"Little guy, don't worry. The process of interrogating people is complicated. Since your father was just taken away by the government, at least he is safe today. Even if he needs to be rescued, there is no need to rush."

In the room, Zhongli Min and Qingyu were sitting on wooden chairs. After learning that the person outside was not from the government, they let the little boy out of the closet. Qingyu gave him some snacks, but he ignored them.

, just sitting on the edge of the bed, clenching his fists, tilting his head and staring out the window.

"Let's wait until your husband reads the letter before we can talk about it."

Seeing that the boy refused to speak, Zhongli and Qingyu looked at each other and continued to wait.

…

It seems that there is a precedent for this. After all, even the First Emperor has done this, and there must have been kings of Chu who have used this method before.

In the yard, Situ Xi looked at Mr. Fan looking at him with suspicious eyes, and then he realized that selling his official position and title was also criticized in this era.

"It doesn't need to be said in such a harsh way. His Majesty is short of food, and he is still in urgent need." Situ Xi raised his hand to signal Mr. Fan to sit back on the stool, and then returned to sit opposite him again.

"What I mean is not to sell official positions, but to draw up a few titles with false names. An empty name can be exempted from culpability a few times at most. This is actually not a big loss for Your Majesty, and businessmen are probably flocking to it.

Since Mr. Fan wants to save someone, if this can be done, you can donate money and food in that person's name to offset your fault, and you can stop everyone from talking."

The proton he was communicating with was no ordinary person. He was more mature than any young man he had ever seen before, not only in terms of wisdom, but also in the calmness when he spoke. However, when he proposed such a ridiculous strategy at the moment, there might be something wrong with it.

Other ideas.

"Having said that, do you think the scholar-bureaucrats in the court would not have thought of this idea?" Mr. Fan said with some doubts.

Hearing this, Situ Xi smiled, and he calmly picked up the teapot and poured more tea for Mr. Fan.

"Of course they want it. But neither the civil or military officials of the DPRK and China can say anything about this matter, but you can say it. Mr. Fan, as far as your Majesty is concerned, you are just a traveling merchant and you hardly live in Chu State. And you are a merchant. When you presented the donation, you said

A few words of humble opinion don't matter. If no one has the same knowledge as you, it will at most attract the hatred of some nobles. It depends on your choice, Mr. Fan."

Mr. Fan chose to remain silent, which was a bit too unrealistic and definitely not a wise policy.

"It doesn't matter, the old gentleman is just talking nonsense like a boy. There is a strategy, or a charter." Situ Xi waved his hand.

"Sir, please speak."

"He Bian."

"He Bian, this old man knows a thing or two about it. It is said that the imperial list to raise grain is actually a policy of He Bian. In the first month of the year, His Majesty the Emperor of Chu also specially appointed a He Bian envoy to collect military resources from the inner counties and harmonize Bian with the people." Fan

I am familiar with this matter, and it should be said that grain merchants all know that because of this policy, many merchants have made a fortune.

Hebian was an official purchase system that existed in the Northern Wei Dynasty in the previous life. It was mainly used to purchase civilian grain. It was carried forward during the Northern Song Dynasty and became a method for the imperial court to raise military grain.

The State of Chu now offers grain rewards on the imperial list. It only set up He Bian envoys at the beginning of this year. Obviously, there is no complete set of regulations on collecting grain from the people. The Song Dynasty has already mastered the He Bian system, and the Bian base has evolved from coins to ultimatums.

, there are dozens of methods ranging from purchase to purchase, from gambling to consignment, and there are countless methods.

"Young man, here you have a relatively complete set of He-Bian strategy, which contains many methods that may be suitable for the state of Chu. For example, the Knot-Buy method allows merchants who don't have much money to participate in raising grain...

…Besides that, there are many benefits. Your Majesty may be interested in it. Not to mention it will be useful, at least it can be used as a reference.”

Listening to Situ Xi's general introduction, Fan Lao was secretly shocked. If this was true, the young man in front of him might have extraordinary talents.

On the other hand, he was surprised by Situ Xi's thoughts. He was obviously prepared for the food collection, but what was he planning?

When he looked at Situ Xi again, Mr. Fan felt even more uneasy. The businessman's keen intuition told him that he seemed to have fallen into a new vortex.

"Sir, I wonder what I have to pay?" Mr. Fan was really worried at this time.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fan, I have one last piece of advice for you. Soldiers cannot do without horses, and the horses in the Xuan'an City Army are all fed with corn concentrate. This is no secret."

A horse that travels a thousand miles can eat as much grain or stone as it eats. It is also recorded in "Salt and Iron Treatise" that "one horse can feed six members of the family and one man will die."

War horses have always been one of the main sources of military rations.

"There is a kind of grass called 'alfalfa' on the bank of the Xuan'an River. It can be harvested three or four times a year, and the yield is good. It may also be called another name here. It may be used as new horse feed, even if

It cannot replace military rations, but it can serve as a starting point."

This is Situ Xi's extra gain from "playing with women" outside.

"Mr. Fan, what I said will be compiled into a book and handed over to you when the time comes. You can use them as supplements to achieve your goals. The more capital you have in hand, the more you can speak.

It's a bit heavy, isn't it?" Situ Xi finished his words calmly.

At this point, Situ Xi's three strategies have been explained.

After hearing this, the scene fell into silence for a while, and Mr. Fan just looked at Situ Xi. After a long time, he stood up and bowed again, his face more serious than ever.

"Nine Kings, this is a deal. What should I do?"

"When you donate food, sir, you only need to present the booklet I gave you to Your Majesty in your name. If sir can promise me this, I will help you ask your father-in-law in the next two days."

…

Mr. Fan finally left the courtyard with a complicated expression, looking quite lost. Situ Xi accepted his banknote and asked him for a piece of natural crystal, which Situ Xi used to make a prism.

Since the Emperor of Chu was criticized for the rainbow in the sky, there is nothing easier to shake people than to separate the colorful rays of light from the sun directly in front of everyone. This is the simplest and crudest method.

The discovery of the dispersion of light was shamelessly "borrowed" by Situ Xi.

After all, he is a "scholar".

Mr. Fan promised to come to the door again tomorrow with a few craftsmen. Situ Xi planned to draw up the brochure in the next two days. Thinking of his salesmanlike appearance just now, Situ Xi shook his head and laughed. He was not very good at being a "villain".

.

Naturally, he did not help Mr. Fan out of pure good intentions. He is a very purposeful person, and naturally he has some ideas of his own. The three strategies he called may be easy to achieve at the beginning, but there are drawbacks...

…

Virtual and real.

This can't be said to be taking advantage, it's just that everyone has what they need.

Although alfalfa was called the king of forage by many dynasties in later generations, planting it in large quantities did not happen overnight. The future matters are left to be thought about later.

Pour another cup of hot tea. The tea is already a little warm. Situ Xi takes a sip and takes out the letter from his arms.


Chapter completed!