It has been two years since Yicheng Yanguan took office, and he will be transferred to another place when his term expires next year. In the past two years, he has made millions of taels of silver for the King of Chu, and he and his subordinates have also received 10% of it.

Dasheng's grain is mainly indica rice, millet, and wheat are widely grown in the north, and the prices are almost the same. The price of one stone of grain is about 750 Wen, and the grain price will fall completely during the autumn harvest, and will rise slightly after two months of spring plowing.

If there is a war, the price of food will double or triple, and the price will rise to four to five times or more if the grain merchants stockpile goods.

The money the King of Chu earned from selling private salt in the past two years could buy nearly two million shi of grain at normal prices. Converted into modern units of measurement, it was more than 100,000 tons, enough to garrison the 80,000 soldiers in the Lengguguan camp.

, eat for five years.

If the daily rations were given to soldiers in this era, it would be enough for seven or eight years.

Not to mention other princes, Yuan Jin himself would be jealous to death.

"The Yanguan Mansion is heavily guarded. Remember, you have to move quickly." Yuan Jin took the map of the Yanguan Mansion, pointed out several key locations, and solemnly explained, "There are well-trained secret guards lurking in these places, so take them down first.

If someone commits suicide, don’t stop him.”

This is the money bag of the King of Chu. He will not allow anything to happen here until he becomes the prince.

"Yes." The soldiers were very excited.

If they can get private salt from Yicheng, they will not be short of military pay and food in the future.

Yuan Jin squatted on the roof, watching the people who were changing defense enter the corridor, and gestured to give the order, "Act."

All the soldiers quickly jumped off the roof and disappeared into the night.

She watched quietly for a while, waiting for them to catch all the secret guards below, then turned around and went to Yan Guan's study.

Yan Guan's study was exquisitely designed, with a basement containing gold, silver and jewelry and a secret passage for escape.

The account book he used to work for the King of Chu is now in her arms.

Yuan Jin climbed through the window and entered the study, looked around, called a soldier to stand guard, opened the mechanism in the basement and ducked in.

"Who is coming!" Yan Guan stood up abruptly and froze in place, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "I'm just a small official, I can't make the decision."

"Master Liu, don't you feel sorry for what you said?" Yuan Jin stepped forward to block the exit of the secret passage, folded his arms and chuckled, "A small official earned millions of silver for the King of Chu in two years, and this place is handed over in one year

The amount given to the imperial court is only two million pieces of silver."

Mr. Liu's face turned pale, and layers of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Don't talk nonsense. I have been serving the court conscientiously since I took office. I have never enriched myself, and I don't know the King of Chu you are talking about."

"Really? But I have the account book of you selling private salt for the King of Chu." Yuan Jin raised his eyebrows and walked towards him, "You think you did it perfectly, but you don't know that the people of the King of Qi and the King of Jin are all here

I’m watching you and the King of Chu from the dark, and I’m going to have a yellow bird behind you.”

Master Liu's heart beat rapidly, and he stared at her with wide eyes in disbelief.

King Qi and King Jin stared at Yicheng Yanchi. Whose person is she? She actually took away her own account book and knew the location of the study room.

"Don't panic, I don't kill people." Yuan Jin curled his lips, stretched out his hand to pull out the chair opposite him, and Da Ma Jin Dao sat down, "I'm here to negotiate a deal with you."

Lord Liu's face was ash, and his lips moved but couldn't make the slightest sound.

It seems that she is the king of Qin.

"You still have a full term of ten years. The people of Qi and Jin Wang have not yet gone out of Yicheng. You sweep the tail and teach you how to hide the sky and the waters." Yuan Jin reached out and took away the secret letter he just wrote.

Put it back again, "King Chu's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, just right, give me the extra part."

The heartbeat of Liu's talents slowed down like Mustang again, "Do you want salt?"

Didn't she have to divide the silver?

"I want salt and silver." Yuan Jin took the planned plan to open and let him see it.

King Chu did not know that he was stared at by his brothers. As long as he wrote a letter to the horse and the whip, he sent it back to Shangjing, informing the incident. At the same time, the people of Qi Wang and the Jin King were escorted to Beijing to Yantieji, saying that these people wanted to get salt, and things

It became.

King Chu was afraid that he was in the east window of salt affairs, and took the handle of King Qi and Jin Wang. He would spare no effort to deal with them and strive to get rid of the two brothers' skin.

For King Chu, the saltness is more suitable for combating King Qi and Jin Wang.

The emperor can tolerate their power under the eyelids, and never allow someone to move his money bag, whoever moves.

The accounts on Yicheng have been doing beautiful. Every year, the person who inspections is also one of the aides of King Chu. It will not let the emperor notice.

Therefore, Lord Liu continued to produce the amount of salt of King Chu's required salt, and gave him the amount of previous years.

Salt is expensive.

The soldiers must not have no rice or salt without salt. From the hands of King Chu, a private salt line will not need to worry about salt in the next few years. Even if you change the salt officer, you don't need to worry about it.

The extra salt can be sold for silver, and it can also change other things.

Yicheng Yanchi is one of the vaults of Dasheng. The method of extracting salt is basically natural drying to get coarse salt. The number of salt ponds has newly added every year.

As long as two salt ponds, the salt is enough to consume the ten cities in the north, and the balance is sold to the country.

Yuan Jin finished the plan and let him read it, raising his eyes to his eyes, "How?"

How much is the new salt pond? Here is more than the number of youths here, and the output is increased according to the salt pond on the newspaper. The extra salt pond has been opened. He reported it to King Chu, and the evidence in his hand would ask him and King Chu.

After concealing, he can stay at the end of his term, how to do the next time it has nothing to do with him. King Chu will not be stupid, exposing himself to dyeing salt.

After all, he is one of the protagonists of the three kings, and he also has the ambition of the emperor.

"Can the lower official consider?" After reading the plan she prepared, Lord Liu was sweating cold.

It's so troublesome that Shuidong has concealed the sky.

With the plan she gave, Yicheng will not have any storms here at least one year.

But after that? This woman will be killed.

"No, the letter you exchanged with King Chu, the ledger you left without permission is in me." Yuan Jin looked like a smile, "I'm not afraid to tell you, I have printed a copy of all the letters, and the account book is copied.

Two copies, if you do not agree to send it back to Shangjing immediately. "

Lord Liu stunned and kneeling, "The lower officials are willing to listen to the female heroes."

As a prince, the emperor may not kill him. He is just a small salt officer.

Stabilize her first, wait until you catch the spies and send them back to Beijing, and then kill her. No matter who is behind her, it will be difficult to fly in Yicheng.

"Get up and speak." Yuan Jin curled his lips with satisfaction, "I have taken down the secret guard left by King Chu. From now on, my people will be responsible for your personal safety. You don't need to worry about how my salt will be transported out.

Just deliver it to the designated warehouse according to the quantity."

"Yes." Mr. Liu stood up and lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes.

This girl didn't know where she was coming from, but she planned every step clearly.

"Swipe your tail faster." Yuan Jin looked up at him, took out the porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a painful medicine, and stuffed it into his mouth with lightning speed, pinching his chin.

Force him to swallow it, "Next month today, I will ask someone to give you the antidote. Now that you have been poisoned by me, don't get angry or you will die suddenly."

After she finished speaking, she raised her hand and poked his chest.

Master Liu suddenly fell to the ground in pain, his face turned ashen.

She looks like she has just reached haircut age, but she has such ruthless methods!

"Let's go." Yuan Jin waved his hand and strode out of the basement.

Mr. Liu sat on the ground and bowed with his head deeply buried. This woman was extremely cunning. He could not just sit back and wait for death and let her control her!

Yuan Jin walked out of the basement and spoke to the soldiers on guard, leaving him and two others in the courtyard to stare at Mr. Liu while the others withdrew.

After securing the supply of salt, she still had to find a way to get iron ore to smelt iron.

There are iron mines, private mining pits and iron smelting places in the north. She will send people to investigate after returning to Xingcheng. She cannot become fat in one bite.

To start a rebellion, money alone is not enough; you also need salt, food, and weapons.

What she needs to do now is to accumulate strength and develop, secretly develop military strength, education and medical treatment, and wait for the opportunity.

Several princes fought fiercely for the position of crown prince, and the Jin Kingdom frequently harassed them. The emperor had more headaches than anyone else. As long as the people in the north did not cause trouble, he would not care at all what happened here.

She wouldn't let the news get out either.

Yuan Jin returned to the inn, assigned tasks to the remaining soldiers, and slept peacefully.

Early the next morning, the soldiers guarding the Yanguan Mansion came back from the defense and told two things. Lord Liu Yinshi arranged for people to capture all the spies of King Qi and King Jin, and arranged for a team of people to be secretly sent out of the city.

They followed them out and watched the group of people immediately take the official road back to Beijing.

In addition, Master Liu sent two people out of the city when he was ugly, seemingly to deliver a message.

Yuan Jin nodded and called the remaining soldiers to arrange the route for transporting salt and arrange the salt storage warehouse.

It takes half a month to transport goods from Yicheng to Xingcheng via the official road. Transporting a batch of salt requires at least hundreds of people, horses, and vehicles. The target is too large and can easily be robbed by bandits on the road.

It takes about five days to take a shortcut and ride on horseback. According to the horse's transportation capacity, soldiers from the garrison camp are arranged to relay the transportation. A trip of twenty people can transport about 1,500 kilograms each time.

One month's consumption is enough for more than a year.

"The goal of transporting goods through the official road is very eye-catching. Mr. Liu may not be willing to be tricked by us, so he may stumble secretly." The soldier sitting on Yuan Jin's left smiled and said, "I will use my sister's method to transport the goods manually.

Didn't the garrison camp send fifty new people? Leave this matter to them."

Yuan Jin glanced at him and couldn't help laughing, "Okay, that's it. When we go back, each of us will bring a hundred kilograms of salt and winter clothes to the caravan, and then give a false message to Mr. Liu that we will go with the caravan.
To be continued...