"What did you say? Li Min made the method public? Now the supply of mineral salt exceeds demand? Three million stones were produced in one day? The revenue of the national treasury increased!?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it was announced the day before yesterday. I didn't expect it to be so fast."
Wei Zheng said this.
At this time, in the Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin summoned Wei Zheng.
Ask something about Li Min.
Li Shimin decided to raise the price of mineral salt before, but he didn't expect Li Min to stop doing it. It was really domineering!
Among them, Queen Changsun was also present.
"What Min'er did may be a good thing that will benefit the country and the people! Such a broad mind can only be compared to the ancient sages!"
Queen Changsun said.
She raised Li Min to the level of a saint.
"I always feel that he is going to do something? This kid can't just respond like that!"
Li Shimin felt that this was not good.
Wei Zheng said at this time: "Your Majesty, I also heard from the Sixth Prince that he did this to benefit the people, so that people can eat with peace of mind and spend less money! Another point is to curb the five major families. According to
As far as I know, just yesterday, in the entire Tang Dynasty, the five major families closed down about 500 large-scale salt shops!"
Five hundred large-scale salt shops, that number is quite shocking.
It makes people feel extremely shocked.
The family's investment is very large. If the family earns a thousand taels a day, they will lose a lot of money in a year! It is really painful to beat the family this time!
Queen Changsun said: "Your Majesty, this time, I think that Min'er really wants to do something for the Tang Dynasty! The court has become rich! The people will definitely remember him!"
"No! I don't think so. He did make the aristocratic family uncomfortable, but he also let me pass! Throughout the ages, salt has always been government-run. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has been eroded by the aristocratic family, and the official salt has become less and less. I
I was also looking for an opportunity to give the salt to the government camp, but I couldn't! Today Li Min gave me a chance, a perfect opportunity!"
Queen Changsun was puzzled.
"Then Zhen'er is also doing it for Your Majesty's sake, isn't it?"
"No! He's doing it for himself!"
Now everyone is even more confused.
Why is this?
"He still wants to use me as his pawn!"
Li Shimin's last words shocked Queen Changsun even more.
Is Li Min really such a person?
No way.
"How old is he? How could he think so much? Moreover, he was forced to hand over his methods for the benefit of the people!"
Yes, all of this was forced by Li Shimin. Without his forcing, how could Li Min do such a thing? Why did it become different in Li Shimin's mouth?
"Queen, you don't know, it was originally a war between him and the aristocratic family, but he got me deeper into it step by step. First, he induced me to raise the price, and then released the salt, so that the people could buy mineral salt, which can be used to make salt.
, but do you know? There are drawbacks to all of this!”
This made the two of them even more confused.
Li Shimin was so smart that he fell into Li Min's trap?
Then Li Shimin added: "First, the salt made by the people is edible, but the quality cannot be guaranteed! Everyone can make salt, which is not good for us!"
The two nodded, that's it.
At the critical moment of Li Min's fight with the Shi family, Li Min released the method, which also indicated that Li Shimin could make salt by himself. What Li Shimin had always wanted before was now obtained, but he was not happy.
Queen Changsun then asked:
"What about the second one?"
"Secondly, he did this to force me to control the Yanguan camp! Because this is a good opportunity. If we control the salt, we can control the people's livelihood of the entire country. Now that the family has become weaker, I have no choice but to take action! This kid,
I didn’t expect him to be so smart!”
After Li Shimin said this, everyone finally understood.
So that’s how it is.
I couldn't help but be deeply impressed by Li Min's intelligence.
I originally thought it was a very common thing that was forced to change, but now it seems that it is not, it is Li Min who is plotting against Li Shimin step by step, and everything is under his control!
"So, we are all pawns?"
"That's right, he is the one playing chess! We have all been taken advantage of! I underestimated this kid."
This may be the first time that Li Shimin has taken the initiative to mention that he underestimated Li Min. Maybe it is a kind of affirmation of him?!
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin in disbelief.
Because she still doesn't quite believe that all this is true.
How old is Li Min? At this time, Li Chengqian was still stupid. How could he become so powerful? Who did he learn everything from?
If it is true, then the previous four-fruit soup, cola, glass, soap, etc., were all caused by Li Min?
It’s terrifying to think about it!
Fortunately, Li Min didn't use it in any bad way.
Otherwise, Datang would have one more enemy.
Fortunately, the Queen and Concubine Yang are mediating the relationship between Li Min and Li Shimin, otherwise something might really happen to them!
"Your Majesty, I think that the Sixth Prince is smart, but he uses the right way instead of the wrong way. During this period of time, Chang'an City's economy has improved, and he has a share of the credit! This is undeniable!"
Wei Zheng said this.
The ones who should praise Li Min should be given to him.
Queen Changsun also said: "Regarding Min'er's deeds, should we give him some encouragement and support him to do well! So as not to go astray!"
This is what she can do for Li Min.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin said:
"Whatever he does is just for his own sake. I don't want to judge!"
Shameless person! He doesn’t even want to be praised!
Wei Zheng asked again: "Your Majesty, what about...salt?"
"Send the order, close the salt mine and switch to official business!"
Now that the method is available, Li Shimin can naturally do it himself.
In this way, all costs are controlled by oneself, and the income is much better than taxes.
"Yes, I will go down and deal with it now!"
When Li Shimin's imperial edict was issued, the entire Tang Dynasty exploded.
I finally managed to make my own salt, but faced the official camp.
Fortunately, in the end, the price of official salt was not high and the quality was good.
As for the salt from the five major families, they are kept at home and cannot be sold.
Regarding the disposal methods of these salts.
Wei Zheng received Li Min's instructions and went to Li Shimin to blow the wind.
As a result, Li Shimin issued an imperial edict that each citizen could not save more than one stone of salt, otherwise it would be confiscated and disposed of.
With this order, the whole family was in chaos.
Where do they dare to store more salt? They just sell it all at a low price.
This time, it was a huge loss.
The fight with Li Yin also resulted in the loss of a large income from salt.
At this time, they were gnashing their teeth at Li Min and wanted to eat him.
But Li Min didn't feel anything at all.
Because in front of the group, new products are about to be released at this time.