Chapter 48: Killed here today
Zhao Chen didn't hear Li Ruoshuang's words at all.
At this moment, all he could think about was using the saltpeter to make money.
Zhao Chen thought to himself that if the saltpeter ice making method was announced, the price of saltpeter would definitely rise sharply.
By the time he has such a big saltpeter mine, he won't be able to make a lot of money.
Zhao Chen didn't want to keep the technology of making ice from saltpeter. He just wanted to make money from saltpeter.
According to the current market price of saltpeter, which is one penny per catty, it will definitely be sold for ten or even twenty cents per catty.
Thinking about it, Zhao Chen felt excited.
However, mineral mining still requires government approval procedures.
Zhao Chen immediately thought of Lao Li Tou. It would be a lot easier if he had a share of the pie.
But he suddenly realized that after all this time, he seemed to have never asked Lao Li Tou where they lived.
I don’t know where to find him.
Zhao Chen sighed and stood up slowly.
"Miss Ruoshuang, let's go back." Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang said.
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Imperial Palace, Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, did you say that you want to raise pigs in the palace?" Li Xiaogong, the Minister of Household Affairs, looked at Li Shimin in surprise, and couldn't even believe his ears.
Li Xiaogong wondered if His Majesty the Emperor had been stimulated to think of raising pigs in the palace.
Except for some poor people who eat pork now, who else eats it?
"Your Majesty, why do you want to raise pigs? The pork in Dongshi cannot be sold at all."
"If we raise pigs, we will definitely spend all that money in vain."
"Your Majesty, think twice. This pig must not be raised lightly, otherwise it will cause endless trouble."
"I would like to ask Your Majesty to think again."
As soon as Li Xiaogong finished speaking, all the courtiers spoke one after another.
They were all confused.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor wants to raise pigs in this palace.
"I have already decided on this matter. Please don't say anything more, ministers and ministers." Li Shimin waved his hand and said decisively.
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"But Your Majesty..."
"I have already said that I will not consider the Salt and Iron Official Camp that I agreed on before. However, the treasury is getting increasingly empty and the war on the frontline is getting tense."
"I have found a way to get rid of the strange smell of pork. From now on, the pork we eat will taste much better than mutton." Li Shimin slowly explained to the ministers.
Changsun Wuji had never eaten pork without a strange smell from Zhao Chen, so he must have guessed that Zhao Chen had given him this method.
Therefore, Li Shimin did not say that this method was taught by an expert.
Otherwise, Changsun Wuji would definitely guess it.
This is of no benefit to Zhao Chen.
Li Shimin had eaten pork so many times in Zhao Chen's tavern.
No matter what the dish is, as long as it contains pork, Li Shimin feels it is extremely delicious.
This completely refreshed Li Shimin's three views.
Such delicious pork was abandoned by them before.
Kong was guarding a treasure house but couldn't find the key to open the door.
Li Shimin secretly sighed, if he had known this method earlier, how could the Tang treasury be empty?
Nowadays, no one wants pork even for a penny or a pound.
But if the pork no longer smells strange, the price will inevitably rise.
By then, even if they sell for three cents per catty, there will still be many people buying it.
How could the state treasury revenue not increase?
Moreover, even the emperor started to raise pigs, but the common people in the world did not follow suit.
Then the slaughter tax and so on, won’t they also be a source of income?
Li Shimin believed that soon, pork would replace mutton and become the most common meat for people in the Tang Dynasty.
But Li Shimin knew that other ministers thought that Li Shimin had been stimulated in some way.
unexpectedly
Crazy people want to start raising pigs.
"Your Majesty, pork is cheap meat. If your Majesty openly raises those pigs regardless of the opposition of the people in the world, it will definitely endanger the Tang Dynasty."
"The national treasury is already empty. If His Majesty insists on doing this, Wei Zheng will be killed in the Tai Chi Hall today."
"I am willing to die to persuade Your Majesty to think twice."
Wei Zheng, the admonishing doctor, walked to the center with an angry face and shouted angrily to Li Shimin. .??.
At that moment, he took off his crown and sash and looked at the stone steps at Li Shimin's feet.
"Everyone, you are threatening me!" Li Shimin was going crazy.
The secret method that I finally obtained from Zhao Chen, Wei Zheng, an old man like you, actually forced me to die.
Threaten him not to raise pigs.
Li Shimin really wanted to point at Wei Zheng and scold him for being stubborn and stubborn.
Tai Chi Hall was quiet.
Everyone could see that Li Shimin's face turned dark.
Wei Zheng was so excited today that he threatened to die.
Make it impossible for the emperor to step down.
"Your Majesty, Doctor Wei also cares about the country, that's why he is like this..."
"Your Majesty, I am an ordinary man, but if Your Majesty had ignored the country, an ordinary man would have died here today." Wei Zheng interrupted Li Xiaogong and looked at Li Shimin with wide eyes.
Li Shimin's teeth were broken.
He was now wondering if Zhao Chen would be as angry as him if he met someone as stubborn as Wei Zheng.
"May I ask Your Majesty, where did you get this secret technique? Can you tell me?" Li Xiaogong said quickly when he saw the strange atmosphere in the palace.
He was really worried that Li Shimin would chop off Wei Zheng's head in a rage.
This is true for Wei Zheng, your tone couldn't be better.
He was directly beaten to death by His Majesty the Emperor, without even being given a step.
You are driving yourself to death.
Li Xiaogong thought to himself.
"Please tell us, Your Majesty, this secret method is
Who taught it. "Wei Zheng said.
He also knew that he had been too impulsive just now.
He was directly blocked by His Majesty the Emperor and could not get off the stage.
This also gave Li Shimin a step up.
But Wei Zheng really wanted to kill the bastard who had tricked Li Shimin into raising pigs.
This is simply making fun of the Tang Dynasty, and its intentions are to be punished.
Wei Zheng swore that if he knew who this person was, he would catch him and chop him for dinner.
Li Xiaogong and others also nodded.
What Wei Zheng said is the key point.
Why are they angry with His Majesty the Emperor?
His Majesty the Emperor must have heard some slander before he had such an idea.
The person they should deal with is the person who spoke this secret method.
From the beginning of historical records, this pork tastes extremely strange.
It is simply difficult for ordinary people to swallow.
Some people actually said it could get rid of the strange smell of pork.
He's not a liar, he just has ulterior motives.
If the imperial court really decided to raise pigs, wouldn't it mean that it really complied with that person's wishes?
If something went wrong in the Tang Dynasty because of this matter, they would all be sinners.
Everyone looked at Li Shimin, waiting for him to say the name of this sinner.
"Seeing you like this makes me feel both happy and sad." Li Shimin was no longer as angry as before, and his voice was extremely calm.
All the ministers were in a daze.
They didn't understand why their Emperor said such words.
Aren't they all thinking about the country of the Tang Dynasty?
Your Majesty shouldn't feel extremely happy, right?
"Doctor Wei, you must remember what you just said!" Li Shimin suddenly said this to Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then heard Li Shimin shouting outside the palace, "Serve the food."
