Chapter 103: Bai Jingfei Bai
Seeing Qian Yu coming, the villagers were all overjoyed, in the past two days, the cement kiln has also issued bonuses, I heard that there are one hundred and fifty Wen, much more than the brick kiln, but they are the only ones who live on fifty Wen wages every day, everyone does the same work, why is the gap so big?
Although he silently told himself that there was only no salt now, and when the salt was released, the prize money would definitely be no less than that of those brick-burners, but if such a day does not come, he will not dare to guarantee a day.
Until today, when they found the thick salt grains at the bottom of the pool, and then thought of the price of salt, an inexplicable surprise came to their hearts, they were rich, they were going to be rich!
The most important thing is that now the salt only needs to be pumped out of the salt brine. With the well pressing, it doesn't take much effort at all, and there are even those who are impatient, and they can directly lift it up with a bucket, even so, it is much easier than burning bricks.
These were all expected by Qian Yu, and he seemed very calm. And now there is an even bigger problem waiting for him, he must find a way to sell this salt.
In this era, the government's control over salt was extremely strict, and if you wanted to sell salt, you had to have a corresponding amount of salt, which was a bit similar to the current business license. If not, the situation is serious, and the sentence is imprisonment at least or beheaded.
In the past, the villagers of Yunxi guarded this salt well, even if they worked hard to make salt, they couldn't produce much, and occasionally took three or five catties to sell, and the county magistrate would turn a blind eye.
But now it's different, he roughly calculated, the salt from the salt farm in the past two days is nearly 1,000 catties, and the monthly output of 10,000 catties is not a dream!
Tens of thousands of catties of salt are definitely enough for 50,000 people to eat for a month, and the total population of Qingfeng County is only 100,000, that is to say, this salt well alone can meet the demand for salt for half of the county.
If this happens, it will definitely cause turmoil in the salt market, the quantity is spicy, and the killing is light, it seems that he must go to Qingfeng County.
Just do it when you think of it, Qian Yu cleaned up a little and set off immediately.
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If you want to ask who is the happiest these days, the official of Qingfeng County must say that he is himself. Since Bai Xiancheng came here, he has tried his best to trick everyone into drinking and playing money, and he is drunk and hazy every day, and he fights all night.
The most important thing is that everyone drinks with Bai Xiancheng as a guest, and Bai Xiancheng has never won gambling money. Although it is taboo in officialdom to take advantage of Shangguan, Bai Xiancheng said that he should not be regarded as an official, but as a friend of wine and meat, so that he can have fun.
In just a few days, they accounted for three of the four blacks of eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, if it weren't for Bai Xiancheng wanting to leave a good impression on Miss Ding, the fourth item would have been dark. The only pity is that Bai Xiancheng is so righteous and squandering, chivalrous and courageous, but Miss Nading ignores it at all, she is really blind.
Thinking of this, the officials were eager to turn themselves into women and send them to Bai Xiancheng's room in person......
"666......" With Bai Jingfei shouting, the dice rolled under his hands, and two ones and one two were born, and they played the bigger and the bigger ones won. Obviously, as long as the other officials don't roll three ones, they win.
Just as Bai Jingfei touched the money from his arms and was about to distribute it, a voice said: "Lord Bai is really interested, I wonder if I can participate in a game?" ”
Seeing Qian Yu coming over with a smile, Bai Jingfei was in a better mood: "Yes, you can see the number of points I rolled, as long as you are older than me, you will get a hundred dollars." ”
"Really?" Qian Yu had already seen the four points thrown by Bai Jingfei, and thought that he could win by throwing them casually, right?
As he spoke, he grabbed the dice on the table, and when the other officials saw this, they all scolded in their hearts, such a big bargain, but it was given to this outsider. You must know that although they can win against Bai Jingfei, they are all overall, and when it comes to individuals, they also lose a lot.
However, no one stopped them, these servants could be powerful in front of the common people, but in the face of Bai Jingfei, they could only be used as a prestige.
The dice flew up in Qian Yu's hand, and with a twist of the dreak, three distinct red ones stood firmly on the table, and the group of officials watching were all confused. Damn, how many inches does this have to have such a stinky hand?
Of course, he has to admit defeat in gambling, watching Qian Yu slip out of his arms with a hundred big money, Bai Jingfei was refreshed, four points pressed three points, this is the happiest game he won with gambling money in his life.
He smiled and said, "Say, boy, what are you looking for me?" Let's talk about it first, I only care about what is within my authority, and I can't be the master. ”
Qian Yuzheng was annoyed by his bad luck, and when he heard Bai Jingfei's words, he hurriedly said: "It's not a big deal, there is a salt well in Yunxi Village, and the people in the village make a living by selling the salt in it." But selling salt without permission does not conform to the laws of the imperial court.
Lord Bao is kind, considerate of the people's difficulties, and always acquiesces at this time. But after all, it's not a long-term solution, so I'd like to ask an adult to help with Zhang Yanyin. ”
Bai Jingfei was stunned: "Salt lead? What is that? ”
Qian Yuhan is one, and he is really the second generation of officials who are red, and he doesn't even know these basic common sense.
A servant ran to Bai Jingfei's ear and muttered a few words in a low voice, and Bai Jingfei suddenly realized: "Yanyin?" It's easy to say, as long as Lord Bao agrees, I don't have a word. ”
Looking at Bai Jingfei helplessly, Qian Yu sighed: Big brother, I came to you to ask for your help, you pushed it directly to Master Bao, so what's the use of looking for you?
He had no choice but to ask, "Where is Master Bao now?" ”
Bai Jingfei spread his hands: "Don't say you can't find him, I can't find him, I just came to Qingfeng to meet him, and he entrusted him with the important task of being fully responsible for all affairs in the county, and then he disappeared." You don't know, he's not here for a long time, and I've been sleepless all day and night, and I'm almost exhausted. ”
Qian Yu looked at Bai Jingfei's dark circles, and then looked at the three crystal dice on the table and a large pile of copper coins and silver ingots, thinking that it must be true that you are tired, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the official affairs of the imperial court, right?
Of course, he would not be stupid enough to debunk this kind of thing in person: "Adults worry about the worries of the world first, and enjoy the joys of the world after the world. If all the officials in the world are as conscientious as Lord Bai, why worry that my Dahua will not prosper, and why worry that the people of Dahua will not be rich? You are the fair, honest, selfless lord of the blue sky! ”
Bai Jingfei nodded: "Well, although your words only show the three points of hard work of the official, the official is still very pleased!" ”
The rest of the officials saw the two of them talking very seriously, and the muscles on their faces couldn't help twitching from the corners of their mouths to the corners of their eyes, they had seen a lot of officials, sanctimonious, insidious and cunning, and greedy, but they had never seen such shameless.
Knowing that his praise had an effect, Qian Yu once again stated his purpose: "Lord Bai, since Lord Bao has carte blanche to entrust you to be responsible for all things in Qingfeng County, I think there must be a matter of salt introduction." Now the villagers of Yunxi have been out of food for three days, and they are looking forward to selling some salt to survive, the situation is very critical, are you tired......
Bai Jingfei touched his chin: "I have the right to handle the salt introduction, but the salt and iron monopoly has always been the most strictly managed by my Dahua, not to mention that this place is close to the grassland, and if I accidentally get a charge of being an enemy, my father can't protect me!" ”