Chapter 121 Let’s calculate the old and new accounts together now

"There is such a large copper mine?"

Just as Chen Ying was concentrating on submitting a memorial to Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning suddenly came to Chen Ying and said.

The sudden sound scared Chen Ying.

Chen Yingxun looked at Li Xiuning and smiled: "There is only more, not less. According to the current mining technology, it will take at least three hundred years to dig out this copper mine!"

Even though Li Xiuning was a princess of the Tang Dynasty born with a golden key in her arms, she was still shocked.

Suddenly, Li Xiuning slapped her on the blank paper of the memorial.

Chen Ying naturally couldn't use the ink to Li Xiuning. He sighed and said, "Sanniang, what are you doing?"

Li Xiuning said: "Dalang understands the meaning very well. You are the King of Anxi, and the whole Anxi belongs to our son. How can you give it to others with your son's things?"

Chen Ying didn't understand Li Xiuning's logic. Prince Yan was Luo Yi. Does Yan Di's surname be Luo? In fact, if Luo Yi showed a little intention, a large army would immediately escort Luo Yi back to Chang'an. Whether it was King Li Xiaogong of Hejian, King Li Daozong of Jiangxia, or King Du Fuwei of Wu, they just had a nominal title, and they just enjoyed part of the tax paid by the people in the fief.

For example, the King of Hejian Li Xiaogong was granted a title of about 13,000 households under the jurisdiction of seven counties. The tax that these more than 3,000 households can pay 26,000 stones of grain every year. The key is that these grains were not valuable in the Tang Dynasty, and after careful calculation, they did not have much money.

Chen Ying smiled bitterly and said, "The accounts are not settled in this way. Sanniang, although there are vassal kings, princes, and princes in the Tang Dynasty, who can directly manage the wealth of their fiefdoms? You really dare to say this!"

There was a Tang Dynasty, and there were separatist vassal states, but no princes rebelled, because at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty restricted the power of princes and princes.

"You captured Anxi. Dalang has taken away the six most prosperous states in Anxi and two-thirds of the population!" Li Xiuning smiled and said, "The remaining land in Anxi is something Dalang looks down on. Now the entire Anxi belongs to our family, so I naturally dare to say it!"

Li Xiuning pointed to Chen Qian, who was playing with wooden swords and swords with Li Siye outside the door and said, "You have suffered a hardship and know how to work hard. Do you expect Qian'er to start from scratch like you and build such a family business? Even if Qian'er is capable, what about Qian'er's son? Where is our grandson?"

Everyone has double standards when acting. For example, in later generations, some men were having sex outside and wanted to meet a woman, but they thought that she would wave to her and flirt with her. However, when it comes to their own wives, they wanted to go back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, without leaving the door or leaving the door. Not to mention any male best friend, even if they talk to other men, they would blush...

Now, this is what Li Xiuning is like. In the past, no matter what decision Chen Ying made, as long as it was beneficial to everyone, Li Xiuning would not care how much Chen Ying would lose. But now, after having a son, Li Xiuning changed. When he heard that there was a huge copper mine, he did not want to contribute to Li Jiancheng, but to his son.

Chen Ying shook his head and said, "Sanniang, it is wrong to do this. Whether it is copper or gold, they cannot be eaten or drunk. They are just a pile of precious metals. That's all. The copper we dug out must find a place to dump. Looking at the world now, besides the Tang Dynasty, how can we eat so much copper? You are right. You can use your Majesty to dispose of this copper mine and even coal mine to Qian'er as a fief, but the copper mine must be spent. In this way, will Your Majesty not know?"

Li Xiuning was silent. She could hide it for a while, but she would definitely not hide it for a lifetime.

Chen Ying continued: "Your Majesty, we did deceive this copper mine without knowing Anxi. However, you have to think clearly whether a long-term sales channel is important or a one-time transaction is important? Your Majesty does not understand Anxi now, and does not guarantee that he will not understand in the future. Once Your Majesty knows the truth about Anxi, what consequences do you think will be? He is a great emperor, and he is deceived by his sister and sister-in-law. This is a great humiliation. Of course, Your Majesty will not care about any money, he cares more about the emperor's majesty and the loyalty of his sister and sister-in-law to him."

Li Xiuning said in surprise: "Husband, do you mean to tell the truth to Your Majesty? But, what if Qian'er loses his family in the future? He has ruined his family business..."

Chen Ying glared at Li Xiuning and said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We can't care too far. Even if he is too poor to live in, he is asking for it!"

In fact, Chen Ying didn't tell the truth to Li Xiuning.

Chen Ying's most important purpose was to dig a pit for the aristocratic families. Whether it was aristocratic families or landlords, people in ancient times liked to save money and bury money. Although copper mines from all over the ages were mined in various places, copper coins were still not enough, which caused the precious copper and low grain.

A dou from the Tang Dynasty is about 12.5 kilograms from later generations, but the price of a dou of rice is only 5 cents. On average, each kilogram of rice is only 0.4 cents. Even if a farmer who planted a hundred acres of rice is only 5 cents a year's income, and except for taxes and seeds, the net income is only 4 cents a little more.

This is very abnormal.

In the past, Chen Ying had no other way. Now that there is such a huge copper mine, the price of copper will also fall. As a large amount of new money pours into the market, inflation will inevitably appear. Now Li Jiancheng is building the Datang Chi Dao, and Chen Ying is also building it. As long as he participates in the construction of the Chi Dao, no matter what industry, he will benefit from it.

The increase in people's income can offset the increase in inflation. However, the money accumulated by aristocratic families over the years will shrink in a very short period of time. For example, if you have money that can purchase 10,000 mu of fertile land, it will gradually become that you can only purchase 1,000 mu of fertile land...

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Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace.

Li Jiancheng was so worried that he had too much white hair, but neither he nor the monarchs and ministers of the dynasty had come up with a solution to the financial gap. Of course, there were many ways to get the emperor to want money, such as selling official positions. Emperor Wu of Han had done this. Of course, Emperor Wu of Han sold civil titles, not official positions.

Especially some titles in popular Romance, such as the official position, called the official position, which means an unstaff member and a idler. The real reason is that the national treasury is deficient, so in order to increase fiscal revenue, the saying of buying officials began. The rich buy officials just to do things well, so the officials they bought were arranged to become the official position. That is to say, you only have this position but have no real power. Therefore, the official position has become synonymous with a rich person.

Li Jiancheng also thought about selling his title, but Li Jiancheng was a shameless person and he couldn't lose this.

However, Li Shimin's threat actually existed, and Li Jiancheng had to pay attention to this matter. At this time, preparing for Li Shimin had become the most important strategic task of the Tang Dynasty at present.

Li Jiancheng covered his headache and said, "Xuancheng, what should we do now?"

Wei Zheng pondered: "The current situation is waiting for those aristocratic families!"

"Wait?" Li Jiancheng said in confusion: "What are they waiting for?"

"Wait until Your Majesty compromises with them!" Wei Zheng smiled bitterly: "The current situation is no longer something that some families can control at will, but if the largest twenty or so big families go against the trend, they may still stabilize the situation slowly. But then... which family is willing?"

Wei Ting smiled bitterly and said, "Now the Wei family in Jingzhao has deprived the minister of his right to discuss matters!"

Wang Gui also responded silently.

Not only Wei Ting, including the Wang family in Taiyuan, also removed Wang Gui's right to discuss matters. In other words, they had been excluded from the core backbone of the family since the beginning.

Wei Zhengdao: "Even if the prime ministers of our government affairs hall can harm the country, you cannot ask all families to have such righteousness..."

Li Jiancheng said: "What do they want?"

Yang Gongren said: "They want too much, farms, ranches, minerals, pastorals, they all want it!"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said extremely resolutely: "This is impossible, I will never agree! The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fought bravely to fight the enemy, and even fought for their lives for the country. But if the land they had suddenly appeared after the war, they would fall into the hands of a group of fat and incompetent to the country's borers, how could they accept it? I would never agree!"

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "Your Majesty refuses to agree, what are you going to do?"

Li Jiancheng was silent, and he really had no choice.

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Anhua Gate. The city gate captain You Ziying was bragging with the soldiers around him, how he had a relationship with Chen Ying, how he went to fight to kill the enemy, how he saved Chen Ying's life, etc.

Although the Anhua Gate Guard General had heard it less than 800 times, You Ziying was still happy and untiring.

Just as You Ziying was patrolling the city defense and preparing to finish his day's work, a team of cavalry suddenly rushed over.

You Ziying looked at the knights on the horse in surprise. At this time, these knights were sweating profusely as if they were washed.

The knight held up the red message in his hand and shouted loudly: "Anxi Duoduo's urgent letter!"

You Ziying was panicked. Could it be that something big happened to Anxi?

The knight on the horse ran north along the Anhua Gate, crossed Zhuque Street, and went straight outside Chengtian Gate.

The soldiers in charge of the left supervisor's gatekeeper took Chen Ying's urgent letter and did not dare to neglect them. They sent them to the Tai Chi Palace as quickly as possible.

...

Seeing that the ministers couldn't come up with any good ideas, Li Jiancheng could only sigh helplessly and said, "It's getting late, please pay the deposit!"

Everyone slowly left Tai Chi Palace.

At this moment, Anyan Li strode in with Chen Ying's emergency report.

The ministers looked at Li Anyan's anxious look and stopped consciously.

Once this time, the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall had no choice but to stay and avoid going back and forth.
Chapter completed!