Liu Han is very strange, Yangzhou salt reform is his first policy for Xue Mi, for this reason, he personally drafted the song, formulated a plan, and then modified it by Lao Huang Run, and when it was given to Xue Mi, it was already a very perfect plan, as long as it was in accordance with this plan, there should be no problems, besides, the sentence is old and cunning, Gu Wei Zhuo has a clear reputation, and these two people are responsible for the specific implementation, there should be no chaos?.? `

Xue Yu shook his head and told Liu Han that according to their plan, after Gu Wei arrived in Yangzhou, he would first select a few salt farms for pilot, but to their surprise, the three salt farms they chose actually failed to bid, not because no one paid for it, but because no one bid at all.

"The salt tax we implemented is seven taxes and one, this tax is not high, according to the previous five taxes and one, now it is changed to seven taxes and one, has been lowered, but the salt merchants are still not satisfied, but if according to their requirements, the implementation of fifteen taxes and one, the income of the imperial court will be reduced by at least 20 billion yuan. ”

Liu Han shook his head: "At least 30 billion dollars, you can't just look at Yangzhou, but also Hedong, Qingzhou, and Shuzhou, these areas also have to be handled accordingly, but we have also discussed, the imperial court can make a step, change it to eight taxes and one, or ten taxes and one, and let the sentence discuss with them, which is nothing to be angry about." ”

"The most important thing is not taxes," Xue Mi smiled bitterly, about taxes, Liu Han discussed with him when he made a plan, for this, Xue Mi is the favorite, Liu Han is different from his other staff, those guys like to sell Guanzi, Liu Han discussed with him to explain things thoroughly, such as tax cuts, why tax cuts, what are the problems facing now, what will be the benefits, to put it clearly, after discussing with Liu Han, Xue Mi felt that he was also half an expert in the salt administration of the Great Jin.

Ju Yu and Gu Wei said in the recital that because there was no one to bid, they decided to designate two merchants, one called Heshun Salt and the other Changyu Salt, stipulating that the salt in Yangzhou would be produced and traded by them. ”

When Liu Han heard this, he knew that something was wrong, which seriously violated their original intention, these two firms, without even thinking about it, must be related to Yangzhou Gate Valve, and it is likely to be the white gloves of Yangzhou Gate Valve.? `

"How dare they?!" Liu Han exclaimed in surprise, and Xue Yu smiled bitterly: "So, the emperor is furious!"

"The purpose of our decision to change the salt policy was to seize the salt households from the gate valve family, and at the same time crack down on illegal salt, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing the imperial court's tax revenue," Liu Han said, Xue Yu nodded frequently: "But Ju Yu and Gu Wei did this, obviously contrary to the original purpose, these two are mostly related to the Yangzhou gate valve family, if it is implemented like this, in the first year or two, the imperial court tax revenue may rise, but in a few years, it will return to the past, or even worse, what are they going to do?!No wonder the emperor is angry!"

"Yes, they said in the song that there are a lot of salt numbers in Yangzhou, but they linger and wait and see, hesitate to move forward, and even fail the standard. Xue Yu shook his head as he spoke.

"I see that there is someone behind this," Liu Han suddenly remembered something in his heart, Xue Mi noticed it, looked at him inquiringly, Liu Han thought about it and said: "I should remind Gu Wei that Yangzhou Yantian must not fall into the hands of the gate lord family, if so, I am afraid that it will become a tool for them to blackmail the imperial court, and there will be endless troubles in the future." ”

Xue Mi nodded heavily, this situation was already expected by the imperial court, so before Gu Wei left, the imperial court repeatedly explained that after they arrived in Yangzhou, they must be careful.

"Well, it is recommended to give them a salary from the bottom of the kettle," Liu Han said in an affirmative tone: "Tell them to strengthen the crackdown on illegal salt first, and then contact the Huaiyang Association to break the blockade of the local gate valve." ”

Xue Yu nodded and asked tentatively, "You say, do I want to go to Yangzhou?"

Liu Han was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xue Wei suspiciously, Xue Mi's expression was very sincere, Liu Han understood, thought about it and said: "It's not the time yet, Ju Yi and Gu Wei haven't made a big mistake yet, or the mistake is not obvious, especially Gu Wei, he is Pan Lian's person, Pan Lian must defend him, the emperor can't help it now, let's take a look first, don't worry."

Xue Mi thought about it and nodded, picked up the wine glass and drank it.

The two talked again, Liu Han had something in his heart, and he didn't stay long, he said goodbye after eating and wanted to leave, Xue Mi sent him out of the door and returned to the backyard study, Master Luo was waiting for him quietly under the shadow of the tree in the courtyard.

Xue Mi didn't say anything, and after entering the house, he handed him the document he had just signed and told him to put it away. Master Luo took a closer look at the light, looked up and asked, "Childe really wants to meddle in this muddy water?"

Xue Mi nodded: "This money is not much, but Liu Han is a good person, besides, I don't make any effort, he actually doesn't need me to make any effort, the Wang family's Xu family is afraid that this time will run into a hard hand, in fact, if it weren't for the Wang family's Xu family's surprise attack, he may have joined forces with Xiao Yu." I'm afraid you don't know, but he's a grandmaster-level master. ”

Master Luo frowned and shook his head: "The Wind and Rain Building has fallen, no matter how great Liu Han's ability is, it is difficult to be alone, and the son must be careful when he intervenes at this time." ”

Xue Mi also frowned slightly: "This matter is not a big problem, we will not send people directly, Liu Han is mainly worried that they will borrow the power of the imperial court, besides, the palace is involved, and when the time comes, I just need to say a word, and the matter is decided." ”

When Master Luo heard that the palace was intervening, he was secretly shocked in his heart, and said with a little contemplation: "Since the palace is intervening, the risk is not great, but this matter has yet to be confirmed." ”

"Liu Han won't lie to me at this time, he gave me half of the shares, in fact, he just wanted to find a backer in the imperial court, he didn't want me to make a direct confrontation with them when he came out of this part, so this matter will not be fake. Xue Mi's demeanor was relaxed, this half-component was very relaxed, and there was almost no risk.

Master Luo thought about it and nodded to admit that Xue Yu was right, and half of the members wanted the Xue family to make a move, that was too much to look down on the Xue family, Liu Han would not make such a delusion.

"Do you say I want to go to Yangzhou?" Xue Mi suddenly asked again, Master Luo was slightly stunned when he heard this, and thought for a moment before saying: "The reform of the salt government was proposed by the prince to the emperor, this matter must be successful, if it fails, the prince's status in the emperor's heart is bound to be greatly reduced, so if there is a chance, the prince should still grab this matter." ”

Xue Mi nodded calmly, Master Luo waited for a while, and when he saw that Xue Mi didn't say anything more, he quietly retreated.

Liu Han went out of the door of Xue's mansion, did not go to the palace of Yanping County, the palace of Yanping County was in the inner city, at this time the gate of the inner city was closed, and no one could open it, unless there was an emperor's holy decree, otherwise all the officers and soldiers who opened the door would be beheaded, and the officials who entered the door or anyone else would also be detained, but their crimes were lighter than those of the forbidden officers and soldiers who opened the door.

easily persuaded Xue Mi, and it can even be said that Xue Mi's performance made Liu Han a little surprised, and also made him feel two more favors of Xue Mi.

Although the night is not yet deep, the street is relatively empty, most of the shops on both sides of the street have been closed, and occasionally there are two restaurants still open, and they are still drinking and singing, and there is also a faint singing in the depths of the night.

Walking through a few streets, two figures suddenly flashed out of the shop next to them, and the two of them bumped into Liu Han head-on, they were stunned at first, and then rushed past Liu Han without saying a word, and someone in the store quickly closed the door.

Liu Han's heart moved, his body expanded, and he quietly followed behind the two of them, the two of them were unstable, running in the alley, and knocking down some things from time to time, Liu Han followed easily on the roof.

The two of them made a few turns in the winding alley and got into a small courtyard, which was a little dilapidated, with some miscellaneous items piled up in the yard, and a few clothes hanging between the crooked neck tree and the courtyard wall.

Liu Han fell silently in the yard, touched the window, dipped his fingers in a little saliva, poked a hole in the window paper, and opened his eyes to look inside.

There are a lot of people inside, there are two lying on the kang, one is sitting on the side of the kang, and one is sitting on the edge of the kang, both of them are wounded, the person sitting on the side of the kang is wrapped in a bandage on his back, the bandage is oozing out of the blood, the upper body of the fine red is crisscrossed with three bandages, and the two men who have just entered the room put the things on the table, which is a pile of medicines.

"Fourth brother, I've got all the things back, can you see if these are these?" One of the two big men said with some eagerness, and the big man sitting on the side of the kang got up and came over, turning over and scolding: "Damn, how did you get this thing, Lao Tzu doesn't know, why hasn't Boss Pu come back?"

"The third child, didn't Boss Pu say it, you see, is there a way!" The Chinese language sitting on the kang was a little weak, and the fourth child, who was a little irritable, didn't talk back, rummaged through the medicine bag, picked up a pack of medicine and threw it to the man standing on the side: "Five bowls of water are boiled into one bowl, hurry up, damn." ”

The man took the medicine and came out, another man stood on the side, and the fourth man glanced at him: "Can you still hold on?"

"It's okay, Fourth Master, you can hold on. The man barely showed a smile, and the fourth child snorted softly: "Hold on! Hold on! Hold on to a fart! The wounds are all broken, and I take off my robe." ”

The hem of the man's robe was soaked with blood, but the man kept gritting his teeth and didn't say a word, the fourth child took off his robe, and there was a deep wound on his thigh, the wound had been cracked, and blood flowed down his thigh.

The fourth child smeared a black paste medicine on the wound, and then bandaged it again, even if Liu Han stood outside the window, he could smell a strong pungent smell, he was thinking about whether to go in, and suddenly his figure flashed, and he floated to the corner of the house silently, covering his figure.

A figure hurriedly came in the alley, this person looked around slightly outside the courtyard, he didn't knock on the door, jumped into the courtyard gently, and then pushed the door straight in, the man who was boiling medicine outside looked up and saw that it was him, only called Pu Ye, and the person went in with a hum.

Liu Han flashed out of the corner of the house, went to the window again, and looked inside