Datang: In order to be a salted fish, I decided to look forward to my father Jackie Chan

Chapter 7 Suppression of Five Surnames and Seven Hopes
At the gate of a salt shop in Chang'an Market, a group of ordinary people are queuing up to buy.

Since the introduction of systematic refined salt to the market, sales of official salt controlled by Wuxing Qiwang have plummeted.

Ten cents a catty is half the price, and the taste is much better. No one will buy salt for twenty cents a catty anymore.

While people were queuing up, a few street people came to the side of the line and discussed loudly.

"Look at these idiots, there are still so many people queuing up to buy salt. It seems that they really don't know how terrible these salts are!"

"Brother Li, you said this salt is terrible, what is the situation?"

"You don't know such a big thing? Let me tell you, there is a problem with the source of this salt!"

A few people sang together, and what they said was very evil.

According to their mouths, this salt is not produced through normal channels. If consumed in large quantities, it will cause harm to the body in light cases, and it will be fatal in severe cases.

The common people who were queuing came over curiously when they heard this.

"Brother, you just said that there is something wrong with the refined salt, do you have evidence?"

The big man in the lead said with a look of disdain.

"What evidence do you need? This salt is delicious and cheap. Do you think there is such a good thing in this world?"

"Although the official salt we bought before is a bit expensive, isn't it okay for the common people to eat it for so many years?"

"So, you can't be too greedy, you will definitely pay the price for being greedy!"

These ordinary people already had the mentality of following the crowd, and after hearing this, they began to think in their hearts, and some of them felt that what they said made sense, so they turned around and left.

They want to see if everyone has any abnormal reactions after eating salt, and then decide whether to buy it.

After seeing the success of the plan, several street people nodded in satisfaction, and then walked towards the next salt shop.

They are the people sent by Wuxing Qiwang to spread all kinds of rumors in the market in Chang'an. The purpose is to make the people misunderstand this kind of refined salt and buy the official salt in the hands of Wuxing Qiwang again.

At the beginning, only a part of the people were affected, and as time went on, the influence became greater and greater.

This matter has already reached Changsun Wuji's ears.

After the morning court that day, Li Shimin specially kept the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Changsun Wuji, how is the sales of refined salt recently? Do you need to increase the supply?" Li Shimin asked.

Anyway, this kind of thing is not expensive, if you need it, you can just buy some from the system.

However, Changsun Wuji had a troubled expression on his face, and said with some worry.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the sales of refined salt have declined recently, and there are some rumors circulating in the market."

"Rumor, what rumor?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows in doubt.

"I dare not say this."

"If you don't dare to say anything, you just say it! I won't blame you!"

Li Shimin urged.

After getting Li Shimin's promise, Changsun Wuji bravely told what happened in the market.

"At the beginning, the common people were very supportive of refined salt, but recently a news spread among the common people."

"It is said that the source of this salt is unknown, and it will cause harm to the body after eating."

"What?" Li Shimin slapped the table angrily, "Which bastard made the rumor?"

Changsun Wuji remained silent.

In fact, both of them had guesses in their hearts.

The sale of refined salt directly affects the power of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs.

Li Shimin also wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the five surnames and Qiwang, so it is very likely that they made up the rumor.

After a moment of silence, Li Shimin had an idea in his mind.

"You arrange it and post a notice in Chang'an City. From today onwards, all the salt used by the royal relatives in the palace will be replaced with refined salt, and the old salt is not allowed to be used anymore!"

The relatives of the royal family are distinguished. If the common people know that they also use refined salt, this rumor will certainly be self-defeating.

Li Shimin continued: "In addition, who are the people who sent people to search and spread rumors? If caught, they will be killed!"

"It's Your Majesty! I understand!"

Changsun Wuji said hastily, it seems that His Majesty has already murdered the five surnames and Qiwang this time.

Then Li Shimin threw another bag in front of Changsun Wuji.

"One more thing, here are some vegetable seeds, I specially sent people to find them from outside the region, you find someone to spread these seeds."

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin told Changsun Wuji what Li Xiao told him, and of course he also handed over the vegetable greenhouse and iron making to Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji was very excited when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, if this thing can really be harvested three times a year, then our Tang Dynasty will definitely prosper!"

As the saying goes, food is the paramount necessity of the people. As long as the food problem of the common people is solved, the national strength will naturally increase accordingly.

Coupled with the promotion of iron smelting, Datang's military strength will also make great progress by then.

"Back off, and let me know if there is any progress!"

"It's Your Majesty!"

After Changsun Wuji took the order, he immediately promoted vegetable seeds and planting techniques.

Of course, planting is a long-term solution, and it is impossible to achieve results in a short period of time.

Under Changsun Wuji's arrangement, royal notices have been posted on the streets and corners of Chang'an City.

The onlookers circled round after round.

"Look, even the emperor's relatives are using refined salt, there must be no problem with this salt!"

"It seems that the previous rumors are all false, let's hurry up and buy some, otherwise we won't be able to buy them!"

Five surnames and Qiwang stomped their feet angrily after hearing the news. They never expected that Li Shimin would use such a trick.

Not only that, Changsun Wuji also dispatched some guards in disguise to wander in the market, paying special attention to those who spread rumors.

"Didn't I tell you all? This salt can't be used for a long time, why are you still queuing up here to buy it?"

"Just wait, when the time comes, eating for a long time will not only cause harm to the body, but also affect the next generation!"

Just as a few marketers were spreading rumors, a dozen disguised guards rushed out from the shadows and shouted loudly.

"Whoever spreads rumors shall be executed!"

A few street people died tragically on the street before they realized what was going on.

After this incident, the official salt sold by Wuxing Qiwang was completely suppressed, and there has been no sales since then.

They originally thought that Li Shimin's refined salt supply was limited and would not last long, but later they found that the sales of refined salt in the market continued and had basically stabilized.

The punishment of corrupt officials and the stability of salt prices gave the poor people in Datang a respite.

Their happiness index is constantly improving, and they have time to create more wealth for Datang.

(End of this chapter)