It has been seven days since the memora was issued, and the emperor's appointment to Li Xing has not yet come down.

This made Li Xing a little anxious.

Because in these short seven days, there were four incidents of grain merchants being robbed.

Li Xing's bosses, the prefect and the governor, held him accountable one after another and ordered him to solve the case as soon as possible.

Plus, now rumors are starting to appear in the city.

It is said that the grain in Lingwu County is piled up, and the mountain bandits are discussing a joint attack on Lingwu County.

Most of them were refugees who had come to Lingwu for refuge, and at this time they began to panic again.

Even some timid and selfish people are ready to continue to flee with their families.

However, most people are waiting, not because of how deep their feelings for Lingwu are, but because they are reluctant to live here.

After all, here, food can be distributed every day for labor, and the family can be fed, and there is no need to go hungry.

There are tents to live in at night, so they and their families don't have to sleep on the streets.

Of course, more importantly, the county order promised them that after the new city was built, as long as they were full of work, they could get a house where the family could live.

There are timid people, there are mediocre people, and of course, gratitude, hot-blooded and ambitious people are indispensable.

These people gathered together to discuss what they should do to protect their families and protect the county magistrate when the mountain bandits came.

Everyone's every move was finally summarized in front of Li Xing's eyes.

Seeing that it was such a small group of people who wanted to leave secretly, Li Xing was very pleased.

It seems that his previous strategy was right, as long as he gave the people a home, a stable life, and a hope, they would not betray easily.

The state government and the local wealthy families are originally a community of interests, and it is expected to put pressure on Li Xing, so Li Xing doesn't care.

What he cared about was the rumors.

Li Xing decided to fight back, since the Liu family wanted to tear his face, then he Li Xing had nothing to fear.

Then cut off the Liu family's financial route first.

So on the second day of the rumors, notices appeared in many places in Lingwu County.

The above content is very simple, the salt shop belonging to the county government will sell cheap fine salt for 100 wen per liter in the future.

(One liter = 1.25 catties, it is also said to be 1.5 catties, here is 1.25 catties, 1 stone = 10 buckets = 100 liters = 125 catties, the current salt price refers to the Song Dynasty, do not spray.) ）

After hearing this, the people directly fried the pot, and thought that the person who read the notice had read it wrong!

You must know that coarse salt is 80 wen per liter, and fine salt is now sold for 100 wen, which is simply impossible in their opinion.

Those who read the notice also felt that it was unlikely.

I read it again before I was sure it was true.

Hurriedly said to the person who read the notice: "It's true, but the county magistrate said that each household is limited to one liter per day, so don't gather around, hurry up and go home and get the guy to buy!" It's late and it's gone, this is the fine salt that only rich masters can eat. ”

"Lord County Ling is really the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, for us ordinary people, fine salt is sold so cheaply, how much money does it cost!."

Liu didn't anticipate this scene for a long time, so the childcare arranged in advance came into play at this time.

When the people heard this, the county commander lost money for them.

Coupled with what Li Xing has done to benefit the people these days, these people immediately believe it.

They knelt down and shouted loudly.

Feel the skyrocketing reputation and the reaction of the crowd.

Li Xing's eyes became more and more satisfied when he looked at Liu No.

is such a talent, the Liu family actually wants to kill him in order to keep the secret, it is really blind.

In a single day, all the salt shops belonging to the county government were sold out.

If you don't buy it, inform them to come tomorrow to buy it, and tell them that the county will set up a few more salt sales points tomorrow.

For three days in a row, the salt was sold out in the evening every day.

But the Liu family's grain store is no longer patronized.

Although the price difference is 20 wen, you can eat fine salt without bitter taste, and no one will buy those coarse salts that are not cheap.

Liu De, the head of the Liu family, saw that the account book sent by the housekeeper today, there was no profit, and after asking the reason, he angrily threw the teacup on the ground.

"This Li Xing is simply too deceitful, the old man must break his body into ten thousand pieces."

When the housekeeper saw that the old man was so atmospheric, he didn't dare to speak, but just stood on the side with his head down.

It took about fifteen minutes for a cup of tea for Master Liu to calm down from his anger.

Panting and sitting on the Taishi's chair, he said to the butler, "You stand down!" The salt matter is handled by the lord himself. ”

"Yes, sir."

The housekeeper understands Master Liu very well, and he knows that the old man who calms down when he is angry is actually more terrible than the angry old man.

Staying here, it would be affected for a while, so after receiving the order, he hurriedly saluted, and then bowed slowly out of Master Liu's study.

The housekeeper left, and the anger in Master Liu's eyes was gone, replaced by greed.

"At a young age, he has mastered the art of fine salt refining, the old man can't wait any longer, he must be arrested and interrogated."