After the promulgation of this decree, it immediately aroused a fierce response from a large number of salt dealers, especially the dissatisfaction of Linjia Village, which made a fortune by making and selling salt.
The brother's workshop was completely confiscated, and the villagers of Linjia Village suddenly lost their source of income. As the saying goes, it is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality. Seeing that the money they finally saved is shrinking, how can they be willing to do so?
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The village chief, Mazi and others came to Jiuzhou Villa with blood letters handwritten by the villagers, asking for help from General Bai Zhancheng, the god of war, hoping that he could help them.
Bai Zhancheng looked at the bloody book in his hand with a distressed look on his face, and he was even more depressed to death!
The return of salt and sugar to the imperial court is actually a great good thing for the common people. The prices of sugar and salt will no longer change drastically due to certain human factors, so that the common people can live peacefully.
Furthermore, several neighboring countries also need these livelihoods, especially salt. Which country dares to send troops to the Great Xia Dynasty will directly increase the selling price of salt, disrupt the neighboring countries' business, thereby stimulating their internal conflicts, and then the
But it can be won without a fight without spending a single soldier.
How can Bai Zhancheng persuade the new emperor to revoke such a good law that kills two birds with one stone?
If you have to say there is anything wrong with this law, it is simply too inhumane!
After all, salt refining was a method thought up by Lin Xiao and carried forward by Linjia Village.
Now they confiscate the brothers' workshops without saying a word and leave no room for them. Isn't this a clear plan to eat other people's food and ruin other people's cooking pots?
"No matter what, we should leave something to eat for the villagers in Linjia Village!"
Li Yuyan was silent for a long time, then suddenly sighed and said.
Bai Zhancheng also nodded and said: "It should be like this, but the new emperor gave this matter to Wang Tuo, an old fox. In order to make money from it, he replaced all the workers inside with his own people!"
"Have you found any evidence that he was raking in money?"
Li Yuyan's eyes suddenly froze.
"No, not even a clue. This old fox has picked everything he picked clean! But I heard that he recently purchased several properties in the capital, but all of them are recorded in Zhao Qian's name!
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Bai Zhancheng's expression was very solemn. He firmly believed that Wang Tuo had made a lot of money through his brothers' workshop!
It won't take long for Wang Tuo to earn back all the property confiscated to show his loyalty!
"Zhao Qian?"
Li Yuyan frowned and sneered: "My nephew is as close as my son. This old guy is really trustworthy about his nephew!"
Bai Zhancheng nodded slightly and said: "I have learned Zhao Qian's methods before, we have to make plans early!"
Li Yuyan's expression became more and more serious. He pondered for a moment and then looked up at Bai Zhancheng:
"Now Zhao Qian is the most popular person in front of Wang Tuo. We can't touch Wang Tuo, so why can't we touch little Zhao Qian?"
"you mean?"
Bai Zhancheng's eyes lit up, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"You have dealt with him, you should know his weaknesses, right?"
Li Yuyan's eyes were deep, with a hint of conspiracy.
"Well, Zhao Qian has a weakness, it's just..."
Bai Zhancheng looked at Li Yuyan in embarrassment, as if he had something to hide.
"Speak directly!"
Li Yuyan frowned and glared at Bai Zhancheng displeasedly.
"Then I said, don't get angry."
"Old Bai, I noticed that since you got married, why have you become such a mother-in-law?"
Li Yuyan urged with some boredom.
"Zhao Qian likes Lin Xiao!"
"What?!"
Li Yuyan suddenly stood up in surprise, his eyes full of astonishment.
"I also learned about it from my wife. I have been thinking about whether to tell you or not."
Bai Zhancheng smiled bitterly. He didn't want to tell Li Yuyan at first, but when the words came to this, he could only tell the truth.
"So that's the case, no wonder."
Li Yuyan murmured softly, but his eyes shone with an unpredictable light.
"are you OK?"
Bai Zhancheng asked worriedly when he saw that Li Yuyan didn't know what he had thought of, with a strange look on his face.
"Since he likes A Xiao, let him keep his life!"
Li Yuyan snorted coldly, with a cold murderous intention flashing in his eyes:
"A Xiao once told me that if there are conditions, we must do it even if we create conditions if there are no conditions! Since we can't find evidence of their corruption, we will create evidence. In short, I want them to die!"
Speaking of this, Li Yuyan's eyes shot out two frightening cold lights!
Bai Zhancheng couldn't help but shudder when he saw this. He suddenly felt that his good brothers in the past seemed to have become strangers overnight.
He still remembered that when he first met Li Yuyan, Li Yuyan always looked gentle and polite. But now, he has completely forgotten that elegant image at the beginning, and has become cold-blooded and cruel, as if he is a predator that chooses people to eat.
beast.
The capital is still prosperous and has not experienced any turmoil due to the change of the new emperor. On the contrary, under the influence of the new policies, the people of the capital are living more prosperously than before.
In the garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wang Tuo was lying comfortably on a rocking chair, drinking tea and enjoying the sunshine.
"Uncle, the acre of fertile farmland in the west of the city has been won, and the land in the eastern suburbs is already in our possession. Do we want to...?"
Standing next to Wang Tuo was a young man in official uniform. It was Wang Tuo's nephew, Zhao Qian!
"There has been a lot of buzz lately, so I have to keep a low profile!"
Wang Tuo closed his eyes and said slowly.
Zhao Qian nodded quickly and said: "What my uncle said is that my nephew made a mistake, please punish me!"
"Where did Yao'er go? Why haven't I seen her all day?"
Wang Tuo opened his eyes, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"Yao'er went to a temple in the suburbs to burn incense. She was afraid that you would be worried, so she specifically asked me not to let you know!"
Zhao Qian's expression looked a little embarrassed.
"This girl just loves to make mischief!"
Wang Tuo shook his head, but his face flashed with a doting look:
"Qian'er, you go to the suburbs to pick her up and then run to the temple every day, how will it look like!"
Zhao Qian respectfully agreed and withdrew.
After Zhao Qian left, Wang Tuo's expression immediately darkened. He looked into the distance with deep eyes, and a complex light flashed across his eyes.