I don't want to be king

Chapter 562 Salt Iron Franchise
Tan Fei wanted to cry when he heard this.

He is just an ordinary guard!
Manager Hong's thoughts are their thoughts.

Anyone who has his own ideas is called "talkative" by the manager.

Manager Hong had already dismissed him.

Who dares to seek death?
However, since he and the prince "raised something", he had to express it.

Isn't this shameless?

After hesitating again and again, he smiled and said, "My lord, although I have read some books, I still have little knowledge. It's just that I heard my lord read a poem and was shocked."

"If you can't speak, don't speak, what good poem can I write?
Soy sauce poem? "

Lin Yi can't know what level he is?
Praise him for his good poems?

This is not flattery.

"I don't dare, this subordinate really heard it from the prince: After harvesting a hundred flowers into honey, who will work hard for whom will be sweet?"

Tan Fei couldn't say it because of his suffering, and he didn't say that you wrote it!
"Oh, so it's this one."

Lin Yi had indeed read this poem.

It's just to pretend to be in the brothel.

Seeing that Tan Fei nodded with the prince, he followed closely and said, "There is another song, and my subordinates also remember it clearly: The pottery is all the soil in front of the door, and there is no tile on the roof. Ten fingers are not stained with mud, and the scales live in the building."

Poetry is good poetry, but the occasion for reading it is wrong.

It's a bit of a shame to mourn the hardships of people's livelihood in the land of fireworks.

"Damn you, remember so well and memorize so slickly, why do you still tell me that you haven't read?"

If ordinary people hear this poem, they will not understand it at all, and they probably don't know what the word is.

However, Lin Yi immediately reacted again.

Most of the guards in the palace and the palace come from well-to-do families.

After all, practicing martial arts costs money, and it costs a lot of money, which is not affordable for ordinary poor people.

Tan Fei's family has a good foundation, and he walks the path of both civil and military skills.

"My lord, this subordinate barely went to a private school when he was young,"

Tan Fei filled Lin Yi's wine again, "I just get a headache when I read the book, it's not for studying. My father saw that I was obsessed with martial arts, so he let me learn martial arts, and no longer expected me to be the champion."

Lin Yi glanced at Tan Fei, who looked like a calf, and said with a smile, "There really is no champion with your appearance."

This guy obviously practiced routine kung fu, but his body was about the same as that of a boxer, with tendons all over his body.

Sometimes, Lin Yi is not very happy to walk with these guards.

Especially Lei Kaishan, who is nearly two meters high, is not an exaggeration to describe him as a man with iron towers.

Standing in front of him, I looked like a chicken, weak and weak.

There is no harm without comparison.

He can't help but sigh, how can the gap between people be bigger than the gap between humans and dogs?

"My lord said so,"

Tan Fei raised his glass boldly and said, "This subordinate will offer another toast to the prince."

I am not afraid of the sky, I am not afraid of the earth, but I am afraid of Director Hong who suddenly appears in the dark.

If you say the wrong thing, the prince doesn't care, and the manager will not let them go.

This is the rule.

The rules are for the "subordinates" to abide by.

The manager made it clear.

In the end, if someone commits a crime, the manager will let you die clearly.

"At the end of the night, through chatting with that fellow, I finally understood the truth again. The backwardness of industrial productivity will inevitably lead to the backwardness of agricultural productivity,"

Lin Yi didn't care whether Tan Fei could understand or not, he expressed his feelings again, "Ankang City, this is one of the most affluent places in the world, I haven't seen a few decent iron objects, I was wondering why the people don't use axes and hoes After cleaning the corn stalks, the axes and hoes seen on the road are all rough and of poor quality.”

Tan Fei did not understand the first half of the sentence, but he did understand the second half, and couldn't help saying, "My lord, I haven't seen any decent plowshares along the way."

"Salt and iron are the pillar industries of our Daliang country. The advantage of monopolizing salt and iron is that it can bring a lot of tax revenue, but the disadvantages are also obvious. The official ironware only focuses on output, and most of the ironware produced are large farm tools that are rarely used. , are not suitable for farmers to use at all.

Moreover, the cost is high, the quality is low, selection is not allowed, it is inconvenient to purchase, forced to buy and sell, and the price of government-run salt and iron is so expensive that many poor people cannot afford it at all.”

The more Lin Yi thought about it, the more he frowned, "I really want to cancel the iron organ camp."

Now he understands more and more why the people burn down mountains to open up wasteland.

Without iron as a tool, fire attack is the most efficient way.

I also understand more and more the difference between the so-called raw land and cooked land.

As for the salt, he didn't want to cancel it.

Even in modern society, this is an important source of finance and taxation.

Salt and iron are the foundation of the country, Tan Fei didn't dare to answer, he just laughed and said, "It's respect for the subordinates to do first."

"Forget it, let the cabinet study it later. The government-run ironware workshops must be reformed. At least they must be responsible for their own profits and losses. Let go of ironware experience and allow private capital to enter. Everyone competes on the same platform,"

Lin Yi seemed to have made up his mind, "This broken ship of Daliang Kingdom must have the courage to sink the boat."

"My lord is wise."

Tan Fei's heart skipped a beat.

If he and the prince really did this, it is estimated that there will be another bloodbath in the court.

"This king wants to realize the freedom of iron for the people, and then realize the freedom of food. If there is no innovation in agricultural productivity, the people will never have enough to eat."

However, Lin Yi is not too optimistic, and is still prepared for a long and arduous struggle.

He remembers very clearly that even in modern times, the steel industry has developed tremendously. During the period of the Republic of China, the steel production in China as a whole seemed to be only 10,000+ tons.

In the feudal society in front of us, counting iron slag, if there are [-] tons a year, you can wake up from your dreams.

And most of it had to be supplied to the military.

What the people get is even more pitiful.

Tan Fei didn't dare to answer any more, so he could only stand up and continue pouring wine for Lin Yi.

Lin Yi drank so dazedly that he fell asleep on the bed without taking a shower after drinking the last glass of wine.

Tan Fei tiptoedly covered him with a quilt, quietly closed the door, and exited the room.

Lei Kaishan floated down from the roof, stood in front of Tan Fei and asked, "Your Highness is asleep?"

Tan Fei nodded, "Sleeping."

Lei Kaishan joked, "You are valued by the prince, and you can drink at the same table."

"Don't you fucking don't open any pot, which pot you can't lift,"

Tan Fei glanced at Lei Kaishan, and said in a low voice, "Your injury is still not healed?
How long have you had it? "

He had to admire Liang Yuanzhi's methods, he was able to hurt Lei Kaishan so badly!

This has been cultivated for almost two years!

There is still a root cause of the disease!

"Humph,"

Lei Kaishan said bitterly, "I will make him look good sooner or later."

"Why bother,"

Tan Fei sighed, "Liang Yuanzhi is going to be released soon, you won't get any good results if you fight with him, besides, your sister is already married to him, so why worry about it."

Lei Kaishan snorted coldly, "I dare not have such a good sister-in-law."

Tan Fei said lightly, "You are also an ambitious person, and it is good to have more help. From my point of view, the two of you will turn your fighting into friendship and work together."

Lei Kaishan said, "Who wants to work together with her?
Lao Tzu is at odds with him. "

How could he not be angry that his beloved sister became someone else's concubine.

"You still can't let it go,"

Tan Fei smiled and said, "Being friends with him is only good for you, not bad."

"benefit?
What benefits can I get? "

Lei Kaishan said disdainfully, "I don't have any ambitions, just wait until I save enough money to go back to Sanhe for retirement."

Tan Fei glanced at him and said, "If you really have this determination, I respect you as a man."

Everyone has been stirring food in the same pot for so many years, who doesn't know who?

Lei Kaishan is a person with a strong desire for fame and fortune, otherwise he would not be aggrieved because Han Deqing became the commander of the guards.

Most of the current undercurrents with the palace guards were instigated by Lei Kaishan.

If it wasn't for Manager Hong's pressure, maybe Lei Kaishan would have done something to Han Deqing long ago.

"Humph,"

Lei Kaishan snorted coldly and said, "People from Jizhao Temple have entered Ankang City, maybe their eyeliner is in the dark, so be more vigilant at night, otherwise I won't know how to die until I die."

After saying [-], he nodded on tiptoe, jumped onto the roof again, holding a big knife, staring at the cold moon in a daze.

He, Lei Kaishan, would definitely not be willing to be subordinated to others.

Before dawn, Lin Yi woke up.

His mouth was thirsty, and as soon as he got off the ground, the door opened. Tan Fei came in and poured Lin Yi a glass of water, and said with a smile, "My lord, don't you want to sleep a little longer?"

"I won't sleep anymore. I drank too much last night and didn't eat anything. I'm so hungry."

After Lin Yi finished drinking a glass of water, he still yawned.

"This subordinate will arrange breakfast."

Tan Fei hurriedly retreated.

After a while, he walked in with a tray, "My lord."

Lin Yi looked at the fried dough sticks, gruel, and buns in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh, "It smells delicious."

I couldn't help but ate it all, and finally patted my stomach and said, "I'm full."

At this moment the morning glow rises.

Lin Yi stood at the door of the inn, he was hesitant to go to the left to continue westward, and to go east to go home.

Lei Kaishan said, "My lord, if you go further to the southwest, you will reach the boundary of Jizhou."

Lin Yi said, "Then where is Jizhou?"

Lei Kaishan's heart skipped a beat, "Naturally it's Jinzhou."

"Jinju?"

Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Jinzhou to have a look, I miss my third brother."

"Yes."

Lei Kaishan had no right to object, so he helped him and the prince onto the donkey and headed west.

After passing Rongcheng, passing Yingzui Mountain, five days later, we arrived at the boundary of Jinzhou.

Thousands of miles across the fertile field, there is a golden wheat field, like a carefully woven brocade, stretching on the vast land.

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction and said, "The common people are still able to plant land. They are not refugees. I don't know if it's Shen Chu's credit or my brother's credit. It's just a good thing. No wonder the security in Ankang City has improved these days. "

Tan Feidao, "My lord, my subordinates have made the decision without authorization. Flying Pigeon sent a letter to Pingcheng. I also ask my lord to be safe, and the army will welcome you."

There is a large army stationed in Jizhou, and the prince is safe and sound, but Jinzhou is a place of war, so we must guard against it!

If something goes wrong, these people will be killed!
"Any fart, I can't stand such a cold day."

Lin Yi patted the ass of the donkey directly, and the donkey took the lead and went directly to Pingcheng.

Tan Fei and Lei Kaishan looked at each other, helplessly, they could only follow closely behind.

Fortunately, in the evening, a group of iron cavalry ushered in, and the leader was Shen Chu's powerful general Jin Bo.

Under the escort of iron cavalry, they arrived under the tall city wall of Pingcheng three days later.

The tents are in the sky, and the flags are like the wind.Shen Chu's [-] troops turned Pingcheng, the prefecture of Jinzhou, like an iron bucket, not even a fly could fly out.

"The regent is a thousand years old!"

The shouts shook the sky, the smoke and dust billowed, the armor was black and the sword was shining brightly, Lin Yihao suddenly became angry, and said loudly, "Be flat."

Suddenly, my state of mind is different.

"Thank you Regent!"

After the loud noise, Shen Chu straightened up, walked up to Lin Yi and cupped his hands, "This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me."

"The old account will be settled later, and the king must go to bed first."

After several days of rushing on the road, my iron body couldn't hold on.

What's more, Lin Yi is not iron-clad.

He's just mortal.

Shen Chu welcomed him into the big tent, but he ignored it and slept through the night.

After washing up, there were plates of delicious delicacies in front of him.

"You guys are having a good day."

Lin Yi couldn't help but tease.

Shen Chu's heart tightened, but when he thought about his temperament with the prince, he was probably just joking, so he didn't take it seriously anymore, "The prince has been exhausted all the way, and his subordinates are so negligent, please punish him

"Who the hell is going to punish you?"

Lin Yi rolled his eyes and continued to eat the leg of lamb, "Tell me, what's the situation in the city now?"

Shen Chu said, "Your Majesty's persuasion letter, the subordinates have already shot into the city, but King Yong is still holding back his troops."

If it was someone else, he would have already attacked in.

But this is the brother of the prince!
If you don't talk to the prince, who dares to let him bear the reputation of "brothers fighting against each other"!

So these generals have been just besieging but not attacking.

"He was very patient."

Lin Yi ate and drank enough, patted his stomach, and left the camp.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Lin Yi looked at the tall city wall bathed in the setting sun, and said with a smile, "No, with such a big commotion, there is no reason for there to be no reaction inside, right?"

The loud shouts of the soldiers frightened the birds in the forest so that they dare not return to their nests, let alone King Yong, who always wanted to see what happened outside the city.

Shen Chu said, "My lord, my subordinates are going to shout for battle."

"Scream shit,"

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Where is the cannon, take it out, let me see the scene of the flames soaring into the sky."

"Artillery Battalion!"

With Shen Chu's loud roar, signal flags danced all over the sky.

Before Lin Yi could react, he heard a burst of gunfire.

Dust was flying under the city wall, and the officers and soldiers of King Yong on the city wall ran back and forth, with swords and guns everywhere, without any panic.

"My brother is indeed a good hand at running the army."

As his words fell, a tall figure appeared on the city wall, overlooking him.

"Third brother, long time no see, my brother thinks you are dead."

Lin Yi raised his head and said.

"You came."

King Yong said lightly.

"I am coming."

Lin Yi thought of the ancient dragon body, so he returned it.

"You shouldn't have come."

King Yong continued.

"Brother, have you read too many novels?"

Lin Yi was even more confused.

(End of this chapter)