Chapter 19 What is the Immortal in Wine?
"Chili fried pork, this is the only one, no other." Zhao Chen stood in the distance and said with a smile.
He couldn't smell the spicy smell of chili peppers, so he could only explain from a distance.
"Chili stir-fried pork? The name is quite novel. Let me taste it. If it doesn't taste good, I will definitely..."
Before the woman in red finished speaking, she bit off a piece of fried pork with chili pepper.
The delicious taste in her mouth was swallowed into her stomach together with her next threatening words.
The beautiful woman in red looked at Zhao Chen with a strong look of shock.
There is such delicious food in the world!
"Shopkeeper, it tastes very good. I am very satisfied." The woman in red had a smile on her face.
Zhao Chen smiled and didn't answer.
Since the woman in red thinks it tastes good, she will eat more later.
Who told you to chop the bench in the tavern into two pieces without caring about it?
After all, you have to pay some interest.
"This wine...ahem...how can it be so strong?" The woman in red held the altar and drank, quite boldly.
Who knew that this wine was different from those sold in other restaurants.
She felt like her throat was burning, and she choked and coughed violently.
The two people next to him were shocked.
This eldest sister is a wine barrel. When it comes to drinking, she can beat ten of them by herself.
Why did he choke like this after just one sip of this wine?
But this wine is really delicious.
Just comparing the aroma of the wine, the two of them felt that the wine they had tasted before was no different from water.
"This wine is so strong that an ordinary person will get drunk after just a few sips." Zhao Chen said lightly.
"Tch, shopkeeper, don't look down on me. Today, the Japanese girl will let you see what it means to be a fairy in wine!" The woman in red seemed to be extremely disdainful of Zhao Chen's words and stepped on the bench with one foot.
He raised the wine jar with his right hand and poured the wine directly into his mouth.
Zhao Chen curled his lips and thought to himself that it would be weird if the drink didn't fall down after drinking like this.
Although the alcohol content of this wine is not too high, it still has fifty degrees.
Just these drinks from Datang,
Nothing compares to this wine.
Sure enough, before Zhao Chen could say anything, the woman in red lay down on the table.
But he was already drunk.
The two people standing had no idea what was going on, and looked at the woman in red in confusion.
"This... shopkeeper, thank you so much for actually adding sweat medicine to the wine in order to save us." The bearded young man seemed to be missing a muscle in his head and said to Zhao Chen.
"Brother, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. After today, you will be our good brother. We still have things to do, so let's go ahead and say goodbye!" The other person also seemed to be a fool. He said, pulling the bearded young man. Then leave.
"Brother, we're taking this chili fried pork away, and the plate will be returned to you in two days!" Before Zhao Chen could react, he saw the bearded young man running back, grabbing the plate of braised fried pork, and then turned around and ran away.
Zhao Chen clearly saw that the bearded boy grabbed a handful of fried pork with chili pepper and stuffed it into his mouth.
Then he stumbled violently.
What the hell...
Zhao Chen glanced at the two people who ran away, then at the drunk woman in red, and secretly cursed that he was unlucky today.
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Today's court meeting did not end until noon.
Datang has had some financial problems recently.
To put it simply, there is a war at the front, but there is no money at the rear.
In Taiji Hall, there were many ministers attending today's court meeting.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai were both in the palace.
Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, his eyes swept across the ministers, and then fell on Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
Li Chengqian noticed Li Shimin's gaze and raised his head, only to find that Li Shimin's eyes had moved away from him again.
When it fell on Li Tai, he felt a little more pampered.
The hands hidden in the sleeves were pinched tightly by Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian felt that he was very
It's a grievance. He is obviously the eldest son, why should his father and mother treat him so differently.
"Dear ministers, the war ahead is tense, and the national treasury is empty now. If anyone has a better way to replenish the treasury, let me know." Li Shimin withdrew his gaze and said.
Li Chengqian glanced at Changsun Wuji and felt a little anxious when he saw that he didn't move.
Yesterday, Changsun Wuji agreed to help him test the emperor's thoughts.
Why aren't you talking now?
Fortunately, Fang Xuanling, a member of the Taizi Party, stepped forward in time.
"Your Majesty, I think that if you want to enrich the national treasury, you can take the salt and iron back to the government. Salt and iron are public weapons of the country and should be owned by the court."
"With the salt and iron taken back to the government, the national treasury can be replenished by more than 50%!"
"When the time comes, there will be sufficient financial support for both foreign campaigns and domestic construction." Fang Xuanling handed over his hands and said to Li Shimin.
Changsun Wuji secretly visited Fang Xuanling last night, hoping that he would make this suggestion at today's court meeting.
The return of salt and iron to the government was a huge profit.
Li Shimin could not help but be tempted.
Salt and iron transfer envoys will inevitably be established in various parts of the Tang Dynasty to be responsible for the transportation of salt and iron.
Everyone knows how lucrative this position is.
The treasury was short of money, and Li Chengqian's East Palace was also short of money.
If he can get a few transfer envoy positions, the East Palace will have enough confidence to win over the officials in the court.
Moreover, by asking for the location of the transfer envoy for the East Palace, Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Chengqian can also be found out.
It can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Just as Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling had planned, Li Shimin was moved.
The supervision of salt and iron was brought back to the government, and the revenue of the treasury could be increased by more than 50%.
Datang's annual income was only five to six million copper coins, an increase of 50%, which was a huge amount of money.
If he really had so much money, he could accomplish many of the things Li Shimin wanted to do.
Li Shimin clenched his fists, feeling like he couldn't bear it anymore.
"Your Majesty, this matter is extremely inappropriate..." Liu Zhenghui walked out with a look of shock on his face.
Liu Zhenghui was the Minister of Household Affairs of the Tang Dynasty and the treasurer of the money bag of the Tang Dynasty.
No one thought that he would be the first to stand up and object.
After all, according to common sense, he should be the most supportive.
The Minister of Household Affairs is a tough talker even if he has money.
"What did Liu Shangshu mean?" Li Shimin was thinking about making a fortune when he was interrupted by Liu Zhenghui, feeling a little unhappy.
"Your Majesty, collect the salt and iron. This is robbing the people of food. Over time, it may lead to chaos!"
"Liu Shangshu, do you know what you are talking about?" Changsun Wuji looked cold and walked out of the team.
"Salt and iron have been owned by the imperial court since ancient times, but His Majesty is kind and does not want to be too harsh."
"Salt and iron are related to the stability of the Tang Dynasty and must not be controlled by businessmen."
"If we take it back to the imperial court, is it possible that we will still sell it to the people at a high price?"
"Liu Shangshu, you can't trust the ministers, or you can't trust His Majesty!"
Changsun Wuji said something and put a crushing hat on Liu Zhenghui's head.
Liu Zhenghui was left speechless for a while.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is right, and we agree with you!"
Changsun Wuji even spoke, and it was obvious that the emperor also had this idea.
Naturally, the ministers would not think of going against Changsun Wuji and the emperor.
Li Tai felt that today's court meeting was a bit strange. Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were both from his eldest brother Li Chengqian's side.
They tried their best to promote the official ownership of salt and iron, and they must have some intentions.
Although Li Tai is only fifteen years old, he is very powerful.
When everyone was arguing in the court, he stood aside and watched with cold eyes.
"Prince, Qingque, what do you two think about this matter?" Li Shimin did not make a decision directly, but asked the two of them.
