Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 617 Chapter 589;
Chapter five hundred and nineteen; I told you anyway

Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh when he heard the arguing and bickering of several generals under him. Since Li Dalang started to raise cattle in captivity, the cattle in the important minister's house had taken turns to die violently, and five or six cattle had already died!

Most of them were sent to the palace to honor themselves, Li Shimin also knew it well, after seeing the food neatly arranged, Li Shimin stretched out his hand cheerfully;

"Come, come, dear friends, we, the monarchs and ministers, will also have an open-air banquet today, and let's start enjoying the food."

A group of civil and military officials all lowered their heads and responded neatly;
"It's Your Majesty."

A large group of monarchs and ministers gathered around their respective tables and began to eat and drink. Just as Li Shimin put down the empty wine cupper, he heard the sound of several millstones starting to grind things at the same time from the three rooms behind him. Du Ruhui, the hand of the Eighteen Scholars of the Palace, looked at Li Shimin and said with a smile;

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Li Dalang has succeeded in turning poisonous salt into table salt."

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction with a smile on his face, and discussions started at the table farther away.

The military generals who were a little far away over there asked each other;

"Brother, what did Du Pushe say to His Majesty just now?"

"Brother Yu didn't hear either."

"Ask over there..."

"I asked, Du Pushe congratulated Your Majesty, and said that he congratulated Li Dalang for turning the poisonous salt into edible coarse salt."

"Is it really done?"

"Isn't that right? The door has never been opened, and dozens of craftsmen have never come out once. How did Du Pushe know that it was done? Could it be that Du Pushe has also become a cow-nosed old Taoist priest?"

"Hey, dear brother, don't say it, maybe it's really possible. In case Du Pushe gets tired of being a prime minister one day, and wants to change his taste, it is possible to become a Taoist priest for a while."

"Hey! Brother, stop making trouble. I'm not those three idiots. Why do you need to fool my brothers? Du Pushe is doing a good job as a prime minister, how can I be a Taoist priest!"

Many civil servants and military generals who are close to Li Shimin here are vying to toast and congratulate the emperor. It is very lively!

Li Shimin ate happily and clinked glasses with everyone, but every time he tasted it lightly, even so, he finished three cups.

A group of monarchs and ministers ate up their stomachs happily, but they didn't eat much wine, so they stayed awake and waited to see the coarse salt.

Unknowingly, the end of the hour has entered the second quarter of Shenshi, the movement in the three rooms finally stopped, the tables in the yard are already in a mess, and everyone has already eaten and drank enough.

Li Shimin closed his eyes slightly and watched the movement behind him. Not long after, the two doors creaked and were opened from the inside. Li Shimin sat motionless, but opened his eyes suddenly, and the eyes burst out!

A large group of civil servants and military generals turned their heads neatly to look at the three big tile-roofed houses. Li Yu walked ahead in a personable manner, and behind them were still two people carrying a basket of salt and filing out.

When Li Yu brought more than 30 clansmen to carry the eighteen large baskets of refined salt to the open space surrounded by the Eight Immortals table where the emperor and his ministers ate, there were exclamations one after another;
"My God!"

"My mother? It's as white as snow, isn't it?"

"God! Is this Li Dalang the reincarnation of a goblin? Otherwise, how could he have such supernatural powers, turning poisonous salt into such pure white salt?"

"That's right! The most expensive salt we eat is not half as good as this fine salt!"

"Oh, my brothers, what was brought in this morning was really poisonous salt? I just followed His Majesty into the house to check in the morning, and forgot to check whether there is something tricky about this big cart of poisonous salt."

"Hey! Brother Yuchi is a master at fighting with soldiers, but when you are not fighting, you can't do it, brother?"

"What? My old Heizi is telling the truth! If you don't check the poisonous salt, if Li Dalang puts in the first-class salt and takes it out again, wouldn't it be a way to fool people?"

"Okay, okay, old Hei, Your Majesty is more capable than you. In the morning, I specially arranged seven or eight civil servants and military generals to carefully inspect every basket of poisonous salt.
And it was turned out and poured into another empty basket for inspection. The poisonous salt in the eighteen large baskets was not sloppy from the inside to the outside.

My old cow has personally tasted the poisonous salt in two or three baskets, my good fellow!Bitterness is a trivial matter, the key is that there are several kinds of pungent taste, and I can't tell what it is, anyway, it's the poisonous salt that can kill people, it's not fake at all. "

"Since it has been inspected, forget it. This Li Dalang is really capable, and his methods are really powerful. With such a small number of people, eighteen baskets of fine and white salt were poured out in more than three hours. It's amazing, amazing!"

"Isn't that right, brother, don't talk about it, just look at the white and clean salt, and haven't noticed it yet, it's really delicate!"

"How long does it take to grind such fine salt, thanks to the fact that Li Dalang and his tribe are all tall and big, wouldn't it be exhausting to replace them with smaller ones?"

"You don't understand this, do you? Look at the more than 30 tribesmen, all of them are strong and strong, and none of them are small. What does this mean?"

"Hey! I told you, old cow, don't be so secretive. Wouldn't it be nice to just let out your fart?"

"Yes! You ignorant warriors, talking to you is really tiring. Let me tell you, the last pass of grinding salt is definitely exhausting. That's why Li Dalang hired strong men to work. He knew in his heart that if he went in with a small head, even if he was exhausted, he might not be able to grind the salt residue so finely, so he, Li Dalang, had already made preparations, and he picked Erlang, who was extremely strong, to come and grind the salt."

"It makes sense, I think Lao Niu's words make sense!"

"That's right! What Lao Niu said this time is reasonable. You really have to prepare everything in advance. You can't fight unprepared battles, otherwise you will definitely lose!"

Not to mention the conjectures of the generals in the yard scrambling, the civil servants all stretched their necks to watch, and only said that Li Yu saluted in a respectful manner;
"I would like to report to His Majesty the Emperor, the ministers have lived up to expectations and have worked tirelessly to finally produce high-quality refined salt. Please check it out once or twice."

Li Shimin had already seen the eighteen large bamboo baskets arranged neatly below him, and he couldn't be more satisfied, so he waved his hand;
"Okay! Come on!"

"The servant is here, Your Majesty, please give me instructions."

"Marquis of the founding county of Lantian, Li family in Longxi, for his meritorious service in making refined salt, he will be rewarded with ten thousand gold!"

"Promise! The reward is the number of Hou Wanjin of Kaiguo County, Lantian County, Li Family, Longxi."

Qian Dehai sang the promise loudly in his shrill voice, and Li Yu, who stood expectantly below, heard the amount of 1 copper coins rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor, and responded in frustration;

"Thank you Your Majesty for rewarding ten silver coins."

Seeing Li Dalang's extremely disappointed expression, Li Shimin laughed and almost spit out the wine he ate at noon;

"Hahahahahaha! Dalang is free."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After agreeing, Li Yu picked his nostrils boredly, and directed the clansmen;
"Dig out some of the refined salt and put it on an empty plate, and let His Majesty check it out for himself."

"only!"

A guard of the Imperial Guard of the Lin family took out a ceramic plate that had been prepared earlier and dug a lot. Li Yu took it and put it on Li Shimin's table with both hands, and then stuck it with his fingers and put it in his mouth. Yes, this is a poison test for His Majesty the Emperor, so Li Yu did it himself to save trouble.

Li Shimin happily imitated Li Yu's appearance, and pressed his index finger firmly on the plate, put it in his mouth, and tasted the taste carefully.

It was very different from Li Yu's intolerance. Li Shimin tasted the aftertaste carefully, with a very calm face. This is an attempt on many important things, of course Li Shimin must be careful.

Li Shimin didn't say a word after the taste, and thought for a long time. All the civil and military ministers didn't know the specific situation and could only wait quietly for the emperor to speak.

After a long time, Li Shimin sighed and waved his hands;

"Dig some on all the tables, and let the lovers taste it for themselves!"

"According to the order."

Li Yu promised and turned around to order the members of the Lin family to act according to the emperor's order. A group of Lin family's imperial guards began to work and distribute the salt, and the surrounding civil and military officials also began to whisper;
"what happened?"

"I don't know, it seems that His Majesty is very dissatisfied."

"Could it be that Li Dalang failed? Although refined salt looks white and clean, it's actually not edible?"

"Look! Let me just say, how can poisonous salt become edible?"

"That's right, Brother Niu is right. Since ancient times, two or three meals of poisonous salt can kill people. This is common sense that three-year-old children know.
What kind of nonsense are you talking about, and you want to turn poisonous salt into edible things, let's take a look!Your Majesty is so uncomfortable! "

"Sigh... don't talk about the brothers, after all, Li Dalang also had good intentions, and he also said that he would sell the refined salt that he produced after it was lower than [-]% of the current salt price in the eastern and western cities. La!"

Li Yu carried the plates and delivered them to Niu Jinda's table, and put them down with a bang, which shocked the generals!

"Look, look! You can't just say a few words? Does it make Patriarch Li unhappy? Even if this salt thing is messed up, isn't there another business that can take advantage of it? A group of short-sighted generals!"

"Oh, I'm talking about Lao Niu, how come you have become like that shameless virtuous Cheng now? You have to finish talking about this damn thing all by yourself!"

"Damn it, I'll let you finish talking, I'll taste this poisonous salt first... Oh, I'm bah! Bah, bah, bah!"

"What's the matter? Old Hei? Even if you don't dump the poisonous salt, you can't eat it to death. What do you mean?"

"Hey! Don't mention it, it's so fucking salty!"

"Huh? Is it highly toxic, or too salty? The old man also come to taste... My mother, why is it so salty? Bah, bah, bah..."

Different from the generals at this table, most of them didn't spit it out, they all tasted the aftertaste of the refined salt gently, and everyone had different thoughts.

What Du Ruhui thought was that the soldiers and horses of the Sixteenth Guards no longer needed to bring rough cloth to make do, and all the war horses and animals that pulled food could eat enough.

What Fang Xuanling and a group of civil officials thought was that the common people in the world don’t have to worry about having no salt to eat this time. As the Minister of the Household Department, Changsun Wuji naturally thought about the price of salt and the purchasing power of the people. As for the few pieces of poison Yandi, he didn't think too much about it, just this carload of poisonous salt, not to mention the five-day back and forth of people who eat Majue, just said that in these three hours or so, thirty strong men have been busy working non-stop, Just get this out?

Then Li Dalang has to reduce the salt price by [-]%, even if he still makes a little profit, there are very few, so Changsun Wuji doesn't feel bad at all, even if it is a priceless transaction, as long as it is helpful to his official career, Changsun Wuji will not hesitate dedication.

Li Shimin saw that all the civil and military officials present had tasted it, and then he spoke unhurriedly;
"My dear friends, do you think that if the refined salt produced by Li Dalang is sold at the same price as the salt in the eastern and western markets, would there be common people going to buy it?"

Du Ruhui was the closest to the emperor and responded directly;

"Your Majesty, I believe that if the price of salt sold is the same as that in the market, then other salt merchants will have no other way to survive except to lower the price ruthlessly."

As soon as Du Ruhui opened his mouth, his old partner Fang Xuanling immediately continued;

"That's right, Your Majesty, just imagine that such white, clean and fine salt comes out, and the salt is more ruthless. If it is sold at the same price, the common people will already have benefits. They don't need to put too much like before, but it's like As Du Pushe said, I am afraid that other salt merchants will close down."

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it should be sold for a little more money."

"Oh? Why did Jingde say that?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, because these dozens of baskets of salt are not talking about the consumption of bringing them over, but about forty strong men Erlang have been busy for more than three hours today without eating or drinking, which is the output. It can be seen that refined salt Although it is good, it requires a lot of manpower, if it is sold cheaply, I am afraid that if Li Dalang is wrong, the loss will be less than that of the others, the old minister is talking nonsense, please check it with your majesty."

Li Shimin looked at Yu Chigong with a smile;
"Jingde said this time that I've gone to the bottom of my heart, and said that I took care of this rascal too strictly, and didn't feel sorry for his secret method. Now the court has solved many urgent needs. In the future, the secret method of Li's second wife will be The imperial court will no longer be greedy.

Not only that, I also want to take care of it. Li Dalang said before that refined salt can be sold for less than [-]% in Gang City. This is sincere, but after all, it is a child's heart, so I can't count it, so today I will talk to Aiqing They discussed and discussed how much such refined salt should be sold so that Li Dalang would not lose money and the common people would not be able to eat it. "

Li Shimin even opened his mouth to set the tone, and a group of his subordinates naturally acted according to the wind!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it can be sold at the same price as the east-west market, and there is no need to deliberately lower the price by [-]%."

"Your Majesty! I think that at most, we can increase the market price by [-]% and sell it to the common people. If there is more, it may not be good."

"Your Majesty seconded Fang Fushe's proposal."

"The minister also agrees."

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

Li Shimin was about to make a decision when Li Yu, who was standing below him, opened his mouth in embarrassment, because Li Yu knew best in his heart that the thirty or forty tribesmen were really tired today, can they not be tired? When it was finished, Li Yu deliberately accompanied everyone to make noises for outsiders to listen to for a long time.

Li Yu stood in front of the emperor's table with a serious expression, and gave an impassioned speech;

"Your Majesty, this is just the beginning, and the clansmen are not yet familiar with the process. In fact, after doing it a few times and becoming proficient, it will be much faster, and the consumption of manpower will be reduced by then.

In the future, you can directly send people to live near the poisonous salt fields, which saves labor and time, and the cost is not much. Besides, the food eaten by humans is all cultivated in their own fields, and it does not cost a few dollars. It is less than [-]% of the market price, and it can still make some money.

Your Majesty loves my minister, and my heart is full of gratitude. Uncles love my nephew, and my nephew understands it clearly, but a gentleman is hard to follow. Since there is a word in front, it will not be a loss if you make a profit at this moment, so please Your Majesty permit,

Whether it is sold to the son of the sixteen guards of the imperial court or to the people of His Majesty, it is best to sell it at a price [-]% lower than the current salt price.

If I can do something for His Majesty, I feel happy, comfortable, and at ease. I earn too much and I can’t sleep at night. I ask your Majesty to help me, and I ask all uncles to help me. "

It was the first time that Li Shimin looked at Li Yu with a friendly face and full of affection;

"Are you sure that you can still make some money?"

"If you go back to His Majesty, don't dare to lie to Your Majesty. There is really a lot of money to be made."

"Nonsense, I know that you are loyal to me and the court. It is enough to make a profit, and it is not a lot? Clan members are also human beings, so you should not be used as cattle and horses. You are the head of the clan, so you have to learn to love your subordinates, not just because you want to If you earn a few more and use the manpower to your death, it’s not worth the loss.”

"It's Your Majesty, I'll keep that in mind, I won't treat my servants like cattle or horses."

"Okay, there's no need to talk about this matter anymore. Since Li Dalang said that he can make some money and wants to be that modest gentleman, I'll just let him do it, and sell it at the price he said."

A group of civil and military officials all stood up, looking at Li Yu with admiration!
"The ministers obey the order."

(End of this chapter)