Guo Linzong left Fu Yuanzhi and his brother for a long talk.

He didn't ask about the Four Books and the Five Classics, but asked about the interesting anecdotes on the study tour and the scenery he saw along the way.

Ah Di thought to himself, this is not going to be difficult for them.

This road is full of cities, Nancheng, Yuecheng, Jian'an County and other cities, what he eats, plays, uses, specialties and the like, along with the prices at that time, all of them are recorded, and he uses the table taught by his sister, all of which are listed, which is convenient and fast and clear at a glance.

As they talked, they talked about the price of salt.

Ah Di asked, "Zike has a question, and please ask Mr. to solve it." ”

After seeing Guo Linzong nodding, Ah Di began to say again, "Isn't there a salt farm in Danyang County? Why has the price of salt in Danyang County also risen? It's already sixty wen a pound. ”

Because of the time difference, I don't know if the price of salt in Yicheng and Yuecheng has risen, anyway, when they arrived in Danyang County, the price of salt was already sixty wen a catty.

Guo Linzong said, "The salt of the salt field is in the hands of the imperial court, and only when the merchant takes the salt and leads it to the field to support the salt, the salt can come out." ”

"Now that the war in Liaodong is tight, and the grain from the south is transferred to the north, although the merchants get the news to transport the grain to the border pass, it will take a long time, and it is not known whether they can get the salt from the officials immediately, even if they can get the salt guide normally, the journey from the border pass to Danyang County will also take a while, and the time spent on the way will not only lead to an increase in grain prices, but also the price of salt."

Therefore, the local salt price has nothing to do with whether there is a salt field or not, but depends on the salt introduction.

To put it simply, the imperial court as a wholesaler and the salt merchant as a distributor, when the salt merchant did not obtain the salt sales license certificate, the salt could not be circulated in the market, and the people would have no salt to eat.

At this time, Ah Di had doubts, "Why can't the imperial court sell salt directly?" ”

Guo Linzong laughed and said, "That's a good question. ”

"The state can make salt, but it can't sell it directly. If salt is sold directly, it will not only not increase the country's income, but will increase the burden on the country. As for why this is so, you will find out later. Guo Linzong didn't say it too clearly.

Adi thought to himself.

Guo Linzong turned the topic back again, "Having said that, after having business hoarding, the speed will be much faster and the time will be shortened. Guo Linzong said.

Ah Di interrupted his thoughts and asked, "Shang Hoard?" What is a hoard? ”

Guo Linzong said, "Because of the huge cost of long-distance transportation of grain, salt merchants will hire labor on each side to cultivate the fields, produce grain, and put it into the warehouse on the spot in exchange for salt, so as to make more profits. ”

"Shangtun east to Liaodong, north to Xuanda, west to Liangzhou, south to Jiaozhi, everywhere, its prosperity has played a certain role in the border military grain reserves and the development of border areas."

In fact, according to the needs of the imperial court, in addition to exchanging grain and rice for salt, sometimes you can also exchange cloth, silver, horses, etc., but most of them are mainly exchanged for grain.

So in the final analysis, it is still the same sentence, what the court needs, it will open it.

Fu Yuanzhi said, "Speaking of grain, we found a grain that is not inferior to sweet potatoes in Changliu Village, Yuecheng, which the locals call sweet wheat. ”

Guo Linzong understood after a little thought, and said, "This is also the reason why you delayed your departure time, right?" ”

Fu Yuanzhi nodded, "At the beginning, we only wanted to borrow it for one night, but later we found out that the main family was eating food that we had never seen before. ”

Fu Yuanzhi deliberately omitted Song Huan's role in it.

Song Huan's strangeness is best hidden from others, only he and Ah Di know.

Guo Linzong nodded, "I really don't know what you said about Fanmai, maybe you can go and take a look another day." ”

Ah Di said, "Sir wants to see it now, but we only have food." ”

As he spoke, he took out the wheat seeds he was carrying in his arms and spread out the veil, and there were a few sun-dried wheat grains inside.

In fact, they bought fifty catties from Uncle Gao's family, and the few pills they brought out today were just for preparation, thinking that if Mr. Lin Zong was interested, they could also take a look, and if they could use his network resources to promote, it would not be in vain.

Guo Linzong picked up one and observed it carefully, then put it to his mouth and took a bite.

It's hard!

"Is this like dried rice seeds?" Guo Linzong guessed.

Ah Di nodded, "Yes, and through our observation in Changliu Village for a period of time, it should be able to grow two crops like rice." ”

Guo Linzong originally thought it was just ordinary food, but he couldn't calm down when he heard it, his voice was full of surprise, and he said, "If that's the case, it's really a good thing!" ”

After the surprise, his eyebrows furrowed, "I just don't know what its living conditions are?" Can it be promoted on a large scale? How many grains do you have? ”

"No, maybe you really have to go to Changliu Village!"

Since the people there can grow this cataw, they must also have a certain understanding of its growth habits and conditions.

If it can really be promoted on a large scale, then the Tianyou Dynasty can also relieve a large part of the pressure, and the people's lives can be much better.

……

The other two in a foursome.

Yan Liu went to the "business down" and said that he was looking for someone.

Song Huan put on men's clothes again and walked on the streets of Danyang County, although she didn't dare to spend money at will, but it didn't prevent her from coming out to appreciate the customs.

Of course, it's also mostly distracted.

Song Huan bought tea in Jian'an County, thinking that he could make a lot of money by coming to these big cities.

Oh, I want to be so beautiful!

I actually want tea here!

Business License!

Where could she have this thing?!

Thinking that those tea leaves were going to be smashed in his hands again, Song Huan had the heart to vomit blood!

She might as well sell it secretly in Yuecheng!

Twenty taels of silver have been wasted!

Fortunately, Fu Yuanzhi came here, and it is estimated that he will inevitably deal with others for a period of time in the future, and it will be good to package and use it for gifts at that time.

Song Huan put aside his troubles and had a good time alone.

In fact, these twenty taels were obtained from bandits, if Song Huan had earned it by hunting hard, hehe, she would never have let it go so quickly.

The fastest way to get the news of a place is better than a place where there are many people such as teahouses and restaurants.

Song Huan was idle, so he entered a wine shop.

She prefers to stay in a wine shop rather than a teahouse.

Since the last time she was drunk with tea, she has been a little sensitive to tea, and she tries not to drink it as much as possible.

Song Huan ordered a pot of turbid wine alone, a plate of the cheapest fried soybeans.

Before they could eat, two men in cloth were arranged by Xiao Er to share a table with Song Huan.

The two sides looked at each other and nodded politely in greeting.

Immediately, the three of them listened quietly to the music on the stage.

Looking at Song Huan's divergent eyes, he seemed to be listening to the music carefully, but in fact, his ears were filtering the news that he could hear.

Most people are discussing the war in Liaodong.

A small number of them are talking about who is making a lot of money around them.

Occasionally, a few will pretend to know very well to talk about the situation in the imperial court.

However, the conversation of two of them attracted Song Huan's attention.

The main thing the other party is talking about the rivers and lakes.

The content of their conversation touched on Kinmen.

Golden point is the general name for the people who tell fortunes and meet each other in the rivers and lakes.

It is naturally normal for ordinary people to talk about the topic of fortune-telling, but today's content involves the imperial court, and this situation is still rare.

This kind of either becomes famous in one fell swoop, or the head falls to the ground, and the gambling capital is too big, and ordinary people will not touch it.

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