In the Tang Dynasty, although the family lords secretly competed with each other, their attitudes were the same when dealing with the royal family, just like the attitude of the countries towards the Qin State during the Warring States Period.

The Lu family and the Cui family are also like this, although they compete with each other, but at the same time, they are also connected with each other, for example, Lu Zhi's aunt married into the Qinghe Cui family.

And Lu Zhi, as the secretary of the household department, is also the biggest official of the Lu family, and his attitude also represents the attitude of the Lu family to a certain extent.

Therefore, when Gao Ming heard that Lu Zhi had turned against the Cui family in the court, he was immediately happy.

"Really? What the hell is going on? ”

Seeing the discord between the family, Li Shimin was equally happy, and immediately told Gao Ming about the early dynasty.

The reason for the incident is very simple, that is, because Cui Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, impeached Zhang Sizheng, saying that he not only exceeded the specifications of the wedding, but also violated the curfew in Chang'an, and asked Li Shimin to punish him for March.

This matter is actually nothing, after all, with Zhang Sizheng's current status, three months of money is nothing more than a dozen yuan of money, and Gao Ming usually rewards him with more than this amount.

According to Gao Ming's idea, it is better to have more than one thing, after all, in his opinion, everything that can be solved with money is not a matter!

But Lu Zhi didn't think so, in his opinion, Cui Li came out to slap his face.

Who is Zhang Sizheng's wife? That's the daughter of the Lu family, if you talk about his wedding, what is it if you don't slap the Lu family in the face?

And over the years, how many nobles have married in Chang'an City, after all, it is a big day, even if there is an occasional accidental trigger of the rules, everyone just turns a blind eye and passes over.

Everyone is like this, why is it that you Cui Li are going to be looking for trouble when you come to me, can't you see our Lu family clearly?

Therefore, Lu Zhi jumped out on the spot and reasoned with Cui Li.

If it's just like this, it's nothing, even if there is no winner or loser, at most, the two of them are arguing in the court, and the next court will be over.

But the bad thing is that the two of them are still talking, and Cui Xi, the secretary of the ministry, stood up, and after standing up, Cui Xi said with a very resolute attitude that the fault was Zhang Sizheng, so Zhang Sizheng had to be punished for these three months!

So the nature of the matter changed.

If Zhang Sizheng's Yu Lu is punished, then it means that Lu Zhi loses, and in the future, when everyone faces the side, they will definitely choose to stand on the side of the Cui family, after all, everyone is mixed in the officialdom, and they still hope to find a reliable backstage.

If it was in the past, Lu Zhi might have retreated, after all, there were "two Cui" in front of him, and it was not cost-effective to stiffen the relationship with them.

But now it's different.

In Lu Zhi's opinion, if he can't keep Zhang Sizheng this time, then not only will he lose face, but he will also make Gao Ming look down on himself, if this reason affects Gao Ming's attitude towards the Lu family, then he Lu Zhike will become a sinner.

After thinking about these things clearly, Lu Zhi began to carry Cui Li and Cui Xi to the death, and finally when he couldn't find anything to say, he and Cui Xi staged a "full martial arts" in the court.

The Tang Dynasty is not as rare as the Ming Dynasty in later generations, and it is relatively rare for officials to fight, so Lu Zhi's actions are also quite terrifying, but fortunately, Cui Xi also fought back, which also gave Li Shimin the opportunity to "play fifty boards each".

In the end, Zhang Sizheng couldn't do anything, but Lu Zhi and Cui Xi were sent to pay for half a year because they insulted Sven in the court fight, and Lu Zhi also took a month's vacation to go home to recuperate because of his facial injury.

After listening to Li Shimin's story, Gao Ming suddenly felt like he couldn't cry or laugh.

"Originally, I thought this tearing face was an adjective, but I didn't expect it to be a verb!"

After Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin also nodded.

"Yes, even I didn't expect that this guy Lu Zhi would lose his temper so badly, and the three or four ministers couldn't stop him, so he scratched and scratched Cui Xi's face, making it bloody."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin looked at Gao Ming directly.

"I don't think Lu Zhi is acting for me to see, he should really turn his face with Cui Xi, Gao Ming, you tell me the truth, what benefits did you give Lu Zhi to make him do not hesitate to turn his face with Cui Xi and Cui Li?"

Looking at Li Shimin's curious look, Gao Ming suddenly shrugged his shoulders, and then spread his hands towards him.

"Actually, it's nothing, I just promised him to help the Lu family build a salt farm with an annual output of more than two million stones, and at the same time give them 20% of the salt produced."

"Hiss......"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin immediately gasped, and his eyes were full of horror.

"What? A salt farm with an annual output of two million stones? ”

Looking at Li Shimin's shocked appearance, Gao Ming suddenly nodded.

"Yes, and two million stones is the lowest, if it is built well, it should not be a big problem to increase tenfold after three years."

In Gao Ming's view, anyway, Datang has no heavy industry, and the sea water is not polluted, if you want to increase production, you can build more salt drying plants, and when the time comes, all the places that can be built along the Bohai Sea coast will be built, and the annual output of one million tons of salt will be like playing.

However, when these words were heard in Li Shimin's ears, there was a bit of a fantasy.

"Ten times in three years? What do you think salt is? Is it the sand by the sea? ”

Looking at Li Shimin's disbelieving expression, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Haha, in my opinion, as long as there is the sun in the sky and the sea on the earth, then salt is really not a rare thing."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming picked up Li Shimin's brush, and then found a blank piece of rice paper from his desk and began to draw on it.

"Look, old man, we have to make two kinds of pools like this on the seashore, the first is called the evaporation pool, and the second is called the crystallization pool."

While painting, he began to explain to Li Shimin.

"At that time, we only need to introduce the seawater into the evaporation pond through the ditch, and when the seawater is evaporated to a certain extent, we can put the seawater into the crystallization pond, because the concentration is enough, so when the water dries, we can get salt."

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin suddenly showed a look of amazement.

"Don't cook in a pot, but just in the sun? How did you come up with this idea? ”

Looking at Li Shimin's look of amazement, Gao Ming shrugged his shoulders again.

"There is a kind of person in this world, their name is genius, if you don't believe it, just look at me and understand."

“……”

Looking at Gao Ming's embarrassed face, Li Shimin couldn't help but glare at him again.

"Don't talk too much, how do you know if it's going to rain? What if it rains? ”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"I don't know when it's raining, and I can't help it when it rains, but do you know why I chose to build a salt drying field in Lujia?"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin's face also showed a trace of doubt.

Because according to his understanding of Gao Ming, as long as he can eat alone, this kid will never share the benefits with others, but now he has distributed the benefits to the Lu family, so this shows one thing!

"Is there a problem with the Lu family's land boundary?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, he explained the key to the problem, and Gao Ming immediately gave him a thumbs up with a smile.

"He is worthy of being the most wise and martial emperor in the history of the Tang Dynasty, amazing!"

Obviously, Gao Ming was patting himself again, and Li Shimin also knew this, so he couldn't help laughing and scolding.

"You kid don't shoot my fart, let's talk about what the hell is going on, could it be that Fan Yang is really a treasure land?"

Looking at Li Shimin's slightly puzzled look, Gao Ming nodded again.

"Yes, if you look at it according to salt production, it is one of the few treasures in the entire Tang Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming's expression also became serious.

"Less than 100 miles south of Fanyang, there is a very wide and flat muddy beach, and the climate there is windy and rainy, and the sunshine is abundant, which is very conducive to the evaporation of seawater.

Hearing Gao Ming's explanation, Li Shimin's eyes widened again.

"How do you know?"

"Uh......"

Gao Ming was slightly stunned, and then showed a reluctant smile to Li Shimin.

"Of course I know, didn't I just say it all? I'm a genius, huh...... Hehehehehe......"

Seeing Gao Mingpi's smiling appearance, Li Shimin suddenly gave him a blank look.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it, anyway, as long as you can let me see two million stone salts at that time, I don't care about the rest!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming immediately stood up straight, and then patted his chest.

"You don't have to worry about my errands, just two million stone salts are wrapped in me!"

“……”

The price of salt in Datang today is more than 100 yuan per bucket, and one stone is always more money, so if you calculate it, 2 million stones is more than 2 million yuan, which is already equivalent to the tax of Datang for a whole year.

So as soon as Gao Ming's words fell, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched again.

"'Just two million stone salts', Gao Ming, this kid really dares to say it!"

However, after coming back to his senses, Li Shimin suddenly realized a problem, that is, if he can really produce so much salt, the price of salt will definitely fall at that time.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately frowned. Tang Prince:

"If you can really produce 2 million stones of salt a year, how can the price of salt be calculated?"

As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, Gao Ming laughed again.

"I thought you wouldn't ask, I had already thought about this, and I would cut the price of salt by half at the beginning, and after a few years, the salt farm expanded, and then gradually reduce the price of salt to the same extent as the price of grain."

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, looking at Li Shimin's expression, Gao Ming quickly figured out the reason, so he laughed again.

"Old man, we don't need to rely on salt to loot the people, if we do that, it will do more harm than good, and it will also shake the country's foundation, only by making the people rich first, our Datang will have a future."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately patted his shoulder, and then said to him with emotion: "Lao Li, now our Datang should mainly focus on economic construction!" ”

Li Shimin: "......"