Han: The witchcraft disaster begins, I fight against Emperor Wu of Han

Chapter 108 Liu Che's Suspicion

Liu Che could imagine how much wealth it would cost if the entire army was equipped with these...

And those disaster victims can profit from this and establish themselves in Chang'an!
And this time, if the results of the battle were to spread—that the grandson of Emperor Jing led five thousand disaster victims and really defeated the "General Ershi" who had experienced hundreds of battles and had countless elite soldiers under his command...

The biggest reason... is these objects.

He could even imagine how crazy the people would become...

In the vicinity of Chang'an, the rich families all over the world would probably do anything to order these saddles!

Of course, the more likely scenario is that they will imitate it immediately after seeing it.

But even so, the victims still took the lead and quickly became wealthy.

"Huh!" Thinking of this, Liu Che let out a long breath.

Now he had too many doubts, and immediately asked:

"How many of these saddles did you make? When did you start making them? How did you come up with the improvement methods? And you just said that these only account for half of the reason for victory?"

At the same time, officials from all around also looked over.

They also knew very well why His Majesty was so anxious, because this improvement in technology was like the advancement from bronze ware in the Warring States Period to iron ware today!

Once the entire army is equipped, the combat effectiveness can be immediately improved!

But just because of this, think about it, how great a wealth is this?

For a moment, some people were already anxious and prepared to go back and contact the craftsmen immediately, perhaps they could make some money.

Liu Jing looked around, taking in everyone's expressions.

To be honest, he never thought of letting the disaster victims have the exclusive knowledge of how to make the saddle.

After all, there is no patent protection now, and this is not something that requires a technical threshold. A month of confidentiality, plus what he is about to strive for, is enough for them to make a fortune.

"I had this idea when I came back from Yinmi City. Of course, it was also thanks to the craftsmen who improved the production." Liu Jing narrated: "As for how many copies? It is enough to support the saddles of Qimen Yulin and the eight lieutenants of the Northern Army."

As soon as these words came out.

Even a fool could understand that Emperor Jing's grandson was making a deal in advance.

"Your Majesty, the method of making the saddle should be handed over to the Grand Coachman and the Grand Master of the Imperial Household as soon as possible!"

At this time, Prime Minister Liu Quti immediately said, "The things in the army are needed for war horses. According to the rules, they should be provided by the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of the Imperial Household."

Taipusi, in charge of the country's horse politics...

Shaofu was originally responsible for the expenses of the emperor's palace. He was in charge of the country's coinage, gardens and parks, mountain management rights, handicrafts, etc.

Even the Imperial Medical Bureau was under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

Earlier, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, set up the "Water Balance Commandery" to divide the power of minting coins. He also transferred the "Salt and Iron" that was in charge of the Shaofu to the Grand Minister of Agriculture.

At the same time, it also set up the Shangguan, Sanfuguan and Tongguan in the thirteen states and departments, who were responsible for the management of handicrafts in various counties.

Similar to the "Ministry of Works" after the emergence of the three provinces and six ministries system.

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Prime Minister Liu Quti was keenly aware that once the saddle appeared, it would not only bring huge wealth allocation, but also an expansion of the power of various governments.

In the past, he might have only cared about improving the strength of the Han cavalry. But now, he couldn't let the grandson of Emperor Jing take such a "fat job".

Therefore, he chose to handle official affairs impartially and according to the functional division of the Nine Ministers.

"The Prime Minister is right!"

At this moment, other officials also stood up and echoed: "How can we let outsiders take over the management of horse and military affairs?"

Seeing this, Liu Jing's eyes turned cold, "You guys are saying that I am an outsider?"

Suddenly, several people were shocked. "Grandson Jing, we didn't mean that. We meant the disaster victims..." "They are Han people!" Liu Jing said coldly, "It's fine to monopolize the salt and iron business, but do you think the Shaofu and Taifu want to monopolize saddles too? They are just made of wood, leather and some iron."

"Neither the Ministry of the Imperial Household nor the Ministry of the Imperial Household have that many people to do the work. In the end, won't they still have to rely on merchants and craftsmen outside the government? But who are these people? In the end, they are still the wealthy families from all over the place!"

"In the end, although the court didn't have a monopoly, they formed a monopoly among themselves!"

"As time goes on, these wealthy families will continue to grow in power. Will there be any traces of you among them?"

Liu Jing said all these things in a row, and the ministers felt that his reaction was too violent. But it was normal to think about it. No matter who looked at it, this saddle was made by the grandson of Emperor Jing. It was in his pocket!

If an ordinary person did this, they would be using the power of the Grand Coachman and the Grand Master of the Imperial Household to openly oppress others.

But the person in front of him is the grandson of Emperor Jing!

He doesn't care about these...

For a moment, officials including Liu Quti found the situation difficult. In fact, they were doing this now only to have more bargaining chips and reasons when punishing Li Guangli later.

But to Liu Che, these words had a different meaning.

You should know that before this, he had talked with Liu Jing about "land annexation" in various places, and then he had to talk about the court's method of curbing land annexation - the mausoleum town system.

However, he also said that the mausoleum town system has not yet formed an effective method. There are policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom.

The wealthy and powerful families and clans among the people have already developed another set of methods to confront the enemy.

Even as time passed, these powerful clans had become inseparable from the Han Dynasty's imperial court...

Do not!
To be precise, they have been inseparable since the day Emperor Taizu Gao established the Han Dynasty.

In fact, emperors of all dynasties were doing the work of "cutting off".

The only difference is that before, they were kings of different surnames and princes. But in his hands, they were relatives, powerful people, and more forces that had begun to hide but were more closely bound together.

For example, the recommendation system...

Before him, when people worshipped alchemists, those sent from all over the country were all strange people who were proficient in "alchemy" and had no ability to govern the country. However, they were able to hold high positions, thus forming the trend of talent selection!
Even, including the cruel officials before, were like this.

If you think about it carefully, if you use the emperor to measure the local areas, isn't it also the case that the local tyrants are also trying to usurp the emperor's power?

In the past few days, apart from this martial arts performance, he has been thinking more about this...

The above is what he has been thinking in recent times.

Now, Liu Jing talked about this matter again with the "saddle", and even involved the "salt and iron monopoly".

For a moment, unlike all the officials, he understood the deeper meaning better.

And suddenly...

He also recalled the conversation he had with Liu Jing in Shanglin Garden.

He once said: It is better to unblock than to block. Today, the powerful are in power, which has caused difficulties in talent selection and land annexation...

And after this martial arts performance, I will find the answer to this dilemma.

At that time, what you will see is not the other party’s empty talk, but the actual evidence behind the examples!
But now...

With his victory over Li Guangli, it was indeed not just boasting.

But where can it be verified?

Just as he was thinking about this, he saw Liu Jing saying again:
"Everyone, the saddle quotas for Qimen, Yulin, and even the Northern Army mentioned earlier are not forced! We have to do it!"

"If the court does not allow it... wait for the Shaofu and Taifu to allocate it, then wait."

Liu Jing glanced at the ministers, and then his eyes stopped at Liu Che. "During this period, tens of thousands of people have made these saddles..."

"I will sell them all to the public!"

(End of this chapter)