The Golden County Magistrate

After hearing this, Tang Yun was stunned.

On the surface, Chen Yan seemed to love money like his life and was also very lustful, but I didn't expect that he actually loved the people so much in his heart.

Worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and enjoy the world after you enjoy yourself. It turns out that this guy is not just talking.

Based on the degree of love of wine among the dignitaries of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if Chen Yan's wine is sold publicly, it will surely be popular all over the country soon.

By then, he can make a lot of money.

But in order not to waste food, he actually chose not to make this money.

Rare, really rare.

This guy loves money, but he has a way to make money.

Thinking of the various measures taken by the court to temporarily restrict winemaking and sugarmaking in order to solve the food shortage, which were opposed by many ministers who have related businesses.

Tang Yun felt even more that she had underestimated Chen Yan before.

He Jinyao also nodded slightly, and agreed very much with what Chen Yan just said.

Nowadays, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty can only eat to fill their stomachs, so where is the grain for brewing wine?

"I admire Lord Chen's love for the people." He Jinyao bowed.

Chen Yan smiled faintly: "It should be, who asked me to take the court's salary? Eat the emperor's salary, be loyal to the emperor."

Tang Yun murmured: "Eat the emperor's salary, be loyal to the emperor."

She liked to hear this.

However, Tang Yun was not an emperor who would only listen to others' flattery. He did not forget the real purpose.

He casually picked up a bite of the dish, put it in his mouth, and chewed it.

It's true that the dishes of Qingshan County not only look good, but also taste very delicious, much better than those made by the imperial kitchen.

More importantly, as imagined, the dishes did not have any bitterness from the salt, only a light salty and fresh taste.

"Mr. Chen, the dishes here don't taste right."

He Jinyao understood and immediately agreed: "I also think that this tastes much better than what I ate before, and most importantly, there is no bitter taste in it."

Chen Yan didn't know what the two were thinking, and said directly: "Well, the salt used in the kitchen is specially made by me."

He Jinyao was overjoyed, and finally had a reason, so he immediately asked: "Specially made? How is it specially made?"

Chen Yan smiled and said nothing.

Can I tell you how it is specially made?

We are also planning to make a lot of money with this thing one day after the court lifts the ban on salt and iron.

Tang Yun glared at He Jinyao and secretly cursed He Jinyao for being too impatient.

"Can the bitterness in salt be removed?"

Chen Yan nodded gently, "Salt has bitterness because impurities are not removed cleanly. Pure salt should not have bitterness, and the same is true for white sugar."

Tang Yun actually understood this point. She just wanted to take this opportunity to get Chen Yan to talk. After nodding, she continued: "Could it be that County Magistrate Chen bought official salt and then refined it to remove the bitterness in the salt?"

Chen Yan was slightly stunned, thought for a while, took a bite of the dish, shook his head and said: "There are many abandoned salt fields in Qingshan County. You can take salt from there and purify it."

Then, he added, "Anyway, it's just for our family to eat, not for sale, so it doesn't break the rules of the court."

Tang Yun smiled secretly in her heart, family? The whole Qingshan County is your family, Chen Yan?

But it's true that it's not sold. Chen Yan just distributes it to the people for free at a fixed time every month.

At this time, Tang Yun saw that the time was almost right, and gave He Jinyao a look.

He Jinyao understood, pretending to think of something.

"So County Magistrate Chen knows how to make salt? How is the quality? Can you take a look?"

Chen Yan was confused. What is there to see about salt?

Even if the quality is very good and there is no strange smell, you can't sell it.

To sell salt, you need a salt permit, and only merchants designated by the Salt and Iron Bureau can sell it publicly.

"This..."

Seeing Chen Yan's astonishment, He Jinyao added: "County Magistrate Chen doesn't know that our Zhou Chamber of Commerce holds a legal salt permit."

Chen Yan's eyes lit up immediately!

Zhou Chamber of Commerce can do it!

It actually has a salt permit and can legally buy and sell salt.

However, hesitancy soon appeared on his face.

"No, I have read the court reports sent by the Salt and Iron Bureau to various places. There are only five merchants holding legal salt permits, and I don't see the Zhou Chamber of Commerce on it."

"Uh..." He Jinyao was stunned. He never thought that Chen Yan would read the court reports of the Salt and Iron Bureau.

Suddenly, He Jinyao was delighted.

Chen Yan had read the court reports of the Salt and Iron Bureau. Does it mean that Chen Yan was also interested in selling salt? Otherwise, why would he read the court reports of the Salt and Iron Bureau?

As for the salt permit, the Jewelry Chamber of Commerce certainly does not have it, but that is only now.

If you want to get a legal salt permit, it is still a matter of Tang Yun's words.

"To be honest, Zhou's Chamber of Commerce has used some means to get in touch with the current local official Shangshu, and the salt permit will be obtained soon."

Chen Yan did not doubt it, but guessed that Zhou's Chamber of Commerce had a good background, but he did not expect that Zhou's Chamber of Commerce could have a connection with the local official Shangshu in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. He was also a little surprised, and at the same time, he was a little vigilant.

"I admire the strength of Zhou's Chamber of Commerce."

If Chen Yan still didn't know the other party's purpose until now, he would be a fool.

It's not a good deal to rush to the front, Chen Yan will not take the initiative to point it out.

Chen Yan was not surprised at all that the other party knew that he knew how to make salt.

Qingshan County's salt production is not a secret. As long as you ask around in the county, you will know.

It's not sold, just distributed for free, and it's not illegal at all.

He Jinyao frowned, why did Chen Yan seem to not understand.

Tang Yun also looked embarrassed, why didn't Chen Yan let go?

This guy is not stupid, how could he not understand what He Jinyao meant?

"Humph!" Tang Yun was too lazy to continue to argue with Chen Yan, and shouted coldly, saying: "I heard that County Magistrate Chen can mine high-quality salt, and Zhou's Chamber of Commerce intends to cooperate with County Magistrate Chen in salt."

Chen Yan chuckled. The reason why he had been holding back and not taking the initiative to point it out was to get better cooperation conditions.

Now that the other party took the initiative to point it out, we won't continue to hide it.

"Qingshan County has a salt mine, and I do have a new method of mining salt, which can extract high-quality salt. Since Zhou's Chamber of Commerce has a salt permit, there is no problem with cooperation, but..."