Everyone in the hall was full of joy, and Lin Nan was no exception, he glanced at Gai Xun, and saw that Gai Xun was not very pedantic and loyalist, and he could still bring him benefits at critical moments. He knew very well in his heart what the concept of hussar general and Yan Hou mentioned by Gai Xun was raised.

The hussar general is the second-class general in the rank of general, and he also has a lot of authority in appointing military positions and handling military affairs, many times higher than the general of Zhenbei, and can even directly appropriate the soldiers and horses of other states and counties, of course, if other states and counties agree. And Yanhou is a heavyweight marquis, the area around Youzhou is the old land of the ancient Yan Kingdom, and taking up the position of Yanhou is equivalent to giving him the entire Youzhou as a food town, that is, as long as he wants, he can let Youzhou change its name to Yan Country at any time.

Lin Nan's heart was full of joy, he raised his glass and smiled at Gai Xun, and couldn't help but say in his heart: "Gai Xun is really a friend worthy of deep friendship, since I met him in Liangzhou, he has helped me a lot, if Fu Xie does not die, it is estimated that he should also be able to be a good helper for me, and in the future, such a person is indispensable." ”

The banquet continued, all the scribes and generals began to drink, Lin Nan took the wine glass and toasted one after another, he drank a lot, rarely drunk, when he finished saluting all the people, he returned to his seat again, and said loudly: "Youzhou has a total of eleven counties, among which Liaodong, Lelang, Shanggu, Daijun, Changli, Yuyang, Youbeiping seven counties are the most important, since I have been in charge of Youzhou, it is time to reappoint the local Taishou ......"

Everyone put down the wine glasses in their hands and looked at Lin Nan, looking forward to Lin Nan's words.

Lin Nan continued: "Youzhou has just experienced the Wuhuan Rebellion, and most of the people have not yet resumed production, and there has been a major drought this year, which has caused the people to suffer severe losses in agricultural affairs. In order to prevent famine and encourage the people to resume production. I will now proceed to appoint a suitable candidate for Taishou. ”

Everyone stood up at this moment, and bowed their hands to Lin Nan together: "I'll listen to you!" ”

Lin Nan also did some careful consideration, and then he said the candidate in his mind, and said loudly: "Zhang He, you continue to lead your subordinates to garrison Shanggu, and serve as the Taishou of Shanggu." ”

"No!"

Lin Nan then shouted: "Cui Yan is appointed as the Taishou of Daijun, and Sima Fang is appointed as the Taishou of Youbeiping." Zhong Xuan served as the Taishou of Yuyang, Xian Yufu served as the Taishou of Liaoxi, Gai Xun served as the Taishou of Changli, the Taishou of Liaodong was served by Guoyuan, the Taishou of Lelang still had Hu Yu as the Taishou, Lu Zhi served as the Taishou of Zhuo County, and Shisun Rui was the Taishou of Guangyang County. so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. ”

The people who were appointed as Taishou all stood up and replied in unison, "We will definitely live up to the high expectations of the lord." ”

Lin Nan nodded, glanced at the generals, and immediately said, "Zhao Yun led five thousand cavalry to Daijun to garrison; Pang De led 5,000 troops to continue to be stationed in Shenyang to ensure the safety of Liaodong. ”

Zhao Yun and Pang De replied in unison: "No! ”

Lin Nan glanced at the top ten wealthy merchants, and then said slowly: "Jicheng is too small, and it will be expanded in the near future, and I also ask Lord Shisun to help me financially." Strive to build Jicheng into a giant city in the north and the construction of a qiē market. Just build according to the layout of Luoyang City, there is no problem in leaving this matter to you, right? ”

Of course, Shi Sun Rui will not refuse, he has money, and at this time, he not only got the position of Taishou, but also asked him to expand Jicheng, for the construction of the city. He is the best at it, because he can build a new Shisun Mansion when it is expanded. He immediately responded: "No problem. ”

Lin Nan also knew very well what Shi Sun Rui wanted, and he asked Shi Sun Rui to contribute the money and contribute himself, which was a very good idea. Not only can the original appearance of the Shisun Mansion be restored, but even a huge city can be built through Guò Shisun Rui, and by the way, his Yanhou Mansion can be built together. He believed that money could make ghosts grind, Shi Sun Rui and the ten wealthy merchants were used to living a life of fine clothes and food, food and shelter would be good, and building a new city would naturally work harder, after all, Luoyang had turned into a ruin, and they couldn't go back if they wanted to.

Subsequently, Lin Nan set up a think tank, with Jia Xu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Tian Feng, Xun Chen, Xu You, and Sima Lang as the members of the group, and jointly served as the post of joining the army, and Jia Xu was the chief military advisor. He also did this to repay Jia Xu, since Jia Xu followed him, he gave him many ideas, and he also promised Jia Xu that no matter how many strategists he had, he would let him be the mastermind, not to mention that Jia Xu was also the youngest and eldest of the seven think tanks.

In addition, Lin Nan reappointed generals, with Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Pang De, Wei Yan, Chen Zhi, Wen Ping, Lu Heng, Hu Yu, Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Lin Yang, Chu Yan, Bian Xi, and Xiahou Lan as generals, and their official positions were in the same column, collectively known as the Eighteen Hussars of Youzhou. However, in terms of Yulu, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Zhang He, and Pang De's original five tiger generals were slightly higher than the other fourteen people.

After Lin Nan announced his appointment, he drank with everyone for a while, and then the meeting was dismissed.

The meeting dispersed, Lin Nan was already drunk, and was helped into his room by Lin Yang, and soon after lying down, he heard who Lin Yang was talking to outside the door, and he vaguely heard Lin Yang say: "The lord has fallen asleep, if there is something to come back tomorrow." ”

Lin Nan was very curious, who would come to him at such a late hour, so he walked to the door, and after opening the door, he saw that Cai Yong was just turning around to leave, so he hurriedly shouted: "It's Mr. Cai, it's so late, is there anything to find me?" ”

Cai Yong bowed and said: "Oh, there are some private matters that I want to discuss with adults......

"Come in, I won't be able to sleep right now, anyway. Lin Yang, when Mr. Cai arrives in the future, he must not be stopped. ”

Lin Yang said "no", stood at the door, and at the same time made a gesture of please, sent Cai Yong into the room, and then he closed the door.

After Cai Yong and Lin Nan sat down in the room, Lin Nan poured a bowl of hot tea for Cai Yong, pushed it in front of Cai Yong, and asked, "Mr. Cai, Lin Yang offended Mr. Cai just now, and I apologize to Mr. Cai here." ”

"It's okay to ......," Cai Yong said slowly, "General Lin is also for the sake of adults, he is loyal to adults, and he does not offend the old man." ”

Lin Nan asked, "Sir is here." Don't know what to learn? ”

Cai Yong hesitated slightly, and then said slowly: "Oh, there is a little private matter that I want to find an adult......"

Lin Nan saw that Cai Yong wanted to speak and stopped, his eyes flickered, and he said: "Mr. doesn't have to be formal, just say anything straight." ”

Cai Yong pondered for a moment. Only then did he loosen his lips and said softly: "I heard that the adult already has a wife, I wonder if the adult has ever thought of marrying another wife?" ”

When Lin Nan heard Cai Yong's words, he already roughly knew what Cai Yong was here for, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Cai Yong came to visit late at night, just to talk to me about marrying a wife, could it be for his daughter Cai Yan to be a matchmaker?" ”

Seeing that Lin Nan didn't answer, thinking for a while, Cai Yong continued: "I have a little girl under my knees. Adults have also seen it, although it is not the color of the country and the city, but it is also a little bit of beauty, and has been nurtured since childhood, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is quite ......talented."

Cai Yong paused when he said this, and he glanced at Lin Nan. Seeing that Lin Nan was listening to him intently, he continued: "I heard that adults have been married for nearly two years. So far, there are no heirs, the little girl has the appearance of a prosperous husband and a son, and she is also virtuous and virtuous, if she can marry an adult, she will definitely be able to add a few heirs to the adult. There are three so-called unfilial pieties, and no queen is greater. Adults should have an heir sooner. ”

After Lin Nan listened to Cai Yong's words, he smiled faintly and said softly: "Mr. wants to marry my daughter to me as my wife?" ”

Although Cai Yong was not as straightforward as he said, he did mean this, when Fan Yang was in the past. He never found a chance to say that he followed Lin Nan to Jicheng this time, and he also saw the opportunity, so he visited late at night. He nodded, and said with a kind face: "That's what the old man meant, I don't know what the adults think?" ”

Lin Nan, the woman who came to the door for nothing, naturally would not want it, she was still a famous talented woman in history, and she had not yet married, she was not the kind of widow who had a dead husband, although he did not have that plot, but he was not willing to marry a widow. Now Cai Yan is unmarried, she is still in the boudoir, and she is a big talented girl, and Cai Yong also came to talk to her daughter in person, so he naturally will not refuse.

Lin Nan smiled and said, "Then does Miss Cai agree?" ”

When Cai Yong heard this, he already knew that Lin Nan had agreed, so he said happily: "Of course I agree, the little girl and the adult have had a two-sided relationship, and they fell in love with the adult at first sight and fell in love at second sight. ”

Lin Nan nodded and said slowly, "Agreed." However, it is now during the expansion of Jicheng, and I have just taken charge of Youzhou, Youzhou is not very stable, at this time I don't have the heart to deal with my lifelong affairs, in my opinion, it is better to make a marriage contract with Miss Cai first, and after Youzhou is stable, a grand wedding will be held, and the heroes of the world will be invited to gather in Youzhou to celebrate. I wonder what Mr. thinks about this? ”

Cai Yong naturally will not refuse, as long as Lin Nan agrees, then his daughter is equivalent to Lin Nan's fiancée, when to get married is a matter of one sentence, and he can also hear that Lin Nan wants to make this wedding a little grander, and wants to use his name to take the opportunity to recruit talents from all over the world. He didn't have any nostalgia for Dahan anymore, and he wouldn't ask about these things, so he nodded and agreed.

After Lin Nan sent Cai Yong away, he lay on the bed, and the figure of Diao Chan appeared in his mind, and he said to himself: "I don't know how Diao Chan will feel if he knows that I will marry a wife again?" She followed me to endure hardships a lot, and it was time to take her from Liaodong to Jicheng. ”

After Lin Nan took charge of Youzhou, he began to govern Youzhou, taking Jicheng as the administrative center of the entire Youzhou, issuing orders to all counties and counties, replacing the county orders of each county, and deploying troops very appropriately.

Shisun Rui also began to expand Jicheng, he used his money to recruit people, to build Jicheng into a city larger than Luoyang City, and work with the nine wealthy merchants to build a new home.

In addition to this expansion of Jicheng, Lin Nan also recruited people to build the Liaoxi Corridor, and he wanted to open up the road from Jicheng to Liaodong and build a wide avenue. He also set up the Juxian Pavilion in Jicheng, and asked people to take Guan Ning and Bingyuan from Liaodong, and together with Cai Yong, he opened a school in the Juxian Pavilion and taught publicly. On the other hand, he also set up a martial arts hall, named the North Martial Arts Hall, which was specifically responsible for recruiting soldiers who were skilled in archers and horses, and fought bravely.

The whole Youzhou is under construction, but the weather near the cold winter has not been affected. On the contrary, you can see that the people on the construction site are in full swing. Today's drought has made it impossible for many people to sow seeds, and the barren land has become cracked, and only a few places close to the river waters have not been affected, and the people have been recruited to become people to contribute to the construction of Youzhou, most importantly. Not only do you get paid, but you also have food, and no one will not agree to this kind of good thing.

In the governor's mansion, Lin Nan has been very busy in the past half a month, on the one hand, he has to appoint suitable candidates to serve as the county magistrates of each county, and he also has to care about the military, government affairs, and the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the people, he can't wait to be divided into 100,000 people and personally preside over the work in different places.

In the government affairs hall. Messengers continued to come and go, and the newly appointed Taishou and county commanders in various prefectures and counties sent back letters, and Lin Nan and his seven thinkers also hurriedly replied, and issued a new order issued by the state governor's office, so that all counties and counties should pay attention to agricultural production, and reclaim wasteland, and organize the people to spend the winter.

"I'm so tired...... Lin Nan stretched, his eyes couldn't open. In the past half a month, I just looked at the letters of appointment submitted by various counties and counties. and stamping the seal of the state pastor made him almost unbearable, and as soon as he finished stamping the seal of the last county, he couldn't help but call out.

In the hall, Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Sima Lang also sighed with emotion when they heard it, no matter who it was, it was the busiest time when this kind of government affairs alternated. And it is almost the end of the year, and they have to count the government affairs such as grain, money, population, and taxes in the government treasury of various places, which also makes them a little unbearable.

"My lord, no matter how busy and tired you are, there is only this time in a year, and that's all. In order to have a good understanding of the local government affairs of a state, after this period of time, the lord can be idle. Jia Xu comforted.

Lin Nan said: "Okay, everyone has been busy all morning, now let's rest first." Lin Yang, prepare some snacks for all the adults. ”

"No!" Lin Yang arched his hand and walked out of the hall.

Now it's October weather, this year's weather is really abnormal, usually it has snowed at this time, but this year there is none, and except for a heavy rainstorm after entering Youzhou, there has never been a drop of rain, so that the whole land has a different dù drought, Rao is close to the water is also a little short of water supply.

Lin Nan and the others chatted with each other in the hall about some short things in the family, looking at these seven old, middle, and young think tanks, he felt very gratified, after all, these wise people are quite insightful people, and most of the decrees issued from the state pastoral mansion are also planned by these seven think tanks together, after all, Lin Nan is not very proficient in governing the local area, because managing the people and managing the company are fundamentally two different concepts.

"Newspaper-" A scout quickly ran outside the hall, elongated his voice, held a letter in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Lord Qiqi, Fan Yangling, General Jianwei Lu Heng urgently!" ”

Lin Nan hurriedly said, "Hurry up!" ”

The scout entered the hall, paced to Lin Nan's side, and handed Lin Nan the letter in his hand.

After dismantling it, Lin Nan glanced at it hurriedly, and his face showed a sad color, and he immediately said loudly: "Everyone, Jizhou has changed hands......

Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Sima Lang all looked at each other and asked in unison: "May I ask the lord, who occupies Jizhou?" ”

"Yuan Shao!" Lin Nan said with a little hatred, "Lu Heng said in the letter that Yuan Shao's advisers went to persuade Han Fu and asked Han Fu to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao, and incorporated Han Fu's subordinates, and Gongsun Zan also submitted to Yuan Shao together, Yuan Shao recruited troops in Jizhou, and recruited many talents and generals with the help of Yuan's reputation. ”

Xu You once wanted to go to Yuan Shao as a guest, but he happened to meet Dong Zhuo in Beijing, Yuan Shao was beaten away, and he also accidentally met Guo Jia and became a close friend. Later, under the persuasion of Guo Jia, he came to Lin Nan with Xun Chen, Cui Yan, and Zhong Xuan, although he knew that Lin Nan was good to them, but he did not make any achievements, and he also wanted to become Lin Nan's most trusted adviser.

At this time, he heard that Yuan Shao had occupied Jizhou, so he hurriedly offered advice: "The lord, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the protégés and former officials are all over the world, Jizhou is a rich place, if the Yuan family lives here for a long time, I am afraid that it will be deep-rooted." The subordinates thought that the lord should take this opportunity to take advantage of Yuan Shao's unstable foothold to launch a quick attack with cavalry and drive Yuan Shao out of Jizhou. ”

"Well, that's a good way to do it. What do others think? Lin Nan nodded silently. Asked softly.

Xun Chen arched his hand and said: "Enlighten the lord, my subordinates think it's inappropriate......"

Xu You twisted his face and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xun Chen and Xun Yu are relatives, and Xun Yu are brothers, both of whom are outstanding talents of the Yingchuan Xun family. In history, he mistakenly voted for Yuan Shao, and the strategists under Yuan Shao's account all intrigued with each other and formed gangs. also used to fight with each other over the issue of Yuan Shao's heir. Xun Chen didn't like this kind of thing of fighting for fame and fortune, no one took refuge, and was squeezed out by the judge, Guo Tu and others, and framed Xun Chen in front of Yuan Shao, causing Yuan Shao to no longer listen to Xun Chen's any advice, which directly led Xun Chen's depression to the end, so that the talent died early, and he failed to leave any achievements, so naturally Xun Yu and Xun Yu were not famous.

At this moment, he saw that Xu Yu was anxious for quick success. I was also worried that Lin Nan would obey Xu Yu's strategy, so he took the lead in stopping it, and hurriedly explained: "Now that the lord has just taken charge of Youzhou, the foundation is not stable, and there is no prestige in the hearts of many of Liu Yu's old departments, and the Xianbei people in the north know that after Youzhou changes hands, it is not yet known whether they can live in peace with the lord, and Youzhou is in a transitional period of construction. The expansion of Jicheng, the construction of the western Liaoning corridor, the production of weapons, and so on all require great expenditures. Plus, it's the middle of winter. Once the sky will snow heavily, the road will become difficult to walk, subordinates think that it is still too early to attack Jizhou at this time, a thousand of our army is mainly cavalry, and the siege equipment is not enough. Second, there is no excuse to attack Jizhou, and there is no reason to start a war against Yuan Shao, for fear that it will attract criticism. ”

Xu You defended: "Lord, if you don't send troops now, once you wait until Yuan Shao has a firm foothold in Jizhou." It will be difficult to attack again, although it is not good for our army in the middle of winter, it is also unfavorable to the enemy, and Jizhou has not yet made any defensive posture, as long as the lord sends troops, it is not a problem to occupy half of Jizhou, first confront Yuan Shao, wait for the spring of the next year, and then attack Jizhou with all his might, and the soldiers will be under the city of Yecheng, and Yuan Shao can be completely driven out of Jizhou in a battle, and I hope that the lord will think twice. ”

Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, and Sima Lang didn't speak, Lin Nan looked at the five of them, he already had an idea in his heart, but he wanted to know what kind of opinions Jia Xu and the other five people were, so he asked: "Xu Ziyuan's words are very reasonable, but Xun Youruo's words are also reasonable, five adults, what are your opinions?" ”

Guo Jia didn't say anything, he sat there motionless, for him, Xu You and Xun Chen were his friends, no matter what he said, he was bound to offend one side, so it was better to sit there and not move.

Sima Lang is still very young, and being included in the think tank by Lin Nan is nothing more than for the sake of the Sima family, since Sima Fang's family has followed, it is natural that someone must be included in his think tank, the seven-year-old baby Sima Yi is still a little child, and he can't participate in this kind of big thing at all, Sima Fang's ability seems to be inferior to his eldest son Sima Lang. He also sat there motionless, waiting for the others to speak.

Xun You is Xun Yu's slave, Xun Yu is Xun Chen's younger brother, and Xun You is naturally Xun Chen's slave. The so-called slave is the child of the brother, to put it bluntly, Xun You is Xun Chen's nephew.

The ancients had a strong family concept, usually dating back to their great-grandfathers, and there were brothers and children of subordinate brothers of common great-grandfathers, called slaves. The great-grandfather's sons and nephews of the same clan who are traced back to the same clan are not called slaves, but clansmen.

Although Xun You is Xun Chen's nephew, he does not seek personal gain, but deals with it impartially, and immediately said loudly: "Qi Yu Lord, his subordinates think that Lord Xun's words are reasonable, the lord has just taken charge of Youzhou at this time, and the foundation has not yet been stabilized, so it is not suitable to send troops, even if he wants to attack Jizhou, he should completely stabilize it in Youzhou before it can be carried out, and our army is indeed insufficient, compared with the strength of nearly 100,000 troops in Jizhou, there is still a little disparity." ”

Lin Nan knew that Xun You would not show favoritism, but others would not necessarily see it that way, so he turned his head and asked Jia Xu and Tian Feng, and said loudly: "Are the two adults the same opinion?" ”

Tian Feng and Jia Xu both put the overall situation first, and did not approve of sending troops to attack Jizhou at all, and for those who Jia Xu and Tian Feng had stayed in Liaodong, instead of going south to fight for Jizhou with a strong enemy, it was better to expand the edge and encroach on the foreign country. The two of them glanced at each other, and said together: "My subordinates think that it is not appropriate to send troops at this time, so they should concentrate on recruiting troops and horses, building weapons and battle armor, manufacturing siege equipment, accumulating strength, and developing strength." ”

A twitch had already appeared on Xu You's face, and his whole face was stiff, he didn't expect that his proposal would be completely vetoed, with a slight trace of remorse, and anger for no reason, he stayed there quietly. Silent.

Lin Nan had already sensed Xu You's feelings, and it was common for disagreements between strategists to disagree, so he slowly stood up and said to Jia Xu: "Military advisor, please write a reply to Lu Heng and ask him to pay close attention to the movements in Jizhou." And govern Fanyang well, and strive to build Fanyang into a military town in a short period of time. ”

Jia Xu said "promise", and then began to write a reply, with a big stroke of the pen, he wrote several pieces of paper freely.

Lin Nan looked down at the rough paper on the table in front of him, and then looked at the bamboo slips piled up on the side, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and said loudly: "I want to build a paper mill, what do you think?" ”

For this novel idea that Lin Nan suddenly proposed. Everyone was quite surprised, these people only knew how to use paper, and some of them were used to writing on bamboo slips, because paper was more expensive than bamboo slips, and the process of producing paper was only available in the workshops opened by the imperial court, and the production capacity was also very limited, so it was not popularized. They are wise and resourceful, and they are mostly confined to military and domestic affairs. No one has ever collected crafts, and few have cared about them.

I saw everyone's slightly surprised expressions. Lin Nan said slowly: "Paper is the lightest thing, and the volume is very small, compared to the heavy bamboo slips, much cheaper than cloth, if you can produce paper to promote, printing will also come into being in the future." It is much more concise and fast than a hand-copied book. ”

One sentence reversed the whole atmosphere, and the people in the hall were attracted by Lin Nan's suggestion, and asked in unison: "Lord, what is printing?" ”

"Uh...... To put it simply, it is rubbing. Lin Nan explained very simply.

Everyone understood. But what to do, everyone can't talk about it, after all, they don't have that concept in their minds.

The four major inventions occupy a very high position in Chinese history, papermaking, printing, compass, gunpowder, for Lin Nan, the first three are not difficult, he can get it himself, but he really hasn't touched gunpowder, but he just set off firecrackers when he was a child. Since he had already proposed papermaking and printing, this was certainly not something to be said casually, and since he had said it, he had to do it.

"Hmm...... Don't worry about these things, I will handle them well, I just need you to handle the government affairs well, and help me pass on the order, so that as long as there are carpenters, blacksmiths, masons, and so on in all counties and counties, all of them will be summoned to Jicheng, and I will open the Hanlin Academy and start the industrial reform. Lin Nan's heart was full of ambition, and he was ready to brainstorm and use some of the knowledge in his mind to instill in those craftsmen and help him make some small inventions that could be applied to life.

The thinkers all looked at each other, not understanding what the Hanlin Academy that Lin Nan wanted to build was.

Without waiting for the thinkers to ask, they listened to Lin Nan continue: "Another decree has been issued, all the people who belong to the upper part of our sphere of influence are equal, and there is no hierarchy between agriculture, industry, and commerce, all of them are equal people. ”

"No!"

Lin Nan did not include the "scholar" class in the scope of equality, because the seven people in front of him were all scholars, all intellectuals, who managed the local area and handled government affairs slightly better than others, and he did not want to abolish the special identity of scholars because of this, after all, he still needed their assistance. Scholars were generally high-minded, and as the top figures of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants, they were all born with a sense of superiority. Once the scholars are on an equal footing with the three classes below, it is bound to arouse the resentment of the scholars. You can't eat a fat man in one bite, you have to walk step by step, Lin Nan won't be so stupid.

China is the first country in the world to raise silkworms and weave silk, the ancients used the best silkworm cocoons to draw silk and weave silk, and the remaining evil cocoons and sick cocoons were made of silk cotton by bleaching and flocculating method. After the bleaching is completed, there will be some residues left on the mat. When the number of bleaching is too much, the residue on the mat will accumulate into a layer of fiber flakes, which can be peeled off after drying and can be used for writing, which is the oldest papermaking technique.

In the first year of Yuanxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun improved the papermaking technique, and he used bark, hemp and cloth, fish nets and other plant raw materials, and made paper through the process of frustration, pounding, copying, and baking, which was the origin of later paper. The improved papermaking technique was not widely spread, and was generally only used by the aristocracy, and Cai Lun was a eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so this improved papermaking technique became owned by the Eastern Han court, and the annual production was extremely limited. Scarcity is expensive, and this kind of speculation in the Eastern Han Dynasty court has invisibly increased the price of paper. Although it is cheaper than cloth, it is more expensive than bamboo slips, which is why 80 years later, in 186, Lin Nan still rarely saw paper.

After Lin Nan arranged these things, he went out of the government affairs hall and went directly to Sun Rui, the taxi who was responsible for the expansion of Jicheng, accompanied by Lin Yang. He soon rode out of the city and came to a construction site southwest of Jicheng.

Shisun Rui mobilized a large number of people to build his own Shisun Mansion, and in the place ten miles away from the southwest of Jicheng, in his heart, he wanted to build Jicheng into a place larger than Luoyang City, so he naturally wanted to expand the scope of building the city, he took Jicheng as the center, and expanded ten miles outward in the southeast and northwest, and the specifications of Luoyang City were much larger than the specifications of Luoyang City from the structure of building the city.

The people are in full swing. Stonemasons polish irregular boulders into rectangular regular bodies, and not far away a brick factory is erected, where some men are firing bricks and tiles, while others are digging the foundations. Shisun Rui used the cement making method taught to him by Lin Nan, and led the people to make cement on the side, and he stood there to give instructions, busy and happy.

Lin Nan saw the prototype of a luxury mansion from afar, because it is not difficult to see the length and width of the foundation dug alone. Shi Sun Rui, the old boy, must build his own mansion than in Luoyang.

Restraining the horses, Lin Nan said to Lin Yang: "Go and call the soldier Sun Rui." ”

Lin Yang rode out. quickly ran to Shi Sun Rui's side and brought Shi Sun Rui to Lin Nan's side.

"See the lord, I didn't know that the lord arrived, I couldn't meet him in person, and I asked the lord to forgive my sins." Shi Sun Rui hurriedly ran over and saw Lin Nan. I went to the shrine.

Lin Nan turned over and dismounted, and when he saw this person who was richer than him, he felt a little unhappy in his heart. The reason why he let Shi Sun Rui be in charge of expanding Jicheng was to consume his financial resources, and he could have killed Shi Sun Rui directly. But if he does that, he will only label himself as unkind and unjust, and his reputation for being diligent and loving the people has finally been erected, and it is when he wants to develop his strength, how can he be busy with himself.

As soon as he got off the horse, he stepped forward and grabbed Shisun Rui's hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Shisun is busy expanding the city, and it is only Lord Shisun who works hard, I came to Lord Shisun today because I want Lord Shisun to help, I don't know if Lord Shisun is willing?" ”

Shisun Rui said: "The lord's affairs are the affairs of his subordinates, and if the lord has any orders, his subordinates will do their best to complete them." ”

Lin Nan patted Shisun Rui's hand lightly and said with a smile: "I knew that Lord Shisun would definitely help me, and this matter is none other than Lord Shisun." Under the leadership of Lord Shisun, Juxian Hall and Beiwu Hall have come to an end within half a month, and they are almost ready to decorate. I still want to ask Lord Shisun to help me build another Hanlin Temple, the place should be the size of Juxian Hall and Hokubu Hall together, because this time there are many more people, I wonder if Lord Shisun can complete this building in a month? ”

Shisun Rui thought in his heart: "As soon as the lord comes, there is really nothing good, but he is indeed a male lord, although he has been using my money to expand Jicheng, but he does not blackmail and blackmail me like others, and also let me be an official, let my son be a Zhonglang general, and the identity of the businessman that my Shisun family wants to get rid of for generations can only rely on him." ”

After thinking about this, Shi Sunrui arched his hand and said: "Isn't it just a Hanlin Academy, it doesn't cost much, I can build it, and it can be completed in twenty days." But my lord, what you promised me before......"

Lin Nan understands Shi Sun Rui, because he is also an out-and-out businessman, and he is also very clear about the interests between businessmen, so he immediately took Shi Sun Rui in the crook of his arm, and said with a smile: "I said brother, don't worry, what I promised you will definitely be done, you just need to be responsible for the expansion of Jicheng with peace of mind, your son I have sent to Yuyang, Quanzhou County in Yuyang is close to the sea, he should get there now, and the matter of building a sea ship should also be in progress, once the sea ship is built, I will send him to Xuzhou, Carry out trade exchanges, can't the salt and iron from Xuzhou be monopolized by you? ”

Shi Sunrui asked, "What about my ranch?" ”

"Don't worry, I've already asked people to choose the right pasture for you, and you also know that the Wuhuan people have all migrated from the original place to Changli, and the natural pastures in the Baitan and Pinggang areas can be given to you unconditionally. It's just that the Xianbei people in the north are not very stable, and they still need to make some negotiations, so you can wait patiently. ”

Shisun Rui said: "Lord, I have recruited 80,000 people at one time, in order to speed up the progress of the expansion of Jicheng, I have spent a lot, I can say that I have contributed all my family funds to the lord, and the lord promised me that the things must be done." ”

Lin Nan said: "Don't worry, I, Lin Nan, will give you a reward in Baitan and Pinggang, and you will also be the first person to be a feudal lord under my account, the salt and iron business, we are half of us, and we are also half of the ranch, and we will share it equally among everyone, as for the nine rich merchants, won't their wealth fall into our pockets in the end?" ”

There was a sinister smile on Shi Sun Rui's face, revealing his treacherous face as a businessman.

Lin Nan had a secret meeting with Shi Sun Rui when he was in Luoyang, and in order to persuade Shi Sun Rui to leave Luoyang and follow him with all his heart, he agreed to Shi Sun Rui's suggestion, that is, to divide the wealth of the nine wealthy merchants equally.

Although the top ten wealthy businessmen in Luoyang are all headed by Shisun Rui, they also have a great conflict with Shisun Rui in business. If you want to ask what is the greatest interest of a businessman, for Shi Sunrui, there is nothing more pleasant than letting the nine rich merchants disappear overnight, so that his business will become bigger and bigger if his competitors are not.

The top ten rich businessmen are rich in the world, Shi Sun Rui wants to buy officials and enter politics for many years, but every official he just bought has been done for less than a month, and he was dismissed. The sum of the wealth of the nine wealthy merchants is twice the total assets of Shi Sun Rui, and Lin Nan's proposal to let Shi Sun Rui do monopoly business greatly stimulated Shi Sun Rui, and Shi Sun Rui was willing to abandon Luoyang's family property and encourage the nine rich merchants to go to Youzhou, the purpose is to use Lin Nan's hand to seize the wealth of the nine rich businessmen, and then divide it equally.

Lin Nan knew very well that the benefits of doing this deal would not only allow him to take the wealth of the nine wealthy merchants for himself, but also get the full support of Shisun Rui, a huge chaebol. Fighting a war is actually fighting for national strength, and the most important thing has always been money, there is no money to pay military salaries, soldiers can't eat enough, who wants to fight for you. Because of this, Lin Nan chose Shisunrui, an economic strategic partner, and he can even rely on the mind of Shisunrui's businessman to use money to generate more money.

After returning to the government affairs hall from the construction site, Lin Nan called Xu You over, because he knew Xu You's character and absolutely couldn't let Xu You run away because of disagreement.

After Xu You came to the hall, he saw Lin Nan sitting alone on the upper seat, so he said loudly: "My subordinates see the lord, I don't know what the lord called me?" ”

Lin Nandao: "Actually, your opinion is very correct, but now we are under construction everywhere in Youzhou, and we are in the development stage, and the weapons and armor are not complete enough, so I hope you don't resent me for not using your construction for this matter." ”

Xu Yu hurriedly said: "How dare the subordinates resent the lord, the subordinates have always been loyal to the lord, and please ask the lord to investigate!" ”

Lin Nan nodded and said, "I know your loyalty, so I specially called you here, because I have something I want to do, but I don't know how to do it." ”

"My lord, please speak up, my subordinates will definitely be able to think of a good way."

Lin Nandao: "You say...... What kind of method can be used to make all the nine wealthy businessmen from Luoyang disappear without a trace overnight? (To be continued......)