The strongest son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty

All crawled out of the dead.

"Duhe, in which states do you think the work should be advanced first?"

Li Erdao.

Doo thinks about it.

The principle of first easy and then difficult.

An area with a relatively small population concentration.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the four prefectures of Jizhou, Shandong, Bingzhou and Chang'an be carried out first. Jizhou, Shandong

Shandong and Bingzhou are not far from Youzhou, and the people welcome them more than other regions.Once implemented,

It will gain the support and welcome of the local people, making it easier to carry out the work.As for Chang'an, it is the imperial city,

There are His Majesty and important ministers sitting in the formation, there are sufficient personnel, and there are guards stationed, so we are not afraid of turmoil. "

Doo Ho said.

Ha ha!

Not bad!

really not bad!

Questions are thoughtful.

"Xuanling, tell me your opinion."

Li Erdao.

"Your Majesty, I feel that Du He's suggestion is very good, it is a practical suggestion, and it has taken all aspects into consideration.

Weichen suggested that we first publicize it in the world, so that local officials and people can be mentally prepared, and don't let officials, officials,

People feel that it is too sudden, which affects the progress.

During this period, once there is a problem, it can be studied immediately and a feasible solution can be given. "

Fang Xuanling said.

Li Er nodded.

Discussions about work are over.

Li Er stood up, picked up the book Du He was reading, and flipped through it.

babble!

Unexpected!

Taoist works.

"Du He, why do you start reading Taoist works?"

Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, Taoism has been divided into several branches since it was passed down from Lao Tzu. Confucianism, Military School,

Strategists, Mohists, etc.In fact, tracing back to the source, it was all passed down by Lao Tzu.It was only subdivided later,

Completely separate Taoism from other branches.For hundreds of years, Taoism has developed slowly, because Taoism has not been afraid of advancing with the times.

It has been sticking to it without making changes, and it no longer meets the needs of social development.Whatever the theory,

Once closed, it will be eliminated by history.Now, with the invasion of foreign cultures, Taoism no longer works hard,

Really want to disappear in the long river of history.Therefore, yesterday when Weichen went to Sanqing Temple and communicated with Dr. Sun,

I ran into Master Yuan Tiangang and chatted for a while.

However, it seems that Master Yuan is not interested in making Taoism grow stronger, and only asks Wei Chen to help him print a few books.

Having nothing to do, Weichen casually flipped through it. "

Doo Ho said.

Li Er is really not interested in Taoism, but has a good impression of Buddhism.

"Du He, it seems that this book is about Taoist cultivation?"

Li Erdao.

Ha ha!

"Your Majesty, that book is indeed a book on Taoist cultivation. Please read it and compare your own cultivation route."

Doo Ho said.

Oh!

"You are still cultivating inner strength, what state is it now?"

Li Erdao.

Du He was slightly taken aback!

After thinking about it again and again, Du He felt that he couldn't tell the truth, otherwise, if he didn't have any privacy, that wouldn't work.

"Your Majesty, I have only entered the Ming Jin stage, and my skills are very shallow."

Du He said lightly.

If Li Er knew that Du He had entered the transformation stage, it would definitely make Li Er more vigilant.

can't!

Keep some hole cards in your hand, once something happens, it can save your life.

Chapter 353 Proposal to let go of salt sales

Damn!

Du He's original intention was to introduce Li Er into Taoism, which not only failed to achieve his goal, but also made him angry.

During the Ming Jin period, many generals in the military entered this realm.

Among the younger generation, people like Qin Li, Cheng Chusi, Yuchi Baolin, Li Dejian, Fang Yiai and others also entered.

After more than two years of bloody fighting, this wave of young generals has grown up rapidly, and their skills have been honed in battle.

They have entered the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I have a kind of table salt in my hands. It is made with a special process. The product is as white as snow without any impurities."

Doo Ho said.

Take it out of a cabinet and hand it over to Li's second hand.

Oh!

Li Er took a look and found that the quality is good, the particles are uniform, and the size is the same. The key is that it is clean without any variegation.

Ha ha!

"Du He, this salt is better than the one used in the Zhen Palace. What kind of process is used and how much is the annual output."

Li Er asked.

Considering purchasing in the palace, Li Er's idea is too petty.

Fang Xuanling and Empress Changsun also inspected carefully, and felt that the quality of the salt was really good.

"Your Majesty, this kind of salt is inexhaustible and extracted from sea water. Once your Majesty releases the supply of table salt, the price of salt in various places will immediately drop."

Doo Ho said.

During the Han Dynasty, people could not afford to buy table salt, so people along the coast used small pots to cook salt to obtain table salt.

In the Tang Empire, table salt has always been controlled and monopolized by big families, and the price is extremely expensive, costing hundreds of Wen per catty.

What about the cost?

It's just over ten pennies.

The imperial court specialized in salt and distributed roads, not only failed to lower the price, but allowed merchants to reap huge profits.

It is the people who are hurt.

"Du He, the monopoly of salt and iron is a national policy, and it is also a major taxpayer of the empire. Once it is released, the national tax revenue will suffer heavy losses."

Li Erdao.

Ha ha!

"Your Majesty, the monopoly of salt has done more harm than good to the empire and the common people. Over the years, the price of salt has been rising year by year.

The common people cannot buy high-quality and cheap table salt.What about state taxes?Still not increasing, and even decreasing year by year.

Why do salt lords and smuggling continue to be banned repeatedly, because smuggling salt can make huge profits.The empire catches salt lords every year,

Cracking down on salt smuggling has had very poor results, and it can even be said that it has not achieved any effect.The salt owls colluded with local policemen,

Someone in the yamen tipped off the news.It is not the key to solving the problem that the court blindly guards against death. It must expand production.

Let more salt appear on the market and adopt market-oriented operations.The empire only needs to send someone to control the purchase channels of salt,

Taxes are paid according to the output, and the others don't care at all.

The price of salt has dropped, and smuggling is not profitable. Who would risk beheading for smuggling, unless the head is flooded or caught by a door. "

Doo Ho said.

"Your Majesty, franchises and roads are the cause of corruption, a paradise for using power for personal gain, and a vehicle for collusion between yamen and criminals."

Duho added.

"Du He, do you know? Letting go of the salt will affect countless yamen and businesses.

It even affects the people's salt consumption.Once the merchants do not cooperate and do not sell salt, what will the common people do?

If not done well, it will cause riots. "

Li Erdao.

The concerns of the imperial court and Li Er were true. It was not that Li Er did not want to punish corruption and salt lords, but that he was worried that the people's lives would not be guaranteed.

The salt merchant squeezed the necks of the imperial court and Li Er.

Throughout the dynasties, I do not know how many officials punished the salt merchants, but all ended in failure.

The key is the channel. The imperial court did not control the channel, nor did it control the salt well.

If you don't pay attention, the salt merchants will threaten the court with suspending production and banning sales, and the emperor is helpless with the salt merchants.

Ha ha!

"Your Majesty, you and the imperial court are aware of and understandable. However, I assure Your Majesty,

Once the salt is released, Wei Chen will give an order, and this kind of snow-white salt will be supplied to the market everywhere in the world.

The key is the price, a catty of salt will not exceed 20 Wen.Weichen wants to let those salt merchants know,

If you don't lower the price, you will die.Weichen has established several super large salt factories on an isolated island in the sea.

The output is enough to meet the needs of the people all over the world, just waiting for a word from His Majesty. "

Doo Ho said.

Oh!

Li Er's interest greatly increased after hearing this.

It's not that Li Er didn't know the harm of monopolizing salt, and he really didn't dare to mess around without a source of salt.

After all, since the beginning of the Warring States period, salt smuggling and salt merchants' huge profits have been understood by everyone, but they can't solve it.

"Du He, how much salt do you produce, can you really guarantee the supply and meet the needs of the people?"

Li Erdao.

"Your Majesty, I guarantee with my head that as long as Your Majesty says a word, a large amount of sea salt will enter the market, and the price of salt will drop accordingly."

Doo Ho said.