Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 114
Li Shimin returned to the palace, and immediately met Fang Xuanling in the imperial study room, and caught Fang Xuanling by surprise from the very beginning.

"Prime Minister, immediately ask Zhongshu Sheng to draw up a decree. From now on, the Tiance Mansion will add a salt-making department, a paper-making department, and a printing department."

"For these three divisions, you will not be specially equipped with relevant officials. The appointment and dismissal of the main officials will be appointed by the crown prince at his sole discretion."

Fang Xuanling was surprised. Li Shimin was going to expand the prince's rights again. Wasn't he afraid of getting angry?

Now the prince already has the Prince's Mansion, and he has the right to open the mansion, but His Majesty still does not abolish the Tiance Mansion, and at the same time allows Li Fu to have the right to manage the Prince's Mansion and the Tiance Mansion. Now with the addition of the Third Division, Li Shimin What exactly do you want to do?
"Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling was a little worried, so he admonished: "The prince now holds the crown prince's palace, Tiance palace, Honglu temple, and serves as the minister of the Ministry of war. Is the power in his hands too great? If not, will Tiance palace be destroyed?" Abolition, the three divisions were merged into the Prince's Mansion..."

Fang Xuanling's opinion was of course intended to be considered for Li Shimin, and Li Shimin could understand it, but Li Shimin didn't need Fang Xuanling to help him think about it now.

Although Li Fu would insult Li Shimin in his heart at every turn, Li Shimin was able to distinguish right from wrong. So far, Li Fu has never thought of overthrowing him.

In short, Li Fu has always been loyal to Datang and Li Shimin, so Li Shimin is absolutely at ease with him.

At least Li Fu was his own son, even if Li Fu rebelled now, Li Shimin would admit it. In Li Shimin's eyes, Li Fu was even safer than Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji.

Although Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were his right-hand men, Li Shimin knew very well that the families behind Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were not loyal to him, especially Changsun Wuji. Although Li Shimin valued them, they did not use them seriously.

It was because Li Shimin knew that the family was too big to lose, and even if Changsun Wuji was in court, his primary consideration was not the country, but the interests of the family and his own interests.

But Li Fu was not like this. All of Li Fu's voices were mostly for the country of Datang, so Li Shimin was completely at ease with Li Fu.

"Prime Minister, you are worrying too much." Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and smiled lightly: "I trust the prince. The prince is absolutely loyal to the Tang Dynasty and to me. You can go ahead and draft the decree."

Seeing the confidence on Li Shimin's face, Fang Xuanling felt quite helpless. He didn't even know why Li Shimin was so confident.

But Li Shimin is the emperor after all, His Majesty has already said so, as a subject, he can't persuade him any more, he can only nod his head and say: "The minister understands, the paper-making department and the printing department are now in Tiance Mansion, the required officials Just use the crown prince's designation."

"But the Salt Production Department, Your Majesty, this is an important weapon of the country. I wonder what your Majesty's plans are?"

Li Shimin knew that it would be useless not to explain clearly to Fang Xuanling, so he told Fang Xuanling everything that happened in the East Palace today, and Fang Xuanling was surprised again when he heard the words.

"Refined salt? Your Majesty is saying that the crown prince can produce refined salt that is even purer than the refined salt specially provided by the royal family?" Fang Xuanling couldn't believe it. Printing and papermaking are things that can be seen, but refined salt , Fang Xuanling is really unimaginable.

Fang Xuanling had personally seen the refined salt specially provided by the royal family, and had been rewarded by Li Shimin, so Fang Xuanling knew exactly what it meant.

The refined salt specially provided by the royal family is of extremely high purity and snow-white in color. Except for the fact that it is slightly moist and the grains are slightly larger, it can basically be called the best table salt in the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Xuanling has always believed that the refined salt specially provided by the royal family is the top salt of the Tang Dynasty. With the current technology of the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for anyone to make better salt than this.

But now Li Shimin actually said that such salt appeared in the Prince's East Palace, and that it was drier and finer than the royal refined salt. This was too unbelievable.

"Why, if you don't believe what I said, then you can go to the East Palace and see." Li Shimin noticed Fang Xuanling's expression, and laughed, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times, his prime minister is indeed cautious enough.

"Don't dare!" Fang Xuanling hurriedly cupped his hands, "I naturally believe what your Majesty said, but I feel too surprised. I will go down to draw up an order to set up a salt production department, and then notify the Ministry of Officials to quickly select officials to go there." Tiance Mansion."

Li Shimin nodded, and waved at Fang Xuanling, signaling that he could step back.

Fang Xuanling left the imperial study and quickly headed to Zhongshu Province to tell his subordinate Chang Shi the requirements of the edict, and then prepared to rush to the East Palace. He was still uneasy. Without seeing it with his own eyes, Fang Xuanling felt unsure.

When Fang Xuanling came out, he bumped into Song Guogong Xiao Yu by accident. Seeing Fang Xuanling's flustered look, he couldn't help asking, "Where is Prime Minister going, why are you in such a hurry?"

When Fang Xuanling saw Xiao Yu, his heart skipped a beat, and he said with a smile, "Mr. Song Guo is willing to go to the East Palace with XX. Something good is waiting for you!"

"East Palace?" Xiao Yu was startled slightly, not understanding what Fang Xuanling meant, but seeing Fang Xuanling's mysterious face, she knew that something must have happened in the East Palace, so she thought for a while and made a decision.

As Xiao Yu and Fang Xuanling walked to the East Palace, he asked: "Prime Minister, what treasure has appeared in the East Palace that makes you so excited? Tell me first."

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly and said: "It is indeed an incredible treasure. I heard that His Majesty, Duke Ying, Duke Wei, and Prince Jiangxia have all gained a lot. If we go late, maybe there will be none!"

Hearing what Fang Xuanling said, Xiao Yu was surprised. Did the prince get some treasure? Did he give it away?But having Fang Xuanling miss him so much really makes people curious and expectant.

However, Fang Xuanling didn't make too much of it, and said directly: "Don't hide it from Duke Song, it is actually refined salt, which is better than the refined salt in the palace, and the prince made it."

"Just now His Majesty ordered me to promulgate several decrees, one of which is to set up a salt-making department in Tiance Mansion. I just found out that the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace already has a method of refining salt, so I want Duke Song to accompany me to see it."

When Xiao Yu heard this, her eyes widened instantly, "Your Majesty wants to set up a salt-making department in Tiance Mansion, and he also said that the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has a method of making refined salt? Isn't that impossible? Why don't you persuade Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty has become arbitrary and can't persuade you to come back!" Fang Xuanling shook his head, "That's why I asked Song Guogong to accompany me to the East Palace to see if there is refined salt, you can tell at a glance!"

"I see, then let's go!" Xiao Yu finally understood Fang Xuanling's intention, and his steps became happy.

(End of this chapter)