Those who were preparing to cause trouble did not know that the robbery of salt failed.
They all focused on the salt official who sold salt.
They knew that they would inevitably suffer some hardships if they made trouble in front of these salt officials.
But once things are done, the benefits they gain are huge.
The master behind them will reward them well.
Thinking of this, they walked out without any hesitation carrying a body.
Then wailing began to come from their mouths.
"Dad! You died so miserably! Why did you die like this? I haven't fulfilled my filial piety to you yet!!"
"It's them. My father died after eating their salt. There's something wrong with their salt, and there's something wrong with their new salt!!"
"You came to pay for my father's life. Today you will pay for my father's life!"
The wailing sounds of these people attracted the attention of countless people.
Especially after the people heard that the new salt was poisonous and could kill people, everyone paid more attention to this matter.
And when they saw that their words attracted everyone's attention, they walked to the salt stall without any hesitation.
Their idea was very simple. They wanted to tear down the salt stall in front of everyone and make this matter a big deal.
Their intentions were also discovered by the soldiers who were disguised near the Yanguan. They showed up without any hesitation and put knives on their necks on the spot.
Such behavior naturally caused panic among everyone.
Those who came to make trouble did not expect that someone would already put a knife to their necks before they took action.
At this moment, they were also panicked.
However, they are also people with a bit of wisdom.
Sensing that the military officers were about to take action, they quickly shouted.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Why don't you let us talk about your poisonous salt after it poisoned people??"
"Or is it that something happened to the poisonous salt you sold, and you plan to kill people and silence them??"
What he said attracted everyone's attention and also aroused everyone's concern.
If the salt sold here is really poisonous salt, then there is nothing they can do to buy it.
If the salt sellers still want to kill people and silence them, then they must flee from here.
Therefore, they all watched with fear.
If something goes wrong, they will immediately flee here and quickly spread the news that the new salt is poisonous.
However, although those who came to cause trouble shouted very loudly and the people paid special attention to this matter, the soldiers who took action did not panic.
The leader among them spoke calmly at this time.
"Who are you? Where do you live? Do you have a road guide? Are you all clansmen or fellow villagers??"
"What? Why do you want to know my home address? Do you still want to kill someone and silence me!!"
Hearing the soldiers asking such questions, these troublemakers were obviously panicked.
These people are just a bunch of hooligans. Although they know each other on weekdays, they are not relatives or fellow villagers at all, or even friends.
Moreover, the place where I live is east and west.
In fact, the corpse they moved was bought by them.
Once their origins are clarified, their purpose will be easily discovered.
So, they shouted, hoping to muddy the waters and get the people to side with them.
However, as soon as they spoke, the officers and soldiers who captured them spoke.
"We are soldiers in the army. We are ordered by His Majesty to investigate the sale of illicit salt. Now, please identify your respective identities. If there is any concealment, you will be treated as selling illicit salt and you will be punished!!"
"Ah? Selling private salt? We don't sell private salt!!"
Selling illegal salt was a very serious crime in the Ming Dynasty. If someone was not good enough, not only would they die, but their whole family would die as well.
Therefore, when they heard about the sale of illegal salt, these hooligans panicked.
Later, they did not dare to hide anything and revealed their identities one after another.
And when their identities were revealed, a huge flaw immediately appeared.
"You said it was your father who died? However, according to the household register, your father died ten years ago. Can your father be brought back to life??"
"me…!!"
"Be honest, otherwise, I will let you taste the torture of the military!!"
"Ah! Don't use torture, don't use torture, I will explain, I will explain everything!!"
"Someone asked me to do this. He deliberately asked me to say that the new salt poisons people, and he didn't want people to buy the new salt!!"
As soon as such words came out, the people were in an uproar.
Before, they thought it was really the new salt that was poisoning people.
Therefore, many of them think that they will not buy new salt in the future.
Now after hearing such words, they immediately understood that this was completely a frame-up.
The reason is to prevent them from buying this new salt.
If they can't buy new salt, they can only buy old salt that is more expensive and of worse quality.
Thinking of this, many of them couldn't help but curse.
"This is the man who gave birth to a son without splitting his eyes, and he did such a wicked thing!!"
"It must be those selling private salt. They don't want us to buy new salt. They want us to buy their private salt and want to make money from us!!"
"Ah! They deserve to be damned! They actually want us to buy their inferior salt in this way. They should be beheaded!!"
After saying this, everyone agreed with it.
At the same time, they also understand that the new salt is really good.
Otherwise, those selling private salt would not try their best to destroy it.
Thinking of this, the people started talking and wanted to buy more new salt.
The soldiers in the army did not hesitate and took away these troublemaking gangsters.
After being taken away, they were interrogated again and found out who they had asked them to do such a thing.
Then, the soldiers in the army arrested many, many people while pulling out the turnips and bringing out the mud.
At the same time, the situation of selling salt in various places was quickly reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang knew that so many people were involved in the matter of Xinyan and that so many people did not want him to sell Xinyan, he couldn't help but laugh in anger.
"Okay, okay, okay! What a bunch of beasts, they actually did something worse than a beast!!"
"Do you really think that the people of the Ming Dynasty are allowed to pick castrated leeks? Even though there is better salt, they still want to earn the hard-earned money of the people of the Ming Dynasty!!"
"In that case, let's let them have a taste of what it means to peel off skin and fill it with grass, and what it means to kill everyone!!"
"Pass on our order, and soldiers from all over the country can take action. Anyone who participated in preventing the sale of new salt and sold illegal salt in the past will be taken down by us!!"
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