Huo Guang was secretly shocked. He didn't expect that his intention would be seen by Pu Tian.
It seems that his approach is not well hidden.
Fortunately, all the guests had been invited away beforehand, and only the rangers were left after the restaurant was cleared.
so!
Even if the intention is seen, only Pu Tian knows about it at present.
Think of this.
My heart immediately relaxed a lot.
but!
You still have to deceive!
Huo Guang looked at Pu Tian and rolled his eyes. He soon thought of the reason and said, "Yes, I have plans to recruit these rangers."
"The main reason is that we don't own a restaurant."
"look."
"There are already four restaurants in Chang'an City now, and the competition is fierce. Not to mention taking the initiative to send people to engage in other people's business, at least you have to prevent others from causing trouble."
However.
This statement did not fool Pu Tian.
He even snorted coldly when he said he was here to take care of the restaurant business.
Then!
He even said disdainfully: "From your expression, I can tell you are lying!"
"expression?"
Huo Guang was a little confused.
Why can't you tell from your own expression?
Is it possible...
Didn't he control his expression well just now?
At this time.
Guard Han Shuo, who was standing behind Pu Tian, opened his mouth to remind: "Huo Yilang, every time you talk nonsense, your eyes always wander. You can tell at a glance that you are making excuses for yourself!"
wipe?
And this thing...
Huo Guang was a little confused, but he still glared at Han and said, "Go, go, go, I'm talking to the head of your family, why are you, a guard, interrupting!"
"you!"
Han said he was angered by Huo Guang's words.
I am His Majesty’s favorite!
When the princes and nobles see me, not to mention respect, they must at least give me three portions of thin noodles.
Now that I'm being criticized by a young man, how can I not be angry?
but!
At this moment, the master of the family was right in front of him, and he couldn't get angry, so he had to endure it.
Pu Tian glanced at Han Shuo and then at Huo Guang, then knocked on the table and cursed: "You are becoming more and more arrogant now, and you are almost catching up with your brother in Chang'an City."
As soon as Huo Guang heard him talking about his brother, he quickly asked: "My brother... what was he like back then? Do you know?"
"Qu Bing, he was in Chang'an back then..." Pu Tian said, and suddenly seemed to realize something. He immediately changed his voice and said, "Stop changing the subject and tell me honestly, what is the purpose of gathering these rangers?" What are you doing!"
Talk and talk.
Returning to this topic again, Huo Guang was a little annoyed.
immediately.
He then said: "Uncle, you are boring like this. What I want to do is my freedom."
"Right?"
"You are not my cheap daddy, no matter what I do!"
Seeing Huo Guang's tough attitude, Pu Tian frowned slightly and snorted: "You won't say it, right? OK, I'll tell Prime Minister Li right now that you are deliberately harboring criminals and gathering a group of rangers with the intention of treason!"
Gathering the Rangers?
Intent to rebel?
After hearing this, Huo Guang felt bad.
"Don't talk nonsense. This statement can really kill people. And you are also responsible for this restaurant. If something happens to me, uncle, do you think you can get away with it?"
He wanted to scare Pu Tian with his threatening words.
Unfortunately, not only did it not frighten Pu Tian, but it actually made Pu Tian's face gradually turn cold and he said, "That's really useful to try. I also want to see if I can get out!"
What did this uncle do wrong today?
Speechless...
Huo Guang could only sigh and said: "Okay, I said that. What else could I do this for? Of course it is for His Majesty!"
Pu Tian frowned, stared at Huo Guang and asked, "For Your Majesty? Huh, don't you know that doing things in the name of the emperor without permission is a capital crime?"
Huo Guang immediately shook his head and explained: "Doing things in the name of the emperor? No, no, you misunderstood. What I mean is that these rangers are gathered so that His Majesty can pardon Guo Xie's crimes. Logically speaking, Guo Xie should be innocent. They were all tricked by his retainers!"
at this time.
Pu Tian's eyes were full of disdain and he said slowly: "What does pardoning Guo Xie have to do with you gathering the rangers? Or do you want to gather these rangers and consolidate them into strength to fight against the emperor, right?"
"Confrontation? Uncle, do you think I'm the kind of person who just wants to die?" Huo Guang couldn't help but complain, and then said: "Actually, to put it simply, I want to use these rangers for me, so that Your Majesty can also See how useful these people are."
"You see, killing Guo Xie makes the rangers even more lawless."
"But if you put a ranger in hand, you can have an extra guard in uniform to monitor the world. Why not?"
If Huo Guang looks at this issue from his perspective, then this is more like a business, and he would definitely do it if he were the emperor.
But in fact.
Everyone thinks about the problem from a different perspective.
This is especially true when Pu Tian doesn't even understand what Jin Yiwei is.
"Jinyiwei? What is this?" Pu Tian asked curiously.
Huo Guang thought for a while and explained: "It is an organization dedicated to special affairs. In the early stage, it can only be used to collect military and political intelligence and be directly controlled by His Majesty. For example, which officials in the court are bending the law for personal gain, and which officials are lazy and lazy in politics? Now, we all know which officials are honest and capable."
"Like this spider web."
"If it develops, it will extend to every corner of the entire Han Dynasty. All disturbances will not escape the eyes of the emperor."
"This is Jin Yiwei!"
As a person in power, after listening to Huo Guang's description, I immediately understood the benefits of Jinyiwei's organization.
It’s just since the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
The reputation of the ranger has long been ruined by the royal family. What's more, it's a royal guard composed entirely of rangers!
Think of this.
Pu Tian raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "You boasted in front of those knights earlier that you could save Guo Xie with the head on your neck as a guarantee. Then if His Majesty takes your suggestion but doesn't want to let Guo Xie go, you should What should we do?"
"You mean, His Majesty formed the Imperial Guard himself, but without the need for rangers?" Huo Guang asked with a frown.
now.
Pu Tian glanced sideways at Huo Guang, nodded, and said, "Yes, that's what you mean!"
"That's impossible!"
Huo Guang said firmly.
Pu Tian was a little curious as to why Huo Guang was so sure, so he asked, "Why is it impossible?"
Huo Guang said: "Because the Han Dynasty is short of money and food now. Your Majesty wants to attack the Xiongnu. The finances of the Yantie government camp have been taken out. Where is the money to go to the Jin Yiwei?"
"The reason why I use rangers is because they are idle and hungry."
"At most, it's just a waste of words and lies."
After hearing this, Pu Tian sighed slightly in his heart. There's nothing I can do, this guy got it right again.
After shaking his head.
He couldn't help frowning again and praised: "Jinyiwei...tsk, your suggestion is not bad. Let me think about it again."
As soon as these words came out.
Huo Guang snorted and said with a smile: "No, uncle, what do you want you to think about?"
"This is the speech I prepared for Your Majesty!"
"You won't...really put yourself into it, right?"
Pu Tian didn't pay attention to Huo Guang's joke. He just stood up and knocked on the table and said, "Okay, I don't want to think about it anymore. Come on, your restaurant has been open for such a long time. It's time for me to share some of the money." "
Huo Guang heard this.
He immediately put on a bitter look and said, "I have no money..."
.....
Let’s talk about it!
But the money was still divided among the uncles.
Huo Guang felt heartbroken when he saw the other party taking away nearly 30% of his assets.
at this time.
Huo Guang still felt that Wei and his wife were better off and never thought of taking away his money.
After a busy day.
It's getting late.
On the second day, I originally thought of continuing to fool the rangers.
But Huo Guang didn't expect that His Majesty's edict would come.
After this edict came down.
He originally thought that His Majesty ordered him to enter the palace because he was following the imperial censor Zhang Tang to investigate the affairs of the Prince of Zhao and wanted to praise him.
It was only after entering the palace that I discovered it.
It's about toilet paper.
now.
In the Weiyang Palace, sitting on a high position was the younger-looking Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
The attendant, Sang Hongyang, was trembling and kneeling in the hall.
After seeing this scene.
Although Huo Guang was curious, he did not dare to say anything. He just saluted and said: "Yi Lang Huo Guang, pay homage to your Majesty."
However.
Liu Che, the high-ranking Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, glanced at him and snorted: "Huo Guang, how brave are you to deceive me?"
cheat?
Huo Guang was startled when this sound came out.
After thinking about it.
He then said: "Your Majesty, I just came back from Zhao after following Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, to investigate the case. How can I say that I was deceiving?"
High position.
The young-faced Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "You still dare to quibble, see for yourself what this is!"
Talking!
He threw a pile of crusty papers at Huo Guang.
Huo Guang frowned and bent down to pick up these papers that were not of good quality and looked at them. Immediately, he understood why His Majesty said he was cheating.
Including the reason why the attendant Sang Hongyang knelt on the ground and shivered.
He also knew it.
After thinking about it.
Huo Guang pretended not to know and continued, "Your Majesty, I don't know what this is!"
"You don't know? Sang Hongyang said that you gave me the recipe for toilet paper!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che said.
It turned out that I had already said it.
I thought that Sang Hongyang was just claiming credit for himself and did not mention Huo Guang!
All right!
Now that it's all spread out.
Huo Guang was not so nervous anymore, so he said calmly: "Your Majesty, it seems that I thought Sang Shizhong was too smart. In fact, the prescription I gave him was something more precious than toilet paper, but he didn't read it. Come out, and the quality of the paper is not good."
When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this, he immediately asked in confusion: "What do you mean by this?"
"Your Majesty, what I mean is that the prescription I gave Sang Shi is writing paper, not toilet paper." Huo Guang swallowed his saliva, and seeing that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not interrupt him, he continued: "Book writing Paper, as the name suggests, is the paper used to write words!”
"Toilet paper is a thing that removes filth and has no reputation."
"Book paper can record words and is an important weapon of the country."
"That's why I handed the book, paper and prescription to Sang Shizhong. I thought that Sang Shizhong's intelligence would be able to see the secret behind it, but I didn't expect that I was overthinking it."
Toilet paper is definitely different from normal writing paper.
Firstly, the toilet paper is soft, and secondly, it is not smooth.
Books and paper are different.
Must have a certain degree of hardness
, at the same time, it must be smooth. In this way, when writing with a brush, the handwriting will not be scattered and blurred.
It is precisely because of this difference.
so.
As a result, the subsequent steps of making paper are different.
However.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty frowned and said, "Isn't it enough to record the text on bamboo slips?"
Huo Guang raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the text that can be recorded on slips is less than one thousandth of the paper. The ancients often said that learning is rich in five carts, but in fact, the five carts of slips add up to not much text content."
"If you use book paper and bind the pages one by one, it can become a book."
"One cart of books is enough to carry five carts of slips!"
"Financially, we can promote calligraphy and paper and completely replace bamboo slips. Its economic benefits and development of the Han Dynasty are far better than toilet paper several times, or even dozens of times!"
High position.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hesitated.
But after something seemed to sound coming from behind him, he said, "Well, since Huo Yilang said that writing paper has such an effect, I will give you seven days to promote it in Chang'an City!"
"Seven days?"
Sang Hongyang, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned.
Time is too short!
Even though Huo Guang extolled the functions of writing paper. However, the emergence of a new industry is bound to have an impact on the old industry and then be suppressed.
Before.
Writing texts are all written on bamboo slips.
The industry that produces slippers will definitely take the lead in resisting this kind of thing. Then I found that I couldn't resist, so I finally gritted my teeth and joined this line if I couldn't beat them.
But this comes again and again.
It’s definitely too late to promote, after all, there are only seven days.
It was too rushed.
Moreover, Huo Guang just said that the quality of this batch of book paper was not good. Although pulp raw materials are available and can be produced immediately, there is no doubt that the newly produced book paper, even if it is of sufficient quality, will be wasted for several days.
On stage.
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, snorted and said, "Do you think there is something wrong with the seven days, Sang Shizhong?"
"No problem, my lord!"
How could Sang Hongyang dare to say anything about the problem at this moment? There was something wrong in the production of toilet paper, and he was lucky not to be held accountable.
But right now.
Huo Guang on the side said: "Your Majesty, I have a problem!"
"explain!"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said calmly.
Huo Guang thought for a while and said: "Seven days is too long. I think that three days is enough to promote it within Chang'an City!"
The words came out.
Sang Hongyang on the side was frightened. He felt that there was not enough time in these seven days!
Three more days?
It’s too late to produce paper again!
However.
Once the words have been spoken, they cannot be changed.
After hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy and said: "Well, just do what Huo Yilang said. Within three days, you and Sang Hongyang will handle this matter. If there is another problem, I will punish you both." The crime of deceiving the emperor!"
"okay."
"You two, please stand down!"
then.
Sang and Huo saluted together, said "Promise", and then exited the main hall.
Wait until you get out of the palace gate.
Sang Hongyang complained to Huo Guang: "Huo Yilang, why didn't you tell me that it was writing paper when you handed the prescription to me? Are you deliberately trying to hurt me?"
Huo Guang shrugged and said, "You lie to me once, and I'll cheat you once. It's fair."
"Hmph..." Sang Hongyang snorted, but after thinking about it, he still said: "Then we are settled, but I still have to say something to you, Huo Yilang, you are too conceited."
"I feel like these seven days are not enough, let alone three days!"
"Since time is really tight, how about you follow me and come to my house first. Let's discuss the promotion of books and paper?"
Huo Guang nodded and said, "Okay!"
actually!
Three days are used for promotion, but I am still sure of this!
But the problem is!
He also wants to bring Sang Hongyang?
If I don't make it clear, I'm really afraid that he will get behind me. After all, as the old saying goes, don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs.
Just in case, we can only tell Sang Hongyang clearly about the preparations for promoting books and paper in advance.
So later time.
The two walked and talked while walking. Until the moment Huo Guang stepped into Sang Mansion and met Sang Meiren's eyes, he was dumbfounded.
How could I have forgotten this?
Ever since!
Huo Guang didn't hesitate at all, turned around and ran out of the house.
at the same time!
Without looking back, he shouted: "Sang, I suddenly remembered that my uncle's house was on fire. Let's talk some other time."
