"I've seen the general!" Li Xin stood facing everyone, and everyone stood up and saluted at this time.

"Excuse me, everyone sit down!" Li Xin nodded and raised his hand to sign.

Hearing this, everyone sat down, but everyone looked at Li Xin quietly, waiting for him to speak.

"Everyone is here, right?" After sitting down, Li Xin asked Tu Qi beside him.

Tu Qi followed him in, but most of the people here basically didn't know him, and they only thought he was Li Xin's staff. At this time, when they saw Li Xin talking to him first, everyone couldn't help but look at him twice.

"Most of the salt merchants came, but some of the patriarchs of the families did not come in person, but sent people. In addition, the wealthy families in Xiayang, Yixian, Huayin and other places are basically here! After Tu Qi looked at it, he said.

Who was invited, who should sit in each seat, these materials were collected by Tu Qi, and he naturally knew best!

"Okay, those families who sent people here, write down their names first! If you really can't attend, then forget it, but if it's done on purpose, you will deal with it later! Li Xin nodded and explained.

"Yes, my subordinates understand!"

Li Xin looked at these people below, most of them were salt merchants, and a small part were some wealthy families from all over the country. The reason why these big names were invited here was not because of salt, but because of something else, and that was iron!

Salt and iron are the most important things of the country, especially in ancient times, eating, drinking, housing and transportation, basically speaking, they are very involved in these two things. In the past, salt and iron were in private hands, so a large number of huge wealth were created.

But later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a salt and iron official camp and took these rights back to the imperial court. As a result, the country also gained great wealth, otherwise, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not have been able to support it after so many wars in the south and the north.

Of course, with the chaos in the world later, these two rights were slowly controlled by a few local tycoons. Later, although there were occasional times of unification, these rulers did not think of taking back these two powers in order to win over the forces of all parties.

In this way, after so many years, both salt and iron are basically in private hands.

Salt is an important thing related to the lives of the people, although there are several salt-producing places around Guanzhong, but the nearest ones are only Yiju County and Hedong. Other places are basically in the hands of other forces, and Li Xin has no money in his hands, so it is impossible to buy them.

But iron is different, because there are several places in Guanzhong where there are iron mines, just when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in Guanzhong Huayin, Xiayang, Yixian and other places, iron officials were set up. At the same time, on the east side of the river, close to the salt pond, there is also the existence of iron ore.

In addition, digging iron ore is not as easy as making salt, so in this regard, it is relatively easy. Because the big clans and heroes who have invested in this area are relatively small, and the forces are relatively scattered, it is relatively easy for the Huashan army to deal with.

"You are all squires from all over the world, and you must have a lot of work to do, so I won't beat around the bush. Today, Li Xin invites you to come here because there is something important to discuss. Fu Qin was expelled, Guanzhong Hedong became more and more peaceful, and some things should be dealt with. The two things of salt and iron are related to the prosperity of the country, so we must be cautious! Therefore, after careful consideration, Huashan Jun decided to return the power of salt and iron to the government, and private individuals were not allowed to make salt mining in the future! After glancing at everyone, Li Xin said slowly.

This is simply not shocking, for these patriarchs of all races who participated in the discussion, after hearing these words at this time, it seemed as if they were dumb for a while. In a huge hall, there was no sound.

"It's here, it's really for this!" Hearing Li Xin's words, Wang Yun's face showed a sneer, and he said secretly in his heart.

Immediately, he turned his head slightly to look at Li Yu below him, only to see him nodding slightly at him. And Zhang Jichuan and Chen Liheng on the opposite side also happened to look over at this time, and the expressions on the faces of the four of them were similar, obviously thinking of going together.

When Wang Yun and the others first arrived, they didn't just find out that it was not just the salt merchants, but after talking for a while, they had already discovered this. With their keenness, they naturally guessed some of Li Xin's thoughts, and they had already begun to think about countermeasures in their hearts.

After a short silence, the hall suddenly became noisy. It was as if you were in a quiet room and suddenly appeared on a busy street.

"Salt and iron official camp? Doesn't this mean that we are going to take away all the salt ponds in our hands? ”

"That's right! We have been working hard to operate the salt pond for so many years, and we gave it to Huashan Army in this way? Why? "Everyone is unwilling in their hearts, how can they agree.

"Why? Just with the tens of thousands of troops? Can you beat it? However, it was not long before someone retorted.

"Cut, even if there are tens of thousands of troops, you can't be unreasonable, right?" The person who said this obviously lacked the middle qi.

"Reason? When has this world ever been reasonable! It has always been a person with a big fist who says reason! ”

"No, we must not let him succeed, this salt pond is an ancestral family inheritance, and it must be preserved!"

"The salt pond is here, and the salt pond will also die, let's just fight with them! If it really doesn't work, we will destroy the salt pond, we can't get it, and they can't get it! Faintly, everyone seemed to quickly get some sympathy.

"What are you anxious about? What is that salt pond in our hands, let's see how the previous ones deal with it! This incident clearly has the greatest impact on them! However, the clear-eyed man whispered at this time, diverting everyone's attention at once.

"That's right! Let's not rush to oppose it first, let's take a look first! I don't believe those four old guys would agree to this! Moreover, the power in their hands is not small! It can be said that a word woke up the person in the dream, and the voice of everyone's discussion suddenly became smaller, and their eyes were secretly staring at Wang Yun and a few of them.

Li Xin sat on the top, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and was slowly sipping it. After saying the previous sentence, he didn't say another word.

Originally, such an important matter, no matter what, we had to brew the atmosphere well, and then discuss it with good words, explain the reason, and let these people spit out the benefits in their hands. But Li Xin did the opposite, and as soon as he came up, he broke out this shocking news.

Then, it was time for him to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and watch the group of carp compete.

"Mess up! If you don't mess around, how will my great things be accomplished? Li Xin was happy when he saw the discussion below.

If these people really form a group, it will not be so easy for them to solve. After all, even if he had a large army in his hands, he couldn't really raze these people and their families because of this!

A strong fortress is always the easiest to breach from the inside, and it is best for them to fight on their own, and then break through each of them themselves.

Wang Yun and the others originally thought about waiting, waiting until everyone's emotions were mobilized, and they and others came out to speak. At that time, with the help of everyone's anger, the four of them will be able to control the general trend and unite the families together, thus forcing ~ forcing Li Xin to make concessions.

But they didn't expect that these people would actually set their eyes on the four of them in the blink of an eye. Judging from the situation in front of him, he was obviously waiting for himself and others to speak.

And at this time, if he and the others were really silent, in the eyes of others, wouldn't they think that the four of them agreed by default?

When the time comes, the general trend will be gone, and the words of the four of them alone will not help. Therefore, at this time, Wang Yun and others had to stand up and speak.

"General, the old man has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not!" Wang Yun stood up and bowed to Li Xin.

"It turned out to be Mr. Donglai, the patriarch of the Hedong royal family! The old gentleman has something to say, and I will invite you here today, it is the time to speak freely, you don't have to worry about anything! Whatever you want to say, say it! Li Xin smiled and then said.

"The general is benevolent and righteous, and the old man admires. It's just that the matter of the salt and iron official camp that the general said is quite involved, and the general is asked to be cautious and take back his fate! Wang Yun flattered him first, and then retorted euphemistically.

"Oh? I don't know what it has to do with it? Li Xin asked knowingly.

"Our family has been running the salt pond for a long time, and we know the mysteries of it. Salt production is not a simple matter, if it is not lawful, it will inevitably lead to a large drop in production, and the quality of salt will also be uneven. In this way, I am afraid that it will affect the general's plan. ”

"Exactly, what Mr. Donglai just said, is exactly what we think! The general's heart for the people is understandable, but the law is not appropriate, I am afraid that it will backfire! After Wang Yun finished speaking, Li Yu on the side immediately stood up and continued.

"Salt and iron are not officially run, and the state taxes are not paid, so how can we stabilize the country and stabilize the people's livelihood! Since you are a big surname in Hedong, you should consider the people, and you can't just consider the interests of your own family! Hearing this, Li Xin didn't get angry, but said lightly.

"The general's words are wrong! Of course, the matter of taxation is important, and the common people of our generation should do their best to support the general's affairs. But this has nothing to do with the matter of the salt and iron official camp, after all, even if the salt and iron are produced by us, we will pay taxes to the Huashan Army! Moreover, the general's ambition should be in the world and pacify the four seas, so why bother with this small profit of salt and iron. Wouldn't it be a great disservice to the general's reputation if he ended up with a pretext that competed with the people for profit? Hearing this, Zhang Jichuan, the patriarch of the Zhang family, seemed to have caught ~ the savior, stood up unhurriedly, and arched his hand.