After Han Yi sat down, Yuan Xi asked, "Han Yi, have you mentioned this matter to Your Majesty?" ”

Han Yi shook his head and said: "I still say the same thing, the imperial court will not mind that someone will help the imperial court share the military salary, besides, if the imperial court sends troops, it is not for that little thing, but to eliminate potential threats, for my Datang, it is just a barren land, not worth mentioning, this should not be a problem." ”

Yuan Xi frowned slightly and said, "Since nothing has been decided, why are you in a hurry to discuss with us?" ”

Han Yi said: "Uncle, there is no grain in the Guanzhong area, and it is still necessary to transport grain from other places into the customs, the same is true for the Yuan family, the grain of the Yuan family is also in Jiangnan, I will discuss with you first, is it to avoid not having enough time, after all, it is still relatively far to transport grain from Jiangnan to Liaodong." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Then I don't know how much food is needed?" ”

Han Yi said: "This is an equivalent exchange, the more you give, the more you get." ”

Yuan He said suddenly: "Then I don't know what we can get?" ”

Han Yi smiled: "Slaves, wood, and coal." ”

"Coal?"

Yuan Xi and the others were all shocked.

Han Yi nodded and said: "According to what I have checked, there is a large amount of coal there, which is true, and with the rise of commerce, coal will become very important, papermaking, perfume, wine, but all need fire, a large coal mine is enough to compensate for everything that the Yuan family has paid for this." ”

Yuan Zhe's eyes flickered a few times, and he couldn't help but say excitedly: "If the imperial court can give us coal mines, then this deal will definitely not be lost." ”

There was really not much coal in the Tang Dynasty, but with the development of industry and commerce, the demand for coal was getting higher and higher, and the grain could be renewable, and coal could not be grown.

Yuan Le said: "But the imperial court may not give us the coal mine." ”

Han Yi smiled: "Second uncle, what do you want this coal mine for?" ”

Yuan Le was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Of course it's a fire!" ”

Han Yi said: "Where are you lighting the fire?" ”

"I ---!"

Yuan Le was suddenly stunned, as if he understood something.

Han Yi said: "We businessmen go to get coal, not to transport it back to the Central Plains to meet the needs of the Central Plains, which means that the coal is still used in the Central Plains, for the imperial court, the imperial court is enough, and the imperial court does not do business, what do you want so much coal for, when the imperial court transports this coal back to China, it is not still to meet the needs of the Central Plains, why not hand it over to the businessmen to do." ”

Yuan Xi nodded slightly, and then asked, "What about the slave?" My Tang Dynasty has destroyed countless countries, but generally treats some captives as slaves, mainly to treat them leniently, but those little slaves, those generals are not enough, how can it be our turn. ”

Han Yi smiled: "I don't know what Uncle thinks is the most profitable business in the world?" ”

Yuan Xi wondered, "What is it?" ”

Yuan Zhe suddenly said: "Rob!" ”

"That's right!"

Han Yi said: "It's robbery, I always think that the most profitable is the Shan Yu of the Huns back then, and they took people to the south for a few days, and the Han had to send a lot of money over, which was a business." If this kind of trade is legal, anyone will do it. It can be seen from this that if I don't do it, it doesn't mean that I don't want to do it, just because it was the imperial court that took over before, then I have to take care of my face, but if it is handed over to the businessman, the reputation of the businessman is not very good anyway, and the court only needs to open one eye and close one eye. Besides, the object can be Goguryeo, and 100,000 of my children in Guanzhong are buried here, and they don't even want to return the bones, this is a blood feud! ”

Yuan Xi and the others all showed pensive expressions.

This temptation is too great, coal and slaves are the most lacking in industry and commerce today, because of the emergence of the "Labor Act", so the labor cost has increased a lot, and that's it, the key is that many jobs can not be done by employees, it is too bitter, but if there are slaves, the cost is much lower, as long as the equivalent slaves are given, then even if all the grain of the Yuan family is exchanged, it is not a loss.

After a long time, Yuan Xi said, "What do you think? ”

Yuan Zhe first glanced at Yuanle and them, and saw that they didn't speak, so he said: "Grandpa, my grandson thinks that no matter whether or not we decide to do this deal, but we must be prepared for this, we can first move the grain to the Liaodong region, even if we finally decide not to do this deal, we will not lose much money, and our Yuan family has a lot of grain in the south of the Yangtze River, even if we don't sell it to the imperial court, we have to find a way to sell it to others." ”

Yuan Le and the others also nodded.

Han Yi said: "In addition, there are other war preparation materials, and we will transport all the surplus materials to the Liaodong region in exchange for the materials we need." ”

Yuan Xi pondered for a while, "I'll leave this matter to you and Yuan Zhe." ”

Since it has been decided to prepare for this, then this meeting is over, and what to do, it is Han Yi and Yuan Zhe who have the final say.

Out of the council hall, Han Yi said to Yuan Zhe: "Yuan Zhe, this matter is completely from my prediction at present, but it must not be spread out, otherwise, it will cause a big turmoil." ”

"Uncle, don't worry, I understand everything." Yuan Zhe nodded vigorously, this is the combination of government and business, his eyes lit up, and his expression was excited, "Don't hide it from my uncle, before this, I didn't expect that the original business could still do this, this is really exciting!" ”

Compared with Yuan Peony, Yuan Zhe is more like a businessman, he is a loyal supporter of Han Yi's plan, whether it is the southward expansion plan, or today's Liaodong plan, he is full of passion, in his belief, businessmen should be mercenary, they should make money, keep making money, making money is also a pleasure for him, he is very excited about it.

Han Yi said again: "Did Yuan Jie get a letter from there?" ”

Yuan Zhe was stunned for a moment and said, "Not really, it's not easy to get a letter over there." ”

Han Yi said: "In this way, you ask someone to write a letter, and if there is excess food over there, send it all to the Liaodong region, remember, it is excess food." ”

Yuan Zhe nodded and said, "I know." ”

Han Yi suddenly remembered something, "Has the Lord of Yuanbao come back recently?" ”

Yuan Zhe said: "When I came back earlier, I happened to see the uncle and he took the eagle to participate in the sports meeting. ”

Yes! How did I forget this stubble, since he came, it would always be seen. Han Yi nodded and said, "You go to the hall and wait for me, I'll go back to the house first." ”

Yuan Zhe looked at Han Yi inexplicably.

Han Yi sighed and said, "Uncle is an elder, but I am your aunt's husband, I have to report this, otherwise I have to go to the guest room to sleep again." ”

Yuan Zhe was stunned for a while, then quickly pursed his lips and nodded vigorously, if he opened his mouth, he would laugh out loud.

When Han Yi returned to the house, Yuan Peony was gently shaking the cradle and coaxing Han Rui to sleep, and when he saw him coming, he made a silent gesture to him.

Han Yi stepped forward lightly, looked into the cradle, and saw Han Rui's half-squinted eyes, and her eyelids fell down vigorously, which was very cute.

After a while, Han Rui finally fell asleep, Yuan Peony let the nurse watch, and then went to the courtyard with Han Yi.

"Are you done?"

"Hmm."

Han Yi nodded and said, "Whether we can take this step or not, we will talk about it when we get it, but Uncle They decided to prepare for this and transport the grain storage in Jiangnan to the Liaodong region." ”

Yuan Peony sighed lightly and said, "I already expected this, those previous transactions could no longer satisfy the appetite of the uncle." As she spoke, she glanced at Han Yi, who obviously raised their appetite.

Han Yi sat down, took her hand, and said with a smile: "This is human nature, I believe that if you are asked to do the previous deal, you will not be interested." ”

Yuan Peony thought for a moment, a little embarrassed, and suddenly put one hand on the back of Han Yi's hand, and said, "Han Yi, what do you say this person is living in the world?" ”

Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "These people have their own ambitions." ”

"What about you?"

"With my words, I hope to be able to live happily with my family." Han Yi is serious.

Yuan Peony rolled her eyes when she heard this, and said, "This may be the worst lie you have ever told." ”

Because judging from Han Yi's behavior, this is completely the opposite.

Han Yi smiled: "This is actually the truest thing I have ever said." Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "I remember that when I was in Yangzhou, I helped Yang Gong eliminate the traitors and made a lot of contributions, Yang Gong wanted me to go to Yangzhou Mansion to help him, but I refused, because I didn't like to be restrained, I just wanted to hide in Meicun with Wuyi and live leisurely." But---! ”

He shook his head with a wry smile, "But this tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, just because I said the wrong word, I was almost sent to the frontier, otherwise Yang Gong remembered that I had helped him, I would not have been able to come to Chang'an." But even when I came to Chang'an later, I was still confused, but what I encountered in Chang'an made me know that it was impossible for me to live leisurely. What is leisurely, at least go to the restaurant to have a meal, you can sit in the seat you want to sit, you can communicate with the strangers next to you without any scruples, instead of being cautious all the time, to avoid stepping on the shadow of the nobles, you have to stick to the wall when you walk on the road, and leave a wide street for the nobles. ”

Yuan Peony listened quietly, and a trace of emotion appeared on his face.

Han Yi said again: "And then I bought Fengfeilou and became an official, my life is more leisurely than when I was in Yangzhou, I can easily sit here, hold your hand, accompany you, I can also go to the sports meeting to see those children who are struggling, I can even run to Qinling to soar in the air, no one will stop me, no one dares to stop me, I can say what I want to say, do what I want to do." Everything I do is for my original dream. ----Do you still think what I just said is a lie? ”

Yuan Peony smiled, "You always have your reasons." But after speaking, she stared at Han Yi, "Han Yi, I am your wife, I should have supported you, I also want to support you, but at the same time I am the daughter of the Yuan family, it is because of me that you have become the head of the Yuan family, as far as I am concerned, I am not afraid of anything, no matter what happens, I will stand with you, I have no regrets, but ---, but I am also afraid that because of you, the Yuan family will be affected, this is the last thing I want to see, our Yuan family can come to this day, how difficult it is for me to ---! ”

Speaking of this emotion, her eyes were already hazy with tears.

Han Yi gently pulled her, let her snuggle in her arms, and said, "Don't worry, I won't lose." ”

Yuan Peony said: "The officialdom is sinister, who can guarantee this." ”

Han Yi said: "Not necessarily, do you know why you are worried about the southward expansion plan and the Liaodong plan?" ”

Yuan Peony Dai frowned slightly, thinking.

Han Yi said again: "It's because you don't know what the result will be if this development continues, right?" ”

Yuan Peony hummed softly.

Han Yi said: "You are not the only one, because I am the only one who knows the result, as long as I play in my plan, I will be invincible, otherwise, I will definitely lose." ”

Yuan Peony finally understood why the Liaodong plan was imperative, because only in this way could Han Yi be invincible. If it is a traditional way of playing, where is Han Yi the opponent of the old fox of Changsun Wuji, he is just a liar with a false appearance, his success is always based on the lies he creates, once he leaves the lies, then he is a chicken, a chicken who has always been very vegetable.