Royal study room.
Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair with a solemn expression...
"Jiangnan and Liangzhou are far away from Chang'an, the price of salt has skyrocketed, and the people are complaining..."
"The price of salt has soared to eighty cents, and Chang'an just received the news!"
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
Immediately he looked at Wei Zheng: "Xuancheng, you don't blame me for sending Shu Yu to other places, do you?"
"Your Majesty, Shu Yu can ask for life for the people. It's too late for me to be happy, so how can I feel dissatisfied." Wei Zheng saluted Li Shimin.
Li Shimin nodded.
The Yushitai Supervisory Officials did not even report such a big thing. It is possible that they were infiltrated.
He dare not use it lightly!
It happened that the two censors who had taken the blame were killed and replaced by Chu Suiliang and Wei Shuyu.
In fact, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, and Wei Shuyu were all named by Li Shimin himself.
Mazhou was born as a farmer. His parents died when he was young. He usually behaves rigorously. Li Shimin personally promoted him, so he can be trusted!
Chu Suiliang worked in Hongwen Hall for more than ten years and worked hard without complaint. In addition to practicing calligraphy with Yu Shinan and others, he had little relationship with the courtiers and could be trusted.
Not to mention Wei Shuyu, at such a young age, no one would collude with him after eating and having nothing to do. Besides, Wei Zheng is still here, so he can definitely be trusted.
"This matter is very difficult. I wonder if Shuyu can investigate it clearly..." Li Shimin shook his head and sighed.
The price of salt has soared to 80 cents. How many people must have suffered?
"Your Majesty, don't worry. If Shuyu fails to complete the task, I will go and investigate in person!" Wei Zheng saluted respectfully.
"Shuyu naturally trusts me."
Li Shimin smiled and praised: "Don't be so quick to salute. There are no outsiders at the moment. We, the king and the ministers, have a good chat..."
Li Shimin liked Wei Zheng's seriousness in doing things!
"Your Majesty must not say that!"
Wei Zheng's face changed, and he warned seriously: "The king is the king, and the ministers are ministers. How can the proper etiquette be abolished?"
"Thanks to His Majesty's love and allowing me to serve as a servant, I should do my duty well and maintain His Majesty's image..."
"Your Majesty, please never say such words again."
"If word gets out and outsiders criticize me for not knowing my dignity, it will be a small thing, but it will affect His Majesty's reputation."
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about me. My waist is still strong. It's okay to salute a few more times..."
Li Shimin sat blankly on the spot...
God, your mother's waist is still strong.
I just praised you a few words, and you are already in a state of disbelief, right?
Are you still trying to get tough with me?
Are you tougher than me?
"What Xuancheng said makes sense."
Li Shimin looked like he was willing to accept teachings.
Let you be proud for a while first.
When I snatch Wu Yatou as my daughter-in-law, let’s see if you can toughen up!
Yushitai.
After Wei Ting finished the meeting.
Wei Shuyu, Ma Zhou, and Chu Suiliang came to a room again to start a meeting...
The three of them all have upright personalities, but they are not familiar with each other and don't know how to speak.
"Ahem..."
Ma Zhou coughed dryly: "You are new here, so let me say a few words first..."
"My name is Ma Zhou, courtesy name Binwang, and I am currently serving as Shi Yushi."
"The purpose of what I do is..."
"Look for trouble when there is trouble, and dig out trouble when there is no trouble!"
Wei Shuyu looked shocked.
I just said, why did you get promoted so quickly? Your relationship is the result of hard work.
"well said!"
Chu Suiliang echoed: "Master Ma's words deeply touched my heart."
"..."
Why do I feel like I'm in a pyramid scheme?
"Shu Yu, what do you think?"
Chu Suiliang looked at Wei Shuyu.
"Okay, very good, very good!" Wei Shuyu nodded against his will.
"Ha ha……"
Ma Zhou laughed and said, "Let me introduce you two. We may have to work together for a while."
After the three introduced each other, they chatted for a while and then got down to business.
"What do you think about this salt thing?"
Chu Suiliang and Wei Shuyu shook their heads.
They just came to Yushitai, they know nothing.
"Then let me tell you. I have been paying attention to this matter for a while. I was ready to impeach the minister. Unexpectedly, His Majesty discovered something fishy in advance..."
Ma Zhou looked unhappy.
It seems like a great achievement has been lost.
"Wait, Shangshu Province?" Wei Shuyu's eyes widened.
"Yes, Salt and Iron are under the management of the Shangshu Province, so naturally they have to be impeached..."
Wei Shuyu was stunned.
During the Zhenguan period, there were no salt and iron envoys, and all salt and iron were managed by the Shangshu Province.
Li Shimin served as a minister during the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, after he ascended the throne, no one held the position of Shangshu Ling. The largest official in Shangshu Province was Zuopushe, followed by Youpushe.
Zuo Pushe: Fang Xuanling.
The right servant shoots: Li Jing.
have to.
Dare to impeach Shangshu Province, another iron-headed boy...
"Speaking of the price of salt, there have been huge fluctuations in both the north and the south!"
"The price of salt in the Jiangnan area has almost reached 80 cents per dou."
"The price of salt near Liangzhou in the north has also soared to 80 cents."
"Although the other state capitals are not obvious, they have a certain rise!"
As Ma Zhou told it, Wei Shuyu gradually understood...
Someone is speculating on the price of salt.
"Master Ma, what do you mean..." Chu Suiliang asked.
"The salt capital is in the hands of the government. It is necessary for us to make a trip in person." Ma Zhou sighed.
What?
Take a trip?
I don’t want to be a good second-generation official, so I go out with you to enjoy the wind and sun?
Don’t go, don’t go…
Datang does not have airplanes or high-speed rail.
Back and forth, plus the investigation time, I don’t know how long it will take.
"Shu Yu, where do you want to go?"
Chu Suiliang looked at Wei Shuyu.
It didn't matter to them. Wei Shuyu was young, so he would definitely follow one of them to a certain place.
"I'm waiting for your good news in Chang'an!"
Wei Shuyu replied seriously.
"Can not be done……"
Chu Suiliang shook his head: "His Majesty ordered you to participate in the investigation."
"..."
Wei Shuyu felt very tired.
"Go to Jiangnan, it is rich and safe."
"Well, Liangzhou is not very safe near Tuyuhun."
The two of them decided on Wei Shuyu's itinerary without any explanation.
"etc……"
Wei Shuyu quickly planned what they would say: "Why do we have to leave Chang'an?"
Um?
The two looked at each other with doubts.
It seems to be saying how can I check if I don’t leave?
"The Ministry of Finance is in charge of salt and iron, so there must be records of the production of salt ponds and the sale of salt."
"As long as we look through these records and compare them one by one, we can determine the approximate problem..."
"Then by following the clues, we can find out the officials with problems."
Wei Shuyu's words made the two of them nod involuntarily.
But soon, Ma Zhou raised a new question.
"I probably understand what you mean, it's just like checking the ledger, right?"
"That's right!"
"What if the other party secretly made salt and didn't record it and report it to the Ministry of Finance?"
Although Wei Shuyu was young, he saw his performance in the court yesterday.
Therefore, Ma Zhou treated Wei Shuyu as a true colleague.
"It's very unlikely."
Wei Shuyu shook his head: "The price of salt in the Tang Dynasty is only ten cents, and the profit is not very high. It is not cost-effective to build salt ponds and open salt mines by yourself..."
"The most important thing is that they have raised the price of salt so high. They can just buy salt from the government. Why do they have to work so hard to open a salt mine?"
"Isn't this unnecessary to give us a clue?"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them couldn't help but nodded.
"So as long as they pay attention to the official salt, we will definitely be able to find clues from the salt production and expenditure!"
