I'm a marquis in Datang

Li Shimin said: "I also firmly believe it."

After a pause, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Du Qi beheaded many of our eyeliners in Xia Kingdom, and this guy Du Qi

Also in our Datang territory, there are many eyeliners.Have these people, bad people ever found out? "

"Never!"

Changsun Wuji shook his head and answered.

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Du Qi used to be in charge of bad people. He let the bad people know, and the bad people know. He didn't let people know, and the bad people have no way of knowing. So we don't know about Du Qi's line for the time being." Clear. If we want to investigate, there is no way to find out, after all, Du Qi's people rarely work. If they have any changes and work, then we have a chance to find these people, but right now they have no action, it will be very difficult."

Li Shimin said: "Think slowly and make sure to find him."

"Yes!"

Changsun Wuji answered.

"Report!"

At this moment, a servant came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Dai Zhou, Minister of the Household Department, is asking to see you."

Dai Zhou is in charge of the household department.

In charge of Li Shimin's money bag, the previous household department was called the Minbu, but because Li Shimin's name was taboo, it was renamed the household department.Dai Zhou's age is nearly sixty years old, quite old.

Because he was in charge of the household department and had worked so hard, his hair was already gray, and his face was covered with creases, which made him look very old.

Dai Zhou arched his back slightly, stepped into the main hall, and saluted: "Your Majesty, Dai Zhou."

Li Shimin ordered: "Give me a seat!"

The servant immediately took the seat.

When Dai Zhou was seated, Li Shimin said, "Dai Qing came to the palace today, but what's the matter?"

Dai Zhou said: "Your Majesty, I have come to report good news."

Li Shimin showed a bright smile on his face, and said, "It's rare to have good news. What good news does Dai Qing have?"

Dai Zhou said: "Today, I counted the taxes collected from the whole country in May, and it has increased by [-]% compared with the taxes in April. Compared with March, it has increased by [-]%. The commercial taxes in these months have increased. very obvious."

Li Shimin said: "The increase in commercial tax has made our treasury more abundant, which is a good thing."

Changsun Wuji suddenly said: "Dai Shangshu, during the past three months, the business tax has always been relatively stable, but it suddenly started to rise, so fast. Have you ever understood the reason?"

Li Shimin also looked at Dai Zhou with a curious look on his face.

Dai Zhou stroked the gray beard under his jaw, and said slowly: "I have indeed checked this matter carefully, so the

With such a rapid increase, firstly, the sales of cement in various parts of the country are increasing, and more and more people use cement; secondly, various mirrors have appeared, which can clearly reflect people's appearance , Countless people buy it; the third is the emergence of perfume, which is the most important part. "

"Although the original business tax increase has been increasing, it will not increase much compared to the previous month. However, the appearance of perfume has become popular all over the country, and there are too many people who buy it. It is almost inexhaustible. Exactly It is the sale of perfume, and there are countless people selling it, so the tax paid by merchants has been greatly increased."

Dai Zhou said: "Of course, there are many other industries that have also made breakthroughs in sales, and the government's policies are also good. So there is a leap forward today, but the main thing is perfume."

Li Shimin was a little strange, even more confused, and asked, "Dai Qing, what is perfume?"

Changsun Wuji also said: "That's right, I've never heard of it either."

Dai Zhou explained: "Perfume is used by women. If you smear a little on your body, you can smell the fragrance all over your body, as if you are in a sea of ​​flowers. Especially the fragrance is very pure, which makes people smell very comfortable. Nowadays, expensive perfume in Chang'an Women, and in many places in the Tang Dynasty, perfume has become popular. However, perfume is quite expensive, and a little bit costs a few pennies. That's why the tax has been raised so much."

Li Shimin was even more puzzled when he heard it, and asked, "Where did the perfume appear?"

Dai Zhou said, "It's from the Western Regions."

After Li Shimin heard it, he lost his mind for a moment.Without even thinking about it, he knew it was made by Du Qi, so he asked, "Is this perfume made by Du Qi?"

At this moment, Li Shimin suddenly felt jealous in his heart.This kid Du Qi is really good at making money. He started from the earliest tea shop and now has too many industries, making money easily.

But he wants to make money, but it is extremely difficult.

Chapter 991

No solution

At the same time, Changsun Wuji looked at Dai Zhou, with a fire burning in his eyes.He really hated Du Qi.Once because of the defeat of Hou Junji, Tang Jun and Du Qi's army confronted each other at the border of Guazhou. At that time, Du Qi asked him to kneel and apologize at the border.And the last battle in Guazhou City, Du Qi made another condition, asking him to kneel down on Niulan Mountain to apologize.

After kneeling twice, Changsun Wuji vomited blood afterwards.

Changsun Wuji wished Du Qi could die.

It's just impossible right now, he has nothing to do with Du Qi.

Dai Zhou was stared at by Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji, and was a little nervous for a while.He took a deep breath, calmed down his inner thoughts, and then said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, whether the perfume was created by Du Qi is temporarily unknown. What is certain is that this perfume industry is owned by Du Qi of the Xia Kingdom. Possessed. This point can be found."

Li Shimin snorted and said, "Since that's the case, there is nothing to be suspicious about. It must be Du Qi's. Although the taxes in our Tang Dynasty have risen, Du Qi has made a lot of money."

Changsun Wuji said: "After all, this is Du Qi's property."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Dai Zhou, is there a way to suppress Du Qi to make money and prevent him from making money from the people of Tang Dynasty?"

Dai Zhou smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, if Du Qi is not allowed to make money, there is actually only one way, which is to prohibit the sale of perfume. Because we in the Tang Dynasty cannot make perfume, we can only prohibit it."

Li Shimin said: "It can't be banned!"

Dai Zhou said: "It is true that the prohibition is endless, and once it is prohibited, the taxation of Datang will also be affected, and may even show a cliff-like decline. Such an arrangement will also cause countless businessmen to go bankrupt and unable to operate. At the same time, the people cannot buy When it comes to perfume, there will be discussions. In short, once this matter is banned, Du Qi will indeed not be able to make money, and the impact on us will be huge."

Li Shimin frowned.

Look bitter.

Li Shimin continued: "You just mentioned glass, etc., and these are also Xia's industries."

"Yes!"

Dai Zhou replied: "Nowadays, all the industries that are really popular in the world are the industries of the Xia Kingdom. It is almost difficult to stop these. Because after the opening of Guazhou, Du Qi's products entered Guazhou and entered Datang. Merchant buys and then sells

.If it is banned now, our Datang will also be affected.One strike down, I'm afraid it will kill one thousand enemies and self-damage eight hundred. "

Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, because he was helpless about such a thing.He doesn't want Du Qi to benefit, but if he wants to stop Du Qi, his own interests will also be affected, which is embarrassing.

Dai Zhou said: "Your Majesty, Du Qi's industry is very cunning now. Du Qi's various industries, such as perfume, they only operate in Guazhou and do not enter the rest of the Tang Dynasty. All of them are transferred in the Tang Dynasty. The sellers are all businessmen from our Datang, so it is almost very difficult to deal with Du Qi's property."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Forget it, don't care about the perfume."

"Yes!"

Dai Zhou said no more.