"Old Cheng, Xiao Qin, last night I discussed with His Majesty the Emperor to open the Salt Bureau in the Tang Dynasty, and all the salt production will be sold by my Salt Bureau in the future."
"The government is only responsible for daily mining and development."
Zhao Chen's second news really shocked Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu.
Zhao Chen wants to start the salt bureau?
This is a scramble for business with the court.
I also have to ask the government to help pick salt, and Zhao Chen’s own salt bureau is responsible for the sales?
Let the court help Zhao Chen work?
Is this crazy?
"His Emperor's Majesty agree?" Cheng Chumo asked carefully.
He almost didn't ask, is the emperor's brain okay?
Qin Huaiyu didn't dare to speak, and his eyes were filled with inexplicable expressions.
"Isn't this for his own good? Why did he refuse?" Zhao Chen said casually.
The existence of the Salt Bureau can make the salt price more market-oriented.
People in some places will not be able to afford salt.
The salt bureau’s unified price of salt is independent of the official and will not be subject to the control of the government.
Good for the Emperor?
This is probably the emperor's life, right?
But the two of them were just thinking about this in their hearts.
It really takes great courage for the emperor to agree to Zhao Chen's conditions.
"Zhao Chen, I remember a few months ago, Your Majesty wanted to set up a Salt and Iron Division, but later Your Majesty said that he was worried that the salt and iron franchise would greatly harm the interests of the people, so the matter was put on hold."
"The establishment of your Salt Bureau is no different from the Salt and Iron Department, right?" Qin Huaiyu asked again.
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"Your Majesty wants to set up a Salt Bureau so that it can be independent of the court and not subject to the court?"
“How can this be made?”
"The official camp of salt and iron has existed in history. Your Majesty had put aside the matter of the Salt and Iron Department before, but now he has set up a Salt Bureau and made it independent of the court. What is this?
"The price of salt, which is entirely determined by the needs of the people, will be even more difficult to control. Please think twice!"
After the court meeting, Li Shimin called Fang Xuanling and other officials to Ganquan Palace to discuss matters.
After telling everyone about the establishment of the Salt Bureau, it immediately attracted everyone's opposition.
The establishment of the Salt Bureau surprised all officials.
Institutions independent of the imperial court and still in charge of the Tang Dynasty's money bags?
If something happens and when money is urgently needed, what should they do?
This clearly puts the fate of the entire court on this so-called salt bureau.
"This Salt Bureau is only sold independently, and all its consumption and profit books must be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for review, and is not completely independent of the court." Li Shimin explained.
He thought Zhao Chen's suggestions were very good.
As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin naturally hoped that the Tang Dynasty would be strong and the people would be rich.
And if even the basic living needs of the people cannot be solved, how can the people be rich?
Salt, this is an indispensable thing in anyone's daily life.
Nowadays, not every household can use Shangguan salt.
But Li Shimin believed that Zhao Chen had a way to create a large amount of new official salt.
In this way, the lives of the people will naturally be guaranteed!
"Your Majesty, the official salt produced by the Tang Dynasty every year is inevitable, and it cannot fully supply the demand of all the people in the Tang Dynasty. Even if there is a salt bureau, the salt price will not fall."
"So, there is really no need for this Salt Bureau to exist or not." Fang Xuanling bowed and explained to Li Shimin.
Fang Xuanling didn't know what kind of excitement His Majesty the Emperor was.
I said before that the matter of putting the Salt and Iron Department is put on hold, but now I want to set up a Salt Bureau again.
It's really an idea a day.
Fang Xuanling was polite, but Wei Zheng was not so calm.
He completely disagrees with this method of benefiting the people by taking advantage of the people, but actually competing for profit with the people. He then took a step forward and bowed to Li Shimin: "The establishment of a salt bureau is called "benefiting the people, but actually competing for profit with the people, Your Majesty, if
If you do this, you will surely bear the forefather of all ages, and will be angry with both man and gods in heaven and earth."
Wei Zheng's sentences were like a knife and stabbed Li Shimin's heart.
Isn’t I just want to set up a salt bureau?
Before you finished speaking, Wei Zheng came up and said that he was competing for profit with the people and was still notorious? People and gods are angry?
You, Wei Zheng, are so capable, why don’t you solve the problem that the people cannot eat salt?
Will you be talking here?
Li Shimin was annoyed and his face was ugly.
"Wei Zheng, you can't wait until I finish my words?" Li Shimin suppressed his anger and said one by one.
"I don't want to see the people in the world force themselves for this so-called salt bureau, I don't want to see Your Majesty deceived by the thief, I don't want to see my Tang Dynasty country, and I don't want to see the so-called salt bureau."
"If Your Majesty is angry, you will kill me. I will die without regrets!" Wei Zheng bowed and said.
His expression remained unchanged, and he was even a little proud.
This really made Li Shimin angry.
When everyone was shocked when they saw him slap hard on the table.
I secretly thought that today is the death of Wei Zheng, the two fools.
But he didn't expect that the emperor did not let Wei Zheng take down, but instead sneered, saying, "I have decided to set up a salt bureau, and no one can say it."
"And I can tell you that someone has developed a new type of salt. The future output of official salt will definitely be a terrifying number. Soon, everyone in the Tang Dynasty can eat Shangguan salt."
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"What you said is true?" Qin Huaiyu looked at Zhao Chen, his eyes full of shock.
He didn't expect that what Zhao Chen said about setting up a salt bureau was like this.
Smooth salt prices and ensure supply.
This is not given any private salts room to survive.
The salt price is handed over to the entire market, which also prevents the government from playing another role in it.
With the establishment of the Salt Bureau, the government will completely become a salt harvesting machine.
"Of course it's true." Zhao Chen nodded and smiled.
The Salt Bureau was established, and he and the emperor shared the accounts with 28.
The annual profits of tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty were definitely not a small amount.
Moreover, Zhao Chen has other industries.
This will take a few years, and Zhao Chen's wealth will be a terrifying number.
This is closer to Zhao Chen’s wealthy family life!
"Everything you said just now must be based on the premise that you can make salt. If you can't make salt..."
"So can you make fine salt better than official salt?" Qin Huaiyu asked.
"I want to know too!" Before Zhao Chen could speak, he saw Li Shimin stepping into the yard with his legs. Fang Xuanling and several other officials followed.
Everyone's face was filled with a strong look of suspicion.
Obviously, they learned something about Zhao Chen's salt making from the emperor.
"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor!" Cheng Chumo bowed and Qin Huaiyu and shouted.
Zhao Chen bowed and smiled and said, "Why would you like to make a bet with Zhao Chen?"
"Wei Zheng, are you going to bet with Zhao Chen?" Li Shimin and Wei Zheng shouted.
This guy cursed himself like that just now. After knowing that Zhao Chen wanted to do the salt bureau, he immediately shrank again and said nothing.
He acted like Li Shimin, but he was not reliable than Zhao Chen.
Isn’t this going to make Li Shimin angry?
Chapter completed!