"Oh, I'm not feeling well, so I haven't had time to review some of the folds, I don't know what Aiqing's folds are talking about?"

Li Shimin casually found an excuse to prevaricate.

"Your Majesty, the minister opposes the issuance of a license for salt and iron to King Ji's Mansion." Lu Chengqing said.

"Oh? Why is that? Li Shimin asked without changing his face.

He wanted to see what excuses the family could use to stop this.

"Your Majesty, now that the salt and iron industry is stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, there is sufficient salt and iron, and we and other licensed franchisees are working diligently.

His Royal Highness King Ji is young and impulsive, and as long as he enters every industry, he will stir up the storm in this industry.

Salt and iron is the foundation of the country, especially salt is needed by the people, and the ministers are worried that His Royal Highness King Ji will not know the depth and operate indiscriminately, and when the time comes, the country will be shaken, and the people will suffer. ”

After Lu Chengqing finished speaking, he looked at Li Shimin's reaction, in fact, they didn't have any legitimate reasons, but if they just let it go, they would not be reconciled.

Li Shen is going to touch their jobs now, how can they be willing.

"Seconded by the Minister"

"Seconded by the Minister"

"Seconded by the Minister"

Dozens of officials from the family clan stood up against it.

The cake is so big, one more person has to give an extra slice.

And Li Shen is not a master who is willing to ask for a piece, he wants to occupy all the shares no matter what industry he does.

used various means to suppress his peers, and now if Li Shen is allowed to enter Yantie, they estimate that Li Shen is likely to use some means to fight for more shares.

"I said you guys are really, what kind of excuse is that? Everyone is in business, and they can sell as much as they want, if the price of King Ji is lowered, then the people will benefit in the end. ”

Wei Chi Jingde stood up again and said.

Everyone ignored him, but kept waiting for Li Shimin to make a statement, in fact, they wanted to say that the salt and iron were predetermined.

As a reward for supporting your Li family at the beginning, your Li family now wants to take back a part, which is a little unkind.

"Auxiliary, you also have a salt and iron license, what do you think." Li Shimin did not express his position, but asked the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji's family is also in the salt and iron business, and the iron business is very large.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is best to act in accordance with the law, His Royal Highness King Ji wants the license of the salt and iron franchise, then follow the rules,

If the requirements are met, then we have no reason to refuse, and if they do, Your Majesty will not let King Ji join them. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji has a businesslike attitude, which is also what Li Shimin wants to see, the eldest grandson Wuji has no objection, that is, support,

According to the law, Li Shen has the strength to do so.

"Ladies and gentlemen, go back and make it clear to the patriarch of your family that King Ji reported to the government through normal methods.

I have no reason to refuse, but I can promise that King Ji's salt and iron will not be sold at the same low price as other goods.

I will decree that the price of his salt and iron cannot be lower than the market price.

As for the rest, you Aiqing don't need to say that the law is the law, and if you break the law today, then this kind of thing will continue to happen in the future.

Okay, let's go to court. ”

"Retreat from the Dynasty ~~~~"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he got up and walked to the apse.

He had to help Li Shen block the pressure, and he had a thirty percent bonus.

If it was usual, Li Shimin would have asked people to call Li Shen as soon as possible and let him argue by himself.

But this time is different, he is also one of the shareholders.

Seeing that Li Shimin was gone, the officials of the family looked at each other, they didn't expect Li Shimin to make a decision so quickly,

There was no way, they could only go back and report to their respective patriarchs and let the patriarchs think of a way.

"Lord Wang, there is news from the court, and today there is really a family that wants to prevent His Majesty from issuing us a license."

Next to the fish pond next to the courtyard, Li Shen was fishing, and Wang Xuance ran over.

"Well, this king has already thought that if they don't come out to stop it, then this king will feel strange, but their excuse for stopping this king should also be untenable.

This king was declared through the imperial court, and this king fully met all the requirements, and none of them had an excuse to justify it.

At the beginning, Gaozu continued the Sui Dynasty's salt and iron opening system and handed over the monopoly of salt and iron to these people because they supported me Li Tang to establish the country.

Emperor Gaozu is repaying them, and now it has been almost thirty years, and they have earned enough. ”

Li Shen said to Wang Xuance while looking at the fish drift.

"But my lord, the minister thinks that the family will not be so good. I'm afraid they're going to mess up. Wang Xuance said worriedly.

"Don't be afraid, you send the salt making method I gave you to Fuzhou, and we will start making salt as soon as the salt fields are ready, the more the better.

Fuzhou belongs to the south and is not as cold as the north, so salt can still be made in this season.

Reserve them first to prevent them from jumping off the wall.

Remember to recruit more workers and open more salt pans. ”

Li Shen instructed, he was afraid that in order to resist him, the family and scholars would unite and threaten the imperial court with price increases, and they had not done this kind of thing.

"Lord, what about steel?" Wang Xuance asked.

"We don't care about steel, steel is not very scarce at present, even if they raise the price, it will not hurt the people.

What we are guarding against is salt, and for grain, Datang has a righteous warehouse, and this year is a bumper harvest year, and they can't raise the price. ”

Li Shen replied.

In any case, he must get his hands on salt and iron, and the imperial courts of all dynasties have attached great importance to salt and iron, and even the Shang Dynasty reform law proposed to let salt and iron be owned by the state.

The interests are only one aspect, and the stability of the country is the most important.

Emperor Gaozu was able to give up such a big interest and return to the private sector, which is enough to see the courage of Emperor Gaozu.

Wang Xuance nodded after listening to Li Shen's words, the prince of their family is not a gentleman, he understands many things, but he just pretends not to understand.

At this moment, Wang Hongfu also rushed over, came to Li Shen's side and said to Li Shen:

"Lord Wang, there is a secret letter from Lingnan, which was sent by the fifth prince."

"Oh??? Fifth brother's letter? Bring it to me and take a look," Hearing that it was Li You's letter, Li Shen was quite curious,

Since Li You was demoted to a county uncle and assigned a family to Lingnan to be responsible for farming, it has been so long, except for some official business, he has not written a letter to Li Shen.

Could it be that something can't be done this time?

Li Shen took the letter and carefully checked the envelope, looked at the seal paint, and Li You's seal, and confirmed that it was Li You's before opening the envelope.

Li Shen unfolded the letter and looked at it carefully, it was indeed Li You's handwriting, which first said how good they were, so that Li Shen had time to go to his place.

He also said that he was better than before and very happy, and said that he had two more children this year, in short, he was a parent.

However, Li Shen watched it with relish. The idyllic life is also what he yearns for.

However, looking at Li Shen's face, it was a little bad,

"Is there such a thing? What a daredevil!! ”