Zhu Ming went back to prepare the money, although this money was not a small amount for him, but he felt that as long as he could integrate into the circle of Datang officialdom, let alone a thousand yuan, it would be worth pressing all his belongings!

Naturally, he was not the only one who had Zhu Ming's idea, seeing that he was rushing back to prepare the money, the others also went back to raise money, and then sent the money to the royal club according to Tian Yi's request.

So, at noon, the door of the Tang Royal Club was blocked.

Copper coins are very space-occupying, a thousand copper coins can fill five large boxes, and this time there are more than 20 people who want to get the pass token, they brought more than 20,000 copper coins, and more than 20 carriages pulled hundreds of boxes to the Tang Royal Club, and immediately blocked the door of the club.

Seeing so much money, Wu Mei immediately smiled at Tian Yi.

"You came just in time, yesterday His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to send a batch of military salaries to the Hundred Cavalry Guard camp outside the city, I haven't had time to leave, so let's take someone to send this batch of money over first, and personally hand it over to Lord Sugan in the military camp, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come over in the afternoon, and it will not be too late for you to tell him if there is anything at that time."

Hearing Wu Mei's words, Tian Yi nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, Xia Guan understands, Xia Guan will go!"

After speaking, Tian Yi and his party saluted Wu Mei and left.

When he came back after handing over the money to Su Gan Chengji, it was almost time, and he suddenly became a little anxious and hurriedly quickened his pace.

However, what Tian Yi didn't expect was that after he entered the royal club, as soon as he looked up, he saw Gao Ming sitting in the corridor on the second floor.

Seeing this scene, Tian Yi immediately laughed.

"I thought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had returned to the palace, but I didn't expect it to be there!"

Thinking of this, Tian Yi suddenly trotted upstairs, and bowed to Gao Ming after coming to him.

"Weichen Tian Yi, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Looking at Tian Yi's respectful appearance, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"It's no better here than outside, you don't have to be polite, sit down!"

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!"

Tian Yi bowed to Gao Ming again, and then sat down, seeing him sit down, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"Wu Mei told me about you, this time there are more than 24,000 yuan more, and it has solved my urgent need, you have done a good job this time, it seems that I am right to let you be Wu Mei's deputy."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi's face turned red with excitement, he immediately stood up, and then saluted Gao Ming again.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has praised it falsely, this is a matter of Weichen's responsibility, not to mention this mere copper smelly thing, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince worry about it?"

Now Tian Yi has fully adapted to his new identity, so there is naturally a trace of disdain for businessmen in his words.

After listening to his words, Gao Ming immediately smiled and shook his head.

"No, Tian Yi, you are wrong, as the saying goes, if you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are not at home, a penny will still stump a hero, and those who say that copper stinks are poor and sour and rotten, you don't want to learn from them, there are enough people like them, there is no need for you more!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, Tian Yi hurriedly lowered his head.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, it is Weichen who has forgotten his roots, and I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will forgive his sins!"

Seeing that Tian Yi's face was a little more panicked at this time, Gao Ming suddenly waved his hand at him again.

"You don't have to be so afraid, I don't want to blame you, I just want to tell you that the prosperity and strength of a country cannot be separated from the support of the economy, and our Datang is still in the development period, and we need a lot of money to pave the way forward."

When Gao Ming finished speaking, Tian Yi's face was already full of admiration.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise, it is Weichen who is ignorant, and in the future, Weichen will definitely do his best and make persistent efforts to contribute to the construction of Datang.

“……”

That sounds familiar!

Gao Ming was stunned for a while before remembering that he seemed to have said this yesterday, but he didn't expect to be used by Tian Yi today.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming suddenly touched his nose.

"Uh...... It's good that you have that thought, by the way, what did you all talk about this morning, let me hear it. ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Tian Yi immediately nodded.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, this morning's situation is like this......"

Then, Tian Yi told Gao Ming everything that happened at the Business Alliance Headquarters in the morning, and after listening to his words, Gao Ming suddenly pondered for a while, and then shook his head at him.

"Tian Yi, your idea is very good, but for me, Zhu Ming's idea is right, and you are wrong!"

It didn't seem that he didn't expect this to be the result, Tian Yi suddenly showed a stunned face.

"Is Weichen wrong?"

Looking at Tian Yi's surprised look, Gao Ming nodded suddenly.

"Yes, it's that you're wrong, if you're following other ministers, it's natural to have such an idea, but you're following me, so your idea of worrying about causing trouble for me is a big mistake!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming also asked Tian Yi rhetorically.

"Do you think I'm going to be the kind of person who is afraid of trouble?"

Hearing Gao Ming's question, Tian Yi was speechless.

Seeing Tian Yi's speechless appearance, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly, and then patted him on the shoulder.

"With me to support you, you can do it, since you want to make a name for yourself in the Royal Business Alliance, then find a hard stubble to start a knife, such as the salt merchants in Chang'an and Jingzhao Mansion, I think they are very suitable."

In ancient times, salt, as the main source of finance, was the controlled product of all dynasties, and private sales were prohibited, but in the early Tang Dynasty, there was no penalty clause for illegal salt dealers in the "Tang Law".

In other words, during this period, Datang allowed private salt sales.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the private salt was too much, which had seriously affected the finances of the central government, and Tang Dezong had no choice but to issue a decree to prohibit the sale of illicit salt, but driven by interests, the salt merchants still took risks and fought wits and courage with the government.

If you want to say that the most famous smuggler in the Tang Dynasty, there is no one more than Huang Chao, and some scholars in later generations even commented on him - a salt dealer who drove the Tang Dynasty to the brink of extinction.

This shows how serious the situation of selling illicit salt was in the later period of the Tang Dynasty.

Now that Datang is at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the price of many things is still relatively expensive, and salt is no exception, the price of a bucket of green salt is nearly 500 Wen!

You must know that the price of grain in Datang is only more than 30 yuan a bucket, and the price of green salt is more than ten times that of grain!

In fact, the cost of salt is not so expensive, there are natural salt lakes in the Guanlong area, and the green salt of the Tang Dynasty is also produced here, and many people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang use iron pots to boil sea salt.

It can be seen that although the output of Datang's salt is not high, it is definitely not up to the level of "scarcity is expensive", in fact, the reason why Datang's salt is so expensive today is mainly because of the monopoly of the family's gate valve.

Green salt is produced in Longzhou and is monopolized by the Li family in Longxi, and the sea salt from the coastal area has not yet entered the inland, and has been divided by several other families, so when these salts reach the hands of the people, it is naturally even more expensive.

Li Shimin also knows this, but he can't help it, Datang was originally established by relying on the family gate valve, and now the family gate valve also restricts the development of Datang.

Even the royal family was afraid of three points, let alone others, so when Tian Yi heard Gao Ming say that he would make a move on the salt merchants, he was immediately shocked.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you don't know, others can move, but this salt merchant must not move, this matter is very important, and it has to be considered in the long run!"

Tian Yi said this politely, what he meant was to tell Gao Ming that there were people behind these salt dealers, and they couldn't touch them casually, otherwise even Gao Ming would suffer a loss.

Looking at Tian Yi's frightened look, Gao Ming couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, Tian Yi, Tian Yi, do you think I don't know that the salt merchant is standing behind the door valve of the family? You think I'm going to be afraid of them? ”

At this time, Gao Ming did not brag nonsense, because in terms of economy, the Datang Royal Society and the Datang Royal Business Alliance have been perfected, and under the auspices of Wu Mei, these two places can provide him with a steady stream of financial support.

In terms of force, the hundred cavalry guards have also been expanded, and nearly 20,000 are ready for Gao Ming to mobilize at any time.

In terms of culture, the Datang Royal Academy is also about to be completed, and at that time, it will be able to cultivate a large number of talents for its own use, and there is no need to rely on the family gate.

Economy, force, culture, with the support of these three aspects, now Gao Ming has the confidence to do something to the family.

And salt is the first killer weapon used by Gao Ming to suppress the family gate valve!

Seeing Gao Ming's slightly excited expression, Tian Yi realized that Gao Ming was serious, and his cold sweat suddenly came out.

"Too ...... His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen knows that you are not afraid of anyone, but have you ever thought that if those salt merchants cut off the salt, then within a month, there will be a big mess. ”

Looking at Tian Yi's eager look, Gao Ming laughed again.

"I know what you mean, but you also have to believe that I never fight a battle that I am not sure of!"

As a traverser, Gao Ming of course also knows the truth that "blocking is better than sparse", and he has no intention of taking back the private salt, he just intends to reduce the price of salt.

The benefits of lowering the price of salt are twofold.

The first is that it can greatly reduce the cost of living of the people, and the second is that it can deal a heavy blow to those families who rely on selling salt for heavy profits!

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone!

But Gao Ming also knows that this thing must not be so easy to do, because this has touched the bottom line of the family's gate valve, although it will not be to the extent that the fish is dead, but the opponent's counterattack will definitely not be small.

However, Gao Ming didn't have any worries because of this, but rolled his somewhat dry lips with his tongue excitedly, and then smiled at Tian Yi.

"It's time for the bayonet to see blood!"