To be honest, Cui Geng's resoluteness just now was also the idea of paying back the money at a sky-high price. Vodt

The reason is very simple, this lawsuit is terrible in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of the royal family, this matter is a fart.

Didn't Li Longji instruct someone to cheat the Weiss sisters out of their money?

Li Xian is a person who values feelings, and after knowing it, most of them thought it was a child's play and laughed it off.

What about Empress Wei? I'm afraid I won't take Li Longji well.

According to historical records, after Li Xian's death and before the coup d'état of Tang Long, Empress Wei was worried about the instability of the situation and sent troops to besiege Li Dan's mansion.

Prime Minister Li Qiao advised, Li Dan, you are in prison, but don't he still have five sons? Now either lock them up or send them out.

However, Empress Wei said that it is only Li Dan who is qualified to be the emperor now, and I have seen him enough to worry about Li Longji.

As a result, the chess was one move short, and Li Longji launched the Tanglong coup d'état with hundreds of people.

Therefore, Cui Geng is really not optimistic about the consequences of shaking this matter out. Perhaps, Empress Wei will despise Li Longji even more because of his greed for money.

Of course, although Liu Youqiu felt that this matter would probably not be a devastating blow to Li Longji, he didn't dare to bet.

Liu Youqiu made the last effort pitifully, and said, "Cui Xiang, for the sake of our past and love in Wurong County...... You really can't raise your noble hand and put the king of Zi a yard? ”

Cui Geng waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about feelings, if you Liu Youqiu really still remember the feelings of Wurong County, can you be so perfunctory just now?" This is because you were unkind first, and then I was unjust. ”

"Okay, it's Liu someone's own doing."

After a pause, Liu Youqiu cheered up and continued: "Don't talk about feelings, let's talk about money." Belch...... Let's make it clear first, whether this deal is successful or not, you won't use today's conversation to disadvantage King Linzi, right? ”

Song Genhai said: "Who do you think of my family?" Tell you, buying and selling is not benevolent, my family is not as tasteless as you think! ”

Liu Youqiu ignored him, looked at Cui Geng, and said, "This official wants to ask Cui Xiang to agree!" ”

"I can promise you, but what about the money...... There is no shortage of officials. ”

"You're not lacking, but what about Tobe? If Cui Xiang agrees not to pursue this matter, I can ask the household department to make a sum of three million yuan. ”

"Tobe? Three million? Cui Geng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Liu Youqiu, you really ambushed me before?!" Now it's finally revealed, right? ”

Liu Youqiu smiled bitterly: "It's useless to say this now, and ...... I really couldn't get this money to you before. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"Well, isn't it a lot of loss for the King of Linzi to do glass trading? Find a way to make up for it. So, I secretly ......"

"What? You embezzled three million yuan? Cui Geng was taken aback and said, "It's not that the official broke the promise, such a big thing can't be hidden at all." If someone denounces you, don't rely on me for not being trustworthy. ”

"Of course it's not corruption, it's about taking a difference......"

Liu Youqiu's matter of raising money for Li Longji was complicated, and it took a quarter of an hour to explain the ins and outs of this matter.

The crux of this matter lies in the word "salt tax".

From the Spring and Autumn period, there was a salt tax. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the monopoly system of salt and iron was implemented, and the salt tax became a major source of revenue for the imperial court.

From the Han Dynasty to the Two Jin Dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the salt tax basically never stopped.

However, after the establishment of the Great Sui, production was encouraged, and the imperial court no longer collected taxes on salt. It is also said that the salt ponds nationwide are owned by the imperial court, but the people are not allowed to boil salt for profit.

The Tang Dynasty inherited the Sui system and did not collect salt taxes until today.

Now the price of salt in Chang'an is ten yuan per bucket, which can be described as very cheap.

Liu Youqiu fought the idea of salt tax.

However, with the cooperation of the local government, his hand could not be stretched that long. Besides, even if the salt tax is collected, it will go to the treasury, and it has nothing to do with Li Longji at all.

So, Liu Youqiu secretly sold the salt pond in Wudang County, Junzhou to Li Longji for 300,000 yuan on the grounds of "raising disaster relief money".

After selling the salt pond to private individuals, it is impossible for the people near Junju to eat such cheap salt, and it is no problem to double the price casually.

As for cheap salt from other places to sell? Joke, don't you need money for shipping?

Of course, what Li Longji needs is quick money, and it is impossible to sell salt to slowly recoup funds. So, he sold this salt pond to the local tyrant, and got a total of 3 million yuan.

Liu You begged: "If Cui Xiang agrees, I can use the reason of "the original salt pond was sold cheaply" to let the king of Linzi make up the difference, and the three million yuan will not enter the household?" ”

Cui Geng said with a smile: "So...... Is Li Longji ruined his fortune and eliminated the disaster? You may have done it to his Lord? ”

"No problem."

"Okay, that's it, within three days, you ask Li Longji to hand over this money to the household department."

"Yes."

……

Liu Youqiu walked away gloomily, faltering, as if he had aged a few years all of a sudden. Cui Geng understood that the friendship between the two was over, and he sighed.

The only thing that can comfort me is that with a total of four million yuan of foreign wealth before and after, I am much better as a household secretary.

As for the people near Junzhou?

The current price of salt is extremely low, and the price of grain of the same weight is not much, and even if the price is doubled, it will not have any effect on them.

To put it mildly, they still cherish the current price of salt.

According to historical records, the Tang Dynasty reintroduced the salt tax in the Kaiyuan period. Later, the salt tax became heavier and heavier, and the price of salt reached dozens or even hundreds of times the original. "The endowment of the world, more than half of the salt profits", the people are miserable.

Even if Li Longji does not ascend the throne as emperor in the future, the world will be peaceful for a long time, and the expenses will be huge, and it will be a matter of time before the salt tax is levied.

……

……

Half an hour later, in the palace of the king of Linzi.

Li Longji was pouring wine for Wang Ju and comforted: "Mr. Wang, don't be too discouraged, although Lin Yun has run away, our one million yuan is gone." Although Cui Geng resolved your plan with a mercury glass mirror, he did not break with the Wei family. But we don't have anything to lose this time, do we? ”

"That being said, but ......"

"Nothing. Think about it, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves? Our plan this time, Cui Geng solved it with a clever plan, so what about next time? What about next time? Sooner or later, there will be a time when he can't resolve it, haha! ”

Wang Ju drank a glass of wine and said, "The prince is really good at talking, and I feel much better when I listen to it." ”

"It's not that the king can speak, but that's the case. Brother Wang, you should be energetic and plan well for the lonely king, now that the three million yuan of Junzhou has arrived, it is the time to make great promises. ”

Pedal pedal pedal ~~

Just then, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

The voice of Li Longji's henchman Li Yide came: "Lord Qiqi, Liu Youqiu, the household servant, is in a hurry to see you." ”

"Huh? Doesn't it mean to hide our relationship? He visited the king with such fanfare...... What's going on? ”

Li Longji's heart sank, and he hurriedly ordered Li Yide to let Liu Youqiu into the mansion.

Liu Youqiu saw Li Longji kneeling on the ground and said, "Weichen is incompetent, I really can't stand the prince......"

Then, he briefly introduced today's events.

After listening to this, Li Longji was a little dumbfounded and muttered; "Could it be that the three million money tickets of this king are not hot, and they have to be handed over to Cui Erlang again? We have been planning for a long time, and all the money we got was prepared for him? ”

Burst~~

Wang Ju finally couldn't help it, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and said loudly: "If I hadn't calculated Cui Erlang, there would have been no meritorious work for him to offer glasses, and the official seal of the household department would not have been the book, let alone his banquet for Liu Shilang!" If I were careful, there would be no leakage of Lin Yun! Thousands of mistakes, all of them are Wang's fault! ”

After speaking, my head was dizzy, and there was room for lodging.

Li Longji had the heart of an emperor, and he didn't care about feeling sorry for the three million yuan, so he hurriedly ordered someone to carry Wang Ju to the couch and invite a doctor to treat him.

A few silver needles went down, and Wang Ju finally woke up leisurely.

He held Li Longji's hand and said, "He Shengliang is born, and he is born Yu!" That Cui Geng is Wang's nemesis, if you don't get rid of it as soon as possible, it will become a big disaster! ”

Although there was no "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at that time, the story of Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang's romance had begun to circulate among the people. For example, the Tang poet Du Mu once wrote in the poem "Red Cliff": "The east wind is not with Zhou Lang, and the copper bird spring is deeply locked in the second bridge (Qiao)."

Li Longji immediately understood that this was Wang Ju who made himself Zhou Yu and Cui Geng Zhuge Liang.

He smiled bitterly: "This king also wants to get rid of this person, but the enemy is strong and I am weak." Now we need to find a way to protect ourselves! ”

"No, it's not." Wang Ju's eyes flashed with excitement, and said: "When Li Chongjun got up, the army was in chaos, and it was the best opportunity to kill Cui Geng. The opportunity must not be lost, the loss will not come again, the prince must not miss it! ”

Li Longji nodded thoughtfully and said, "You mean...... Splashing Hu? ”

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