Seeing Qian Qin, who had always been a scheming man, with a smile on his face, everyone felt happy.

 This person's expression may indicate that he has already made some calculations.

 Seeing Lu Yi, he couldn't help but asked:

 “What’s going on? Come quickly.”

“Do you remember in Zhongshu that the envoy who went to Shu to ask for horses a few days ago sent a messenger back and only said that the people of Shu had agreed to exchange horses?”

“Of course I remember, but what does this have to do with us?”

Lu Yi frowned a little.

 The power of the school affairs office is indeed very great. It supervises hundreds of officials, monitors prefectures and counties, and all officials, big and small, change their expressions when they hear the name of school affairs.

 But when it comes to small, it is indeed small.

  refers to a very small scope of power, limited to supervision.

 Without His Majesty’s order, the school administration would not even have the power to arrest or execute anyone.

 Let alone matters such as diplomacy with Shu people, that is simply not within the power of the school affairs office.

“It is indeed none of our business to have friendship with Shu people, but does it have nothing to do with us to trade with Shu people?”

Qian Qin smiled confidently and reminded Lu Yi.

Because of the good relationship between Wu and Shu, the Shu people would sell a lot of in-demand materials to Wu every year.



 Most of the remaining departments were previously under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

 Over the years, it has been transferred to the hands of the school administration.

 The reason is also very simple. The young government cannot suppress the powerful, but the school affairs office can.

 After all, Your Majesty is also short of money!

"The Art of War says: Avoid the truth and strike at the fictitious. Li Heng and other thieves used clever words to make His Majesty doubtful. If we respond to them face to face, if one of us is not good, it will only make His Majesty even more disgusted."

“It’s better to avoid its edge and find other ways to prove it.”

 Speaking of this, Qian Qin smiled slightly again:

"Your Majesty is short of money, so we will find money for him. Your Majesty wants to suppress those noble families, so we will make those noble families dare not be arrogant. In this case, how can your majesty abandon us?"

 Lv Yi still didn’t understand:

“The plan is a good plan, but how should we execute it?”

Not to mention him, everyone was also confused by Qian Qin's words.

Only one person suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted: "Wonderful!"

This shout attracted everyone to follow the sound.

 Who is Qin Bo who was not cited by Lu Yi as one of his right-hand men?

“I also heard Qian Xiaoshi’s clever words, so I had some guesses.”

As Qin Bo spoke, he raised his hand to Qian Qin. After receiving Qian Qin’s response, he continued:

“Among the supplies that the people of Shu sent to Wu, most of them were wool, honey, and wine that were under our exclusive jurisdiction, but there is one thing that is an exception.”

 “Brown sugar?”

 Finally, someone from everyone reacted.

 “That’s right, it’s brown sugar.”

 Brown sugar is subject to a quota return system.

  In other words, if you want to get a share of brown sugar, you must first sell coarse sugar to Shu people.

 If you want to get jaggery, you have to plant sugar cane.

 Otherwise, you can only buy brown sugar from Shu people at a high price, and it may not be available.

Of course, because of the good relationship between Shu and Wu, the Shu people would sell His Majesty a batch of brown sugar at the same price every year, half free and half free.

  But this batch of brown sugar is really nothing compared to the total amount of brown sugar flowing into Wudi every year.

"I don't know how many powerful families are involved in this matter, and the implications are huge. More importantly, the brown sugar is in the hands of the Shu people. Your Majesty doesn't dare to touch it easily. What can we do?"

 Lv Yi understood what Qian Qin said, but he was still not optimistic about the matter.

 It’s not like they haven’t had any thoughts about brown sugar.

Such a huge profit is something that is unattainable. For His Majesty who is extremely short of money, it is really a torturous thing.

 Because His Majesty has revealed on more than one occasion that he wants to monopolize brown sugar.

As a close confidant of His Majesty, Lu Yi even knew that His Majesty even sighed about this when eating rice dumplings dipped in brown sugar in May.

“It is precisely because the benefits of brown sugar are in the hands of the Shu people that we have a chance!”

Qian Qin emphasized his tone and said, "If it were controlled by the world, we would have no chance at all."

Although the school office has great power, it is limited to the court.

 In terms of making a living, the means are simply not at the same level as those of families that have been around for more than a hundred or even hundreds of years.

 Not to mention the network of relationships between families, which is layered upon layers, like the roots of a century-old tree hidden underground.

At that time, King Huan of Changsha (ie Sun Ce) killed many of these Jiangdong aristocratic families, but in the end he still couldn't do anything to them, let alone the school affairs office?

“However, brown sugar is mostly controlled by the Zhang family.”

 Someone reminded me.

“The Zhang family is not comparable to the Lu family and the Zhu family, and it is at a low point at this time. How can it dare to compete with the school affairs office? The only thing to worry about is that the Zhang family has a close relationship with Feng Wenhe.”

“How can we persuade Feng Wenhe to give more of the brown sugar quota to us? This is the key.”

Hearing Qian Qin’s words, Lu Yi was thoughtful and murmured to himself:

 “This family has a good fortune.”

There are four surnames in Wu County, each with its own family tradition: Zhang Jiawen, Zhu Jiawu, Lu Jiazhong, and Gu Jiahou.

 Zhu Huan of the Zhu family had the right to take holidays, and Zhu Ju was Sun Quan's son-in-law.

Not to mention the Lu family, Lu Xun became the general, the first among the Wu family.

Gu Yong of the Gu family was the prime minister of Wu State and he was a generous man.

 So the most important people under Sun Quan are the Zhu family and the Lu family.

 On weekdays, Gu Yong is appointed to handle government affairs.

Only the Zhang family, although they are known for their talent and learning, still says the same thing:

 In troubled times, what the master needs is either a strategy for governing the world or the ability to command an army.

Talent and learning, on the contrary, are ranked last.

So Sun Quan wanted to suppress the Jiangdong family. As a prominent family in Jiangdong, but at the same time not valued, the Zhang family was naturally the chicken used to teach the monkeys.

But it was also because of the "literary" nature of the Zhang family, because after Zhang Wen came back from Shu, he vigorously promoted Feng Wenhe's articles and made him famous.

 This move established a good relationship with Feng Wenhe and brought unexpected great benefits to the Zhang family.

 That's why Lu Yi said that the Zhang family has a good life.

Someone lamented: "Shu people put loyalty first, I'm afraid, we may not be able to convince Feng Wenhe!"

I heard that the story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei has been written into a novel in Shu, and it is something that storytellers must tell.

Even the people of Shu can talk about "Three Brothers in Taoyuan" and so on.

There is nothing more weird and fantastic in the world than this.

When did Liu Bei and his wife become sworn brothers in Taoyuan?

 It just so happens that those gray-headed Guizhou heads like this!

Now that things are well, the people of Shu are still forming associations, and loyalty must come first.

Look at Zhang Bai of the Zhang family. He keeps saying "Feng Junyi takes the lead, and the Zhang family is deeply benefited by him"...

Whether Feng Wenhe is as loyal as Zhang Bai says, but if he wants to persuade him to transfer the profits from brown sugar to the school affairs office, the Zhang family will definitely not be able to get around it.

“Lü Zhongshu, if we can persuade Feng Wenhe to give up the Zhang family, that would be the best strategy, but this is almost impossible!”

Qian Qin knocked on the table heavily, reminding everyone not to think too beautifully.

“So the best way is to get the Zhang family to agree to cooperate with us. If the Zhang family can understand, I believe that Your Majesty will not pursue the past.”

“For the Zhang family’s current situation, this may not be a bad thing.”

“As long as we can control the brown sugar channel, we will not only have a steady stream of financial resources, but we can also suppress those noble families. I think your majesty will definitely be happy.”

 Because His Majesty is short of money, very short of money.
To be continued...