As soon as Emperor Wu of Han heard this, the curvature of the rising corners of his mouth suddenly became very exaggerated.

As everyone knows.

One of the things that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to do most was to "slaughter" these rich merchants.

But these rich businessmen are cunning like that, every time Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has a new policy to be introduced, before it is announced here, the female businessmen over there will know about it.

And then.

There are policies above, and there are countermeasures below.

Unless Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lowers his face, there is no way to really take these female businessmen.

Now.

Huo Guang proposed the method of officials taking the lead in donating.

Emperor Wu of Han had some ideas.

I only heard Liu Che murmur lightly: "You mean that the official's money must be returned in full?"

Huo Guang immediately nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, the officials will take the lead in donating, and the rich businessmen will follow in donating money. We can use the donations of wealthy businessmen for disaster relief, and no one dares to say anything about it, after all, it is for disaster relief!"

However.

Emperor Wu of Han smiled slightly, and said, "The official's money, according to me, don't return it in full, take it together for disaster relief!"

"These officials, at the court meeting today, dared to jointly block my platinum coin policy!"

"I don't have to say!"

"I don't want them to donate money, I want them to applaud."

When Huo Guang heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. sighed in his heart that the Han Emperor in front of him was darker than himself!

Why don't you return the money to those officials, but still have to be applauded?

All right!

Perhaps, this is the emperor of ancient times.

After sighing a little in his heart, Huo Guang analyzed with Emperor Wu of Han: "Your Majesty, if the official's money is better to be returned, then it will be difficult to do such things in the future."

Emperor Wu of Han didn't mind at all, and waved his hand directly, saying, "Then think of another way!"

"No."

Huo Guang had no choice but to follow His Majesty's wishes.

At this time.

Emperor Wu of Han looked at Huo Guang, the look in his eyes was full of satisfaction, and he directly praised in front of all the close ministers: "It's still Huo Yilang's intelligence!"

"Look at you Lang officials, all of them are usually very clever and very good, and when you need to find a way, you will be dumb!"

"He is a courtier, but he does not understand the king's confusion!"

"What's the use of you?"

Time.

Like Sang Hongyang, Han Shuo, Jiaocang and other close ministers, they had to lower their heads, slightly embarrassed.

Then.

Only Dongfang Shuo, the old fritter, didn't think that the emperor would talk about him anymore, and he chimed in: "Yes, although Huo Yilang is young, his intelligence is different from ordinary people. This time I propose this kind of clever plan, I wonder if Your Majesty wants to reward Huo Yilang?"

Emperor Wu of Han was in a good mood at the moment, and when he heard Dongfang Shuo's words, he immediately glared at him and said, "If you are not usually crazy, your intelligence is not worse than others!"

"As for the reward, I know it, so I don't need you to mention it."

The words fell.

Emperor Wu of Han immediately looked at Huo Guang and asked, "Huo Guang, I think your suggestion this time is very good!"

"Say it!"

"Whatever reward you want, I will reward you."

Hearing Liu Che's words, Huo Guang was suddenly shocked in his heart.

Your Majesty said it.

Do you want any reward that you will give to yourself?

Or are you asking what reward you want? .

If it's the former!

Wouldn't that be unpleasant to fly.

Forthwith!

Huo Guang said directly, "Your Majesty, I want to have four very large, very large pieces of land in the outer circle of Chang'an City.

If Your Majesty thinks that the minister is asking too much, then the minister does not want to own this land, and you can give me the right to develop it."

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard Huo Guang's reward, he was a little confused.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty generally gave his subordinates a high-quality currency such as gold.

For example, when Wei Qing and Huo Qu returned from winning a battle a few years ago, the rewards he gave him were 10,000 gold and 5,000 gold, in addition to being a marquis.

Wanted?

It's rare!

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Huo Guang, what do you want to do with the land, even if Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and the others, I have given them a reward for being a marquis, but I have not given them a fief!"

Fief?

As soon as Huo Guang saw that Emperor Wu of Han had misunderstood, he immediately explained, "Your Majesty, the minister wants to enclose land outside Chang'an, not to ask you for a fief."

"And!"

"What the minister did was not for himself, but for His Majesty!"

The so-called companion is like a tiger, and you must be careful at all times.

No way.

If you want to mix around Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, you can't do it without some acting skills.

Emperor Wu of Han saw that Huo Guang faintly revealed a sense of true affection when he spoke, and immediately felt very strange, and asked, "Didn't you ask for land, why do you say that it is for me?"

Huo Guang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, now in Chang'an City, the three princes and nine kings, and the ministers of civil and military affairs all have residences and mansions."

"But Chang'an is that big."

"There is no room for the people in the back to want to live in again. Unless an official is dismissed and his house is confiscated, there will be no spare space to build a new house."

"Your Majesty."

"Think about it, if any of the three princes and nine ministers make a small mistake, they will only be dismissed, and they will not be fined for confiscating their family property. When the people behind take office, they can't even have a place to stay in Chang'an City, right?"

When Emperor Wu of Han heard this, he felt that this reason was not wrong, so he nodded.

But at this time.

Sang Hongyang, who was on the side, heard the problem and said, "According to what Huo Yilang said, the problem is still there, Chang'an City is so big, what you want is the land outside, you can't, the city wall is expanded, right?" That's not a simple thing."

After hearing this.

Emperor Wu of Han nodded again, agreed with what Sang Hongyang said, and echoed: "What Sang Shi said is also reasonable, Huo Yilang, you want the land outside, it's useless!"

However.

Huo Guang replied: "Your Majesty, please give me paper, ink, pen and inkstone, this matter, just by mouth, it is inexplicable, I can draw it for Your Majesty."

Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was puzzled by Huo Guang's statement.

But according to what he said, he asked people to bring paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and even asked the palace maid to study the ink for him.

After Huo Guang closed his eyes and thought for a while, he immediately drew on the paper, and a miniature map of Chang'an appeared on the paper.

After Emperor Wu of Han on the side saw it, he praised again and again: "Your painting skills are good, but what does this appearance of Chang'an have to do with what you said?"

Huo Guang said, "Please rest easy, Your Majesty, I have only just drawn the center, and there is still a large part of it behind, and I haven't painted it."

Emperor Wu of Han heard it.

Suddenly amazed, how many years he had been in this Chang'an City.

Not to mention that every grass and tree is clear.

At least you have to have a rough outline, and you know it.

Chang'an City, isn't it so big?

What else hasn't been drawn?

While Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was thinking like this, Huo Guang continued to paint.

This.

In the east, west, south and north of Chang'an City, he painted a city that he had never seen before.

Then he drew a road in the shape of a circle, connecting all the four places, east, east, west, and north.

And the painting is done with these.

This is just the beginning, Huo Guang did not stop.

In addition to these four castles, a castle is painted in eight directions: east, southeast, south, northeast, north, southwest, west, and northwest.

And so on, and so on, and outside this circle, sixteen more identical cities were drawn

Cistern.

Drawing this, that huge piece of paper is not enough for Huo Guang to show it to the fullest.

Huo Guang paused at this time, and immediately explained to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty, please see, this circle connecting the four directions is called a ring road. The outer circle is called the second ring, and the outer one is called the third ring..."

"After the first ring is built, in the future, if Your Majesty rewards the newly appointed Three Princes and Nine Qing with houses and residences, or marquis generals, etc., let them live here."

"After the Second Ring Road is built, those soldiers who fought on the battlefield for His Majesty and for the Han River and Mountain will be able to settle down in a good place to live in their twilight years."

"After the construction of the Third Ring Road, all officials, pawns, or scholars, farmers, businessmen and other classes can buy houses and live here with their ability!"

"When the three rings are built."

"Chang'an is no longer a city, but a super city. At that time, whether it is prosperous, rich, or populous, it will have to jump up a step."

As Huo Guang spoke, Sang Hongyang couldn't listen anymore and interrupted, "What Huo Yilang said is exaggerated, right? Inevitably, it is a little whimsical, near Chang'an City, what is the significance of building a city again? How can the quantity of the timber of their houses, the stone of their walls, the craftsmen needed to build them, and so on, be sufficient by words?"

Truly!

I've never seen a new city built next to a city.

What's more, what Huo Guang said is still dozens.

Present.

Together with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they all felt that what Huo Guang said was too naïve.

However.

Huo Guang said, "I didn't say that it was built, it was a long project. Besides, who said I was going to build walls?"

"I didn't say that, did I!"

"As for the wood—"

"The houses I build will be separate from the traditional buildings, and the wood will be used, but it will definitely not need much."

However, after this answer, Sang Shizhong continued to provoke: "What about the money needed, Your Majesty now has to get money from rich merchants if you want disaster relief, is it possible that you still have to allocate funds?"

Huo Guang smiled faintly and said, "I built the house, so naturally I paid for it."

Sang Hongyang said again: "Several cities can be built, Huo Yilang really dares to say, where did you get so much money to bear?"

Huo Guang replied, "I said, take your time."

Sang Hongyang continued to ask, "Since you take your time, then what are you doing with so much land in your majesty's circle at once!"

"Sang Shizhong, are you deliberately looking for trouble?" Huo Guang glared at Sang Hongyang coldly.

I didn't expect it.

The other party was still the old god, and said, "I'm just talking about things."

The two wanted to quarrel again.

At this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was impatient and said, "What are you arguing about, asking you to come to discuss matters, not to let you be like a woman, noisy all day long."

The emperor has spoken.

Sang Hongyang naturally didn't dare to say a word more.

Then.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, looked at Huo Guang and asked curiously, "What you draw on this map, what rings, two rings, and three rings add up to twenty-eight cities, don't you just say that you only need to circle four places?"

Four places!

Is it okay to go southeast and northwest?

Ahem.

Of course, Huo Guang would not talk to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che like this.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Back to Your Majesty, I am only responsible for one link, which is equivalent to a good start. When people in the back see that I have done a good job in the first ring, naturally some people will rush to get the second and third rings."

"Just like my Le Restaurant."

"Before I opened, there was no restaurant in Chang'an. I opened it, and those rich businessmen and magnates, like a dog smelling X, what Chang'an Le, this Le, that Le's restaurants opened one after another."

"Sang Shizhong, you're right."

Hear the words.

Sang Hongyang immediately dodged his gaze and said, "You... You tell me this

Well, Sang is not involved in the merchant business."

Well!

He really doesn't get involved.

But behind him in Luoyang's merchant family will.

Emperor Wu of Han glanced at Sang Hongyang, pondered for a moment, and then asked Huo Guang, "What Huo Yilang said is that there is no need for appropriation from the imperial court, and the land he occupies is only for use, and he does not occupy it?"

If Emperor Wu of Han asked, in fact, the former was not important.

Regardless of whether Huo Guang needed appropriation or not, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che had no money to allocate to him.

So.

The important thing is the latter. The land was enclosed for use, not for Huo Guang to occupy.

If you say yes.

For Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he took it back if he wanted to, there was no harm in it, and he was not afraid of Huo Guang's other plans.

In the face of Emperor Wu of Han's question, Huo Guang nodded neatly and said, "That's the case, Your Majesty!"

"The minister doesn't ask for anything else, he doesn't want land, and he doesn't need money from the court."

"As long as the house is built and not inhabited by anyone else, it is nominally mine."

Nominally to Huo Guang?

If those cities were built and they were all built by Huo Guang, they should have belonged to Huo Guang!

Emperor Wu of Han thought about it and felt that there was no problem in it, so he no longer hesitated, and said directly: "Okay, I can agree, but the premise is that you have to do a good job of the officials leading the rich merchants to donate money."

"Huh?" Huo Guang frowned slightly and asked, "Your Majesty is saying that the matter of donating money will be done by the ministers?"

Emperor Wu of Han suddenly said angrily: "Nonsense, if you don't make the suggestion, who will do it? I don't feel at ease if someone else does it!"

"In this way, I will send Dongfang Shuo and Sang Hongyang to you to help, and Long Zhehou Han said that you can also deploy it, if there is anyone who does not follow, you can directly teach me a lesson."

"Alright."

"I've been discussing the court meeting for a day today, and I'm tired."

"Go back too!"

"No!"

Huo Guang and a group of Lang officials bowed together, bowed and left.

After leaving the palace, Huo Guang invited Dongfang Shuo, Sang Hongyang, and Han Shuo, "You gentlemen come here with me tonight to have a happy gathering, and talk about donating money while drinking, how about it?"

Last time, Huo Guang helped Dongfang Shuo.

This time, Dongfang Shuo naturally didn't lose Huo Guang's face, and said with a smile: "Very good, I also want to taste the wine of this music and watch the dance of the singer."

Han Shuo arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty asked Ben Hou to listen to your dispatch, and if you say go, then Ben Hou will go."

"Good!"

Huo Guang nodded.

Subsequently.

looked at Sang Hongyang, who did not respond among the three.

At this time, Sang Hongyang felt Huo Guang's gaze, and immediately snorted, his face was very dark.

He didn't say to go, and he didn't say no.

Just after flicking his long sleeves, he got into the carriage directly and returned to Sangfu.

Looks like.

It seems that Huo Guang is still haunted by the fact that he cheated him twice.