Chapter 233 Xuanzhou Changes

Everything was understood, since Boss Song said that it would be shipped twice a month. The conversation had lost its meaning. It doesn't even take a lot of brains to guess how this San'in Salt Farm works. The salt bricks produced by the salt factory every month are divided into two. Some of them are stored in the salt works on weekdays, and they are not stored and not recorded. If a salt merchant comes to buy salt, he pays the cash directly and takes the salt bricks away from the salt farm. Those who buy salt do not need to be led by salt, and those who sell salt do not need to keep a record of their income......

The other part was recorded and reported to the imperial court, and the salt bricks were truthfully sent to the city order. It's just that after the market record, middlemen, and salt merchants, the price of salt sold to the people will rise sharply. So much so that the common people outside Suzhou and Hangzhou only have salt for two meals a day......

And now, because Jiangnan Road, which could not be inserted with needles and splashed with water, was suddenly arranged by the imperial court to enter a stunned young man who could not be bought or framed, and Jiang Zhixuan, the proud protégé of His Majesty today. Salt factories around the world began to change their strategies, moving the undocumented salt bricks in the salt factory warehouses to hidden and safe places. In order to prevent being known by the stunned young man, and then go up to heaven to listen.

Unexpectedly, their wishful thinking was confused by a series of smoke screens between Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan. Except for Xiaoxiao, Jiang Zhixuan, and Qin Shuang's royal guards, I am afraid that in the entire Jiangnan Province, there will be no third person to know. On the surface, Jiang Zhixuan, the assassin of Hangzhou, who made them very guarded, was just a cover. What really wants their lives is the Lady Thorn who is greedy for money and cups in their eyes>......

Xiaoxiao probably learned about the output of the Shanyin Salt Farm from Boss Song, which was about 1,000 stone per month, but in fact, it was only reported to the imperial court for less than 300 stone, not even half. This is the case in a small Shanyin County, which shows how much salt tax silver is embezzled every month in the entire Jianghuai Province? A year down? Five years down? I'm afraid it's far more than the tens of millions estimated by myself and my husband......

Before leaving, Boss Song wanted to speak several times and stopped, which made Xiaoxiao curious:

"Boss Song, if you have something to say, a manly man, why do you learn to twist and pinch our daughter's family?"

Boss Song's face turned red, and he finally gritted his teeth, and asked expectantly: "Female Bodhisattva, let's always say that Lord Thorn Shi of Hangzhou has handed over all the Cao luck in Hangzhou Mansion to the Cao Gang to take care of, but is there such a thing?" ”

Xiaoxiao suddenly understood, and smiled: "Boss Song is also interested?" ”

Boss Song's face was full of eagerness: "Female Bodhisattva, can I ask you for something." Today, when the villain told you about this Shanyin salt field, if it spreads in the future, I am afraid that there will be ** annoyance. Can you ask the female Bodhisattva to send a letter to Lord Thorn Shi, so that the villain can also go to Hangzhou with his brothers to ask for a living? ”

Xiaoxiao was surprised: "This matter is an internal matter of your Cao Gang, grandson...... It's hard to meddle...... Right? Less words? "If you can get your hands on the Cao Gang and get this big help, then you will really earn it. Therefore, Xiaoxiao used the word "bar" at the end, leaving a little room for the original categorical words!

Sure enough, Boss Song waved his hand again and again when he heard this: "Don't hide it from the female Bodhisattva, we always put the scoop on the letter, and we have already asked the villain to cooperate with the female Bodhisattva to finish the matter, and then take the brothers to Hangzhou to ask for a life together." It's just that the villain has 800 brothers under his command, and although the Cao Gang is law-abiding, it has always been a gang. Increasing the number of gang members at once naturally requires reassuring local officials......"

Xiao Xiao nodded when he heard the words, this old Song looks honest and honest, but he is also a delicate person. No wonder he doesn't know a single word, but he can achieve the position of the boss of the Shanyin Cao Gang. Hurry up and accept it now. After Yandao went back, he immediately wrote a letter to his husband and asked him to take care of this fellow countryman on his behalf. Then he told the Song boss to keep the other party tight-lipped before leaving......

After coming out of Wuyi Lane, Xiaoxiao and Qin Shuang and others pretended to be salt merchants and went to the Shanyin Salt Farm to buy salt. Of course, buying salt is fake, and the production of the San'in salt field is the real thing. After arriving at the salt farm, he flattered the salt farm official who was deliberately making things difficult, stuffed more than a dozen silver beans, and finally showed the salt lead, which allowed him to enter the salt field.

For the aspect of salt production, Xiaoxiao does not know too much. However, Qin Shuang had a guard under him, who used to be a coolie for salt making. After a little urine made him observe, the group went to the warehouse to inspect the salt bricks in stock. Only then did he leave on the grounds that the price of salt was too high. Before going out, he was ridiculed by the salt farm officer, saying, "If you don't have any silver, what do you do to buy and sell salt...... Qin Shuang almost jumped up and beat him together......

By the time I got back to the inn, it was getting dark. As soon as Xiaoxiao returned to the inn, the first thing he did was to see his pair of precious children. Yaya and Dandan are very well-behaved, and they almost don't cry or make trouble all day long. Under the care of Cui Qiao, the two little ones played on the bed for a whole day with a bunch of puppet toys.

Seeing that the mother came back, the two little babies did not care about the heavy salt smell and sea smell on the mother's body. He screamed and spread his arms like tender lotus. One is going to lean on his mother. It's not a little hug this, it's not a hug that. In the last hurry, he simply didn't care about the strange smell of the clothes on his body, and lay down on the bed in one go, letting the two little babies crawl around on him, and the two little mouths were salivaing and gnawing on his face......

At this time, there was no running water heater, and ordinary inns didn't even have a place to bathe. Fortunately, they are on a business trip, and Qin Shuang is also looking for the best inn in the county, and Xiaoxiao is still living in a Tianzi room. So, there is a small room at the back of the room, and that is the bathroom. However, you have to go to the lobby below to get the hot water. Cui Qiao frowned and sniffed the strange smell on Mrs. Wen's body, ">, so she retreated very conspicuously and beckoned the inn guy to prepare hot water." Fortunately, there are many guards accompanying him, so he doesn't need to carry water upstairs with a small bucket like a green ant moving......

It wasn't until Cui Qiao stood in front of the bed with a change of clothes and pants in her hand to urge that Xiaoxiao came back to her senses from the short-term family happiness. looked at the bubbling bathroom steaming out, and then looked at the change of clothes and pancreas that Cui Qiao was holding in his hand, nodded approvingly to Cui Qiao, and then commanded:

"I don't have to worry about it here, let Caiyi take care of the girl and Dandan, Cui Qiao, you go to take a bath for the eldest young master, he ran with me all day today, and he couldn't be idle. I always like to run around on the ground, especially when I am in the salt field, and I am afraid that my body is so dirty that mosquitoes and flies can't bite it......"

Cui Qiao listened to Madame's "> said interestingly, and couldn't help but smile, and then replied:

"Madam" > rest assured, just after Mrs. Fang Cai's "> and the second young master and miss" > intimate kung fu, the sister of Caiyi has already finished bathing the eldest young master. At this time, the eldest young master is afraid that he is waiting for the meal to be opened......"

Xiao Xiao exclaimed: "Oh, have you been back for so long?" Why didn't you call me earlier......" said hurriedly took his clothes and pancreas from Cui Qiao's hands, hurriedly ran into the bathroom and closed the door, took off his dirty clothes quickly, and was still beautiful and moving when he was clean and naked. Soak in the steaming tub......

When he came out of the bathroom, he saw that Cui Qiao was already in the guest room, arranging a sumptuous dinner. Belch...... At least in terms of the variety of dishes, it is very rich, with six dishes and one soup. It's just that although I like snacks in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places very much, as far as the main meal is concerned, Xiaoxiao is still a little unaccustomed.

How so? Xiaoxiao was a southerner in his previous life, close to today's Bashuxiang and other places, and his taste was heavier. After being reborn, life in Jingzhao, Huayin and other places is the same, although it is less spicy, but more sour and salty. But when she suddenly came to Hangzhou, the freshness and lightness of the cuisines in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places really couldn't get used to it. Although Xiaoxiao also knows that fresh and light and refreshing dishes are indeed much better for health......

I filled my stomach with some food at random, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and sat quietly to the side to watch the children eat with relish, while thinking about tomorrow's itinerary.

The matter of San'in is over, and there is no point in staying here any longer. Xiao Xinzhong has always wanted to complete this round of tasks as soon as possible, and end this feeling of a somewhat displaced life as soon as possible, so that he can return to his stable home in Hangzhou as soon as possible and reunite with his husband. Now this look, let Xiaoxiao feel like a rootless duckweed when he is free......

Just thinking about it, Qin Shuang came back with the two royal guards who had sneaked into Xishi Hutong early in the morning. Xiaoxiao hurriedly stood up with concern, and first asked the two if they were in danger, whether they had dinner and so on, but they didn't say a word about how much private salt was hidden in the house in Xishi Hutong. This almost indiscretable detail moved the hearts of the two guards. Suddenly I felt that it was worth it from starving in the morning to the cat that had not eaten a grain of rice until dark......

"Mrs. Yu" >, the house was heavily guarded, and as soon as the two subordinates entered the house, they were almost discovered. Therefore, he did not dare to move, and lurked in a dark warehouse. Until night, the guards of the house changed their guards. There was a gap in this tea kung fu, and the two subordinates seized the opportunity to investigate separately. After the harvest, he hurriedly came out of the backyard over the wall and came back to report to the lady "> and the commander!" ”

Qin Shuang's brows furrowed slightly, his royal guards were deflated three times and twice today, but it really made his face dull and his heart annoyed. It's just over there in Wuyi Lane, after all, there are many people on the other side, and it's honest and bitter, the royal guards are really hard to start; But in the house where the private salt is stored, you don't have to think about it to know that the people who are doing their jobs there are definitely not good goods. Such a bad thing, but the royal guards could only endure it, and they were even forced to lock up in a dark room for a whole day. Qin Shuang's face was immediately a little unsightly, but Xiaoxiao was Qincha, what should he do, he could only be calculated by Xiaoxiao, and he was not good at acting rashly......

Xiaoxiao listened to the guard's report, and naturally first comforted the two guards with kind words. At the same time, he also glanced at Qin Shuang, the big brother, and signaled him to be restless. The main task of this trip is to make an unannounced visit, so I sneaked in, just to not reveal the purpose and not to make these moths suspicious. Otherwise, why bother with all the effort? Directly show the identity of the Qin Cha and rush in, who dares to stop it?

Qin Shuang was only momentarily indignant, but he soon came to his senses, and the expression on his face tended to be calm. Seeing this, Xiao Xiaoyan smiled, and then asked about the matter:

"What have you found and gained in that house?"

The two guards looked at each other, and one of them clasped his fist and replied, "Mrs. Hui," >, as the brother said in the early morning, the house was very large. Judging from the results of the investigation by the two of us, I am afraid that we will have a fight with the Hangzhou Thorn History Mansion. Except for the front hall at the entrance, which is relatively sunny, the rest of the house is very cool and dry, which is very suitable for storing objects such as salt bricks. In addition, except for the main hall at the entrance, the entire courtyard at the back is open. The ground of all the courtyards behind is paved with bluestone to isolate the ground tide. The ...... piled up inside" At this, the guard looked up at Xiaoxiao, swallowed his saliva, and then continued with a slightly shocked tone:

"Stacked inside...... It's all salt bricks! ”

In fact, this little one already knows, but she doesn't know how many of them. At the moment, he asked, "How many?" ”

The other guard thought for a moment, then gently opened his mouth and replied, "According to the eyes of the two subordinates, there are at least ...... 10,000 stone ......"

"What?" Qin Shuang and Xiaoxiao exclaimed almost in unison, 10,000 stone salt bricks? How much is that worth? One stone is about 160 catties, and 10,000 stones is 1.6 million catties. According to the price of salt at this time, it is calculated at 35 wen a catty. In that house, there were piles of ...... Nearly 60,000 yuan of money......

Xiao Xiao silently kept these data in his heart, and planned to record them on the Qincha Fan later on, so that His Majesty Li Er could wake up well. It's not that he has no money in the Tang Dynasty, it's just that the money has been corrupted by the following officials......

He was about to let the two guards go down to eat and rest, but he heard one of the guards say:

"Mrs. Yu" >, subordinates and others still have a good report! ”

"Oh?" Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously thought in his heart that it must be a very important thing, and sure enough, the information that the guard continued to say made Xiao Xiao nervous:

"When the two brothers finally retreated, they inadvertently overturned a box, which turned out to be a strong crossbow that the imperial court strictly forbade the people to have. The subordinates counted, and there were no less than twenty such boxes, and each of them contained ten bows and ten pots of arrows! ”

This unexpected news made Xiaoxiao and Qin Shuang very nervous. Who is this man who is so bold and has so many bows and arrows in his possession, and what is his intention? What is known is that the house was bought in the name of a private person. The daily care, the entry and exit of the salt bricks, is in charge of a person named Sanye. However, it is not clear who exactly is behind him. Although it will have something to do with the Sanyin County Ya, Xiaoxiao can be sure that it will never be so simple......

The two guards went down to rest and eat, Qin Shuang looked at Xiao Xiao with some worry, hesitated and groaned for a long time, and finally couldn't help but persuade:

"Brother and sister, the water in this Jiangnan Road is too deep, and with the manpower that my brother is carrying with him now, it is no longer possible to guarantee your safety along the way. If you want to continue to investigate, it is better to suggest younger brothers and sisters for your brother and sister, and it is better to show the identity of the Qincha. Or, let's really just come out to visit some famous places and collect some public sentiment along the way to play to Your Majesty, which can be regarded as fulfilling Your Majesty's entrustment and going back as soon as possible. This Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case, let's let my Jiang brothers investigate......"

To be honest, Xiao Xiao Xiao is actually planning to do so. In a small Shanyin County, someone secretly hid 200 strong bows and crossbows. If you continue to take such risks, you may be surrounded and suppressed by people pretending to be pirates one day. In this way, wouldn't he die in vain, not only that, but also sent a high-sounding reason to the Metropolitan Protectorate of the Jianghuai Province: the bandits were rampant, so that the Hangzhou Assassin History, the wife of the founding Bojiang Zhixuan, "> was attacked on the way to the mountains and rivers, and he didn't know whether he was born or dead. Give them more reason to be aggressive in corruption......

Moreover, since this is the case in San'in, it is believed that the situation in the other state capitals in the next place will be similar, and I am afraid it is only a matter of quantity. In this case, there is indeed no need to take any more risks. Immediately made up her mind to leave Sanyin tomorrow, travel along the way, visit the people's opinions, and strive to end the trip as soon as possible.

Qin Shuang was also happy to do so, and immediately went down to arrange it happily......

In fact, if there was only one person on this trip, I am afraid that she would insist on taking the risk to collect more evidence. But now, the three precious children are all following him, if there is really a three long and two short, it will be too dangerous. You must know that this is all the bloodline of the Jiang family's three rooms. If someone is served in a pot in a certain mountain in this Jiangnan water town, then it is not unjustly killed......

Thus, from the second day, the Countess's "> tour of the mountains and rivers set out again. From Shanyin, it traveled to Yuezhou, then Quzhou, Hongzhou, and then turned around and took a sea boat to Suzhou, followed by Yangzhou. Along the way, Xiaoxiao no longer inquired about the local salt and iron administration. Instead, it turned more to collecting local public sentiment and public opinion. Of course, it is inevitable to visit one or two famous places that you have longed for in your previous life, such as Slender West Lake, Suzhou Fengqiao Hanshan Temple and so on......

On November 21 of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, after more than a month of traveling, Xiaoxiao finally came to the last stop of her trip - Xuanzhou!

What no one expected was that on the day they arrived in Xuanzhou, the royal guards heard a piece of news. Sima He Minsheng, the former Xuanzhou, was dismissed from office because of two crimes: corruption and dereliction of duty and grass Kan people, and was beheaded by the Huainan Metropolitan Protectorate two days ago......

This sudden change made Xiaoxiao feel overwhelmed all of a sudden......

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