Jia Huo is a very smart person, and his intelligence is reflected in his ability to seize opportunities.
When he was young, Jia Huo did not have enough food to eat and no clothes to cover his body. In fact, this is normal. At that time, which village did not starve to death a few people that year?
People in the village are working hard to cultivate the fields, hoping to have enough to eat in the coming year. Jia Huo resolutely gave up farming and started doing small business in the streets.
Of course, you couldn’t make much money by running a small business at that time. But Jia Huo had other options. He took advantage of business opportunities to steal things everywhere.
Part of the stolen things were exchanged for food, and the other part was saved and given to the officials as gifts.
As time went by, Jia Huo's business grew bigger and bigger. He also made elaborate arrangements, using his identity as a businessman as a cover to deliver messages between countries.
By the time the Qin Dynasty unified the world, Jia Huo was already a big businessman and no longer had to worry about hunger.
After settling his stomach, Jia Huo felt that although he was wealthy, his status was too low. So he tried his best to get on Zhao Gao's line.
Of course, with his status, he was not worthy of meeting Zhao Gao. The person who had been in contact with him was Zhao Cheng's housekeeper Zhao Jiu. After Zhao Jiu died, Jia Huo finally had the opportunity to communicate with Zhao Cheng in person. This feels...good.
That night, Zhao Cheng found Jia Huo and asked him to go to Shangjun Courtyard and buy the authorization for papermaking.
As a businessman, Jia Huo had a very keen sense of smell. He had long thought that papermaking would definitely have a bright future. But he also knew in his heart that Zhao Gao and Li Shui were not getting along, so he did not dare to contact the people in Shangjun Courtyard.
Now that Zhao Cheng actually asked him to buy a license, Jia Huo was naturally overjoyed and agreed.
At dawn, Jia Huo arrived at Shangjun Courtyard. It was not until sunset that he returned to Xianyang City with a complicated mood.
As soon as he entered the city, he was taken to a carriage and then sent to Zhao Gao's mansion.
Originally, Zhao Gao didn't want to see Jia Huo in person, but on this day, he had waited too long and was a little impatient. He wanted to ask himself what Jia Huo was up to.
Jia Huo got out of the carriage in a daze, and when he saw Zhao Cheng and Zhao Gao, he was excited and nervous at the same time. He hurriedly saluted, and then stood in the corner with his hands tied.
Zhao Gao said nothing, and Zhao Cheng asked slowly: "How did things go?"
Jia Huo said respectfully: "I have bought the authorization for papermaking. I used some gold and jewelry, which is about ten million yuan."
Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Ten million dollars? It seems a bit expensive."
Jia Huo smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, yes."
Now that Jia Huo thinks about it, he still feels distressed. However, in order to complete the mission of Zhao Mansion, he had already risked his life. Money is easy to earn, but status is hard to come by.
Zhao Cheng asked again: "So, you have mastered papermaking?"
Jia Huo said: "I have it, I have it. But Shangjun Courtyard has made some demands."
Zhao Cheng asked curiously: "What is the request?"
Jia Huo said: "Shangjun Courtyard requires that they have the right to set a price for us."
Zhao Cheng was shocked and angry: "Shangjun Courtyard set the price? If they deliberately lowered the price, wouldn't we have lost the money?"
Jia Huoqian laughed and said: "It's not like we'll lose anything. Because... 90% of the profits we make will be given to Shangjun Courtyard, and 10% will be our own. Shangjun Courtyard , there is no reason to let yourself suffer."
Zhao Cheng suspected that he heard wrongly: "Give them 90%?"
Jia Huo nodded.
In fact, he also felt that this request was unreasonable, but in order to complete the task assigned by Zhao Cheng, he could only hold his nose and admit it.
Zhao Cheng paced back and forth in the room and couldn't help but curse Li Shui.
Zhao Gao waved his hand to stop the irritable Zhao Cheng, and asked Jia Huo slowly: "Is there more?"
Jia Huo said nervously: "Also, the method of making paper is absolutely not allowed to be spread to outsiders, otherwise, it will be executed without mercy. The villain and the craftsmen from Shangjun Courtyard signed and stamped it on the spot in the patent office."
Zhao Gao exclaimed and said, "Tell me how to make paper."
Jia Huo wanted to cry a little bit. He just said clearly that no external news was allowed. Now you ask me to tell you, what does this mean?
But how could he dare to refuse Zhao Gao's request? So he said honestly: "Cut the straw into sections, grind it on a stone mill, then wash and cook it, add water and grind it into a slurry, then use a net to pick it up and shape it. After drying, you can..."
Zhao Gao listened impatiently, but he understood the general content. So he interrupted Jia Huo and asked, "You mean, this fairy paper is made of rice straw?"
Jia Huo nodded.
Zhao Gao sneered: "Straw is a useless thing. One penny can buy a large cart. After being made into fairy paper, a few pieces of paper can be sold for a hundred penny. This locust millet is really good."
Zhao Cheng also came to his senses: "This is a hugely profitable business. No wonder Huaiguzi dares to take 90% of the profit. Even if there is only 10% left, it is enough to make him rich."
Jia Huoqian smiled and agreed: "Yes, yes."
Zhao Gao looked at Zhao Cheng and Jia Huo, sneered, and said, "What? Are you really planning to make paper? Work so hard to hand over 90% of the profits to Huaiguzi?"
Jia Huo shook his head vigorously and almost vowed to be irreconcilable with Huaiguzi.
Zhao Cheng whispered: "Brother, what you want is... to publicize this matter so that Huaiguzi can no longer sell a piece of paper? Let everyone know that Huaiguzi is a greedy liar?"
Zhao Gao shook his head and asked Jia Huo: "Minister of the DPRK, who else do you know?"
Jia Huo whispered: "Master Liu Mang, the villain has always admired me. Last time I gave him some jewels to make friends with him. But Master Liu left the jewels and didn't see the villain."
Zhao Gao chuckled and said, "Liu Mang has some friendship with me. I'll write a letter and you take it with you. After he reads this letter, he will be willing to make friends with you."
Jia Huo was overjoyed. At the same time, I was a little puzzled: "How can I be so hungry and guide me to make friends with Liu Mang?"
Zhao Gao took out a piece of paper and wrote a letter with a quick pen, telling Jia Huo to hide it, and then sent him away.
After Jia Huo left, Zhao Cheng asked in confusion: "Brother, the matter of Huaiguzi was just revealed like this?"
Zhao Gao said calmly: "How can we let him go so easily? The letter I asked Jia Huo to bring is to ask Liu Mang to come forward to impeach him."
Zhao Cheng asked curiously: "Impeach Huaiguzi?"
Zhao Gao laughed, patted Zhao Cheng on the shoulder, and said, "You are still a little tender."
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When Jia Huo came to Liu's Mansion for the first time, he prepared a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but he didn't even enter the gate.
This time he only carried a letter from Zhao Gao, but he was invited in surrounded by three servants like a distinguished guest.
Liu Mang personally met Jia Huo and spoke politely to Jia Huo.
After reading the letter Jia Huo brought, Liu Mang personally arranged a guest room for Jia Huo and asked him to rest for one night.
In the middle of the night, Jia Huo stroked the quilt made of silk and satin and couldn't help but sigh: "Today's courtesy is hard-earned. Even if it is Zhao Gao's dog, it is worth it."
Jia Huo was so excited that he couldn't sleep. Liu Mang was also too excited to sleep. His eyes were red, his chest was heaving violently, and his mind was constantly thinking about the things he hated most in his life.
After his emotions were fully aroused, Liu Mang sat down and began to write a memorial.
He wanted to impeach the courtiers.
According to Liu Mang's experience, only under such emotional conditions can the articles written be sonorous and powerful, like a throw ǒu, piercing people's hearts.
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The next day, a memorial was placed in Yingzheng's study.
Liu Mang's impeachment of Zhao Teng was insufficient and he was embarrassed in his big job. The memorial said that Zhao Teng was stupid and had been deceived many times since he took charge of the patent office.
After investigation, Huai Guzi used a small trick to make fairy paper, thereby defrauding the patent. A Qin banliang can buy a cart of straw, which can be sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars after being made into fairy paper. This is simply a huge gain.
However, Zhao Teng was unaware of this and allowed Huaiguzi to make huge profits, which caused resentment among the people in Xianyang.
After Ying Zheng read the memorial, he called Zhao Teng.
After Zhao Teng knew the whole story, he was a little speechless and thought to himself: "This is obviously to deal with Huaiguzi, why did it turn into impeaching me? Do you think I am easy to bully? If you impeach me today, he will impeach me tomorrow too. "
Ying Zheng asked: "Have you ever colluded with Huaiguzi? To make profits together?"
Zhao Teng said: "Absolutely not. Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows that I and Huaiguzi are incompatible with each other."
Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said, "In this case, are you really deceived by Huaiguzi?"
Of course, Zhao Teng was unwilling to admit that he was incompetent and embarrassed by his big responsibilities.
He shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have been shown the process of making fairy paper by Huaiguzi in advance. I also ordered the accountant to check his accounts. His pricing is indeed a little high, but it is not It’s too outrageous. The so-called profit of one million dollars is a bit exaggerated.”
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "In that case, I will summon the ministers to discuss it and clear your name."
Zhao Teng bowed his hands to Ying Zheng and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor did not summon the ministers directly, nor did he order anyone to investigate. Instead, he called Zhao Teng over first and gave an explanation. This shows His Majesty's trust.
When Zhao Teng left the palace, he was still very moved and excited.
In addition to being excited, Zhao Teng was very angry with Liu Mang: "This unknown person dares to impeach me? Who gave him such courage?"
After Zhao Teng returned to the mansion, he called a family member and said, "Check for me and find out who Liu Mang is. I don't think he is so bold and dares to compete with me."
The guy ran to check. It didn't take long before he came back and said respectfully, "He's from Zhao Gao."
Zhao Teng closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while: "Zhao Gao has no grievances with me, so why should he impeach me? He is interested in Huaiguzi. He deliberately attacked me and forced me to cut off the relationship. Investigate Huaiguzi ruthlessly."
"You want to use me to do things for him? This Zhao Gao is too confident and looks down on others."
Zhao Teng's heart was a little biased towards Li Shui. But when I thought about it, Li Shui seemed to have done the same thing last time. These two guys are not good people.
