Holding Master Gou's handbook in his hand, Zhao Xing was proud of himself and got the stepping stone.

At this time, the salt administration was reorganized several times. In fact, salt was divided into two parts. Part of it was still the same rule, and the system was led by salt. However, it was not that the merchants transported grain to the border village, but that they directly paid the silver to the Ministry of Revenue, and then they would sell wherever you like, and they would not care about you.

Another part is called Yanyu, which means that the output outside the salt tract is sold to those who are not the Ganghu, which is private salt, which can be sold to anyone. Those who are in charge of smuggling are fine. This part is the main part of the finance of the Yan Jingshiya.

Donglin strongly demanded the abolition of the salt tax because that part of the tax was not collected by the Ministry of Revenue, but the emperor's treasury, and of course it was to be abolished. So Chongzhen earned four million taels less every year. But salt and salt classes were sold from the salt farm, which belonged to the Ministry of Revenue, and had three to four million yuan each year. But now even this is gone. The reason for this is that it rains heavily this year and the salt is soaked. Next year, the drought will not be produced. The year after that, refugees captured the salt farm and burned the salt. Then the year after that - anyway, the salt residue can be found and the salt will be lost. Not only will the salt residue be lost, but it has developed to the present, even the salt is gone.

This is more than just black, it is even darker than the scallops that run away.

The scallops ran away, at least when needed, giving investors hope. As a result, the salt was directly burned by fire. Are you surprised?

"Young Master, what does Master Gou mean?" Mao Shouyi really didn't understand why Master Gou rejected him, so he would give himself the plan to go to the Salt Lake to do.

Zhao Xing smiled: "Master Gou, you really do justice."

"How do you say it?" Mao Shouyi asked in confusion.

Zhao Xing said: "Although we are not a household in the general public, in principle we cannot get salt. As I said, salt is gone for various reasons, but for the sake of our yellow and white things, he still wants us to go and see. What should we see? Going to see the real salt pond, let us see that there is actually salt, but we have no share, but it does not mean that we are not qualified, but our actions have not reached the price yet."

Mao Shouyi suddenly realized: "The ghost is slippery."

Holding the handbook in my hand: "But I can take the opportunity to enter the salt pond, see what it is, and get the first-hand materials." Then I waved my hand: "Let's go, let's take the two ladies and go to the Blood Lake."

They met two wives on the street, and a group of four walked into a car and headed straight for the Salt Lake.

When I arrived at the salt lake, there were indeed a salt lord blocking the road. The salt lords who passed by had to carefully check the waist card certificate before entering. Of course, they were more alert when they saw Zhao Xing and his party. After taking the handbook of Master Gou handed over to Zhao Xing, they still asked in detail about their origins and names. In addition to the relationship between several people, they also specifically asked about the purpose of the salt lake. When they heard that it was just a trip, the salt lord leader looked at Master Gou's handbook with fun, and then weighed the silver in his hand. The leader of the salt lord called a small salt lord, and said at the fifteenth and sixteenth. He was just asking: "Take a few distinguished guests in, remember, be smart, look at what should be seen, don't read what should not be seen, say what should be said, close your beak for me if you shouldn't."

The little salt man immediately nodded and bowed to the leader, "Uncle, don't worry, I often do this, I understand."

The leader went up and kicked: "If you understand, you can do it. Remember the rules when you come back tonight."

The little salt man nodded and replied: "I understand, I understand this."

Xiao Yanzhu led Zhao Xing and others to continue walking. He walked to the lakeside, but bypassed the pier surrounded by huge reed walls. Zhao Xing handed him a piece of silver: "Please take me to the pier to see the world."

But the little salt man put his hand behind him and smiled and shook his head: "Master, please put away your kindness. It's not what you should see, and I dare not take you there."

Zhao Xing took back the silver in disappointment. The little salt soldier took Zhao Xing to the lake and then introduced to Zhao Xing: "This man, this is the salt lake, also called the Blood Lake. You guys should be interested."

Zhao Xing looked at it and saw that under the noon sun, the vast lake surface was really red, and it showed a charming beauty in front of everyone's eyes, which made Cui Yan Xiufen cheer in surprise.

As a result, when Zhao Xing sighed, he made a mistake and almost fell into the lake. Mao Shouyi was shocked and grabbed it and shouted, "Young Master, be careful."

As a result, the salt man laughed: "Brother, you are too careful. Don't mention that the water here is shallow. Even if you go deep into the middle of the lake, you can't even commit suicide, unless you have to tie the iron ingots in advance."

Zhao Xing asked interestedly: "Why is this happening?"

The little salt man said proudly, "You don't understand this, yes. This lake has an alias name, called the Immortal Sea. Because the brine content is too high, even if a person falls in, he floats directly on it and does not sink at all." Then he said proudly: "I heard from an old salt merchant that there is also a sea in the west, also called the Dead Sea. But the Dead Sea is a sea that does not grow in grass, fish and shrimps disappear, and it is a sea that harms people. However, our Yuncheng Salt Lake has abundant water and grass, reeds swaying on the banks, birds singing and flowers, and is full of vitality. This is a sea that nourishes people." Then he pointed to the salt diced dips busy in shallow lakes in the distance: "That is salt-dried, is it good-looking?"

Looking along the fingers, the Hu Bo, which could not be seen at all, was flattened like a mirror, but the salt ponds separated were bright red and bright, with rippling blue waves, snow-white, mottled and staggered, making them even more beautiful.

The two sisters were so amazed by the beautiful scenery that they screamed endlessly.

The salt in Yuncheng has formed a complete "reclamation and watering" salt shoveling method from sun exposure to natural jade in the early stages of development to collecting and harvesting. This is an epoch-making symbol of the production of "Lu Salt" in Yuncheng's salt pond and has also laid the foundation for its huge output.

Looking at the countless salt diced rice dumplings busy in it, Zhao Xing couldn't help but ask: "How many such salt ponds are there?"

The little salt man looked up and down at Zhao Xing, and then smiled ambiguously.

Zhao Xing immediately took out a piece of silver and stuffed it to him.

He weighed it and quickly stuffed it into his arms: "This is not something to say, but to you, it can be said. There are three large pieces of salt fields in total, which is the smallest."

"Is salt hard?"

The salt man smiled proudly: "Those salt cubes are no better than other salt fields. Those who were oppressed and exploited by Shangguan were all skin and bones. We not only placed them in Yanding Village, each with full food and drink, but our censor also married those salt cubes who could not marry. There were more than two thousand right ones; those who could not work as salt cubes were also placed at the foot of Qianfeng Mountain for retirement. So, this lake raises people, and our censor is our great benefactor."

Zhao Xing smiled and patted his little head: "I didn't expect that you know a lot."

The little salt thrust his chest: "Of course, I am recognized as the King of Understanding here."

Zhao Xing laughed, but his heart became heavier. The salt pond was vast and it was very large. However, the Shanxi Salt Censor said that there was no salt. This was not unusual, so they could only say that they were too greedy.
Chapter completed!