louisehourcade Chapter 203 Mud's Calculation
Chapter 203 Mud's Calculation
Chapter 203 Mud's Calculation
Lin Xuan was impeached by the aristocratic family, and the more he thought about it after returning, the more angry he became.
"If you don't give me a wink, I really think I'm easy to bully." A ruthless look flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.
"Uncle Lin, just buy me a vacant land by the river outside Chang'an City, about [-] mu." Lin Xuan ordered.
"Yes!" Lin Butler replied.
The biggest source of income for the Wang family is papermaking, and the Wang family accounts for [-]% of the world's paper.
Since the Wang family took the lead in impeaching him, Lin Xuan was going to make paper to give them some color.
Many people think that papermaking was invented by Cai Lun, but it was not.
In the Western Han Dynasty, China already had papermaking technology, but the paper produced at that time was very expensive, and it was impossible to write at all, which was a failure.
In the first year of Yuanxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty (105), Cai Lun improved papermaking.He used bark, hemp head, cloth, fishnet and other raw materials to make paper through processes such as frustrating, pounding, frying and baking, which is the origin of modern paper.
The raw materials of this kind of paper are easy to find, very cheap, and the quality has also improved, so it is gradually widely used.To commemorate Cai Lun's achievements, later generations called this kind of paper "Caihou paper".
The cheapness mentioned here is compared to before. In fact, the price of paper is still relatively expensive.
But after hundreds of years of development, the current papermaking technology is not only much better in quality and quantity than before, but also much lower in price.
But it is still not affordable by ordinary people.
With the implementation of the imperial examination, there will be more and more scholars, and the demand for paper will increase.
He was also hesitant before whether to make paper, worried that he would offend the Wang family.
Now that the Wang family came to provoke him first, he would be impolite.
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"Report to the Great Khan! Those countries in the Western Regions who secretly ally with us, fearing the power of the Great Tang, rejected the Great Khan's request to block the commercial routes of the Great Tang." Qilaobateer said.
The countries in the Western Regions are not fools, how can they afford to offend that the Tang Dynasty is so powerful.
They secretly formed an alliance with the Western Turks because the Western Turks were too close to them, and they were afraid that the Western Turks would attack them.
Ni Shu said angrily: "This group of white-eyed wolves, when Ben Khan frees up his hands, we must destroy them!"
"Khan, although Gaochang also refused, but King Gaochang hinted to me that he would take half of the benefits of blocking the trade route. If he agrees, he is willing to block the trade route." Qilaobateer said.
The ancient Silk Road originally had two routes in the Western Regions: one is the north route passing through Gaochang and Yiwu to Yumen Pass; the other is the south route passing through Bailongdui and passing Loulan Kingdom to Yumen Pass.Later, the ancient country of Loulan disappeared mysteriously, and the passage on the South Road was abandoned because no one maintained it, so the North Road became the only golden passage.As a key node of the North Road, Gaochang can naturally enjoy the huge benefits of business exchanges.
However, King Gaochang was still not satisfied. In his opinion, if the exchanges between Datang and other countries were blocked, the goods would be sold by Gaochang to the other party, and the benefits would be even greater.
As for Datang, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Datang is more than 2000 miles away from Gaochang, including more than [-] miles in the desert.
He didn't think Datang would come to beat him, and even if they did, there wouldn't be too many people.
And he has Western Turks as his backer, so he is not afraid at all.
Ni Yu sneered and said: "He is not afraid to make it to the end, promise him, give him [-]%."
"Great Khan, Gaochang is a small country that can be destroyed with a wave of your hand, why should you give him [-]%?" Qilaobateer asked puzzled.
Ni Yu shook his head and said: "The internal instability is not suitable for mobilizing troops. And regardless of Gaochang Elementary School, once we make a move, other countries will not let it go."
"That [-]% is too much, I am willing to make another trip to negotiate with King Gaochang." Qilaobateer said.
Ni Shu said: "It has been more than a month now, and there is too little time."
Qilaobateer gritted his teeth and said, "Then we can only take advantage of him first."
Ni Shu laughed and said, "That idiot King Gaochang, do you think Ben Khan's advantage is so easy to take advantage of?"
Qilaobatar asked, "The Great Khan has already figured out a solution?"
Ni Shi sneered and said: "He surrendered to Tang Dynasty, and now he has secretly formed an alliance with our Western Turks. It's nothing more than wanting to have both sides. When he cuts off the Tang Dynasty's business route, do you think Datang will let him go? At that time, he will eat it Let him spit out twice as much."
Qilaobatar exclaimed: "The Great Khan is wise!"
"Haha~"
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After the morning court ended the next day, Changsun Wuji did not leave the palace, but came to Li Shimin's study and begged to see Li Shimin.
"See Your Majesty!" Changsun Wuji bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "How many times have I said, between you and Zhen, there is no need to be polite."
"Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be abandoned!" Changsun Wuji said.
He didn't take Li Shimin's words seriously. The superiors said some words to show their closeness and concern. If you take it seriously, you will lose.
Li Shimin said: "Sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Changsun Wuji bowed his hands and sat down.
"Dai Zhou has already played, saying that the supplies are almost dispatched, when do you plan to leave?" Li Shimin asked.
The dispatched materials are not all carried from Chang'an.
Let's not talk about whether there are so many in Chang'an, but the consumption on the road will consume a lot.
General material dispatch is dispatched from nearby.
"This matter is urgent, and I plan to leave tomorrow!" Changsun Wuji said.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Thanks for the auxiliary machine."
"This is what a minister should do." Changsun Wuji said.
"I don't know how long it will take. If you have nothing to do, go back earlier and say goodbye to your family." Li Shimin said.
Changsun Wuji didn't speak, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.
"Auxiliary machine, is there anything we can't say between you and me?" Li Shimin asked.
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Lord Lu Guo went to the minister's residence yesterday."
Li Shimin pretended not to understand, and said: "You and Junji are both old people from the former Qin Palace, so why is it so strange for him to visit your residence?"
"Your Majesty, I have thought about it these past few days. A large amount of salt was transported out of the customs. However, the court didn't notice it. It is very likely that someone in the Ministry of War covered up this matter." Changsun Wuji said.
"Then you mean, this person is Hou Junji?" Li Shimin asked with a flat face.
Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "I don't have any evidence, so I can't be sure, but Lu Guogong, as Minister of the Ministry of War, has great suspicions. He learned that I will patrol the border on behalf of His Majesty, and he came to the door and said that he would send me off, but the minister I think he came to test the minister."
Li Shimin said: "The auxiliary machine thinks this has something to do with Hou Junji?"
Changsun Wuji shook his head, and said: "I can't tell, I have tested it, but I didn't find any problems."
Li Shimin smiled and said, "From the eyes of the auxiliary machine, I can't see the problem. Then this matter should have nothing to do with Hou Junji. Hou Junji has followed me when I was the King of Qin. He has always been loyal, and I believe he will not do such a thing."
"But Lu Guogong is the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter." Changsun Wuji said.
"Okay, you can go back first. If the final investigation reveals that Hou Junji did make mistakes, I will punish him." Li Shimin said.
"The minister will take his leave first!" Changsun Wuji got up and saluted, and retreated.
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji's back with a blank expression.
If he didn't know that Changsun Wuji had been to Hou Junji's house, he might really have dispelled his suspicions about Changsun Wuji.
He already knew about Hou Junji's visit to Changsun Wuji yesterday.
Changsun Wuji did this just to tell Li Shimin that he was suspicious of Hou Junji.
In this way, not only can he dispel his doubts about Changsun Wuji.
In the end, Changsun Wuji found out that this matter had nothing to do with Hou Junji, so he would not doubt it.
"Auxiliary machine, auxiliary machine, friendship is still not as good as family in the end." Li Shimin muttered to himself.
It's not that Changsun Wuji wants to rebel, it can only be said that he puts the interests of the family first.
But it was this that made Li Shimin the most uncomfortable.
The eldest grandson Wuji was kicked out of the house by his half-brother.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, Changsun Wuji can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people.
The Changsun family was afraid of his revenge, so they made Changsun Wuji the head of the family.
Now Changsun Wuji chooses to betray him because of the family that drove him out of the house back then, one can imagine how much his heart hurts.
(End of this chapter)