Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 169 Economy is a Weapon ([-])
"No!" Li Er immediately pulled his face down.

If it's just copper coins, or some insignificant things, he might not care, but once it involves ironware or relatively very important strategic materials for Datang, he can't agree.

Even if Zhang Yi is just using iron as an example!
Just when Zhang Yi wanted to explain, he heard Li Erdao: "Iron is the most important weapon of the country, no matter how much money I have, I can't sell it to them!"

Speaking of which, Li Er took a deep look at Zhang Yi, and said coldly: "Zhang Yi, if I didn't know that you would not betray me, otherwise I would have thought you were a spy sent by Goryeo based on your words!"

Unexpectedly, Li Er was so sensitive, Zhang Yi couldn't help shivering!
With just one sentence, he was almost raised to the level of security in the country, and he thought that this was not clear, but he was just taking pig iron as an example. Do you need to be so nervous?
But in fact, it is easy to understand that the output of pig iron in ancient times was not high. Even the total output of Datang Ji in the fifth year of Zhenguan was only about [-] tons.However, it is only about [-] tons of output, but it needs to support the armament of a huge empire and the consumption of civilian iron, which has to be said to be a very large gap.

It is also true that the price of ironware has remained high!
However, all of this is not the key point. The key point is that no matter for any country or nation, or even an individual, once there is pig iron, it means that there is a source of weapons.

You know, the pig iron needed for the head of a long gun is only two taels. In this way, one catty of pig iron can make five gun heads, and only the gun head needs to be placed on a white wax rod. body, then it is a weapon that can be used to kill.

It can be imagined that as long as there is a certain amount of pig iron, plus one or two blacksmiths, it represents a steady stream of weapons.

The presence of weapons represents strength and war, and this is exactly the case. In ancient times, ironware was valued even more than food and other necessities of life, and it was called the foundation of the country together with salt.

Of course, compared with pig iron, the control of salt is much easier, and today's Lingnan is already full of salt because of Zhang Yi's filter salt production method, and even the original high salt price has been almost reduced by half. above.

"What about the salt?" Zhang Yi thought for a while and said, "If it's salt, does your majesty think it needs to be controlled?"

Regarding Yanba, if it was before, Li Er would never consider it, and would definitely deny Zhang Yi's words without hesitation.But now. When Yanba has been able to meet the living needs of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and there is still a certain balance, then even Li Er is still a little hesitant at the moment.

"Salt and iron are the foundation of the country. The Boss of Jingyang County should stop talking about it!" Li Chengqian didn't know what was wrong. Seeing that Li Er was still hesitating, he immediately responded to Zhang Yi's idea of ​​using salt as a trade put forward his own opinion.

In his heart, salt is as important as iron. If people don't eat salt, they will lose strength. Soldiers have no fighting power, and the people will be weak because of it. Although Datang is no longer as short of salt as before, it can't be sold. go.

Because once it is sold, then this is also an enemy of capital. Could it be possible to wait for those foreign races to eat salt and gain strength, and then use butcher knives to slaughter the people of Datang?
Of course, his thoughts were correct, but Li Er didn't say anything, but set his eyes on Zhang Yi again.

Then Zhang Yi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the prince actually knows what the prince thinks, but your Majesty, let's use Turkic as an example. As we all know, the grassland also has salt, and their salt usually comes from the salt lake on the grassland. For other reasons, they can't extract such pure salt as our Datang.

However, it is also edible!Of course, the manpower and material resources they need to extract salt by themselves are much greater, so that salt is also one of the important materials they are scarce.But our Tang Dynasty already has a surplus in salt, and I think we can provide them with a large amount.

First of all, because we provide them with supplies, we can eliminate their hostility towards our Tang Dynasty for a certain period of time. A proper excuse would be.

Secondly, because our salt has advanced technology, our cost is very low. Even if we sell it to them at the par price of our Tang Dynasty, we can actually make a profit, but at the same price, it is very likely that the Turks can only buy it. Less than [-]%, or even [-]% of the salt.

Such a huge surprise will only lead to one result in the end! "

Zhang Yi felt that he still couldn't make a detour, because he felt that the level of Li Er's understanding was very low when he proposed his own opinion to Li Er on economic issues.If he cannot clearly explain the reason, purpose, process, and required conditions one by one, then he may need to digest these things through repeated thinking.

And the direct consequence of this is that because of not understanding, not being clear, not understanding, resulting in misunderstanding or misinterpretation.

Just like Li Chengqian, the idea is good, but because of his speech, if Datang loses an opportunity to curb the demand for grassland salt, then it will be a pity for Datang even Zhang Yi.

"What result will it lead to?" Li Er said lightly, and at the same time gave Li Chengqian a look.

Although he has no intention of blaming Li Chengqian for thinking about the Tang Dynasty, expressing his opinion based on his own subjective judgment before a matter is clarified is not the quality that an heir to the dynasty should show .

Because in a sense, the identity of the prince undoubtedly represents an attitude and can affect the development of some situations.

After getting his father's blank stare, Li Chengqian finally swallowed the words he was about to blurt helplessly.

However, he also gradually understood a little bit, and it seemed that Zhang Yi's method was not as unacceptable as he imagined.At least if the Turks can temporarily withdraw their troops, or there can be a period of respite with Datang, then it is already a victory.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath, and said solemnly to Li Er: "The final result is that they will no longer make salt by themselves, and completely rely on me, Datang! As long as we can calculate what they need for a year, we can maintain a relatively saturated supply for them." Next, once we stop."

　PS: I feel so powerful today, after I came back from grocery shopping, I actually coded a chapter!Ask for praise!
　　
　
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