Because Shang Fang receives a lot of aid from the temple every year, all the ministers' eyes are fixed on Shang Fang. Therefore, everyone in Shang Fang pays attention to the practicality of new inventions. For some things that are flashy but have no effect on the country, they are
If you don't do research, even if you do it accidentally, you won't make it public.
These things that are not practical, but can be used for decoration or entertainment, will arouse the slander of the officials, thinking that Shang Fang Mansion uses these techniques to confuse the king, do not do business, and affect the reputation. The emergence of high-ranking craftsmen like Chen Tao
, seriously affected the status of scholars, and scholars were very dissatisfied with this. We have worked hard to study for decades, but in the end our title and social status are not even as good as those who play with wood and iron. How can we feel so embarrassed?
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce will all become workers, scholars, farmers and merchants.
Chen Tao has always been very cautious in this regard, but he remembers very clearly the weird gadgets that Shang Fang once made. Many of them have the same principles. These gadgets can also be used in some aspects.
Serve as a reference.
After hearing Lu Lu's needs, Chen Tao immediately thought of that gadget, decorative paper.
This paper was made during the process of transforming paper, but was hidden away because it was not practical. However, it seems to be different now. If Lu Lu's bank needs a certificate that cannot be forged by outsiders, then this decorative paper is the best
A good substitute. Only the old craftsman from Shang Fang knows how to make this thing, and the production skills have not yet been revealed.
Although the method is not difficult, Shang Fang can reprocess it. With Shang Fang's current strength, it is not difficult to improve the paper production process to a level that cannot be imitated by outsiders.
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Lu Lu couldn't sit still. He took Chen Tao's hand and insisted on going to see it in person.
Chen Tao had no choice but to get into the car with Lu Lu, and the two hurried towards Shang Fang's mansion in the suburbs. Sitting on the carriage, Lu Lu said with a smile: "His Majesty valued Shang Fang very much at the beginning, saying that Shang Fang had magical powers and could become a human being.
I don’t care too much about what I can’t do. I just thought that His Majesty was exaggerating. I didn’t expect that Shang Fang’s ability is indeed unfathomable. He can achieve what others cannot, and he was indeed right!”
Chen Tao said: "Actually, it is Your Majesty who can do what adults cannot. Many of Shang Fang's current achievements were designed by His Majesty himself. His Majesty's many national affairs were hurriedly designed and then handed over to Shang Fang for study. Otherwise,
, if Shang Fang had just studied on his own, he would not have achieved so many achievements..."
If this sentence were told to others, they would probably think that Chen Tao was flattering the emperor. However, Lu Lu, who had been following the emperor, knew that what this guy said was true. He was not lying, and Lu Lu didn't know either.
How could the emperor have so many fantastic ideas? Whether it is in his own business field or in the scientific research field of Shang Fang Mansion, the emperor's ideas are inexhaustible.
He has personally designed more than 300 new inventions, but very few of them have personally participated in the research. Lu Lu, who is familiar with Liu Chang's character, doesn't quite understand why the emperor doesn't just complete it himself if he obviously likes credit and achievements so much.
What? Could it be that he only remembered the molded object but forgot how to make it? How is this possible? It is too strange that he can design it but not make it.
The two were chatting, and Lu Lu looked at the road ahead. His sharp eyes saw something, and he hurriedly shouted: "Stop the car!"
The carriage stopped hastily.
Lu Lu jumped out of the car, hurriedly pushed aside the few people in front of him, walked into the innermost area, grabbed the Fanshi man, and asked in surprise: "What are you doing here?!"
Among the crowd, the people from Fan City looked a little embarrassed, their clothes were dirty, and there were a few holes in them. They had obviously just experienced a fierce fight. Lu Lu looked at the opposite side fiercely, but he saw several people who were covered in blood.
The people smelled of alcohol. These people were tall. Lu Lu could easily identify them from the shoes they wore. These were young and middle-level generals in the army. At this moment, they were still cursing.
A person from Fan City said helplessly: "These people were drunk. After drinking in a wine shop, they refused to pay and beat up the shopkeeper. I happened to pass by and came to dissuade them..."
Lu Lu's expression changed greatly, and he looked at the drunkards coldly, "Come here, arrest these people...throw them to Tingwei!"
Several servants who escorted Lu Lu to Shangfang immediately took action. These people drank too much and were delirious. They were easily subdued and tied up by the servants. The people of Fan City handed over the money they owed.
The shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper didn't dare to take it too seriously, and bowed again and again. Lu Lu shouted and dismissed everyone, pulling the city man aside.
"How come these drunkards still let you suffer?"
"I didn't take action, I just tried to dissuade them...but they started taking action against me."
"Hey, you, you even helped them give money...do you recognize them?"
"I think he is a general under Yafu. I am just worried that Yafu will be implicated. It is best not to make this matter too big..."
But Lu Lu was very angry, "What a fart, Yafu is very strict in running the army. How can he have such a general under his command? You'd better go back and get some medicine, I will take care of this matter."
After settling the matter, Lu Lu got in the car and continued moving with Chen Tao.
Chen Tao asked doubtfully: "What happened?"
"No problem!"
The two of them quickly arrived at Shang Fang's Mansion. After entering the gate, Lu Lu could no longer move forward. Shang Fang's Mansion has three floors. The outermost floor is a rest area for outsiders and even craftsmen. But further inside,
Even for some important research, no one was allowed to enter unless authorized by Chen Tao. Lu Lu was waiting outside. After a long time, Chen Tao just pulled a craftsman over and the three of them entered together.
Room.
This craftsman was the inventor of the new paper. He took out the paper he had collected in confusion and handed it to Lu Lu. Lu Lu looked at it excitedly. Sure enough, this paper felt just like ordinary paper.
Different, if you place it in mid-air, you can vaguely see the watermark inside. Historically, the birth date of this kind of paper has not yet been determined. It became really popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. When paper money was issued later, this thing served as a reference.
effect.
The craftsman was also very surprised. He didn't know what else the thing he made could be used for. Compared with ordinary paper, it was not easy to write on and the cost was still high, so it couldn't be considered an improvement.
"Not bad, not bad..."
Lu Lu stroked the paper excitedly, then looked at the craftsman and asked, "Can you make this thing more exquisite so that others can't forge it?"
The craftsman nodded, "You can increase the raw materials and suppress it multiple times, but doing so will increase the cost. What is the use of this?"
Lu Lu laughed and said, "It's useful! It's very useful!"
!”
"If this thing can be done, you can at least be promoted to four knights!"
........
"Do you really don't need me to go there in person?"
At this moment, Liu Chang was sitting in the Hall of Houde, surrounded by Zhang Buyi, Luan Bu, Ji Bu, Zhou Yafu and other confidants. They were discussing the matter of body poisoning.
The most important thing.
The big Han currently has no power to push forward in the body poison. Xunjia's surrender can better implement Han Xin's cannibalization strategy. This is the first step for the big man to open up the body poison. There must be no omissions.
With Feng Jing in charge of diplomacy in the northwest, and Han Xin with a large army at his disposal, there must be nothing missed.
The only trouble is the emperor in front of him.
In Feng Jing's letter to Ji Bu, he wrote almost pleadingly: "Don't let him come!
"
The emperor's ability in diplomacy is obvious to all. When he was young, he wrote letters to insult Mao Dun. Even though his words were as upright as Sima Xi, he couldn't record them truthfully. He could only write "expletive" and "vulgar".
, words such as "cannot be known", just hope that future generations can understand the meaning through these and know that they cannot speak directly...
Faced with the auspiciousness offered by the Dian Kingdom, the emperor chose to fight with him, subdue him and eat his flesh.
Faced with Su Shen's tribute, the emperor chose to take off their clothes, tie them up and whip them, threaten them, and ask them to donate more food.
Faced with the surrender of King Mahan and King Buyeo, the emperor chose to let them play musical instruments for him, beat them, and asked them to write a confession admitting their mistake and publish it in a newspaper.
Faced with King Kangju's written greetings, the emperor responded with the word "old dog".
These behaviors, even if you look at the kings of all ages, I am afraid no one can compare with them. It is no problem to say that they are crazy.
Feng Jing was really frightened when he thought that His Majesty might come to the northwest to meet Xunjia.
What can he do this time, beat him? Insult him? Or rape him?
The officials can also understand Feng Jing's fear.
His Majesty's diplomatic strength is very terrifying. In this regard, he has always adhered to the principle of not being a human being. He must not be allowed to meet in person. Even if the prince is allowed to meet, it is much better than having the majesty go to meet him.
Therefore, after Liu Chang showed a slight inclination to see the other party, the ministers immediately discouraged him and tried to dispel the emperor's idea.
Liu Chang stroked his chin and looked at them. He didn't understand why these people were so reluctant to let him go to the hospital. He was a good diplomat, and even Feng Jing was far inferior to him.
"What should we do?"
"Leave it all to Feng Jing?"
Zhang Buji said: "Your Majesty, in this meeting, the two sides want to negotiate all aspects of cooperation. Your Majesty does not have to do it yourself. It is just a barbarian country. Your Majesty just gives an order to let Feng Jing know your thoughts and let Feng Jing come.
Just take care of it.”
Luan Bu also said: "Feng Jing has already thought about this. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. If we can recover the Xunjia Kingdom this time, the Han Dynasty will definitely reap huge benefits in the future."
Liu Chang then gave up the idea of going there in person, but Zhou Yafu said at this moment: "Your Majesty, compared to Xunjia, Your Majesty should be more concerned about the affairs of the Huns."
"Huns?? You have chopped off the head of Chanyu, what else do I need to pay attention to?"
"It is precisely because the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses that we should pay attention."
"Not all the kings of Shendu are mediocre. This time, the Xiongnu lost almost all the people with decision-making ability. The tribe was divided. In the future, if we just enjoy it, our combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced. The reason why we can compete with the countries of Shendu
Such easy contact was due to the threat of the Huns. The Huns were constantly attacking, which made them all in danger. They asked for help from the Han, so Xunjiadu agreed so quickly..."
"If the Huns completely lose their combat effectiveness, the relationship between the poisonous countries and the Han Dynasty will not be the same as before... There is a completely different relationship between asking for others and asking for others. Therefore, Your Majesty should do more
Mind the Huns."
When Han Xin first drove away the Huns, he wanted to use the Huns as hounds and the big men as hunters. After the hounds bite the prey, the hunter would harvest the prey.
But now, Hound is half disabled, mainly due to the fact that Jizhu's younger brother has done really outrageous things. He completely overthrew his brother's policies, expelled most of the capable people, and ruined the family fortune.
Liu Chang suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"What can I do even if I care? You can't let me send people to support the Huns, right?"
"The leader of the Huns is that virtuous. Unless I am appointed as Shanyu, there is no way to solve it."
Zhou Yafu was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "Your Majesty can stop attacking the Huns and trade with them privately..."
Liu Chang nodded heavily, and then they began to discuss how to set goals for Xunjia.
At present, the Han Dynasty has no territorial demand for Xunjia, so there is no need to cede land. As for the internal government affairs of Xunjia, the Han Dynasty has no idea of managing it on its behalf. For example, the current government affairs of the Dian Kingdom are all in the hands of the Han Dynasty.
, the orders of the Prime Minister Xiao Yan were more effective than the orders of their king. This country actually became a special county of the Han Dynasty, but this could not be the case for the Xunjia Kingdom.
Not to mention the distance issue, even King Xunjia, who had great ambitions, would not allow the Han Dynasty to send someone to replace his power. This was his bottom line.
However, not managing on their behalf does not mean that the big men will not interfere in their government affairs.
"Someone should be appointed as the prime minister. He does not need to have the power to govern local areas, but he must be able to influence their domestic policies, influence their kings and ministers, and be able to seek greater benefits for the Han within their territory..."
"This person must have enough experience, be healthy, be resourceful, and be reliable..."
Several people discussed it. Of course, in terms of hiring people, they still had to look to Liu Chang.
If Lu Jia hadn't been dealing with county school affairs at the moment, he might have been the best candidate.
No one had come up with a conclusion after discussion, but Liu Chang couldn't help but laugh, "I do have a candidate, don't worry about this, just keep talking!"
In addition to appointing a minister of state, the most important thing is actually economic cooperation. On this point, all ministers have the same opinion, ensuring the stability of trade routes, and constantly sending merchants to Xunjia to welcome Xunjia's caravans.
Go to Xiting, build a road between the two, shorten the distance, send a large number of people to Shendu, deepen the understanding of Shendu, strengthen the influence of the big man in Shendu, etc.
After confirming the general idea, Liu Chang let them leave.
Liu Chang still has important things to do. He needs to find a few young people who can help him review the memorial. He cannot be delayed by these trivial matters.
Just as they were walking out, Lu Lu, who had been waiting at the door, grabbed Zhou Yafu, dragged him into the hall, and looked at Zhou Yafu who had left and returned. Not only Liu Chang, but also Zhou Yafu himself was a little worried.
Stunned, Lu Lu hurriedly told what he had encountered on the road today.
"Yafu, you became famous at a young age, and now you are a two-pronged prince. With such a record and such a title, I don't know how many people are jealous of you. How can you be so indulgent to your subordinates? They say that you are strict in running the army, and you have such a strict law.
?I have already sent the person to Xuan Moru. With him here, it can be easily solved. If it falls into the hands of Zhang Shizhi, you will have to follow him..."
Zhou Yafu shook his head and said seriously: "These are not my subordinates."
"My subordinates would never do such a thing."
Lu Lu looked at Zhou Yafu who was so confident, "You haven't even seen him, how can you be so sure?"
"Of course I am sure that all my subordinates are still in the Western Region and have not returned. The people who came back with me this time are General Xiahou's subordinates..."
"Then just say you haven't come back. What you said means that you have such strong confidence in running the army."
Liu Chang frowned at this moment, "Generals in the army are both good and bad..."
Zhou Yafu said: "Your Majesty, I have an idea."
"you say."
"Today's Taixue has agriculture, medicine, and even the so-called engineering studies, but there is no military science..."
"Oh?? What do you mean?"
"Students of Imperial College have to learn certain art of war, but the Han Dynasty does not have a school that specializes in training lower-level generals. The lower-level generals of the Han Dynasty are soldiers who fought together, so many of them are illiterate and have never read the art of war. To a large extent,
This restricts their path to advancement and at the same time weakens their combat effectiveness. If we can set up such a school to train low-level generals, now the low-level generals in the army can also be brought here for training..."
Liu Chang somewhat understood what he was thinking and nodded, "This is a good idea. I will consider it. You can go back first."
"only!
"
Zhou Yafu left, but Lu Lu laughed.
"His Majesty!
It’s done!”
Lu Lu hurriedly informed Liu Chang about Shang Fang's new paper. Liu Chang was also very excited. Many strange things would always appear in Liu Chang's mind, and this bank was one of them.
, maybe not the name, but the purpose is the same, but Liu Chang is not sure whether it is his own random thought or whether it can really be implemented.
As a result, Lu Lu became his best experimental subject, helping him determine whether these ideas were feasible.
If Shang Fang really has a way to make paper that cannot be forged by others, then this can really be done.
By then, business will definitely be more prosperous.
"Go and handle it now! In the next few days, you don't have to come to the palace anymore, so you can handle this matter with peace of mind! I'm waiting for your good news!"