Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 322 Human Heart
After being disturbed by Gao Ming, Li Shimin lost his appetite to eat, so he immediately waved his hand towards Liu Bing.

"Liu Bing, ask someone to remove everything!"

"Yes!"

Liu Bing agreed, and took the other eunuchs and maids to remove all the leftovers. After Liu Bing and the others went down, Li Shimin spoke to Gao Ming again.

"What happened to Yantian?"

Gao Ming knew that Li Shimin was asking about his salt field in Fanyang Lane, so after hearing Li Shimin's words, he nodded immediately.

"Well, it went well. I received a letter from Lu Zhi a few days ago, saying that more than 100 salt ponds have been put into use, and hundreds more are being dug. By the end of the year at the latest, the salt produced by Fanyang Salt Field will be It can supply the entire Tang Dynasty, and the price of salt will definitely plummet by then!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin nodded immediately.

"Well, that would be great!"

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, salt was not in the hands of the state, but in the hands of aristocratic families. The money could not enter the treasury, so for Li Shimin, he hoped that the salt would be cheaper, which would benefit him. The rule of Datang.

Seeing Li Shimin nodding, the smile on Gao Ming's face became even brighter.

"Speaking of salt, I suddenly thought of one thing. Li Yin and Li Yun are fine in Chang'an now, why not send them to Jizhou and Yingzhou to be governors, and by the way, they can help take care of my salt field in Fanyang."

"Let Li Yin and Li Yun go to Jizhou and Yingzhou to be governors?"

Hearing Gao Ming's suggestion, Li Shimin's face suddenly flashed a trace of doubt, but he reacted quickly, and grinned.

"Haha, Gao Ming, I think you let Li Min and the others go there not to take care of the saltworks, but to guard against the Boling Cui family and the Qinghe Cui family, right?"

Seeing that Li Shimin explained his thoughts with a single word, Gao Ming immediately smiled and bowed to Li Shimin.

"As expected of the King of Qin who was able to sweep the Tang Dynasty, my little idea was immediately seen through by you!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Li Shimin likes others to praise him for his outstanding military exploits, so when he heard Gao Ming's flattery, he immediately laughed happily, his face full of complacency.

"Jizhou is bordered by Qizhou in the south, and the Yellow River is the boundary. Yingzhou is bordered by Yizhou and Fanyang in the north. You can quickly gather troops and horses. Sanlang is now the governor of Qizhou. Now you plan to let Liulang and Qilang be the commanders of Jizhou and Yingzhou. The governor, plus Fan Yang and the Lu family, will follow your example."

Having said that, Li Shimin raised his chin towards Er Gaoming again.

"With them, even if the Cui family of Boling and the Cui family of Qinghe want to do something, they can only cross the Yellow River south and then detour to Qingzhou. This will give you enough time to prepare. Well, this idea is very good. It's also very appropriate."

Hearing that Li Shimin approved of his idea, Gao Ming's face suddenly showed a gleam of joy.

"Then you agree?"

From Gao Ming's point of view, since Li Shimin could explain his plan so completely, he would definitely agree, but what Gao Ming didn't expect was that Li Shimin shook his head at this moment.

"No, Gao Ming, although your idea is very good, but you have overlooked one point, that is the human heart!"

"People's hearts?"

Seeing Gao Ming's stunned expression, Li Shimin nodded immediately.

"Yes, people's hearts!"

Having said that, Li Shimin stood up and let out a long breath.

"Huh... Gao Ming, the Boling Cui family and the Qinghe Cui family are not at fault now. If you send people to guard against them like this now, what will the other families think?"

"Uh……"

Gao Ming really hadn't thought about this question. Hearing what Li Shimin said now, he immediately realized that he had thought the question too simply.

Suppressing the Boling Cui family and the Qinghe Cui family is nothing, but if the other companies have other ideas, things will be troublesome.

Seeing Gao Ming frowned, Li Shimin knew that he had listened to his words, so he immediately nodded in satisfaction.

"Gao Ming, my Tang Dynasty still needs aristocratic families to govern the world. We can suppress them appropriately, but the methods should not be too drastic. As for the saltworks, you don't have to worry. The Cui family will not rebel because of this. They Don't have that guts!"

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Gao Ming also nodded.

"I understand. Then the Qinghe Cui family and the Boling Cui family will let it go. If they are honest, they will live a few years more peacefully than they do."

"Well, it's good to understand!"

Seeing that Gao Ming understood what he meant, Li Shimin immediately laughed.

"As for the sixth and seventh, let them be the governors of Puzhou and Luzhou. They happen to be on the left and right of Jinzhou. When the time comes, you can teach them how to manage the states and counties. This will also save me some trouble. .”

"Row!"

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Gao Ming nodded.

"This is no problem, but Jinzhou's development model is quite special. It may be difficult for Puzhou and Luzhou to achieve that. However, if it operates well for a few years, it should not be a problem to reach the level of Jingzhao Mansion."

In the early Tang Dynasty, apart from Chang'an City, Jingzhaofu, Taiyuan, and Luoyang were the most prosperous places. So when Li Shimin heard Gao Ming say that Puzhou and Luzhou would reach the level of Jingzhaofu in the future, he Immediately nodded happily.

"If it can be as you said, it would be great. I don't know if I can see this magnificent scene in my lifetime, alas..."

Seeing Li Shimin's melancholy look, Gao Ming immediately stood up, and then put his arms around his neck.

"Don't worry, you can see it, as long as you don't swallow the golden pills like before, and at the same time take care of your body, and don't work hard on women's bellies at night, it shouldn't be a problem to live another 30 to [-] years."

"..."

Seeing Li Shimin's surprised expression, Gao Ming immediately gave him another bright smile.

"You don't have to be too grateful to me, we are with whom, and even if you close your eyes one day, kick your legs and die, I can write a letter about my prosperity in the Tang Dynasty and burn it in Zhaoling Here, uh...why are you looking at me like that, what do you want to say?"

"roll!"

"..."

Gao Ming felt that Li Shimin's temper was really bad. Everyone was chatting happily at first, but he suddenly became angry and kicked people.

"Well, it seems that others say that companionship is like companionship with tigers, it really makes sense."

Thinking of this, Gao Ming sighed, and went back to the East Palace with his hands behind his back.

As soon as he returned to the East Palace, Gao Ming felt a strong fragrance, and he frowned immediately.

"This smell is peony? I remember that there should be no peony flowers around here, right?"

Just when Gao Ming was puzzled, Su Wan'er walked over with a smile.

"Lang Jun is back? Just now Liu Bing asked someone to send several generations of peony flowers, saying that you wanted them, sir. I don't know what you want these peony flowers for?"

Seeing Su Wan'er's puzzled expression, Gao Ming suddenly grinned.

"secret!"

(End of this chapter)