Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 974 Salt Affairs

As the saying goes, you have to take responsibility in life, you have to admit your mistakes, and you have to stand firm when you are beaten.

But Dong Guofeng's attitude of admitting his mistakes was a little too sincere.

This caught Mu Jing a little off guard. He looked at Dong Guofeng kneeling below with a sincere expression on his face, feeling a little speechless in his heart.

It's really a first-class old fox.

He used all his strength during the confrontation, and he was able to save his life when he surrendered. This alone made Mu Jing look at him with admiration.

"Old Feng has already talked to this point. If I continue to hide it, I will look down on Elder Feng!" Mu Jing tore off his hypocritical face, and at this moment it became very real: "Winners and losers , you lost, can you admit it?"

"recognize!"

Dong Guofeng gritted his teeth and spit out a word.

"Just admit it!"

The corner of Mujing's mouth raised a faint smile: "Whether you kill Yu Zhen or Li Kui, it's a good thing for me. I have paid a lot for this matter, and I must get what I want. of!"

"Does Feng Lao know what a certain wants?"

Mu Jing squatted down, looked down at Dong Guofeng, and asked in a low voice.

Dong Guofeng came to admit defeat suddenly. To Mujing, it was like holding back a big move. The opponent had already surrendered before he hit it. Although this seemed a bit aggrieved, it was not a bad result.

After all, on any battlefield, one would kill one thousand and lose eight hundred.

Minghou Mansion continues to fight against these rich salt merchants, and finally can only force dogs to jump over the wall. If people become crazy, they can really do anything. At that time, Qianwei will definitely be seriously injured. It is Yizhou.

Now that Mu Jing is the master in charge of Yizhou's universe, he has to change both the way he thinks about things and the way he does things.

We must focus on the overall situation of Yizhou.

impartial.

There must be no favoritism for one side, which creates an unfairness, which will affect his fairness in the eyes of the public.

At the same time, no matter what you do, winning or losing is not important. What matters is the stability of Yizhou and the peace of the people. This is the most important thing for the Minghou Mansion.

"Know!"

Dong Guofeng raised his head, looked at Shang Mujing, and said softly: "Your Majesty is making a big move, just wanting to reorganize the salt business. For a hundred years, the salt in Yizhou has been controlled by us, the wealthy salt merchants. I want to take it back!"

"It's best to understand!"

Mu Jing said very calmly: "I don't need to teach you how to do it anymore. The Dongguo family can be regarded as a century-old family. Back then, your ancestors were also regarded as a generation of outstanding people. They formulated my century-old salt law. Although it has faded now, But it is not untraceable, the glory of the Dongguo family has never been salt, you have to remember this!"

"The glory of the Dongguo family has never been salt?"

Dong Guofeng's heart trembled.

Suddenly, in despair, he saw a glimmer of light.

Losing salt, in his mind all along, is equivalent to losing the future of the Dongguo family, so when Mujing came to have a good talk with him, he refused clearly because he was unwilling to let the Dongguo family lose their future.

But amidst Mujing's few words, he suddenly regretted it.

Whoever said that losing salt is equivalent to losing the future, perhaps, this will be the new life of the Dongguo family...

"The doctor told me just now that Feng Lao's body is about to run out of oil, and it can't last long. If it is possible, I also hope that Feng Lao can enjoy his old age in peace. Now it seems that it can't be done!"

Mujing patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said: "There are some things that you can only do yourself. If you give me what I want, I can give the Dongguo family a future. For the future of the Dongguo family, you just have to do it yourself." I can bear some notoriety!"

"Thank you, Junhou, for your suggestion!"

Dong Guofeng stood up slowly, looked at Mujing, and suddenly smiled on his face, the smile was very kind and comfortable: "This time, the old man will not let the king down!"

Holding on to his crutches, he turned and left. He walked slowly, his body was a little wobbly, but he was very determined.

"Did you know he would surrender?"

"Unexpected joy!"

"I think you have been prepared for a long time, that is, after beating him up, and then fooling him into acting as a glaring knife, borrowing the knife to kill people!"

Hu Zhao came from the side hall very early and stayed behind the screen. After Dong Guofeng left, he came out from behind and said in a deep voice.

"I fooled him?"

Mu Jing sneered and said: "This old fox is a person who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles. I can't fool him. He is dying, so I want to make use of the remaining heat, at least to give Dong Guo family extra points!"

As he said that, he seemed a little compassionate: "I'm also kind, I don't want to see people feel sad, I'm still such an old man, just give him a hope!"

"Then he will become a knife for you to reform the salt affairs. The Dongguo family will take action. There are still a few of the rich salt merchants in Yizhou who can handle it. At that time, our Minghou Mansion will come to clean up the mess. This is a good idea. ah!"

Hu Zhao smiled and said, "You don't even need to be a bad guy!"

"Nonsense, how can I be so insidious!"

Mu Jing waved his hand, deciding not to chat with Hu Zhao on this topic, otherwise he would appear to be too insidious and cunning. The next thing depends on the development, but the Department of Salt Affairs needs to increase its strength, staffing, and salt regulations must be improved as soon as possible!"

He said in detail: "We don't set up salt officials in the localities, put the business under the Salt Affairs Department, and don't have to directly manufacture and sell salt officially. We don't have so much energy to work, and we can't compete with the people for profit, but This rule must be established!"

"In addition to taxes, channels are also very important and must be controlled!"

"Salt is also a kind of strategic material. We can't give our strategic material to others, so we must be clear about which channels can be used and which cannot be moved!"

"Salt production requires a salt production license from the Salt Affairs Department, and salt sales require salt road guidance, which is the salt guide..."

"The Nanshufang can handle it well, the key is that you have fooled so many people into the venue, you must give them some benefits!" After a while, Hu Zhao said: "Now these merchants are already looking at Taobao with red eyes. feast!"

"Business is business!"

Mu Jing said indifferently: "I didn't invite them to enter, they mixed in themselves, but..."

He thought for a while: "It's also possible to give them some sweetness!"

"The best way to disperse the power of these salt merchants is to separate the production and sales channels. In order to prevent them from rebelling, leave them the right to manufacture, and then take down the salt sales channels. Are you going to hold a salt auction? !"

"At the same time, inform the six doors that since the rules have been established, then follow the rules and severely crack down on smugglers and smugglers. If one copy one, don't be lenient!"

"My lord, the key now is the position of the head of the Salt Affairs Department, and it has not been decided for a long time!"

"Is there anyone to choose?"

Mujing scratched his head.

I also encountered the biggest shortcoming of the Minghou Mansion, not enough people, no matter what time it is, it is a big problem.

"There is one thing, that is, the qualifications are too light!"

"Say!"

"Fazheng!" Hu Zhao said: "Fufengren, the grandson of Fazheng, a famous scholar, recommended himself as an official when he was in Hanzhong, and stayed in the Nanzheng County Yamen. Now he is a Facao. He is capable, but he is too young. But in his twenties!"

"Fazheng?"

Mu Jing's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked tentatively, "Fa Xiaozhi?"

"The lord has also heard of him?"

Hu Zhao said with a smile: "It seems that the disturbance he caused in Jingping Wubeitang back then was not small!"

"Jingping Wubei Hall?" Mu Jing asked, "What is it?"

"Don't my lord know?"

Hu Zhao analyzed: "At the beginning, he and his good friend Meng Da entered the Jingping Wubei Hall in Hanzhong, but he was the student who was expelled the soonest!"

"Expulsion?" Mu Jing asked, "What happened?"

"Young and vigorous, rebellious, and capable in military law deduction. In another military deduction, he fought with martial arts instructor Huang Shao and lost both sides. Later, the two had a little quarrel, which was quite serious. Yes, in a fit of anger, he abandoned martial arts and followed literature, and recommended himself to the Nanzheng County Government!"

Hu Zhaodao: "I personally inspected him, he is a talent, so I personally promoted him to Nanzheng Chief Bookkeeper. He did a good job in Nanzheng. When you arrive at Facao, let Facao work!"

"Do you think he can supervise the salt affairs well?" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes.

I was in a good mood when I met a big bull again. Of course, he is not like pushing a seedling to grow up. Even Zhuge Liang, he dare not let him reach the sky in one step. There are still steps for human growth. Only by taking one step at a time can one become a talent.

"I think you can try it!"

"Your tone tells me that you are not very confident!"

"At the end of the day, he is still young, and when he is young, he is full of arrogance. If he is too rigid, it may not be a good thing. If it is too much, it will be a bad thing. But in terms of ability and principle, he is competent!"

"That's him!"

Mu Jing directly made a decision, saying: "The edict will be issued today, within three days, he must take office, and the Salt Affairs Department can't wait for a moment!"

"Don't you need to discuss it?"

"Special period, special talents, special treatment!" Mu Jing said: "There is nothing wrong with young people, they are full of vigor and energy, and the Salt Affairs Department needs an iron fist to manage the situation!"

(End of this chapter)