"The trees on Guangwu Mountain can't just be cut down. There are no trees in the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun", and the mud will be washed down the water into the river as soon as it rains, and the mountains and rocks will be bare, what will it look like bare? And there is already a lot of sediment in the Yellow River, and if the two banks rush down like this, then what is the problem? The Bianhe River below Yongqiu, the river channel is already higher than the dwellings on both sides, and it is called the Hanging River, because it has been diverting water from the Yellow River, and the sediment has been silted. For the sake of future generations, we can't let the Yellow River become like this! ”

Xu Ping and Li Shen walked on the mountain road, looking at the large mountains and forests that had been cut down not far away, and said to Li Shen.

Li Shen sighed: "To be systematized, how can the lower officials not know?" If you don't cut down trees to burn charcoal, what do you use to burn porcelain? Where do these potters go if they don't burn porcelain? It's always a matter of desperation. ”

"If you don't cut down trees and burn charcoal, can you burn charcoal? Right, the firepower of charcoal is fierce, and it is much stronger than charcoal! ”

"That being said, but Heyin County doesn't produce carbon here, so what can be done?"

Xu Ping stopped, pointed to the Yellow River not far away, and said to Li Shen: "Heyin County is not produced here, but Huaizhou on the north bank of the Yellow River is full of pits and valleys. Where Xiuwu County burns porcelain, isn't it all charcoal? Even Gongxian in the south, and Ruzhou in the south, are now all using charcoal to burn porcelain, how can it be a long-term plan to cut down trees on the mountain! This place is close to the Yellow River, and it is completely possible to transport the carbon from Huaizhou from the Qin River, and how much money can it cost? If you are afraid that the tax will be high through the state, you can use the charcoal in the area of Xushui in the south to come from Xushui, and only pass through Xingze County on the road, can the tax be negotiable? ”

Li Shen said respectfully: "What the system said is that the officials will find a way to change to charcoal here." ”

"Keep this in mind, if you keep cutting down trees and burning charcoal, it won't be long before this kiln can't be done."

After speaking, Xu Ping raised his steps and continued to move forward.

Although Guangwu Mountain is not tall, but it is close to the Yellow River, although the river is now rolling north, standing on the mountain and looking at the Yellow River in the distance still feels imposing. The water of the Yellow River rushed for thousands of miles, and when it came here, it was forced north by this mountain.

After traveling all the way, to the small village where the Jiang family opened a casino, Li Shen said: "To be systematized, there is a chasm ahead, let's not go over there, let's stop in this small village." Xia Guan had already sent a note to the remaining potters in the kiln and asked them to come to the village to talk. The village is clean and tidy, not like the pickled kiln pits. ”

As he spoke, he led Xu Ping into the largest courtyard in the village.

At this time, Li Shen, the big house in the middle of this courtyard, had already sent someone to clean up, and the original gambling equipment had already been cleaned up, and the tables and chairs inside were neatly arranged, which was a good place for discussions.

Xu Ping went to the middle of the house and sat down, and Li Shen instructed his entourage to go and call the potters on the other side of the ditch to come over and discuss the matter.

How to arrange the matter of the potters Xu Ping and Li Shen had already been discussed in the Three Emperors Temple, and they came together today, but they just seemed solemn. Moreover, although this kiln will be attributed to Mengzhou in the future, it is only managed by the three divisions, and the real owner is still the three divisions, and no matter how the cooperative is managed, the consent of the three divisions must be obtained. Xu Ping happened to be here, so he settled down in person.

Not long after, the official brought five people over, two of whom were already gray-haired, and three middle-aged men.

When they arrived at the house, the five of them saluted Xu Ping and Li Shen: "Xiaomin has seen officials. ”

Xu Ping looked at the five people, then looked at Li Shen next to him, and asked in a deep voice, "Why are there five people?" Didn't you say that it was better to let all the potters come with you? ”

An old man with a beard in the middle said: "This duke is to let all our people come, but everyone doesn't know what the officials are recruiting people for, so they let the little old man come over and listen to the instructions." ”

Xu Ping looked at Li Shen beside him, shook his head, and stopped talking.

This is a habit formed over many years, everything has to push a few people out, whether it is a reward or a punishment, in short, not all people will come together. Unless you have a proper conversation with these people, they will persuade you to come over. However, today's matter needs to be made clear to all people, and whether or not to participate is entirely voluntary, and it cannot be just an order as before. Just say to these few people, what kind of cooperative is there to do?

Today's protagonist is Li Shen, the third division represented by Xu Ping, just to ensure that the assets under his management will not be lost.

Li Shen secretly looked at Xu Ping, cleared his throat, and said loudly to the five people standing in front of him: "The original kiln owner Tong Qilang not only gambled excessively here, but also hid goods, evaded taxes, and has been imprisoned. As for the punishment he will receive, the government will judge it directly. The taxes were settled on these two days, because I don't know where Tong Qilang transferred the goods he earned in the past few years, but he collected these kilns as official to offset the taxes he escaped. ”

The old man in the middle asked, "We small people don't understand the affairs of the official family. Tax evasion is only the work of the kiln owner Tong Qilang, and it has nothing to do with us small people. The brothers pushed a few old people to come, just to ask the officials, this kiln mouth is owned by the official, so what should we do with the potters? Where will you settle down in the future? ”

Li Shen said: "I called you over today to discuss the aftermath." Sitting here is the Marquis of Yongning County, now Deputy Envoy Xu of the Salt and Iron Division. There is no official in the industry, it has always been under the management of the three divisions, Deputy Envoy Xu is here to testify, Mengzhou has collected these kilns, what will happen in the future, I will discuss it with you today. ”

"The officials laughed, what do these things have to do with us who are small people who work as coolies? There is no official in the kiln, and we just need to send a supervisor to see what we did before, and how we will do it in the future. ”

This was originally something that Li Shen had never done, and the principle of doing things was also novel, he was always a little uncomfortable in his heart, and after listening to the old man's words, he was a little embarrassed. According to the usual practice, it should indeed be so, when the kiln is taken into official ownership, a well-off supervisor is sent to him, and the loss is compensated by his family property. Directly handed over to the potters working here to manage themselves, Li Shen really felt that there was no bottom in his heart.

Clearing his throat again, Li Shen said in a deep voice: "This time, the state is not going to send a supervisor here, but to leave it to you to take care of yourself." If there is money from selling porcelain at the kiln, the government will share the profit with the people in charge, so everyone should be asked to ask. ”

After Li Shen finished speaking, the five people standing there looked at each other and couldn't help laughing together.

"What the official said, it is really unheard of for a young person to live for such a long age. The kiln is not owned by the owner, or by the government, of course, it is managed by the supervisor, and the small ones are just working hard, where do they understand this? Besides, it is good to have money, and it is always in your own pocket to divide more and less. If there is no profit, how will the government explain it? Do you want to borrow money to pay it back? Officials, the little ones have a hard time, don't harm us! ”

(Make up for the arrears of the day before yesterday...... (To be continued.) )