Perhaps because of the different arms of each person, coupled with the-for-tat attitude of Changshi and Taishou, the atmosphere of today's rally is a little dull. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yan Ping sat in the middle of the seat, completely ignoring Yu Tan, and turned his gaze to a middle-aged man at the next table.

This middle-aged man's name is Wu Mi, a member of the Wu clan in Lin'an. Lin'an is adjacent to Jiaxing, there is also a place near the sea, Wu's as a Lin'an landlord, naturally according to local conditions around the sea to cook salt, although the scale of production is far less than Yan's, but it is also considered to be Wuzhong's strength is not weak salt family.

In the past, the Yan family and the Wu family had a lot of disagreements because of boiling salt, because Lin'an was closer to Yuhang, and the Wu family used the power of the Zhou City to attack the Yan salt boat. It was not until a few years that Yan Ping took full control of Zhoushi with the help of his position, and then he came to the top and made it more difficult for the Wujia salt boat, so that the southbound waterway of Wujiayan could only be resold by land north to Songjiang.

As a result, the cost has increased several times, and the Wujia salt industry has become more and more sluggish, and it has been unable to maintain it so far. Some time ago, a considerable part of the reed ponds purchased by the Yan family were sold by the Wu family.

After this incident, Yan Ping looked down on the Wu family even more, but now he had to contact the villagers to fight against Yu Tan, so in the face of this Wu Mi again, Yan Ping rarely asked with a pleasant face: "Has the dispatch of Wu Jun's family improved recently?" ”

Wu Mi smiled slightly after hearing this, and said: "Thanks to Changshi Gaoyi, who is willing to help my family when it is in crisis, the wealth and goods lost by Changshi have improved greatly." ”

"That's for the best. The salt industry is volatile, the risks are like the tide and waves, and the livelihood is boiling. It's a good thing to be able to get out early. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Ping paused, rarely taking into account the feelings of others, worried that Wu Mi would misunderstand that he was satirizing him for his difficulty in keeping his ancestral business, and explained with a smile: "If it weren't for the fact that my family is in a barren land near the sea, and it is difficult to farm with high winds and waves, I can't bear to let my children manipulate that bitter and turbid soup." I envy the fertile soil in Wu Jun's family, intensive cultivation, and eternal acres of land, which is the foundation of a long-term heirloom. ”

Seeing Yan Ping's hateful face of being cheap and obedient, Wu Mi felt a sigh in his heart, and said with a smile: "What Changshi said is exact, so my family has been transferring wealth recently, hoping to get Shen's Tiaoxi Village." ”

Hearing this, Yan Ping's eyebrows suddenly raised, he had already regarded the manor that the Shen family was about to sell as a forbidden one, and hearing Wu Mi's undisguised desire to buy, this made him a little unacceptable, and faintly regretted that the purchase of Weitang was too careless, so that he funded potential competitors.

"Coincidentally, my family also has this intention, if Wu Jun's dream is disappointed, then I'm really sorry."

Although he had the idea of showing favor to Wu Mi, Yan Ping was used to being angry after all, and all joy and anger were overflowing, and his attitude was even cold. Speaking of financial resources, looking at Wuzhong, which one will the Yan family be afraid of!

After Wu Mi heard this, he didn't say more.

At this time, Yu Tan, who was sitting at the top, spoke: "Summoning you today is a reluctant invitation. When I took up my new post, I noticed that the county had not yet established a job field, and the county government was inconvenient. However, it is also difficult to use the treasury to turn over, so I would like to ask you to help me with 3,000 rice and grain after the New Year, so as to feed the sages of the county government that are lacking during the year. ”

When Yan Ping heard this, he scoffed. He also said that Yutan had any amazing means, it turned out that it was nothing more than levying rice and grain in addition to the household survey, and he wanted to use the assets of each family to invite him to buy the hearts of the county government.

At present, the imperial court has no strong interference in local finances, so it is difficult for foreign officials at all levels below the state and county levels to provide financial resources, and only local governments are allowed to raise their own funds. However, in this way, it will cause frequent miscellaneous adjustments in various places, making it unbearable for the people and difficult to make a living.

Therefore, at the beginning of the year, the history of Jiangzhou Thorn should be proposed by Zhan, and then divided the official subordinate fields within the fields directly under the state and county, because of the official rank, the number of acres of land is uneven, and it is allowed to cultivate self-sufficiently, and no longer disturb the people. Taichung's great goodness has been extended to all states and counties.

Wu Xing has been lacking too much for a long time, and although Yan Ping is a long history, he only has the responsibility of managing general affairs, but he has no right to deal with such major matters, so the official positions at all levels of the county government have not been divided so far. After Yu Tan took office, he naturally put this matter on the agenda, and even made up for the vacancy that was not done this year in order to invite people to buy people's hearts.

It is already normal for state and county governors to levy miscellaneous surveys in addition to household surveys, but it also varies from person to person and from place to place, and it mainly depends on the authority of the governor during his tenure. Like Yutan, a bicycle without military power, there is no strong means to control each family, how can it be that each family will obediently give money and food by one mouth!

Therefore, Yan Ping sneered: "Although it is a great good thing to make this discussion, Wuzhong has experienced turmoil, and it is already difficult for the small people to make a living, and it will be difficult to sustain it." The subordinate officials of the county government have long admired the king like Mu Ganlin, so how can the king be responsible for good governance? ”

To levy a variety, that is impossible! Since the chief officer wants to invite people to buy people's hearts, everyone has been poor for a long time, it depends on whether you have this ability!

However, before his words fell, Wu Mi, who was next to him, said: "I will wait for the world to live in Wuxing, and rely on the protection of the sages of the county government, so as to ensure the peace of the country." My family would like to seconded the envoy to help this good government. ”

Hearing this, Yu Tan raised his glass to Wu Mi at the banquet, but Yan Ping's eyes were almost ready to breathe fire, and he already hated to cut off this ungrateful villain!

However, before he could speak, several people at the table said that they were willing to donate rice and grain.

Three thousand rice grains, not too much, not too little, after several families in the county expressed their positions one after another, they were already about to be gathered. Such an enthusiastic phenomenon is tantamount to a blatant slap in the face Yan Ping, even if he is sluggish, he is faintly aware of a trace of conspiracy. Looking around at the families, he suddenly found that the people who expressed their positions were all the people who had sold the reed pond to his family before.

What's going on?

Yan Ping couldn't be calm anymore, he only felt that there was a conspiracy force that was firmly entangled in him, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Shen Ke on the other side. Although the reaction of those families was beyond his expectations, he didn't take it seriously, just a group of insignificant goods. But if the Shen family also changes its stance on the direction of the wind, he has to be solemn.

So Shen Ke's every move involved Yan Ping's heartstrings. Fortunately, this Shen Ke just sat quietly and did not say a word, which made Yan Ping breathe a long sigh of relief, but fortunately, the situation was not out of control. Although I don't know what means Yu Tan used to win over these families, as long as a strong sect like the Shen family can still maintain its position, Yan Ping will not be afraid of these small and shady methods!

When he looked at everyone again, Yan Ping's eyes were already faintly flashing, after this meeting, he would clean up these flagrant disobedience to his wishes one by one, and take refuge in Yutan to fight his villain!

After everyone's statement came to an end, Yu Tancai gave a small gong next to the case and signaled his servants to pass the meal.

Wuzhong diet, rice soup and fish. Although it is winter nowadays, fruits and vegetables are hard to find, but since it is too much to feast guests, and the seats are full of celebrities in the county, the dishes are also dazzling and quite rich.

Taihu Sugar Crab, when the golden autumn crab paste is the most fatty, steamed red, smeared with honey-stained wine sealed cellar, taken with food, can be called the crown of Wuzhong flavor. The rest of the fish bream, chicken soup, goose breast, etc., are all delicacies.

However, the most beloved is the most conspicuous Ulva soup and perch on each person's case, so the thoughts of Zhang Han, the ancestor of Zhuang, are popular in the north and south, which is free and elegant, and everyone admires it. As for now, it has become a must-have dish for banquets and drinks in Wuzhong.

Although it is winter at this time, it is not the most beautiful time for the flavor, but it is full of rhyme, and it is also hearty to accompany the meal.

Yan Ping's family is rich, and he never gets tired of eating on weekdays, and his appetite has always been satisfied. At this time, his heart was depressed, even if he was full of delicacies, it was difficult to boost his appetite, so he just sipped a bowl of vegetarian soup, and the soup was in the mouth, but the taste was bland, and it seemed that the kitchen forgot to put salt.

Originally, this kind of small negligence was just a few words of reprimand, but today he was in a particularly bad mood, when he raised his hand, splashed the soup in his hand in front of the banquet, and shouted angrily: "Who is the cook, so negligent!" ”

Seeing this, Yu Tan smiled and said: "It's just a trivial matter, why should Changshi be angry." It just so happened that I had a strange thing, which was convenient for taking salt in the hall and mixing spoons for the long history. ”

With that, he waved his hand, and a servant brought a wooden plank around the edge of the hall and placed it in the sunlight in front of the hall.

When Yan Ping saw this scene, he was faintly anxious in his heart, and sneered: "My family has been making salt for several generations, but I don't know if you can get salt crystals from a stove." ”

After saying that, he got up and left the table, wanting to get a glimpse of what Yu Tan was doing. When he got closer, he saw a layer of slightly turbid liquid poured into the wooden board, and the smell was faintly bitter, which was the bitter brine of salt making that he was familiar with.

"In this matter, I can solve the puzzle of the long history. The method of raw salt, there has been in ancient times, the people of the first Qi went to the sea to take salt, made brine beach, inherited the sunrise, between the night, salt crystals precipitated. The people of Xianyue worship the Thai emperor, make gold as a vessel, and also have the method of drying salt. ”

Yu Tan talked eloquently at the table, and then took out the previous "Treatise on Salt", showed it to everyone, quoted scriptures, and explained the words and sentences in detail one by one. Everyone in the hall listened as if they were fascinated, and when they heard the wonders, some people high-fived and admired, and some people couldn't help but step down from the hall, standing in front of the salt slab, and examining it carefully.

Seeing Yu Tan talking eloquently, Yan Ping's heartstrings became more and more tense, and he didn't know what those allusions were about, but there was only one sentence echoing in his mind: Salt precipitation in the sun!

What does this mean, how can Yan Ping's family not understand how to cook salt for generations. As soon as he heard this, his mind swirled that even if other Yan families had recently sold the reed pond to his house under various pretexts, it seemed that they had already heard about it, and the operator behind it must be Yu Tan!

As soon as he figured out this question, Yan Ping's breathing became rough. This group of guys was obviously digging a pit for him to jump, but it was ridiculous that he took it as a golden opportunity to buy all those reed ponds that were about to be useless at a high price!

"It's salt!"

I don't know how long it took, a cheer in his ears woke Yan Ping up from the chaos, he hurriedly looked over, only to see that the brine gradually condensed with white micro-powder, and there was a buzz in his mind, and the last bit of luck in his heart was crushed!

"The old thief trapped me!"

Yan Ping kicked the salt plate away, and then his eyes were red, and he rushed into the hall and rushed to Yu Tan.