The first snow of the sixth year of Zhenguan came earlier than in previous years.

Overnight, the Chang'an City of Nuoda was covered in silver, and it was beautiful.

The sales of honeycomb coal and wool thread under the Chu Wangfu have risen in a straight line, and because of them, the people of Chang'an City feel that this winter does not seem to be so cold.

"Xiao Langjun, a new seafood house has opened in Xishi, I heard that a lot of new Dengzhou goods have arrived, do you want to take a look?"

In Yongping Fang, the landlord of Dongfang Ping enthusiastically reminded.

"Really? Then I really have to take a look, thanks to Xinhua Bookstore, I saved a lot of money by buying books and paper this year, so I just went to buy something. ”

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you for helping to teach my kid literacy, starting next month, I won't charge your rent, as long as you take the time to give more guidance."

"That's embarrassing, I'm just doing it."

Dongfang Ping bought a full set of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and sometimes when he watched it, he would tell the landlord's children about the story inside, and guide him to recognize a few words by the way, but he didn't expect it to be an unexpected receipt.

"You're welcome, my mother-in-law is also helping in the wool workshop of the Chu Wangfu now, and I am also helping in the honeycomb coal workshop, and now I am not short of that bit of rent, and in the spring of next year, I am also going to let the baby go to the Mengxue class in the workshop."

Dongfang closed the door and followed the landlord, Uncle Liao, to the West Market.

Yongpingfang is not far from the West Market, and it will be almost there after half an hour.

"Ah, there are still so many people." Uncle Liao saw from a distance that the front of the seafood house was crowded with people, "Let's go faster, I wanted to buy a salted fish a few days ago but didn't get it." ”

……

There are nearly a million people in Chang'an City, and the demand for salt is very large.

However, it stands to reason that the seafood house has sold tens of thousands of salted fish in Chang'an one after another, which is equivalent to selling tens of thousands of catties of salt, which should be enough for everyone to eat in a short time.

However, who made the salted fish in the seafood house cheaper, and many families stocked up on the goods.

This directly led to a sharp decline in the sales of various salt shops in Chang'an City, and even Luoyang and other places around Chang'an began to be affected.

Some shrewd merchants bought salted fish directly from the seafood house and then transported it to other places in Guanzhong for sale, and the profits were not low.

This has further exacerbated the popularity of various salted fish products in the seafood house.

"Your Majesty, this seafood house is the third branch of the Chu Wangfu in Chang'an City."

Not far away, Li Shimin was dressed in civilian clothes, and under the escort of Li Zhong and others, he watched the lively scene in front of the seafood house.

"Yesterday you said that the Chu Wangfu sent people to Luoyang and Taiyuan to open branches as well?"

"Yes, and someone from the Su Guo Mansion and the Eguo Gong Mansion went with them."

The prince and the minister are too close, especially to the generals in the army, which is a taboo in all dynasties; Although Li Kuan passed on to Li Zhiyun, Li Zhong felt that the news had to be told to Li Shimin.

"Kuan'er has finally learned to be smart this time. To deal with the family, it is not enough to fight alone. ”

To Li Zhong's surprise, Li Shimin didn't have any intention of getting angry after hearing the news.

"Cheng Chumo of the Suguo Mansion, Wei Chihuan of the Eguo Prince's Family, and Fang Xiang's Erlang Fang Yiai went to Dengzhou Mansion together some time ago, presumably this time the Chu Wangfu opened a branch of the seafood house in Luoyang and Taiyuan, and it has something to do with them."

"The atmosphere in the DPRK and China has been a bit weird recently, and I have already received several notes of impeachment against Kuan'er, and the content is varied, it seems that those people are about to take it anymore."

……

Tai Chi Temple.

Today is the first day of the twelfth month, which is considered a great court, and the main officials in Beijing have come to attend the court meeting.

"If you have something to do, you have nothing to do!"

The opening of the court meeting was no different than usual.

"Ahem!"

An officer stepped forward and said something brief.

"Ahem!"

An official came out and said something trivial.

"Ahem!"

It's like having a contagious flu, and the officials who come out to speak have to cough.

What seems a strange scene is actually a conventional rule.

There are many officials in the court, and if you don't pay attention, there will be a scene where several people come out to speak at the same time, which is a bit out of ceremony and a little embarrassing.

Slowly, whoever is ready to come out to speak, just cough, it becomes an unspoken rule.

"Your Majesty, Weichen Yang Benman impeached His Royal Highness the King of Chu for disregarding the lives of the people of Chang'an City and conniving at his subordinates to sell salted fish, resulting in injuries and even deaths of ordinary people. Wechin suggested that the imperial court should strictly prohibit the sale of salted fish. ”

"Joke, big joke. Your Majesty, after so many years, it is the first time that I have heard that selling salted fish is harmful to the people, and this Yang Yushi's ability to reverse black and white can be said to be unprecedented, and there is no one to come. ”

Cheng Yanjin don't look at the five big and three coarse, he is actually smart, as soon as he heard Yang Benman come out to impeach, he guessed the reason, so he didn't wait for Li Shimin to speak, and went straight up.

"General Cheng, every sentence mentioned by the old man is true and reliable, the county magistrate of Chang'an County should have received the news yesterday, if you don't believe it, you can ask?"

Yang Benman was ready to pull an endorsement for himself, but the county magistrate of Chang'an County was also smart, so he lowered his head and stood behind the team pretending to be stupid.

"Humph! If you choke on salted fish, it is forbidden to sell salted fish, so if you choke on eating, will all the grain shops be closed? ”

"Cheng Guogong, Yang Yushi, in fact, according to the lower officials, this is not necessarily a problem with salted fish, maybe it is the use of bad salt in salted fish, which causes the person who eats it to feel unwell."

Lu Kuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, seemed to be very fair, and stood up and said a word.

"Yes, I heard that the salted fish is salted with sea salt, who has eaten sea salt since ancient times? Sea salt can't be eaten, this is almost the consensus of all dynasties. ”

Gui Zhuai, the director of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up to support his own boss.

Li Shimin sat directly above, watching more and more courtiers below participate in this seemingly ridiculous impeachment, and knew in his heart that some people finally couldn't sit still.

"Your Majesty, there are many people who sell salted fish in Chang'an City, whether there is a problem with salted fish, or there is a problem with the sea salt that pickles salted fish, or they are not a problem, it is that some people have problems with their own health, Weichen feels that it is necessary to investigate it in detail, and then give everyone a clear answer."

Fang Xuanling saw Li Shimin sitting there quietly, and then considering that the salted fish in Chang'an City was sold by a shop under the name of the Chu Wangfu, and his second son was still going to Dengzhou with him, he naturally knew what to do at this time.

Playing Tai Chi, procrastination.

Whether active or passive, this is a skill that almost every official needs to master.

Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, nothing like this!