Playing with the concubine's chest, Li Ye's thoughts were flying, thinking about the recent changes in the imperial court's policies and the situation in Guanzhong. He's not as unreliable as he appears to be, but he maintains certain habits that he has cultivated in Tokyo.

Li Ye is known for his fame and ambition, and he is also smart, and he wants to become a minister of his life and leave a name in history. It's just that he has an arrogant personality, so he doesn't match his ambitions, and he was doted on by the Queen Mother when he was in Tokyo.

Until he touched the taboo of the Son of Heaven, he was driven out of the capital and sent to Yuanzhou as an assassin. At the beginning, Liu Chengyou was still worried about whether he had added another scourge to the locality, such as Liu Xin in the early days, including Murong Yanchao, who was a disaster for the locality.

However, judging from the later developments, the remote Beijing division governed tens of thousands of people in a state without any restraints and scruples, and governed and controlled the people in full accordance with his will, but the results achieved were not bad. At least, under Yuanzhou, the population is growing, the acres of land are increasing, and the taxes are increasing.

"It's been two years!" After the last pair of warriors competed, Li Ye lost his interest, hugged his concubine, and went to the inner garden, and said in his mouth: "In a flash, we have been in this place for so long!" ”

Li Ye was in the spring of the fourth year of Qianyou, and was demoted because of the Puzhou case, and now, although it has not been two full years, it is not much worse. Two years is enough for a person's ability and knowledge to improve greatly, and for Li Ye, the tempering and training of his mind has made the greatest progress. Although arrogance is indispensable, the castle is much deeper, at least not as arrogant as it was in Tokyo.

"Are you tired of being here?" Li Ye asked while hugging her concubine while holding her smooth chin.

The concubine had a delicate and touching expression on her face, and responded timidly: "The lord is here, and the concubine can be served, how can she be tired." ”

Li Ye smiled when he heard this, pointed his finger on the seductive red lips, and said, "You little mouth, you are quite good at talking!" This bitter cold state, barren land, not enough nostalgia, I'm tired of waiting! However, don't worry, if you stay up again, it's time to change places! Next, I have to ask the emperor for a more comfortable place......"

In the past two years, Li Ye has been in Yuanzhou, in addition to scolding Fang Xuan, he is also reflecting. is in a remote area, and has always paid attention to the situation and policies of the imperial court.

Of course, his deepest feeling was to understand the emperor's intention of demoting him to Wonju. Punishment is one of them, exercise is the second, and the third is mixed with sand, and the division of the original Zhangyi Army made Shi Kuangyi's regime come.

Li Ye is also, after Shi Kuangyi was edicted to enter Beijing last year and stayed to recuperate, he completely came to his senses. For the emperor's nephew, Li Ye admired it a little, and according to his estimate, it was almost time to move.

Full of warm thoughts**, go straight into the inner room, turn over the clouds and rain, and when you are happy, Li Ye has a calm expression of enlightenment, goes to the study, and summons the head of the house.

"How about our illicit salt trade?" As soon as he sat down and spoke, Li Ye asked directly.

"The latest batch of twenty stones has been sent out, and this time it can at least make a thousand profits!" The manager replied with a smile.

Although Yuanzhou is a border land, it is indeed a place to make a fortune, and in the two years that Li Ye took office, he inevitably took advantage of his position to write external blocks. After all, there are so many people in his house, and the expenses on weekdays are not small, and the ladies of the back house wear gold and silver, and there are a lot of rewards in the middle of the house.

There is no long-term plan in Yuanzhou, so there is no ordinary person, enclosure and farming, and the money is slow. With Li Ye's shrewdness, after investigating the situation in Wonju and understanding the surrounding miscellaneous party items, Uighurs, and Tuguhun, he ordered his henchmen to secretly start a business of merchants.

Moreover, he did not do the business of silk, porcelain, and grain, but did whatever was forbidden by the imperial court, and made great profits. In addition to ironware, salt, iron, and tea are all involved.

For more than a year, through these huge goods of transaction value, a large amount of gold, silver, cattle and horses were exchanged from the hands of Hu Lu, and a lot of money was made.

"People were arrested at the Kaiyuan level, you know!" Li Ye suddenly became angry and stared at the manager: "Idiot! Do you need to transport 20 stones at a time? Don't you think the goal is not big enough, isn't this a check? Don't you think you can have no scruples, ah? In Wonju, if it doesn't get out of control, what about going out of Wonju? ”

"Don't you know how much effort I have to put in to smooth out the books with these twenty stones of salt? Idiot! ”

Hearing the reprimand, the chief steward suddenly showed panic, his legs were weak, and he knelt on the ground: "It's a small carelessness, please calm your anger!" I'll send someone to deal with it! ”

"Disposition? What to do? Take my official document to the assassination of the Shifu and come to the rescue? Li Ye glanced at it and sneered.

"How dare you! The sale of private salt has nothing to do with the Assassin's Mansion, let alone the Guogong. The manager shook his head, replied, and then a ruthless color flashed on his face, and said: "The little one sent someone to deal with those smuggling criminals!" ”

Hearing this, Li Ye's brows furrowed even deeper, and he said with a little disappointment: "You have been following me for some years, and you are also cautious on weekdays, so when things are urgent, they are all stupid suggestions!" ”

Without waiting for him to speak, Li Ye said directly: "The person has been solved in Linjing, since it is smuggling, I should be judged by national law!" The point is, how can ordinary smugglers gather such a large amount of salt? If the source of this batch of salt cannot be clarified, it is a clear flaw, waiting for people to suspect it! ”

"According to the will of the country, what should I do?" The manager finally became smarter, and no longer had bad ideas casually, and directly asked Li Ye for instructions.

Li Ye obviously had a plan, his eyes were a little treacherous, but his tone was flat: "I have always suspected that someone is guarding and stealing from himself, and the officials of Yanqiao can investigate and collect evidence." This time, I want to take the opportunity to dig out the moths in Wonju and crack down on smuggling lawbreakers! ”

Li Ye's righteous and stern words, the manager was stunned when he heard it, if he didn't know the truth, he would definitely be deceived by this appearance. After thinking about it for a while, I also understood that Li Ye was planning to find a scapegoat to make up for the mistakes. Immediately arched his hand and said: "The little one understands, go and do it immediately!" ”

"In order to avoid leaking the news, just surprise the snake and investigate secretly!" Li Ye didn't forget to advise.

"Yes!"

"Plus!" Li Ye raised his finger, hesitated slightly, and ordered: "From today onwards, all the smuggling transactions in your hands can be thrown away." Throw it away completely, and there must be no more involvement! ”

Hearing this, the manager couldn't help but be stunned, looked at Li Ye, his face was full of puzzlement, and said, "Why is this? That's a good way to make money! How to ensure that all the items are discarded and the items in the house are entered? ”

"For more than a year, can't the profits made still meet the expenses of the government?" Li Ye said: "There is nothing to be reluctant to! ”

"But—" The chief steward's face was full of pity, and he tried to persuade him.

was interrupted a little rudely by Li Ye: "Do you think I really care about this money?" ”

"I'm willing to do it, aren't you reluctant?" Li Ye's questioning voice was subdued.

Facing Li Ye's cold gaze, the manager shuddered and hurriedly responded: "Yes!" If you obey the order, you can do it! ”

After he left, Li Ye's expression slowly returned to indifference, and he sat behind the bookcase, calmly and seriously thinking about how to end. In the final analysis, he engaged in smuggling just to ensure the expenses of the government and meet his rich life.

Sensing the danger and finding that something was wrong underneath, he did not hesitate to make the right choice and wash his hands. However, it takes some brain cells to stop safely.

Thinking of the reaction of the head of the Fang Cai Mansion, Li Ye couldn't help but show a mocking smile, and muttered in his mouth: "Don't you think that you can hide it from me?" ”

After pondering for a while, he pinched his short beard, raised his head and called out, "Someone!" ”

"The little ones are here!" A domestic servant, at the door, at the command.

"Go, bring me the head of the Sun sect!" Li Ye commanded.

Sun Jiaotou was born in the forbidden army, and in the process of reorganizing the army, he was retired due to old age. In the end, he was only in his early forties, still brave, not very smart, and was raised by Li Ye in the house, although he was doing the work of guarding the courtyard and practicing martial arts, he also felt majestic, at least more leisurely than in the army. On weekdays, he also helps Li Ye do some private things.