Chapter 43 Salt Industry Reform (6)

"La-la-la, la-la-la, I'm a bubbling little connoisseur,

Bubble up before dawn, bubbling on one side, diving on the other,

Today's response is really good, seven copper plates to buy twice

La-la-la, la-la-la,

I'm a bubbling little connoisseur, everything is bubbling in the wind and rain, it's not good, it's blown ......"

Li Hong couldn't help but interrupt: "Miss! What are you singing? ”

The black line from the head of the Hong...

Ever since someone came to report a piece of news, Cheng Chen has been singing this song repeatedly.

"Knock knock!"

Cheng Chen went to open the door when he got closer to the door, and when the door opened, a strong smell of wine came to his nose. Cheng Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and his small mouth pursed slightly.

Cheng Chen's face was full of disgust and disgust, and said, "Your Highness! Why did you come back so late? Drink a lot of alcohol, right? ”

"Huh! It's a little bit of wine! Today, I was busy setting up the office and assigning tasks, and in the evening, I went to a banquet for the salt merchants in Yangzhou. Xia Yiyu opened his mouth and answered all of Cheng Chen's questions.

After Xia Yiyu finished speaking, the two of them felt a little strange...

"Chen'er, why do I think you are a wife who is anxious about her husband's late return?" Xia Yiyu smiled proudly.

This wine can strengthen people's courage, although I also want to call people by their names on weekdays, but how can the girl's name be called casually?

Cheng Chen's face was flushed, and after turning his head and walking away, he turned his back to Xia Yiyu and said, "Hehe! Your Highness's jokes aren't funny! The subordinates couldn't laugh when they heard it! ”

Cheng Chen had never seen Lihong's smiling face, and at this time, he saw that she tried her best to hold back her 'poof' and laugh out loud.

"Your Highness! Subordinates retire! ”

Well! Lihong is still quite interesting... Remember to be kinder to Lihong in the future.

"Okay, you go down first! This prince still has something to discuss with Chen'er. ”

Lihong went out and took the door...

Cheng Chen really wanted to tell her not to leave, but the three princes had spoken, what excuse did she use to tell people not to leave.

Such a charming atmosphere made Cheng Chen overwhelmed...

Xia Yiyu sat down after entering the house, poured himself a glass of water, and drank two glasses before he stopped.

"Chen'er, what did you just sing?" Xia Yiyu also asked curiously.

Cheng Chen looked embarrassed and said, "Hehe! Singing nonsense, Your Highness heard it? ”

Xia Yiyu pretended to hold his throat and whispered: "I listened to it three times!" ”

Seeing Xia Yiyu's expression, Cheng Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hehe! When the subordinates are happy in their hearts, they can sing casually! Let His Highness see and laugh! ”

The temperament of the two generations is optimist, but in this era of not talking about human rights, they live a depressed life, and their nature is hidden a lot.

Xia Yiyu asked with interest, "Oh? Why is Chen'er so happy? ”

Cheng Chen said with a happy face: "Your Highness, we have made a fortune today!" The 500,000 stone of salt collected by 450 wen and one stone was sold back for 85 cents in only three days. ”

Xia Yiyu said viciously: "This salt is the three major salts, and it can be regarded as a bad breath for me." ”

Cheng Chen looked at Xia Yiyu angry and felt a little uneasy, and said, "Does Your Highness blame your subordinates for letting you go... Succumbed? It's just a matter of trying to stabilize them from coming up with new tricks, or making things worse! When the grain ship comes, everything can be done at the same time. ”

"Humph! Do they deserve it too? Let's not talk about them, let's talk about why you're so happy? Xia Yiyu turned to Cheng Chen.

Cheng Chen's eyebrows fluttered and said, "Make money!" I doubled my earnings in a few days, and of course I was happy! ”

"Oh? But you don't want to make money in Chang'an! Xia Yiyu felt a little inappropriate after speaking, and 'coughed' to hide his embarrassment, he definitely didn't mean to look down on people.

Cheng Chen pretended not to care, and said with a smile: "How can we compare together?" It's money earned on your own. Although it is your royal highness's money. ”

Xia Yiyu rarely saw Cheng Chen happy, and his heart was also happy, so he said: "Then I will thank you, can I share half of you?" ”

Yellow and white hole square? Cheng Chen naturally couldn't be polite to laugh, so he immediately smiled like a flower, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!" ”

Xia Yiyu was a little stunned for a moment, didn't this woman reluctantly agree after a few reserved prevarications? The words of persuasion that almost came out of my mouth were immediately choked.

"Hmmm! Just take it! ”

"Your Highness, did the one who instigated the trouble yesterday tell who instigated it?"

Cheng Chen is in a good mood! The tone is much more excited!

Xia Yiyu said a little uncomfortably: "Those are all gangsters who have paid enough for settling-in money, and they are indeed quite tough, but no matter how tough a man is, he can't hold a pillar of incense in front of my subordinates, and they all confess that Uncle Yongwang did it!" ”

Xia Yiyu continued: "My father's half-brother, the idle king has no right and can only hold money, otherwise how can he support his life of poverty and luxury. ”

Cheng Chen asked, "Then what does His Highness plan to do?" ”

It's better not to meddle in this kind of thing, let Xia Yiyu decide for himself.

Xia Yiyu said with some grievances: "I don't want to make trouble, just let this matter pass!" ”

Xia Yiyu can't be held accountable whether it's because of the reform or because of the weak family affection.

Xia Yiyu continued: "I have already explained the affairs of the agency, and everything will be carried out at the same time when the two ships come." ”

"Then Your Highness should go back and rest early, there are still many things to do tomorrow!"

Xia Yiyu's tone was extremely charming: "I'm here, why don't you just ask me to stay?" ”

Xia Yiyu was uncomfortable tonight by those Oiran singers, because he wanted to make a show, and he couldn't catch up! You say you don't like women? The men present will not believe it, that is, the mood is not good?

So Xia Yiyu had to continue to be false and wrong, and stayed with him until the end, and then hurried back in the hope that something beautiful would happen.

Cheng Chen was furious, she understood what Xia Yiyu meant.

Circling around with a hungry ghost like Li Chong, and entering the bandit's den again, Xia Yiyu thought in his heart that I was already unclean? An overwhelming anger rose in Cheng Chen's heart.

Cheng Chen tried his best to suppress his anger and said very seriously: "Okay! Your Highness can let me be the princess, why can't my subordinates serve His Highness? ”

There was silence in the room...

Xia Yiyu sat silent for a long time, then got up and left...

In the early morning, the door of the Salt Industry Department was opened, and Xia Yiyu brought a group of officials into the office to preside over the opening.

The Salt Industry Administration is adjacent to the Yangzhou Official's Office, which is the place where the Prefecture Government originally handled salt affairs, and it can be opened only by hanging the sign of 'Salt Industry Division'.

Yangzhou wharf lined up hundreds of official ships from Yancheng, transported 300,000 stone salt, the people saw that there was salt transported, and there were notices posted, writing that the price of salt would not exceed 60, many people word of mouth, they no longer queued up to buy salt, they beat their chests and scolded and ran back to work, how much work was wasted enough to do this time?

Those who bought salt, did not care about the work and went home in a hurry, and after returning home, they copied their mother-in-law and beat them up, all of them were this woman who was ignorant, and shouted that the price of salt would rise to 100 wen every day, so that Lao Tzu queued up for a day, and spent a lot of money to buy a year's salt, and the work of more than a month was done in vain, and the anger came up again, and the rattan in his hand was pumped down fiercely.

After the grain ship of the salt industry department came, only a few officials were inside, and the 12 household officials from the capital all went out to post notices and go to the warehouses of large salt merchants to count and store salt, and there was no turmoil during the period.

All the situation is in the direction of reform, Xia Yiyu was busy until late to come back, he wanted to avoid Cheng Chen.

What happened last night made him very distressed, and he didn't know how to face it, Xia Yiyu was really interested in Cheng Chen in his heart, but there were many reasons why he couldn't get close. Cheng Chen also refused to give him a chance, which was what annoyed him the most.

"Your Highness! Your Highness, open the door! Someone came to report that the salt industry department was on fire! ”

Xia Yiyu slept in a daze, and the sound of banging on the door outside directly merged into the nightmare he was doing, and he slept even more groggyly, and someone shouted in the dream, "The salt industry department is on fire!" ’

Wake up with a nightmare!