Datang: Royal Tyrant, Slaughtered Five Surnames and Seven Wang at the Beginning

　　Wang Chi bared his teeth and grinned, but he was also shocked!

　　And the Captain Zhang, who is also very hesitant!

　　They were all surprised, why did this suddenly start?

　　Under Li Chengqian's whip, the crowd standing in front of Li Chengqian gradually dispersed, and Li Chengqian walked towards it on a horse!

　　A pair of tiger eyes aimed at Wang Chi,

　　"This is Chang'an City, not your Langya County. If you want to be arrogant, you have to look at your own abilities."

　　"You! Who are you?" Wang Chi was furious, how could he have suffered such humiliation, and greeted his guards to take action!

　　"See Your Royal Highness!" The eldest Sun Chong and Zhang Xiaowei both saluted appropriately.

　　Prince?

　　The brutal and abnormal Li Chengqian who slaughtered the family! ?

　　Wang Chi's heart trembled slightly, and his arrogant figure was gradually retreating at this time!

　　"Want to escape!"

　　Li Chengqian sneered, and immediately hit him with another whip!

　　Wang Chi fell heavily to the ground!

　　"You are a salt merchant, but also a royal merchant. Letting you sell salt is not for you to raise the price maliciously!" Li Chengqian scolded while pumping.

　　Zhang Xiaowei was standing next to him, trying to dissuade him, but he didn't dare to go forward.

　　After all, this is the prince!

　　The Crown Prince's reputation has been really loud in Chang'an City recently!This is not his captain, he can stop it!

　　"Go back and tell your father, and Wang Gui, and persuade them to act on their own! And Li Tai, although the eldest grandson Xue'er has not married Gu, but he is not what Li Tai can covet!" Li Chengqian's voice fell, and he gave it again. Wang Chi whipped!

　　"get out!"

　　Seeing that Wang Chi was already lying on the ground and was dying, Li Chengqian said softly.

　　Wang Chi's guards quickly dragged Wang Chi away!

　　The eldest grandson Xueer started fighting when she saw Li Chengqian rushing in, but she was stunned!But seeing Li Chengqian mentioning her again and being so domineering, I couldn't help feeling a little warmth in my heart!

　　After Wang Chi left, Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Chong again.

　　"Useless thing! Can this kind of waste tolerate him barking in Chang'an City?"

　　Changsun Chong bowed his head, not daring to retaliate!

　　Looking at the old man again, it seems that his leg was kicked off by Wang Chi's soldiers. Li Chengqian dismounted and helped the old man up.

　　"Old man, and everyone, I will report the inflated price of salt to the court as soon as possible. This matter, within ten days, will definitely be resolved for you!"

　　After speaking, Li Chengqian left again!

　　The people burst into tears for a while!

　　They did not expect that His Royal Highness, the dignified prince, would actually speak for them! .

Chapter 48

　　Chapter 48:

　　When Li Chengqian came to Ganlu Hall, he found that Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji, etc. were all there, and Wang Gui, Minister of Rites, was also there.

　　Wang Gui is not only the Minister of Rites and the master of the King of Wei, but also has an identity, that is, the salt transport envoy!

　　During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the salt method was carried out in accordance with the system of attracting shore.

　　For salt merchants who sell salt, they must pay the salt fee to the yamen of the salt transport envoy and receive the salt lead, that is, the certificate for transporting and selling salt, and then they can go to the designated salt-producing area to buy salt from kitchen households, and sell it to the designated salt-selling area.

　　However, in order to obtain the salt index, a certificate of nest, also known as a nest, is required, which is a certificate to prove the privilege of transporting and selling salt.In order to obtain this privilege, the salt merchants must confess their nests to the imperial court!Pay a huge amount of silver taels!

　　Therefore, the position of salt transport envoy seems very inconspicuous, but the things involved are extremely complicated!

　　Wang Gui's ability to become a salt messenger is also closely related to the Langya Wang clan behind him.

　　Langya County, where the Wang Family of Langya is located, is an important salt-producing town in the Tang Dynasty.From the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Wang family began to sell salt.

　　Since then, they have been the largest salt merchants in both the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

　　With this level of relationship, Wang Gui has become an envoy of salt transport!

　　And under the collusion between officials and businessmen, [-]% to [-]% of the salt profits, I'm afraid they all went into the pockets of their Langya Wang clan!

　　Faced with this, how could Li Shimin not know it, but he had no choice but to turn a blind eye to the face of the aristocratic family!

　　But now!

　　The courtroom has become a mess of porridge!

　　Li Jing looked at Wang Gui and scolded: "Wang Shangshu, overnight, not only in Chang'an City, but in almost all areas of Guanlong, the price of salt has all risen. Soldiers in the army have difficulty eating salt, and now they can't eat salt directly. already."

　　Cheng Yaojin also hummed: "Exactly. Your Majesty, you have to decide for us. He Wang Gui is in charge of the salt transport envoy's yamen, but he let those salt merchants do such nonsense!"

　　"Lu Guogong, Yi Guogong, you can't talk nonsense." Wang Gui quickly came out to explain.

　　"Wang Gui, please explain." Li Shimin's face had long since lost his good temper.

　　Although the salt offered by the royal family did not increase in price.But how could Li Shimin not know about the ups and downs outside?

　　What's more, here, Li Tai, the king of Wei, is also involved.

　　This made Li Shimin even more angry!

　　"Report to Your Majesty." Wang Gui said quickly: "Recently, there has been a sudden rainstorm in the coastal areas, and countless salt-producing areas have been washed away by the heavy rain, and the salt production has dropped to one-third of the original. Under these circumstances, I, as a salt The messenger had to ask their salt merchants to raise the price."

　　Wang Gui expressed his difficulties.

　　But how can the ministers believe.

　　The first person to refute was Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, "No matter how much the output drops, it shouldn't directly increase the price by five times. How can you make the people afford salt by doing this!"

　　Gao Shilian slowly took out a packet of salt from his cuff and presented it to Li Shimin.

　　"Look at your majesty. This is the coarse salt sold by the salt merchants. Most of it is impurity, and it is not edible at all. But such low-quality salt is still sold for a sky-high price of one or two to five hundred dollars!"

　　Li Shimin took the salt that was presented, and upon closer inspection, he found that it was almost all mixed with fine sand and other impurities!

　　"Oh! Wang Gui, are these salt merchants selling salt or sand? Are they just fooling around like this?" Li Shimin angrily denounced!

　　Wang Gui's face changed suddenly with fright!

　　His nephew Wang Xin came to Beijing this time to raise the price of salt. He had already agreed with His Royal Highness King Wei, but he did not expect that just after the price was raised, the people would be excited, which made Wang Gui for a while. I don't even know how to deal with it!

　　"Your Majesty! The minister is guilty of capital punishment, but the salt merchants are innocent, and the gross profit of the salt merchants is only two or three hundred percent. It is true that the output this year is too low, the distance is long, and the freight is extremely expensive, which has led to the current situation! "

　　With a thud, Wang Gui knelt on the ground!

　　Li Shimin stood up!

　　Li Chengqian, who had just walked in, still opened his mouth.

　　"Wang Gui, you are indeed guilty! And it's also a serious crime of beheading! The illicit salt sellers in Yanzhou, Bingzhou, and Hezhou were uprooted by your Langya Wang clan. Now you are in my Tang Dynasty, and you have completely formed a monopoly. They maliciously raised the price of salt and made huge profits! How is this different from hoarding goods? According to my Tang Law, hoarding goods is strange, what should I do?"

　　As soon as Li Chengqian spoke up, he directly pointed out the key points.

　　Make Wang Gui speechless!

　　Gao Shilian, who was on the side, said, "According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the house will be raided, and it will flow for three thousand miles!"

　　Wang Gui groaned in his heart!

　　But he knew that he belonged to the Wang Clan of Langya, and His Majesty the Emperor would definitely not execute him directly.If you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face.

　　"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, this is a complete crime! This minister is a minister of the Tang Dynasty, and will never collude with the salt merchants. Raising the price is really helpless, why is it strange to stock up!

　　I also hope that His Majesty will be the master of the minister!If you want to add a crime, the minister will never accept it! "

　　After saying that, Wang Gui kowtowed with a bang!

　　Looking at the posture, there is a great momentum to die on the court!

　　Li Shimin had no choice but to say:

　　"Okay, stand up first! I know you Wang Clan of Langya, and you are loyal to me. I will find out this matter and give you justice!"

　　Wang Gui originally came from the Wang clan of Langya.

　　And the salt merchants belonged to the Wang clan of Langya.

　　There's no need to tie it up at all!

　　But Li Shimin also knew very well that the time was too premature to eradicate the Langya Wang Clan.

　　Although the Wang family maliciously raised the price, it was still able to stabilize the salt industry situation of the empire!

　　Once the Wang family is really to be eradicated, the situation of the Datang Salt Industry will completely collapse in less than half a month!

　　At that time, don't say that the people have no salt to eat.

　　Maybe even the army has no salt to eat!

　　No salt, no strength!How to fight then!

　　"Ugh!"

　　Li Shimin sighed softly and sat back on the dragon chair again. He was also very helpless! .

Chapter 49

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　　Standing up, Wang Gui glanced at Li Chengqian.

　　That look, it seems to be provocative? !

　　"Okay, let's go back first, I have my own decision on this matter." Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that the ministers can leave.