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Chapter 157 Sprinkle salt on the wound
Chapter 157 Sprinkle salt on the wound
These two things are Li Hao's most impactful inventions on Datang.
Potatoes directly allow these ordinary people to have surplus food.
However, potatoes are still a food crop after all, and the imperial court has been expropriating food recently. Potatoes have not completely improved the lives of ordinary people.
And this salt is different.
Coming up is enough to bring about an earth-shaking change in all the villages in the entire Tang Dynasty!
Such things as salt can immediately improve the strength of farmers and make their work easier!
More importantly, who doesn't like to eat a little salty.
The top of all flavors is salt. Without salt for seasoning, a lot of food and drink are tasteless. Now with this refined salt, this wild vegetable and millet porridge is much more delicious than usual.
Based on this alone, it's not too much for everyone to kowtow to Li Hao three times!
Of course, Li Hao also made a fortune from it.
Li Hao himself doesn't care, the money is just a number to him, and he doesn't care how much it is.
But Zheng Liwan, as the proprietress of Li Hao Commercial Company, with her skills, how could she miss a chance to make money.
Li Hao's patent commission alone made Zheng Liwan a lot of money.
Although Datang has a salt and iron franchise, Zheng Liwan is not qualified to sell salt directly to the common people.
But Zheng Liwan has another business channel, that is border trade!
On this point, Li Shimin did not stop him.
Border trade is extremely dangerous. Doing business with those foreigners may really hack your goods and make you unable to go back to your hometown.
Li Shimin himself can't guarantee that he can take advantage of the border trade, so he doesn't restrain the businessmen in Datang, but encourages them to go out and do business with foreigners.
This business does not mean that you can do it if you want. As long as you are from Datang and you have the ability, you can do business with foreigners. It is your ability to make a profit.
But Zheng Liwan insisted on her wrists, and under Li Hao's name, she started trade with many border countries, and exchanged this high-quality refined salt for a large amount of goods, which was a lot of money.
The status of Li Hao Company in international trade has become even higher!
It has even overwhelmed the limelight of the aristocratic family, and there is a faint meaning of aspiring to the Li Tang government.
Li Shimin could only turn a blind eye.
Li Hao has made such a great achievement, you don’t go to award others, but also suppress their business firms, this is unreasonable anyway, anyway, it’s the Tang people who make money, let Li Hao earn more, let’s earn more, Li Shimin can’t do it for you This incident upset Li Hao.
Li Hao didn't care at all.
They don't know that their green salt has become popular in international trade and has become a hot commodity. In the eyes of many countries, it is as indispensable as tea.
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The weather is getting hotter day by day, and spring is slowly passing by.
During this period of time, Datang regained a certain tranquility.
There are no disasters or wars. The common people live and work in peace and contentment, grow potatoes, listen to dramas, and live a beautiful life.
It can be said that this is the most comfortable time for ordinary people since the decades of war.
Li Shimin also felt very relieved.
The national strength is developing day by day, and the weather is going well. It can be foreseen that after a period of such development, Datang will be able to reach the highest point since the founding of the People's Republic of China!
Li Shimin took one step and thought about ten steps, and at this time he had already focused his attention on East Turkic.
It is said that the Eastern Turks have lost another [-] troops, which can already be said to be seriously injured, and now they have no power to fight back.
Although Li Shimin's last expedition to the East Turks failed disastrously due to climate reasons, thanks to Li Hao he managed to bring back Li Jing and [-] soldiers.
But Li Shimin will never give up marching because of this incident.
Of course, Li Shimin would not march again rashly, but would find a way to weaken the combat power of the Eastern Turks again.
At this moment, Li Shimin's imperial study received a letter from a person.
The envoy who received the letter bowed and presented it with both hands, and Changsun Wuji next to him took the letter and handed it to Li Shimin.
The messenger respectfully said:
"Your Majesty, a letter from Yuan Junzhang, Governor of Anzhou."
Li Shimin nodded.
"I see, you go."
Changsun Wuji frowned and said:
"Yuan Junzhang? What is he writing for?"
In his tone, he was quite displeased with Yuan Junzhang.
Li Shimin knew why Changsun Wuji didn't like Yuan Junzhang.
It's very simple. Yuan Junzhang himself was Liu Wuzhou's subordinate and Li Shimin's opponent. In fact, that's all. Li Shimin is magnanimous, and it is normal to recruit enemies.
But Yuan Junzhang has been swinging between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. When the Turks were strong, Yuan Junzhang followed the Turks. When the Turks declined, Yuan Junzhang surrendered to the Tang.
No one would be happy to see someone like Yuan Junzhang if this was put on him.
This kind of double-facedness is most annoying.
Li Shimin opened the letter.
In the letter, Yuan Junzhang wrote:
"Your Majesty, the Eastern Turkic Khan contacted the minister privately, hoping that the minister would rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Since the minister has been greatly favored by His Majesty, how could he agree to such conditions!"
"Chente reported this matter to His Majesty to show his innocence. At the same time, this matter is enough to show that the Turks are declining. A dead horse is a living horse doctor who comes to pry the corner of the minister. Your Majesty can send his troops to the north to take down the Turks in one fell swoop and achieve success." Qianqiu hegemony!"
After reading it, Li Shimin couldn't help smiling, handed the letter to Changsun Wuji, and said:
"Auxiliary machine, what do you think of this letter?"
After Changsun Wuji read it, he shook his head and said:
"Now Yuan Junzhang is in Anzhou, thousands of miles away from East Turkic. Yuan Junzhang can't get contact with Eastern Turkic at all, so naturally he won't rebel."
"This Eastern Turkic Khan is probably just testing it out, and he probably didn't have much expectation."
Li Shimin nodded.
"I think so too. Yuan Junzhang is capricious. If it weren't for the decline of the Eastern Turks, he might really surrender to the Eastern Turks again. Arranging him in Anzhou can be considered as a way to stop his rebellious thoughts."
This letter is actually a letter from Yuan Junzhang expressing his loyalty, nothing special.
But a light suddenly flashed in Li Shimin's mind!
"Yeah... that's right!" Li Shimin thought of an idea, "Auxiliary machine, Yuan Junzhang is just an idle job in Anzhou. He is idle and bored every day. Give him a salary to let the world know that I am Datang. The grace to treat the surrendered general."
"Instead of letting Yuan Junzhang mess around like this, why don't we let him do something for us?"
Changsun Wuji said curiously:
"Your Majesty, what are your thoughts?"
Li Shimin smiled and said:
"We can come up with a bitter plan for East Turks."
"Isn't East Turkic fighting for Yuan Junzhang? We can pretend to punish Yuan Junzhang, and then transfer Yuan Junzhang to the border of East Turkic, send some soldiers to Yuan Junzhang, and then let Yuan Junzhang go to surrender East Turkic." .”
"When East Turkic accepts Yuan Junzhang's surrender, we will order Yuan Junzhang to launch a surprise attack on Eastern Turkic. We will send another cavalry to follow up. When the time comes, we will drive straight in. We should be able to catch East Turkic by surprise!"
"I don't want any results in this battle. I just want to sprinkle salt on East Turk's wounds. Now East Turk is already short of troops. If I beat him again, it will be even more difficult for East Turk to recover. As long as it takes a while In time, when the national strength of the Tang Dynasty rises, I will be sure to break through the land of the Eastern Turks!"
Between the words, Li Shimin's domineering is fully displayed!
(End of this chapter)