After Li Shimin returned to the mansion, he quickly discussed with the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Mowgli, this king has come up with a solution? Look how much money we have in our house. "The eldest grandson Wuji also holds the position of the chief of the Qin Palace, and he still knows the income and expenditure of the Qin Palace.

"Lord Qiqi! The income from your land and the estates and quarries in the palace is about 15,000 taels of silver, 400 taels of gold, 20,000 taels of copper, and 500 horses of cloth. Your Highness, why do you ask this? ”

"Hey! I can't imagine that I only have such a little savings as a Qin king! "Eldest Sun Wuji seems to understand something?

"Your Highness! You want to use the money to buy salt from the salt merchants! Shimin, it's not me who poured cold water on you, in the past, there was a lot of salt, but now there is a salt shortage, and those salt merchants are all from the Guanlong family, they are afraid that they will take advantage of this salt shortage to sit on the ground and raise the price, this money is probably a drop in the bucket! ”

"Auxiliary! Do you think that this king will set up a few tables of banquets, and invite the heads of major families to discuss and see if they can press the price, what do you think? The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly persuaded:

"Your Highness, no! Now everyone can see that the war between you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become white-hot, and now is the time to ask them to support you, if you rashly cut off their financial routes, I am afraid that it will not be good for your level jungler in the future! ”

"I know that, that's why I'm trying to figure it out!" Li Shimin directly robbed the eldest grandson Wuji of a sentence, the eldest grandson Wuji lowered his head and let Li Shimin vent to him, without saying a word, Li Shimin's shout was heard by the eunuchs and maids who were waiting for Li Shimin outside, one by one trembling and afraid to speak, on weekdays, the eldest grandson Wuji took good care of these eunuchs and maids, and gave a lot of broken silver, everyone loved to see the eldest grandson Wuji being scolded by Li Shimin like this, and they were both sympathetic and afraid, the chief eunuch of the palace, Gonggong Qu, pulled a little eunuch and whispered:

"You! Hurry up and find the princess and the little highness, now they are the only ones who can help Lord Changshi. The little eunuch replied:

"Yes!" Li Shimin is still on fire there.

"Auxiliary! Don't you claim to be resourceful? Aren't you the Zhang Zifang who claims to be the king? Now what? If this crisis is not resolved, I am afraid that we will not talk about the days to come, even now, we are all sad. The eldest grandson Wuji said yes vigorously. At this time, the eldest grandson Wujian happened to walk in with Xiao Chengqian:

"Husband, what are you arguing about?" When Li Shimin saw the eldest grandson Wujian and Li Chengqian coming, he immediately changed into clothes and a kind face.

"Innocent! You don't rest in the backyard, why did you come here with the child, come! Cheng Qian, father hug! Li Chengqian ignored Li Shimin and walked directly to the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Uncle! Father scolded you, Cheng Qian said sorry to his uncle, uncle! Don't hold a grudge against your father, okay? The eldest grandson Wuji held Li Chengqian in his arms:

"Uncle is fine, uncle was scolded by your father because he did something wrong, uncle will not hate your father, on the contrary, he will try his best to do things well, Xiao Chengqian, don't worry! Sister, take Cheng Qian out to play! "The eldest grandson Wuji came over and wanted to carry Li Chengqian out, Li Chengqian used his little hand to drive the eldest grandson Wuji's hand away, and hugged the neck of the eldest grandson Wuji:

"No, I don't! If I leave, my father will scold my uncle again, and I will protect my uncle! I can't let my uncle be bullied by my father. Hearing Li Chengqian's milky cry, Li Shimin laughed:

"Hey! There is a popular saying among the people that a nephew is like an uncle, which is indeed true. Good! Father promised you that Father would not scold Xiao Chengqian's baby uncle, Chengqian. Can you rest assured now? Li Chengqian stretched out his little hand and said to Li Shimin:

"Father! Is it okay for us to pull the hook? Li Shimin also stretched out his hand and hooked Li Chengqian's little hand:

"Hang yourself on the hook, for a hundred years, you must not change!" After Li Chengqian and Li Shimin finished hooking, he smiled at the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin, and the eldest grandson Wuji also said to Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Husband, big brother, if there is nothing else, I will also retire. Shimin, you should also pay more attention. A relative. As he spoke, the eldest grandson Wujian pressed on Li Shimin's hand, and was about to pull Li Chengqian's little hand, Li Chengqian kissed Li Shimin first, and then saluted Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Father, uncle, Cheng Qian has retired." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he was pulled out by the eldest grandson Wujian. When he walked out of the place where Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji discussed things, Li Chengqian hugged the eldest grandson Wuji's thigh and said coquettishly:

"Mother, how is Cheng Qian's performance this time?" The eldest grandson Wujian scratched Li Chengqian's little nose and said:

"Cheng Qian's performance is the best, and Cheng Qian's performance is the most well-behaved." Li Chengqian continued to coquettishly say:

"That Chengqian wants to eat the dim sum made by the concubine herself, and you want to eat a lot of delicious dim sum!" The eldest grandson said with a smile:

"Good! Cheng Qian wants to eat a lot of delicious snacks! The mother will make it for you by herself! When Li Chengqian heard the words of the eldest grandson, he clapped his hands happily:

"Yes, yes! The mother is the best. Be sure to talk and count! ”

"Good! The mother must be counting! The two people, one big and one small, walked together towards the residence of the eldest grandson. Li Shimin saw the backs of the eldest grandson Wujian and Li Chengqian, Li Shimin turned to the eldest grandson Wuji and said:

"Auxiliary, pass the order, from now on, the Qin Wangfu will eat light food in the future, save all the salt, and write a letter to Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, and Li Shenfu, the prince of Huai'an, and say that this king is looking for them to borrow money."

"Borrow money! Lord Wang, this ......" Li Shimin waved his hand to stop the words of the eldest grandson Wuji.

"The king did not really borrow money from them, but wanted to take this opportunity to find out their true hearts. In addition, you can also contact your patriarch Sun Shunde, who has a lot of acquaintances on the side of the Guanlong clan, and see if you can borrow some money from those Guanlong families. The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and left. In the evening, Li Jiancheng was thinking about how to deal with the salt famine incident, and Xu Jingzong came to Li Jiancheng's side:

"Your Highness, Rose is here! His Royal Highness the King of Qin has been furious since he returned home, and he has had a secret conversation with the eldest grandson Wuji for a long time, as far as she knows, it may be that he wants to borrow money from the Guanlong family through the eldest grandson Shunde, and His Royal Highness the King of Qin sent people to deliver letters to the King of Hejian County and the King of Huai'an County, which may also be related to borrowing money. Also, His Royal Highness the Prince ordered that from today onwards, all the Qin Palaces will eat light food. Your Highness, what should we do? Li Jiancheng instructed Xu Jingzong:

"Respect the Sect! Hurry up and go to Qin Yuanlou to get in touch with the eldest grandson Shunde, and tell him to write down all the children and officials of the Guanlong family who have come into contact with me, and whoever borrows how much will record an account book for the palace, and it must be written absolutely clearly. ”

"Yes! Wechen understands! By the next morning, Li Jiancheng hadn't come up with any effective methods, and before he knew it, it was already dawning. The eunuch came over and turned off the lights:

"Yo! It's dawn. ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Someone! Called the two generals, Xue Li and Su Dingfang, informed them, asked them to change into civilian clothes, and asked the two of them to go out for a walk with the palace. ”

"Yes!" Li Jiancheng disguised himself as an elegant son, Xue Li and Su Dingfang disguised themselves as Li Jiancheng's scholars, and a group of three people walked on Chang'an Avenue. And the streets were full of patrolling soldiers and errand soldiers, and then there were people who were disappointed that they didn't buy salt.

"Hey! Did you buy table salt today? ”

"Hey! I didn't buy it. ”

"Hey! There was no salt at home, and the children were sick. ”

"Ugh! I heard that it was because the saint killed Du Fuwei, the king of Wu, with conspiracy and trickery, and the current Wu Wang Fugongtuo took revenge on our emperor so that he did not buy us salt. ”

"Huh! Dude, don't talk nonsense. ”…… When Li Jiancheng heard these words, he didn't feel a good feeling in his heart. Unconsciously, he was a little hungry, and Li Jiancheng realized that he hadn't eaten breakfast. When I turned around, I saw Xue Li and Su Dingfang looking at themselves pitifully:

"What's wrong with you?" Xue Li and Su Dingfang didn't speak with strange expressions, and suddenly, the cooing sound also rose. Li Jiancheng smiled and said to Xue Li and Su Dingfang:

"What? You two didn't eat either. Xue Li and Su Dingfang nodded pitifully. Li Jiancheng walked into a restaurant with the two. I booked a private room upstairs on the second floor, ordered a few dishes, and a pot of wine. After the wine and food came up, Li Jiancheng said to Xue Li and Su Dingfang:

"You're all hungry, so you're welcome." Xue Li also talked about etiquette and excused Li Jiancheng, but Su Dingfang didn't pay so much attention to it, he just picked up the chopsticks and ate them, and spit them out as soon as he put them in his mouth:

"Phew! Shopkeeper's! Shopkeeper's! Hurry up! A restaurant shopkeeper who looked a little thin ran up:

"Yo! A few guest officers! What's the matter? ”

"Ugh! I said shopkeeper, you don't put salt in cooking! The shopkeeper said aggrievedly:

"Guest officer, I can't help it! The salt from Jianghuai Wuzhong and Shandong Qilu has not arrived, and our family has already run off salt, and we still put a little bit of salt in order to do business. If the guest officer thinks the taste is not good, he will only pay half of the price. I really wronged a few guest officers. Looking at the aggrieved look of the restaurant shopkeeper, Li Jiancheng patted Su Dingfang's shoulder.

"Fixed! Don't talk to the shopkeeper like that, it's not easy for people to do business. Then he said to the shopkeeper with a pleasant face:

"Shopkeeper, I'm sorry, my scholar is still young and a little short-tempered, but the person is still very good, don't take it to heart, we must pay for this table of wine and food." As he spoke, he handed the shopkeeper a silver ingot and a few copper coins. The shopkeeper of the restaurant is also a person who has been through the storm for a long time, and it can be seen that the three people in front of him are not idle people, especially Li Jiancheng, who exudes a sense of nobility. Naturally, I don't dare to care.

"Three slow use, three slow use!" With that, he retreated, and fell down the stairs because of his nervousness. Li Jiancheng thought that the common people could only eat light food because they couldn't eat salt, and his heart was even more depressed.

Attached: Historical knowledge, the original salt monopoly refers to the salt factory that produces salt is operated by the government, and the salt produced by the salt factory is sold in a specific area through the designated salt merchant, and the rod method salt is introduced - the current salt monopoly certificate and regional business license. If it is not bought and sold in a specific area, it is private salt. In the novel, in order to make a profit, Cao Dan directly turned the buyer and seller of salt into himself. The editor is here to solve the doubts of all readers.