Have you ever seen someone who can brag, but I have never seen someone who can brag like this?

The abolition of the canal transportation was something that the ancients never mentioned, because it was impossible, but it would be no problem in Han Yi's mouth. If this is not a problem, what is the problem?

You are so handsome, why don’t you become a god?

But what made Li Feng depressed was that he could not say it was not. After all, Han Yi used the Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty to compare with this dynasty. As a member of the Li family, he could not increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige. So he said: "Shangshu Han, can you not talk nonsense here? This matter has nothing to do with national strength. The entire Guanzhong region needs the food from Jiangnan and Shandong, and the tributes paid by local governments also need to be transported to Chang'an. This is an unchangeable reality. I will ask you a question: Abolish the canal transportation, who will transport these materials?"

"This is very simple!" Han Yi smiled relaxedly and said, "There are many methods. At worst, you can just leave it to the merchant."

"merchant?"

"yes!"

"Ha ha--!"

Li Feng, Quan Huai'en and the others all laughed.

"Haha!" Han Yi couldn't help laughing as they saw that they were so happy.

"I still have any good ideas for Shangshu Han, but I didn't expect - haha!" Quan Huaien became happier and happier, and his head shook.

Han Yi laughed and said, "It's just just transporting food. Do you need any amazing tricks that shock the world and the earth? What's the difference between this merchant's delivery and the canal transportation? Aren't it all transporting food to Chang'an? Will the food sent by the merchant be a little stinky?"

"This is not a question of whether it can be given, but this method is simply not feasible." Quan Huaien waved his hand and said.

Han Yi said in surprise: "Why can't it?"

Is he really stupid, or is he pretending to be stupid? Quan Huaien said: "The grain transported in the grain transport is related to the operation of the entire court and the entire Sixteen Guards. How can such a major matter be handed over to the merchants?"

Li Zhi nodded frequently when he heard it, and he was quite unreliable.

Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong and others really want to nod their heads to support Quan Huai'en, but the problem is that they don't want Luozhou officials to ride on their heads. They are very confused. How should they choose?

Han Yi asked with a smile: "Quanshi Quan, where did you get the food you eat?"

Quan Huai'en said in surprise: "What are you asking about this?"

Han Yi said: "You answer me first."

Quan Huai'en said: "Food is naturally grown in the ground, can it be fallen from the sky?"

Han Yi asked again: "Did you plant it?"

"Just, I am the chief of Luozhou, how could I go farming? Do you think I and you?" Quan Huai'en did not finish his words, but the sarcasm was already very obvious.

Han Yequan pretended that he didn't hear it and continued to ask: "Is it the people planted?"

"Of course."

Han Yi smiled and said, "You can even give your own food to those unknown people to plant it. Why can't this waste transportation be handed over to merchants?"

"This is different, the businessman is cunning-!"

Before he could finish his words, Han Yi suddenly said, "Listen to this, has Quan Changshi been deceived by businessmen before, oh no, money? Then let's talk about it, we can learn from it."

Li Yifu thought to himself, what do you need to learn? You are the most cunning businessman in the world. If you don’t lie, people will have to burn incense and worship Buddha. Who dares to lie to you?

Quan Huaien snorted: "Why can the merchant deceive me? But it is an indisputable fact that the merchant is cunning, and no one knows it."

Han Yi said: "This has nothing to do with cunning, but a matter of strength. Quan Changshi is the chief of Luoyang. The merchants have a low status, a very different status and strength. How dare they make trouble on Quan Changshi? Don't they want to live anymore?"

Quan Huai'en did not make any noise, which is considered a default.

Han Yi changed his tone and said, "But then again, merchants don't even dare to deceive you. Can they dare to deceive Your Majesty? Or do you think you are better than Your Majesty--!"

"What?"

Quan Huai'en's face tightened and pointed directly at Han Yi and said, "Your Majesty is here, so I would like to ask Mr. Han to be careful."

Han Yi smiled and said, "But if the merchants dare not deceive His Majesty, then what does it matter if the merchants hand over the canal transportation to the merchants?"

"this--!"

Han Yi no longer gave him the opportunity, "What is the responsibility of the court? It is to manage the country, and of course it also includes the people. As long as you know the responsibilities of the court clearly, it is easy to judge whether it is beneficial to build the canal transportation by the court itself, or to entrust it to merchants. For the former, the disadvantages are just explained that the court cannot hold itself accountable, so no one will take the people seriously. They will only pursue the completion of tasks, and even officials can also take fish from the troubled waters and pretend to be powerful.

But is this what Your Majesty think? Since ancient times, how many emperors have brought shame to many emperors, but will the people hate the officials of the canal transport? What they don’t know, they will only hate the emperor and the court. The tyrant Emperor Yang of Sui killed a few people, weren’t they all killed as treacherous ministers, but the accounts were all counted on Emperor Yang of Sui. Because the food was transported to the court, and the court did not issue government orders and let them obey labor, there would be nothing. But this was not what Your Majesty wished. The only thing that the canal transport could do was to let Your Majesty stand against the people.

It is different to give it to merchants. Merchants are not liars. Merchants seek money only. If they give them money, they will do it naturally. The court can handle this from the perspective of managers. If the merchants transported the food a few days ago, they would never force the crossing of Sanmen Mountain. If something unexpected happens, they will lose their lives. Moreover, if they do it well, the benefits will be endless. They will definitely do their best to complete the task. Therefore, if they hand it over to merchants, they will lose a lot of trouble."

Regarding this, Han Yi told Li Zhi more than once, and Li Zhi also agreed with it very much, because this idea had a very deep foundation in the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Yang of Sui went directly to face the people and took on everything, which led to many problems. The fundamental reason was that the court cooperated with the people, and the strength was too obvious, so it was impossible not to exploit. Even if the rulers did not have this intention, the people below would do this. But if the people cooperated with the people and the court supervised them, the balance could be achieved.

That's how the Northwest Plan was done, and it was completed very smoothly, and brought the Central Plains culture into the Northwest.

Li Zhi couldn't help but frown, but he always felt something was wrong.

"No! No!"

Li Feng shook his head repeatedly and said, "Shangshu Han seems to have overlooked a very important issue for me."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Pingyang County Prince, please tell me."

Li Feng said: "I just said that everything has to be based on reality. I will give the business to the merchants. First of all, the merchants will make profits. However, the merchants have to hire people to build ships and escort them. This has to be cost-effective. On this basis, the merchants have to make profits. The merchants have to make profits. The court feels difficult for the transportation of the cabin. If they are handed over to the merchants, it is not feasible, and the court will not be able to bear it at all."

By the way! This is the problem.

Li Zhi nodded straightly. Why isn’t the labor service for the people just to reduce costs? The treasury can’t afford it. Is it still for fun?

The canal transportation exploits the people so much, but the cost is still so huge. If it is left to merchants, everything will have to be paid, and the expense is an astronomical figure.

When Han Yi heard this, he shook his head gently, smiling without saying a word.

Li Feng said curiously: "Why are you laughing at?"

Han Yi said embarrassedly: "I'm really embarrassed to say some of these words, for fear that you will be embarrassed to say them."

What about being worthy of face? We sat here, and we didn’t let a single fart go, and you cheated hundreds of coins. Besides, it was our first time meeting. Li Feng said: “Shangshu Han might as well say something. As long as it makes sense, I will accept it humbly.”

Han Yi said: "Then—I'll just say it?"

If you ask him to say it, you're done. Li Yifu glanced at Li Feng and silently reminded in his heart that he was Han Yi's old opponent. If Han Yi used this trick to deal with him, he would never let Han Yi speak.

But when Han Yi faced him, he would naturally say it shamelessly.

But Li Feng didn't understand the market. What did it mean halfway through this? He said, "It's okay if you say it."

"Then Han is more respectful than obedient." Han Yi bowed and said, "Actually, in the end, two words can be summarized."

"I wonder which two words are?"

"Strength." Han Yi's answer was simple and clear.

Li Feng was confused when he heard this, "Strength?"

Han Yi nodded and said, "Simply put, you may get 100 guan of money when you walk this hundred miles, but if I leave, you only need 5 guan of money. Things are actually that simple."

"puff!"

Yan Liben, Master Xu and others couldn't help but laugh out loud.

You're so bullying.

Xu Jingzong felt much better. This kid was not targeting me, he even dared to target the emperor's uncle. And he felt that many people must be able to understand his irreconcilable mentality with Han Yi. This kid is really a little hateful.

Li Zhi also had a weird expression on his face. How could this be said? Han Yi said hello in advance, and you asked him to say it. This slap in the face is really shameless!

But reality is so cruel.

Li Feng's eyes twitched when he heard this, and you can't say that Han Yi humiliated him. What if Han Yi said everything is true, because it is not yet proved whether Han Yi has the ability. Even if he gets angry, he can only hold it in. He blushed and said, "Shangshu Han is serious about this?"

"Of course this is not true, it's just a metaphor. We're talking about the canal transportation."

Han Yi changed his tone and said, "Let's talk about the canal transportation. If Your Majesty can hand over the canal transportation to me to manage it, it will take only three years to completely abolish the canal transportation and replace it with merchants. I will summarize the advantages in one sentence. I can use half of the money spent on the canal transportation in a year. Oh, which also includes the losses in the canal transportation. The food transported to Chang'an will reach twenty times today within three years. If Chang'an needs it, twenty times will not be a problem. And the accident will be reduced by 70%, and the accident in Sanmenshan will be reduced by 90%, and there will be no need to work for a commoner."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

Li Zhi thought he had heard it wrong and said, "What did you say, say it again."

Han Yi said calmly: "Report to Your Majesty, I said that I only need to spend half of the money spent on the canal transportation today, so that the food transported to Chang'an is twenty times that of today, and there is no need to work for a person. The accident is reduced by at least 70%, and Sanmen Mountain is reduced by 90%.

Quan Huai'en was excited and trembled, saying, "You think I'll believe this, it's ridiculous."

Han Yi smiled and said, "You think it is ridiculous, I can understand this very much, because you can't do it at all."

Quan Huaien said angrily: "Then—and what if you can't do it, what should you say?"

Han Yi laughed and said, "Although you are a little impatient, it doesn't matter. I can't do it, you can do whatever you want. If I do it, you just need to invite the person sitting there to have a meal."

"Okay! I don't believe you are so powerful."

"This is not awesome, just use your brain more."

Quan Huai'en did not say much to him and immediately said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, since Han Shangshu has such ability, I think he can give it a try."

Li Zhi sounded quite unpredictable. How could this be possible? If you can do this, then people today will become idiots. Half the money, transport twenty times the food, and reduce the incidence of accidents. Not to mention mathematics, even metaphysics cannot calculate this kind of answer. It is really a bit exaggerated and said, "Han Yi, this is not a joke. You'd better not speak nonsense, otherwise, even if I want to shelter you, I can't cover you up."

Han Yi smiled shyly and said, "Your Majesty, this is really just a small matter to me, and it is not a difficult problem."

Li Zhi thought Han Yi was stimulated by some reason, how can he stay for three days? This cowhide is even more excited.

Li Feng snorted and said, "Since you have such a brilliant plan, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Han Yi said seriously: "Does Prince Pingyang really want me to tell me?"

"you--!"

Li Feng was also a little scared.

"Okay! Then I'll just say it." Han Yi sighed, "Actually, I know that this canal transportation is related to the personal interests of many people. I am just a farm, and I am afraid of being retaliated, so I have never dared to say it. However, if such a major accident occurred this time, I would not say it again. My conscience is uneasy. No matter how hard or difficult it is, I have to stand up, not for anything else, just to repay His Majesty's grace when he learned about his encounter and to be worthy of the official robe."

Speaking of the latter, it is full of righteousness.

I didn't let you say it! Li Feng almost shouted out this sentence.

Luoyang is the center of the transportation of canals. It is conceivable how much benefit this canal canals can bring to them, so there is no need to embezzle it.

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