Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 403 The turmoil in the salt administration in the Xia Kingdom, Zhang Shicheng took the opportunity to gain momentum
Xia Guo Hailing County, Yandu County.

On the edge of the beach near the sea, although autumn has already entered, the sun is scorching like fire by the sea, and under the scorching heat, a layer of salt frost has formed on the beach.

All of them were dark and strong, and they were sweating profusely. They were busy scraping off the salt and frost on the beach and sending them aside to pile up.After that, someone specially assigned to fill the mound of salt soil with clean water to collect the fused brine.

Under the frying salt stove not far away, the fire is burning, non-stop.When the brine is brought in, put it into the warm pot first, then pour the brine into the frying pan, and boil the salt in the frying pan.After all the processes, the salt can only be obtained until the salters are sweating and their skin is reddened by the flames.

The process of cooking salt is very simple in a few words.But as long as you think about it carefully, you can feel the hard work of these salt workers.

And when the salt workers were working hard, they heard a sudden sound of gong beating, which caused the salt workers to look up subconsciously.

In the distance, court officials dressed in official robes, with their heads held high and their chests held high, came walking in square steps.Behind him, there are government servants pushing and shoving the shopkeeper of the saltworks with his face full of ashes and dejection.

The salties subconsciously stopped what they were doing and gathered here.

The official found a stone to step on, stood on the high ground, looked around at Yan Ding, raised his head and said loudly:
"The imperial court has a decree. From now on, the salt industry will be nationalized! This salt farm will be redeemed and bought by the imperial court in the future. From now on, you will also work for the imperial court."

Yan Ding, who was present at the scene, was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the shopkeeper of the salt field beside him.

These salt workers have worked in the salt field for a long time. Although they have little knowledge, they probably know how much this large salt field with thousands of people earns every year.

Such a cornucopia, is my boss really willing to give it to the court?

The shopkeeper of the salt field beside him looked mournful, looking at the eyes of all the salt workers, his eyes were full of despair.

Salt is where the people's livelihood is, and the people can't leave it, which makes them extremely profitable.The large salt field with 3000 people in front of him can almost bring in more than [-] taels of income a year.

The shopkeeper of the saltworks is actually just a shopkeeper in charge, and there is an owner behind him, otherwise such a large saltworks cannot be protected.

The imperial court decreed that in the future, the salt industry would be state-owned, and the salt farms in various places would be bought by the government at a low price.The master behind him may not dare to do anything to the court of Jinling City and His Majesty today.But it is inevitable to anger him, the shopkeeper of the saltworks.

Thinking of the power of the owner behind him, the shopkeeper of the salt field was ashamed and unable to utter a word.

Seeing this, the group of Yan Ding also had an idea in their hearts.

They are just people who can only work hard to make money to support their families. Whether it is the government or the owner of the salt field, they can't afford to offend them. At this time, they can only choose to remain silent.

"What about our wages?"

Suddenly, in the middle of the salt, a voice suddenly came.

A muscular young man pushed away the crowd and stood in front of the officials.

The official frowned slightly, and stared at the young man in front of him for a while, until he saw that the Yan Ding next to the young man was frightened and subconsciously dispersed, he just shook his sleeves and snorted coldly:
"The wages are naturally the same..."

As soon as this remark came out, all Yan Ding immediately felt relieved.

Anyway, whoever you work for is to make money.

But before the Yan Ding could breathe a sigh of relief, the official who came to deliver the message said again:

"It's just that the southwestern cloud thieves are rampant now. The adults of the imperial court are exhausting themselves in order to train the army to conquer the country. The governor of the county ordered to solve problems for His Majesty and the imperial court. All the officials and servants in Hailing County will do their best. They all reduced their salaries by [-]%. You and others are now regarded as imperial property, so naturally they must be treated equally."

The Yan Ding didn't ask any questions. Hearing the officials' official words, they were a little dazed in their minds and asked for no reason:

"What, what do you mean?"

The young Yan Ding who just stood up sneered at this moment and said:
"That is to say, our wages will be reduced by [-]%!"

As soon as these words came out, the Yan Ding immediately exploded.

"Our salary is not high, why should we reduce it by [-]%?"

"What kind of tax did we just pay last month? Each family paid an extra five renminbi. Why do we have to pay now?"

"My lord, what we eat is bitter food, and the money is really hard to come by. Please talk to the higher-ups, can we not reduce wages..."

The officials who came to spread the word, heard the discussion of Yan Ding, their brows were erected, their faces were full of ferociousness, and they said angrily:

"The situation of the country is so difficult. You are also the people of Daxia. Why do you not know how to contribute to the country, but instead pay attention to your own money? Seriously, really, it is too shameful!"

The young Yan Ding took a step forward and said loudly:
"What are you talking about, my lord? Even if it's a penny, it's our hard-earned money. It's only natural to care about it. How shameful?"

"We are no better than the adults in the government. We have the filial piety of the people below. Moreover, it is not that we have to belong to the imperial property. Who would want to reduce the wages by [-]% for no reason?"

All of a sudden, the Yanding people were excited, and they all opened their mouths and said:

"Brother Zhang is right!"

"That's right, why cut our wages by [-]%!"

"We are not convinced!"

The Yan Ding were excited, and they couldn't help but surrounded the government officials and servants.

Boiling salt is extremely hard work, and all the salters need to eat a lot of rice, meat and salt, so they are all very strong.At this time, Qi Qi surrounded him, with a great deterrent effect.

The officials who came to deliver the message were frightened, and under the escort of the officers, they crawled and rolled back, and shouted in horror:

"Bold, you dare to criticize Shangguan! You, you will not succeed if you want to rebel!"

The Yanding people have families and businesses, and they are obviously extremely afraid of the hat of rebellion.

As soon as these words came out, the Yan Ding who had been excited just now froze in place.

The officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Yanding people were still afraid of the imperial court.

At this time, a burly and handsome servant with only a hint of sinister in his eyes approached the official's ear, and softly persuaded him:

"My lord, there are a lot of salt here, you might as well leave first..."

The official was surrounded by all the people, and he was already a little apprehensive. At this time, he heard the persuasion of the capable confidant next to him, and he found a way for himself. He immediately swallowed his saliva and said:

"You are right, I don't have to argue with them now, let's go!"

Speaking of this, the official made a forced gesture, snorted coldly, and walked away quickly surrounded by the guards around him.

Before leaving, Chen Youliang turned his head slightly, and gave the young Yan Ding a deep look in his eyes.

The young Yan Ding nodded slightly, and there seemed to be a tacit understanding between the two.

When the people from the government left, more than a dozen Yan Ding quickly surrounded them, and said with worry:

"Brother Shicheng, I'm afraid we will work under the government from now on. If you contradict the people in the government today, look at their appearance, I'm afraid they won't let it go!"

"Yes, the government wants to punish us, but there are ways!"

The young Yan Ding in front of him is none other than Zhang Shicheng!
[White training card, two heroes at the end of Yuan Dynasty
Card Effect: After using it, you will get Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng.

Card description: The general only dies in Hetian, and the national scholar still hears about it without hesitation.Wind and rain, cold food festival every year, who will go to the tomb of the concubine Maiyu.

Zhang Shicheng, formerly known as Jiusi, was a separatist force in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions at the end of the Yuan Dynasty...

Strength 80, Literature 31, Wisdom 83, Morality 87, Age 23, Domination 87, Politics 71, Charisma 80, Loyalty 100, Ambition 75
Chen Youliang, one of the heroes in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the leader of the peasant uprising...

Force 90, Literature 61, Wisdom 89, Morality 52, Age 26, Domination 81, Politics 87, Charm 69, Loyalty 100, Ambition 90]

After all, they are just ordinary people. Although they are dissatisfied because their wages have been reduced by [-]% for nothing, they are not at the point where they can't survive, so naturally they will not give up and fight against the government.

Zhang Shicheng shook his head lightly, and said indifferently:
"It's okay, I'm alone, and I haven't been in Yandu County for long. If it's too bad, I'll just leave!"

After hearing the words, all the Yanding breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"That's right, brother Shicheng, you are both civil and military, and you are a man of righteousness. Everyone admires you. Staying in the saltworks is the ability to bury you!"

"That's right, if big brother gets out in the future and wins an official position, come back and teach that bastard a lesson!"

"Hey, the little brother of the Zhang family is very capable, and he can make a living anywhere. But what should we do? In the future, the wages will be reduced by [-]%, and taxes may be raised from time to time. How can we support our family?"

Speaking of this, all the Yan Dings immediately lowered their heads and raised their mourning voices.

Zhang Shicheng didn't speak at this moment, he silently looked around at everyone, and thought to himself:

Before reaching a dead end, the Yanding people will not follow themselves to rebel and lose their heads.It depends on Chen Youliang's methods, whether he can force the Yan Ding to rebel!
At this time, outside the salt field, a group of government officials stopped, and the head official looked back at the salt field behind him, his eyes were full of gloomy anger, and said coldly:
"A group of unscrupulous people actually resisted the majesty of the court!"

Chen Youliang at the side saw this, moved his eyes, moved to the official's ear, and said in a low voice:

"Your Excellency will soon be transferred to the Yandu County Salt Officer. If this incident is not done as an example, how will we manage the large and small salt farms in Yandu County in the future?"

The head official was already filled with shame and anger, but he couldn't suppress it after being provoked by Chen Youliang, and said with murderous intent:
"Friendship, you hold my seal and quickly go to find Mr. Zhao, the county captain of Yandu County. Mr. Zhao is my sworn brother. You just say that the shopkeeper of Wu's Salt Farm disobeyed the imperial order and secretly entangled Yan Ding to cause chaos. Please ask him Send troops to suppress it!"

When Chen Youliang heard the words, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately cupped his fists and said:

"Impressive order!"

At night, in the Wu's Saltworks, the salt workers who had worked all day gradually fell asleep amidst sighs.

Zhang Shicheng was lying on the bunk, and suddenly heard the sound of a dog whimpering from outside, sat up immediately, walked out of the house lightly, and came to a hidden and unoccupied place in the saltworks.

Chen Youliang showed his figure from the shadows, and said straight to the point:
"The soldiers from Yandu County have arrived!"

Zhang Shicheng frowned when he heard this, and said in a low voice:
"Already arrived? Where have you been?"

"The county soldiers have surrounded the salt field, and they will start in half an hour!"

Hearing this, Zhang Shicheng's eyes suddenly opened wide, and he stared straight at Chen Youliang sharply, with hints of shock and anger, and shouted:

"Didn't you tell me in advance, why did you say it now? The Yanding are unarmed, how can they resist the encirclement and suppression by the county soldiers!"

Seeing Zhang Shicheng's big reaction, Chen Youliang frowned, hehe twice, and said with a subterranean smile:

"What? You don't think that you can run away with the Yan Ding before the county soldiers come, and then make the Yan Ding follow you willingly to rebel without bloodshed and sacrifice? No, no Bar!"

Zhang Shicheng was furious with the strange tone of voice, he took two steps forward, and was about to punch Chen Youliang in the face.

Chen Youliang turned slightly to the side, avoided Zhang Shicheng's fist easily, and continued to speak coldly:
"If you don't kill these people, how can Xia Guo's government define you as a rebellion? How can those Yan Ding abandon their family business and rebel as you like?"

If there is no big movement, but Yan Ding escapes secretly, will the government take it seriously?
"Don't forget the explanation from above! Am I going to delay the big event because of your so-called righteousness, and finally get myself punished by the family law?"

Chen Youliang's remarks were like a slap in the face, making Zhang Shicheng stagnate.

When the two were in Yunguo, they served under Dongchang's command.Then he was sent to the south of the Xia Kingdom, and he was charged with the important task of disturbing the south of the Xia Kingdom.If you fail to do things well, the East Factory will definitely punish you.

The two of them definitely don't want to experience Dongchang's family law for themselves!

Seeing that Zhang Shicheng had calmed down, Chen Youliang also snorted coldly, and continued:
"The county soldiers in Yandu County are no more than a mob. It's not difficult for you to take thousands of Yan Ding out. After you go out, you can temporarily avoid the limelight. The superiors will arrange ships as soon as possible, and secretly send armaments and supplies!"

Zhang Shicheng frowned and asked:

"how about you?"

"I?"

Chen Youliang raised his head slightly, with a dark and sinister look on his face, and said indifferently:
"Our temperaments are obviously not the same. I hate your indecisiveness, seeming to be magnanimous, but you have no long-term plans. You also don't like my cruel and cruel methods. Rather than forcefully running into each other, there are many conflicts between each other. Why don't you go your own way? road!"

"I have passed through the county magistrate's career, and I will be transferred to Qi County as an official soon... This small Hailing County cannot accommodate you and me at the same time!"

Chen Youliang looked down on Zhang Shicheng's temperament, and felt that he was indecisive and difficult to achieve great things.But he still quite recognized Zhang Shicheng's ability!

How can Hailing County accommodate these two dragons?
The two already disliked each other, but they only worked together because of orders from their superiors.At this time, Zhang Shicheng would naturally not persuade him to stay.

Chen Youliang looked up at the sky, and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, it's been delayed long enough, you should prepare as soon as possible!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Youliang's figure followed the night, and after a few vertical sweeps, he disappeared.

Zhang Shicheng stood on the spot and pondered for a while, before he stepped back and woke up a few Yan Ding who were close to him.

Although he has not been in this saltworks for a long time, many people admire him because he is very talented, he values ​​righteousness over wealth, and is bold and righteous.

At this time, when the government sent officers and soldiers to come and surrounded the salt field, the Yan Ding who had been awakened suddenly became sleepy, and their faces became flustered.

"This, this government should not be so unreasonable, could it be some misunderstanding?"

"That's right. Let's just complain a few words. At worst, we won't be allowed to do it. Why send troops here?"

"What else is there to say? We were so frightened that the official ran away in embarrassment today. He must have resentment in his heart, so he came to take revenge!"

"Brother Shicheng, you said we should do this?"

Zhang Shicheng's face was calm, and he said in a deep voice:

"No matter what, we have to make some preparations first. You shouldn't be caught without a fight! You go and call your fellow countrymen and friends, and let them come to me with the things they want."

Everyone was shocked when they heard Zhang Shicheng's words, and they all exclaimed:
"Brother Shicheng is saying, we, we want to do it?"

"It's not good!"

"If we don't do anything, maybe we just get beaten and scolded. If we really do, then we are really rebelling!"

Yan Ding are ordinary people, how dare they have any thoughts of rebellion!But when he heard what Zhang Shicheng said, he immediately shook his head again and again.

Zhang Shicheng looked at the appearance of everyone present, opened his mouth, and sighed secretly.

Sure enough, as Chen Youliang expected, without resorting to any means, how could these salties be willing to rebel with him?

After a moment of silence, Zhang Shicheng gritted his teeth suddenly and said:

"If it's just a false alarm, I, Zhang Shicheng, will invite them to drink and eat meat to calm them down. If the government only wants to punish you for a small punishment, I will bear it all. You are all bewitched by me... But if it is true, the government really wants to Let's fight hard, so we can fight for a way to survive!"

Zhang Shicheng looked around at everyone, and said solemnly:

"Just in case, who can tell that the officials in the government will not take our lives to dye their official robes red?"

When all the Yan Ding heard this, their expressions were already hesitant.Due to Zhang Shicheng's prestige, everyone finally gritted their teeth, nodded and said:

"I listen to Brother Shicheng!"

"I don't want to suffer this kind of sulking, at worst, I will follow Brother Shicheng and leave!"

"Then, then I'll listen to Big Brother too..."

Zhang Shicheng breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said:

"Okay, before the people in the government are ready, call more people as soon as possible!"

All the close Yan Ding left separately, Zhang Shicheng pondered for a moment, but he grabbed a Yan Ding beside him and asked:
"Treasurer Wu, are you still there?"

"Now, after the salt farm was forcibly redeemed today, the shopkeeper lost his soul all night. Some people worried that something would happen to him, so they asked him to stay."

Hearing this, Zhang Shicheng nodded and said:
"Go and bring shopkeeper Wu to me."

Hearing this, Yan Ding was a little puzzled and said:
"Brother, why are you looking for him at this time?"

Zhang Shicheng's eyes moved, and he said in a deep voice:
"If it's really the worst plan, we'll have to find someone to help. The owner behind this saltworks might not be willing to support us, so we're going to make a fuss..."

Yan Ding blinked his eyes, nodded in confusion, and left quickly.

Not long after, more than a thousand Yanding were summoned and gathered in front of Zhang Shicheng.

At the same time, flames suddenly lit up outside the salt field, and the sound of killing was loud.

"Wu Qian, the treasurer of the salt field, entangled with the salt, and resisted the imperial court's order. I am ordered to kill!"

"Kill!"

The county soldiers lit up their swords and rushed into the salt field, cutting and killing anyone they saw.

A group of Yan Ding who had been summoned by Zhang Shicheng saw the ferocity of the county soldiers, and their eyes were tearing apart.

Holding a pole in his hand, Zhang Shicheng's eyes were extremely sharp, and he shouted loudly to the salt men around him:
"The government has no way and won't give us a way to survive. I, Zhang Shicheng, would like to lead everyone out!"

All the salters raised their poles, rakes, and hoes, and shouted in unison:

"Fight them!"

"Kill out, seek survival!"

At the same time, in the line of sight that ordinary people cannot see.

The black dragon, which symbolizes the luck of the Xia Kingdom, is dormant in Jinling City, licking its wounds.

Countless tiny dragon auras spread throughout the world.

At the same time Zhang Shicheng called Yan Ding to revolt, the dragon energy scattered over the entire Hailing County suddenly found a vent, gathered together and merged into Zhang Shicheng's body.

It was night, and there was turmoil in Yandu County, Hailing County.Zhang Shicheng revolted, defeated and suppressed the county soldiers, and led more than a thousand Yan Ding to flee...

(End of this chapter)