Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 203 Guanzhong lacks salt

Chapter 204 Guanzhong lacks salt

"Tong also hopes to write more articles and exchanges with the young master, but in the future, as local officials, we may be criticized if we have a close relationship!" Sima Tong smiled lightly.

"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Yada has been promoted, congratulations, I wonder where Mr. Yada will work?"

It turns out that this kid is going to be an official.

"General knowledge is shallow, and I can only serve as a magistrate in Ping County, far inferior to the young master..."

"I am!"

Cao Chong secretly swears.

Ping County is the eastern half of the former Mengjin County, bordering on the old city of Luoyang, and the Heyang Ferry is within its territory, the north gate of Luoyang!

After the original Mengjin County was divided into three, Ping County's geographical location was the most important, because the Yellow River flow was the most gentle there, and crossing the river was the easiest. The Heyang Bridge built by Du Yu in history was within its territory.

In Cao Chong's long-term plan, after the establishment of New Luoyang City, the first thing to do is to erect the Heyang Floating Bridge in advance to make the Yellow River Tianjian a thoroughfare, which is extremely important for Luoyang's commercial development!

But that's all for the future, right now, the foundation of Luoyang City hasn't been excavated yet.

No matter what purpose Sima Tong went to Ping County, it didn't have much impact on him, and it didn't matter how much he loved it!
After seeing off Sima Tong, Cao Chong pondered, let's just focus on the present!

Bad news came from Xudu, that Liu Xiang pushed Jianxi's fraudulent taxes in the past to a clean slate!

It was the former Jianxi county magistrate who was arrested by Cao Chong in Xingyang. Cao Chong directly handed him over to the court of Xudu, and reported it to the court together with the tax fraud in Jianxi and Fulong counties.

News came today that Liu Xiang directly threw the responsibility for tax fraud to Henan Yin Guohe, not to say that Guo He forced them to pay more taxes when he was Henan Yin, but Guo He did it when he was preparing military rations for Lao Cao , This brings Lao Cao into it again!

Guo He is very depressed!
I'm at this age, if you want to retire honorably, you won't give me a chance!

When the prime minister and Yuan Shao were fighting each other back then, there was no food on the front line. It was true that they had charged a little more tax at that time, but after the war ended, the tax was readjusted!

You didn't say anything at the time, and you have been cheating for so many years, now the responsibility rests on the old man!
Guo He regretted helping Cao Chong very much. He wanted to make a good relationship, but he dug a big hole for himself!

Cao Chong was also very depressed in Luoyang, not to mention that his brothers made trouble for him, the tax gap in his first year in office was too big, even if there was a reason for it, it's hard to say!
The problem is that first five hundred bandits burned, killed and looted in the south, and then some bandits burned the rice fields in three grain-producing areas. What the hell can I do?
How can I help those people whose rice fields were burnt to worry about it!
Sima Tong, you bastard!He made you do good deeds!
Young master really wants to kill you now!
The autumn harvest is basically over, and the six departments of the county government are busy collecting taxes. Cao Chong is very hard to accompany the leader to inspect the work!
Well, that Lieutenant Sili has come to Luoyang!

Lao Cao personally sent a letter asking him to take care of himself, so Cao Chong certainly didn't dare to neglect!

Accompanying Sili Xiao Wei Wei to go around the Luoyang jurisdiction, Cao Chong's legs are so thin from walking, the old man is really strong!
Sili Xiao Weiwei watched Luoyang very carefully, and ordered someone to record it from time to time, but Cao Chong always felt that the old man had other things to do.

After wandering up and down, the old man had no intention of leaving, instead he held a banquet for Cao Chong at an inn in Luolong District.

Cao Chong wanted to cry when he received the invitation, the old man didn't take you to play like this, you are the Shangguan who came down to inspect, I should entertain you, but you hosted a banquet for me?

What do you mean?
Cao Chong still went to the banquet honestly.

Anyway, the young master is tough in the background, and Lao Cao is still tough!Young master can't do it, you dare to give me little shoes to wear!

After arriving, Cao Chong heaved a sigh of relief.

It turned out that I was thinking too much, the old man had something to ask himself!
"Young master, the prime minister told the old man that this big man's salt is run by the young master."

Cao Chong's heart tightened, don't come here.

Lao Cao would not tell you this, Lao Cao definitely said that the salt of the big man belongs to the emperor.

And you, a local chief executive, what idea do you have for my salt, want to get a share?Don't even think about loudness.

There are too many places where Cao Chong spends his money, and it would belittle him to distribute money like running water. Every profitable industry is Cao Chong's lifeblood!

Seeing the change of color on Cao Chong's face, Wei Jiao chuckled.

"Don't worry, young master, the old man didn't pay attention to your salt, but pointed out the way for young master."

I believe you a ghost!
The rough old man is very bad.

"Why is Xiaogongzi's salt only sold in Jingzhou, Jiangdong and other places? There is no shortage of salt in these places, but Guanzhong, Longyou, Xiliang and other places that are relatively short of salt are not sold by Xiaogongzi. These places are good places to make money. ah!"

Old man, you have taken the wrong medicine!
I sold salt in Jingzhou and Jiangdong in order to cheat Sun Quan's children and Liu Daer, so that they would not be afraid of retaliation.

Warlords are rampant in the Guanlong area. Who doesn't know that salt is the lifeblood of these warlords and local gentry, and I will steal food from them?

These warlords and gentry were not very interested in the imperial court. What if I go to block people's money, what if the conflicts intensify?Lao Cao will kill me.

"Lieutenant Wei may have misunderstood. The younger generation made salt to embarrass Sun Quan's children and disrupt the market in Jiangdong, not for profit. Besides, the production of salt is insufficient, so we can only supply it to the army." Cao Chong replied.

"Young master is dedicated to serving the country, I admire you! It's just that now that the problem of salt in the south has been lifted, the people in the northwest have no salt to eat. I hope the young master will allocate some salt to help the people in the northwest."

Don't act, old man, do you really think I'm stupid?
Lack of salt in the pass?

You are a liar!

The Hedong Salt Pond is the largest salt pond in the inland, just across the Yellow River from Guanzhong, and there is also the Donglu Pond in the north of Chang’an that can produce salt, you think I don’t know?
"Captain, as far as the juniors know, there is no shortage of salt in Guanlong and Xiliang. There is Jiechi in the east and Xihai in the west. Why is there a shortage of salt?"

Wei Ji sighed and said, "Young master is knowledgeable and well-informed. Hedong Jieyan sells well in Guanzhong. Guanzhong usually does not lack salt, but since this summer, the amount of salt in Hedong Jiechi has been greatly reduced, and it is rarely shipped to Guanzhong. The price of salt in Guanzhong has increased several times, and the people still have no salt to eat!"

Cao Chong was taken aback for a moment, there is this matter!
The salt in Jiechi has not been a problem for 800 years, so how could the output be greatly reduced?

Cao Chong looked at Lieutenant Sili, did someone make trouble on purpose?
The governor of Hedong County is Lao Cao's confidant, and he will never do this.

There are so many weird things here!
"This junior doesn't know about it! The captain misses the common people, and this junior appreciates it, but the salt ration has already been booked, why don't the captain think of a way in Jiechi first? The junior will go back and see if there is any stock."

Wei Ji watched Cao Chong leave, and cursed inwardly, "What a cunning little fox, you don't leak water!"

Cao Chong returned to the county office and shouted: "Where is Cao Yan, tell him to come see me quickly?"

The price of salt in Guanzhong has increased several times, and I don't even know what the school office is doing for food!
(End of this chapter)