Chen Qifeng also said on the side: "This place in Sichuan is very different from the other places. Offending the government here is nothing more than making some silver, and there is still a way to think about it, but if you offend Brother Pao, there is really no way to enter the heavens and the earth. ”

Wang Hengyue sneered a few times and did not speak.

As the highest military governor of Rong County, if you offend Brother Pao, you can't do anything? Dig two salt wells by yourself, but there is so much resistance?

After muttering there for a long time, Wang Hengyue said slowly: "Qifeng, you still go to run the machine, don't delay for a moment, the machine is one day earlier." As he spoke, he turned to Liu Sihai: "Zhenxing, you give me a post, please invite Li Shenchun, the magistrate of Rong County, Li Qizhang of the Economic Investigation Bureau, and the steward of the Long family, just say that the officers of this team will hold a banquet in He Chuntang tonight!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Sihai responded, and then hesitated a little: "My lord, He Chuntang is also the territory of the Elders' Association, and the adults are holding a banquet there, do you want to bring more people there?" ”

"Bring more people?" Wang Hengyue laughed: "Why do you want to bring more people? Mr. Deng, revitalize, call Deng Xia again, just follow me! ”

He thought about it like this, it was originally arranged, Deng Yong was familiar with business matters, Liu Sihai was a local, and Deng Xia was Zhao Xi's nephew, so it was best to take these three people.

He Chuntang is opened by the Long family in Rong County, which is one of the best hotels in Rong County, and whenever there is an important banquet, the people of Rong County like to set up a banquet here. And the neighboring elders' churches also choose this place once they want to discuss important matters.

The Long family received Wang Hengyue's invitation, and hung a sign at the door that said "Today's Charter". When Wang Hengyue arrived with three subordinates, Long Dengjie, who was in charge of the Long family, had been waiting there for a long time, and when he saw Wang Hengyue coming, he greeted him with a smile on his face:

"The royal team officer is here, He Chuntang is shining, the Wang team official punches Yangyi, and wins glory for my Rong County, it is we who should invite the team officer, and now all the expenses are covered by us!"

Wang Hengyue arched his hand: "Thank you for your hospitality, but today it is Wang who is setting up a banquet, don't be polite, and come back to disturb your feet in the future." ”

Long Dengjie welcomed Wang Hengyue in with a smile, and talked with him, and Li Shenchun and Li Qizhang, the magistrates of Rong County, also arrived.

The two sides said some polite words, the guests and hosts sat down, Wang Hengyue ordered the wine and food, and he also raised his glass: "Li County, Director Li, Brother Long, brother originally arrived in Rong County, he should have done this east, but he was really busy, and today he is finally free, thank you three for appreciating the light, and the brothers will do it first as a respect, please." ”

A few people raised their glasses and drank, Li Shenchun said with a smile: "The officials of the Wang team are very good, not to mention the fight against foreigners and the destruction of bandits, I heard that even foreigners are very serious about the officials of the Wang team." ”

Li Qizhang also said perfunctorily on the side: "That foreigner bought and sold Kleiman, I heard that he had a very good personal relationship with the official of the royal team, and there is another American Pete, who is serving under the official of the royal team, and he will have to take more care of the official of the royal team in the future." ”

Wang Hengyue coped with a smile, and suddenly changed his words: "Brothers did this east to express their intention to cooperate with each other. Li County and Director Li are in charge of the local people's livelihood, and the brothers are in charge of the army, so they should work together to make a fortune together."

Hearing the word "fortune", Li Shenchun and Li Qizhang's eyes lit up. I only heard Wang Hengyue say unhurriedly:

"Second, my brother still has something to ask you to help. The expenses of the imperial court are huge, and the garrison of Xiaoxiaorong County can't manage a lot, and everything has to be managed by the brothers themselves, but the brothers can't turn it into silver. It doesn't hurt that Wang Hengyue has a hard time, but the brothers' food and drink have not yet been settled, Wang Hengyue is brave and wants to ask the two to help. ”

As soon as he heard that Wang Hengyue was not here to send silver, but to ask for silver, Er Li's face changed rapidly, and he hurriedly said how difficult Rong County was, how nervous the silver was, although he wanted to help, he had more than enough strength but was not enough, and the Wang team official thought of a way by himself.

Long Dengjie on the side didn't speak, but he vaguely guessed something, and his brows gradually locked.

Wang Hengyue had long known that they would have such a prevarication, and he didn't care: "The brothers of Rong County also knew about the difficulties, so the brothers wanted to try it themselves, and for nothing else, they wanted to find a place to dig two salt wells in Rong County."

"What?" Li Shenchun and the three of them called out together.

"Two salt wells." Wang Hengyue repeated his words.

Li Shenchun shook his head again and again and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" ”

"The money is all managed by the brothers themselves, and the county does not want to take out a tael of silver." Wang Hengyue didn't care, and said to himself: "Not only that, as long as the salt well is opened, it will naturally not treat you badly." The salt photo can be successfully approved, and the salt well can be successfully mined, which the brother means is also counted as a few shares. ”

It's a different story.

There are many people who mine illegal salt in various places, and the other thing of salt is not salt, as long as the filial piety is done according to the routine and all parties are settled, where can the hand of the imperial court be stretched so long?

There will definitely be no loss in salt mining, otherwise there would not be so many dynasties who risked murder to become smugglers of salt. That's great when you count dry stocks.

Wang Hengyue is also a soldier, if something happens in the future, he can push it on his head.

"This" Li Shenchun tapped his fingers on the wine table, and made eye contact with Li Qizhang: "The suffering of the royal officer, we are naturally very clear, and we are loyal to find ways to solve the problem of military salaries, and to share the worries of the imperial court."

"No."

Before the words were finished, Long Dengjie preemptively interrupted them: "I also know that the Wang team officer is in trouble, the new army guards Rong County and defeats the bandits, and I and the elders of Rong County are very grateful." If the officer of the royal team is short of money, I will call on everyone to collect donations, and always try their best to solve problems for the new army. But mining salt wells is a bit out of the rules. ”

Wang Hengyue remained silent and listened to what Long Dengjie said:

"Rong County salt mining, the original rules, I Rong County has 37 salt wells, artesian wells, Gongjing total is only 61 eyes, where every increase of one eye, decrease of one eye, in addition to the artesian Jing County Cheng Bureau and Rong County Gongjing County subordinate salt license, but also by the 'Fuyi Factory', 'Furong Factory' shareholders to approve can be carried out, how can it be said that it will be opened?"

In the eighth year of the Yongzheng reign of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Ziliujing County Cheng Office of Fushun County and the Cheng Office of Gongjing County of Rong County were set up. Belonging to Fu and Rong two counties, the artesian and Gongjing, because they are only ten miles apart, are gradually connected in the production of salt, and are collectively called "Fuyi Factory" and "Furong Factory". Although the two places are still divided into two counties, they have been "called Zigong in the local area, and the salt field is called Furong".

And the reason why Long Dengjie resolutely opposes it is also because of his considerations!