Without waiting for Xu Changshi to speak, some officials around couldn't help but answer, "Naturally, it belongs to the imperial court, but it is just for several major families to manage it on their behalf, and there are accounts for paying taxes every year." ”

"You said it was from the imperial court, is there any evidence?" Bai Ash asked rhetorically, she said aloud, "There are no people from the imperial court in the salt farm, and I haven't seen with my own eyes how much salt is produced in the salt pan every day, is it true that all the salt farms say that they are from the imperial court?" ”

Xu Changshi wanted to explain something, Bai Shen didn't give him a chance to refute, and looked at the people around, "It is precisely because the people are in mind that the imperial court is not in a hurry to teach the salt-making method to other salt farms, you think about it, no matter how much salt these salt farms produce, what good will it do to the people?" The people paid the same amount of money as they bought salt, and they still ate the grain grown in their own fields. ”

The people couldn't help but nod, no, the people who opened the salt works had money, but they didn't have the money, most of the salt was shipped to other places, and the locals could only go to small workshops to buy coarse salt in order to save money.

"Now, this official has obtained His Majesty's will to build a few more salt farms in Haizhou, so that the people can enjoy the lowest price when they buy salt in the future, and if there is more salt, the tax will be relatively reduced!"

Wow! The surrounding people were in an uproar and shouted one after another, "Your Majesty Shengming! Long live Your Majesty! ”

Seeing that the people's hearts were biased towards Chu Heng, Xu Changshi sighed and said in a low voice, "If you build a salt field again, is Lord Chu going to force us to a dead end?" ”

If there are a few more of these large salt farms, and they have the method to triple the salt output, how can the other salt farms survive?

Bai Shen tugged at the corners of his mouth and replied to him, "Xu Changshi, those who know the times are Junjie, but you don't take the court seriously." ”

Xu Changshi straightened up, "We'll see." ”

Then, he took the officials away, and the white ash let the people disperse, at this time, the Qin master came over and said in a low voice, "Everyone is ready, just wait for the order of the adult..."

"There's no hurry." She looked at Xu Changshi's departing back, "The happier they dance, the more miserable they will be cleaned up in the future." ”

The white ash momentum is very sufficient, and he takes people to check everywhere every day to find a suitable location for the construction of the salt farm, and reduces the price of salt from his salt field by half.

Xu Changshi finally couldn't help but make a move.

That night, someone sneaked into the palace to assassinate Bai Ash, but unexpectedly, before entering the courtyard gate, he was surrounded and arrested by a group of guards...

When Bai Shen once again broke into Xu's house in the middle of the night with people, these people behaved much calmer.

It was Xu Changshi, his face was ugly, "Lord Chu didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and he was robbed again?" ”

Bai Shen waved his hand, "Grab them all, don't let any of them go!" ”

"Vertical Zier dare!" Xu Changshi scolded angrily, the guards of the Xu family took out their knives one after another, and he found a jade seal, this official is Haizhou Zhengliupin Changshi, you have no right to arrest..."

Before he finished speaking, when he saw the person walking out behind Chu Heng, his legs were weak and he almost fell to his knees.

"General Li, why are you here?" He is the chief general of the nearby garrison, and only the Holy Lord can mobilize him, as long as it is not an invasion by foreign enemies, he will not take care of the affairs in Haizhou.

"I heard that someone in Haizhou actually sent assassins to assassinate the officials of the imperial court, and we were ordered to arrest the traitors."

At this time, Xu Changshi understood that he had completely lost, and His Majesty had long been dissatisfied with them, and he had not made a move on the salt tax before, but now that he had a new method of making salt, they were no longer valuable.

He let his family tie his hands down, and just looked at Chu Heng, "Lord Chu, are you planning to kill in Haizhou?" There are dozens of salt farms large and small in Haizhou, do you want to get rid of these people? ”

"It doesn't bother you."

Subsequently, Xu Changshi and his family were escorted to the capital to await His Majesty's ruling.

The others are all worried, even if one day Chu Heng will break into the house with General Li.

These days, many people have come to Master Qin and Song Jun, wanting them to say a few kind words in front of Lord Chu, and some officials have gone to persuade Bai Ash not to do too much, and she will not be able to gain a foothold in the court after dealing with too many people.

Master Qin and Song Jun ran over to ask Bai Ash, "My lord, what are your plans?" Give me a good word. ”

White Ash: →_→

"Do they think this thing can be passed easily?"

"That's... Let's come to the door at night..."

"It's not good to fight and kill, let's convince people with virtue."

Song Jun: "My lord, are you confused?" ”

It was Master Qin, after experiencing the Wanmin Umbrella, and suddenly followed her train of thought, "Then the adult wants to knock and knock?" ”

"Exactly, as long as they know that they are wrong and show 'sincerity', the official is also willing to be forgiving and forgiving."

Master Qin: "Isn't this good?" If it reaches His Majesty's ears, you will not be able to do well in the future. ”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, then I will explain the situation."

The two of them left with a stunned face, not knowing what kind of reason could make His Majesty accept bribes from his courtiers.

Don't... Lord Chu is a 'pearl in the sea'?

However, she has already decided that the two of them can only show the wind in a specious way, and Lord Chu wants to see 'sincerity'.

The entire Haizhou salt farm owner breathed a sigh of relief.

What they have is 'sincerity'! sighed in my heart, I didn't expect Lord Chu to pretend to be very honest, in fact...

No matter what they thought in their hearts, these people held silver tickets and sent them to Fu Yin, and three days later, Bai Shen invited the owners of the salt works to the mansion.

Most of them have paid for it, they have the bottom of their hearts, they are not panicked at all, their faces are calm, and a small number of people who have not turned the corner or have no way out are panicked to death.

It won't be a Hongmen feast, right? Is there an ambush outside?

"After a few days of deep thought, the official decided to give you a chance, originally the imperial court asked the official to build a salt farm, and he was looking for someone to be responsible for the management, but in this way, the life of everyone will not be easy."

General Li, who has already learned the truth next to him: Sure enough, it was the back waves of the Yangtze River that pushed the front waves, and when other officials were still working construction, she had already learned to empty the white wolf.

"My lord is right, our family all point to the salt field to live, you also know how to make salt, it costs firewood and labor, the cost is large, the taxes are high, and there is not much profit."

"That's right, the price of the salt farm is low, and if we come a few more, we will have no business."

One by one, they began to complain.

Bai Ash waited quietly for them to complain, and after half a cup of tea, "I know that it is not easy for you, but this official also has difficulties, the saint has an order, and the salt making method is only taught to the salt field of the imperial court... Hey," she clapped her hands suddenly, "this official has a good idea, if your salt works are all under the name of the imperial court, and the imperial court will send someone to supervise them, then the salt making method will naturally be taught to you." ”

Everyone was so shocked that they almost jumped up, "This is our life!" ”

"You might as well take my old bones and hand them over to the imperial court."

In the midst of the many objections, a young man suddenly asked, "How much is the salt out of the account?" ”

"According to the previous tax, one percent is added, but it must be supervised by someone sent by the imperial court."

"Wouldn't it be up to us to report it ourselves? Why bother? ”

Bai Shen sneered, "It's up to you to report it yourself, so don't everyone say that they didn't make much salt?" When the time comes, the imperial court will drink the northwest wind? ”

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