In the days that followed, salt production became a top priority.
During this period, the confidentiality of the salt production must also be ensured.
Pei Yun had thought about making the method of making salt available to the whole world, but the court had no such plan.
Then, things become linked to personal interests.
In order to maximize personal interests, it is necessary to ensure the confidentiality of salt production.
But if the problem is internal, it will be difficult to ensure confidentiality.
In order to make salt, Qi Xiangru used thousands of people.
As expected of a viscount, he can command thousands of people with just one sentence.
Among the thousands of people, most of them are doing hard work, and they don't have any skills in what they do.
Only a small part can touch the core of salt production, that is, analysis, evaporation, drying...
If you don't know these salt-making processes, the brine, although it contains salt, is toxic.
As the core technology, it is natural to leave it to trustworthy people.
But really speaking, the only people Qi Xiangru can really trust are those private soldiers.
But it is impossible for those private armies to come to make salt.
Therefore, these trustworthy people will inevitably have flaws.
In Min County, the Qi Prefecture began to take over the entire area.
Take Min County Commercial Bank as an example, it is now in the hands of Sun Youniang, and Sun Youniang can be regarded as being on the same front as Qi Mansion.
Mastering Min County's commercial banks is equivalent to mastering Min County's economic circulation.
Nowadays, there is also the privilege of making salt, which reflects the importance of the court.
It can be expected that Qifu will get better and better.
And seeing that Qi Mansion is getting better and better, some people just hate it more and more. What they hate is that everything in Qi Mansion should belong to them.
A person with such thoughts is not named Qi.
This person is none other than Luo Wenqing.
Luo Wenqing was driven out of Qi Mansion by Qi Xiangru, but he stayed in Min County.
I once remembered that he almost couldn't stay in Min County anymore, but someone found him, gave him relief, and at the same time said that he would let him deal with Qi Xiangru.
At that time, the man meant that this matter had to wait, but now, the time has come.
Although he was down and out, Luo Wenqing was still well-dressed.
He has a good skin, which becomes a kind of capital for him. No matter how unsatisfactory his life is, he will never let go of it.
It would be appropriate to describe him in one sentence, that is, he is beautiful on the outside but ruined on the inside.
In fact, Luo Wenqing's attention to image is of little significance, and it can be said that it is of no use at all.
These days, he is not living comfortably.
Someone rescued him so that he could have enough food and clothing.
But he was placed in a courtyard and was not allowed to go out.
Such days are no different from house arrest.
Luo Wenqing did not dare to say anything.
He knew that the person who rescued him had bad intentions, and if he dared to disobey him, his end would definitely not be easy.
Yes, they all want to deal with Qi Xiangru. What kind of good person can such a person be?
But when he thought about what the other party had promised to him, the other party said he would help him get back everything that belonged to him.
When I think about it, as long as he can achieve his goal, it doesn't matter whether he is a good person or not.
Luo Wenqing had the consciousness to board the pirate ship.
Enlightenment is.
Not only is he not a good person, he is also not a good person.
On this day, there was a formal conversation that had never happened before. The topics discussed involved salt production, internal response, etc.
Luo Wenqing stayed with Qi Xiangru for a long time.
He has always regarded himself as Qi Xiangru's successor.
For this reason, he also placed trustworthy people around him.
Luo Wenqing was driven away by Qi Xiangru, but the person who had been installed was still staying in Qi Mansion.
Some of these people were even assigned to make salt.
This also involves things like salt production and internal processing.
Yes, someone is eyeing salt production, but since salt production is not accessible to outsiders, the only way is to rely on internal responses.
After the conversation, the visitor left.
Where did this man come from? He said he wanted to deal with Qi Xiangru. What was his purpose?
I saw this man walking around and changing into the clothes of a servant.
In this way, he came to the street where Qi Mansion was located.
Could this person be from Qi Mansion?
I saw this man sizing up the gate of Qi Mansion, and then walked towards a house opposite Qi Mansion. The word "Liu Mansion" was hung on the door of this house.
This person finally walked into Liu's mansion.
He is actually from the Liu family.
Accident?
Thinking about it carefully, this seems to be the most reasonable explanation.
After this man entered Liu's house, he came to a study room. There was an old man in the study room, and there was a boy serving him beside him.
In the Liu Mansion, there is only one person who likes to be served by servants, and that is...Liu Shiren.
When he saw the man's face clearly, he was none other than Liu Shiren, who in the eyes of outsiders should have been dead.
Yes, the person who really wants to deal with Qi Xiangru is Liu Shiren.
But why would Liu Shiren want to deal with Qi Xiangru?
The reason is very simple, that is, the existence of contradictions.
Only when there is conflict will we become enemies.
So where does the contradiction come from.
The conflict lies in each other's identities.
One is a large local landowner, and the other is a viscount who divides local fiefdoms.
In this case, who will own the land?
Naturally, the land still belongs to Liu Shiren, but from now on, Qi Xiangru will have the final say on the taxation of the land.
In fact, this is not a problem.
As long as both parties can reach an agreement, there will be no conflicts.
The problem is, this is obviously not an agreement.
Investigate the reasons.
One is a bad guy and the other is a good guy.
Liu Shiren has always exploited the people as much as possible, and even supported bandits.
However, Qi Xianggru, who had just arrived, acted out of consideration for the people and had a private army in his hand. This private army alone could intimidate Min County and prevent the breeding of bandits.
The contradiction lies in.
Liu Shiren wanted to collect more taxes and support bandits.
Qi Xiangru wanted to collect less taxes and eliminate bandits.
This is a contradiction.
Originally, when the imperial court was there, it didn't care about land taxes, it only cared about how much money one could get.
Now, it is Qi Xiangru who has to pay the land tax, regardless of how much money he can get.
This is the reason why Liu Shiren wants to deal with Qi Xiangru.
But Liu Shiren did not dare to confront Qi Xiangru head-on.
Not to mention that in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Shiren is a dead man.
Just because of Qi Xiangru's status, in Min County, a word is like an imperial edict.
If Liu Shiren really dared to confront Qi Xiangru, he would really end up dead.
As for the current Liu Mansion, it is necessary to keep a low profile. The trauma Gong Zihong caused to the Liu Mansion made the Liu Mansion dare not act rashly.
Therefore, it was necessary to find another way, such as finding Luo Wenqing.
He would want to conquer Luo Wenqing because Luo Wenqing had been by Qi Xiangru's side.
The original intention was to understand Qi Xiangru through Luo Wenqing and find a way to deal with Qi Xiangru.
Even if it doesn't work, just think of it as a waste of food to feed a rice bucket.