Liu Xin then remembered that due to the limitation of productivity level and natural conditions, well salt had not been mined at that time, and the salt was mainly sea salt produced in the Lianghuai area, which was transported all the way to Qike, and the price was naturally expensive. In this way, it is not surprising that the barbarian people, who live in the mountains and are not very wealthy, buy salt as a huge expense, and are reluctant to use it more.

Seeing that Liu Xin was silent, Zhu Rong asked worriedly: "Brother, didn't you like to eat it if you didn't sprinkle it with salt?" Then I'll go and ask them for some salt and roast it again. ”

Liu Xin stopped her with a smile and said, "No need, it's good like this." In the future, I can tell the people of your tribe that there is no need to worry about the problem of salt. Now that the three counties of Jiangdong have been annexed, we will soon have our own salt farm, and the salt can be sold cheaper. ”

Although the imperial court did not enter the salt and iron trade to implement monopoly control, these two businesses were still in the hands of a few noble families, which brought a heavy burden to the barbarians and the people of other ethnic minorities.

At this time, Liu Xin had already begun to consider the implementation of a monopoly system for some items, salt and iron were naturally his first choices, and in the future, he would also consider adding tea, silk and porcelain. Through the implementation of monopoly, stable tax revenue can be guaranteed, and prices can be stabilized, and the most important thing is that Liu Xin wants to prevent the leakage of tea-making, porcelain-making, paper-making, and silkworm raising, which can be regarded as the most advanced technology in the world at that time.

Hearing that the barbarian people will be able to buy salt at a cheap price in the future, Zhu Rong was happy, so he stretched out the whole roast chicken in front of Liu Xin and said, "Brother, you are too good to our barbarian people, this chicken is all for you to eat." ”

Seeing Zhu Rong's such a generous appearance, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel that this little girl was also quite innocent and cute, and kind-hearted, if she could marry her home, it would be a beautiful thing, but the age gap seemed to be a bit big, and I don't know what those eighty-year-old men thought in the face of an eighteen-year-old girl, why couldn't they pass this hurdle?

This golden chicken is very fat, and Liu Xin doesn't like to eat greasy things very much, so he looked at the chicken leg in his hand and said with a smile: "It's enough to have so much, it's better for you to keep it for yourself, if you can't eat it, you can share it with your sisters." ”

How did Liu Xin know that if he really took the roast chicken, Zhu Rong would have the mind to put him on the fire to roast. Actually, when he said it just now, Zhu Rong regretted it a little, but it was a bit embarrassing to take back the roast chicken after it had already been handed out. When she was in a dilemma, she suddenly heard Liu Xin's prevarication, Zhu Rong was relieved, and hurriedly retracted her hand, where would she be willing to share it with her cousins.

Suddenly, I heard an angry shout: "Hurry up and get out of the way, if you miss a major military situation, you can't afford it!" ”

I heard a young female voice say-for-tat: "You are not allowed to pass!" My sister is discussing important matters with my master, and no one can disturb them, no matter how important the military situation is, we have to wait a while! ”

Hearing the noise, Liu Xin realized that he didn't know when, the soldiers around him were far away.

Following the sound, I saw Wen Ping looking anxious, and he was angrily confronting an eleven or twelve-year-old girl. That girl was the youngest of Zhu Rong's four cousins, called Zhu Yu. In the face of the majestic General Wen, the little girl was not afraid at all, holding her flat chest, spreading her slender arms, and not giving an inch. Although Wen Ping has a martial arts, it is not good to use it on such a little girl, not to mention that the eldest lady she serves seems to have a very unusual relationship with Liu Xin. Wen Ping was so anxious that his feet jumped there again, scratching his ears and cheeks, but there was nothing he could do.

Liu Xin looked around again, and saw that Zhu Rong's other three cousins were also dominant, with their hands on their waists, guarding their territory like a female leopard. Liu Xin's face suddenly sank, his fingers pressed heavily on Zhu Rong's forehead, and he said lightly: "Nonsense!" ”

Zhu Rong's face was full of grievances, pouting, and shouting at Zhu Yu as he walked: "Nonsense! Why don't you ask General Wen to come over! ”

Wen Ping glared at Zhu Yu fiercely, walked over quickly, and arched his hand and said: "Lord Qiyu, I just received the urgent military information sent from the front, and Meng Shu transferred 20,000 barbarian soldiers from the barbarian tribes of Yuewang and Yizhou counties, and now, the barbarian soldiers gathered at the border have reached as many as 140,000, plus the Han soldiers of Yonghong and others, the total strength has reached 180,000. The enemy is strong, please decide! ”

"Hahahaha, they came just in time!" Liu Xin stroked his palms and laughed, "Meng Huo heard that I was coming, he was really desperate, did he want to push the entire Central and Southern Barbarian Clan into a desperate situation?" Sister, do you know ......?"

Liu Xingang wanted to ask Zhu Rong how much strength the barbarian tribes in the four counties of Central and South China had, but found that she was no longer nearby. Liu Xin remembered that he was angry just now, and his shot seemed to be a little heavy, could it be that Zhu Rong couldn't stand the grievances so much that he didn't want to pay attention to him anymore? If that were the case, it would have saved him a lot of thought.

However, when she thought that Zhu Rong was really going to leave him, Liu Xin felt a little empty in her heart, and couldn't help but raise her head and look around, and found that Zhu Rong was standing far away from her four cousins, but she was too far away and didn't know what they were talking about.

Liu Xin shook his head and continued to say to Wen Ping: "Send a fast horse to inform Zilong and the evil will come to them, hold on and see what other means Meng Shu can use." ”

Wen Ping said yes and turned to leave.

Liu Xin sat down again, picked up the chicken leg and put it to his mouth, but he was a little ruthless, but he couldn't bite this bite. I saw a flash of red shadow, and Zhu Rong had already appeared in front of him in a hurry, and said embarrassedly: "Brother, they are young and ignorant, I have already taught them a lesson, don't be angry." ”

It turned out that what happened just now really had nothing to do with Zhu Rong, Zhu Yan and Zhu Yu were not assigned by Zhu Rong to guard the four directions.

The barbarian woman matured early, and she was an eleven or twelve-year-old girl like Zhu Yu, and she didn't understand the relationship between men and women. These four women were all selected by Zhu Ding from the clan and given to Zhu Rong as a dowry. For some customs of the Han people, they have also heard that if Zhu Rongzhen can marry Liu Xin as a dowry girl, then Liu Xin will be their man in the future.

These four girls are big ghosts. After living in the state pastoral mansion for these days, I saw that not only Liu Xin's wives were extraordinary, but also the maids in the mansion were all charming and ingenious. They have also heard a lot of stories of intrigue and deceit in the backyard of large Han families, if Zhu Rong can't get Liu Xin's favor, then they won't have a good time in the future.

A few little girls found that this time they went to Zhongnan, only their sister accompanied them, and the other ladies did not come out, and even the four pretty girls brought back by Liu Xin from Chang'an also stayed in the house, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Sister A and Liu Xin to be alone. As long as Sister A is happy, their "sexual happiness" will be guaranteed. Seeing Zhu Rong and Liu Xin talking happily, Zhu Yan and the others drove the soldiers far away, one of them guarded one direction, and stood guard for Zhu Rong and Liu Xin to "talk about love".

Although Zhu Rong has no scheming, he is still measured in major matters, and he also knows that the military situation cannot be delayed, but he can also understand why Liu Xin is angry, and it is already a good result that he was not driven home on the spot.

But this matter really has nothing to do with her, Zhu Rong has suffered such a big grievance, so naturally he wants to settle accounts with Zhu Yan and them, and he has to reprimand a few words, and he still doesn't understand his hatred, and he gave one of them a big explosion. Zhu Rong has a lot of strength, and he is ruthless in his shots, and now the four little girls are frowning and rubbing their heads, and a big bag has been bulged in the place where Zhu Rong has been chiseled.

Zhu Rong still couldn't understand her hatred, and a resentment was sprinkled on the roast chicken, and while walking back, she bit hard, and when she came to Liu Xin's side, there was only half a chicken leg left, and most of her anger was gone, so she apologized to Liu Xin.

Liu Xin believes that Zhu Rong is not a woman who likes to play tricks, since Zhu Rong said that she did not instigate it, this matter probably has nothing to do with her. Liu Xin saw that Zhu Rong's forehead, the place he had ordered just now was full of grease and slightly red, so she embarrassedly took out a sweat towel, wiped it for her, and said, "I blamed you just now, don't take it to heart." ”

No matter how strong Zhu Rong is, she is a girl after all, and she also has a weak side, hearing the word "wrong", her grievances came up again, her nose was sore, and the pearls with broken threads fell down "pop, snap".

Liu Xin couldn't see the woman shed tears, and wanted to comfort her a few words, but she was afraid that she would be too affectionate and let her fall too deeply, so she had to turn a blind eye, deliberately looked into the distance and said: "There was indeed an emergency military situation just now, how can it be child's play, I won't treat them this time, don't take it as an example!" Meng was ......"

Zhu Rong suddenly held back his tears and asked repeatedly, "What happened to Meng Yu?" ”

Liu Xin looked at Zhu Rong in surprise, not understanding why she was so nervous.

Zhu Rong's face was hot for a while, and he lowered his head and said, "I'm worried that Meng Yu will be ...... by others."

The voice grew lower and lower, and gradually it became inaudible.

Liu Xin didn't think much about it, and continued to look at the front and said: "Meng Shu has transferred another 40,000 barbarian soldiers from Zhongnan, I don't know how many barbarian tribes there are in Zhongnan, and how many troops can he draw?" ”

When Zhu Rong heard that Meng Shu was not dead, he put his mind at ease, thought for a while, and said: "There are many barbarian tribes in the four counties of Central and Southern China, and any young and strong man can become a warrior, and if all of them add up, there will be about 200,000 people. But these barbarian tribes were not controlled by Meng Shu, and presumably he promised those tribes some benefits, so they were willing to send troops to help him. It's just that these patriarchs have pulled out all the young and strong men, and in case of defeat, only the old and weak women and children will be left in the clan, and how will they live in the future. Brother, you must not kill them all! ”