Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Obviously being hit by Yafu is not once or twice, on the contrary, the interests are more important.

As for face, perhaps Li Shimin would have cared about it before, but after letting go of the first time, there will naturally be a second time.

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The next day, as expected, news about the Mid-Autumn Palace dinner last night spread.

Duke Anxuan showed up after two years, and his demeanor still made many people want to worship him.

"What a poignant poem."

"If you didn't know that His Majesty specially prepared this topic, you would have thought that Duke An Xuan had prepared it for a long time."

"I've known for a long time that Duke Anxuan descended to earth as the star of Wenqu, and what I said now proves it even more."

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There was another burst of noise in Chang'an, which reminded people of the existence of this sage who set foot in the name of a sage.

If it was Shu An in the past, maybe he would make use of the topic to make a fuss, but now, Shu An doesn't have such a thought.

He has everything he should have, and now there is nothing wrong with it, and there are no new tasks in the system.

Shu An also didn't care. He didn't rely on the system to get to where he is today, but more because of the knowledge of later generations.

In terms of the system, it's more like a surprise for him. Of course, Shu An still has some thanks to the system.

Because if it weren't for the system, then maybe he would become a playboy, and maybe he would be nostalgic for the land of smoke and willows.

People's desires are endless, especially after coming to this era, even the identity of Shu An, who just came through time travel, is better than [-]% of the people in the world back then.

As long as you don't live in Chang'an and change to another local dialect, it's not too difficult to live a luxurious life.

Even if the world changes in the future and he hides in the mountains in the countryside, he can still escape.

It can be said that Shu An didn't have such an idea back then, but it was thanks to this system.

Although the system restricted him a lot, Shu An didn't have much resentment. Although he lost a lot, he also gained a lot.

There was no anger in the Shu residence for a long time, until after Shu An returned, fortunately, there were people taking care of it every day.

But today Shu An showed a hint of interest on his face, because Li Shimin's figure had already appeared here.

It can be said that such a scene has not been seen for a long time. Of course, Su Dashan, who was waiting at the side, also saw this emperor so close for the first time.

Excitement is naturally there, but Su Dashan can barely suppress it, after all, it is not the first time.

Of course, Su Dashan also knew that it was a great chance to meet this majesty, at least to be familiar with him.

No matter whether he enters the official career in the future or continues his current status, it will play an important role.

No one in the world can escape the word fame and fortune, even Shu An is no exception, even if he has retired now.

But if he lost the reputation he had accumulated before, even Shu An would not be able to accept it. As for Su Dashan, he was also accumulating his own reputation.

Compared with when he first came to Chang'an, Su Dashan can be said to have a lot of prestige, even in Chang'an, he still has a lot of fame.

It's a pity that this prestige is still not enough for this Duke Anxuan.

At this moment, Su Dashan and Shu An didn't know what was on their minds, even though they hadn't talked about the past with this emperor in such an occasion for a long time.

But the two are like a pair of friends, it can be said that they started chatting from various aspects.

Perhaps the one you know best is your enemy, even if the two of you are not enemies, but for a certain period of time, the two are still enemies.

Naturally, it is not rare to know each other, especially Li Shimin, every time he chats with this Asian father, he has gained a lot.

So this time Li Shimin came to the Shu Mansion after the court meeting on purpose, and many things were postponed.

Just to discuss with this Yafu, it seems that the difficult questions for him will not be difficult when it comes to Yafu.

But the words will come to an end, so let's get to the point, Li Shimin came here for the salt.

You must know that due to the impact of the war, many salt mines have been damaged, and there has been no mining for many years, and the whole world is very short of salt.

"The salt here is a little different, but it comes from the sea."

Shu An's eyes seemed to be smiling but not a laughing voice. In fact, the matter of making salt in Shanghai was recorded long ago.

It even had to be postponed to ancient times, but there are also reasons why it was not popularized.

On the one hand, it is because salt in this era needs to be refined, which consumes a lot of firewood and effort.

On the other hand, the government collects salt tax. As for the current period, it can be regarded as a special period.

In the third year of Kaihuang, Yang Jian began to change the law, that is, private individuals can also sell salt, and the salt tax was abolished.

He didn't know Yang Jian's considerations at the beginning, but in this era, salt is indeed an important item, and salt tax is also a big one.

Various reasons have led to the current situation, and sea salt can be poisonous if it is not handled properly, especially in this era where there is not so much chemical knowledge.

Without a unified and standardized method, the salt produced is even more problematic.

This also led to the fact that most people would not choose sea salt if they could choose.

Due to many reasons, the main source of brine is still some inland salt lakes, which are also called salt mines.

In fact, Shu An didn't know how to purify it, but it happened that because he was born in the coast in his previous life, he knew a lot about sea salt.

Knowing its steps, at least the technology of making salt can be said to be hundreds of years ahead of the present and there is no problem.

"sea salt?!"

A hint of thought appeared in Li Shimin's eyes and he whispered softly. He couldn't wait to hear the emperor Yan before, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

However, as an emperor, he also had some knowledge about salt brine, and he also knew the disadvantages of sea salt.

Wait, it's impossible for Yafu not to know about this problem.

Chapter 532 Conspiracy, a thorn

"Did Yafu improve the salt-making process?"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly and said aloud, although he was puzzled in his words, he was sure.

Even Shu An had to sigh, talking to smart people is easy.

Obviously he didn't say anything, but Li Shimin quickly seemed to understand the key to the problem.

"good."

Shu An spoke quietly, not hiding anything about this matter.

He will participate in the matter of salt, but like before, he doesn't want to dominate it.

The reason is very simple. Needless to say, the benefits here are just the salt tax throughout history.

After hearing Shu An's affirmative answer, Li Shimin's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but took a deep breath.

Even if I guessed it in my heart, it was not confirmed after all. I didn't expect it to be true now.

"Although this salt-making method is somewhat rough, it is much better than the current method."

"The most important thing is that it doesn't need to spend too much manpower and material resources."

Shu An continued to speak without hesitation, and also introduced his method.

Following Shu An's narration, Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and brighter, and even a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"I don't know what Yafu plans to do?"

Fortunately, Li Shimin did not forget that the final decision was still in Yafu's hands.

Although Yafu summoned him to come here, he would definitely divide a lot of benefits to him, but maybe Yafu would also contact other families.

It can be said that how to make Li Shimin not nervous, the profit of this is clearer than anyone else.

"The people of the world should pay the salt tax."

Facing this anxious emperor, it was Shu An who spoke in an unhurried and soft voice, and there seemed to be some inconsistencies in the words.

"Salt tax?!"

There was a gleam of light in Li Shimin's eyes and he whispered softly, naturally he would not understand the meaning of these two words.

You must know that the salt tax originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period when Qi State Guan Zhong was in power, and it has a history of many years from now.

"Don't Shimin feel that there are many disadvantages in the current Zuyong adjustment method? What about the future population?"

Shu An's words continued to resound, one must know that the function of salt tax is not to sell salt to collect tax.

Instead, it collects taxes from the whole world. The reason is very simple, that is, it is not so simple to count the population in this era.

Even when it was Yang Jian who started compulsive statistics, it is easy to say but not so easy to do.

After all, casually hiding in deep mountains and old forests, or floating population, there is no way to calculate these.

As a bulk commodity, salt is also an indispensable thing for everyone in daily life. As long as the price of salt is controlled, it is equivalent to collecting taxes from the whole world.

As for the cooperation between the current rent-yong adjustment and the implementation of the required equal land system, once the equal land is destroyed, the rent-yong adjustment law will fail accordingly.

Especially after the Wu Zhou Dynasty, due to the increase in population, land mergers continued.

There is no more arable land to implement the equal-field system, and each man has not enough land, and he has to pay a fixed amount of rent.

Then the final result is self-evident.

Although some people think that the monopoly system of salt and iron is the biggest evil government in ancient times.

But even Shu An had to sigh, if there was no salt tax, there would be no Huaxia now.

Shu An vaguely remembered that he had read the records about the salt tax, in which the salt tax occupied no less than two-fifths of the finances of each dynasty.

There are even seven or eight out of ten in many cases, and the importance of the salt tax can be said needless to say.

Shu An didn't try to persuade him, instead, he used ordinary words to explain the possible development and evolution of Zuyong's modulation.

"As time goes by, the population of Datang will naturally increase, but on the contrary, the cultivated land will decrease."

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Following Shu An's narration, Li Shimin's complexion also gradually became serious.

Because this matter is indeed very likely to happen, even Li Shimin began to think about it seriously.

Although the population is not so large now, Li Shimin is obviously a person with long eyes.

"Yafu, I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy."

After a long time, Li Shimin's voice sounded slowly, with a hint of helplessness in his words.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has been established at the beginning, many things have been adopted from the previous Sui Dynasty, including the salt method.

And who is selling these salts, needless to say, it must be those aristocratic families.

If you want to change the salt law and nationalize it, then you must move these aristocratic families.

Other than that, then it is a problem of the system. Every time the system is changed, it takes a long time to discuss.

This matter is not something he can decide as an emperor, and it must be verified by the court.

"It's true that these things are a little far away, as long as Shimin knows it in his heart."

"As for the improved method of making salt, it can be given to the people of the world."

"If the interests are divided, then [-]% of the profits within the lifetime is enough."

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Shu An's voice continued to sound, he didn't open his mouth like a lion, and the profit inside was something he didn't want to touch lightly.

But Li Shimin is different, as long as there are enough interests, it is enough to make this emperor take risks.

Even facing these aristocratic families is the same, especially now the young Li Shimin.

There is also a kind of courage to gamble everything, on top of this, Shu An still appreciates it very much.

Even though he knew that this Asian father didn't want to get involved, Li Shimin felt a little helpless.

Because if Duke Anxuan, who has the reputation of a sage, can help him, then the family is nothing.

It's a pity that this Yafu didn't intend to do this, and it was for this reason that he was able to gain more benefits.

"This matter, just follow what Yafu said!"

Li Shimin didn't hesitate for long. Facing the benefits delivered to his door, he naturally wanted to eat it.