I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

The sheriff of Jijun didn't expect the King of the North to turn his face directly. He originally just wanted to join in the fun. It would be best if he could talk about it, but he couldn't say no... Anyway, according to the temper of the King of the North, he probably won't be able to bear it now sooner or later. Jicheng.

As a result, the other party immediately exploded, and the governor of Ji County knelt down as soon as his legs softened.

He was a little dazed at first, but he quickly came to his senses and began to cry, "Your Highness, I have no choice but to do so. Other counties can still make their own decisions, but when it comes to this minister...there are Prime Minister and Yan King, no, no, it's the former Prime Minister of the State and the former King of Yan, and I have to obey their orders."

Liu Tan raised his eyebrows and asked, "You mean that Jicheng has nothing to do with you?"

The governor of Jijun did not dare to admit it, but said: "I... I also obeyed orders."

Liu Tan said expressionlessly: "Even if you just obey orders, you are considered one of the accomplices. Do you know where Liu Dan and the former Prime Minister of Yan Guo are now?"

The governor of Jijun was shocked, of course he knew, the grass on the two graves was several meters high.

Liu Tan said to Miao Rui: "Go and get the document on the desk in the study."

Miao Rui immediately took the order to leave, and the sheriff of Ji County knelt on the ground and suddenly had a bad feeling.

Not long after Miao Rui came back, Liu Tan flipped through the document and said, "You said that the people in Jicheng were exploited so badly that you had no choice but to do so. Then the pavilions, pavilions, rock gardens, and mountains of copper coins in your house... ...Is it also a last resort?"

The governor of Ji County suddenly broke out in cold sweat, his mind was full of thoughts: How did he know?

Since the King of the North came, he has kept a low profile and dealt with his family property, fearing that the other party will suddenly attack him.

He thought he did it very cleanly, why was he still discovered?

The governor of Ji County cautiously asked: "Where did Your Highness know? I... I have earned this house for so many years. As for the money becoming a mountain, this... I absolutely dare not."

Liu Tan leaned over and smiled, "You don't cry when you see the coffin? Do you know how this king found out?"

The governor of Jijun shook his head, and Liu Tan said calmly: "To tell you the truth, I really didn't find out, it was the embroidered clothes envoy who gave these things to me. What else do you have to say?"

The governor of Ji County suddenly turned ashen. They officials may not know anything else, but they must know the Embroidered Clothes Emissary.

It was the largest secret service agency under the emperor, and it was rumored that as long as the embroidered envoy wanted to find out, no matter how well it was hidden, they would still be able to find out.

It's just that the embroidered clothes envoys have always only obeyed the emperor's orders, and only reported to the emperor. Generally, the emperor would not give those information to his ministers.

But now that His Majesty the Emperor has handed over this information to the King of the Northern Territory, his attitude is already obvious.

The governor of Jijun immediately said: "I... I am willing to donate all my family property for military expenses. Please forgive me this time, Your Highness."

He didn't have a particularly good psychological quality either. Just now he felt that he was hiding well and shouldn't be found out by Liu Tan. He felt that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Realm must be defrauding him, so he dared to argue.

But facing the embroidered clothes messenger, he dared not admit it.

Now his request is to be able to keep his own life. Of course, he still played a trick, talking about forgiving him, not his life, so that if His Royal Highness King of the Northern Realm agrees, he can continue to be himself The governor of Jijun.

If he disagrees, he will take a step back and only ask to save the lives of his family, even if he becomes a commoner.

Liu Tan looked at the governor of Jijun coldly and said: "For corrupt people, the country has its own laws and regulations. It is useless for you to ask the king. Come and drag it down."

The governor of Jijun suddenly became very dull. When he came out in the morning, he was still thinking about what benefits he could get if he could renovate Jicheng. As a result, after only a few hours, he became a prisoner .

When he was dragged down, Dou Sibo came over, and Dou Sibo looked at the governor of Ji County, who looked like a dead fish, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

What did this man do to make His Highness drag him down?

Liu Tan handed him the document in his hand and said, "Look at it."

Dou Sibo took it over and glanced at it, he couldn't help but be surprised: "How could he, a little Jijun sheriff, be able to corrupt so much?"

Liu Tan said: "No matter how bad the state of Yan is, it is still a state, and he is in charge of Jicheng. It can be said that he is the next one besides the King of Yan and the Prime Minister of the State. Over the years, he has helped the former King of Yan and the former Prime Minister of the State of Yan to search for People's fat, people's ointment, naturally also benefited a lot."

Dou Sibo said bitterly: "When I visited the city a few days ago, I saw many people with poor clothes and food. They don't care about the life and death of the people at all. It's a heinous crime!"

Liu Tan looked up at Dou Sibo and asked, "Have you visited the city yet?"

Dou Sibo said with some embarrassment: "Isn't it almost Zhengdan? Yan Kingdom should have a new look, but the situation in Jicheng..."

Liu Tan waved his hand: "You don't need those face-saving projects, even if you gave everyone money and things this year for the sake of looking good, what about next year and the future?"

Dou Sibo hesitated and said: "If you want the people to slow down, the most important thing now is to exempt some miscellaneous taxes, but the current state treasury of Yan Kingdom is all supported by these miscellaneous taxes...after the exemption..."

Liu Tan said very generously: "Forget it, even if it is unavoidable, what can the money be used for? And haven't you already sent people to find limestone and red mud suitable for making bricks? Once there is a suitable place to build a workshop, It will be fine in the future."

While they were talking, Wei Deng ran over excitedly and said, "Your Highness..."

He saw Dou Sibo in the middle of speaking, and hesitated for a moment.

Dou Sibo was not stupid, and immediately said: "I came here to ask His Highness whether you want to be exempted from taxes. Since Your Highness has other important matters, I will leave first."

"Wait a minute." Liu Tan said, "Why are you leaving? Remember, you are the Prime Minister of the Yan Kingdom, and you don't need to avoid other things except this king's private affairs."

Huo Guang was very good at this point. Of course, Huo Guang could manage even Liu Tan's personal affairs, probably because Liu Tan trusted Huo Guang very much.

As for Dou Sibo, although he didn't trust Huo Guang as much as he did, he was still trying to trust Dou Sibo.

If the princes and kings don't care about things, then it doesn't matter what relationship he has with the prime minister, but if he is in charge of things, it's best to try to trust each other, otherwise this thing can't go on, at most it's just trying to maintain a calm, if you want to develop, is it right? possible.

Dou Sibo was a little surprised, but he stayed.

Wei Deng didn't say much, and said directly: "Your Highness, salt is out!"

As he spoke, he took out a porcelain jar, and when he opened it, it contained kosher salt that was a bit yellowish and black.

When Dou Sibo heard the word salt, he couldn't help breathing heavily, and subconsciously took a step forward to see clearly.

It's just that he was still a little sensible, so he restrained himself and didn't move on.

Liu Tan was very calm. He reached out and took out the coarse salt that had just been sun-dried, looked at it, put it back and said, "Is there a lot of production? How long will it take? How does it compare with Dangli?"

Wei Deng thought for a while and said, "It's similar to the numbers from Dang Li. The sun is just right these days, so there is a lot of production. I guess it might not be as good as Dang Li in winter."

Liu Tan nodded. He had already thought of this result before. There was no solution to the climate problem, and as long as there were enough brine pools, even just one season would be enough.

In fact, the best season for drying salt in this place is not summer. Although the sun is stronger in summer, there is more water in the air and the humidity is high. The best climate is spring and autumn.

Now it's just in time for late autumn, so the effect must be very good.

He asked directly, "Where are the documents?"

Wei Deng immediately presented the recorded document with both hands, and Liu Tan took the document and said, "Show Sibo."

Wei Deng handed over the porcelain pot in his hand. Compared with Wei Deng who usually talked with Liu indifferently, Dou Sibo was very careful with the pot, holding it in his hand for fear of accidentally dropping it.

He looked at it seriously for a while, and even said a grain of coarse salt and put it in his mouth.

Immediately, I felt the saltiness in my mouth.

Liu Tan raised his head just in time to see his action, and quickly said, "Hey, this salt hasn't been processed yet, why did you put it in your mouth? Spit it out quickly."

Although the taste in his mouth was not very good, Dou Sibo didn't seem to care and asked directly: "Your Highness... this salt does not need much coal?"

He knew that His Royal Highness was sending an order to the northern border country to send coal here, but the coal delivery team hadn't arrived yet, and he didn't see Liu Tan's subordinates buying a lot of firewood. Where did this salt... come from? ?

Liu Tan looked up at him and said, "It's rarely used."

In fact, coal is not used for sun-drying salt, but a series of operations such as subsequent purification need to use a little, but not much.

It's just that even if Liu Tan really trusted Dou Sibo, he wouldn't say it so clearly. This prescription is the most important thing. Now Jiaozhi Kingdom is still arguing with the big man. As long as these coastal areas don't fall into the hands of the big man, this prescription Liu Tan One day will not be let out.

In fact, the Jiaozhi country may not know that drying can produce salt, but the salt produced after seawater drying has many impurities, and the next extraction is the most important thing.

He has never told anyone about this except Princess Li.

Of course, you can tell Huo Guang, but Huo Guang is much more measured than Dou Sibo, and he didn't ask at all from the beginning to the end.

Dou Sibo said with a little joy: "Then... Will Yan Kingdom be able to sell salt at a low price in the future?"

Salt accounts for a lot of people's expenditure. After all, many things can be produced and sold in the small peasant economy, but salt is not.

Once the price of salt falls, even if the income does not rise, the money in the hands of ordinary people will actually increase in disguise.

Liu Tan glanced at the document and said: "Now the parity of Jicheng can be maintained, both Guangyang County and Liaoxi County are fine. Well, let Li Kangcheng choose a place for me, and the standard will be calculated according to Liaoxi County. Soldiers will be stationed."

Li Kangcheng looks quite honest now, it is said that Li Xi has dealt with him after he passed by, and now he is more obedient.

It just so happened that Li Xi was there, and Liu Tan could have sent someone there to let Li Xi take care of it. As for Li Xi who knew the formula...you know, Li Xi's family has been branded as the Northern King's Party from beginning to end.

Over the years, Liu Tan has taken care of many people, but he has not taken care of the Li family too much. Li Buyan... He said that he gave Li Buyan a chance. In fact, if Li Buyan didn't come out with him, he would be in Chang'an. Can be a playboy, how can he stay in the bitter cold place at the border for many years without even going back home like now.

Rather than saying that he gave Li Buyan a chance, it would be better to say that there were too few trustworthy people around him at that time, and Li Buyan needed to support him.

And the Li family has always been grateful to him for saving Li Xi from being tortured in the palace all these years. No matter what he wants, he will try his best to satisfy him, and he will always protect Liu Tan no matter where he is.

Focusing on this, Liu Tan felt that the salt field in Guangyang County should be handed over to Li Xi.

Anyway, Li Kangcheng also belonged to the Li family. If the two of them reach a cooperation, there is no need to worry about the distance.

But he knew Li Xi very well. If he gave it directly, Li Xi would not dare to take it. It was about salt and iron, and most people would not dare to touch it.

So Liu Tan's so-called giving Li Xi's salt farm is actually giving him a dividend, and it's not giving him the salt farm.

He is still waiting to find a suitable opportunity to propose that Yantie be officially run.

These two things must be held in the hands of the court to make people feel at ease, and the reason why he has never dared to mention it is because he is Princess Li.

The most important thing in Dangli is the production of salt. Most of the taxes also come from salt, and the money of Princess Dangli comes from this. If the salt industry is handed over, Dangli will be changed from one of the top fiefdoms. Become mediocre, or even a not-so-good fiefdom.

No one in Liu Tankeng would dare to pretend to be Princess Lichang, let alone he couldn't bear it. Being Princess Lichang's marriage was really not going well. Thank God if it is not the second Mr. Zhaoping, there is no hope, and the princess can only save more money for herself.

At this moment, Liu Tan thought a lot, but Dou Sibo, a straightforward person, only thought that the common people would be able to buy salt much cheaper in the future.

Dou Sibo asked: "Your Highness, can I release this news?"

Liu Tan looked at the document in his hand and said, "Let's let it go, by the way, prepare a shop for me in the busiest part of the city to sell salt." He turned to Wei Deng and said, "Send someone to sell salt first." Send some salt over, keep some from Liaoxi County, and ask the sheriff of Liaoxi County to find me a shop, and also send it to the army, it doesn’t cost money.”

Dou Sibo went happily, and Wei Deng immediately took orders to go.

To be honest, Liu Tan didn't pay much attention to the matter of salt. He knew that it would take a lot of salt to supply the army, and it was all money, but he couldn't afford it.

Dou Sibo chose to release the news by posting a list. At first, everyone didn't quite believe the news.

To be honest, the credibility of the court of Yan State has not been very good, and there have been many things that have been contradicted, so everyone is generally skeptical about the court's announcement.

However, within a few days after the list was posted, everyone saw a salt truck coming in from outside the city.

Although the car was closed, the smell of salt could be faintly smelled along the way, especially when there was water flowing down behind the car, the water smelled like sea water.

That load of salt stimulated everyone, that is to say, everyone could see that the escort of the salt truck was the elite regiment under the King of the North, an elite regiment that was said to be invincible to the Huns, so everyone did not dare to coax them away. Up, but even so the eyes are red.

They are not trying to rob money, but really lack salt to eat.

After the salt arrived, Liu Tan's salt shop opened immediately. As mentioned before, Liu Tan directly set the salt price in Yan State to be the same as that in the Northern Border State.

This price is almost one-fifth of the general salt price in Yan State before.

On the day when the salt shop opened for sale, everyone didn't quite believe it at first, but when someone actually went in and bought it, everyone rushed in to buy it like crazy, as if salt didn't cost money.

The boss who manages the salt shop is a skilled hand temporarily transferred by Liu Tan from the Northern Borderlands. On the first day, seeing this posture, he decisively entered the palace to meet Liu Tan.

As soon as he saw Liu Tan, the steward knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, please think of a way, those common people buy salt at a price of more than a dozen catties. If this continues, the salt will not be enough to sell for two days." Ah, and there are too many people, I am worried that the shop will be crushed."

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