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With such a backing, Situ Mansion is not so scary anymore.

When Zhang Song came in, everyone almost laughed out loud.

A young man with short stature and almost ugly appearance is the representative of Situ Mansion?

It can be seen that the real talents in Situ's Mansion knew that this matter could not be successful, so they refused to come forward, so they introduced such a thing to perfunctory the matter, and just went through the motions.

Facing everyone's scorn, Zhang Song didn't care.

In the past, he might have been furious and wanted to use all his strength to compete with these people and prove that although his appearance was not good, he was very talented.But now, he has been approved by the emperor, so he doesn't need to care about these mediocre people who have no eyes.

He did not explain, and after he was seated, he announced the start of the meeting, asked everyone to speak in turn, and ordered someone to record it.

Cai Mao was the first to appear on the stage, and made a statement, emphasizing practical learning and business. I built the Dukang Hall to study brewing techniques, which is to respond to the call of the imperial court. It should be supported by the Situ Mansion, not suppressed.

Then, he announced the amount of taxes that have been paid and will be paid this year, saying that the more brewed, the more taxes will be paid.This is a contribution to the imperial court and a person of meritorious service.Should be rewarded, not punished.

As for food prices, it may be affected a little bit, but rising food prices is not a bad thing, and the common people will benefit accordingly.

Benefiting the country and the people is simply the best of both worlds.

I have to say that Cai Mao's speech is very deceptive and sounds like the same thing.

Zhang Song was not in a hurry to refute, and let the others speak one by one.

Those people all agreed with Cai Mao, and the reasons were generally not within the scope of Cai Mao's delineation.

After Zhang Song listened, he said slowly: "First of all, the Situ Mansion summoned you to discuss the matter to understand the situation, weigh the pros and cons, and did not intend to suppress it. You are overthinking. If you really want to suppress you, why invite you here, a document Send it directly to the counties. The Son of Heaven is in Nanyang, don’t you dare to rebel?”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Song looked around, with a murderous look in his eyes.

Cai Mao shrank his neck, not daring to speak.

The charge of rebellion is too great for anyone to afford.

"Secondly, your estimation of food prices is not accurate enough." Zhang Song raised a piece of paper in his hand. "Estimating based on the scale you reported just now and the food you need to consume, the price of food will fluctuate more than you imagined. The most conservative estimate will also double."

"Food prices have risen, and the common people will also benefit." Cai Mao insisted.

"That's right, if food prices rise appropriately, the people will also benefit. But if the price rises too fast, the people who benefit the most will not belong to them." Zhang Song immediately began a series of analyzes to refute Cai Mao's reasons, and gave specific data.

Obviously, in this regard, Cai Hao is not Zhang Song's opponent at all, and has been criticized utterly.

Finally, Zhang Song pointed out that the rise in food prices will not only affect the normal order, but also make people put the income of the land in the first place again, and the resistance to farming will also be greater.Those who have already saved the field will repeat it, and those who have not saved the field will object.

Can you bear this responsibility?

"It's okay to make wine, but it affects the overall situation, but it's not allowed." Zhang Song made a concluding speech. "As long as you have a way not to affect the price of food, no matter how large your scale is, the Situ Mansion will not oppose it, but will only support it."

Cai Mao and the others were dumbfounded.

Brewing needs food, and it is impossible not to affect the price of food.

Chapter 1073 The Future Can Be Expected

At this time, Zhang Song turned around and gave them an idea.

The farther south you go, the hotter the weather and the higher the grain yield.If you want to get more food, you should support the development of Jiangnan, Jiaozhou, and even overseas expeditions.

It is said that Rinan, Jiuzhen and other places in Jiaozhou have three crops a year, and the rice output is extremely high.As long as the imperial court can regain Jiaozhou and transport the rice from Jiaozhou to the Central Plains, the food problem will naturally be solved, and the restrictions on wine making will be gone.

In addition, although the people in Nanyang are rich, their ability to consume high-end wine is limited.If you want to make more profits, you should take a long-term view and find ways to sell these good wines to more places.

Such as Liaodong.

Why do you say Liaodong?Firstly, the climate in Liaodong is cold and there is more demand for wine.Second, you can go to Liaodong by sea, and the transportation cost is the lowest.

Wine is not afraid of spoilage, and it doesn't matter if it takes a long time to transport it. It is suitable for sea transportation.

In addition, the sea is lonely, and people who go to sea also need wine.

Finally, there is another point. Although Liaodong is poor, it has a large number of high-quality furs, pearls and other goods that the Central Plains did not have.Preliminary estimates, if you send wine and buy it back, the profit will be at least ten times that of selling wine in Nanyang.

Cai Mao and others woke up like a dream, and their thighs were swollen from patting.

Why didn't they think of such a way?

Immediately, someone asked a question: Shipping by sea is cheap, but the risk is high. If the ship sinks, you will lose everything.

Zhang Song smiled mysteriously, you can buy new-style sea boats.

Captain Yuzhang's new sea-going ship is about to be successfully developed. It is larger than ordinary ships and is more resistant to wind and waves, so it can travel on the sea.With astrology navigation, there is no need to drive along the coast, and the voyage is shorter.

At present, these ships have not yet started to be sold to the outside world. First place an order and pick up the ship first. If you buy it, you will earn money.

With the blessing of huge profits, Zhang Song's ugly face became extremely cute in the eyes of Cai Mao and others, even shining golden.

They changed their previous attitude and gathered around Zhang Song for advice.

Zhang Song finally reminded them that technical problems are easy to solve, but there is one problem that you must pay attention to.

Whether you go to Jiaozhou or Liaodong, there will always be pirates.The greater the profit, the more rampant the pirates.If you want to make money with peace of mind, you must support the imperial court to build a powerful navy, and you must support the emperor, so that the emperor has enough strength to deter the generals of the navy and let them become your protectors instead of plucking the feathers.

Therefore, a strong imperial court is the confidence for you to make a fortune.If you only think about your own little interests and don't hesitate to damage the interests of the court, you won't be able to go far.No matter how much money they make, they will be forcibly divided just like the fields they bought before.

Cai Mao and others thought so.

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Zhang Song successfully completed the task.

Cai Mao and others not only agreed to control production, but also paid for new sea-going ships to support the imperial court in developing Jiangnan and conquering overseas.

After reading the minutes of the meeting and understanding Zhang Song's persuasion strategy, Yang Biao once again lamented that the Son of Heaven knows people well.

Zhang Song's method of handling this matter is similar to that of Liu Ba, but his vision is wider than Liu Ba's, and he does not have the arrogance of a scholar-bureaucrat.

He was able to win the support of Cai Mao and others because he looked at the problem from their standpoint, not just as the object of management.

"This is very like the emperor." After listening to Yang Biao's story, Zhao Wen said with relief: "My trip to Yizhou has finally achieved something."

Yang Biao didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly sighed. "Your Majesty really took a lot of thought to appease us veterans."

Zhao Wen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Yang Biao is right.

For the three of them, the emperor promoted Yang Xiu, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Song respectively.If there is no accident, 30 years later, these people will all become ministers and become the pillars of the imperial court.

They inherited the behest of the veterans, but they did not follow the rules and were greatly influenced by the emperor.In the future, cooperation with the emperor will inevitably be more tacit.

In the prosperous age, they became reality in their hands, and they were more powerful than Wenjing and Zhaoxuan before, and it was even possible to realize the kingly way that Confucianism had been looking forward to for hundreds of years.

"Your Majesty's far-sightedness is beyond my reach." Zhao Wen said quietly: "In my opinion, Shi Sun Junrong may have seen through this point a long time ago, so he has no obsession with the position of Taiwei."

"He is younger after all." Yang Biao smiled meaningfully.

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Liu Xie is also very satisfied with Zhang Song's work.

He suggested that Situ Mansion write an article about the process of this negotiation and publish it in the mansion newspaper, so that more people could know the whole story.

The benefits of convincing people with reason are self-evident.Zhang Song made a good start, not only solving the problem, but also showing the sincerity of the court.

Those who have been ridiculing the imperial court's saving land is competing with the people for profit can finally shut up.

If it is only for profit, Gu Que is obviously easier to achieve than Du Tian.

Facts speak louder than words. Even if there are still people who insist on this argument, there will be fewer and fewer people who can be influenced by them.

In addition to fame, the court also gained real benefits.

The Yuzhang ship officer received orders for several large ships.

With the addition of manpower, the progress of sea-going ship research and development has been greatly accelerated, but the cost has also risen sharply.Before the emergence of real products, these were all supported by funds allocated by the imperial court, and a large part was included in military expenditures, which had to be raised by Liu Xie himself.

Except for a small part of the money earned by the weaving workshop and printing workshop controlled by Fushou, Xun Wenqian and others, which was reserved for the daily expenses of the palace, most of it was invested in the bottomless pit of the Yuzhang boat officer.

With the order and the addition of fresh blood, even Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Xie readily agreed to the request of Cai Mao and others, and arranged for the Yuzhang ship officer to prepare for production.

The new type of sea-going ship is put into use, not only can establish a sea route to Jiaozhou and Liaodong, but also can greatly shorten the contact distance with Liu Bei, and make material preparations for the integration of Sanhan and Dongwa.

In order to avoid Sun Ce's worry, Liu Xie sent someone to send some fine wine to Sun Ce and explained it.

Building merchant ships first is not to delay the pace of overseas conquests, but to prepare for overseas conquests.Accompanied by merchant ships, it can not only provide material transportation services for the army, but also provide part of the military salary to reduce the burden of carrying out.

In the long run, any expedition is inseparable from business. Businesses that lose money will not last long, and only expeditions that can bring benefits can continue.

With Merchant Escort, you can go even further.

The Protectorate of the Western Regions is the most typical example.Without the benefits brought by the trade route, it is impossible for them to go that far.

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In addition to fame and fortune, Liu Xie has even greater gains.

In mid-July, Liu Xian sent a message.

After his unremitting efforts, after weighing the pros and cons of the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, they chose to cooperate with the imperial court and accept Du Tian.

The problem now is that they are responsible for this year's cultivation. Seeing that the autumn harvest is approaching, they are reluctant to give up the benefits they will soon get, and hope to farm again after the autumn harvest is completed.

For this reason, they are willing to pay rent according to the actual amount of land they occupy.

That is to say, for the imperial court, it is not beneficial to save the land, and the land rent that should be received is not a lot, but the part of the income that should have been given to the people must be left to them.

This is of course a very slick statement. According to the current rent and tax standards, there are actually not many land rents that need to be handed over to the court.

However, after discussing with Yang Biao and others, Liu Xie still accepted this plan.

Solving problems without bloodshed is more important than those land rents.If you really want to use force, the land rent collected is not enough for the army to consume.

Chapter 1074

Accepting the plan of the Jiangnan family rationally, Liu Xie is still uneasy.

After much deliberation, he added an item.

The Jiangnan aristocratic family will lend the grain harvested this year to the imperial court, and the imperial court will repay them with the land rent they should pay every year until it is paid off.

Part of the borrowed grain was sent to Yizhou as the army ration of Hussar General Zhang Ji, and part of it was distributed to the poor local people as grain for winter and seeds for next spring.

In addition to giving them land, they must also be given enough supplies to live until next year's autumn harvest. Otherwise, those people who have no food and clothing and have to flee into the mountains will not be able to survive outside the mountains, but may starve to death.

Considering that it is for the people in the south of the Yangtze River, I hope they can be more proactive.

Also, the interest will be waived.

After receiving the reply from Situ Mansion, Liu Xian also couldn't laugh or cry.

In order to resume production and appease the common people, the imperial court implemented a low land rent of 50 taxes.To repay the grain loaned out this year, at least three to fifty years, maybe even hundreds of years.

But he dared not accept such a condition.

Otherwise, not only the hussar general Zhang Ji, but also tens of thousands of refugees would come.

Liu Xian spent some time talking, and finally persuaded the representatives of the aristocratic families to accept the conditions of the emperor.

The four counties in the south of the Yangtze River announced the completion of land, and related work was gradually rolled out.

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When receiving Liu Xian's reply, Empress Fushou gave birth to a son, weighing fifteen catties a tael, with a strong body and a loud cry.

According to the female doctor who delivered the baby, the child knew from the first glance that he was congenitally perfect, and that he would surely have a happy life in the future.

The smooth birth of the emperor's son solved an unresolved problem.

The queen's status is unshakable, and no one else should covet it.

This also means that in the foreseeable future, the possibility of a powerful foreign relative appearing is infinitely close to zero.Whether it is the Xun family in Yingchuan, the Ma family in Hanyang, or the Lu family in Wuyuan, no matter how powerful they are in the army, they cannot become generals who can influence the government.

It can even be said that the position of general is destined to be vacant for a long time, and it may even never exist again.

With the disappearance of eunuchs in the system, foreign relatives may also disappear, and scholar-bureaucrats will become the only main force in the court.

Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and other veterans were delighted, but even Jia Xu, the Taiwei who stayed in Chang'an, couldn't restrain his joy when he received the news, and wrote to the emperor, requesting to go to Wanyang court.

Liu Xie agreed.

At the same time, he sent an edict to Sikong Zhouzhong, who was staying in Jizhou, to rush to Wancheng to participate in the New Year's Day Dynasty.