Zhou Xiang, the county official of Yecheng, can be said to have received the news of entering the city at the beginning, and began to regulate the people in the city, those behaviors are allowed and those behaviors are not allowed, and they cannot leave a bad impression on Cangshu. Giving the Literature Network

Even the wharf, which has always been messy, has been put in order, and the people feel comfortable when they look at it.

But when Zhou Xiang received the news, Cangshu had already set off for eight days, and it stands to reason that he would be able to arrive in about seven days, but he had been waiting for almost half a month, and there was still no one.

Could it be that this Lord Mu is not coming?

If you don't come, someone from the capital should also come to inform you.

In the few days that exceeded the expected arrival, Zhou Xiang could be said to have walked to the city gate every day and waited, hoping to receive Cangzhu as soon as possible.

But after a few days like this, he still didn't see anyone, thinking that Cangshu shouldn't come, so he gave up.

So he returned to his palace and continued to be his carefree parent's official.

Just two days after he gave up, Cangzhu, who had been delayed for a lot of time on the road, was late.

The originally spacious carriage was abandoned by Cangshu in the village that was still half an hour's way away from Ye City.

There is no other reason, I just want to enter Yecheng in a low-key manner and carry out an unannounced visit.

Originally, he wanted to arrive as scheduled, but after thinking that Zhou Xiang, the county official of Yecheng, received the news that he was coming to inspect, those salt criminals would naturally receive the news as well.

When the time comes, they will all restrain their behavior, and there will be no effect on the re-investigation, so their trip is nothing more than running in vain.

It was precisely because of this thought that Atractylodes would make Basil feel Ye Cheng as expected, and they came later.

One is to let Basil sneak into Yecheng first and collect all the relevant materials, and he arrives later to hide people's eyes and ears, making people think that he is still on the road or not coming, creating opportunities for Basil.

Once the salt criminals in Ye Cheng lowered their vigilance, they would naturally be active, so that they could collect information.

Faced with Cangshu's move of abandoning the carriage and walking into Ye City, Bai Ying didn't say anything, but echoed on the side.

Banxia saw the excited Bai Ying, and couldn't help but secretly think: Miss, you are easy to walk, but it hurts me!

Although Banxia was only carrying some silver tickets and a change of clothes for Cangzhu and Bai Ying, she was still tired and half dead after walking for half an hour.

There is simply no sun today, and the cool breeze is just right.

Because Yecheng faces the sea on three sides, there will be a salty smell in the wind.

The closer he got to Yecheng, the more Bai Ying could see the pedestrians coming and going frequently on the road, looking at their appearance, they were all ordinary people who came to Yecheng from all sides to do business.

The people here have dark skin, which should have something to do with the weather here.

Both men and women are on the short side, but they are very strong.

Bai Ying looked at the people around curiously, her eyes full of love for the clothes worn by the local people.

At this time, she was still dressed in men's clothes, although she liked the service of local women, but she didn't dare to look at it too blatantly, for fear of causing trouble to Yang.

When the three of them walked to the gate of Yecheng, they happened to see people queuing up in the capital, and the bustling sound in the city made Bai Ying stand on tiptoe several times and want to look.

Cangshu looked at her and couldn't help laughing: "We'll go in in a while, why are you in a hurry?" ”

Bai Ying also knew that she was a little anxious, so she had to smile awkwardly at Cangshu, and then lined up honestly.

Because there are too many people entering and leaving Yecheng every day, the local county officials will strictly guard the city gate in order to prevent some improper transactions from happening.

When it was Bai Ying and Cangshu's turn, the soldiers saw that they were just empty-handed and didn't carry anything, so they let them pass.

But Banxia is not so simple, after asking what the burden is, Banxia has to open it and show it to them, and only let it go after confirming that there is no problem.

Bai Ying looked at such a strict check, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The county officials of Yecheng have done a good job, and the soldiers are responsible." ”

"It is estimated that it is only on the surface, it seems to be checked layer by layer on the outside, but it is so pedantic on the inside."

Cangshu stood aside and waited for Banxia, and in the face of Bai Ying's emotion, he couldn't help but say something.

This reality has always been not as beautiful as it seems on the surface, otherwise how could there be a flood of illicit salt?

Bai Ying was splashed with cold water by Atractylodes, and suddenly stood in the distance in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Cangshu sighed helplessly and said, "It's not that this king makes you unhappy, it's just that this time I came here and I didn't just play." ”

"Uncle Thirteen, I know that you didn't mean to make me unhappy, I also know these truths, and I see it too superficially."

Bai Ying was not too frustrated by this.

After seeing Banxia approaching, she immediately said to Cangshu: "Basil has been in Yecheng for several days, and he has always collected a lot of favorable evidence. Shall we find them first, or will you have other arrangements, Uncle Thirteen? ”

"Before walking to Yecheng, Benwan had already asked Basil to be informed. We want to stay overnight and meet Basil again in the evening. ”

Now that Cangshu had made a decision, Bai Ying didn't say anything, and immediately gave action.

"I'll ask the others which inn is the biggest in Yecheng, and we'll live there."

In the face of Bai Ying's flamboyant approach, Cangzhu did not stop it.

After all, in the surroundings of Yecheng, there are many developed towns, and there are not a few people with rich money who come and go.

So Bai Ying inquired so bluntly, and others only thought that she was a rich kid, and she wouldn't think much about it when she traveled to Yecheng.

In everyone's impression, although King Mu does not like to deal with court affairs, he is never low-key, and others can always know at a glance that it is him when he goes out.

Therefore, the previous walk to Yecheng, to a large extent, was to prevent others from knowing that he had arrived in Yecheng for the first time.

When Bai Ying inquired and returned, Cangzhu did not dampen Bai Ying's excitement and let her lead the way in front.

Although Ye Cheng attracted two important people from the capital, because Ye Cheng had countless people coming from other places every day, no one noticed them at all.

But on the way to the inn, they met a group of restless people.

Banxia walked behind the two of them, and when he saw the restless crowd, he couldn't help but worry: "Is there something going on in front?" Miss, shall we take a detour? ”

"I don't know how to get there if I take a detour, after all, I don't know anyone here."

Bai Ying's words are indeed true, she has also memorized the route for a long time, if it is a detour, she will have to ask someone again, and there will be no way at that time.

But now the biggest problem they face is that even if they want to take a detour, the other lanes are blocked, and they want to return to the previous intersection, but the back road is also blocked.

Now the three of them are surrounded by the crowd and are in a dilemma.

Cangzhu carefully protected Bai Ying in his arms, fearing that Bai Ying would be knocked down.

After being squeezed around, Bai Ying also learned that the reason why the people were so excited was that salt merchants were selling salt at low prices in the past.

Such a thing, whether it is Bai Ying or Cangshu, has never heard of it, not to mention that those who receive salt at a low price are actually officials and businessmen. Speaking of which, it is estimated that few people believe it.

If it weren't for what Cangshu saw with his own eyes, he would have thought that what he heard from the mouths of the people just now was a joke.

The price of salt has always been set by the imperial court, and this price is uniform throughout the country, and it cannot be raised or lowered.

After hearing what happened just now, the only thing Cangshu could think of was that this salt merchant had colluded with the salt criminals.

But when he took the salt from one of the people and examined it, he found that it was pure salt, not private salt.

What the hell is going on?

Ye Cheng's problem is not just as simple as the content sent to the imperial court!

At this moment, Atractylodes just wanted to find Basil to get to know each other.

When they finally reached the inn, they booked two upper rooms, and then did not eat in the room, but ate on the first floor, which was mixed with fish.

Just because you want to collect more favorable news.

Sure enough, not long after they sat down, they could hear everyone talking about buying salt at a low price today.

"It's getting harder and harder for this salt merchant to mix here, and as soon as the private salt appears, their business is basically gone, and several of them are closed."

"But no, a friend of mine is a friend, who died at a big loss, and the salt was not sold, and they were all waiting for the northwest wind. But fortunately, there is Lord Zhou, although he lowered the price of salt privately, but it was also for the sake of major salt merchants, but he still carried the black pot alone. ”

"If someone from the court comes, don't arrest Lord Zhou."

"Hey, there's no way, whoever makes them salt make a pressure on the price of salt, everyone would rather buy private salt than buy official salt. And today's things can't be done too much, and then it will alarm the imperial court. ”

Bai Ying listened to everyone talking about today's events, and then she knew that it was the county officials of Yecheng who were manipulating.

Although it was a capital offense to reduce the price of salt without permission, he also wanted to keep most of the salt merchants.

"Miss, why didn't that Lord Zhou arrest the salt offender but lowered the price of salt privately?"

Banxia didn't know much about the purpose of their coming here, but he had only heard some news, so he asked like this.

"If you can catch the salt criminal, why do you have to do these things?"

Bai Ying sighed lightly, and then ate honestly.

And the atractylodes on the side looked like he had something on his mind. Bai Ying didn't dare to disturb him, and also signaled Banxia not to say anything.

Half of the chanunu mouth, in the end, he still stood aside honestly, listening attentively to the sounds around him.

Cangshu thought, his quiet capital this time, can this matter be regarded as a gain for himself?

If Zhou Xiang knew that he had come to Yecheng, would he still let the salt merchant do that?

He's just a few days late, so why don't he come?

What's more, salt merchants are favored by the imperial court, and no matter how good or bad they sell, they will be compensated.

If more are handed over to the imperial court, if it is insufficient, the imperial court can exempt them from paying taxes, in order to prevent the emergence of private salt.

Unexpectedly, this system has been implemented for so many years, but it appeared at this time.

That Zhou Xiang really was like the people in the imperial court, didn't he know?

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