Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 129: Clear the way with salt

what?
Su Guiyuan was stunned by the sudden question. His eyes were stunned, and he had no idea why the other party would suddenly ask this question.

"What did you say? Prime Minister?"

After he calmed down, he immediately said: "How can I be the prime minister?"

As an emperor, he is the highest minister from ancient times to the present.

Once he becomes prime minister, not to mention that he has achieved the highest value of his official career, even the family will be able to shine in the future. If the business is good, it is not impossible that the Su family will even become a truly prominent family in the future.

But Su Guiyuan also knew very well that it was impossible for him to be in this position.

As for Su Xian.

How can it be? It expresses doubt about oneself, but it is not a firm denial.

Then I still want to...

Do it when you think of it.

……

Now that we have made up our minds to guard against Hu Weiyong, we cannot really wait until the thirteenth year of Hongwu in peace.

I remember that when my mother saw it, she became very angry.

"Xian'er, what are you..."

Su Xian really couldn't stand the bitter salty taste in the food, so one time, she "accidentally" poured all the salt from the salt shaker at home into the water, then burned some straw to ashes, and then After adding some lime, start stirring, boiling the pot, filtering...

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang abolishes the prime minister, the cabinets of later generations will not be weaker than Zhongshu Sheng.

Su Xian quickly returned to the kitchen and poured out salt from the salt shaker. It was delicate and pure.

"Xian'er, this position is indeed very high, but in addition to the founding heroes, it is necessary to help His Majesty manage the national government affairs, and there must be effective "laws". For example, as mentioned just now, the foundation of Prime Minister Hu is to maintain food and grass on the border. Open the law."

Su Guiyuan said about the difficulty, "Of course, it's always cold at high places. Our Majesty always makes people feel scared. Although my father has the ambition to make progress, but..."

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all wastes were prospered, and even I did not have the strength and courage to hold up the ship of the Ming Dynasty!

After talking for a long time, he couldn't continue.

"Give them a little shock."

Either it is the position of Hu Xiang, ruling the Ming Dynasty...

More importantly, once he becomes prime minister.

And this was naturally what Su Xian had done unintentionally before, I remember it was the year before last.

And these are the gifts Su Xian prepared to give to Hu Xiang.

The power of Prime Minister Hu in the court can be seen by everyone. It shines on the lintel of the family, so that when his son grows up, he will be indistinguishable from those "childhood playmates" in the main hall. The Su family is prominent and he is the son of the prime minister! It's also his dream.

Should I abolish the Prime Minister? Do you want to intervene before this happens?
anyway.

I heard from my father that in some remote places today, some people eat salt that is not official salt, some are private salt, and some are simply dug out from mineral salt... lumps of salt.

Su Guiyuan raised his head silently and pondered for a long time, then his voice was cold and faint.

After all, salt is very expensive these days. The analogy of salt to gold is not an empty statement. The capital was much better, and the salt merchants did not dare to go too far.

At the moment, no matter what you do, it’s the Prime Minister who will make you feel sick.

"Having said that, being manipulated like this by Hu Xiang, there is always the illusion that I am a piece of fish... We are still in the capital, and we used to have a small official position, so we were not taken seriously by him. But after Liu Lian's incident, I always let me I feel uneasy.”

Either it's Wang Xiang's position, and the Holy Sage will use himself to check and balance Hu Xiang.

"The most important thing is that you need to cultivate your own cronies, and they must be able to truly implement these laws. Otherwise, you will be the current Prime Minister Wang, and you might as well be your father, a fifth-grade envoy..."

But every time you buy coarse salt, it does not prevent you from turning it into good salt.

At this moment, Wu Xiu walked into the kitchen and watched Su Xian ladle her own salt into the bottle. She seemed to have thought of something and asked quickly: "Are you going to take it into the palace?"

I am willing to wait, but Hu Weiyong is afraid that he is not willing to wait.

Wu Xiu knew that his own salt was better than the salt from other families. This was all because of his son's "nonsense", but salt was of great importance. Normally, Wu Xiu would not dare to reveal the changes in the salt at home.

There is no way, the Ming Dynasty's salt introduction system, the court stipulates that one land has a share, and the quota cannot be exceeded. Each salt farm also has a quota for salt production each year. At best, you are allowed to add some balance in addition to the "regular amount", but no matter what, the salt households, also known as kitchen households, are not allowed to sell salt privately, but they are allowed to use salt to pay taxes...

Su Xian didn't speak anymore and was also deep in thought.

After the father and son sat together for a while, Su Xian quickly returned to his room.

More importantly, the Ming Dynasty has begun to change. After Liu Lian's incident, Su Xian became even more uncertain about the future Hu Weiyong case.

At this moment, Su Guiyuan looked like he was enjoying himself.

In order to maximize profits, salt merchants who hold salt quotations will naturally use some means to increase the price of salt. It doesn't matter if they can afford it, but if they can't afford it, they can only turn to private salt, or even solve it themselves...

Su Xian quickly said: "I'm just asking."

It's completely different from the rough, yellowish salt outside.

Of course, these are things for the future.

Speaking of which, the fall of the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty had something to do with the Yanyin system.

It's just that he never thought...what laws could he use to take action?

As Su Xian was talking, he remembered something and quickly took out another bottle from his backpack, "Mom, put some of these in when you cook next time. Gewuyuan is the latest gadget to add some flavor to the food."

Wu Xiu's eyes lit up, and she quickly came over and poured a little bit from the bottle into the palm of her hand.

"This is……"

"I forgot to add this when you were cooking. Just try it and you'll know."

Wu Xiu picked up some from the palm of his hand and put it in his mouth. In just a moment, his eyes widened and he quickly spit it out.

"what is this?"

Su Xian was speechless. Although this thing was not as good as the MSG of later generations, it was still put in the dishes to enhance the flavor. Who would let it be eaten directly?

"To extract the essence of flavor, let's call it monosodium glutamate. You have to put it in vegetables, or try it when you make soup..."

Wu Xiu said quickly: "How about I try cooking something?"

"Tomorrow." Su Xian smiled, ignoring her mother who was curious and eager to try.

Instead, he first grabbed the bottle of salt and put it in his backpack. Tomorrow would be the first show of power of Gokumonin.

……

The next day, the main hall.

The person teaching them today is Mr. Zhao Jing.

Fang Xiaoru and Song Lian started handing over after passing yesterday's "Wenhua Hall". On the way, Song Lian came in personally and said goodbye to these students.

As for the students in the main hall, although they were usually naughty, they were still reluctant to see the gentleman they saw every day leaving. Some of them even looked sad and tried to persuade him not to leave.

However, these things are not something they can change.

"I'm going to ask Grandpa Huang!"

Zhu Xiongying stood up decisively and wanted Song Lian to stay, but was quickly rejected by the latter.

The "vassal king" and "imperial examination" that he participated in twice in a row failed, and His Majesty's insistence on going his own way was even more stubborn than they imagined!

After finally stabilizing these children.

Song Lian finally looked at Su Xian.

He said earnestly and thoughtfully: "I still have the same view as before, the method of hundreds of craftsmen, the strange skills and the ingenuity. You are still young and don't know many things about the Ming Dynasty. The most difficult thing is not the craftsmanship, but the human heart!"

"No matter how good the craftsmanship is, if the people's hearts are not right, it will not be used correctly, and sometimes it will cause trouble for oneself."

Song Lian didn't know what he was thinking of, "I told you, if you don't understand now, just write it down."

"The investigation of things has become a way of playing for you, don't mention it again! Once we leave, no one in the country will mention the method of selecting officials in the near future. By then, for someone, no matter how small it is, Obstacles are also obstacles, you must be careful, and your father must be even more careful!”

After saying that.

He let out a long sigh, "Be careful and you will never make a big mistake."

"I hope that my trip will open another avenue to the sky for thousands of poor people in my Ming Dynasty."

After he finished speaking, he left the main hall completely.

However, just as he was about to leave.

"Have you eaten, sir?" Su Xian asked. The sudden voice made Song Lian, Fang Xiaoru and even Zhao Jing behind him stunned.

Although I know this kid is weird, but on this sad occasion of parting, don’t you have anything else to ask?

But Song Lian smiled at this and was about to speak.

Fang Xiaoru immediately said, "Sir, how can you still be in the mood to eat? After we leave here, the first thing we do is to find a way to eliminate the recent heated discussion in the capital. Didn't your father tell you?"

After he finished speaking, he realized something that Su Guiyuan probably hadn't told yet.

Su Xian was stunned.

My father said he had mentioned it yesterday, but he only mentioned it briefly and did not go into too much detail about it. Presumably he did not want to worry himself too much.

However, to calm public opinion in the capital...

Su Xian was stunned.

At present, something happened in the East Street of the Ming Dynasty. The fact that the West Street could talk about it as a joke for months and a half was because there was too little public information.

Even the last time Su Xian expressed his grievances and beat the grievance drum of Yingtianfu Yamen, it is now cited as "circulated", and what's worse, it is even included in a storybook.

From the perspective of the world, Su Xian watched this kind of boring "topic rumination" and then studied the method of eating carefully...but he really disagreed.

"Isn't that very simple? Why do you still have to worry about it?"

Su Xian opened his mouth, but what he said made Song Lian and Fang Xiaoru suddenly shocked.

"Simple?"

"Let's not talk about whether the mastermind behind the scenes can be found out. Let's just say that even if we find out this time and cut him into pieces, I am afraid that the capital city in the future will not be able to quell Liu Bowen's suspicions!"

"This is simply an insult to the face of the Tian family. During today's morning pilgrimage, the Holy Master's voice stood in front of Fengtian Gate, and the roars in Fengtian Hall could be heard..."

When Fang Xiaoru said this, he couldn't help but shudder.

Whether the two of you can leave the capital may depend on when His Majesty will calm down. If the anger becomes more and more intense, yesterday's temporary let go will not permanently calm down.

Now Su Xian actually said it was simple?
"Sir, why don't we talk after eating..."

Although the palace does not often allow the students of the main hall to have meals, the great bachelors in these halls are still in charge of the meals.

After all, the main hall is said to have thousands of Buddhist scriptures and tens of millions of unique copies.

These bachelors also worked day and night when compiling some important classics. Sometimes there are even other arrangements in the palace. For example, if a sutra banquet is held in the afternoon, they will also eat in the palace.

As for the father-in-laws who are still in charge of food supervision, Su Xian has already become familiar with them.

Although Song Lian didn't know why Su Xian wanted to let them have this meal, he still refused in the end.

"No, since I have decided to leave the palace, I won't continue to bother you here."

With that said, he was about to turn around.

But before leaving, he looked at Su Xian again.

"Su Xian, you have been in the main hall for almost a year. If you recognize me as a gentleman, then you should listen to my previous advice... I know very well that after a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, it will be full of youthful spirit, and then it will appear that it is still young and vigorous. Neither heaven nor earth cares about it.”

"But you are talented and smart, but you should know..."

"He is jealous of talented people!"

It seems to be warning and persuading.

But after saying that, he sighed deeply again. He carried some handwritten books on his back, while Fang Xiaoru carried more. The two of them walked slowly towards the Xihua Gate, one behind the other.

before.

Every time Su Xian and the others come to the main hall, they always enter Xihua Gate from Xi'an Gate, and then walk a long way. These gentlemen also stand at the door waiting for them early.

But now...

Su Xian, Zhu Xiongying, Chang Sen, Xu Yingxu and others stood in front of the main hall, looking at the backs of the old man and the young man as they headed out of the palace together.

They want to fulfill their great wishes!

The holy scriptures in the north and south have different interpretations, so they use the meaning of the scriptures to open the way and spread it to the world!

While Su Xian looked at their backs, Song Lian's reminder vaguely rang in his ears...

You use the scriptures and meanings to open the way, touching people's hearts and opening up the world's wisdom!

However, how can each of the sixty million people of the Ming Dynasty listen to the words of the sages?
There are too many people who are now deprived of food, clothing, and even good salt.

Therefore...

I use salt to open the way. Only when food and food are abundant can we touch the spirit!
[If you have a solid warehouse, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace] This is also the saying of a sage.

But Su Xian didn't say these words.

Because during this period...

After this farewell, I am afraid we will never see each other again!
(End of this chapter)