Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Seeing those unspeakable gazes, Li Yuanli couldn't help but shuddered violently.

What do these guys on the other side mean?

Even if the emperor came in person, he probably wouldn't have such a lineup, would he?

It is no exaggeration to say that the group of guys on the opposite side hold half of Datang's economic lifeline.

Picking out any one at random can make tens of thousands of people unable to eat.

Especially Lao Zhou, the chief shopkeeper of Youzhou, and Lao Feng, the chief shopkeeper of Jiangnan Road.

Basically, except for the current Lingnan shopkeeper Li Yin, all the other big shopkeepers are here!

Li Chengqian's situation was completely opposite to that of Li Yuanli.

In the past few years, he suffered from isolation and helplessness in Chang'an.

Even though some people have clearly expressed their support for the prince, Li Chengqian still cannot trust them.

In the final analysis, the allegiance of those people is not based on friendship, but on interests.

Rather than saying that they are loyal to Li Chengqian, it is better to say that they are loyal to the crown prince.

But these big shopkeepers of the Liu family are completely different.

They all watched Li Chengqian grow up!

In other words, Li Chengqian can completely trust them and entrust his life to them!

This long-lost feeling almost made Li Chengqian cry.

With a sneer on his face, he said: "I don't know if Uncle Zheng Wang came here this time, but he has something to say to my little nephew?"

Li Yuanli swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with a dry smile, "What did the crown prince say? Xiao Wang is just an assassin, and I will ask the crown prince to take care of me more in the future."

Facts have proved that in front of father and son like Li Er and Li Chengqian, putting too much emphasis on one's own bloodline and status is not much different from courting death.

The father and son seemed to be born with an instinctive aversion to people of the same clan.

Many people look at Li Chengqian as a piece of dough, anyone can handle it.

However, Li Yuanli knew very well that the crown prince who was rumored to be like a coward was actually a top-notch ruthless person.

The many upheavals in Chang'an City seem to be controlled by the emperor on the surface.

And behind the scenes, it is Li Chengqian who is really doing the trick!

Li Chengqian said with a blank face: "Uncle Zheng Wang has broken his heart and accepted Qian."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes just like that, as if he didn't want to talk to Li Yuanli anymore!

At this time, Shen Wansan took over the conversation in a timely manner.

Compared with Li Chengqian's seriousness, Shen Wansan is much more gentle.

"A few days ago, after my young master received His Royal Highness Zheng Wang on the island, he sent a letter to the old man, saying that His Royal Highness Zheng Wang has some property and plans to hand it over to the Liu family."

"Yes Yes!"

Li Yuanli nodded repeatedly.

In fact, how would he know what property to hand over?

What people want, I have no other choice except to give.

From the moment he decided to be a lonely minister, he had decided that within a few years, he would be a fish on someone's chopping board.

I thought about cutting a few times, but I didn't think about it, so I put it aside to dry.

I'm afraid, only when Li Er died and Li Yuanli became a respected old man would he be able to make his debut.

Shen Wansan nodded in satisfaction, and said: "In that case, please ask His Royal Highness King Zheng to stamp this document."

With that said, he handed Li Yuanli a document.

When Li Yuanli saw those large characters on the document, he felt dizzy for a while!

The anger in my heart, 'Ceng Ceng' has to go up!

He had the urge to smash the document directly on Shen Wansan's face!

The contents of the document were astonishingly asking him to deliver the salt money!

A few months ago, the Wei family in the south of the Yangtze River brought [-] boats of fine salt. Liu Bai, in the name of King Ancai, wrote a letter in place of Li Yuanli, asking the court to issue salt notes for legal salt sales.

In Chang'an City, most of the princesses participated in this industry.

The statement given at the time was to find a suitable source of income for members of the royal family, so that in the future, the imperial concubine would no longer have to support these idlers.

Now, the industry of selling salt is only on the right track.

The salt field of the Wei family in the south of the Yangtze River has already donated [-]% of the members of the royal family headed by Li Yuanli.

With this industry, these members of the royal family will no longer have to worry about money for at least a hundred years.

Their identities have also transitioned smoothly from members of the royal family to 'imperial merchants'.

And the most important thing is the salt note!

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has been full of calculations, and it has only promulgated this salt note.

The system of salt and iron official management gradually weakened after the Han Dynasty.

At that time, the elder Sun Wuji separated the ironware business from the imperial court.

As a result, the Liu family picked the peaches.

Now, the Liu family is going to kill the donkey again!

Without the salt notes, the four shares of the salt farm in the hands of the 'Huang Shang' will be stripped off by the Liu family in a short time!

This is no longer a question of killing the donkey, but after the donkey has finished the coolie, it is not only slaughtered, but also researched out [-] ways to eat it

You know, for this salt money, Li Yuanli offended almost all the stakeholders in the imperial court.

From the moment the salt bill was promulgated, he could no longer set foot in Chang'an City!

For him, salt money is related to his wealth and life, and even to future generations!

Li Yuanli's face turned red from holding back.

He got it.

This salt note is also a part of the 'Certificate of Voting'.

Neither Liu Bai nor Li Chengqian believed in his loyalty.

The only way for them to trust themselves is to give up everything and live entirely by them!

Losing the salt money, and losing the protection of the Liu family and the prince, no one else needs to take action. Those who lost their benefits because of the promulgation of the salt money are enough to swallow Li Yuanli alive!

At this time, Li Chengqian opened his eyes, and there was a bit of playfulness in his eyes.

He grabbed a secret letter in his sleeve, and only waited for Li Yuanli to speak before he took out the secret letter.

After a long time, Li Yuanli spread out on the table as if he had lost all his strength.

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The seal ribbon of Prince Zheng's Mansion rolled down from his sleeves onto the table.

Li Chengqian let go of the hand holding the secret letter, and with a more playful smile on his face, he copied the seal.

"Uncle Zheng, sooner or later you will be grateful for today's decision. If you don't give up some things, you won't live for a few days."

Li Chengqian's words made Li Yuanli sit up straight suddenly.

Seeing the smile in Li Chengqian's eyes, Li Yuanli broke out in a cold sweat for no reason

Chapter 1597 Without ordinary people, where can there be any gods?

"It is impossible for salt to continue to be in their hands. It is related to the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty. Either it is in the hands of the Liu family, or it is in the hands of the court. People in the royal family are not worthy of trust!"

After the distraught Li Yuanli left, Shen Wansan set the tone for this matter with his thick voice.

Several big shopkeepers were deeply convinced, and some of them looked at Li Chengqian unconsciously.

But found that Li Chengqian smiled more freely than anyone else

Sure enough, he rebelled against the family and sold his own interests, which was much happier than anyone else.

Everyone knew that the Great Tang Empire and the Liu family were no longer in a relationship like intertwined branches.

The two are not a relationship of who is attached to whom.

Without the Liu family of the Great Tang Empire, the wealth, connections, and even prestige accumulated over the years will be gone.

And the Tang Empire that lost the Liu family will also fall into the abyss of collapse.

Too many people rely on Liu's family for food. It doesn't need a million people, only 10 people are enough to cause fatal trauma to the Tang Empire.

Between 'them', friendship is not the bond.

but profit!

Only profit is eternal.

Under the meticulous efforts of Li Er and Liu Bai, the interests of the Tang Empire and the Liu family were completely aligned.

This point cannot be shattered by anyone.

Neither side can afford to lose the other.

Therefore, no matter what actions the Liu family takes, Li Er will spare no effort to support them.

Similarly, when the Great Tang Empire encounters a crisis, the Liu family will do everything they can to support the Great Tang Empire through the difficulties.

These two 'heads of the family' are always trying to create a balanced situation.

Until now, this balance has reached a point where no one can break it.

Even if the emperor changed one crop after another, even if the Liu family had withdrawn from Chang'an!

Li Chengqian was not only happy, but also excited.

He has participated in the whole process of many plans of the Liu family.

Therefore, he is too clear about the progress of the paper money reform process and how far it has gone.

"Uncle Shen, I'm going to land on the island tomorrow, but do you have any news for Brother Liu?"

Li Chengqian entered the state very quickly.

He seems to have regained the self-confidence he had when he was an errand in the Liu family.

Shen Wansan pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "You go ahead, after three days, the old man will also land on the island!"

The next morning, Shazikou Wharf!

Compared with the decline half a year ago, the Shazikou Wharf has been transformed and has become the largest seaport in the entire Jiangnan Road!

Although there is only one sea route here, which is only more than [-] miles away, its huge cargo throughput is enough to feed tens of thousands of people!

Last year, Dongzhou Island mobilized a large number of people. From a certain point of view, they have completely 'naturalized' and become residents of Dongzhou Island.

The island lacks everything.

Even a piece of cloth or a handful of rice is an important material.

The most goods shipped to the island, in addition to construction materials, are the most living supplies.

It doesn't mean that if you have a piece of land and sprinkle some seeds, you will be able to harvest grain in the coming year.

Not to mention that when the people landed on the island, they had already missed the season for planting.

You know, the fields on the island are all to be reclaimed!

After all, this island was still a vast sea more than ten years ago.

From the beginning, Liu Bai never thought about making Dongzhou Island self-sufficient.

He does not have the ability of Shennong, who can grow crops on saline-alkali land.

In this era, the only crop that can be grown on alluvial islands, except for watermelon, can't think of a suitable choice.

However, this also fell into Liu Bai's arms.