I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 126 Li Penpeng

After speaking, Li Heng glanced around again.

Some officials quickly avoided Li Heng's eyes.

Why was there such a big response when the official document of the Nashu Business Department was released?
Just look at the reactions of these officials at this time.

They want to condense papermaking, transportation and sales into the official business.

As long as there are officials, these powerful people have one hundred and eight ways to drain the water out of it.

Moreover, official papermaking, no matter how the papermaking process is optimized, the quantity produced is ultimately limited.

In economic behavior, suppressing the supply volume will ensure the advantage of commodity prices.

The number of resellers is limited. If the price of paper in the market decreases, the interests of the resellers will be lost.

It can be said that most of human behavior can be explained by seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

Tan Cheng was confused by Li Heng's question.

"Young Master Tan's Mansion?"

Li Heng called out, and Tan Cheng finally reacted and immediately calmed down and said, "I don't know."

"Your Majesty." At this time, Qiao Zhou stood up, "The state has national laws, and the imperial court has its own rules and regulations. What the ministers and your majesty are discussing now is that papermaking should not be spread to outsiders, not whether someone is selling paper privately."

As soon as Qiao Zhou said this, some officials immediately responded.

When Li Heng saw the famous Qiao Zhou coming out, he did not panic, but said: "Qiao is engaged in work. You said that the state has national laws and the imperial court has its own rules and regulations, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you think I violated the imperial court's rules or the laws of the Han Dynasty?"

Qiao Zhou said unhurriedly: "What I mean is that we are discussing the transfer of papermaking technology to the people by the Nashang Company, not whether someone steals the paper. The two things are not the same thing, Li Shangshu Why bother confusing things?”

Qiao Zhou was worthy of being a scholar. He spoke clearly in court.

The time when his thinking was clearest was when Liu Bei came to surrender to Liu Bei, and when the Wei army came to persuade Liu Chan to surrender.

But Li Heng's thinking was also clear, and he continued to ask: "I did not ask whether Qiao's doing these two things were the same thing. What I asked was whether I violated the court's regulations or violated the Han Dynasty." In accordance with the national laws, I also ask Qiao to answer my questions head-on."

"You violated the national law." Qiao Zhou said.

He would never dare to say that Li Heng violated the Chao Gang.

Because the establishment of Taifu Temple was stamped with the emperor's seal.

If Qiao Zhou said that Li Heng violated the Chao Gang, wouldn't it be equivalent to saying that Liu Chan was a piece of shit?

The wrinkles on Qiao Zhou's face are like ravines, giving people a sense of majesty and depth.

His speaking tone was neither fast nor slow, and every word was clearly audible and ringing.

He looked like a great Confucian, and there seemed to be an awe-inspiring righteousness lingering around him.

Those who didn’t know better thought he was the pillar of the country.

This kind of behavior, saying this kind of words in the court, carries with it a sense of coercion.

If Li Heng's psychological quality was a little worse, he might have been a little panicked.

Li Heng said calmly: "May I ask Qiao Zhizhi, which national law did I violate?"

"You decentralized the papermaking technology, causing it to be stolen by Cao Wei and Sun Wu. This is siding with the enemy. Does this count as a violation of national law?"

Tan Cheng responded immediately: "That's right, what's the difference between your behavior and being an enemy?"

Are you a spy sent by Wei State?
Li Heng laughed and said: "I originally thought that Qiao must have high opinions in his work, but I didn't expect that he would say such ridiculous words!" Qiao Zhou's face changed slightly and said, "Did I say something wrong?"

Li Heng said: "Let me ask you, did you, Qiao Zhou, betray the Han Dynasty?"

Qiao Zhou was stunned again, and his calm expression immediately turned cold.

"Li Shangshu, you are just messing around!" Qiao Zhou lowered his voice and angrily shouted, "I discussed state affairs with you, but you made baseless accusations against me! You are not worthy of sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry! You are not worthy of talking to the court. All the princes stand together!"

"Qiao Zhou, I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be anxious yet." Li Heng remained calm. He glanced at Tan Cheng, and then his eyes returned to Qiao Zhou, "You said that I am delegating papermaking to the enemy. , according to your way of thinking, it seems that there is no problem for you to betray the big man."

"You hu..."

"Listen to what I have to say. You said that I am an enemy because if the papermaking technology is decentralized, it may be stolen by Sun Wu. Then I say that you, Qiao Zhou, may have an affair with the Wei thieves in the future."

"How do I have an affair with a Wei thief?"

"Even if you don't have an affair, your descendants will have an affair. Even if your descendants don't have an affair, your descendants will have an affair for generations. Oh, maybe the Wei thief is no longer around at that time, then your descendants Sun may be having an affair with the barbarians."

"You are lying and there is no basis for it!"

"No, there is evidence. As long as you live long and your family continues for a long time, you will have an affair. It will be a matter of time."

Everyone was stunned by Li Heng's shameless rhetoric.

Qiao Zhou sneered: "What's the difference between you and the unreasonable farm man in the farm house!"

Tan Cheng immediately followed up and said, "Yes! There is no difference between you and the unreasonable farm man in the farm house!"

Li Heng said: "Why are you being unreasonable?"

"What didn't happen, but you are talking nonsense, slandering important ministers, and sowing discord between the king and his ministers. You are not being unreasonable, but you are a traitor and a villain!"

"You can't make any conclusions about things that haven't happened?"

"That's natural!"

"Then why did Qiao Zhi say that I had violated the national law and that I had become an enemy?"

"If you decentralize papermaking technology, it will only be a matter of time before the enemy takes it away!"

"As a human being, Qiao Zhou, will it be a matter of time before you surrender to the enemy?"

"You, you, you... you are so stupid..."

Before Qiao Zhou could finish his words, Li Heng suddenly shouted angrily: "Shut up! As a person who promotes learning, you should be sensible and aware of righteousness! But you are making unreasonable remarks about supporting the enemy based on things that have not happened! I think you are talented. It is to sow discord between the king and his ministers and bring trouble to the court!"

Qiao Zhou was scolded so much that his whole body trembled.

The surrounding discussions also fell silent for an instant.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I use the Nashangsi to Nashang is because if all the paper is made by the imperial court itself, it will not only limit the output, but some people will also use their power for personal gain. If most of the papermaking is decentralized and made and transported by themselves, this situation will be very serious. It will be much less.”

Liu Chan nodded.

But Dan Cheng stood up and said, "You just said that you can't say anything that hasn't happened yet, but you keep saying that someone is using power for personal gain. What evidence do you have?"

"evidence?"

"That's right! Evidence!" Dan Cheng said accusingly, "If you don't have evidence, wouldn't it be contrary to what you just said?"

Liu Chan added: "Yes, Li Qing, such words must be supported by evidence and cannot be said lightly."

It was only at this time that Liu Chan realized the benefits of Zhuge Liang's stay in Chengdu.

Even in Hanzhong.

(End of this chapter)