In the year of Taizong Gengyin, the Yuan court established the Yidu Taxation Office, and in the first year of the first day, the Shandong Salt Transportation Division was established. In the second year of the first year, the Shandong Transshipment Division was re-established, and it was the year that the household department made Shandong salt. In six years, the salt increase is 71,998 citations, which is an increase every year. In the twelfth year, the Shandong Capital Transshipment Division was re-established, and the annual salt was 147,487 citations.

There are 19 salt farms in Shandong, such as Yongli Field, Ninghai Field, Guantai Field, Fengguo Field, Xinzhen Field, Fengmin Field, Fuguo Field, Gaojiagang Field, Yongfu Field, Liguo Field, Gudi Field, Wangjiagang Field, Xinyang Field, Taoluo Field, Shihe Field, Haicang Field, Xingcun Field, Dengning Field, Xiyou Field.

Each salt field is surrounded by Laizhou Bay, the coast of the Yellow Sea, because it is closest to Beijing, it is an important source of salt in the abdomen.

Panyang Road is under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, Laizhou, and does not return to Yidu Road, but this salt turnover is still more overland, passing through Yidu City, Dizhou, Cangzhou, and then to Beijing.

The grain team is the grain requisitioned from Weizhou and Mizhou, which is ordered by the household department to rush to the Beijing division to be released, both groups of people are officials, both have bosses and official defenses, and they happened to meet outside the city, in order to rush into the city to fight the sharp, they rushed to each other, so that the convoy was mixed and out of control.

Their entanglement on the main road directly led to the follow-up pedestrians, the carriages and horses could not enter the city, the more they gathered, the people in the city could not get out, and those outside the city could not enter.

At this time, the two leaders of the car were chattering and arguing in the road, one was fat and big-eared, five short figures, one was tall as a stick, with thin eyebrows and long faces, the two of them fought for red faces and thick necks, and a small official watching the city gate next to him was carefully laughing with him.

"Two masters, this big sun is shining hot, everyone has worked hard all the way, the small one will clear the city gate, two of you hurry into the city!"

"Obviously, they are robbing the road, and we are blocked here, and we are advanced if we want to enter!" The fat man snorted angrily.

"If you hadn't forced in to grab the road, would my car wheel be broken on the road, if I don't fix it, I don't want to enter the city!" The thin man gave him a big roll of the eye, "You missed the deadline, can you afford it?" ”

"Bastard, is the transfer department very good, if you miss the day, do you dare to argue in the governor's mansion?" The fat man was even more annoyed when he heard this, he was already short, and at this time he tried his best to raise his neck and raise his head, and a mouthful of spit splashed on the thin man's face.

The two have been arguing for a long time, and each other's anger is getting bigger, the thin man only feels that his face is wet, and he wants to vomit when he smells it, and he wipes it on his face, and his hands are slippery, which is extremely disgusting, so annoyed that he forks out his hands and chokes each other's necks. The fat man naturally didn't do it, and reached out to hug the thin waist of the thin man, and he was about to knock him down. But the thin man was tall, his chin pressed against the fat man's head, and his arms were tightly wrapped around his neck, and although he was thrown several times, he just didn't fall. The fat man's face gradually turned red and purple.

Others watched and laughed, fanning the flames from time to time, which made the two unable to get off the stage. Several officials under the two of them were so anxious that their heads were sweating, and they all lowered their voices to persuade them.

More than 100 people gathered on the side of the road to see the excitement, and they watched the excitement happily. The little clerk at the gate smiled bitterly and followed the persuasion, he can't afford to provoke these uncles, he can't enter the city anyway, it has nothing to do with him, let them be embarrassed!

When it was lively, two stewards ran out of the city and shouted: "It's all a family, don't fight!" Please let go! "But the officials of the governor's office and the transshipment department arrived.

Because they came to the steward, everyone knew each other, and the fat and thin two were reluctantly pulled away by the two stewards, and the two were already panting and sweating at this time.

Another young man snatched it out of the city, and when he saw this scene, he laughed and made a round: "Brother Jin, Brother Gui, two hard work, the younger brother is late, don't blame, don't blame!" Everyone is our own person, why is that? Hurry up into the city, Uncle Jia has already set up a banquet in Guixiangxuan to make a special trip to the two of them to catch the wind, this can't wait, Uncle Jia specially ordered the younger brother to come here to watch, but the two of them have washed the Dragon King Temple! ”

The thin man rolled his eyes and said impatiently: "Brother Yan, it's not that you don't give face to Yantong, it's just that this splash is very rude, don't say anything, ruin a certain family's board car, and refuse to admit it!" Is it ashamed or not? ”

Although the fat man was fat, he was weak and weak, and when he heard it, he said angrily: "Hugh, Hugh has to spray people!" Ming, it's obviously our family first, what, how, how can you grab the road at home, but blame others? ”

The young man held the fat and thin two people in both hands, and said: "The two elder brothers have worked hard all the way, and the younger brother has expressed his gratitude on behalf of the uncle, but I can't hide it, most of these salt grains have been approved by the Beijing division and transferred to Yidu Road for their own use, and both of them are actually the heroes of my Yidu Road!" ”

He then said to the steward of the Governor's Mansion and the Transit Division: "I also ask the two elder brothers to accompany me, first with Brother Jin and Brother Gui to Guixiangxuan for a temporary rest." ”

The two stewards hurriedly saluted: "Don't worry, the little one should invite the two masters to rest." Come on, don't be angry, the text has been wholesaled, these salt grains are mostly distributed on the spot, and the two of them feel the hard work of the two people on the road. No, Yan Tongju has already prepared a thin wine for the two treasures! ”

Only then did the fat and thin two restrain their momentum, no longer glared at each other, straightened their clothes, flicked off the dust of their clothes, and said abruptly: "How dare you work to judge the adult, it should be me who has made a special trip to visit." After I have straightened out the carriage and horses, I can go there, and the two adults will lead the way. ”

"Why bother the two of you anymore? The little brother comes to arrange, you wait to quickly carry the damaged cart to the side of the road, turn back to the city of vehicles to respond, the two of the car can directly enter the city, today the sun is shining, magpie branches, is responding to the two distinguished guests to the door, congratulations! After these salt grains are entered the city, they can be distributed to the big warehouse, and the younger brother has already brought a few people who will take care of it. The young man said cheerfully. The two adults will go to Guixiangxuan first, and the uncle is still looking forward to it at this time! ”

The young man turned around and stretched out his hand, and came over with two small sedan chairs with a velvet red roof. "Please get into the sedan chair first."

The fat and thin two snorted at each other, and then entered the city in a sedan chair with a calm face, as for the convoy of the two, the young man of the Yan family coordinated with a few subordinates and entered in order.

"It's all gone, it's all gone, line up, stop watching! , if the time is missed, Lao Tzu doesn't care. The janitor finally came to his senses, and with a few soldiers, he dispersed the people who were watching around.

"Young Master Yan, the road has been cleared, and you can enter the city." The little official nodded and bowed over to meet Yan Gongzi.

"You know what to do?" Yan Gongzi's face changed, put away a smiling face, and his face turned pale.

"The little one understands that there are fifty-four grain carts entering the city today, with a total of 1,400 stone of grain and rice, and thirty-nine salt carts totaling 9,79 stones. The little official replied in a low voice.

Young Yan snorted coldly: "Now that the world is difficult, there are many bandits, and the road is not quiet, where can there be such an easy turnover?" Seeing that no one was paying attention to the surroundings, he whispered to the little official: "This time, take one out of eight!" ”

The little official was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "No problem, the little master is the first to look forward!" It is said that this year's salt patrol officer's errand should be on the young man, and the little one is here first! ”

This Yan Gongzi was slightly pleased when he heard this, and when he saw that this little official was pleasing to him, his face eased a lot, and he said to himself: "The court officials have their own laws, how can we guess the degree of vainly?" Everyone is dedicated to the king's command. After thinking about it, he then said in a low voice: "There will be a few batches of salt and grain crossing the border in the next few days, and then there will be an inspection by the Transit Division and the Governor's Office, is this a circulation book——"

"The small ones are saved, why do you need to be commanded by adults!"

"That's very good."

Seeing that the distant figure of the son of the Yan family gradually disappeared in the city, this little official only waved a big pen on the book of entering the city, a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, Mizhou entered the city grain and rice 1,225 stones, Dengzhou, Mizhou entered the city salt 856 stones. Then the two teams went back and forth on the official defense road to and from the city with a red paint stamp and was directly released. He has the number of salt and grain under the clerk and account of the boy.

Jiang Bin and Xiao Wei watched the two fight in the periphery before, and then saw that the Yan family came to persuade them, and finally the two teams of carriages and horses were no longer entangled, and entered in order, Jiang Bin recognized this young man as the nephew of Shandong Salt Transit Si Yantong, although he didn't know what he said, he must have matched the two leaders to resolve the dispute.

Because of the release of grain and salt, all the other people who entered and exited the city gates, as well as the chariots and horses, avoided entering and leaving. Although Jiang Bin was anxious, he didn't bother to reveal his identity, so he stood at the base of the city wall with the little servant, watching the two teams of chariots and horses enter the city.

With the son of the Yan family, several family-like figures who came together are now standing in front of the city gate officials, checking the vehicles entering the city one by one and registering them on the register. When the last few big carts of the grain team and the salt team came over, the family members pointed casually: "Wait, that's all!" Then one by one he sat on the thick wooden frame between the carriages, and scolded the servant to drive into the city and go down another road.

A servant was dazed and didn't know what to do, and asked, "I don't know what happened to the masters?" This is the salt grain of the official family. ”

Several family members laughed in unison, and one of them sat on the frame and said lazily: "What kind of official, this is already the salt and grain of the Yan family!" Drifting, do you know? Come on! If you miss the big thing of the owner, be careful of your flesh and skin. ”

"Bastard, unobtrusive thing, not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue! These words are also nonsense! A ringleader-looking one immediately rebuked angrily. The man hurriedly changed his face and smiled: "What Brother Zhang taught me is that the younger brother knows that he is wrong!" ”

The last man took out the usual copper coins and a few yuan bills from his bosom, stuffed them into the little official's hand, and then whistled and walked away.

The little official held the money and banknotes tightly in his hand, and grinned with joy. A few officials next to him came over with smiling faces: "Congratulations to my brother, congratulations to my brother, my brother is rich!" ”

The little official had to brush up his eight words, and glared: "A few dog slaves, they don't have any eyesight, and they don't come to dissuade them when they see the God of Wealth fighting, they are tired of grandpa, what's the matter, they know when they see the money?" ”

These officials hurriedly confessed one after another: "Who dares to come forward when these two masters fight?" Fortunately, it's my brother, otherwise I wouldn't have this reward today! ”

"The little family is angry, and all the eyeballs are about to fly out! Hurry up and do something, that, it's worth one person for the next. The little official said in a low voice. These people don't shy away from idlers when they talk, thinking that they have experienced a lot and don't care anymore.

The wheels were busy, clearly coming from the bluestone slabs on the street, looking at these vehicles in the distance, their direction was obviously different from the front team, Jiang Bin in the crowd not only thick eyebrows tightened, although he was far away, the words and deeds of several family members could still be seen clearly. Thinking about the current situation of the Yuan Court, he sighed, and waited for the sedan chair to come over, and then got on the sedan chair and entered the city.

The grain and rice from Mizhou to Beijing are also transported by sea, into Laizhou Bay, and directly to the Dadu Canal, but this sea transportation is mostly in line with the seasonal changes at sea, although the amount of sea transportation is large and fast, but the amount of land transportation is still not small. In fact, local transit divisions and others prefer to travel by land. In this way, the drift on the account can be even greater.

If it is a peaceful season, the official rule is clear, these things are naturally not very serious, but at this time, there are many bandits in various places, and the rebels are gathered, and the money and grain of the Yuan court are extremely tight, and it has reached the point where it has to issue yuan money indiscriminately, and the value of this salt and grain has increased several times. If you can deduct half of it, it's all white silver.

Especially after Zhang Shicheng's incident, a lot of grain in the hometown of grain and rice in Jiangsu and Zhejiang could not be harvested, and the southern section of the Beijing-Hong Kong Grand Canal was blocked, which caused the price of rice in Beijing to rise for several days.