"Cao Liang's previous command of the Yue Cavalry Battalion, which has been one of the five schools of the Northern Army, performed well in this battle of Hanzhong, could it be that Cao Liang really has the heart to rebuild the five schools of the Northern Army?" Sima Yi muttered to himself.

Sima Shi said incredulously: "How is that possible, Cao Liang was the captain of the Yue cavalry at the beginning, and he practiced for a year, and the Yue cavalry battalion can be regarded as useful, and now the Xiongnu rebellion is urgent, how can he give him time to reorganize the five schools of the Northern Army, and pull such a group of men and horses to merge with the state, which is just a way to kill himself." ”

Although Sima Yi was full of tricks, he couldn't figure out why Cao Liang didn't use the strong Chinese army, and picked the fifth school of the Northern Army, which was almost a waste army, to go on the expedition.

"Let's wait and see what happens." Sima Yi said calmly. Although Cao Liang's move is obviously contrary to common sense, Sima Yi still thinks that there is still a certain amount of cattiness in it, so it is better to wait and see what happens.

At this moment, the steward of the palace came to report: "Master, Hou Cheng, the chief steward of Yipinju, asks to see you." ”

Sima Yi bowed his head slightly and said, "Bring him in." ”

The steward replied and went down.

Sima Shi said to Sima Yi: "I heard that Hou Cheng went to Hedong County to supervise the matter of private salt, why did he come back so quickly, didn't something happen over there?" ”

Sima Yi was noncommittal, did not say a word, but closed his eyes slightly, lying on the rattan couch and closing his eyes to recuperate.

Hou Cheng soon came to the back garden, stepped forward and bowed: "See the master!" See the Grand Prince! ”

Sima Shi asked, "Steward Hou, you returned from Hedong County so quickly, have you done everything?" ”

Hou Cheng said with some trepidation: "Master, eldest son, there is an accident on the Hedong side, more than 30 cargo ships transporting illicit salt were detained by Pingbei General Cao Liang in Pubanjin, the owner of the cargo ship Han Zhang was arrested, and Han Jian, the Taishou of Hedong, committed suicide in fear of crime. ”

Sima Yi's face changed slightly, he opened his eyes, his gaze was like a knife, he looked towards Hou Cheng and said in a deep voice: "What is going on?" ”

Hou Cheng recounted what happened as it happened, and at the same time told Sima Yi that Han Jian's suicide was completely facilitated by him, and as for Han Zhang, it was done by Hou Cheng's killer.

Originally, Cao Liang just wanted to borrow some boats to cross the Yellow River, but Han Zhang was unlucky to hit his head, so Cao Liang came to get his own stolen goods.

However, Hou Cheng's disposition was extremely decisive, first he forced Han Jian to commit suicide, and then sent assassins to Linjin Pass to assassinate Han Zhang, who was detained.

As long as Han Yi's uncle and nephew die, the relationship between the Sima family and this private salt case can be completely cleared.

After hearing this, Sima Yi nodded slightly and approved: "Steward Hou, you have handled this matter well, and it is worthy of praise." ”

Indeed, the impact of this illicit salt case on the Sima family is extremely important, if Han Yi's uncle and nephew did not die and fell into the hands of the imperial court, Yipinju would definitely be involved in the illicit salt case, and Yipinju is the property of the Sima family, so this matter will definitely seriously affect the reputation of the Sima family.

When it comes to smuggling salt dealers, people have a deep impression, that is, burly, tough, murderous, and ruthless, it is estimated that no half of the people in the world dare to associate the Sima family with the smuggler of salt.

Therefore, Sima Yi is very satisfied with Hou Cheng's approach, and he can make a decision at the critical time and deal with it without mercy, this matter is different from other things, if it is handled a little slowly or not properly handled, then the consequences are completely unimaginable.

Sima Shi said stupidly: "This damn Cao Liang, our family's business is all about him to make trouble!" ”

Sima Shi is not false at all this time, in the past, the pillar of Yipinju's business was Wushisan, but because Cao Liang's free Wushisan was a big seller, Yipinju's Wushisan was completely unsalable, and he had to withdraw from the Wushisan market.

Since Hou Cheng took over as the chief steward of any Pinju, he has changed the method of making money, that is, he has taken risks to sell illicit salt.

After getting Sima Yi's approval, Hou Cheng personally went to Hedong County, relying on the relationship between Han Jian and Han Jian in the early years, Hou Cheng quickly negotiated the details of the cooperation in selling illicit salt.

In just a few months, the sale of illicit salt brought considerable profits to the Sima family, and the taxes that originally belonged to the imperial court quietly flowed into the small treasury of the Sima family.

However, due to such an unexpected incident, not only did Han Jian, who cooperated with the Sima family, lose his life, but also made the Sima family finally find a source of wealth and cut off again, no wonder Sima Shi was a little angry.

The expenses of the Sima family are quite huge, just the more than 3,000 dead soldiers under Sima Shi are quite a money-burning thing, if the income of the Sima family is reduced, then the most affected are these dead soldiers of the Sima family.

But this business is shady after all, in the face of Cao Liang's seizure of the salt ship, the Sima family was unable to fight back, and they avoided it, for fear of getting into a little fishy.

Even Sima Yi, who has always been as calm as a mountain, is a little shrugged, after all, private salt is equivalent to the economic lifeline of the Sima family, and now it has been cut off by Cao Liangsheng, which is a heavy blow to the economy of the Sima family.

Sima Yi waved his hand and motioned for Hou Cheng to go down first.

Hou Cheng gave up his hands and retreated.

Sima Shi said with some concern: "Father, the road to private salt is broken, and our family's business will be unsustainable, what should we do next?" ”

Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "There is no endless road, let's find a way in the future, try to open up sources and reduce expenditure as much as possible, and spend money on the blade." Pass on my order, and everyone in the house will be waiting, no matter who it is, and the cost will be halved. ”

In addition to business, the Sima family also has tax income from two counties, as well as countless rental income from land, even if the five stones are scattered and the private salt is cut off, causing certain difficulties to the Sima family's economy, but it is not yet the time to make it difficult.

Sima Shi answered, and was about to instruct the steward to carry out Sima Yi's order, when Sima Shi looked up and saw a maid quietly sneaking in at the back door, looking panicked, carrying a cloth bag in his hand, and he didn't know what it was containing.

Sima Shi snorted, and ordered his subordinates to bring the maid up, the ghosts and ghosts were venerated, and there was a big problem at first glance, and now with the improvement of Sima Yi's status, these slaves and maids also have a sense of superiority outside. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "The Last Three Kingdoms 2: Xingwei Claw Book House" for free for the first time.