Holding the "Datang Domineering Little Passport", Li Shimin looked left and right, and couldn't put it down.

"The words 'powerful Tang Army' don't feel intuitive enough......"

"Why don't you change it to a million Tang Army? Millions of heroes! It can give people a sense of majesty and intimidation! ”

"What do you think?"

He asked one after another.

This look is like a demon stunned.

"Your Majesty, don't work the side details, whether you are strong or not, it does not depend on boasting, but on real achievements and hard power."

Xu Fenglei said helplessly,

"If the Tang Dynasty can destroy the Turks, then even if there is not a word on this customs clearance document, the foreign Yi people will be in awe of every Tang people."

Li Shimin bowed slightly:

"It's also ......"

"It's written too exaggeratedly, and it's suspected of boasting, but it's inferior."

As he spoke, he was about to put away the customs clearance document into his arms, but in the next moment, Xu Fenglei stopped:

"Your Majesty, slow down."

"The minister's advice hasn't been said yet."

"Datang currently has a huge drawback, and the drawback lies in this customs clearance document."

"If we don't regulate it, we may be in trouble......

Li Shimin: "?! ”

He was taken aback by Xu Fenglei's words, and subconsciously opened the customs document and said:

"You say, you say!"

"Your Majesty, do you know, the caravan of the Western Regions?" Xu Fenglei asked, "It's a caravan that enters and leaves the country and does business with foreign countries." ”

Li Shimin nodded.

"Of course I know."

He pointed to the grape brew in his hand and said,

"There are a lot of strange things in Datang, which they brought."

"For example, this thing was bought by a caravan from the Western Regions from the Kushan Country, and the price is better than gold!"

As he spoke, Li Er took another sip.

"Then has Your Majesty ever thought about how they got out?"

Xu Fengleidao,

"According to Tang Law, anyone who wants to enter and exit the border of the Tang Dynasty needs to hold a customs clearance document, otherwise it is smuggling!"

"And these caravans, do they have even one customs clearance document?"

"As far as the minister knows, Honglu Temple can't issue a few customs clearance documents a year, and there are dozens of caravans to and from the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions every year, and the number of entries and exits is at least hundreds."

"How did they get out? And how did you get in? ”

Li Shimin: "......"

This question made him fall into silence, and his brows furrowed.

"I've never cared about caravans leaving the country."

Li Er muttered,

"I didn't explicitly forbid it, so I ......"

"Your Majesty doesn't prohibit it, but Tang Law has regulations." Xu Fenglei answered, "The behavior of the outbound caravan is an illegal smuggling that seriously violates Tang Law!" And here's the question, who ignored Tang Law and let them out? ”

Li Shimin's heart sighed.

"Border Guard!"

Four words came out of his mouth, and his vigilance as a top politician suddenly raised.

"Yes, it's the border guards, they despised Tang Lu and secretly let the caravan out."

Xu Fenglei said again,

"What motivates them to risk breaking the law and make it easy for caravans to leave the country?"

"The minister knows that those who can form a caravan are all people with strong background and power, not to mention ordinary people, even the old scholars with five surnames and seven wang are not qualified to eat this piece of fat, and the only ones who can enjoy it are the people who stand at the top of the Tang Dynasty."

"Clansmen, nobles, and important ministers!"

Li Shimin's expression began to become ugly.

"But, no matter how powerful and respectful the status is, there is no need for the border guards to care about you."

Xu Fenglei continued,

"As the old saying goes, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and when he arrives there, even the emperor's holy decree may not be good, let alone these nobles?"

"However, an interesting phenomenon happened, those guards really cooperated with the release, and the two sides got along very harmoniously."

"Your Majesty, are you talking about this, is it interesting?"

Syllable!

The clearance document fell on the table.

"Between them, there must be a transfer of interests!"

Li Er said with a calm face,

"These so-called 'nobles' must have given benefits to the border guards, and even dividends in proportion! Those guards will be willing to take risks for the sake of profits! ”

"Okay, good ......"

"In a place I didn't notice, there was such an affair!"

A wave of anger, rubbing and jumping up!

"Your Majesty is angry, in fact, these are nothing, it's just that everyone is here to make money!"

Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said in a deep voice,

"If it's just to make money, in fact, you don't have to care, there are more dark and rotten places in this world, even if there are dark corners where the sun can't shine, how can you manage it, Your Majesty?"

"What the minister is worried about is that under the long-term cooperation and distribution of benefits, all parties will gradually combine to form a huge community of interests."

"What's in this community of interests?"

"With the participation of the royal family, the founding dignitaries, and the important ministers of the imperial court, if they unite, they can even represent a part of the regime."

"And what about the border army? It's part of the military power! ”

"Coupled with the huge profits that come from long-term business, they are not short of money."

"What kind of political force must be a combination of political power, military power and money? In case they have bad thoughts, even for His Majesty, it is a thorny question! Let alone...... The king of the Hereafter. ”

Li Shimin: "......"

A chill rose in his heart.

His expression changed from a little ugly to indifferent.

Those who know Li Er know that they are not afraid of his anger, but they are afraid that he will be expressionless.

Usually at this time, he is already thinking about who to let die.

"In addition, there is a key issue."

Li Er's mood was already extremely bad, but Xu Fenglei wanted to add another fire, so he just listened to him again,

"Are these caravans going to the Western Regions really selling some of my Datang specialties?"

"You know, what is the rarest and most popular thing in the Western Regions? Undoubtedly, tea, salt, and silk have always been directly operated by the imperial court."

"There is a guess in the minister, which is not necessarily correct...... When these caravans smuggle in to do business, will they also secretly sell out state-owned goods? Like tea, like salt, like silk? ”

"After all, these things are not only cheap to purchase, but also convenient for transportation and storage, as long as they go to the Western Regions, they will change hands and make huge profits! If it were me, I wouldn't be tempted to sell these goods. ”

Li Shimin's fist is hard, the more he listens, the harder it becomes!

"As long as they sell, they are competing with the dynasty for profit! Because they tend to secretly keep the price lower than the state-run one, so that it will sell more. ”

Xu Fenglei said indifferently,

"In turn, it squeezes the sales space of state-owned goods, after all, there are cheap ones to buy, why buy your expensive ones? People's private caravans are stable, the frequency is high, and the supply is stable! ”

"In addition, the goods transported by the caravan to Datang are really also specialties? Will someone secretly buy horses in the Western Regions and sell them at a high price in Datang? Horses are not only expensive and extremely profitable, but also a particularly important strategic material, whoever can control 10,000 horses, who has a cavalry, with this capital, it is enough to cut off the king! ”

Li Shimin: "!! ”

Clans, nobles, dignitaries, border troops!

Money, war horses!

These things converged into a community, and even he couldn't help but be frightened!

The convergence of the six is enough to be stronger than fighting the king all the way!

And that's not the worst of all.

The most terrifying thing is that this community of interests will become stronger and stronger over time, and the foundation will become stronger and stronger!

As Xu Fenglei said-

It may be okay now, but for the monarchs of future generations, this growing community will become a huge hidden danger, and may even subvert the imperial power!

"The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an anthill, I didn't expect that my Datang already has such a huge anthill, and I don't know it!"

Li Shimin clenched the customs clearance document and said angrily,

"Damn it, damn it!"

"I must destroy this anthill!"

For his own sake, for the sake of future generations, and for the sake of the stability of the regime, he must do so!

"Your Majesty is serious."

Xu Fenglei shook his head and said,

"It's not about killing, it's not about destroying the anthill."

"If you really want to kill, then as far as the minister knows, the heroes such as Eldest Sun Wuji, Wei Chigong, Cheng Zhijie, and Hou Junji seem to have their own caravans in the Western Regions."

"Are you going to kill them all?"

"That's too wrong, their family has a big business, they just want to find a way to make money, Your Majesty can't kill them all because they want to make profits, right? That's not what Renjun did. ”

Li Shimin's face stiffened.

In fact.

It's not that he hasn't paid attention to these outbound caravans, but because they are all dragon heroes behind them, thinking that after they become famous, they will make some money, which is nothing...... So, turn a blind eye.

It wasn't until now that he listened to Xu Fenglei's analysis that he realized the seriousness of this matter!

"Then what do you say about this matter?"

Li Er looked at Xu Fenglei and snorted lightly,

"Since you brought this up, I don't believe you can't do it."

Xu Fenglei smiled slightly.

"In fact, the 'community of interests' mentioned by the minister is just an assumption of the future, for the time being, they are relying on power, taking risks, making money together, and sharing money together."

He analyzed,

"Make money! There is nothing to worry about, the hidden dangers are mainly the border army. As long as it is taken out, so that the two sides no longer have entanglement of interests, the hidden danger will naturally be eliminated. ”

Li Shimin nodded.

"That's it." He replied, "Go on, how do you take it out?" ”

Syllable!

"Change the law and make it standardized!"

Xu Fenglei slapped the table and said decisively,

"The so-called blockage is better than sparse, since the Han Dynasty Zhang Qian walked through the Silk Road, my Central Plains and the Western Regions commercial exchanges have never been severed, both sides take what they need, each gets its own benefits, what's wrong?"

"The minister thinks that the application for customs clearance documents can be relaxed, and for those who have needs and meet the requirements, people or caravans can be issued by Honglu Temple, and there is no need for His Majesty to stamp each copy with a jade seal, so that they can enter and exit freely and do business freely."

"With the authorization and control of the imperial court, the exchanges between countries have become standardized, and caravans can go abroad openly without bribing the border troops and pulling them together for a penny."

"When an industry becomes standardized, then those things that are secretly flying and doggy will naturally dissipate and become invisible."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

"Above board, yes, above board!"

He wrapped his left hand around his right fist and agreed,

"Open up trade routes, so that border guards will no longer have the possibility of using power for personal gain!"

"In addition, a few more articles must be added to the decree, it is okay to do business, but no caravan is allowed to operate tea, salt and other goods directly sold by the imperial court, and violators will be punished as felony smuggling! Of course, there is also the one you said, caravans cannot buy horses from the Western Regions on a large scale, and if there are more than three horses, they will be punished according to the crime of smuggling war horses and the punishment will be increased! ”

"In this way, the hidden dangers are solved! You say yes, right? ”

In Li Er's expectant gaze, Xu Fenglei nodded with a light smile.

"Yes."

He said casually,

"If Your Majesty can do this, the exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions will be closer, and the country will be more prosperous."

"Your Majesty can also levy a clerical tax, a customs tax, an annual fee for outbound caravans, and a large tax on all incoming and outgoing goods!"

"Don't underestimate this money, if it is developed, it may be comparable to agricultural taxes!"

Li Er: "?! ”

His eyes lit up!

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

He clapped his hands again and again and praised,

"In this way, not only will they be able to make a profit, but the court will also be able to share the profits."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"Listen, how did you come up with this? It is said that you have a few more eyes than you do, it's too witty! ”

"I want to reward you, I want to reward you greatly!"

A strategy not only easily resolves the hidden dangers, but also brings huge benefits to the imperial court.

He is worthy of being the most powerful minister under his command!

"Your Majesty has praised it."

Xu Fenglei quipped,

"Although the minister's advice is meritorious, he committed a crime because he beat the court official today."

"It's better to offset the merits and demerits, what does Your Majesty think?"

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help grinning.

"You......"

He laughed and scolded,

"No wonder you still have so much confidence to beat people, it turns out that you have already made a credit for yourself, what a ghost!"

"That's it! I am not an unreasonable person, you are a great merit and a small demerit, how can you not be rewarded? ”

"Say, what do you want, I will try my best to satisfy you!" 、

Xu Fenglei smiled.

"Your Majesty is so generous...... That's what the minister said? ”

He raised his eyes to look at Li Shimin.

"Say it, say it!" Li Er waved his hand freely.

"Okay, the minister said, the minister wants to support a navigator to sail, find overseas treasures, and open up maritime trade routes."

Xu Fenglei arched his hand,

"Navigation is a major event, and it requires not only financial support, but also the support of the imperial court, especially the Ministry of Industry."

"Without Your Majesty's nod and agreement, let alone building a ship and going to sea, you can't even go out of the pass."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"Overseas treasures? What treasures can be overseas? It was a more mysterious place than the Western Regions, and there was not much information about navigation left for thousands of years. ”

He said with great interest,

"What, you want to follow Qin Shi Huang and go overseas to find Penglai Immortal Island and find immortal medicine?"

(End of chapter)