Lin Daiyu and the Lin family's property.

It's honey, it's arsenic.

This was true in the original book, and it is true now.

With such a huge fortune, even if a few people are determined and will not reach out themselves, they may not be able to suppress the impatience of others. And this temptation will intensify over time.

Jia Jiu pinched his fingers and calculated, he is already fourteen years old this year, and in the next election, he will be exactly sixteen years old. I really don't have much time, if I don't count Jia Yuanchun, provoke him and let him pick up his own brand, I'm afraid that I can really only go to that place.

The heat is almost there, and now he is just angry in his own room, and when he has the opportunity, he will definitely find his daughter, the noble virtuous concubine Niangniang, and cry and ask that Jia Yuanchun to be angry for him.

Jia Jiu pondered silently in his heart.

Jia Yuanchun is indeed not smart enough - well, he can indeed be said to be stupid. Whether it was describing the palace as a place where no one could be seen when he was provincial, or the edict he made later to let Jia Baoyu enter the Grand View Garden with a group of girls, thus completely ruining the name of the girls of the Jia family, it shows that Jia Yuanchun himself is a fool and does not even know the most basic taboos. - But years of court life have at least taught Jia Yuanchun how to look at his eyes, and also taught Jia Yuanchun what it means to beat a dog to see the master.

Jia Jiu's plan to provide for the palace people did please those palace people, whether they were chamberlains or palace maids, even if they were decent. I'm also happy to have a place to retreat. These palace people are not stupid, although Jia Jiu has been hiding behind Princess Changle, Princess Lanling, and Princess Jiashan, but as long as they inquire a little. They will be able to know who initiated the plan.

It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.

Jia Jiu believes that Jia Yuanchun must have heard of this sentence. Unless Jia Yuanchun was sure enough to make the emperor doubt himself, otherwise, Jia Yuanchun would be disgusted in his heart, and he would not dare to risk offending the people of the palace and choose to attack his cousin.

And this handle. Jia Jiu happened to have a plan in mind.

Jia Jiu raised his head and looked in the direction of Xiangxue Villa, his eyes narrowed slightly. Thoughts flying. In fact, in front of him, there was only a wall and a row of cabinets in front of the wall.

"Come on, send someone to Xiangxue Villa. Inform Sister Lin. Just say that after noon, I will come to visit. ”

Someone immediately answered.

To be honest, Lin Daiyu did feel that this Xiangxue Villa was a little small. If he is alone, the attic is used as a small storeroom, he lives in the west room on the third floor, the east room is used as a study, the small hall in the middle is used as a place for hospitality, and the grandmother and the girls of the first and second class live on the second floor. The mother-in-law and the little girls who live vigil on the lowest floor are also good.

But now, this Xiangxue Mountain Villa lives five of their sisters and brothers. Thereinto. Lin Yu is no longer a child. Lin Yu is ten years old this year, and he is twelve years old after three years of filial piety. In a family like the Lin family, twelve-year-old children have to prepare for the children's test, where can they still be considered children?

But now is not a good time to ask this question.

Jia Yuanchun became the imperial concubine, and Mrs. Wang asked for money everywhere, and he also came several times to this Xiangxue Villa. If it weren't for his cousin blocking him back, I'm afraid that this second aunt would still come over every day.

Lin Daiyu was afraid of this second aunt. said modestly and tactfully, the second aunt didn't understand, but to put it bluntly, the second aunt lost her temper again, saying that she wouldn't give face to the virtuous concubine. God knows, what does their Lin family have to do with that virtuous concubine?! The four generations of their Lin family, his father Lin Ruhai was born in Tanhua, and when his father was named on the gold list and the size of Dengke, this eldest cousin had not yet been born, how did it get into the mouth of this second uncle, so disagreeable, as if their Lin family had benefited this virtuous concubine Niangniang.

The mother of this virtuous concubine can be shameless and unsophisticated, but their Lin family can't be without style.

If it weren't for knowing that the two uncles had split up, if it weren't for the fact that the eldest uncle had already split up, if it wasn't for knowing that the second uncle's family was also a guest living in the eldest uncle's house, I was afraid that Lin Daiyu would have taken her younger brothers and sisters back to her house to live.

It's not that their Lin family doesn't have a house in Beijing, but they can't live without adults in the family, so they live in their uncle's house.

These days, Lin Daiyu's sisters and brothers have also lost their temper with Mrs. Wang. It's just that they are juniors, and now they are keeping filial piety, which is not very convenient, so they have to endure it.

Jia Jiu saw that Lin Daiyu's face was still tired, and saw Lin Yu's strange face, so he said half-truthfully: "Sister Lin, but I was made miserable by the younger brothers and sisters below, so I didn't have a good rest?" ”

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "Second sister, Ren'er and Zhen'er are both excellent. ”

Jia Jiu said: "Children, they will cry and make trouble, and they will grow up well in the future." Sister, have you forgotten what we said last time? As he spoke, he paused again, and said, "Speaking of which, it's also mine." Brother Lin is not a child, and it is not convenient for him to mix in the inner house. It's just that I thought that as the eldest son, Brother Lin always has to keep filial piety with his younger sister, and it is always not good if he goes in and out frequently. This is one of them. Second, the back garden should be cleaner and simpler. If you get to the front, there are many people, and it is not good to bump into them. ”

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu and Lin Yu both moved in their hearts, and they invariably glanced up at Jia Jiu.

Lin Daiyu was born smart, and instinctively felt that Jia Jiu's words were not very good. Lin Yu was not an ordinary child, and he immediately noticed the bloodiness in Jia Jiu's words.

What do you say Bump and bump, although these words are simple, but they really tell them, the Jia family is not very clean now, living in the back garden, he Jia Jiu can still protect their sisters and brothers, if they go to the front, I am afraid that they will be calculated, and let him, the son of the Lin family, pay the price of blood.

Lin Yu is not ignorant of the methods of the women in the inner house, at least their sisters and brothers know that Jia Yu's two wives are all folded in the battle of the inner house. The former wife, the Lin family sisters and brothers didn't know. But Mrs. Xing's ready-made example is in front of her.

Seeing Mrs. Xing's tragic condition, neither Lin Daiyu nor Lin Yu had any way to forgive Mrs. Wang; remembered Mrs. Xing's tragic situation. Whether it is Lin Daiyu or Lin Yu, it is even more unacceptable to see Mrs. Wang now looking proud of being a woman but not repentant.

Lin Daiyu couldn't believe that Mrs. Wang would be such a person, and Lin Yu was full of contempt for Mrs. Wang, and she had no good impression of Jia Yuanchun in the palace.

Of course, for the Jia Yu family who tolerated Mrs. Wang. Lin Yu didn't feel very good.

The words Jia Jiu said hit the taboo in the hearts of the Lin family sisters and brothers.

The current Lin family can't afford to lose a drop of blood.

I heard Jia Jiu say this. Lin Yu still came up to thank him: "I made my cousin bother." ”

Jia Jiu said: "It's because I'm doing things inappropriately because I'm so inconvenient. However, those days will soon pass. ”

Lin Daiyu thought that Jia Jiu was comforting him, and smiled slightly. Sort of skimming over the topic. It's Lin Yu. Hearing Jia Jiu say this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. That look was indescribably similar to his second brother Lin Ren.

Obviously, Lin Yu heard Jia Jiu's subtext: Jia Zheng's family has not been in this mansion for a long time.

The three of them saluted at the door, and after the salute, they entered together.

Originally, Lin Yu should have gone back to his room on the second floor to study at this time. Lin Yu is a boy after all, so the west side of the second floor of Xiangxue Villa belongs to him. The suite was his hospit, with a larger bedroom. A small study room is separated by Duobao Pavilion and Bogu Shelf, which is convenient for Lin He to read and write. Today, though. Lin Yu was obviously more curious about Jia Jiu's intentions, so under the pretext of helping his sister take care of his younger siblings, he also went up to the third floor, entered the east room, and sat in front of the triplets' couch, guarding the three younger brothers and sisters who were sleeping in a daze, while listening with his ears pricked up.

The west room on the third floor is Lin Daiyu's bedroom, and Lin Daiyu is guarding filial piety, which is indeed not very convenient, so Jia Jiu is still sitting in the flower hall in the middle and talking to Lin Daiyu.

Jia Jiu said: "Sister Lin, your brother is very good at taking care of people." Knowing that you were going to entertain me, I came up to share my sister's worries. With such a younger brother here, my sister can also relax a lot. ”

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "The second sister praised it falsely. Yu'er is indeed a good child, not to mention her own hard work, but also to pay great attention to her health. Every day, at the beginning of the day, at the fifth hour, the day's homework has already begun. In the afternoon, I will also punch all the way down. It's just that he pushed himself too hard, which made me a little worried about his body. ”

Jia Jiu said: "There is a way, which is the way of literature and martial arts. I think Brother Lin is also successful. I have counted the brothers and cousins in the family, but I am afraid that even Cong'er can't compare. When Cong'er was young, she didn't lose her temper with me for the sake of studying and being lazy, until the past two years, when she saw that it was not easy at home, that she got better. ”

Lin Daiyu said: "The third brother is a few years younger than our Er, right?" He's still young, so it's good to wait for two years to grow up. ”

Jia Jiu shook his head and said, "If the root is crooked, it will be corrected in the future, and I don't know how much effort and effort it will take." However, Cong'er is already good now, although she can't compare to Lin's eldest brother, but she works harder than Nahuan'er, and even the eldest uncle of Dongfu says that Cong'er is very good. I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that Cong'er will master a skill to settle down in the future, and not be like that precious son, who is so old and still an ignorant naughty boy. ”

Lin Daiyu saw that Jia Jiu's expression was wrong, and said, "I heard that this cousin was raised by an old lady?" If it was raised by an old lady herself, it wouldn't be much worse. After being silent for a while, Fang said in a low voice: "Second sister, it doesn't matter if that piece of psychic jade jade?" ”

Lin Daiyu has never seen Jia Baoyu so far, and naturally she doesn't have a good impression of Jia Baoyu. It's just that Jia Baoyu is Jia Zheng's only surviving son-in-law after all, and he is also the grandson of Jia's mother. If Jia Baoyu had something to do, Lin Daiyu couldn't imagine how uncomfortable Jia's mother would be.

It was Jia Jiu, he was silent for a while, and then said, "That's it, I won't put gold in front of my sister." There is actually nothing to be proud of in this kind of thing. It is said that when he gave birth to him, he took out such a large multicolored psychic jade from his mouth, and the old lady was like that rare thing, and that person even showed off to people everywhere that he gave birth to such a good omen. My sister also knows when she thinks about it, how taboo it is above, after all. The most precious jade in the world is just a jade seal. By the time the old lady reacted, it was too late. The one was raised in front of the old lady. But my sister also saw that the word Baoyu is not a serious name. That would become what it is today, and the old lady did it on purpose. The old lady took great pains to save his life. ”

Lin Daiyu and Lin Yu originally had a bottom in their hearts, but now after listening to Jia Jiu's words, they nodded secretly.

And so it was.

Whose child is so taboo? They are all thirteen years old. I don't talk about going to school, I don't talk about reading, I just know how to play with the little girls every day. The habit of eating the rouge on the little girl's mouth is even more well-known. Of course, this is because of this cousin's own naughty and nonsense, but I am afraid that the elders are also contributing to the troubles behind the scenes.

In order to keep this grandson, in order not to let the family lose the man, the old lady is really hard.

listened to Jia Jiu's explanation. Lin Daiyu was also relieved in her heart. It seems that the birthday gift he prepared for Jia Baoyu does not need to be changed.

He was already thinking about it in his heart. Jia Baoyu's piece of jade is afraid that it is not good, so he can't ask Jia Baoyu to be motivated, but can only send some toys and other things. But I was afraid that I would send it over, so that the elders would say that they didn't know how to count and deliberately brought Jia Baoyu or something. Now that Jia Jiu's words have been obtained, Lin Daiyu is also relieved.

Let Lin Daiyu give Jia Baoyu books, calligraphy and paintings and other things, Lin Daiyu will not be reluctant, how can Jia Baoyu sound like a mix, really good things are in Jia Baoyu's hands. Jia Baoyu will not necessarily cherish it, but will practice the treasures of the ancestors of the Lin family. This is one of them. Second. Lin Daiyu was also afraid that Jia Baoyu would be motivated and would be killed. Third, he was naturally afraid that he would have too much to do with Jia Baoyu and cause trouble to his family.

If Lin Daiyu is the only one left in the Lin family, Lin Daiyu will feed the whole family and not be hungry, but there will not be so many cares. But now Lin Daiyu has younger brothers and sisters to take care of after all. Especially Lin Yu, maybe he will go to the examination room in two years, what if he can get in with Jia Baoyu and miss his brother's future?

People are intimate. Compared with Jia Baoyu, a cousin who has never met, of course, it is more important to be his own brother, even if he is not born by a mother.

If a person wants to be detached, he must naturally have nothing to worry about, and if he has a family or the like, he will naturally not be able to detach.

Lin Daiyu has younger brothers and sisters, after all, it is a little different from the original book. In the original book, he was alone in Jia's house, and Jia's mother actually pushed him into the abyss out of love; Sanchun saw that he was favored, and that he could live with Jia Baoyu in Jia's mother's courtyard, so he was naturally jealous of him, plus Sanchun lived in the hugging building behind Rongxi Hall, which was closer to Mrs. Wang, and the geographical location also determined that they were closer to Xue Baochai. And now, Lin Daiyu lives in this back garden, and he relies not only on Jia's mother, but also Jia Yu and Jia Jiu, who take care of him very much.

Therefore, the current Jia Baoyu is just a cousin who has never met him by name. The most important thing for Sister Lin now is his own brothers and sisters.

Jia Jiu and Lin Daiyu talked a lot, Lin Daiyu felt that this cousin seemed to have something to say but didn't know for what reason she hadn't spoken, and Jia Jiu had something in her heart and wanted to ask, but she was afraid of poking Lin Daiyu's heart, so every time the words came to her mouth, she still couldn't say it.

After a long while, Lin Daiyu decided to open this mouth by herself.

"Second sister, but you have something to find your sister? If there is a need, it is okay for my sister to speak. ”

Jia Jiu raised his face, looked at Lin Daiyu for a while, and then said, "Is my sister's words true?" ”

"Seriously."

Jia Jiu said: "If there is anything offensive in my words, please ask my sister Haihan." ”

"That's nature."

Jia Jiu glanced at Lin Daiyu deeply, took a deep breath, and said, "In this way, the foolish sister will be offended." Dare to ask my sister how much do you know about salt politics? ”

Lin Daiyu stood up suddenly, and in a panic, he actually touched the tea bowl on the table, and the fine celadon from the official kiln of the Song Dynasty fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces.

The girl on the side hurriedly came up to clean up, but was sent below by Lin Daiyu. Jia Jiu also withdrew from the people around him. When there were only the two of them left on the third floor, and Lin Zhen and Lin Zhi in the east, I heard Lin Daiyu say in a low voice: "Why did the second sister suddenly ask this?" ”

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "I can't hide it, I've actually inquired about the shortcomings of the salt administration. I inquired about it. There must be some differences from what my sister knows. Sister Lin, it may sound a little incredible and ridiculous to you, but. I want to solve the shortcomings of the salt administration once and for all. ”

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Jiu fixedly and said, "Second sister, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

In the east, the four children widened their eyes and pricked up their ears to listen, for fear of missing a word.

Jia Jiu nodded and said, "Salt and iron official camps, iron, related to casting." It is also related to the stability of the border gates. Therefore, another meaning of the iron mine official camp is safety. The security of the country. And the salt policy is related to the people's livelihood, even if only one copper plate is intercepted on each person's body, the huge Daqi. 10,000,000,000 people. It means 10,000,000 copper plates, that is, at least 100,000 taels of silver. But in fact, every ordinary person suffers more than the exploitation of this penny every day, and the price of salt has always been very boring. Another meaning of salt politics is wealth. ”

As he spoke, Jia Jiu paused. stared deeply into Lin Daiyu's eyes and said, "People die for money, birds die for food." Sister Lin. There are not a few people in the world who run for money. I believe that when my aunt took office, there were daggers and other things on the pillow for no reason, right? ”

Lin Daiyu said dryly: "How could the second sister know this? ”

Jia Jiu sighed and said, "Part of the reason is because I know the evil of people's hearts, and part of the reason is because I am no stranger to the behavior of some people. ”

Lin Daiyu's heart was pinched.

When I got up in the middle of the night, there was suddenly a dagger next to my pillow, how could Lin Ruhai not encounter this kind of thing"

Even Lin Daiyu herself knew very well that there were many people who hit themselves with their ideas and wanted to use themselves to threaten their father. At that time, his father Lin Ruhai was almost persuaded by Jia's mother, and even packed his things. If it weren't for Jia Yu's letter, I'm afraid that he would have been here by Song Jingjing a long time ago, where would there be the later days when father and daughter depended on each other? How would you know that Mrs. step-wife is such a good person? Where will there be three more younger siblings?

However, his father died, leaving their children behind and leaving with a lot of worry. Lin Daiyu herself couldn't be sure what the real cause of his father's death was. Is it really a disease caused by hard work, or is it ineffective to be drugged and ineffective?

Lin Daiyu really didn't dare to think about it.

He squeezed the handkerchief tightly and said, "Second sister, what did you say?" Who? ”

Jia Jiu sighed, pulled Lin Daiyu to sit down, moved the embroidery pier by himself, sat next to Lin Daiyu, and then pressed Lin Daiyu's shoulder and said, "Sister Lin, I am also a girl, and there are some things that the family will not let me know." I was able to know this, firstly, because I had been paying attention to it every day, and secondly, I had seen the gift list booklet that had been sent to my family in the old year, and I vaguely guessed it. ”

Jia Jiu raised his head and said faintly: "My sister should have heard that the four families of Jia Shi and Wang Xue are collectively known as the four major families of Jinling, and the four of us are side by side, and because of the founding merits, they occupy two seats among the four kings and eight princes." However, whether it is the four major families of Jinling or the four kings and eight princes, this has nothing to do with the Jinling Zhen family at all. But our Jia family and the Zhen family are world friends in the eyes of the world! ”

Lin Daiyu's mind flashed, and she said, "Second sister, are you saying that a long time ago, the Zhen family had nothing to do with her grandfather's family?" ”

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "In fact, when my great-grandmother was alive, the Zhen family and our Jia family were just out of Jinling together. However, the two of us are not related, and we don't even have much to do with each other. After comparing the gift list, it can be seen that when the Zhen family first started, it was just a name for our family in the name of a fellow villager. ”

"And then?"

This situation remained unchanged during my grandfather's lifetime. Things changed, in fact, after the death of my grandfather. More precisely, it was the one who took the place of the first mother and began to take care of the house. It can be seen from the gift list that after the head of the house, the relationship between the Zhen family and our family was pulled in little by little. When I come back from the palace and take back what belongs to our family, in the eyes of the world, the Zhen family is already the old relatives of our Jia family. ”

Lin Daiyu was shocked.

As Lin Ruhai's daughter, she was raised by Lin Ruhai as a man, and Lin Daiyu herself is a very smart girl, how can she not know about Jiangnan officialdom and Jiangnan salt politics!

The Zhen family is almost a tyrant in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also the emperor of Jinling. It was when Lin Ruhai was alive. took a few illegal salt merchants, but the backstage of these salt merchants is the Zhen family. And the forces behind the Zhen family faintly point to the Jingshi.

Lin Daiyu always thought that the Zhen family was so arrogant entirely because their daughter was the favorite concubine of the emperor; Lin Daiyu always thought that the Zhen family was so arrogant because their family's backstage was from the imperial city. Lin Daiyu always thought that her mother was the daughter of the Jia family. The Jia family should be their Lin family's political allies, and now listening to Jia Jiu's words, after his father's spiritual position. The shadow of the Jia family faintly appeared, how could Lin Daiyu not be surprised?!

Lin Daiyu gritted her teeth, straightened her back, and after a long while, she said, "Second sister." Do you have proof? ”

Jia Jiu said: "In addition to the old examples at home, I can show my sister." I don't have any evidence. ”

Lin Daiyu sat for a while before she said, "Second Sister Fang asked the foolish sister about the salt politics, what plan does my sister have?" ”

Jia Jiu said: "There is a saying that rare things are expensive. Because the production is not high, the price of salt is also high. Such a high price of salt is also unaffordable for the people. For this reason, the people can only try their best to reduce the expenditure on salt, which also makes the people swelling all over the body due to the lack of salt, and the sales of salt cannot go up. Salt merchants in order to recoup their losses. They had no choice but to continue to raise the price of salt. A vicious cycle until the annual consumption of salt is reduced to a critical value. Until the annual sales of salt also reached a critical value. This was followed by a salt tax that was almost pushed to the limit, and salt merchants who seemed to be rich but were in fact constantly killing each other. My aunt was able to stay in that chair for so long, and my aunt's wrist was already visible. But after holding on for so many years, my aunt has reached the limit when I think about it......"

Lin Daiyu sighed in her heart.

Jia Jiu didn't continue, but how could Lin Daiyu not understand in her heart?

It is not easy to be an official in terms of salt administration, even if it is a sideline, such as the prefect of Yangzhou. It is not uncommon for princes, ministers, and even eunuchs in the palace to extort huge sums of money from local officials. Lin Daiyu is no longer a child, and following her father Lin Ruhai, she naturally knows what her father's position means. A fat difference like Lin Ruhai, who can dispose of the surplus salt tax after paying a certain amount of money to the imperial court every year, will naturally make other officials envious, and those who want to get a piece of the pie will also swarm like locusts.

Lin Daiyu didn't know how much money those eunuchs in the capital would usually charge to extort other officials, but those clans, princes, and even emperors who lived extravagantly secretly "borrowed" money from Lin Ruhai, and Lin Daiyu had actually faintly heard of that amount. Lin Ruhai can ignore these needs, but if there are others, his father can't refuse.

His father was not so much consumed alive in the position of Yangzhou Salt Imperial History, but rather forced to death by various forces.

Lin Daiyu has been keeping this sentence in his heart for a long time, and so far, he has never confided in it. It's just that today, after listening to Jia Jiu's words, his state of mind can no longer remain calm.

Jia Jiu saw that Lin Daiyu had already listened to it, and immediately said: "Sister, this kind of thing, the family should not let us girls know." Therefore, even if we know, we can only assume that we do not know. Our family doesn't mention it, but my sister's family is only afraid of the aftermath. ”

Lin Daiyu immediately grabbed Jia Jiu's hand and said, "Second sister, dare to ask second sister, what news do you know?" ”

Jia Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister, it's not that I got any news, but that I made common sense inferences. If it's not right, my sister should have heard a joke, and don't make fun of me for being too careful. As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "When my sister was five years old, my aunt went to the south, and when I was eleven years old, that is, last year, my sister lost her father and came to our house. In other words, my aunt has been in the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol for six years! Does my sister know that since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, who has been like my aunt and father, who has been re-elected as an official for six terms in the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Imperial History? ”

Lin Daiyu said in a low voice: "Father, only my father." ”

Jia Jiu replied: "Yes, there is only one person in the whole world. I'm afraid that even the palace is wondering if my aunt left something else for my sister or for my eldest brother Lin. After all, without a bit of luck and ability, it is impossible to get a good death on the chair of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Imperial History. Before my aunt, there were even fewer people who died in this position in less than a year. I've even heard that even the prefect of Yangzhou changes every year. Daddy's position. Before my aunt took office, he was almost a newcomer every season, and he hung white flags every month. ……”

Lin Daiyu was shocked. Barely jumped.

It's a pity that he was held down by Jia Jiu.

I only heard Lin Daiyu say dreamily: "My father is gone, people must be very curious about what my father left behind in the end except for his belongings." And I'm a girl, Ren'er and Zhen'er are still young, only Zhen'er, he is ten years old this year, and his filial piety is twelve years old. I just took the children's exam. Those people don't necessarily ask my father what he left for us, but they put my brother in that position and make my brother repeat the same mistakes. ……”

Jia Jiu added: "And. They don't stop until they find something they are happy with. At that time, not only Brother Lin couldn't hide, but even Brother Lin's second brother and Brother Lin's third brother couldn't escape. ”

Lin Daiyu was silent in her position for a long time. Only then did he whisper: "Second sister." What are you going to do? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Sister Lin, I have already said that the price of salt will be so high, precisely because the people's demand for salt has been suppressed to a limit. Unless there is a sudden demand for a large amount of salt on the market, not only can it swallow all the salt reserves that the salt merchants have hoarded in one gulp, but it will also force the salt merchants to find a way to produce salt in a more efficient way. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the price of salt to fall steadily. ”

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "Impossible." Who in this world can swallow all the salt hoarded by the salt merchants in one go, and force the salt merchants to expand production. If there is such a thing. I'm afraid that it has already been adopted......"

Jia Jiu said in Lin Daiyu's ear: "If I sue my sister, use alchemy." A coarse salt-like powder can be extracted from sea salt, which can increase grain yields. For example, to ensure a bumper harvest of double-cropping rice and to ensure that the grain output in the south of the Yangtze River increases by at least 60 percent......"

Lin Daiyu said: "Second sister, you didn't talk nonsense, did you?" When double cropping rice, as early as twenty or thirty years ago, someone did it. It's just that it hurts. After planting double-cropping rice, even if the time of rotation is increased and the frequency of rotation is shortened, it still degrades rapidly. It takes at least several generations of effort for a piece of low-grade thin-sand land to grow into a high-quality field, but it will take less than ten years for a high-quality field to become a thin-sand land. ”

Jia Jiu replied: "I know this. The double-cropping rice turned out to be made by the Wang girl. This failure has also become one of the ironclad proofs of the Wang family's female disaster to the country and the people. The daughter of the Wang family was still sighing before she died. ”

"Second sister knows?"

Jia Jiu nodded and said, "The Jingshi always takes the Wang family's daughter as an example, so I also know some." After the death of the Wang family's daughter, Daomen Zhong was very interested in his life, so he specially collected things about him. This flower fertilizer, because it is beneficial to the country and the people, is the focus of Daomen's attention. It took countless manpower and material resources to deduce the clues from the words of the Wang girl, and I don't know how many failures I have experienced, so I deduced the formula. ”

Lin Daiyu asked, "How is the effect?" ”

Jia Jiu said: "It can indeed increase the yield of rice, and it can also delay the degradation of land. However, this fertilizer requires a lot of sea salt, which he originally extracted from sea salt. Second, although the method used is simple, it is still exquisite. If it is left directly in the ground, it will only burn the crops. So, at present, the scope of use is not very wide. ”

Lin Daiyu thought for a while and said, "I understand what my sister meant." With this salt fertilizer, a lot of salt is inevitably needed. Although the boiling salt method used by the imperial court at present is convenient for estimating the yield of salt, the output is not high after all. If the imperial court wanted a bumper grain harvest, it could only use the salt drying method, which had been shelved and was widely used during the Song and Song dynasties. Once a large amount of salt appears in the world, the price of salt will gradually decrease, and the people will naturally not have to count the salt grains to live. Second sister, am I right? ”

Jia Jiu nodded again and again: "That's exactly what you said." So I need to have a general understanding of Jiangnan shì. Only in this way can I take the lead against the enemy, and not be swayed by those people and those salt merchants. Good sister, will you help me? ”

Lin Daiyu pondered for a moment and said: "Second sister, this kind of thing can't be sloppy, if you are not careful, even if it is a good method, it will become a strategy to harm the people, just like Wang Anshi's Qingmiao money." Second sister, who are you going to hand over to implement it? ”

Jia Jiu replied: "Of course it's the Daomen." ”

Lin Daiyu was silent for a while, and said, "Second sister, what you said about salt and fertilizer, in fact, his real origin is not from the Daomen?" (To be continued......)