The next day, after noon, Pan Hongjia, who was worried about Jiang Kejin's affairs, came to Qin Xuan's mansion. Qin Xuan, who was fighting a chess game with Liu Qingshan, heard the report from his subordinates, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he muttered to himself: "Heh, this Pan Hongjia also cares about Jiang Kejin!" ”

got up, lifted the hem of his robe, hurried to the door, saw Pan Hongjia pacing around, paused slightly, and then respectfully saluted: "Xiaguan Qin Xuan has seen Master Pan!" ”

Pan Hongjia already had something to ask Qin Xuan, and he came uninvited, so he naturally smiled at Qin Xuan, stepped forward to support Qin Xuan, and said casually: "Qin County Order doesn't need to be polite!" ”

Qin Xuan's form was still restrained, he stretched out his hand to signal Pan Hongjia, and said casually: "Master Pan, please come in quickly, the lower official will ask someone to prepare a banquet in the West Courtyard, let's sit down and talk slowly!" ”

The west courtyard is still under the old tree, or next to the stone table.

After three rounds of drinking, Pan Hongjia laughed heartily a few times, then went straight to the point, and blurted out: "Yesterday, you and I discussed the matter, I don't know how the Qin County Order considered, but there will be results?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Xuan, who was still smiling, instantly put away his smile, showed a helpless look, and sighed.

Seeing this, Pan Hongjia couldn't help frowning a little, and said secretly in his heart: Could it be that this guy refuses to accept my opinion? Then enter...... Thinking of this, he asked, "Could it be that Qin County Ling thinks that the old man's opinion is inappropriate?" ”

Qin Xuan waved his hand and said casually: "Hey, the reason why the lower officials are a little distressed is because if the lower officials follow Master Pan's proposal, I am afraid that the career of the lower officials will come to an end!" ”

Pan Hongjia thought for a moment, rolled his eyes, and then said with a smile: "If Qin County Ling is worried about this matter, you can rest assured!" Even if something really happens, with the old man alone, he will definitely not implicate the Qin County Order! ”

"Hey, Lord Pan's pity for Jiang Kejin made the lower officials extremely admired. At this moment, when it comes to such a point, if the lower officials twist and hesitate again, wouldn't it be too embarrassing to give Master Pan face! Besides, the lower officials have the intention to vigorously rectify Yuhang, and they need financial support everywhere, so they agreed to Master Pan's proposal! ”

Qin Xuan's voice was full of emotion, and he said with a nose and eyes, but Pan Hongjia on the side didn't listen carefully at all, anyway, he knew that the hairy boy in front of him agreed, and everything would be fine. "In this way, the old man has thanked Qin County for the order in advance!" As he spoke, he raised his glass and drank it down.

The two of them have their own ghosts, but they also chatted quite harmoniously.

In the next few days, Qin Xuan sent Xing Honglin and Li Qingrui to inquire about the Salt Gang, but he nested in the room to discuss life events with Qian Ruyu. Xu is in recent days, Qin Xuan has been too indulgent to Qian Ruyu. After the event, Qian Ruyu lazily attached to Qin Xuan, a little carried away, and slapped Qin Xuan's crotch, with a crisp sound, accompanied by Qin Xuan's painful "ah-" sound, which suddenly made Qian Ruyu a little stunned and at a loss.

Qin Xuan rubbed it for a long time, frowned, turned his head to look at Qian Ruyu, and couldn't hold back a word for a long time. Qian Ruyu was a little flustered, in a hurry, not knowing what to do, and hurriedly said, "That...... Brother Xuan...... I didn't mean to! ”

Qin Xuan didn't know what to think, his eyes rolled, he immediately put on a straight face, snorted coldly, and said, "Could it be that you want to murder your husband!" ”

Qian Ruyu was already extremely nervous, and when she heard Qin Xuan's sharp reprimand, her eyes suddenly became a little moist, and the pear blossoms brought rain, changing into a cute and delicate face. I sobbed and choked for a long time before I sobbed weakly: "I really didn't do it on purpose!" ”

Seeing Qian Ruyu's pitiful appearance, Qin Xuan knew that he had gone too far in his joke, so he quickly put away his anger and laughed. Seeing this, Qian Ruyu on the side saw the clue, stopped crying, reached out to pinch Qin Xuan's waist, and said angrily: "Okay, Brother Xuan, you actually scared me!" ”

Qin Xuan dodged with a spirit, and said with a smile: "Haha-who made you hit so hard!" ”

The two of them fought for a long time, Qin Xuan got dressed and got up, and said casually: "It's been four or five days, and I don't know if Qingrui and Honglin have found anything!" ”

Qian Ruyu followed Qin Xuan to get dressed, simply cleaned up, and opened the doors and windows. As soon as the door opened, Huan'er walked in with a smile, looked at Qin Xuan, and glanced back at Qian Ruyu, with a wicked smile on the corner of her mouth.

Qin Xuan, who was sitting on the Hu chair, saw Huan'er coming and asked casually, "Huan'er, are you okay?" ”

When Huan'er heard this, she blurted out: "Oops, I almost forgot!" It's all sons and young ladies, who have been nesting in the room, making people wait for a long time! Huan'er said something else, which made Qian Ruyu blush, and what Fang Cai and Qin Xuan had done came to mind, and she felt even more shy, and lowered her head slightly.

Qin Xuan didn't feel anything, waved his hand and said, "If you have something, hurry up!" ”

"Brother Xing is back, and he is waiting for his son in the study!"

When Qin Xuan heard this, he suddenly came to his senses and blurted out, "Oh? Honglin is back, I'll go to the study! After speaking, without waiting for Qian Ruyu and Huan'er to respond, they walked out of the room.

In the study, Xing Honglin sat on a chair, his face was as usual, serious and rigid. Qin Xuan walked in with a smile and asked casually, "Honglin, can the matter be investigated?" When Xing Honglin heard this, he wanted to get up, Qin Xuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You're welcome, sit down and talk!" ”

Xing Honglin bowed slightly, and said, "The people on the list given by the adults, Qingrui and I have been searching for and secretly investigating one by one. One of the most surprising and incredible is the gang leader Feng Huahui, who has a good reputation in the hearts of the people who are drying salt, and the people are very friendly to him! ”

Qin Xuan sat at the table, picked up the tea pushed over by Xing Honglin, and was about to take a sip, when he heard Xing Honglin's words, he was stunned, frowned, and asked, "Oh?" Why is that? ”

"The people of the salt seem to be deliberately concealing, Qingrui and I searched for many people, but we found nothing!"

Qin Xuan put down the teacup, pondered for a long time, and asked casually, "Well, I know." Where is Qingrui at the moment? ”

"In Yanguan County!"

"Yanguan County? There are more salt producers in the county? Feng Huahui: The place where the salt gang is located is also Yanguan County, right? ”

"Yes, in the adjacent sea area of Yanguan County, the people of the coastal villages all rely on salt making for a living, and Feng Huahui's salt gang is also in Yanguan County, but where it is, I have not been able to find out!"

Qin Xuan breathed a deep sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "It seems that I have to go to Yanguan County for a walk!" Glancing at Xing Honglin, he continued: "Honglin, you work harder, go and explain the situation to Master Yang, and by the way, tell him that I will go to Yanguan County for an unannounced visit in the near future, so that he can handle all the affairs of Yuhang!" ”

Xing Honglin opened his mouth, as if he was about to say something, and when he caught a glimpse of Qin Xuan's determined gaze, he didn't say anything, just nodded.

Qin Xuan didn't know how the salt in the Tang Dynasty was made, but Qin Xuan guessed that it should be dried from the sea water according to the understanding of later generations. Therefore, the next day, he took Xing Honglin straight to a small fishing village near the sea in Yanguan County.

At the end of the day, Qin Xuan and the others finally came to the beach. Stepping on the golden and soft sand, looking at the waves jumping like children in front of him, Qin Xuan exhaled deeply into the slightly salty air. I couldn't help the joy in my heart, and secretly said in my heart: I have lived so big, and I really haven't seen the sea with my own eyes, this feeling is really fascinating!

Xing Honglin, who was on the side, saw Qin Xuan open his arms, looking a little naïve, and couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart: My lord, what's going on, how do you feel like a fool......

After a moment, Qin Xuan came back to his senses and smiled heartily: "Let's go, Honglin, let's go around the coast!" ”

Walking on the beach, halfway to the beach, Qin Xuan saw an old man lying on the beach basking in the sun, and said secretly in his heart: Heh, this old man really has taste, and now he knows how to bask in the sun.

Walking forward, he caught a glimpse of a big gourd beside the old man, Qin Xuan thought about it, and bowed his hand and said: "Uncle, the two of us came here to watch the sea, and we traveled about half a mile, and I was a little thirsty, can I enjoy saliva and drink?" ”

The old man opened his eyes, looked Qin Xuan up and down for a long time, directly picked up the gourd beside him and threw it over, and said casually: "Leave some for the little old man!" After saying that, he closed his eyes and rested.

Qin Xuan and Xing Honglin each took a sip, and then sat on the beach and chatted with the old man. "Uncle, I heard that Yanguan County is full of salt-drying people, how can I not see any of them?"

The old man stretched out his hand to prop himself up, sat cross-legged, and said with a smile: "At a glance, you know that the son is from a noble background, and he doesn't know about salt!" ”

Qin Xuan pretended to be very curious. "Oh? Tell me about it, old man! ”

"Part of our Datang's salt is boiled, and part is sunburned."

"Boiling salt? How can boiling salt be as fast as drying salt! ”

"Haha, boil salt quickly! Set up a large cauldron, pour seawater, and heat it slowly, and there will be salt coming out of the middle, Childe doesn't know! It is estimated that he talked about what the old man was good at, the old man said slowly, seeing Qin Xuan nodding thoughtfully, and then said: "If it is salt, it will be a little difficult to control, and no one can control the weather. ”

Qin Xuan showed a look of sudden realization. "I see, seeing that the old man knows salt like this, he must be a master of salt making!"

"The master can't talk about it, he just understands it a little!"

Seeing that the old man had no more guard, Qin Xuan slowly led out the topic. "Uncle has made a lot of money by selling the salt to the government this year!"

The old man was obviously stunned, stretched out his hand to signal Qin Xuan, and whispered, "Childe comes here with his ears!" When Qin Xuan leaned over, the old man said softly: "Seeing that the son's face is good, the little old man will tell you the truth, the government buys salt, one catty and ten wen, and it has to be sent to the county government on a special trip." After a pause, he continued: "There is a great good man here, who has something to do with the government, and he will go from house to house to buy salt, and it is 12 wen a catty!" ”

Qin Xuan couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart: Good Feng Huahui, this can be regarded as cutting off the housekeeper's beard. Pretending to be disbelieving, he said: "Uncle, is it nonsense, how can there be such a person, the door-to-door purchase is higher than the official price!" ”

The old man smacked his lips and said, "Childe, don't believe it, who doesn't know in these ten miles and eight towns." And Childe must not know what price salt is sold elsewhere! ”

"Oh? Then tell me what is the price? ”

The old man stretched out three fingers and swore solemnly: "Thirty wen per catty, all of them are cheap!" ”

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