I only heard the shouts of the boatman, the hull of the ship gently hit a turnaround on the shore, put down the anchor head, tied the cable, and the boat boss in front stepped forward and sang a promise, "Guest officer, the state city is ahead, the ship can't enter, okay here?" ”

Fan Ming glanced at Mo Xirong and nodded, "Okay, it's right here, can there be a porter to hire here?" ”

"Yes, there should be a lot of pavilions in front of you, but it's not early now, I'm afraid there will be more money." The captain of the boat responded.

"Thank you."

No need for Fan Ming's orders, Xiao Qi has already gotten off the boat to look for a husband at the gazebo in front, Fan Ming smiled indifferently, this kid is clever in the end, looking up at the sky, there is only the last trace of light left in the sky, it seems that tonight is going to stay in the inn for one night, in fact, Fan Ming is still a little stunned in his heart, and he is not ready to go to see the old man immediately, this day has become a good excuse for his loneliness.

Mo Xirong is very familiar with Songzhou, not long after entering the state city, he lived in an inn, lived in an upper room, looks quite clean and elegant, it is a beautiful scenery, it is a romantic time, but after a day of boating, the two of them are a little tired, thinking that there will be business tomorrow, let Xiao Qi arrange meals, hot water and the like, and then hug each other and rest.

Smelling the refreshing fragrance of the woman's body, Fan Ming slept on the pillow until dawn.

Early the next morning, after freshening up and having breakfast, Fan Ming asked Xiao Qi to accompany the woman to stay in the inn to make some preparations for the proposal, but he got up and walked out, in fact, Fan Ming was not prepared to start the Mo family, the proposal is a big deal, but the matter of contacting the firm is more important, and it is only half the effort to visit rashly before finding out some basic information about the Songzhou firm.

Knowing oneself and knowing the other, in order to be invincible, doing anything without three points of certainty is tantamount to putting oneself on the fire to roast, then the pain can only be oneself, as for the proposal of marriage involves too much red tape, although Mo Xirong is also a little anxious, but also knows the importance of etiquette, at first to invite a matchmaker, send a marriage letter, and wait for the woman to agree before you can come to the door to meet, if you go casually, I am afraid that even the door will be blasted out before you go in.

The male protagonist is outside the female protagonist, and the woman is also very obedient to Fan Ming's wishes.

Out of the inn, Fan Ming wandered around the street unhurriedly, his eyes were looking around at the scene of Songzhou City, compared to Chuqiu, in terms of prosperity alone, Songzhou is indeed better than too much, business is prosperous, and the flow of people is endless.

However, Fan Ming's mind was not on this prosperous scene, with Wang Zhixian's 1,000 yuan of money, where to start, has become the most urgent problem to be solved at the moment, if you can't find a breakthrough, this is related to the trend of the whole bureau.

It is said that such a thing should be discussed in the long run, but this matter is too cross-regional, and if it is not laid out in advance, I am afraid that it will not be able to be saved when the time comes.

Seeing that there was a 'He City' in front of him, Fan Ming thought about it and stepped in......

"Shopkeeper, how is this green and white salt sold?" In a shop, Fan Ming scanned the various products in the shop, and finally landed on the salt of Baihuahua.

Seeing Fan Ming asking the price, the shopkeeper replied with a smile on his face: "Eighty wen per catty!" ”

"Eighty Wen?" Fan Ming frowned, usually the salt is only fifty wen per catty at most, but now it has nearly doubled, and it seems that Songzhou has already received the news.

I picked up the green and white salt on the side with my fingers and put it in my mouth to try it, the taste was a little bitter, obviously it was coarse salt just sunburned, and it was sea salt, which was the third-class salt used by ordinary people, but now it was sold at such a high price, I have to say that the current situation is imminent.

"If the guest officer wants to buy more, the store can be less." Seeing Fan Ming contemplating his eyebrows, and seeing that Fan Ming was dressed extraordinarily, and his accent seemed to be a little different, he thought that he was a big customer from other places, so he carefully introduced: "The price of salt in this Songzhou City is rising day by day, if you buy some as soon as possible, hehe......"

The shopkeeper wanted to speak and stopped, which aroused Fan Ming's interest and asked, "Is this all official salt?" ”

"Official salt, of course." The shopkeeper looked a little annoyed, and reprimanded with an unkind face: "This shop is doing its own business, if you want to do some private things, please go elsewhere." ”

Fan Ming also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he immediately apologized, "Don't be angry, I just asked casually, I'm sorry." ”

Seeing that Fan Ming was polite and not like the kind of splashing skin that was deliberately making things difficult, the angry look on the shopkeeper's face immediately eased, and he lowered his voice and carefully explained: "I see that you also seem to be a person with status, let's tell you the truth, the market is really not right these days, and I don't know where the news came from, the price of salt seems to have risen overnight, and it seems that there is a trend of continuing to rise, and even the private salt trade has also flourished, and the government has grasped it tightly, if it is misunderstood, my family can not afford it." ”

Fan Ming nodded, and he had a bottom in his heart, and asked the shopkeeper: "If I want to buy in large quantities, can this salt lead be easy to buy?" (Salt citation, also known as "salt banknote", is a salt voucher in the Song Dynasty, and "citation" refers to securities, which can also be circulated as "tokens".) According to the "History of the Song Dynasty and the Currency Chronicle", "each piece of salt is quoted, 116.5 catties of salt are received, and the price is 6 times." ”）

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, and said: "If the guest officer wants a large amount, instead of going to the government, it is better to go to the Mo family in the east of the city." ”

Fan Ming was quite surprised and asked, "But this 'don't wait' Mo family?" ”

"Exactly!"

"Although the Mo family is a wealthy businessman for generations, this buying salt is a matter for the government, why do you want to buy salt from the Mo family?"

The shopkeeper smiled mysteriously, shook his head and said, "Don't say, don't say!" ”

Fan Ming observed the storekeeper's secretive expression, and also felt the hidden meaning behind his smile, so he didn't ask, it seems that the key to this trip is really in this old man who has not met.

Out of 'He City', Fan Ming couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, okay! This world is really small, thousands of calculations are calculated on their own people, I can't imagine that this future old man's family is the premier salt merchant in Songzhou, and it is also quite a big business to come to this three places, no wonder it is so wealthy, once this involves interests, I don't know if it will make it difficult for me to be caught in the middle.

Speaking of which, the main question now is whether the old man's family will accept him as a hairy son-in-law, if he accepts that he may still have to discuss the matter of buying salt money, if he does not accept it, then the matter of buying salt money is afraid that it will be troublesome.