For six days, Hu Cao took people around Yele Town.

With Shen Yun's orders, these people did not relax, not only checked the fact that the Kuang family had encroached on the land, but also brought back a piece of extremely valuable news to Shen Yun.

And in the northwest, there is no light in any business, only salt and iron.

Salt and iron are two things, one is the daily needs of the people, without which people have no strength; The other is needed for the war of the country, with which weapons can be made. Either way, the Great Song Dynasty has extremely strict control over it. There is even a special clause in the salt tax that the sale of salt will be punished with one stone, and the sale of iron tools to foreign countries is directly regarded as betraying the country.

The people in the northwest use salt, and there are roughly four ways to come from the official.

The sea salt transferred from the south, the kiln salt fired by the local official kiln in the northwest, the well salt dug out of the Bashu mine, and the green salt boiled in Hebei and other places. The official sale of salt is naturally a huge profit, even if there is a custom during the Taizong period, the price of salt ranges from 20 to 44 Wen, but the price of salt in the northwest has been more than 50 Wen a catty.

The Kuang family's private salt business naturally did not sell salt to foreign countries such as Western Xia. On the contrary, there were salt mines in Western Xia, and the best green salt was only sold for about 20 wen. If it is a large shipment, it can even continue to reduce the price. When you come back and sell it backhanded, even if it is a few pennies lower than the official salt price, you will still rob it for the people.

The Kuang family's appetite obviously doesn't stop there, otherwise they wouldn't be able to raise hundreds of Zhuang slaves. The sale of iron tools to the outside world is the real profiteering, especially in the Western Xia, where the founding of the country was short, and the smelting technology of blades and iron tools was very backward, and one pound of iron could be used as ten catties of salt.

Shen Yun originally wanted to attack immediately, but because of this news, he went out again in private clothes, and it took a full day to come back.

Shen Yun tossed up and down, but in fact, he couldn't hide it from Jin Changling. Even the business done by the Kuang family, Jin Changling actually knew it for a long time. It's just that now seeing that Shen Yun seems to have the intention of befriending and clinging to the Kuang family, he can't help but laugh a little in his heart. This kind of person really thinks that the Kuang family can be brought down by the little evidence he has.

And for the people of Yele Town, this time is becoming more and more difficult.

The Kuang family knew that some of them wanted to sue them, although they temporarily gave Shen Yun face, they didn't come to the door to make trouble. However, the village slaves and tenants sent out privately basically lived in four or five villages in each village. It's all about telling the villagers that they have nothing to fear.

Shen Yun understood that at this time, he was only afraid that the township's complaints about him would probably be boiling. However, the real killer move was not in his hands, and he acted rashly, at most, let the Kuang family compensate the people for the temporary losses. But what about when Shen Yun left? I'm afraid that these guys will definitely resurrect, and at that time, I don't know if the new magistrate will dare to clean up the Kuang family.

Ten days have passed since Yele Town cleared the acres, and at the same time, it has also been ten days since the three brothers of the Kuang family were invited to eat and drink.

The Kuang family is hanging Shen Yun, and Shen Yun is waiting for the result. Finally, when a plainclothes man came to the county government and asked the messenger to tell him that he was Shen Yun's old man, Shen Yun's heart, which was as calm as stagnant water, was flooded. What he had been waiting for, he had finally arrived.

Let the man come in to the back office, Shen Yun took him to a room, closed the door, and then asked in a low voice, "Do you have any news over there?" ”

"Returning to the county, I waited for ten days to finally track down their traces. These guys are so cunning that they actually hire merchants from other places to do things for them, and the warehouse of the inventory is not in Kuangjiazhuang, but in Xishan. If it weren't for the people who planted people near their Zhuangzi, they really wouldn't have been able to find out. ”

"But that Xishan Annex, which they often mention?" Shen Yun asked.

The man nodded: "The county is really powerful. It was the Xishan Annex, and what we saw in secret was not only salt, but also military armor. ”

Shen Yun took out his only ten taels of silver from his arms: "Take these, buy some wine on the way back." In the next few days, I will ask you to watch carefully, and tell your superiors that as soon as you get my letter, act immediately, and do not let anyone go. After the deed is completed, the county will not only ask for credit for you, but also take out some of what you have obtained this time to reward you. ”

Shen Yun never believed that simple orders could drive these people, and only by properly showing benefits would these guys be full of energy. Sure enough, hearing Shen Yun's words, this person was immediately overjoyed, and thanked Shen Yun again and again.

"Okay, the action is today and tomorrow, you must not relax. Except for a few main characters, everyone else is in and out, and you just need to see where you're going. ”

Watching the man in civilian clothes leave the county office, Shen Yun adjusted the official clothes on his body, stepped into the front office, and shouted at the errand officer who was standing in front of the door and dozing off: "Ascend to the hall." ”

The three shifts ran out of the squad room in an instant, cheering up one by one and standing neatly. Although I don't know what Shen Yun is going to do, I really don't dare to be sloppy when my responsibility lies.

Then in the yazhong, Jin Changling, the county magistrate, and Xu Song, the county lieutenant, looked at each other and smiled: "This hairy kid wants to make something famous." Haha, let's take a good look at how he was reprimanded by the government in disgrace. "What Shen Yun has done in the past few days has really damaged the image of officials, and there are already people in the government who want to take the opportunity to make trouble.

Seeing that all the servants had arrived, Shen Yun took out an arrow from the case: "Come on, take a fast horse to Kuangjiazhuang in Yele Town, and spread the news that the three Kuang brothers have come to the county office, and the county has something to ask them." ”

The officers present looked at each other, and they all felt that this magistrate was crazy. I can't ask for it, so I want to summon it today. Can it be useful to put on a shelf? What's more, in the Kuang family's place, he looks down on himself and others at all, and I don't know if he will be beaten out by others when he goes.

Seeing that no one answered, Shen Yun's eyes narrowed: "Those who go with the order today, the reward is two hundred Wen, if you are injured by the Kuang family, the county will reward you with two taels and be responsible for the soup medicine money, and at the same time give a month of leave, after the injury is healed, you will be promoted to the head of the county's errand service, and the monthly money will be increased by two percent in the future." ”

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. At this moment, seven or eight people who were going to go rushed out in an instant, Shen Yun nodded, casually pointed to an easy-going person, and called him over in the jealous eyes of a messenger: "You hold the token, go to Kuangjiazhuang, and spread the word, whether they receive the order or not, they will come back immediately." ”

In this case, it is obviously easier to do, the errand officer took the token with a happy face, bowed to Shen Yun, and then walked out of the county office, found a horse and hurried to Kuangjiazhuang.

After the office, Xu Songpu looked sarcastic: "This hairy boy, some time ago, he invited people to a banquet, but they didn't give face." Now that I have endured it for ten days, I haven't seen the Kuang family coming, so I guess I am angry today and want to take the opportunity to make trouble. Haha, this time there is a lot of excitement in our county. ”

Jin Changling also showed a smug smile at this time.

He had been waiting for this day for more than a month. At this time, Shen Yun's brain finally heated up and began to attack the Kuang family. He could already think that under the pressure of the government, Shen Yun was forced to hand over his rights, become a wine and meat magistrate with peace of mind, and become the uncrowned king of Anhua County again.

"Brother Xu, for young people, we still have to support some. If the Kuang brothers don't come for a while, let's go over and comfort them. Don't let the juniors lose their minds. ”

On the contrary, it made Xu Songpu laugh.

Time passed an hour in a blink of an eye, and the messenger who went to summon hurriedly came, with a little fear on his face, and when he came in, he replied to Shen Yun: "County Zun, the little one went to Kuangjiazhuang and repeated your words, who knew that his family not only had a good color, but also brought seven or eight people with sticks to beat the villain." ”

When Shen Yun heard this, he didn't make a sound, but took out the second arrow: "Pass it again." ”

The errand officer was so frightened that his legs were weak: "County Zun, I don't want any small money, please raise your noble hand." The little ones really didn't dare to go any further. The other officers looked at this man and gloated in their hearts. Now the previous envy and jealousy are completely gone, and only a little pity remains.

Shen Yun shook his head: "This time, you go, just shout at them from afar." After speaking, he threw the arrow in Kuangjiazhuang immediately, without you having to face them directly. ”

Shen Yun's order naturally made the messenger overjoyed, hurriedly picked up the token, ran out of the county office in the envy of these messengers again, stepped on the strong horse and walked away.

Jin Changling and Xu Songpu did not walk directly into the front office, but continued to wait. They had to wait for Shen Yun to be completely disappointed, and then they would come out and stand up in front of everyone. At this time, it was another hour, and when the noon passed, the sun was getting hotter and hotter, and several of the officers could not support it, the officers sent out finally returned.

At this time, he was also sweating profusely, and when he ran in, he gasped and replied: "County Zun, this time the thief of the Kuang family actually chased the villain out of a mile. If it weren't for the villain's cleverness, he would have been injured by the stones they threw at him. ”

Shen Yun nodded and motioned for the messenger to go down and rest. At this time, the two people who had been waiting for the rear government finally walked to the front office, looked at Shen Yun with a smile on the corner of their mouths, and said with some advice: "Don't be annoyed by the county zun, the Kuang family is so powerful, we naturally can't afford to provoke it." Anyway, this thing has been maintained for many years, so why break it today, and it will ruin the relationship. ”

Looking at the two people with smiling faces, Shen Yun suddenly smiled: "This county has already sent people to go twice, but today I offended the Kuang family." What Jin Xiancheng said is not unreasonable, it is better for you to give the county an idea on how to repair the relationship between the two families. ”

Seeing Shen Yun in the trap, Jin Changling's heart was filled with extreme excitement. However, he still smiled as before: "The grudge is settled, and it is natural to resolve it sooner rather than later." In my opinion, the county lord might as well go to Kuangjiazhuang in person, present his feelings in person, and tell them that these servants are in a bad mood today when they see the county lord in the past few days, and want to make an argument to curry favor with you, and cheat money by the way, so they do it behind the county zun's back. ”