"Lord, how difficult it is to let Li Yuan spit out the meat he ate! Didn't Your Majesty imply that I can't return Hedong to him Changzhi County? Pei Yun, the chief bookkeeper, said. Because it was he who commanded and sent troops to occupy Changzhi and lead the comprehensive development of Changzhi County, he was extremely sensitive to this topic.

"Huh! Master Pei, is the lord a good person? Not to mention, even if he let Changzhi go, Li Yuan wouldn't necessarily spit out the meat in his mouth. Pei Shiju said with a smile, stroking his long beard and thinking about countermeasures.

"My lord, what if I exchange money and food with him?" Zheng Fengchi, who has been in business all his life and has a lot of money, made a recommendation.

"Huh! If Zheng Gong's method is feasible for Wang Shichong, Tang Bi and other rat-eyed people, it is difficult for Li Yuan to be effective. Lu Zhaolin shook the paper fan and said slowly.

"Yes! Li Yuanxiong is strategic, and he has long had the intention of rebelling, how can money and grain buy it. Yang Er also agreed with Lu Zhaolin's statement and added.

"My lord, if you want to assassinate Li Yuan secretly, it is convenient for our military intelligence department." This is Liu Wenjing's idea, assassinating Li Yuan caused civil strife in Jinyang, and it would be easy to recapture the Hetao.

"No, no, no. Mr. Zhaoren is fallacious! The situation is not like this, before the Turks are destroyed, our dynasty still needs Li Yuan to defend the north! Yang Er hurriedly shook the folding fan in his hand and denied it.

Seeing that many ideas didn't work, everyone had nothing to say for a while, and everyone was meditating.

"Lord, Lu has another plan."

"Oh? Lord Lu said quickly. Without waiting for Yang Er to speak, Pei Shiju asked urgently.

"Huh! Lord, that Jinyang leads to the hinterland of the Central Plains must pass through my Hedong County, I have already had an agreement with him to communicate with him, it is better to seal his business road, he will soon be short of materials, it is autumn now, and it will be winter in a few months, and there are a lot of materials in the mainland, lord, you can see if you can ----" Lu Zhaolin sneered and said to everyone, everyone reacted when they heard it, Zheng Fengchi and Zheng Fengju laughed even more, and several other people also nodded and said yes.

"Nope! This trick cannot be used, although it can cut off his material supply and force him to withdraw from the loop, but it may also force him to rebel, and even force him to the Turkic side. This is not the intention of the father and the king! We need to think of another way. Yang Er only thought about it for a moment, and immediately rejected Lu Zhaolin's method. This method is too radical, it is easy to get out of control, and it will cause chaos in the world.

"This ---" Pei Shiju and the others spread their hands, their faces bitter.

"Mr. Lu still remembers the sale of Huichun Tang stock warrants in the capital last year?"

"How not to remember? In those days, counting the cashier, my hands are going to cramp, hehe! ”

"Since the sale of the Huichun Tang stock certificate, many princelings have openly supported Yang Yong, but in fact, they dare not oppose me, for fear that the king will confiscate his shares and silver. This is also a war, a financial war in which there is no visible light of gunpowder. This king wants to start from this aspect, and he also wants to make Li Yuan lose a lot of materials, including grain reserves, at that time, he can only give in to this king and give up the land of Hetao. This is an idea, you can think about how to trap Li Yuan, so that he unconsciously takes the initiative to enter my pit? Yang Er sneered and reminded everyone softly, especially to let Lu Zhaolin think more, after all, he had completely participated in the sale of stock warrants to trap the princelings.

"Last time, the stock warrant was used as bait, what should be used as bait this time?" Lu Zhaolin pondered.

"Huh! Lord Lu, all the feudal towns are preparing grain for the winter, and the more food the better. There is also the expansion of the army, and the expansion of the army requires leather armor knives and guns, which can be solved by mining iron ore, but leather armor needs to be purchased in large quantities from the Turks. According to the old decay, this bait is nothing more than food and leather armor. Zheng Fengchi, who is very calculating and sophisticated, reminded with a smile.

"Huh! What Zheng Lao said is very true. I'll play for him in these two ways. Yang Er also laughed.

"My lord, it is better for the lower officials to come forward with me Hedong to operate the grain price, and collect the grain of Jinyang at a high price, so that he has nowhere to buy grain, Li Yuan will be in a hurry." has been in charge of the sales of Wuliang spring wine and other special commodities, Zheng Fengju proposed.

When everyone heard this, it was as if a window had been opened, and their thoughts opened up a lot, especially Lu Zhaolin, who suddenly thought of something, and stopped talking, as if he was thinking about something.

Yang Er saw that everyone was thinking, so he said lightly: "Now that it is autumn, the grassland is about to wither, the herdsmen are hoarding forage for cattle and sheep in winter, and the herdsmen also need more food and other living materials from the Central Plains." At present, the Turks and Li Yuan of Jinyang are friendly and allied with each other, so it is not good for them to go south to capture the Han people of the three northern counties of Li Yuan. The Turkic caravan could only trade with Li Yuan with its own belongings. If Li Yuan used grain and salty salt excessively for the fur trade with the Turks, it would cause a shortage of grain and rice in Jinyang, so he would have a request for help from Hedong, and then the king would be able to use grain to force him to retreat from the Hetao. That's the basic idea. Let's see how to operate the concealment and let it gradually fall into the trap. Yang Er further guided everyone to think in this direction. Although he has a framework idea, the details still need everyone to collect firewood, which is why he urgently transferred Lu Zhaolin back to Luzhou.

"My lord, in the treasury of Luzhou, there are a lot of cattle and sheep skins. It's just because I'm in Luzhou now all the iron armor and abandoned the leather armor. If Mr. Feng Ju is allowed to invest more in the trade channels of the three northern counties to suppress the price of Turkic fur first, in this case, the old man expects that he Li Yuan will definitely take the opportunity to purchase and store a large number of raw materials for making leather armor. At that time, I will not accept gold and silver, just as the Turks will exchange grain and rice for furs, so Li Yuan will inevitably use the grain stored in the government to replace the furs, and the more he exchanges, the less grain he will have there. Pei Shiju said.

"That's right! Pei Sima is right. After he collected the furs there, on the one hand, he used them for his own use, and on the other hand, he was very likely to use the Jin merchants to exchange the furs at a high price for silver money or more grain and rice in the interior of Hedong or Luoyang. This fur business has been turned upside down by Li Yuan, the price difference is huge, the benefits are huge, and I think that Li Yuan is not beautiful to death. However, my border gate suddenly restricted him from returning to the Jin merchants, and the grain in his treasury was exhausted within a few days, and the warehouse was bound to burst. At that time, I Hedong had cards to play in my hands. Zheng Fengchi, an old and spicy businessman, answered, with a sly smile on his face.

Lu Zhaolin, who was on the side, seemed to wake up suddenly, and shouted loudly: "This plan is very good! But the last link, if the customs is closed, it will still cause Li Yuan to break the kettle and sink the boat, and I will have a fish to death and the net will be broken, which will be unfavorable to my Hedong. It also needs to be thoughtful. ”

"What Master Lu said is right, don't force Li Yuan'er to be anxious because of this. His grain team, Jin Shang, still needs to let him go. But if he returns empty-handed, the king's purpose will be achieved. Yang Er reminded again, and also pointed out the direction.

"Then the furs he sells to the inland states and counties are worthless, at that time Li Yuan has no furs in his hands and no food, he can't do it if he doesn't panic, and then he can only be subject to my Hedong, hehe!" Lu Zhaolin figured out all the links and couldn't help laughing.

"How can I make him unable to get his fur off? Is there a way for Lord Lu? Zheng Fengju, who was familiar with business, suddenly asked Lu Zhaolin.

"This?" Lu Zhaolin's laughter suddenly froze, and his face immediately turned red. It turns out that making the fur worthless or the gate lords of other states, counties, and towns dare not accept it is the key to this financial food war.

"Hehehehehe! This king has a way. This time, General Wu Yunzhao secretly attacked the Turkic tent for thousands of miles, and snatched hundreds of thousands of furs back on the road, which are now stored in Hejian Fuhua and Mr. Mr. Zhaoren will be able to use the power in your hands at this time, and when Li Yuan Jin Shang enters the mainland to sell furs, he will quietly use the low price of furs from Hejian Mansion to impact the markets in various places, if he sells high, I will sell low. In short, he must mess up his business. Everyone is in business, and if you can't sell what you have, it's no wonder that others, what do you think? Yang Er laughed and said this, and this was the reason why Yang Er asked Wu Yunzhao to grab more cattle and sheep fur.

"Good! That's great! As soon as Yang Er's words fell, a burst of laughter broke out in the study. Even the old Jianghu Zheng family brothers admired Yang Er's idea. Lu Zhaolin looked at Yang Er even more like a mountain, his eyes were full of admiration. The most difficult part was simply resolved by a few words from the lord, and it seems that Li Yuan is in a catastrophe this time.

"This matter is still entrusted to Lord Lu to be fully responsible, Zheng Lao and you will assist in the success of the matter, and all departments should fully cooperate. This plan is codenamed "Fur", and the content of the plan must not be revealed. If someone leaks it, it will not be spared! ”

"Yes, my lord." When they heard this, they hurriedly got up and bowed down together and replied.

"Mr. Lu, as always, you first draw up a detailed plan of action, and if there is any uncertainty, you can discuss it with the two Zheng elders. It is possible that this king is also thinking too simply, you are waiting to think deeply, I am afraid that hundreds of thousands of furs are not enough to stir up the market! Three days later, the plan was submitted to the king for review. ”

"Yes, my lord. The lower officials should draw up a plan within 3 days if they don't eat or sleep. Lu Zhaolin got up here and solemnly promised, this is not the first time he has done this kind of thing, and he is used to staying up late to write a copy.

When the crowd dispersed, it was already dark. At the end of the day, Yang Er felt unusually tired, slumped on the recliner in the study, and called Abeyi to knead his shoulders for himself. Chuchen and Wang Dai also entered the room at this time to look at Yang Er, and accompanied him to talk to him. Yang Er closed his eyes and responded to the second daughter mechanically without a word.

"Brother Shi, Sister Dai has already taken the time to record the story of "Liao Zhai" told by you personally into a book, and she is saying that she will find someone to copy a thousand copies and sell it at a high price! Xiaomei thinks she will definitely make a lot of money. By the way, there is also a collection of poems copied by the younger sister of the world brother on the market, if it is sold at a good price, the little sister will hand it over to the withered leaf temple for the ancestor to use for the maintenance of the Taoist temple. The words of the dust shocked Yang Er's spirit and suddenly improved. His eyes looked at the two women sitting on either side of the chaise longue in a daze.

"What? Doesn't the husband want to tell the story to the world? Wang Dai looked at Yang Er with a strange expression and asked.

"No, it's not. The strange thing for the husband is why find someone to copy it by hand? Why not print it into a book? Yang Er asked in a low voice, tilting his head back and half-sleeping on the recliner, enjoying Abeyi's artificial fan.

"Husband, today's lettering and printing process is rough, and the quality of the paper is also poor, and there are many unclear prints, so it is not as clear as handcopying." Wang Dai replied.

"Oh! That's it! Teach you a way for your husband, this method can be copied by hand, the printing quality is good and the efficiency is very high. ”

"Husband--, oh! What can I do? Say it. Izumi was in a hurry and almost called the wrong name and asked urgently, and at the same time, his face was flushed and he was hot. Fortunately, Yang Er's eyes were closed, and Wang Dai didn't care.

"The solution is to go to Uncle Ma and tell him what you need, and he will have a way. If the paper is too rough for printing, let him make several good sheets of paper together. "Yang Erxin said that isn't it just a change of engraving printing to movable type printing? What a big deal! Brother Ma is proficient in this matter, and the jute paper used to worship the ancestors in the countryside in the past, the words printed on it, Brother Ma has participated in the printing. Movable type printing is such a simple thing, he is clear. Maybe you can even get a better white paper by the way.

After listening to Yang Er's words, the second daughter immediately got up and went to Uncle Ma without hesitation.

"Alas! Pinch the legs of the husband and go again--- Alas---"

The small courtyard where Uncle Ma lives is also in Yang Erfu, and at this time he is taking refuge in the pavilion by the lotus pond!

"Zhen Niang, this lychee watermelon ice cream made for my husband is good! There's also a strawberry flavor here, so you can try it too. To tell you the truth, this ice cream is the only one in the Great Sui Dynasty, and even my brother hasn't enjoyed it yet! Ma Shumou lay on the bamboo chaise longue, tasting ice cream and ice cream as if offering treasures.

In fact, after he proposed the method of making saltpeter ice, it was finally realized by Li Chun himself, and he picked up a bargain. This Li Chun is getting better and better in his hands, he only needs to put forward theoretical things, and he can always turn them into reality through Li Chun's smart and imaginative mind. Now, Ma Shumou is about to become the boss of the logistics equipment department. Anyway, Li Chun was very interested in those novelties, so he took the opportunity to hand over to Li Chun to be responsible, as for whether he could continue to improve those new weapons, it was all up to Li Chun to think about it. His own short fire was also contributed to Li Chun, allowing him to ponder how to mass produce? How to increase the range and the like, head-scratching questions. Anyway, Ma Shumou told him that increasing the length of the barrel can increase the range and accuracy, as for why? Ma Shumou couldn't say it clearly, so it was up to Li Chun to think about it himself.

"Husband, this fruit ice cream is really delicious! If it's hot and cool, you must teach your little sister how to do it. While sitting on the stone bench, the virgin sipped the lychee-flavored ice cream and applauded.

"Old Ma, where did you kid go! Come out. Suddenly, a thick voice came, which broke the warm atmosphere of the two created by Uncle Ma.

"You dead fat man of a dog day, the sun is going to set, you still think about me, what are you looking for me to do?" As soon as Uncle Ma heard this voice, he knew that it was Zhong Jian, the little fat man with the best relationship, and couldn't help but laugh and scold.

"Cut! The ghosts want to find you, who do you think they are? ”