Liu Tao knows very well that Liu Hong is short of money, which can be seen not only from history, but also from the last early dynasty. This is not Situ Yuan Kui is constantly crying poor, and the treasury is so empty that the rats don't want to patronize it.

However, since March, it should be March, and most of the supplies are spent on the domestic side. Since the sale of officials in Xiyuan in 178, it is estimated that Liu Hong has earned at least half of the money, or even more invested in it.

I vaguely remember that next year Liu Hong will repair Wanjin Hall to further collect money...... It is estimated that the internal funds are almost empty.

Regarding Liu Tao's suggestion, Liu Hong was really a little moved. The profitability of papermaking is not low, and the key is that it has been in short supply to the extent that demand has outstripped. What really restricts its output is mainly the problem of raw materials.

The output of raw materials cannot keep up, and even the cost of collection increases, so the cost of paper and production volume have to fall. Dahan's paper workshop has actually reached its limit.

"Seriously, if you're just talking about paper mills...... I guess they're going to knock you out. Liu Hong looked at Liu Tao, "Can bamboo really be used to make paper?" ”

"I've heard someone talk about this process, but I haven't tried it, so I have to test it first." Liu Tao replied very honestly, "Anyway, there is enough money to test, after all, bamboo is quite cheap." ”

In these years, the utilization rate of bamboo is not so high, coupled with the aggressiveness of bamboo, it will soon grow into a bamboo forest if left alone, and the difficulty of obtaining raw materials is not high, and the cost is not high.

Liu Hong can even understand that if bamboo paper can really be made, then the cost of paper can even be reduced by more than half. This includes the cost of purchasing raw materials, as well as the price drop due to production.

When he was a child, he and his mother went through business, and Liu Hong's sensitivity to business is much higher than that of ordinary people.

"All that's missing is land?" Liu Hong replied casually.

"After all, Chen just came to Luoyang, and he is not familiar with the ......," Liu Tao hurriedly replied, he knew that there was a drama in this matter.

"How much benefit can I get?" Liu Hong doesn't shy away from anything.

"Sancheng...... Fifty percent, how? Liu Tao was going to open three percent, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw that Zhao Zhong next to him had a bad look in his eyes, and immediately changed it to fifty percent. Just thinking about it, after deducting Zhen's investment, it is estimated that he can only make two to three percent of the profit.

"I'll just ask you a question......" Liu Hong looked at Liu Tao, "who else invested in it besides me and you." ”

"Zhongshan Wuji Zhen's, and Zhongshan Zhang's ......," Liu Tao replied truthfully, "I will also invest some money in it." ”

"Zhen's ......" Liu Hong vaguely remembered this family, but he didn't remember it very clearly.

"Zhen Han's descendants are the new princes of the puppet dynasty." Zhao Zhong remembered this family, after all, he was from Anping, Jizhou. After thinking about it, he added, "The Zhongshan Zhang family seems to have been separated from the Changshan Zhang family, and they are Zhang Cang's descendants. ”

"I heard that you admire Xunzi and the ram?" Liu Hong looked at Liu Tao.

"The minister admires the doctrine of these two men." Liu Tao nodded, he couldn't understand, he just said yesterday that Liu Hong actually knew that there were his eyes and ears around at that time, or was Cai Yan his eyes and ears?

"Zhang Cang is a disciple of Xunzi, the ram supported Wang Mang back then, plus Zhen Han, the new ......" Liu Hong looked at Liu Tao, and did not speak later, but the gaze of his eyes was very sharp.

"Your Majesty, the minister's surname is Liu." Liu Tao said innocently, "It's strange to say, the Ram Sect that the minister knows respects change. However, during Wang Mang's period, the Ram School actually advocated retro, which was the most contradictory and tangled place for the ministers to the Ram School. ”

"What is the contradiction...... Liu Hong said rarely, "Those Confucian disciples, who do not respect Jingtian, it seems that when they are restored to the Zhou Dynasty together, the world will be peaceful...... What do you think? ”

"That's why I believe in change more, times are changing, social makeup is changing, and no system is static. What is suitable should be kept, and what is not suitable should be changed. But if I take out these words, I guess I will be sprayed to death by that group of Confucian disciples. Liu Tao said helplessly.

"Don't forget, you are also a Confucian disciple." Liu Hong teased.

"Xunzi is also a disciple of Confucianism, and Confucianism itself is not only the Zuo school......" Liu Tao replied indifferently, "But the other schools are silent now." ”

The Ram School supported Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his crusade against the Xiongnu, and made a fortune in the early days, and then he was criticized for fighting; After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he supported Wang Mang, so the Eastern Han Dynasty could only sit on the cold bench obediently.

In these years, whether there is a ram Confucianism or not, Liu Tao is not sure.

"yes, I can't make a sound, this is the worst." This also speaks to Liu Hong's heart, he is encountering this problem now. His own remarks, edicts, and after leaving Luoyang, he will basically change his appearance.

No matter how good it is, the edict that benefits the country and the people will become a move to harm the people and waste money when it comes to the localities. After a few times, the whole person was really decadent.

was silent for a moment, and then looked at Liu Tao: "In the future, don't talk nonsense outside." The people who are staring at you are not only me. In other words, I don't know how many of them are other people's eyes and ears in this palace. ”

"The minister knows his mistake, thank you for your advice." Liu Tao immediately saluted and thanked him.

"Zhongshan Zhen's, Changshan Zhang's ......" Liu Hong also began to chatter, "It's all a hundred years ago, and if you investigate it now, it seems that the momentum is too small." ”

It's nothing to be anxious, and if it can be used by him, that's not bad. Those who can use it will end up with a few eunuchs, which is too uncomfortable. Originally, I wanted to cultivate He Jin, but this product, like the Yang Qiu back then, became a pawn of the family......

At the beginning, Yang Qiu was the son-in-law of Cheng Huang, who was supported by him, but was promoted by Yuan Feng to the captain of the school and became the former official of the Yuan family.

Now this Liu Tao is a bit interesting and maverick, which makes him feel that he has seen his former self. Young, headed, dare to say anything, dare to do anything, so it's very worrying.

"What Your Majesty said is very true." Liu Tao flattered, but he didn't know that Liu Hong had thought about so many things in his heart.

But there was one sentence he noticed, Liu Hong actually said that there are other people's eyes and ears in the palace, which is terrifying.

To put it mildly, when you are walking in the palace, it is possible that the eunuch behind you will suddenly pull out a knife; Or just eat something, and it turns out to be adulterated.

Thinking of Liu Hong, before Liu Wei, he had several sons, but they all died early. The question of deducting the level of medical care is indeed a matter of careful consideration. Liu Hong sent Liu Wei to the gym to raise him, and finally grew up smoothly, probably because he realized the problem of insecurity in the palace.

The key similar depictions are not uncommon in various court dramas or historical dramas......

"Okay, let's talk about the division in detail!" Liu Hong also brought the topic back by the way.