Liu Wuzhou recognized who was riding on a horse and waiting to leave the city, so he called out to Wei Chigong and the four of them to open the city gate together.

"At this time, there are still more than a quarter of an hour before the city gate opens, how can the door be opened?"

Wei Chigong stood in place and didn't move, frowning and looking at Liu Wuzhou and said in a lower voice.

"Blind you! Don't you see who is waiting to get out of the city? That's the county! You and I are just gatekeepers, how can we afford to delay the affairs of the county? ”

Liu Wuzhou lowered his voice and scolded Wei Chigong, told him the identity of the person who came, and asked him not to find death and affect himself and others.

Wei Chigong's face changed, and he peeked at the person riding on the horse not far away, and then he also walked to open the city gate with Liu Wu.

"The city gate is an important part of the county, when it is closed, when it is opened, there are its own rules, and Anneng can open it without authorization!"

Wei Chigong's hand was about to touch the door bolt, and suddenly he came to his senses, pushed him away, and scolded a few people loudly.

He was tall and powerful, and several people were caught off guard, and they were all pushed aside by him a few steps.

"Team Zheng, this is a county man, different from ordinary people!"

Seeing that Liu Wuzhou was about to get angry, Wei Chigong hurriedly lowered his voice to explain.

Liu Wuzhou couldn't help but be shocked when Wei Chigong said this, and after his complexion changed a few times, he gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.

"Is the bolt of the gate secure?"

He asked, raising his voice.

"Firm! There has never been a half point of loosening! ”

The other three soldiers were a little overwhelmed by Liu Wuzhou's mindless words for a while, but Wei Chigong hurriedly answered.

"That's good! After the inspection, go back to the post guards! ”

Liu Wuzhou glanced at Wei Chigong gratefully and ordered loudly.

The few men returned to their previous positions, standing straight with their weapons in hand, but they were apprehensive.

"If the gates are opened, you won't be there!"

The horse's hooves sounded, Li Jing took a few steps forward, looked at a few people and said loudly, the voice was not loud, but it made the hearts of several people guarding the city gate slam in their hearts, especially Liu Wuzhou, there were beads of sweat on the door of his head.

"The four of you are trying to open the city gate in advance, and each of you will receive ten military sticks to set an example!"

When Li Jing's voice fell, some soldiers stepped forward and pressed the four of them to the ground, beating them in public, and the four of them didn't dare to forgive them knowing that they were wrong, so they could only bite their lips and endure the pain.

"What's your name?"

Li Jing glanced at the few people who were beaten with military sticks, and then looked at Wei Chigong and asked.

"Nobody, Lieutenant Chi Gong."

Wei Chi said with a salute hurriedly.

"You're doing the right thing, the city gate is an important part of the county, how can you open it at will? Wait and receive five dollars as a reward. ”

Li Jing sat on the horse and said loudly, and Wei Chigong was busy thanking him when he heard the words.

At this time, Liu Wuzhou and several people also finished taking the military sticks, and several people did not dare to slack off, endured the pain, limped back to their original position, picked up their weapons and worked hard to stand up straight.

After waiting for a while, the bell rang to tell the time, and Liu Wuzhou and the others limped over and pushed the city gate open.

Li Jing, escorted by more than a dozen personal soldiers, led the cart and horse team out of the city gate.

"Whew~!"

Seeing that Li Jing and his party were all out of the city, after walking away, several people let out a long breath.

Even the pain scared a few people all sweating, and the clothes on their bodies were soaked with sweat and a half, so they didn't feel that at this time, Li Jing and the others left, and the morning breeze blew, and they suddenly felt cold all over their bodies.

"Wei Chi, thanks to you this time."

"That's it, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to live today."

The three soldiers who had been beaten with sticks said to Wei Chigong with gratitude.

Liu Wuzhou also limped over at this time, stretched out his hand and patted Yu Chigong's shoulder vigorously: "Wei Chi, you did a good job this time, and the brothers have to accept your affection." ”

Wei Chigong hurriedly shook his head: "I also suddenly woke up at the end, the team and the brothers have suffered today, after the duty, I invited you to eat and drink, and the team and the brothers were shocked." ”

"You should ask for wine, we all eat military sticks, you have to be rewarded, who don't you invite for this wine?"

Several people laughed and joked, and Liu Wuzhou also said a few words along with the joke, but he was not very happy in his heart, especially when he saw Wei Chigong standing there with a gun......

Not long after Li Jing and the others left the city, some officials went out of the city gate with a piece of paper with handwriting and posted it outside the city gate.

Some of the lively places in the county town are also posted.

In front of the proclamation at the gate of the city, there was also a clerk of the government office standing there, who was responsible for reading and explaining the contents to the people.

When the people who entered and exited the city gate saw this notice posted here by the officials, their hearts were tightened, and their intuition told them that it must be no good.

It's not that they're cowardly, it's that in the past few years, either the tax has been raised, or the people have been forced to do labor, and every time a notice is posted, it is a heavy disaster for them.

Now that we are catching up with the salt shortage, the summer grain is about to ripen and will be harvested.

"This official, what's written on this?"

Someone had the audacity to ask the official dressed as a servant standing next to the notice at the gate of the East City, this person was Yuan Bo.

Yuan Bo's mood at this moment was as bad as it was.

He didn't get a cent of the benefits of the salt works, but now he still had to stand here and explain things to these ignorant and vulgar people.

He is from the Guan Long family, and Li Jing is his uncle, how can he let himself do such a thing like an unpopular official now!

And it's still propaganda for that damn kid.

The more publicity, the better, the more salt will be sold and the more money will be made by the time the salt farm will be sold.

That damn country boy, but he can get fifty percent of the profits of the salt works......

Thinking of these things, Yuan Bo felt extremely heartbroken.

So the officials at the other three gates had been talking for a while, and he was still silent.

"Li Juncheng has got a way to make edible salt from inedible salt ore, and now he has begun to build a salt farm, and it will not take a few days to produce salt."

Yuan Bo flicked his sleeves irritably, and said casually, with extreme impatience in his voice.

"What?! It's true?! ”

The people who were a little stunned by this news suddenly shouted in surprise, and they all forgot to look at the ugly face of this official who looked like a dead mother.

"Haha, I'm able to eat cheap salt! I was able to eat cheap salt! ”

A gray-haired man shouted excitedly, and cloudy tears slid down with it.

"This time I must change to three liters, no, six liters at home!"

Someone said this fiercely.

"Yes, this time you must store more salt at home!"

The rest of the people nodded their heads in agreement, they had enough of the lack of salt this time.

Hearing such words in Yuan Bo's ears made his face more and more difficult to look at.

(Happy birthday to Mother Motherland!) May the motherland always be prosperous and strong, and book friends will celebrate the birthday of the motherland! ）