"My lord, it's time to go and see Shangguan. Gongsun Sheng saw that Gao Ming did not have the slightest intention of going to Jiangyang County to meet the county guard after receiving the seal of the Jiangyang Governor, and had to remind him.

Gao Ming, who came to his senses, under the guidance of Gongsun Sheng, first asked Gongsun Sheng to go to Jiangyang County, where Jiangyang County was located, and after the two sides set a time, three days later, Gao Ming took Gongsun Sheng and Du Chou to Jiangyang County on horseback.

Gongsun Sheng, who traveled south and north, was obviously well-informed, and Du Chou was a native of Jiangyang County. Along the way, the two of them introduced Jiangyang County to Gao Ming.

The name of Jiangyang County comes from the Marquis of Jiangyang, which was enshrined in the period of Emperor Wu of Shang, and was the fief of a man named Su Jia. Although this Su Jia is not well-known, Su Jia's younger brother Gongsun Sheng surprised Gao Ming when he said it. It turned out that his younger brother was the famous Su Wu. Gao Ming has been reading history books for a while, and he admires this Su Wu for throwing himself into the ground, but he doesn't want to be able to have a relationship with Su Wu in Jiangyang, which is not far from him.

Although Jiangyang County is a small county, according to Gongsun Sheng, its wealth is not inferior to Shu County. Jiangyang County is rich in salt and iron, especially salt, which accounts for more than half of the entire Yizhou. Not to mention his family, it is Du Chou's Du family, there are several salt wells. This made Gao Ming very interested, and even said that he would go to their house to see what the salt wells were like in his free time.

Since the establishment of the trade market in his territory, according to Guo Wen's report, more than 50,000 catties of Shu salt alone have been traded in the first month. And that's just the opening, and it's still the number of public sales. This salt and iron has always been a monopoly, and the imperial court has a special charge for the management of salt and iron in Shu. If you want to sell salt, you must get a salt guide issued by the Governor's Office before you can sell salt.

According to Du Chou, there are no big households in Jiangyang County, especially in Han'an County, who do not dig salt wells privately. The salt well is also one foot square, and when you meet someone from the Captain's Mansion of Si Yan, you can check it and find something to cover it. The volume of illicit salt bought and sold each year is much larger than the amount that is openly sold.

Gao Ming remembered that Guo Gui handled this matter at the beginning, and later he sent Guo Gui to prison, and Guo Wen took over the matter. At this time, when he heard Gongsun Sheng talk about this, he couldn't help but start calculating in his heart.

Qiqi County, Zhuti County and even Ningzhou do not produce salt now, and even as far as Jingzhou, Jiangzhou, and Jiaozhou, there are merchants who come to Shu to sell Shu salt, Guo Gui's 50,000 catties of salt are enough to bring him more than 70 gold baht profits, not only Wang Tianyun praised him for opening this big trade market, it is simply too far-sighted, but Yan Meiting and others, who settled in it at the beginning, also became a trumpet flower every day.

Gao Ming is a dignified pavilion marquis, and he is also the son-in-law of the Jinyang royal family, and those procedures are not difficult for Guo Gui. At this time, Gao Ming, who was on horseback, remembered the merits that Guo Gui had made to him, and couldn't help but regret that he had sent this person to prison without mercy.

There are nearly 400 miles from Deyang to Jiangyang County, and the three of them set off from Deyang early in the morning on horseback, and when they arrived in Jiangyang County, the sky had already darkened. They entered the city and came to a large compound, and as soon as they entered the gate, he was really surprised by the posture inside.

"Gao Hou, why is it so late!" This courtyard is huge, but Rao is so, it is full of people, tables and chairs. The leader was dressed in the scarlet official robe unique to Taishou, and he looked to be in his forties, and his voice was loud when he spoke, and he had a gentle smile on his face, which made people look kind.

"Gao Ming, I have seen Lord Fujun!" Gao Ming saw that the other party hurriedly quickened his pace, walked up, hugged his fists and saluted.

"Hahahaha," Jiang Yang Taishou, who is called Mao Hong, laughed and said, "I have heard the name of Gaohou for a long time, and today I have to see a great relief." Come, I'll introduce you to all the sages of our Jiangyang. ”

"This is Cheng Yang, the commander of Jiangyang County. ”

"I've seen Gao Hou!"

"This is Su Jun, the patriarch of the Su family of the Jiangyang clan. ”

......

Gao Ming met these dozens of people one by one while smiling, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart. Although he is an otaku, he also knows the saying that nothing is done to be courteous or a thief. Listening to this Mao Taishou's introduction all the way, it turned out that almost all the well-known characters in Jiangyang County were gathered here, how could this not make him frightened.

He doesn't consider himself noble.

He is just a small pavilion marquis, and when it comes to dignity and humility, he is still under the county magistrate's order, let alone the dignified county guard.

This doubt in his heart finally came to his senses after three rounds of drinking.

It turned out that before this, Jiangyang County was frightened from Taishou to the major families below, and they were afraid that one day the displaced people would suddenly break into Jiangyang County. Gao Ming first defeated the tough homeless thieves in a battle under Deyang City, and then was appointed as the governor of Jiangyang by the Yizhou Assassin History, which made many people in Jiangyang County increase their quotas with their hands for the first time.

"Marquis Gao is the great hero who killed the national thief Shen Xiu, and it is our Jiangyang's luck to be an official today. I, Su, have the courage to salute Gao Junhou with a cup!"

"Junhou broke the people and thieves, it really made me wait for me to hear excited, although Jiangyang County is small, but as long as the prince needs, I and everyone will definitely give full support!

"Gao Hou," Mao Hong asked Gao Ming to sit next to his seat as soon as he came, and said to Gao Ming with a smile on his face at this time: "Do you think our Jiangyang townsmen can be enthusiastic?"

"Passionate!"

"Hahahaha," Mao Hong laughed and said, "Our Jiangyang and your Houguo are less than a hundred miles away, and it is less than two hours away from the river, so it is really a neighbor across the river." If it weren't for the Great Jin Dynasty's rule that officials do not leave the territory, this government would have wanted to go over and visit you, the great hero who killed the national thief Shen Xiu. Now, since Luo Yuanjun has appointed you as the governor of Jiangyang, the Marquis of Gao, then Deyang belongs to Guanghan County and belongs to the jurisdiction of Liangzhou after all. How can you go back to our Jiangyang side over there. ”

As soon as Mao Hong said this, everyone in the courtyard nodded in unison, and many people even shouted loudly.

"Oh, it turned out that you wanted me to be stationed in Jiangyang. Gao Ming's heart was bright at this time, he turned his head and glanced at Gongsun Sheng, who nodded slightly and glanced at him.

Gao Ming deliberately groaned, and said with a sad face: "Deyang is the gateway of our Jiangyang, and we can't help but guard against it." Of course, since I am the commander of Jiangyang, this responsibility to protect Jiangyang is within my duty. It's just, tsk,"

"What difficulties does Gaohou have, although he speaks, although Jiangyang is small, it is also a county, as long as Gaohou needs, Jiangyang's villagers and elders will definitely solve it for Gaohou. ”