Chapter 289: Broken muscles and bones

After coming out of the palace, Li Xiang felt lighter all over. As long as he didn't consider the fight with Li Shimin, Li Xiang didn't care about other things. If there was a fight with Li Shimin, Li Xiang would still It's really a bit uneasy, after all, this person is the only emperor in history.

The entire Tang Dynasty experienced peace for more than half a month. After more than half a month, Zhizhidaobao suddenly put a large amount of table salt on the shelves, and there was also official salt from Yanyin. The number was ten times more than before. If If the previous method is adopted, the major families simply cannot afford it because they no longer have that much money.

What made things worse for them was that Zhidaobao suddenly announced that it would not handle loan business within half a month, because from the opening to the present, various businesses have been superimposed, so the loan business must be temporarily closed and internal audits must be conducted, but the deposit The business can continue, and the interest rate has been increased by one percent.

Li Xiang did this for a reason. He was really afraid that they would raise capital from the private sector, so he closed the largest channel first. In addition, he could also absorb part of the deposits, so that the remaining capital in society would become even less, and his path would be blocked. become narrower.

Li Xiang's salt is the best salt, but the price is still the same as before, all at 1,500 cents per catty.

Major families had already priced the second-class salt at five guan per pound. Suddenly, Li Xiang had such cheap and better quality salt that many people felt they had been cheated.

However, this does not prevent them from continuing to buy a batch. Some wealthy households buy dozens or hundreds of kilograms. The money does not matter to them. After buying the salt, it will be enough for them to live for a while. Under the leadership of , people from all walks of life began to grab salt.

The salt market looks very big, but it is not consumed so quickly. If you buy a bunch of it from Li Xiang, it is very likely that it will last them two or three years. Therefore, if the major families do not lower their prices, then their Salt may not be sold within the next two to three years.

At the beginning, several big families were ready to repeat their old tricks and buy all the salt in Li Xiang's hands. However, they found that there was less liquidity in the society, and Zhi Daobao reduced its money. Some time ago, Zhidaobao has almost become a national bank. This is because there is no competition in this era, so it is expanding so fast.

The second is Mr. Cui. The five surnames and Qi Wang held several meetings. Mr. Cui either withdrew in the middle or stated that he would not continue to invest more in the salt market. The Cui family is also the strongest economically. If they don't come in, the liquidity in the hands of other major families will immediately be reduced by one-third.

Among the seven big families, the Cui family has always been second to none. Whether it is news or scale, the Cui family is ahead of the other major families. No matter how the Cui family decides, there are some who will follow suit. When the Cui family When the third master announced that he was quitting, two other big families immediately wanted to withdraw as well. Suddenly, there were three big families missing, and there were still four big families left, but they were still in trouble.

Li Shimin was watching the reports of his subordinates in the Jinluan Hall, and his heart was almost filled with joy. Among the remaining four big families, the Taiyuan Wang family accounted for almost half. He was also the most severely injured this time, but at this moment Even if it is sold at a reduced price, not many people in the society will buy it.

Many mortgages have expired, but the four major families do not have enough money to redeem them, including many high-quality assets. Zhizhidaobao made a lot of money from them, which also made Li Shimin a little jealous, but thinking of the heavy losses With the four major families, Li Shimin was not in a hurry.

Still in second place is the Li family of Longxi.

Li Shimin originally wanted to get closer, but the Longxi Li family and Li Shimin drew a clear line. Now you have to bear the bitter consequences yourself. With so much salt in your hands, it suddenly becomes worthless, let alone the temptation to buy salt. I'm afraid there's still a long way to go before you earn back your capital.

"This brat makes more money from this, right?"

Li Shimin said to the man in black in front of him.

"Going back to the emperor, His Highness's layout is deeper than ours, and because of Zhizhidaobao's organization, he also has more channels than us. For example, in terms of collateral, he has made more than the amount of salt auctioned."

The men in black also wanted to find out how much Li Xiang earned, but unfortunately they couldn't get in. Even if they arranged the most powerful spies, they were stopped at the place closest to the core. Currently, those people His head is gone.

"Where do these people come from? Haven't you found out yet?"

This group of men in black are the most loyal to Li Shimin. No matter what kind of thing they are sent to do, and these people have never failed. The only place where they failed may be with Li Xiang, no matter how powerful they send out. People, when they get to Li Xiang's side, they will never return.

"This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me."

Two men in black knelt on the ground at the same time. They were also wondering about this matter. We have encountered many hostile forces before, but we were able to attack within two months, but now no matter where we attack, When they were close to the core information, everyone involved was killed. Although you knew they were Li Xiang's men, you couldn't get the evidence.

"Let your people come back for the time being. I am not the kind of person who looks for trouble at will. I will send someone to keep an eye on it in the future. If there is any adverse situation, I will report it immediately."

They have just achieved a big victory. According to their estimates, the loss of the Taiyuan Wang family will be about 60%. In two years, the Taiyuan Wang family will fade away and become a third-rate family. At that time, the loss will be about 60%. Ninety percent.

The losses of the other three major families were not small, but they could still sustain themselves. The man in black also estimated that they might not be able to control the situation in the past few years.

Coupled with Li Shimin's actions in the court, he could even kick out all the people they arranged. This is what Li Shimin needs most. Of course, there is a variable in this, and that is the Cui family who cooperates with Li Xiang.

The Cui family is still suffering. If Li Xiang didn't force them, how could they betray Wu Xing Qi Wang? In the eyes of other major families, the Cui family is the biggest traitor without you. We will not fail like this. You are more hateful than the Li Tang Dynasty.