"Zui Xian Ju dug out warm soup and said it's still drinkable."
Zhang Shuo didn't think about mooncakes, the moon, or homesickness. He talked about the benefits Li Yi received.
In the past, warm soup was found in Lantian County for the common people to use. They didn't need firewood to bathe, and it was warm in the winter.
Later, it was taken over by the imperial family. The common people couldn't bathe in it, and they weren't allowed to go downstream.
Now that Li Yi dug out one, this … what should they do?
"Let the imperial family take it. I'll write a letter." Yao Chong gritted his teeth.
"Haha!" Wei Zhigu laughed. He didn't think Yao Chong had the guts.
Li Yi's contributions to the Tang dynasty were too great. He was only a third-rank official. What was wrong with taking a warm soup?
If you dared to write a letter, Li Yi would immediately know it was you. Someone would spread the news.
Li Yi had asked for horses from the Tujue. Recently, he had some free time, so he gave the Ministry of Revenue an idea to sell noodles.
If he felt that you were too much of a hindrance, he might take some time to think about how to deal with you.
Bi Goo, who attended the banquet with them, was thinking about selling noodles when he heard a few people talk about the warm soup in Lantian County.
He said, "Li Yi probably knew that there was warm soup there, so he bought Zui Xian Ju. In the future, we don't need His Majesty to reward us. We can bathe there. "
"How much soup can he produce from that warm soup? The asking price must be very high, otherwise he won't be able to make money. Do we get benefits for free? "
Yao Chong was moved. He also wanted to soak in the hot springs. The hot springs in the capital were monopolized by the imperial family.
They were usually placed there and not used. They also didn't allow others to use them.
Only when someone was rewarded would they be allowed to soak in them.
There were some outside, but it was too far.
Finally, there was a new hot spring in Lantian County. The imperial family couldn't ask Li Yi for it.
Li Yi's asking price was high. If he always went there to bathe, wouldn't the dignified prime minister be criticized if he didn't spend money?
Bi Goo looked at Yao Chong. "Has Yuanzhi ever washed the pool at the Li Family Zhuangzi?"
"Once." Yao Chong recalled and immediately realized, "Would he build a large bathtub in the Drunken Immortal Residence? Get water from the warm soup? Just say it's a hot spring? "
Everyone nodded in unison. How could Li Yi not think of something that they could think of?
There were a lot of spots, and he could fix them as he pleased. One on the left, one on the right, and one on the right.
Bi Goo put down the mooncake and did not eat it. He was going to take it home. The Celestial World gave him little, but the stuffing was good. It was beef and minced meat stuffing.
He ate hotpot, "Before the winter starts today, there will be a lot of bathing pools in Ba Shui. Chang 'an is in the middle of the city, I can't say that some people will follow suit.
If the Ministry of Revenue wanted to collect taxes, they would first collect taxes on Li Yi's bathing pool. No one else could say anything.
If there are people in the imperial court who oppose it, you all have to help them. The Ministry of Revenue is poor, and if they don't think of ways to earn money, they won't be able to survive. "
"Didn't His Majesty take out many things that the Ministry of Revenue didn't use in the Right Treasury and sell them to the Ministry of Revenue to subsidize the country's expenses?"
Zhang Shuo did not believe Bi Goo's pitiful words. The Ministry of Revenue's rent this year did not change, and its expenses did not increase.
The southwest barbarians used the money from the Zhe Chong Residence, and His Majesty used his own money to dig the wells.
Li Yi did not have a single copper coin for research and inventions.
Li Yi was the one who paid for the Sorrowful Field and the school. Together with King Song's Tang dynasty funds, the Ministry of Revenue had saved money.
The Right Treasury was a tribute sent by the local government for the royal family.
His Majesty saw that it was not enough, so he found people to clean it up and gave all the things that could not be stored for a long time to the Ministry of Revenue.
"Isn't this … isn't it because we are going to issue currency in the future? We should save up more!" Bi Goo muttered.
"Li Yi, the Ministry of Revenue can't save up much money. If we need to build roads, build roads. If we need to build water conservancy, build water conservancy. Li Yi and His Majesty are saving up."
Lu Huaishen advised Bi Goo. When it came to money, in his heart, ten Ministry of Revenue added together could not compare to one Li Family Zhuangzi.
Whether Li Yi could come up with a way to earn money depended on his mood. If he needed money and wanted to do something big, he would release a new product.
Li Family Zhuangzi. When people mentioned that he could get money as he pleased, Li Yi was indeed thinking about how to earn money.
To be precise, he was thinking about his business partnership with Li Chengqi. Li Chengqi wanted to ask.
"This year, more oysters, dried clams, dried shrimps, shrimps, and sea cabbage will be sent over. Will they still be sold in the winter like last year?"
"Are there any businessmen following the trend?" Li Yi was half full. He stopped eating and put down his chopsticks.
"Yes, the prices of things in the coastal areas have increased. I will ask people to go to the sea area of Khitan to fish. It is better than other places."
Li Chengqi did not eat much. He had been drinking wine. When he talked about going to Bohai Bay to fish for seafood, he seemed very happy.
"Collect taxes. All the seafood in Chang 'an that is transported by ship or land in large quantities will be taxed.
Tell them that if they don't pay taxes, the price will be lower than their cost line. After paying taxes, we will discuss the price according to different grades.
By the way, if they pay taxes, they will get points in the future. If they don't pay taxes, they will not get points.
The more taxes they pay, the more points they get. The points they get from direct donations will be half of the points they get from paying taxes. "
Li Yi thought of a new way to give points. He wanted everyone to have a concept that they could get benefits from paying taxes.
If they donate directly, they will get the same amount of points. Others will wait until they need points to donate.
Taxes are the foundation of a country. Donations are auxiliary.
"No taxes for other industries?" Li Chengqi wanted to be fair.
"How can other industries be as profitable as seafood? Jewelry is profitable, but it is not easy to limit it now. Also, I don't know how much the jewelry is worth. "
Li Yi was not in a hurry to collect taxes. He first collected taxes from the Governor's office.
Last year, he made a lot of money from selling oysters and sea cabbage. This year, he added shrimps and shrimps.
The consumption level in Chang 'an was high. Many people bought seafood, so the profits were always high.
"Okay, let's give the Ministry of Revenue some benefits first. I will talk to other people. If they don't agree, I will try my best to lower the price. My price is lower than theirs."
Li Chengqi agreed.
He collected seafood in other coastal areas. The price was about the same as other merchants.
The transportation cost was low. He only needed to pay some money for the transportation. Other merchants could not squeeze into the transportation ships.
In the cold water area of Bohai Bay, the Tang dynasty's navy was mobilized. Only those soldiers could work.
Piles of seafood were scooped up. The people by the sea did not eat much, not to mention the places occupied by Khitan.
The seafood he scooped up was big and in good condition.
He gave a lot of bonuses to the navy. The navy was happy. One was that they received an extra salary that they could not get in a year.
The other was that the navy could continue to repair the ships with money, proving their value.
The fishermen's ships could not be compared with the navy's ships. The navy's ships were equivalent to dozens or hundreds of fishermen's ships.
If he lowered the price, other merchants who also transported seafood would not be able to survive.
"Brother, how's the negotiation with the Khitan?" Li Yi remembered that he asked the Khitan to help him grow cotton.
The southern part of Liaoning was suitable for growing cotton. The output was not as good as other places, but they could still grow cotton.
"They are willing to grow cotton next year. We need to exchange food with them. They also agreed to exchange with iron."
Li Chengqi shook his head when he mentioned the Khitan's request. The Tang dynasty lacked iron, so he did not want to exchange.
"Send them a batch of luxury goods and see if they will change their mind." Li Yi also did not want to give iron.
If the other party got iron, they would definitely use it to make weapons. If they had more weapons, they would turn around and attack the Tang dynasty.
"I have already sent them. They want to exchange with the specialties of other places. The people I sent agreed to exchange with them. They are negotiating the price now."
Li Chengqi smiled. Obviously, he had gained a big advantage in the exchange amount offered by the other party.
But they had to continue the negotiation. Otherwise, the other party might go back on their words.
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