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

Occasionally there will be some novels in the magazine, which are written about the Three Kingdoms, Chu and Han, and even the Spring and Autumn and Seven Kingdoms. Li Shimin will also read them.

It's just... I couldn't read a few pages, so I threw it aside.

Literary talent is indeed remarkable.

But it's not real.

Perhaps it is because of the current development of the Tang Dynasty that it has become rich in all aspects. These scholars who were once poor did not take money as money.

In these novels, Li Shimin can't see the shadow of "money".

One by one, it seems that they have never been bothered by this problem.

But to be honest, if... Li Shimin became a member of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, and he would not be troubled by money as written in the novel...

Not to mention giving him any country in Qixiong, even a small country, Li Shimin is also confident that he can beat other countries to the ground.

A penny can baffle a good man, but it can also baffle a country.

Is Yin Lulu right?
Of course it is.

There can be no more correct words than Yin Lulu's words.

Then Li Shimin didn't mention this method, did he not think of it?
Nor is it.

Of course Li Shimin thought of it. The reason why he didn't say it was because he felt... making money can't be rushed for a while. The income of the imperial treasury comes from taxes.

If you want to make more money, you can only raise taxes, or think more in the name of taxes.

All dynasties and dynasties have done this when exploiting people.

But Li Shimin didn't intend to do that.

The more than 100 people on this list are a big disaster, so... the cleverly named tax, isn't it a big disaster?
In the final analysis, the latter matter is much more serious than the former matter.

The rise and fall of the world's dynasties is not due to this reason.

Although these problems are difficult, they have not yet reached the point where we need to tear down the east wall and repair the west wall.

but…

Now that Yin Lulu said that, she probably wouldn't say anything like tax increase, and with the style of the Yin family, she wouldn't steal food from the common people.

Li Shimin was very pleased.

Sure enough, it was the most suitable choice to arrange Yin Lulu to the household department.

"How does Jing Che make money?" Li Shimin asked.

Yin Lulu nodded and smiled slightly: "It's far away in the sky, but it's close in front of you."

Li Shimin was stunned.

He pondered for a while, but after a while, he still couldn't figure out what this... the thing right in front of him was.

"Jing Che is not going to be a secret." Li Shimin shook his head and said with a light smile.

Yin Lulu said: "Your Majesty, Datang just go to earn Persia's money."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, a little bit of surprise slowly surfaced on his cheeks: "The imperial court negotiated with Zhengyang Gong, and the annual fee is [-] guan."

"Jing Che said so, could it be that Zhengyang is willing to pay more money to the imperial court?"

The more he talked about it, the more likely it was.

If not, why would Yin Lulu say such things in front of her?

But... Yin Lulu shook her head resolutely: "Elder brother never told me about giving more money to the court. It's just that I think that when His Majesty discussed with elder brother, he just said... that elder brother will solve Persia's troubles."

"But it didn't say... Datang can only be run by his elder brother alone."

"Isn't the imperial court also able to go to Persia to do business?"

After speaking, Yin Lulu paused.

"Not only Persia, but also the surrounding countries, isn't it possible?"

Li Shimin was stunned again, looked at Yin Lulu, hesitantly asked, "Can the imperial court do business like a firm?"

"Why not?" Yin Lulu asked back.

Without waiting for Li Shimin to continue asking.

Yin Lulu began to explain: "There are many businesses that the imperial court can do now, such as ships, railways, firewood, rice, oil and salt..."

"These are all guaranteed profits."

"As well as silk and cloth, these industries that Fengchao has dabbled in, His Majesty only needs to discuss with Elder Brother, and Elder Brother will naturally be happy to see cooperation with the imperial court."

Li Shimin nodded, but did not speak.

Tribute trade can also be regarded as a transaction, but... it is a "tributary" cloak, and it doesn't look like a transaction.

And let the court lose face and start to do business like merchants.

This kind of thing still makes Li Shimin a little bit hard-hearted.

He took a deep breath and waved his hands: "Jing Che, have you ever calculated how much the imperial court can earn in a year if it follows Fengchao's business example?"

Yin Lulu paused, it's not that she can't answer, in fact, she made this kind of budget early in the morning, but in front of Li Shimin, she had to be somewhat reserved.

"The railway allows the countries that want to repair it to provide their own materials. Every time, my Tang Dynasty can release one or two places for them to compete for price."

"The highest bidder wins, and the craftsmen who went to repair the railway in Tang Dynasty will also have to pay for it."

"As for the train, they bid for it, and the highest bidder still wins."

"Every year... Datang can earn millions of coins while on the train."

Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat.

According to Yin Lulu's words, Datang doesn't need to pay anything, as long as it pays people, the rest of the money and resources will be paid by those countries. These millions... are pure profits.

Yin Lulu continued.

"The same is true for the ship. Datang can build it in the territory and sell it to other countries. It can still be auctioned to the highest bidder, or it can be sold at a fixed price."

Li Shimin asked, "Jing Che, what do you think is the right price for a boat?"

Yin Lulu answered simply: "A boat that costs a hundred guan can sell for 20 guan."

"A ship that costs thousands of guns can be sold for 80 guns."

Li Shimin's heart jumped again, and when he opened his mouth, he said with a bit of hypocrisy: "Then...wouldn't it be inappropriate?"

Yin Lulu gave Li Shimin a strange look, but she still spoke in a tactful way: "If Your Majesty thinks it's inappropriate, then just make less money."

Li Shimin coughed twice, and waved his hands: "Jing Che is very good, but... just forget about the railway, they are all eager for this thing."

"But the boats are selling for such a high price, are they really going to buy them?"

Yin Lulu smiled slightly and nodded: "Of course."

"Your Majesty just needs to invite them to come to Chang'an for a briefing, discuss with them, and formulate matters concerning the territory of the sea area."

Li Shimin stared round and looked at Yin Lulu.

good guy...

This move is really too ruthless.

Countries in this era basically have no concept of sea areas, even in the Tang Dynasty...the idea that this sea area is my home and that sea area is your home has not yet come into being.

Except for Datang, it is already vague, under the actions of Yin Xuan and Xue Rengui, they know that exploring and mastering the sea is an important thing.

No other country has this awareness.