I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

After hearing Li Shen's question, Wang Hongfu hurried forward and rummaged around on the table for a while, and found a notebook.

"For your information, Your Majesty, Duke Zhao's Mansion was originally a salt, iron, tea, cloth, and horse-drawn carriage business. In recent years, their business has become more and more extensive.

Nowadays, it includes salt, iron, tea, cloth, carriage shops, restaurants, porcelain, silk, cotton, etc. "

Wang Hongfuhui reported that he had already inquired about Zhao Guogong’s property. At first, he thought that King Ji would suppress Zhao Guogong’s business in business.

Unexpectedly, King Ji would directly expose the corruption of the Changsun family.

"Humph, their family plays a lot. Has cotton become their family's industry now?"

Li Shen snorted, Mian Mian was the one who took them to play with him.

"Your Majesty, their cotton is mainly used to make cotton clothes and quilts. Cotton cloth has different weaving machines.

The cost of their cotton fabrics is much higher than ours, so there is no way to compare with ours in terms of price.

They also have cooperation with Boutique Pavilion, covering soap, wine, tea, jewelry, etc. "

The Duke of Zhao's Mansion has always had a good relationship with Prince Ji's Mansion, and Prince Ji's Mansion also provides very low supply prices for these things.

Li Shen thought for a moment and said to Wang Hongfu:

"We can't be too obvious about Zhao Guogong. Let's do it this way. As for Boutique Pavilion, in all areas sold by Zhao Guogong's mansion, Boutique Pavilion prescribes sales and does not implement exclusive sales.

You just say it's business need, or someone else offers you a high price, it's just an excuse anyway.

Silk, porcelain and other things are available everywhere, so we can’t attack them. In terms of cotton, we have also increased the production of cotton clothes and quilts.

I will ask the research institute to start studying the coloring of cotton cloth as a selling point for us to capture the market.

Carriage shops vigorously promoted horse-drawn carriages. Crowded their carriage house to death. "

"Your Majesty, their carriage shop has been impacted by our four-wheeled carriages some time ago, and now their sales have plummeted.

It is estimated that they are also studying four-wheeled carriages now. Wang Hongfu said with a smile.

"The four-wheeled carriage is actually not a problem. Then you have to worry about the steering bearing below. Although they produce steel, the formula is different.

If they rely on the old method, the cost of making a part will be very high, so we are not afraid of their research.

We have a blast furnace, but they don't. Our steel is a formula that was found after several years of experiments, and they don't even have it. "

Li Shen said proudly that the steel produced by his blast furnace is now very mature. The craftsmen have continuously improved the formula and methods over the years.

These are valuable experiences that cannot be gained in a short while.

"Your Majesty, why don't we target their salt and iron? We now have the strength to attack their salt and iron.

The north has been producing refined iron and some steel, and the quantity is already large. The salt from the salt drying factory in Fuzhou is piling up like a mountain.

Because there were too many and they were afraid that others would see them, the villain asked Zhao Derong's fleet to transport them to their island every once in a while.

Zhao Derong said last time that a cave is now filled with salt. "

Wang Hongfu was very puzzled. With the current production capacity of the Prince's Palace, steel and refined salt was not a problem at all.

Both quality and quantity are far ahead of others.

However, King Ji has only allowed people to produce them over the years and has never sold them.

"We can't touch the salt and iron at the moment. We can use it ourselves. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been too many noble families and nobles involved in these two things.

Every family is involved to some extent.

Even if the family is not involved on the surface, they still have hidden influence. These people have the same energy to connect branches, and the pull of one hair can affect the whole body.

As long as they don't use this to threaten the court, then there is no need for us to be enemies with so many people. "

Li Shen is not a reckless man. Although he is a prince, he also understands that being outnumbered makes it difficult to defend against hidden attacks.

Don't rush things, wait for the opportunity and nibble away bit by bit.

Wang Hongfu nodded, indicating that he understood what Li Shen meant.

"But Your Majesty, these methods are different. I'm afraid they won't have much impact on Zhao Guogong's mansion."

The great achievements of Zhao Guogong's family will not change much because of a little loss. They will only hate Li Shen even more.

When Li Shen heard this, it was true. Hit the snake within seven inches. What he said, which was not painful or itchy, would not have any impact on the old thief.

But he didn't have any specific solution, so he still wanted to do his job?

That old thief is so shrewd and won't be easily fooled.

"You don't have to worry about anything else. Just do the things I've asked you to do first. I can make other arrangements freely."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

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In early December, news came from the DPRK that Ma Zhou was ill and could not go to court. Li Shimin ordered Ma Zhou to go to the medical school for treatment and recuperation.

Li Shen learned from Sun Simiao that Ma Zhou was suffering from diabetes, which was later known as diabetes.

Fortunately, Sun Simiao has done some research on this in recent years, and Li Shen also gave some suggestions, such as eating small meals frequently, exercising moderately, not eating sweets, etc.

However, thanks to Sun Simiao's research, Ma Zhou's condition was initially under control and there was no fear for his life.

But then, the former Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty also became seriously ill, and Li Shimin specially sent someone to take Empress Xiao to the medical school to recuperate.

Empress Xiao is already eighty years old. She is old and frail. She is about to run out of oil. There is no medicine or stone that can cure her.

You can only use supplements to survive.

This legendary queen was about to end her life. Seventeen years ago, Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks and welcomed Queen Xiao back to live in Xingdaoli.

She can be regarded as witnessing the gradual prosperity of Zhenguan, and theoretically speaking, Queen Xiao is also Li Shimin's mother-in-law.

Among the four concubines in the harem, Concubine Yang was her and Yang Guang's daughter, and the biological mother of King Li Ke of Wu and King Li Min of Shu.

Therefore, Empress Xiao and Li Shimin were treated with great courtesy.

As New Year's Day was approaching, Li Shen prepared various gifts, decorated the huge Prince Ji's Mansion, etc. just like last year.

He liked Yuan Zheng's atmosphere very much, and it could be said that it reminded him of the New Year's Eve scene when he was a child in his previous life.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is waiting at the gate of the palace. He said that he wants the prince to change his clothes and accompany his Majesty to the medical school."

Wei Fugui interrupted Li Shen's temper.

"Going to medical school? Oh, okay, let me change my clothes quickly." Li Shen was stunned for a moment, and then thought that Li Shen might be visiting Ma Zhou and Queen Xiao.

Li Shen hurriedly asked his maid to change his clothes. While doing so, he accused his father of being hypocritical and trying to save his face.

Li Shen soon changed his clothes and ran out of the gate. He saw his father standing under the car, looking around.

"See you, Aye." Li Shen hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"The true style of your Shinninbo transformed by you, these two unicorns must be silver."

Li Shimin pointed to the two oversized unicorns placed in front of Prince Ji's Mansion and said.