Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

It was only at this time that Changsun Wuji discovered that Shitou was holding a large wooden box.

He put the wooden box on the table and went to boil water for tea.

When Changsun Wuji saw the wooden box, he began to wonder what was inside.

It's square and about the same size as a human head. Could there be a human head inside?

When he thought of this, Changsun Wuji's heart trembled.

"Cough!" Li Shen coughed lightly.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, I wonder what's the matter? Feel free to just say it." Changsun Wuji turned around and asked.

"Alas, this matter has troubled me for a long time. I have been unable to make up my mind. It has kept me awake at night and made me lose my appetite."

Li Shen sighed.

"Your Highness, please speak." Changsun Wuji had already guessed that the thing that kept Prince Ji awake was probably the recent Xizhou case.

Li Shen's face was full of hesitation, as if he was struggling with his conscience. After a long while, he finally made up his mind and said:

"Uncle, there are no outsiders here, so I will call you uncle, and this matter can only be told to you.

This king is feeling distressed. "

The word "uncle" further strengthened Changsun Wuji's thoughts. He felt that Li Shen was playing the emotional card with him.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, you are too polite." Changsun Wuji said modestly.

Li Shen nodded and said with a sad face:

"Then I will tell my uncle the truth.

Uncle should know that my Ji Wang Mansion has its own iron smelting workshop and has always been self-sufficient.

Actually, this is not the case, because I have discovered a large iron mine, a very large iron mine.

Now I have a large amount of high-quality iron and a lot of high-quality steel.

Pig iron was piled up like a mountain, countless in number.

I would like to ask my uncle, should these pig iron, refined iron and steel be shipped to the Tang Dynasty and sold?

If it were shipped to the Tang Dynasty, it would be sold at a good price.

This matter has troubled me for a long time. Everyone says that my uncle is a man of extraordinary strategy. I hope you will give me some advice."

Changsun Wuji was a little confused. What Prince Ji was talking about was not about Xizhou.

and many more!

"Your Highness Prince Ji, you said you have a lot of refined iron and high-quality steel, as well as a lot of pig iron?"

Changsun Wuji suddenly reacted and asked quickly.

"Yes, there are too many of them, so I am at a loss as to what to do." Li Shen looked worried.

"This...I wonder how many there are exactly?" Changsun Wuji asked cautiously.

Li Shen tried hard to recall and shook his head:

“I don’t know about this either, but I heard from Wang Hongfu that if it is used for paving roads, the amount of refined iron can pave the entire Tang Dynasty from south to north twice.

The best steel can be used to make hundreds of thousands of weapons and arrows for bows and crossbows.

As for how much pig iron there is, even Wang Hongfu doesn't know, but it must be at least tens of thousands of catties."

"What?" Not to mention Changsun Wuji, even Changsun's face changed drastically.

"Oh, and salt. Like you, my uncle, I also have a salt and iron monopoly license, so I started making salt a long time ago."

Li Shen slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered that he still had a salt field.

"I wonder how much salt Your Highness Prince Ji has?" Chang Sun Chong asked cautiously.

“I don’t know the details, but the shopkeeper there said that the salt field has been closed because it can’t hold any more.

It should be enough to feed all the people in the Tang Dynasty for a year.

With so much salt, I would like to ask my uncle for help in finding a solution.

Even if it's just a penny or a pound, you can't keep it in your own hands, right, uncle?"

"this......"

After hearing what Li Shen said and looking at Li Shen’s smiling face, Changsun Wuji was speechless.

This Prince Ji is too cruel. There is no need to play such a big game.

Since ancient times, salt and iron have been the most profitable businesses. In order to support the Changsun family, Li Shimin took special care of the Changsun family in matters related to salt and iron.

This enabled the Changsun family to rise rapidly and accumulate a large amount of wealth.

Nowadays, the main money-making industries of the Changsun family are iron and salt.

But if it is true as King Ji said, if he has such a large volume to impact the market, how can he make money?

Prince Ji is trying to cut off the source of the trouble and destroy the foundation of their Changsun family.

"Uncle, do you think I should sell my products all over the country?"

In Changsun Wuji's eyes, Li Shen's smile now looked sinister, mean, and a smiling tiger.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, if you sell this salt and iron throughout the country, what will happen to the people who have salt and iron licenses?

Why should the prince compete with the people for profit? "

Changsun Wuji regained his composure and said to Li Shen.

"Duke Zhao is wrong. Those who own the salt and iron monopoly are not ordinary people.

You and I all know that the so-called competing with the people for profits is just a child's play. It is to protect one's own interests from the perspective of justice.

You can say this, I can say this, and everyone in the world can say this."

Li Shen sneered at Changsun Wuji's words. Bullshit, competing with the common people for profit? Who are the common people? They are all aristocratic families, nobles and princes.

"What Prince Ji said does make sense, but...but..." Changsun Wuji spent a long time but couldn't find a reasonable reason.

He really wanted to say that by doing this, you were harming the interests of all salt and iron monopolies in the Tang Dynasty.

But if you say this to others, it seems a bit low-class.

At this time, Shitou boiled water and made a cup of tea for Changsun Wuji and Changsun.

Then he picked up the wooden box, opened it, and took out a large teacup from the box under the gaze of his eldest grandson and his son.

The teacup is as big as a head, and there are words on the cup body. On one side it says "Serve the Court" and on the other side it says "Long Live Your Majesty"

Then he took out a handful of tea leaves and threw them in, and finally poured in boiling water.

After finishing everything, Shitou put on the lid as big as his face and brought it in front of Li Shen.

Both father and son were stunned. What the hell was this? He even flattered the boss while drinking tea.

Besides, isn’t this teacup a little too big? Is it a teacup?

Ignoring the strange looks from the two, Li Shen picked up the teacup and shook it, then picked up the lid with one hand and buried his head in the teacup and took a sip.

"Pooh! Pooh! It's not brewed yet."

Spitting out the tea leaves, Li Shen closed the lid again, took off his shoe and stepped on the chair, rolled up his sleeves and put them on his knees.

Then he said to Changsun Wuji:

"Uncle, I have never been to school, I am a rough man, I don't understand any great principles.

You should know that I stopped studying at the Imperial College when I was ten years old, left the palace at the age of eleven, and have been working in the business world for more than ten years.

The reason why I have this family business today is because of the word "righteousness".

I will never do anything that goes against my promise. I am grateful to my friends in the business community for their respect and support for me over the years.

Originally, the world was peaceful, but there were always some people who didn't want me to live in peace.

I have a rough character and can do anything. The worst that can happen is that both sides will be destroyed.

If I don’t have a good life then no one else will have a good life.

Uncle, do you think this is right?"

(Don't forget to poke, thank you.)