Chapter Seventy-Eight: Salted Meat and Yanyundi

Human affection generally plays a very important role in the functioning of the state. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In particular, a father's love for his daughter can easily lead to another irrelevant person taking a big advantage.

The first baconized meat trade between Hami and the Great Song Dynasty was only 16,000 catties, of which salt accounted for half.

At that time, the secret spy department and the third envoy had already reported the fact that the Hami Kingdom was trafficking illicit salt to the Great Song Dynasty.

At that time, Zhao Zhen was more generous, and smiled at the careful thinking of his son-in-law and daughter, and told the third envoy: "Xiao Jie'er." ”

In the second year, the trade of salted meat between Hami and the Great Song Dynasty had exceeded 150,000 catties, of which 50,000 catties were private salt.

When his daughter was pregnant, Zhao Zhen's desire for this little grandson surpassed the importance of private salt.

In the third year, because the Great Song Dynasty took the Hehuang land, the transaction between the Hami Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty was no longer fettered, and the trade of salted meat that year had exceeded 500,000 catties, of which there were as many as 100,000 catties of private salt.

This time, the three envoys did not play the Hami country's crazy trafficking in illicit salt, because the Yellow River was diverted, and Shandong's salt-producing areas suffered a catastrophe.

Tokyo is short of salt, and officials acquiesce to Hami's move to traffic illicit salt.

In the fourth year, the salted meat trade between the Hami Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty reached an unprecedented amount of one million catties, and the Hami Kingdom can be called the power of the whole country, trafficking salted meat to the Great Song Dynasty, and this year, the salt tax in Tokyo was reduced by as much as 20%.

The three envoys complained.

Year 5...... 2.3 million catties of salted meat, salted meat has flooded Tokyo Road. The salt tax on Tokyo Province has been reduced by 30%.

This year is the sixth year, and if the bacon-traded meat of the previous three years has done more good than bad for Tokyo City, a little bit of private salt is not enough to make the three envoys angry.

Then, in the next three years, the trade of salted meat has already shaken the basic system of salt and iron official camps in the Great Song Dynasty.

For Hami, the real trafficking of illicit salt is only three years, and when the scale of the salted meat transaction does not reach one million catties, the profit generated by the illegal salt transaction is not enough to make Tie Xinyuan tempted.

On Zhao Zhen's desk was a shriveled salted leg of mutton.

Wang gradually used a knife to gently scrape the salt from the leg of mutton.

I have to say that Hami's salted meat workmanship has always been authentic, an eight-pound salted leg of mutton is almost covered with a thick layer of salt shell, and Wang gradually scraped off two catties and four taels of salt from the leg of mutton.

This made Zhao Wan, who was guarding the side, blush.

Zhao Zhen chuckled and said, "The merchant is so ungenerous. ”

As he spoke, he cut off a small piece of salted meat with a knife and put it in his mouth and tasted it slowly, and then smiled for a long time: "It tastes good, but it's too salty." ”

Wang gradually peeked at Zhao Wan and whispered: "The old slave ordered the Shangshan supervisor to use this salted meat to make soup, only two small pieces, the soup is not only delicious, but also does not need to add salt." ”

"What did the three envoys say?"

Wang gradually bent down and said: "Zeng Gongliang is on the book, intending to use the trafficking of illicit salt to capture the illegal traders' iron eggs, and this batch of salted meat should all be put into storage." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at his daughter with a smile and said, "What do I think?" ”

Zhao Wanying bowed down and said in a low voice: "Please be gracious to my father." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "No wonder the world says that the girl is the thief of Yue Weng's family, and my heavenly family is not immune." ”

Zhao Wan, who had already figured out the merits, said with some grievances: "If it's just salted meat, the price is too high, and the people of Tokyo can't afford it, and if the price is reduced, Hami State will have a big loss." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Well, it makes sense, how can I let my old father suffer if my own family suffers, my daughter's idea is right."

First food, then ordnance, then kitkats, then bacon, and then what's next?

Zhao Wan, take it out all at once, so that you don't sneakily make me angry, and you will be uncomfortable. ”

Zhao Wan saw that her father seemed to be really angry, and wanted to defend herself, but gritted her teeth again, took out a piece of wool from the burden she brought and handed it to Wang Yan.

Zhao Zhen blinked his eyes, patted his forehead and sighed: "It's really there, what is this?" Make it clear, even if you want your father and me to suffer, you might as well make it clear, let your father suffer a loss. ”

"It's wool made from wool."

"Huh?"

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and took the wool from Wang Yan's hand, tore it casually, wrapped it in his hand and felt it for a moment, looked up at his daughter and said, "How much do you plan to sell it?" Compared to silk geometry, cotton geometry, linen geometry? ”

"A wool is more expensive than linen, similar to cotton, and cheaper than silk."

Zhao Zhen looked at the wool in his hand and nodded: "Yes, it's very thick and strong, if it is cut into clothes, it is warmer than cotton."

Wang Gradual, the chief supervisor of the Chuanshang Clothes Warehouse. ”

Wang gradually received the order to go out, and Zhao Zhen lay on the brocade couch, teasing Tie Xi, who had just woken up, and couldn't see his joy or anger.

Zhao Wan's heart is up and down, there are 3 million catties of salted meat transported this year, and less than 800,000 catties are transported to Tokyo, and the rest of the salted meat is quickly transported to the rest of the places by merchants from all over the country after entering the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

There are those who enter the river, and those who enter the two lakes, and the farthest can reach the three southeastern counties.

Although the hundreds of thousands of catties of salted meat in Tokyo made Hami's meat painful, it was still able to recover the capital from the remaining two million catties of salted meat, and the most feared thing was that the father ordered the ban on salted meat trading, so that the mountains of salted meat in Hami would have no export, which was the biggest trouble.

"I sometimes say that it doesn't count, you don't know how difficult those old ministers in the center are, and your husband Tie Xinyuan has suffered less in their hands? Why is it still like this kind of thief who remembers to eat but not to fight?

This kind of advantage is a little bit of it, and I plan to do it for a long time, which is to challenge the wisdom and patience of those old ministers.

Don't say that the Great Song Dynasty and Hami are still two countries, even if Hami is a part of the Great Song Dynasty or the state capital, if you look at it, there are still imperial historians who will impeach you, how can it be long-term to harm others and benefit yourself?

What about a prince, I can't understand this? ”

After Zhao Zhen reprimanded Zhao Wan, he handed Tie Xi over to Gong E to take away, Zhao Wan often twisted Tie Xi's ass to make him cry, so as to achieve her ulterior purpose This kind of thing has been done a lot, Zhao Zhen is ready to teach her daughter a good lesson today, and not give her the opportunity to use her grandson.

Zhao Wan watched her son being taken away by Gong E, and saw her father's sharp gaze, so she had to hang her head in frustration.

"The profits of salted meat are too thin, and nearly half of the national taxes in Hami are these jerky, and we can't afford to lose them."

"If you can't afford to lose, you have to lose, and there are nine times out of ten that things in the world are not satisfactory, where does it come from that saying that everything is going well.

Do you think your father likes to give Khitan and Western Xia to New Year's coins? Your father's underwear is worn out by the queen, and the queen sews and repairs it and wears it again, with all that money, isn't it good to buy your father a few comfortable underwear?

Isn't there no way?

Since jerky is not appropriate to pay national taxes, why not change it? ”

Zhao Wan said embarrassedly: "Those herdsmen, in addition to meat is milk, what do you let Brother Yuan take?"

And the tax can't be left unpaid, in short, it's a helpless way. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Since there is no way, then think of a way to come out, you Hami Country has no way, the Great Song Dynasty is full of talents, and will always come up with a good way." ”

Zhao Zhen saw that his daughter was a little anxious, so he waved his hand and continued: "I will not confiscate your salted meat, but I can't let you harm the interests of the Great Song Dynasty.

Get out of the palace now, and give your men an order to stop selling the bacon at once, and follow it when the rules come down. ”

Zhao Wan was reluctant and had no choice, so she had to leave the palace in a daze, and stood outside the palace gate for a long time, until the snowflakes were almost over her feet, and then returned to the Tiejia hut along the palace wall.

After listening to Zhao Wan's narration, Wang Rouhua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said to Zhao Wan with a smile: "This is already the best result." ”

"When the child left the palace, I heard the king gradually spread that it was certain that Hami bacon would be heavily taxed."

Wang Rouhua laughed and said: "I told you to confess this matter to Your Majesty for your mother, and the original intention was not to be on those salted meats."

Although these salted meats are a very important income for the Hami Kingdom, in the final analysis, these salted meats are an extra income for the Hami Kingdom out of thin air.

These beef and mutton are all from those nomadic tribes, and as you know, the shepherds in the nomadic tribes are not my Hami people, but out of reverence for my Hami country, they take the initiative to pay taxes, which are their money to buy peace.

As long as the materials exchanged for these salted meat in the Great Song Dynasty can be equal to the labor cost of making salted meat and the cost of transportation for the people of Hami, we will not suffer.

We are not a merchant now, but a princely family, as long as the people of Hami have something to do by making and transporting bacon, and it is a great thing to have wages and wages.

Compared with these salted meats, what Weiniang values more is His Majesty's attitude towards my son, the matter of salted meat, we have done it very excessively, as long as Your Majesty still has affection for me, we will not kill them all.

Now the best results have come. ”

Zhao Wan was taken aback when she heard Wang Rouhua's words, her face turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "Could it be Yan Yundi's ......"

Wang Rouhua nodded solemnly and said, "It is this matter that it will be difficult for my mother to do the salted meat thing for you."

If His Majesty is on the business of salted meat, then the Hami Kingdom will also be on the business of Yanyundi and will not involve any personal affairs.

If Your Majesty has room for dealing with salted meat and has personal feelings, then Hami Kingdom will also have room for Your Majesty to deal with the affairs of Yanyundi in the future.

Wan'er, to be honest, Wei Niang hopes that His Majesty can be official in the matter of salted meat, instead of leaving private feelings.

The most difficult thing in this world is human affection, but your husband is a person who values love and righteousness, people respect me a foot, and I return a foot, this is his way of life. ”

Zhao Wan's body fell softly on the brocade couch, and she only now understood what was deception, what was the competition between the court, and what was the exchange between the two countries.

She felt that her body was so empty, and her mother-in-law, who was familiar with her in the past, was so strange at this moment.

"Mother, I want to go back to Hami, can we leave as soon as possible?"

Wang Rouhua smiled: "Escape from what? You will also have to do this kind of thing in the future, you are the queen, and you cannot rely on your husband for everything.

Everything went according to plan, and in February, we set off for Hami. ”

"There are still three and a half months......" Zhao Wan groaned.

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