Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 22 Chapter 22
Of course Zuo Ming doesn't feel distressed, isn't it just a few pieces of glass?I can make hundreds of them later!It's just like you gang of Zishanpao are a treasure!
The next auction really became hot.

We don't want too many babies, those who have one want two, and those who have two want three.Besides, they really don't know how many glazed products are left behind, so they basically don't keep their hands when they meet people who like them.

Of course, they were really scared. If that fool Zuo Ming smashed some treasures again on the grounds that they didn't like them, they really had nowhere to cry.

In a blink of an eye, more than 100 glazed products were sold, and the cheapest one sold for 500 guan, and the total revenue reached [-] million guan.

For this result, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were extremely satisfied, and began to talk and laugh.

However, just when they thought that Zuo Ming was going to pursue the victory, Zuo Ming suddenly announced that the auction was over!

At this moment, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were stunned, they really didn't know what Zuo Ming was doing.

How did they know that the price that was very satisfactory to them was nothing to Zuo Ming!
Back then, his painting was sold for a sky-high price of 15 guan. Although these things are not as good as that painting, [-] to [-] guan should be worth it!

I managed to get these phosphors out!

Angry in his heart, Zuo Ming naturally didn't want to let those profiteers take advantage of it, so he ended this unsuccessful auction in his opinion at that time!

However, after the auction ended, he dropped another bomb.

——After this auction, the next entry will be decided by lottery!

At that time, he will prepare [-] lotteries, and only those who draw the first [-] numbers will be able to enter the arena!
This time, those who didn't bid just now were stupid!
They originally wanted to wait until other people ran out of funds before making a move. In this way, there would be fewer people competing and they could save a lot of money.But now, all plans have become empty talk!

They even had some doubts about whether they had a chance to enter the venue!

And those who have already obtained the treasure are rejoicing.Thanks to my early action, otherwise I might have missed the treasures.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun looked at each other, and they both saw the shock and joy in their eyes.

Zuo Ming's trick is really wonderful!
Is there a lot of three thousand glazed products?That must be a lot!But now there are more merchants in Chang'an City!

Now, not only the merchants of the Tang Dynasty, but also the royal families of the countries of the Western Regions and Goryeo have all gathered in Chang'an!There are only [-] glazed products, how can it be enough?

Aren't you not bidding?OK!Then I am sorry to tell you that you may not have the chance to bid next time!
The lottery was drawn in full view, and all the lots were filled with a string of small Arabic numerals, which almost no one could understand except for a few merchants from the Western Regions!

And everyone who draws lots must immediately leave their lottery number and name, and then wait in a specific rest area.After the [-] lots were drawn, the girls in charge of the lottery would go to the rest area and sing loudly the names of those who had won the lottery.

In this way, there is no possibility of cheating and swapping.

In this way, the list of lucky ones who can participate in the second auction comes out.

After confirming the identities of all the people who entered the venue neatly, the second auction was held with great intensity.

Different from the first time, this time, from the very beginning, the entire auction has entered a fiery state!In the end, a total of more than 700 glazed products were auctioned for a terrifying price of 4000 million guan!This is already equivalent to the tax revenue of the entire Datang for two years now.

Li Shimin, who has always despised business, never knew that the merchants in Datang were so rich!
Of course, among the 4000 million Guan, those Hu merchants and the royal families of other countries also contributed a lot.According to Zuo Ming's statistics, Hu merchants in the Western Regions alone contributed nearly 700 million guan in wealth, while Goguryeo, Ryukyu, Dongying and other countries spent nearly 1000 million guan to buy these things!
They buy way too much!In particular, Goguryeo bought more than 60 pieces of glazed products in one go!
At the end of the second auction, Li Shimin couldn't sit still any longer, so he summoned Le's servants with trembling hands to put the entire Anle House on guard.

A 4000 million rich man must not be paid in gold!Therefore, there are some pearl gems that have been strictly valued.Putting these things together, even though Li Shimin had seen countless wealth, he couldn't help but tremble with his hands.

"Your Majesty! Be more reserved, there are still more than 1000 pieces that have not been sold!"

Seeing Li Shimin's mountain cannon look, Zuo Ming curled his lips and said.

This time, Li Shimin was not angry, but grabbed Zuo Ming, and then asked with a complicated expression, "How come they are so rich? Why are they so rich, but they didn't stand up during the drought and locust plague a few years ago?" !why!"

It can be seen that he is so excited now that he is already a little incoherent.

"Your Majesty! There are more than 4000 million people in the Tang Dynasty, among which there are about 50 merchants. These merchants have different wealth, but they can spend about [-] to [-] yuan. Do the math, how much is this? I still haven’t counted the officials and nobles in Chang’an City! The Tang Dynasty has never been poor, and the poor are only the common people!”

Zuo Ming patted Li Shimin on the shoulder lightly under the surprised gazes of the servants and the Imperial Forest Army.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, he was probably the only one who dared to do this.At the same time, he was probably the only one who could survive unharmed after doing so.

"But why are my people poor? Don't they have no worries about food and clothing?"

Li Shimin said almost bewildered.

"Poor and rich have always been relative! Having food and clothing just means that they have the possibility of living. Whether they live comfortably or not, whether they are happy or not, is not the case. At least in my opinion, people who cannot eat every day Refined salt, if you can’t eat meat, if you don’t have enough money to buy your favorite things and watch your favorite dramas, then you are not rich.”

Zuo Ming said slowly.

"That's why you lowered the ticket price of the theater from twenty to three? But don't you think your so-called richness is too high?" Taking a deep breath, Li Shimin looked at Zuo Ming seriously. road.

At this moment, he finally saw Zuo Ming's true thoughts.In his eyes, Zuo Ming is a great person, but he is so great that he is stupid.
"You think I'm losing money? Haha! Have you ever heard of small profits but quick turnover?" Zuo Ming asked with a smile.

Of course Li Shimin shook his head, and even Empress Changsun who was beside him was attracted by him.

"In the past, I sold pears for twenty yuan each, and only three people could afford them, so I could only sell them to these three people. But now, I sell pears for two yuan each, but three hundred people can afford them! On the surface, my price has been reduced by ten times, but my income can reach ten times that of before! This is called small profits but quick turnover! Your Majesty, sometimes what the eyes see is not necessarily the truth! Do you think I have lost money? Sometimes, maybe I'm making a lot of money.

Just like the Liuli auction, do you think they will lose money if they buy it back?The world is big!The colored glaze of my Tang Dynasty may be flooded, but what about other countries?They won't lose money!In the Tang Dynasty alone, the production capacity of colored glaze is still limited. Besides, when it becomes popular, the number of people willing to put it into production will decrease, so the price of colored glaze in other countries will not change too much!At least the Liuli they got this time can be sold for a good price after they return to China! "

Zuo Ming laughed.His vision is much farther than that of Li Shimin and the others. If he doesn't say these things, Li Shimin will never think of them.

"I really don't know that there are so many great reasons among merchants. I thought you lowered the price of Anleju just to benefit the common people! It seems that I 'wrongly blamed' you."

After stabilizing his emotions, Li Shimin began to sneer at Zuo Ming again.

"Benefiting the people doesn't necessarily mean you have to suffer! There is something called 'win-win' in this world! Your Majesty hates merchants, presumably because merchants don't do production, and thinks that they will drag down the economy of the Tang Dynasty and make the people suffer. Actually Not really.

Just like the nanmu in Jiannan Road, if there are few merchants selling it, the common people will have to pay a high price to buy it, but if there are more people selling it, the price will drop a lot.Is this a good thing for the common people?

Then there is food.Merchants always like to resell the grain from the food-rich places to the food-deficient places. It seems to you that they are making money from the poor people, but have you ever thought that if many businessmen are doing this, the food The price will inevitably decrease, so what kind of bad thing is this for those common people?
My teacher said that a businessman is a steelyard. In this world, as long as there is something missing at one end, they will definitely find a way to make it up!With them, the grain from the south can make up for the gap in the north, and the mutton from the north can enter the pots and pans in the south!To rejuvenate the country, trade routes must be opened! "

Zuo Ming finally showed his fox tail.

"Speaking of this, it's a set of things! Although I hate merchants, I can be regarded as an enlightened king. Where has any business been banned? Since there is no ban, how can I open it?"

Li Shimin said lightly, leaving his left hand.

"It's not enough to just let it go! What Cao Min said about opening up business routes means guiding him to develop in a benign direction. The first one is to reset the business tax. The previous heavy tax is not advisable. On the surface, it is to restrain businessmen. , but in fact it is pushing the people to their death!

After the business tax is reduced, the number of merchants will increase. In fact, the tax revenue may not necessarily decrease, but the price of goods will definitely decrease. This is definitely a good thing for the common people!Another thing is that it is best to reduce the tariffs, so that Hu merchants will be more willing to come to my Datang, and while taking away my surplus materials, it will also bring my Datang scarce finances.It's a win-win, no doubt about it. "

Zuo Ming said quickly.

The business tax in Datang was too high, so business could not flourish at all, and business, no matter what era it was in, was absolutely the key to the prosperity of a country.

However, Li Shimin is obviously not so easy to be persuaded, "After all, let me cut taxes. It's hard for you to spend so much thought. But I want to ask you, if everyone in the world goes into business, what will happen to you?" Who will plant the land? You also said that there are too few people in my Tang Dynasty!" At this point, Li Shimin interrupted Zuo Ming rudely, "Okay, you don't need to say more! Even if you really want to re-customize the business Taxes, I have to discuss with a group of ministers before I can decide! The key is that you run the auction well! For the remaining thousand items, I only need 5000 million yuan, and I can decide the rest of the proceeds. All rewards are given to you, so do your best!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin ignored Zuo Ming and left with the treasure.

Looking at the imperial guards who were carrying their belongings, Empress Changsun smiled softly at Zuo Ming before leaving, "Don't be unhappy. I know His Majesty's temper, and I can listen to you so much. , is quite an exception. Your heart is good, but you are too impatient in everything, and you need to cultivate your temper."

After speaking, it turned into a gust of fragrant wind and followed.

Looking at these two couples, Zuo Ming was really bored to the extreme.

I wasted so much talking, I didn't listen to any of them
(End of this chapter)