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Small two astringent voice way: "not only is expensive, it is deadly, this passage for the sake of salt, my home shopkeeper several sleepless, hair is a lot of white." He sighed and said, "it's not nice to say. If it goes on like this, the inn won't be able to open."

Yu Jin said in disbelief: "salt can be seen everywhere. How can it be so expensive?"

Xiao Er shook his head and said, "little boy, I don't know. Salt can be seen everywhere. It's good, but it can't be bought everywhere. Selling private salt requires beheading."

Yu Jin had never been in touch with the salt business, and he was confused. Yu Heng explained: "salt is controlled by the imperial court. Only when you get the salt guide from the imperial court can you sell salt. Otherwise, it is illegal salt. Once it is verified, both the buyer and the seller are guilty of death. Therefore, there is no competition for salt. The price of salt is what salt merchants say. "

Yu Jin nodded, "according to elder brother, if the salt merchants set a price of one kilogram of salt at one hundred Liang, the common people can't do it?"

"That's right." "You don't know. Just that spoonful of salt is worth more than 20 Wen," he complained

Yu Heng was surprised and said, "this bowl of noodles is only a few dozen Wen."

"So, chefs try to add as little salt as possible. Unless the guests really think it's light, they will add a few more. People in this city know that salt is expensive and generally don't say anything."

Yu Jin was a little embarrassed by him. He was the first one who wanted to add salt. "Since those salt merchants are so black hearted, they just don't want to eat. Let's see what they do."

"No?" Little two shook his head again and again, "little boy, I really don't know the firewood, rice, oil and salt. This man, sugar, vinegar and pepper can be avoided. But this salt is absolutely forbidden. Just like you just now, don't you think it's insipid?"

Mu Qianxue said calmly: "if people don't eat salt for a long time, their body will lose appetite and be weak. Therefore, to some extent, salt is as important as food and water.

Yu Jin listens in a daze. He really doesn't know this. Since he has memory, he has never bothered to eat. There's everything in the palace. Even if he's out of the palace these days, he has dongfangsu and mu Qianxue to take care of him. He can't feel any hardship.

To Jin back to God, some excited way: "but also can't let them ask for money, this is blackmail."

"There's no way." "As the lady said, people must eat salt. The only way is to eat less," he said

Yu Heng thought: "since Yangzhou Salt is expensive, you can go to the nearby state capital to buy salt. Even if you add the fare, it should be much cheaper."

"Do you think this is just the case in Yangzhou?" Xiao Er shook his head and said, "the price of salt in the whole Huaihe River and Huaihe River is crazy. It's the same everywhere you go. No matter how far away you are, the road is strange, and you're afraid of robbers on the road. Alas, every day counts as a day."

Dongfang Suo was silent. As early as he saw Feng million, he thought that there might be something wrong with Yangzhou's salt industry, but he never thought that it was so serious that he would not have been in the dark if he didn't happen to talk about it today.

Dongfang Suo inquired: "the price of salt is so outrageous, has no one gone to the government to react?"

"Why not, but every time it's a sea of stone. Some don't care, some don't care. Anyway, it's always our common people who suffer." The second child was mopping the table, looking numb.

He blinked his eyes and said, "didn't you just say that someone was selling private salt? Just go and buy some quietly and don't let people know?"

The second child was startled and quickly said, "my aunt, don't say such things." Then he went to the door, opened it and made sure there was no one outside. Then he was relieved. He turned back and said angrily, "it's good that there's no one, or we'll all be finished. From now on, don't say That one's gone. " He carefully avoided the word "private salt".

"Is it that terrible?" he said

"Why not." The second child lowered his voice and said: "a while ago, the shopkeeper of a shop next door went to buy private salt. But within three days, he was found out. All the shopkeepers were pulled away and the shop was closed. Tell me, who dares to buy that thing? "

Dongfang Suhu said: "do you know Feng million?"

The second kid said, "who doesn't know the biggest salt merchant in Yangzhou? He has a lot of money and is as rich as his country. The price of salt is so exorbitant, but he has contributed a lot. "

"The rich can rival the country..." Yu Heng chewed these two words and said, "how much money does he have?"

"I don't know how much money he has, but I know. In Yangzhou, those under one million are called small businesses."

What he said made Dongfang Su look dignified. His million dollar fortune turned out to be just a small business. It's unthinkable that Yangzhou's salt merchants are so powerful. "

"Their money is scraped off from you. It's a blood sucking worm," he said angrily

"Then what can we do? We are just ordinary people. How can we fight these rich and powerful people?" Xiao Er shook his head and sighed. After a while, he suddenly said, "if only we were in Yangzhou."As soon as the words came out, all the people looked at Dongfang Su strangely, especially Yu Jin, who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. He tried to hold back his smile and said, "why do you say that?"

"The story of your majesty punishing those corrupt officials in Lingyang has long been spread among us. It is said that your majesty is a great emperor. If he comes to Yangzhou, he will punish those salt merchants who are profit-making and make decisions for our common people." Small two eyebrows fly to dance of say, he how also can't think of, the emperor's majesty that one hopes with all one's heart, sit in oneself opposite at the moment.

Dongfang Su looked at him silently, "don't you blame the emperor? He didn't take good care of the officials under him, which made them do harm to the people."

"This..." He scratched his head and said with a simple and honest smile: "to tell you the truth, there were some before, but later I realized that it was not his majesty who didn't want to take care of it, but he really couldn't. For example, if your majesty had known about Lingyang, how could he have let them do anything wrong? The worst thing is that those corrupt officials deceive others and do everything wrong. "

Mu Qianxue said with a smile, "your majesty will be very glad to hear that."

"If only that were true, but your Majesty would not come." At this point, he was a little dejected, reluctantly said: "you can use it slowly, small ones go to work in the kitchen, and put the bowl on the table after eating."

After the second child left, they all looked at the delicious soup noodles in the bowl and lost their appetite. Even Yu Jin, the most greedy, didn't want to use chopsticks.

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