This was a strategic location for Datang.

With Xue Yantuo, Li Chengqian would at most form an east-west confrontation with Datang.

But this is also the result they want.

"The decree of reinvention is announced to the world." Li Er continued, "From now on, food, iron and other strategic materials from the Tang Dynasty are strictly prohibited from leaving the country!

Soon, Datang will implement a salt and iron monopoly system.

Well, the Ministry of Revenue has issued a memorial regarding the salt and iron monopoly system.

Gao Ming does not know the importance and the cunning of the aliens. If these strategic materials fall into the hands of the aliens through Gao Ming, they will pose an unimaginable threat to our country, the Tang Dynasty."

Salt and iron specialty?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

This system did not exist before, but after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in order to revive the economy, private sales of salt and iron were allowed in the early years of Zhenguan.

Take Changsun Wuji as an example. His family's ironware workshop is the largest private blacksmith shop in the Tang Dynasty.

It's not impossible for Li Erzhong to open a salt and iron monopoly.

But after thinking about it, everyone understood.

Li Er's move was not only to prevent these strategic materials from flowing out of the Tang Dynasty, but also to curb the economic development of the Ming Dynasty.

You know, Li Chengqian, who took down the entire Tuyuhun, probably has the most green salt in his hands now.

Li Er was trying to contain the green salt in Li Chengqian's hands.

After all, today’s Ming Dynasty is no longer the small country that was huddled in Chishuiyuan!

The output of the previous workshops in the Ming Dynasty alone could no longer support the millions of people in the Ming Dynasty.

In Li Chengqian's hands, the most profitable thing is green salt. As long as Li Er seals this line, Li Chengqian will really be in trouble.

Of course, if Li Er had not blocked this line, the refined salt produced by Li Chengqian would have been an astronomical amount of income every year as long as it was sold to Datang.

All I can say is that Li Er sees things quite accurately.

Although he doesn’t understand business, he understands politics!

If I can't win you in business, I'll strangle you from the source!

Of course, Li Er's food appearance is pretty good. At least he did not cut off normal economic contacts with the Ming Dynasty. If he really blocked the trade channels between the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, the products in the workshops of the Ming Dynasty would not be allowed.

Entering the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian would probably be even more desperate.

After all, in terms of purchasing power alone, none of the ten Ming royal courts could match one of the Tang Dynasty.

However, if Li Er really wanted to do this, he would encounter considerable resistance. After all, there are countless people making a living relying on this business route.

Moreover, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. If the right path cannot be taken, some people will find ways to take other paths. This is what Li Er does not want to see.

Besides, since having trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, the commercial taxes of the Tang Dynasty have been increasing day by day, and it is impossible for him to give up the benefits.

It's one thing to suppress Li Chengqian, but it's another thing to suppress yourself.

"Wei Chen accepts the order." Upon hearing this, Dai Zhou stood up immediately.

The salt and iron monopoly is not a bad thing for his household department.

After he received the decree, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, since we want to implement a salt and iron monopoly, then the Weichen family..."

"Okay, I know what you want to say, let's discuss it later." Before Changsun Wuji could finish speaking, Li Er waved his hand. He really knew what Changsun Wuji wanted to say.

But this is not important to him. Although the ironware workshop in Changsun Wuji's family is the largest private ironware shop in the Tang Dynasty, it is really nothing compared to the entire Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is, it’s not convenient to talk about this right now. Although your eldest son Wuji is loyal, is it really not shameful for you, the majestic Duke of the Tang Dynasty, to do these businesses?

Although almost all the families present are engaged in business, who would bring it to the table to talk about it?

After Changsun Wuji heard this, he stopped talking and just showed his attitude. Moreover, he also knew that his family's ironware workshop might not be saved.

Even if Li Er doesn't care, his queen sister will definitely not let him continue this business.

After all, as a relative, he must take the lead.

Of course, he didn't care, after all, it was a trivial matter to him.

Li Er will not take advantage of him. If he suffers a loss here, Li Er will definitely make up for it elsewhere.

"Let's talk about the Ministry of Industry matters after Duan Lun comes back." Li Er thought for a while and said.

He originally had an agenda for the Ministry of Industry, but now that Duan Lun was in the Ming court, he put it aside for the time being.

To be honest, there are actually quite a lot of things to do.

When everyone heard this, they knew that Li Er hadn't thought about it yet and immediately bowed and left.

They knew very well that with the spread of these two imperial edicts, the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, or in other words, the battle between Li Er and his son, would officially begin.

It's just that no one can figure out for a while whether this kind of confrontation is good or bad.

After everyone left, Li Er slumped on a chair alone, a little angry and helpless.

Although the spy just spoke vaguely, Li Er understood that the reason why the countries in the Western Regions agreed to Li Chengqian's request was that Li Chengqian definitely analyzed his situation to him.

I must have clearly analyzed with them the importance of staying in the northwest.

What really impressed the countries in the Western Regions was never Li Chengqian's promise not to use military force in the Western Regions for twenty years, but that he really needed time and an excuse to stay in the northwest.

And here, Li Er is inevitably mentioned.

Moreover, Li Er bets that there is absolutely nothing good to say...

Helpless, he really didn't want to do anything to Li Chengqian, he really didn't...

But Li Chengqian was really wary of him all the time!

This made him very heartbroken and angry!

I am your father! I am not your enemy!

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