While the sailors were cleaning up the battlefield, the two officers behind the clerk had already gathered the Miao people at the scene and gave them a eloquent talk, which made them all nod their heads and swear not to do anything. Tell us about today's fight.
Since the dock was still some distance away from the town, the fight was short and did not alarm the people in the town, so it saved a lot of effort.
After clearing the battlefield, the sailors began to unload bags of salt from the ship. The first thing shipped out was the two thousand kilograms of salt promised to Jiayin and the others. And Jiayin and the others naturally happily volunteered to help. As for the two officers, they took a pair of sailors to the town ahead to gather the people.
After Jia Yin's two thousand kilograms of salt were unloaded, people from the town also came to the dock one after another. It was as if the scribe stood on a high platform with several salt bags stacked on top of each other and delivered an impassioned and passionate speech to the villagers!
He told all the villagers that the Ming Dynasty had a very benevolent emperor! He hoped that the people under his rule could live a happy life, so he ordered the wisest prime minister of Ming Dynasty to find a solution! So the prime minister named Zhang Juzheng thought that allowing everyone to eat cheap salt would save every family a lot of money, so he set out to do this!
As for why we don’t talk about the chief minister, it’s because the people in these remote areas can’t tell the difference between the chief minister and the second minister. They only know that the prime minister is the highest official after the emperor! Therefore, the scribe felt that instead of explaining what the chief minister meant, it would be easier to just say he was the prime minister!
So Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng tried his best to develop a new method of making salt, and then promoted it immediately! Now, through the efforts of the Prime Minister and all officials, the price of salt in the entire Ming Dynasty has been reduced! And everyone is free to go to the salt field to buy salt for sale, or they can purchase salt in batches from the official salt shop for sale!
As for selling salt here today, it’s just for publicity! Just to tell everyone, if you want to buy salt in the future, you must buy salt from a fixed official salt shop or salt farm!
The villagers heard other things in confusion. They only knew that from today on, the salt they eat is fifty-five cents per catty. This is already an incredible number! It’s almost 200 yuan cheaper than before! Therefore, everyone cheered and praised the emperor's kindness, the prime minister's wisdom, and the officials' hard work. The scene was filled with joy!
Taking this opportunity, the scribe began to recruit people to sell salt. What surprised the villagers was that it was actually fifty-five cents per pound! So everyone paid to buy it enthusiastically, for fear that there would be no such store after passing this village!
However, the amount of salt that a town could sell was only a small number, so under the persuasion of the navy officer, the clerk seemed reluctant to sell all the remaining salt to Cain. And according to the new rules, you can get a discount when buying salt in bulk, so it’s five cents cheaper per catty!
As a result, he didn't have enough money to add music. Just when he was anxious, it seemed that the scribe was generous enough to allow him to borrow money! But ten people from the town were required to be guarantees. He also promised that if he could honestly send the money to the county, he would be responsible for buying salt in the future!
At this time, everyone here has fallen into ecstasy, especially the Miao people like Jiayin, who are even more overjoyed! For the first time, they felt that there were good people among the Han people! What worries them is that they can't transport the small mountain of salt!
At this time, Jiayin's always smart mind has been completely overwhelmed by the huge surprise, and he has no idea at all! Finally, the police officer instructed him to set up a bamboo shed by the dock to store salt, and then sent a few people to guard it. The rest of the people can send the salt out and sell it later!
While everyone was busy, the officer and the clerk named Huang approached the soldier who had been silent. It seemed like the scribe said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, what we did today is not against the rules, right?"
This soldier was obviously sent by the Wu'an Army to escort the ship, and judging from his military rank, he should be a squad leader. I just heard him say slowly: "The superiors sent me down just to supervise you not to enrich your own pockets! As long as you don't get into trouble here, I only wear glasses and ears! But I will definitely report this matter to the superior when I go back. As for What the superior decides is none of my business!"
It seems that the scribe said: "Brother Zhao, what do you think your superior will do?"
What to say? "
The soldier said: "I don't know either! But I guess, as long as you don't put salt or silver in your pockets, it shouldn't be a big problem! After all, some of those people have already admitted that they are private salt dealers, and this can't be fake! Moreover, I guess those Miao people would be happier if they gave them some salt instead of letting them take the credit!"
When the officer heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "I just said that Brother Zhao must be a sensible person and will not undermine us! Thank you very much this time!"
It seemed that the scribe also nodded and said, "Brother Zhao is interesting! But Brother Zhao got very seasick along the way and couldn't eat anything! Now that we have docked, we have to think of ways to replenish Brother Zhao!"
When the officer heard this, he naturally patted his chest and said generously: "I'm just going to rest here for a few days. I'll just contact the people in the town and get some good food and drink for Brother Zhao." Take care of your body!"
Naturally, it was a loss for him to take such a big deal! Taking back these dozens of heads is a military achievement! And the scribe naturally got credit for planning by being with him. Moreover, he has been on the battlefield as a civil servant and his qualifications are considered to be outstanding among his colleagues. This will be taken more into consideration when he is promoted in the future!
And to be honest, the person who benefited the most from this was actually this officer! With the quick maneuvers of him and the clerk, he won a battle without spending a penny, obtained dozens of heads, and got the endorsement of the Yamen personnel. This credit is iron-clad and no one can take it. Walk! So it’s appropriate to pay some money!
By the evening, the ship of salt was completely unloaded! Jiayin also built a bamboo shed by the river and put all the unsold salt into the bamboo shed. He still kept people on guard. Read the book
Now that the business is done, it’s natural to start celebrating! The villagers who bought salt at a low price spontaneously took out the wine and meat at home to reward the navy officers and soldiers! So a celebration spread throughout the town began!
The Han people in the town have always been gentle and reserved, but don't forget that 30% of the Miao and Yi people are still there! They are passionate and unrestrained! Under their leadership, the whole town celebrated with great enthusiasm! Everyone ate meat and drank wine, and they were so happy!
