I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 369 Li Shimin is frightened!Datang has such a big hidden danger? !
Holding the "Datang Domineering Small Passport", Li Shimin looked left and right, unable to put it down.

"The words 'powerful Tang Jun' are not intuitive enough..."

"How about this, change it to a million Tang army? A million army! It will give people a more majestic and intimidating feeling!"

"what do you think?"

he asked one after another.

This looks like a bewildered man.

"Your Majesty, it's better not to work hard on side details. Whether you are strong or not depends not on flattery, but on actual achievements and hard power."

Xu Fenglei said helplessly,

"If the Tang Dynasty can destroy the Turks, then even if there is not a single word added to the customs clearance document, the barbarians will be in awe of every Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin nodded slightly:
"Too……"

"The writing is too exaggerated, and it is suspected of boasting, but it is inferior."

As he said that, he was about to put away the customs clearance document in his arms, but the next moment, Xu Fenglei stopped him and said:
"Your Majesty, wait a minute."

"I haven't said the minister's advice yet."

"The Tang Dynasty has a huge problem at present, and the problem lies in this customs clearance document."

"If it is not restricted and regulated, it may cause disaster..."

Li Shimin: "?!"

He was taken aback by Xu Fenglei's words, subconsciously opened the customs clearance document, and said:
"You say it, you say it!"

"Does Your Majesty know about the caravans from the Western Regions?" Xu Fenglei asked, "It's the caravans that enter and leave the country and do business with foreign countries."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Naturally know."

He pointed to the wine in his hand and said,

"Datang has many strange gadgets, and they brought them."

"For example, this thing was bought from the Guishuang Kingdom by the caravan of the Western Regions, and the price is comparable to gold!"

As he spoke, Li Er took another sip.

"Has Your Majesty ever thought about how they got out?"

Xu Fenglei said,

"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who wants to enter or leave the territory of the Tang Dynasty must have a customs clearance certificate, otherwise it will be a smuggled immigration!"

"As for these caravans, do they have even a customs clearance certificate?"

"As far as I know, Honglu Temple can't issue a few customs clearance certificates a year, and there are at least dozens of caravans going to and from the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions every year, and the number of entry and exit is at least a few hundred."

"How did they get out? How did they get in?"

Li Shimin: "..."

This question made him fall into silence, and his brows frowned.

"I never cared about the caravan going abroad."

Li Er murmured,
"I didn't expressly prohibit it, so..."

"Your Majesty didn't forbid it, but the Tang law has regulations." Xu Fenglei continued, "The behavior of the caravan leaving the country is an illegal smuggling that seriously violates the Tang law! And the problem is here, who ignored the Tang law and let them go out of?"

Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat.

"Border guard!"

He spit out four words, and the vigilance of a top politician suddenly raised.

"Yes, it's the border guards. They defied Tang Law and secretly let the caravan out."

Xu Fenglei said again,
"Then what prompted them to take the risk of violating the law and open the door to foreign caravans?"

"I know that those who can set up caravans are those with powerful backgrounds, not to mention ordinary people, even the old gentry with five surnames and seven wangs are not qualified to eat this piece of fat. The only ones who can enjoy it are those who stand The group of people at the top of Datang."

"Clan, nobles, important ministers!"

Li Shimin's expression became ugly.

"However, no matter how powerful and respected the status is, the border guards don't need to care about you."

Xu Fenglei continued,

"As the old saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Even the emperor's imperial decree may not be effective when you get there, let alone these noble people?"

"However, an interesting phenomenon happened. Those guards really cooperated and let them go. The two sides got along very harmoniously."

"Your Majesty, is this interesting?"

Snapped!
The customs clearance document fell on the table.

"There must be a transfer of benefits between them!"

Li Er said with a sullen face,

"These so-called 'nobles' must have given benefits to the border guards, even a proportional dividend! Those guards are willing to take risks for huge profits!"

"Okay, okay..."

"In a place that I didn't notice, there is such an adultery!"

With a wave of anger, he jumped up!

"Your Majesty, please calm down. In fact, these are nothing, but everyone is here to make money!"

Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said in a deep voice,
"If it's just to make money, you don't need to worry about it. There are so many dark and corrupt places in this world. Even the sun has dark corners that can't shine. How can you manage it, Your Majesty?"

"What I am worried about is that under the long-term cooperation and profit sharing, all parties will gradually combine to form a huge community of interests."

"What's in this community of interests?"

"With the participation of the royal family, the founding dignitaries, and the court officials, if they unite, they can even represent a part of the regime."

"And what about the frontier army? It's part of the military power!"

"Coupled with the huge profits brought about by long-term business, they have no shortage of money."

"Government plus military power plus money, the combination of the three, what a huge political force this is? If they have bad ideas, even for His Majesty, it will be a difficult problem! Not to mention... future generations king."

Li Shimin: "..."

There was a chill in his heart.

His expression changed from a bit ugly to indifferent.

Anyone who knows Li Er knows that he is not afraid of his fury, but his expressionless face.

Usually at this time, he is already thinking about who to die.

"In addition, there is a key question."

Li Er was already in an extremely bad mood, but Xu Fenglei wanted to add fuel to the fire, so he said,

"Are these caravans going to the Western Regions really selling some special products of my Tang Dynasty?"

"You know, what are the most scarce and most popular things in the Western Regions? Undoubtedly tea, salt, silk, etc., these have always been directly operated by the imperial court,"

"I have a guess, and it's not necessarily true... When these caravans smuggle in for business, will they also secretly sell state-owned things? Such as tea, salt, and silk?"

"After all, these things are not only cheap to purchase, but also convenient to transport and store. As long as they go to the Western Regions, they can resell them for huge profits! If it were me, I wouldn't be tempted to sell these goods."

Li Shimin's fist hardened, the more he listened, the harder it became!
"As long as they sell, they are competing with the state! Because they often secretly lower the price than the state-owned ones, so that they will sell better."

Xu Fenglei said calmly,

"In turn, it squeezes the sales space of state-owned goods. After all, there are cheap ones to buy, so why buy your expensive ones? Their private caravans are stable and the frequency is high, and the supply is stable!"

"In addition, are the goods transported by caravans to Datang really special products? Will someone secretly buy horses in the Western Regions and sell them at a high price in Datang? Horses are not only expensive and extremely profitable, but also a particularly important strategy For materials, whoever can control [-] horses will own a cavalry, with this capital, it is enough to separate the territory and become king!"

Li Shimin: "!!!"

Clan, nobles, dignitaries, frontier troops!
Money, war horse!
These things converged into a community, and even he couldn't help being terrified!

The gathering of the six is ​​stronger than all the way against the king!
And this isn't the scariest thing.

The most terrifying thing is that this community of interests will become stronger and stronger as time goes by, and its foundation will become stronger and stronger!

As Xu Fenglei said——

It may be fine now, but for future kings, this growing community will become a huge hidden danger, and may even overthrow the imperial power!

"The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest. I didn't expect that my Tang Dynasty already had such a huge ant nest. I didn't know it!"

Li Shimin held the clearance document tightly and said angrily,

"It should be killed, it should be killed!"

"I must destroy this ant nest!"

For himself, for future generations, and for the stability of the regime, he must do the same!
"Your Majesty is serious."

Xu Fenglei shook his head and said,

"It's not about killing, and it's not about destroying ant nests."

"If you really want to kill, then as far as I know, heroes such as Changsun Wuji, Yu Chigong, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji, etc. seem to have their own caravans from the Western Regions."

"Are you going to kill them all?"

"That's too unfair. Their family has a big business, but they just want to find a way to make money. Your Majesty can't just kill them because they want to make a profit? This is not what a benevolent king did."

Li Shimin's face froze.

In fact.

It's not that he didn't pay attention to these outbound caravans, but because behind them are all heroes from the dragon, thinking that after they become famous, they will make a little money, which is nothing...so, he turned a blind eye.

He didn't realize the seriousness of the matter until now after listening to Xu Fenglei's analysis!
"Then tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

Li Er looked at Xu Fenglei, hummed softly,
"Since you brought this up, I don't believe you can't do anything about it."

Xu Fenglei smiled slightly.

"Actually, the 'community of interests' mentioned by the minister is just an assumption of the future. For now, they are just relying on their power and taking risks to make money together and share money together."

He analyzed,

"Make money! There is nothing to worry about. The hidden danger is mainly the border army. As long as it is taken out, the two parties will no longer have conflicts of interest, and the hidden danger will naturally be eliminated."

Li Shimin nodded.

"That's the reason." He replied, "Go on, how do you get it out?"

Snapped!
"Change the law and make it standard!"

Xu Fenglei slapped the table, and said decisively,

"The so-called blockage is worse than sparseness. Since Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty took the Silk Road, the commercial exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions have never been cut off. Both sides get what they need and benefit from each other. What's wrong?"

"I believe that the application for customs clearance documents can be relaxed. For those who have needs, qualified people or caravans, Honglu Temple can issue customs clearance documents. It is not necessary for His Majesty to stamp each copy with a jade seal. In this way, let them Free entry and exit, free travel and business.”

"With the authorization and control of the imperial court, the exchanges between countries have become standardized, and caravans can go abroad in an open and honest manner, without the need to bribe the frontier soldiers and drag them down for a penny."

"When an industry becomes standardized, then those things that are secretly engaged in business will naturally disappear."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

"Just aboveboard, yes, aboveboard!"

Wrapping his right fist with his left hand, he agreed,
"Open the trade routes, so that the border guards will no longer have the possibility of using power for personal gain!"

"In addition, there are a few more items to be added to the law. Business is allowed, but no caravans are allowed to operate tea, salt and other items directly operated by the imperial court. Violators will be punished as felony smuggling! Of course, there is one more thing you said, Caravans cannot buy large-scale horses from the Western Regions, if there are more than three horses, they will be punished as smuggling war horses, and the punishment will be increased!"

"In this way, all the hidden dangers will be solved! Don't you think so?"

Under Li Er's expectant eyes, Xu Fenglei smiled and nodded.

"Yes."

He casually said,

"If Your Majesty can do this, the exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions will be closer, and the country will be more prosperous."

"Your Majesty can also levy document taxes, customs duties, annual fees for outbound caravans, and a large tax on all incoming and outgoing goods!"

"Don't underestimate this money. If it develops, it may be comparable to the agricultural tax!"

Li Er: "?!"

That's right, his eyes lit up!
"Wonderful, wonderful!"

He applauded repeatedly,

"In this way, not only can they make profits, but the imperial court can also benefit from it."

"Very wonderful, very wonderful!"

"Listen, how did you come up with all this? It's said that Bi Gan has a seven-aperture exquisite heart, but I see that you have a few more minds than Bi Gan, you are so witty!"

"I want to reward you, I want to reward you greatly!"

A strategy not only easily resolves hidden dangers, but also brings huge benefits to the imperial court.

He is indeed the most capable minister under his command!
"Your Majesty is wrong."

Xu Fenglei joked,

"Although the minister is meritorious in his advice, he committed a crime by beating the court official today."

"It's better to balance the merits and demerits, what does your majesty think?"

Li Shimin couldn't help grinning when he heard this.

"You..."

He laughed and scolded,

"It's no wonder that you are so confident after beating someone. It turns out that you have already given yourself credit for it. What a ghost!"

"Okay! I'm not an ignorant person, you have made a big contribution and a small demerit, how can you not reward it?"

"Tell me, what wish do you have, I will try my best to satisfy you!",

Xu Fenglei smiled.

"Your Majesty is so generous...then why don't you just say it?"

He looked up at Li Shimin.

"Let's talk!" Li Er waved his hands casually.

"Okay, the minister said that I want to support a navigator in sailing, looking for overseas treasures, and opening up sea trade routes."

Xu Fenglei cupped his hands and said,

"Navigation is a major event. It not only requires financial support, but also the support of the court, especially the Ministry of Industry."

"Without your Majesty, you nodded and agreed, let alone building a ship and going to sea, you can't even get out of the pass."

Li Shimin frowned.

"Overseas treasures? What treasures can there be overseas? It is a place more mysterious than the Western Regions, and there has not been much information related to navigation left for thousands of years."

He said with great interest,
"Why, you want to imitate Qin Shihuang and go overseas to find Penglai Xiandao and find the medicine of immortality?"

(End of this chapter)