Chapter 193: Eve of the Great Disaster

The following news is mostly about the Western Xia War. Apart from the consolidation of Yongxing Army Road and Hengshan was planning to advance towards Xiazhou to the northeast, there was no other valuable news. However, due to the emergence of the war, the Xiang army, which originally hoarded fields, was transferred to logistics supply, so the grain production this year has decreased a lot. In addition to the expenses of winning over the tribes of the Western Xia, and the grain reserves for the Liao Dynasty, the food prices in the Song Dynasty rose by 20%.

According to news from the southeast, the first batch of grains that were planted in the country would be transported to the Song Dynasty by sea, and all of this batch of grains were purchased by the government at market prices.

After reading the documents on the case, Ouyang realized how much workload Huilan is today. The Royal Report is usually three days for each point in each state, and at most five days, local valuable news must be transmitted to Yangping. Now the workload of nearly 100 points is not very large. It is time to promote some reporters to become deputy editors and share the work.

The influence of the Royal News has become an authoritative publication in the Song Dynasty. Some businessmen and officials also wanted a second newspaper, but they were all rejected by the court. A dominant situation was formed in the country. Ouyang was looking at a security guard from the security company at the door and said, "Sir, someone in the county government is looking for him, saying that his surname is Li, and he is your old friend."

"I understand." Ouyang put down the manuscript and said to his assistant: "Let your sister Huilan go to work, and it's almost time to promote a few deputy editors. Everyone has a clear layout. However, Huilan still needs to take over the court and foreign news. As for economics, business, agriculture, medicine, entertainment, and hygiene, the deputy editor will take over."

"Okay, sir."

...

"Li Han?" Ouyang Yileng. This guy was given the title of the imperial envoy. Didn't he go to run a school? Why did he have time to run Yangping? You should know that Yangping's literacy rate is the Song Dynasty. Coming to run a school in Yangping is the icing on the cake, not a timely help. This guy will not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

Li Han said leisurely on the chair: "Why, I don't even want to take a sip of tea?"

"Where can it be? Watch tea in the conference room." The new yamen has a lot more functions, including mediation room, conference room, interrogation room, etc.

When the tea comes up, it is good tea. When the door is closed, Li Han Pinkou tea ceremony: "No, the best Hangzhou New Town tea with 20 ounces is 100 ounces."

"It's not bad." Ouyang praised. In fact, he didn't know what kind of tea it was. Since Li Han said yes, that's it. Ouyang asked: "Did you come to see me specifically?"

"No," Li Han put down his cup and said, "I came to save you."

"Save me?" Ouyang was puzzled.

Li Han smiled and said, "I found a master last year and performed a divination for you. The master said that you are a fire life and the fire is too strong. This year is the year of the yin, and I am afraid you will suffer a blood disaster."

"Oh." Ouyang looked at Li Han in confusion.

"There is no way to resolve this bloody disaster. But..." Li Han said halfway, and drank the tea and looked at Ouyang.

Ouyang stayed confused: "..."

Seeing that this person was particularly uncooperating, Li Han could only say helplessly: "The master said that if he was willing to donate money, he would definitely be able to change his fate. In the future, he would get water and fire, and he would have both blessings, and he would have many descendants and be promoted to the title..."

"Stop" Ouyang stopped and asked, "Do you know who is the National Master of Jin Kingdom?"

Li Han shook his head confused: "I don't know."

"It's half of my apprentice."

Li Han was stunned for a while and laughed: "Look at you, I'm just kidding, but you're bragging. This tea is good."

Ouyang asked: "There is something I'm very surprised. Are you not an imperial envoy? Where is the imperial envoy's guard?"

"..." Li Han said nothing.

Ouyang reached out to grab Li Han's face, but there was no legendary human skin mask. But Li Han was indeed an imperial envoy. There was indeed an imperial envoy from the guards. The Royal newspaper also reported this.

Li Han slapped Ouyang's claws and said, "I can't afford to support the imperial envoy guards, so I asked them to return to Beijing. Leave two people at the Chengdu imperial envoy headquarters to support the storefront. Do you know, how much does these people have to eat a day?"

"..." Ouyang was silent for a while: "Your brother, Yangping, wouldn't come with the idea of ​​robbing the rich and helping the poor, right?"

"Oh, I'm so smart. No wonder I got along so well when I saw you." Li Han smiled and said, "Yangping, the most prosperous county in the Song Dynasty. I smashed it with a stone and knocked down ten, five of them worth more than one million, four of them worth more than ten million, and one of them worth hundreds of thousands. As long as I climbed the high school and called out, millions of them were no problem."

Ouyang looked at Li Han. This guy probably sold out his clothes. Even his clothes were washed and the yellow plainclothes were almost turned into pure white. Ouyang thought about it and said, "Brother, this donation is not a problem. You are looking for Yangping, you are in trouble when running a school on Chengdu Fu Road. I have no choice but to talk about your friendship. I will take it. But what about other places? I won't know that there are only three states in the southeast, and only 31 states in the north. There are only 30% rich in such a big educational hole. How do you want to make up for such a big educational hole?"

"Don't mention wealth to me. Hongzhou is rich? The bastard gave me 100 guan and said that everything was wrong. I know how easy it is to spend. There are 5,000 students in Chengdu. The simplest food is 50 guan a day, and it's 100 guan a day after eating. Do you know how many children are six years old and twelve years old who are illiterate at the age of twelve? 210,000. Do you think if all of them are opened, how much does it cost to eat on this day? Four thousand guan a year later, I've gone there.

On two months of holiday, you will have to eat 1.2 million guan. If the three-year period is the deadline, that group of people will have to 3.6 million guan. This is just Chengdu Mansion Road. You can say that they can eat their own, but the journey is long and they can't come without food or accommodation. They almost eat, and they get sick every day and can't go to school. What do they bring with them? Do you know that those students eat very happily white rice and rotten rice, just like the New Year..." Li Han sighed, and tears flowed.

Ouyang comforted, "Brother, you can do it first in Fu County. Shanggu is preparing to run schools in each township recently, and the yamen will provide subsidies. I think it's just right for you to go."

"Come on Yangping. You can write letters if you catch someone on the ground. Do you go and see other places?" Li Han took out a letter and said, "This is a letter to the younger brother of Dangxiangjun, with all of them drawn. A man who was on the ground means that his father was dead... You Yangping is three illiterate in every ten people. Yazhou knows? Only one person can read every two thousand people. A few days ago, Yangping Business Association went to see it and wanted to invest. Later, he investigated and left. The businessman told me that he could not recruit a suitable employee here. If he was thin, he could not even find a literacy. Whoever was the foreman, who could coordinate the management, who could write to him to report the monthly production situation, and who could fully convey his meaning..."

Ouyang raised his hand and interrupted Li Han's complaint: "How much does it cost?" Who asked him to propose this?

Li Han pondered for a while and stretched out a finger: "One million."

Ouyang Jing said: "One million?"

"Five hundred thousand." Li Han immediately changed his words and looked at Ouyang's face: "Why not one hundred thousand? Anyway, I've said that, if I don't give you 18,000 today, I won't leave."

Ouyang went out without saying a word, and then took a piece of paper with written words and a stack of white paper back: "Three million is enough for all the students on Chengdu Fu Road to graduate."

Li Han said happily: "My brother is very good, but he just builds a school building, occupies land, and garments in spring and autumn, and hires a gentleman..."

Ouyang held it down with one hand: "Brother, you are here today. Are you still embarrassed to come again in a few years? If you want to come again, I will pay in installments."

"..." Li Han was silent.

Ouyang sighed and said, "Brother, the money is not something you want, but something you earn. These three million are for your brother to use for the industry, not for spending."

Li Han smiled bitterly: "Brother, are you playing with me? Am I doing business?"

"Of course, and you can do business that others can't do or dare not do."

"Oh?" Li Hanlai said in spirit: "Tell me"

Ouyang took out something, which was a row of rollers. The rollers were composed of six rows. Each row of rollers had a number. You can change the numbers by typing the rollers. Ouyang dipped it into the ink paste and printed it on the letter, which was six six. Ouyang explained: "This is something I wrote the date of the contract clearly. Is it easy to use?"

Li Han took the date printer and looked at it and asked in confusion: "Did you ask me to produce this thing? Although I am old, I am not stupid."

"Who dares to say you are stupid? You are the imperial envoy." Ouyang said: "I suggest you run educational lottery. You can set up some places in each Fu County to sell lottery tickets. Buyers can choose any number combination. The prize will be drawn every seven days and the winning numbers will be announced in the Royal Newspaper. The first prize is 60% of the total accumulated funds. For example, if you are three million now, the first prize will be 1.8 million yuan. Buy the next five numbers correctly, and the total prize will be 10% of the total prize. For the next four numbers, you can also open special numbers to increase the difficulty of winning. No matter what the winning situation is in each issue, you will draw 30% of the funds sold in this issue, and the remaining 70% of the accumulated funds are included. Do you understand?"

Li Han shook his head: "I don't understand."

Ouyang printed a number: 123456. Ouyang explained: "I buy this number, and each number is always money, so I will give you always money. And you take 300 of them as education funds and 700 of them are accumulated funds. This trick is called making money for nothing. If you deduct labor costs, you will only make money in this business and not lose money."

Li Han asked a little clarity: "Why no one does such a good business?"

Ouyang said patiently: "Others do it, just gamble, and the court will not ignore it. But you are different. You are the imperial envoy of education. You can make this money openly, and all the money is spent on the education of children. The court will not only not care about you, but will also praise you very much."

Li Han thought about it and slapped his thigh and said, "I understand, it's just a cheat."

"...You must understand this way." Ouyang asked: "But don't shout so loudly, you don't feel embarrassed, I still have to worry about my attitude."

"Well... how to prevent forging lottery tickets? Also, you won't want me to open a lottery spot, right?" Li Han helped Ouyang pour tea: "Send Buddha to the West. I have a trick, so let's beat me together."

"This is not a problem." Ouyang said: "You can cover most of the Song Dynasty through Yangping Money House and Southeast Money House. Where there is a money house, there must be a royal newspaper to sell, and it is not a problem to redeem prizes. However... half a century of the funds you earn must be used as a benefit fee. That is, you have to get 2.5% of the money house, and half a century of the rest, and 70% of the remaining funds are used. Of course, this also requires someone to use anti-counterfeiting paper. You see, you don't have to pay for it or find a venue. Is it a good thing to have white money every day?"

Li Han was overjoyed again: "Brother, I really want to say anything to you..."

...

Su Qian, who has already become the manager of the chief manager, shook his head: "Sir, I have read the plan, but the money shop does not have much profit. We calculated that selling 200,000 coins in this period is very high. Half-achieving is 10,000 coins. But the cost of using paper is 10,000 coins. Add some points, sales, small prizes, and special management departments are set up. After spending, if the sale is less than 100,000 coins, the money will be paid."

Ouyang shook his head: "One of the reason why this money is not taxable, and secondly, the court's view on Yangping Money House will be greatly improved. Contributing to children's enrollment in school has a great value for speculation. First... If you are smart enough, you should know how to use this profit without taxes to adjust some data."

"Don't pay taxes?" Su Qian asked, in fact, the main focus is tax profits. The Ministry of Revenue is very close to powerful merchants.

"Yes," Ouyang took out the contract and said, "This contract is very clear. If the court wants to include this profit as tax, the contract will be invalidated immediately. Lord Li is waiting for you to sign the contract and go to the capital to meet the saint. As for the Southeast Money House, then sign the contract later."

Su Qian thought for a while and said, "Sir, I know that Yangping Money House does not belong to Su Qian himself. Such things must be discussed with the shareholders. If the money house belongs to Su Qian, Su Qian can guarantee that he will not take a penny, deduct the cost, and give it to the education fund as much as he earns."

"Okay, I'll wait for good news."

...

The Song Dynasty had very little education funds, usually the academies and Imperial College, and the people involved were really narrow. And feudal landlords would not agree to invest huge funds in this part. If Li Han wanted to run a school, he had to raise funds from the private sector, and the best way to raise funds from the private sector was to run lottery tickets. There was no problem with the shareholders' meeting, and the shareholders still had some social responsibility. Even if there was no, Ouyang watched, it was a matter of face and passed unanimously.

Then Li Han brought a contract to the Beijing meeting the Saint. However, Li Han felt that although he was still a nominee, his status was much lower. He only got the Saint the next afternoon after the announcement. When Zhao Yu heard that the whole people wanted to gather gambling, he was immediately unhappy. But due to Li Han's face, he still listened patiently.

According to Ouyang's explanation, Li Han talked about the importance of education to the Song Dynasty. It is conducive to the promotion of the court's policies, the selection of talents, etc. It is said that many people only know that there is a field, but not the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Yu looked at the contract for a while and asked, "What do you think of this?"

"Your Majesty, it's... the old minister is really short of money, so he has to seek help from Lord Ouyang Ou."

"I know." Zhao Yu asked: "Do you know why Qin Shihuang wanted to burn books and bury scholars?"

"What the old ministers understand is that they only teach literacy, teach loyalty to the Song Dynasty, and only teach elementary school. They do not teach foreign theories." The more people read, the more they will think. Burning books and burying scholars, writing inquisitions, and culturally great. These are all about the people who want to have less knowledge and follow the people quietly. Free speech and political freedom will be considered by these people. All foolish people will follow the people.

Zhao Yu didn't like Li Han's ideal. She thought that some people would be better off as long as they read, but most people would just do their best. I thought Li Han would not be able to handle it without money, but Li Han went to find Ouyang, the God of Wealth.

Qin Shihuang banned private schooling order, which means prohibiting unofficial schools from imparting knowledge. Emperor Wu of Han abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, and although private schools were not allowed to be private schools, the worst of private schools among private schools was the school. As for some private school academies in the Song Dynasty, they emphasized moral education and opposed learning for the imperial examination. Private schools and official schools were relative and coexisted. Although the Song officials did not oppose private schools, they did not want private schools to go beyond the official scale. If according to what Li Han said, this private school could really be established on a large scale, it would definitely outweigh the official schools. However, Li Han was also a smart person and promised to only teach primary schools. Primary schools are enlightenment education. At this stage, teachers only study and do not explain.

There are a hundred Ouyang in the eyes of a hundred people. Anyone has a different understanding of the saint's speech. If the explanation is given, different versions may appear, which will affect students' thoughts and lead to the emergence of schools. The primary school is mainly about literacy. Relatively speaking, it is relatively easy to accept. Ouyang's earliest school only taught primary school, the Three-character Classic, etc., only seeking to read, not understanding the meaning. Yangping University does not involve various schools, does not care about politics, but only offers practical courses.

Zhao Yu asked: "How much did Ouyang donate?"

"Three million."

"Three million." Zhao Yu sighed. This man had more money than himself. He gave Li Han a million yuan to run a school back then. Zhao Yu knew that Ouyang was definitely not the huge sum of money given by his friendship. In fact, after Ouyang did not embezzle public funds, the source of money was not much compared to the rich. This move was more than three years of income. Zhao Yu felt that he could not say anything more. So he nodded: "Just do it like this."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Hanzhen didn't expect it to be so easy to pass. He originally thought that this matter would be discussed, but then there would be more variables. He was a man who was not from the imperial examination and was not polite in his words. At that time, someone would definitely take the blame.

Li Han retreated, Zhao Yu thought about it and asked, "I heard that Yangping has opened a Baiyun District?"

"Yes." The ninth eunuch replied: "The business is working with the three provinces and six ministries. You have to go to another part of the business. It takes a few steps to get there. It is extremely convenient. Baiyun District handles business quickly. It can be said that Yangping Textile Company has a large shopkeeper, sales manager, production manager, accounting, transportation department and other departments in the company. For example, if you want to order goods in Tokyo, you can contact the sales department. After the two sides negotiate, you can place a contract. A few steps out of the company is a small printing yard, and the contract can be printed. Then the contract is sent to the big shopkeeper's office, and both parties sign and make it true. Then the contract is sent to the contract management office not far away, and they will copy and sign the signatures to the block. Then the company will order the transportation department to provide cars and horses, and the production department will allocate inventory... It is quite fast. A good business company can make more than a dozen contracts a day. Some can even goods on the same day."

"Look at us, the Privy Council is in the south of the city and the Ministry of War is in the north of the city. Fortunately, they always write official documents by hand, and there is no need to print them. Otherwise, they have to go to the printing factory in the suburbs. Even if a county magistrate is appointed, they will not be able to issue official documents in less than two days." Zhao Yu said: "In a few days, you will accompany me to Yangping to take a look." If possible, you can gather the offices of various departments and offices together to work. See if you find a minister, send someone to pass on the post at noon, and a person will arrive in the future. Either he is waiting for himself or waiting for him by himself.
Chapter completed!