When everyone was enjoying the moon, Wei Qi suddenly mentioned Anyi, like a dark cloud climbing up the moon. Prince Qin and Bin Xiang both put away their smiles and looked at Xin Lingjun and Wei Qi, waiting for them to continue. I didn't want to believe that Lingjun smiled and said to Wei Qi: "When you are admiring the moon, why do you want to reply to Anyi?" Humiliating the ear! ”

Wei Qi hurriedly bowed and said, "The crime of the minister is also." But the beam is less salty, and occasionally I think of it, and I lose my words! ”

Xin Lingjun asked, "Why is there less salt in the big beam?" ”

Wei Qi said: "The salt of the Liang is more than Anyi." Today's Anyi is Qinhedong County, and the salt industry is collected into the government, but the grain is made two stones and one stone of salt, which is less. ”

Xinling Jun said: "Is the price of salt expensive?" ”

Bin Xiang said: "Definitely." Therefore, a kettle of salt is a hundred dollars, and a stone of grain is a thirty dollars. Therefore, salt is a kettle of grain, and three stones are strange. Today's salt is one stone, the amount is more than one kettle, only two stones of easy grain, which is beneficial to the world. ”

Wei Qi said: "In the past, the folk strange stones, produced by mountains and rivers, leather scales, bamboo, wood and reeds,...... All can be easy to salt, now only millet. Fusu is also relied on by the world and the people's livelihood. The exchange of millet for salt is because it is expensive and cheap, and it is easy to treasure with what is born. ”

Bin Xiang said: "Su Gu is relied on by the people's livelihood, salt is also relied on by the people's livelihood, and it is easy to rely on what is born, and it is advisable to do it." ”

Zhang Yu said: "In the past, the craftsmen were able to exchange their art for salt, and the rest of the things were used; Today, the leather is abandoned in the court, the reeds are rotten in the wild, and the things cannot be used to the fullest. May the great powers release their prohibition a little, so that other things can be exchanged for salt, so that all people can be born, and all things can be used to the fullest. ”

Bin Xiang said: "Mr.'s words are bad. The husband and the merchant are easy to use, and all the easy needs are easy. Now Hedong needs grain, although Qin land should also exchange grain for salt; Strange toys, although Hedong has nothing to ask for, would rather not come from somewhere else? Besides, each city has obtained salt, what does it want, and Hedong has to deal with it? What the gentleman said is not true. ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "The people take food as the sky. The property of one side is suitable for the people of the other side. If the grain is returned to Anyi, then Anyi will be full alone, and the rest will be hungry, which is not the way to settle the people. ”

The prince said: "Hedong was newly founded, and there was little grain. Therefore, they want to accumulate grain with salt. It is not known whether it will accumulate food or be exchanged for other things. ”

Mr. Zhong Yue said: "There is a reason for everything. Heaven produces grain to feed the people, and mountains and rivers produce things to enrich the people. Salt comes from mountains and rivers, not from heaven and earth, and should be easily produced by mountains and rivers, not by heaven and earth. ”

Bin Xiang said: "Zhuyu, also from the mountains and rivers, would you rather be easy to eat?" 'No crops, no crops, no crops, Hu takes 300 grains? Don't hunt or hunt, Hu Zhanerting has a county? 'The poetry is scorching, and it is not what the gentleman discusses. ”

Doctor Jin said: "The salt of the world only depends on the solution of the pool. Qin monopolizes the solution pool, and coercs the world, which is not righteous! ”

Bin Xiang said: "The salt of the world is not the only solution." The land of Qiyue has its salt. Anyi is short of food, and wants to exchange salt for it, and righteousness is also. Wei wants to barter with other things and go to other countries! ”

Wei Qi said: "Qi Yue's salt, sea salt also, its producers are few, and the price is high." Salt is cheap and abundant. Therefore, the merchants of the Liang are accustomed to solving salt, and less than Qi Yue. Now that it changes, it is difficult to be caught off guard, so the girder will be less salty. It depends on the crown prince. ”

Bin Xiang said: "Qi Yue's salt is expensive, and the big countries are not forced to do so." Qin Yan is incorruptible, and the big countries are forced to do this! How! ”

Wei Qi said: "Qi Yue's salt price is high, not only today. Salt solution is cheap, today ......"

Without waiting for Wei Qi to finish speaking, the prince said: "The salt in the east of the river is still cheap, and the people of the world are also benefited." As for what is exchanged, it is not dare to know. ”

Wei Qi said: "The prince thinks about it, in the past, although the people of Daliang are sleepy, the salt and plum are still ready. Now Anyi enters Qin, and the prince enters Liang, and his food will be saltless. May the prince have mercy on him. ”

Bin Xiang said: "Qin Wei, the alliance is also." Help each other in times of adversity, and righteousness is also. Wei Zhi is in trouble, Qin may save him; Anyi is in trouble, but it also depends on Wei Ye. ”

Wei Qi was overjoyed and said, "The public is yes." Wei didn't want anything, but he had to get salt ears according to the routine. Anyi has a teaching, willing to hear! ”

Bin Xiang said: "The minister invites the prince to return to the country, consult the county and discuss the court, get what he needs, and invite the general to the big country." ”

Before anyone else could speak, Jin Cong said first: "No! Qin lost his faith in the world, and now he is coerced with salt. The country of the prince, what can I do if I recover? ”

When the minister heard this, he said: "The doctor's intention, if the province is not in line with the big country, it will be unfavorable to the prince?" ”

Wei Qi hurriedly came out to play a round and said, "Fei Ye, Fei Ye." The hope of the Wei people is to the prince, the thirst for water, and the hunger for feeding. Once the prince returns, he would rather lose everyone's expectations! The doctor's words did not get his intentions. ”

The prince looked at the crowd waiting, only Wei Qi barely managed to squeeze out a smile, and the others all looked grim, deeply feeling that the problem was serious, and if they were not careful, they might cause a big dispute. said in a soothing tone: "The minister is hostage to Wei, and the court does not dare to talk to him." I hope that Wei will have an envoy and invite the king to us, but the king will allow it, and everything can be done. ”

Wei Qi said: "Although Yiyi is in alliance with Qin, the matter of Yanmei does not dare to listen to Wang Ye. May the prince send an envoy to the east of the river and give an edict to the county guard. Then everything will be harmonious! ”

The prince said: "The minister is a foreign country, so he has to be told by the county guard." ”

Wei Qi said: "Prince, the prince is also." Who does not obey the order of the country? Just say it. ”

Bin Xiang said: "In this case, the prince should be invited to enter the east of the river and be guarded in the face." ”

Wei Qi said: "No. The body of the prince's daughter, the important responsibility of the country, if he leaves the girder lightly, what is the crime of the country! ”

Now the prince has completely figured it out, and Wei is very sensitive to his departure, which is very tricky. But what is the purpose of this? Is Qin really going to attack Wei? I didn't get the slightest hint of this, not only from King Qin, but also from my own henchmen. He didn't believe that he would be abandoned, and he didn't believe that he would end up alone, the only explanation was that Wei Guo was suspicious, and he didn't know where to get some unreliable news, so he took it seriously. Therefore, the best strategy at the moment is not to provoke the Wei State, lest they go crazy, and when the situation becomes clear, everything will naturally disappear. He then said to Wei Qi: "If Wei Xiang has a plan, dare to ask me!" ”

Wei Qi said: "The minister dares to ask the prince to send an envoy to Hedong to give the prince an order, and the county guard will obey it." ”

The prince said: "Hedong Shou, the same position as the princes." Qin Law, if the king's ministers do not have the king's order, those who privately meet the princes will die! The ministers dare not listen to the teachings. ”

Xinling Jun said: "The prince, the prince of the country, the observance and order of the teaching, how can he use the law of private meetings." ”

The prince said: "If Qin Law is like this, it is not something that the ministers dare to hear." That is, if the king has the heavy responsibility of assisting the country, without the order of the king, he is not allowed to meet with the ministers, it seems to be. ”

Xinlingjun was stunned when he heard this, then laughed and said, "What the prince has taught is to the point, and I am very relieved." The commander only talks about the wind and the moon, not about state affairs. Wei Xiang talked in vain and punished him for drinking. ”

Wei Qi hurriedly saluted and said: "The minister is drunk and vain, and the prince forgives him." Please punish yourself. "Sure enough, there is going to be a big dendrob, pour it full, and drink it all." Then he said: "The minister has drunk, I am afraid of being rude, and I dare to resign!" “

The prince said: "The moon is clear and the wind is clear, which is enough to be pregnant." Ministers to the prince's mansion to receive wine, to see the wind and moon, fortunately! The words of the prime minister should be remembered. If I resign today, I am afraid that I will not be able to drink. Xin Lingjun was not allowed to stay any longer, so he resigned with him. The retinue and swordsmen sitting in the court could also hear half a sentence of the discussion of the people in front of the steps, and the tense atmosphere between them could be felt more clearly, and they all had a kind of thought that they would rush forward if they didn't say a word. Seeing the resignation of the prince and the king of Xinling today, they each breathed a sigh of relief.

It was Mr. Zhongyue who opened the city gate and sent the prince back to the pavilion. The prince quickly discussed the situation at the banquet tonight with a few dignitaries, and decided to send someone back to Xianyang to report the matter. A few days later, both the special messenger and the regular messenger returned one after another, and did not convey any instructions from the King of Qin, only praising him for his fearless spirit in the face of danger. However, the messenger still inquired about some information from various quarters: the upper county guard had been appointed as the crown prince; Shangjun suffered a serious disaster, and Shangjun lost a huge amount of population, but due to a large number of immigrants to the east of the river, the Shangjun guard did not manage the punishment; Last year, Hedong's Shangji was rated as "Jia", which is said to be mainly due to the discovery of the entrance to the road; There are roads connecting the counties in Hedong, which facilitates the transportation links between the counties and enables the forces of the counties in Hedong to support each other; Although the matter of bartering salt for food was considered wonderful, it was confined to the upper ranks, and many of the middle and lower officials had not even heard of it; After the New Year, prisoners were sent to Hedong, and Hedong immediately pardoned most of them and allowed them to emigrate to Hedong. In the end, 10,000 prisoners remained in the east of the river to build the city.

As for Zhang Lu, the messengers did not get any additional information, only that after he arrived in Hedong, he still lived in the pavilion post and did not build his own county guard mansion.

The most surprising thing for everyone was that the new Shangjun Shou turned out to be Wu Anjun Bai Qi. Everyone speculated that there might be a big move in the direction of Shangjun, but there was nothing to attack in that direction, and the only possible target was Taiyuan in Zhao State.

With the onset of the harsh winter, there is a noticeable reduction in activity on all fronts.

Wei Qi was struggling with the matter of salt. The price of grain around Daliang has risen to more than 40 yuan per stone, which is a rare phenomenon in the season just after the autumn harvest. The reason for this phenomenon is that a large amount of grain is transported to Anyi in exchange for salt. If this phenomenon cannot be stopped, the price of grain in Daliang will rise, which is very detrimental to the development of commerce.

Duan Zigan finally got his wish to master the arsenal. Originally, the arsenal was only responsible for the storage of prepared weapons, but the king of Wei ordered that the arsenal be responsible for the manufacture of iron tools, and the first ones to be assigned to the arsenal were iron axes and crossbows. The Wei State made crossbows, and there were craftsmen for a long time. However, the head is made of copper, and it is a Korean craft to make the head with iron, and it is by dedicating this process that Duan Zigan became an arsenal.

After a year or two of laying the foundation, Duan Zigan suggested that the king of Wei promote the manufacturing process of iron arrowheads to all counties in order to speed up the manufacturing of iron arrowheads. After all, arrows are a consumable, and when a war starts, tens of thousands of arrows are shot out, and most of them go and never return. King Wei agreed to start this matter after the beginning of spring, and asked Duan Zigan to plan the plan first.