Han Yi and Yuan Mudan came to the lobby of Yuanjiabao and saw a few young people chatting very enthusiastically. But when they heard it carefully, they were not talking about business, but about women, young and energetic, which is understandable.

"Aunt, aunt--!"

When they saw Yuan Mudan and Han Yi coming, they quickly greeted him.

"Han Yi, Han Yi."

Han Yi quickly stopped their urge to call him "uncle". He finally returned from his thirties to his twenties, but he didn't want to be called back by someone.

Yuan Mudan began to introduce to Han Yi that in addition to Yuan Zhe and Yuan Jie, there was also Yuan Fei who was in charge of Longyou Road, Yuan Zhi who was in charge of Henan Road, Yuan Sheng, the overseas pioneer of the east, and Yuan Kong, the pioneer of Tubo in the southwest.

They are all in their early twenties.

This is only part of it, and there are still many people outside.

But this also reflects that the Yuan family is full of talents.

"Han Yi really admires you so young that you can stand alone." Han Yi smiled.

Yuan Fei smiled bitterly and said, "At first we thought so, but after we met you, we dare not think so."

When several people heard this, they immediately burst into laughter.

Yuan Jie suddenly jumped to Han Yi and said with a smile: "Han Yi, I heard that you killed Yuan Zhe this time without leaving any pieces of armor. It's so amazing. I'll teach me a few tricks so that Yuan Zhe will always be on our heads."

Yuan Zhi snorted and said, "Yuanjie, don't pull us into the water, Yuanzhe is just suppressing you."

Yuan Jie said disdainfully: "You may not be better than Yuan Zhe? You are so shameless. The achievements in recent years have always been Yuan Zhe's best."

When Yuanzhe heard them joking, he not only wasn't annoyed, but instead said to Han Yi with interest: "I also want to ask a few tricks to avoid being overtaken by these guys."

Yuan Sheng smiled and said, "Yes! Han Yi, don't be stingy."

Han Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll teach you one trick."

Yuanjie said curiously: "I would like to hear the details."

Han Yi said: "Create miracles."

"Create a miracle?"

Yuan Jie said in surprise: "I understand what this is a trick."

Han Yi said: "That's the case. Yuanzhe's strategy and the strength of the Yuan family are almost invincible. Unless a miracle is created, it will be difficult to defeat him. The reason why I have the upper hand is not because of how good my strategy is, but because I invented perfume and paper ink."

Yuanzhe shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Perfume, paper and ink are just one of the reasons. In addition, you have already planned and won over the Jiangnan caravans and the Western Region caravans, so that you have the absolute advantage."

Han Yi shook his head and smiled, "But this is also because perfume can attract the Western Regions caravans, and I am also a Yangzhou person, which makes the Jiangnan caravans more inclined to me. I can only win by taking advantage of the time, place, and people."

Yuan Jie said angrily: "I understand. You have said so much, but you are still complimenting Yuan Zhe. It's really boring. Our Yuan family doesn't talk about this."

Han Yi said: "This is the truth."

"But you can distort the facts!" Yuan Jie said: "This is not a meeting. If you make fun of Yuan Zhe, what if you make everyone happy?"

The rest of them nodded.

"ah?"

Han Yi couldn't help but be stunned.

Yuan Mudan glanced at him and said, "Yuan Jie, the bigger you are, the less distorted you are."

Yuan Jie was suddenly stunned, suddenly remembering that Yuan Mudan was there, and laughed a few times, saying, "Aunt, my nephew almost forgot to congratulate you on marrying a good husband."

Yuan Kong and others also reacted and congratulated forward, but there was still a hint of joking in their eyes.

They were not very resistant to this marriage, because they also believed in the strong. Han Yi was the first to defeat their Yuan family. They were also very excited and extremely expectant of the Yuan family to gain such talents, because in their eyes, Yuan Mudan was very serious, strong, and serious. One is one, two is two. When they were in charge, they didn't train them too much. Especially Yuan Jie, because Yuan Jie loved to mess with Yuan Jiu the most. Whenever he came back, Yuan Mudan would always grab him for ideological education and keep him away from Yuan Jiu, but Yuan Mudan had a trick. She never expected that the always calm and upright Yuan Zhe would become a feather with Yuan Jiu. But no matter what, they were also very much looking forward to seeing Yuan Mudan after marrying into a wife.

However, Yuan Mudan was not made of paper. She smiled and accepted their congratulations very calmly.

This disappointed them very much. They didn't see Yuan Mudan's shy expression, which was a failure.

Then Han Yi chatted with them for a few more words, because they traveled around the world and often dealt with indigenous and tribal chiefs, so they did not have the concept of aristocrats or common people. In addition, they were similar in age, so they soon became familiar with each other. Han Yi seemed to be chatting, but in fact they were understanding their personalities.

After a long time, Yuan Xi and Yuan Le came here. Now they became more honest, and they all sat upright, as if they were ready to listen to Yuan Xi's teachings.

After Yuan Xi sat down, she glanced at her eyes and said, "You are back just right, because just half a month ago, our Yuan family had a new head, your uncle Han Yi. I won't go into details about Han Yi's abilities. I believe you have heard a lot. What I want to say is that Han Yi proposed the plan is very in line with the future development of our Yuan family. We old men are also looking forward to this. You are all here today, so let Han Yi tell you in detail."

As he said that, he looked at Han Yi and said, "You are the biggest now. Just say that, your second uncle and I are just listeners."

What happened is clearly what you had arranged long ago. Han Yi muttered to himself, but this was exactly what he expected. He stood up, nodded to Yuan Xi and Yuan Le, and then said to Yuan Zhe and others: "During this period of time, I have roughly understood the trends of our family in recent years. In my personal impression, it is like a headless fly, and there is no certain goal."

Yuan Jie suddenly said: "Aunt Mudan has been making arrangements in recent years. Recently, it has been a peaceful and prosperous era. The Silk Road is relatively stable. We should pay attention to the transactions with the countries in the Western Regions."

Han Yi said: "You said it very well. In a peaceful and prosperous era, trade is indeed necessary, but now this trade strategy cannot allow the Yuan family to make breakthrough progress. It can only be said to be a small fight. Moreover, the domestic market in our Tang Dynasty has not yet been saturated, and the Yuan family's goods are enough to be digested in China. It has become a waste of time to carry out trade vigorously. Moreover, our trade has no targeted targets and is in development. Therefore, although the Yuan family has been making money in recent years, in general, it is still standing still."

Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhe nodded slightly.

After all, it is still in development, and the transportation of goods and the dispatch of manpower are all in the process of exploring the transportation of goods. However, the Yuan family has enough financial resources and making money is the right thing to do, but if there is a huge change, there is no result. This has a lot to do with Yuan Mudan's strategy of seeking change while maintaining stability.

Han Yi continued: "So after I became the chief officer, the first step I had to do is to determine our goals, change our step-by-step strategies, and implement bold and pioneering plans."

Yuan Mudan felt that her chest was about to explode. Han Yi was obviously prepared, but she pretended to be forced.

Yuan Zhe said in surprise: "Bold pioneering plan?"

"good!"

Han Yi said: "We must boldly try to change, rather than stick to the rules or be careful to test. But before that, we must first determine our plan goals, and the goal I set is resources."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Isn’t there enough resources compared to our Yuan family?

Han Yi said: "Maybe you are thinking that our Yuan family has a great career and no longer needs to obtain resources. This is a completely wrong idea. Unless you just want to be self-sufficient, it doesn't need to develop. With the existing resources of the Yuan family, it is enough to maintain everyone's full glory and wealth. But you must remember one thing, resources are the king. We need to consider the overall situation. What is the overall situation? It is the court's policy.

Our dynasty experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, with a sharp decline in population and large-scale destruction of fertile land. Therefore, our dynasty implemented the equal-field system and encouraged the cultivation of farmland. Because food is the most important thing for the people. If even this is not enough, then our Tang Dynasty will be in danger. For this reason, the court must pay attention to agriculture and choose to sacrifice industry and commerce in many policies. This is very correct. So if we want to develop commerce, the first thing we need to do is to produce more food. Only when there is more food, the court will relax commerce."

Yuanzhe said incredibly: "This - this is the business of the people of the whole country. How can our Yuan family do it alone?"

Yuan Zhi was also extremely confused and said: "This is the responsibility of the court, not the responsibility of our Yuan family."

Han Yi said: "But our Yuan family can benefit from it. Moreover, as long as our plan is implemented properly, this is not something that cannot be done. As far as I know, Jiannan and Lingnan are sparsely populated, with grass and trees, and a large amount of wasteland. If we can reclaim there, our grain merchants in the Tang Dynasty will at least double the output."

The Lingnan region he mentioned is Guangxi, Guangdong, including some areas of Vietnam, and Jiannan Road is central Sichuan and northern Yunnan.

Nowadays, the population of the Tang Dynasty was concentrated in the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. The Yellow River Basin has always been very developed and has begun to decline. The Yangtze River Basin is gradually recovering. If you don’t go, there will be people going. Han Yi’s targets are places where no one goes at all.

This is really ridiculous the more you say it. Yuanzhe said: "You are right, but it is already the limit for our Yuan family to be able to reclaim a corner of the land, and many places there cannot be grown food."

"You're very right."

Han Yi said: "So first we solve the problem of planting plants and manpower. Regarding planting plants, I was planning with peony in the morning. Before that, we found a cotton plant that is a textile product. It can be planted on a large scale. The cloth woven is very good and has its advantages as silk. However, it can be produced on a large scale, and the output is far better than silk, and it will definitely replace silk in the future. Therefore, I plan to plant this plant on a large scale in the Lingnan region."

"cotton?"

Yuan Xi frowned and said, "Why don't I know this?"

Yuan Mudan said: "Uncle, I have been trying to plant cotton. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed as Han Yi said. Later, I will ask someone to take some cotton fabrics for my uncle to show them."

Yuanxi nodded and continued to say to Han Yi: "You keep talking."

Han Yi also said: "Cotton is second, the key lies in grain. As far as I know, there is a rice seed in Chameng, the southernmost part of our country. It is high in yield, early maturity, drought tolerance, and short growth period. It can be planted two or three times a year. This can just meet the demand for those wastelands and increase the land in our country."

As soon as this said, the person sitting was shocked. Including Yuan Mudan, they were stunned.

Yuan Le said in a trembling voice: "You - do you take this seriously?"

Han Yi nodded and fooled, "As far as I know, this is true, because I have heard several Kunlun slaves mention this, but because Kunlun slaves are relatively ignorant, he doesn't know how good this rice seed is. Although I have not seen it with my own eyes, I am enough to let us go to Chameng for this. If it is true, not only our Yuan family, but also our Tang Dynasty can grow rapidly."

Yuanzhe accepted the surprise in his heart and said excitedly: "No, not bad, if that's true, we have to go there no matter what."

Yuan Zhi suddenly said: "Whether cotton or rice seeds are all built, manpower is needed to cultivate it. However, at present, my Tang Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, but the population is far less than that of the previous dynasty. The people have their own fields. Who would be willing to cultivate it in that deserted place? Such a large land, even if our Yuan family is not able to do so."

Han Yi nodded and said, "Even if someone is willing to go, the reclamation speed will be very slow and is not in line with the interests of our Yuan family. In order to be able to cultivate it quickly, we need to have enough manpower in a short time and obey our command. Only slaves can satisfy this."

"slave?"

Everyone was shocked again.

Yuan Zhe shook his head repeatedly and said, "This is not feasible. Our Tang Dynasty only has slavery, but there is no slavery. Moreover, the law stipulates that people are not allowed to be slaves. We cannot obtain enough slaves in a short day to help us cultivate them."

Han Yi shook his head and said, "I have never said that it is definitely not possible to absorb slaves from my Tang Dynasty. If we do this, it is tantamount to forcing the court to deal with us. Therefore, we can only obtain slaves from outside. I mean Kunlun slaves."

Yuan Jie said carelessly: "How many Kunlun slaves have only been here in a year, and the nobles are rushing to ask for them, and the price is also very high, so it's not worth it."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Who said I want to buy it?"

Yuan Jie said in surprise: "What are you going to do?"

Han Yi smiled slightly and said, "Of course I snatched it myself."
Chapter completed!