The affairs east of Tongguan, even if Liu Xie knew, he couldn't control it, not to mention that Jia Xu and Li Ru had not yet spread the scope of their activities throughout the country, and Liu Xie at this time was like a blind man and a deaf person to the east of Tongguan.

Liu Xie's life during this period was very regular, practicing martial arts in the morning, studying with Wang Yun in the afternoon, and studying by himself in the evening. Liu Xie is not averse to a regular life, but people will get tired of it all the time. It's just that there are really few things that require Liu Xie to come forward now. All places are now recuperating, although Li Dao Guo Yan in Longxi County is not reassuring, but after all, there is no news that they have rebelled, and it is impossible for the imperial court to take the initiative to find trouble with Li Dao Guo Yan, at least not at present. In this way, Liu Xie has also become an idler.

However, Liu Xie was not born to be an idle person, especially after the Fufeng man Ma Jun was sent to Chang'an by the Fufeng County Shouma Riyan, Liu Xie finally found something to do.

Ma Jun, a famous mechanical inventor of the Three Kingdoms, invented important instruments such as the weaving machine, the guide car, and the keel waterwheel. Liu Xie also suspected at first that this Ma Jun was not the same person as the Ma Jun he knew, but after seeing the new silk loom improved by Ma Jun, even if this Ma Jun was just the same name and surname, Liu Xie did not intend to let go of the person in front of him. The old silk loom is very bulky, with as many as 50 or 60 pedals, and after Ma Jun's transformation, the new loom has only 12 pedals, which not only greatly improves the production efficiency, but also makes the operator much easier.

Liu Xie belongs to the theoretical school, he knows important farm tools such as curved plows and overturned cars, and also knows the shape and function of these farm tools, but the problem is that he can't make one by himself. Liu Xie tried, and the result was miserable. And Ma Jun belongs to the action group, although he stutters when he speaks, the key to making things is his hands rather than his mouth. Liu Xie and Ma Jun are like the relationship between fish and water, through Ma Jun's hands, many tools with practical value appear in front of Liu Xie one by one.

Although Wang Yun objected at first, after seeing the plough of Quyuan plow, he immediately shut up after seeing the effect of Quyuan plow. For Liu Xie, Wang Yun is basically very satisfied. Except for Liu Xie, who was sometimes a little too easy-going and didn't know how to be inferior and humble, Wang Yun's performance in other aspects still made Wang Yun feel that God had mercy, and he still left the Han a chance to revive.

"Where is the Holy Lord going to take the old minister?" Wang Yun couldn't help but ask Liu Xiedao. Originally, Wang Yun planned to teach Liu Xie Hanshu today, but he was pulled out of the palace by Liu Xie, saying that there was a major event for Wang Yun to see with his own eyes. Wang Yun was almost used to Liu Xie giving himself a little "surprise" from time to time, so he didn't refuse, and followed Liu Xie out of the palace. But now that he is out of the city again, this makes Wang Yun a little worried. Although the security outside Chang'an City is not bad now, and there are no bandits from the Xiliang Army, but at present, in addition to himself, Liu Xie is only accompanied by Wang Yue and a few personal soldiers, if he encounters trouble......

"Master Wang, rest assured, with Wang Yue here, the general Xiaoxiao will not threaten our safety." Liu Xie smiled and comforted. After Wang Yue recovered from his illness, he succeeded Dian Wei and became Liu Xie's bodyguard. This is Liu Xie's decision, Dian Wei is still young, and now he is just over thirty years old, and it is not too late to learn anything. Liu Xie didn't want Dian Wei to be just a fierce general in the future, and he wouldn't be able to learn, with Xu Huang as a rigorous military training master, there was no harm in letting Dian Wei follow and learn something.

As for Wang Yue's high-ranking apprentice Shi A, Liu Xie also asked Wang Yue about Shi A's martial arts, and Wang Yue told Liu Xie that Shi A's sword belonged to the assassin's sword. This coincides with what Liu Xie is going to do for Shi A. Jia Xu and Li Ru were ordered to set up the intelligence department Tianyan, in addition to serving as the eyes of the imperial court in the future, but also acting as a pair of hands when necessary. And Jia Xu and Li Ru are not suitable candidates who can train good players, and Shi Ah went to make up for the shortcomings of Tianyan. Wang Yue knew that Liu Xie's arrangement for Shi A did not object, because he also felt that Liu Xie's arrangement was in line with Shi A's conditions. And more importantly, although Wang Yue has never been an official in his life, he still knows some things in the officialdom. The more beautiful the person in the officialdom, the more miserable the end is often the more miserable, what is the character of his apprentice, the more clear Wang is, now he can hide in the shadows to serve Liu Xie, with Liu Xie's heart, he will definitely not treat Shi A badly in the future.

Hearing Liu Xie's praise, Wang Yue, who was sitting in front of the carriage, smiled, and also assured Wang Yun: "Situ rest assured, as long as Wang Yue is there, there will be no mistakes in the saint." ”

Wang Yun could only shake his head when he heard this, what Liu Xie refused to say, he wouldn't say it no matter how he asked, since he didn't want to say it, he would naturally know it when he got to the place.

With a hint of curiosity, Wang Yun was taken by Liu Xie to a large mansion near Baqiao, and only after entering did Wang Yun find that this was a workshop.

Without Wang Yun opening his mouth to ask, he saw Liu Xie waving to Ma Jun in the crowd, and when Ma Jun trotted over, Liu Xie asked, "Deheng, where is the finished product?" ”

"Holy Lord, please come with your ministers." Ma Jun hurriedly led the way in front.

Wang Yun followed Liu Xie into the back house, and when he saw what Ma Jun brought out, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, "Shengshang, what did you let the old minister come to see was this Caihou paper?" ”

"yes."

“…… What's so nice about this? ”

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, but then he understood, and said with a smile: "Master Wang, you think Caihou paper is not good-looking, but I think this is a kind of profiteering. ”

“…… Shengshang, if you want to say that this Caihou paper was there when he was the emperor, you don't have to wait until now to make money, right? Wang Yun said in disbelief.

"I didn't make money in the past, it was because the imperial court didn't promote it, after all, Cai Lun, who invented this kind of paper, had a bad reputation, but the papermaking method he invented was very desirable. Situ, if you think about it, if things like tree bark, rags, and hemp are thrown on the ground, I'm afraid that others won't even have the interest to pick them up, but if these things are gathered together through the processes of frustration, pounding, copying, drying, etc., they can be turned into paper that is conducive to writing. The tools we usually use to write are mostly bamboo slips and silk slips, bamboo slips are heavy, and silk is expensive, where is it better than paper. ”

“…… Then the saint brought the old minister here just to let the old minister see how easy the paper is? Wang Yun asked.

"Hey......

"Holy Lord, don't always laugh and laugh, what kind of system?" Wang Yun frowned dissatisfiedly and persuaded.

Liu Xie couldn't help but scold, but the matter was important, if you want the court to come forward to promote, you still need the nod of the old man Wang in front of you. "Master Wang, of course, I don't just want Master Wang to realize the benefits of paper, although we still have some money in our hands for the time being, but everything must always be considered in the long run, just by relying on the taxes collected from the people, there will be many things that have to be stopped because of lack of money."

"Aren't there still businessmen?"

"Master Wang, Shang Jia is also a citizen of my Han Dynasty, you can't just go fishing for temporary profits, right?"

"So what is the Holy One going to do?"

"Make money, through the hands of businessmen, sell this kind of Caihou paper all over the world, not only this kind of paper, but also many things that can be sold for money. And with this amount of money, the court doesn't have to worry about being stretched thin when it wants to do things. ”

A penny overwhelms a hero! As the Situ of the court, Wang Yun knew better than anyone the importance of money to the court. He is not a pedantic person, so he does not object to Liu Xie's desire to unite with businessmen to make money, but he is still skeptical about whether this kind of paper can make money.

Seeing this, Liu Xie continued: "Master Wang, in addition to selling money to make money, I actually have another purpose, the imperial court is now operating Guanzhong, even if I want to manage Kanto and other places, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and by selling paper, I can know a lot of local news through agents in various places......"

"Holy Lord, please wait? What is an agent? Wang Yun interrupted Liu Xie's words and asked.

"This is a title, I am going to sell paper jointly with the Zhen family, the imperial court is naturally a manufacturer, and the Zhen family is responsible for selling paper, but in order to prevent the occurrence of a monopoly situation, so the agent responsible for selling paper to the imperial court will not be the only one Zhen family. And by selling paper, the imperial court was able to keep in touch with merchants everywhere. Wang Shi, the news of the merchants is the most well-informed, with the help of these merchants, the imperial court can basically grasp the intelligence of various places, even if it is temporarily powerless to interfere, at least the imperial court must be aware of it. ”

Wang Yun's heart couldn't help but lift when he heard this, and he realized that he had underestimated the Son of Heaven before. Since Dong Zhuo took the Son of Heaven hostage to Chang'an, the connection between the imperial court and various places has almost been broken, although Dong Zhuo has now been eliminated, but the mess he left behind still needs Wang Yun and these people to clean up. Wang Yun also thought about rearranging eyeliner to monitor various places, but in the case of no money and no one, this kind of idea can only be an idea, but he didn't expect that Liu Xie not only thought of arranging eyeliner, but also thought of a method.

This is a good way to save money by monitoring all parts of the country through merchants, especially now when the imperial court is short of money. Wang Yun originally thought that Liu Xie had finished speaking, but he didn't expect to listen to Liu Xie continue: "In addition to these two points, there is also a point that is to promote the orthodoxy represented by the imperial court by selling paper. ”

The reason here is that Wang Yun agrees, the issuance of the recruitment order, Wang Yun was pushed to the cusp, although the recruitment order is Liu Xie's idea, but Liu Xie is still underage, in the eyes of old ministers such as Yang Biao and Ma Riyan, Wang Yun, the emperor, is not very qualified. After the recruitment order was issued, Yang Biao, Ma Riyan and others wrote a letter to question Wang Yun in person, and Wang Yun was really bitter during that time. Now Liu Xie plans to show favor to those scholars by selling paper, which is exactly what Wang Yun wants.

Specifically, when discussing cooperation with the Zhen family, Wang Yun does not plan to mix, he is self-aware, and when it comes to dealing with businessmen, he is really inferior to Liu Xie, so it is better to let Liu Xie do it. For this reason, Wang Yun agreed to Liu Xie's request and suspended classes for the past few days, so that Liu Xie could concentrate on this matter.

When leaving Baqiao, Wang Yun, who was in the carriage first, saw Liu Xie holding a pile of paper into the carriage, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Shengshang, what kind of paper is this?" ”

"Master Wang, please take a look."

Reaching out to take the paper, Wang Yun frowned and said, "This kind of paper is soft...... Not...... Doesn't seem to be very suitable for writing. ”

"Huh...... This kind of paper is not used for writing on the face, and if the ink is stained, it will fall apart. ”

"And this is a paper that failed to be made?"

"It can't be said that although this kind of paper cannot be used for writing, it can be used for commencement of work. This paper is much more comfortable to use than bamboo chips. Liu Xie explained with a smile. Back in ancient times, although it was possible to make huge profits for oneself with some advanced knowledge, the inconvenience of life was also obvious. There is no computer, no television, no radio, and even the usual food is either boiled or baked. These Liu Xie's patience is over, if you don't have TV to watch, then read a book, and if you can't eat delicious food, then make it yourself, anyway, Liu Xie is now the son of heaven, and there is no problem at all for people to create some kitchen utensils.

But the most unbearable thing for Liu Xie is the question of compliment. People want to eat and drink Lazar, but those who eat and drink without Lazar are Pixiu. Every time I scrape it with a bamboo slice after going out of Gong, it hurts to think about it, Liu Xie is better, and I use silk after I go out of Gong, but that thing is not thrown away after being used once, but washed and reused. You can't think about it, it's a little disgusting to think about it.

Liu Xie originally thought of papermaking, the purpose of which was to solve his own problem of cleaning up, but after finding the production method of Cai Hou paper, Liu Xie was unable to make Cai Hou paper. Fortunately, at this time, Ma Jun came, and with the joining of this technical talent, Cai Hou paper changed from the production method on the bamboo slips to the real thing.

In addition to toilet paper, Liu Xie also took out several other different uses of paper from the workshop to persuade the Zhen family to be willing to cooperate with the imperial court. The papermaking workshop should expand production, otherwise it will be supplied in Guanzhong alone. However, Wang Yun didn't care about these things, and with the gift that Liu Xie took the initiative to offer, Wang Yun handed over the matter to Liu Xie, and he would experience the different uses of these kinds of paper.

Liu Xie sent Wang Yun back to the house, although it was not early, Liu Xie did not plan to return to the palace immediately, and took Wang Yue directly to Zhen's house. Since Liu Xie came forward to support the Zhen family, the Zhen family's business in Chang'an has been smooth sailing, and through Zhen Jiang's efforts, the Zhen family has now occupied a place in the business community of Chang'an. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Chang'an was harmed by Dong Zhuo before, most of the merchants fled Chang'an before Dong Zhuo came to Chang'an, and the entry of the Zhen family happened to catch up with a power vacuum in Chang'an.

Knowing that Liu Xie was coming, Zhen Jiang, who was discussing things with the steward in the back house, hurriedly greeted him.

"Let the contents of the carriage be brought in, and that's what I'm here for." Liu Xie and Zhen Jiang were also outside, and directly ordered.

Zhen Jiang didn't feel anything wrong, and when he heard this, he hurriedly instructed his family to go to the car to move things, and he personally invited Liu Xie into the living room. Liu Xie honestly and unceremoniously sat in the main seat, looked at Zhen Jiang who was sitting at the bottom and asked, "How is Miss Zhen lately?" No one is messing with business anymore, right? ”

"Thank you for your concern, everything is fine." Zhen Jiang replied softly.

"It's all good. I'm not here today for anything else, but to talk to Miss Zhen about business. ”

"The saint is serious, what do you tell Zhen Jiang to do his best."

Seeing Zhen Jiang's appearance of preparing to cut meat, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing, "Hehe...... Miss Zhen, don't be so nervous, I really plan to talk to the Zhen family about business today, if Miss Zhen feels bad, I won't make it difficult. ”

“…… I don't know what business the saint wants to do with the Zhen family? Zhen Jiang asked curiously.

"Let people bring in the things that were taken off my carriage, this is the business I want to do with Miss Zhen." Liu Xie said with a smile.

After a while, a few boxes were moved in, and to Liu Xie's surprise, Zhen Jiang had never seen Cai Hou paper. If you want to say that this Caihou paper appeared as early as the time of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, why is it now at the end of the Han Dynasty, but very few people know about it.

"Miss Zhen hasn't seen Cai Hou paper?" Liu Xie asked in confusion.

"I've heard it mentioned before, but this is the first time I've seen a real thing. How much does the saint plan to sell these Caihou papers? Zhen Jiang shook his head and asked.

“…… Miss Zhen, I didn't come today to use these papers to blackmail your Zhen family. ”

"Holy means ......"

"Now I have mastered the production method of Caihou paper, but the current output is not very high, but as long as the production is expanded, the output of this paper is not a problem. I came to Miss Zhen today to ask if the Zhen family is interested in doing this paper selling business with me? ”

Zhen Jiang didn't answer immediately, his little head was running rapidly, thinking about the gains and losses, and he thought for a while before saying to Liu Xie: "Holy Lord, do you think this will work?" The production method of buying this Cai Hou paper at the expense of the Zhen family ......"

"Huh...... Miss Zhen, you are a little greedy, with this technology, it is not a problem for the Zhen family to want to be rich in the future, but does your Zhen family have the ability to keep this wealth? Liu Xie's face became serious as he spoke.

Zhen Jiang was shocked when he heard this, he was indeed greedy, but when he was reminded by Liu Xie, his feverish mind instantly calmed down, not everyone can be rich and rival the country, a businessman's family, and being rich and rivaling the country means that the family is not far from being ruined.

"Thank you for the reminder, Zhen Jiang knows that he is wrong." Zhen Jiang thanked Liu Xie gratefully.

Seeing this, Liu Xie smiled and said: "Miss Zhen can figure out how powerful this is, and it is not in vain that I trust the Zhen family." Miss Zhen rest assured, I have always remembered the help of the Zhen family to me. ”

"The saint is serious, and it is the honor of the Zhen family to do things for the saint."

"Huh...... I wonder if the Zhen family is willing to be honored again? ”

“…… I don't know how the saint plans to cooperate with the Zhen family? ”