Chang'an is destined to be a sleepless night tonight. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Qing * Shou * Fa" (Pingnan Romance) Huo Guang watched all kinds of people in the night market from the corner tower, including low-status slaves, as well as Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xian, King of Jiaodong, these supreme figures in this era. At this moment, Huo Guang really has a feeling of looking at history.

Since the appearance of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang has focused his main attention on Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but he did not run down to meet Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but has been standing on a high place and watching this first night market in human history.

The night market lasted until after the first hour, which was considered very late in ancient times. During this period, the candles in the lanterns were changed twice, and finally the people reluctantly went home. And Emperor Wu of Han left earlier, but he and several princes and kings had a feeling of unfinished business, this night was originally impossible for Emperor Wu of Han to experience in his life, but it changed because of the appearance of Huo Guang.

A sensational night market has an end after all, and the next day Chang'an City is still as usual, but today, whether it is princely dignitaries or ordinary people, the topic of conversation is last night's night market, and those few people who did not go to the night market, after listening to the description of other people, immediately regretted, at this time everyone began to look forward to opening another night market.

Outside the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace, the courtiers walked towards the steps in groups of three or five, and all these courtiers talked about the night market along the way, as if the whole Han had nothing else to do, only such an important thing.

Huo Guang came to the county government as usual, and not long after he arrived at the county office, Zhen Youcai ran to his side and said, "My lord, Lu Shu asks to see you." ”

Although Huo Guang asked Zhen Youcai to call himself Ah Guang in private, Zhen Youcai has gradually become accustomed to calling him an adult. Under normal circumstances, if Lu Shu has anything, he will directly ask Zhen Youcai to tell Huo Guang, and what needs to be met and discussed is generally not a trivial matter.

"Bring him in." Lu Shu was also busy all night last night, and Huo Guang was also curious about what Lu Shu would come to him for at this time?

Soon Lu Shu was led in by Zhen Youcai, and then Zhen Youcai naturally retreated and closed the door. After a few months of transition, Zhen Youcai has developed a whole set of habits, and these habits are very similar to the style of secretaries in later generations.

"What's the matter with coming to see this officer so early?".

"My lord, a few people came to my subordinates early this morning, and they all said that they wanted to order our colored paper. However, the number of orders ordered by these people is too huge, and their status is special, and their subordinates do not dare to make decisions on their own, so they come to ask the adults to decide. Lu Shu said with a deep salute. The so-called colored paper is to add dyes when making pulp, and then produce paper with different colors, this kind of paper is made by Lu Shu for the lantern according to Huo Guang's requirements.

Because he was the last to be busy at night, he was called up before he got up this morning, and there was more than one group of people coming. At first, Lu Shu was quite happy when he heard that these people were here to buy paper. However, when these people reported their numbers and identified themselves, Lu Shu couldn't pay attention to it, so he hurriedly ran to ask Huo Guang for advice.

"How much paper are they going to order? What are these people? Huo Guang was not very surprised by this, the reason why he asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to open a night market was to win the reputation of his political achievements on the one hand, and to advertise paper on the other hand. In Huo Guang's view, as long as the several uses of paper in the night market are displayed, people will naturally come to buy them.

"My lord, they asked for paper worth a thousand gold when they opened their mouths. Moreover, these people came on behalf of the King of Chu, the King of Jiaodong, the King of Yangcheng, and the King of Jiaoxi, and these papers were purchased by Chu and other countries. Subordinates don't dare to call the shots! Lu Shu hurriedly said, at the beginning, those who came to buy paper reported it, and Lu Shu was also taken aback. He is an ordinary person, how can he have intersected with these monarchs, let alone do business with these countries.

"Worth a thousand dollars of paper? We sell as much as they want. Not to mention these vassal states, when the time is ripe in the future, they will sell these papers to the Western Regions. You can start preparing for these things now. Huo Guang was slightly surprised, he thought that it was only some princes and dignitaries who came to buy paper, but he didn't expect it to be a few princes and kings. Huo Guang estimated that among the people who accompanied Emperor Wu of Han last night, several were these monarchs. ( Pingnan Romance)

Although Huo Guang improved the papermaking process, the cost of paper was greatly reduced. However, no matter how low it is, paper is still a luxury in this era, so Huo Guang asked Lu Shu to sell paper at more than ten times the cost when setting the price. If calculated at market prices, the paper used in the Chang'an Night Market last night was also worth hundreds of gold.

"No, my subordinates understand!" When Lu Shu received Huo Guang's clear reply, he had a plan in his heart, and he was also very confident in his heart about exporting paper to the Western Regions. Although the papermaking technique has been announced, it is only a primitive process after all, and the real experience is still in the hands of Lu Shu's workshop, which is why those vassal states want to buy paper directly from him, instead of going back to make it themselves. The current situation is equivalent to that Lu Shu's paper workshop is the leader of the entire industry, and even the development of the entire industry is determined by them.

"By the way, the county government account office has prepared the money for last night's lanterns, you go to Zhang Xiancheng and get it by the way. Now that the business is gradually on the right track, the official will not invest any more money in you in the future, and I still hope to get some money from you as soon as possible! Huo Guang said jokingly at the end, but he knew in his heart that it would not be long before he went from investment to return.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, your subordinates will soon earn countless gold for your lordship." Lu Shu said confidently. Not to mention the export of paper to the Western Regions, it is to talk about the business of these vassal states, that is, the income of four or five thousand gold, excluding the cost, there are at least seven layers of profit.

When Huo Guang was discussing with Lu Shu in the county office, the Xuanshu Palace of Weiyang Palace had already begun. And at the beginning of today's court meeting, the matter of last night's night market was raised, and what was even more unexpected was that it was the big farmer Cheng Sang Hongyang who raised this matter at the court meeting.

Sang Hongyang's current position is next to Dongfang Shuo, and they are the last seats in the palace. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sat down, Sang Hongyang took the lead in getting up, walked to the center and bowed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said: "Your Majesty Chenqi, last night Chang'an West Market opened the night market, and the minister and the big farmer ordered to go, this night market can be called the grand scene of Chang'an, and the business contacts among the people are mutually beneficial. The minister thought that this move was for the benefit of the country and the people, and asked for an order to open the night market permanently. ”

The night market was mentioned to the court by Sang Hongyang, which was officially on the stage of history, and Sang Hongyang was even more radical and wanted to ask Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to open the night market permanently.

Now the vast majority of people in the court went to the night market last night, and even a very small number of people who didn't go know from the descriptions of others that they are not far from ten. So far, the attitude towards the night market is almost all certain, of course, there are also elements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed to allow the Lantern Festival to open the night market, if you question it now, it is equivalent to questioning Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, plus the night market itself also makes everyone's eyes shine, and there is hardly any discordant sound under the general trend.

"Da Nong Ling, do you think so too?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Kong only in a calm voice, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty always maintained his majesty above the court meeting, and he always commensurate himself with his official position to officials on such occasions.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with Sang Nongcheng's opinion, the night market is indeed a move to benefit the country and the people, and this move also symbolizes the peace and security of my Han country." Kong only attended and replied that the opening of the night market does have great symbolic significance in addition to commercial benefits. Let's ask how can there be a night market in a chaotic world?

"What do you think, ladies and gentlemen? Prime Minister, can you tell me first? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not immediately express his position, but led the topic to the new prime minister, Zhuang Qingzhai, Marquis of Wuqiang.

Zhuang Qingzhai straightened his sleeves and stood up, he was the prime minister who could directly reply from the seat, and then arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I also went to see the night market last night, and it is indeed as you said, it is really a prosperous era through the ages, unprecedented." However, the minister thought that this night market was initiated by Chang'an Ling Huo Guang and operated by him, and no one knew the pros and cons better than him, can he open the night market forever? How to open the law? The minister felt that he should listen to Chang'an's opinion first. In addition, Chang'an ordered Huo Guang's move to be a great achievement, and the minister asked His Majesty to reward his merits! ”

Affirming the night market is actually equivalent to affirming Huo Guang, Zhuang Qingzhai is a person with clear rewards and punishments, when they are still arguing whether to open a night market, he can still think that the night market is Huo Guang's initiative, and Huo Guang should be rewarded. Similarly, Zhuang Qingzhai's answer is also perfect, should a night market be opened, and how to open it should indeed listen to Huo Guang's opinion first.

Emperor Wu of Han nodded imperceptibly, Zhuang Qingzhai's words were just in line with Emperor Wu of Han's thoughts, and he immediately said: "Go to Xuan Chang'an to order an audience." ”

The matter of the night market was put aside for the time being, and we would talk about it after Huo Guang went to court, during which Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the courtiers discussed some other things through the gap. One of the most important is to determine the state ministers of Liu Hong, the king of Qi, Liu Dan, the king of Yan, and Liu Xu, the king of Guangling. And this appointment was not negotiated, but was directly ordered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Among them, the most concerned is the state minister of Qi, and finally the unexpected Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed the Bu Shi who was given the title of Zuo Shu Chang together with Sang Hongyang and others. This time, the rumors that Huo Guang was Qi Xiang were completely shattered.

When Lu Shu just left for a while, the palace attendants arrived at the Chang'an County Ya, explaining that after coming to the palace, Huo Guang went straight to Weiyang Palace without a moment's delay, and soon Huo Guang appeared outside the Xuanshu Palace, which was also the first time Huo Guang came to the real power center of this Han Dynasty.

The next moment, in the voice of the inner attendant singing: "Xuan Chang'an ordered Huo Guang to meet", Huo Guang took steps and stepped into the Xuan Room Hall for the first time. And with this step, Huo Guang officially opened his era. From this moment on, Huo Guang was completely integrated into history and became an inseparable and pivotal existence in history. At the same time, a completely different chapter of history was also opened by him!