Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 639

Chen Zhi's voice was not high, especially when the surrounding crowd was noisy. It was even more difficult for the people below to hear clearly. However, Zhang Jingsheng and others were not far away due to the distance, so they listened to Chen Zhi's instructions first. After sharing the interests of papermaking, and now saying such words to the Tang family, several people immediately understood.

"Is this... a reward to be given in person?" Wang Kuai frowned and said with some uncertainty.

"First suppress, then give benefits, a method of combining kindness and power," Lu Jian immediately frowned, "But what do the two things that the Tang family said mean? Seal method? This statement is somewhat new. That kiln method should It's some kind of porcelain-burning method. I didn't expect that this prefect still mastered these, but now that I've said it..."

"What's so strange about this?" Luo Yang misunderstood, "Don't you know that this prefect had a close relationship with the Tang family before, and the two parties also agreed on cooperation. It was on that Chen's paper that this Because Tongdian paper is so popular in Luoyang, people even hear about it in the south. Didn’t our letters to the family also say that if Tongdian cannot be obtained for the time being, buy Chen’s paper first! Nowadays, the paper sales are all over the place. If it is opened to other families, the Tang family will definitely be dissatisfied. If it were our family, they would also need to be appeased. I think this move is reasonable."

What he said is also well-founded. In the past few days, the situation in the North has been changing, and the court has been troubled by this, but the scholars in the Central Plains are another world. These people are more concerned about painting and writing. Friendly Chen paper.

Chen's paper is exactly what Chen Zhi calls Daijun paper.

Compared to Daijun in the North, clans in the Central Plains prefer to be named "Chen" because this way they feel that they are classy enough and can be on the stage.

Popularity means people flock to it, but at the time of the war in the North, coupled with the disputes in Hebei, and Chen Zhi's deliberate control, this kind of white paper is not widely circulated in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and can even be said to be rare.

Except for Luoyang, the capital of the empire, his voice was almost only heard in other places. Only the top nobles could obtain some copies of the Tongdian and some Chen's papers.

Luo Yang, Zhang Jingsheng and the others are from wealthy families. Their family is quite powerful in Luoyang and has many connections, so they have access to this kind of paper. It is specifically stated in the family letter that other smaller families do not have this convenience.

But it is precisely because of this that it becomes more and more sought after, especially after wealthy celebrities use the paper to write calligraphy, draw pictures, and then show it to others, this demand becomes stronger.

In fact, the war has just ended, and it cannot even be said to be over yet, but merchants will soon be walking around Dai County. Many of these people just want to look for business opportunities. The key lies in the word "paper".

These situations were also known to the major aristocratic families, but they were previously worried about the survival of the family's interests and wary of foreign invasion, so they did not put their thoughts on it at all. Now that Chen Zhi mentioned it, everyone suddenly started thinking about it.

Luo Yang's words actually represent the thoughts of some people from the Daijun family.

However, his companions seemed to have a different opinion.

"You misunderstood," Zhang Jingsheng shook his head slightly, "What surprised us was the two items mentioned by the prefect. Judging from the situation of Chen's paper, the two items mentioned by the prefect must not be simple, but they were chosen here. If this place is announced, it will inevitably make people confused. After all, there are many people here and the news will get out soon."

"Listening to what you said, it's quite right." Luo Yang frowned immediately.

On the other side, Tang Taigong of the Tang family, along with Tang Dian and Tang Zi, were also a little surprised.

After hearing Chen Zhi's instructions, several people must have been dissatisfied and even had many other negative emotions, but these emotions had to give way to doubts at the moment.

Tang Taigong hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Are you sure you want to say it here?"

Chen Zhi heard this and said with a smile: "That's right. This kind of thing is really not conducive to discussing here. There are so many threads in it that we can't explain clearly in one sentence. Let's talk about it another time. What do you think?"

"Yes, the prefect is right."

"Yes, you are going to conquer Daibei recently. This matter is indeed not urgent."

"Well, there are many people talking here, so it is not a place for discussion. It would be safest to discuss this matter some other day in that elegant place, while drinking and chatting."

After asking in one sentence, the people from the aristocratic family who looked filled with righteous indignation just now seemed to have changed their faces in the blink of an eye. Regardless of the occasion, they seemed to have forgotten how many people around them had just died one after another, and they tried their best to smile.

Seeing this scene, Wu Jie on the side realized that the situation might be very bad. Then someone came over, grabbed him and Zheng Ru, and escorted him down.

This time, he was not placed under house arrest, but directly imprisoned.

Chen Zhi did not look at these two people and continued to negotiate with the scholars.

"In that case, let's discuss these in detail in two days, and the situation in the county should be clear by then." With Chen Zhi's words, the drama of trial and execution began. , the curtain has come to an end, but the impact caused by this incident has just begun.

Today's execution was like a huge stone being dropped on the originally calm water, causing ripples to spread to the surroundings.

Almost at the same time that the execution ended, there were more than a dozen fast horses starting from all over Dai County and running in several directions. But what they didn't expect was that the fast horses here hadn't started running yet. They were stopped by soldiers who had been ambushing there for a long time, and then they were arrested one after another.

The news was then reported to the police and presented to Chen Zhi by Su Liao.

"Prefect, just now, seventeen riders were stopped, and we are questioning their origins."

Chen Zhi put down the book in his hand, nodded, and then said: "This is an opportunity to follow the clues and find out some of these spies lurking in Dai County. This can be used as a warning."

Su Liao nodded and continued: "But among this group of people, there must be forces that are friendly to us. These people still have to be let go. Besides, it was because of the sudden attack and the incident at the execution ground that happened not long ago that we could only catch one of them." To be caught off guard, those who act secretly and safely will spread the news first, and then ride away from the surrounding forts and manors, but such people cannot be caught."

Chen Zhi then smiled and said: "You are right, so I said that this move is more of a warning, and also to find out what are the forces that are currently paying attention to Dai County, but after all, you are responsible for these, I don't Worry, it’s best not to let this incident affect your layout.”

Several people under Chen Zhi now have their own responsibilities, and Su Liao is mainly responsible for the intelligence network area.

Not only did he send spies outside, he also organized his own manpower to clean up the inside and find out the spies planted by other forces.

Hearing Chen Zhi's words, Su Liao shook his head and said: "Don't worry about this. Most of the people I have now provide information, and there are others who pass on the information, so I can still find some reasons to stay. Of course, These people were more restrained this time and did not immediately send people out to spread the news."

"Those who can lurk are those who have been tempered." Chen Zhi nodded again, and then looked at the book in his hand, but soon he noticed Su Liao's expression, and seeing that the other party was hesitant to speak, he couldn't help but ask: " If you have anything to say, you can say it."

Su Liao hesitated for a moment and then said: "The Lord really intends to hand over the sales of paper to those families? As a result, a lot of the profits will be controlled by them. I'm afraid our originally expected income will be reduced. At least [-]%!”

Although some people were puzzled about Chen Zhi's papermaking business at first, after the value was revealed, Su Liao and others estimated the approximate future income and got a considerable figure, which was then included in the future within the plan.

But because of Chen Zhi's current decision, this income will be reduced by half, which will of course have a huge impact on subsequent plans.

"Reducing [-]% is indeed not a small amount," Chen Zhi put down the book in his hand, "but we are not merchants after all. When we look at property income, our perspective should change. We can use some money and material benefits to tie those families into On our tank, this is much more useful than making more money."

He paused and then said: "Think about it, after selling paper, these families will slowly realize the high returns and they will inevitably become more invested. In order to maintain this part of the business, they will also try their best to cooperate with us. Making good friends saves you a lot of steps to win over. What's more, the manufacturing of this paper actually doesn't require much investment, and the materials used are not expensive. Even if we divide the general profits, we will still gain a considerable harvest."

Su Liao was already good at this. He thought too much before, so he neglected it. After being stopped by Chen, he understood it instantly.

"What the Lord said is true. The money you get must also be spent. Maybe you have to invest a lot in order to win over many aristocratic families. It's better to let them have the same interests as us and lure them with benefits." Su Liao He nodded, and then frowned, "However, there is a slight problem. I originally planned the subsequent needs for raising troops based on the paper income, but now I have to revise it."

"That's not necessary," Chen Zhi smiled mysteriously, "Paper is not a secret, and the current Daijun paper, although it is highly praised, will soon have better quality paper, which can increase the price. In addition, the two methods that I have discussed with the Tang family are also very promising. If they are successful, the benefits will be greater than Dai Junzhi, even ten times or a hundred times!"

When Su Liao heard this, his face was full of surprise and he wanted to ask more questions.

Chen Zhi waved his hand and said, "This matter will have to wait until the Tang family comes to discuss it. Depending on their choice, I will make a decision with them tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Chen Zhi was unwilling to talk more, Su Liao gave up and immediately said: "In addition, the Lord said today that he would capture Wang Quan. Since the news has been spread, we must make plans in advance."

After hearing this, Chen Zhi smiled and said, "I have already dispatched these soldiers and horses, but is there any news from the other side of the city? Has Ruan Bao been caught?"

　Thanks to my brother for the [-] reward, this...

　　Thanks to "Hanlang" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)