Han Shizu

Chapter 593 Smuggling
Playing with his concubine's chest, Li Ye's thoughts were wandering, thinking about the recent imperial court's policies and the changes in the situation in Guanzhong.He is not as unreliable as he appears on the outside, but he maintains some habits developed in Tokyo.

Li Ye has always been famous and ambitious, and he is also intelligent. He wants to become a minister of his life and leave his name in history.It's just that he is arrogant, so he doesn't match his ambitions, and he was doted on by the queen mother when he was in Tokyo.

Until he touched the emperor's taboo, he was expelled from the capital and sent to Yuanzhou as the governor.At the beginning, Liu Chengyou was still worrying about whether he had added another disaster to the local area. For example, Liu Xin in the early days, including Murong Yanchao, were all troubled by the local area.

But judging from the later development, the remote capital governed tens of thousands of people in a state without any restraint and scruples. He governed and controlled the people completely according to his will, and the results were not bad.At least, under the rule of Yuanzhou, the population is growing, the yield of fields is increasing, and taxes are increasing.

"It's been two full years!" After the last pair of warriors fought, Li Ye lost interest, hugged his concubine, and went to the inner garden, saying in his mouth: "In a flash, we are here on the border I have been here for so long!"

In the spring of the fourth year of Qianyou, Li Ye was demoted because of the Puzhou case. Up to now, although it has not been two full years, it is not much different.Two years is enough for a person's ability and knowledge to improve greatly, but for Li Ye, the sharpening and training of the mind has made the greatest progress.Although arrogance is indispensable, Chengfu is much deeper, at least not as domineering and flamboyant as in Tokyo.

"Are you tired of staying here?" Li Ye asked the concubine while holding her smooth chin.

The concubine had a tender and touching expression on her face, and timidly responded: "The lord is here, and the concubine can serve, how can I get tired of it?"

Li Ye smiled when he heard the words, put his finger on the alluring red lips, and said: "You have a small mouth, but you are quite good at talking! This bitter cold state, barren land, not enough to miss, I am tired of staying! However, Don't worry, after a while, it's time to change places! Next time, I have to ask the emperor for a more comfortable place."

In the past two years, Li Ye was in Yuanzhou. Apart from berating Fang Qiu, he was also reflecting.Living in a remote place, I have been paying attention to the situation and policies of the imperial court.

Of course, his deepest feeling was to understand why the emperor demoted him to Yuanzhou.Punishment is the first, training is the second, and the third is to mix sand and divide the original Zhangyi Army Jiedushi Shi Kuangyi regime.

The same is true for Li Ye, who only realized it after Shi Kuangyi was ordered to enter Beijing last year to recuperate from his illness.Li Ye admired the emperor's nephew, and according to his estimation, it was almost time for him to be transferred.

Full of warmth and thinking about sex, he went straight into the inner room, turned the clouds and rains, and had a good time, Li Ye just showed a calm expression of enlightenment, went to the study, and summoned the manager of the mansion.

"How about our private salt business?" Li Ye asked directly as soon as he sat down.

"The latest batch of twenty stones has been sent out. This time, at least a thousand dollars can be made!" The manager replied with a smile.

Although Yuanzhou is a border area, it is indeed a place to make a fortune. During the two years of his tenure, Li Ye inevitably took advantage of his position to earn some extra money.After all, there are so many people in his mansion, and the expenses are not small on weekdays. The women in the back house wear gold and silver, and there are a lot of rewards in the middle of the mansion. Just doubling his salary and official salary is not enough to support him .

I don't have long-term plans in Yuanzhou, so I don't enclose land to farm like ordinary people, and the money will come slowly.With Li Ye's shrewdness, after investigating the situation in Yuanzhou and getting to know the Dangxiang, Uighur, Tuyuhun and other miscellaneous people around him, he ordered his confidants to start a merchant business in secret.

Moreover, instead of doing ordinary silk, porcelain, and grain business, he would do whatever the court banned, and he would make huge profits.In addition to ironware, salt, iron, and tea are all involved.

For about a year or so, through these huge transactions of goods, a large amount of gold, silver, cattle and horses were exchanged from the Hulu, and he made a lot of money.

"He was caught at the Kaiyuan checkpoint, did you know that!" Li Ye was suddenly furious, staring at the manager: "Idiot! Do you need to transport twenty stones at a time? Do you think the target is not big enough? Isn't this for someone to check? Do you feel that you can have no scruples, huh? In Yuanzhou, you won’t get out of control and go out of Yuanzhou?"

"Don't you know how much work I have to do to clear my account with just twenty halite? Idiot!"

Hearing the reprimand, the manager suddenly showed panic, his legs softened, and he fell to his knees: "It's a small carelessness, please calm down the Duke! I will send someone to deal with it!"

"What to do? How to deal with it? Use the official document from the governor's office to rescue me?" Li Ye glanced at him and said sarcastically.

"How dare you! The sale of private salt has nothing to do with the Governor's Mansion, let alone the Duke of the State." The manager shook his head, replied, and then a ruthless look flashed across his face, and said, "The little one sent someone to deal with those criminal smugglers." !"

Hearing what he said, Li Ye frowned even deeper, and said with a little disappointment: "You have been with me for some years, and you are usually cautious. Why are you giving me stupid suggestions when things are urgent!"

Without waiting for him to speak, Li Ye said directly: "The man has been released from Laijing. Since it is smuggling, I should judge and punish it according to the laws of the country! The key is, how can ordinary smuggling criminals gather such a large amount of salt? The source of this batch of salt , if you can’t figure it out, justify yourself, it’s a clear flaw, waiting for people to suspect!”

"According to the Duke's wishes, what should we do?" The manager finally became smarter, and stopped coming up with bad ideas, and asked Li Ye directly for instructions.

Li Ye obviously had some plans, and there was a bit of treachery in his eyes, but he said in a flat tone: "I have always suspected that someone is guarding himself and stealing himself. All the officials of the salt farm can investigate and collect evidence. This time, I want to borrow Machine, dig out the moths in Yuanzhou, and crack down on smugglers!"

Li Ye's righteous and stern remarks made the manager stunned. If he didn't know the truth, he would definitely be deceived by this appearance.After thinking about it for a while, I also understood that Li Ye was planning to find a scapegoat to make up for the mistakes.Immediately cupped his hands and said: "Little one understands, let's do it immediately!"

"In order to avoid leaking the news, it's enough to start a secret investigation!" Li Ye still reminded.

"Yes!"

"Also!" Li Ye raised his finger, hesitated for a while, and ordered: "From today onwards, all the smuggling transactions in hand can be thrown away. Throw them away completely, and there must be no more involvement!"

Suddenly hearing this, the manager couldn't help being stunned, looked at Li Ye with a puzzled face, and said, "Why is this? That is a good way to make money! Throw it all away, and the government will earn money, how can we guarantee it?"

"For more than a year, can't the profit you have made be enough to meet the expenditure of the government?" Li Ye said, "There is nothing to be reluctant about!"

"But—" The manager was full of pity, and wanted to persuade him.

Li Ye interrupted rudely: "Do you think I really care about this money?"

"I'm willing, but are you reluctant?" Li Ye's questioning voice was cadenced.

Facing Li Ye's gloomy gaze, the manager trembled, and hurriedly responded: "Yes! I'll do as you're told, I can do it!"

After he left, Li Ye's expression slowly returned to indifference, and he sat behind the desk, thinking calmly and seriously about how to end it.In the final analysis, he engaged in smuggling only to ensure the expenses of the government and satisfy his wealthy life.

Perceived the danger, found that there was a problem underneath, and made the right choice without hesitation, and washed his hands.However, it will take some brain cells to safely stop.

Thinking of the reaction of the chief manager of the mansion just now, Li Ye couldn't help showing a mocking smile, and murmured: "Don't you think you can hide it from me?"

After pondering for a while, he squeezed his short beard, raised his head and called out: "Come here!"

"The little one is here!" A servant was waiting for orders in front of the door.

"Go, get Coach Sun for me!" Li Ye ordered.

Instructor Sun was born in the Imperial Army. During the process of reorganizing the army, he was retired due to old age.In the end, he was only in his early forties, still courageous, not very smart, and was raised by Li Ye in the mansion. Although he was doing the work of guarding the gate and guarding the courtyard, and practicing martial arts as a companion, he still felt majestic, at least better than being in the army.On weekdays, he also helps Li Ye do some private affairs.

(End of this chapter)