From Li Shimin's tone, you can feel his joy today.
After all, another 60,000 yuan was made to fill the national treasury to provide relief to the victims, although it could not replace the shares of Cheng and Fang.
But he still felt comfortable.
"Wei Zheng, why did you come here to find me today?"
Only then did Wei Zheng speak: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's salt is selling like hotcakes! And the price is only one-fifth of the market price! Just one day's income is nearly one hundred thousand taels!"
As soon as his words came out, Li Shimin was shocked.
Earning nearly one hundred thousand taels a day?
What kind of magical operation is that?
And it's one-fifth of the market price, so how much do you have to sell it for?
It can be seen that the market demand is very strong.
My 60,000 taels is really a piece of cake!
"I never expected this kid to be so capable! I underestimated him!"
Li Shimin murmured.
"Your Majesty, there is more!"
"Hmm? What else?"
Li Shimin was confused, what else? What else happened?
"His rapid rise has had a huge influence on the family. The family's salt business in Chang'an has come to a halt! The surrounding areas have also become extremely bleak! They lost nearly one million taels a day!"
This is the key point.
One made a profit of nearly ten, and the other lost nearly a hundred.
That is also caused by price inequality.
The major aristocratic families are large and consume costs every day.
Their costs are extremely high, outrageously high, but their profits are even more terrifying.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect that in just one day, I would let the family know the pain. The charm of this salt is indeed very high! That boy did a very good job this time!"
Li Shimin gave Li Min a relatively formal recognition.
When he talked about this, he had another idea in his mind.
"Yes, the Sixth Prince has indeed contributed a large amount of tax revenue to the court this time. This month's tax revenue alone is a huge amount!"
It is impossible to see how much money Li Min made specifically, but we can determine his approximate amount through the amount of taxes.
"Oh? Do you have specific numbers?"
Li Shimin asked curiously.
"I obtained this list from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it!"
Li Shimin took it and took a look.
The more I looked at it, the more surprised I became.
A large amount of money is densely written on it.
"The salt contributed so much tax just yesterday. It is indeed a good business!"
Li Shimin murmured.
"Yes! It also provides a large number of jobs for the people. There are thousands of people working in transportation alone! These people still earn a lot of money! The people are so happy, some people don't see any money all year round!"
The latter is the key. Li Min's business has grown and people have jobs, which is good for Datang's economy.
It would be a terrible thing if people did nothing.
It will affect social stability and reduce people's happiness.
There may even be an out-migration of people.
Therefore, Li Min's career indeed had an impact on the stability of Datang!
"Wei Zheng, if I increase the price of mineral salt by another five times, will the national treasury be fuller?"
Li Shimin said very shamelessly.
"Your Majesty, no, that will only cause public anger!"
"Oh? Why?"
"If the price of mineral salt increases, the price of finished salt will only go up. The Sixth Prince's salt can no longer be sold for one tael of silver. This is a big bad thing for the people, but a good thing for the aristocratic family.
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"Nonsense, the price of the Aristocratic Family was five times his. When they sold it, they didn't see any dissatisfaction from the people! As long as Li Min doubled the price, he could make a lot of money! He could also generate a lot of tax revenue for Datang. Now the big
There are too many places where Tang needs to spend money. If we do this, the treasury will further generate a large amount of taxes, and we will be able to sell mineral salt at a high price!"
Li Shimin is really smart.
For his own sake, he doesn't care about the people at all.
For some things, once the price is set, it is basically difficult to increase the price.
At the same time, he was also forcing Li Min and containing him.
Let Li Min be passive and eat his fill!
Maybe it wouldn't be like this if he hadn't seen the list.
But it's different now.
He is like the person sandwiched between Li Min and the family,
There is no sense of security at all.
Wei Zheng didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking, so he strongly opposed this situation.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this! That will only make the Sixth Prince passive! No way!"
"The traitor is so smart, how can he be troubled by trivial matters? Just do it!"
Li Shimin asked rhetorically.
The fact is that Li Min is too strong. Fortunately, he only focuses on business, not politics.
Li Shimin may not let him go.
Li Min said, what is so good about the emperor?
As a rich man, you can not only have three wives and four concubines, but also have the ability to protect yourself and create a paradise where you can live a prosperous life. When the time comes, Li Shimin may ask for charity from him.
"But Your Majesty! This..."
"It's just what I want, and I leave him half of the profit, what else does he want? If he wants to make money, just raise the price! No need to say anything more!"
Li Shimin didn't listen at all.
Wei Zheng could only sigh.
"Then I will go and talk to him about this!"
He was a little embarrassed at this time.
If I had known earlier, I would not have come to talk to Li Shimin about this.
His original intention was to make Li Shimin happy and let him see that Li Min had caused great losses to the family. It was for Li Min's good that Li Shimin affirmed Li Min!
But unexpectedly, Li Shimin would try to trick Li Min.
Now a good thing turned into a bad thing.
At this time, he wished that Queen Changsun and Concubine Yang were both here.
With them here, they will definitely stop Li Shimin.
But now it's no longer possible.
Li Shimin was very happy.
"Okay, let's go down and deal with it. This matter must be dealt with properly! After it is completed, I will reward you heavily!"
Wei Zheng wanted to say, I would rather not have this kind of reward.
But what he said on his lips was: "Yes! Your Majesty, that minister is resigning!"
Li Shimin waved his hand.
I'm in a good mood.
Can he be in a bad mood?
Next, his treasury will have huge tax revenue and mineral salt revenue, which will be increased five times.
If Li Min wants to make money, he has to pay more
It just depends on whether Li Min will fall for his tricks.
But he didn't know how Li Min could do what he wanted now.
Li Min did this to defeat the aristocratic family. Money? He can make it casually. As long as he wants to, there is no money that he can't make!
It has no influence at all on Li Shimin’s calculations!
On the contrary, all this is under Li Min's control.
After all, some businesses cannot be done by oneself.
Well done, some people hate it.
If you don't do it well, others will scold you.
This kind of money is not reliable to make.
Then Wei Zheng went to the Shengtang Group.
But at this time, in the group, Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling sat blankly, looking at Li Min, but hesitated to speak.