I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 93 Fan Li governs
"Scatter, scatter!"

Xiang Chong was so embarrassed that he finally couldn't bear it and ended his first court appearance after ascending the throne early.

"Your Majesty returns to the palace." Eunuch Chen chanted.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

The voices of the civil and military officials were sparse, even less lively than the long live shouts they gave when they went to court.

Xiang Chong didn't care about these little things, he just wanted to escape from the scene.

"Farewell, colleagues."

Fan Li bowed his hands and said goodbye to the ministers.

"Congratulations to Duke Jin!!!"

This time, it was as uniform as a roaring mountain and a tsunami, and the momentum was like a rainbow!
Fan Li smiled and walked out of the Golden Palace with his head held high.

fan mansion.

Jiangshan Pavilion.

Back home, Fan Li was still busy.

As Duke Jin of Great Chu and Prime Minister, taking charge of the government affairs of the court, Fan Li is of course always in charge of everything.

The Golden Luan Hall in the imperial palace is no longer the place where state affairs are really handled, but Jiangshan Pavilion in Fan Mansion is.

Next to the desk, there is a pile of "hills" piled high, which is the official business that Fan Li has to deal with today.

Fan Li had become accustomed to it, so he sat down calmly, took out a piece of official business and started to deal with it.

Time passed bit by bit, and when the sun set, some servants of Fan's mansion would light the candlesticks and hang up the luminous pearls.

The Jiangshan Pavilion was so brightly lit that it even covered the lights of the imperial palace!
"Hey?"

"Hey Hey hey?"

"That...Fan Li, are you busy?"

Fan Li had just put down an official document when he heard a familiar voice.

Is it Xiang Ning?
He looked down and saw that the sound was indeed coming from the Chenyuan Necklace.

"Your Majesty, is there something wrong? I am currently handling government affairs."

"Oh……"

Hearing that he was busy with business, Xiang Ning responded and seemed a little frustrated.

Fan Li thought everything was fine and continued working.

But only after a while, Xiang Ning's voice came again.

"are you still busy?"

Fan Li couldn't laugh or cry.

He glanced at the desk and saw that there was still one third of unprocessed official business.

But Fan Li replied: "Well, I'm almost done."

"Then you can chat with me...ah no, let's talk about government affairs?"

In a place Fan Li couldn't see, Xiang Ning's face flushed shyly.

"Yes."

For this kind of request, Fan Li also felt that it was reasonable, and immediately began to report.

"This year's grain harvest is a good thing. But in recent years, the weather has been good and the weather has been good. I have no shortage of grain in Dachu, which has made it difficult for farmers to sell their grain, and the price is low."

"Cheap grain hurts farmers. Once people think that farming cannot meet their survival needs, they will give up their fields and turn to other industries. Such as industry, commerce, soldiers, and even become bandits."

"Agriculture is the cornerstone of the country. We must maintain a sufficient population of farmers so that they can continue to cultivate and produce food in the fields, otherwise the country will be in chaos."

"Then what to do!?"

Xiang Ning's talking about government affairs was originally just an excuse.

But after listening to Fan Li's long speech, she realized that there was such a serious hidden danger just because of the problem of food prices and sales, and she immediately became worried!

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already found a solution."

"I heard that Dahan is experiencing a drought this year and is in short supply of food. Our surplus grain in Dachu can be exported to Dahan."

"Chen has just drawn up the price of export grain. After taking into account farmers' income, export tariffs, transportation costs and other factors, the price is higher than the general market price of grain."

Xiang Ning was so dizzy, it took him a long time to understand Fan Li's words.

She was surprised: "Our food is very expensive? Will the people on the big Han side accept it?"

Fan Li smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a response strategy. I plan to send people to Dahan to advertise this batch of grain for export to Dahan first."

"Play...advertisement?"

This word was so new that Xiang Ning couldn't understand it.

"Yes."

"For example, I packaged the rice from Chu State as royal tribute rice."

"Only the outer packaging of each bag of rice is printed with a large word 'Xiang' to correspond to the royal family name."

"In addition, next to the word 'Xiang', there is also the famous saying of Taizu Overlord, 'Strengthening the mountains and overwhelming the world'!"

"This sentence can give consumers a psychological hint that they can be as powerful as the Overlord of Chu by eating Da Chu's royal tribute rice."

Xiang Ning was dumbfounded.

It took her a long time to come back to her senses and murmured: "Isn't this... a lie?"

Fan Li smiled and said, "Where is the lie? The rice your Majesty eats on daily basis is grown by farmers in Da Chu. The rice in Da Chu is indeed the royal tribute rice."

"Oh, but can the people of Han Dynasty accept more expensive food with advertising alone?" Xiang Ning asked worriedly.

"Of course it's not that simple, so I still have options."

The smile on Fan Li's face became brighter and brighter.

"This time the food exported to Dahan, I plan to divide it into discounted edition, hardcover edition and limited edition."

Xiang Ning couldn't understand.

What do you mean?
"Taking advantage of the opportunity of export, I plan to deal with a batch of domestic old grains. The so-called preferential version is the oldest old grain. If you don't eat it, you will get worms, so the price of the preferential version is the lowest. I can guarantee that the price is the price of the common people of Han Dynasty. acceptable."

But it is still more expensive than Chu State, and it is more unpalatable, right?
Xiang Ning thought about it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it.

"As for the hardcover version, it is the new grain harvested this year. The price is naturally higher. Only those from families with rich peasants or above can afford it."

"Then what is the limited edition? It must...must be more expensive, right?" Xiang Ning couldn't help but ask.

"Hahaha, it's more than expensive? Chen's price is comparable to gold."

Having said that, Fan Li couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Compared to gold? How can this be sold!?" Xiang Ning said in surprise.

"This is not difficult. I will publicize it and say that the limited edition grain is not produced by ordinary farmers, but is cultivated by a group of spiritual cultivators who personally go to the fields."

"The food grown by the immortal cultivators, I believe, will arouse the interest of the wealthy people in the Han Dynasty. When the time comes, they will spend a lot of money to buy it, and maybe the limited edition food I prepared will not be enough to sell."

Xiang Ning opened his mouth in surprise, but it was a pity that Fan Li couldn't see it.

It took her a long time to say: "...this...this is always a lie, right?"

Immortal cultivators farm?
Simply unheard of.

And as the Emperor of Chu, she always felt that Fan Li's false propaganda was detrimental to the face of the Chu country.

Fan Li said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I never lie to others, everything is the truth."

"There are really cultivators in Chu State?!" Xiang Ning was confused.

No way?
This is simply a waste of talent!

Even a practitioner of the lowest level of body refinement is an excellent soldier, so why let him plow the land?
Fan Li explained: "Your Majesty, there have been no wars in the Three Kingdoms for many years, and our Great Chu Army has long had the practice of farming. In addition, in recent years, the weather has been favorable and the army has overproduced grain. Every year, we entrust Fan's Commercial Firm to help sell it, and the income is Use it as military funds."

Xiang Ning understood.

The generals and soldiers of the Great Chu have practiced more or less, and the food they grow is of course the food grown by the immortals.

It's just that Fan Li is too good at packaging, right?

"Lying is not a real skill, Fan Li's skill is to package the truth into a myth." Xiang Ning said in his heart.

(End of this chapter)