Chapter 183: Lack of Official Salt? Xiaogong salt was reduced in price and replaced!
As soon as these words came out, the entire Xuanzheng Hall could be heard.
Many ministers scolded their mothers in their hearts.
Isn't this nonsense!
What does the Wang family mean, can you not understand it, Your Majesty?
To put it bluntly, it is just to save face, dispose of Li Changfeng, don't let him sell any more small tribute salt, sit down with the Wang family and talk about the conditions, and it's over.
Although everyone knew it in their hearts, no one stood up and said it clearly.
No one is a fool, and whoever says that he is unlucky, this kind of thing can only be understood and unspeakable.
"Why don't you speak? You're just going to ask questions, not solve them? In that case, what is the use of raising you? Emperor Qianwu said coldly.
Seeing that none of the ministers spoke, Emperor Qianwu looked at the other salt merchants other than the Wang family that he had specially summoned: "There is a problem with the official salt production of the Wang family, what about you?" Why is there no official salt production either? ”
Emperor Qianwu's tone was cold, and more than a dozen salt merchants were a little frightened in their hearts, and they quickly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't produce official salt, it's really that there is a problem with the salt well recently, and we can't make brine!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it has been raining on the salt field of the grass people, and there is no way to dry the salt!"
"We also want to make money, and every day of delay is a huge loss, and we don't want to do that!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the official salt will resume production sooner or later, just wait!"
Although these salt merchants were a little frightened in their hearts, Wang Jiachong was in front of them to lead everyone together, and they were not particularly afraid of Emperor Qianwu.
They expected that even if Emperor Qianwu was angry, he would not do anything to them, after all, the proportion of official salt accounted for by all of them together was only one percent, and the Wang family was the big one.
However, Emperor Qianwu's next words made them fall into the abyss.
"Gao Dali, send the people from Dongchang to investigate me, if it is really as they say, if not, they will be punished for the crime of bullying the king, and they will be killed on the spot!"
Gao Dali looked at the salt merchants coldly and said, "Obey the holy decree!" ”
Gao Dali's eyes were boiling with murderous intent.
He easily didn't dare to raise a butcher's knife against the Eight Great Families, but a few ordinary salt merchants, what kind of thing?
It's been a long time since our knife was stained with blood!
The salt merchants immediately changed color, and some people began to hesitate to turn to the royal family, after all, Emperor Qianwu also had the ability to kill them at any time.
But Emperor Qianwu didn't give them this opportunity, waved his hand and said with a disgusted face: "Let me out." ”
The salt merchants were terrified, but they had no choice but to leave.
The ministers beat drums in their hearts.
What does that mean?
Is it to take these salt merchants out of anger?
Or are you going to work against the Wang family?
Can't!
It's a one-size-fits-all affair!
At this time, Emperor Qianwu looked at Feng Quji, who had never spoken.
For this head of a hundred officials, a scheming guy, Emperor Qianwu still has some complaints, and every time he encounters a major event in the court, he either talks to the mud or does not speak.
He wanted to take this opportunity to see what Feng Quji's attitude and thoughts were, so he asked: "Feng Aiqing, you are the head of the hundred officials, what do you think about this matter?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the ministers' eyes all turned to Feng Quji.
Even Li Changfeng cast a curious gaze.
Since he returned to Beijing, there have been so many turmoil, and every time Feng Qujian is hanging up like he has nothing to do with himself, no one knows his depth.
But he didn't take it lightly.
The more such people, the more terrible they are.
If Feng Quji didn't have some ability, how could he sit on the position of prime minister?
Hearing Emperor Qianwu's words, Feng Qujian first bowed down and bowed to the courtesy, and then glanced at the ministers and said: "Your patriotic heart can be learned from heaven and earth, and what you say is also for my great Qianjiang and mountain society, and the old minister admires it!" ”
Speaking of this, Feng Qu bowed down quickly, his face was full of sincerity, and the ministers didn't even dare to say that they should do this kind of humble words, and their hearts were quite comfortable.
After speaking, Feng Qu quickly changed his words, and said with a solemn expression: "There are some problems with all the salt fields and salt wells of the Wang family, and even the salt fields and salt wells of other salt merchants have problems, obviously someone is secretly making ghosts, according to Wei Chen's guess, it should be done by Fengtian Club, and everyone must pay attention to it!" ”
Hearing this, the ministers all showed strange looks on their faces.
Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open?
However, everyone had to have admiration for him.
is really worthy of being the head of the hundred officials of the dynasty, and the contradiction between the royal family and the royal family was resolved in a few words, giving the two sides a step down, no matter how they talk in the end, it will not make the royal family too embarrassed.
Li Changfeng is also secretly praising himself, what an old fox, he directly threw the pot to the Fengtian Society, the key is that this pot Fengtian will not carry it, they are anti-thieves, they can't come out to defend themselves, right?
Even Emperor Qianwu nodded secretly, worthy of being a great Qianzhu country, and his political skills are clever.
However, this was not the answer he wanted, nodded and said: "What Aiqing said is extremely true, Fengtian Huizhen will only send people to investigate, and the current problem is how to solve the problem of official salt?" ”
Feng Qujian smiled slightly, and Zhizhu said: "This matter has to be asked by His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, His Royal Highness can produce refined salt, and he must have a strategy to deal with it." ”
He had been secretly observing Emperor Qianwu and Li Changfeng, and through the various performances of the early dynasty, he was 100% sure in his heart that this was a situation against a royal family.
And the person who broke the game must be Li Changfeng.
At this time, everyone's eyes were on Li Changfeng.
There is doubt, there is disdain, there is anger, there is schadenfreude.
Obviously, no one believed that Li Changfeng could solve this matter.
Xiaogong salt is so expensive, how can it replace official salt?
Many powerful people feel distressed when they eat it, let alone ordinary people.
It's simply impossible!
Regarding Feng Quji's words, Li Changfeng was somewhat surprised.
However, sooner or later, he had to stand up and speak out about this matter, so he said: "The quality of the official salt produced by the Wang family is so bad that it even makes people sick, what do you want him to do?" Isn't there something wrong with their salt pan salt well? It just so happens that in the future, don't produce official salt, just replace it with a better quality Xiaogong salt. ”
As soon as these words came out, the ministers were shocked.
Li Ji couldn't help it, jumped out and said: "It's ridiculous, Xiaogong salt is so expensive, even the prince can't afford to eat it, how can ordinary people afford it?" ”
"If you can't afford it, it's because you're too poor because you don't have the skills."
Li Changfeng sneered, and then smiled and comforted: "But you can rest assured that you will be able to afford it in the future, because this prince decided to reduce the price at a loss, so that the price of Xiaogong salt will be reduced to the same price as official salt." ”
As soon as the words fell, the entire Xuanzheng Hall suddenly exploded.
"The same price as ordinary official salt? How is this possible! ”
"With such a big gap in the country, Xiaogong Salt can make up for it?!"
"Do you deserve it? How much does it take to fill it in! ”
"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes, this kind of thing can't be talked about!"
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(End of chapter)