At the same time, Changsun Wuji looked at Dai Zhou, with a fire burning in his eyes. He really hated Du Qi. Once because of the defeat of Hou Junji, Tang Jun and Du Qi's army confronted each other at the border of Guazhou. At that time, Du Qi asked him to kneel and apologize at the border. And the last battle in Guazhou City, Du Qi made another condition, asking him to kneel down on Niulan Mountain to apologize.
It's just that it's impossible right now, he has nothing to do with Du Qi.
Dai Zhou was stared at by Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji, and was a little nervous for a while. He took a deep breath, calmed down his inner thoughts, and then said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, whether the perfume was created by Du Qi is temporarily unknown. What is certain is that this perfume industry is owned by Du Qi of the Xia Kingdom. Possessed. This point can be found.¡±
Li Shimin snorted and said: "Since that's the case, there is nothing to be suspicious of. It must be Du Qi's. Although the taxes in our Tang Dynasty have risen, Du Qi has made a lot of money."
Changsun Wuji said: "After all, this is Du Qi's property."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Dai Zhou, is there a way to suppress Du Qi to make money and prevent him from making money from the people of Tang Dynasty?"
Dai Zhou smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, if Du Qi is not allowed to make money, there is actually only one way, which is to ban the sale of perfume. Because we in the Tang Dynasty can't make perfume, we can only ban it."
Li Shimin said: "It can't be banned!"
Dai Zhou said: "It is true that the prohibition is endless, and once it is prohibited, the taxation of Datang will also be affected, and may even show a cliff-like decline. Such an arrangement will also cause countless businessmen to go bankrupt and unable to operate. At the same time, the people cannot buy When it comes to perfume, there will be discussions. In short, once this matter is banned, Du Qi will indeed not be able to make money, and the impact on us will be huge."
Li Shimin frowned.
The expression is bitter.
Li Shimin continued: "You just mentioned glass, etc., and these are also Xia's industries."
"yes!"
Dai Zhou replied: "Nowadays, all the industries that are really popular in the world are the industries of the Xia Kingdom. It is almost difficult to stop these. Because after the opening of Guazhou, Du Qi's products entered Guazhou and entered Datang. Merchants buy it and then sell it. Now that it is banned, our Tang Dynasty will also be affected. If it goes down, I am afraid that it will kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred."
Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, because he was helpless about such a thing. He doesn't want Du Qi to benefit, but if he wants to stop Du Qi, his own interests will also be affected, which is embarrassing.
Dai Zhou said: "Your Majesty, Du Qi's industry is very cunning now. Du Qi's various industries, such as perfume, they only operate in Guazhou and do not enter the rest of the Tang Dynasty. All of them are transferred in the Tang Dynasty. The sellers are all businessmen from our Datang, so it is almost very difficult to deal with Du Qi's property."
Li Shimin sighed and said, "Forget it, don't care about the perfume."
"yes!"
Dai Zhou said no more.
He came in just to report the business tax issue, and after the report was over, Dai Zhou resigned and left. After Dai Zhou left, Changsun Wuji also resigned, and Li Shimin was a little depressed after handling the government affairs, so he went straight to the palace of Changsun Wugou in the harem. As soon as he entered, his nose fluttered, and he smelled something different.
The eldest grandson Wugou took the initiative to smile and said: "Your Majesty, have you ever smelled the smell of my body?"
Li Shimin said: "It smells like roses."
The eldest grandson Wugou said: "Your Majesty, this is something called rose perfume. Spray a little on your clothes and it will keep the scent for the whole day. Smell it, isn't it very comfortable?"
Li Shimin smiled awkwardly.
It's Du Qi's goods again.
Du Qi's perfume has reached the point where even the grandson Wugou can't refuse. Li Shimin felt bad from the bottom of his heart, but in front of his eldest grandson Wugou, he couldn't show it, and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad!"
Changsun Wugou turned around, and the scent was even more pervasive, but Li Shimin didn't intend to stay, said a few words, and finally left. Li Shimin, who returned to his palace, sat withered, with a tired expression on his face.
When it comes to Du Qi, it seems to be Li Shimin's demon, because things are too difficult.
At this moment, Li Shimin thought of Li Jiancheng.
In the past, when Li Jiancheng was the prince of the East Palace, he often opposed Du Qi. From time to time, Li Jiancheng has to deal with Du Qi, but every time, the result is that Li Jiancheng is deflated and has to be beaten by Li Yuan.rebuke.
In the end, Li Jiancheng was so exhausted that he didn't dare to provoke Du Qi again. Especially in the end, Li Jiancheng was tricked by Du Qi, so that the Xuanwumen incident occurred.
Now Li Shimin has realized the difficulties Li Jiancheng faced back then.
Du Qi is really a fox.
Very difficult.
Every time something happens, Li Shimin is the one who suffers, so now Li Shimin feels embarrassed everywhere. If Du Qi were to be dealt with right now, it would be tantamount to cutting his own flesh, which would also embarrass Li Shimin.
When Li Shimin was reading, it was his eldest daughter Li Lizhi who entered. Li Lizhi is the eldest grandson Wugou's daughter, she is deeply favored by Li Shimin, as soon as she entered, Li Shimin immediately beamed with joy.
It's just that Li Shimin moved his nose.
There was another scent of jasmine.
This is jasmine perfume.
Originally, Li Shimin was still in a good mood, but when he smelled the fragrance, he panicked. So after talking with Li Lizhi, Li Shimin sent Li Lizhi away again.
At this moment, Li Shimin was even more upset with Du Qi. The reason is very simple, his wife and daughter have all used perfume, so Li Shimin is very helpless and can only admit it with gritted teeth.
There is no way, I can't afford to offend Du Qi.
Li Shimin simply got up and left his bedroom, and went to the place where Li Yuan lived. When Li Shimin entered the harem and saw Li Yuan, Li Yuan was still reading, and what he was reading was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
During this period of time, Li Yuan often watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the more he watched it, the more he liked it. Especially if you look at the content carefully, you will feel that it is even more profound, and the tricks are linked together, which is really exquisite.
Li Shimin saluted and said, "Father."
Li Yuan said: "The emperor is here, what's the matter?"
Li Shimin said: "Father, my son is here about Du Qi. Now Du Qi's property is very popular. It has even penetrated into all aspects of the Tang Dynasty and is completely unstoppable. If Du Qi's property is disposed of, taxes will be affected. , people's livelihood will be affected. However, if Du Qi is not dealt with, Xia Guo will benefit countlessly. My son came to ask the father, how should I deal with Du Qi?"
Li Yuan said: "When you get along with Du Qi, I told you back then that you should be treated as an elder. As an emperor, you treat him as an emperor, and you are today. It is too late to talk about how to deal with Du Qi. It is useless for you to ask me about this matter, because I have no way to deal with Du Qi. If there is a way to deal with him, Du Qi, the kid, would not have taken advantage of the loopholes and asked him to help you cover up all the time. .¡±
Li Shimin sighed.
Embarrassment ah!
It's really difficult for Du Qi to handle here.
Li Shimin stood up and said: "Father, my son and minister will leave."
Li Yuan saw that Li Shimin was a little bit less interested, so he stopped talking and waved his hands. When Li Shimin left, Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin's leaving back and sighed in his heart. Once when he met Du Qi, he had no solution. When Li Jiancheng met Du Qi, he was restrained everywhere. Now it's the same with Li Shimin.