Datang: Signed in for Seven Years and Was Exposed by Empress Changsun

People are selfish, Du Ruhui is the prime minister of Tang Dynasty.

Those with vested interests naturally hope that the fortune of the Tang Dynasty will prosper.

I and my descendants can also enjoy various privileges, so that the Du family will last forever.

Therefore, Changsun Wuji is a variable.

Who knows if he will be Li Yuan's second, if that's the case, he will feel uncomfortable as the prime minister.

For this reason, he resolutely sided with Wei Zheng, who was at odds with him.

Both of them have the same purpose, which is to restrain Changsun Wuji from becoming bigger in the court.

The privatization of salt this time is the fuse of the war between the two sides.

Even if there is no issue of privatization of salt this time, there will be divisions due to other issues in the future.

But the situation is not good now, Li Hong is a celebrity in front of the Holy Majesty.

It's the prince again, he has spoken for Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others.

So isn't the scale of victory coming to them?

Du Ruhui really wants to tell Li Hong now that you are Li Shimin's son.

That is Li Tang's legal heir. I am helping your Li family to keep the country.

Changsun Wuji is ambitious, even if he has no intention of rebelling.

If the eldest grandson's family is allowed to grow, who can guarantee that the eldest grandson's family will not produce Li Yuan?

So hurry up and support me, and I will help your Li family survive forever.

But Li Hong obviously didn't know what Du Ruhui was thinking, so he continued after glancing at the two of them.

"Although I agree with privatization, I also agree not to privatize and let the imperial court monopolize it."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Xin said that you supported privatization just now, why have you changed your mind now?

Your kung fu with mud is as good as Li Shimin's.

No wonder it's father and son, isn't it for nothing?

So in the end is it to support privatization, or to support the imperial monopoly?

This made Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who were still smiling just now, immediately lose face.

Who would have thought that Li Hong would come to this hand, neither side would offend.

To say that he must be a good hand when he becomes the emperor in the future, a bowl of water is level.

None of the ministers would think that there was anything wrong, it was even more miraculous than Li Yuan's operation back then.

Li Shimin also couldn't laugh or cry, "General Li, what do you mean by that?"

"Your Majesty." Li Hong looked at him, "I mean, the salt mines are privatized, and the salt merchants are allowed to contract the salt mines, fields, and wells. These resources are priced according to the situation.

As for how much salt can be mined from these salt mines, salt wells, and salt fields, it is the business of these salt merchants.

Furthermore, heavy taxes were levied on salt merchants, which were used to make up for the imperial government's compensation for the private rights of salt. "

At this time, Wei Zheng said: "General Li, the heavy taxation of salt merchants still needs to be considered.

Because of their heavy taxes, the imperial court has no right to set the price of salt, and the salt merchants will definitely pass the tax cost on to the common people. "

"Old Wei is right." Li Hong nodded, "So I propose to Your Majesty to set up a price bureau!"

"Price Bureau?" Li Shimin was taken aback, "What is the Price Bureau?"

Even the others were dumbfounded, what is the Price Bureau?

Li Hong smiled, this is a product of later generations.

So I explained it simply, "As the name suggests, it is to manage and control prices.

Salt mines, salt wells, and salt fields can all be contracted to salt merchants, but the pricing power must be in our hands.

This can save the court a lot of management costs, and the court no longer has to be responsible for the costs of mining salt mines, salt wells, and salt fields.

Of course, there is no need to be responsible for the cost of salt purification that has been sold. These costs are all passed on to the salt merchants.

The role of the Price Bureau is to regulate the prices of goods in the market, including salt! "

After hearing this, several people nodded thoughtfully, which is equivalent to making the imperial court a hands-off shopkeeper.

All responsibility rests entirely on the salt merchants, because of the existence of the Price Bureau.

These salt merchants do not dare to set the salt price too high, and there will be competition from other salt merchants at that time.

In a short period of time, the price of salt will drop very low.

In the end, it will rise slowly, and then reach a stable price.

This also means that the competition among salt merchants is over, and everyone has divided their territories for their own development.

Of course, when the salt price reaches a stable position, the price will definitely be much cheaper than it is now.