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Section 144: The Wonderful Salt Administration of Song Dynasty

The Zhang family wrote the document very formally, and Ying and Cai directly reentered the genealogy as the Zhang family's daughter.

Speaking of Han Jiang returned to Han Tongqing, Han Tongqing was not surprised that the Zhang family would agree happily. In front of him, there was the name of a female doctor and the secret technique to cure acne. It was for Zhang family.

It is mutually beneficial, but it is surprising that it does not agree.

The two of them put on tea.

Han Jiang asked: "Brother, I just want to ask the salt merchant about it."

"Salt merchant, alas!" Han Tongqing sighed: "This is something that the court hates, but there is nothing to do with it."

"The genus attached to the bone?" Han Jiang asked.

Han Tongqing savored the word and nodded: "It seems that you have read medical books recently, which means this. In Bianliang, it was said that the court encouraged business and had less taxes. The truth is not like this. Really profitable business is run by the government. Small businessmen do small businesses, and the court is too lazy to manage, and they don't take the tax seriously."

Han Jiang nodded. He learned this when he was studying economics.

Han Tongqing continued: "At the beginning of the rebellion of Yuanhao in Western Xia, the court was in chaos. Finally, a large number of troops were assembled but there was no food and grass. So someone in the Privy Council came up with an idea to exchange salt for food and grass. The merchants transported the food and grass to the northwest and then exchanged salt bills."

Han Jiang followed and said, "This is an emergency, and after the court and businessmen tasted the sweetness, this matter was unstoppable?"

Han Tongqing was not surprised that Han Jiang could understand this matter at all.

Han Tongqing continued:

"Yes. That's what it means."

"Let me go back to the next year, four thousand people were captured in private salt alone, and in the last few Bianliang, ten thousand people could be captured in a year. Later, Xianggong Cai continued to change the salt method and salt banknotes. Often, the salt banknotes that the salt merchants just got turned into waste paper in a blink of an eye. The court said that the cunning merchants were corrupt and corrupt officials were traitors. The salt merchant said that the court had no trust and destroyed the people and damaged the capital."

Han Jiang is very concerned about this issue, and he wants to hear Han Tongqing's opinion.

"Brother, who is wrong?"

Han Tongqing gave an evaluation: "It's all bastards."

This is not an answer, so Han Jiang asked again: "Who is the bastard first?"

Han Tongqing poured a cup of tea for himself: "It was a mutually beneficial and complementary thing. But greed made the court kill at some point, and salt merchants bribe officials for money. Every time anyone can't survive, a group of officials will be imprisoned, a group of greedy salt merchants will beheaded, and then start over, just as if nothing has happened."

This is awesome.

It's messed up, kill all the cards and reshuffle them again, and start over.

Han Jiang doesn't remember reading this wave of operations in later economic history, Han Jiang asked:

"That means, everything is for profit?"

"Yes." Han Tongqing nodded and said, "Actually, our family does the same, but our family does not participate in salt, because it is easy to cause chaos in salt, but the original intention is the same, and they use the power in the court to exchange money from merchants. The land, mountains, mulberry, and silk that our family likes to exchange. These are inconspicuous, but they look too young but lasting."

Han Jiang really admires her, and can only say that Han Tuozhou is even more clever.

He is much more intelligent than those ordinary corrupt officials.

Han Jiang asked again: "The first salt merchant in Yangzhou, what suggestions do you have for the Wei family?"

Although Han Tongqing had thought about it for a long time, he had no answer. When Han Jiang asked, he thought about it again before answering: "It's hard to say, but since you asked, you really can't ask for this money. If you want money, I believe you have a way."

Han Jiang immediately asked: "I don't want shops, I don't want money, but I want channels."

"Channel?" Han Tongqing didn't quite understand the word.

Han Jiang said: "My father-in-law told me two things: Li Xing was born prematurely in July. The so-called first salt merchant in the Wei family is just an empty shell."

Han Tongqing immediately understood: "According to what you said, I have suspected that the salt from the Wei family was somewhat unknown, so it might be Wu Qing's salt. Is the Wei family the dog of the Jin people?"

Han Jiang shook her head: "I don't know, but I can check it."

Han Tongqing asked: "What if so?"

Han Jiang picked up his favorite obsidian cup and sipped a sip of tea: "If so, you will destroy his entire clan. It just so happens to borrow the blood of the Wei family to make me establish my authority on Huainan East Road. Anyway, I can't ask for any money from his family. I am Han Jiang and not Li Xing. This matter will always be revealed to the world."

"That's right." Han Tongqing agreed with this statement.

The Han Mansion is not short of money and doesn't care about the little money of the so-called first salt merchant.

Is the first salt merchant very rich?

It is comparable to the actual output of 70% of a state controlled by the Han family, which is incomparable.

Han Tongqing approached Han Jiang: "Take a ruthless man with you."

"who?"

Han Tongqing smiled indifferently:

"The first words of the censors, Chen Xuan's name is Yuran, is now just a young official from the eighth rank. Since the first day of his employment, he dreamed about how to impeach our family. After studying in Dinghai Academy in Mingzhou, Dinghai Academy was supported by the Qian family. Later, he went to Beijing to take the exam and lived in Xiaoshan Biezhuang, Qianfu for two years. He was the most steadfast censor who opposed our family at the Qian family's Meiwu Academy half a year before the exam.

Han Jiang's face thrust.

Wouldn't you hurt yourself by bringing such a guy?

Han Tongqing smiled indifferently: "His first tongue is just a saying. Cui Wei in Quanzhou left him speechless in the Golden Palace. However, Cui Wei was not a censor, but a judge was from the seventh rank."

Han Jiang understood in seconds: "Take him with you, and he will bite him to death when he meets a corrupt official."

Han Tongqing glanced at Han Jiang with approval:

"That's right, bring Brother Qi with me. Brother Qi is not capable of other things, and the means of collecting benefits are still very clever. It is both accused and can't catch the handle. You must understand that sometimes you don't accept anything, and many people will be afraid. This is not the world that is clean, many people are still pretty good, but the officialdom of our Song Dynasty is like this."

"I understand, I understand." Han Jiang nodded suddenly.

Han Jiang really understands that sometimes if you don’t accept gifts, some officials who make small mistakes will be extremely scared.

Only when these small officials receive gifts will they feel at ease.

Han Jiang suddenly felt very glad that he had a character he liked very much in TV series in later generations, and he wrote down a lot of classic lines himself.

He Gong.

The most greedy person in the world.

There are more renderings in the TV series and processing in later generations, but his wisdom is indeed brilliant.

To put it another way, use the wisdom of Hegong to cure greed.

Corrupt officials should pray whether they can end with the simplest knife.

Han Jiang rubbed his hands and smiled badly. He suddenly began to look forward to his trip to Huainan East Road.

Two knives in hand.

A knife is King Jia, and when you meet someone with a great score, you can be better than King Jia.

The other knife was Chen Yuran. This person dared to bite Cui Wei, who was known as the number one evil wolf in the Song Dynasty, in the Golden Palace. Although he lost, he was the only skill to dare to play. If this person is released, he can kill countless corrupt officials.

Then let Han Qi collect money to appease the hearts of ordinary officials.

Wonderful, it's really wonderful.
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