Within two days, Luoyang's merchants also arrived in Chang'an, and they all headed straight to the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue has become the hottest department in both cities.

The other five ministries were extremely envious. The Ministry of Revenue was originally ranked second among the six ministries and was in charge of the world's finances. However, in this way, the power of the Ministry of Revenue has increased a lot invisibly because the Ministry of Revenue also takes into account the connection between the Central Plains and Mobei.

The most prominent thing is that the original engineering of the court was in charge of the Ministry of Works, and diplomacy was the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, but now, there is no matter what the Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Rites.

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue were naturally convinced by Han Yi. When Han Yi came, even the officials who had run errands in the Ministry of Revenue became popular figures. There were countless people who invited them to dinner every day, and businessmen lined up to treat them to dinner.

In just a few days, Han Yi's prestige in the Ministry of Revenue has surpassed high performance.

This man can turn magic.

Yuanjiabao!

"Han Yi is really capable. In just a few days, the Ministry of Revenue has been prosperous." Yuan He smiled. He has always been very old-fashioned and stubborn, and now he also admires Han Yi very much.

Yuan Le was even more happy and said, "Who said it was not? Brother, you may not know yet. Now that you are invited to a minor official from the Ministry of Revenue to have a meal, you are still waiting in line."

"Five hundred thousand coins!"

Yuan Xi sighed and said, "It can be seen that the court intends to revitalize the Silk Road. The number of people passing by will definitely increase exponentially in the future. These people are either officials or wealthy businessmen. Beiting is a major transportation route, and our Yuan family must win that hotel."

Yuan He said: "Brother, Beiting is just a key transportation site, and there are many places. Isn't this hotel too few?"

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "This is what I am considering. We should not participate in the road construction. It is just a one-time transaction. It will be gone after it is done. Hotels can continue to make profits. Let's discuss with Yuanzhe and Yuan Mudan to see how much money we have to move, and try to win several hotels."

Although building a hotel is not an investment from the court, there are discounts. At least the land is given for free. The greedy Yuan family does not meet Han Yi's suggestions, and they hope to get more.

Feng Feilou!

"My benefactor, something is wrong!"

Han Yi had just returned from the Ministry of Revenue, and Sang Mu met him with a broken face.

Han Yi said in surprise: "What happened?"

He thought to himself, I am so awesome and powerful now, and there is still someone who dares to touch me?

Sang Mu said anxiously: "Just this morning, many of our contracts were about to expire, and the craftsmen expressed their displeasure to renew the contract with us."

Han Yi said: "Why?"

"Isn't this your fault?"

"What does it have to do with me?" Han Yi said in shock.

Sang Mudao: "My dear brother wants to build roads, stations, and hotels again, which all require craftsmen. Our craftsmen have rich experience. Didn't those merchants all take advantage of our craftsmen?"

Han Yi has always been poaching others, but now it is his turn.

But there is no way. Only Han Yi is constantly building projects. His craftsmen are the best. If he doesn't dig his or her, who will be digging.

I was really guilty! Han Yi was stunned for a while and said angrily: "No, there are so few craftsmen in the world?"

Sang Mu said: "There are many craftsmen in the world, but most of them are in the court. Most of the craftsmen in the folk are from farmers, so there are naturally very few pity."

Han Yi frowned. This model was too unfavorable to his plan. The craftsmen were monopolized, and the private sector was still fucked. I thought to myself, it seemed that I had to find a way to let the court spit out the craftsmen. But he said, "If that's the case, let them go. People go to the high places and water flows to the low places. As human nature, we must also abide by this rule."

Sang Mu said depressedly: "But they are all experienced old craftsmen!"

Han Yi said: "But we can't compete with them. Those merchants will definitely be the chief designers when they poach them. Those craftsmen are just foremen here. We cannot spend the chief designer's price to keep a foreman. Anyway, our projects are so many that we can continue to be cultivated. As long as the group of people above do not leave, they can do it."

Sang Mu nodded and said, "I understand."

Just then, a servant walked in and said, "Brother Xiaoyi, Mr. Zheng is looking for a meeting outside."

Han Yi nodded and said, "I invited him to come here, please invite Mr. Zheng in."

"yes."

Sang Mu said: "My benefactor, I'll go and do my job first."

"Um."

After a while, before seeing anyone, he heard the hearty laughter first, and then saw Zheng Shanxing walking in, first bowing to Han Yi, then laughed and said, "Brother Han, I think the officials of the Censorate must be crying now."

Han Yi was stunned and said, "How do you say this?"

Zheng Shanxing said: "As soon as you go to the Ministry of Revenue, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue will immediately become very popular, but you should have become the Chief Censor of the Censorate. Can the officials of the Censorate not be angry?"

Han Yi laughed and said, "Young Master Zheng praised me. I am just a fake tiger power. These are all the charm of money. The Censorate has no advantage. Please come in quickly."

The two came to the hall.

After the servant finished pouring the tea and left, Han Yi said straight to the point: "Recommend the old things and go to the northwest to build a workshop."

Zheng Shanxing also said very bluntly: "I really don't have this idea for the time being."

Han Yi said: "I know what you mean, but I suggest you open a workshop there not only to cater to the court's policies, but there are unique raw materials there."

Zheng Shanxing frowned and said, "What raw materials?"

Han Yi said: "Wool!"

Zheng Shanxing was stunned for a moment and said, "Wool is only loved by the Hu people, not by the Central Plains people. I, the Central Plains people, still hope for silk."

Han Yi said: "I have a set of textile wool technology. I guarantee that your wool textiles will win the love of people in the Central Plains, including those in the Hu people and Western Regions. The profits here are very large. I suggest making money, not suggesting you to do good deeds. Besides, your silk must also follow the Silk Road in the future."

Zheng Shanxing thought about it. If he wanted to rescue the Hu people there, he felt that it would be better to help the Han people. But if it was just to make money, he could accept it. After making money, he could help more Han people. He said readily: "Since you said that, okay, I promise you." After a pause, he said again: "But there is one thing I want to remind you."

Han Yi frowned and said, "What?"

Zheng Shanxing said: "I know you did this because you hope to help local Hu people through business and increase communication between the two places. However, Hu people are fickle and cannot believe it. Moreover, Hu people are brave and good at fighting. I have always used more powerful weapons to fight against Hu people. Therefore, the smelting technology of our Central Plains is what the Hu people dream of. You have to worry about this. Don't let more copper and iron flow and smelting technology flow into Hu territory, which will pose a great threat to the Central Plains."

Although he was a gentleman, he was inevitably wary of the Hu people because of his family. After all, the four major families were absolutely anti-Hu factions and had too much hatred. From the Qin Dynasty to today, they have been fighting against the Hu people, which is the same as the hatred between the Guanzhong nobles and Goguryeo. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, they have never eased up against Goguryeo, and it is impossible to talk about peace. Anyway, they would fight Goguryeo whenever they had time, and never stopped. When Emperor Yang of Sui fought against Goguryeo three times, most of them died, but they were all children of Guanzhong. The Tang Dynasty followed the Guanzhong policy. Even if the court wanted to talk about peace with Goguryeo, the Guanzhong nobles would definitely not agree.

Han Yi nodded slightly and said, "You must be careful about this." As he said that, he suddenly looked at Zheng Shanxing and smiled and said, "Actually, I invite Mr. Zheng to come today, it is not the main thing."

Zheng Shanxing said curiously: "What is that?"

Han Yi said: "I hope Mr. Zheng, you can come to the Ministry of Revenue to help me."

Zheng Shanxing was stunned for a long time before saying, "Are you kidding?"

"How could I make a joke about this?" Han Yi shook his head and said seriously: "I am serious, because the officials of the Ministry of Revenue are all professional officials, and their thinking is still the same as being an official. I want to revitalize business. I need talents in this field to help me, but you also know that businessmen cannot be officials. Master Zheng is different. You are both a businessman and a child of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and you are in the officialdom."

Zheng Shanxing smiled bitterly and said, "But you also know that my personality is not suitable for being an official."

Han Yi smiled and said, "I invite you to the Ministry of Revenue. It's not that I ask you to fight against anyone, but to do something for the people. The Ministry of Revenue is related to people's livelihood. How many people can you help in the beauty of freedom? But if you come to the Ministry of Revenue, there will be more people who can help."

Zheng Shanxing said, "Don't fool me, this Ministry of Revenue is not that simple. Since ancient times, the court has been able to reduce taxes and taxes, which is a blessing for the people. The Ministry of Revenue has always used money from the people to provide to the officials in the court."

Han Yi said: "That's just the past. This time the court has also paid out 500,000 yuan. As long as we are smart enough, we can make the court and the people good, instead of transferring the interests of some people into another part. This is also the reason why I invite you to the Ministry of Revenue. If the Ministry of Revenue falls into the hands of Li Yifu and others, they will be as you said."

After saying this, Zheng Shanxing was a little moved. He was not good at party struggles. There was no justice or evil in it, only a struggle for power. However, he had no desire for power. He just wanted to help the people do something and said, "But this is not yours, I can tell the final word."

Han Yi said: "Prince Zheng is please rest assured that I will handle this. Your Majesty asked me to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so I have to arrange some helpers for me. Last time, a head of the Ministry of Jin was demoted to Chang'an. Although his official position was not high, I don't think Mr. Zheng would care about this. Moreover, Mr. Zheng could regard this as a part-time job, which can advance or retreat. Just like me, when the court needs us, he would go up and do his best. If I don't need me, then when we come back to do business, we are not the ones who rely on our salary to make a living. As the saying goes—!"

Zheng Shanxing took the lead and said: "The capable one can help the world, and the poor one can only help the person."

"That's the reason." Han Yi nodded.

Zheng Shanxing thought for a while and sighed: "Actually, this is the real way to be an official. If everyone can think so, I can guarantee that my Tang Dynasty will last forever." Officials are originally intended to assist the monarch and govern the world. If you regard officials as symbols of wealth and power, then they will put the cart before the horse and cause struggle. This part-time official can advance or retreat. Zheng Shanxing is acceptable. Do my best to do something for the people of the world. If you think I did something wrong, then I will go home. Anyway, I will be a small official and nodded and said: "Since you are so loyal, then you can only obey your orders if you do good deeds."
Chapter completed!