However, Wei Zheng was more concerned about the fine salt, so he didn't think too much about it. He looked at Li Chengqian expectantly and asked.
"Your Highness, the method you mentioned just now?”
Meeting Wei Zheng's gaze, Li Chengqian pretended to be surprised and asked.
"What fine salt? I don't know."
"Did I say fine salt just now?"
When he said this, Li Chengqian even specially asked Wu Meiniang who was at the side.
"Mei Niang, tell me, did I say fine salt just now?”
Wu Meiniang was Li Chengqian's subordinate, so she naturally knew what to say and cooperated with Li Chengqian's acting.
"This servant doesn't know, this servant didn't hear anything!”
Li Chengqian nodded in satisfaction. He turned to look at Wei Zheng and spread his hands.
"Lord Wei, look, I did not say anything about fine salt just now…"
Wei Zheng was speechless.
Wei Zheng was dumbfounded!
Very soon, he understood why Li Chengqian suddenly changed his words.
This was clearly because he didn't agree to take him out of the palace, so he didn't want to tell him the method to purify the fine salt!
To Wei Zheng, the method of purifying fine salt was a matter of great importance to the people's livelihood. He was anxious on the spot.
"Your Highness, you clearly said just now..."
Li Chengqian shrugged and continued to play dumb.
Wei Zheng was helpless, but when it came to bringing Li Chengqian out of the palace, he was already afraid of doing this kind of thing once. If he did it again…
Wei Zheng was very worried about his head now. He might suddenly fall to the ground at any time.
When he left the Eastern Palace, Wei Zheng was still obsessed with the method of purifying fine salt.
If he did not get an answer to this question, he would not be able to sleep for a few days.
Wei Zheng did not doubt the authenticity of Li Chengqian's words at all. He believed that since Li Chengqian had spoken, he definitely knew the method to purify the fine salt.
While Wei Zheng was still hesitating whether he should go to the royal study to look for Li Er, there were palace servants waiting outside the Eastern Palace to intercept Wei Zheng.
After all, this was the Imperial Palace. The fact that Wei Zheng had gone to the Eastern Palace could not be hidden from Li Er's eyes.
Moreover, Wei Zheng swaggered to the Eastern Palace without any intention of avoiding suspicion.
Wei Zheng followed the palace servants to the royal study and found that Li Er seemed to be waiting for him.
In Li Er's opinion, Wei Zheng went to the Eastern Palace to seek advice from Li Chengqian.
If that was the case, driven by curiosity, Li Er also wanted to know what questions Wei Zheng had asked Li Chengqian. If it was helpful for governing the country, it would naturally be better to implement it as soon as possible.
At the same time, Li Er was also worried that Wei Zheng would monopolize everything, so he specially sent palace servants to wait outside the Eastern Palace to intercept Wei Zheng and not let this old fellow sneak away.
"Wei Zheng greets Your Majesty!"
Li Er waved his hand indifferently and went straight to the point.
"What questions did you ask the Crown Prince?”
"What did the Crown Prince say?"
Hearing this, Wei Zheng was not surprised.
Wei Zheng had guessed Li Er's intention from the moment he asked the palace servants to invite him to the royal study.
Wei Zheng did not hide anything and said.
"Your Majesty, I have some questions regarding the income and expenditure of the Imperial Court…"
Hearing this, Li Er's interest was piqued.
Li Er was the most enthusiastic about making money.
After all, Li Er was always thinking of using his troops to sweep through the various countries. How could he not have money?
"Tell me quickly, what good idea does the Crown Prince have?”
Wei Zheng replied.
" His Highness the Crown Prince has proposed to abolish the customs duties and set up a special commercial district in Chang 'an City to allow all kinds of merchants to trade and collect taxes..."
"Cancel the curfew…"
Hearing this, Li Er's face revealed a thoughtful expression.
These suggestions were not bad, and they were not difficult to implement.
As for the curfew, the Great Tang's military power could ensure the safety of the border. The Wei River Alliance had just been signed, and the Turks would attack the south once winter arrived, so there was no need to worry about lifting the curfew…
Li Er thought for a moment and then made up his mind.
"Let's do it this way!"
"Tomorrow morning, I'll trouble Minister Wei to propose the lifting of the curfew and the establishment of a commercial district in the court…"
These words needed someone to say, and Wei Zheng was the best candidate!
Perhaps the officials could not understand why Wei Zheng, who was usually furious, had so many strange ideas.
Hearing Li Er's straightforward agreement, Wei Zheng had no objections. He nodded and agreed.
"I understand!"
It was not the first time anyway, so Wei Zheng was used to it.
Moreover, if he made these suggestions, the benefits would all be his. There would be no harm.
There was a brief silence in the royal study.
Li Er raised his eyebrows slightly and sized up Wei Zheng who was standing in front of him.
"Does Minister Wei have anything else to say?”
"Zhen sees that you have a lot on your mind. If you have anything to say, just say it!”
Li Er thought that Wei Zheng was going to do something stubborn again, and he was still a little nervous.
Wei Zheng took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject does have something to say…"
"When I was talking to the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace, I accidentally heard the Crown Prince say that he understood…"
"The method to extract fine salt…"
Li Er was speechless.
Hearing this, Li Er was stunned on the spot!
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