The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

"What deal?" Yang Lin's tone began to tremble.

"It's selling salt! Back then, there were salt dealers everywhere in Lianghuai. In order to compete for salt people and trade routes, what could we not do? We have to fight with the government and compete with our peers. Each of them is a life-threatening business."

Selling salt is indeed a lucrative business. The profit is no less than that of drugs in later generations. Of course, the risk is also great.

As unrestrained and comfortable as the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, the people at the bottom were miserable. The productivity of the society is still very backward. They occupy too many resources at the top. make ends meet.

Wine, salt, tea and other products were monopolized by the imperial court or authorized to merchants for sale. This is called the "discuss wine" and "discuss salt" system.This system is the source of luxury for the imperial court and officials, but it is also the nightmare of the common people. The common people only eat salt, who produces and sells the salt, and whether they seek violence from it, the common people don’t care.The reality is that the price of official salt is high and the quality is poor, and there are even occasional reports of people dying after eating official salt, but the quality of private salt is better.

Because of this, the existence of salt dealers actually helped many people who could not eat salt.

Yang Tong sighed, and said: "In Taiping Mansion, we had a bad start, so we lost the sixth child first. Two years later, we took shape, but we became successful in Qingzhou, Shandong. The second and third children died. Many people died. In the next few years, we killed all the hostile salt gangs and monopolized the private salt in the Huaiyang area."

Speaking of this, Yang Tong's tone softened, his eyes softened, and he said: "There will be you later, father didn't want you to be born in a bloody storm, so he took the rest of the brothers to wash their hands in a golden basin, lest they would not accept it, father I took them to the Taoist temple to ask for a lottery. Hehe, how did these few frustrated birds know? Several times the goods and wealth will increase; I advise you to stop asking for farmhouses, as long as you want to be tired of it.

Since then, I have bought a lot of land for my fourth brother, Lu Taixuan, in his hometown in Zhejiang, and my fifth child has been in charge of our water transportation in Chuzhou, so that they can enjoy their wealth and wealth.In the past few years, the rumors have become tighter again. Some juniors are so arrogant that rumors spread from the government that the Lianghuai Salt King has returned to the rivers and lakes. I told them not to come, so as not to cause trouble. "

Only then did Yang Lin remember that he knew from childhood that there was a fourth uncle and fifth uncle in Zhejiang. They would come here once a year, bring a group of burly farmers with them, and leave after staying for a few days.The former self asked curiously, but Yang Tong only said that something happened at home and he couldn't leave.

These two uncles loved him very much, and when they met, they always liked to throw themselves into the sky, and then catch them steadily, but they didn't come for a long time afterwards. It seemed that they were the two sworn brothers left by their father.

Yang Tong's experience made Yang Lin amazed, what kind of father did he have?

Since this is the case, these people are really my best choice. After all, what I want to do may not be very glorious, and many of them cannot be brought to light. These people are just right.

"Father, it's not too late. The Long Live Camp will be established soon, and I need to trouble you, old man, to make another trip." Yang Lin laughed.

Yang Tongsheng was afraid that his son's bookishness would be offended, and if he ignored him, it would be fatal. Seeing that he was so open-minded, it was really different from before, and he couldn't help but brow.

My own identity has been like a thorn all these years. Yang Tong, who is not afraid of anything, is afraid that his son will not recognize him. After all, Yang Lin in the past was indeed a moral saint.He said that the fourth and fifth children did not come to avoid the limelight, but they were actually afraid of Yang Lin's dislike.

Now that his worries are gone, Yang Tong only felt comfortable all over, got up and said: "Father, let's go now, you just wait for my good news."

Yang Tong was going to Chuzhou, naturally he would take the Bian River, Yang Lin sent him to the pier, and told him: "Dad, take care all the way, Yang San, take care of my dad."

Yang San patted his chest: "Don't worry, young master, as long as there is a small one." Before he finished speaking, the hull of the boat shook for a while, causing him to almost fall into the boat, but Yang Tong grabbed him and hung him in the air like a chicken. .

Is this still the obese, simple-minded father?

"Hahaha, Lin'er, go back, can you rest assured now?"

There is nothing to worry about, no wonder the caravans of the Yang family seldom have accidents, this group of people is a group of desperadoes.

Chapter 54 Yang Zhuangyuan

Dianshuai Yamen's office, inside the festival hall.

Gao Qiu sat on it, his hands trembling with anger, he was the commander-in-chief of the imperial army's chief officer.The Long Live Battalion was supposed to belong to the Imperial Army, so it was under his jurisdiction, but instead of reporting, Yang Lin didn't even file a report.

This seems to be a self-contained system, because it is a new establishment, and refuses to be managed by the Privy Council, and wants to follow the example of the Imperial City Secretary.

If one thinks that Gao Qiu was favored by the emperor just because of his good kick, it would be to underestimate Gao Qiu.Gao Lian is not an ordinary person, and he still has some means to exercise power for officials, so he can stay in the top position for ten years without falling.In fact, the later generation Gao Lian has been hacked for so many years, he is a bit wronged.

In the official history, there are not many records of Gao Lian, which is very strange, because there is no biography for such an official position as a Taiwei.And his historical evaluation is ambiguous, which means that he is not a big treacherous minister.Because this kind of character has room to play freely, "Water Margin" calls him, Tong Guan, Cai Jing, and Yang Jian the four treacherous ministers.

He regarded the forbidden army as his own forbidden area, and he would not allow others to intervene.

Now there is a long live battalion established in Bianliang, and of course Gao Qiu is unwilling to get rid of his control.

At this time, a general with a knife outside went straight to the hall, which shows that he is usually taken care of by Gao Lian.

In fact, this is Gao Lian's eldest son, Gao Ling.In the novel Outlaws of the Marsh, Gao Qiu had no offspring, so he found an adopted son. In fact, Gao Qiu had three sons, and he arranged them to serve in the Imperial Army.

"Father, Yang Lin, the number one scholar in the new division, drove away our people in Bianliang Dongtun, wanting to occupy land and build what kind of Laoshizi Genyue Shoushan."

"It's this Yang Lin again!" Gao Qi threw the teacup in his hand, jumped up against the desk, and said angrily, "I'm going to meet him for a while to see who gave him the courage to come here Tiger beard."

In the west of Bianliang City, all the nobles live, so many facilities are in the east of the city.

Yang Lin and the people from the Imperial City Department were clearing the venue. Now that Concubine Liu Gui has fallen out of favor, Liu Qingshui and Liu Qingshui are filled with hatred every day. If Yang Lin hadn't pulled him, he would have caused trouble everywhere to vent his anger.

Liu Qingshui was standing by the side desperately, the Imperial City Secretary under him was a sharp weapon of the emperor, but it was a pity that Zhao Ji neglected little Concubine Liu Gui but forgot to take back this sharp weapon.

"This place is flat and suitable for building a rockery." Yang Lin pointed to the school ground not far away with a smile.

It doesn't matter to the imperial guards around, anyway, after demolishing this place, they have to arrange a place for them, and they all stand by and lazily watch the Imperial City Secretary draw a line with white lime.

After a while, another general came on horseback, and a group of soldiers and horses trotted behind him, sweating profusely from exhaustion.

"Who came here to dismantle the camp of the Forbidden Army after eating the bear's heart and leopard's courage? Hey, Liu Qingshui, are you crazy?"

Liu Qingshui saw that he was an old acquaintance, Gao Yao's third son Gao Yao.

"Gao Yao, this place has been favored by the Long Live Camp, and it is going to be used to build Genyue. Take your people and disperse quickly. Don't obstruct what?"

"It's public affairs, and it's obstructing public affairs." Yang Lin added.

"Fart, I haven't heard that the Forbidden Army is going to give way to others, so get out of here quickly, or don't blame me for knowing you, but my fist doesn't recognize you."

In normal times, Liu Qingshui could still restrain himself, but in this extraordinary period, it was like a powder keg, and the two sides would fight if they disagreed.Gao Shan's soldiers were not easy to mess with, they punched each other, and martial arts was immediately staged on the school grounds.

And the other imperial guards gathered around and applauded loudly, without the slightest intention of helping out.

"Okay, the lion beat the rabbit beautifully!"

"Hey, slow down, the pants are all knocked off!"

"Damn, this capital is too small, it's no wonder his wife doesn't miss Han."

When Gao Qiu arrived at the scene, he saw people on both sides with bruised noses and swollen faces, and the most beloved youngest son was beaten into a gourd.

Seeing his own father coming, Gao Gang hurriedly got up, but felt a foreign object in his mouth, only to find out that it was half a broken tooth when he vomited.

He talked for a long time with the blood in his mouth, but the people around couldn't understand the sentence. Gao Qiu was so distressed that he was about to cry, and he stomped his feet and asked, "Who did it?"

At this time, a small official in a green robe emerged from the crowd and said loudly: "Master Dian, your son has to take care of it. The construction of Genyue Shoushan is His Majesty's heart. Your son's hands and feet, not only Is it contempt for lower officials, or contempt for the court, contempt for the emperor."

Gao Qiu's eyes darkened, and he almost fainted, pointing at him trembling badly: "Yang Lin, you wait!"

Yang Lin hurried forward, supported Gao Qiu, and said with relief: "Commander Gao is careful about your body, now is an extraordinary period, and the entire imperial army has to act to help Gen Yue Shoushan. But it becomes passive sabotage.”

"Father's revenge must be avenged by his son." Gao Bing spoke vaguely, he came here this time in order to establish prestige in the army, who knew he would be beaten up.

Gao Qiu snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and pushed Yang Lin's hand away, Yang Lin smiled indifferently: "Now the commander-in-chief can clear the field and give us the Long Live Camp."

"I'm going to the palace, and I'll explain it clearly to His Majesty, just wait!"

"Your Majesty is waiting for the good news from the Commander-in-Chief."