Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 103 The Old Thief Trapped Me
Perhaps it was because of the different attitudes of the people, and the confrontational attitude of Chang Shi and the prefect, the atmosphere of today's meeting was somewhat dull.

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

The middle-aged man's name is Wu Mi, a member of the Wu clan in Lin'an.Lin'an is adjacent to Jiaxing, and there is also a place near the sea. As the landlord of Lin'an, the Wu family naturally cooks salt around the sea according to local conditions. Although the scale and output are far less than that of the Yan family, they can be regarded as a strong salt family in Wuzhong.

In the past, the Yan family and the Wu family often had quarrels over cooking salt, and because Lin'an was closer to Yuhang, the Wu family often used boat power to attack Yan's salt boats.It was not until recent years that Yan Ping took advantage of his position to completely control Zhoushi, and then came from behind and made things difficult for Wu's salt boats, so that Wu's salt can only be resold by land north to Songjiang when traveling southward.

As a result, the cost has increased several times, and the Wu family's salt industry has become more and more sluggish, and it has not been able to maintain it so far.Some time ago, a considerable part of the Weitang purchased by the Yan family was 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 when he faced Wu Mi again, Yan Ping asked in a calm and cheerful way: "Has there been any dispatches in Mr. Wu's family recently?" Getting better?"

Wu Mi smiled slightly after hearing the words, nodded his head and said: "Thanks to Chang Shi Gaoyi, who was willing to help my family when it was in crisis. I got the property lost by Chang Shi, and now it has improved a lot."

"This is the best way. The salt industry is turbulent, and the risks are like waves, and livelihoods are all in the pot. It is a good thing to be able to get out as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Yan Ping paused, rarely caring about the feelings of others, worried that Wu Mi would misunderstand that he was mocking him for his difficulty in keeping his ancestral business, and explained with a smile: "If it weren't for my home in a barren land near the sea, where the wind is strong and the waves are high. It's difficult to cultivate, and I can't bear to let my children manipulate the bitter soup. I envy Wu Jun's family's fertile soil, intensive cultivation, and fields that will never grow. This is the foundation of a long-lasting family inheritance."

Seeing Yan Ping's hideous face of being obedient when he got cheap, Wu Mi sneered in his heart, and then he also smiled and said: "What Chang Shi said is exactly, so my family has been mobilizing property recently, hoping to get a village in Shen's Tiaoxi. "

Hearing this, Yan Ping raised his eyebrows suddenly. He had regarded the Shen family's soon-to-be-sold manor as a taboo, and hearing Wu Mi's undisguised desire to buy made him a little unacceptable, and he faintly regretted buying it. Weitang was so aggressive that he funded potential competitors.

"Coincidentally, my family also has the same intention. If it makes Wu Jun's dream come to nothing, then I'm really sorry."

Although he had the idea of ​​showing his favor to Wu Mi, Yan Ping got used to his arrogance after all, and he expressed all his joy and anger, and his attitude immediately became cold.Speaking of financial resources, looking at Wuzhong, which one will the Yan family be afraid of!
Wu Mi was hesitant after hearing the words, and didn't say any more.

At this time, Yu Tan, who was sitting at the top, said, "It's a merciless request to call you all today. I am new in office, and I know that the county has not yet established a field, and the county government is inconvenient. However, the treasury The cost is also difficult to turn around, so I would like to ask you to help me, and after the Spring Festival, I will give me [-] hu of rice and grain, so as to meet the shortage of the sages in the county during the year."

When Yan Ping heard this, he immediately scoffed.He also wondered what amazing means Yutan had. It turned out that it was nothing more than collecting rice and grain in addition to household surveys. He wanted to use the funds of various families to invite him to buy the hearts of the county.

At present, the imperial court has no strong interference with local finances, so it is difficult to pay foreign officials at all levels below the state and county levels, but the localities are allowed to raise their own money.But in this way, it will cause frequent miscellaneous adjustments in various places, making people unbearable and making their livelihood difficult.

Therefore, at the beginning of the year, the governor of Jiangzhou responded to Zhan Zuo's proposal to redesignate the official land within the directly-administered Ketian of the state and county.Taichung's great goodness has spread to all states and counties.

Wu Xing has been short of a prefect for a long time. Although Yan Ping is a long history, he only has the responsibility of managing common affairs, but has no right to deal with such important matters. Therefore, the positions of subordinate officials at all levels of the county government have not yet been divided.After Yu Tan took office, he naturally wanted to put this matter on the agenda, and even wanted to make up for the shortfall that he hadn't done this year in order to win people's hearts.

It is normal for state and county chiefs to collect miscellaneous tunes in addition to household surveys, but it also varies from person to place, mainly depending on the authority of the chief during his tenure.A bicycle without military power like Yu Tan has no strong means to control the various families, how can he let him open his mouth, and the various families will obediently offer money and food!
Therefore, Yan Ping sneered and said: "Although the envoy's proposal is a great good, it is already difficult for ordinary people to make a living after the ups and downs in Wuzhong. If you add more burdens, it will be difficult to continue. The officials of the county government have admired the envoy for a long time. Ganlin, how can you not have one or two good governance responsibilities?"

It is impossible to enlist the miscellaneous!Since the chief official wants to invite people to buy people's hearts, and everyone has been poor for a long time, it depends on whether you have this ability!

However, before he finished speaking, Wu Mi, who was seated next door, said, "I live in Wu Xing for generations, and rely on the protection of the sages of the county government to keep the country peaceful. My family is willing to second the envoy to help this good government."

Hearing this, Yu Tan raised his glass at the banquet to signal Wu Mi, but Yan Ping's eyes almost burst into flames, and he wished he could cut this ungrateful villain to pieces!
However, before he could speak out, several people at the table expressed their willingness to donate rice.

Three thousand dendrobium rice grains, not too much, not too little, after several companies in the county expressed their opinions one after another, they are almost ready to get together.Such an active phenomenon is tantamount to blatantly slapping Yan Ping in the face. No matter how dull he is, he still faintly senses a hint of conspiracy.Looking around at the few families, he suddenly found that the people who expressed their opinions were all the people who sold Weitang to his family before.

How is this going?

Yan Ping couldn't stay calm anymore, he just felt that there was a conspiracy force tightly entwining him, and he couldn't help looking at Shen Ke on the other side.Although the reactions of those families were beyond his expectations, he didn't take them seriously, they were just a bunch of insignificant people.But if the Shen family also changed their position, he would have to be serious about it.

So Shen Ke's every move has Yan Ping's heartstrings involved.Fortunately, Shen Ke just sat quietly without saying a word, which made Yan Ping breathe a long sigh of relief, but fortunately the situation has not gotten out of control.Although I don't know what method Yu Tan used to win over these families, as long as a powerful family like the Shen family can still maintain their position, Yan Ping will not be afraid of these Xiaoxiao's insidious methods!
When he looked at the crowd again, Yan Ping's eyes flickered with sternness. After this meeting, he will clean up those villains who blatantly violated his wishes and took refuge in Yutan to fight against him!

After everyone's statement came to an end, Yu Tan made a small gong next to the case, signaling to his servants to pass on the meal.

Wuzhong diet, rice, rice, soup and fish.Although it is harsh winter, fruits and vegetables are hard to come by, but since it is the eunuch's banquet, and the seats are all celebrities from the county, the dishes are also dazzling and plentiful.

Taihu Lake Sugar Crab, when the golden autumn crab paste is the most plump, steamed until it turns red, wiped with honey wine and sealed in the cellar, can be taken as you eat, it can be called the crown of flavor in Wuzhong.The rest are delicacies such as fish bream, chicken soup, goose breast and so on.

However, the most beloved ones are the water shield soup and perch soup that are most prominent on everyone's cases. Therefore, Zhang Han's thought of water shield perch has become popular in the north and south. It is free and elegant, and everyone yearns for it.As for now, it has become a must-have dish for banquets in Wuzhong.

Although it is winter at this time, it is not the time when the flavor is the most beautiful, but the meaning and rhyme are flowing, and it is also satisfying to serve as a meal.

Yan Ping's family is rich and wealthy, and he never tires of eating fine dishes and fine dishes, and his appetite has always been satisfied.At this moment, his heart is depressed, even if the table is full of delicacies, it is difficult to whet his appetite, so he just sips a bowl of vegetarian soup, the soup tastes bland, as if the cook forgot to put salt.

Originally, this kind of negligence was just a few reprimands, but today he was in a particularly bad mood. He immediately raised his hand, splashed the soup in his hand, and shouted angrily: "Who is the cook, so negligent!"

Seeing this, Yu Tan smiled and said, "It's a trivial matter, why should Chang Shi get angry. It just so happens that I got a strange object, which is convenient for fetching salt in the hall and spooning for Chang Shi."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand lightly, and a servant brought up a side board and placed it under the sunlight in front of the hall.

Seeing this scene, Yan Ping felt a little restless in his heart, and said with a sneer, "My family has been making salt for generations, but I don't know how to get salt crystals without using a pot."

After finishing speaking, he got up and left the table, wanting to see what kind of mystery Yu Tan was playing.When he got close, he saw a layer of slightly cloudy liquid poured into the wooden plank, with a slightly bitter smell. It was the salt-making bittern that he was all too familiar with.

"In this matter, I can solve the confusion for the long history. The method of producing salt has existed in ancient times. The people of the pre-Qi Dynasty took salt from the sea and made it on the brine beach. Under the sunshine of the morning and the sun, the salt crystals precipitated overnight. People, offering sacrifices to the Emperor Tai, using gold as utensils, and drying salt.”

Yu Tan talked eloquently at the banquet, and then took out the "Salt Theory" he had written earlier, and showed it to everyone, citing scriptures and classics, and explaining the words and sentences in it in detail.Everyone in the hall was fascinated by the sound. Some people clapped their hands in admiration when they heard the beauty, and even some people couldn't help but stepped down from the hall, stood in front of the salt plate, and carefully examined it.

Seeing Yu Tan talking eloquently, Yan Ping's heartstrings became more and more tense. He read those allusions without understanding, but only one sentence echoed in his mind: "Brine in the sun and the salt will precipitate out!"

What this means, Yan Ping's family has been cooking salt for generations, how can they not understand.As soon as I heard this, other Yan family used various excuses to sell Weitang to his family in my mind. It seems that I have heard about this for a long time, and the operator behind it must be Yutan!
Once Yan Ping figured this out, his breathing became rough.These guys were obviously digging holes for him to jump in, and 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!
"Salt is out!"

I don't know how long it took before Yan Ping woke up from the chaos with a cheer in his ear. He quickly looked over and saw the white powder gradually condensed in the brine, and there was a buzzing sound in his mind. Beat!
"The old thief trapped me!"

Yan Ping kicked the salt board away, and then with red eyes, he rushed into the hall and rushed to Yutan above.

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