Emperor Tian Hu of Jin and Emperor Wang Qing of Chu are both outsiders and potential opponents. Shuibo Liangshan naturally couldn't show his true face, so he did a good job of covering it up.

First of all, the number of sailors trained in the water has been significantly reduced, and the number of ships in the fleet has been sharply reduced. Even merchant ships from all over the world are trading in temporary camps!

The wharf on Liangshan has become deserted, and the mountain has been decorated more beautifully. The towering city walls of the three passes in front of the mountain can't hide it, but the catapults and bed crossbows are well hidden. Even the minions stationed in the garrison have been replaced by second-line personnel. The armor on his body was replaced with shabby clothes, and the first time the discipline of the strict team was to be loose, and he was to take a holiday, and he had to yawn when he was on duty.

"It's really the sun coming out in the west!"

"I've never encountered such an unreasonable request." Many veterans were full of emotion.

Most of the people on the island during these two months have been sent overseas. The rest of the people are mostly busy in the workshop, and Liangshan is not lonely, but there are not many people. Externally, it was claimed that because of food, it was only 30,000 or 20,000.

In this comparison, the gap between the two sides is obvious! Fan Quan's head was raised, and he was even more disdainful in his heart: "Hmph, thirty or twenty thousand people? It's just a fraction of my Jin Kingdom. ”

The team of the Chu Emperor who went to the island from the other side was much better.

Liangshan's scarcity of money and food also made many people secretly disdain and didn't take it to heart. However, the leader Li Zhu Dao has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years and has rich experience. From the top of the mountain to see the beautiful scenery of Liangshan, looking at the flat and smooth ground and the majestic Sanguan, the thin face was a little moved.

With this kind of strong fortifications, coupled with eight hundred miles of water, if there are a few powerful sailors, the imperial army will be fearless.

Yangsan is really a good place!

Two puppet court envoys

The group went up the mountain from the south and the north, and was greeted by Xu Guanzhong and Xiao Jiasui respectively. Settle in and be hospitable.

A small village in the north!

The banquet of the leaders under the command of Tian Hu is not low, mainly Shuibo Lake fresh and Dengzhou seafood. The color and fragrance are complete, with the best thyme. Fan Quan, Jin Ding, and Huang Yue felt fresh, ate happily, and ate nonsense.

Xu Guanzhong, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong and other leaders accompanied.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. The scraps were taken down coldly and talked about business.

Xu Guanzhong first clapped his palms, and immediately a minions walked in with a few cloth bags. Put it on the desk in front of Fan Quan and his party and open it.

Inside is white flowers, like powdered salt.

"White as snowflakes, sweet in the mouth, not bitter, good thing." Fan Quan stretched out his hand and dipped a little in his mouth to taste, revealing a look full of intoxication.

"I don't know how much your cottage sells for?"

Xu Guanzhong replied to the question and said the current market price of salt: "At present, the cheapest salt in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River is also more than 30 wen, and the price in Hedong is even higher, and most of them are well salt, soil salt, and the cheapest is 70 or 80 wen......"

The income brought by the salt monopoly in the Northern Song Dynasty was second only to Tian Fu and was the second largest source of finance for the imperial court. In the last years, corrupt officials were rampant. The majority of the population is in abject poverty; On the other hand, it is also because of the salt monopoly system, the government pays taxes fiercely than tigers, resulting in unstable salt prices.

The price of official salt in the Northern Song Dynasty was very outrageous, similar to Mingzhou, the price of salt in the seaside area of Suzhou was more than 30 wen a catty, and it was 60 or 70 wen when it was expensive. In the north, the price is generally more than 80 wen, 150 wen, 200 wen or even 400 wen per catty, which leads to the suffering of the local people

Unspeakable.

This is also the reason why illicit salt dealers were rampant in the Northern Song Dynasty.

For example, half of the ten heroes in the Water Margin have done this kind of thing.

Fan Quan looked at the Liangshan military on the opposite side and talked endlessly about the price of salt in the north. secretly slandered and instigated in his heart, wasting time, but his face was full of smiles. From time to time, I would say "you're right" to echo it.

"Whoever called a man under a low eaves had to bow his head."

Fan Guozhang smiled on his face and sighed in his heart. Who told his good son-in-law to say before leaving, "Father-in-law, don't come back if you don't handle this well, I'll kill you when I come back", so no matter what, he had to facilitate the sea salt deal.

Xu Guanzhong finished the information he had recently collected, picked up the tea, and asked with a smile: "Fan Guozhang, the sea salt here is as white as snow and there are many steps, and the cost is not low. I wonder if you can reveal the price in your heart? ”

"This, this!" After Fan Quan heard the inquiry, Ai Ai waited for a long time, and finally stretched out two fingers: "I hope it's twenty wen and one catty." ”

"Twenty Wen?" Xu Guanzhong's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes became cold. Although it is not difficult for Liangshan to obtain sea salt, the remuneration and daily expenses paid to those salt farmers are also very expensive, and then counting the transportation costs, 20 yuan per catty, although some of them earn, but there is no need to sell sea salt.

"Hmph, Fan Guozhang, this joke is not funny!" Lin Chong sneered again and again: "We cost so much, twenty wen, so what else do you sell?"

Lu Zhishen was furious: "You birds, the Sprinkle family is from Yan'an Mansion. Refined salt of this quality started at least in the north. If it is sold to those rich families and restaurants, the price will only be higher. ”

"This is us

Your Majesty said! Fan Quan shrank his neck when he was scolded.

"Tian Hu? He doesn't know how to count, so you don't propose? Lu Zhishen scolded even louder, and his eyes widened. There is no respect for the straw bag as the emperor.

Fan Quan, Jin Ding, and Huang Yue were a little ugly in color, and they wanted to angrily reprimand the monk for being rude. Xu Guanzhong stopped first: "The master is angry, there is something to discuss." ”

Lu Zhishen stopped scolding when he sold face to the military advisor, and sat down angrily: "Forty-five yuan for a pound of sea salt, and other salt dealers are at this price." ”

Fan Quan didn't care about the monk's rudeness, but entangled Liang Shan's offer: "Forty-five Wen? The price is a bit high, so we'll sell it again......"

Tian Hu laid down his land and sold salt to the poor people at low prices to stabilize the people's hearts. But the price can't be too high, like this kind of good quality salt can be slightly expensive, sixty Wen Ding Tian. But the unit price of Liangshan is forty-five Wen, which is really high.

Xu Guanzhong praised with a smile, and then threw out a win-win plan: "Fan Guozhang, the same green forest, His Majesty Tian Hu is the dragon and phoenix among people, an emperor, and a hero." Forty wen a catty, you pick up the goods for thirty-five wen, and the five wen dividends go to the three leaders, I don't know what to do? ”

"Okay, good, no problem!" Fan Quan thought that pie from the sky was overjoyed. But I thought of Jin Ding and Huang Yue around me, and complained about these two nasty ghosts. I regretted that I knew that the trip was going well, so I didn't take these two birds.

Jin Ding, Huang Yue sensed Fan Quan's malice, and snorted lightly to express disdain. I felt that Liangshan was refreshing enough, and directly gave them a windfall.

"Okay, now let's talk about how to transport it?" Xu Guanzhong's smile was meaningful. He doesn't care how many people there are on the other side, it would be better to restrain each other.

thirty-five

Wen, higher than the average salt dealer.

Tota Heavenly King Chao Gai is twenty-eight Wen delivery. The Wang Qing team on the other side is also at this price. After all, salt prices in the Jianghuai region are generally low. It is close to the coastal waterway and convenient, and the price of picking up the goods is too high to get rid of.

This is to adjust the price according to the difference between the north and the south!

Fan Quan, who is as timid as a mouse, greedy for money and profit, thinks that he has taken a big advantage. However, the commission bonus given by Liang Shan is really attractive.

Tie these three people with interests first, and Liang Shan can get in touch with them.

The two teams came to Liangshan, and a consensus was reached on the sale of sea salt. The two sides became partners and became more intimate, and did not leave Yangsan immediately. Xu and Xiao took them on a tour of the mountains and rivers, and took turns to entertain them......