Li Shimin sighed and said, "Although the idea is good, I am worried about arousing the opposition of the gate valve. Although this world is said to be me, but above the locality, the influence of the gate valve is more than the imperial court, this is an indisputable fact, such as today's decision, recuperation is the first priority, the door valve ...... It's not time yet! ”

The words have already been said to this point, and Li Mu categorically has no reason to retreat. He said eagerly: "Your Majesty, your worries, I know in my heart, Your Majesty can have such thoughts, and it is really very sageful. But the minister thought that this move would not cause much opposition. ”

"Won't?"

"Hmm." Li Mu nodded vigorously, he had to give Li Shimin a very positive answer now in order to persuade him: "Your Majesty, no matter what kind of mineral deposit, not every place has it. For example, there is coal in Taiyuan, and the Taiyuan Wang family will benefit from coal, but there is no coal in Qinghe, Your Majesty thinks, will the Cui family in Qinghe be envious? ”

Li Shimin knows very well that although the Taiyuan Wang family and the Qinghe Cui family have a marriage contract, it does not mean that the two families are close, and no covenant cannot be violated in the face of interests that can determine the fate of the family.

"In the same way, Qinghe has a copper mine, and the benefits of this copper mine, will the Qinghe Cui clan be willing to share it with the Taiyuan Wang clan?"

Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, Li Mu directly gave an answer and said: "No, they will closely guard their own interests, and at the same time spy on the interests of others. In order to protect their interests from being touched, they could only cooperate with the imperial court. ”

"What if they don't cooperate?"

Li Mu snorted coldly and said, "Mineral deposits are the lifeblood of the country. The gate lords do not listen to the laws of the imperial court and try to grasp the lifeblood of the country, what do they want to do? Is it a rebellion? ”

Li Shimin said in his heart, don't you think they don't have this heart? Not to mention others, just these two Cui clans, they didn't support my Li family back then!

"If it is decided today, I, the Li family of Longxi, am the lord of this world." Li Mu unceremoniously and cheekily assigned himself to the same camp as Li Shimin, who let him recognize him as a nephew just now: "If the five surnames and seven hopes are in the same spirit, it may cause some trouble." But if it is a family or two, who will give them the courage to dare to rebel? Although my Datang treasury is a little empty now, my Datang soldiers are indeed like tigers and wolves, just exterminated the Turks, and they are worried that there is no strong enemy to fight around. ”

Li Mu patted his chest and shouted with a second face: "If there is really a rebellion, you don't need Your Majesty to make a move, and you don't need to use generals, the minister Li Mu is deeply favored by the emperor and has to receive the three-grade military honor, and he is worried that he is not worthy of this glory, His Majesty only needs to give the minister 3,000 soldiers and horses, no matter what the opponent is, the minister will step on him."

Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said: "I don't need you to fight, continue to say what you think, you can say it, I remember it in my heart, and I will find Fang Aiqing and others to discuss it tomorrow, such a big matter should not be rash." ”

Li Mu understood what Li Shimin meant, and he still had doubts about this matter, but he gave Li Mu a chance to persuade him.

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, and the minister might as well be." Patting a little fart, Li Mu continued to say seriously: "If the gate lords in various places want to protect their interests, they must cooperate with the imperial court. The imperial court leased the mines to them in the form of 'franchising'. ”

"Rent?" Li Shimin felt that it was novel, and there had never been a practice of renting out mines in various dynasties. Isn't a mine just a mine, it's there. Whoever has the most influence in the local area will go to mine and then pay taxes, and the court does not care who is mining, just pay the taxes.

This is the method of managing mineral deposits in the past dynasties, it is very rough, but there is no way, the influence of the imperial court on the local area is too low, and it is already a very good prosperous scene to be able to do this.

"Yes." Li Mu nodded heavily and said, "The previous minister has already said that the imperial court wants to take back the ownership of the mineral deposits. In this way, the mineral deposits are like shops in the West Market, and the shops belong to the imperial court, and whoever pays the highest price will operate them. For example, in a coal mine, the Wang family can pay 5,000 guan tax a year, and the Sun family can pay 6,000 guan, and the mine will be mined by the Sun family next year. His loss or earnings have nothing to do with the imperial court, and at the end of the year, he will lease it again. ”

"But in this case, will anyone come to lease it?"

Li Mu said confidently: "Don't dare to say anything else, if Your Majesty hands over to the minister to do this, the minister guarantees that these gate lords will rush to lease and beg for lease, and even the minister can make a small fortune because of this, and the minister is willing to share the account with Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "You are really an official, and you are talking about taking bribes in front of me?" ”

Li Mu grinned and said: "As long as the minister is 20%, the Ministry of Industry will continue to build houses, and the minister's money is not enough." The remaining eighty percent were sent to His Majesty's treasury. Anyway, it's the money of the gate valve, don't you earn it in vain? ”

Li Shimin was right when he thought about it, why didn't he make the money of the gate valve? Just as he wanted to agree, he suddenly glanced at Li Mu and said, "You kid don't want to set me up, I haven't agreed yet, continue to speak." ”

"The other thing is that you need to put a price on the coal."

"How?"

"Your Majesty, coal is an easy thing to obtain, and it is inexhaustible. Its cost is not in the coal itself, but in the manpower and material resources in excavation and transshipment. But if it is a large shipment, these costs are not very large. And the value of coal, there is an upper limit. That is, you can't exceed charcoal, and if you do, who will use coal? Not only can it not be exceeded, but it is also much cheaper than charcoal. Therefore, the price of coal, like salt, should be set by the imperial court. ”

Li Shimin worried: "But in this case, will the profit be too low, if the profit is too low, what if no one digs coal?" ”

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Although coal is cheap, it is a must-have for the people. Just like salt, the income from the salt tax in the past years accounts for at least one-third of the income of the state treasury, and coal may not reach one-third, but if it is according to last year's amount, it is not difficult to occupy one-tenth. ”

"One tenth!" Li Shimin couldn't help but be amazed: Last year, the total revenue of the state treasury was 25 million guan, and the salt tax accounted for one-third, about 8 million guan. And Li Mu actually said that one-fifth of the coal profits can be obtained, isn't it 2.5 million yuan?

You must know the profit of this coal, but there was no one before, and Li Shimin couldn't help but be excited when he thought that next year's treasury could add 2.5 million yuan out of thin air. 2.5 million yuan of money is enough to support 10,000 elite cavalry, 10,000 elite cavalry, what a great help to the country!

At this time, the balance in Li Shimin's heart has begun to tilt. Although he still did not express his position, he basically agreed in his heart. But he still has to discuss with the prime ministers to check and fill in the gaps, after all, the stakes are big, and he can't act arbitrarily.

"The minister has said everything he thinks, and other things will depend on the wisdom of His Majesty and the princes." Li Mu said everything that should be said, and there were some that he thought of, but he didn't say it, he couldn't tell everything about it, wouldn't it seem that the leader was incompetent? There must always be room for leaders to play, and he believes that there will be no big mistakes with the talents of Fang Xuanling and others.

This is the end of this topic. At this time, it was not early, the sun was setting, Li Shimin stayed for a while, and Li Mu had to prepare for a banquet. Li Shimin motioned for Li Mu to send him off, and the two walked from the door of the studio to the lobby together.

"I will discuss this matter with the prime ministers, and you can wait for my news. There is also the matter of the father, in a few days the heaven and earth will be opened, the father attaches great importance to this matter, and he is worried, and he has to send the little eunuch around him to see it several times every day, if you are not in a hurry about the matter at hand, put it first, and do the father's affairs first. Although official affairs are important, but I am the son of my father, how can I not put the word filial piety in front, I thought to myself, and the people of the world will also understand me. ”

Li Mu thought to himself, the person who is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground seems to be me, how can I understand that the person who needs to understand is you...... But it can't be helped, who makes the family the emperor and the boss? A wage earner, it's better to accept your fate.

"Your Majesty put it down, the minister has already arranged it, and I will start to deal with the affairs of the Emperor Taishang tomorrow, and there will be no delay."

"That's fine."

Walking to the side door of the lobby, Li Shimin said again: "About what you just said...... It is true that you don't take the money for nothing, and I know that you won't enrich yourself, but if this kind of thing spreads, your reputation will be ruined. Therefore...... If you want to do it, do it with the hands of others, and don't get it on yourself. Li Shimin glanced at Li Mu and said, "Do you understand what I mean?" ”

Li Mu was stunned, he didn't expect Li Shimin to allow him to embezzle, he was just joking. But since Li Shimin has given him a chance, isn't it stupid not to be greedy? Li Mu asked tentatively, "Can the division become five or five?" ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "Twenty-eight is twenty-eight, are you a child?" Left to your lid? ”

At the end of the day, it's all about the money!

Li Mu held back all the words that followed, Li Shimin snorted proudly, and said, "It's so decided, I know you have a way, don't let me down." ”

"Your Majesty, thank you for your trust."

The two of them entered through the side door of the lobby, startled, only to see that the ground in the lobby was covered with paper, Li Chunfeng was squatting, Li Tai seemed to be unable to squat, so he simply lay on the ground, both of them looked worried, and it seemed that the calculation had entered a bottleneck.

Seeing Li Mu coming, the two of them hurriedly got up, grabbed Li Mu's arm left and right, and said, "Master Hou/brother, let's see if I have solved it, right?" ”

Li Mu glanced at the paper on the ground, so many pieces of paper, where can he see it, and said: "Read the book a hundred times to see its meaning, do it a hundred times, before you can understand the trick, I have given the method to you, as for how to calculate, that is your own business, I can't teach you how to cook, and then bring the meal to you and feed it, people must have the ability to take care of themselves and stand on their own." ”

Hearing this, Li Chunfeng was okay, he was originally a person, and he was usually self-reliant. But Li Tai's face was red, and he felt pierced. Li Mu's words, as if he were specifically speaking to him, he is the guy who can't take care of himself when he eats.