"Xiao Yi, Guangping said …"
Li Yi sent the blueprints to the workshop. While eating prawn casserole with Bi Goo, Bi Goo told him what Song Jing had said.
Song Jing had invited everyone to a gathering to tell them not to meet privately in the future, but he didn't say it out loud until they finished eating.
Song Jing realized that it was better to gather once in a while so that everyone could come up with ideas.
Especially after seeing Lu Huaishen's toughness, he felt that his old self had returned.
Without Yao Chong, Lu Huaishen was very powerful and had no problem taking on the role of a leader.
"That makes sense. Military affairs serve politics, and strategy is more important than tactics. Tubo has capable people. The more you think that he can't fight, the more he wants to fight."
Li Yi believed that Song Jing's words were possible.
"How should we deal with it?" Bi Goo was here to ask for a plan.
He was very pleased to find that Li Yi was not like what Song Jing had said, who had lost his will to play.
At least if the new thing was successful, the Ministry of Revenue would be able to collect more taxes. How could he not be happy?
"Send things. Zhuangzi has a large reserve of hot air balloons, diesel, and gasoline. Send them over. What's the point of always leaving them in Zhuangzi?"
Li Yi didn't think it was difficult. If there was a war, they would send support weapons.
Bi Goo ate the mushrooms in the prawn casserole, chewed, and swallowed. "Send the military coats together. How many compressed biscuits does Zhuangzi have? The Ministry of Revenue will buy them. "
"Sky monkeys, explosive packs, and I've also developed a hand grenade. It needs to be ignited and thrown with manpower. It can be thrown about 150 feet away."
Li Yi still had to send gunpowder products to the front line. Zhuangzi was still producing them, so it was time to use them.
"Compressed biscuits." Bi Goo mentioned again. Compressed biscuits were the soldiers' favorite food.
"Three coins for one. I can take out 200,000 yuan." Li Yi gave the price and quantity.
The cost of one compressed biscuit in Zhuangzi was two yuan.
In the early stages of Kaiyuan, due to political instability, the price of one bucket of rice rose to three hundred coins, and then gradually decreased.
By the autumn of this year, it would be 20 qian per dou of rice. Although it was not as much as 10 qian per dou of rice during Zhen Guan's time, it was not much worse.
"I'll take all of it." Bi Goo understood. Li Yi didn't want to make money. It was only 600,000 RMB, 600 RMB.
Bi Goo chose to forget that he had once suggested to stop the promotion of officials. That meant that he had to spend money to buy an official position.
How much does an official cost? Thirty.
Six hundred taels was enough to buy twenty officials. It was not a small amount of money.
"Okay, I'll get a team to transport it out tomorrow. We'll spend the New Year at the border. A military coat can solve many problems."
Li Yi wished he could directly send all the good things in Zhuangzi to the border. The soldiers there were fighting with their lives on the line.
"Dongzhu, there are two people outside. They are Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong from the Shu Di Salt Gang." Song De came over at this time.
"Ask them what's the matter first, so I can consider who to look for." Li Yi didn't go to see them directly. He accompanied Bi Goo to eat.
"I've already said that they came here when the Yellow River was still navigable. They haven't come to see us since they sold half of their salt.
However, because they brought other goods, the Ministry of Revenue was easy to deal with. They only collected 1/30 tax, but in the end … "
Song De stopped here and glanced at Bi Goo.
"In the end what?" Bi Goo asked.
"In the end, the situation is different now. The Ministry of Revenue is powerful. They want to collect 1/10 tax because they have other fur and medicinal herbs that are of high value."
Song De chose the words and said it.
"Old Bi, you're the Prime Minister. The Ministry of Revenue is awesome. Hahaha … "Li Yi laughed heartlessly.
"Invite them in." Bi Goo didn't have the slightest intention of laughing.
He knew about the Shu Di Salt Gang. Li Yi wrote a letter and the exchange voucher, and the other party immediately organized people to collect goods.
When the express arrived, the goods followed closely behind. It was so fast.
The Shu Di Salt Gang had contributed to the fight against the southwest barbarians. In the end, they were bullied in Chang 'an.
If they did this, would it be useful to write a letter and send it at the critical moment?
Song De ran to invite them. The palace maids and eunuchs stopped eating and stood up to welcome them.
Bi Goo and Li Yi also stood up. The two who came represented the Shu Di Salt Gang.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong came. When they saw Li Yi, the two showed an embarrassed look.
"Li Dongzhu, sorry to disturb you. The tax is too heavy." Yang Huanjin didn't say a word and cupped his fist.
"Brother Yang, Brother Huang, don't be so polite. Let me introduce you. Old Bi, this is Yang Huanjin, and this is Huang Xianrong."
Li Yi returned the greeting and introduced the two of them.
He said to the two of them, "It's troublesome for you to find me. Go to Old Bi. Old Bi is now the Minister of Revenue and the assistant minister of the Yellow Door."
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong: "…"
"Brother Yang, Brother Huang, greet me. Otherwise, Old Bi will be angry …"
"Xiao Yi, don't tease me." Bi Goo interrupted Li Yi.
He looked at the two of them and said, "Prepare the tax receipt. Shu Di Salt Gang, tax exempt. The previous tax will be refunded."
"Thank you, Minister." Yang Huanjin reacted and bowed to the ground.
Huang Xianrong followed suit. He was very excited.
The two of them knew that Li Yi was powerful, but they didn't want to trouble Li Yi.
They really had no choice but to come to him.
In the end, Li Yi was having a meal with the head of the Ministry of Revenue who made things difficult for them.
From the way he addressed him, it was Old Bi.
The two of them found other connections. Not to mention the Minister of Revenue, they didn't even see the assistant minister. The other party just wanted money.
When they arrived at the Li Family Zhuangzi, they were having a meal with the Prime Minister. In a word, the previous tax will be refunded?
"Song De, bring two more big shrimp casseroles. Let Brother Yang and Huang eat together. They're not outsiders."
Li Yi said to Song De and invited the two to sit down. The palace maid Taohong went to get wine.
The two of them were very reserved. The Prime Minister.
"I'll deal with them later." Bi Goo was still angry. They could ask for money, but they couldn't cheat people.
They even cheated the Shu Di Salt Gang. It was despicable.
Yang Huanjin and Huang Xianrong looked at each other. They wanted to plead but found that they didn't have the right.
"Brother Yang, Brother Huang, come over now. You can't go back for the New Year. You can stay in Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi is very lively. I'll arrange a courtyard. The others can go to the front building and light their own stoves. "
When they were waiting for the casseroles, Li Yi invited them. In fact, he was helping them make the decision.
The Shu Di Salt Gang really did work. The transportation and other things were paid by them.
"Yes, stay in Zhuangzi. With Xiao Yi, no one will dare to bully you." Bi Goo added.
The two of them found that they couldn't refuse. They really needed a safe place to rest.
This was only once a year. Sometimes it was twice in three years. Small quantities of salt could be transported by road. If there were more, the cost would increase too much.
Two casseroles were brought up with chili oil on top.
"Try it. I'm sure you'll be surprised." Li Yi gestured to the two of them to take a bite.
Yang Huanjin first picked up a bean and put it in his mouth. His eyes widened. He ate the bean and picked up a small spoon to scoop half of the soup. He blew it into his mouth and showed a comfortable expression.
"Sure enough, spicy food is innate in Shu Di. The other spicy food you've eaten before isn't as good as this, right?"
Li Yi was happy.
Huang Xianrong did the same. He found that the spiciness of this casserole was special and satisfying.
Bi Goo looked at his casserole. There was no chili oil in it. He shook his head. "It's not good to eat too much spicy food."
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