Meanwhile.

The teahouse opposite is also the same as before.

Grunt~

Too~

Kong Rong, who was sitting in the teahouse on the second floor, rinsed his mouth and spat the portrait of the big-eared thief on the garbage basket.

"His grandmother's, this Liu Xuande is too much of a thing."

Thinking of the salt that he had spent ten times the price of this morning, Kong Rong was bleeding from his heart.

The landlord's family didn't dare to play like this.

The worst thing is that although the Confucian family is a famous family in the past dynasties, it is because it wants to set up a pioneer standard.

Kong Rong let the pear have not heard of it.

The family motto of the ancestor Confucius did not allow greed for money and bribery, and he relied on a little money in the court every month.

Occasionally sell some calligraphy and paintings to barely make a good living.

But this morning, a bag of salt wiped out half a month's living expenses.

"Alas! Who's to say it isn't! In the past, everyone was still called brothers, but today I went to Mi's house to buy some salt cheaply, guess what. ”

Speaking of big-eared thieves, the prince on the tea table next to him couldn't help it.

"This group of black-hearted dogs, let me go, and reporting Liu Xuande's name doesn't work at all."

"Huh!" Kong Rong poured a sip of tea into his mouth again, rinsed his mouth, and then spit out the face of the big-eared thief on the trash can.

"Save it, now that he is a dragon going to sea, where can he still see our group of small fish and shrimp!"

"Brother Kong Rong, have you vomited, let me try it too."

So the teahouse once again sounded rhythmic mouthwash and the sound of chatter.

……

It's not easy in the palace either.

Since the ban on salt, Lao Cao's first order was to halve the amount of salt for everyone in the palace's imperial dining room.

Lunch was as usual, and Liu Xie, the son of heaven, was still the standard for the Manchu and Han banquets.

Looking at the exquisite dishes, Liu Xie couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Like a caged bird, his only joy now is to taste the food.

When the little eunuch brought the first dish of quails.

Liu Xie couldn't help but pick up a piece with chopsticks.

However, the next second the dish entered his mouth, his brows were slightly wrinkled.

Then he spit it out.

Some disappointed people skimmed the bowl and tried another dish again.

The results also felt average.

"Today's food has no taste, how can even the people in the imperial dining room dare to bully me now!" Liu Xie smashed the silver chopsticks to the ground angrily.

The eunuchs below hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, although it was now Lao Cao Ru in the sky, but the imperial power was not something that a little eunuch could touch.

"Your Majesty has been wronged! It was the prime minister who ordered last night that the amount of salt in the future would be halved, not only yours, but also the harem and all the subordinates. ”

"Prime Minister Cao?"

Hearing this name, Liu Xie subconsciously shuddered.

The scene of Lao Cao's anger two days ago is still vivid in my mind.

"What's going on? Why Salt Reduction? ”

"The slave doesn't know very well, but I heard from the people in the imperial dining room who went outside to buy ingredients today that the price of salt outside has risen to 150 yuan a catty." The little eunuch saw that the Son of Heaven was not to blame, so why did he tell all the news he knew like pouring beans.

"What?"

"150 yuan for a pound of salt?"

Hearing this sky-high price of salt, Liu Xie was stunned at first, and then shocked.

Although he has lived in the palace for a long time, he can still hear that the price of salt is outrageous.

You must know that pork and mutton are probably only at this price.

However, after listening to the little eunuch's narration, he completely knew the reason for the increase in salt prices.

After learning that the culprit behind it was Uncle Liu Huang.

Liu Xie couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly.

I cursed in my heart.

Okay, what salt do you forbid.

Don't seize the menstrual time to save me.

When I go out, I will ask you about the sin.

After learning this series of news, Liu Xie did not have the intention of eating again, but returned directly to the study.

……

And the Prime Minister's Mansion is now very lively.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Yu, Cheng Yu.

As soon as the four of them had finished dealing with the chaos caused by the salt shortage in the morning, they hurried to report the situation.

"Prime Minister Cao, Prime Minister!"

"Lord!!"

Before entering the house, Xun Yu and Guo Jia shouted anxiously.

Yesterday evening, they also expected that the price of salt would soar at most.

But I didn't expect it to be so exaggerated.

In just one morning, the price of salt soared from 20 to 150 yuan.

In the end, if Xun Yu hadn't brought the officers and soldiers over to warn, I'm afraid they would have broken by now.

But the most critical issue now is not the high price of salt.

The most feared thing is that all the salt in Xu Du has been sold, and in the end, if you want to buy it, you can't buy it.

And Xun Yu also heard that not only Xuzhou banned salt from them.

Even the salt merchants belonging to the Mi family of the surrounding forces did not plan to sell salt to Xu Du.

With these 100,000 anxious thoughts, Xun Yu rushed into Lao Cao's study like this.

Crunch!

As a result, I was dumbfounded.

Push open the door,

I saw that Lao Cao was like a nobody at this time.

"Prime Minister!!

Xun Yu was anxious when he saw it.

When is it, there is still a leisurely and elegant mind to practice words.

"Lord, good news, bad news!" Guo Jia also followed closely and entered the study with both hands in fists to report.

"Hey! Don't worry, don't worry, let's see how Cao's word is written! ”

Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Lao Cao interrupted directly, but stared at the words on his notebook with satisfaction.

？？？

When is this?

Your old man still has time to appreciate the words.

Even Guo Jia, who is known as the roundworm in Lao Cao's belly, doesn't understand now.

Xun You and Cheng Yu behind him couldn't touch their heads.

On weekdays, shouldn't the prime minister be more anxious than them?

Only Jia Yu at the back showed triangular eyes.

From time to time, I looked at Lao Cao's idle face.

I looked at the calligraphy in Lao Cao's hand again.

I saw that the word "salt" was written on it.

The pen walks the dragon and snake, invincible in the world.

Feel the hidden murderous aura in the words.

Jia Yu's pupils suddenly shook.

Could it be ......

Just when he was thinking about it, Guo Jia's voice suddenly sounded.

"The lord's words are many, everyone's work, but you can't make salt just by writing a salt word."

The rest of the people also nodded, staring at Lao Cao.

"Hahaha! Neither nor not! This word is the key to saving the salt shortage. Feeling everyone's doubts, Lao Cao suddenly burst into laughter.

Now everyone is puzzled.

Xun Yu and Guo Jia, who were the leaders, stared wide-eyed.

You look at me, and I look at you.

I don't know what to say.

It was Cheng Yu behind him who took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

"Lord, could it be that you are the allusion of the edict to hope that Mei quenches her thirst and paints bread to satisfy hunger, so that the people can endure it?"

Hearing Cheng Yu's words.

Xun Yu nodded, as if he understood a little.

It's not a good idea, but it can be used.

As long as there is no more rush for salt like this morning.

However, just when everyone thought that the prime minister meant this.

In the next second, I saw Lao Cao's unfathomable shaking of his fingers.

As if to say NO, NO, NO!

made Cheng Yu stunned again.

What the heck?

Isn't it Wangmei to quench your thirst?

What is the mystery of the lord writing this word?

It's impossible to sprinkle beans into a soldier.

"Ahem, ahem! The subordinates are dull, and ask the lord to make the purpose of this word clear. Cheng Yu couldn't think of it in the end.

"Cheng Yu, do you remember what you said yesterday?" Lao Cao didn't answer directly, but asked with a faint smile.

What I said yesterday?

Yesterday, I said so much.

Who knows which sentence it is.

"Huh! Is there good news coming from ahead? Cheng Yu scratched the back of his head.

But I saw Lao Cao shaking his head slightly, so Cheng Yu said tentatively.

"That's Xuzhou lifting the ban on salt?"

I guess that's it, after all, it's related to salt.

But I didn't expect Lao Cao to still shake his head, this time Cheng Yu couldn't be rectified completely.

"Please give me some hints!"

"Salt ore!"

"Is that the poison salt?"

……

……

As soon as the voice came out.

Cheng Yu's body was suddenly slightly stunned, and then his pupils shrank.