Zhang Guolao pulled Wuduan'er to Yang Chong and said, everyone got on their horses one after another, followed Wuduan'er and ran for twenty miles of mountain road, came to the back of a stone mountain, and at the entrance of a two-meter-deep cave, a big stone was removed, and there was a hole in it. After Zhang Guolao and Wu Duan'er went in to check, Yang Chong and Kou Jiuheng also entered the stone house, which was indeed not big, and could only accommodate five or six people, but there was a spring on the west side of the stone house, which could be used for people to drink.

There were really no secrets in the stone house except for three bows and crossbows, a knife, and a spear, but Yang Chong and Zhang Guolao discovered a phenomenon, that is, the height of the spring water was changing; The four of them waited for two hours, and finally waited for the spring water to fall to a height of more than one meter, Kou Jiuhui felt a single stone on the stone wall where he was standing, pried open the stone, and took out a small bag of oil paper and crocodile skin, inside which was a map indicating the location of the Chongxuan Palace.

Yang Chong, Kou Jiuhui, and Zhang Guolao studied all the clues, and recognized at a glance that the location of the map was in the eighty blocks of Weiguo County and City Store where Li Delin fell from the political arena. Yang Chong observed the map and said indifferently: "Senior Ji still left clues, he drew the eighty pieces separately, and when the time comes, you can just follow the map, needless to say, let Jiu Heng keep this picture." ”

"Okay." Wu Duan'er knew that some of Kou Jiuhui's subordinates were in Shandong, so he readily agreed. The four of them got out of the cave and returned to the old house with a large group of people, Yuwen Chengdu had already asked for a confession, these people were all sent by the magnates of Chang'an and the sects on the rivers and lakes, specifically to collect information about Qianxigang, and lived nearby for many years. Yang Chong's guess was the same, and he ordered Yuwen Chengdu to take all the suspects away and search each family's house again; Back in Jiangjun City, Yang Chong gave an order to Longmen County to rebuild the manor.

Pei Su didn't wait long to Anyi, Li Chunfeng arrived, Li Chunfeng mobilized the information of Anyi County, took people to check the scene of the salt lake, and came to visit Pei Su, Pei Su asked about the general situation, and asked tentatively: "Chunfeng, what are you going to do?" ”

Li Chunfeng asked his assistant to put a stack of materials in front of Pei Su and said, "We have made some attempts in Yanchuan County and auctioned off two salt districts, and we are basically familiar with the rules. After this auction, the government will make technical improvements and increase the output from the current 450,000 taels a year to 1 million taels a year; Therefore, the buyer must take out a one-time rent for twenty years, and if it is deducted with grain, it can make the price of 20%. ”

Pei Chong was taken aback, one is ten runs, ten thousand is one hundred thousand, Yang Chong runs a salt farm in the northwest, and it is not surprising that he can find a new technology, but the output has doubled, and the salt merchants are not crazy. Pei Su carefully read the information in front of him, and couldn't help asking, "Chunfeng, are you sure about this matter?" ”

Li Chunfeng said confidently: "Master Pei, don't worry. Hedong Commercial Bank and Longquan Commercial Bank both participated in the bidding, can I talk nonsense? My master is already preparing to open a salt department in Mozhuo Academy, in order to promote new technologies in the salt industry. Of course, the government needs a salt tax, and the merchants need profits, and the new salt drying law can only be used by themselves, and the rent for 20 years is the shortest. If the output does not reach 900,000 yuan a year, the bank will guarantee it to make up the taxes and the profits of the salt merchants every year; When the output is reached, the bank charges a commission of 15 percent of the increased output of 550,000 yuan. ”

Pei Su is a household servant, even if he does not participate in the bank's affairs, he has some rumors, and immediately understands the key, the bank is not guaranteed in vain, but must be rewarded, and there is a gap of 200,000 yuan, for the sake of insurance; But for salt merchants, even if they pay 15 percent of the commission, won't they still have 85 percent of the profit from increasing production? Pei Su remembered the entrustment of the clan and asked in a low voice, "Chunfeng, is there anything to pay attention to?" ”

"Calculate the cost and prepare the money or food." Li Chunfeng's voice was calm as usual: "Because once the rent is paid, the salt area is not allowed to transfer privately for twenty years, and there is not a penny for withdrawal; The best payment is grain, once the Yongfeng warehouse is breached, the price of grain will definitely fall, and it is impossible to rise until the end of the year. We are going to divide the salt lake into 40 lake areas, all from the edge of the lake to the center of the lake, so you don't have to worry about which lake area. ”

On the day of the start of filming, Yang Chong rushed to Siyancheng and made three promises, he would build a Phoenix City in connection with Siyancheng for salt merchants and military families to live, and build a school in Phoenix City for salt merchants and salt ding's children.

I don't know if it was because of Yang Chong, or because everyone carried the sedan chair, Li Chunfeng's auction was surprisingly successful, and all 40 lakes were sold, and the bank's guarantee amount was 900,000 yuan, and the auction price rushed to 370,000 yuan, and 60 percent was paid with grain. Longquan Commercial Bank, Hedong Commercial Bank, and Peijia were hit by three, one, and three salt areas respectively; When everyone was talking at first glance, they knew that when the grain problem of the Hexi Army was solved, the grain price in Hedong would quickly fall.

Wang Ji and Pei Su were smiling in the stands, and they saw Su Dingfang's eyebrows dancing and saying a few words in Yang Chong's ear, after Yang Chong gave an order, Su Dingfang walked to the front of the stands, signaled the people who were congratulating each other to be quiet, and announced loudly: "General Li Jing broke the Tang army in Xue Fengchuan in Hancheng, killed Tang General He Panren, and has now captured the five counties of Hancheng, Haoyang, Chaoyi, Baishui, and Pucheng. ”

The hall was silent, Feng Yi County was subordinate to eight counties, five counties were defeated, only the westernmost Fuping and the three counties of Feng Yi County and Chengcheng were left, and the speed was too fast; Wang Ji smiled and applauded, and then applauded like thunder, this is a big deal, Feng Yi is the last barrier in the north of Chang'an, Feng Yi is occupied, Chang'an is like a beauty, presented in front of the strong man.

Su Dingfang then introduced the battle report, Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan showed troops in Hancheng, but he didn't expect Suo Yanshou to shoot from Tongchuan and capture Baishui and Pucheng in a row; In order to avoid being attacked on both sides, the two took the initiative to fight, Li Jing took Luo Shixin's back and forth battalion as the forward to meet the battle, Luo Shixin led the army to rush back and forth in the Tang army array to kill dozens of times, Zuotunwei general He Panren and Shanba Zhang Zihui were killed by Luo Shixin before the battle, Qiu Xinggong was injured, the Tang army was defeated, 7,000 people were killed, and 5,000 people were captured. After Suo Yanshou arrived, the Tang army was even more disadvantaged and retreated to Fengyi County, so Hancheng, Haoyang, and Chaoyi were captured by Li Jing.

For the people in the hall, this is exciting news, since they came to buy the salt area, whether they won the bid or not, they are optimistic about Yang Chong's prospects, and Feng Yijun's victory is like timely rain, making them happy for their choice. Yang Chong looked at the happy crowd, and secretly regretted that the Great Sui Dynasty did not have a stock market, otherwise it would definitely skyrocket today and be full of red.

(End of chapter)