Yang Guang rested in Xingyang for one night, and then set off with Zheng Yuanxuan early in the morning to see the location of Luokoucang.

Zheng Yuanxuan, who was riding a horse, followed Yang Guang's side at this time, and his father specially explained what the King of Jin said he would do, and said to him in a serious tone that this might be his opportunity, and the King of Jin Zheng Yi himself has seen it, comprehensive deeds and was recently named the Great Sima, and the King of Jin has now gained the emperor's unprecedented trust.

In the face of such a young and promising King Jin, he hugged his thighs before and after being a saddle.

After coming to the place, Yu Wenkai explored and found the best location, because there were drawings of the national granary on the site, and only needed to change it slightly according to local conditions.

Yang Guang sighed towards the Yellow River: "After the Luokou warehouse is completed, there should be no more food disasters in Luoyang, Chang'an." ”

"Your Highness has a long-term strategy."

Zheng Yuanxuan asked curiously: "Your Highness, how do you plan to dig such a canal?" The amount of manpower and material resources spent is probably incalculable. ”

Yang Guang smiled slightly: "You'll know when the people from the capital come over with explosives." ”

"Dynamite? What is the medicine? ”

"The medicine of the mountain."

Zheng Yuanxuan didn't know what the opening medicine in Yang Guang's mouth was, but looking at Yang Guang's confident appearance, he felt that it was right to follow it.

The section from the canal to Luokoucang is considered to be officially explored, and Yang Guang asked Yu Wenkai to return to Beijing now to make arrangements.

"Yu Wenkai, in the workshop in the capital, I ordered someone to make some new excavation tools, which can improve the efficiency, you go back and take a look first, if you think you can use it, use it, and submit the plan and drawings of the canal to my father, and my father nodded and divided a part of the people from Daxing City to dig the canal."

Yang Guang instructed Yu Wenkai, who was about to leave: "The idea of the canal dam, you can try it, cement and other materials and Li Yuan said, the materials are just used, and the explosives can only be taken to the workshop, and the people who dig the canal will have the same construction period and treatment as the construction of Daxing City, so you don't have to worry about money." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Yang Guang ordered a hundred elite soldiers to escort Yu Wenkai back to Daxing City together, and set off immediately.

And Yang Guang himself still has the task of the shipyard, no matter what, he has to go to Luoyang City.

Back in Xingyang City, in the evening, Zheng Yi's mansion came to visit the King of Jin, and the news of the construction of Luokoucang spread quickly, it was not a hidden news, almost all the people in Xingyang wanted to come to visit the King of Jin.

Especially the families who did the grain and salt trade.

A salt merchant came today, which attracted Yang Guang's attention.

The salt merchant from Huaiyang, named Huang Xiangyu, is a middle-aged man dressed elegantly, even in the Zheng family, which is full of friends, he is also a guest.

Zheng Yi personally took Huang Xiangyu to Yang Guang to introduce him, and Huang Xiangyu respectfully visited Yang Guang.

"Shopkeeper Huang, you are a salt merchant, and the salt business is all over the country, I have a question for you today."

"Your Highness is serious, the grass people are just a trader, how dare you advise Your Highness, if Your Highness wants to ask, the grass people know everything and say everything."

Speaking is neither humble nor arrogant, without nodding and bowing, and following etiquette everywhere and being decent.

Yang Guang asked: "The salt of the Huang shopkeeper is sold in Dasui and Nanchen, there is no salt tax in Dasui, and Nanchen levies salt tax, which do you think is better or worse?" ”

Suddenly, it was a proposition, and Huang Xiangyu didn't know how to answer for a while.

After Emperor Wen of Sui ascended the throne, he announced to the whole country that there was no monopoly on the salt industry, no salt tax, and the people cultivated and lived, and throughout history, the Sui Dynasty's policy on salt was the most relaxed, which was great news for salt merchants.

In many dynasties, the salt tax accounted for one-third or even the highest proportion of more than half of the imperial court's fiscal revenue, and giving up this was also a difficult choice for Yang Jian.

Beichen still levies a salt tax, and the tax is not low, which also makes the situation of the northern salt crossing to the south often occurs, to put it bluntly, smuggling is on the rise.

Many salt merchants in Huaiyang are doing this business.

Now Yang Guang's question to Huang Xiangyu is whether the salt policy of the Great Sui is good, or the salt policy of Nanchen, from the perspective of the salt merchant, it is naturally the good of the Great Sui, you don't pay taxes, but Yang Guang's question is obviously asked from the perspective of the imperial court, how to answer him Huang Xiangyu has no bottom in his heart.

Just this one question, he couldn't have any contempt for the young prince in front of him, and was full of awe.

"Lord Wang, a small salt merchant of the grass people, this question can't be answered."

Answering this question bluntly, Yang Guang smiled and did not feel embarrassed, but said: "Salt, like grain, is an indispensable material for the people, and there will be an appropriate amount of inventory in the national granary, and it seems that there is still a time to contact the Huang shopkeeper more." ”

Huang Xiangyu hurriedly said: "Your Highness is useful to the place to order." ”

Yang Guang has his own ideas about salt, and now Yang Jian basically does not control salt, but salt is a big part of taxes, the pillar of national finance, and the second salt government has always been chaotic, and if you manage it, you will die, and private salt cannot be completely controlled in this era.

Yang Jian let the salt industry operate, and indeed effectively reduced the price of salt, and the people benefited, but it was actually the people in the big cities who benefited, and the salt prices naturally fell under the competition of the major salt merchants, but the border cities, transportation was difficult, and the salt merchants were unwilling to transport, and the price was extremely high.

It's good to recuperate with the people, but salt has been a monopoly since ancient times, even in modern times, Yang Guang knows that sooner or later he will still be in the official camp.

Huang Xiangyu himself took the initiative to say: "Your Highness, the grass people have a little money in their families, and if Your Highness doesn't dislike the grass people, he is willing to contribute some money to build the national granary." ”

This is to spend money to buy relationships, this money is said to be used to build the national granary is fake, and bribing Yang Guang is true, after all, the money is given to Yang Guang himself, but King Jin is not so easy to stuff money.

"Huang shopkeeper has this intention, I understand it, the expenditure of the national granary will be borne by the imperial court, if Huang shopkeeper wants to do his best, you are a Huaiyang person, will not live here for a long time, wait back to Huaiyang, help me to explore on the spot, whether there is a good location between Huaishui and the Yangtze River to dig a canal."

Yang Guang's words made Huang Xiangyu and Zheng Yi a little surprised, which means that the canal he wants to dig is not only between Daxing City and Luoyang, Zheng Yi remembered Yang Guang's words before, Guangtong Canal is only the first phase of the canal, and Luokoucang is the central location.

Before, Zheng Yi thought that Luokoucang used land transportation to the north and south, which is also the current way, but Yang Guang now mentions that the land of Huaiyang seems to be opening a canal, so what is his plan for the second, third and fifth phases of the canal.

If you think about it this way, this canal plan is not a good idea.

But can such a plan really be implemented?

Huang Xiangyu couldn't think so much, and immediately said: "The grass people must do their best." ”

Yang Guang smiled slightly and didn't reply, it was just a simple sentence for him, Huang Xiangyu didn't do it, he would have to go himself in the future, if Huang Xiangyu bothered to do it, then he would save a lot of things.

Although a person like Huang Xiangyu is not an official, nor is he a nobleman, but he is a guest of the Zheng family from scratch, not only because his family is rich, but also because he is a good person, and his power in the Jianghuai area is also good, he can use it, if he is obedient and sensible, he may as well use it in the future.

The old lady of the Zheng family came to Yang Guang with the support of the maid and said: "Your Highness, the old man has prepared some local specialties for the princess, and ordered someone to send them directly to Daxing City, so that Your Highness will not be tired yourself." ”

"Auntie, you're too polite."

"I couldn't be happier that His Highness and the Princess could have come to see me with me."

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Zheng's Mansion was happy, but a team of fast-horse cavalry came outside Xingyang City, took the token and entered Xingyang City overnight, and went straight to Zheng's Mansion.

The cavalry team came to the gate of Zheng's mansion, and without getting off the horse, they said directly to the family of Zheng's mansion: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Luoyang City has an order, the king of Jin has delayed the emperor's order, please hurry to Luoyang, don't delay." ”

Jia Ding hurriedly rushed to the inner courtyard and informed Zheng Yi of the matter, Zheng Yi waved his hand to disperse Jia Ding, and then walked towards Yang Guang without changing his face and said: "Your Highness, the prince of Luoyang City has just sent someone to the gate of the mansion to ask His Highness to come to Luoyang quickly." ”

Yang Guangfang's expression with a happy smile cooled: "Why are you still shouting to the door, the big night really doesn't stop." ”

Zheng Yi said: "Your Highness, I told the herald at the gate of the palace that His Highness has rested, how about tomorrow?" ”

"Thank you uncle for your kindness, since it is the order of His Royal Highness the Prince, of course I have to go out and pick it up."

Zheng Yi immediately dismissed all the guests who came to the house, only saying that it was late at night.

As they left, they saw the herald at the door.

The herald waited for a long time, but no one came, and after receiving the prince's order, he ignored the face of the king of Jin, and shouted directly in front of many scattered guests: "His Royal Highness the prince has an order, the king of Jin delays the emperor's order, please hurry to Luoyang, don't delay." ”

When many guests heard this, they sped up the speed of dispersal, and the prince asked people to "invite" him to the door, with a face that was not good, and he was not ready to give Yang Guang a step.

Yang Guang, who was about to walk out, heard the herald's loud voice, and smiled disdainfully: "Uncle, the fight between brothers in the family has made you see a joke." ”

After all, Zheng Yi is a person who has been in the center of power, and his face is as usual: "How can there be a family that is not noisy, but there are many ordinary elder brothers who let themselves, if they have to let their younger brothers let them, it means that the eldest brother ......" Zheng Yi smiled and shook his head.

Yang Guang walked to the gate of the mansion at this time and faced the herald, and the herald shouted again: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order, the King of Jin delays the emperor's order, please hurry to Luoyang, don't delay." ”

His eyes looked indifferently at the herald in front of him: "I'm not going, what are you going to do?" ”

(End of chapter)