Tang Jian's sudden words confused everyone in Chuigong Hall.
Xiao Yu said unhappily," Minister Tang, you're too rude. You're the minister of the six departments. You should always be so serious. This is very rude."”
"It's a good thing that the Imperial Censorate isn't here.”
Tang Jian ignored Xiao Yu's teasing.
He quickly said to Li Shi Min excitedly,"Your Majesty, you might not believe it, but the salt tax collected by the Ten Thousand Year Salt and Iron Bureau this spring is as high as ten thousand strings!”
Li Shi Min smiled.
He did not believe it.
Li Shimin was familiar with the collection of taxes by the Ten Thousand Year Salt and Iron Division, especially the collection of salt taxes.
This was because the salt tax in the capital region was mostly controlled by the great clans. What kind of concept was a ten million yuan salt tax?
This was the salt tax income of the rich Jiangnan Road.
"Hehe, Minister Tang is not bad. You even know how to make me happy. You're much better than the other ministers.”
In other words, he was referring to Xiao Yu!
Tang Jian was slightly stunned. He immediately said," Your Majesty, I'm not trying to make you happy. This is…true!"”
" Moreover, it's not the entire tax revenue for three months. It's only the situation for a few short days.”
Puchi!
Li Shi Min couldn't help but laugh,"Minister Tang, you've successfully made me laugh."”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who were beside Li Shiming, also smiled at each other.
This Old Tang was quite good at bootlicking. Why didn't he notice it before? He even knew how to make her smile, but he came at the right time.
Xiao Yu waved his hand." Alright, I think this old man has nothing to do here. I'm leaving."”
Tang Jian was anxious.
He took out the account book of the Ten Thousand Year Salt and Iron Bureau and handed it to Li Shiming with a serious expression.
"Your Majesty, I'm not joking. This is the account book of the Ten Thousand Year Salt and Iron Bureau.”
Slowly.
Li Shiming frowned.
He took over the account book of the Ten Thousand Year Salt and Iron Bureau. There was very little data. Only in the past few days did the numbers on the account book start to fluctuate.
However, the small number made Li Shiming's eyes widen.
Gradually, Li Shiming frowned.
"This…is it true?"
Li Shimin was skeptical.
"Who dares to fake it under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue?”
Hiss!
Li Shi Min's expression changed from a playful one to a serious one, and then to a shocked one.
"This…" he said with a flushed face.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were filled with doubt when they saw Li Shiming's expression change.
F * ck!
No way!
Could it be that the Ten Thousand Year Salt and Iron Bureau really collected more than ten thousand strings of salt tax in just a few days?
This…was a fantasy!
However,
Tang Jian's next words were like a heavy bomb, exploding the officials and ministers in the main hall to the point of suffocation.
"These salt taxes all came from one person.”
" He's from Wannian County-"
"Xiao Fan!"
Boom!
In an instant, the hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
The expressions on their faces were all different. It was as if they had been petrified and were frozen on the spot.
Li Shi Min's breathing was a little hurried.
"Xiao…Xiao Fan? He…how did he do it?"
Tang Jian shook his head." I don't know, but according to Cheng Chumo, Xiao Fan's salt seems to be refined from Jingdong Mountain."”
"Don't joke around! That's poisonous salt! How can you eat it…" Li Shi Min said in shock.
He paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.
He suddenly realized something and exclaimed,""Unless he really has the ability to turn rot into magic and refine the salt in the salt mine into non-toxic.”
Otherwise, there was no way to explain where so many taxes came from.
There was only one possibility!
"Hahaha!"
Li Shi Min suddenly burst into laughter.
He knew that the so-called way of an emperor was to hide one's emotions.
But now, he was so excited that he could not extricate himself.
The Great Tang had just been established, and the people's lives were in dire straits. There were many things that Li Shimin had to worry about.
Most importantly, he had to surpass Emperor Yang.
No matter how Li Shimin smeared Emperor Yang in the historical records.
However, the Sui Dynasty's economy was there, so there was no way to refute it.
If Li Shimin couldn't even surpass Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who he thought was a tyrant, how could he be the emperor of the ages? How could he compare to Qin Shihuang?
Now that the Great Tang had been established, Li Shiming had long been obsessed with the salt tax. The profits were being taken by the aristocratic families, but the country had no money and food. This was not a long-term solution.
However, with the example of the Sui Dynasty's destruction, Li Shimin was particularly cautious. However, he did not expect that such a troublesome problem would be easily resolved by Xiao Fan.
My good son!
Another surprise for me!
As long as he could make good use of this salt, Li Shimin was confident that his Li Tang would be able to squeeze out the aristocratic families in no time.
At the very least, the aristocratic families had no place to stand in the salt industry!
My Great Tang is strong!
Li Shimin looked at Xiao Yu and said excitedly,"Xiao Qing's family…you…are a good person! Thank you for giving Xiao Fan a big gift!”
Xiao Yu was speechless.
No…No way?
This was fine?
Xiao Yu was stunned. His expression was stiff and ugly. He cupped his hands and said unwillingly,"You're welcome."
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui said in admiration,"Minister Xiao, we misunderstood you. I didn't expect you to have such thoughts.”
Xiao Yu tried hard to open her mouth, but she couldn't say a word.
It was a little uncomfortable!
Li Shi Min beamed with joy and hurriedly said,"I can't wait. Since that's the case, let's go to the Xiao Manor and see how my good son can turn the rotten into the magical.”
After saying that, he took the lead.
"Oh right, Tang Qing, don't go. Don't let this precious son of mine suspect me.”
Tang Jian was stunned." How can Xiao Yu go?”
"Isn't he Xiao Fan's uncle? It's fine.”
"I…"
Tang Jian suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
……
Wannian County.
Xiao Manor.
"My good son!"
Li Shimin walked in with Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Xiao Yu.
Xiao Fan glanced at Li Shimin indifferently and his gaze automatically swept to Xiao Yu.
"Is Uncle Xiao here?"
Xiao Yu nodded calmly." I heard that you've refined salt. I'm quite curious, so I came to take a look."”
Xiao Fan nodded.”
With that, he took the lead and walked to the backyard.
Li Shimin hadn't returned to Xiao Manor for a few days.
He naturally did not know what had happened in the Xiao Manor these few days.
The back door was opened.
Under the sunlight, a snow-white reflection reflected into the four people's eyes.
"F * ck!"
Fang Xuanling's eyes widened in shock.
Li Shi Min stared blankly at the shocking scene before him.
He would never forget it!
It was too spectacular!
Xiao Yu's face twitched slightly, but she still looked calm.
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