Pu Tianxian glanced at Huo Guang, a little angry at his doubts.
He said in a majestic manner: "Nonsense, I always keep my promises, do you think I am someone who can tell lies?"
Huo Guang touched his chin and said slowly: "It's hard to say..."
"You guy!" Pu Tian was furious and glared at Huo Guang.
Because in someone else's territory, Huo Guang couldn't be too presumptuous. In addition, I invested money for what he said, so I had to laugh and say: "Haha, uncle, don't be angry, I will analyze it."
no way.
Huo Guang is really short of money now!
The "industrial park" on the east side of the city is still just a prototype.
Even the enclosed land was only on credit and there was no balance with the officials who bought and sold the land.
But there’s no hurry!
With Mr. and Mrs. Wei's status as Marquis of Yichun, the other party must not dare to ask for money directly.
So, here comes the problem.
Where did all his money go? To put it bluntly, he used it to pay wages.
In order to quickly recruit workers, he offered a high salary of one hundred yuan per person per day and promised to pay them daily. The wages are neither high nor low.
But we hired more workers!
That's more money to pay.
Ten people are worth a thousand a day, and thirty thousand a month. Huo Guang has recruited more than 20 farmers to help, but the little rent and tax collected by Wei and his wife may not be enough to last for half a month.
"Let me think about it, Yantie Guanying..." Huo Guang rubbed his brows and said: "This thing is beneficial to the national finance, and the benefits do not involve the working people. At most, it will deprive you of the rich and powerful families. It’s just profit.”
Finished.
Huo Guang also raised his head and glanced at Pu Tian.
Seeing that he was sitting in the upper position and did not speak, Huo Guang continued: "Uncle, you'd better not confront the imperial court. Confronting the imperial court will not end well. Since the reform of the Yantie official camp has been carried out, then Give up this way of making money.”
"Take advantage of this time to find another way to make money!"
"For example, let's make some war money. I estimate that our Han Dynasty will fight the Huns again within the next two years. You can stock up on more things related to this."
Will the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu fight again within two years?
Upon hearing this.
Pu Tian's eyes suddenly became sharp, he looked at Huo Guang and asked, "How did you know that my country was going to war with the Huns? Did Wei Qing or Huo Qiaoqi tell you?"
"You still want them to tell you? You can guess it, right?" Huo Guang couldn't help but curl his lips.
National affairs.
Not even Wei Qing or Brother Champion dared to tell Huo Guang in private.
But Pu Tian didn't believe it, frowned and asked: "How can you guess this?"
Huo Guang spread his hands and said, "Look at the newly built horse farms in the east of the city. Even Chang'an has begun to build horse farms. It's not for cavalry battles with the Huns. Why else?"
"Only this?" Pu Tian didn't believe it.
"Of course it's more than that!" Huo Guang raised his head and said, "You think, the national salt and iron government is for financial reasons, right? Then what is the purpose of innovating farm tools? Isn't it just for food."
"Food policy, finance, and horse policy are all being carried out at the same time. If it's not for war, then I really can't think of what else it could be for!"
Huo Guang's explanation was so clear that Pu Tian believed it.
nodded.
But there was silence again, as if he was thinking about something.
After a while, Pu Tian looked up at Huo Guang and asked: "What do you think of the imperial court's salt and iron official policy? I heard that many ministers are opposed to this reform!"
Oppose this reform?
Very normal!
Any reform will have its opponents.
But the question is, how did he know about things in the court? Thinking of this, Huo Guang couldn't help but take a deep look at Pu Tian.
Isn't this uncle a high-ranking official in the imperial court?
Um!
Probably.
After all, he said that General Wei and Huo Qubing were both his good friends. Besides people who were officials in the same dynasty, who else could be qualified for this?
Thinking of this, Huo Guang's answer became more cautious and said: "That must be good. The official operation of Yantie can not only increase the national fiscal revenue, restrain the power of businessmen, but also improve and promote advanced technology."
"As long as it doesn't exceed twenty years!"
"Can't exceed twenty years?" Pu Tian frowned and asked, "Why not?"
Huo Guang said lightly: "Because it will breed moths!"
"It's just corrupt officials!"
"Everyone knows that there is a lot of money here, and everyone wants to come in and make money. Over time, the quality of the ironware produced will become inferior, not up to standard, and the price will even be inflated!"
Pu Tian's eyes suddenly widened and he said: "This... I really never thought of it. Okay, back to the previous point, what do you mean by making war fortune?"
"You don't know how simple it is?" Huo Guang grinned and couldn't help but shook his head and said, "I really don't know how you became the head of the family."
The words have not yet fallen.
The guard standing nearby, the man who brought Huo Guang before, suddenly yelled at him: "Stop, you naughty young man, how dare you disrespect the head of my family!"
ha?
Disrespectful...didn't your head of the family ask me to say that?
Huo Guang looked helpless.
But Pu Tian said at this time: "Step back and let him continue!"
"promise!"
The guards had no choice but to step aside when they heard the master's words.
Pu Tianze said: "Huo Guang, keep talking!"
After Huo Guang coughed, he continued: "Ahem, it's very simple. The state regulates salt and iron, but it doesn't say you can't be interested in food? The state collects grain, and you also collect grain. There is less food outside. The price of food Won’t it just rise?”
"If there is a war, casualties are inevitable."
"It's really easy to make a fortune from medicinal stones, leather, cloth, grass, etc. as long as you don't have a conscience."
While talking, Huo Guang discovered.
There was something wrong with Putian's expression, and he was obviously prone to anger. He immediately stopped talking.
After a while.
Pu Tian seemed to have calmed down before he said, "Okay, let's send him back."
What?
Just tell him to send Huo Guang back. Good guy, after wasting so much time, he actually sent him away with just one sentence.
How could Huo Guang endure it? He immediately said, "Where's the money you promised?"
"No!" Pu Tian refused directly.
This made Huo Guang speechless, and he immediately said: "Didn't you say that you promised a thousand pieces of gold?"
"Yes, but what you said is what I don't like to hear!" Pu Tian replied.
Good guy.
Don't like what you hear? That's my fault.
Huo Guang then said: "Uncle, as a human being, you must keep your word. Aren't you rangers the most loyal to the world? I've analyzed it for you. Isn't it ridiculous that you won't give me money?"
"You want money? Go find your brother Huo Qiaoqi!" Pu Tian sneered: "He is a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and has many places to live, so he should not be short of money!"
"Hey, forget it, I'm avoiding my brother now!" Huo Guang sighed.
Hiding?
Why is this kid hiding from Hussar General Huo Qubing?
Pu Tian couldn't help but become curious about this and asked: "Isn't the Champion your brother? Why are you hiding?"
Why?
Mr. Dong peeked at someone's granddaughter when he was giving lessons and solving puzzles, and even made her angry!
But Huo Guang is also a person who cares about face, so naturally he would not say that, so he modified himself a little and said: "It's nothing, he just sent me to old Master Dong Zhongshu to study. As for me, I met Dong Gong I hate it, but because of some different ideas, we had a dispute."
"Mr. Dong is old after all."
"When he saw that he couldn't win the argument with me, he kicked me out."
