With the confirmation of the first cement road project, the entire city of Chang'an is in a state of excitement.
Especially after Lu Jiansi wrote all the money invested by those aristocratic families on notices and paved them at the entire city gate.
As soon as the big words of 2.7 million yuan came out!
All the merchants had tears in their eyes and wished they could go to Pingkangfang to have a drink in broad daylight.
As for setting up a card to collect business tax, how much is it worth?
As long as the paved cement road is really smooth and flat, and can be walked on in rainy and snowy weather, and the car will not overturn when it rains, or get stuck in a mud pit and cannot get out, they can earn at least 20% more money every year.
And all the aristocratic families who had the notice posted on it were even more filled with joy.
This was the imperial court's intervention to improve their reputation as a county and even the entire Tang Dynasty.
In Chang'an City, shopkeepers and waiters from aristocratic families walked with their heads held high, wishing to tell everyone loudly that the Cui family in Qinghe or the Zheng family in Xingyang cooperated with the imperial court and spent 300,000 yuan to give to the world.
People built roads.
Of course, the most arrogant old scoundrel with a beard and a big waist was even more arrogant in the court, and even more arrogant when he quarreled with some civil servants.
I have spent tens of thousands of dollars to build roads for the people of the world and benefit the world. You are a bunch of sarcastic people who can only open their mouths to spit shit and show off their rhetoric. In addition to just saying that this will not work and that will not work, what else can you do?
A group of civil servants were so angry that they fainted directly in the court. Some generals who were reluctant to pay for it looked at it with bright eyes and were eager to give it a try!
As notices were posted in the state capitals on the road from Chang'an City to Qingzhou, the reputations of the Cui family in Qinghe and the Zheng family in Xingyang were directly promoted from county to Taoist.
As for the following aristocratic families, each of which only produced 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, or 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, they can only pass by in the hearts of the people in their respective states and counties.
For several months, the joy on the faces of Cui Xuanlan and Zheng Yuanzhe never disappeared.
Because, in the past two months, some great Confucians have shown favor to the Cui family and the Zheng family.
Although he hasn't officially joined their family yet, he is just one step away from the final official welcome.
Of course, there are people who are in a good mood and there are people who are in an extremely bad mood.
For example, the six families in Guannei, as well as the other seven families with five surnames, and the Luoyang family are not only depressed, but also a little miserable.
Not to mention spending tens of thousands of dollars, I haven't gotten much benefit yet.
At the same time, in Chang'an City, what all the aristocratic families did not notice was that at some point, several salt shops appeared, selling a very high-quality refined salt, which was called snow salt.
It's as white as snow and has no bitter taste.
Moreover, this kind of refined salt is much cheaper than fine Qinghai salt. A pound of refined salt only costs about ten cents!
Now, all the salt merchants were panicking!
This kind of snow grain salt appeared without any warning. As soon as it appeared, more than ten salt shops were opened throughout Chang'an City. Within half a month, they did not sell a single pound of the tens of thousands of kilograms of Qinghai salt they had accumulated.
In this situation, they can't even explain to the person behind it.
Yongningfang, inside the Wang Family Courtyard.
Wang Fei looked at the servants in front of him with a gloomy face, "Whose salt is that snow grain salt? You haven't found out yet?"
"Back to Mr. Lang, the power behind the snow grain salt is extremely hidden. The villain and others have been investigating for so many days, but they haven't even found out where the salt was shipped from!"
"How is the investigation of those companies in Hedong?" Wang Fei asked.
"Going back to Langjun, we have checked in detail about the Pei family, the Liu family, and even the Xue family in Hedong. None of these snow grains and salt belong to them!"
A servant quickly returned his hand.
"Where is the Cui family in Qinghe?" Wang Fei continued to ask.
"It's a long way back to Langjun, the Cui family in Qinghe, so there's no news coming back yet!"
The servant quickly replied, then he thought of something and quickly said, "However, when I was waiting at the Salt Pond in the east of the river, I discovered something was wrong?"
"oh?"
Wang Fei's expression condensed, he stared at the servant and said, "What's wrong?"
"I would like to inform you that in Lucun Village, Hedong, in the royal salt field, I don't know when, there have been many more forbidden troops guarding it!" the servant said quickly.
"Custodes?"
Wang Fei was startled, and then his face was full of disbelief.
"Are you suspecting that the snow grains and salt that have appeared in the city recently are caused by someone in the palace?"
"My lord, due to the tight defense of those salt fields, the villain and others did not investigate clearly."
The servant hesitated for a moment, and then said again: "However, the power behind the Xueliyan Store in the city is too mysterious, and it doesn't look like it belongs to other aristocratic families. I am confident that if it were from other aristocratic families, we would be able to find out the clues.
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Suddenly, Wang Hui's heart sank. He thought inexplicably that Prince Jin had been hiding in the small mountain village in Wannian County, and he couldn't help but feel a little bad.
"I know about this! You guys, send more manpower to Hedong and Qinghe. If you want to transport so much snow salt to Chang'an City, there will definitely be some clues. You must find out where those salt particles come from.
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"Yes, Langjun!"
The servant responded quickly and withdrew at Wang Fei's signal.
Afterwards, after slowly taking a sip of tea, Wang Fei stood up and walked out.
"Butler, prepare the car!"
"Yes, Langjun!"
In the early Tang Dynasty, private salt control was not too strict.
Therefore, many aristocratic families still have salt sales business.
Selling salt is also one of the main industries of the Wang family, earning the Wang family hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars every year.
If the annual output of snow grain salt is really greater than that of Qinghai salt, it will be a disaster for their family!
Although Wang Fei didn't believe that Li Er really dared to force his family like this, he had to guard against it!
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No matter how irritable and noisy the outside world is.
Lijiazhuang is always leisurely and peaceful.
After the spring plowing, nearly a thousand construction craftsmen and laborers flooded into Lijiazhuang again, and they were still working in an orderly manner. All the craftsmen's faces were full of peace, even the laborers.
Working for King Jin, not only can you directly receive 50% more wages every day than other places, but you can also take care of two meals a day, which are all white cakes and occasionally some cooked vegetables with sliced meat.
In the shade next to the construction site, there are buckets of clean boiled water, which is sweeter than the water they drink at home. As long as they are thirsty, they can drink it at will.
Moreover, according to King Jin, it is not easy to get sick with this kind of water.
Most of the people have only been working here for two months, and everyone has gained more than ten pounds.
In the past, working for the imperial court meant suffering and suffering. However, with the King of Jin, you enjoyed happiness.
Many people are lucky that they came to work at King Jin's place before. Now, many people want to come but can't get in!
"Aye? Your Majesty?"
"I have met His Majesty!"
In Li Xuan's small courtyard, Li Chengqian and others were lying on the table, following Li Xuan's instructions, sorting out the account books for the construction of the courtyard and the chicken pens, pig pens, duck pens, and paddy fields. Suddenly they felt a dark cloud coming down above their heads.
Looking up, everyone was surprised.
Your Majesty! Aye?
Immediately, they all saluted hurriedly.
"What are you doing?"
Li Shimin, Chang Sun Chong and others stared at the account books in the hands of Li Chengqian and others and asked with curiosity on their faces.
Although they just took a glance at it, they could see that the books in the hands of these bastards were not that simple.
"Go back to Aye, Master asked me to wait and prepare the account books!"
Li Chengqian quickly replied.
On the side, Li Baoding, Cheng Chusi and others nodded quickly.