Yin Zheng thought to himself that this person was a county order, and if he could rectify the tea market, he might be able to come back and continue to be a tea merchant.

After all, his family has been a tea merchant for several generations, and he really doesn't want to change careers easily, so he mustered up the courage to say:

"The four major chambers of commerce are mainly composed of the four richest and powerful people in She County, plus many small and medium-sized businesses. The four heroes are the Chen family, the Lin family, the Cao family and the Sun family. They have been bribing state and county officials for many years, officials and businessmen colluded, and the entire business of She County was controlled by them, and most of the small and medium-sized businessmen succumbed to them and did business according to the rules they set.

After a pause, he continued: "A small number of businessmen like the grass people, who are not ashamed of their behavior and are unwilling to cooperate with them, have been squeezed by them and have no way to live, so they have to leave She County and find another way to make a living. ”

In fact, he also succumbed to the four major chambers of commerce at the beginning and sold tea at the price they set.

Later, he found that lowering the price, making small profits but quick turnover, but making more money, so he lowered the price and sold, which inadvertently won him some reputation.

Lu Yuan said: "In this way, other industries are also monopolized by them? ”

"Exactly."

Lu Yuan was puzzled: "But tea is also produced in other counties, and they sell it so expensive, you can go to other counties to buy it." ”

Yin Zheng sighed and said: "My lord doesn't know, the scale of the tea industry in other counties is not as good as She County, and the four major chambers of commerce either buy tea shops, or buy low-priced tea from those tea-producing counties, and the people have to buy it from their shops in the end." ”

These four chambers of commerce are really powerful, Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, and asked: "She County is just a lower county, where did the four major chambers of commerce get so much money to buy tea from other counties?" ”

Yin Zheng was stunned and couldn't answer for a while.

Wang Zhen explained with a smile: "She County is an ancient county with a history of nearly 1,000 years, and the surrounding counties and towns are all developed with She County as the center. Therefore, it can be said that most of the richest people in Shezhou are in Shexian, and it is not surprising that the four major families have such financial resources. ”

Yin Zheng nodded hurriedly and said, "This Daoist is very right, none of the four major families in She County can be compared to the rich families in other counties. ”

When Qin Li heard this, his heart was happy.

Lu Yuan's brows were furrowed more and more, he read through the history and knew that these places were very powerful, if the newly appointed officials could not subdue them, the decree would not be enforced, and he couldn't help but worry when he saw that Shexian was so powerful.

Originally, he just wanted to take care of Lu Yutong and let her live a worry-free life, but by chance, he became a county magistrate, and occasionally the idea of using modern knowledge to benefit the people of one party occasionally came up in his heart.

But if you can't even issue a decree, then nothing can be done.

Yin Zheng saw that Lu Yuan was silent for a long time, and said cautiously: "If the adults have nothing else to ask, then the grass people will leave." ”

Lu Yuan stood up and arched his hand, "Thank you, Brother Yin." ”

Yin Zhenglian said that he didn't dare, so he said goodbye and left.

Wang Qianshu stroked his beard and smiled: "After hearing this, I don't know what Xianggong's plans are?" ”

Qin Li was already a little dissatisfied when he saw that this Taoist priest was still leaving, and when he opened his mouth to ask, he said angrily: "Is there anything else with the Taoist priest?" ”

Lu Yuan stopped and said: "Wang Daochang is a person I respect, don't be rude." ”

"Yes." Qin Li snorted,

He thought to himself that this Taoist priest seemed to have won the favor of the county commander, but he couldn't be offended, thinking that he was a Taoist priest after all, and he would not pose a threat to his future, so he apologized to Wang Qian: "Xiaosheng was a little rude just now, and I asked the Taoist chief not to be surprised." ”

Wang Zhen shook his head with a smile and looked at Lu Yuan, waiting for his answer.

Lu Yuan said slowly: "Naturally, it is to be rectified." ”

Wang Zhen smiled: "Okay, then the poor road is waiting to see Xianggong turn things around and restore the Qingming of Shexian Commercial City." ”

With that, he also said goodbye and left.

Lu originally planned to ask about the other two major evils in She County, but he thought that since he had traveled all the way, there would be a chance to ask again in the future.

Qin Li greeted a few words and retreated, Lu Yuan saw that Lu Yutong had been listening to his few people with his eyes wide open, so he asked, "Yutong, do you understand what we just said?" ”

Lu Yutong nodded and said, "I understand, there are four bad people who do bad things, so that everyone can't drink tea." ”

Lu Yuan laughed and said, "That's right, then what do you say?" ”

Lu Yutong thought for a while, raised his head and said, "The bad boy should be imprisoned in the county office!" ”

Lu Yuan felt that she was smart and cute, and couldn't help touching her little head again, but she still flashed it, and he couldn't help asking, "Yu Tong, why do you keep dodging away." ”

Lu Yutong pouted: "If you want to hit me, of course I want to flash." ”

Lu Yuan was amused by him, and he didn't explain, he reached out and chased her head to touch it, Lu Yutong was very sensitive, ran around the table, and the two of them caught and sought in the house.

Lu Yuan still slept at the table that night, and he didn't say anything all night, and the next morning, Lu Yuan was woken up by a knock on the door.

He slept on his side, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of large watery eyes, in which he could even see his sleeping position.

Lu Yutong saw him wake up and hurriedly ran away.

Lu Yuan propped up the table and said to the person knocking on the door outside the house: "Please wait a moment." ”

After getting dressed neatly, he opened the door, and it was Qin Li standing outside the house, and he arched his hand and said, "Disturb the rest of the adults." ”

Lu Yuan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll pack up and set off." ”

packed his luggage and went downstairs, Lu Yuan saw Wang Zhen sitting on the first floor waiting, said a few words, and the four of them went on the road together.

In this way, they traveled for another two days, and the four of them hurried during the day, and stayed at the inn next to the post station at night, and Lu Yuan often talked with Wang Zhen at night.

The more he talked about it, the more frightened he became, only to feel that Wang Zhen was well-versed in ancient and modern times, the art of war, mathematics, subsets of classics and history, astronomy and geography, knew everything, knew everything, and often talked with him until late at night.

He did not know that the king was even more amazed at him, he read a lot of books before the age of thirty, and after the age of thirty, he traveled all over the world, hoping to find the master, show what he had learned in his chest, and end this chaotic era.

Over the years, he traveled around the world, thinking that the Southern Tang Dynasty had the most hope of unifying the world and expelling the Khitan, so he wanted to become a leader in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Later, he stayed in Jinling City for a few years, thinking that although Li Jing was ambitious, he was too rigid in employing people, only focusing on his name and not his talent, and he was good at learning mathematics and science, and was not good at reciting poetry.

He expected that Li Jing would not reuse himself, so he left Jinling and traveled in the states of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

When he traveled to Ningguo County, he happened to hear Lu Yuan and Hou Kaishan talking in the tea shed, and learned that Hou Kaishan's daughter was abducted and trafficked. He guessed that Lu Yuan was an official, followed him for a day, and thought that Lu Yuan was a good official who was honest and honest, so he decided to help him break the human trafficking organization.

During these two nights, I had a deep conversation with him, and found that although his mind was not complete, he had his own set of astronomical theories, and was proficient in mathematical arithmetic, which often inspired him, which made him very appreciative and a close friend.

On this day, the four of them set off from the inn early.

It was noon, it was June, and the midday sun was exceptionally hot.

Lu Yuan was walking on the official road, sweating profusely, and suddenly, he noticed that a shed appeared in front of him, and a few people sat under it, but it was a tea shed.

This is already the border between Xuanzhou and Shezhou, and the post station in front is not too far, so there is no need to be in a hurry, and the four of them discussed and decided to rest in the tea shed.

After sitting down at a table, Lu Yuan wiped Lu Yutong's sweat. There were only two tables in the tea shed, and in addition to theirs, there were three men wearing hats sitting around the other table.

Lu Yuan was slightly surprised when he saw them drinking tea silently without saying a word, and suddenly heard Wang Zhen say: "Lu Xianggong, I know that there is a good scenery nearby, let's go and have a look." ”

Lu Yuan was very respectful of him, and said with his head bowed: "It's okay." ”

paid for the tea and left with Wang Qian.

He saw a willow forest in the distance of the tea shed, and thought that Wang Zhen was going to take him there, but he didn't want Wang Zhen to return the way he came.

After Lu Yuan followed him into a small road, the road went higher and higher, but he went up the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, Wang Zhen stopped, Lu Yuan looked around, and found that from here, he could condescend and see the tea shed just now.

Qin Li looked left and right, and said suspiciously: "Dao Chief, this is the beautiful scenery you said?" ”

Wang Zhen pointed at Liu Lin and smiled: "Look over there." ”

Lu Yuan looked at it silently, taken aback, and looked from a high place, only to find that there were many people hidden in the willow forest.

Qin Li exclaimed, "Who are they?" ”

Wang Zhen smiled but did not speak.

Lu Yuan looked at these people and said slowly, "I'll know in a while." ”