Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

This voice, coupled with Fang Du's analysis, made Li Shimin understand everything.

Although the matter of paying taxes to the Ministry of Households is left to Li You, it is impossible for Li You to be the Minister of the Ministry of Households all the time.

Once this rule is established, it will not change, which is good news for Datang.

Li Shimin could figure it out, but Li You thought that Li Shimin was still not satisfied.

Then he said, "Your Majesty, not only are the enlightenment textbooks paid tax to the Ministry of Households, but all the businesses of Shence Mansion will also be paid [-]% of the sales price to the Ministry of Households as taxes."

"My son did this to fill the Tang treasury and prepare for military affairs. One day, the horse will step into the desert and the sword will point at the Turks."

Hearing this sentence, Li Shimin finally laughed.

He couldn't hold back anymore.

"Very good, it really is the Divine Strategy General I canonized, and I don't think about the Turkic crisis hanging in my heart for a moment."

"If all the people in the world are like my son, why don't the Great Tang be prosperous and strong!"

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, he discovered a serious problem.

That is the discord in Datang.

In the battle of unification, from the clan of Li and Tang, the aristocratic families, down to the soldiers and civilians, all twisted into a rope, exerting force in one direction.

But now, Li Tang's clan and the major families began to intrigue, and those old brothers who followed him through life and death also began to covet prosperity.

If the hearts of the people are not in harmony, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Although Li Shimin's reputation is still there, the major families dare not disobey his orders.

But there will be more and more things like this time, and there will be endless violations after the decree comes out of Chang'an.

Just like recently, in addition to the rise in paper and book prices, the price of salt and iron is also rising.

Although there are various reasons for natural disasters, it may not be the result of the control of the major families.

Thinking of the heavy burden on his shoulders, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty, why are you sighing, but are you worried about the Turks?"

Fang Xuanling asked.

"It's okay, I just suddenly remembered some past events, and it's just a little sad."

Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that Fang Xuanling was fine.

With a trace of heaviness, Li Shimin prepared to return to the palace and continue to deal with government affairs.

The most difficult problem has been solved, he will go back to solve other problems.

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to leave, Li You was also overjoyed, and hurriedly sent several people away.

However, just as he walked to the door, Li You almost didn't fall down when he saw the two people who had just entered the door.

It was Wei Zheng and Pei Ju who came oncoming.

"Chen Wei Zheng (Pei Ju), pay homage to Your Majesty!"

As soon as Wei Zheng returned home from court, he heard that Pei Ju had come to pay his respects.

Wei Zheng was greatly surprised. Although he and Pei Ju were officials in the same dynasty and had some relatives because of their wives, they actually had no intersection at all.

However, after Pei Ju explained his purpose, Wei Zheng was very happy.

This is a kind of joy that was lost and found again. Wei Zheng had already given up on the matter of salt.

After several months of unlimited expectations for Wang Xuance's caravan, all expectations fell through, making Wei Zheng seriously ill at that time.

Wei Zheng didn't feel sorry for his money, but regretted his bad luck.

He wanted to do practical things for the people of Chang'an, but in the end he failed to do anything.

Wei Zheng even thought that if he gave the money directly, it would have been better.

After experiencing extreme disappointment, Wei Zheng also gave up.

In the past few days, he even wondered whether he should release Wang Xuance if he really couldn't catch the traitor.

He still appreciates that young man.

While he was hesitating, Pei Ju appeared.

Immediately, he and Pei Ju went out pretending to be casual, and came to the Shence Mansion.

But he didn't expect that when he first entered the Shence Mansion, he saw His Majesty Li Shimin and Fang Du.

Seeing Wei Zheng, Li Shimin immediately remembered what Li You had just said.

Because of the drastic change in his mood, he had already forgotten about it just now.

"Why did Wei Qing appear in Shence Mansion dressed like this?"

Li Shimin said with a serious face.

Faced with Li Shimin's questioning, Wei Zheng's first reaction was "No, I've been tricked!"

He was so angry that he felt that someone must have known about his failure to invest in the caravan before, and then he was going to label himself as a clique for personal gain.

As Wei Zheng, who advertises himself as a clean stream, how can he endure such dirty water.

He looked angrily at Pei Ju, then at Li Shimin, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, if I really do something that displeases Your Majesty, I am willing to sue my old age and return home, so I don't have to design it like this!"

From Wei Zheng's point of view, the young king of Chu would definitely not be able to come up with such a plan, and Li Shimin was the only one who wanted to command Pei Ju.

This questioning made Li Shimin confused, but no matter who was slapped on his face, he couldn't stand it.

"Wei Zheng, I'm just asking you what you're doing here! If there's nothing shameful, why are you so angry!"

As soon as Li Shimin said that there was something shameful, Wei Zheng thought about the caravan again.

You must know that although the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is relatively open, unlike the "Scholar, Farmer, Industry and Commerce" in the Ming Dynasty, which ranked merchants at the bottom of the four peoples, the status of merchants is still not high.

Pei Ju led the caravan into the grassland because of a special mission.

But even so, Liu Deyu dared to attack his caravan.

Under other circumstances, even with Liu Deyu's courage, he would not dare to touch Pei Ju.

Even if Pei Ju is like this, in the current environment, Wei Zheng's investment in the caravan is even less "glorious" on the surface.

And the final result was that Wei Zheng was in a mess, which made Wei Zheng even more reluctant to mention it.

So when Li Shimin said this, he really became a little annoyed.

"This time, I, Wei Zheng, got hurt, but Your Majesty, don't want to humiliate the old minister. If you annoy the minister, you will smash your head on this palace!"

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he turned his eyes to the pillars in the room.

Wei Zheng's stubbornness made Li Shimin not know what to say for a while.

He was just curious at first, but he didn't expect Wei Zheng to have such a big reaction.

Fang Xuanling at the side quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty, Lord Wei, when we came here, we didn't know that Lord Wei and Lord Pei would appear here. There must be a misunderstanding, there must be some kind of misunderstanding."

Fang Xuanling looked at Du Ruhui for help again.

Du Ruhui said in a deep voice, "What Xuanling said is absolutely true!"

Wei Zheng was also a little surprised. From what Fang and Du said, he keenly sensed that it might really be an accident to meet these three people here.

Wei Zheng is not someone who hides things, he has already done the matter, and in fact, he has already thought of the consequences.

"Return to Your Majesty, I came this time to find His Royal Highness the King of Chu to fetch salt."

As soon as these words came out, the scene became quiet again.

Li Shimin came back to his senses and saw Li You and said, "Your, please explain this matter clearly!"