At the intersection of the street in the early morning, the breakfast shop was full of white air and fragrance, and Huo Guang took Huo Zhongru to the front of the store.

Ah Guang said enthusiastically about his plan: "Father, this is the store I chose, this street is the most prosperous street in our county, this place is good, people come and go, I plan to ......"

"Ah Guang, do you really plan to open a salt shop?"

Huo Zhongru interrupted Ah Guang and asked.

"yes, what's wrong with my father?"

Huo Zhongru frowned slightly, and a fool could see that something was wrong.

Huo Zhongru sighed and said: "At the beginning of this dynasty, the ban on Liang Shanze was opened, and private operators were allowed to operate the salt industry, and the state collected taxes, and the tax revenue belonged to the Shaofu, which was in charge of the imperial property, and belonged to the emperor's court. The princely kingdoms also had to operate the salt industry to enrich themselves, and the income did not go to the central government. ”

"When I was promoted yesterday, I specially asked the county guard about salt, because I was the county governor, and the salt tax was the bulk of the tax, so the county guard specially explained, the matter about salt must pay attention to stability, and the interests of the current salt merchants must be protected, after all, nearly half of the county's commercial tax revenue comes from the salt tax, and the salt merchants and salt gangs are intertwined, and the interest chain is even more complicated, so I don't recommend you to do this."

Huo Zhongru's words made Huo Guang understand that he, a father who didn't seem to be doing his job, was still quite attentive to key things, and knew that he had paid attention to it.

Huo Guang knew that this matter was complicated from the time he made up his mind to do the salt business, and all dynasties, even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor had to send people to patrol the salt, because the interests were huge, and huge interests also meant a complex chain of interests.

But Ah Guang still has to do it, if he wants to do it, he has to be the biggest one, and he will be at the helm of this country in the future, and he can't do anything with this bit of salt, so what is the future.

"Father, the salt I make is not the same as the salt on their market, you know, I have no conflict of interest with the original salt gang, and I can even say that I am still their customer, and I can buy salt from them."

"But to whom do you sell your salt?"

"Sell to the county guard, sell to the Sangjia restaurant where there is high-end demand."

"High-end demand?" Huo Zhongru didn't understand very much.

But he thought for a while and said, "I am the first Shaofu, and from tomorrow I will arrange to meet with the salt gang and salt merchants in this county, and I will arrange a position for you as a county official." ”

As the county magistrate, he had the right to arrange for several lowest-level county officials.

And even if Ah Guang is just a county official, he is an official the size of a sesame mung bean, as long as he has an official status, he will have an extra layer of protection.

Huo Zhongru is going to run the matter of the county officials for Ah Guang.

When the carpenter arrived, Ah Guang began to instruct the carpenter to build the utensils in the shop, and the carpenters listened to Ah Guang's instructions, and the rest of the shop was normal, but Ah Guang also ordered them to build a different utensil.

A large wooden hopper with a thin tube underneath, and they didn't know what Ah Guang wanted this thing for, but it wasn't too complicated to answer.

The craftsmen of this era have their own professional ethics, negotiate the price, do a good job of planning and start immediately, there are no bells and whistles, and there is no cutting corners, the county is so big, if you cut corners, a pass ten, ten pass hundred, don't do this line.

When the construction was in full swing, three people came to the door, and they put their feet on the already open door panel and shouted: "Where is the shopkeeper, where is the shopkeeper here?" ”

The three fierce and vicious people are acquaintances, that is, Zhang Erer and his little brother who chased Ahao before.

Ah Hao saw the three of them in front of him, and as soon as the three of them saw that it was Ah Hao, they immediately scolded and scolded.

"Damn, I said what kind of little scrap it is, and he dares to open a salt shop on the ground of our stick gang, this short-eyed boy is afraid that he won't be beaten enough, so he will beat me."

The new hatred and old hatred were fought together, and Ah Hao was not to be outdone, so he grabbed one of Zhang Erer's and beat him, and the fists of the other two people fell on him and seemed to be painless.

As soon as they met, they fought, and when Huo Guang came out, he saw that Ah Hao was beaten, and he didn't care much, so he directly picked up the wood that had just been cut by the carpenter and rushed up.

There was a big fight, Ah Guang opened the scoop to that Zhang Erer, Zhang Erer covered his head, glanced at his hands full of blood, and saw that the two of them were fierce and desperate, so he stopped first.

"Dare to provoke our stick gang, you're finished, none of you can run, and you still want to open a salt shop? I don't understand the rules, you wait, you wait for me. Zhang Erer put down the cruel words and slipped away with people first.

Huo Guang took a look at the injuries on Ah Hao's body, Ah Hao's body was strong, he was beaten before, and he was beaten a few more pieces today, but it was really fatal to fight, and he didn't fall behind in one dozen or three.

The carpenter on the side said in a panic: "Little brother, we can't do this job, we have offended the stick gang, we don't dare to start work, please be smart." ”

"Wait."

Huo Guang stopped them, and then took out the money: "I have to thank a few people for pulling the rack, you have to get a day's money to do a day's work, you take the money, I will solve this matter and then ask you to start work." ”

The master carpenter accepted the money and reminded him earnestly: "Little brother, you are a real person, and it has not been a day or two since the stick gang bullied the market, you should be careful yourself, I see that you are young and have a façade, and you are not an ordinary person, if there is someone above, look for it quickly." ”

"Thank you."

"Why did you fight?" Huo Guang asked Ah Hao.

"I don't know, they rushed in and beat me, there is no reason not to fight back when I am beaten, it seems that it is the reason why we opened a salt shop on their land, I have stolen their salt before, they don't like me."

Thinking of Zhang Erer's broken head just now, this matter will definitely not be settled, since the stick gang came to mix the matter of salt, it is estimated that there are more contradictions, Huo Zhongru knows Zhang Erer, Huo Guang first took Ah Hao to find Huo Zhongru.

The Shaofu Courtyard is not a small place, Huo Zhongru is in it now, he is also the first day to come, and when he heard the report of the little official that Huo Guang was coming, he let people bring him in.

Huo Zhongru said a little ostentatiously: "Ah Guang, how about it, my Shaofu office is a good place, and your procedures can be completed today." ”

Huo Guang was a little embarrassed, after all, Huo Zhongru was an official on his first day, and he got into trouble by fighting with him, and he didn't feel easy to explain.

"Father, something happened today."

"What's the matter, when did you become distracted?"

Huo Guang told him about today's events, and then said, "I don't want to fight either, but ......"

"But what, but, the people of the Stick Gang are reversed, they actually dare to beat my son, go, let me go to the headquarters of the Stick Gang, the nine errands in the courtyard will go with me, and then go to the county governor's mansion to invite me a few old guys, I don't believe that a small merchant gang who runs the goods dares to beat my son."

Huo Zhongru's reaction was beyond Ah Guang's expectations.

This is the treatment that the second generation of officials should have.