I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

This news from overseas made Li Shimin frown.

Read the history books.

He couldn't find even one example that could be compared with this matter. After thinking hard for several days, Li Shimin decided to ask Yin Xuan's opinion.

In this matter, I am afraid that only Yin Xuan has the most say.

Tongfu Restaurant.

In an elegant room on the third floor.

Li Shimin and Yin Xuan sat upright, the two remained silent.

After the wedding banquet that day, Li Shimin felt that he was always a little embarrassed to see Yin Xuan, especially when the two were alone, this emotion became more obvious.

He is used to how to get along with Yin Xuan as a father-in-law, but he is not used to how to get along with Yin Xuan as an emperor.

"Tell me, you've been staring at me for a long time, why are you looking for me, and you're being dragged to the third floor." In this long silence, and Li Shimin's inner struggle, Yin Xuan spoke, not a bit angry.

Li Shimin coughed twice, smiled, and came back. This familiar feeling returned.

He took a deep breath, and then said softly: "It is Persia that has sent a request for help. I want to ask your opinion."

He didn't say aggrievedly, "If you were in the court, I wouldn't have to travel so hard."

It is already a tacit understanding in their hearts that Yin Xuan will not go down to the court.

"Ask me for help?" Yin Xuan was a little surprised.

Forget about business matters, how could this old fox make such a choice about government affairs.

"It's not an ordinary request for help." Li Shimin sighed, "There is a civil strife in Persia, and I want to ask Datang to send troops to quell it."

"It's fine if it's an ordinary disaster."

"This time, it was... the group of merchants in Persia who caused the chaos this time."

Persian merchant?

Yin Xuan raised his eyebrows.

"Since Persia paid tribute to Datang, Datang promised Persia a share of some gunpowder and firearms, and allowed them to purchase a certain share of weapons from Datang every year." Li Shimin continued, briefly introducing the matter, "For some reason, these weapons fell into the hands of merchants."

"So...they rose up."

Li Shimin's embarrassment lies in this.

Do you want to help calm down.

He caught a glimpse of the different taste contained in this kind of thing.

"Is there any specific introduction?" Yin Xuan did not make a judgment immediately, but asked.

Li Shimin took out a document from his sleeve and put it in front of Yin Xuan—it seemed that if Yin Xuan didn't ask, he wouldn't take it out.

Yin Xuan took a few glances, shook his head, and smiled: "You think it's complicated."

Li Shimin was stunned.

"What's the difference between this and the matter of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang?" Yin Xuan put down the paper in his hand and tapped lightly.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, he didn't know why Yin Xuan made such a judgment.

"The Tang Dynasty and Persia are different." Yin Xuan explained, "The national conditions of the two countries are different, but Persia is blind—or Persia feels that it needs money to restore its country, and those nobles need money to enjoy themselves..."

"So Persia learned from Datang."

"All kinds of taxes have learned to look good."

"But that's where the problem lies."

Yin Xuan paused, then lightly said: "Datang merchants learned production technology and management methods from magazines, but Persian merchants hardly ever learned it."

"If you learn it, they won't be able to use it."

"In addition, the cost of Persian merchants is much higher than that of Datang merchants in the link of sea and land transportation."

Li Shimin has a different opinion: "But the price they sell in Persia is much higher than that of Tang merchants."

"This is the second point." Yin Xuan followed his words.

"Except for the most basic taxation of Datang, the rest of the taxation is net profit, which is determined and collected on the money that has already been earned."

"That is to say, no matter how much tax is collected, those merchants can be guaranteed to make money."

"And Persia's tax collection is gross profit."

"If such a large sum is spent, and the cost is deducted, they will not be able to make money."

"How can we not raise the pole and revolt."

There is a big difference between the word "Jing" and the word "Mao".

Li Shimin breathed out, thinking about what Yin Xuan said, and then nodded dullly: "So... your opinion is, don't interfere?"

There are also two schools of thought in the court.

One is to send troops—the opinion of the opponents is that the common people have been forced to revolt, and if they send troops, it will be detrimental to the name of Tang Renyi.

The other faction’s opinion is not to send troops—the opponent’s opinion is that the merchant uprising is unprecedented, and the merchants in the Tang Dynasty are better than the previous dynasties.

If something like this happens, what if the merchants in Datang are well-learned?
Li Shimin is also quite ambiguous.

Hearing Yin Xuan's words at this time, he gradually had some ideas in his heart.

"Why not?" Yin Xuan asked back.

Li Shimin was taken aback, and looked at Yin Xuan suspiciously—this sentence seemed to support sending troops, but weren't the things he said earlier against sending troops?

"That part of your concern is right." Yin Xuan said concisely, but he didn't intend to entangle this topic any further.

"Secondly, Datang needs foreign merchants to make money, and then send this sum of money back to Datang."

"But Datang does not need a courtier composed of merchants."

Li Shimin was a little puzzled.

He didn't quite understand the meaning of it.

Since it is necessary for merchants to make money and send money back to Datang, wouldn't the more merchants the better?

Yin Xuan nodded the table: "Businessmen are greedy, they desire the best things, and when they are individuals, they have a choice to belong to."

"Why do they keep sending money back to Datang?"

"It's because Datang is good."

"It's because they feel that they have the opportunity and hope to live in Datang."

"But what if they have a country? They want...the good things to be in their own homes, and it's impossible to give good things to outsiders."

Li Shimin suddenly realized, understood Yin Xuan's meaning, and also understood how to deal with this matter.

He pondered for a while.

But he didn't get up and leave, but hesitated for a while, and said: "If that's the case, then I have two requests."

"First of all, I hope Qianzhuang can open a branch in Persia."

Speaking of this, he felt a dull pain in his heart.

If Li Tai could manage Datang Bank well, this matter would not need to be handed over to outsiders.

Yin Xuan didn't make a statement and continued to listen.

Li Shimin said again: "Secondly, I hope Fengchao can transfer some of its staff to set up a chamber of commerce in Persia with Datang."

"It's like the chamber of commerce you got in Yizhou and Juzhou."

Yin Xuan laughed wildly in his heart, but his facial expression gradually became embarrassing.