Cui Wensheng smiled, but said: "Lord Zhao, you may not know that the Haizhou Salt Farm now accounts for thirty percent of the Xuzhou side, and I am afraid that it will take up more in the future." ”

"What?" Governor Zhao Yan exclaimed, looking at Cui Wensheng's indifferent expression, he hurriedly said: "This salt tax is the foundation of the country's wealth, and the thieves in Xuzhou actually want to interfere with this, so what do you have to do to recruit An, you have to send a large army to suppress it!" ”

Seeing Cui Wensheng's cold expression, Zhao Yan became self-righteous and nervous, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said: "Being in the enemy territory, but the official is careless, Gonggong Cui, you must do your best to release this news, otherwise the court will be in trouble." ”

Listening to Zhao Yan's nervous words, Cui Wensheng was stunned for a moment, and then saw Zhao Yan's face black because of excessive wine, Cui Wensheng couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said while shaking his head: "Lord Zhao, let's tell you something new, the Haizhou Salt Administration has handed over the salt farm to others, as long as the annual salt payment is not less than the year before." ”

Huaiyan is related to the world, and these people dare to hand over the fundamental salt farm? Zhao Yan was dumbfounded, then reacted, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that he was forcibly seized by the Xuzhou thieves?" ”

"And listen to what our family said, since this other person came to dry salt and cook salt, but in a few months, the output of the salt farm has actually quadrupled, it is only less than five months, and it is not in the peak season, it can actually quadruple, according to the output of the previous year, the rest of the people are divided, and the ones you see are." Eunuch Cui Wensheng said leisurely.

Fengyang Governor Zhao Yan has been up and down for many years, and he has also developed the bearing of the city government, but he can't hold back his shock when he hears this, but he can achieve the position of Shangshu, and the news is also very well-informed.

Having said this, Zhao Yan was speechless for a while, but he turned his head and opened the curtain again, although the wind blowing in outside was a little cold, he still didn't care much, and stared blankly at the fields and roads outside and the large houses and greenhouses mixed in between.

"Why is such a tall house erected here in Xuzhou, is it used to store grain?"

"That's all kinds of workshops, Lord Zhao should have drunk Hanjing's famous wine when he was in Beijing and Shandong, and this wine is a specialty of Xuzhou."

Zhao Yan turned his head and was silent for a long time, the carriage stopped because of something, and Zhao Yan asked in a muffled voice: "Gonggong Cui, since you are so familiar with Xuzhou, do you think this recruitment can be successful?" ”

"What does it matter if it doesn't work out? It's nothing more than that these young people don't want to toss too much, they just want to figure it slowly, Lord Zhao, it's not that these people in Xuzhou are in a hurry, it's the court that is in a hurry to recruit An, anyway, everyone has been used to doing things for so many years, no matter what he does, cover his eyes and pretend not to see! Cui Wensheng said lightly.

Although Zhao Jin did not send someone to greet him, but the escort team was not ambiguous, after the other party entered Yanzhou Mansion, there was a family Ding Tuan Lian to follow the guards, and the handover was carried out at the edge of the defense area, and it took a few hours to walk from the ferry to Hejiazhuang, and he had to stop to eat and rest halfway, Zhao Yan was very curious about the Qiē on the Xuzhou side, but with Cui Wensheng's explanation, the mood became more and more heavy.

"Grandpa Cui, this official never thought that Xuzhou was like this, so there is nothing to hide in front of Grandpa Cui, Grandpa Wei's plan really has his reason, such a strong man must be defeated regardless of a qiē, otherwise, this is not right, this is already a big disaster here!" Zhao Yan said solemnly.

"Gonggong Wei is right, but when he knew Xuzhou, he couldn't defeat it, and he would bring trouble to his own family in vain, but it's a pity that his mind is hateful to those sour slanders!" Cui Wensheng was a little excited when he said this.

Zhao Yan, the former secretary of the military department and the current governor of Fengyang, yawned, wiped his tears and said: "Gonggong Cui, you are not in a hurry, but this official does not believe how big this Xuzhou can be. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yan shook his head and stopped talking, perhaps because of exhaustion and sleepiness, or because he felt that what he said was really impossible, Cui Wensheng always leaned on the wall of the carriage, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhao, you have been a great Sima, the grassland Mongolia and Jianzhou Jurchen came to defeat us, do you feel anxious, the Tartars are barbarian and enter the Kou, it is to end our inheritance and legal system, but this Xuzhou is in chaos, I usually think it is a mess, and it doesn't matter if I really get bigger, It's nothing more than a change of dynasty. ”

Xuzhou is a corner of the country, the people of Xuzhou are the people of China, the change of dynasties is a big event, but thousands of years of inheritance, is not a groundbreaking new possibility, nothing more than a normal rotation, really want to think of this step, but do not feel how, when the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, the Mengyuan Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty, this is the Ming Dynasty people are really afraid, under the rule of the Jurchen and Mongolians, the Han people did not come out, if it is still the Han people to rule the world, it is nothing more than a change of name, everyone still has to follow the old way.

Zhao Yan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, then shook his head, and said with a smile: "Gonggong Cui, this is too rebellious, no one has said to rebel now, and the court is also as usual, how can you talk about the change of dynasty, but you have to be silent, now Gonggong Wei's side of the factory guard has shrunk back, but Donglin's eyeliner is as fierce, if our words reach their ears, it will be doomed." ”

Cui Wensheng smiled, his face was full of indifference, but he stopped talking, Zhao Yan was still drinking and indulging last night, and he couldn't hold it anymore after lunch, and he didn't want to be rude in front of Cui Wensheng, so he held on in a daze.

Between this half-asleep and half-awake, Zhao Yan thought in a trance that what Eunuch Cui said was actually not bad, everyone in the center knew the situation of Daming now, it was really not as good as a day, Liaozhen was beaten by the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the southwest side was entangled in the army to consume military salaries, and now there is a Xuzhou, compared with these places, this Xuzhou is really a good choice, look at the neat buildings along the way, the rich and busy people, and the Yellow River embankment that looks very strong, and then there are rumored tigers, wolves, soldiers and horses, This is really a bit of a Ding Revolution atmosphere, and I won't be an official for long, so I will return to my hometown and see it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan, the new governor of Fengyang, couldn't help but shudder, he was confused, he actually thought about such a big rebellious thing, Cui Wensheng said with a smile: "Lord Zhao, at our age, we must pay attention to health moderation, and we can't be too indulgent!" ”

Zhao Yan laughed twice, but he didn't answer, and continued to be confused there, Fengyang garrison eunuch Cui Wensheng squinted his eyes and looked at the other party, but he was laughing inexplicably in his heart, do you think that you can be famous and rich again by relying on the sage's article in the new dynasty? That's a dream, this Xuzhou system is to dig up the lifeblood of the world's scholars, the ridiculous thing is that the literati in the world don't think so, and even many people think that even if the dynasty changes, their own family can be famous and rich by reading articles.

If the Tartars can rule the world, I am afraid that they will have to open the imperial examination to recruit the heroes of the world, if this Xuzhou Zhao Ziying is the Ding Revolution, I am afraid that it will be too late to cry when I read the sage book, Cui Wensheng shook his head while thinking, thinking why should he worry about this, after Wei Zhongxian returned to Beijing, many subtleties in the world have changed, for example, Cui Wensheng, the governor of Caoyun, was deprived of his official position, Caoyun and Donglin Wenchen were greatly involved, so naturally they would not let a eunuch stare at it, and now Cui Wensheng has only one Fengyang garrison eunuch. It is estimated that it will not be too long.

Eunuch Cui's friends in the palace have already written to him, Wang Tiqian and others, who originally bowed their heads to Wei Zhongxian, are not very comfortable now, since Wei Zhongxian can't dominate the inner court, these big men naturally can't settle down, fight, there are no years to fight, Cui Wensheng is chattering in his heart, and he is also a little tired.

Waiting for the carriage to arrive near Hejiazhuang and stopped, Cui Wensheng and Zhao Yan, the two ministers of Zhao'an, who were in a daze from the carriage, woke up, the two looked at each other and smiled awkwardly, and got off the carriage together, the sun was about to set, and the afterglow was brilliant and brilliant, dyeing the world into a golden and fiery red color, Cui Wensheng was not fully awake, and after getting off the car, he shook it, and his hat fell to the ground, Zhao Yan smiled and bent down to pick it up, handed it to Eunuch Cui, and stopped with his hand in the air, and asked in amazement: "Grandpa Cui, why is your hair all white?" ”

Cui Wensheng and Zhao Yan are old acquaintances, when Cui Wensheng was sent out of Beijing because of the red pill case, by chance, Zhao Yan also saw Cui Wensheng, at that time Cui Wensheng was just a few white hairs, but I haven't seen him for a few years, Cui Wensheng is already full of silver hair, and he can't see a trace of black, at this time, Zhao Yan found out that Eunuch Cui was already old and didn't look good.

took the hat, stretched out his hand and flicked the dust, Cui Wensheng said indifferently: "I have too many things on my mind in the past two years, and my hair is so white." ”

For the envoys who came to Zhao'an, Hejiazhuang has an inn arrangement here, not to mention Cui Wensheng and Zhao Yan's sighs, the subordinate officials who followed Zhao Yan to this side are quite dissatisfied, in their minds, the court's willingness to recruit thieves is already a blessing for the thieves in their previous lives, and they will definitely be able to share a lot of benefits with them, and the other party wants to please the minister of Zhao'an Xuanfu, don't you want to please the people around you?

But in Jinan Dongchang Mansion is fine, after entering Yanzhou Mansion, there is no response from the commanding envoys, if you want to toss, you will often be taught a very miserable lesson, looking at the murderous thieves, no one dares to raise their voices, after coming to this Xuzhou, seeing that it is so prosperous and rich here, I thought that I had the opportunity to make a fortune, I thought I could be happy and happy, but I didn't expect to be stared at very closely by the murderers with knives, and I didn't even have freedom of movement.

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