In the next few days, Cui Tao, Jianning Wangbafu represented by Jiang Lun, and Xianliang Literature recommended by local powerful people discussed many issues such as whether mountains, rivers and mines should be opened, and whether salt and iron should be government-run.
The tea doctor and the storyteller recorded the discussion and sang it back to tea shops and restaurants.
King Jianning also ordered the secretary around him to record all the contents of the meeting and make a notice and post it in Shazhou City.
However, as mentioned at the opening of the meeting, all discussions involving the land system and the military system were stopped by King Jianning.
The discussions on political systems, power ownership and other issues that players expected did not appear.
For those players who love key politics, this is not so wonderful.
But for the scholars of the Tang Dynasty in this era, the issues in this debate can be said to have broken many people's views.
Yang Yan and Liu Yan would go to the tea shop every day and listen to Dr. Tea's account of the debate at the Leiyin Temple meeting. They could be said to be fascinated by it.
At this time, the people in Shazhou City were also discussing the Leiyin Temple meeting.
As the issues discussed at the meeting deepen, the people in Shazhou City are now more inclined to the Bafu's position.
Obviously, the days when the powerful families in Shazhou City oppressed the people are still around the corner? If His Highness King Jianning hadn't rectified the leaders of the Doulu Army, Shazhou City would still be trembling under their lustful power.
Moreover, after the mayor took office, each district developed a number of unique industries and commerce, which also greatly improved the lives of the people in Shazhou. Now they are asked to give up industry and commerce, but these people take the lead and refuse to agree.
Public opinion gradually began to tilt in the other direction, and the reputation of those virtuous writers who demanded the opening up of mountains, rivers, mines, and the government to abandon the salt and iron monopoly gradually began to deteriorate.
On the last day of the Shazhou Conference, Li Yan, the king of Jianning, announced that he would maintain all government policies on mountains, rivers and mines and take back the mountains, rivers and mines in the hands of the old nobles of Gaochang.
Salt and Iron continues to be government-run, but the official is only responsible for production and does not interfere with the sales of Salt and Iron.
At the same time, for sugar, wine and other products, the government only levied special sugar tax and wine tax and gave up control on these two goods.
The meeting at Leiyin Temple in Shazhou finally came to an end. After the meeting, Han Jiqing was recruited by Li Yan to join the Ba Mansion and serve as a recorder and join the army.
In this meeting, several players who performed well also won the position of Bafu.
Although it did not lead to a big social and cultural debate as the players imagined, it still made players who like literary drama very excited.
The contents of the Leiyin Temple meeting were also recorded and published by the Bafu Society. People and scholars in the three states can buy them back.
The wealthy families in the three states were naturally dissatisfied with the results this time, but the Bafu side had good reasons and even the most eloquent Han Jiqing was left speechless several times.
However, if you think about it carefully, after King Jianning came to the Three Prefectures, although the great clans were bleeding because of the great Suo Maung Yue, the Three Prefectures no longer had to pay taxes or have officials come to ask for donations.
Those subordinate officials who exploited the people have also been punished. Now every family does not need to spend money to deal with business and lawsuits.
Moreover, Bafu only specializes in salt and iron. Nowadays, there are many profitable businesses in the three states.
And most ordinary families, even if the salt and iron business were handed over to them, they wouldn't be able to do it!
In addition to the wealthy families whose interests have suffered the most, ordinary small family heads have also begun to change their minds. Why do they have to go against the tyrants? Isn't it good to make money along with them?
After the Shazhou Conference, the debate in the market gradually disappeared, and the families that were originally very resistant to Li Yan's Ba Mansion also began to cooperate with the Ba Mansion.
Some landowners with more flexible ideas even use their land to cooperate with players to open new-style workshops.
Yang Yan and Liu Yan, good friends, parted ways in Shazhou.
Yang Yan became very interested in King Jianning and decided to apply for an official position in the three states.
Nowadays, officials in the three states are selected in Shazhou. Every month, the vacant positions will be announced in advance in front of the governor's office, and then those who meet the conditions can sign up to take the exam.
After passing the exam and interview, those who pass can take up the post.
Yang Yan was interested in a supervisor position under the Salt and Iron Affairs Bureau. This position was responsible for assisting Jiang Lun, who judged salt and iron matters, and presided over the work of salt and iron.
Originally, this job was held by players, but the work of managing salt and iron was complicated and the work was intensive. The previous players could not persist and resigned after less than a month.
This job not only requires being able to write and calculate, but also requires familiarity with Tang laws and proficiency in management. After Yang Yan saw this position, he immediately signed up to take the exam this month.
However, Liu Yan had doubts about serving as King of Jianning, so he decided to continue westward and take a look at Xizhou.
If possible, Liu Yan is also planning to go north to Tingzhou, or go directly to Anxi for a visit.
Yang Yan and Liu Yan said goodbye reluctantly. They broke willows to say goodbye outside Shazhou City, and Liu Yan embarked on his journey westward alone.
Shazhouyixiali.
"The mayor is back!" Yun Niang opened the door of the house and shouted to her mother.
Yunniang's mother immediately put down the knitting in her hand and rushed out of the room. All the people in the post came to the entrance of the village to welcome their village chief back.
Zeng Mu's carriage appeared on the official road, and when he saw the people standing at the entrance of the village to greet him, Zeng Mu's nose became sore.
He first said hello to several elders in the village, and then called five security guards to inquire about the recent situation in Yixiali.
"Don't worry, Chief. Although many leys are building rest areas now, our Yixia Lane is still the largest. The Chief said that service areas compete for service, and our service is also the best!"
Zeng Mu nodded, and while riding the carriage along the way, Zeng Mu saw several official service areas, some of which were even very large. It seemed that other players had imitated the official service areas in Yixiali.
However, Zeng Mu had long anticipated the competition. When he left Yixiali, in addition to emphasizing that the service area in Yixiali must ensure a service attitude, Zeng Mu also specially hired a player who had worked as a chef to train the villagers.
several cooks.
We must improve the taste of the dishes and make the specialty dish of roasted whole lamb more delicious.
Nowadays, the roasted whole lamb in Yixiali service area has become the signature dish of several big hotels in Shazhou City. Even many passing merchants would rather walk several miles just to eat it.
Take a bite of roasted whole lamb with a rich aroma and oily aroma.
However, Zeng Mu knew that sooner or later these advantages would be caught up by others.
Several players are actually chefs. As the players become more involved, some service areas even have restaurants.
Zeng Mu knows very well that just improving service and launching special dishes are not the core competitiveness.
Why many businessmen would rather walk a few more miles and have to rest in the service area of Yixiali? The more important reason is that the open-air market in the service area of Yixiali has grown in scale.
Many merchants were unwilling to go to the city to deliver goods, so they simply traded in the market in Yixiali.
In response to this situation, Bafu also dispatched tax collectors to all official rest areas to collect taxes on transactions here.
However, for many merchants who are on the road, they can save a lot of distance by trading directly in the Yixiali service area, and there are many merchants staying here, so they can easily sell their goods.
Zeng Mu naturally knew that this was the reason why Yixiali could stand out among the many player service areas and firmly occupy the position of the most prosperous service area.
Today he returned to Yixiali to consolidate the status of Yixiali's service area.
He said to the five security guards: "Don't worry about competition from other service areas. I'm coming back this time just to make our Yixiali service area more prosperous."
After speaking, Zeng Mu took out several exquisite ceramic bottles.
"Jiang Zhong, is the porcelain kiln I told you about finished?"
Jiang Zhong is one of the five security guards in Yixia, and he is also the youngest and cleverest.
After Zeng Mu left Yixiali, Jiang Zhong was managing the daily work of Yixiali.
Jiang Zhong immediately said: "The chief has repaired it, and according to your instructions, the sample has been burned."
Zeng Mu nodded and said: "The next job for everyone is to pour these pills into bottles. You only need to put two pills into a bottle."
Zeng Mu finished sealing the 100 salicylic acid pills produced by Liulinli Laboratory, and then took the waiter to push the cart to the Yixiali service area to sell them.
Hubay had just set off from Shazhou. After listening to the Shazhou meeting in the tea shop, he decided to buy property in Shazhou and move his family to Shazhou.
However, he was still planning to go to Guazhou to buy a batch of Guazhou iron. Nowadays, Guazhou iron is sold well everywhere. There is a market for this high-quality ironware everywhere.
But God provided for the unforeseen circumstances, and Hu Bayi fell ill just after leaving Shazhou City.
Cold cough is not a serious disease in modern times, but in the Tang Dynasty, cold cough could be fatal.
Especially in the wild, if you can't get a good rest, a cold may kill you.
Hubayi's waiter quickly pushed him to the service area of Yixiali, moved Hubayi into a tent, and poured hot water on him. His forehead was still burning, and he was already delirious from the fever.
When the fever reaches this level, even if you are in the city, you have to start preparing for the funeral. Hubay treats his subordinates well, and the guys all look sad.
At this time, Zeng Mu came in with someone. He also knew Hubayi, who was one of the first businessmen to come to Yixiali.
Zeng Mu touched Hubayi's forehead and put a salicylic acid pill into his mouth.
People these days don't have much resistance to medicine. Once the salicylic acid pills are dissolved, they take effect immediately.
First, the analgesic effect took effect, and Hubay gradually felt less pain in his body.
Immediately after starting to reduce inflammation, Hubay's fever began to subside. Under the shocked gazes of many waiters, Hubay, who had just been dying, sat up in less than half a day.