Horse-drawn carriages slowly moved along the streets.

On the way back, Qin Huaidao frowned in the carriage and thought, he had a long talk with Yu Chi Baolin just now, the problem of training troops is not big, the biggest problem is sea ships, if you build sand boats, fortune ships and Guangzhou ships, it is no different from the Datang sailors, and the Datang craftsmen will only build these ships, other sea ships will not do it, it seems that they have to rely on themselves.

The existing sea ships are manually driven, slow and laborious, if they can be mechanically driven, do diesel motors or steam engines?

"It seems to be difficult."

With a sigh, Qin Huaidao was attracted by the noise outside, lifted the curtain of the car and saw that countless people were going in the same direction, all with angry faces, scolding something, the forbidden army did not stop it, Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, and shouted: "Little cow, go and ask what the situation is." ”

Xiao Niu is the son of the third son of Qinjiazhuang Niu, joined the Qinjiazhuang Guardian Team, had excellent training results, and was selected to help Qin Huaidao catch the car, he was also clever, he agreed, jumped out of the carriage and stopped a few people to ask a few words, and quickly came to the carriage and whispered: "My lord, they said to go to the county government theory, there is no salt at home." ”

Qin Huaidao nodded and was about to leave, but suddenly found a large group of people walking on the street, dressed up as students of the National Prison, shouting slogans of the petition, what salt merchants have no way, the court is incompetent, what people have no salt, and the water is dire and so on, and they are going towards the direction of Taimiao with great momentum.

"It's ......"

"It's so big?"

The corners of Qin Huaidao's mouth hooked up a smile, the students of Guozijian are all hot-blooded young people, easy to be fanned, and there is a prominent family standing behind the key person, all of whom are the second generation of officials, the pillars of the country in the future, and if they are not handled well, it will cause big things, and some Li Er has a headache now.

"Let's go back."

"Whoa!"

The carriage started again and headed out of the city.

Cheng Yanjin hurried over with a team, looking at the leaving carriage a little familiar, important things, not bothering to check, hurriedly led the team to catch up with the students of Guozijian, it was not easy to stop, signaled the team to open the way, to ensure everyone's safety, and soon came to Taimiao.

After the students of Guozijian rushed into the Taimiao, they meditated, and someone shouted to Cheng Yanjin: "Lu Guogong, I will wait here to meditate, waiting for the Holy God to deal with it, if the salt is not solved for a day, I will not retreat for a day, for the sake of the people of the world, there is no regret in death!" ”

Cheng gritted his teeth and couldn't fight, he couldn't scold, he couldn't scold, and seeing that everyone was just meditating, and he didn't mess around, he was a little settled in his heart, and he was about to go to the palace to face the saint, but he found that the priest of the country and a group of doctors also came, sat down in front of the students, and sat down with the funeral.

Guozi Priest Wine Kong Yingda is a generation of Confucianism, who was angry and wrote articles through the ages, not to mention the saints, even he will leave a bad reputation through the ages and become a stain on his life, so he hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him: "Kong Sacrificial Wine, why bother?" ”

"Disciple of the saints, what is there to fear when you petition for the people?" Kong Yingda said coldly.

A doctor next to him chimed in: "That is, how can the people survive without salt?" The rut of the former Han Dynasty, the teacher of the past, if the salt is not solved, the world will be in chaos, and the Tang Dynasty is in turmoil. ”

"Merchants have no way, they don't sell salt if they have it, they hoard it, and they deserve death."

"Please give the students of the world and the people of the world an explanation."

Angry voices rang out, and the crowd was excited.

Cheng Biting Jin's brain was buzzing, and he couldn't wait to slap one person and beat a hundred military sticks again, but reason told him that he couldn't do this, glared at Kong Yingda, said a few words to his subordinates, and left in a hurry.

Not long after, Cheng Yanjin saw Li Er in the Ganlu Hall and told the teachers and students of Guozijian about the petition.

Li Er didn't expect the teachers and students of Guozijian to go to the Taimiao to petition, didn't this slap himself in the face and tell the ancestors and ancestors that they were incapable of governing the country? It just doesn't make sense.

"Nonsense, what do they want to do?" Li Er was furious, and murderous intent surged in his eyes.

Where does Cheng Yanjin know what the people of Guozijian want to do, you can go to the street to petition, you can come to the imperial city, and it is too much to run to the Taimiao, just like someone running to the grave of your ancestors to accuse you of all kinds of things, who can bear this? But the stakes were so high, Cheng Yanjin didn't answer.

are all the second generation of officials, the pillars of the future, it is definitely not good to fight, and it is useless to scold.

At this moment, Li Erqi wanted to kill someone, and the whole episode was eventful, isn't this adding to the chaos? Han Sheng said: "A bunch of bastards, don't they have salt at home? Or are the poor unable to afford salt? The people can survive and are not making trouble, why should they make trouble? Cheng Aiqing, you come. ”

Cheng Yanjin couldn't avoid it, so he had to reply stubbornly: "Back to the saints, they really can't buy salt, but the poor people can buy salt." ”

"What do you mean?" A flash of surprise flashed in Li Er's eyes.

Cheng Yanjin hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "The salt merchants in Chang'an City have no salt to sell, but the poor people who work in Qinjiazhuang can buy snowflake salt, and the poor people who have no one to work in Qinjiazhuang can also find acquaintances to buy on their behalf, or four wen a pack, the price remains the same, but the merchants, scholars, and nobles have no one to work in Qinjiazhuang, and they usually don't make friends with the poor people, and they can't find it to buy on their behalf, and there is a shortage of salt at home." ”

"What...... What? ”

Li Er really didn't know about this situation, and after hearing this, his face changed greatly, and he asked: "What do you mean, farmers can buy snowflake salt through various methods, Qinjiazhuang not only sells salt to workers, but also sells it to their acquaintances, but merchants, scholars, and nobles can't buy salt?" ”

Cheng Yanjin nodded silently, of course there is no shortage of snowflake salt in his home, but he can't say it.

"What is he doing here?" Li Er was furious, his eyes were red, and he looked like he was going to kill.

Cheng Yanjin still didn't answer, indifferent.

Li Er was furious, his emotions were a little out of control, and he yelled: "He is buying people's hearts and isolating the court, can he rebel?" ”

The crime of rebellion is not small, Cheng Yanjin decided to say something, coughed lightly, and after attracting Li Er's attention, he said: "Huaidao likes to be free, unrestrained, and it is impossible to rebel, this point can be guaranteed by the head of the minister, but it is indeed inappropriate to only sell snowflake salt to farmers, how can Shi Nong and Industry treat it differently, this matter Chen said Huaidao, but Huaidao said that there is not much salt, if it is not sold to the people who work, it will be unintentional to produce, and the loss is huge, of course, he also said, if the saint thinks it is inappropriate, he can not sell it, The industrial city will also be closed. ”

"He's threatening me!" Li Er scolded angrily.

Cheng Biting Jin pursed his lips and didn't answer.

There are tens of thousands of people who follow Qinjiazhuang to make a living, that is, tens of thousands of families, tens of thousands of people live and die, if Qinjiazhuang is really closed and people are dismissed, the consequences are definitely more serious than the lack of salt.

Blocking people's money, such as killing parents!

Tens of thousands of people are making trouble in Chang'an City, who can stop it?

Who would dare to order the repression?

Li Er also thought of this, a sense of powerlessness came to his heart, he sat on the dragon couch and looked at the front fixedly, his eyes were a little unfocused, the majesty of the emperor was based on the support of countless people, and the emperor who no one supported was a lonely person who could be replaced at any time.

The will of the people is everything!

The hall fell into dead silence, and the temperature plummeted, oppressive, and cold.

Everyone in the hall didn't dare to come out, and their eyes were frightened regardless of their eyes.

After a while, Li Er, who was known for his conceited and eloquent talents, was full of heroic loneliness, and his sloppy eyes fell on Cheng Yanjin, and he had more expectations: "You are close to that kid, help me go." ”

At this moment, Li Er seemed to be a little old, a little helpless, a little bitter.

How can the dignified saint submit to the courtiers, admit defeat, and compromise?

Cheng Biting Jin is not stupid, he didn't agree immediately, this is a thankless drudgery on both sides, the two sons follow Qin Huaidao to do things, and they can earn back tens of thousands of pieces of silver by running a business route, which is several times more than their own annual income, and they can't afford to offend, of course, the saint can't afford to provoke him, so he can only hide.

After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Yanjin said: "Holy Lord, the minister can go and pass the word, but he may not listen." ”

"Does he dare to resist the decree?" Li Er's anger surged up again, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, seeing Cheng Biting Jin bowing his head and saying nothing, he suddenly thought of something, and his anger was vented again, that kid would not be stupid to resist the decree, but he would mention a bunch of conditions that could not be fulfilled.

The work of quelling the chaos has not yet been rewarded, even if it is resisted, there is no way, unless it is rewarded first.

Thinking of this, Li Er had an idea, instead of the two of them confronting each other, what if they were on the bar, why not retreat and give him an idle county king with no real power?

As long as the prince of the county is rewarded, he and the court will occupy the righteousness, the soldiers of the world will return to their hearts, the court situation will be stable, all aspects will be explained, and they will have enough reasons and names to make demands, at least the problem of salt shortage can be solved.

Anyway, the idle county king who has no real power is not worth much, and it is not a big problem.

At this moment, Li Er suddenly became enlightened, and found that many problems were easily solved, and after careful consideration, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was advantageous, an idle county king with no real power only needed to pay a little more, but with this title, he Qin Huaidao had to do things for the court, otherwise he would be disloyal to the ministers, and the court would be able to depreciate, or even dismiss and reclaim the title, which would be beneficial and harmless.

"Why didn't you think of it before? Pure care about suppression. ”

Li Er's eyes lit up and said, "You go to the Taimiao first, be careful of trouble." ”

Cheng Yanjin saw that Li Er's tone had changed drastically, and he didn't need to go to Qinjiazhuang, his heart was full of curiosity, but he didn't ask much, and promised to leave in a hurry.

"Come on, Xuanfang Aiqing will meet you!"

Li Er was in good spirits and in a good mood.