Xu Yunyan and Wei Zheng were asked whether their glazed works were shocking or not.
After the discussion, they couldn't help but feel happy when they looked at the numerous glass objects in the warehouse next to the glass workshop that fit their aesthetics.
"This is what we, the craftsmen and supervisors, have gained from our busy days. This is our opportunity for Tang Liuli to rise!"
After Xu Yunyan said this, Wei Zheng looked at the many glazed objects and couldn't help but clapped his hands in praise.
"With so much colored glaze, I believe that the Western barbarian colored glaze works will no longer be pursued by the powerful people of the Tang Dynasty, and the money of the Tang Dynasty will not flow out into the hands of this foreign nation."
"I didn't expect Master Wei to be an angry young man."
Xu Yunyan's half-joking words made Wei Zheng a little stunned.
"Angry youth, what is this? Why haven't you heard of it?"
Xu Yunyan's lips cracked with pride.
"What do I say?"
Xu Yunyan racked his brains and quickly choked out a sentence that Wei Zheng could understand.
"Probably he is a young and promising scholar who is cynical about a little unreasonable thing."
"oh!"
Wei Zheng thought about Xu Yunyan's explanation after he sighed.
"If all these colored glaze works are bought by the powerful people of the Tang Dynasty, how much tax burden will be increased in the Tang Dynasty? I wonder if Mr. Li has calculated it?"
"Well?"
Xu Yunyan felt a little embarrassed at this moment.
"I really haven't thought about this."
Wei Zheng's eyes lit up when he looked at them.
"If all these things are sold for one hundred and two thousand taels of silver, if all these things are sold, my Datang's tax for one year will only be that much."
"What?"
This moment frightened Xu Yunyan.
"How can the price be so high? I just want to sell the colored glaze at a bargain price.
Of course, this is when supplies are abundant, but now they can be sold in half. "
When Xu Yunyan said this, Wei Zheng's eyes also lit up.
"Good idea, sell half of it. Although there is only half a year's tax from the Tang Dynasty, but the price has come down, ordinary people can afford it even if they grit their teeth. Once more items are produced, the treasury can still be enriched."
It's just that what Wei Zheng said here is very good, Xu Yunyan looked at him and shook his head.
"Master Wei, there is something that Master Wei has not considered clearly."
Wei Zheng heard what Xu Yunyan said. Before Wei Zheng could ask curiously what was going on, Li Chengqian appeared next to him and asked about it.
"Then I wonder what Master and Mr. Wei are going to say that Mr. Wei has not considered?"
Xu Yunyan turned his head and looked at Li Chengqian, and there was a majestic figure behind Li Chengqian.
Who is this majestic figure if not Li Shimin?
And Li Shimin also took a step forward.
"You are a good way to provide me with so much wealth in the Tang Dynasty, but I am also very curious. According to what Mr. Wei said, it can indeed make my Tang Dynasty's treasury sufficient, but I don't know what Li Ying has to do with Wei. Your Excellency has not considered this, and this is also something neither the Prince nor I have considered."
Li Shimin also spoke, but Xu Yunyan didn't dare to hide it here anymore. Instead, she carefully watched him speak here.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, here's the thing. If the quantity of colored glaze is too much, it will really become the cabbage price that Wei Chen just said, and it will become less and less valuable.
At that time, every household could own colored glaze, and the wealth obtained from colored glaze might not be enough to pay for the high craftsmanship costs, let alone fill the national treasury, and it could only earn a small sum of money for the national treasury for a while. "
After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Li Shimin nodded here.
"What you said is quite right, but what if we limit the quantity of colored glaze?" Li Shimin was worthy of being an emperor through the ages, and he quickly grasped the focus of Li Ying's question.
"Yes, it is true that as His Majesty said, limiting the quantity of colored glaze can make the depreciation of colored glaze a little slower.
But hasn't your Majesty considered that if we throw out Liuli now, this Western Liuli will have no competitiveness.
But after they find out what kind of glaze we like, won’t they make such glaze? "
"That's true."
When Li Shimin heard this, he looked at Xu Yunyan again, as if he was seeking Xu Yunyan's meaning here.
Xu Yunyan raised his fist towards Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty wants this colored glaze to no longer be used by Western barbarians to plunder the wealth of our Tang Dynasty. You can only beat the colored glaze into cabbage and get a tax of up to one year. This colored glaze will be worthless."
What Xu Yunyan said was reasonable and reasonable. After Li Shimin and Li Chengqian and Wei Zheng exchanged a few words with each other here, Li Chengqian came forward to ask.
"Master, is there really no way for this Liuli to increase the income of the treasury in the long term?"
Xu Yunyan said with difficulty, "There are ways, but it's very difficult to change the method."
"Change your approach?"
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng looked at Xu Yunyan with bright eyes, waiting here for Xu Yunyan to tell them what kind of change and what kind of situation should be used to prevent Liuli from devaluing and bring long-term wealth to the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, if this glass becomes a bargain..."
Speaking of cabbage prices again, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at him speechlessly.
They say you can’t make money with cabbage prices, so why are there cabbage prices again?
Just when Li Shimin was confused here, Xu Yunyan continued.
"We can make colored glaze no longer a high-end item, but something like a window. Now we have this experience."
Xu Yunyan looked at Wei Zheng as he spoke, and Wei Zheng nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, we have such experience. We made screens, glazed screens."
Li Shimin was even more curious this time, and Wei Zheng instantly told him what he was thinking about the glazed screen prepared for Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the content on the screen warning the king to consider the sufferings of the people, not to indulge in extravagance, and not to act arbitrarily.
"That's right. Let the master craftsman make a pair of this screen. When it's ready, it will be sent to me in the palace."
Xu Yunyan was indeed a little embarrassed at this moment. Seeing Xu Yunyan wanting to say something but not daring to say it, Li Shimin immediately looked at him and asked.
"What's wrong, Li Aiqing, do you have anything to say?"
"Your Majesty, this screen is transparent."
So what about transparent ones?
It means that people can see clearly from the front and back!
Wei Zheng's expression suddenly changed.
"General Li, you are lying. The front and back of my screen are transparent. How can you suggest that I make such a thing?"
When Wei Zheng said this, Li Chengqian laughed.
"Mr. Wei, this screen of yours is very good. As long as you put it in a study or somewhere where official business is done, you can not only make sure that there is no one hidden on the screen, but you can also see the content on it in real time. Isn't this a good thing? Just put it Just be in the right position.”
Li Chengqian is relatively reliable. When he said this, Wei Zheng's face turned red with embarrassment.
He seemed to have thought of something unhealthy just now, and then he complimented her here.
"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is true."
Li Shimin also looked at them as if he was belatedly aware of it.
"Why are you here thinking about all this nonsense all day long?"
However, Li Shimin still respected Wei Zheng very much. Besides, after Wei Zheng said something, Li Shimin hurriedly came to Wei Zheng's rescue.
"Then I wonder what Li Aiqing will do next after making the window-like object you mentioned?"
Soon, Xu Yunyan explained to Li Shimin the principles of building a greenhouse that he knew.
And Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian.
"Qian'er, it's up to you to build a greenhouse like this in the East Palace. By the way, I'll also send a greenhouse to your grandpa, you know."
Although Li Shimin didn't say it explicitly, Li Chengqian knew it.
"Don't worry, Father. I will build a greenhouse for Grandpa Huang first. There will be no problems. Then I will let these people build a greenhouse for myself here."
But after Li Chengqian finished speaking, Li Shimin directly rejected it.
"You have to build a greenhouse here first. Once you have the skills, you can go to your grandpa to build a greenhouse. Otherwise, if you are not careful, it will be bad if you hurt the flowers and plants."
"Yes, that's what father taught me."
Li Chengqian wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had actually forgotten this. If he rashly built a greenhouse for him in Li Yuan's palace and named Li Shimin the potato, it would definitely cause any harm to the Tang Dynasty. The excitement would be great.
When he saw the greenhouse, Wei Zheng couldn't help but take another step forward.
"Even if this greenhouse can be built, it seems to be quite expensive. Even if it is cheap, it is not affordable for ordinary people."
Xu Yunyan smiled again.
"Yes, it is not something that ordinary people can afford, but what happens after a long time? One household can't afford it, but ten or eight households can't afford one?
Even if ten households and eight departments cannot afford it, then each village can use one.
In this way, when there is a shortage of vegetables throughout the winter, they can eat vegetables with confidence.
In this way, their specialty vegetables can be sold. What do you think, sir? "
While Xu Yunyan was thinking about the convenience brought by advanced agriculture in the future, Wei Zheng put forward a different opinion.
"But you take out what your village can't consume, and what another village can't eat, and sell it all in the city. Can the city really consume so much? They want to get their money back. The price of goods Wouldn’t it skyrocket?”
Xu Yunyan looked at Wei Zheng and smiled again.
"Winter vegetables are inherently more expensive. Even if they could survive without vegetables before, do they have to buy them if they are expensive? They don't have to buy them.
And if this dish cannot be sold within a few days, there will always be problems. Will their prices still be high? "
At this moment, Wei Zheng finally came to a sudden realization.
"It turns out that General Li has thought everything through, and he is in Xiameng Lang. It seems that I will go to the farm to see and learn more on weekends. I can't make such a joke again."
Wei Zheng had the courage to admit his mistakes here, and Li Chengqian and Li Shimin were very happy.
There was another good way to make money, and Li Shimin patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder.
"Qian'er, you are so lucky to have so many capable and righteous people working for you. Father, you really don't have any. We must continue to do this well and never let the people in the world be affected by hunger and cold again."
Li Shimin is so happy now! Although many of the promotions are now due to his own merits, to put it bluntly, it is all the credit of Li Chengqian.
He is the prince, and it is up to him to implement it and further establish his position. Although Li Shimin is very satisfied with him, wouldn't it be better to make himself more satisfied?
After Li Shimin praised Li Chengqian, Xu Yunyan and Wei Zheng looked at each other and hurriedly clasped their fists.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to help His Highness the Crown Prince achieve lasting achievements."
"Okay, okay."
Li Shimin didn't show any signs of jealousy. Instead, he hoped that his son would surpass him.
Although Li Shimin's ambition was to be the emperor for eternity, with a son who surpassed him, the Tang Dynasty would be safe for generations to come!
