Gao Ming is well aware that there are actually two reasons why it was so easy to pass when he proposed to exempt agricultural taxes before.

First of all, it is because he is now gaining momentum, and with the precedent of the Zheng family in Xingyang, the family also knows that Gao Ming is not easy to mess with, so he is unwilling to fight him.

Secondly, it is because there is not much land annexed by the family now, and under Li Shimin's policy of lightly punishing the poor, they do not get much land rent from it, and even if they give up, the loss is not big.

But salt is different, once this important economic source is lost, the blow to them will not be ordinarily large, and their influence will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, Gao Ming knows very well that once he makes a move against the salt merchants, the family gate valve will probably attack him in groups, and then he really needs to fight hard.

Now that he has a lot of cards, he is not afraid to fight with these family valves, but Tian Yi doesn't know, so he suddenly showed a worried face.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the stakes are very important at this time, it is better to think long-term, please think twice!"

Looking at Tian Yi's uneasy look, Gao Ming suddenly grinned at him, revealing two rows of Bai Sensen's teeth.

"Don't think twice, I've been preparing for this day for a long time, I will use salt as a sword to cut off all obstacles that hinder the progress of Datang, Tian Yi, are you willing to help me?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi raised his head in amazement, but when he saw Gao Ming's serious expression, his face also showed a trace of firmness.

"Weichen is cultivated by His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a life, even if my Tian Yi is broken, I will not give up!"

Looking at the firmness and a trace of sadness on Tian Yi's face, Gao Ming suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.

"Hey, I'm talking about you...... I said that I won't fight a battle that I am not sure of, and it will be as if I am going to send you to death, don't worry, I don't want you to charge into battle. ”

Originally, Tian Yidu was ready to carry the black cauldron, but now when he heard Gao Ming's words, he once again showed a stunned face.

"Don't you want me to charge? So what do I do? ”

Looking at his puzzled look, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly, and then waved his hand at him.

"Don't be so nervous, you sit down first, I'll tell you slowly!"

"Yes!"

Tian Yi agreed and sat down, as soon as he sat down, there was a "gurgling" sound in his stomach, hearing this voice, Gao Ming grinned again, and then pushed a plate of cakes in front of him.

"I guess you haven't eaten yet, you eat, I'll tell you slowly."

Looking at the plate of cakes pushed over by Gao Ming, Tian Yi's face suddenly turned red, both embarrassed and a little moved, and he had mixed tastes in his heart, and he didn't know what it was like.

Seeing that Tian Yi was still stunned, Gao Ming smiled at him again.

"You eat first, and I'll tell you what you need to do next."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything, and in the end he could only arch his hand towards Gao Ming.

"Thank you for the reward from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After speaking, he picked up the bread on the plate and ate it, and as he ate it, tears came out, and Gao Ming was dumbfounded.

"Tsk...... I have seen children who are bitter and cry and refuse to eat, but a big man can eat snacks and burst into tears, I have to say, Tian Yi, you are a talent! ”

“……”

Tian Yi also knew that Gao Ming was joking with him, and after swallowing the contents in his mouth, he quickly wiped the corners of his eyes, and then smiled at Gao Ming.

"It's not a secret, Wechen's parents died when he was a child, and because of the relationship between his feet and legs, Wechen has been used to being looked at by others since he was a child, and he treats Wechen like His Royal Highness the Prince, or the first, His Royal Highness the Prince's kindness to Wechen is really like a reborn parent!"

Gao Ming: "......"

What the hell is it to show loyalty and sycophancy when you don't agree with each other?

In fact, Gao Ming wanted to say to him, "I don't have a son as big as you", but looking at Tian Yi's sincere face, Gao Ming had no choice but to sigh, and then patted him on the shoulder.

"Alas, I didn't expect you to have such a past, lack of love since childhood, lack of calcium when you grow up, you are also a poor person, since you regard me as a reborn parent, if you can't help it, call me a father!"

Tian Yi: "......"

Seeing Tian Yi's stunned expression, Gao Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud with a "poof", and when he heard Gao Ming's laughter, Tian Yi's face turned red all at once.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this ...... That ......"

Although Tian Yi was a smooth fart before, but he didn't have a face, but when it came to the critical moment, he couldn't stand it, looking at his embarrassed appearance, Gao Ming suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha...... Tian Yi, you guy, I'll just talk to you about playing, are you really serious? ”

Seeing Tian Yi's restless appearance, Gao Ming immediately shook his head with a smile.

"You guy is thin-skinned, don't you know that you have to be thick-skinned if you pat on the back? If this is changed to Li Goudan, I'm afraid I'll already be holding my thigh and shouting dad at this time, haha......"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi suddenly coughed a little embarrassed twice.

"Ahem...... This Brother Li is really ...... It's really a very person, I don't know where he is now, if there is a chance, Weichen plans to go and visit him. ”

Looking at Tian Yi's insincere face, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Of course there is a chance, Li Goudan is now the assassin of Jinzhou, and you will have more time to deal with in the future!"

The history of Jinju's thorns?

After hearing Gao Ming's words, he was immediately shocked.

Originally, Tian Yi thought that this Li Goudan was just a courtier who did not enter the stream, but he didn't expect that now he was actually the lord of a state.

Jinzhou is Zhongzhou, according to the level, the assassin of Jinzhou is a dignified and four-grade imperial court official, and everyone says that the official is a big one to crush people, and Li Goudan is more than ten levels higher than him!

Thinking of this, Tian Yi's face suddenly became a little more solemn.

"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is very true, if Weichen passes through Jinzhou, he should go to visit Lord Li."

Hearing Tian Yi's name for Li Goudan change from "Brother Li" to "Master Li", Gao Ming suddenly shook his head helplessly.

"You're a ...... Okay, don't talk about this, you just take the matter of salt to heart, don't tell anyone else, after Zhang Sizheng gets married, you will follow him to Fanyang. ”

Tian Yi had seen Zhang Sizheng and knew that he was the same acquaintance of the Right Hundred Cavalry Guards, although he didn't know why Gao Ming asked him to go to Fanyang with Zhang Sizheng, but since Gao Ming didn't say it, he naturally wouldn't ask.

And now, Tian Yi is thinking more about what gift he should give when Zhang Sizheng gets married.

"It's too vulgar to send money, but I don't know what Lord Zhang likes when I send it away......"

Looking at Tian Yi's thoughtful expression, Gao Ming suddenly patted him on the shoulder again.

"Okay, let's put this matter aside for the time being, don't think about it too much, do you have anything else?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be distracted just now, and secretly shouted "It's dangerous" in his heart, and then bowed to Gao Ming.

"There is another thing, that is, the reorganization of prices that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said last time, Weichen doesn't know where to start, and if a family goes to investigate, it will be more time-consuming......"

Seeing Tian Yi's embarrassed look, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"What's so hard about that? Go back and ask someone to get a box, put it at the door of the Tang Royal Commercial Alliance, and then tell the people nearby that if any of the things are expensive, let them write down the name of that merchant and the price of the things, and then put them in the box. ”

Hearing Gao Ming's method, Tian Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"In this way, it is equivalent to letting the people help us investigate, not only saving a lot of time, but also when we follow the map, the merchants will not be able to deny it, His Royal Highness the Prince's method is too good, it is really admired by Weichen!"

After saying that, Tian stood up and bowed to Gao Ming.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming suddenly shrugged his shoulders, and secretly thought in his heart: "Could it be that I will tell you that the price bureaus of later generations will do this?" ”

Tian Yike didn't know what Gao Ming was thinking, and seeing that he didn't care, he felt more and more unfathomable that Gao Ming was unfathomable.

Gao Ming saw that Tian Yi's gaze was getting hotter and hotter when he looked at him, Rao is skin was very thick-skinned, and he was still a little unable to parry, so he immediately coughed dryly.

"Ahem...... That Tian Yi, this unitary time has passed, is there anything else? If not, go back, I guess you'll be hungry too. ”

Tian Yi is a smart person, and of course he also heard Gao Ming's intention to send off the guest, so he immediately arched his hand towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Weichen still has one more thing to tell His Royal Highness the Prince, that is, about the Tang Royal Club...... Uh......"

Tian Yi was only halfway through his words, when he found that Gao Ming took out a yellow cloth bag from behind him and threw it on the table, from the mouth of the cloth bag, Tian Yi saw that it contained the tokens of the Tang Royal Club, and in terms of quantity, these tokens are probably no less than dozens,

Seeing this scene, Tian Yi was stunned for a moment.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this is ......"

Gao Ming had already expected Tian Yi to have such a reaction, and immediately laughed.

"Now that the Datang Royal Business Alliance is short of manpower, you can recruit some more people to come in, and it doesn't have to be a merchant in Chang'an, Jingzhao Mansion and Luoyang can be, there are a total of fifty tokens of the Datang Royal Club here, and now they are all handed over to you."

Gao Ming's meaning is obvious, that is, the recruits must be powerful merchants, at least to the extent that they can afford to buy the tokens of the royal club.

Tian Yi also understood Gao Ming's meaning, and immediately nodded.

"Wechen understands, when the time comes, my Wechen will write down the recommended candidates, and then His Highness will decide, then Wechen will retire first."

After speaking, Tian Yi bowed to Gao Ming. Seeing Gao Ming nodding, he took a few back copies, and then turned to leave.

After Tian Yi walked out of the door of the Tang Royal Club, Gao Ming opened his mouth and laughed.

"Master Shangshu, you should have heard what Tian Yi and I said just now, how do you feel about this person?"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, the door of the room behind him suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man walked out with a smile on his face.