"Fourteen, I'm afraid this won't work!"

"The sea is not something that Tang Dynasty can interfere with at present."

Li Shimin did not speak, but Empress Changsun did.

"Why?"

Listening to Queen Changsun's words, Li Ming looked a little confused, even a little confused.

It's just a piece of salt, why does it become a sea that cannot be touched?

Not to mention that there seems to be no powerful country around the Tang Dynasty. Even if there is, it is just a salt bask on the coast, so what.

But obviously, Li Shimin didn't mean to explain these.

Instead, he pondered for a moment and spoke with hope.

"Fourteen, besides refined salt, is there any way you can increase the revenue of the treasury?"

After the words were spoken, Li Shimin's eyes were fixed on Li Ming.

Listening to Li Shimin's inquiry again, Li Ming did not continue to dwell on the matter of drying salt, but noticed what Li Shimin said.

"Father, are you short of money?"

Opening tentatively.

Li Shimin asked twice, the first time he asked for refined salt, and the second time he spoke directly, it was obvious that the meaning was very clear.

"Fourteen, if you have any idea, just talk to your father. Your father has been so worried these days."

Queen Changsun looked at Li Ming's reaction, her heart moved, and she quickly spoke.

"Father, how much do you lack?"

"A million dollars?"

Queen Changsun asked again, causing Li Ming to ponder slightly. After a moment, he looked at Li Shimin and spoke inquiringly.

"Yes, one million is enough. If you can get more, it will be better."

Listening to Li Ming's inquiry, Li Shimin nodded quickly. At this time, his eyes really lit up. Li Ming's successive reactions undoubtedly meant that there might be a way.

This undoubtedly made him excited.

In this excitement, Li Shimin did not rush.

Li Ming fell into deep thought.

As a cheap dad, he is short of money. This is a problem that he has never considered before.

But since Li Shimin came to the door, it was impossible for him not to give a solution.

Originally, table salt was the best solution.

In this era, as long as he uses seawater to dry salt, he can continuously produce table salt, which is all money. As mentioned before, let alone one million guan, even 10 million guan may not have no chance.
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I don’t know why, but Li Shimin obviously doesn’t intend to do this.

In this case, this road will naturally not work.

In this way, if you want to obtain huge profits in a short period of time, you must either refine salt or make sugar.

But although these two can harvest a lot, especially refined salt, if you want to get millions of pounds, how much scale will be needed? By then, I am afraid that the price of salt for the entire people will have to collapse first.

This is definitely not possible.

As for sugar production, large-scale production will not be possible in a short time.

Even if the output of only one or two kilograms a day is sold at a sky-high price, I don’t know how much it will take to reach one million kilograms.

Thoughts flow, thoughts intertwined.

Then they were eliminated one by one by Li Ming.

Finally, his eyes settled on one thing.

Or in a group.

There was a slight pause, and in Li Shimin's eagerness, Li Ming slowly spoke.

"Father, have you ever thought that the Tang Dynasty is not short of money, it is only the people of the Tang Dynasty and you who are short of money?"

The words came out slowly.

Simple words and simple content are enough to make Li Shimin's body tremble.

"What do you mean by fourteen?"

Open your mouth tentatively.

"As far as I know, there are seven sects and five surnames. The oldest family was passed down from the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Han Dynasty prospered. How much wealth does it have?"

"In addition, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty traveled north and south, selling valuable goods, how much wealth did they have?"

The words were long and leisurely, but what he said made Li Shimin and Empress Changsun look at each other.

"Fourteen, you don't mean to get it from them, I'm afraid that won't work!"

"Needless to say, the aristocratic family has many branches and branches that cannot be easily touched."

"As for merchants, although they can get what they need at the moment, if they really do this, they may be killing the goose to obtain the eggs, and it may be difficult to circulate goods of value in the world."

Listening to Li Ming's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but shake his head.

To be honest, his heart was pounding at that moment.

But I quickly gave up on this tempting idea.

Needless to say, for a wealthy family, he who has just ascended the throne is not suitable for making small moves. Although merchants can do whatever they want, once he makes a move, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will still learn from the past.

Due to years of war, the treasury of the Han Dynasty was empty.

The balances of the Wen and Jing dynasties were completely depleted. In order to obtain more wealth, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty turned his attention to merchants.

First came the atonement order, and then came the "accounting order" and "accusing order".

The so-called "Suan Min" is actually a property declaration system. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty required all businessmen in the country to proactively report their property to the court, and then pay corresponding taxes based on the value of their wealth.

The so-called "report order" allows people to report to the government that merchants have concealed property. Once verified, all of the merchant's property will be confiscated, and then the government and the informer will equally divide the confiscated merchant property.

The benefits are undoubtedly gratifying. "The people's finances are in the hundreds of millions, and the slaves are in the tens of millions." The land is "hundreds of hectares in large counties, and more than a hundred hectares in small counties." The state's lack of money has suddenly been greatly improved.

improvement.

But the consequences are also extremely huge.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, all industries were in depression, ten houses were empty, merchants no longer communicated between the north and the south, and the entire Han system was on the verge of collapse.

Li Shimin, who has learned from previous mistakes, naturally knows not to do this.

And listening to the cheap father's words, Li Ming couldn't help but glance at his father in surprise.

Since ancient times, there are only a few people who know that leeks cannot be cut casually. My father actually has such advanced knowledge.

But I was just surprised.

When Li Ming said this, he certainly didn't want to take advantage of his father and seek money from wealthy families and wealthy businessmen.

This was indeed inappropriate in the early Tang Dynasty.

The foundation of the Tang Dynasty is not stable. If Li Shimin dares to do this, these wealthy families will definitely not mind if there is another chaos in the late Sui Dynasty.

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Therefore, after Li Shimin shook his head, his voice quickly rose again.

"Father, do you think if a Chang'an auction is held in the name of the royal family and my father personally participates in it, will it be able to attract aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen?"

"And now that they are here, are they still afraid that they won't be able to get enough money from them?"

"Five million guan may not be guaranteed, but one million guan should be easy."

The words were filled with questions, but what he said once again made Li Shimin feel a little confused.

"Auction, what is that?"

Before Li Shimin could ask, Empress Changsun took the lead and asked.

Obviously, neither of the two people in this era could understand this term from later generations.

Auction is one of the oldest ways of transferring property rights. It originated from the public bidding behavior in order to transfer one's own surplus items after humans had surplus products. People originally wanted to transfer or sell their own products, rather than to specialize in

Auction activities only arouse people's interest and more attention because of the convenience and success of this bidding and buying and selling method.

According to relevant historical records, auction activities occurred in the fifth century BC. Modern auctions should have originated in England in the eighteenth century.

The first appearance of auctions in China must have been during the Manchu and Qing dynasties. Auctions naturally do not exist today.

"The father and mother, the so-called auction, or bidding meeting, hold a large-scale auction to sell items, and the one with the highest price will get it."

After speaking, Li Ming slowly explained to the two of them.
To be continued...