Chapter 129: Li Laohan

When everyone arrived at the workshop, Li Laohan led twenty or thirty salt workers to meet him, and said with a smile: "The old man heard that the eunuch and the nobles were coming, so he prepared a pair of pork belly skin with five flowers early. ”

The well supervisor dismounted: "Lao Li, don't sell poor, no matter how you sell it, you can't escape this well class." ”

Li Laohan said humbly: "Yes, yes, I don't know the number of classes this year?" ”

Jing Jian said: "These are the nobles from Meishan, this year's school affairs have been contracted by them, and 30,000 Guan Jing banknotes have been issued, all in the hands of Jiang Qing, and I came here today to see how you arrange it." ”

Li Laohan was shocked, knelt in the mud with an ordinary sound, and said in a trembling voice: "Your noble man spares his life...... This is another 30% increase from last year, and the villain can't finish it anyway......"

Cheng Wenying saw that these people were dressed in rags, and when he heard that the well class had increased by 30% compared to last year, his brows furrowed even deeper: "How can this be?" ”

Su You gently tugged at his sleeve, and Cheng Wenying reacted at this time: "Oh, brother, please get up, it's all from the side of Shujing?" ”

Li Laohan burst into tears, and kowtowed again and again: "Your nobleman's kindness, Xiao Lao'er was originally a well household, but later the well gradually dried up, and the court affairs were not reduced. ”

However, the villain only has the skill of panning for salt, so he can only wander here, and panning for salt depends on his life. Now I have to repeat the story of the well, the old man, this is going to be forced to death by the imperial court......"

Cheng Wenying couldn't help but be a little soft-hearted, and when he heard Su You cough beside him, he quickly straightened his face: "Brother, I believe what you said is the truth, but since we are here, we will not make you unable to live." There is only one thing, recently, Meizhou issued salt banknotes and took stock of salt affairs, but found a public case. ”

Li Laohan was shocked, and the surrounding salt workers also changed color.

Cheng Wenying said word by word: "The output of Meishan Mausoleum is different from the actual amount of salt used in Meishan!" In Meishan salt, there is a large amount of private salt, brother, do you have anything to say?! ”

A salt worker pulled out a short knife at his waist: "Dad! ”

"Whoosh!" A short arrow appeared at the salter's feet, nailed firmly to the ground.

Crossbow bolts! This salt worker is too familiar, and he fled all the way, and many of his companions died under the search and suppression of the government soldiers.

On the surrounding heights, there were scattered black-clothed people, armed with short crossbows, murderous.

Li Laohan hurriedly stopped everyone and arched his hand: "This private salt is strictly forbidden by the imperial court, and the old man does not dare to cross the thunder pond by half a step, and the nobles can be checked." ”

Cheng Wenying said: "Get up, the imperial court system is about to change, Xu Min picks himself, brother, your good days are coming." ”

Li Laohan said suspiciously: "What the noble man said is true? ”

Cheng Wenying nodded and said: "It's true, but for every well, the imperial court has to charge 5,000 yuan, do you have the funds?" ”

Li Laohan shook his head and said miserably: "In this world, there is no way for the poor to live......

Cheng Wenying said: "I'm not from the Yamen, Meishan private salt is prevalent, in fact, it has nothing to do with me, I just said that around this mausoleum, if there is a salt well that we have discovered, did you open it?" ”

The young salt worker wanted to speak, but Li Laohan hurriedly stopped: "It must be the work of other fugitive salt farmers, and ...... Nothing to do with us. ”

Cheng Wenying continued to ask: "In this case, if we also take a fancy to that place and hand over 5,000 guan to the government, will we be able to occupy the ownerless well?" ”

Li Laohan said dejectedly: "That...... That's nature, if you have the ability to find it. ”

Cheng Wenying finally smiled: "Brother, it's better to tell the truth, we just inherited the salt money from Lingjing, and we have to pay attention to it." Now you tell us the location of the salt well, we will naturally give you benefits, a position of worship, the old man can still afford it, ten times a month to offer money, how about it? ”

Li Laohan hesitated for a long time: "No, we don't mine well salt privately. ”

Cheng Wenying said: "If we repay the salt tax owed by you and your salt workers in Shujing, and then let the state government move to the side of the text, and transfer your household registration to Meizhou for resettlement, the government will not be responsible for the private salt last year." In this way, you will become a serious salt household in Meizhou, and you will no longer be a savage who has fled without a smuggling, is this okay? ”

Li Laohan turned around and looked behind him, and a pair of calloused and scratched hands shook it a few times and then let it go: "The officials are kind-hearted, but we really don't mine well salt privately." ”

Cheng Wenying couldn't help but be furious: "You ......"

Su You hurriedly pulled the corner of his clothes, and Cheng Wenying had to sigh: "Brother, brother, if Yanjing is really found out by us, there will be no such good conditions......"

Li Laohan didn't dare to look at Cheng Wenying's eyes, lowered his head and shook his head: "No...... We didn't have ......."

Cheng Wenying said: "Then please trouble Brother Li to get on the horse with us, let's go around and have a look." ”

The salt worker man was about to riot again, but was stopped by Li Laohan: "Ah Da, I will accompany the old man to go on a walk, and you restrain them." If you don't go through it in person, you can't rest assured. ”

So everyone got back on their horses, this time with a little yellow horse taking the lead.

Li Laohan got on a mule and followed behind, and the more he walked, the more frightened he became.

In order to raise tuition fees, Su You followed them into the mountains to dig medicine and hunt during the holidays, so the ability to trace and find traces in the mountains is also there.

After traveling fifteen miles to the southwest, Su You glanced at the surrounding mountains: "Uncle Li, don't you say it yet?" ”

Li Laohan was almost frightened, his face was pale, his eyes were straight, and he muttered to himself that he didn't know what he was talking about.

Su You sighed: "Uncle in-law, with our mining method, we can get salt brine by chiseling here at will, but in order to convince the old man...... Come with me! ”

All the way to a valley, Su You pointed with a whip: "It's there!" ”

There is a small workshop hidden in the valley, surrounded by a firewood shed stove and a pottery pot, which looks like a privately mined salt well.

Shi Dongxiu couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It's really a god!" Mingrun: How did you find out? ”

When the time came to pretend to be forced, Su You pointed to the surrounding mountains: "Shibo, you see, the five surrounding mountains are all concentrated here, and this is the trend of the five dragons taking water." ”

Cheng Wenying couldn't be happy: "Brother Li, what is it?" Still obsessed? ”

Li Laohan now closed his lips tightly again, and did not say a word, as if he had gone to half his life.

Su You sighed and turned the horse's head: "This is just a small well, everyone come with me." ”

Li Laohan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Su You as if he had seen a monster.

Su You was not afraid: "Uncle, what the five dragons are fighting for is the Dragon Ball, and next, I will find out where the Dragon Ball is, if there is already a private well there, the kid admires the ability of the person who finds the well." ”

Again following the mountain range five miles to the south, sure enough, another well was found.

This well is much larger than the previous one, and there are many bamboo pipes inserted into the wall of the well, which can directly connect the brine into the jar.

Su You said to Li Laohan: "Uncle, do you want to continue?" ”

Old man Li's face was like ashes, he climbed down from the mule tremblingly, and lay on the ground: "Childe's divine skills, the old man can only admire." Lao Han surveyed the mountains and looked for the mine head, and these two wells took three years. ”

Su You's face was flushed with shame, and he only remembered these two places when he studied many salt wells in later generations.

At first sight, it was named because of the peculiar mountain topography, and it was called Wulongjing.

There is also a glance, which is the best bite of Jingyan, and it is said that it is the location of the dragon ball that the five dragons are fighting for, and it is easy to find the location of the five dragons well.

After this well was opened, the brine gushed continuously, and the yield was extremely high, and it was affectionately called "Dahong" by the salt farmers.

When I came back to my senses, I heard Li Laohan continue: "...... The son walked in and pointed with his fingers, but there was no fallacy, how dare the old man be stubborn. However, the misery of fleeing salt households, I am afraid that the nobles have not seen it. ”

I don't care about Jiang Qing, you look at me and I look at you, Li Laohan led the way in front of him with his head downcast: "Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look at ...... little old man"