The ministers looked at it, but no one said anything, but the originally surprised eyes were replaced by a look of watching a play, waiting for whether the indecently dressed person would be killed by the rod first.

However, even if you want to be killed with a cane, you should wait for this person to finish talking about the salt method, right?

The ministers all think so......

A few days ago, at the court meeting, Lord Yu, who is a scholar of Hallym University, suddenly put on a recital.

In the book, it was said that there was a talent in Qizhou City whose examination paper was stuffed in, and the examination paper was about the salt law, but the name of that person was not recorded in this year's Xiucai list.

For a while, I didn't know what to do.

So, he presented the exam paper to the Son of Heaven......

However, the Son of Heaven didn't seem to wake up, yawned and didn't even look at it, so he took the exam paper to the prime minister of the current dynasty for review.

After the prime minister saw it, he didn't have any expression.

But I don't know what I saw later, my pupils suddenly shrank, and I played: "Jinfeng County has this genius, why don't you invite the court?" ”

Immediately, the Son of Heaven obediently drafted the holy decree.

Then the ministers learned that this person turned out to be the baron who led the people to victory a while ago?

In an instant, the ministers didn't have much to expect from this salt method......

After all, how can a rough man who fights a war have any talent?

However, standing in front of everyone now, he doesn't look like a rough man, but a weak scholar like a scholar.

But even if the scholar has no fame, he will be told the rules of the court by the master, and he will still have some understanding of the holy things in the court.

However, this man, in his manners and dress, did not look like a scholar, especially with his cunning eyes, although neither humble nor arrogant, but also like a lowly businessman? ……

For a while, the ministers didn't know how to define Zhou Qi.

The prime minister sitting on the Taishi chair, after hearing Zhou Qi's words, also opened his slightly closed eyes, and after looking at him, he closed his gaze again, and continued to close his eyes to recuperate, but unconsciously rubbed the jade staff in his hand.

The Son of Heaven looked very immature with a smile on his face, and he didn't care about what he was wearing.

"Jinfeng County Zhou Qi's salt law, tell everyone about it?"

The abnormal gaze on this hall made Zhou Qi feel a little uncomfortable, and he also wanted to finish the matter as soon as possible, so he took advantage of the Son of Heaven to speak, and then told the salt law.

"Your Majesty, the salt system in our dynasty is a partial monopoly system, the official system is supplemented by the civil system, and then transported by the government to various places to sell salt to merchants, this law has been perfected, but the price is too high, so it leads to the unsalable official salt."

"What did the man mean that week, did he want to lower the price of official salt?"

The courtiers from somewhere came out and asked, judging from the voice, the words were a little disdainful.

Zhou Qi didn't care, and responded loudly: "Yes." ”

After two words, the ministers' eyes widened.

As we all know, the imperial court basically relied on the salt tax to fill the treasury, and the government sold the salt to the merchants, who used the salt to extract the salt, and then designated the area to sell it.

If the merchant wanted to sell salt, he had to go to the official road to pay taxes, and the court profited again.

If the official price of salt drops, businessmen will not be able to make money at all, so where will they scramble to become salt merchants? And without salt merchants, the imperial court could not sell salt and could not receive toll tax, how could this work?

Of course, Zhou Qi will not let the imperial court do a loss-making business, but he will not let the price of this official salt remain high.

"We can adopt the law of the civil system, official revenue, and commercial sales, the civil system reduces the manufacturing cost of the government, and the official revenue will still be in the hands of the imperial court.

"Zhou Nan can't help but think too naïve, if the civil system is adopted, then wouldn't it boost the arrogance of the smugglers?"

The courtier interrupted him again with dissenting arguments.

Now there are some people who are not subject to the control of the imperial court, secretly making their own salt, and then selling the salt to private salt dealers.

was interrupted twice, Zhou Qi couldn't help but want to get angry, but the people here were all big people he couldn't provoke, so he still chose to be patient.

"Then in the mode of bidding, the merchant is selected to sell salt as an agent, and the merchant needs to pay a certain deposit to the imperial court, which can be refunded after three years, and the winning bidder can also buy refined salt from the government at the lowest price, but it needs to be sold at a price customized by the government, and the court signs a contract with the merchant in black and white."

Zhou Qi didn't say this in detail, and the speed was a little faster.

He really didn't want to be interrupted anymore! ……

So after he finished speaking, the ministers all fell silent and pondered over these words.

The little emperor who was very interested just now on the dragon chair didn't look clear, scratched his head, and looked at the prime minister on the Taishi chair with a puzzled look.

It's a pity that the prime minister still has his eyes half-closed, as if what is being discussed now has nothing to do with him.

The ministers slowly reacted, and someone asked: "What do you mean, as long as you can afford the deposit, you will buy salt from the government at a low price, and then sell it to the people, including private salt vendors?" ”

Zhou Qi looked up at him.

This person is the second person in front of the right side of the temple, his eyes are bright, and the whole person looks upright.

I don't think his status is too low, but he has no fear in his heart.

"Salt profits are scattered, and there is no more selfless salt in the world."

"How is it priced?" The man asked again.

"As far as I know, now the salt collected from the private sector is 200 wen, so we will collect the deposit and sell it to the winning bidder at a price of 180 wen......"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were in an uproar.

This kid is crazy and can't let the court do a loss-making business!?

I'm afraid I'm drinking too much, right!?

But no one dared to speak, so Zhou Qi's words were not interrupted.

"The merchant sold it to the people at a price of 400 wen, so that although the price of salt dropped, the merchant was able to make a profit, and the deposit was still within the control of the government, which also prevented the merchant from collecting salt without permission......"

The ministers shook their heads and sighed, not bothering to listen to what he had to say......

The original price of 800 wen official salt was directly cut in half, and it was even 100 wen cheaper than the private salt on the market, this guy is afraid that his life will be lost! ……

And that Lord Tian was hiding in the ministers, and his cold sweat was already dense.

Knowing that his salt method was like this, he would never dare to take him back to his home, if this person was punished, he would not sit together, right? ……

He already thought of the sight of his seventy-year-old mother, three wives and concubines, and even himself, kneeling on the guillotine!

"The price of salt at a loss, and the deposit must be returned, where will the court profit?"

"Naturally, I will take the collected funds and make other investments."

"Investment?"

Zhou Qi didn't answer this point, but said: "Three years, enough to pay back!" ”

The ministers really couldn't bear it anymore and blew it up directly! ……

"You little boy has such a big breath, salt is the foundation of our country, you let the court lose money, and also disperse the salt profits, it is simply to ignore the country's capital and return the capital? Where to get back to basics!? ”

Hearing this, Zhou Qiyu glanced up.

The Son of Heaven pursed his lips and clasped his head with his index finger, looking incomprehensible, and the prime minister's expression has not changed, and he is still completely out of the matter.

He also emboldened himself, and said loudly: "There is no loss when used for investment, but it is just to convert salt profits, this law is enough to benefit the country, and it is enough to benefit the people, why not do the common interests of the world!?" ……”

"But your commercial law doesn't work at all, who transports salt, and what is the cost of transporting salt!?"

This next week Kai is a little panicked......

It's not that he doesn't know that the prime minister has some salt pans in his hands, and most of the salt envoys have been replaced by his people, and the salt envoys make huge profits by taking bribes from merchants or colluding with smuggler salt dealers and bandits!

If he said this, he would definitely offend the prime minister again, but he still chose to say one thing and said what he thought in his heart.

"He is a merchant who transports salt, but he can no longer collect a salt tax."

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