bastard seizes tang

Chapter 223 Salt Line
Private salt?

Listening to what Wu Liu said, Li Ke couldn't help frowning.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was unavoidable to compete with the people for profit. The salt was allowed to be bought and sold by the people, and it was not collected into the official camp like in the Han Dynasty, so there is no so-called official salt.

But the government does not operate, and since there is no official salt, how can there be private salt?Not only Li Ke felt strange, but Wang Xuance also felt the same way.

Wang Xuance and Li Ke looked at each other, and said in a low voice: "I don't care about private salt in the Tang Dynasty. Most of what this population says is local stereotypes."

Li Ke heard the words, nodded, and continued to read calmly.

The leading man threw the salt bag and money bag found on Wu Liu's body on the table, pulled Wu Liu's skirt and said, "Since you know this is private salt, you dare to sell it privately. It seems that you are looking for death." Already!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liu hurriedly begged for mercy: "Just this one time, this one time, I won't dare again, never dare again."

This man, or the master behind the man is obviously quite powerful in Shanyang City, but after a few words, Wu Liu's face was already pale from fright, and beads of sweat flowed out.

However, the man didn't mean to let Wu Liu go. He grabbed Wu Liu's hand and put it on the table. He said to Wu Liu and everyone in the tavern, "Today you broke our Chuzhou!" If the rules of the salt shop bypass you, then everyone will be selling salt in Shanyang City in the future. Where will we put our salt shop's face? Today I want your hands, and let the people of Shanyang take a look , What is the end of selling private salt!"

Seeing that the husband was caught, the man wanted to cut off Wu Liu's wrist. Wu Liu's wife, Wu Shi, also begged quickly: "Ah Lang didn't mean to offend the salt industry. This matter is all because of me. If you want to cut it off, cut me off." hands, it has nothing to do with A Lang."

Wu Liu's family has a young son, and Wu's health is not good. The family's livelihood is almost supported by Wu Liu's hands. If Wu Liu's hands are gone, they can only wait to starve to death.

Seeing this, the man showed an impatient look on his face, pushed Wu Shi away, and shouted: "I can break anyone's hand if I want to, do you need to make noise!"

As the man said, he pulled out a dagger from his boots, and made a gesture to cut off Wu Liu's wrist.

"Young master." Da Tang Erlang Ren Xia Shangyi, facing this scene, how could he just sit and watch, looking at the scene in front of him, Xi Junmai couldn't sit still anymore, and whispered to Li Ke.

The girl was the most soft-hearted, and Dan'er, who was watching this scene, couldn't bear it, and shook Li Ke's arm, hoping that Li Ke could help.

In the Shangwu period of the Tang Dynasty, there were people who were chivalrous and righteous, and there were people who bullied the village. Li Ke, as the ambassador of Huainan Road, although he was a supervisor but not the people, this matter may not be under Li Ke's jurisdiction, but Li Ke also How can we sit idly by.

Li Ke listened to Xi Junmai's words, and naturally knew what he meant, so he didn't speak, just nodded, and he agreed.

Naturally, this man didn't know that he was being targeted by Mr. Xi, so he still acted recklessly in the lobby.

While ordering someone to hold Wu Liu tightly so that he could not move at all, the man grabbed Wu Liu's wrist by himself, swung the knife straight down, and was about to cut off Wu Liu's wrist.

Seeing that Wu Liu's wrist was about to break, Mrs. Wu was so frightened that she almost passed out. Even Wu Liu himself tightly closed his eyes, not daring to watch the next scene at all.

"what!!!"

There was a cry of pain, which could be heard clearly from all over the restaurant. Obviously, it was a cry of pain to the bone, but this cry of pain did not come from Wu Liu, but from the man who was still showing off his might just now.

Cries of pain came to his ears, but the expected severe pain did not come. After a while, Wu Liu slowly opened his eyes.

The sharp dagger was still in the man's hand, but the man's wrist was already in Xi Junmai's hand.

The man's face was reddish purple in pain, and his face changed ferociously. It was obvious that his wrist was in extreme pain.

But it is also true, Xi Junmai's supernatural power, even the strength of a tiger, let alone him, his wrist fell into Xi Junmai's hands, how could it be good.

"Forgive me, forgive me." There was a sharp pain in his wrist, and the man couldn't tell who it was, so he could only open his mouth to beg for mercy.

How could Xi Junmai listen to him? Xi Junmai turned his head to look at Li Ke. Seeing Li Ke nodding his head slightly, he slowly let go of the man's wrist and stood beside Li Ke.

"The state owns the state law. If this Wu Liu violated the state law, he should be punished by the government, which has shown that the law is righteous. But you set up a private punishment hall here, I'm afraid it can't be justified." Li Ke stood up and said slowly to the man. road.

Looking at Li Ke's appearance, the man could see that Li Ke was the master. He wanted to yell at Li Ke, but he lost his arrogance when he remembered Mr. Xi's strength. He just said: "Although the country has national laws, There are also rules in the industry, Wu Liu violated the rules of my salt industry, if I don’t punish him, everyone will follow suit in the future, that’s fine.”

After hearing what the man said, Li Ke was not in a hurry to refute. He first asked Wu Liu, "Are you from the salt industry?"

Just now Wu Liu was in trouble and almost lost his wrist, but now that Li Ke has stepped forward, Wu Liu doesn't care who it is, he just grabbed hold of it as a straw to save his life, and quickly replied: "The villain is not a person in the salt industry. I also hope that Xiao Lang will learn from him."

With Wu Liu's words, Li Ke said to the man: "Wu Liufei is a person in the salt industry, but you want to use the rules of the salt industry to break his arm, I'm afraid it's not justified."

The man said: "Although Wu Liu is not a member of the salt trade, he has done the work of the salt trade. How can the rules of the salt trade prevent him?"

Li Ke chuckled lightly and asked, "According to your words, only your salt company can do this salt market in Chuzhou?"

The man said: "That's right, but all the business of salt has always been done by people in the salt industry, whether it's cooking salt, making salt, transporting salt or selling salt, no one else can touch it. , is against our salt industry.”

Datang Salt Industry does not levy salt tax, has never been officially run, let alone salt monopoly, in Li Ke's view, this man's words are nonsense.

Li Ke said: "No one else can touch it, your Excellency is so arrogant."

Li Ke looked young. If Li Ke was the only one here, this man would have stepped forward to fight, but Xi Junmai's strength is terrifying, and there are several house slaves standing behind Li Ke. Weak hands, just a few of them are absolutely unaffordable.

The man said: "This matter has nothing to do with Xiao Lang, if you stop here, I will treat today's incident as never happened, how about it?"

If this man just reprimanded Wu Liu for a few words, Li Ke might not bother to intervene, but he openly violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty and wanted to lynch Wu Liu's wrist, how could Li Ke just sit idly by.

Li Ke said: "What if I don't?"

The man said: "If you don't let me go today, you are against my Chuzhou Salt Shop. Xiao Lang should think clearly."

The man knew that Li Ke couldn't be restrained, so he moved out of Chuzhou Salt Shop.

Hearing this, Li Ke smiled disdainfully.

Yan Xing acted recklessly, and Li Ke knew it from Xianniang. Li Ke was worried that he had no reason to punish Yan Xing. If they really dared to attack Li Ke's king, wouldn't they be sending themselves into Li Ke's hands? ?

Li Ke paused, and was about to order his subordinate Wei to take action, but there was a commotion outside the door, and the officials of the Shanyang County Yamen came.

　Jinyan accidentally looked at the fan list today, and found that there are several rudder owners in this book. I would like to thank the scholar yzk, Kangkang 2 Xiaoyu, Pili Xiaoqiu, and Mingdeshe for their support. , I would like to say thank you!
　　
　
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