The Supreme Prosecutor of the Tang Dynasty

"Chen Aiqing, what do you mean?……？"

Li Er was a little confused. worry about what?

What do you think I'm so worried about? The nobles took action again, and they were fierce. Although they didn't directly point their swords at me, they were almost there.

In this case, you actually ask me what I have to worry about?

It’s time to worry too much!

"Your Majesty, you are a fan of the authorities!"

Chen Qiu shook his head slowly. In his opinion, Li Er's worries were completely unnecessary. As the same saying goes, the authorities are obsessed.

Originally, he shouldn't have had any worries, because this is fucking ancient times! Throughout the dynasties, salt Iron should be in the hands of the state.

But because the major aristocratic families have existed for too long and have their own methods and origins, they have always been involved in these, and it is not easy for Li Er to interfere.

Also That is to say, in this dynasty, although on the surface, the salt and iron were in the hands of the court, in fact, the aristocratic families and the court coexisted.

In terms of quality ,, the court’s salt and iron... well, it’s just a joke!

Although it sounds a little helpless, it is the fact. quality? It can't compare to the Wang family's refined salt, and it can't compare to the Lu family's iron-making skills. It's even far behind, there's no comparison at all! price? ?

Needless to say, the price of salt and iron in the imperial court was so high that it was much higher than the price of salt and iron from aristocratic families, and few ordinary people could afford it!

Even the salt and iron in the residence of Empress Sun, the head of the residence, were purchased from aristocratic families instead of official salt...

This shows how ridiculous the court's salt is!

Thinking of this, Chen Qiu suddenly understood why Li Er was so panicked at the moment, as if he was being generalized, a disaster was imminent, and the family might lose everything at any time.

But... in Chen Qiu's view, what does this mean?

"Your Majesty, in fact, there is no need for us to worry at all!"

"I don't understand what you mean!"

Li Er still shook his head, expressing that he didn't understand. If you don't worry about it yet, when should you worry about it? Is it because I'm too timid, or are you too nervous?

"Your Majesty, think about it, where does the worry come from?"Chen Qiu began to guide Li Er step by step.……

"Naturally, it is salt and iron!

Li Er frowned:"Salt and iron are both extremely important and necessary things!" Whether they are important officials of the imperial court or ordinary people, they must use it."

"But the salt and iron are now in the hands of the aristocratic families, and they already have a huge advantage. Now they are uniting and taking action together. Almost no salt and iron from the court can be sold!"

"This is a huge loss to our court!"

"If things go on like this, Datang's treasury revenue will bring immeasurable losses and changes, which I... can't accept!"

Li Er shook his head and said that he could not accept the change.

"If their plan goes ahead and we don't crack it in time, the advantage we had due to super rice will soon be wiped out!"

"By then, everything will start over again!"

Li Er looked worried, and even wanted to scold his mother at this moment.

Damn it, am I the first person to reach this point as an emperor? Is he the first person to be forced to this point by a noble family?……

"Start over?

Chen Qiu sneered:"They can do it, I really think they are great!""

"Chen Aiqing, do you... have any idea?"

Facing Chen Qiu's sneer, Li Er's eyes lit up and he became interested instantly:"Quick, tell me!"

"certainly!"

Chen Qiu nodded lightly:"It's very simple.……"

"The major aristocratic families have joined forces, seized on the shortcomings of our official salt and official iron, and amplified it many times, thus using our weaknesses to launch an attack!"

"Obviously, their plan is successful now. They have indeed captured our weaknesses and allowed almost none of our salt and iron to escape."

"But...can't we change our shortcomings?"

"Your Majesty, don’t forget, you are the lord of the world, you are the emperor!"

"Get rid of the shortcomings of official salt and official iron, and even turn them into advantages, crushing the salt and iron of the aristocratic family in all aspects, plus His Majesty's decree……"

"Are you still worried that you won't be able to sell it? ? ?"

Facing Chen Qiu's doubts, Li Er smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly:"What Chen Aiqing said makes sense, but you don't know something."

"Why don’t I know the disadvantages of official salt and official iron?"

"However, these two disadvantages have existed for many years and have been around for a long time. However, they are just like psoriasis, which is half-rooted. It is not easy to eradicate them."

"Not to mention turning disadvantages into advantages?"

"Our biggest drawback is the high price!"

"But...the imperial court has to bear the salary of such a large population, the wages of craftsmen, etc., plus shipping costs, how can it be kept low?"

"Therefore, if this shortcoming is corrected, Guanyan and Guantie will lose money, let alone make money!"

"If this is the case, it is better to maintain the status quo. Although it cannot make money, at least it will not lose money.……"

Li Er was helpless, very helpless...

In his opinion, this was not a solution at all, and he had considered it many times.

After all, this is what is on the surface. Everyone knows that the sales of Guan Salt and Guan Iron are poor because of the main drawback: price.

But the question is, if this drawback was so easy to solve, would we still wait until now?

He, Li Er, is not a fool. If the price can be lowered, even if the salt is a little different, it won't be impossible to sell it, right?

After all, what the people want is benefits. As long as the official salt is not too bad and the price is lower, it can be sold.

But, damn... I can't lower this price!

Facing Li Er's wry smile, Chen Qiu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

God is so difficult to solve. That’s because you haven’t met me, right?

He grinned:"By the way, Your Majesty, I forgot to tell you, in fact... I know a little bit about making salt."

Li Er:"？？？？"

"You...can make salt?"

He was confused...

What the hell? You can still make fucking salt?

When the hell did you learn these things?

Forget about horseshoes/farming, you said the seeds were given by the alchemist, and now you're even making them Do you know how to make salt?

Are you still the Chen Qiu I know?

Are you still the Chen Qiu I grew up watching?

Although he was shocked, Li Er still shook his head:"It still doesn't work, even if you can make salt, but the family's The quality of refined salt is indeed very good. Even if your salt is not comparable to it, it has no advantage!"

"Moreover, isn’t the price still unable to come down? If the price cannot be lowered, everything is empty talk and useless!"

"？？？"Chen Qiu’s mind was filled with questions:"Who said the price can’t come down?"

"And...why is my salt not as good as theirs?"

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