A twitch had already appeared on Xu You's face, and his whole face was frozen. He didn't expect that his proposal would be completely rejected. With a hint of regret and unreasonable anger, he stayed there quietly.
, without saying a word.
Gao Fei had already noticed Xu You's feelings, and it was common for counselors to have disagreements. He stood up slowly and said to Jia Xu: "Strategic Advisor, please write a reply to Lu Heng.
Well, let him pay close attention to the movements in Jizhou, govern Fan Yang well, and strive to build Fan Yang into an important military town in a short time."
Jia Xu said "Promise" and immediately began to write a reply. With a big stroke of his pen, he wrote several pieces of paper eloquently.
Gao Fei lowered his head and looked at the rough paper placed on the table in front of him, and then at the bamboo slips piled aside. An idea suddenly flashed in his mind and he said loudly: "I want to build a paper mill, what do you think?
"
Everyone was surprised by this novel idea that Gao Fei suddenly proposed. These people only knew how to use paper, and some of them were used to writing on bamboo slips, because paper was more expensive than bamboo slips, and the only technology that could produce paper was
They were only available in the workshops opened by the imperial court, and their production capacity was very limited, so they were not widely spread. Everyone was a resourceful person, and most of them were limited to military and domestic affairs, but no one had ever collected such things as handicrafts, and it was very rare.
Few people care about this kind of thing.
Seeing everyone's slightly surprised expressions, Gao Fei said slowly: "Paper is the lightest thing, and it is very small. Compared with heavy bamboo slips, it is much cheaper than cloth. If paper can be produced and promoted, in the future
Printing technology will also come into being, which is much simpler and faster than hand-copied books."
One sentence changed the entire atmosphere. Everyone in the hall was attracted by Gao Fei's proposal and asked in unison: "Lord, what is printing?"
"Well... to put it simply, it's a rubbing." Gao Fei explained simply.
After hearing this, everyone understood it, but they couldn't figure out how to do it. After all, they didn't have that concept in their minds.
The four major inventions occupy a very high position in Chinese history, papermaking, printing, compass, and gunpowder. For Gao Fei, the first three are not difficult. He can make them by himself, but he really doesn’t know the gunpowder thing.
He had been exposed to it, but he had set off firecrackers when he was a child. Since he had already proposed papermaking and printing, this was certainly not something he said casually. Since he said it, he would do it.
"Well... don't worry about these things. I will take care of them. Now I just need you to handle the government affairs well and help me pass on the orders so that each county can have carpenters, blacksmiths, masons, etc. with the same skills.
Some people who were waiting were summoned
Come to Jicheng, I will open the Hanlin Academy and start industrial reform." Gao Fei's heart was ignited with ambition, and he was ready to brainstorm and use some of the knowledge in his mind to instill it in the craftsmen to help him make some practical applications.
Small inventions in life.
The think tanks all looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what Gao Fei wanted to do with the Hanlin Academy he wanted to build.
Without waiting for the think tanks to ask questions, Gao Fei continued: "In addition, we issued a decree that all people within our sphere of influence are equal. There is no hierarchy among farmers, industry, and businessmen. They are all equal people."
"promise!"
Gao Fei did not include the "scholar" class into the scope of equality, because the seven people in front of him were all scholars, all intellectuals, managing local places and handling government affairs must be slightly better than others, and he also
He didn't want to abolish the unique status of scholars because of this. After all, he still needed their cooperation.
Help. Scholars are generally arrogant. As the top figures among scholars, farmers, workers, and businessmen, they all come from a superiority complex. Once the scholars are on an equal footing with the lower three classes, it will inevitably arouse the resentment of the scholars.
.You can't eat a fat man in one bite, you have to walk step by step. Gao Fei is not that stupid.
China is the first country in the world to raise silkworms and weave silk. The ancients used high-quality silkworm cocoons to weave silk, and the remaining bad cocoons, diseased cocoons, etc. were used to make silk floss using the bleaching method. After the bleaching is completed, some residual fiber will be left on the bamboo mat.
.When the wadding is bleached for too many times, the remaining wadding on the bamboo mat will accumulate into a layer of fiber sheets, which can be peeled off after drying and can be used for writing. This is the oldest papermaking technology.
In the first year of Yuanxing of the Eastern Han Dynasty (105), Cai Lun improved the papermaking technology. He used bark, hemp heads, cloth, fishnets and other plant raw materials to make paper through processes such as beating, pounding, copying and baking, which is the origin of modern paper.
The improved papermaking technology was not widely circulated and was generally only used by nobles. Moreover, Cai Lun was an eunuch of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This improvement
The advanced papermaking technology became the property of the Eastern Han Dynasty court, and the annual production was extremely limited. Things were rare and expensive, and the speculation by the Eastern Han Dynasty court virtually increased the price of paper. Although it was cheaper than cloth, it was more easily available than cloth.
Bamboo slips are expensive, which is why eighty years later in 186 Gao Fei still rarely saw paper.
After Gao Fei arranged these things, he left the government affairs hall and went directly to Sun Rui, the scholar responsible for the expansion of Jicheng. Accompanied by Gao Lin, he quickly rode out of the city and arrived at a building in the southwest of Jicheng.
On the construction site.
Shisun Rui is using a large number of civilians to build his own Shisun Mansion, and it is located ten miles southwest of Jicheng. In his mind, he wants to build Jicheng bigger than Luoyang City, so he will naturally expand the construction.
The scope of the city, with Jicheng as the center, expanded ten miles outward in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The structure of the city was much larger than that of Luoyang City.
The peasants were working in full swing. The masons were polishing the irregular boulders into rectangular regular bodies. A brick factory was erected not far away. Some peasants were firing bricks and tiles, while others began to dig the foundation. Shisun
Rui used the cement making method taught to him by Gao Fei and led the workers to make cement. He stood there and gave instructions, very busy.
Gao Fei saw the prototype of a luxurious mansion from afar. From the length and width of the foundation excavation, it was easy to see that the mansion built by old boy Shisun Rui would definitely be larger than the one in Luoyang.
After reining in the horse, Gao Fei said to Gao Lin: "Go and call General Sun Rui over."
Gao Lin rode out and quickly ran to Shisun Rui's side, and the general brought Shisun Rui to Gao Fei's side.
"Seeing my lord, I didn't know that my lord was coming, so I couldn't greet him from afar in person. Please forgive me for my sin." Shisun Rui hurriedly ran over. After seeing Gao Fei, he paid homage.
Gao Fei got off his horse and felt a little unhappy when he saw this man who was richer than him. The reason why he put Shi Sunrui in charge of expanding Jicheng was to consume his financial resources. He could have killed Shisun Rui directly.
He lost it, but doing so would only give him a reputation of being unkind and unjust. He had finally established a reputation for being diligent and caring for the people. It was just when he wanted to develop his strength, so how could he be a hindrance to himself?
As soon as he got on his horse, he stepped forward and held Shisun Rui's hand, and said with a smile: "Master Shisun is busy expanding the city. It is only Master Shisun who is responsible for the hard work. Today I came to see Master Shisun. There is something very special."
I want Master Shisun to help with something important, I wonder if Master Shisun is willing?"
Shi Sunrui said: "The lord's affairs are the subordinates' affairs. Whatever the lord has to do, just ask him, and the subordinates will try their best to complete it."
Gao Fei patted Shisun Rui's hand gently and said with a smile: "I knew Master Shisun would definitely help me, and this matter must be done by Master Shisun. Juxian Hall and Beiwu Hall are at
Under the leadership of Mr. Shisun, it was almost over within half a month and just short of entering.
It has been decorated. Now I want to ask Master Shisun to help me build another Hanlin Academy. The place should be as big as Juxian Hall and Beiwu Hall together, because this time it can accommodate many more people. I don’t know if Shisun
Can Mr. Sun complete this construction within a month?"
Shisun Rui thought in his heart: "When my lord comes, he really doesn't do anything good, but he is indeed a heroic lord. Although he has been using my money to expand Ji City, he does not extort and extort me like others."
, he also made me an official and my son a lieutenant general. The businessman status that our Sun family has always wanted to get rid of can only rely on him."
After thinking about this, Shi Sunrui handed over his hand and said: "Isn't it just a Hanlin Academy? It doesn't cost much. I can build it and it can be completed in twenty days. But my lord, what you promised me before..."
Gao Fei knew the soldier Sun Rui, because he was also an out-and-out businessman, and he was also very clear about the interests between businessmen. He immediately took the soldier Sun Rui into his arms and said with a smile: "I said, brother
, Don’t worry, I will definitely accomplish what I promised you. You only need to be responsible for the expansion of Jicheng with peace of mind.
I have sent your son to Yuyang. Quanzhou County in Yuyang is close to the sea. He should arrive there now. The building of sea ships should also be in progress. Once the sea ships are built, I will send him as an envoy.
Xuzhou, if you conduct trade, won’t you be able to monopolize the salt and iron from Xuzhou?”
Shi Sunrui asked: "What about my opening of a ranch?"
"Don't worry, I have sent someone to choose a suitable pasture for you. You also know that all the Wuhuan people have migrated to Changli from their original places. The natural pastures in the Baitan and Pinggang areas can be given to you unconditionally. It's just that
, the Xianbei people in the north are not very stable yet, and some negotiations are still needed, so just wait patiently."
Shi Sunrui said: "Lord, I recruited 80,000 civilians at once. In order to speed up the expansion of Jicheng, I spent a lot of money. I can say that I contributed all my family wealth to the lord. I must do what the lord promised me.
ah."
Gao Fei said: "Don't worry, I, Gao Fei, have made my word. Bai Tan, Ping Gang and Ping Gang will give you rewards, and you will also be the first person under my account to be granted a title. For the salt and iron business, each of us will have half, and we will have half of the ranch."
Each person will get half, and the profits will be shared equally by everyone. As for those nine wealthy businessmen, won’t their wealth end up in our pockets in the end?”
There was a sinister smile on Shisun Rui's face, revealing his cunning businessman face.
Gao Fei had a secret meeting with Shisun Rui when he was in Luoyang. In order to persuade Shisun Rui to leave Luoyang and follow him wholeheartedly, he agreed to Shisun Rui's proposal, which was to share the wealth of nine wealthy businessmen equally.
Although the top ten wealthy businessmen in Luoyang all followed Shisun Rui, they also had great conflicts with Shisun Rui in business. If you want to ask what the biggest interests of businessmen are, for Shisun Rui, there is no one better than Rang Jiu.
A wealthy businessman disappears overnight and feels more comfortable. In this way, his business will grow bigger and bigger without any competition.
Among the top ten wealthy businessmen in the world, Shi Sunrui wanted to buy an official position for many years and join politics, but every official he just bought was dismissed after less than a month in office. He spent a lot of money in vain, and he was still so wealthy on the surface.
, is actually on the decline. The total wealth of the nine wealthy businessmen is
Sun Rui's total assets were twice that of Sun Rui. Gao Fei's proposal to let Shi Sun Rui do monopoly business greatly stimulated Shi Sun Rui. Only then was Shi Sun Rui willing to abandon his family property in Luoyang and encourage nine wealthy businessmen to come to Youzhou. The purpose was
With the help of Gao Fei, we must seize the wealth of nine wealthy businessmen and then divide it equally.
Gao Fei understands the benefits of this deal. Not only can he take the wealth of the nine wealthy businessmen as his own, he will also get the full support of the huge plutocrat Shi Sunrui. Fighting a war is actually fighting for national strength, and the most important thing is always
Money, no money to pay the army, soldiers not enough to eat, who would
Go fight for you. Because of this, Gao Fei chose Shisun Rui as his strategic economic partner. He can even rely on Shisun Rui's businessman's mind to use money to generate more money. Desire is endless, and so is money.
Sitting on the world's wealth is the key to a prosperous country and a strong army.
After returning to the government affairs hall from the construction site, Gao Fei called Xu You over because he knew Xu You's character and could never let Xu You run away because of disagreements.
After Xu You came to the hall, he saw Gao Fei sitting alone in the upper seat, and said loudly: "I am here to see my lord. I wonder why the lord called me?"
Gao Fei said: "Actually, your opinion is very correct, but now we in Youzhou are under construction everywhere and are in the development stage, and the weapons and armor are not complete enough, so I hope you don't resent me for this matter."
Your suggestion."
Xu You said hurriedly: "How dare I resent my lord? I have always been loyal to my lord. Please be careful, lord!"
Gao Fei nodded and said: "I know your loyalty, so I specially called you here because I have something I want to do, but I don't know how to do it."
"My lord, please speak frankly. I will definitely be able to think of a good solution."
Gao Fei said: "You think...what method can be used to make all the nine wealthy businessmen from Luoyang disappear without a trace overnight?"