Wentang

Chapter 331 Duan Lun Visits
"What a handsome young man, he has turned into a black monkey after only a few days out, and he smells like blood... At only 12 years old, he can't leave a notorious reputation."

"I don't want to go anywhere when I come back this time, and cultivate my body at home to get rid of the murderous aura on my body. It's not too late to go out and do things after you and Lizhi get married in a few years."

Standing at the gate of Chengtian, looking back at the power center of the empire, the words of Changsun Wugou once again appeared in Yue Shan's mind.

The elder grandson Wugou said these two sentences in a tone of reprimanding his younger brother with disgust, if he didn't pay attention, he might ignore it as a joke.

If it was an ordinary elder sister, Yue Shan would not think too much about it, but the other party is the eldest grandson Wugou.

Who is Changsun Wugou?The empress of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's virtuous wife, is also one of the most powerful contenders for the first virtuous empress throughout the ages.A woman who can support her husband behind the scenes when he initiates the Xuanwumen Incident.

Does she care about murderous aura?

But she still said that, the key is the second half of the sentence: Don't go out this time when you come back, and come out to do things after you get married.

Is this a reminder of what to do?Or is it that Li Shimin has decided to take back the power in his hands, and she is inoculating herself, lest she can't accept it when the time comes?
But no matter which one, Yue Shan knew that he would not be able to return to Dezhou in all likelihood.

Disappointed?One thing, after all, the foundation of Dezhou has just been laid, and the follow-up construction work and the development plan of Youzhou have not had time to be implemented.

But it is not unacceptable. The foundation for the development of Dezhou has been laid, and the imperial court can send individuals to Xiao Guicao.

I just don't know who Li Shimin will send to take charge of the work in Texas... No matter who goes, the papers on the northern front will have to be re-drafted.Because this note is likely to be directly implemented as a national policy, so don't make any omissions at that time.

The only thing he couldn't figure out was why Li Shimin suddenly changed his mind and refused to let him leave Beijing when everything was fine.

Is the identity of a fairy disciple too sensitive?Still feel untrustworthy?Or is there another reason?
He probably guessed something, but he still couldn't believe it. Is the identity of a fairy child so lethal?
Forget it, don't think so much, let's go to teach honestly.Medical schools, academies, military schools...

...Academy?
Yue Shan couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly, he was still not smart enough, and he violated the taboo of a minister.

It would be fine if the military academy taught only the children of Yuan Cong's forbidden army, but with the addition of hundreds of Baiqisi and generals, the military academy became sensitive.

If it were a smart person, the most important thing to do at this time is to give the emperor a note and ask for more manpower.Reasons can be found at will, for example, there are not enough teachers, for example, work is too busy to manage, so find a helper partner...

Then the emperor logically sent a few reliable people over to mix the sand...

This is the way of being a minister.

I firmly control everything in the military academy, all the teachers accept their own fate, and the instructors are my own defense... Dozens of generals are studying in it...

What do you want to do?Forming a party for personal gain?Conspiracy?Intend to treason?

All killed.

Sure enough, I still have a lot to learn.

Fortunately, I am young.

Fortunately, the intimacy between myself and the empress is relatively high.

Fortunately, I went to Texas some time ago and was not in the military academy.

fortunately……

If there is not so much luck, it is estimated that my life will be very difficult.Li Shimin would not kill himself, but he would definitely abolish the military academy.

Fortunately, there are those fortunately, there is still a chance to remedy.

No, hurry up and write a note and ask the emperor to send a court official or sacrificial wine, and by the way, send a few masters of the art of war to be professors.

Thinking of this, Yue Shan couldn't wait to go back to the Marquis Mansion to write the notes, but just as he turned around, he heard someone calling him.Turning around, it turned out to be an acquaintance.

"Duan Shangshu, don't come here unharmed. Are you going to enter the palace?" Yue Shan greeted first, and then asked.

"No, I'm waiting for you." Duan Lun said kindly.

"Wait for me? I don't know what Duan Shangshu is doing?" Yue Shan asked in surprise.

"Walk around, this is not a place to talk about things, let's find a quieter place to talk." Duan Lun didn't answer his question, but said.

Then the two came to the independent office of Duan Lun, the yamen of the household department.

After the two parties sat down, Duan Lun said politely: "I learned that Yue Hou will return to Beijing in the past few days. I have been sending people to watch at the pier. Today at noon it was reported that Yue Hou has returned to Beijing. I will be in Miyagi Stand by the door and wait for the rabbit."

"Your Lao Shangshu has been waiting for a long time." Yue Shan said insincerely.

"Hehe...the old man should be bothering you." Duan Lun said politely, "To be honest, I'm waiting for Marquis Yue to discuss something important."

"Oh? I don't know why Duan Shangshu is looking for me." Yue Shan asked.

"Salt Administration." Duan Lun said directly: "Facts have proved that the method of drying salt in Yuehou Salt Fields is feasible, and the country can instantly obtain tens of thousands of fine salts, which will benefit thousands of dollars. It's just that the salt field method is not easy to keep secret, and it is easy to be learned by interested people." , I am afraid that lawbreakers will steal sea salt and destroy the salt administration."

"The Yantian method is really easy to learn, what should Duan Shangshu do to deal with it?" Yue Shan said.

"I have two strategies, and I would like to ask Yue Hou to be a staff member." Duan Lun said.

"Please tell me." Yue Shan raised his expression and asked.

"First, set up an anti-smuggling fleet to patrol the coast to deter criminals. Second, open salt fields along the coast to squeeze profits from smuggling salt. These two strategies are based on Yuehou's monopoly of salt fields, but I don't know Is it feasible, so I am here to ask for advice." Duan Lun said a little embarrassed.

Yue Shan gave him a strange look, I always thought you, Duan Shangshu, were an honest person, but I didn't expect you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be full of bad things.

I didn't come to him to ask for a policy, but I came here to ask myself for a production license and to find allies.

Production licenses are not nonsense, and the ancients also paid attention to patents at certain times.Ordinary people or private salt dealers or no matter what patents are patented or not, they can put them into production after learning the technology.

But being an official is different, everyone is a respectable person, and they can't do things without warning.

The Yantian law and the sea salt franchise were all proposed by Yue Shan. Without his permission, it doesn’t matter if others privately produce some for their own food. If they dare to use it to make money, they will offend Yue Shan to the death and will be ridiculed by others.

Duan Lun didn't want to use the Yantian Law and Haiyan to monopolize a certain personal gain. He was making money for the country, but he was also gaining fame for himself.

The first achievement is that no one in Yueshan can take it away, but the second-class promotion and management achievement is enough to feed a large group of people.Duan Lun was naturally greedy and wanted to eat soup.Moreover, he is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he eats aboveboard.

So today he had the cheek to block Yueshan.On the surface, he was helping Yueshan to check for leaks and make up for vacancies, saying that he would open up salt fields or something.

The wide opening of Yantian requires a lot of manpower and involves all aspects. Can Yueshan do it alone?If it fails, it will require the cooperation of multiple departments of the imperial court.

However, the choice of which department to cooperate with is in the hands of the emperor, but Yue Shan, the founder, can influence the emperor's thoughts, which means that the choice is in Yue Shan's hands.

All of the six departments except the Ministry of Rites can cooperate, and the fifth supervisor also has this ability.

Who to choose becomes the problem.

Now Duan Lun came here just for this matter, and wanted to take this job into the hands of the Ministry of Industry.

Getting Yue Shan's permission is equivalent to getting the emperor's approval, and he can justifiably open up salt fields all over the country.

Not only that, but the Yantian law and sea salt monopoly will create a huge interest group.If this interest group can be mastered, the Ministry of Industry will leapfrog to become the yamen second only to the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War both act according to the face of the Ministry of Industry... the rich is the uncle.

Duan Lun can see this interest group, and other people can see it too, there must be countless people watching.Once the emperor and Yue Shan opened their mouths, those people would pounce on them to grab profits.

This is unavoidable, and even Li Shimin can't help it.

Naturally, Yue Shan had thought of this situation long ago, and he was not very interested in the monopoly of salt fields and sea salt without any technical content.

The reason why he went to Dezhou was to personally prove that Yantian and Haiyan franchises were feasible; on the other hand, he planned for the northern front.

Now that the plan is successful, the sea salt franchise will naturally be handed over to the Yamen.

As for who to cooperate with, it is indeed more appropriate to look at the Ministry of Industry right now.

The reason for cooperating with the Ministry of Industry is not because the Ministry of Industry is suitable, but because Duan Lun is suitable...

(End of this chapter)