Cai Wenrou came in the afternoon, looking like a lady, sitting opposite Yang Zhi, drinking tea slowly, looking up at Yang Zhi from time to time; in a few years, Yang Zhi is the road commander on the Xiongzhen side, and the battle of Jiezhou has laid Yang Zhi's undefeated reputation in the Central Plains, and Cai Wenrou's business is getting bigger and bigger with Yang Zhi's eastward and western. Most of the subordinates in the Economic Strategy Division were Yang Zhi's old subordinates, and they knew that the two were not clear, and even Cai Qing and Li Fu did not come to disturb them.

Yang Zhi waited for more than half an hour, seeing that Cai Wenrou was still silent, there was no way, and asked with a wry smile: "Miss, I still have a lot to deal with, if there is anything to say, not to look at the teacher's sake, but also to look at Liang Xun's face, as long as it can be solved, I will help you solve it." ”

Cai Wen said in a low voice: "You talk to the emperor and get Cai Qian back from Baizhou." ”

Yang Zhi thought for a while and said: "You write a letter to Yingluo personally, now it is more convenient for him to speak than me, if I open my mouth, if the emperor puts forward conditions, it is good to be able to do it, but if I can't do it, even King Yun will be affected." ”

Cai Wenrou knew that this was the only way, so she didn't dwell too much, nodded and said: "Then it's decided, my firm is still next door to the north and south, and tell your subordinates to take care of it." ”

Seeing that the beauty was willing to leave, Yang Zhi hurriedly said, "No problem." ”

When Cai Wenrou said goodbye and went out, he saw two carriages parked at the door of the Jinglu Division, more than a dozen around the carriage, very lively; Li Fuzheng personally led people to greet him, Cai Wenrou asked the guards at the door, it turned out to be Lu Tianshan, the wanderer, and the two Yang Zhi were ready to reuse.

Lu Tianshan and Youshou are willing to come over, one is that they are here at the age and have the heart to be a leader, and the other is to see that there is chaos in Guanzhong now, and even Qian Gai is in the state of military generals, but most of the generals are inexperienced and impatient in governing one side, and it won't be long before there will be chaos in Guanzhong. From crossing the Yellow River, it can be seen that the area controlled by the Dingbei Army has been stabilized, there are fishermen fishing on the Yellow River, and the roads are crowded with merchant convoys.

Especially after entering Puzhou City, they saw that the shops and liquor stores had already opened, and the Dingbei Army was maintaining order on the streets, and both of them were light-hearted; after the chaos, there was order, which was what an official government should be, but now Chang'an is still full of troops on the streets to requisition people's cars, horses, and food, and most of the shops are not open. Lu Tianshan specially went to buy a few small things to see the price level, but it was two percent higher than before, and gave Yang Zhi a thumbs up in his heart.

Yang Zhi welcomed the two in front of the steps of the hall, the guest and the host sat down, Yang Zhi said his own idea after a few polite words, and went to Huazhou to replace Ye Mengde as the governor, and transferred Ye Mengde to serve as the prefect of Hezhong, and Lu Tianshan served as the salt supervisor of the Jiezhou Salt Division, Lu Tianshan smiled: "Yang Shuai really knows how to use people well, and knows that I am not good at dealing with that kind of complex scene, no problem." ”

Yang Zhi smiled and said: "Everyone changes themselves in the environment, but now that Lord Lu Yihao is implementing the bookkeeping method of Arabic numerals, I am afraid that the two of them need to be familiar with it." ”

Li Fu interjected: "The students of Guanzhong Academy are proficient in this algorithm, and I will arrange a few competent people to assist the two adults." ”

Lu Tianshan's own disciples are in the academy, knowing that Yang Zhi, Li Fu, Yang Shi and others have found another way in Guanzhong Academy, and Arabic algorithm is a compulsory course, Lu Tianshan said: "Then there is Lao Er's trouble, we will get familiar with it as soon as possible, but Lord Yang, salt relief is a necessity for the people of Guanzhong, how to supply them in the future?"

Western Xia is mainly nomadic, and the material depends on imports, but green salt is the most powerful commercial weapon in Western Xia, and salt is the most direct commodity of the Great Song Dynasty to resist green salt, although the salt is far inferior to the quality of green salt, but it can supplement the needs of military and civilian life in Guanzhong. If Puzhou does not provide salt to Guanzhong, or the price of salt is too high, then it will cause the people's hearts in Guanzhong to fluctuate, have opinions on the Dingbei Army, and even provide a convenient door for the smuggling of green salt.

Lu Tianshan, as the salt supervisor of the salt solution department, naturally needed to know the thoughts of Yang Zhi and Yang Zhi's above, Yang Zhi thought for a while, and said seriously: "The supply ratio is still according to the past proportion, but the salt money is temporarily stopped, and the Guanzhong side replaces it with grain, tea and cloth at the same price, which is a request put forward by King Yun." However, within the jurisdiction of the Dingbei Army, salt banknotes can be tried on a trial basis, including the green salt transported back in Yanzhou, and Cao Qianli will arrange some salt banknotes, and we are waiting for the news. ”

Lu Tianshan understood that at present, Guanzhong is inflationary, and it may not be able to abide by the rules, so trading with the Dingbei Army is equivalent to bartering goods, but within the jurisdiction of the Dingbei Army, salt money will naturally not be a problem; after Yang Zhi conquers the Hetao, he can directly trade with other countries, and most of the green salt in Yanzhou will flow to Youzhou and Mobei.

The wanderer sighed: "If there is no exchange of grain and tea in Guanzhong, won't there be salt supply?"

Yang Zhi's face became cold: "Guanzhong's materials are supplied by Jiangnan, Lianghuai, and Bashu, and now half of the territory of the Yongxing Army is in our hands, and the pressure of transportation is even lower; Moreover, we have the advantages of Huazhou, Tongzhou, and Zhengzhou, as long as we let go of the gap, some people will transport salt to the past. ”

The three of them are all people who have been officials for many years, and they naturally understand that the rules are the most critical, and the overall pattern cannot be maintained, and in the end, salt will become a burden. Lu Tianshan suddenly understood: "Are you also preparing to smuggle?"

Yang Zhi smiled and said his plan: "It's still barter, if the private is willing to do it, it can increase the price by half of the price of the government, even if Guanzhong can trade normally, I am ready to be like Xiuzhou, launch a variety of refined salt varieties, not within the control of official salt, from the beginning to private transactions." ”

The reputation of Xiuzhou refined salt in the Great Song Dynasty is not under the green salt, everyone knows that the Xiuzhou salt field was originally Yunwang Zhao Kai's, and the formula of refined salt is Yang Zhi's. Once the government's trade is blocked, those merchants who originally operated refined salt will immediately be able to undertake the business of salt in various places, and Guanzhong, Henan and other places are now in chaos, plus the several states occupied by the Dingbei army, even Bianliang and Chang'an want to oppose it, and it is impossible to prevent it.