Since Wang Meng joined the Huashan Army, it can be said that he has taken on most of the things of the Huashan Army. Except for the matter of leading the troops to the battlefield, almost all the rest of the things are handled by him, and he is like the big steward of the Huashan Army.

Of course, this also shows how great he is! Otherwise, it would be impossible for ordinary people to carry such a heavy burden. At this point, Wang Meng and Zhuge Liang really don't seem to be much different.

"I've written it down, well, and when I'm fully staffed, I'll start some important things first. Although the situation is a little more difficult now, as long as you do these things, it will be much easier in the future. Wang Meng also understood that he was anxious, so he comforted him in turn.

The two discussed for a while, exchanged views on many details, and then Wang Meng left.

"Come on, go and call Tu Qi and Peng Lin!" After Wang Meng left, Li Xin instructed the soldiers outside the door.

Peng Lin has not returned to the New Army camp yet, after all, it has not been long since they returned to Chang'an with the army to escort supplies and Li Xin. At this time, he received a military order, and immediately rushed to the official office to see Li Xin.

"General!" After arriving in the room, Peng Lin saluted, and when he saw that Tu Qi was also on his side, he nodded.

"The matter of Yiju has been settled, but the Hedong side has not yet been finished, so I decided to send you for a trip. Take your cavalry and go to the counties of Hedong County, especially where the salt pond is located! Later, I will send someone over to inform the big names who control the salt pond to come to Chang'an, and you will set off later!" Li Xin nodded and said to him.

"Do you mean that you are afraid that they will cause trouble?" When Peng Lin heard this, he immediately understood the purpose of his visit.

"The matter of Yiju County, you have also seen, the salt pond is an important key point, and it is impossible for private individuals to control it. This is an important reason for whether or not our Huashan Army can grow in strength and whether it can be stable under its rule. The power of Yiju County is relatively small, so it is naturally easy to manage, but on the east side of the river, Yanchi is large in scale and has many surnames. Among them, there are many entanglements of interests, and if one is not handled well, there will be chaos. We have only pacified Hedong not long ago, and it is when people's hearts are unsettled, and we can't let Hedong fall into chaos! Li Xin explained.

"Yes, the last general understands, but if those people dare to make any move, I will lead the cavalry to the bullet pressure!" Peng Lin replied.

"In the land east of the river, the situation is more complicated. That place, in the past, was a place where outstanding people came out, culture and education were prosperous, and the people were abundant! Although the last few decades have undergone great changes, in general, it is not an ordinary place. You don't know much about that place, so this time, in addition to giving you the task, the main thing is to let you listen to the situation in Hedong, so that you can have an understanding! After that, Li Xin glanced at Tu Qi on the side.

"The nine counties of Hedong County are governed in Anyi County! But in contrast, Puban County occupies the advantage of the river and has the Puban Ferry, so it is more prosperous than Anyi County. In terms of topography, Yuan County in the east guards the Yiguan Pass and controls the passage between Hedong and the Central Plains, so it is also more important than Anyi County. ”

"To the south of Anyi County, to the southeast of Yishi County, near the foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, there is a lake that runs down the foot of the mountain, and that is where the salt pond of Hedong County is located. On the edge of the salt pond is the land occupied by the major clans of Hedong, who divide these salt ponds into areas of different sizes, each occupying a part. Among them, the most powerful are Wang, Zhang, Li, and Chen! Together, they occupy more than seventy percent of the salt ponds. When you go to Hedong, the most important thing is to keep an eye on these big families! Tu Qi briefly introduced the situation.

"The detailed situation, let him talk to you later! Among these families who control the salt ponds, I will pick some of them! As for those who are small-scale, as long as these big heads have no problems, they are naturally not a problem. At the same time, after you go, send someone to inform Liao Chuan and Liu Xiaohai first, they naturally know what to do! Li Xin explained.

He attaches great importance to this place in the east of the river, mainly because of the relationship between this salt pond.

In later generations, on the edge of this salt pond, a city called Yuncheng arose, and the reason why it was called this name was because of the relationship between salt, known as the city of salt transportation. In the spring and autumn period, it is even directly called Yanyi! In the Western Han Dynasty, it was also called Siyan City and Salt Supervision City! In short, this is a city that has been associated with salt since its inception.

There are many places in the world to make salt, but in ancient times, the salt of Hedong County can be said to be well-known in the world. This is because the salt is made from brine exposed to sunlight, which is white in color, pure in taste and has very few impurities.

At this point, it is very rare in the case of backward production technology in ancient times. Therefore, Hedong salt was sold in Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Gansu and Shaanxi during the Han Dynasty.

Due to the relatively low cost of drying salt, the production volume is also large! Therefore, for Li Xin, if it is put into the market, it means that the cost of salt is lower than that of others, and there is a price advantage.

If you take these salt ponds into your own hands, for the Huashan Army, there will be a steady stream of financial resources, which is enough to support the growing strength of the entire Huashan Army.

This is not only to ensure that the current territory can be stabilized, but also to continue to accumulate strength for future expansion.

But if you want to bring the salt pond in the hands of those big clans, it will definitely not be easy. When they attacked Hedong, those people did not come out to resist because to them, whether it was Yin Chi or Huashan Army, it didn't matter to them.

They are most concerned about the benefits in their own hands, so once these people learn that their salt pond will be taken over by the Huashan Army and returned to the official camp, they will definitely not let go easily. The most important thing is that their strength is not comparable to that of Sanglun in Yiju County.

Judging from Tu Qi's secret visits in the past few days, the four major families of Wang, Zhang, Li, and Chen, each family has no less than 2,000 private soldiers. Once they decide to resist, or even directly contact other forces to cause trouble in Guanzhong, I am afraid that the Huashan Army will also be busy!

These four families are all people who have been rooted in the land of Hedong for hundreds of years, and they can be said to have deep roots in the local area. Originally, Li Xin wanted to wait until he slowly won the hearts of the people in Hedong before slowly taking back the salt pond. But the current situation of the Huashan Army made him have to speed up his actions.

Only by taking back the surrounding salt ponds and controlling them in your own hands can the next move be carried out smoothly. It's mid-October, and it's the end of the year in two months, and the matter has to be resolved as soon as possible.

With Liao Chuan's 7,000 soldiers and horses, plus Peng Lin's 3,000 cavalry, this deterrent effect is still quite large. Especially under the current situation, whether the four major families dare to really raise troops depends on their courage. After all, everyone hasn't torn their faces yet!

"The last general understands, after I go back, I will be ready to leave immediately!" Peng Lin nodded.

"You guys go down and get ready!" Li Xin sent the two out.

Soon after, he officially issued an official document and sent people to quickly send it to the major families in Hedong who controlled the salt pond. The next morning, Peng Lin also crossed the Yellow River with 3,000 cavalry, and went directly to the shore from the place where he had landed.

As soon as he went ashore, he sent someone Pegasus to deliver Li Xin's letter to Liao Chuan and Liu Xiaohai! As for himself, he quickly went south with his cavalry.

Along the way, I deliberately passed outside the county seats, but the general direction did not change, that is, towards the place where the salt pond is located.

The Hedong surname has a lot of interests by the salt pond, but their families are distributed in various counties. Only send people to guard their salt ponds next to the salt ponds, and at the same time take charge of salt production.

Li Xin's documents were naturally sent directly to the patriarchs of each family. These documents came into the hands of the major families one step ahead of Penlin's cavalry.

Anyi County is the seat of Hedong County, and this place was once the capital of Wei during the Warring States Period! The Wang family, which is now the strongest among the four major families in Hedong, is here in its ancestral home.

"Chang'an deliberations? What does Li Xin want to do? Wang Yun, the patriarch of the Wang family, was quite puzzled with the official document in his hand.

Wang Yun is over 50 years old this year, and he can be said to have read poetry and books, and the Wang family not only controls a large number of salt ponds, but also a big family with a long heritage. Therefore, it is not like some ordinary salt merchants, who are completely nouveau riche, only rich and have no culture.

Wang Yunzi came to the east and was in charge of the Wang family for 30 years, although Hedong County was in turmoil, you sang and I appeared, and all forces came and went, and came and went. But under his leadership, the royal family not only did not suffer from calamity, but became more and more prosperous.

Especially when dealing with various forces, he used all his means, which can be said to have benefited the Wang family. He also has some understanding of this Huashan Army, but he only understands it.

He only thinks about keeping his royal property, and he really doesn't have that much ambition for other things. Or rather, he was past that age of ambition.

"This Li Xin convened a group of salt merchants to discuss, and the prince is afraid that he can't go away!" Standing beside Wang Yun is his confidant, the chief steward of the palace. After Wang Yun finished reading the official document, he showed him the letter.

"Yes! I heard that there are 3,000 iron horsemen who crossed the river with this official document! Although they did not land in one place, moreover, the title of external propaganda is also to train soldiers and horses, and adjust the defense normally! But if you have a little heart, you can understand that their purpose lies with us! Wang Yun nodded, with no sadness or joy on his face.