Chapter 12: Luoyang first became famous (4) ()

With the teachings of Wang Yue, Yan Bin finally settled down to learn how to use weapons. Although his father, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were both good at using swords, Yan Bin was always not very interested in swords. He liked halberds. Because halberds can stab and chop and have both swords and guns, they are more efficient in combat. Although Wang Yue is famous for using swords, he is also quite proficient in various long weapons. So under his guidance, Yan Bin began to practice halberd techniques. After several months of practicing Yan Bin's halberd technique, he has basically taken shape, and he can support 4 or 50 rounds of battles with Wei Yan. He is also very satisfied with this.

On this day, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other eunuchs gave a bad idea to the greedy Emperor Ling, which made Emperor Ling very happy, that was to sell official positions with different salary, and sell them at different prices, and they could also bargain. The next day, when Emperor Ling announced in the court, the whole court was in a mess. Ministers rose up and opposed it. Yan Bin knew that this was an incident in history, so he was not surprised. The old god was still staying in the place and said nothing. Lu Zhi and Yan Bin's teachers winked at Yan Bin repeatedly, hoping that he, the close minister whom the Emperor favored, would also come out to oppose the ridiculous decision of Emperor Ling. But Yan Bin seemed to be asleep and was unmoved.

After the court was dispersed, Yan Bin's teachers such as Cai Yong, Lu Zhi, Wang Yun, Zheng Xuan, Zhang Wen, Cui Yan, Liu Biao, Ma Riyi surrounded Yan Bian and told him that he was not. Yan Bin said calmly: "Dear teachers, it's not that I don't oppose Your Majesty's approach, but that your opposition is useless. Your Majesty sells official positions and titles to accumulate money. If you don't use other ways to make money, it's difficult to change Your Majesty's idea. Besides, you have to oppose in the court because you have something to lose your face. Your Majesty will stick to the end in order to maintain the emperor's face. Leave this matter to me, I'll think of a way to make Your Majesty change your mind." He turned around and let the little yellow gate go in and report to Emperor Ling, saying that he had something to ask for a meeting.

When Yan Bin entered the Ling Emperor's bedroom, Ling Emperor was still angry. When he saw Yan Bin coming in, he asked, "Is Xiaoqing's family here to persuade me to change my mind?"

"No, Your Majesty. I'm just curious, so I want to ask why your Majesty sells official positions and titles?"

Emperor Ling rolled his eyes: "Of course it's for money."

"Your Majesty is already rich all over the world, why do you still have so much money?"

"Xiaoqing's family doesn't know that I was afraid of being a Marquis of Jieyanting. At that time, my ambition was to be a great businessman with the greatest wealth in the world. Although I have become an emperor, I always feel at ease with my money in my own hands. And bargaining in the process of selling official positions is also an interesting thing."

"It's nothing wrong with Your Majesty trying to master more money with your own hands. It's a natural thing for human beings. Who doesn't want to have more money in the world? It's just that the boy thinks that Your Majesty's method is not very good, and I have a better business to do with Your Majesty."

Yan Bin's words suddenly aroused the interest of Emperor Ling and asked quickly: "Oh, Xiaoqing's family will tell you."

"Your Majesty, let's talk about selling official positions first. Although this can bring great wealth to Your Majesty, it is a one-time transaction. Foresighted merchants are unlikely to do such short-term business. If you want to do it, you will do a long-term business. That is the king of business. Your Majesty, please think that if all the official positions of the Han Dynasty are sold out, then what else can be sold? Perhaps some officials have freed up some official positions for crimes, retirement, etc., but that is a very rare situation. Furthermore, selling official positions will inevitably make rich people high-ranking officials, not talented people. This will cause turmoil in the country over time. What is the most feared by a businessman? It is afraid of turmoil. In a turbulent environment, you can't even save your life, so you still talk about making money. So you don't know who will give your Majesty the idea of ​​selling official positions and titles in business. You are not smart."

Seeing Emperor Ling heard his words and began to think, Yan Bin coughed and continued, "I have a business that I want to cooperate with His Majesty. This business can be called furniture business." After saying that, he asked the little eunuch who was serving Emperor Ling to bring silk cloth and pens, Yan Bin began to draw some tables, chairs, beds, cabinets and other graphics. Fortunately, Yan Bin often had to draw some structural sketches of the product when he was selling in his previous life, so although the drawing was ugly, the general shape was still very clear. After the drawing was finished, the functions and usage of various furniture were explained to Emperor Ling one by one. Perhaps Emperor Ling did have the talent to be a businessman, and he was very interested in these furniture at once and was very optimistic about future market sales. Yan Bin continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty has a population of 60 million and tens of millions of families. You are not afraid of those who have no sales. Rich families buy more, poor families buy less, and use old ones, and they have to buy them again after they are broken. Your Majesty think about how much profit this will have. If Your Majesty produces and operates the site; I will pay for the people and add specific operations. Then I will divide it into 30% and your Majesty will get 70%. What do you think about it?"

The stingy Emperor Ling couldn't help but be surprised: "I have done very little, and Xiaoqing's family has done a lot, why do I account for 70% and Xiaoqing's family only account for 30%?"

Yan Bin laughed and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know that I have made a big profit. If I don't cooperate with Your Majesty, I can start this business. But as long as the business opens, others will see it profitable, within 3 months, a large number of followers will sprung up like mushrooms after a rain to grab my business. Even if I can still make some money, it will be a small amount of money. It's like the more people I eat a cake, the less share each person will get. But when I cooperate with Your Majesty, the situation will be different. Who dares to grab a business as long as I put the royal sign on? Not only that, I don't need to compete with others through price cuts, and the profit will be much higher. Is it much more than what I have earned for the same big cake? This is called 'It's good to rely on a big tree to enjoy the cool air'."
Chapter completed!