In the evening, the ministers dispersed in astonishment and excitement.

Li Shimin waited for the people in the Xuande Hall to walk away, and glanced at Zhang Qian on the side.

Zhang Qian understood and hurriedly went.

And Li Shimin sat alone behind the imperial case, and he continued to look down at the accounts of the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy.

This amount really shocked Li Shimin, and what shocked him was...... A Chang'an salt and iron envoy can be like this, so what about so many salt and iron envoys in the world?

If this is true for one salt tax, what about the other taxes?

Li Shimin knows many of the shortcomings of Datang, but he just ...... There are some things that he can't touch with the lessons of the Sui Dynasty.

And the Chen family's refining of salt made Li Shimin suddenly feel that some things, although they cannot be touched, can be detoured.

Chen Zhengtai ...... Chen Zhengtai ......"

Li Shimin whispered the name......

More than an hour later, Zhang Qian bowed down and entered the hall and saluted Li Shimin: "Your Majesty ......"

Li Shimin raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Qian: "How?" ”

"Erpigou is indeed refining salt, and the buying and selling of Erpigou salt industry is ...... The white salt produced is in short supply, and even many merchants wait outside the salt shop all night, and they buy a large amount of salt to resell it to all parts of the world, and the slaves think that it is ...... In the future, the profit of Erpigou salt industry will be more and more, far exceeding the current income. ”

How much more can this deal do in the future?

Doesn't this mean that the salt tax levied by the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy will continue to grow?

Li Shimin's heart is hot.

Zhang Qian glanced at Li Shimin cautiously and continued: "In addition, the slave also learned a piece of news, the sale of Erpigou...... Not only the Chen family is doing it, but it seems that Her Royal Highness Princess Sui'an has also been involved. ”

"She?" Li Shimin was suddenly shocked.

He never expected that his daughter would also be related to the Erpigou salt industry.

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and felt more and more that this matter had become very difficult.

He cheered up: "Call her." ”

Zhang Qian nodded.

……

After a while, Princess Sui'an only declared the palace, and she never imagined that her father would suddenly think of herself.

Although his father praised himself fiercely before, after all, he ...... That's just that my father is grateful for his filial piety, if it is intimate, he is still far from being as close as Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang.

Therefore, Princess Sui'an seemed very cautious, and went to the palace in fear, and saluted: "The minister has seen my father." ”

Li Shimin looked at Princess Sui'an, especially when he saw her sincere and frightened appearance, he felt a little more pity in his heart: "See me in the future, you don't have to be so polite, I am your father." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he was sure in his heart, and without waiting for Li Shimin to speak, he flattered him and took Jindun and asked Princess Sui'an to sit down.

Princess Sui'an sat down, feeling a little happy and a little worried, not knowing what her father had summoned her for.

Li Shimin suddenly said: "What have you done recently?" ”

Princess Sui'an didn't expect her father to ask her about her current situation, she was a little stunned, and she was speechless for a while.

"Ah...... I...... I ......"

"You made a deal with the Chen family?"

When Princess Sui'an heard this, she nodded apprehensively: "Yes." ”

"Is it the Erpigou Salt Industry?"

"Yes."

"Will you do business?"

"Ah......h......h I...... Minister...... Chancellor will not. ”

Li Shimin: "......"

The business of Erpigou is so big, and the performance of Princess Sui'an, one of the two major owners, makes Li Shimin have a ...... The feeling that the salt industry is about to go out of business.

Li Shimin was patient, he took a sip of tea first, and said slowly: "It was Chen Zhengtai who pulled you in, how to refine this white salt, do you know?" ”

"I don't know."

Li Shimin asked again: "Do you know how much profit is made every day?" ”

"Minister...... I don't know. Princess Sui'an was pitiful at the moment, almost crying, she felt that under the gaze of her father, she was like a little mouse that had not seen the light of day and suddenly saw the light, and she was very flustered, this feeling made her overwhelmed, and she had an urge to escape.

Li Shimin couldn't help coughing, his face was a little red: "So...... Do you know where the shop of Erpigou Salt Industry is? ”

"Minister...... Ignorance. ”

"And how did you make this deal?"

Li Shimin asked a question, Princess Sui'an couldn't answer any of them, at this moment her heart was like fifteen buckets of water, secretly glanced at her father, and immediately stared at the slender jade hands she was holding together, biting her lips, and said truthfully.

"Minister...... Minister...... The minister just signed a contract, and the senior brother said that the deal was done...... Minister......"

Li Shimin was speechless for a while.

Is there anyone else in the world who picks up money like this?

There is no heavenly reason.

Li Shimin is still smiling; "Okay, I know, you don't have to be afraid, I just casually asked, you can go."

Princess Sui'an was like being pardoned, so she got up and saluted and hurried away.

Looking at the back of Princess Sui'an leaving, Li Shimin was stunned for a while, he was thoughtful, Zhang Qian on the side didn't dare to disturb Li Shimin's thinking, and only carefully changed a cup of tea for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin suddenly said: "Interesting. ”

"Ah......" Zhang Qian looked up in astonishment.

Li Shimin immediately said: "I understand what Chen Zhengtai meant, his business, even if he is heavily taxed, still makes huge profits, is ...... only then did I pull my daughter into the gang, but on the surface, I pulled her, but in fact, I made a huge profit...... I got a share. ”

Zhang Qian blinked and smiled dryly, he smiled a little ugly, but he tried to make himself smile sincerely.

Li Shimin was happy in his heart, this Chen Zhengtai's style of acting is still very in line with my intentions, Li Shimin pursed the corners of his lips, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction: "It's not a bad thing that I have such a protégé." ”

"Yes, yes......" Zhang Qian agreed awkwardly.

Li Shimin suddenly stared at Zhang Qiandao: "Your evaluation of Chen Zhengtai's father and son is really not wrong, these two people can indeed be called loyal." ”

Zhang Qian: "......"

Li Shimin's eyes turned and showed a suspicious look: "What do you want to say?" ”

"Ah......" Zhang Qian suddenly felt that he was absent-minded, and he smiled and groaned: "Your Majesty, the slave is thinking...... The father and son of the Chen family are so loyal and good, the slave must strive to use this father and son as a standard, and he must do his best to share the worries of His Majesty. ”

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Qian with a different kind of eyes, and suddenly squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "You are also worthy?" ”

Zhang Qian: "......"

Li Shimin no longer paid attention to Zhang Qian, but he cheered up, and actually began to calculate with great interest, he wanted to calculate the approximate profit of the Erpigou salt industry, and how much Princess Sui'an could share.

It's not that Li Shimin is greedy.

It's really too profitable, and Erpigou Salt Industry makes too much money.

The sky was getting darker, and Li Shimin was already a little tired, so he got up and prepared to leave for the inner court.

Zhang Qiandao: "Your Majesty wants to go to the Chengxiang Palace, or the Zilan Palace." ”

These two halls, one is the residence of the queen, the other is the location of the concubines, and it is the place where Li Shimin goes to sleep most often. ”

Li Shimin originally wanted to blurt out that he should go to Guanyin.

This Guanyin is the eldest grandson queen.

But when the words came to his lips, his heart moved, and he suddenly stared at Zhang Qiandao: "Princess Sui'an's mother...... Where? ”

"This ......" Zhang Qian couldn't answer.

Li Shimin said: "Today...... Just go to her, and ...... Prepare some jewelry, didn't you pay tribute to some jadeite the other day? Pick some good ones and follow me ......"

Zhang Qian didn't dare to slack off: "Slave obeys." ”