Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "I don't know how the so-called increase in salt prices by 20% is calculated. I don't know whether the increase in salt prices in the capital has increased by 20%, or local, the usual price of refined salt and the salt prices produced in each salt production area are also different..."

"Gemaster Xu, why don't you explain in detail?"

Faced with Zhang Yanling's relatively professional problem, Xu Pu did not speak.

The purpose of my speech is to refute you. As for investigating market conditions, it is not my turn as the Prime Minister.

"Why did Mr. Xu suddenly stop speaking? Is my problem too tricky? No."

"Whoever has bought salt on the market doesn't even care about the quality of salt and says it's 20% higher? It's really... I have a big mouth, and I'll say whatever I want."

Zhang Yanling's aggressive attitude immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the civil officials around him.

You used to be a nobleman, so it would be fine if you contradict us. Now you are the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. After joining us, I was actually arguing with the head of civil officials?

Tu Fei said: "A 20% increase means 20%. If you don't explain, you still have to let Xu Zhongtang explain it. Isn't it ridiculous?"

"hehe."

Zhang Yanling was laughing at Tu Fei again.

He smiled happily, and the kind that Tu Wei wanted to curse after seeing it.

Zhu Youzang didn't know what to say now. After hearing Xu Pu's words at first, he was indeed a little worried, fearing that because Zhang Yanling wanted to buy salt in large quantities, he would raise the salt prices on the market, and the ease of prices he had worked hard to ease.

What the emperor cares most about is naturally whether he can win the hearts of the people.

But he also felt that what Zhang Yanling said made sense. You civil servants said that the price of salt increased by 20%. What was the original price of salt and how much was now? And the prices of refined salt or coarse salt, sea salt or well salt are rising, and they didn't say anything at all. It's no wonder that my brother-in-law is so proud of such unprofessional questions.

The professions are different, so I would rather believe in my brother-in-law.

Zhu Youzing thought so in his heart, but he still wanted to support the civil ministers, which was a balance. He said, "Brother Jianchang, since you have asked you, isn't it better for you?"

Zhang Yanling said: "Since Your Majesty asks, I will answer them one by one."

"Five days ago, the official salt sold in the west of the capital city was from Lianghuai and Shandong, and the price was 5 cents per kilogram. The salt of the reeds was probably more expensive. It could reach seven cents, eight cents, well salt and sea salt. The prices of boiling salt and drying salt were different."

"Some people do not recognize sea salt or salt that is sun-dried. It is mainly because some people are spreading the story on the market that they will get sick if they eat sea salt. Perhaps it was because there were too many impurities in sea salt in the past, which left an impression on ordinary people, which made people try their best to smear the salt obtained by the method of sun-drying salt."

"But for ordinary people, it was difficult to eat ordinary salt in the past, and they had to eat coarse salt. Now they had cheap fine salt, so why not eat it? The salt still cooked with firewood is only one or two more yuan higher than the sea salt that was exposed. There were even illegal vendors who pretended to be cooked... It was actually irrelevant."

Zhang Yanling talked happily.

If Zhu Youzhang was just skeptical about Zhang Yanling's words before, now he could not help but nodded naturally after hearing Zhang Yanling's detailed explanation.

When it comes to investigating the official and salt market, those civil officials obviously cannot be as professional as Zhang Yanling. Who made Zhang Yanling not only a court official, but also a salesperson for official salt?

This is the money I make, can I not understand the market?

"At yesterday, the price of official salt in the west of the capital city did not fluctuate. As for the places east and south of the city, close to the Daming Gate, there are more high-ranking officials and nobles living in. The price of official salt may be one or two cents higher per pound, which is within a reasonable range, but I have never heard of any official salt price exceeding ten cents."

"Another step back, even if it is true that the price of official salt has risen by 20%, from 5 cents to 6 cents...is it very strange? Isn't this the normal price of the market? It's always a 20% increase compared to the time when 30 cents per pound, and the impact is smaller, right?"

Zhang Yanling finished speaking, and all the civil servants in the audience were silent.

It sounds like a lot of increase, but the price of Shangguan salt on the market is no longer two months ago. Now, as Zhang Yanling said, the price of official salt per pound has risen by five cents per pound, and it only has one cent increased by one cent. The impact on ordinary people is just that, and it will definitely not be as high as the price of goods will increase the lives of people.

Tu Wei seemed very angry and said sternly: "It's just your one-sided word."

Zhang Yanling said in surprise: "Shangshu Tu, what I said is well-founded. Of course, the prices of different shops are different. You have to say that some shops sell 6 cents per kilogram, and some sell 7 cents per kilogram... That is the personal behavior of a merchant. Otherwise, if you find an official salt that costs more than ten cents, I dare say that no one will go to buy such a shop that is obviously higher than the market price."

"To define the price, it does not depend on how much it costs, but how much the transaction price of most commodities is. Just by placing a high price and saying that you want to sell a hundred cents per pound, but you can't sell a pound. Can he represent the market price?"

Tu Fei was very angry.

But there is nothing to do.

He is a corrupt scholar. He is very good at evaluating officials in terms of how to comment on officials, even give officials clever questions, or discuss academic matters.

But if he asked him to discuss the market economy with Zhang Yanling... it would be a humiliation.

The professionalism is not right.

Zhang Yanling said: "There were censors and officials in the Ming Dynasty who heard the news. They should know a lot about the market. Should they ask them?"

Zhang Yanling looked back.

No one came out to answer.

Even though we knew that we would be choked by Zhang Yanling, we would be embarrassed in the court, but we still had to come out and show our eyes on us? We are not that stupid.

Zhang Yanling sighed: "What if you want to ask the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue should be very familiar with this."

Zhu Youzang's face was not very good. He originally asked Zhang Yanling about the matter of raising the return of salt, but he caused such an embarrassing scene. He couldn't help but blame the civil servants for looking for trouble without any trouble.

Even though you know that you are not your opponent to the uncle, you still always come out to be a jumping clown. Is it interesting?

"Ministry of Revenue!" Zhu Youtang was really a serious person. Since Zhang Yanling said so, he had to ask the bottom line.

Who made this topic start with him?

Zhou Jing walked out and said, "Your Majesty, as Jianchang Bo said, the price of official salt in the market... is indeed the case. There has not been much fluctuation in the past two days."

After listening to Zhou Jing's words, Zhu Youting didn't want to continue to investigate this topic. He always felt that it was a group of weak chickens arguing with the king. He would suffer great losses and let people know their incompetence, but he still liked to reason with others and argue. Even the emperor didn't know what these people were thinking.

Perhaps they thought they were unable to do so, and they thought that there was nothing in the world, and never knew that they were weak and Zhang Yanling was the king.

No self-knowledge.

"Then Jianchang, you have returned the salt from the Ministry of Revenue earlier, and this matter ends here. As long as the price of Guan salt on the market does not exceed fifteen cents, you will not need to take such things to the court in the future."

Zhu Youzhang was also annoyed.

When Zhang Yanling was used to rectify the salt administration of the Ming Dynasty, the cheapest price of official salt was 30 cents per pound. Now, it is not an exaggeration to not report to the court if the price is less than half.

Even the civil officials present were speechless.

Some civil officials who were not sure seemed to understand Xu Pu’s operation, but in fact they were using “up by 20%” to attack Zhang Yanling. They just didn’t say what the base of the increase was, and deliberately confusing the public. Perhaps Xu Pu and others did not know the price of Shangguan salt on the market, but just felt that they were raising Zhang Yanling in disguise.

But the problem is...

Do you know what the base is, but don’t Zhang Yanling know? If you don’t say it, can Zhang Yanling not say it?

...

...

The North Korean discussion is almost over.

Zhu You was so excited that he was about to leave.

At this moment, Li Rong suddenly hurriedly came in from outside, walked to Zhu Youting's ear and said a few words, and Zhu Youting's face changed drastically.

"Is there such a thing?"

As Zhu Youzhe said, there was obviously something unexpected.

The civil servants present were very curious. They were still discussing the court here, so why did something big suddenly happen? Could it be that there was another Tatar invasion in the northwest?

Zhu Youting looked back at the civil servant present, and said with a bad expression: "I just learned the news that King Ning from Jianggan... has passed away."

"ah?"

The civil servants present were also in an uproar.

Just in the case of King Channing, he also said that he would call King Ning Zhu Jinjun to the capital to question the details of Li Shishi's case, but Zhu Jinjun died? Is it such a coincidence?

Only Zhang Yanling was not surprised, but in fact, there was nothing unexpected about this.

Zhu Jinjun died in history for ten years in Hongzhi. Since he had tuberculosis, the disease could not be cured, but was just waiting to die. Now Li Shishi is corrupt and makes money, secretly telling the story of the vassal kings, and the court has obtained evidence that Princess Jutan and Li Tingy secretly colluded with Li Shishi. Even if Zhu Jinjun was determined to rebel, his body would not support him.

What's more, the court did not restore the escorts of Ningfan.

That is to say, King Ning is nominally in charge of the army. During the Hongzhi Dynasty, the court handled all matters very rigorously. How could it give King Ning the opportunity to gather troops secretly and rebel?

It seems that there is only one way in front of Zhu Jinjun.

Self-destruction.

As long as the court cannot find conclusive evidence of the connection between King Ning and Li Shishi, and cannot find the money and food that privately kept for rebellion, the case can basically end here. Perhaps his son Zhu Chenhao can continue to be his King Ning, leaving the green mountains without fear of burning firewood.

Xu Pu said: "Your Majesty, there may be something wrong with this matter."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Gei Master Xu, why do I think you are just so capable of summoning the right person? What does it mean to be strange? What do you mean? You said that there is something strange! Is it not a fixed number of death in King Ning or King Ning committing suicide for fear of crime, or is it because the news is wrong, etc...."

Even though Xu Pu was old and steadfast, he couldn't help but look dark at this time.

They were almost pissed to death by Zhang Yanling.
Chapter completed!