After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

From ancient times to the present, salt has always been controlled by the imperial court.

Because salt tax is the most important source of tax revenue in any dynasty and any country.

none of them.

It can be said that without the salt tax, the state would not even be able to pay the monthly salaries of court officials.

It is the most basic financial guarantee for a country.

Selling the salt wells can generate a huge income in the short term, but what about in the long term?
Even Wen Zhuyu, who was the one who could best follow Li Chenan's thoughts, thought that Li Chenan's move was tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

It's just that he is more patient than Li Wenhou.

Li Wenhou has a bad temper.

With a "bang...", he slammed the table, stood up, and glared at Li Chenan.

I feel like this is not enough.

He stretched out a hand and pointed at Li Chenan:

"I don't feel bad if my son sells my father's land!"

"You ridiculous emperor... do you know what the salt well means to our Ningguo?"

His hands were shaking violently:
"Did you know that salt tax accounts for 60% of Ningguo's tax revenue?"

"It's a full 60%!"

"You spendthrift, if you sell all the salt wells... you, you're still wearing a dragon robe!"

He pointed his finger to the sky, spitting and angrily speaking:
"You want to destroy the country!"

"How long have you been emperor?"

"Are you crazy because of poverty?"

"Ji Tai is such a greedy person, he has never thought of selling the salt well!"

"you you……"

Li Wenhou's lips were trembling with excitement: "You are a spendthrift. It would have been fine if you had only destroyed the Li family in Guangling City, but now..."

"Now your old illness has relapsed and you are going to ruin the entire Ning Kingdom!"

"It's no use saying anything today!"

"I... don't agree!"

"You killed me!"

"I would rather die than let you shake the foundation of the country!"

The side hall suddenly became silent.

Only Li Wenhou's angry roar echoed for a long time.

Chang Zuoqing stood aside, looked up at Li Chenan, and thought, this gentleman seems even less reliable than Emperor Zhaohua!
However, although Li Wenhou had good intentions, his words were too harsh.

Isn’t he worried that the emperor will really chop off his head in anger?
The atmosphere was tense for a while.

Li Chenan glanced at Li Wenhou and found that he and his second uncle were incompatible.

We always quarrel when we meet.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, then he looked at Li Wenhou with a gloomy face:

"presumptuous!"

"I am the emperor now!"

Li Wenhou was already furious. He lifted his sleeves and asked, "So what, Your Majesty?"

"If you are a virtuous emperor, I, Li Wenhou, would be willing to kneel down and kowtow to you three times!"

"But you are a tyrant!"

"I'm going to beat you to death today, you tyrant..."

Li Chenan suddenly laughed:

"come!"

"Come and try to hit me!"

"Just try it, do you think I don't dare?"

He put his hands on his hips and looked around, but to his surprise there was no stick here.

Wen Zhuyu took a look and was shocked by the situation.
"Minister Li..."

"I'm not some kind of minister!"

"I won't serve as the minister to this tyrant!"

Wen Zhuyu stood up quickly and said, "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive!"

"Sit down, sit down. This is a big deal... Sit down and listen to what the emperor has to say first, then you can get angry later!"

Li Wenhou was not in a position to listen at this moment.

"Is this an impulsive thing?"

"Prime Minister Wen, Prime Minister Wen...he is going to destroy the Ning Kingdom!"

"As the chief minister of the cabinet, you know how important the salt tax is to a country, right?" "You didn't tell him how serious it was at this time, and you even advised me not to be impulsive... I originally thought you were a loyal minister, but now it seems that you are just a sycophantic person!"

Good guy.

This time, even Wen Zhuyu was scolded by Li Wenhou.

Wen Zhuyu was not angry, he also grinned:
"I said……"

Li Wenhou raised his hand: "Don't tell me, I think I have figured it out."

Having said this, he pointed at Li Chenan again:
"You have tasted the sweetness of selling the rights to the wharf and canal transport, so you are thinking of selling the salt wells."

"The money comes quickly!"

"Is this what you call making money?"

"But can money be obtained in this way?"

"You know how poor the people of Ningguo are!"

"Business has just started to pick up a little bit, but what about agriculture? It's still the same as before."

"Farmers can't even get enough to eat twice a day. In the next five-year plan you have drawn up, the court will provide a lot of support for agriculture. I dare not loosen my grip on the money from the Ministry of Revenue, because I am worried that the commercial tax will not increase and the tax revenue of the whole country will still be on a downward trend!"

"The reduction of agricultural taxes is good for farmers, so I accept it."

"If we sell more salt wells... the country's annual expenditure will be that much no matter how we save, not to mention the unpredictable war disasters and so on!"

"Even if we sell all the six salt wells in Ningguo, even if we can earn hundreds of millions or even billions of taels of silver... I just want to ask you, after three to five years, when all this silver is spent, how will the court function?"

“How can the country still exist?!”

Wen Zhuyu was speechless.

Su Yian and Nian Chengfeng looked at each other, and he also stood up and looked at Li Chenan, bowing:
"If the big business that Your Majesty is talking about is really selling salt wells... I beg Your Majesty to give up this idea."

"Although what Minister Li said was offensive, it was all for the sake of Ningguo."

"Didn't you once say that everyone makes mistakes, and that in major matters, we should listen to both sides and let the minority obey the majority?"

"I... stand on the side of Lord Li."

Nian Chengfeng also stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty... Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, and this old minister also stands on the side of Minister Li."

Li Chenan took a look and suddenly laughed:

"Come on, come on, sit down..."

He glanced at Li Wenhou and said, "You sit down too!"

These words were much gentler, and it was considered that the emperor took a step back.

Su Yian pulled Li Wenhou and pressed him onto the chair.

Li Chenan took out a jar from his arms and placed it on the tea table.

He took out a paper bag from his arms and opened it. "Do you recognize this thing?"

Everyone knows him.

Because it is the green salt that every household must use.

"Try this green salt."

"..."

Who doesn’t know the taste of green salt?
“Try them all!”

Wen Zhuyu thought about it, then took the lead by stretching out a finger, dipped it in a little green salt and put it in his mouth.

Su Yian and Nian Chengfeng had no idea what Li Chenan was up to.

It couldn't be poison anyway.

So, I tried it too.

Li Chenan looked at Li Wenhou, who still had a dark face, and said, "Try it too."

Li Wenhou tasted it reluctantly.

"What is the taste?"

"Salty and bitter... Your Majesty, isn't this the green salt from the market?"

"Yes, take a sip of tea to rinse your mouth, and now you can taste the contents of this jar."

Wen Zhuyu picked up the jar first, opened the lid, and took a look. The jar was filled with white... sand-like stuff.

What is this?

He dipped his finger in it again and put it in his mouth.

After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up!
"Is this also salt?"

"Try it now!"

Li Wenhou was also stunned when he saw Wen Zhuyu's shocked expression. Isn't it just salt?
He reluctantly took the jar from Wen Zhuyu and took a look...

Is this salt?

How come it is as white as snow?
Could it taste different?
[PS: I will try to write two chapters. If I only update once a day or stop updating, it means that the treatment is delayed. Don't blame me...] (End of this chapter)