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

Chapter 456: The Choices of the Princes
The princes were not shy and tried one or two of them.

The expressions on the faces naturally become richer.

"Li Zheng."

"You've told us so much, what exactly is that choice?"

"Are you going to give these things to us uncles and brothers to sell?" Li Ke said with a smile.

The princes also looked at Li Zheng eagerly.

Looking at what was before them, they could imagine how huge a source of wealth this would be.

"Yes and no." Li Zheng smiled.

"Li Zheng, stop keeping us in suspense."

"We are all very worried." Li Kuan said anxiously.

The other princes also nodded repeatedly. Li Zheng's words successfully aroused their curiosity, and they were also very eager for these sources of wealth.

Looking at them like this, Li Zheng knew that his goal had been initially achieved.

"As a vassal king of a fiefdom, you have more than ordinary royal family members. Your legitimate sons can also be named princes and inherit the title of king. What you can get is a few points of tax revenue granted by the court after governing the fiefdom."

"And today."

"The choice I give you is to become the agent of the royal industry in your respective fiefdoms. My royal industry will open royal restaurants in your respective fiefdoms, and will also open elixir shops in the future. After becoming an agent, you can get 10% of the profits after sales in your respective fiefdoms."

"of course."

"You can only choose one or the other."

"Uncles and brothers can choose to continue to receive a share of the taxes collected from the fiefdoms as usual. If you choose to share the profits of the royal estates, you will no longer receive a share of the taxes."

"No matter which choice you make, I will not force you. It is up to you to choose." Li Zheng smiled and said to the princes.

Hear this.

All the princes were silent.

I really don't know how to choose.

"Li Zheng."

"I choose the royal estate sales share."

"However, if I retire in the future, can my son still inherit it?" Li Ke asked with concern.

Li Zheng smiled and said, "The throne is hereditary, and the profits from the sale of royal properties in their fiefdoms are the same and can be inherited. Of course, only the crown prince can inherit, and the second son and the illegitimate son cannot."

"But if you get a share of the royal profits, how you arrange it and how you pass it on to your sons is up to you."

Hear this.

Li Ke nodded with confidence: "That's good, then I will choose the Royal Industry Profit Sharing, this is a sure win."

"I choose too."

"me too."

"Li Zheng, you are really polite to us uncles. Since you treat us like this, we will never do anything to go against you."

"Yes."

"I also choose to share the royal estate."

……

The princes made their choice quickly and directly chose the royal industry, giving up some of the taxes from their original fiefdoms.

The things Li Zheng took out were too tempting, whether it was the bone-refining wine or the aphrodisiac pill, the one that had the greatest impact was the refined salt, which was the tax.

Looking at the choices made by their brothers, a small number of princes also chose the royal industry. Even a few princes who had been very resistant to Li Zheng before were not so resistant to Li Zheng at this moment.

Because what Li Zheng showed was not that he wanted to kill them all, but still wanted to give them more stable wealth and glory.

As long as their interests are not harmed, why would they oppose Li Zheng?

"very good."

"I will report this to my father later." Li Zheng said with a smile.

now.

Li Zheng completely achieved his goal.

"Taxes are the foundation of a country."

"Even the princes are not allowed to have anything to do with taxes, but now I have taken them back. In the future, the royal industry will be enough to support the princes. Their lifelines are all in my hands. I can cut them off whenever I want. It's not like taxes, which are difficult to give up." Li Zheng smiled secretly in his heart. Maybe.

In the eyes of the princes, the royal industry could bring them more money and greater benefits, but Li Zheng took back the root of the taxation.

As he later changed the national policy and encouraged business, etc., the taxes would sooner or later exceed the royal industry.

Until then.

They won't have any chance to regret.

Once they make their choice, they are also making the choice for their future generations.

……

In the political hall.

"Eighth Brother, was he crippled by Li Zheng?" Li Shimin listened to Wang Hao's report in a daze.

Wang Hao nodded respectfully: "Not long ago, His Highness deposed King Jing and imprisoned him in King Jing's mansion."

"but."

"This is what King Jing asked for."

"In the East Palace, he provoked the Crown Prince and made a bet with himself..."

Wang Hao told the whole story.

Hear this.

You nodded, not angry: "Old Eight, he paid the price for his character after all. It's good. At least he will not worry about his life when he is confined in the palace. With his brutal character, he may not be able to rebel, but sooner or later he will die at the hands of those servants he treated harshly."

"Besides, Li Zheng did the right thing."

"It safeguarded his dignity as the crown prince."

"I have no reason to say anything bad about Li Zheng."

Wang Hao said respectfully again: "And just now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did something important, which was related to the taxes on the fiefdoms of the vassal kings..."

"These are just sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hear this.

A strange light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.

"Li Zheng, this is a brilliant move."

"So he willingly let his uncles take back the tax collection authority.

"Royal industry, this is a brand new initiative."

"The royal family's offerings are all paid from the royal property."

"Li Zheng did the right thing."

"I didn't see it clearly at the beginning. The national treasury is the foundation of the country. Public is public, private is private. I was stupid."

"Li Zheng has a really good brain." Li Shimin said with emotion.

Even he had to admire his grandson's abilities at this moment.

Just by listening to Wang Hao's report, I immediately thought of what Li Zheng's purpose was.

The purpose was to take back the tax revenue from the feudal lords.

From now on, although there will be fiefs for vassal kings within the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty, no more taxes will be imposed on the vassal kings. This will bring about a real transformation of the Tang Dynasty, starting with the vassal kings.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise."

"I admire you immensely."

"After this time."

"Your Highness has completely established his authority in front of his uncles, and his uncles will be very grateful to him." Wang Hao said with a smile.

"Haha." Li Shimin also laughed.

He was also very happy with Li Zheng's handling of the matter.

This is simply the best of both worlds. From now on, his brothers will have nothing to do with taxes, and their village will no longer embezzle taxes from the court. Moreover, relying on the royal industry, as long as his brothers behave themselves, they will definitely be able to enjoy wealth and prosperity and live a rich life.

This is far more superior to the worship of vassal kings and royal family members that once influenced the foundation of the country.

(End of this chapter)