Jian Wuzhong also went to Qingzhou as he wished, and entered the Qingzhou Book Company to work, his grades were the best, and he also performed the best when he interned at Luoyang Book Company.

It's so good that the stewards of Luoyang Bookstore want to keep him.

But where the fate is, even if it is a good seedling, it is not something he can keep if he wants to. I originally wanted to find him a bookstore nearby, so that he could have the opportunity to return to Luoyang in the future.

But Jian Wuzhong insisted on going to Qingzhou, and the steward could only obey his wishes.

Before leaving the door, Jian Wuzhong said to his younger brothers and sisters: "I will follow the escort team to Qingzhou, and only take 200 wen as the travel fee, and leave the rest of the settlement fee and travel fee to you." ”

"I have entrusted our family's land to people to plant, and now no one is short of land, but not to lose the waste, the remuneration is 200 catties of grain a year, I have calculated, plus my wages, it is enough for you to live." He said: "When I am not at home, you should study hard, if you are smart, you will go to the fifth year, and then you will go to the exam, if you are still smart, then you will study for a few more years, and in the future, you will go to the recruitment examination and serve the general." ”

Three children younger than him should get off and reluctantly send him to the door.

Jian Wuzhong said: "Don't worry about me, the bookstore is the general's, Qingzhou is the Zhao County Order to do the assassination history, it must be safe, and life is better, I am also relieved that you are in the capital, if you have something, go to the gentlemen, otherwise there will be the county government." ”

Although they are a group of children, they have also experienced life and death, and they have experienced many difficult days, so they have trust in each other's abilities.

They could have survived in that situation back then, but now that the country is stable and protected by a great general, what is the danger?

It's just that there is still a lot of reluctance in my heart.

Looking at his three younger brothers and sisters, Jian Wuzhong felt a faint sense of remorse in his heart, he probably shouldn't have gone to Qingzhou so far away.

"Big brother, you can go with confidence," the eldest sister Jian Jiruo said, "I will definitely take care of my younger brothers and sisters." ”

Jian Wuzhong touched her head and said, "Write to me if you have something." ”

Jian Jiruo nodded vigorously.

As soon as Jian Wuzhong arrived at Qingzhou Bookstore, he was reused, because of his strong ability, he was directly selected as the leader of the correction team, with a monthly salary of 1,000 yuan.

Zhao Kuan not only had people build a bookstore and a paper mill, but also built several rows of houses nearby, which were for craftsmen to live in.

There is a room for the two of them, Jian Wuzhong and another person in the same room, and there is a desk in it, although it is simple, it is just used for studying, it is really the room of his dreams.

Jian Wuzhong was immersed in work and study, and after a long period of time, he realized that it was not only the craftsmen of the bookstore who lived here, but also other craftsmen.

His roommate said: "You just found out, those other people are very powerful, I heard that arithmetic is very powerful, together with the group of salt workers who dry salt, they have to see a lot of things every day, and people from outside often come to them, and every time they come, they will bring good food, or go out to eat." ”

"I'm so envious, if only I had that ability."

Jian Wuzhong's focus is different: "Drying salt? Is there a salt well in Qingzhou? ”

"It's not a salt well, it's sea salt," the same house said: "I have inquired, Qingzhou is close to the sea, and some places have a high content of sea salt, so you can dry the salt, which is faster and more than the salt well boils salt." ”

"By the way, the people who live in the same row have come to me, let me discuss with you to get a small kitchen in the yard, I am so hungry when I come back from work every day, we are all growing taller, so I want to pool money together to buy some rice, flour, oil and salt, and come back in the evening to cook some meals together."

The row of them was full of students from the Luoyang Academy, the oldest was fifteen years old, and the youngest was twelve years old.

The bookstore canteen has two meals a day, and they can't stand it at all.

If it had been in the past, they would have endured it, after all, they didn't make money.

But now they are people with a monthly salary, no matter how frugal they are, they still can't help but want to eat a little more, and the feeling of being hungry at night is really uncomfortable.

Seeing that Jian Wuzhong lowered his eyes and was silent, he leaned over in the same room and said: "Knowing that you have a family to raise, don't worry, we don't eat too luxurious things, just mix white flour, wheat bran and soybean flour every night to make a soup, or knead a cake, put two drops of soybean oil, and put a little salt to make your stomach less hungry." ”

"The main thing is that I'm too hungry to sleep at night, and I have to go to work at the bookstore in the morning."

Jian Wuzhong asked about the current price of rice and noodles, and asked, "Salt is expensive, how much is salt?" ”

"Don't worry, Qingzhou salt, I went to ask, it's much cheaper than Luoyang," he found a small bowl and said, "Such a bowl of salt only costs fourteen yuan." ”

Jian Wuzhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Really? ”

"Is that fake?" The same house said: "We not only asked the salt dryers in front, but also went to see it, and we can probably buy so much for six cents." ”

He gestured in the bowl and said, "Save some food, six cents of salt is enough for a family of three to eat for half a year." ”

Jian Wuzhong calculated his salary and said: "The salt in Qingzhou is so cheap, I wonder if I can buy some trustees and send the money back to Luoyang together?" ”

"No need, I've asked, I heard that from next month, all salt will have to be bought from the shops formulated by the county government, and the price will be the same in each county, and the price of salt in Luoyang will be so high."

Jian Wuzhong: "General, this is the official salt?" ”

"Yes," the same room laughed and said, "There is a general in charge of salt, and if I am not afraid of the soaring price of salt, I will not be able to afford salt anymore." ”

When the price of salt rises, it is more crazy than the price of grain, in the first two years, Luoyang is short of grain, salt is also short, and it soars directly out of ten cents to get only a small pinch of salt, if you take two cents to buy salt, it can only buy a finger sewn money.

Jian Wuzhong looked out and secretly swore that he must do a good job in the bookstore, and then walk out of the bookstore, go to the Qingzhou Yamen, and go to the salt field to serve the general!

The county government offices in various places are ready to sell official salt.

Each county will open a window to provide official salt to the grocers and merchants in the county, and they need to register with the county office, and the amount of salt they buy each time will also be recorded.

The county government has limited the price range of salt, and they can only sell salt within that range, and not only will they be fined if they are higher than this price, but they will also be fined if they are below this price.

Because, the reserve price at which the official salt is sold to them is here, and selling salt below this price is basically a loss-making transaction.

They have to ensure the circulation of official salt in the market, and the best way is to use the price range to squeeze the living space of private salt.

Preparations have been made since the eighth day of the first month, and now they have all been prepared, and the sea salt from Cheongju and Gwangju has been transported to places where there is a shortage of salt.

Where there was no shortage of salt, Zhao Hanzhang also sent troops and imperial historians to ensure the salt production of salt wells and salt lakes, and made sure that they were all in the hands of the imperial court.

Since the beginning of March, the official salt has been officially sold, and the price of salt has been unified across the country, and the price of private salt with fluctuating prices has been directly banned.

See you tomorrow

(End of chapter)