Seeing his parents' expressions so strange, Niu Jinyi had an incredible guess in his mind.
"Dad, could this supervisor be you?"
Niu Jinyi's classmates all looked over, with no fear in their eyes, but full of curiosity.
Master Niu decided to show these brats the majesty of the imperial court official!
Master Niu stroked his beard and replied in fluent Mandarin: "I am just a little talented, but I am!"
Niu Jin blurted out: "Then why did you come? And you didn't go to Fuming Town, but to Huaishuo Town?"
Master Niu's expression was unnatural for a moment, and before he could think about it, It was easy to talk, so Mrs. Niu sold his old background.
"It's not your father! When we were in Shuozhou, we heard that the Han people in Yunzhou were fighting with the prairie people! Your father was very scared, so he couldn't stay at the inn without the excuse of heavy snowfall. Willing to leave!”
Mrs. Niu gets angry when I mention this!
A box soldier has to pay dozens of extra coins for food and accommodation! There are three soldiers guarding Mr. Niu as he takes office!
One day is an expense of thousands of dollars.
Lord Niu, just go out and do it several times!
There is nothing wrong with keeping this money, why should it be wasted like this!
Niu Jinyi knew his father's virtue well and knew that this was something he could do, so he couldn't help but laugh.
"Dad, stretching your neck is a knife, and shrinking your neck is also a knife. Since you have come to Yunzhou, you should first go to the Governor's Mansion to visit the general. The general is a humble man and knows your difficulties. I won’t embarrass you.”
Master Niu's eyes flickered.
Mrs. Niu sneered coldly: "What else can be done? Your father doesn't have the courage! With the heart of a villain and the heart of a gentleman, how can the general be such a coward?"
< br>Master Niu was unconvinced, squeezing his neck and said: "You are so courageous, how can you Why don't you go to Fuming Town first?"
Mrs. Niu said confidently: "I want to try the Xia Family Restaurant in "Yunzhou Weekly" first! There are also milk tea, tofu dishes, braised pork, and barbecue. ..."
Mrs. Niu is very familiar with the advertisements in the newspapers.
Seeing that the couple was about to quarrel in public again, Niu Jinyi quickly smoothed things over: "Eat! Mom, you can eat whatever you want!"
"Master, why are you here?" Xia Lezhi once said When I entered the shop, I saw all the masters there.
Niu Jin patted the dust on Xia Lezhi's shoulders and said softly: "Where have you been? Come here quickly to warm yourself up."
Xia Lezhi is well-behaved. He sat down on the ground and said: "I'm sending food to the general."
Niu Jinyi: "Your braised mutton is very good. The general will definitely like to eat it."
Xia Lezhi nodded heavily and grinned: "Yes, the general said that the stewed mutton should be made into canned mutton! In the future, let the caravan sell it to Kyoto, sell it to Nanjun, and sell it throughout the whole Zhou Dynasty!"
< br>The bearded businessman on the side, Hearing this, he interrupted: "Did the general say when he will start canning mutton? If it starts selling, remember to tell me and I will order a can for a few hundred yuan first!"
Attracted by the silence Shopkeeper Xia who came over The shopkeeper smiled when he heard this and said: "Big Beard, I know you like to eat the braised mutton I make, but you won't buy hundreds of cans at once. How can you finish it all?"
Big Beard Obviously he is very familiar with Shopkeeper Xia: "Buy so many Of course it’s for sale!”
Guests at other tables asked curiously: “No, Big Beard, aren’t you a salt seller? This winter happens to be the peak season for selling salt on the grassland. ! ”
There are very few salt fields on the grassland. There are only five salt lakes in the Lotus Pond at the foot of Helan Mountain.
The salt produced in the salt lake is slightly bitter and not as good as the salt from Dazhou. But even so, this salt is a special offering of the Tatars.
Other tribes in the grassland want to buy salt, either from the Tatars at a high price, or from merchants.
Humans and animals are inseparable from salt. If they do not eat salt for a long time, they will lose their strength.
Once a person has no strength, he cannot protect the entire tribe.
So, no matter how high or expensive the salt is, the prairie people have to buy it.
Since the opening of the Yunzhou Market, salt from the Great Zhou Dynasty can flow into the grassland.
This is actually against the rules.
In the Zhou Dynasty, salt was equivalent to a tax and a monopoly system was implemented.
The imperial court purchased salt from salt merchants at a price of five cents per catty and sold it at a price of fifty cents per catty.
But Yunzhou is a special case! Yunzhou is an autonomous county that has passed Ming Road and has to bear its own expenses!
Since salt is a tax, this part of the commercial tax is decided by the Yunzhou government itself.
Especially after many small grassland tribes integrated into Yunzhou, it is more reasonable for Yunzhou to sell salt to the grassland people.
The bearded man sighed: "I'm afraid this deal won't be done for long! Anyway, everyone will know it sooner or later, so I won't hide it from you. The Tatars threatened those grassland tribes and prohibited them from selling wool to Yunzhou.”
"What, are the Tatars going to open a cashmere factory themselves? Who are they going to sell it to?"
"Hey, you are so naive. The Tatars act domineeringly, and they clearly want to let this If the wool is rotten in your own hands, you are not allowed to sell it to the general!"
"Oh, the general hasn't beaten them in just a few years, so they won't! Have you forgotten about the general’s burning of Chi’erle?” Persimmon! The Tatars clearly know that the general will not be able to send troops from winter to the end of spring plowing next year, so they do this!"
Big Beard: "No! How could the General suffer such a dumb loss? So there is news that the General is going to tighten the sale of salt to external parties."
"Big Beard, you are so brave. Da Zhou You have been prohibited from selling salt on the grassland for so many years. Why are you so timid this time?"< br>
The bearded man's eyes were as big as copper bells, and he warned the speaker viciously: "If you continue to be so blind, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart? When have I ever done that? The last time I did that. It’s about obeying the law!”
Are you kidding, Yunzhou with the general is the same as Border without the general?
The general is the tiger in the mountain. He is the little mouse in the corner, but he dare not touch the tiger's beard!
Anyway, Yunzhou is now more active, and there are many ways to make money, so there is no need to go against the general.
Niu Jinyi and his classmates listened attentively.
Master Niu couldn't bear to see him worshiping Gu Nanxi so much. After coughing twice to attract Niu Jinyi's attention, he pretended to be profound.
"My son, you must remember that if you want to take something, you must give it first. The general is using a conspiracy! If the grassland people had not bought Zhou's salt at a low price, they would not have You would think that buying high-priced salt from Tatars is It’s a very uncomfortable thing!”
“This is true for grassland policies, and it is also true for Yunzhou! Which official would spend his own money to build the local area first?”< br>
"I understand, Dad! The general is on the right path! As the saying goes, those who have gained the right will have many help, while those who have lost the right will have few. My son will definitely assist the general with all his heart!" Niu Jinyi is full of pride!
Master Niu was dumbfounded. He just wanted to tell his son that Gu Nanxi was a black-hearted person! She is not as upright and aboveboard as everyone thinks, she is all selfish! (End of this chapter)