"Li Wei, go quickly to the various states and counties to look for that miracle doctor Sun!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin quickly turned around and shouted to Li Wei who was not far away.
Li Wei responded quickly and ran out quickly.
Now that the matter of Qi illness has been resolved, both Li Shimin and Empress Changsun couldn't help but feel joy from the bottom of their hearts.
In addition to being happy, Empress Changsun went to visit the paddy fields and became even more enthusiastic.
Xing Xing, with Li Shimin's support, he squatted down and reached out to tease the silly little fish in the water.
After more than half an hour, perhaps because Empress Changsun was tired from shopping, or perhaps because Li Shimin was tired, they finally returned to Li Xuan's cabin.
Seeing this, Li Xuan, Li Chengqian and others subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Baoding, Li Chengqian and others personally made a cup of hot tea for Li Shimin, Empress Changsun and others, and then took the little fat Li Tai and Li Lizhi, who were still a little unsatisfied, to run around the village.
However, after seeing Li Xiong, Li Tai and Li Lizhi were both overjoyed.
The only pity is that the little fat Li Tai can stroke the bear as he pleases, while Li Lizhi can only watch helplessly from a distance, with a look of grievance on her face.
In the room, after Li Shimin finished drinking a cup of fragrant tea, he couldn't help but smack his mouth a few times, savoring it carefully, with a face full of enjoyment.
Then, he looked at Li Xuan.
"Sure enough, I still want the tea in Xuanba's place. It's fragrant and refreshing."
"Your Majesty is thirsty, that's why you feel like this when you drink!"
Li Xuandan said in a loud voice.
Li Shimin looked startled, then said with a smile.
"Xuanba, there is one more thing I need to ask you about during my trip!"
"Your Majesty, please speak!" Li Xuan said.
"It's about refined salt!"
Li Shimin said: "In a few days, the heads of those aristocratic families will come to Chang'an City again to negotiate with me about refined salt. I am determined to eradicate these worms directly. However, these aristocratic families have been integrated with the Tang Dynasty, and half of the court officials in the court
, are all from aristocratic families.
And I am extremely unwilling to give up some salt and profit to these aristocratic families.
Does Xuanba have any good ideas for this matter?"
"I wonder how many salt fields your Majesty controls now, and how much refined salt and coarse salt can be produced in a month?"
Li Xuan asked.
"I already own ten salt ponds, and currently I can produce 8,000 shi of refined salt and 50,000 shi of coarse salt every month!"
Li Shimin said directly.
"Your Majesty, how many people are there in the Tang Dynasty?" Li Xuan continued to ask.
"When the Tang Dynasty was first founded, there were about 1.8 million households. In the past ten years, we have been restoring people's livelihood. Now it has increased to 2.9 million households, about 19 million people!" Li Shimin looked proud.
"However, the salt you produce in one month is less than half of the population of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Xuandao.
Li Shimin looked dull.
"Of course, Your Majesty can also seize all the salt fields from all the aristocratic families, or expand dozens of salt ponds again, so that you can completely control the world's salt!"
Li Xuan continued: "However, no matter what, those aristocratic families will not be willing to give up the benefits of salt!"
"After all, the profits of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars every year are like cutting the flesh of these aristocratic families in large pieces. These aristocratic families will definitely rise up to resist!"
"Xuanba, what's the best plan?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Xuan expectantly.
"Your Majesty can only cooperate with those aristocratic families!" Li Xuan said.
"well!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.
"For example, like Lu Jiansi, let those aristocratic families pay for membership, and then they can only collect the membership money honestly every month." Li Xuandao.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and his face was full of joy: "So, can those aristocratic families agree?"
"Your Majesty doesn't want to fight too hard with those aristocratic families, and those families don't want to fight too hard with His Majesty."
Li Xuan sneered and said, "If they don't agree, let's have a salt competition. If they're still not convinced, let's all bring out an army and have a fight?"
Don't tell me, Your Majesty, none of those aristocratic families have private armies!"
"In this case, I will establish a salt sales company!"
Li Shimin said slowly.
"That's how it should be!"
Li Xuan nodded and said, "It's just that your Majesty, the Salt Sales Department, needs to collect taxes?"
"Tax?"
Li Shimin was startled, "The Salt Sales Department is an official office of the imperial court, so there is no need to collect taxes!"
"In this way, those aristocratic families have paid a lot less tax. Your Majesty still needs to clarify this matter with those aristocratic families!"
"this……"
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
You know, a year's salt tax can collect more than 5 million guan.
"Xuanba, what if the Salt Sales Department also pays taxes?"
"Your Majesty can discuss this matter with the ministers in the DPRK. I don't know much about it either!" Li Xuan shook his head.
He really didn't understand this kind of thing.
"However, Your Majesty can take back all the salt ponds of all the aristocratic families in the form of members. From now on, those aristocratic families will just wait for the salt profits to be distributed, and they will not interfere in the affairs of the salt ponds.
In addition, border states and counties have difficulty transporting salt and the price of salt is high.
Your Majesty can create salt banknotes. When merchants go to border states and counties to transport and sell goods and pay consistently, they can sell a salt banknote to the Jiehedong Salt Pond in exchange for 200 kilograms of salt. The merchants can then sell it and the money they receive can be
It will increase frontier fortress expenses and at the same time save the Salt Sales Department the labor and loss of cattle and donkeys in transporting salt in dozens of states and counties!
However, if this kind of salt banknote is implemented, the price of salt will fluctuate from time to time. Your Majesty will need to set up a salt department in the capital to be responsible for the sale of salt. If the price of salt is too high, the salt in stock will be distributed in large quantities to curb the huge profits of merchants.
If the price of salt is too low, some salt must be stored in storage and not sold, so that the price of salt rises.
This method allows the imperial court to control the salt and keep it stable. The advantage is: Your Majesty can collect salt taxes, and it can also allow merchants to make money, mobilizing the enthusiasm of salt merchants across the country. The price of salt eaten by people all over the world will not be too high, and merchants sell salt.
, which can save you the pain of transporting salt across states and counties across the country, and prevent some salt people from selling salt secretly!"
Suddenly remembering something, Li Xuan continued.
"Salt banknotes, salt banknotes..."
After hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes couldn't help but light up.
The various benefits of salt banknotes directly made him feel itchy and he couldn't help but think about it.
Seeing this, Li Xuan chuckled, stood up slowly, and walked into the house.
He didn't forget that he also promised to give that little Changle a small gift.
Sitting at the desk, taking out pen and paper, Li Xuan began to draw.
After a while, a small box composed of several large pieces of glass appeared on the paper.
Afterwards, Li Xuan took the paper and walked out.
"Xuan Ba, the Salt Bank Law and the Salt Sales Department, after I go back, I will discuss it with Xuan Ling, Auxiliary Machine and others for a while!"
At this moment, Li Shimin had come to his senses and was sitting on the sofa, making tea for himself, looking very relaxed.
"Your Majesty, do as you please!"
Li Xuandan said in a dull voice.
Coincidentally, at this moment, Li Lizhi, Li Tai and other little brats were also crazy enough and walked in with sweat on their heads.
"Xiao Changle, Uncle Wang drew a zoo for you. After you go back, ask the young master to calcine several large pieces of glass according to the drawing, assemble it into a small glass room, lock the small animals in it, and keep them in your palace. You
When you have nothing to do, you can play with those little animals through the glass!"
Li Xuan took out the blueprint and said to Xiao Changle.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang!"
Hearing this, Li Lizhi's face was filled with joy.
Immediately, he quickly took the drawing and held it tightly in his arms.
"Thank you Xuanba!"
On the side, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun also thanked Li Xuan with happy faces.