Cui Zhiwen immediately said: "Report to the Queen of Heaven, I have already discussed the matter of Kaizhong Law. This method is truly a good law. It has only benefits but no harm in the Tang Dynasty."

"So I firmly support the opening of China and France."

Pei Yan was robbed and could only say with a dark face: "I'm going to discuss it."

Several other prime ministers also discussed this, and there was nothing to say about this.

After all, Wu Zetian's promotion of the opening of China and France was not to compete for salt profits from the noble families. The essence was to spread the cost of transporting grain to the people of the entire Tang Dynasty by raising the salt price.

The cost of transporting grain to Guanzhong and the border is borne by a small part of the labor force, which can really force people to death, but if it is distributed evenly to tens of millions of people across the country, there is no feeling.

It's just that the salt price is a little higher than before.

"Very good." Wu Zetian nodded happily, "I'll discuss the specific assignment again."

"The Empress Dowager, I have also discussed it." Cui Zhiwen decided to repay his favor, so he said without thinking, "The food rations of the garrison in the western front can be transported by salt merchants from Jiannan Road and neighboring South Road."

"Guanzhong Foodstuffs can be transported by salt merchants from Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road."

"The rations of the garrisons of the North and Dong'an Protectorate can be transported by salt merchants from Henan and Hebei."

"In this way, the remaining grains from Jiannan Road, adjacent to Nandao, Huainan Road, Jiangnan Road, Henan Road, and Hebei Road can be transported smoothly to Guanzhong, western border, northern border and Andong Protectorate."

"From then on, there is no longer any shortage of food in Guanzhong and the four realms."

"This discussion is very appropriate." Wu Zetian nodded happily, "As for how much grain is sent for how much salt is sent, it will be determined after accounting by the various departments of the Shangshu Province, but the speed must be fast."

"The border is not stable, especially the Anton Protectorate."

"Just received an urgent report, the Silla people began to move again."

Pei Yan finally found the opportunity to speak and said in a deep voice: "Empress Dowager, there are wars in the western and northern borders at present. It is really not appropriate to start the war in the east. Otherwise, our Tang Dynasty will be attacked from three sides, and no matter how strong the national strength is, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand it. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty's Mansion is empty at present, and even the salary this month has not yet been settled."

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "This is the matter I will discuss next."

After saying that, Wu Zetian's eyes swept to Pei Shaoqing, and then said, "Pei Sicheng, how much money do you have in the account of the guard guarding the sect now?"

"The Queen Mother asked what this is for?"

Pei Shaoqing immediately became alert: "The money in the guard and capture city should be used for guard and capture city, and must not be used for other purposes."

Wu Zetian said: "You just need to tell the cabinet masters present, and it's enough to have a total amount of money in the account of the guard and capture department."

"I don't know." Pei Shaoqing refused bluntly, "I have to go back and calculate it before I know how much money there is in the account."

"Hmph, you know if you don't say you are alone." Wu Zetian said with a muffled groan, "I used a thousand collections of flawed poems as a one-manuscript to cheat 750,000 yuan, and held a flower list event to earn another two million yuan, and also secretly sold genuine poetry collections, selling 20,000 yuan. This is more than one million yuan, and it must be four million yuan in total, right?"

Hearing this, the other eight prime ministers were immediately stunned.

What's the situation? The collection of flawless auspicious poems they bought was not an isolated book? But there are as many as a thousand copies? Pei Shaoqing, a dog slave, cheated people!

At present, eight prime ministers, including Liu Rengui, turned to look at Pei Shaoqing and glared at him.

If the eyes could kill people, Pei Shaoqing's body would probably be full of holes.

Pei Shaoqing didn't care about the prime ministers' eyes, but cared about Wu Zetian's hand. What did he do? What did he want to rob?

Pei Shaoqing hurriedly complained: "Empress Dowager, the account is not calculated like you. The four million chunks you said are sales, and the cost must be deducted to be the final profit."

"The ink, wooden type and paper of Xiangrui Poetry Collection all require money."

"There are so many guards and men in the Shogun Department, as well as salesmen who sell poetry collections, all of them have to get commissions."

"The preparation of the flower list event requires even more money. Not to mention anything else, it only costs more than 1,000 scholars to eat and drink for three days, which cost no less than 300,000 guan!"

"So the actual profit is one million trump card."

"One million?" Wu Zetian said sneeringly, "I really think I don't know anything?"

After saying this, Wu Zetian said in a deep voice: "The profit is at least two million coins!"

Hearing this, Liu Rengui, Cui Zhiwen and other prime ministers looked at each other again.

They really didn't expect that in just a few months, the guard and capture personnel would be as rich as the country.

Looking back at the beginning, Pei Shaoqing said in the Zichen Hall that he could support all guards and catches the city hundreds of thousands of guards and catches the men and women and children. They just regarded it as a joke, but now it seems that it will become a reality!
Chapter completed!