"All the princes have a large amount of fertile land in their hands, but no one cultivates it, and some of it is even deserted."

Deng Ji sat in the flower hall and talked eloquently, "This county needs fields for cultivation, and it needs a large number of tun people to participate in it. What the princes have in their hands is exactly what the county lacks, and what the county has in their hands is exactly what the princes lack. So, I have a suggestion. The princes could follow the example of Xu Du and lease the land to the government, and then the county would send people to cultivate it...... However, this county can't give you enough money for a while, and I think you know that now there is a lot of bad money, even if I give you money, it may not come in handy. So, the county brainstormed and came up with a way to get the best of both worlds. ”

Huang Cheng and the others concentrated and listened to Deng Ji's explanation.

What exactly is the use of that 'salt guide'? They couldn't figure it out for a while.

Deng Ji took a sip of wine, still looking unhurried.

"The people are your people, and the fields are your fields, but they are managed by the government, and the land is measured, and the enthronement is registered...... In return, the official allowed you to trade salt in the territory of the western part of the sea. The salt quote in Huang Xingshou's hand was in duplicate. One is kept by the government, and the other is in your hands. All the public businessmen in the world should know the profits of this salt industry.

Since the beginning of the Yuan Hunt period, the sale of illicit salt has been prohibited, and the government has been unified to purchase and sell. Now, this official has an opportunity for you to openly trade salt under the rule of Haixi County...... There are no taxes, and the amount of salt you get depends on how much grain you can give...... What do you think of exchanging grain for salt? ”

Huang Cheng and others were pleasantly surprised!

And the local gentry who stayed behind were also a little moved.

"Of course, you can also sell the land directly to the government, and the county is willing to buy it at a price two percent higher than the market price, and will never let the princes suffer.

It's just that this population still needs to be registered. ”

After Deng Ji said this, he didn't say anything more.

"The first type of small election...... However, Xiaomin still has a question, the source of this goods ......"

"Don't worry about the supply, after the coming year, the county has already chosen a place to cook sea salt."

"Haixi, do you want to boil the sea?"

People couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.

You must know that four years after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were only 28 counties under the rule of the Han Dynasty, and 36 counties had salt farms and government monopolies. Originally, this salt trade existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was founded by the famous minister of Qi State.

It's just that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty increased the treasury in order to fight the Xiongnu, so he monopolized the salt industry into the hands of the government.

From salt production to sales, the government purchases it and sells it exclusively.

Huang Cheng and the others naturally knew that the profits of selling salt were huge, but it was a pity that they had no way to get involved in it.

But if Deng Ji opened the salt market in Haixi, it would undoubtedly point out a way for them to make money. Although it is said that the salt industry of the two Huai was controlled by the Elk family before, the situation has changed now. As long as Deng Ji can open the salt market, Huang Cheng and these people are enough to deal a heavy blow to the elk family.

Why can the elk family sell illicit salt?

Isn't it because they are strong and have the support of the government?

Now, Deng Ji is willing to support them and open the salt market to legalize illicit salt.

How can Huang Quan and others not be moved?

Moreover, they did not need to spend too much, they only had to rent out the land and arrange for people to cultivate it, and when the harvest came, they could exchange it for salt.

The land is meant to be cultivated.

Person...... It's simpler, there are a lot of indecent people in this world, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to recruit people?

As long as you can get the salt introduction that Deng Ji said, you can officially get involved in the salt industry and sales, which is more profitable than farming.

"The little people are willing to serve the adults."

Huang Cheng once again expressed his determination.

"Tuntian is good for the country, and the small people also agree to the measures of the Deng County Order."

Pan Yong also got up and stood with Huang Quan.

However, although the two of them stood up to express their support, it does not mean that others will agree.

This is not only a matter of interests, but more importantly, it also involves the security of the western part of the strait.

Wang Cheng hoarsely voiced, "Dog officer, don't be complacent, get through tonight first, and then it's not too late." ”

Deng Ji shook his head and sighed, "Xue Ziyang, you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin." In this case, the county will ask the public to move and watch a good show. ”

"What do you mean, good show?"

"This ...... You can ask Mr. Wang. ”

Deng Ji looked at Wang Cheng with a smile, and Wang Cheng's face suddenly changed!

———————————————————————————— the upper floor of Haixi City, a beacon fire suddenly ignited.

It was almost midnight, and the beacon fire was particularly abrupt.

On the dark plain, suddenly many ghostly figures appeared. These people were numerous, and they sneakily approached the gate of Hercynian City. At the same time, the gates of Hercynian suddenly opened, making way for a wide passage.

A man in black stood behind the city gate, beckoned and said loudly: "Guan Shuai, come with me quickly." ”

The pirates at the head were nearly forty years old, and they were burly and stout.

He saw the man in black beckoning, so he nodded.

He pulled out a nine-foot knife from his horse and pointed forward, "Children, light the torch and charge me!" ”

"Rush!"

The torches were lit and in the blink of an eye, they became a sea of fire.

One by one, the pirates dressed in black, covered with leather armor, wiped their foreheads with yellow scarves, and armed with weapons, held torches, shouted, and rushed towards the Haixi City Gate.

The thief led by him did not act immediately, but secretly observed the movement.

After the pirates rushed into the city gate, they saw that the city gate was quiet and silent. The man in black who opened the door just now was waving at them at the entrance of the city gate, and then turned around and left.

"Brothers, rush!"

Seeing this, the pirates can still endure there.

To put it bluntly, it's not easy to be a pirate. Usually living alone on the island, it is easy not to go out. It was a little better before, the princes were fighting, and no one cared about them at all. However, after Cao Ying unified Qingzhou and Yanzhou south of the Yellow River, his tentacles gradually spread to Xuzhou, and after seizing Langya and Donghai counties one after another, the pirates' activity space was also compressed to the extreme.

With the exception of Gwangneung County, it is difficult for them to operate on a large scale.

The coastal area of Tokai County is sparsely populated, and there are not many wealthy households. In summary, Guangling County is the richest.

Rao is like this, and the pirates' attacks on Guangling County must also be controlled. Too often, it will inevitably trigger a joint attack by the local clans. In that case, they will lose more than they gain. Being a pirate is a science, and you can't succeed if you can fight or kill.

This time the pirates attacked, almost four or five months after the last sortie.

There is not much food stored on the island, so it is just right to solve the problem of people's livelihood through this time...... After all, Yuzhoushan is not just a few thousand pirates, most of these remnants of the Yellow Turban Army who escaped from Qingzhou are dragging their families.

It is located in Yuzhou Mountain, with a population of up to 30,000.

With such a large population base, the pirates also have a hard time living...... So, once there is action, these pirates, will appear particularly excited.

The leader outside the city saw that the pirates rushed into the city, but there was no resistance, and he finally relieved himself.

"The handsome man is really clever, it seems that this kind of effortless action, it is better to come a few more times in the future, and the brothers can be happier."

With that, he waved his big sword in the air and shouted, "Charge with me!" ”

In an instant, the pirates outside the city shouted in unison, and the yellow foreheads on their heads were particularly eye-catching in the dark night, like locusts, rushing towards Haixi.

In the city, there is still no movement.

When the leader rushed through the doorway, he suddenly reined in his horse.

"Guan Shuai, why don't you leave?"

"Something seems wrong......"

"What's wrong?"

"I can't tell you, I just feel that something isn't quite right!"

As he spoke, the leader wanted to give the order, and the pirates slowly advanced.

But at this moment, there was a sudden rumbling of war drums from the top of the city.

Immediately after that, from the eaves and roofs on both sides of the long street, many people appeared. To the sound of war drums, they did not open their bows and arrows, but grabbed the bag around them, opened it, and poured beans onto the road of the long street. Not only on both sides of the long street, but also on the city gate tower. Dozens of sergeants stood up and dumped bags of beans down, which were immediately sprinkled all over the ground, everywhere.

Roll the round and hard beans on the ground.

Before the pirates could figure out what was going on, they fell to the ground one by one.

The leader yelled badly: "Fooled! ”

He turned his horse and wanted to leave, but downstairs at the city gate, there were also beans all over the ground.

War Ma Xi Yu let out a long hiss, and slipped directly to the ground. This is no ordinary slippery to, after stepping on the beans and falling, the tibia bends and can no longer stand up. The pirates standing outside the city gate couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the scene of the man in front of him turning over on his back.

There is an ambush...... The pirates outside the city screamed and turned their heads to escape.

Suddenly, he stopped.

It turned out that behind them, a team of people appeared at some point.

Black helmet and black armor, all big swords and round shields, half-squatting, the round shield was erected on the ground, forming an extremely strong shield wall.

Behind the shield wall, the sword flashed and was murderous.

As soon as the pirates stopped, they heard someone hissing and roaring: "Trapped! ”

Hula, the shield soldier stood up, and at the same time his body was slightly on one side, and after protecting his shoulders with a round shield, he suddenly took a big step forward, and with a long bang, he stood on top of the round shield.

"Invincible!"

"Invincible ......"

A roar, neatly and uniformly, echoed in the night sky.

Although there were only more than 100 people, it gave the pirates a tragic feeling that they were going to fight with thousands of troops.

"Trapped!"

Someone suddenly shouted.

"It's Lu Bu's trap ......"

The cry of 'trapping' gave the pirates a false impression.

They raided Guangling many times, and of course they had heard of the legend of the most elite trapped camp under Lu Bu.

According to legend, when you come out, no one is invincible.

Now, are they facing a trapped camp?

Doesn't that mean that there are more trap camps hidden in the small city of Hercy.

The Yellow Turbans are a rabble; The pirates born out of the Yellow Turban Army are not much better, and they are also a rabble.

In an instant, there was chaos outside Haixi City.

And the sword and shield soldiers, who only had 100 people, were pressing forward step by step.

When the two sides were lifted, someone in the crowd hissed and shouted: "Trapped, shield strike!" ”

The iron shield was launched with great power. More than a dozen pirates were hit by the iron shield, and their bones were broken. At the same time, the steel knife swung and brought up a stream of blood light. These sword and shield soldiers are like killing machines without any emotion, and with every knife falls, someone will fall in a pool of blood.

At the same time, the situation in the city became more and more chaotic.

As the bags of beans slanted down, almost no one could stand in this long street, under the gatehouse.

Cao Peng appeared at the battlement and shouted, "Shoot the arrows!" ”

The beans suddenly stopped clearing, and were replaced by crazy arrows like raindrops.

In a small space, there are people everywhere.

There's almost no need to aim, just shoot an arrow down.

Feng Chao stood beside Cao Peng, and his arrows were full of arrows.

One by one, the arrows roared away from the string, and downstairs at the city gate, the screams continued one after another, and one by one the pirates fell in a pool of blood, and they had no power to fight back.

At the same time, in the alleys on the long street, groups of people also appeared.

These people stood at the mouth of the alley, armed with steel knives, wielding them wildly.

In short, for every knife that falls, someone is bound to be injured. On that long street, there was a river of blood. Beans soaked in blood water are more truthful, and every step forward, comes at a huge cost.

"Foot with a corpse!"

Pirate leader, hiss and roars.

"Rush forward, rush over and you'll be fine."

The pirates suddenly came to their senses and began to rush forward by stepping on the corpses of their companions.

At this time, if there is even the slightest pity, it will inevitably be scattered on the streets. Dozens of pirates finally rushed out of the beans everywhere, but they didn't want to meet them head-on, flashing a group of people.

The attire of this group of warriors is different from that of the shield soldiers outside the city.

All spears were in hand, but behind each of them, there was a basket on their backs.

Each row of baskets contains five short spears.

A team of ten people was in the middle of the long street. Seeing the pirates rushing towards them, the spearmen in the first row did not fight, but instead squatted down.

The spear in his hand was pointed obliquely, not moving in the air.

The spearmen in the second row stepped forward to pick up the short spears on the backs of their comrades in front of them, and threw them neatly.

Ten short spears roared out of the air, fluffy, a series of dull sounds, and the six pirates who rushed to the front were pierced through their bodies by the short spears.

"Throw a spear!"

Pan Zhang appeared behind the crowd and shouted at the throat.

Spears were thrown, streaks of lightning in the air.

Dozens of pirates, in an instant, fell in a pool of blood, motionless.

The cold attack is enough to make many people feel cold.

"Stop, stop...... We surrendered, surrendered! ”

A few pirates who had just rushed out, seeing their companions being killed so coldly, as if they had lost their souls, threw away their weapons and squatted on the ground.

"No surrender, no surrender...... Rush with me. ”

The leader waved his sword and shouted, and one of them fell to the ground without paying attention.

He got up, his face covered in blood, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red when he saw the broken pirates.

"What about Xue Zhou? Why hasn't Xue Zhou come to answer yet? ”

He shouted, looked up suddenly, and saw Cao Peng standing on the tower of the city gate.

With a roll of his eyes, he turned around and ran towards the gallop, "Kill, let's kill...... As long as the dog officer is killed, there is still a glimmer of life. ”

Not all pirates were discouraged, and when they heard the leader's shout, they immediately followed the leader and rushed towards him.

Pu Yang Min stood beside Cao Peng, shook his head again and again, and couldn't stop sighing.

"Stubborn, stubborn!"

"That's why we have to kill them all."

Cao Peng said, waving his hand.

Several of the guards immediately grabbed the sacks and came to the end of the gallop.

Seeing that the pirates were about to rush up, these soldiers were not only nervous, but happy.

They say that the sack is opened, and the hula pours out the beans in the bag. The pirate leader who rushed to the front was caught off guard, and he guessed the rolling beans under his feet, and Peng fell headlong, hitting his head on the ground fiercely, and was immediately smashed to the head bleeding.

"Feng Chao, kill him."

Cao Peng gave an order.

Feng Chao didn't say a word, bent his bow and arrows, and aimed at the pirate leader who was rolling on the gallop road, and as soon as his fingers were loosened, the bowstring sounded.

A cold light flew from the top of the city, and the leader of the pirates had just stood firm against the galloping wall, and Sharp Arrow had already arrived.

Burst...... The arrow pierces through the front door of the pirate leader.

His eyes widened, as if he was unwilling, and he fell headlong from the gallop, and when he landed on the ground, he made a 'puff' sound.

(To be continued)