Feicang Salt Well is a small town thirty miles away from Jiushan County.

Because of the salt wells, there are frequent trade exchanges, and it is as prosperous as a small mountain town.

Kitchen households, salt merchants, salt transportation fleets, and salt transportation make subordinate departments mixed.

The group set out before dawn, and arrived at Feicang in the morning with ten horses and two carriages.

This kind of convoy quickly attracted attention, but they were all watching from a distance and no one dared to step forward.

The group of people were riding horses and carrying swords, and they were obviously not someone to be trifled with.

Let Wang Sihai inquire about the news, while Wang Yuan strolls around and observes the town.

Soon, he frowned!

Hu Mengying was keenly aware: "Sir, what's wrong?"

Wang Yuan said: "Isn't there a salt well in Feicang? Why is it as poor as Fu County?"

One land supplies the salt of three counties, and the oil that needs to be fertilized in the waste warehouse flows, and everyone has no worries about food and clothing.

But on the street, except for the well-dressed salt merchants and petty officials, most of the people were in rags and skinny, just like the people in Fu County.

Many refugees were begging for food and were staggering when they walked!

Hu Mengying was stunned by the question. She didn't know much about Fei Cang's situation!

Wang Zhonglou said: "Uncle Yuan, it is true that there are a large number of salt wells in Feicang, and every household is responsible for cooking salt, but the real bulk has been taken away by Jia Tou and the salt merchants. Even the government has not confiscated much, let alone the kitchen households.

It would be nice to be able to have enough food and clothing."

Wang Yuan frowned and shook his head.

This kitchen household is no different from the common people in Fu County, except that the landlords and powerful men have become Jia Tou and salt merchants!

"Brother Yuan, please find out clearly!"

Wang Sihai brought people back: "There are eighteen villages in Feicang. The people here are called Zaohu. They have been responsible for boiling salt for the court for generations. The government uses the 'Zao Jia method' to manage them. Almost every village has a head, and the head is responsible."

To manage kitchen households, salt merchants have to go to Jiatou to buy salt. After discussion, they will go to someone from the Salt Transportation Department to buy official bags, inspect salt banknotes and salt quotas, and then kill them and go through various procedures! Jiatou is better than ours.

Even if the landlords are rich, they all live in the big houses built in Feicang Town. I also found out the locations!"

“Well done!”

Wang Yuan said in appreciation: "Let's go find Jia Tou!"

After careful training, Wang Sihai's vision and ability to do things have skyrocketed. Although it was still difficult to do big things, he has already become more comfortable with small things.

The carriage team set off to visit Feicang's biggest leader - Liu Baizao!

Feicang's stoves are like people's fields. The more stoves you have, the more salt you can cook.

After a while, the carriage team came to a large house, and there was a cry!

Wang Yuan lifted the car curtain and took a look.

In front of the Liu family mansion.

A big man was kneeling in front of the door with a child in his arms, and two other men were kneeling next to him.

The three of them had similar appearance, clothing, and temperament. They all had rough skin, cloudy eyes, ragged clothes, strange smells, and numb and miserable faces.

Bang bang bang...

The man held the child in his arms, bowed into a shrimp shape, and kept kowtowing: "Master Liu, please be merciful and lend me ten dollars. My son is seriously ill and needs money to save his life!"

The two men also kowtowed, with tears streaming down their faces and prayers on their faces!

The people passing by looked at the three people with sympathy, helplessness and intolerance in their eyes!

There are too many people who are sick and cannot afford medical treatment.

The two servants closed the door directly: "Get out, the master said, I don't have a copper, so you can get out wherever you come from!"

"Master Liu, I have been boiling salt for the Liu family for the past ten years. I will lend you ten taels of silver. Please save my son's life. I will boil the salt and repay it. Please!"

The middle-aged man got up again, holding the door and crying, with a pleading look on his face.

"If you dare to yell again and anger the master, I will break your dog legs!"

The door didn't move at all, but the servant's vicious curses came from the crack in the door!

"I can't help it. The doctor said that my son won't be able to survive today if he doesn't take medicine!"

The middle-aged man banged his head and kowtowed: "Master Liu, please show mercy. I only borrow ten taels of silver. I will work hard to cook salt in the coming year and I can pay it back!"

"Damn it, you think I am a Bodhisattva. Even if your son dies, even if your whole family dies, I won't even look at it!"

The servant cursed indifferently!

"Son, daddy is useless, daddy can't save your life!"

The middle-aged man got desperate and stood up with his child in his arms, dragging his legs like a zombie.

The two men also got up and cried together, confused and at a loss!

Suddenly, a hand stretched out and placed it on the forehead of the sleeping child!

"You, what are you doing?"

Seeing that Wang Yuan was well-dressed and accompanied by his entourage, the man asked with a trembling tone.

The two men also came forward and looked at Wang Yuan cautiously, with alert eyes.

"I have a high fever!"

He asked for Hu Mengying's handkerchief, poured water from the water bag to wet it, and put it on the child's forehead. Wang Yuan said: "You have to cool him down, otherwise he will burn his brain!"

The three men were stunned.

Such young ladies in rich clothes would cover their noses and retreat when they see them dirty!

This young man actually asked for the lady's handkerchief to wet it to cool his son down!

"Take your child to see a doctor quickly!"

He took out two ingots and ten taels of silver and put them in the man's hands. Wang Yuan waved his hand.

Thump, thump, thump!

Bang bang bang...

The three men were startled and knelt down. The ground where they knelt was filled with dust. Tears came out in droves: "Thank you, Master. Master, you have a bodhisattva heart. Good people must be rewarded. Let's go see the child first and set up a memorial tablet for you when we get back!"

After getting up, the three men turned around and ran away, tears flying all the way!

"Poor parents in the world!"

Looking at the backs of the three of them, Wang Yuan sighed and turned around: "Sihai, go knock on the door!"

As soon as Wang Sihai knocked on the door, the door opened immediately.

The two men, who were originally fierce and fierce, looked respectful and apologetic: "Young Master is really compassionate. I wonder what you are doing by coming to the Liu family?"

They heard everything outside the gate, saw it, and were shocked!

They are all low-class people. When no one is in trouble, no one wants to meet such a kind person.

As for being cruel to men who borrow money, that's the master's order, and there's nothing they can do about it!

Wang Sihai handed over two pieces of broken silver: "My young master is a salt merchant from Fu County. He has salt banknotes and salt coins. He wants to buy some salt from Mr. Liu. Please let me know, little brother!"

“Fu County!”

The two servants were startled, then took the money and ran into the mansion. Soon they came out again with stiff expressions on their faces: "Master, my master said that all the Liu family's salt has been ordered by the Yang family. Master, you should find another buyer!"

"Oh, farewell!"

Wang Yuan turned around.

70% of Feicang's salt is monopolized by the Yang family. He has known this for a long time and is mentally prepared!

"Master!"

Suddenly the servant shouted again, looking like he was hesitating to speak.

Wang Yuan handed over an ingot of ten taels of silver.

"Thank you, sir!"

The servant's eyes were bright, he quickly took it and picked it up, and whispered: "Master, you don't need to go to the town to ask, no one in the town will sell you salt?"

Wang Yuan was surprised: "Why!"

"Yesterday, someone from the Yang family in the county town came and notified the eighteen heads of the family. If a salt merchant from the rich county comes, even if the salt banknotes and salt coins are complete, they cannot sell a grain of salt. Otherwise, they will be against the Yang family.

So Fei Cang, no one dares to sell you salt."

After saying something hastily, the servant hurriedly ran back.

The group of people was furious!

After a lot of hard work, we now have salt banknotes and salt coins, but it turns out that the Yang family is causing trouble again.
To be continued...