The Legend of Martial Arts: the Strongest Handyman

But these people have a way, and the court officials saw through these little Jiujiu at a glance.

The Ming court simply stipulated that all fishermen must buy official salt for pickling salted fish.

This kind of stuff is fully documented, of course, you can also use your own salt.

The private salt dealer sells the salt, and then you buy salted fish, turn it into salted fish and sell it as private salt...

There are indeed many people in the dynasty who did this before.

After all, the wisdom of the people is infinite, and what they can think of has long been thought of.

The fishermen definitely want to pickle the fish, this is for preservation, otherwise it won't be sold very far.

There is no shortage of seafood nearby, and there is no way to make any money.

A pound of salt is made by the salt households. From start to finish, the court will give ten cents for the cost of production.

After handing over, it will be sold by the imperial court, and the price is [-] to [-] yuan per catty.

Five kilograms of pickled fish require one kilogram of salt.

Each boat salvaged hundreds to thousands of catties of fish and tens of thousands of catties (big boats), and bought salt at official prices, and it was impossible to go bankrupt.

In many remote areas, not only is salted fish a luxury, but even eating it yourself is a luxury.

People in many parts of the mainland cannot afford salt at all, so they usually eat bland food.If you want to improve your quality of life, let the vegetable leaves dip in salt to give your mouth a little taste.

This was the case until the Ming Dynasty flourished in some areas.

For example, the people of Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty ate salt. According to the income of most workers at the bottom, it is no exaggeration that a pound of salt can be sold for 70 yuan.

Before Qin Feng came to the modern society, a pound of salt in the supermarket was 2.90 yuan. Of course, there are some more expensive ones, but even the more expensive ones cannot be compared with those of the Ming Dynasty.

Salt is actually just needed for people, and the price is expensive. It was artificially manufactured by the court. Salt has always been the bulk of tax revenue, but its cost is very low.

But these things are usually strictly controlled in price to meet the taxation needs of the imperial court.

And based on the high price, private salt activities will be repeatedly banned.

But stealing meat from the government's mouth is a first-class felony...

Therefore, after Lou Zhixian knew that these people were all private salt dealers, he immediately scolded him angrily instead of being unjustly killed.

Even though he was already dead, for Lou Zhixian, he really couldn't feel sympathy.

"After the investigation is clear, after the identities of these people are clear, I will uproot the group behind them!"

Lou Zhixian shouted in front, but Qin Feng quickly recalled some of the rhetoric he had read before.

How to sell illicit salt to ensure that you don't die?

The general situation is that if you are caught, you will be beheaded, and no one will survive unless you have something to do with Yanguan.

Of course, this is called official fall, and it usually only appears at the end of the dynasty.

It is also possible not to fail, but to obtain the exclusive right to operate a certain area and let you drive up the price of salt. This is called a salt merchant.

Not cooperating with insiders is called selfishness, which is something that the imperial court strictly enforces.

At this time, the identity of these people in the courtyard should be private.

The person who impresses Qin Feng is actually Huang Chao in the late Tang Dynasty in history as a typical person.

Huang Chao started his business by selling illicit salt, but that guy was even more ruthless. He belonged to the category of desperadoes.

These ruthless characters are more accurate and can be called Yan Xiao. Yan Xiao does not need to pretend to be kippers, but directly works hard with the government. After a long time of hard work, you will have money, and then you will have a good relationship with the government. You are a well-known township entrepreneur. , the county magistrate has to invite you to dinner, especially with respect.

Huang Chao, whose family has been selling salt for generations, is armed, and his family is very wealthy because of salt sales. He is a well-known person in Caozhou.

There are all kinds of strange salt sellers. Some people use oil-paper-wrapped salt on the bottom of the boat to smuggle it. Some people rob abandoned salt flats to sell smuggled salt.

The poor households in the salt farms were very rampant at first, and later some people put salt in their trousers and soles...  

In other dynasties, fishermen caught fish and you asked them to buy official salt. Official salt is so expensive that the fish stinks and can only be sold nearby.

According to the extra Ming law, and in the case of the Yuan law, it stipulates:

"Those who commit illicit salt drowning in fish, shrimp, bamboo shoots and other goods, buy, or eat by themselves, and those who trade other things, shall be guarded according to the law of illicit salt."

That is to say, not only is it sinful to sell, but it is also sinful to buy and eat!

Not only those who use private salt to pickle salted fish, but also those who use private salt to pickle shrimp and bamboo shoots are a group of bad guys...

Qin Feng quickly recalled the things he saw in the history textbook, and was a little dazed for a while.

If it is true that people are trying to make money and birds are dying, and selling smuggled salt can make a lot of money, these guys who were fishermen would simply do it all.

Looking at the situation now, it is mostly because of the uneven distribution of spoils that eventually led to the disintegration of the small gang, and the stronger one killed the rest and escaped.

"Sir, we have found a few people with identities. They are all from the Seven Heroes Town. Some of them went out to the coast to do business before. We even issued a special pass."

"Let me see……"

Lou Zhixian got something from one of the county officials, and after staring at it for a while, he frowned: "Didn't I say this person before, don't let him deal with ordinary goods again..."

"What a damn thing!"

"Send someone to a nearby gate to find out the specific identities of these businessmen when they came in. Among the few people, whoever is not dead is the murderer. It's easy to solve it."

"Let the yamen in the town have snacks, don't be like a blind man! Yan Xiaoliu, your master is not here, can you do it?"

Lou Zhixian frowned and looked at this kid, not quite believing his strength.

During the few months that this stinky boy followed Xing Yusen, his ability to judge cases and practice martial arts did not increase much, but he was drinking and making troubles and being crazy.

"I'll take a trip myself."

Qin Feng stood up from one side at this time, looked at Lou Zhixian and said with a chuckle: "Xiao Liu is still a little small, so it may not be suitable."

Yan Xiaoliu suddenly felt as if he had been saved. .

Chapter 283

Qin Feng lightly obtained the information he needed from the nearby guards, and the next thing to do is to find someone to arrest him.

It was only when he arrived at the place that he heard the words of the guards over there talking.

"The Kanto side said that there was a disaster. Now I don't know what it looks like. I heard that many people starved to death."

"Didn't the court send someone to help?"

"Maybe it was saved, but recently I see more and more people fleeing."

Qin Feng stood aside thoughtfully, but remembered something.

The Kanto famine was raging, and people starved to death everywhere. Soon, such a tragic situation will cover most of the Ming Dynasty...

From the northwest to the southeast, it also includes a pale town like Qixia Town.

Just like the earthquake that made Ji Wuming take the opportunity to escape from prison...

This splendid era is also slowly fragmenting in the great shock of the bottom of society.

It is even very possible that Qixia Town and Tongfu Inn will be destroyed in the mighty peasant war in the late Ming Dynasty, and the laughter in the inn can only be the last remaining light before darkness...

Qin Feng suddenly thought of this, but suddenly woke up.

24 The Ming Dynasty at this time is most likely the period when Zhang Ge was in power. The period of Zhang Juzheng’s administration coincided with the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty. There were frequent droughts and floods, resulting in a large number of disaster victims. The scene I saw.

In addition, the time at this time is during the middle and late Wanli year, that is, around the first month of 1608. The historical events that these characters have experienced in the story of money include...

Baijiao Uprising, Anti-Japanese Rebellion, Peony Pavilion, Donglin Academy...

The next two years will experience the Jinzhou and Songshan mutinies.

In another ten years or so, there will be foreign invasions, Donglin Party, sea bans, and slamming cases...

During the years of Taichang and Tianqi, they experienced the Hongwan case.

Among the imperial institutions involved, there are major ministries, government offices, Liufangmen, Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Xichang in Beijing alone.

Outside the capital of the imperial court, there are fourteen prefectures and counties, more than ten vassal states and local forces.

The hostile countries include Jin, Japan, Holland, Western Xia, Mongolia, etc...

There are many more people in the Jianghu department, including the Beggar Gang, Shaolin, Wudang, Wuyue, and Longmen Escort Bureau.

These things are mixed together, and Qin Feng feels a big head just thinking about it.

In contrast to the current drought, I suddenly feel that it is not a big deal.

The homicide that happened in the west seemed quite serious, but in fact it didn't really matter if you really thought about it.

……

It's just that Qin Feng wholeheartedly reminded Lao Xing to pay attention this trip, mostly to remind this guy not to join the beggar gang at that time.

As a government official, this kind of thing is quite taboo.

In this world, although Xing Zhaotou is not a likable person, nor is he a person with many advantages, even in the episode where he asked Quan Inn to help him correct his problems, six people in Tongfu Inn named him. Three hundred faults.

Domineering, love to play officialdom, love to lose the chain, greedy, vicious... Xing Caotou's problems are so many that he can't draw a hole with one hand.

As a grass-roots civil servant, Xing Zhaotou's image is very poor.

In contrast to his poor image, however, is his outstanding performance.

The legendary Seven Heroes Town is a paradise, almost never closing the door at night, and the security is terrible. Because there were no thieves to catch, Xing Zhaotou looked up to the sky and wept.

However, Lao Bai said: What major cases have you solved over the years?But who dares to say no to the security of our town?It's not all that you found in the streets day and night.

Day and night to find the street, pay attention to day and night, Xing Caotou's work attitude is reflected in these four words vividly.

What is this work attitude?Conscientious.

Xing Caotou also has another work attitude and outstanding work, that is, there is a principle.

Lao Bai said again: As soon as you reach a critical moment, if you turn your face, you will turn your face, and no one will give face.

Therefore, in the hearts of the common people, his image is ferocious, and when students hear his name, they dare not speak out.

Such a firm principle and a fierce face are not a likable trait for a person, but for a headhunter and an official, it is a blessing for the common people.