At the beginning, he will be divided by five horses of Tang Taizong

Qin Shou didn't believe it a hundred times in his heart.

Seeing Qin Shou's attitude, Li Shimin's mouth twitched.

How is this guy so realistic?

Li Shimin said quietly: "My business is only one word, salt!"

"Huh?" Qin Shou raised his head suddenly, and the rice in his hand fell on the table with a "boom!"

He looked stunned, and stared at Li Shimin stupidly, "Father-in-law, don't dare to talk nonsense, how can we ordinary people get a business like salt?"

"That's all the high family property of the noble family, so don't be impulsive."

Qin Shou's face turned green when he heard this.

In his impression, the feudal dynasty's control over salt and iron was so strict that they would be beheaded at every turn.

Although the Tang Dynasty's salt administration was very open at this time, and basically no salt tax was levied, in the final analysis, salt and iron were in the hands of the gentry and the court.

That's the real "meat grinder".

It's fine to sell the grain by yourself, even if you are tripped by those rich and powerful families, at most you will lose the store, and you won't die.

But once you get involved in the business of salt and iron, you will be looking for death, and you will not know how to die when the time comes, and there will be no bones left.

Qin Shou's tone was rapid, with a nervous face, he asked, "Father-in-law, where did you hear it?"

"I... I just learned about it from another landlord!"

"Landlord, can a landlord know about the sale of salt?"

Li Shimin looked at Qin Shou with a tense expression, as if he was beginning to doubt. He couldn't help feeling a little flustered: "Ah, I did hear from a landlord that one of his relatives could get coarse salt."

"I thought, don't you know how to make refined salt? The price difference between coarse salt and refined salt is worlds apart. If we sell coarse salt as refined salt, then..."

Qin Shou interrupted him, "No, absolutely not!"

"Father-in-law, let me tell you, this business must never be done, and the landlord you mentioned, this guy will not be a good thing, this is trying to kill us..."

Qin Shou's tone was extremely resolute.

"You want to kill us, why?" Li Shimin asked in surprise, seeing Qin Shou shaking his head like a rattle.

"Does it need to be said? How strict is the court's control over salt and iron? Many high-ranking and powerful households can't get involved. As for us with small arms and legs, if we really want to go in, I guess we won't even be able to squeeze out the oil. .”

"Father-in-law, we all have a family and a family, but we must not do such a foolish thing! Once something happens, the consequences will be unimaginable, no, absolutely not..."

"..."

Qin Shou persuaded him earnestly.

At this time, Qin Shou's head was as big as a bucket, and he suddenly felt that his father-in-law was really bad, his thinking was very dangerous, it was frightening.

He was really afraid, afraid that his father-in-law would make a living in the salt industry, and if something happened to him, it would be brought to his own head.

Li Shimin looked at the nervous Qin Shou, speechless.

He scratched his head, and in the end he could only helplessly, "Okay, I thought it was very profitable. From what you said, it doesn't matter if you don't do this salt business."

"call!"

Qin Shou let out a sigh of relief when he heard the words.

Nima!

He opened some of his clothes, and the old father-in-law was so frightened that his back was sweating.

But he was still worried, and said to his father-in-law: "Father-in-law, it's fine if you don't have any money. If we want to sell food in our shop, we must not take the road of selling salt. Just go in with this foot, but the road will be narrowed." It's..."

"If money is really tight, you can bring your mother-in-law here. I'm raising the second elder, so it's okay for the head office?"

"Besides, it's only temporary now. When we pay dividends later, there will still be no money. Don't think about doing such a thing!"

"Let's live in peace, some money can be earned, and some money can't be earned."

......

"Father-in-law, you're not full yet, I'll get you some food."

At this time, Qin Shou didn't dare to mention money anymore, so he quickly got up to serve Li Shimin a meal.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Shou frowned, and asked Gao Yang with burning eyes: "Ling'er, what is our family doing? Is it really a small landlord like what my father-in-law said? Why do I not believe it? "

"what?"

These words made Gao Yang's white hair stand on end, and the expression on his face froze instantly, "Our family...our family is..."

Chapter 92: Nima, I have a backer!

Gao Yang blushed, not knowing how to tell Lang Jun about this matter.

"What are you talking about? Come and eat!"

Li Shimin saw Qin Shou and Gao Yang muttering there, and interrupted in doubt.

"No...it's nothing!" Qin Shou hurriedly shouted.

"Huh..." This made Gao Yang feel relieved, but his brows were congealed, and his heart was in a mess, because she knew that Lang Jun had already started to doubt.

Seeing his father-in-law eating deliciously, Qin Shou's heart was full of confusion.

He was still worried about his father-in-law. He had already spotted it several times. His father-in-law was too flamboyant in his words and actions. .

He couldn't help complaining crazily in his heart, is this something that ordinary people can bear?

Sure enough, what Qin Shou was worried about happened again.

When Li Shimin was almost full from eating and drinking, he asked again inadvertently: "Qin Shou, since Emperor Sui, he has practiced frugality, played games lightly, recuperated, and abolished the monopoly of salt, iron, and wine. There is no monopoly, no taxation, and the common people share the benefits of salt, so why can’t we try it?”

When Qin Shou heard this, his face turned purple. Why did he have such a father-in-law?

There is a saying that if you are poor or stupid, you are not afraid, but you are afraid of this kind of life-seeking. The key is that once this kind of thing is involved, you, as a son-in-law, will also have bad luck.

"Father-in-law, can we stop talking about salt?"

Really Nima's liver hurts.

If it were someone else, Qin Shou would have scolded him a long time ago, but this is his father-in-law after all, so some things cannot be said too directly.

He thought for a long time, then scratched his head and said, "Father-in-law, that's what you said, but let's look at the course of history, which dynasty and which generation did not strictly control the salt and iron, and didn't kill the heads or even the nine tribes of Yi?"

"Why don't you understand? Let me ask you, why did the imperial court monopolize salt and water?"

"That's because salt, as the court's money-making machine, can not only help the government obtain a lot of wealth and stabilize the country's rule, but also help the government manage non-governmental organizations to a certain extent. And to control a large number of salt merchants in their own hands must be This has reduced the occurrence of domestic rebellions to a certain extent, which is also an important reason for the dictatorship of salt in the past dynasties."

"It's also because firewood, rice, oil, smoke, ginger, vinegar and tea are the necessities of our people's life. Among these things, except for salt, there is no substitute for any of them. Basically, ordinary people can be self-sufficient."

"But salt is a terrible thing. Generally, it cannot be produced by man-made. Not to mention that there is no substitute. It must be eaten every day. If people do not eat salt, they will be weak or even die."

"Once there is a lack of salt, it will inevitably cause panic at the stage, and if you are not careful, it will cause a shock to the foundation of the country. If someone interferes with it and disturbs the salt, even the regime of the entire country may change."

"Father-in-law, you said that the imperial court will trust us little people to manage things that involve the foundation of the country?"

"Look at the people who are running the salt and iron business now, they are famous families or government officials. Is there a shadow of a small family? Let alone us?"

"Father-in-law, we can't get involved in this kind of thing, let alone... To put it bluntly, if we get involved, the old birthday star hanged himself. I think it's too long!"

At this time, Li Shimin on the side couldn't help nodding, his eyes were in a daze, and his heart was shocked.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could he not understand the powerful relationship between salt and iron, but listening to what Qin Shou said today, his mind fell into deep thought again.

Salt and iron are not ordinary fears. Once something happens, it will lead to social unrest, and those who have accumulated a lot of wealth through selling private salt often become the perisher of a dynasty.

But the reality is that these businesses are more monopolized by wealthy and prominent families, and the proportion of the imperial court is much smaller.

It is precisely because of the monopoly of the rich and noble families that the prices are poor and the quality is poor.

Let them hold the salt and iron business firmly in their hands, how can he feel at ease as an emperor?

Originally, Li Shimin came to Qin Shou for such a purpose. Seeing that Qin Shou was unwilling, he had lost interest in the salt business.

But when Qin Shou said this, he suddenly realized that the more he was like this, the more he couldn't give up.

Maybe we can use Qin Shou's brains to pry open a gap between the salt and iron monopolized by the high-ranking gentry, and then slowly figure it out.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin could no longer restrain the excitement in his heart, and he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

His eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help admiring himself.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin looked at Qin Shou like a torch, and said very seriously: "Qin Shou, I think there are many things in life. If you don't try, how do you know it won't work? Don't you think it will work? Can't get home?"

"You are still young, let alone be pedantic. I remember you said... The clarity of water lies in its flow. A pool of stagnant water will become more and more turbid."

"..."

Qin Shou covered his face, his head was getting bigger, "Ling'er, help persuade father-in-law!"

"Qin Shou..."

Just when Li Shimin was about to persuade Qin Shou again, Gao Yang held him back, and whispered eagerly in his ear: "Father, don't talk to him about salt anymore, it's been revealed, and he's starting to suspect it. "

Li Shimin was taken aback, "What did he start to suspect?"

"I suspect that you are not a small landlord..."

Ok?

Li Shimin's face changed wildly when he heard this, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground with a snap.

Doubt yourself?

Or do you already know your identity?

He pondered for a while, then looked at Qin Shou in surprise.

It happened that Qin Shou also looked over, saw his father-in-law, and said quietly: "Father-in-law, don't look at me like that, is it hard to guess?"

"What's Ling'er's surname? Li. We have so many relatives in our family. You mentioned the salt business again today. Just tell me, is our family also rich?"

Li Shimin was stunned and didn't react for a long time.

This happened so suddenly that I didn't even have the slightest mental preparation, not to mention that I was yelling at my father-in-law just now, how should I get along with this next?

"Father-in-law, does our family have something to do with the Li family in Longxi or the Li family in Zhaojun?" Seeing that his father-in-law was silent, Qin Shou challenged him directly.

Ok?

Li Shimin raised his head suddenly, Longxi Li family?The Li family of Zhao County?

His eyes shrank suddenly at this moment, and he exchanged a glance with Gao Yang, both of them revealed the same meaning: he didn't know.

Li Shimin was relieved when he mentioned the stone in his throat. He pondered for a while and said, "We should be related to the Longxi Li family, but at most it is a distant branch, not our own family."

There is nothing wrong with saying this, as my father had said this before.

"Really..." Qin Shou's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stood up abruptly.

"it is good!"

"very nice!"

Qin Shou's face was crooked, even if it was only a branch of the Li family, it would be great!

He actually married the distant daughter of the Li family in Longxi?

excited!

surprise!

stamp!

There are all kinds of emotions.

Nima, I have a backer!

This soft rice is worth it!

Seeing Qin Shou's happy expression, Li Shimin and Gao Yang couldn't help being speechless.

Just like this, are you excited?

If you know the real situation, wouldn't you want to ascend to heaven?

Qin Shou was still pacing back and forth excitedly, the light in his eyes flickering.

After a while, his excitement passed, and he grinned and said to Li Shimin: "Father-in-law, you should tell me earlier, we can try the salt!"