Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 507
The next day, when Liu Chang woke up, it was noon.

Both Fan Qing and Yong'e had already left, and they were busy somewhere. Liu Chang put on his clothes, yawned and sat up. Last night, he didn't expose Liu An, although he really wanted to do that, it wasn't He was hindered by the relationship between father and son, and it wasn't because of his conscience. The main reason was that he could finally make An obedient. If he was disobedient, he would tell his aunt and grandmother about it, and see what face he would have in the future. meet them!
Thinking of this, Liu Chang couldn't help but let out a villainous laugh.

This stick, finally has a handle in his hands.

The servants heard Liu Chang's laughter, and soon someone came in and brought over the prepared meals. Liu Chang ate the food, looked at the many servants, and asked, "Has Lu Lu not come back yet?" ?”

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jiancheng has not returned yet."

Lu Lu asked for leave for a few days. It is said that something happened to the trade under his name and needed to be resolved. Liu Chang didn't say much. The queen mother didn't say much when she went to manage the family property, and Liu Chang was also thinking that maybe Lu Lu would be useful in the future, so she didn't care about him, and used him for experiments from time to time.

For example, the Wuding Building he built earlier was Liu Chang's masterpiece. Liu Chang encouraged him to build a big restaurant and attract customers with high enjoyment, and maybe he could make a lot of money. After doing it, he invested more than 6000 million yuan to set up Wuding Building in Chang'an, Luoyang, Handan, Jinyang and other cities. After the huge investment, he really made a fortune.

There are many restaurants in the big man, but there has never been such a luxurious one. The food is not affordable for ordinary people, and there are singing and dancing to add to the fun. All aspects are treated like princes. Everyone is curious and wants To give it a try, those nobles also often come to parties with friends, so after the opening of various restaurants, the profits are quite good. Lu Lu just shook his head, bitterly expressing that he would have to pay more taxes.

Liu Chang regarded Lu Lu as his "guinea pig", and experimented with all kinds of strange ideas in his mind, depending on the results.

Not long ago, Liu Chang instigated him to open private post houses in various places. Lu Lu was taken aback. These post houses for passers-by to rest have always been government-run, and they do not charge fees. They are regarded as national welfare Can private individuals start a part of it?

Liu Chang bewitched: As long as you can do like Wudinglou, rich people will definitely be more willing to live with you, even if it costs a little money, they probably would.

As a result, Lu Lu opened the post house again, and the officials' perception of him became even worse. It's okay to compete with the people for profit, but now you start to compete with the country for profit? ?
However, there is a big amulet behind Lu Lu, and the officials have nothing to do with him.

Lu Lu's business is getting bigger and bigger, covering various fields. It cannot be said that there is no credit for Liu Chang. Liu Chang is willing to make troubles. He even plans to let Lu Lu become the first batch of merchants to go to Shendu for trade. Lu Lu went to poison himself, but let the merchants under his name go.

After eating the meat, Liu Chang gently stroked his stomach.

Farming affairs are constantly thrown to Zhang Cang, commercial affairs are constantly thrown to Chen Ping, and indecision about memorials are thrown to Chao Cuo.

For him now, there is really nothing that needs to be done by himself. What he wants to arrange now is the selection of Zhao Guoxiang. Yuan Ang, can Yuan An take up such a responsibility?
Yuan Ang is a man with a straight personality, talent, courage and insight, and he is not afraid of getting into trouble. He is a serious person and has a strong head. He is somewhat similar to Shentujia. He can be regarded as a more educated Shentujia. When you get to Chang'an, Ruyi will definitely have to jump.

There are not many talents in Zhao Guo, and once Jia Yi leaves, there will be no more.

Exchange Yuan An for Jia Yi, and he did not treat Ruyi badly.

Anyway, with so many minerals coming out of him now, Jia Yi can be regarded as some interest he paid!

Liu Chang thought so, and ordered Yuan An to be called over.

Yuan Ang is currently also in the inner court, mainly responsible for passing on the news of the memorial, and also supervising Chao Cuo to ensure that he will not mess with the memorial. It is the memorial of the princes, and he treats it fairly, which is very good, and he can let go of his own thoughts in the face of major events.

Now Chao Cuo follows Shen Tujia on both sides of the river, migrating the local people, deciding where to dig canals, building dams, setting up flood discharge areas, etc., and has not yet returned. Most of the memorials are handled by the young descendants of Shangshu. After reviewing and summarizing, Ang told Liu Chang the important news and some things he was not sure about.

Yuan An's role in the inner court is still quite large, if it is not impossible, Liu Chang really doesn't want to throw him to Zhao Guo.

However, being a prime minister in a vassal state is the best way to sharpen a person. The vassal state prime minister has full responsibility for domestic affairs, balances between the princes and the temple, and maintains stability in the state temple. Don't come here. When the Han Dynasty was first established, the country ministers in various places were basically held by the biggest Chehou, and their names were getting bigger and bigger. Even Cao Can was sent to be the country minister.

There are not many talented people nowadays, of course Liu Chang can't throw people like Cao Shen into the local government, but Yuan Ang is also good, he is quite capable.

"His Majesty."

Yuan An stood in front of Liu Chang with a cold face.

Liu Chang is not surprised, this guy has always been so serious.

"I'm going to let you go to Zhao to serve as the country's prime minister. What do you think?"

Liu Chang asked directly.

A flash of astonishment flashed in Yuan An's eyes, and he said, "Wei!"

Liu Chang laughed. He likes ministers like Yuan An. He looks like Confucianism, and his approach is biased towards Legalism. The country is governed quite well, how good is it?Governing to the point where Wu State can set off a massive rebellion, if it weren't for Zhou Yafu's efforts, the rebellion would probably be unsolvable.

Yuan Ang was deposed as a commoner because of his great contribution to governing Wu.

Chao Cuo, who had always been at odds with him, was about to write a letter, saying that he had colluded with the King of Wu for rebellion. Yuan Ang immediately found the emperor through his relationship, and claimed that as long as Chao Cuo was killed, the rebellion would end. Chao Cuo It is the culprit who provoked this rebellion.

Then, Chao Cuo was killed without knowing anything. As for Yuan An, he was finally assassinated because he participated in the battle for the crown prince.

Liu Chang's vision was still very vicious. Among the people in the court, Liu Chang could tell at a glance that Yuan An had the ability to govern the country.

The main reason is his character, who can persuade the superiors and bluff the inferiors, and dares to do things without being coy. Such a person can definitely be a good prime minister of the country.

"Okay, I won't tell you about Zhao's situation. You know that in these days, a lot of minerals have appeared in Zhao's country. It is said that there are a lot of minerals, which are enough to revitalize Zhao's country. I sent you there just to let you Do not hesitate to govern the country of Zhao well, within five years, let the country of Zhao surpass the other vassal states. Jia Yi has already laid the foundation for you, the current Zhao country, everything is ready, after you pass, you will be able to show your talents."

Yuan Ang listened carefully and did not speak.

"The Zhao Kingdom may not be able to swallow these minerals with its own ability. Anyway, you have to find a way to make the mine play its biggest role. In addition, Zhao Wang is a kind of mother who likes to do it. Stupid thing, you have to keep an eye on him to prevent him from causing a catastrophe that even I can't forgive, do you understand?"

"only!!"

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Yuan An nodded and asked, "Can I ask His Majesty for something?"

"what do you want?"

"I want His Majesty's sword."

Liu Chang was startled, "What do you want to do with a sword?"

"I'm not from a high family background, I don't have the identity of a family member, and I'm not a royal relative. I have no qualifications, and I'm young. I'm the prime minister of Zhao, and there are big things like minerals. There will be many people who will not obey. As long as your majesty can give If I lend my sword to my minister, I will be willing to go to Zhao to be my prime minister."

Liu Chang laughed, "Are you negotiating conditions with me? If I don't give it, you won't want to go, right?"

As Liu Chang said, he untied his sword and threw it to Yuan An.

"Take it, go to Zhao country, and let me handle the matter!!"

"Wei! Wee!!"

Lu Lu frowned, looking helplessly at Cao Grotto in front of him.

The two don't have much communication on weekdays, but as the two big relatives of the big man, the relationship between the two is not bad.

"In the past few days, I heard that you are busy with family affairs?"

Cao Ku asked with a smile.

"Didn't we talk about this last night?"

This is the Marquis of Pingyang, and Lu Lu is also a little puzzled. He has been busy with his personal affairs these days. Last night, he went to the banquet because Liu An and others came back. He was busy today, and suddenly someone brought him An invitation from Cao Grotto came, and he invited himself to his mansion.

Although Lu Lu was very busy, he couldn't ignore Pingyang Hou's invitation, so he took some time to meet him.

But after the meeting, Cao Ku didn't talk about the business, he said this and that, which made Lu Lu even more irritable.

"Mr. Cao, three of my fleets were detained in Luoyang due to interrogation, and they were unable to come to Chang'an. They were filled with melons and fruits from the south. If there is a delay, they cannot be used. I have to send Someone went to negotiate with the officials in Luoyang, what's the matter with you?"

Cao Ku was shy and hesitated for a moment, seeing Lu Lu's impatient face, he couldn't hide it, so he said, "I want to ask you to do me a favor."

"Please tell me! What are you busy with?!"

Obviously it was Cao Ku who was begging for help, but Lu Lu was even more anxious at the moment, and his face was full of pleading, almost begging Cao Ku to say his order quickly.

"It's like this. A few months ago, His Majesty came to find me. He came to this mansion. I hosted a banquet for him, and he sat in your seat."

Cao Ku spoke unhurriedly, and Lu Lu was so anxious that he almost pulled his hair. Cao Gu is such a slow character, he does everything in a slow manner, take it easy, press According to Liu Chang's evaluation, even eating arrows can't keep up with hot ones.

I don't know how Cao Shen, who is vigorous and resolute, has such a son.

"What do you need my help for?"

"Your Majesty wants me to be responsible for leading the caravan to the body, and wants me to call the merchants, but I really don't know how to call them. I sent people to look for them one by one, but they were all a little scared, thinking that I was going to take them away. The Hexi Kingdom was terrified and gave me a lot of things overnight, but I didn’t touch any of them, and they didn’t dare to take them back, they just cried and knelt down, begging me to spare my life.”

When Cao Ku said this, Lu Lu was taken aback, and an idea quickly flashed through his mind.

"Are you responsible for going to the body to be poisoned?"

"No, I'm just in charge of taking people to Shendu. Now that Shihuofu has been set up, they should be in charge."

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"I really don't know how to get together the poisoned caravan. You have quite a fortune. I think you may know the solution."

Lu Lu suddenly became less anxious. He narrowed his eyes and suddenly laughed.

"It's a good thing, a good thing."

Lu Lu suddenly clapped his hands. He has dealt with various industries in these years. His industries are extremely extensive, including a large number of tea gardens, herbal medicine business, and cloth business. He even has six large factories under his name, including a dyeing workshop. There are also many people employed in the spinning workshop, and he has gradually mastered some business skills. When Cao Ku talked about the drug trade, Lu Lu was keenly aware that this is a good way to make a fortune, and it is still a good way to make a fortune. The kind of money.

Lu Lu must earn more money, otherwise he will not be able to support the big man.

Let's put it this way, the emperor has regarded his property as his own, and he has no divisions at all. The supplies that have aided the countries in the Western Regions a few times before were all taken from Lu Lu. Relying on the emperor's ideas, Lu Lu did earn money He paid a lot, but the tax and the emperor's loan made him feel very distressed.

Who doesn't know that most of the vassal states in the Western Regions are aided by Lord Lu.

Cao Ku did not expect that Lu Lu would show such enthusiasm, which moved him quite a bit. Sure enough, his relatives are the most useful at critical times.

"What should I do next?"

Lu Lu touched his chin. If there was no Shihuo Mansion, he would now call together the big merchants in Chang'an in his Wuding Building and ask them to bid. Carry out various restrictions on the goods to ensure that the proportion of their goods is the largest, and then go to the poison to make a lot of money, but now, they still have to negotiate with the Shihuo Mansion first.

But the food order is Chen Ping, so it's not easy to talk to him. It's better to go to the mansion to find their left and right ministers.

After thinking about this, Lu Lu stood up abruptly, "We still have to go to Shihuo Mansion for this matter, and let them help! Let's go!"

Lu Lu didn't care whether Cao Ku was ready or not, he dragged him to the newly established Shihuo Mansion. Cao Ku was full of surprise, "Then how many ships of melons and fruits do you have?"

"No problem, no problem, I'll send someone to get it done!!"

Although I don't know why Lu Lu seems to be more anxious than himself, Cao Ku still followed Lu Lu to Shihuo Mansion. Lu Lu was also a little uneasy. He didn't know who the left and right ministers of Shihuo Mansion were and how to get along well The big man always has a lot of tough ministers. When he meets some tough people, he doesn't give himself face at all. It's not easy for Lu Lu to do things by force. I don't like my family messing around outside.

I don't know how many people surnamed Lu died at the hands of the Queen Mother. Although Lu Lu is the closest relative of the Queen Mother, there is almost no possibility of being killed, but there is still a possibility of being beaten, and there are still a lot of them.

When they told the soldiers at the door that they were going to visit Zuo Cheng, soon someone came out.

"Meet Uncle!"

"Meet Uncle!"

Liu An bowed to the two of them.

"Ann? Why are you here??"

Liu An replied with a smile: "At present, I'm working as an errand in Shihuo Mansion, serving as You Cheng. I don't know if the two uncles are here. What orders do you have?"

Only then did Lu Lu and Cao Ku notice the official robes on Liu An.

The two were stunned.

"Nonsense, it's simply nonsense!! How can the prince be an official?! It's appalling!!"

Cao Ku sat in the inner room, his face ashen.

Liu An smiled wryly, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle, don't be angry, this is also Father's kindness, to sharpen me"

Cao Ku wanted to say something else, but Lu Lu stopped him and asked, "So, you are in charge of Shihuo Mansion?"

"That's not true. Marquis Qu Ni is still in charge of major matters. Jia Zuocheng is in charge. I'm just running errands for them."

Cao Ku was furious again, "I have to find the Queen Mother!!!"

Lu Lu grabbed him, and then said with a smile: "An, we came to you this time mainly for the matter of the poison trade. You see, Marquis Pingyang is responsible for bringing the merchants there. As for me Well, you also know that having a little family money is a big matter for a big man, so I am naturally willing to help."

Liu An's eyes lit up, he sent his family members to look for merchants everywhere today, how could he forget that the uncle in front of him is the biggest merchant in Chang'an!
"What does uncle mean?"

"How about letting me participate in this matter?"

"I can come to gather merchants, and I can also confirm the goods. Merchants are not allowed to go at will. I can help draw up the quota. I know how the merchants in Chang'an are. You don't have to worry about it. I can handle it."

Seeing Lu Lu's excited expression, Liu An narrowed his eyes, "Uncle, this matter is not easy."

"Huh?? It's not easy to handle? What do you mean?"

"I'm just in charge of running errands. Jia Zuocheng is the one to handle the details. He's not a very talkative person. If I speak for my uncle, it's inevitable that he will think that I'm doing this because of personal relationships, which will be even more detrimental to my uncle."

"Then should I go directly to him?"

"It's not just, uncle, you see, this Shihuo mansion borrowed from the original Chehou mansion, and it can't accommodate many officials. The merchants are even more afraid of us, and they dare not come. They all think that we are Mr. Liu. Ordinary people. If my uncle can help to repair this mansion a little bit, and then help to publicize it among the merchants, and justify the name of our Shihuo mansion, then Jia Zuocheng will definitely agree to it when he is overjoyed."

Lu Lu looked at Liu An blankly, and then shouted:

"Why do you even learn this from your father?!"

(End of this chapter)