The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

The punishment of executing an entire family is one of the most severe criminal laws. Sometimes, only one family would be executed in several years, but sometimes, several families would suffer this punishment in a year.

As for Qin Wan's identity, one only needs to check which family was executed in February or March of the 37th year of Yuankang.

Considering the daughter's medical skills and her age, it is very easy to find out her identity.

Yun Zhi glanced at the secret letter she had placed on the desk.

Qin Wan, oh, no, it should be Shang Wan.

His father, Shang Shaofu, was the Shaofu of Nanyang County, in charge of finance and taxation.

Shaofu was an official position appointed by princes.

Nanyang County was the fief of Marquis Xiaoyong.

His mother's surname was Qin, and she was the daughter of the Grand Coachman.

The couple loved each other deeply, but they had only one daughter, the eldest daughter of the Shang family.

The couple loved their only daughter very much.

Shang Wan grew up in such a family. She showed intelligence when she was young and was a famous talented woman there.

She is also the object of envy of many noble ladies there.

Because he was good at medicine, his father hired a skilled doctor to teach him.

However, all this happiness was broken when she was about to turn sixteen.

Shang Shaofu was convicted of corruption and bribery, and the Marquis of Xiaoyong ordered the execution of his entire family.

At the critical moment, Shang Shaofu used everything he could to send his beloved daughter away.

This is how the scene happened when Yun Zhi and his men went down the mountain to rob a caravan for the first time and met her.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

And, interestingly, someone was secretly looking for her during this time.

Considering her other identity and some major events that have happened during this period, it is not difficult to guess who is looking for her.

Yun Zhi leaned back in her chair and took a sip of the cup of tea on the table.

She didn't expect that a random person she picked up would bring her such a big surprise.

But now is not the time to use her.

When the time is right, this chess piece of hers can play an unexpected role.

And with Qin Wan's personality, she will definitely agree.

Putting down the teacup, he asked, "What has Doctor Qin been busy with lately?"

Hearing Yun Zhi's question, Yu Zhu, who was standing behind, immediately responded, "The Lord has instructed us not to interfere with Doctor Qin's actions. Nowadays, Doctor Qin not only stays at home, but occasionally goes out to provide free medical treatment."

"Well, except that she can't leave this county, everything else is up to her."

"Yes."

Yun Zhi stood up from her chair in a good mood, glanced at the unfinished official business, and planned to talk about it in the afternoon.

My hands are a little stiff now. The weather is good today, so I'll go practice.

Halfway outside, he said, "Tell Liu Anruo to come see me early the next morning."

"Yes, my lord."

Early the next morning.

Liu Anruo came to Yunzhi's study.

"Lord."

This time Yun Zhi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"You've arrived just in time. Please draft an imperial edict for me."

"Yes."

Liu Anruo stepped forward.

She has done this kind of thing several times.

Every time she drafted an imperial edict, she would be the first to know what her lord was going to do.

Liu Anruo walked up to Yunzhi, ground the ink, and picked up the pen.

"I wonder what decree the lord will issue this time?"

"Salt making."

Liu Anruo's hand holding the pen trembled, leaving a blob of black ink on the paper in an instant.

"Salt-making?"

"Yes, salt is something that is used less and less, but it is also a necessary thing. Purchasing it from other places is too troublesome, so we make it ourselves."

After taking away the ink-stained paper and replacing it with a new one, Liu Anruo looked at Yun Zhi.

"My Lord, are you referring to digging salt wells?"

Nowadays, most salts are sea salt, lake salt, pond salt, well salt and rock salt.

Most of the salt used nowadays is sea salt.

After all, the process is simple and the output is high.

For example, for well salt, you have to search for salt mines, and then dig them after finding them. The process is really complicated.

So even though people know about well salt, most people won’t choose it, only some places will choose to do so.

However, well salt has one advantage: it is less bitter than sea salt.

Therefore, most of the well salt produced in the inland areas is sold to dignitaries and nobles.

Now that they are inland, not near the sea and with not many lakes, well salt has become the best option.

Yun Zhi nodded at her and said, "It's about making well salt."

"Start writing."

"Yes."

Now that he knew what to do, Liu Anruo went over it in his mind, picked up the pen and wrote it down on paper.

After the ink had dried a little, Liu Anruo showed the written edict to Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi took a glance.

"Send it to the counties."

……

After the decree was issued, the Salt and Iron Envoy began to look for salt mines everywhere.

After spending several days, we finally found a salt mine.

At this time, the salt mining area.

The clanging sound of chiseling stone can be heard here.

A group of people were holding hammers and chisels, hitting the solid ore again and again.

Some people took shovels and dug the loose soil.

Interspersed among them were some people pushing carts, transporting the ore and soil dug out by these people.

Some women brought their own baskets and helped to carry these things.

It is now mid-September and the weather has become a little cooler than before.

But working in the scorching sun still made these people sweat profusely.

Noon.

A minor official drove slowly over in an ox cart.

When he reached the location, he jumped off the bullock cart.

"Everyone, please stop for a moment and line up with your bowls."

All the busy people stopped what they were doing, picked up their bowls and walked over.

When we came here, we were told to bring a bowl, so everyone brought a bowl.

After a while, more than 20 people lined up.

The clerk opened the two large iron barrels on the ox cart.

All I saw was a bucket of relatively thick porridge and a bucket of steaming buns.

The man first in line held out his chipped bowl with both hands.

The clerk quickly scooped a large spoonful into his bowl, and then took out two steamed buns.

The man took it with a smile on his face, "Thank you, sir."

After taking it, he didn't rush to leave. "Sir, may I ask you, is this available every day?"

"Yes, as long as you are still working here, you will have it."

"Hey, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

After preparing meals for everyone here, the clerk drove away in the ox cart.

More than twenty people sat together, looking at the porridge in the bowl and the steamed buns in their hands, smiling so hard that their teeth were showing.

"Hey, I didn't expect that working here would not only earn me fifty cents, but also give me food. Look at this porridge, it doesn't even have any rice bran in it."

Most people nowadays have experienced hunger, and after paying various taxes every year, there is not much left.

Most of the remaining rice is left unhusked and cooked and eaten directly.

After all, the taste will be 40% less after the shell is removed.

"Yes, these were all considered corvee labor in the past. Our lord is truly a kind man."

"The Lord has given us both money and food. Everyone, eat quickly and work hard. Don't be lazy."

"Of course we know it, do we need you to tell us?"

At this time, a woman spoke up, "How's your harvest this year? Ours is doing well this year, but we've had bad luck. The land we've taxed is average. After collecting taxes on our little over three mu of land, we've only got a little over a thousand kilograms."

"Then we are almost there. This harvest was unimaginable in the past."

"Who says it isn't? These days are really becoming more and more promising."

Listening to their conversation, a man looked up in shock. "That's so much, that's enough for us to eat every day."

"It's certainly possible this year, but we don't know if there will be any natural disasters in the future, so we have to stock up first. Young man, you're new here, right?"

"Yes, I just came here not long ago. My wife is clearing the land at home, so I came here to do some work."

"That's good, you're lucky to be here. I don't know how many people died in other places."

The man nodded, his eyes full of relief, "Yes."

Time passed in chatting.

In just a quarter of an hour, everyone finished their meal.

He poured the water from the water bag into the bowl, shook it, and drank it in one gulp.

Some people who had just arrived here missed their families and just drank the porridge, leaving the steamed buns to take home for them.

After a simple cleanup, the group got busy again with full energy.