Under the disbelieving gaze of everyone, Bai Mo smiled slightly, and continued: "In addition, the prime minister also wants to take this opportunity to apologize to everyone, about the establishment of an official monopoly on salt and iron, it is the prime minister who has not considered it, today, in front of the big guys, the prime minister solemnly announced that the proposal to officially abolish the salt and iron official camp." ”

There was an uproar in the hall and downstairs, and everyone looked at each other.

Bai Mo actually abolished the salt and iron official camp, and everything had to be restored to the original state?

I thought that today's wine must be a Hongmen banquet, but I didn't want to have such a good thing?

Until Bai Mo nodded solemnly to everyone again, many merchants had not come back to their senses, and this great happiness came so suddenly that they were unprepared.

Soon, however, another piece of good news followed.

Bai Mo raised his hand to stop the commotion of the crowd, and said: "In addition, this minister also wants to take this opportunity to announce an edict just issued by the king, from now on, the Great Han Kingdom will also implement the national policy of rewarding industry and commerce, from now on, you can get a knighthood for your military exploits, you can get a knighthood if you pay more food, and you can also get a knighthood if you pay more taxes!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall exploded in a moment, whether it was a businessman, a family head or a relative, they all began to discuss it enthusiastically, especially the businessman was the most excited, and he didn't even care too much about Bai Mo's terrible power.

For a long time, what is the most envy of Guanzhong businessmen? It is the national policy of Chu to reward industry and commerce!

In the state of Chu, the status of workshop owners and merchants was very high. More importantly, there is a chance to become a nobleman, in the Chu State, the status of workshop owners and merchants is equal to that of officials, scholars and generals, unlike the rest of the countries according to the order of farmers and merchants, the status of merchants is even worse than that of farmers with their faces facing the loess and their backs to the sky.

For a long time, Prime Minister Bai Mo looked down on businessmen the most.

But now, Bai Mo told them in person. From now on, the Great Han Kingdom will also implement the national policy of rewarding industry and commerce, what does this mean? This means that they will soon become powerful nobles! As vendors who have been struggling at the bottom, what could be more exciting for them?

Looking at the agitated vendors, the heads of the families, and the nobles. Bai Mo also sighed in his heart: The previous policy strategy was still too narrow, but it was tolerant and did not care enough about people's livelihood and suffering.

As the saying goes, the sea is inclusive. It seems that encouraging industry and commerce is the right move.

I don't know when, Chen Ping has already stood beside Bai Mo, looking at the cheering businessmen in the hall and under the hall, he is also sincerely happy, and at the same time has some regrets, if he can implement the national policy of encouraging industry and commerce half a year earlier, why let the Chu State take advantage of the situation and carry out a naked loot of Guanzhong?

"Everyone, everyone......" Sima Ji knelt up from the table with a wine bottle held high, and shouted loudly to the upper and lower halls. Let's pay homage to the prime minister, how about it? ”

The relatives of the hall and the hall, the heads of the family and the merchants knelt down one after another, and raised the wine buds to Bai Mo in unison, and sang in unison: "Respect the prime minister......"

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The next day, the news of Xianyang was transmitted to Luoyang.

Xiang Zhuang put down the secret letter. After a long silence, this Bai Mo is not only outstanding, but also quite amazing, he just suffered a big loss, but under the current learning and use. The backhand returned a knife, and under the combination of grace and power, he cut off Xiang Zhuang's black hand that he had finally reached into the guanzhong.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it." Bi Shu muttered, "My senior brother will still come to this hand." ”

"Yes, in this way, the king's expectation of trying to control the merchants in Guanzhong has come to naught." Bai Lixian shook the feather fan lightly, and said with emotion, "Moreover, the 100,000 taels of gold lent to them have also been lost." "..., Xiang Zhuang originally wanted to borrow this debt to blackmail Guanzhong businessmen, Guanzhong businessmen were afraid of being denounced, so they were likely to succumb to the obscenity of Ebony Cliff, but now Bai Mo made it clear that the past was not to blame, Xiang Zhuang's plan fell through, and the 100,000 taels of gold lent out were not in vain?

In this way, the gains from this looting have shrunk by nearly half at once!

What's more, the Han State followed the example of the Chu State to reward industry and commerce, and it could no longer give him too much time.

Moreover, according to the information provided by Ebony Cliff, Bai Mo obviously conveyed some information to Han Xin, the king of Han, and Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, so that Han and Zhao both strengthened border monitoring, so it was not as easy to smuggle grain back from South Korea and Zhao to China, but this was unexpected.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Qin family and the Tang family are extremely safe, and the agents they found in Han and Zhao have strong enough backgrounds that the king of Han and Zhao are unwilling to act rashly, otherwise, the wealth and grain that Xiang Zhuang finally looted from Guanzhong will be cheaper than the treasury of Han and Zhao.

Xiang Zhuang tapped the table with his fingers, and suddenly said after a long time: "Right now, Han, and Zhao are all focusing on our Great Chu, in this case, it is difficult to transport the grain back, it seems that we must find a way to shift the attention of the Three Kingdoms to other families, learn the sword, Ziliang, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Bi Shu was silent, but Bai Lixian said solemnly: "King, it's better to instigate Han He to be the emperor!" ”

"Instigating Han He to become emperor?" Xiang Zhuang's heart moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Ziliang, I'm afraid this is difficult, right?" ”

Baili Xian said: "According to the information provided by Ebony Cliff and Lou Jing, the king of Qi, Han Qian, is pretentious, as early as when Han Xin was not dead, he had lobbied Han Xin to be the emperor, which shows that Han He has long had the ambition to be the emperor, if it were not for the great loss of Qi's national strength and military strength after the defeat of Surabaya, Han He was afraid that he would have been called the emperor long ago." ”

After a slight pause, Bai Lixian continued: "With the current national strength and military strength of the Qi State, under normal circumstances, Han Qi categorically does not dare to be the emperor, but if you let the Ebony Cliff create a few auspicious fortunes in the territory of the Qi State, and then secretly arrange for some wealthy families to write to persuade them, and then have Lou Jing to help the trouble, it is still possible." ”

Xiang Zhuang bowed his head lightly and said in a deep voice: "It is said that now is not the best time, but in order to divert the attention of Han, Han, and Zhao Kingdoms, I have to take a risk. After a brief pause, Xiang Zhuang continued, "Since you have decided to do it, you must do your best, and this matter must be planned well." ”

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Approaching the end of the year, there is no festive atmosphere in Linzi City.

The continuous wars have caused the Qi country to lose a large number of strong men, but it has left a large number of orphans and widows, there is no man in the family, and it is not easy to survive, so where is there any mind to celebrate the New Year? There are only a few big families who put on their lights, but they don't have the heart to do a big job, so as not to attract jealousy.

It was just getting dark, and there were few pedestrians on the streets.

An old woman carrying a floral cloth bag, holding her grandson's little hand hurriedly walked through the street, the cold wind blew on her old body, and the already curved body looked more and more humped, but the grandson in her hand looked tiger-headed, and the little face was also red and pink, which was cute.

Suddenly, the little grandson pointed to the top of his head and shouted in a milky voice: "Dragon, dragon......"

The old woman was pulled by the sleeve of the little grandson, and instinctively looked up, and then the rickety body was shocked, and she was surprised to find that in the originally dark and heavy sky, I don't know when a glowing dragon has appeared, it is suspended in the air like that, and its huge body is even slowly wriggling. "Quick, dog, kneel down and kowtow to Grandpa Ryujin, bless you with peace and speed." In various legends of the Huaxia tribe, the dragon has always been the supreme divine object, and it represents the supreme auspiciousness.

Soon, more and more people found the dragon in the air, and people rushed to tell each other, and in less than a moment, the streets were already crowded with people, and like the two grandchildren, everyone knelt down reverently after seeing the dragon suspended in the air, and bowed to the sky.

In the small city of Linzi, Han Qi, the king of Qi in the forbidden palace, was also alarmed.

In the face of the "real dragon" that suddenly appeared in the sky above Linzi, Han Que was also shocked and frightened, happy and worried, before he knew the exact meaning of this heavenly omen, no one dared to be sure, this was a blessing or a curse for the Qi State, and now Han Jie took the harem concubines and attendants to worship one after another.

This glowing dragon hovered over Linzi for more than half an hour, then turned its head to the east, rose up, and gradually disappeared into the distant void, but the people of Linzi who knelt on the street and worshiped took more than half an hour before they dared to stand up one after another, and then began to whisper quietly.

Everyone is speculating whether this sudden appearance of the dragon is a blessing or a curse for the Qi Kingdom?

No one knew at all that this giant dragon suspended in the air was actually not a real dragon at all, but a giant lantern made by Xiang Zhuang and Xuan Yiwei made up of hundreds of Kong Ming lanterns, which was just made into the shape of a dragon.

For Xiang Zhuang, the principle of the Kong Ming lantern is actually very simple, make a cover with ultra-thin paper and slices, and then insert a small candle in it, as long as the candle is lit, it can make the Kong Ming lantern fly into the sky, but the problem now is that Zhuge Kong Ming will not be born in 400 years, how do people know the existence of Kong Ming lantern?

Human beings have always had an inexplicable awe of the unknown, so no one, including Han Qi, the king of Qi, dared to have a trace of disrespect or blasphemy.

Han Yu recovered from the huge shock and urgently ordered the Prime Minister Lou Jing to enter the palace to meet him.

Han Qi knew that the Minister of State Lou Jing was a blessing or a curse for Qi and for him, so he was eager to know from Lou Jing whether the dragon that appeared in the sky over Linzi just now was a blessing or a curse for Qi and him. If it's a blessing, what good thing does it mean, and if it's a curse, what does it mean? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )