Liu Che asked Liu Zhang to make a few pairs of paper armor samples first and conduct experiments.

Liu Zhang has mastered a waterproof and fireproof potion formula, and the paper used to make nails is soaked in a potion.

The general fire attack method is not to make the paper armor burn completely, at most the surface is burned.

It did little damage to the wearer, and he fought against the Huns in paper armor.

There are still certain advantages, besides, there are no firearms in this era.

Even if the arrow helps the incendiary object and hits the paper armor, just pull the arrow out.

Quickly extinguish the small fire, and the Han army can continue to fight.

That's why Liu Zhang wanted to provide paper armor technology, just to equip those Han soldiers who were not wearing armor with protective armor.

The department built a water wheeler and repeatedly hammered the paper with a water cone.

This saves time and effort, as long as a few craftsmen are arranged to watch from the sidelines.

It takes almost three months to make a pair of paper armor, which is more than three months less than the production time of the simplest iron armor.

They finished talking about the strategic deployment of the Xiongnu in the future, and also talked about weapons and armor.

They talked about another very important thing, which was the reform of the currency.

Now it is the Han half tael coin, and there are many inferior currencies in circulation recently.

Last year, there was such a problem, and the problem of inferior currency is getting worse.

The currency was minted by each prefecture itself, although it was minted according to the standards set by the imperial court.

The right to mint money was not entirely concentrated on the side of the imperial court, and inferior copper coins were rampant.

A few chamberlains brought a few boxes, and Liu Che asked Liu Zhang to look at these inferior copper coins.

The box was opened, and from the outside, there was no problem with the copper coin.

Liu Zhang picked up a few copper coins and held them up in the air to look at them.

"It's hard to spot the problem in terms of weight and appearance. It shows that the skill of minting this copper coin is very high, and there is definitely something wrong with these copper coins. ”

"The copper content of these copper coins accounts for only 30 percent, and the proportion of lead and iron accounts for 70 percent, which has been inspected by the foundry."

This copper coin was very cheap to manufacture, and it was very expensive in the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che also mentioned this when he was in the Red Marquis Kingdom, and Liu Zhang proposed to concentrate the coinage power in the imperial court.

Changing the style of copper coins, Liu Che prepared to return the coinage rights of the counties to the imperial court.

The issuance of new copper coins was opposed by some ministers of the DPRK and China.

The casting technology of Han half two coins is very mature, and the current circulation is relatively stable.

About the currency, they just made small talk.

Liu Che already had a good plan, and Huo Quzhi sat on the side and listened.

If he were asked to talk about military operations, he would be able to do so.

When it comes to economics and money, that's not what he's good at.

Liu Zhang made a good suggestion last year, and Huo Quzhi admired him a little.

He was not only a great military strategist, but also a unique economic insight.

"In terms of economic strength, the Han Dynasty is much stronger than the neighboring countries. To deal with them, economic warfare can be used. ”

This method was used by Guan Zhong in the Spring and Autumn Period.

This was not created by Liu Zhang, he just borrowed from the experience of the ancients.

"You must have a lot of good ideas, how can you increase your revenue?"

Liu Che gave Liu Zhang an exam question, and the financial revenue of the Han Dynasty in the past two years was acceptable.

Of course, Liu Che hopes that the more income the better, and there are many ways to spend money.

Liu Zhang proposed several methods of financial revenue to him in the Honghou State, and these methods of making money have advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that the state finances were abundant, and the disadvantage was that it harmed the interests of some nobles and wealthy merchants.

If they knew that it was Liu Zhang's idea, they would definitely be extremely resentful of him.

"The minister has a less mature method, but this method is a bit bad."

"You might as well come and hear it and see if it works."

Liu Zhang thought of a method similar to the lottery to make money, and he felt that this method was not very good.

But it can indeed increase fiscal revenue, and there are gambling houses in many places in the Han Dynasty.

Some gamblers lost their money to the gambling houses, which had the support of the aristocracy.

Doing so would move their interests, but it would be beneficial to the Han Dynasty's fiscal revenue.

"Don't let others know that it was proposed by the minister, it is easy to offend people, this way is to do lottery chips."

Liu Zhang told Liu Che and Huo Quzhi the operation method, which can be tested in some places.

He also thought about growing tobacco on a large scale. It is made into cigarettes and sold.

But in this way, it will damage the health of the people of the Han Dynasty.

It can indeed increase financial revenue, and Liu Zhang does have tobacco seeds in his hands.

It is only cultivated in small quantities in the Honghou Kingdom, and Liu Zhang and the people in the Honghou Mansion do not smoke.

"This method must be controlled by the imperial court and run locally in the future. You can let the other party get a part of the share, and the court will take the majority of the income. ”

When the local government gets a certain percentage of the share, they have higher motivation.

Liu Zhang felt that this method was a bit detrimental, and thought that those nobles looked down on him.

Liu Zhang took revenge on them in this way and made their interests lose a little.

"This method is a bit of a loss, so you don't need it."

Liu Zhang lowered his head embarrassedly, this is no different from gambling.

Liu Che thinks this method is good, since there are so many people who want to gamble.

Then, as they wished, the Han Dynasty was established with laws prohibiting gambling.

Later, it was slightly relaxed, and gambling prevailed.

Gambling has caused many families to be ruined, and the imperial court is also very distressed by this.

Every year, a lot of tax revenue can be obtained from various gambling parties, and local governments are reluctant to close gambling parties.

"This method sounds bad, but in fact, I don't know how many people have been saved. With the least amount of money, you may be able to get rich overnight. ”

Huo Quzhi felt that Liu Zhang's method was not bad, although this method was no different from gambling.

But it is beneficial to the imperial court, Liu Zhang just said that there is a limit to the number of lottery chips issued.

The local government will draw a lottery every day, which is also in the nature of a lottery.

Spend more than ten dollars a day at most, and maybe you can get thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

The imperial court took most of the profits earned from the local government and took out some of the money as a bonus.

Huo Quzhi is very clear, if the people go to the gambling house to gamble.

That's really nothing, at least the lottery has a chance of winning.

The chips are made from thin pieces of bamboo, with the corresponding numbers written on them.

If you match the number you won, you won. Set the level of the prize.

A colored silk only costs one dollar, and you may even win a jackpot of 10,000 yuan.

Liu Zhang has a set of rules for playing the lottery, but it must be fair and impartial.

"Your Majesty, this lottery must be in the hands of the imperial court, and some rules must be formulated. Prevent someone from cheating, prevent someone from embezzling most of the money they have won. ”

"You spend a few days writing down the rules of the lottery in detail, and I want to read it."

Liu Che wants to see if the lottery rules written by Liu Zhang are reasonable and can increase fiscal revenue?

As long as it is a way to make money, although it is a little damaged, it is beneficial to the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che will also adopt it, thinking that many people who love gambling lose their money in the gambling house every year.

It is better to buy lottery chips to increase financial revenue, and the court can use the money to do meaningful things.

This also indirectly saves those who love to gamble, and maybe they are lucky and can even get a huge prize.

"The minister will spend a few days tidying it up and presenting it to His Majesty."

Liu Zhang changed the name of the lottery to lottery chips, and not many people bought lottery tickets in his time.

However, it is also possible to use it in this era, and it only takes three days.

He'll be able to sort out the gameplay, and it may take months for it to get up and running.

It's better to run in Chang'an first, and let those nobles buy it too.

Don't they like to play, they have a lot of money in their hands.

"The minister has an idea, buy a high-priced lottery chip. You can participate in the redemption of high prizes, and you can set a prize pool of millions of dollars. ”

This kind of lottery chip is for those rich merchants and aristocrats, and it costs a hundred dollars to buy a colored silk.

The price was reasonable, and the wealthy merchants and aristocrats were sure to be willing to buy it.

Liu Zhang suddenly wanted to make cigarettes and sell them to those nobles.

Don't they like to enjoy, then let them smoke.

Cigarettes are taken out later, and some things have to be done step by step.

"Your Majesty, if the lottery chip is operated, the minister thinks that someone is suitable to be in charge of this matter."

"Who is it?" Liu Che asked.

"Sang Hong sheep." Liu Zhang replied.

This man has a high talent for economic management, so he is in charge of the operation of the lottery chips.

will definitely be able to help Liu Che make more money, and Liu Zhang will not participate in the operation of the lottery chips.

What offends people is that he tries to participate as little as possible, which is to take advantage of others.

Sang Hongyang did this, and it was on the orders of the emperor.

No matter how dissatisfied they were, it was impossible for them to confront the emperor.

If they knew that it was Liu Zhang who thought of this idea, they would be eager to cut him with a knife.

Don't underestimate the ruthlessness of these nobles, they care a lot about their own interests.

Anyway, Liu Zhang won't buy lottery chips, he knows that the lottery chips are very deep.

In his time, the lottery cost many people a lot of money, but they never won the jackpot.

Later, people didn't believe in lottery tickets, and Liu Zhang never bought a lottery ticket once.

I've also heard about some of the drawbacks of the lottery, and he's disgusted with it.