My father, scolded Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?

Hearing the news from the servants in the General's Mansion, Huo Guang was speechless for a while.

What is the Ninety-Five!

Is that a little Pingyang county official able to scold? I'm afraid you don't want a nine-clan pop-up package, right?

Think about it.

I felt that something was wrong.

What is the character of his cheap daddy Huo Zhongru?

Timid and afraid of things plus some lust, only this one, not even greedy for money. Such a person, dare to scold Your Majesty?

Huo Guang didn't believe it, and immediately asked the servant who came up from the general's mansion, "Nonsense, my father has always been very strict, how can he insult Your Majesty?"

Seeing that he didn't believe him, the servant hurriedly said, "It's true, Huo Ah Lang, Your Majesty entered the palace in the name of the Marquis of Pingyang to congratulate, and Ling Zun didn't know that he was Your Majesty. And Ling Zun knew the late Marquis of Pingyang, and thought that His Majesty had come to the mansion to cheat and eat and drink."

As soon as these words came out.

Huo Guang was a little convinced.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really liked to go out of the palace to play privately as the Marquis of Pingyang.

Even.

also deceived Huo Guang, saying that he was a ranger, and what kind of family master he was.

People are not the heads of households.

But...

O King of a Country!

His cheap father, Huo Zhongru, worked in Pingyang Hou Mansion back then, so he naturally knew Pingyang Hou.

Think about everything.

Huo Guang realized that the servant from the Great General's Mansion did not lie to himself, and there was no need for the other party to tell this lie.

Present.

He couldn't care about anything else, and ran quickly towards the outside of the restaurant.

When you go out.

Seeing that he was running in a hurry, Mrs. Huo hurriedly asked, "Eh, Guang'er, what are you running so fast? What's the matter?"

Huo Guang didn't want his mother to worry, so he said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll go to the General's Mansion to get something and come back."

The words fell.

The others had already gotten into the carriage and rushed back to the General's Mansion.

It's just in the process.

Huo Guang didn't notice that standing next to his mother was the brutal little sister Sang Meiren in Sang Hongyang's family.

I saw Sang Meiren pulling Mrs. Huo's arm and asking, "Mrs. Huo, go on, why did your son's temperament change so much after he had a serious illness?"

「.......」

......

The crime of insulting the emperor in ancient times, even if his brother was the champion Hou Huo was sick, he couldn't afford it.

It is said that those who do not know are not guilty.

But if Emperor Wu of Han is angry, isn't it a matter of one sentence to cut off someone's head?

And Huo Guang really didn't expect it!

My own dad will get into such a big trouble.

The carriage traveled very fast, and Chang'an City was not large, so it didn't take long to reach the shogunate.

Huo Guang got out of the carriage and calmed down his mentality.

He strode directly into the General's Mansion, and the banquets that could be seen everywhere were still eating and drinking, and the laughter was endless.

Looked at.

Huo Guang's heart settled down slightly.

Since the guests are still eating, it means that things have not happened to the point that Huo Guang did not expect.

But when he entered the house and saw the Wei family with black faces.

Huo Guang sensed something wrong again.

Seeing that his father lowered his head in shame, Huo Guang knew that he was really in trouble.

But as a son, he couldn't say anything about his father, so he could only walk slowly to his father and ask, "Father, what's the matter?"

Huo Zhongru glanced up at his youngest son, shook his head, and said, "My father has caused a big disaster this time, eh."

As soon as this remark came out.

Zhan Shi Chen Zhang, who had already learned Huo Zhongru's identity on the side, immediately said:

"Hmph, if you are unlucky, it's okay, today is a big wedding, don't get involved in getting sick."

Hear this.

The expression of shame on the face of the cheap daddy Huo Zhongru was even worse.

Huo Guang squinted at Chen Zhang.

Tell the truth.

Huo Guang didn't know Chen Zhang, after all, although the other party was Wei Shao'er's husband, he had not been to the General's Mansion in the past two years.

Huo Guangzi didn't know him.

Of course.

Wei Shao'er, the aunt, he still knew, but because of his identity, Huo Guang didn't talk to him.

After glancing at Chen Zhang.

Huo Guang squinted his eyes slightly, and said unhappily, "Who are you, my father and my brother's affairs, and you can get in the way of you?"

Chen Zhang was choked by Huo Guang, and immediately got angry and said, "You little..."

But.

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wei Shao'er and said, "Husband, don't talk nonsense."

"Madam, I..." Chen Zhang faced Wei Shao'er, he didn't dare to show his anger at all, and suddenly looked a little helpless.

After Wei Shao'er told Chen Zhang to shut up.

Huo Zhongru also said to Huo Guang: "Son, he is right, it doesn't matter if you are unlucky for your father, I hope it won't affect your brother."

Huo Guang suddenly frowned and said, "By the way, what about my brother?"

A little longer.

When the elder brother Huo is sick, he has to follow the pre-arranged process, set off from the general's mansion, and then go here to marry Sun Ying.

At this time.

He should be in the General's Mansion.

But Huo Guang didn't see the figure of the champion brother, so he thought it was very strange.

Huo Zhongru only said at this time: "My father angered Your Majesty, your brother interceded for me, and was summoned into the house by Your Majesty alone. And General Wei Qing is also in that house."

Hear this.

Huo Guang frowned, and then asked again, "Dad, did you really insult Your Majesty?" Just because you saw through Your Majesty's pretending to be the Marquis of Pingyang, you scolded Your Majesty? It's really not like yours!"

The stain on Huo Zhongru's life is that after having an affair with Wei Shao'er, he did not take responsibility afterwards, but ran away timidly.

For people, there are also some small oil cavity slippery tones.

But his personality is still good, and when he treats people and things, he will not be angry because someone really cheats and cheats on food.

Huo Zhongru listened to his son's question, and immediately sighed again, "I didn't expect the other party to be Your Majesty, I originally intended, I was going to take him to this Le Restaurant..."

The words are not finished.

At this time.

Jin Riyan, the Huren-looking concubine, came out of the room and said, "Has Huo Yilang called back?"

"I'm here!" Huo Guang said immediately.

At this time.

Jin Riyan looked at Huo Guang and replied, "Go in, Your Majesty wants to see you."

"Oh."

Huo Guang nodded, and after glancing at the cheap father, he walked into the house and saw Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

And Liu Che is around.

The two people standing were none other than uncle Wei Qing and brother Huo Quai.

The three of them stood together.

It was completely like discussing the war, and he didn't feel at all how to talk about Huo Zhongru's open-mouthedness.

After Huo Guang came in, he saluted His Majesty and said, "Huo Guang, meet Your Majesty."

"Excuse me, Huo Yilang, I want to talk to you about something!" Emperor Wu of Han said expressionlessly.

In the discourse.

It's not like it's angry.

This made Huo Guang very strange, this majesty was insulted by Huo Zhongru, how could he not see the meaning of asking the teacher to ask for guilt?

Thereupon.

Huo Guang spoke in advance and said, "Your Majesty, the father of the minister Huo Guang did not mean to offend. If I had known His Majesty's identity beforehand, I would not have dared to say those words."

However.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, waved his hand and said, "Eh, it's okay. I didn't say I would cure your father's sins, so don't come and plead for mercy."

"I've called you."

"It's about the salt and iron official camp."

Your Majesty doesn't intend to hold your cheap dad accountable?

Even!

He also suddenly asked about the official camp of Yantie, which was really strange.

This time.

What kind of salt and iron official camp are mentioned?

Huo Guang frowned, and could only reply to Emperor Wu of Han's words at this time: "Your Majesty, please speak, if the minister knows, he will definitely tell it without reservation."

As soon as these words came out.

Emperor Wu of Han immediately said, "Of course you know, you predicted this to me the year before last."

Year?

The matter of the salt and iron official camp?

Forehead...

I predicted something, why don't I have any impression at all!

Forthwith.

Huo Guang bowed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with this salt and iron official camp, the minister is stupid for a while, and he can't remember what he said, so please make it clear to Your Majesty."

"I don't remember what I said." Emperor Wu of Han shook his head and said, "At that time, your Le Restaurant had just opened, and I discussed the issue of the salt and iron official camp with you, and you once listed the disadvantages of the salt and iron official camp to me."

The disadvantages of the salt and iron official camp?

Huo Guang looked sideways slightly, and after being reminded by His Majesty, he seemed to have a little impression of this matter.

Then.

I said that after how many years of salt and iron official camps, with the increase of moths, the casting of iron tools will not work in some aspects.

But that should be many years later.

It shouldn't be that the official camp of salt and iron has only been in operation for two years, and this situation has emerged!

Huo Guang didn't understand, so he asked, "Why did Your Majesty say that? The minister remembered that he said that the disadvantages of the salt and iron official camp would only happen ten or even twenty years later, and this salt and iron official camp was only two years old, so it wouldn't be!"

However.

Emperor Wu of Han snorted lightly at this time, and said with dissatisfaction: "Ten years, heh, how can it take ten or twenty years!"

"Your father told me today."

"Since the official operation of salt and iron, blacksmiths have no private business, and the quality of iron farming tools is getting worse and worse."

"It's related, you can buy good farm tools."

"It's okay, you can only buy the ones that are of poor quality."

"Even, in order to buy good farm tools, you have to use money to bribe the officials in charge of this matter."

"If this goes on for a long time, won't this salt and iron official camp raise a lot of moths."

The salt and iron official camp was a means for Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty to raise taxes and enrich the national treasury. It is not only for the capital of the war with the Huns in the coming year, but also a necessary condition for the expansion of the army.

Thereinto.

Salt is fine.

The craftsmanship of this iron is very important to the craftsmanship of the craftsmen.

Can't a blacksmith make money by striking iron privately? The common people can only buy agricultural tools from the government!

And so on.

Without competition, how can the technology of making agricultural tools from iron be improved?

It's all for the public business.

Who is not holding the day is a day of the day.

Such.

The quality of the iron is naturally poor.

However, poor quality agricultural tools are not good for farming, and the people have no choice but to pursue good quality iron tools in order to produce, which makes the price of official iron tools rise.

Of course.

The disadvantages of the salt and iron official camp are far more than that.

These are just superficial phenomena.

But no matter what.

According to Huo Guang's original vision, this kind of problem will be exposed at least ten years later. That Cheng thought, this kind of situation has occurred in two years.

So.

Ten

years and even twenty years later, the problem broke out.

It is estimated that it is equivalent to seeing cockroaches during the day, and the invisible corners are already full of cockroaches.

After pondering for a long time, Huo Guang said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the blacksmiths can be given the additional power to open a blacksmith shop to make iron and make farm tools privately. With competition, there can be improvement."

However.

As soon as the words came out.

was strongly opposed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying, "What nonsense, if you give them the power to cast iron privately, is it still called an official camp?"

"Depend on me."

"It's better to give the raw iron to those blacksmiths to make agricultural tools, and after they are finished, the imperial court will send people to take them back, distribute them, and sell them."

After listening to Emperor Wu of Han's words, Huo Guang frowned slightly.

It is said that the raw iron is made by the blacksmith, and then the finished farming tools are recovered.

This process.

Isn't it the same as making salt?

The official way of salt is also to let the people cook it, and after obtaining the salt, the imperial court will collect, distribute and sell it.

Salt making is not the same as iron making.

Casting iron farming tools requires the skills of a blacksmith.

Salt production, on the other hand, only needs to master the process.

Obviously, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che has strong scheming and military capabilities, but his ability to govern the country's economy and people's livelihood is really much worse.

Thereupon.

After Huo Guang studied it carefully, he said, "Your Majesty, what you said is very good. However, the minister believed that the blacksmith should be given some benefits in moderation to make him competitive. Only through competition can quality be improved."

"Good weapons drive out bad weapons."

"It's not a bad weapon."

This truth, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che did not understand. But as an emperor, is this what he is considering?

The government-run policy of salt and iron was originally designed to raise national tax revenue.

So.

Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, really cared about the taxation of the salt and iron official camps.

No matter how good Huo Guang's suggestion was, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che shook his head and said, "No, half of the money of the imperial court comes from the salt and iron official camp."

"If you move this."

"In the future, where will I get the money to deal with the Hun cavalry that goes south every year to plunder my people!"

The so-called money can make the devil grind.

Even the famous Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had times when he was worried about money.

And Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's last sentence also made Huo Guang understand the reason for Liu Che's entanglement.

Immediately!

Huo Guang arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is angry, the minister is not tall, so naturally he can't see far from you."

"Still."

"In terms of getting money, the minister has a clever plan, I don't know Your Majesty, but I would like to hear it."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, squinted at Huo Guang and said curiously, "Do you want to talk about opening a restaurant, making paper, or those jewelry and clothes shops that you opened in private?"

"Hmph."

"I'll tell you, that's all, it's not as good as the salt and iron official camp."

Not a fraction?

Wrong.

What Huo Guang did, if it is really rolled out, its after-tax income is definitely not low. It's just that these all need time and cost to be promoted all over the country, and the results are very slow.

The salt and iron official camp is different.

This is what the people need, and if you get it, you can get the money.

Merely.

Huo Guang didn't mean this at this moment, he said lightly: "Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is not the above, but to use money to make money."

"To put it simply, it's to set up a money bank."

"This aspect was told to me by Sang Hongyang, if Your Majesty doesn't understand, you can summon Sang Danong to come here to ask a question or two."