Legend has it that when Dayu controlled the water, in order to let the flood flow away, he split the Longmen Mountain on the river with a big axe. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info local old people also spread the word-of-mouth, saying that Dayu also split the Lingshi Mountain in the south, so that the water in Zhaoyu Qi flowed into the Fen River, which is the fertile field in the east of the river, chiseled the Lingshi mouth, and vacated Zhaoyu Qi, so that Zhaoyu Qi is getting smaller and smaller......"

A little later, at the beginning of the lanterns, the fish brought by Zhao Bo had been made into delicious fish soup by the cook, and Chang Anjun asked him to sit with Cai Ze and Qi Kun in the same case, drinking soup and eating fish, while bringing things related to Zhao Yuqi together.

Originally, according to legend, thousands of years ago, this Taiyuan basin is a vast ocean, almost no land, thanks to Dayu split the southern end of the Lingshi mouth, exposed the bottom of the lake, so that the swamp became a flat fertile field, and the remaining lake water shrank to Qi County, Zishi, Wu County, known as Zhaoyu Qi. This lake is not seen after two thousand years, but at the moment, it is a vast smoke wave, and the radius of two hundred miles is full of green water, which is very spectacular, and Yunmeng and Taihu Lake are one of the nine rivers in the world.

Next, Zhao Bo praised the richness of this lake in front of Mingyue: "There are a lot of fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs in Zhaoyu Qizhong, if Gongzi gets the benefit of this fish and shrimp, the people in the county will no longer have hunger." “

In addition, the land of Taiyuan, also known as Dalu, means the land of brine salt. Zhaoyu Qi was originally bigger, but now the surrounding area has dried up a lot, and the bottom of the lake is exposed to the sun, and salt brine grows. Twenty years ago, when the Qin army had not yet occupied Zishi and Wu County, there were several salt officials set up in Taiyuan County around Zhaoyu Qi, which could get hundreds of bells every year, although it was not much, but it was enough to make Jinyang City salt and brine self-sufficient, but unfortunately the war spread, and later thieves were rampant, and the salt officials were abandoned......"

Mingyue sighed: "It's a pity. ”

Zhao Bo bowed his head: "Don't hide Chang'an Jun, the father of the villain, he was the salt official of Zhaoyu Qiban, my father took me all over the salt farm, and also taught me to read and break words, Qin Zhao fought against the Zi clan in the seventeenth year of the first king, my father was killed in the chaos, and my family became fishermen." “

Mingyue arched his hand: "It turned out to be an official of our country, no wonder he was quite knowledgeable and disrespectful in his speech." ”

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qi was the first to implement the salt and iron official camp, Qin also set up a salt official after the Shang Dynasty changed the law, and the Zhao State followed closely behind when King Zhao Wuling, and also set up a salt official in Taiyuan, "the benefit of the Sichuan Ze, the Rao of the mountains and forests", the implementation of the salt official camp, the dry lake around Zhao Yuqi is the area with the most salt brine, although it is far less than the solution of the pond in the east of the river, but it can also barely meet the salt demand of Taiyuan County of Zhao State.

But as the Qin army slowly encroached on Taiyuan County, many salt officials were abandoned, which is not news, Mingyue had consulted the archives of the storage room long before he came.

The reason why he chose the difficult Qi County as a fief, instead of the safer Yuci in the rear, was also for Zhaoyu Qi, a treasure trove with the benefits of fish and salt, and the Qi Guotian clan made a fortune from these two things, as long as it was managed properly, it could make countless profits.

What's more, when Mingyue was working as a Handan worker, he also used his position to learn about the mineral deposits distributed throughout the country, and he found that there are only a few places in China that can pay tribute to the Gongyin Bureau, such as Taiyuan, and most of the saltpeter in Taiyuan County comes from some hot springs and mines around Qizhao Yuqi.

This is one of the reasons why he chose Qi County as a fief.

Originally, I planned to learn more about the local situation first, control the county, and then build a private army that could protect myself, and then think about Zhao Yuqi, but I didn't want to have Zhao Bo sent to the door.

Mingyue smiled and said, "This is what you said about dedicating Zhaoyu Qi to me?" It stands to reason that this Daze is originally a lake in my fiefdom, and it should belong to me, so how can you offer it? “

Zhao Bo sighed: "When the son first came, I am afraid that I still don't know that the richness of Zhao Yuqi is already yesterday." In the past 20 years, the Qin State has repeatedly attacked Wei, Han, and Zhao, and according to the custom of the Qin people, every time they occupy a city, they will expel the recalcitrant people and heroes who are unwilling to surrender to Qin, and many displaced people who have fled from Hedong, Pingyang, and Shangdang will gather near Zhaoyu Qi, or form a town to defend themselves, or become thieves in the grassland. In the past few years, they were able to get along peacefully, but in recent years, the years have not been good, and the thieves have become powerful and have begun to harass the surrounding people. Not to mention sending salt officials to dig salt brine, even our fishermen can't live in peace when they fish every day! ”

At this time, Zhao Bo lost the cynicism when he first met, and solemnly bowed to the seat: "The villain is a native of Zhaoyuyi, twenty miles west of the county, born and raised in Si, although he is literate and hyphenated, but he has no great ambitions, he just wants to stay with his mother, sister, wife and daughter, and live a peaceful life." But last year, the water bandits came to harass again, and their number was only a few hundred, and they couldn't enter Zhaoyuyi, so they relied on looting the surrounding settlements to vent their anger. I took my mother, wife and daughter and hid in the city, but my brother was outside, and the bandits killed my brother and plundered my brother and sister......"

When Zhao Bo said that he was in tears, Mingyue didn't know these details, and he was slightly shocked in his heart: "The thief is so serious, doesn't the Qi County government take care of it?" ”

Zhao Bo said angrily: "The water bandits know that there are few people, so they dare not go ashore to go deeper, and they have never caused a nuisance in the county. The villain also came to the county seat to ask for help, who expected that the Qi County Commander was cowardly and incompetent, and he felt that it was common for three or four villages to be plundered every year, so he just sent someone to the stricken village to take a look, and then came back, and he had no intention of sending troops to suppress the thieves, as for the county chief Qi Shi......"

He raised his head, looked at Qi Kun on the side, and sneered: "The Qi clan has always only sought self-preservation, as long as the water bandits do not invade the Qi clan's fields, it is none of their business, how can they care about the life or death of our Shengdou people?" When the bandits were at their worst last year, the villain came to the county seat to ask for help, and the county lieutenant wanted to send troops to suppress the thieves and ask the Qi family for manpower, but the Qi family shirked in every possible way and refused to send a single soldier. The Qi family did not help, and no one responded to the county chief, so the matter could only end in vain, but the people in the west of the county were still in dire straits! “

Speaking of this, Qi Kun couldn't sit still, and hurriedly explained to Mingyue: "Son, listen to me, there are not only water bandits in Qi County, but also bandits in Zhener Mountain. Those bandits were a group of Wei deserters who came from the east of the river, entrenched in the mountains for 20 years, and they were much more ferocious than the water bandits. Every time I robbed the roads and pedestrians, I also violated my family's fields, ** captivity is all evil, my grandfather and father put the strong men in the clan in the south of the county, only to barely resist, if all the county lieutenants are transferred to suppress the water bandits, the townships and settlements in the south will not suffer? “

Mingyue is clear, water bandits, mountain bandits, this is the evil that arose in the context of the collapse of the Hedong of the Wei State and the intertwined teeth of the three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao and Han, and they are regarded as the two evils that plague Qi County. When Mingyue came, it passed through the relatively stable Beixiang, where it was still a peaceful and peaceful scene, but the Xixiang near Zhaoyuqi and the Nanxiang near the Zhener Mountain were deeply affected and withered.

"The people of Zhaoyuyi in Xixiang have suffered from bandits every year, but the county's chiefs, orders, and captains can't look forward to it, and Jinyang City is out of reach, and suddenly heard that Gongzi was named Qi County, and the people are all excited, and they all feel that there is hope for this, so I am entrusted to visit Gongzi, we are looking forward to Gongzi's rescue, such as a long drought and looking forward to Ganlin, tens of thousands of people on the bank of Zhaoyu Qi, and hope that Gongzi will save him!"

By this time, Zhaobo's purpose had been revealed, he was not here to ask for officials, but to ask for help!

He bowed down and said, "The villain's understanding of Zhao Yuqi is like the lines on his palm. I've been to all the islands in the lake, and I know where each swamp is located during the dry season and the flood season...... If Gongzi intends to suppress thieves, I am willing to be a guide, and the two thousand households in the west of the county are also willing to serve Gongzi! ”

"Good!"

Mingyue and Cai Ze glanced at each other, immediately took the case, and said indignantly: "As the feudal lord of Qi County, the nine thousand households of Qi County are like my people, and the thieves invade my people, just like cutting meat on my elbows......"

If the two evils are not eliminated, Zhao Yuqi's fish and salt profits will not be available, and his position as the feudal lord of Qi County will not be stable.

He also knew that the opportunity to establish prestige in the local area and concentrate power in Qi County had come!

Mingyue swore an oath: "Within a year, whether it is the water thieves of Zhaoyu Qi or the mountain bandits of Yuer Mountain, this son will be swept away!" “