Don’t underestimate the salt trade this time. This is related to the rise and fall of Tuyuhun. Han Yi is also racking his brains in this regard.

The biggest problem is that the salt price in the prosperous areas of the Central Plains is relatively low, and the freight is not cheap at present. If you want to transport salt from Tuyuhun to Zhongyuan, it is wrong to set the price of salt. If it is set high, it will not be sold, it will be low, and it will lose money. Having said that, if the policy of Li Yifu is adopted, this problem will be solved easily. If a hundred ounces of money can be taken directly by the court, it will be profitable.

However, Han Yi introduced Tuyuhun Salt in order to improve the quality of life of the people, not to make salt profits. If the court intervened, the court would definitely raise the price of salt. How could the court do a loss-making business? The merchants would not be willing to go because it was unprofitable.

Therefore, Han Yi came up with such a way to directly convert salt into commodities. Salt is only one of the costs, and it can be calculated as the profit of commodities.

But Li Zhi really didn't understand the business matters. Instead of reading the memorial, it would be better to listen to Han Yi's oral statements. This way, he understood it more clearly. So he put the memorial down and asked, "I wonder what product you are talking about?"

"Pickled vegetables!"

"Pickled vegetables?"

Li Zhi opened his eyes and thought it was another very powerful thing, but he didn't expect it to be pickled vegetables.

"good!"

Han Yi nodded and said, "Tuyuhun and even the entire northwest region, the one that sells the most to our Central Plains is livestock, which is mainly for food. Generally, people from the northwest region drive flocks to the Central Plains to sell them. However, they don't need much cost to go all the way to Yumen Pass, because there are grasslands everywhere there, but when the flocks arrive east of Yumen Pass, it will be inconvenient to transport them, because there are no grasslands in the Central Plains and it is inconvenient to supply, so the cost will be greatly increased. If the livestock can be slaughtered in Liangzhou and made into commodities, it will be much lower than the cost to be made into commodities in the Central Plains."

Li Zhi said: "You mean turning livestock into cured meat?"

"That's true!" Han Yi said: "Because cured meat can be preserved well, in areas without grasslands, cured meat is more suitable for transportation. In fact, the Central Plains region has to buy livestock from Tuyuhun every year, but in fact it is far from reaching the upper limit. Compared with the needs within the Central Plains, it is not saturated. Now the imperial court needs to strengthen trade between the Central Plains and the Northwest. Livestock is definitely the top priority.

How to expand trade, buy more livestock, and stimulate the economy of the three places, we can build cured meat workshops at the intersection of the three places to increase the purchasing power of livestock, ensure the original supply of fresh meat, and then make more than a portion of the livestock into cured meat, put them in cans, and get a cargo ship, and then transport them to all parts of the Central Plains, especially those places where there is a lack of livestock. In this way, the transportation cost can be greatly reduced. If you transport your life to Jiangnan, this is a very, very difficult thing, and you can't transport much.

At the same time, the northwest and Tuyuhun areas lack green vegetables, and the Central Plains are very large, so we can make pickled vegetables and transport them to the northwest areas. The key to pickled vegetables is salt. We can consume salt on the spot, and the shipping fee for salt will disappear, and merchants will also be profitable. Then merchants will naturally be willing to go, and at the same time promote the major policy of integrating the three places. And more people can eat delicious meat."

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Li Zhi heard it and said it was amazing. This method was so amazing.

Han Yi said, "Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "Is there any?"

Han Yi said: "The court can also make profits from it."

Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Then you should tell me quickly."

Han Yi said: "The price of salt given to us by Tuyuhun is five cents per dou, while the cheapest salt in the Central Plains is only ten cents, so the middle is not a profit of five cents. If the profit is all given to merchants, it would be too cheap. The businessman suggested that the court obtain two cents of tariffs from it, which is reasonable. However, if the merchants help to send some salt to prefectures and counties that lack salt, then the tariffs can be exempted. The price of salt in Chang'an is ten cents, but in some areas where salt is lacking, the salt price is still relatively expensive, but the people cannot do without salt. If the salt price is lower, it can greatly reduce the burden on the local people. Moreover, using merchants to help the court transport salt not only reduces the court's expenditure, but also avoids the court's direct intervention in private transactions."

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "Since you talk about salt, I think you will either be levied. Since you are not levied, the court should pursue the idea of ​​benevolent government and make the people live a better life. Therefore, the court should encourage salt merchants to transport salt merchants to prefectures and counties that lack salt from all aspects. If merchants are willing to go, the court can give them some preferential treatment in other aspects, such as letting the local government build storefronts and warehouses for them."

This is his usual policy, to improve the quality of life of the people. He believes that only by living well can a country show the strength of a country. In dynasties like the Qin and Sui Dynasty, the treasury is rich, but the people's lives are very ordinary. Countries with this system are generally destroyed by civil strife. On the contrary, they are destroyed by foreign enemies. Because the country has no money, cannot fight wars, and can't create weapons. How to fight, civil strife is impossible. People live a wealthy life and you can't fool them.

Han Yi is also trying to balance the two as much as possible, but he puts the people first. According to last year's treasury statistics and gold bank statistics, the growth rate of wealth of Chang'an people is higher than the increase of wealth of the treasury, but at least both are increasing, that's enough. Moreover, Han Yi believes that the country needs money and issuing currency, and there is no need to compete for profits with the people. Issuing currency is the responsibility, and you should make this money.

Li Zhi also thought it made sense, either just levy salt tax and go all the way to death. Since you don't levy, it can be seen that you have the people in your heart, so you should find a way to lower the salt prices in some areas so that people can live a better life. Anyway, if you lower the salt prices, it will not harm your interests, and it will harm the interests of those black-hearted salt merchants. You will also gain a good reputation, so why not do it? So you nodded and agreed and handed the task to Han Yi for full management.

In fact, no one can play with it except Han Yi.

Although this conversation was led to Li Yi's mansion, it played a very critical role in the entire Tang Dynasty.

First, a plan to change tax revenue was formulated. It was to vigorously develop industry and commerce to enrich taxpayers, which was to avoid placing eggs in a basket.

This policy is very, very critical. The main economic policy in the early Tang Dynasty was to vigorously develop agriculture and sericulture, secretly advocating industry and commerce. Li Shimin's many policies seemed to restrict merchants, but he restricted merchants from wearing any color of clothes and sitting in sedan chairs. These were all irrelevant. In fact, there were so many merchants who rode on horse and carriages, and everyone turned a blind eye. However, in the early Tang Dynasty, there was no commercial tax. The tax paid by merchants was the same as that of farmers, and there was no difference at all. For merchants, this was really cool.

The reason why Han Yi's business policy was able to develop so quickly is because the policy in the early Tang Dynasty did not have a policy to curb merchants. As long as the merchants are not too arrogant, you can make money. If you want to be the prime minister, you have to mess with you.

Now that Li Zhi has made a statement, although it is not convenient to say it out, the emperor understands another importance of industry and commerce, which is that it can alleviate the conflict between the court and the people. If there is a farmer in the world, then as long as taxes are imposed, it is a farmer's uprising. As long as something happens, it must be a farmer's uprising. Since ancient times, I have never heard of a businessman uprising. If the class can be balanced, it will not be a class that can dominate, but it can be more stable.

These achievements were unexpected by Han Yi. Therefore, after leaving the palace, Han Yi rushed to the Ministry of Revenue and told Zhang Daxiang and Zheng Shanxing about the arrangements for trade with Tuyuhun.

Zhang Daxiang and Zheng Shanxing were stunned when you could think of this idea, and there was a conscience on your forehead. Even Zheng Shanxing, who had always been bad at compliments, even flattered Han Yi.

"Okay, okay!" Han Yi blushed when he heard this and said, "I think this is causing trouble for me!"

Zhang Daxiang said curiously: "How do you say this?"

Han Yi said: "What's more difficult than asking for help in this world?"

Zheng Shanxing smiled and said, "Brother Han is such a bad word. Confucius said to be Chengren and Meng said to be righteous. We just added trouble to ourselves, but it facilitated the people of the world. Brother Han really understands Confucianism without a teacher and admires it very much."

Han Yi looked at Zheng Shanxing in surprise and said, "Master Zheng, you are so sarcastic that you don't look like a newcomer at all!"

Zheng Shanxing said, "I never speak the official language, and every sentence of this sentence comes from the heart."

Zhang Daxiang suddenly interrupted, "And Brother Han, you don't need to ask anyone for this matter."

Han Yi was stunned and said, "What? Do you have a way?"

Zhang Daxiang said: "Did Brother Han forget that there was another wealthy businessman in Chang'an recently?"

"Is that? Who is it?"

"Your Xiong Xiaopang from North Lane!"

"Yes!"

Han Yi's eyes lit up and said, "How did I forget Xiaopang? He can now be the biggest meat merchant." This is a complete coincidence. His idea did not come from Xiong Di. He first negotiated a trade with Tuyuhun before he realized that Xiong Di had made a fortune. He could not say that he would negotiate the salt first and then consider how to digest the salt. This is too irresponsible.

But as he said that, he frowned again and said, "But Xiaopang alone can't afford it. Moreover, this is a good opportunity to promote business development. If one cannot take over, more merchants must be involved. Moreover, we have to make arrangements as soon as possible. Tuyuhun is vigorously developing the salt industry. It is estimated that shipments will increase significantly next year, so the first transaction will be completed next year, so we have to ask someone to go to build a workshop."

Zhang Daxiang said: "Brother Han means that as usual, our Ministry of Revenue will issue a notice to attract investment?"

Zheng Shanxing said: "But there are very few barbecue meat, almost nothing can be said to be."
Chapter completed!