"Master Chen, do you know how many post stations there are in our Han dynasty, not counting these vassal states?"
Liu Deng considered his words and asked again.
"Reporting to your Majesty, this minister really knows. Your Majesty, please read this. This is an official document sent by the Prime Minister's Office some time ago. I hope we can recuperate some of the eliminated war horses to relieve the court's urgent needs! The losses on the court's side are higher than those on our side. It’s much bigger. There are more than 2,300 inns, large and small, all over the country. Even the Prime Minister’s Office has a headache every year!”
When Chen Qi said this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"What do you think will happen if we pack up all the inns across the country?"
As Liu Deng spoke, he smiled strangely at Chen Qi.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. The loss of these post horses is not something that even our country can bear, not even the entire Han Dynasty can afford it! Although we have some more war horses in our hands now, this pit is a bottomless pit! "
Chen Qi was really surprised. Why did his own king have such an idea?
This is really terrible, and the king must be asked to cancel this idea immediately.
"Don't worry, take a look at this first. This is a preliminary plan that I have drawn up. After you read it, we will discuss it!"
After Liu Deng finished speaking, he handed over the draft he had just finished writing.
Although Chen Qi was a little confused, he still took it obediently and looked through it carefully.
After reading the entire plan, Chen Qi was stunned for a moment. He had to say that Liu Deng's plan was really a genius plan.
And, most importantly, if you don’t consider the issue of vest wear and tear, this whole plan not only doesn’t cost much, but also earns some money every year!
Making money is secondary. If this entire inn network is really obtained, it will actually be a huge good thing for the entire country.
Although Liu Deng did not explain in detail what the newspaper meant, scholars all over the world could express their opinions on it. One issue every half month was enough to make the entire Dai Kingdom the cultural center of the Han Dynasty.
Chen Qi is a scholar himself. Of course he understands how tempting it is for scholars to have their articles read by everyone in the world, not to mention that Liu Deng is prepared to pay them royalties!
Even if you ask those people to give you money, scholars all over the world will flock to it!
And that's not all. In this case, people in the world only need to know an address and spend dozens of pennies to send their family letters from Tiannan to Haibei!
This incident alone is enough to make the people of the world feel grateful to their kings and ministers!
But all of this is based on not considering the loss of the vest!
"Your Majesty, although it is a great good thing, I am afraid that if we really do it, we will lose a lot of money every year. Even if we now have tens of thousands of war horses, we still want to fill this deep hole. But it’s not enough!”
After thinking about it again and again, Chen Qi finally spoke.
"What if I, the king, have a way to solve the problem of vest wear?"
Liu Deng picked up the sour plum soup brought by Zhao Wengu on the table, took a sip of it with great enjoyment, and said with a look of ecstasy.
"Resolved? How to resolve this matter? To what extent?"
Chen Qi was completely confused. This problem has troubled military strategists for thousands of years. Even the Huns didn't have any good ideas. What good ideas can the king have?
"To what extent can it be solved? Unless the horse gets sick or dies, the vest will never wear out. Is this enough?"
There was a faint smile on Liu Deng's lips. With 2,000 years of experience, this problem that could be solved with horseshoes was not a problem for him.
"Does your Majesty really mean what he says?"
Chen Qiteng stood up immediately.
You know, even Daiguo does not have any decent cavalry now, but over the past year, thousands of horses have been eliminated due to excessive wear and tear of the vests.
Because as a war horse, there are specific requirements for the thickness of the vest. Once the vest of the war horse cannot meet the requirements, it will be forcibly eliminated.
After all, this thing grows slowly. If it is worn out and cannot be used, it will take at least one or two years to recover. However, the military resources are limited, how can it raise idle war horses?
"Of course, seriously. If I can solve it to this extent, is this plan feasible?"
"If the king really has this magic method, he can make a lot of money. If the king plans it carefully, not only will he not need to spend money, but he can even make a small profit from the Prime Minister's Mansion every year!"
Chen Qi's eyes suddenly lit up. The king has always been magical. He can do it when he says he can do it. He has never deceived himself.
Moreover, if this wonderful method were to be leaked at this time, the money would not be earned!
Therefore, Chen Qi was very smart and started to help Liu Deng with suggestions without even asking.
"Oh? If you have any good ideas, why don't you tell me?"
Liu Deng blinked and looked at Chen Qi.
"Your Majesty, there is a ready-made method for this, but it is indeed a bit damaging..."
Chen Qi's face turned red for a rare moment, and Liu Deng was stunned. Could this kid be deceiving him?
"You might as well talk and listen first!"
Although he felt something was not right in his heart, Liu Deng still spoke.
"Then I said, please come here, Your Majesty!"
Chen Qi said mysteriously.
Seeing his mysterious look, Liu Deng didn't take it seriously. He stood up and stretched out his ears.
"Master Chen, you are a bad student!"
After hearing what Chen Qi said, Liu Deng's expression became very strange.
Could this be the legendary red that is close to red and black that is close to ink? Chen Qi was originally a sincere gentleman, but how could he not have been with him for long, and now he had learned how to trick and deceive...
And the target of this calculation is none other than the current emperor...
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the emperor's salary is at the expense of the emperor's worries. Since I am an official of Daiguo, I should naturally consider Daiguo!"
Chen Qi's words spoke to Liu Deng's heart. It seemed that what he had done as acting king was not a failure. At least these people could clearly distinguish between the inside and outside.
After all, the Han Dynasty was so big that it was not easy for a branch of a big family like Chen Qi to get ahead.
To outsiders, they appear to be members of a prestigious family, but who in the world can clearly see the helplessness of this big family?
