroy itself." Yan Shenghao said: "The king, it is up to you. In Qin’s opinion, is there bound to be civil unrest among the people of Qin?"

"Definitely, now I just haven't guessed exactly how Lu Chao arranged in Xianyang. He must have left behind in Xianyang. Otherwise, he will be very likely to make a dead move in this game, but I believe he Since he dared to do this, he must have fallen under his shadow long ago. This person would be his biggest killer, but he hid too deeply. Although the National Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau are trying to find out this key, it still remains. Nothing."

"In fact, the king just wants to know this person earlier to solve the doubts in his heart. In fact, this has nothing to do with us. When Lu Chao starts, we will naturally understand." Yan Shenghao smiled.

"Indeed." Gao Yuan raised his voice and laughed.

He Weiyuan walked into the door with a high laugh, "Master, the hour is almost there, and the carriages outside are ready."

"Yeah." Gao Yuan nodded, turned his head and said to Yan Shenghao: "Let’s go, let’s go to Mr. Jiang to see Mr. Jiang. These days, Mr. Jiang has a slight illness, and his body is a little uncomfortable. After all, he is seven. It's been ten years."

Yan Shenghao was startled, and there was another surprise in his heart. Gao Yuan took him to see Jiang Jiaquan. The subtext here is also obvious. Since this year, Jiang Jiaquan's physical condition in his early 70s has been getting better every day. In fact, there are actually very few visits in the Zhengshitang. It is basically presided over by Yan Shenghao, but in name, Jiang Jiaquan is still the first assistant of the Han Dynasty.

Today’s trip, I’m afraid it’s a handover between the old and new first assistants. He will become the first assistant of this powerful kingdom under one person and above the tens of thousands.

Thinking of this, Yan Shenghao couldn't help but feel complacent. He recalled his political career in his life, or perhaps the most wise one was to defect to the Eastern Army. I was the first local official to surrender to Gaoyuan, the head of a county, and over the years, the king has given him rich rewards, and now, he is finally on the top of his life.

There were no signs on the carriage, and there were just plain-clothes guards surrounding the carriage. They quietly drove out of the side door in the corner of the palace and headed straight for Jiang Jiaquan's residence.

"The old gentleman is getting older. This time he was ill and he made up his mind to retire. You recommended the first assistant's seat. This time, let's go and see him. It just so happens that you can also have a good communication, old Yan. , I know you have made some preparations for this, what are your plans for the next work?" Inside the carriage, leaning high on the wall, asked with a smile.

Although he had been mentally prepared, the words came out of the king’s mouth. Naturally, they were still different. Yan Shenghao suppressed the excitement in his heart and sat up straight: “The king, the ministers think that the current situation makes Yi Jing not easy to move. Our Dahan Kingdom is now thriving, and everything is developing in an orderly and good manner. Therefore, after the minister becomes the first assistant, the first task is to continue the current policy and continue to implement instead of eager to do something to prove himself."

"Good point!" Gao Yuan smiled: "In fact, what I am most worried about is that you want to prove yourself in a hurry. It is good that you have this idea."

Yan Shenghao smiled and nodded.

"I still have some thoughts on the appointment of the first assistant post. Today, with Mr. Jiang, we can just have a chat, but you can rest assured that no one can compete with you this time, but I am afraid that the next one will be It's different, you have to be mentally prepared!"

"Next?" Yan Shenghao looked at Gao Yuan with some uncertainty, but Gao Yuan closed his eyes and started dozingly.

Jiang Jiaquan’s mansion is not far from the royal palace. Compared with the large mansions that the officials of the previous dynasty often occupied, the mansions of the officials of the Han Dynasty are too simple. As the chief assistant of a country, the mansion of Jiang Jiaquan is larger than many. The merchant’s house is much smaller, just a three-in and three-out courtyard. Even such a house is too big for Jiang Jiaquan. The old man has no children and is alone, with him. Apart from the guards who live in this house, there are only some workers and girls who take care of his daily life.

Standing by the door, Jiang Jiaquan stared at the corner door on one side. Qing's face looked a little pale. Although the weather is still warm in autumn, the thin old man appeared to be a little afraid of the cold and had already put on thick autumn clothes.

The Jiaomen squeaked open, and He Weiyuan stepped in first. Behind him, Gao Yuan and Yan Shenghao entered the Jiaomen one after another. They saw Jiang Jiaquan stepping out of the threshold~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and they were about to welcome him. When he came up, Gao Yuan immediately speeded up his pace and walked to Jiang Jiaquan's body. He stretched out his hand to support him and blamed him: "Mr. He just got better, how come out of the house? When the wind blows, if there is a repetition, it is not Gao Yuan. Have you sinned? Hurry up and go in the house."

"How can it be so delicate?" Jiang Jiaquan laughed: "After a little bit of wind and cold, the king made a fuss, and Ju Debao couldn't drive away from my house. He was screaming with me every day, but I was so annoying. Today, I finally got this out. The guy drove away."

"I don't dare to be careless one day, my husband is old, and it's not comparable to the previous years." Gao Yuan laughed, "Mr. Qiu Debao is not to be blamed, but I gave him the order to die. If the husband is not good, just He is not allowed to go home."

Jiang Jiaquan laughed. "A handful of old bones, let the king worry about it."

Yan Shenghao walked over and said deeply: "The first assistant."

"Shenghao is here too."

"Go in and talk, Mr. Jiang, today I have dinner with Lao Yan, the three of us have a good chat, I have some ideas, I need to ventilate with the two of them first." Gao Yuan smiled and picked up Jiang Jiaquan. Walked into the house. (To be continued...)