Chapter Twenty-Six: Above the Court

Cao Ang's office has been moved to the main hall of the palace at this moment, called the reign of the Son of Heaven, but the discerning people have already seen the purpose of doing this, that is, to prepare for the future emperor, and it is also Yuan Yun's idea to move here in advance, so that those stubborn old officials can adapt as soon as possible.

Although the huge palace has been established for many years, it still has no owner at the moment, at least nominally, only He Yao has to walk around it every day on a carriage, like a tigress patrolling her territory at any time.

He Yao's inspection route is especially based on the harem, and after several times, she also put forward a lot of suggestions for revision, so the palace where the queen lives has been expanded again and again, and all the advanced living equipment in Luoyang is fully equipped, if it were not for the fact that the swimming pool has been despised, she also plans to build one.

"What? What fantasies does my brother-in-law have about my eldest brother's harem? When Cao Chong spoke, he also learned from Yuan Yun to glance at the location of the harem, and laughed obscenely in an instant.

Yuan Yun shrugged his shoulders and replied indifferently: "Can a woman who is still alive under the discipline of your sister-in-law, do you think there is still femininity?" ”

Cao Chong touched his chin and thought for a while, then immediately shuddered, shook his head approvingly, and said: "Even if such a woman is stripped naked and stands in front of me, I won't have the slightest interest at all, I really feel sorry for my eldest brother." ”

Yuan Yun shook his head helplessly and said, "Don't worry about your eldest brother, he has never attached so much importance to women, which is also the basic condition for a qualified son of heaven." ”

Yuan Yun had already walked out after speaking, Cao Chong hurriedly sped up a few steps to follow, and only after catching up did he ask in a low voice: "Xiao Ai's daughter-in-law is about to give birth, but he is missing, did his brother-in-law send him to do something funny?" ”

Yuan Yun stopped slightly, and immediately startled the two palace uncles who led the way in front, and quickly stopped, then took a few steps back, and waited very carefully in the distance.

These two palace uncles are very trusted by He Yao, so when receiving a noble marquis like Yuan Yun, it has always been their task, and in their eyes, Yuan Yun is already a person with a superb status, where can he dare to be a little lazy, so seeing Cao Chong, the little ancestor, questioning, Yuan Yun stopped again, and quickly stepped aside, if this is changed to other officials, it is guaranteed that these two palace uncles will be angry and urging, after all, they also have heads and faces in this palace.

Yuan Yun saw that the two palace uncles stepped aside, so he frowned and said, "I'll talk about this matter later, now is not the time to discuss." ”

Cao Chong also found it inconvenient to speak at this time, but he felt that the two palace uncles were very eyesore, but he couldn't drive them away, after all, the palace had the rules of the palace, so he could only grit his teeth, and then glared at the two fiercely.

When the two palace uncles saw the little ancestor Cao Chong lose his temper, they suddenly chuckled in their hearts, if they want to say that there is anyone other than Yuan Yun in Luoyang who cannot be offended, then there is no doubt that it is Cao Chong.

The four of them walked and stopped, and it took two sticks of incense to come to the main hall, which was already full of civil and military officials, all of whom were important figures under the name of Cao Ang's shogunate, and were in charge of many important departments in Luoyang.

After Yuan Yun and Cao Chong took off their shoes and socks, they immediately took the two palace uncles to the side, and everyone in the main hall looked at the two of them, even if they were the last to come, there was still no one who complained, except for Sima Yi who was standing on the right side.

Yuan Yun slowly and calmly came to the first three rows on the left, and after giving Cao Ang a little salute, he stood in the queue without saying a word, followed by Cao Chong with a wicked smile on his face.

Although Cao Ang moved here to work, the dragon seat on the main hall was still empty, he just put a new seat next to the dragon seat, even if Yuan Yun scoffed at this, but Cao Ang still seemed very cautious before he ascended the throne.

Cao Ang had already finished reading a few copies of the book at the moment, and when he saw that Yuan Yun was also in the ranks, he leaned back in the chair and said in a deep voice: "Since they are all here, let's talk about the relocation of the workshop." ”

Cao Ang's voice fell, and he saw Hua Xin, who was the first on the left, stand up, and then said loudly: "Although this matter is conducive to the development and growth of the workshop, the migration work is very huge, and now the number of workshops in Luoyang is not comparable to that year, so this matter is not easy to implement in the near future, after all, the autumn harvest is the top priority now, and manpower should be sent to harvest." ”

Sima Yi saw Hua Xin's opposition to the relocation of the workshop, and his face suddenly showed joy, although there are also people in the court who support him Sima Yi, but with Yuan Yun's influence in Luoyang, he is still in a disadvantaged position, even if he has worked very hard to make friends with the powerful people in Cao Ang's shogunate over the years, in general, there are still many shortcomings, but now it is different, with Hua Xin's support, this matter naturally has a bargaining chip.

And the reason why Sima Yi attaches so much importance to the relocation of the workshop is because there are many interests involved, especially when it comes to his current interest groups, and the powerful people around him now are bound by certain interests.

Sima Yi and these people have exploited the loophole in the policy before, that is, private individuals who fund the construction of roads can enjoy the right to buy the road for three years, but anyone who passes through these private roads must pay a fee, and the workshops in Luoyang City were built in Nancheng, so they took the lead in taking all the roads outside Nancheng, so that those who came from the south to run merchants had to pass through their roads.

Now Yuan Yun suddenly said that he wanted to move the workshop to the outskirts of Xicheng, which immediately made the roads built before useless, so Sima Yiyan was willing, so he spoke out in front of Cao Ang several times to stop it.

After thinking about it, Sima Yi immediately stepped forward and said: "What Mr. Ziyu said is extremely true, there are hundreds of workshops in Luoyang, if all of them are relocated, it will definitely have a great impact, not only only a lot of manpower, but also a lot of money, so it must be well defined to be appropriate, I suggest that this matter is better to discuss after the year." ”

Cao Chong immediately objected anxiously at this time: "Now the goods sold by Luoyang to the Western Regions are the most profitable, but most of the workshops are concentrated in the southern city, which leads to the merchants of the Western Regions having to enter the city, and their camel teams and horse teams are very large, and every time there are more caravans entering the city, it will cause congestion, according to my brother-in-law...... Well, according to Yuan Hou's words, congestion is also a great loss, so we proposed to move the workshop to Xicheng. ”

Sima Yi smiled when he heard this, and said: "We Luoyang are the Han people, so naturally we should put the Han people in front, why should we be so polite to those barbarians in the Western Regions, as long as we decentralize the decree and let them not bring camels and horses into the city, this has another advantage, that is, it can prosper Luoyang's truck transportation, so that many shops can have business nearby, so isn't it better?" ”

Cao Chong snorted very unhappily and said, "Do you think this is to help those trucks in the city to transport things from the south city to the outside of the west city, how do you let them charge for such a short distance?" According to Luoyang's tax system, the taxes on trucks are paid according to the number of times they enter and exit the city gate, how much profit can be made at such a close distance, I am afraid that even the city gate tax can not be paid. ”

Sima Yi continued to smile when he heard this, and said: "So there is a problem with this tax system, then it needs to be adjusted, this matter is within Cao Chong's business, so naturally you can get your hands on it, isn't it?" ”

When Cao Chong heard this, he was instantly furious, and just wanted to scold, but was dragged back by Yuan Yun.

I saw Yuan Yun take a step, and then bowed slightly to Cao Ang, and then smiled: "Mr. Ziyu is only worried about manpower and financial resources, I don't think these two points are a big problem, the workshop needs to be relocated just to prepare for at least two or three months, and by then it is already winter, Luoyang has a large number of idle manpower, as for money, don't worry about it, I Yuan Yun can guarantee that I don't use a penny of the imperial court, and even make a good profit." ”

When Cao Ang heard this, his face was finally full of smiles, because since Yuan Yun said it, it meant that there must be a way to deal with it, so he waved his hand indifferently and said: "Since Yuan Hou is prepared, I believe that it must be done, and the relocation of the workshop should be feasible." ”

Sima Yi frowned slightly when he heard this, took a step forward again, and said: "Even if the workshop can be relocated, why must it be chosen in the west, the so-called convenience for the Hu merchants in the Western Regions, I think it is very inappropriate, or the suggestion just now, we must first consider the interests of the Han people, now the Hu merchants in the Western Regions enter from the West Gate, but the merchants of the Han family mostly enter from the East Gate, so even if they are relocated, the East Gate should be given priority." ”

Cao Ang also felt very reasonable when he heard Sima Yi say this, so he nodded slightly and said, "What Zhong Da said is very reasonable. ”

"Then it's done according to what Brother Zhongda said, it's okay if the workshop is moved to the outskirts of Dongcheng, and Hu Shang will let them take more detours, anyway, they don't want to come over thousands of mountains and rivers, and it's not bad for more than ten miles." Yuan Yun responded very happily, which immediately made Cao Ang feel a lot of gratitude, because he was still worried before, if the two of them made trouble in front of him again, it would really be difficult to balance, and he didn't want Yuan Yun to agree to Sima Yi's request in an instant, which could be regarded as a step back, and it could be regarded as giving him enough face Cao Ang.

Seeing that Yuan Yun suddenly agreed, Sima Yi suddenly felt a little surprised, so he couldn't say the words that were ready in his mouth, but froze on the spot.

Cao Ang thought about it for a moment, and then nodded: "Since it has been decided to be in Dongcheng, then this matter is decided, and it will be handed over to Yuan Hou......

"This matter shouldn't just be handled by Yuan Hou, the old man suggested that it would be safer to let Sima Zhongda also participate in it." Hua Xin saw that Cao Ang was about to make a decision, so he hurriedly interjected, because he felt that Yuan Yun was willing to obey Sima Yi easily, and there must be a lot of Taoism in between, with Yuan Yun's temperament, how could Sima Yi take advantage?

Seeing Hua Xin's stop, Cao Ang thought about it carefully for a while, and seemed to understand, so he looked at Yuan Yun and smiled, and said, "It is good that more people should be responsible for this matter, so that Zhong Da can also participate in it." ”

Seeing Cao Ang's order, Yuan Yun suddenly looked a little angry, so he simply spread his hands and said: "Since the proposal to relocate the workshop to Dongcheng was put forward by Brother Zhongda, then the later planning will also be handed over to him to do, I have been unwell recently, so I will not participate in these things." ”