"No!" Li Er immediately pulled his face down. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

If it was just copper coins or something inconsequential, he might not care, but once it came to iron or relatively important strategic materials for Datang, it was impossible for him to agree.

Even if Zhang Yi is just a latte analogy!

Just as Zhang Yi wanted to explain, he heard Li Erdao: "Iron is the important weapon of the country, no matter how much money I have, I can't sell it to them!" ”

Saying that, Li Er glanced at Zhang Yi deeply, and said coldly: "Zhang Yi, if I didn't know that you wouldn't betray me, otherwise I would have thought you were a spy sent by Goryeo based on your words!" ”

I didn't expect Li Er to be so sensitive. Zhang Yi couldn't help but shudder!

In a word, he was almost raised to the height of the security of the country, and he said in his heart that he didn't know that he was just holding pig iron as an example, could he be so nervous?

However, in fact, it is easy to understand that the output of pig iron in ancient times was not high, and even the total output of the Tang Dynasty in the second year of Zhenguan was only about 100,000 tons. However, this output of only about 100,000 tons needs to support the armament of a huge empire and the consumption of civilian iron, which has to be said to be a very large gap.

It is precisely because of this that the price of iron has always been high!

However, all this is not the key, the key is that for any country or nation, or even an individual, once there is pig iron, it means that there is a source of weapons.

You know, a long . The pig iron required for the head of the gun is only two taels, so that one pound of pig iron can be used to create five gun heads, and only need to place the gun head on the body of a white ash rod, then it is a weapon that can be used to kill.

It is conceivable that as long as there is a certain amount of pig iron, plus one or two blacksmiths, then it represents a steady stream of weapons.

And with weapons represents strength, it represents war, and it is precisely because of this that in ancient times, the importance of iron tools even exceeded the importance of food and other necessities of life, and it was called the foundation of the country together with salt.

Of course, compared with pig iron, the control of salt is much easier, and today's Lingnan is already full of salt because of Zhang Yi's filtration salt method, and even the original high salt price has been reduced by more than half.

"What about the salt?" Zhang Yi thought for a while and said, "If it's salt, does Your Majesty also feel that it needs to be controlled?" ”

For Yanba, if it was before, Li Er would never consider it, and would definitely deny Zhang Yi's words without hesitation. But now... When Yanba has been able to meet the living needs of the people of the Tang Dynasty and can still have a certain balance, even if Li Er is still a little hesitant at the moment.

"Salt and iron are the foundation of the country, and this Jingyang County Bo should not mention it again!" Li Chengqian didn't know which tendon was wrong, and seeing that Li Er was still hesitating, he immediately put forward his own opinions on Zhang Yi's idea of using salt as a transaction.

In his heart, salt and iron are equally important, if people don't eat salt, they will lose their strength, the soldiers have no combat effectiveness, and the people will be weakened, although Datang is no longer as short of salt as before, but it can't be sold.

Because once it is sold, then this is also an enemy, is it possible to wait for those aliens to eat salt and have the strength to slaughter the people of the Tang Dynasty with butcher knives?

Of course, his idea was correct, but Li Er did not speak, but set his eyes on Zhang Yi again.

Zhang Yi then arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the prince's thoughts are known, but Your Majesty, let's replace it with Turkic as an example." As we all know, in fact, the grassland also has salt, and their salt generally comes from the salt lakes on the grassland, because of technology and other reasons, they can't refine such pure salt as our Datang.

However, it can also be eaten! Of course, the manpower and material resources required for them to refine salt by themselves are much greater, so that salt is also one of the important materials that they are extremely short of. However, we in Datang already have a surplus in salt, and I think we can provide them with a large amount.

First of all, because we provide them with materials, we can eliminate their hostility towards my Datang for a certain period of time, even if it can't be eliminated, but the so-called means of eating people and taking people softly, when they are ready to attack my Datang next time, they must always find an appropriate excuse.

Secondly, because of our advanced technology, our cost is very low, even if we sell it to them at the same price of our Datang, we actually make money, but at the same price on the Turkic side, it is very likely that we can only buy less than 30%, or even 20% of the salt.

Such a huge surprise can only lead to one result in the end! ”

Zhang Yi felt that he still couldn't go around the bend, because he felt that he could put forward his views to Li Er on economic issues, and Li Er's understanding was very low. If he can't explain the why, purpose, process, and conditions that are needed, then he may need to digest these things through repeated pondering.

And the direct consequence of this is that because you don't understand, don't understand clearly, don't understand, and then cause misunderstanding, or misunderstanding.

Just like Li Chengqian, the idea is good, but if his speech makes Datang lose an opportunity to curb the demand for grassland salt, then it will be a pity for Datang, even Zhang Yi will feel pity.

"What will it lead to?" Li Er said lightly, and at the same time glared at Li Chengqian.

Although he did not reproach Li Chengqian for the consideration of the Tang Dynasty, he expressed his opinion from the judgment of his own subjective consciousness before a matter was clarified, which is not the quality that an heir of the dynasty should show.

Because in a sense, the identity of the prince undoubtedly represents an attitude and can affect the development of some events.

After getting a roll of his father's eyes, Li Chengqian finally swallowed back the words he was about to blurt out.

However, he gradually understood a little, and it seemed that Zhang Yi's method was not as unacceptable as he imagined. At least if the Turks can temporarily withdraw their troops, or there can be a period of respite with the Tang Dynasty, then it is already a victory.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and said to Li Er solemnly: "The final result is that they will no longer make salt by themselves from now on, and they will completely rely on me Datang!" As long as we can calculate their approximate annual needs, keep them relatively saturated with supplies once we stop ......"