I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 455: Refined salt appears, shocking the prince

Moreover, this was a bet between Li Yuanjing and Li Zheng. Even if the emperor heard about it, he could not say anything wrong about it. All of this was caused by Li Yuanjing himself.

but.

After this incident, the princes were greatly frightened. They definitely did not dare to go against Li Zheng again, nor did they have the qualifications or ability to go against Li Zheng.

Of course, Li Zheng was also in a very happy mood at this moment. He thought that Li Yuanjing was very stupid and he fell into his trap while chatting and laughing. Otherwise, Li Zheng would have no reason to depose him from the throne.

Once we get rid of Li Yuanjing, no one like this idiot will dare to contradict us again.

no doubt.

This was how Li Zheng deliberately established his authority in front of these uncles, telling them that he was not only their nephew, but also the crown prince of the country. They would definitely know this in their hearts, and would not dare to be as presumptuous as Li Yuanjing in the future.

"But maybe I don't know."

"Gu, this also saved his life." Li Zheng smiled in his heart.

After dealing with Li Yuanjing.

Li Zheng looked at the uncles again and smiled: "Uncles, Li Yuanjing asked for what he did. I didn't force him. I believe you all saw it."

"All right."

"Without Li Yuanjing making trouble, let's continue discussing the matter. This nephew will be frank with all the uncles." Li Zheng laughed, raised his hand, and walked directly to the East Palace Hall.

The princes looked at each other, and naturally no one dared to disobey, and they followed Li Zheng into the hall.

When Li Zheng sat down, these princes were still standing in the hall, and they felt even more awe towards Li Zheng.

They remembered vividly how Li Yuanjing ended up.

"Uncles, please take a seat." Li Zheng waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Please sit down." Li Ke shouted and sat down first. The other princes also sat down reluctantly.

The feeling they had at this moment was just like the Hongmen Banquet, which made them uneasy.

"My uncles, I will say it again. This is my promise to you."

"I promise to all of you uncles that as long as you behave yourself, I will never do anything to you. Blood ties cannot be severed, and I know this clearly."

"As I just mentioned, the royal family's tribute will no longer be paid from the national treasury. This is not a cut-off, but my idea. Public is public, private is private."

"All the properties under my command will be royal properties in the future. All the offerings from my royal family will be paid from the royal properties." Li Zheng said slowly.

Hear this.

All the princes looked at Li Zheng in surprise. They had never expected that Li Zheng would be so generous. He donated his own property to the royal family and also served as the financial support for the royal family.

Li Yuanjing's provocation just now seemed extremely ridiculous at this moment.

"My uncles, as vassal kings, you can get more than ordinary royal family members according to the rules set by our father. This is what you deserve."

"I won't be so heartless as to kill you after you've done your job. Instead, I'll give you uncles another choice." Li Zheng smiled and said.

Among the royal family.

As a prince, the vassal king owns a fiefdom. In addition to receiving offerings from the royal family, he can also obtain a portion of the fiefdom, which is also a privilege of the vassal king.

The more taxes you collect, the more you get. This is a kind of motivation that Li Shimin gave to his many brothers and sons.

And today.

Li Zheng wanted to give them a brand new choice.

The princes looked at Li Zheng with great curiosity.

"Uncles, do you know the properties under my name?" Li Zheng smiled.

"Lin's Restaurant and Lin's Vinegar Factory, the fine wine and aged vinegar brewed inside explain Li Zheng's industry. They also account for 90% of the wealth of the Wang family, the richest family in the Tang Dynasty. They have all kinds of workshops all over the world." Li Zheng said.

"Perhaps you all underestimate the ways of business, but I can tell you that just from the Lin's Restaurant and the vinegar shop, you can earn more than ten thousand gold coins every day in Chang'an City alone."

"Because my Lin's Restaurant and the aged vinegar factory brew fine wine and aged vinegar that is unique." Li Zheng said with a smile. Hearing the figure of ten thousand gold, all the princes looked sideways, and they also knew that Li Zheng was not exaggerating, because Lin's Restaurant was very popular, and the powerful and royal families were proud to drink the wine from Lin's Restaurant.

"The most profitable business under my command now is the Lin's Restaurant. In the future, I will also open fine salt, elixir, and various other businesses that the people need."

"I am well versed in the art of refining medicine and elixirs, and I believe you uncles are also aware of it." Li Zheng said with a smile.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what choices you want to give us." The King of Chu spoke directly.

The other princes also nodded.

"I'll show you some more things. When you understand, you'll know." Li Zheng smiled and clapped his hands.

Suddenly.

A group of personal guards brought over many brocade boxes.

"Open."

Li Zheng waved his hand and smiled.

The guards opened the brocade boxes one after another.

In the brocade box.

Snow-white refined salt that is finer than the fine salt enjoyed by the powerful today, as well as pots of wine and elixirs.

"How can there be salt so white and fine?"

"I've never seen this salt before."

"Li Zheng, is this sea salt or is it from a salt mine?"

When the princes stood up and took a look, they were all shocked.

Even though they were noble princes, they had never seen such snow-white fine salt.

"Sea salt can be refined, and mineral salt can also be refined."

"You can try the taste." Li Zheng smiled.

The princes did not hesitate. They raised their fingers and began to add some salt and put it in their mouths. Suddenly, they all had rich expressions.

“The taste is very good.”

"There's no heat or other strange smell."

"If it is sold abroad at a fair price, it will be a huge source of income," the princes exclaimed.

“Salt is the foundation of a country.”

"From now on, it can only be controlled by the Tang Dynasty court and must not flow into the hands of the people."

"This is also a huge source of revenue for the imperial court. In addition, in terms of people's livelihood, the price of refined salt will be the same as the previous coarse salt. After all, it is a necessity for people's livelihood."

"of course."

"But this method of refining refined salt was invented by me. I plan to report to my father and use 10% of the income from the sale of this refined salt as part of the royal industry." Li Zheng said with a smile.

Li Ke nodded and agreed, "Without you, Li Zheng, this refined salt would not be available. No matter what conditions you put forward, the emperor will agree to them."

"Even if the emperor doesn't mention it, the officials won't have any objections." The princes said one after another.

"Take a look at the bone-refining wine in front of you. This is also a new product developed by me. Not only is it much more delicious than other strong liquors, but it also contains many medicinal herbs. Drinking it can strengthen your body and has miraculous effects."

"As for the elixir."

"That is the aphrodisiac I made. You can tell its effect from the name." Li Zheng said with a smile.

A wave of hands.

Let the princes give it a try.

(End of this chapter)