In this dynasty, there were also many groups that sold illicit salt, such as the Cao Gang, the Chuanjiang Gang, the Iron Head Gang, the Money Gang and other large and small sects were secretly engaged in this high-risk and high-reward business.

Privately, many trading houses also do this business openly and covertly.

Mu Tianming took a carriage to Lincheng, changed his appearance, and sold the goods to a small commercial house called "Huitong Tianxia" commercial house. The reason why I am looking for this is because when I played the game, I knew that this business firm is credible, will not eat black, and is backed by a big force "Snow Knife Society", and the "Snow Knife Society" has a military background.

The first shipment, in line with the principle of prudence, 10,000 packs.

Locals have never seen this, as soon as they look at the individual packaging, this plastic packaging bag is very exquisite, some of them are printed with "medium salt, refined sea salt", and some are printed with Latin letters.

The Indian and Latin alphabets, which Mu Tianming didn't recognize, were purchased by him from a Norwegian sea salt company.

"This origin is Zhoushan Qianshan Salt Farm? Where is this salt, in such good condition? The steward of the merchant house asked with an amazed face, tore open a packet, and tapped a little taste with his fingers.

It stands to reason that the old steward of the firm has been in business for many years, and he will not write everything on his face like this.

But it can't stand the high quality of this modern sea salt, and the people here have never seen this refined salt as white as snowflakes.

Mu Tianming said: "The goods from the Nanyang Sea, who knows where Zhoushan is." How much is a pack, you pay a price, this is half a catty per pack. ”

"New goods, market acceptance is not necessarily high, 25 Wen."

"50 Wen." Mu Tianming said.

"Okay, how many do you have?" The other party said, "I'll give you cash." ”

Mu Tianming saw that the deal was sold, and planned to give these locals a little bit of technological shock, and took out a bag of chicken essence.

The steward of the comptoir took it and read the words on the bag: "Delicious and self-proclaiming." Extra fresh chicken essence, pure fresh fragrance, long-lasting umami...... What is this? Is chicken juice boiled into powder? ”

"Yes, fresh." Mu Tianming said, "This costs 300 Wen a pack, give you a thousand packs to try first?" Come back to me if it sells well. ”

"300 Wen?" The steward of the trading house said, "What kind of fairy cooking bag is this?" Half a catty costs 300 Wen? ”

Then he tore open the package and tapped a little with his fingers, tasted it in his mouth, smacked it, and showed a little shock in his expression, so he left a hundred packs for trial sale.

"The ingredient list is disodium succinate, disodium nucleotide, and sodium pyroglutamate...... Be? The steward asked with a puzzled expression.

"Who knows, maybe what's in the chicken juice? Anyway, it's something from the South Seas, and you can't eat the dead. Non-toxic and harmless, you can eat it with confidence. Mu Tianming also ordered a little chicken essence, put it in his mouth, and said, "Put a little bit in this stir-fry, it's very fresh, but don't put too much, your hair is ......."

"Hair what?"

"It's nothing, just put it less."

Mu Tianming's "hair falling out" to his mouth did not speak.

"What material is this bag of salt made of, is it paper? It's smooth to the touch. The steward asked again.

"Who knows what it is, the thing over there in the South Seas, I heard they call it plastic." Mu Tianming said.

"Nanyang goods, there are a lot of fancy goods, and it is better to use oiled paper to see the quality." Stewardship.

"No, the cost of oil paper is not high."

Mu Tianming said.

No matter what the other party doesn't understand, anyway, they say that it's from the South Sea, the West and the East, and strictly speaking, there's nothing wrong with saying that.

……

There is a very powerful elixir in this world that refines the body, and it costs one thousand taels and one pieces. Mu Tianming planned to use the money from the sale of salt to buy tens of thousands.

With those supplies in the carry-on space, making money here suddenly becomes easier.

On the surface, this trip only earned 530 taels, but in fact, there were tens of thousands of tons of salt in the carry-on space, and if they were sold, they could earn tens of millions of taels of silver. Mu Tianming plans to replace these silvers with some "resources" related to cultivation, and what they are is still being studied. For example, if you want to learn talismans, you will purchase a large number of talisman papers, and if you want to refine medicines, you will purchase a large number of precious medicinal materials. Anyway, his purpose is not simply to make "silver".

Because he himself knows that if there is really a cultivation realm, in other people's places, silver may not be easy to use.

Of course, in this secular world, silver is still a hard currency, and it can buy many things, including official positions.

Returning to the Qingshan border city, Mu Tianming inquired about buying officials.

The official of the dynasty clearly marked the price, but the highest was only sold to eight grades.

For example, the price of the Jinyi lieutenant who does not enter the stream is 900 stone grain, which is about 720 taels.

Jiupin Cheng Zhonglang is priced at 900 taels. The price of Bapin Xun Wulang is 2400 taels.

From the main thin of Bapin County, the price is 1200 taels.

There were three reasons that prompted Mu Tianming to inquire about this matter.

First, he received a notice of conscription, because the border city was at war with the northern barbarians, and there were four dynastic defense lines outside the city, which needed to be repaired by engineers. And this engineer was requisitioned from the border city and nearby cities.

Mu Tianming was in the study that day to read the "Three Hundred Tang Poems" purchased from the modern world, when he heard a knock on the door outside, and when he went out, he saw that it was four heavily armed soldiers, stuffing him with a piece of paper.

Mu Tianming read the paperwork, this was to recruit him to the front line to build fortifications. You can choose which type of engineering army to join, such as the Bridge Army, the Kaidao Army, the River Opening Army, the Infantry Army, the Water Transport Army, the Shipyard Army, the Mining Army, the River Defense Army, the Shipping Army, the Loading and Unloading Army, the Kiln Army, the Tuntian Army, the Shipbuilding Army, the Shipyard Iron Army, etc.

After he went, he had to serve for forty days.

Generally speaking, each adult able-bodied man has to serve for forty days, and the number of days will increase if the fighting on the front line is tight.

If there is a shortage of major generals on the front line, they will also be drawn from the engineering army to replenish them.

However, if it is a talented person, or if there is an official in the body, it can be exempted.

Second, the laws of the dynasty stipulate that ordinary people cannot call slaves and maids, and cannot raise slaves and maids, but as long as they are talented or above or have officials, they can raise slaves and maids.

Mu Tianming felt that on weekdays, he had to do laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc., not to mention anything else, he had to take a bath and boil water, and Qiu Fu had to do it for a long time alone. What's more, the cold wave is coming, and people have to be hired to burn coal, heat the fire wall, etc.

As for the third point, it is because Zhang Xiucai is high-spirited and wants to find an official for his daughter.

Mu Tianming doesn't want women, but he likes the ancient books in the vase of the Zhang family's marriage.

This is an important item in the early stages of the game.

Mu Tianming is not short of money now, and it is easy to donate an official, so he took out 1,200 taels of silver and did it.

In the selection of positions, there was no selection of military attachés such as training martial arts and school captains, but the county magistrate Bo, who was idle and had no real job.

There were 2,716 counties in the country.

The county is headed by the county order, and the main book is the official of the county order, who is in charge of household rent, prison lawsuits, and other miscellaneous matters, that is, the official who manages miscellaneous matters such as money and food, and justice.

Its order has always been under the county order, the county officer, and the county lieutenant.

There is no limit to how many heads a county can have, just like the deputy county magistrate in charge, and if some counties are wealthy, they will set up several more, each performing its own duties. Some counties are small and have few things, so there are a few.

After Mu Tianming paid the money, he got this position as a subordinate of Qingshan Border City, a small county town called Ma Ying, just south of the border city, ten miles away from the south city gate.

Maying County was a small county town within the territory of the dynasty. The county has a permanent population of 400,000 households. There are 18 townships under it, each of which has a "township chief", a town has a "town mayor", and a village has a "Zhuangtou".

Because it is close to the border city, an important town in the north, there are many business travelers and developed commerce.

After Mu Tianming got the supplementary booklet, he went to the county office before midnight the next morning.

Since I couldn't ride a horse, I paid for a carriage.

When I arrived at the county office, under the guidance of the warden, I went to the Chengfa room to draw and sign in.

"The villain's surname is Wei, his name is Wei Chao, he works in the Criminal Prison Department, and he is a local from Maying County." The warden said, "I have been assigned to the name of the shepherd, and I will listen to you in the future." ”

"Do I need to do something?" Mu Tianming asked.

"Adults, you can do it or not. Maying County is close to the border city, and it is an important border town, and the affairs of the city are generally directly interrogated by the governor's office and the governor's office, and our yamen is idle. Moreover, the criminal prison department in the county counts you as having three directors in charge, of which Zhang is the supervisor. Your Excellency, you won't even need to go to the morning office in the future. Wei Chao said.

Mu Tianming understood, this bought petty official is a fictitious position, has no real power, and focuses on idleness.