Salt production is actually a micro-end technology, but it is controlled by the imperial court because everyone needs it.

Su Ren's method of salt making is just one more step than the method of salt making used by the Han Dynasty to remove impurities with charcoal, which is a great progress.

Seeing that Su Ren stopped talking. Chang Shi smiled: "It seems that the old man is still anxious, last night's incident, the public has made a detailed report to the old man, Su Gongzi's salt making method to sell a hundred gold, in order to thank the cold chief for saving his life, but unfortunately the old man has been an official for many years, and he does not have so much money, or the old man is too greedy, and the things given by heaven and man really can't be sold cheaply." ”

This is a tact, but it is the best card. Su Ren looked extremely smart, but in fact, he pretended to be it. With more than 2,000 years of knowledge than others, it's hard to think about whether you're smart or not. He is actually a person who values affection and righteousness, if others come hard, he would rather die than bend, if others play the emotional card, Su Ren will have no claim in an instant.

Chang Shi bowed to Su Ren, but jumped Su Ren: "County Zun, where does this come from?" ”

Chang Shi actually shed tears: "Salt and iron is a national plan, salt is an indispensable thing for the people, but my warm water is in a remote area, there is no money and food, and there are border troubles, and the people's lives are miserable. Chang Yuan, immediately prepared pen and ink for me, and then wrote his resignation to Taishou, hoping that Taishou would choose another virtuous person, so that the people of my county would not suffer. As he spoke, he wiped the two big tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

Su Ren really didn't want to compromise. But my heart was moved by the compassion of common things, and I rubbed my hands back and forth, not knowing what to do.

Leng Jun saw that Chang Yuan had already brought pen and ink bamboo slips, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry about the county, the grass people are willing not to want this hundred gold, just ask the people of the county to be blessed by Mr." ”

After saying this, Leng Jun and the usual things turned their heads to look at Su Ren in unison.

"Hey!" Su Ren sighed: "Forget it, forget it, I admit defeat, you won!" ”

Chang Shi threw the brush in his hand and smiled. Leng Jun realized that he had fallen into the county order's plan, and looked at Su Ren with some embarrassment.

Su Ren said: "I can give the method of making salt, but please give me a salt certificate, since someone wants to kill me, then how can I make him live comfortably." ”

Chang Shi nodded: "This is easy to say, it's no problem for the official to write it now, but the kid knows who is going to kill you?" ”

Su Ren snorted coldly: "Although I am new here, I can still see the things in the world, no matter what else matters, what business pays attention to is monopoly, as long as a monopoly is a business, in order to have the greatest profit, there are only a few official salt sellers in the county, and then monopolize the private salt together, it must be a source of money." ”

"Good!" Chang Shi nodded: "That's very good, Chang Yuan, give the salt voucher written by the official in the morning to Su Gongzi, from today on, Su Gongzi will be the second person in the county who can sell salt." ”

"No!" Chang Yuan agreed and went out to do something.

For common things, please sit down for two people, a table of eight immortals, and three chairs of the Taishi. Three people enjoy the flowers in the back garden. Those dying orchids are really nothing to look at. Soon, Chang Yuan took the salt voucher and handed it to Chang Shi, who glanced at it and handed it to Su Ren. This salt is the first time Su Ren has seen it, in addition to the name and date on it, it turned out to be a five-clawed golden dragon, which represents the royal authority, and he didn't dare to be ambiguous at all.

Chang Shi said: "Boy, taking this thing means that you have torn your face and them, they are a bully of warm water, and the official has to give three points of courtesy when he sees it, have you really thought about it?" ”

Su Ren nodded: "He is the first year of junior high school, and I am the fifteenth, there is nothing wrong with it." ”

I ate something at the county order's house, which was not a good thing, and it was far from the breakfast pattern of later generations. When he came out of the back door, the doorman stood respectfully in the doorway. Su Ren nodded, took out two copper coins from his cuffs, and handed them to Menzi: "Yes, do a good job, I can't do it anymore, come to me and give you something to eat." ”

"Thank you, Childe!" Menzi's face was full of joy, and after many years, he said that he should be beaten up when he met someone.

The head of Wenshui County is surnamed Zhang Minghu, who turned out to be a butcher in the county, because he would punch and kick twice. It is often the case that he got into the county government and became a public servant. This person is also considered to have come down from the trading field, he can do things, he can look at his eyes, and he is also bold, and he soon came out of the public service, and after the husband retired, he naturally became the head of the public.

Su Ren walked out of the door of the county office, and as soon as he turned the corner, Zhang Hu was waiting at the mouth of the alley. There was also a burden on his body, and when he saw the two of them coming out, he hurriedly came over, holding the burden in both hands: "The two sons finally came out, I was really a little sorry last night, come on, this is the two clothes I just went home to pick up, and the two sons quickly changed them, so walking on the street will damage the image of the two." ”

Su Ren was not polite and opened the baggage. Inside were two linen robes, and when I took off my coat and put them on, they turned out to be just the right size. He said with a smile: "Brother Zhang's eyesight is really good, the size is right, it's really difficult." ”

"Where is this, from now on you and I will be a family, say this is outside." Although Zhang Hu didn't enter the county office, he didn't know what the county magistrate talked about with these two. Just last night, when he told the county magistrate that someone wanted to clean up Su Ren, he knew from the county magistrate's reaction that these two county magistrates were willing to be promoted.

Su Ren wants to give money, but Zhang Hu doesn't want to live or die.

Su Ren pulled Zhang Hu and whispered to Zhang Hu: "Brother, how about helping me do something?" ”

Zhang Hu nodded without hesitation: "Okay!" As long as my brother speaks, I will help. ”

"In the east of the city, there is a family surnamed Huo in Baihua Lane......"

Without waiting for Su Ren to finish speaking, Zhang Hu stretched his chest: "This matter is on me, isn't it Huo Laosi?" Go now, brother wait for a while, without a cup of tea, he will definitely tie Huo Laosi to his brother. ”

After listening to Zhang Hu's words, Su Ren immediately understood that the two of them had not escaped Zhang Hu's surveillance since they entered the city yesterday. In this Wenshui County, although Liu Wen controls one side, the common things are not useless, at least the head of the public is still a little loyal to the common things.

Su Ren shook his head: "It's not good during the day, it's better at night, tonight I'm going to meet that Huo Laosi, and ask Brother Zhang to help outside, don't let what happened last night happen, brother, my thin arms and legs can't withstand the second stick." ”

"Hahaha!" Zhang Hu laughed: "That's it, good!" Brother rest assured and understand what to do. ”

Su Ren and Leng Jun didn't go out of the city, they bought some things on the street, and found a shady place at the gate of the city, resting while eating, and by the way, let Leng Jun tell him more about Wenshui County. I have been in Dahan for more than a month, and I have been boiling salt in the mountains for another month, and I know too little about many things. It has been determined that it was Liu Wen who was going to clean them up last night, and it was not a simple matter to deal with Liu Wen.

Liu Wen's salt shop is at the gate of the city, and there is only one branch in the entire Wenshui County. All the people in the county, if they want to buy salt, even if you are 108,000 miles away, you have to come to buy it. Of all the shops in the county, only Liu Wen's salt shop is the most lively. If the big family sends a servant to buy, the small family comes to buy it in person, and if the road is too far, then choose a representative to buy.

Large bags of coarse salt were carried out of the store, leaving behind copper about the same size as the bag of salt. It's such an expensive salt, and it has to be calculated according to the capita, only three taels per person per month, and there is no more to buy.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Su Ren coldly: "Are you really sure that it was Liu Wen who wanted to clean us up last night?" ”

Su Ren shook his head: "It's so dark, how do I know if it's him." ”

"Then you still give the county order what it says."

Su Ren said: "You don't understand this, the county order is an outsider, and Liu Wen is a big local household, the county order is the biggest official in Wenshui, although Liu Wen is a county official, he still has to listen to the county order in name, but now?" The county order is an ornament in the county, the first time I went to the county order's house, I found that there are very few official documents on the desk of the county order, and they are all small sesame seeds, although Wenshui is a small county, there are tens of thousands of people, and every day is this, who believes? ”

"So I guessed that there must be a problem between the county order and Liu Wen, after Zhang Hu put us in a cell last night, he didn't embarrass us, I have already guessed that this should be the county order, you can think like this, a county order wants rights, a county commander holds the rights, and there can be no problem between them, so I will push the boat down the river and make a profit, fortunately, I bet on the right."

"Hey, it's a pity that you don't go to be an official!" Leng Jun shook his head: "Since you don't really go against Liu Wen, you still ask the county order for salt, and you also know that the official salt in Wenshui County is only operated by Liu Wen's family, and it is difficult for us not to make enemies." ”

"Who said I'm going to sell salt to people in Wenshui County?"

"Ahh If this salt is not sold to the people, to whom? ”

Su Ren was a little impatient: "You can't use your brain to think, is it only us Han people in this world who need to eat salt?" ”

"Huh?" Leng Jun was completely shocked: "You want to ......"

Su Ren hurriedly interrupted Leng Jun's unspoken words: "Okay, just know it, why do you have to say it, neither side is a good thing, the best way is to take advantage of it, don't make such a fuss, things in the world don't make so much sense, you look at it, as long as we put the money from selling salt on the table, he will definitely not ask who the salt is sold to." ”

The cold face was red and the neck was thick, and he didn't speak for a long time.

It was finally dark, and Leng Jun and Su Ren came to Baihua Lane in the east of the city. Zhang Hu was dressed in civilian clothes and waited at the mouth of the alley early. The three of them met, said a few gossips, and walked straight towards Huo Laosi's house.

Su Ren nodded at Zhang Hu, and Zhang Hu quickly disappeared into the dark shadow. Su Renhe Leng Jun knocked on Huo Laosi's door, it was Huo Laosi who opened the door, and when he saw Su Renhe Leng Jun, Huo Laosi's face turned white in an instant.

Su Ren smiled: "I'm scared now, it's too late!" One step open, squeezed into Huo Laosi's door.

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