"Since you have already decided, why do you still come to talk to me?" Li Yuan looked at Lu Chen and asked directly.
At this time, there was no "Law on Salt". Li Yuan still continued the policy of the Sui Dynasty, that is, there was no tax on salt. As for the Law on Salt, it did not appear until Suzong Li Heng of the Tang Dynasty in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. The reason is because Li Heng has a very powerful person under his command, and this person is Wu Qi.
Fifth Qi, as the salt and iron coin envoy, rectified the salt law and proposed the "Salt Law", which stipulated that salt officials should be established in all places where salt is produced. Salt households producing salt are registered as pavilion households, and the state exempts pavilion households from corvee service. The salt produced is purchased, transported and sold by the government, and private purchases are not allowed.
It was precisely because of the emergence of the "Salt Law" that the national tax revenue greatly increased in the mid-Tang Dynasty, but at this time there was no figure like Wu Qi. Besides, even if he appeared, it is still unclear whether Wu Qi could change the law. Of course, after all, a large part of the salt mines, salt wells and salt ponds in the Tang Dynasty are now in the hands of the Xiao family, while the Zheng family holds the majority of the iron mines.
Based on the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, even if Wu Qi appears, he may not be able to succeed in reforming the law. However, Lu Chen doesn't care about this. He is confident that he is much more ruthless than Wu Qi.
"I think that this matter should be approved by His Majesty! Moreover, I think that I can't keep this money for myself. I should share it with Your Majesty. Twenty-eight will be divided. I will take two and Your Majesty will take eight. How about it?" Lu Chen looked at it with a smile. Li Yuan said.
"That's okay!" Li Yuan nodded directly in agreement. After all, he, the emperor, was also poor! Although the auction gave him a lot of dividends, he has a "big family and a big business", so the more money he has, the better!
Besides, Li Yuan also knew that the money from his future son-in-law was definitely not given to him as the emperor in vain. As long as he agreed to share the share, then he would have to help Lu Chen take care of this store when Lu Chen was not in Chang'an. Those aristocratic families, especially the Xiao family, will definitely use this opportunity to harm Lu Chen. Li Yuan will definitely help Lu Chen protect him. At the very least, he can't let those people go too far!
Of course, Li Yuan also knew that if those people really used any means to anger Lu Chen, then these people would probably directly bear Lu Chen's anger. Others didn't know, but he, the emperor, knew that Lu Chen and the people from Lujiazhuang There were too many "terrible" things in the workshop area. As for why Li Yuan didn't ask Lu Chen for these things, it was because "this game" was not over yet.
"Then I will resign!" Lu Chen didn't need to say anything more. Since Li Yuan agreed, it meant that the future father-in-law in front of him had already agreed to something. Lu Chen saluted Li Yuan directly and said.
"Go!" Li Yuan nodded. Lu Chen opened the palace door directly and walked out. As soon as he walked out of the palace door, he saw Chang Bao waiting with his hands folded. Lu Chen nodded and smiled at Chang Bao, "Chang Bao Governor, I have brought about a stone of refined salt, and I will ask Governor Chang to deliver it to the Shangshi Bureau later for His Majesty to eat!" Lu Chen said to Chang Baoyi, cupping his hands.
"Mr. Lu County is interested!" Chang Bao nodded directly in agreement.
"As for Governor Chang, I will definitely not let Governor Chang's busy work go in vain!" Lu Chen said to Chang Bao with a smile, "I bid farewell!" After Lu Chen finished speaking, he raised his hand to Chang Bao again and left quickly. go.
"What did that kid say to you?" Li Yuan naturally looked at Lu Chen talking to Chang Bao at the entrance of the palace. When Chang Bao walked into the palace, Li Yuan looked directly at Chang Bao and asked.
"Your Majesty, Duke Lu just said..." Chang Bao did not hide anything and directly reported to Li Yuan what Lu Chen told him. Even what Lu Chen said that he would not let his busy work go in vain, he also reported it to Li Yuan. After meeting Li Yuan and waiting for the report to be completed, Chang Bao stood with his hands down, waiting for Li Yuan to "come down".
"This kid is getting more and more courageous. He actually bribed people around me! And he's so blatant!" After hearing Chang Bao's report, Li Yuan directly stroked his beard and laughed, although he seemed a little angry in his words. , but his expression and tone showed that he was not angry, and it was obviously more of a joke.
As an emperor, Li Yuan could say teasing words, but as a person in Chang Bao's position, he did not dare to simply take it as a joke.
"Then, Your Majesty, would you like to give Duke Lu a beating?" Chang Bao asked speculatively.
"Beat? How? Let bad people beat him?" Li Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Chang Bao, "Do you really think that boy doesn't know you have people in the village?" Li Yuan curled his lips and said, his tone somewhat helpless.
"This..." Chang Bao's face turned red when Li Yuan said this, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment, "Then Mr. Lu is really that capable?" However, Chang Bao still didn't believe it, after all, he had The "bad guys" under him are still very confident.
"So capable?" Li Yuan looked at Chang Bao's somewhat unconvinced look and chuckled, "You can ask those people scattered in the village what they do every day! Do you think that kid said Is it to give you a benefit, just to give you a little benefit? Don't think that just because you are standing next to me, you think everything is as it should be!" Li Yuan looked at Chang Bao and continued, "In your position, others may be a little afraid of you. I respect you, but that kid doesn't care about this!" Li Yuan's words were both a reminder and a slap in the face to Chang Bao.
"You should know very well how Liu Heitai died! If this kid kills anyone, there will only be one result, and that is 'no evidence'!" Li Yuan reminded Chang Bao again.
"Just take whatever he gives you! The reason why he left your people in Zhuangzi is to show me, to tell me, to tell you, and to tell everyone through your mouth that he has no Rebellious!" Li Yuan continued, "So don't use your methods against him. I don't care about others, but you absolutely can't! Do you know?" Li Yuan put away his smile and looked at Chang Bao seriously and warned.
"Yes! I have taken note of this!" Chang Bao bowed and accepted the order.
"Yeah!" Li Yuan nodded, still satisfied with Chang Bao's attitude.
"Master, let's go back?" Lu Chen didn't know what Li Yuan told Chang Bao. When Lu Chen walked out of the imperial city gate, Liu Jing, who was waiting here, came up to him and asked.
"Don't go back yet! There are two places to go!" Lu Chen immediately got on his horse, and Liu Jing and others also got on their horses one after another!
