There is no salt pond in Youzhou City, and the salt needed by the people is transported from outside, so the trade of salt is controlled.

Sinan County can be regarded as a rich and noble place, and every family has a few kilns. The people here live in caves. Youzhou City of the Dajing Dynasty, similar to the location of Shaanxi, this Sinan County's market day, people from ten miles and eight townships have surrounded it.

"Is there any salt? How many days has this government not put salt, and this still doesn't let people live? I can't even do this work! ”

The vendor with a few baskets shook his head and sighed: "Alas, I don't know what this government thinks, the shops that buy salt have no salt, why do you tell me to get salt?" Come here. ”

"Huh?"

The vendor whispered in Zhang Laohan's ear: "I heard that this Liu family's grocery store deliberately does not sell salt. ”

"Deliberately not selling salt? Does his Liu family not want to do business anymore? ”

The peddler covered Old Man Zhang's mouth and said softly: "Be quiet, what do you know, I heard that this official government is holding the official salt, which is to make it clear that the Liu family has no salt to sell, and as soon as the salt is broken, the price will soar." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw many people in front of him swarming towards the west.

"Hey, what are you going to buy?"

The woman carried the basket and said, "Buy salt, there is someone selling salt in front of you." ”

Zhang Laohan's eyes widened and said, "You are crazy, you dare to buy illegal salt, this is to eat the board!" Zhang Laohan has seen the world, he came from a foreign country, and when he saw the sale of illicit salt here, he immediately shouted.

The woman shouted: "The head of the family has not eaten salt for a few days, and he has no strength to work, and this government does not sell salt, what's the matter?" Are we not allowed to buy private salt? Don't pull me, I'll be robbed later. The woman was so powerful that she almost knocked Zhang Laohan to the ground.

The hawker pulled Zhang Laohan and said, "You, you are a foreigner, don't worry about this village woman, you have been like this for more than ten years." The government salt is not sold for a while, the price of this salt rises, and immediately some people sell private salt, at the beginning, some people are worried about whether they will buy private salt to eat the board, and then I heard that this is all through the joints, the government will not care, this is the old rule for more than ten years, the government is blind to one eye, bitter, are our people. ”

So saying, the peddler asked a blind fortune teller to look at the stall, and went to the front to buy salt himself.

Zhang Laohan shook his head and sighed, and said, "It's the opposite, it's all the opposite!" ”

The people who came to the market were originally looking forward to the appearance of such a smuggler of salt, but now there really is, this is not like grasping a life-saving straw, arching towards the salt cart vigorously.

In front of the huge salt cart, people kept coming forward to take advantage of the chaos, but when they saw a few unkind salt dealers on the side of the car, still holding knives in their hands, they immediately dispelled their thoughts and stood honestly on the side.

"This salt...... How to sell? ”

"Thirty pounds a pound, this small bag is ten pounds, not a small sale."

Some of these ordinary people are buying private salt for the first time, and they don't know the price, so when they heard that they wanted 30 wen a catty, they immediately jumped up and said: "Thirty wen, God, are you trying to kill me?" ”

There are people who know the price on the side, and now there is a shortage of salt, and this salt is a necessity, so they can only be slaughtered obediently, so a few people got together, obediently took out three hundred papers, and lifted the salt silently and left, so as not to be chased and intercepted.

Seeing that someone bought it, this eyeliner cart of salt slowly decreased, and people who were originally too expensive finally couldn't help but take action, and took out silver and copper coins one after another, competing to buy them.

Lin Lan and Hu Yanjun, who were sitting at the tea stall, looked at the people who were running towards the salt cart, shook their heads and sighed: "This is taking people's lives for money." "Huai salt is ten wen a catty, and when it comes to the northwest, it is scrambling to buy it when it is fried to thirty wen, just because the official family is pinching it like this, just to force the people to buy private salt.

Hu Yanjun said: "Master Hou, even if we don't sell it, Shang Qingyang will sell it." ”

"I'm not just talking about now."

Hu Yanjun said: "Shang Qingyang must be in Youzhou City, the matter of selling illegal salt in Sinan County at this time, he must have heard the rumors, should we send someone to check around"

Lin Lan drank tea, tapped his fingers on the wooden table, and said: "Senior Brother Shang is not so simple, he is the kind of person who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles, if we send someone to search, it will definitely arouse his attention, so let's respond to all changes with no change, anyway, according to what you said, and Senior Brother Shang's ambition to be a family leader, he will definitely come to the door." Wait, now is the time to gamble. ”

Hu Yanjun frowned and said, "Do you want me to go out and show my head now, so that I can attract the attention of his people." ”

Lin Lan shook her head, "It's too obvious, Hu Yanjun must think that we are not in Sinan County at this time, so once you show up, it will make him immediately vigilant, after all, we haven't released the news yet, this King Kang, Zhang Songlin and Hu Sanbo are still imprisoned, with his conceited attitude, he must have fought with you, so even if his people go to Sinan County, they must be small fish and shrimp, what is the use of us catching them." ”

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Yang Xinyong has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for many years, and has read countless people in his life, before accepting these five apprentices, Gu Tianyuan and Chen Sanpi are shrewd and slick, and Shang Qingyang is scheming, but he hides it like a righteous gentleman, such a person is the most difficult to deal with, and it is true, if it weren't for the night of the pear orchard, Shang Qingyang came, I'm afraid that this old Yang's mantle would have to go back to Shang Qingyang.

Shang Qingyang did not go to Sinan County, but hibernated in Luoyang City.

"Third master, let's not go to Sinan County to arrest this Hu Yanjun?"

Shang Qingyang played with the wrench in his hand, slowly leaned his back back on the chair, and said with a smile: "Don't worry." No matter how stupid people are, this salt truck in Sinan County is a gimmick, once we rush over, Hu Yanjun not only can't catch it, even if it is a salt car, I'm afraid there are not many goods in it, but it's just to attract us to the past, just wait. ”

"What do you mean ......"

"Hehe, isn't he Hu Yanjun testing our position? Hehe, let's sell salt in Luoyang and see how he ends up next. ”

The old man on the side frowned, and said, "What if this Hu Yanjun never shows up?" ”

Shang Qingyang smiled: "He will definitely show up, when will the salt be sold like this, he will naturally have to find a home." Go, the Liu family in Sinan County is our people, go over to negotiate, just right, it is estimated that they are also greedy at this time, let Liu Degui confuse it. ”

Shang Qingyang got up and yawned, "Play peek-a-boo with me?" It also depends on who has the capital in hand, Hu Yanjun, this time you are dead! ”