The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 234 Daming Palace

On the first day of the glass auction, the turnover was as high as 15 yuan, and everyone who heard the news was shocked.

Everyone first wondered if these people are crazy, and it is not a natural gem, is it worth spending so much money on things that can be refined artificially?

Then there is emotion, there are so many rich people in Datang.

The courtiers' views on this were completely opposite. The rich and powerful who were eligible to drink soup were very excited. The higher the selling price now, the more they will earn in the future.

Thinking of the huge profits, they all wished to go to Changsun Wuji to ask for the goods immediately.

The eyes of those who are not qualified to drink soup are red with envy, but there is nothing they can do about it.

The most embarrassing thing is those who oppose this out of public interest. They are really not jealous of the profit of glass, but simply think that the production method of glass should not be protected by national laws and regulations.

The reason is simple, glass is a luxury and has no benefit to the country, and the introduction of legal protection will bring shame to the national law.

But when the transaction volume of 15 yuan broke out on the first day, they became paralyzed.

The state treasury and the internal treasury are divided into 15 accounts, and 12 of the [-] yuan will enter the state treasury.

Although the remaining [-] yuan went into the emperor's internal treasury, when the court really needed money, how dare the emperor not pay?So the money is actually in the pocket of the court.

A full 15 min, and the annual revenue of the imperial court is only more than 300 million min. Who dares to say that this is small money?
Glass tells everyone with a huge number that it can really affect national security.

This also means that the reasons for those who opposed the legislation to protect the glass before cannot be used.

In fact, after the turnover came out, anyone with a little bit of publicity knew that they could no longer object.

Even those with selfish intentions know that it is no longer appropriate to oppose this matter at this time.

The reason is very simple. With such a huge profit, you still oppose the imperial court's legislative protection. What is your heart?

But they are not in a hurry, there are still five days left for the auction, in case it collapses later.

However, the reality soon told them that it was purely overthinking.

On the second day of the auction, the turnover was 14 taels. The highest transaction price was the set of the Four Treasures of the Glass Study Room, which was bought by an anonymous client for 100 taels of gold.

But this anonymity is just to prevent the people in the Glass Pavilion from making it public, and it is invalid for those who participated in the auction, and specific news will come out soon.

The Boling Cui family made the move.

Moreover, the other gentry who failed in the auction did not return empty-handed, and took away all the remaining fine products. Today, 14 of the [-] coins came from their hands.

Now everyone is even more numb, don't you gentry look down on the royal family?Why did you jump out to join in the fun at this time?
But obviously no one would answer their questions, and the gentry's move also aroused more people's interest in glass.

The gentry considered themselves noble, thinking that they were the real nobles in the world, and the royal family was regarded by them as nouveau riche.

After hundreds of years of propaganda, it has indeed had an effect, and everyone believes that the nobles are indeed noble.Anything they think is good must be tasteful.

Now the gentry are all trying to grab the glass, which shows that it is a good thing and a quality thing.

Then on the third day, the turnover hit a new high, 18 yuan.

However, the reason why it was sold at such a high price was not only the advertising effect of the gentry, but also the competition from Hu merchants.

In order to compete for the wine-red vase, two big Hu merchants fought, and the bids were higher than the other.

In the end, it was bought by the Hu merchant named Seymour for 900 taels of gold.

This is also the item with the highest unit price in this auction, and the transaction volume was also the highest in six days, and the total in the next three days fell below 15 yuan.

However, the total turnover in the six days was as high as 92 yuan. As soon as this data came out, Chang'an boiled again.

Everyone knows that the imperial court is rich.

The court also became quiet in an instant. Facing the huge amount of a quarter of the annual income, no one dared to oppose the legislative protection.

Li Shimin and a group of important officials quickly finalized the matter.

The decree is very simple, anyone who steals the formula to refine glass will be punished as treason.

With money, Li Shimin launched a series of actions. First, he ordered the Ministry of Industry to conduct on-the-spot inspections of the Yellow River and formulate a plan for repairing the river.

Then the Ministry of War began to stockpile all necessary supplies... The Daming Palace, which had previously been suspended due to Li Yuan's death, also resumed work on a small scale.

In fact, it was Chen Jingke's suggestion to build the Daming Palace. His reason was: "Money is money only when it flows. Putting it in the warehouse is a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron."

"Besides, the world is short of money. The imperial court should circulate the money to relieve the pressure of money panic."

These two reasons just made Li Shimin feel reasonable, but he was not used to such extravagant spending of money for a while after being poor, and he was a little hesitant.

Then Chen Jingke came up with the reason for the lore: "Whether it is high blood pressure or asthma, patients need to maintain a good mood."

"Daxing Palace is hot in summer and cold in winter. Now that there is heating, don't worry in winter. What about summer? Can you be happy living in a steamer?"

After the meal, Li Shimin issued an order to restart the Daming Palace project.

Although the courtiers were quite critical, when they thought of the 92 yuan and the monthly glass auction, they stopped talking immediately.

Anyway, the imperial court is rich, and the emperor has been diligent and thrifty since he ascended the throne, so let him repair it once.

So the Daming Palace project was restarted.

Why did Chen Jingke encourage Li Shimin to build the Daming Palace?It wasn't for creating a spectacle or anything, the first reason he told Li Shimin was the real reason.

The ability of glass to attract money is obvious to all, and most of the money earned is cash.With so much money sitting in the treasury, the deflationary consequences would be too severe.

Moreover, Datang itself was facing a shortage of currency, so that the imperial court had to order that grain and silk could also be used as money.

Now it is normal to go to the market with half a bag of grain on your shoulders and a few feet of cloth wrapped around your waist.

Even though Datang is a purely agricultural society, this situation has brought great harm to the national economy, and the already fragile business is half dead.

Moreover, in addition to spreading money, this kind of large-scale construction is also very obvious in promoting business. When business is prosperous, the country can levy business taxes.

In a word, the money in the treasury must be spent.

When the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were busy building the country, in a corner of Chang'an City, there was a barbarian who was drinking to soothe his worries.

Smelling the pungent smell of alcohol in the room, and looking at his drunken companion, a trace of helplessness flashed in Arab's eyes.Since the auction that day, the red vase that he was thinking about was snatched away, and his friend has become like this.

"Magsud, don't drink any more. You are the leader of our caravan, what should everyone do?"

"And I have inquired that the glass will be auctioned once a month. If you fail this time, you can wait another month. You can always buy it."

(End of this chapter)