Li Shimin almost spat out the wine in his mouth when he heard that.
"That's not enough? Brother, that's almost a year and a half's worth of taxes collected by these places! "
"Just this alone has almost caused the economies of these places to collapse! Do you know what will happen if the money is leaked out? "
"This … will only cause economic chaos in the originally stable areas. Prices will skyrocket for a short period of time, but after that, prices will fall into a relatively weak phase!"
Wei Zheng analyzed seriously.
This was the best result they could come up with.
What kind of place was Liangzhou?
Liangzhou was connected to Tubo or the Western Regions by Longyou Road. It was also an important economic and trade center of the Turkic Khaganate!
If something went wrong here, it would be a huge problem!
However, Zhang Feng shook his head.
"I know that Liangzhou, Luozhou, and Chang 'an are the most suitable places for the cooperative because they are the closest to Chang' an. Moreover, they are the places where trade from the north, south, east, and west must pass through. That's why we have to do this!"
"Besides, what kind of chaos will this cause in three days? Perhaps the emperor has already come up with a countermeasure! However, since your industrial center is in Longyou, I'll use Liangzhou as an example! "
Zhang Feng could not stand the look in Li Shimin's eyes.
"How much of the millions of taels of silver in Liangzhou have been distributed? Did Zhangsun Wuji tell you? "
"Well … Old Wei, tell me."
When Li Shimin heard that, he nudged Wei Zheng, who was playing dumb. After all, Wei Zheng was Wei Zheng's cousin.
After all, he would only know more than him, the Emperor.
Wei Zheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Liangzhou distributed about eighty million taels of silver. About six million taels of silver went to brothels, gambling houses, restaurants, and other places … The common people and small businesses shared the last two million."
"So little? Liangzhou's taxes are so little? "
"I thought Liangzhou could share at least ten million taels of silver …"
Zhang Feng was very surprised.
As the starting point of the Silk Road, the prosperity here basically supported one-third of the economy of the Tang Dynasty. But how could it be so little?
"Cough cough!"
"Brother Zhang Feng, this... is not bad. Do you know how many people there are in Luo Zhou? Even Old Duke Hou Junji was only able to take out six million after exhausting everything he had. Liangzhou took out eight million, so it should have been able to hold on. "
"Then, how long can Luozhou last?"
Zhang Feng asked.
"One month at most!"
Hearing this, Zhang Feng slapped his thigh.
"Enough!"
"If it's me, then …"
"Stop talking nonsense. Let's get down to business. We're in a hurry!"
Li Shimin was so anxious that he wanted to strangle Zhang Feng to death.
As for this guy, it was as if he hadn't said anything at all. How could this not make Li Shimin roar in his heart?
I want to strangle you!
"Cough cough!"
"Fine!"
Seeing Li Shimin so anxious that his eyes had turned red, Zhang Feng couldn't help but feel puzzled.
What's this guy so anxious about?
Even the emperor isn't anxious, so what's a small merchant like you getting anxious about?
Your little business in Longyou Province is probably only as big as a butt, right?
Zhang Feng seriously suspected that this guy might have revealed everything. Otherwise, why would he be so anxious?
"Fine! Since Lao Li can't wait, then let's talk about the benefits of this matter! "
"First, let's see why I'm saying this! All of you can put your hearts into your stomachs! Since I'm saying this, it's clear that the hermit has a brilliant plan to solve this matter! "
"First, of the eight million taels of silver in Liangzhou, more than half of it went into the pockets of the brothels, right? If you, Old Li, were the emperor, what would you do for us? "
"If it were me … I would get the silver back!"
Li Shimin seriously thought for a moment before replying.
"Wrong! If that's the case, wouldn't you be breaking your promise to the world? "
"Then, what should I do? I can't just let them take advantage of me like this, right? "
"They didn't take advantage of me for nothing?"
Zhang Feng scratched his head and said, "Who said that they took the money for nothing? Do you think it's that easy to take the money from the government? "
"Then, what do you think we should do?"
Li Shimin spread his hands. He didn't care anymore.
Zhang Feng heard this and shrugged.
"It's easy to take the money, but he has to spend it! Think about it, if you get so much silver for nothing, do you have to pay taxes? If you get so much money for nothing, do you have to spend it? Do you have to renovate the brothels? Do you have to recruit Hu Ji? Do you have to get in touch with the government again? "
"Tell me, when did Zhangsun Wuji decide to return the money?"
Zhang Feng asked.
Wei Zheng hurriedly said, "One year later, one year later, I'll pay you back in ten years!"
"What?"
"Which … which idiot decided on this? Was it the Ministry of Works? Or someone else? That's a f * cking idiot! "
When Wei Zheng heard this, he stole a glance at Li Shimin, whose face was alternating between red and green. He hurriedly looked down at his nose and said nothing.
Li Shimin clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it.
I want to strangle you!
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