At the gate of the mansion, the guards who were responsible for guarding Cao Shun and safety couldn't bear it anymore, and they all comforted.

"My lord, you better go and rest for a while!"

Who knew that Cao Shunhe didn't appreciate it, but just flicked his sleeves, turned his gaze to the person who came, and then asked.

"The people are still waiting at the door, how can this official, as their parent official, go in and rest alone?"

"Deliberately sowing discord between the officials and the people, what are your intentions?"

Faced with Cao Shunhe's questioning, the guard fell to his knees and said in a trembling voice.

"Lord Governor, your subordinates have been wronged! It's for the sake of your body, so you ......"

"Okay, you don't have to say any more, if you want to go back to the mansion, just go back!"

"The ruler is to stay with the people of the city."

I saw Cao Shunhe interrupt the guard's words impatiently and spoke.

"Yes, Governor!"

Seeing that Cao Shunhe had already made up his mind, the guard didn't dare to say too much, for fear of irritating him and suffering an unwarranted disaster.

"Okay, Lord Governor, you are really a good official who is in charge of the people!"

"Your Excellency, please bow down to the old man!"

And Cao Shunhe's move also successfully attracted the support of all the people present.

"Look, there's a carriage coming over there!"

"There are a lot of guards around!"

"That's like the carriage of those big salt merchants in the city!"

Among the many people present, there were still well-informed people, and they recognized at a glance that this was the carriage of the big salt merchants in the city.

Soon, three lavishly decorated carriages stopped at the entrance of the palace, and Liang Hong, Li Yide, and He Jin, supported by the slaves, got down from the carriages.

"Bah, profiteers!"

"Lord Governor, don't let them go, put them in prison!"

"Yes, Lord Governor, let us vent our evil spirits!"

As soon as these three people got off the carriage, they were criticized by many people at the scene.

was suddenly insulted like this, and the expressions on the faces of the three of them were not very good-looking, and Li Yide looked even more gloomy, and secretly clenched his fists.

"You're here?"

At this moment, Cao Shunhe saw a few people coming, with a smile on his face, and then asked.

"I've seen the Governor!"

After glancing at each other, the three of them immediately saluted Cao Shunhe respectfully.

"It's all right, get up! Do you know what this official is doing when he comes to you this time? ”

Cao Shunhe withdrew his gaze from the few people, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Report to the Governor, since we got your news, we have been rushing to the government office non-stop."

"What you explained, we have a general understanding of the situation on the way here."

"We don't know about the rise in salt prices in the city!"

I saw Liang Hong stand up and explain to Cao Shunhe.

"Oh, then, the official has wronged you, has he?"

Seeing this, Cao Shunhe couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart, but he asked with the same look on his face as usual.

"Don't dare, Lord Governor, I'm wronged!"

"When I learned the news from the subordinates you dispatched, I was also extremely surprised, and hurriedly sent someone down to investigate."

Li Yide, who was on the side, gritted his teeth and continued.

"Oh, so what did you find?"

Cao Shunhe raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

"Report to the governor, we have investigated what happened!"

"It turned out to be some of the shopkeepers under his hands, and they were greedy for profit, so they hid it from us and raised the price privately."

"Right now, these shopkeepers have been controlled by us and handed over to the government."

Liang Hong didn't dare to look directly at Cao Shunhe's gaze, stared at the ground with a pair of eyes, and opened his mouth to explain.

"Well, that's good, since you can explain things clearly, then this official will be relieved!"

"As soon as possible, hand over those shopkeepers who have raised prices without authorization to the government."

Cao Shunhe took in the expressions on the faces of several people, and then added.

"Yes, Governor!"

After listening to Cao Shunhe's instructions, several people responded with respectful expressions.

"Lord Governor, now that the matter has been explained, can we go back?"

He Jin on the side, after perceiving the angry eyes of the people behind him, the whole person was like a man's back, and then asked Cao Shunhe.

Who knows, Cao Shunhe seemed to have not heard He Jin's appeal, pointed to the hundreds of people gathered outside with his finger, and said loudly.

"This matter, what the official said doesn't count, you might as well ask them, would you like to let you leave like this?"

As soon as Cao Shunhe's words fell, the hundreds of people gathered around him, as if responding to his words, looked at these culprits who caused the high price of salt in the city with extremely angry eyes, and waved their arms vigorously and said loudly.

"I don't want to! Unwillingly! ”

The angry shouts of the surrounding people made the guards responsible for guarding the safety of these salt merchants quite nervous, and they couldn't help but clench the weapons in their hands.

If the people lose control and do it directly, then these guards on the scene alone will be far from being able to protect the safety of a few people.

"What do you mean, Governor?"

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more severe, Liang Hong, who had always remained calm, couldn't help but be a little flustered in his words at this moment.

"The meaning of this official is already obvious, you might as well ask these people, what do they want most at the moment?"

"Perhaps, after you meet their demands, you can just leave."

Cao Shunhe smiled and paced in front of the three of them, and said condescendingly.

"You!"

Li Yide couldn't help but glared angrily when he saw Cao Shunhe's behavior.

"What, you want to do something to this official?"

A mocking smile appeared on Cao Shunhe's face, and then asked.

"Where, Governor, dissipate your anger!"

Seeing this, Liang Hong on the side hurriedly stepped forward and played a round game.

"Since you don't dare to do it, then don't be embarrassed in front of this official, understand?"

Cao Shunhe took in the expression on Li Yide's face and said coldly.

"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your teachings!"

Li Yide forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, gritted his teeth, and replied.

"For the sake of your attitude of admitting your mistakes, this official will spare you for the time being."

After glancing at Li Yide, Cao Shunhe immediately walked in front of the people, turned his gaze to the three of them, and said loudly.

"Now, it's time for you to decide!"

In the face of Cao Shunhe's naked threat, the faces of the three of them were full of bitterness, and they secretly said in their hearts: "If I knew this was the case, I wouldn't have come." ”

If they can't meet the requirements of these ordinary people at the scene, I'm afraid that the three of them won't be able to get out of the government alive today.

After a long time, the three of them glanced at each other, and finally Liang Hong stood up and said loudly.

"Listen to me, and I understand everyone's difficulties!"

"I, Liang Hong, am not the kind of profiteer who only knows how to hoard and make huge profits! Now the price of salt in the city remains high, and the burden on the common people is very heavy. ”

"Now, I have decided to release all the salt in stock, so that the price of salt in the city can return to the previous level as soon as possible."

After a pause, Liang Hong immediately turned his gaze to the many people present and said loudly.

"In other words, you can buy a pound of salt for only seven pennies!"

"What?"

Everyone present was shocked by the news, and for a long time, they couldn't say a word.

"Are you crazy?"

Li Yide looked at Liang Hong's back, couldn't suppress the anger in his heart anymore, and then stepped forward and asked.

"I'm not crazy, it's just that the lives of the people in the city are too sad."

Facing Li Yide's questioning, Liang Hong looked calm, and then responded.

At this moment, countless ordinary people gathered outside the government couldn't help but cheer after learning the news from Liang Hong's mouth!

Cao Shunhe, who was on the side, frowned, he had already seen the tricks that several people wanted to play.

"Since the price of salt is seven cents a catty, then simply close all the shops in the city and stop selling salt for the time being."

"After a long time, the people will have no salt to eat, and they will have to buy high-priced salt again!"

In this way, you can get out of here, and you are not violating your promise.

(End of chapter)