Li Shimin had long been dissatisfied with Changsun Wuji, but he thought that Changsun Wuji had changed in the past six months and was no longer targeting Li Jue.

Unexpectedly, just a few months later, this guy's old illness has relapsed!

"What's the reason this time?"

"Your Majesty, it is said that the Imperial Grandson's family is selling steel too cheaply, making it impossible for the Changsun family to sell their iron..."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Li Er stood up excitedly.

"Say it again?"

"Your Majesty, the steel produced by the Crown Prince is too cheap, squeezing out the Changsun family to the point of collapse!"

Li Shimin laughed heartily upon hearing this.

"That's great!"

"My eldest grandson has finally solved this huge problem for me, hahaha!"

In fact, Li Shimin had long known the harm that leaving the salt and iron industries unattended would cause to the court.

But often, even he, the emperor, had no choice.

These things were left over from the early days of the Tang Dynasty, and any attempt to change them would affect too many interest groups.

There are some interest groups that even the emperor cannot touch.

After all, he's just a human being, not a god; he can't lift himself up by his own hair!

In a sense, these interest groups were precisely the administrative foundation upon which he maintained the stability and rule of the empire.

Without the support of these powerful families and members of the royal family, even the emperor's orders could not leave the palace.

Therefore, in many cases, the affairs of the imperial court were actually a compromise of interests among various parties.

However, Li Jue's ability to single-handedly defeat the Changsun family, the behemoth of the Tang Dynasty's iron and steel industry, has given him a significant boost.

In this way, he can not only deal with court affairs more calmly, but also use this method to control the Changsun family!

Of course, if he really wanted to take action against the Changsun family, he had plenty of ways to do so.

However, many methods cannot be used, and imperial power cannot be easily invoked.

This is not only something he doesn't want to do, but also something he can't do.

Because the Changsun family is associated with dozens of families, and even has many connections with the Li family.

If the Changsun family is targeted, many other families will be implicated.

Now he can restrict the Changsun family without using imperial power, and no one can find fault with him.

After all, if you can't beat someone in business, you can only admit that you're not as skilled.

Even if the fight goes all the way to the imperial court, Changsun Wuji will still be in the wrong!

Damn it!

"Such a big matter, why didn't that rebellious grandson tell me a single word!"

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has never bothered to boast about his achievements. Even though the salt he produces has been sold all over Chang'an, he has never shown off..."

"What?"

"My grandson has even managed to produce salt?"

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince not only succeeded, but the price is only one-fifth of the original!"

"What!"

One-fifth?

Zhang Anan said with a face full of excitement.

"yes!"

"Now, the people of Chang'an can buy a pound of salt for just ten coins, and it's the best quality green salt!"

Li Shimin gasped upon hearing this.

If this grandson sells salt for ten coins a pound, it's not just a matter of being five times cheaper, but a whole dozens or even hundreds of times cheaper.

Because the salt produced in the Tang Dynasty was not for ordinary people to eat, but for wealthy families to use for brushing their teeth and rinsing their mouths!

"This...this..."

"I don't believe you! Take me to see for myself!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Anan looked at the memorials piled on the table and said with a troubled expression.

"Your Majesty, you haven't dealt with these memorials yet."

"deal with?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin snorted coldly and kicked over the mountain of memorials.

"Damn it!"

"If my grandson can really sell salt for ten coins a pound, I don't care if they live or die!"

Chang'an West Market.

Li Shimin, dressed in white dragon-fish attire, arrived at a shop specializing in salt products, only to find that the shop was already crowded with people waiting to buy salt.

Li Shimin picked a commoner who was closest to him and struck up a conversation with him.

"Hey buddy, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, the old man glared at Li Shimin with displeasure, seemingly annoyed that he had delayed his queue.

"What else could we do? Of course, we'd hoard salt!"

"Salt hoarding?"

"Yes!"

"Sir, you may not know this, but it's widely rumored among the people of the capital that the Crown Prince's low-priced salt is almost sold out, and you won't be able to buy it again!"

"Can't buy it?"

Li Shimin was completely stunned when he heard this.

Why is that?

The old man snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"What else could it be? Of course, it's because some people saw that the Crown Prince was sold too cheaply and wanted to kill him!"

"I've heard that the memorials impeaching the Crown Prince are almost drowning in the Emperor's coffin!"

"well!"

"Poor Crown Prince! He just wanted to do something practical for us common people, and he's attracted so much jealousy and hatred!"

"Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. I need to hurry up and get in line, or I won't be able to buy any later!"

While Li Shimin was chatting with the old man, the crowd in front of him suddenly erupted in chaos.

"What?"

"Each person can only buy five jin?"

"Boss, I've been queuing up since before dawn, how am I supposed to survive if you only sell me five pounds!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately abandoned the old man and ran to the front of the procession to watch the commotion. However, his sudden appearance immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of a large group of people.

"Hey you, get to the back of the line!"

You want me to get out?

"Otherwise, are you going to tell them to get lost?!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this, but still offered an explanation.

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