"Are you ready to open the shop?”
Li Er looked at his stamp and nodded in satisfaction.
He handed the document to the eunuch, who then passed it to Zhangsun Wuji and the other two.
"Your Majesty, we are ready to open the shop on a good day.”
Zhangsun Wuji thought for a moment and said.
Before they came, they had also talked to Li Ke about when to open the shop.
Li Ke gave a very clear meaning, that was, after the two of them signed the documents, they could open for business.
It was already the third day since the two of them left Li Ke's place. Li Ke estimated that everything was ready and ready to open at any time.
However, before that, the two of them felt that they should go back and inform Li Ke about the Emperor's participation in the cooperation so that Li Ke would pay more attention.
"That's good."
"Where's your salt? Let me take a look.”
Li Er nodded in satisfaction.
He could trust the two ministers in front of him.
However, he had never seen salt before, so he did not know if there was anything special about it.
Thinking of this, Li Er shook his head and laughed at himself.
Wasn't salt the kind of big salt?
What else could be special?
"Your Majesty, let me show you what real salt is!”
Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, their eyes shining.
He took out a small bag from his pocket and walked towards Li Er. He placed the small bag on the table in front of Li Er and opened it.
" Ancestors? Are you kidding me?"
"This white is salt? How could salt be like this?”
Li Er looked at the white, sparkling, and translucent particles in front of him and shook his head with a faint smile.
Although he was the emperor, he was still familiar with salt. The things in front of him were definitely not salt.
It was too fine, more than ten times finer than the salt used now.
It was ten times whiter than the salt used now.
It was also too crystal clear, more than ten times more crystal clear than the salt used now.
"Your Majesty, try it."
Zhangsun Wuji chuckled.
He didn't explain, he wanted to prove it to Li Er.
"Hmm?"
Li Er looked up at Zhangsun Wuji and then at Fang Xuanling.
The two officials who had worked together for many years smiled calmly and confidently.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for them to lie to him, but how could this be salt?
Li Er frowned, but he did not ask anymore.
He reached out his finger and put it into his mouth.
Suddenly, Li Er's eyes popped out.
"This... Is this really salt?"
Li Er exclaimed.
His face was filled with disbelief.
How could there be such fine white salt in this world?
If they were to sell it, wouldn't they be robbed of all the salt businesses of the five surnames and seven Wangs?
"Yes, Your Majesty. This is really table salt, also known as fine salt.”
Zhangsun Wuji nodded and smiled confidently.
"Hahaha, good, good, good!"
"Who can compete with this salt?"
"The direct battle between Us and the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs will begin with this fine salt!”
Li Er laughed out loud and slapped his thigh in excitement.
He laughed so loudly that the entire Taiji Palace echoed with his laughter.
Zhangsun Wuji looked at Li Er's rare smile and felt extremely comfortable.
However, compared to Fang Xuanling, he couldn't bring himself to smile. In fact, he even felt a little melancholic.
If His Majesty knew that the real boss of this fine salt was Li Ke, would he be so angry that he would punish the two of us?
Sigh, what a headache.
They were a good father and son. Why did they have to sever their father-son relationship?
His Majesty was really too much. How could he know that he was wrong from the beginning and had wronged the King of Shu? Why didn't he apologize and restore the relationship between father and son?
If they were father and son, he wouldn't have to worry so much now.
Moreover, Li Ke's current world of ice and snow and the fragrant grass beauty also belonged to the royal family.
Unfortunately, there are not so many regrets
"Ancestors, Xuanling, since you're ready, we'll open tomorrow!”
"When the time comes, zhen will personally appear and tell the world that this fine salt was made by zhen and you.”
Li Er calmed down, but he was still very excited.
He couldn't wait to see the fine salt appear on the market.
"No, Your Majesty, you must not!"
"You have to stay behind the scenes and come out at the most critical moment to intimidate the five surnames and seven surnames.”
"If Your Majesty had shown up from the beginning, it would be equivalent to revealing your trump card and telling the five surnames and seven Wangs that you are the true master.”
Fang Xuanling quickly stopped him.
He thought quickly and quickly found a reason not to let Li Er attend.
"Yes, yes. Your Majesty, you have to endure it."
Zhangsun Wuji also agreed. At the same time, he secretly wiped off his cold sweat.
Whoosh!
It was so funny that he almost got carried away.
The old house was still more stable at the critical moment.
"That's true."
"Xuan Ling is right, then you can go. Just tell me the opening time.”
Li Er frowned and nodded in agreement.
He could only be extremely careful when dealing with the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs.
Those were all huge entities, and he did not dare to face them head-on.
"Alright, we will take our leave."
Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji heaved a sigh of relief and left quickly.
The two of them walked very quickly until they were far away from Taiji Palace.
"Xuan Ling, what do you think we should do now?”
Zhangsun Wuji sighed softly.
The two of them did not expect the Emperor to actually want to interfere.
He said that he did not want the two of them to face the suppression of the five surnames and seven Wangs, but did he not want the two of them to participate in the salt business alone?
The salt business was the main source of the court's finances, supporting the financial expenditure of many places in the court.
For so many years, other than the five surnames and seven Wangs, the other merchants were unable to participate in the imperial court. This was because of Li Er's excessive concentration of power.
He didn't allow anyone else to get a share of the profits.
"What else can we do?"
"I can only go back and discuss it with Li Ke, and ask him not to appear in front of His Majesty as much as possible.”
Fang Xuanling sighed.
However, this seemed to be the only way for now.
His Majesty and Li Ke were now like fire and water, so he definitely did not want to see the other party.
If His Majesty knew that the real boss of the fine salt was Li Ke, and that he had only taken 20% of the profits from the two of them, he didn't know if he would be furious.
"But what if Li Ke is unwilling?”
"I feel that Li Ke's temper is even more difficult to deal with than His Majesty's.”
Zhangsun Wuji frowned.
Although he did not have much contact with Li Ke, Zhangsun Wuji's judgment of people was not bad.
He felt that Li Ke was the kind of person who would not go back on his word, even more overbearing than the emperor.
"Not willing?"
"Then we can only take it one step at a time. First, go back and discuss with Li Ke about the opening of the business. By the way, tell him that His Majesty is also involved.”
Fang Xuanling frowned even more.
He had a feeling that the opening of the fine salt shop would not be smooth sailing.
But now, he could only wait for Li Ke's reaction before making a decision.
Zhangsun Wuji nodded in agreement.
The two of them didn't speak anymore. They left the palace and headed toward Li Ke's mansion.
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