Chapter 280 Who taught it?
"Your Majesty, a few months ago, you said in this Taiji Hall that you would not allow the appearance of the Salt and Iron Division."
"It was said that it was to avoid competing with the people for profit. Why did you bring up this matter again today?" Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Punishment, walked out with a look of confusion on his face.
He remembered it clearly.
The Crown Prince and the King of Wei had argued for a long time over the selection of the Salt and Iron Division.
Even Changsun Wuji had sought him out and said he wanted to speak for the prince.
Unexpectedly, the emperor himself suddenly put the matter on hold.
Now that he suddenly mentioned it, Liu Zhenghui thought for a moment that the emperor was joking with the ministers.
"Your Majesty, I was deeply aware of Your Majesty's concerns before. Why do you mention this matter again today?"
“What’s the difference between establishing a salt bureau and today’s official salt?”
"There is only so much salt produced every year, so setting up a salt bureau does not make any sense."
In the Tai Chi Hall, there was a burst of noisy opposition.
In the eyes of the officials, Li Shimin was just joking with them.
What the emperor said before, only a few months ago, doesn't count now?
After that, can they still believe the emperor's words?
Li Shimin also hesitated in his heart at this moment.
For himself, bringing up the matter of the Salt Bureau this time will undoubtedly make officials question the majesty of his emperor.
If anything happens from now on, if the officials use this as an excuse...
But Zhao Chen has already produced green salt, which is much better than official salt.
Moreover, it was made with poisonous salt that they had never dared to eat.
This is clearly a way to turn decay into magic.
In the future, the people of the Tang Dynasty will no longer have to worry about not having enough salt.
If you missed this, then...
At this moment, Li Shimin also felt embarrassed.
"Colleagues, Your Majesty has found a new man yesterday.
With the unique method of making salt, in the future the salt of Datang will be affordable to everyone. "
"So there is no such thing as competing for interests with the people."
"Moreover, the establishment of the Salt Bureau is an act of kindness by His Majesty. In order to control the price of salt, the Salt Bureau sells it uniformly. This not only ensures that the people can afford salt, but also increases revenue for our Tang Dynasty treasury!"
"This is a move that benefits the country and the people. Do your colleagues have any doubts?" Changsun Wuji and Li Shimin handed over their hands, and then spoke to the officials behind them.
Changsun Wuji felt that the emperor was too excited.
He didn't even think of telling the officials the truth.
He still had to let his eldest son Wuji speak.
"New method of making salt?" Liu Zhenghui frowned.
"Our Tang Dynasty produces salt, but only a few salt wells can produce salt. How did Master Pushe know that Your Majesty has a new method of producing salt?"
Not only Liu Zhenghui, but also all the officials in the Taiji Palace, except for the few officials who came out of the palace with Li Shimin yesterday, were full of curiosity.
They never knew about any new methods of making salt.
Except for the salt in some salt fields and salt wells that is edible, the salt anywhere else is poisonous salt.
Eating this will kill you.
Li Shimin only came to his senses at this moment, and secretly thought that he was only talking about setting up a salt bureau, and he never told anyone such an important matter.
Don’t blame them for speaking out against you.
"As the auxiliary machine said, now we in Datang have a new salt-making method, and the salt produced by this salt-making method is all the best green salt."
"Soon, the salt of our Tang Dynasty will be available to all the people within the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This Salt Bureau was established to control the price of salt." Li Shimin said to the ministers with a smile.
Looking at the surprised officials in front of him, Li Shimin felt extremely happy.
As an emperor, he likes the feeling of having everything in his own hands.
"Comparable to green salt?"
"Can you provide for all the people of Tang Dynasty?"
Just two words made all the courtiers look shocked.
Before they could continue to ask questions, the emperor waved his hand, and Qianniu Guards came in immediately carrying several large barrels. .??.
The lid of the bucket opens, revealing the fine salt inside.
At a glance, it was no less than a thousand pounds.
And it was completely different from the green salt that the ministers had seen before.
Liu Zhenghui was so shocked that he walked to the salt bucket two steps at a time, grabbed a handful of fine salt with his hand, and licked it carefully with his tongue.
After that, Liu Zhenghui's whole body began to tremble slightly, and his face was full of excitement.
When the other officials saw Liu Zhenghui's behavior, they all came together.
Several ministers who saw Zhao Chen making salt with their own eyes yesterday also joined in at this moment.
Even if they really saw Zhao Chen making salt with their own eyes, they still couldn't believe it at this moment.
"Your Majesty, if there is salt of this quality, I will set up a salt bureau and I will support you with 10,000 people."
"The establishment of the Salt Bureau will be a blessing to the people of the Tang Dynasty." Liu Zhenghui said to Li Shimin loudly.
"Father, this salt is much better than the previous official salt. Who taught you this skill?"
"I thought that for such an expert to solve the problem of salt that the people of Tang Dynasty depended on for their survival, I would definitely write a book and biography for him to show his achievements!" Prince Li Chengqian suddenly said to Li Shimin.
The ministers and Li Shimin also asked about this matter.
Tai Chi Hall was caught in an inexplicable commotion.
Even Li Jing, who had business to report to the emperor, was speechless at this moment.
"You all know this guy!" Li Shimin said with a smile.
The more shocked the officials were, the happier Li Shimin felt.
Who is Zhao Chen? He is Li Shimin's eldest son.
No matter what the good things Zhao Chen came up with, he and Li Shimin should certainly have a share of the credit.
Li Jing couldn't help but twitch his face when he saw Li Shimin looking like this.
I secretly guessed that the person His Majesty the Emperor said everyone knew could not be Zhao Chen!
"We all know this person, but he is above this court?" Wei King Li Tai asked curiously.
There was a vague guess in my heart.
It's just that even Li Tai himself didn't dare to believe the speculation in his heart.
The more he knew about Zhao Chen's abilities, the more he wanted to draw Zhao Chen to his side.
But Zhao Chen is the emperor's man, what can he do?
Therefore, Li Tai hoped in his heart that the person the emperor said they knew was not Zhao Chen.
In this way, he would at least have a chance to recruit him.
only……
"That boy didn't come today. He is the Zhao Chen you all know!" Li Shimin said to everyone with a smile.
The Tai Chi Hall suddenly became quiet.
The expressions on everyone's faces are extremely wonderful. ,
Li Chengqian was also stunned on the spot, a trace of struggle flashed across his face, and then he regained his composure.
"It turns out that he is the Marquis of Wannian County. Congratulations to my father for getting such a talented person." Li Chengqian felt like his heart was bleeding.
Such a talent actually belonged to the emperor, and could not take refuge under Li Chengqian.
What a loss.
If Zhao Chen can teach him this method to Li Chengqian, then Li Chengqian can present it to the emperor.
Who can touch his position as prince?
