Great Military Division

Chapter 470 Liu Ba is demoted, a good show is about to be staged!
a few days later.

early morning.

The rooster announces the dawn, and the sky is full of dawn.

Nanyang, Wancheng.

The Emperor's Palace.

Wende Hall.

Liu Bianduan sits at the head, and his subordinates, civil and military, line up on both sides.

With the sound of bells and drums, the court meeting officially began.

Liu Bian, who has always been vigorous and resolute, immediately resolved the recent affairs, and after arranging them to the corresponding officials, he waved his hand and said loudly: "If that's the case, let's retreat."

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, a sonorous and powerful voice sounded from below.

In an instant, all the civil and military eyes in the hall were focused on this person.

Liu Ba!

Commercial Secretary Cheng, and the person in charge of Zhongxing Bank.

He is the second in command of the Commerce Department, controlling at least half of the economic power of the Han Empire.

But seeing Liu Ba take a step forward, he bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my minister Liu Ba, I have something to announce."

Liu Bian, who had already got up, had no choice but to sit down again. He raised his eyes to look at Liu Ba with a slightly displeased expression: "What's the matter with Aiqing? Just speak up."

"Here."

Liu Ba responded, took a deep breath, paused for a moment, bowed deeply, and said solemnly: "After the winter festival sacrifice to heaven, your majesty clearly stated that he likes the golden silk monkey, and Xun Lingjun's "Ode to the Spirit Monkey" made me feel better. The price of golden-haired monkeys has gone up."

"Nowadays, the price of the golden monkey has soared to fourteen gold horseshoes, and some people even bid fifteen gold horseshoes to buy it, which has seriously affected the order of the market."

"I think"

Liu Ba bowed his body and cupped his hands, and said loudly: "Although the golden-haired monkey is rare, it is only an ornamental animal after all, and it does not have such a high price in nature. It is because of His Majesty's preference, so all boats go up."

"Nowadays, its price far exceeds the price of war horses. The price of a golden monkey is even comparable to that of a BMW. This is not conducive to raising horses among the people, and is not conducive to the court's horse administration. If things go on like this, it will definitely affect the court. safe."

"That's why, I risked my life to persuade Your Majesty to issue a ban on monkeys to completely kill this unhealthy trend and restore market safety, which is to protect the imperial court and horse administration."

He is really a talent, he found a reason that is quite good, well-founded, and still occupies righteousness. On the contrary, he regards Zhen as the emperor and puts him on the opposite side of righteousness.

but
It doesn't matter, as long as the plan can be carried out smoothly, it's no big deal if you suffer a little bit of grievance, it's better than letting your team walk those rough mountain roads.

As soon as the words fell, Liu Bian frowned, pretending to be angry: "It's just a small golden silk monkey, how can it be so capable?"

"Liu Aiqing."

In Liu Bian's voice, there was a hint of sinister aura: "Is your statement a little alarmist? It's just a golden monkey, and it will involve Ma Zheng?"

"How can horse breeders and monkey breeders be the same?"

"Besides."

Speaking of this, Liu Bian continued: "Do you know how many war horses the imperial court has now? There are at least [-] horses, and the imperial court itself has a stable order."

"A conservative estimate is that the current number of war horses is no less than [-]. Now that Liangzhou has become a king, the imperial court is preparing to reopen the pasture. In the future, there will be at least [-] war horses."

"Not to mention the quality of the folk horses, even if the quality is good, I have no intention of accepting them, because the imperial court is self-sufficient enough."

"in this way."

Liu Bian spread his hands and said disdainfully, "Golden Silk Spirit Monkey, may it affect Ma Zheng?"

The horse government started in the Xia Dynasty, and the Shang Dynasty had priests. It played an extremely important role in the Qin and Han Dynasties, especially in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Because of the decisive battle with the Xiongnu, the horse government was very important.

but
This moment, that moment.

Today's imperial court has become stronger, not as it was during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

My own war horses are enough for use, and there is no need to purchase horses from the people to serve as war horses, so it will definitely not affect the operation of the imperial court's horse administration.

People who raise horses among the people mostly make carriages, grain carts and other means of transportation, or they are used by ordinary people on horseback. They are all civil acts and have nothing to do with military affairs.

Moreover, with the development of the times, once we enter the age of firearms, I am afraid that the role of war horses will not be as great as imagined, and the number will continue to decline, just keep it within a reasonable range.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Liu Bian did not intend to vigorously develop the horse administration. What he needed was a small number of elite cavalry with super combat effectiveness, never a large number.

Liu Ba was a little confused. What if he agreed to persuade himself, then angered the emperor, and then was demoted to work in Yizhou?Why, Your Majesty, you still refute it?The key is justified and well-founded, which makes me feel so embarrassed!

"But."

In just a moment, Liu Ba knew that he had to take the blame.

no way.

His Majesty the Emperor is so smart, he really can't play it: "But Your Majesty, the soaring price of the Golden Silk Monkey will have a blood-thirsty effect on the market, when everyone will go to buy monkeys, who will patronize Zhengye? "

"What's more, the golden-haired monkey was originally just a beast. It is not worth so much money at all. Now, because of His Majesty's preference, it has made people crazy about it. I don't know it, and it will even affect you, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty think twice."

Liu Bian smiled, and said disdainfully: "Liu Aiqing, your ability to scare people is getting better and better. I really like the golden silk monkey. Everyone in the world loves it, so why not?"

"A picture of Zhang Zhi's calligraphy is worth more than a thousand gold. When converted, one word is worth several gold, or even ten gold. Could it be that one word can be worth ten gold, but can't a golden silk monkey be worth ten gold?"

"Words are just words, and golden monkeys are just monkeys. Then tell me, how much is a word worth, and how much is a monkey worth? Can you decide?"

"Ah, this"

Liu Ba was so stunned that he was speechless, and was stunned on the spot.

Listen carefully, it seems that there is some truth, this is obviously market behavior, how can I have the right to set prices.

Zhang Zhi's cursive script is unique, the number is extremely rare, and the good quality is even rarer, so it is worth a thousand gold. The golden silk monkey is the best among macaques, and it is normal for the price to be higher.

Nima!

His Majesty the Emperor is obviously forcing him to make trouble for no reason!
This script is really a bit cheating. Yizhou's trip to the muddy water is not that easy.

Liu Ba simply stopped resisting, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, what you said is correct, but if this matter is related to you, it will lose its original meaning. This is wrong, and it will definitely have a negative impact on your reputation. influences."

"The minister is in charge of related business in the Department of Commerce, and has clearly noticed the particularity of this situation. If this continues to develop, it will inevitably cause a series of bad effects."

"The minister insists"

Liu Ba bowed deeply and said loudly, "Your Majesty should issue a ban on monkeys to restore the market to its original state. Otherwise, if this continues, it will definitely have a serious impact on His Majesty's reputation."

hiss-!
Liu Bian pretended to be surprised, and took a breath: "What if I don't agree?"

Liu Ba paused for a moment, then simply knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands and cupped his fists: "If Your Majesty does not agree, I will not get up until Your Majesty agrees."

Lu Su frowned, and hurriedly lowered his voice to remind: "Zi Chu, what are you doing? Don't be arrogant, get up quickly, and don't embarrass Your Majesty."

"Yes, get up quickly."

Xun Yu naturally knew that this was a play, so he also echoed a few words: "If there is anything, we can discuss it carefully. There is no need to make it so rigid. We have to think long-term."

Guo Jia followed suit and said, "That's right, Zichu, don't you embarrass His Majesty by doing this? It's okay to persuade, but we can't force the palace, get up quickly."

Liu Ba insisted on refusing to get up, and said bravely, "Now, the price of the golden monkey has soared to fourteen gold horseshoes. If it continues to delay, it will have to rise to twenty, or even thirty."

"Such a price will inevitably affect other industries, and even now it has caused the price of land equity certificates to plummet. Aristocratic families are scrambling to sell, which is very likely to affect people's livelihood."

"today."

Liu Ba took a deep breath and said very solemnly: "I must ask His Majesty for an explanation, otherwise I will never get up."

Everyone's eyes focused on Liu Bian. Although Liu Bian was happy in his heart, he still didn't show the slightest expression on his face. Instead, he frowned slightly, showing a touch of anger:

"You really can't get up?"

A cold question made the atmosphere in Wende Hall suddenly strange.

Liu Ba bit his bullet and said firmly: "If Your Majesty refuses to agree, I will not get up."

Liu Bian sneered: "Come here!"

Two guards appeared in the hall: "Yes."

"Drag Liu Ba out for me."

"Here."

"His Majesty-!"

Liu Ba was hoarse, but he couldn't stop the burly Huben soldiers.

Seeing him being forced out of the Wende Palace, Liu Bian's face suddenly became sullen, and he turned to look at Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, you go back immediately and demote Liu Ba to Yizhou, I want him to personally In charge of the Golden Silk Spirit Monkey."

Xun Yu hastily cupped his hands and advised, "But Your Majesty, Zichu is in charge of Zhongxing Bank."

Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Liu Bian interrupted directly: "Leave Zijing to take charge."

"Ah, this"

Xun Yu pretended to be in trouble, but finally nodded: "Okay."

Immediately.

Liu Bianteng got up, his eyes flashed with fury, he waved his big hand, and said in a cold voice: "Retreat!"

All the civil servants and military generals in the hall all cupped their hands: "Respectfully send off Your Majesty."

The moment Liu Bian left the Wende Hall, the netizens in the live broadcast room immediately became excited:
"Hahaha, your acting skills in this play are really unreliable, especially Liu Ba's eyes are so fucking innocent."

"Perhaps Liu Ba himself didn't think about it, our Master Bian is still a ruthless character, and he felt like he was dumbfounded at the time."

"If it's just Lord Bian and Liu Ba who are good at acting, that's fine. Xun Yu and Guo Jia also cooperated very well."

"They are all Oscar winners. It is estimated that the price of the golden monkey will skyrocket this time."

"Accumulate undervalued chips first, and then return them all at once, tsk tsk, you're so cool."

"Let them taste the price of greed this time."

"It's a bit like the stock market situation."

"A good show is about to be released."

"."

Even the experts of the Military Division Alliance couldn't help but praise: "Master Bian, today's play is not bad, and it will be spread to the market soon. Skyrocketing."

"We need to continue to invest a lot of money, first stir up the heat of the entire market, and then gradually allow the Yizhou gentry to enter the full set. At most two years, Yizhou will definitely collapse."

Liu Bian thought to himself: "Teacher, don't worry, our people have already intervened in it. As long as Liu Ba enters Yizhou, it will be officially implemented. Let's try to protect the interests of the common people."

"rest assured."

The Military Division Alliance said with certainty: "As long as Liu Ba is there, the people of Yizhou will definitely not be harmed. With their knowledge of economics, it may be difficult to see through such a situation."

It's not that the Military Division Alliance underestimated the ancients, it's just the limitations of the times, they may not be able to realize the risks involved, and even if they are aware of the risks, they may not be able to overcome their greedy nature.

And once you get into the money-making madness, it's hard to extricate yourself. This is human nature, an unchanging human nature. When the two factors are combined, I'm afraid that the think tanks of the entire Han Dynasty may not be able to play against the military division alliance.

Liu Bian took a deep breath: "I can't wait."

The military division alliance said softly: "Just wait with peace of mind. This requires a process, and it cannot be done overnight. We have to deal with Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jizhou first. When they are all solved, it will naturally be Yizhou's turn."

Liu Bian said softly: "Jizhou is naturally fine. After two months, after the beginning of spring, we can take it all at once. Can Jingzhou and Yangzhou also have a solution?"

"Of course!"

The Military Division Alliance said with great certainty: "The experts have already prepared a plan. If they dare not rebel, they can only be slaughtered by us. There is no possibility of resistance at all."

"it is good."

Liu Bian was overjoyed, and nodded, "Wait a minute, let's make up our minds and try to implement it as soon as possible."

Military Division Alliance: "No problem."

*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.

Congregation Hall.

"Hey, have you heard that Liu Ba, the Commercial Secretary, risked his life to persuade His Majesty to ban monkeys, but was relegated to Yizhou by His Majesty the Emperor, and was mainly responsible for this matter. It's so interesting."

"Is it possible that I haven't heard of this? This guy's alarmist talk is what he deserves. He's just a golden monkey, but he can still be involved with the foundation of the country."

"That's right, it's pure nonsense. It's still wise for His Majesty the emperor to demote you in the face of such a messy minister. You are here to work and solve problems, not to find fault."

"That's right, is this what you should do? That's what the censor should do. Why worry about it? If monkeys are really banned, wouldn't I have to die?"

"I heard that your Li family bought five golden monkeys and twenty ordinary macaques?"

"That's right, and more than 20 animal trainers have been hired. There is already a golden monkey who has learned to hold tools."

"Ah? It's so fast, so the golden silk monkey should have doubled, right?"

"Well, someone offered a hundred gold before, but my Patriarch rejected it."

"One hundred gold?"

"of course."

"You guys have made a lot of money from this deal."

"Don't worry, believe it or not, it still has to go up!"

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Second floor, private room.

Deng Yun pinched the goatee under his jaw, his face was full of excitement: "How is it? Just for this sum, do you know how much money I made for the family? It's worth hundreds of gold horseshoes."

"Only relying on our grain and grass, how many years will it take to save so much horseshoe gold? You should know that the price of Nanyang's grain now is less than a hundred dollars."

At the very beginning, when Deng Yun reported the situation to Deng Xun, he was opposed by the vast majority of people. He felt that this opportunity to make money could only come once, so he was unwilling to invest in it again.

However, Deng Yun had already made the cut first, cashed in a thousand horseshoe gold, and bought the golden monkey. As a result, before the family members could be held accountable, the investment had already earned hundreds of horseshoe gold.

The record is here, you have to obey.

Therefore, even Deng Tong didn't know what to say at the moment: "Anyway, you'd better be careful, the Patriarch always feels that something is wrong."

"Fifteen gold horseshoes have already far exceeded the price of the golden monkey. Just like the price of grain, it will come down sooner or later."

Deng Yun deeply agreed with this, and nodded affirmatively: "Yes, the price of this kind of thing will definitely not last for a long time, but it is definitely not now. We must take advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money."

"do not worry!"

Deng Yun was well aware of the other party's concerns, and waved his hand: "Before the price of the golden monkey falls, I promise to make everyone earn a lot of money, and I will definitely not sacrifice the interests of the family."

Deng Tong let out a long breath: "It's good if you have confidence. Anyway, I will continue to reserve my opinion. This kind of thing is rather strange. Anyway, I don't really believe it."

Deng Yun said softly: "You are not good at business, so it is normal to have such concerns, but you are definitely not me. I am fully confident that I can stand on the safe side, as long as the family cooperates with me in obtaining information."

Deng Tong nodded: "This is definitely no problem. If we have information, we will send it over as soon as possible. However, in addition to the matter of the golden monkey, you should also pay more attention to the family business. You must not favor one over the other."

"rest assured."

Deng Yun was full of confidence: "This little thing won't trouble me."

Only then did Deng Tong stand up, and said softly: "In short, I have said everything that should be said and what should not be said. You should be careful yourself, after all, this is a major issue for our entire clan."

Deng Yun smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I have my sense of proportion."

"That being the case, I will leave now."

"I still have something to do, so I won't send it away, Ah Entropy, send it for me."

"Here."

When Deng Tong left the room, the smile on Deng Yun's face disappeared suddenly, replaced by disdain, and said coldly: "Hmph, you haven't become the head of the family yet, yet you dare to talk to me like that, presumptuous!"

"I, Deng Yun, have worked conscientiously in this family for more than forty years. I have never made a mistake in dealing with merchants. How can I not think of things you can think of, and dare to come here and teach me? How unreasonable!"

*****
Nanyang, Xinye.

Yin's old house.

in the front hall.

Yin Wen and Yin Xin were wearing light green skirts, with graceful bodies and good looks. They were dancing to the ancient musical instruments in the hall. The man next to him was holding his beard and nodded in praise.

This person is none other than Ji Ning.

After finishing the song, Ji Ning turned to look up at Yin Lu: "The two daughters of the Yin family are really outstanding. During this trip, they found the two who are the most suitable to be the show girls. If there is no accident, they should be selected."

Yin Lu nodded, smiled and said: "My Yin family girls are naturally outstanding, to be honest, they were selected by the old man himself, and it took several years to cultivate them. Needless to say, court etiquette, they are definitely superior to folk girls. "

"That's natural."

Ji Ning nodded affirmatively: "No matter what, the Yin family is a big family in Nanyang, and there are people like Queen Yin in their ancestors, and it is precisely because of this that they came to Xinye at the first time."

Yin Lu smiled, and was very satisfied with Ji Ning's reaction: "Don't worry, my daughter from the Yin family is truly talented and beautiful, and it's hard to beat her in the whole world."

Ji Ning naturally knew what the other party meant, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "Dare to ask the Patriarch, can you hire a painter?"

Yin Lu nodded quickly: "Naturally please."

The next moment, Yinxiu next to him handed over two paintings: "Please take a look at it, sir."

"kindness?"

Ji Ning was taken aback for a moment: "Are you ready?"

Yin Lu smiled and said, "Naturally."

"So good."

Ji Ning took the scroll and heaved a sigh of relief. This trip saved him a lot of time.

Immediately, he opened the scroll to reveal the person on it, raised his eyes to compare with the woman in the palace, and couldn't help frowning: "Patriarch, your painter seems to be a bit unruly."

Ji Ning had to admit that the daughter of the Yin family is indeed talented and beautiful, especially in terms of talent, she is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy, painting and dancing, but in terms of appearance, she is definitely not the most outstanding.

but
The person in this picture scroll is beautiful and heavenly, like a fairy, very confusing.

Obviously, the picture scroll prepared by the other party has been specially refined by the artist, so that it can be passed perfectly during the audition for girls, so that they will not be brushed off.

Yin Lu knew that the picture scroll was not suitable, so he naturally reminded: "Sir, it's better to finish reading it. It's just the upper body, and the essence hasn't been fully displayed yet."

Ji Ning frowned, and tried to unfold it. Sure enough, two papers from Zhongxing Bank were revealed, and they were papers that could be circulated in the market. There was no need for services such as passwords at all, and there were not many filings, so the security was extremely high. high.

"Patriarch, what do you mean by this?"

Ji Ning suppressed his palpitations, turned his head and glanced at Yin Lu.

"This"

Yin Lu was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "It's a small thing, it's not a respect. If my daughter from the Yin family can enter the palace smoothly, Yin will have a big thank you. I will definitely satisfy my husband."

Ji Ning quickly closed the picture scroll, placed it on the table in front of him, and stood up: "Patriarch Yin, if you do this, I'm sorry I can't accept it, so I'm leaving."

"Wait a minute!"

Yinxiu hurriedly interrupted, stood up and left the table, and stopped him: "Sir, don't blame, the Patriarch is just for the sake of his two granddaughters, please don't take offense, sir."

"Actually, we also know that the imperial court's criteria for selecting girls is not only in terms of appearance, but also a comprehensive evaluation of all aspects. Even if the painter is not refined, we may not be selected. Just multiple guarantees."

Ji Ning let out a long breath, and said softly: "Well, within three days, find a painter to draw a normal one. After three days, I will come back again and take away the painting. If you dare to play tricks again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Yin Xiu hurriedly nodded: "Thank you sir."

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