Turbulent Times Chapter 919: Salt Officer

The roles of the three officials in the salt field, their respective backgrounds, and even the origins of the main posts, the identity of the master who mastered the specific processes of drying and boiling salt in the salt field, and the status of various main figures in the salt field and their relationship with each other The relationship between them, etc., Xu Xiaohu said in detail, without any omissions.

The reason why he said so in detail, besides Xu Xiaohu's ability, is also related to Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu's regulations on the contents of intelligence investigations made by Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu at that time, which clearly stipulates the content and elements of various types of intelligence .

"The output of the salt farm is only one-fifth of what it was at the beginning. Why is the salt farm losing so much money?" Listen to Xu Xiaohu say it again.

Xu Xiaohu considered his language for a while, and then said: "My lord, in fact, the output of the salt farm has not decreased, and has even increased compared to before, but the other four-fifths of the salt was secretly taken out Go and sell it as private salt."

This result is similar to what Wang Junlin expected, but after Xu Xiaohu finally confirmed it here, Wang Junlin still couldn't help but feel murderous towards some people, and said, "Tell me! Who is actually doing this in the saltworks?" , who were involved in this matter?"

Xu Xiaohu said without any hesitation: "Except for the salt slaves and salt workers who did the actual construction, all the officials in the salt field and Xiao Shi knew about this to some extent. The specific person who handled this matter was Dong Kang, the salt official, who was responsible for leading people Give four-fifths of the salt to an underground salt store on the first day of every month.”

Salt official is the top leader of the salt field. His official rank is not small, and he has the fifth rank. Even the staff in charge of taxation is two levels lower than him. Under normal circumstances, Yan officials are the confidantes of the prefect of a county, but the situation in Fanyang County is obviously very different because of the existence of the Lu family.

The salt officer Dong Kang Wang Junlin also met with him just now, and he treated him very respectfully. Obviously, these are just appearances. Perhaps deep down in his heart, he wished Wang Junlin to die. There should also be something to rely on, otherwise he would have run away long ago.

"Who do the two thousand salt men listen to?" Wang Junlin was most concerned about who would control the army.

"The two captains have the final say on the two thousand salts, but they are all Dong Kang's confidantes." Xu Xiaohu replied immediately.

"Did the captain who commanded the 1,000-country soldiers in the outer defense line participate in this matter?" Wang Junlin asked with a frown.

"The captain of the county soldier named Xue Sheng is the nephew of Ying Yanglang Xue Li. He smuggles four-fifths of the salt out of the salt field once a month. It is difficult to hide this matter from the outside defense line. So Xue Sheng should know about this, but he just opened and closed his eyes." Xu Xiaohu obviously expected what Wang Junlin wanted to know, and made sufficient preparations in advance.

After Wang Junlin heard this, his expression was a little ugly. Xue Sheng knew about this, which meant that the underground salt shop Xue Li knew about it, and he must have been a part of it, and with Xue Li's identity Status, I am afraid that there is a lot of silver every month.

If Xue Li hadn't participated in this matter, Wang Junlin would not be afraid even if all the officials of Fanyang County died in this underground salt shop. It's more tricky, after all, cutting off people's money is like killing their parents, and he doesn't have an army in his hands.

It seems that this matter has to be discussed in the long run, or step by step, so that everyone cannot be stimulated at once.

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At the same time, in the mansion of salt official Dong Kang, three officials from the salt field, Qian Zhengkuo, and two master craftsmen gathered to discuss matters.

Qian Zhengkuo first briefly talked about the conversation between Wang Junlin and him, and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Dong Kang thought for a while and said, "Lord Qian, listen to what you said, Lord Prefect Is it also for money?"

Qian Zhengkuo smiled and said: "Isn't it? It's just that the dry shares and members in the salt company have long been divided, and it is definitely not willing to take out anyone's shares to the prefect! What's more, The status of the prefect, the money is too little, how can the prefect be willing?"

Dong Kang frowned again, and said: "Then, according to Lord Qian, how can we satisfy Lord Prefect?"

Qian Zhengkuo followed Wang Junlin all the way here today, and he had already had an idea in his mind, and said, "Master Dong is close to the Lu family, why don't you discuss it with the Lu family to see if the Lu family is willing to give up some time to the prefect?" After all, the Lu family holds 50% of the shares, the navy master Dou Shihai has an army of 20,000, so he holds 20% of the shares, and the rest of us, including General Xue of the Yingyang Mansion, have a total of 50% of the shares. It only accounted for 30% of the shares, and besides, it is obvious that the prefect is targeting the Lu family, so in my opinion, Master Dong should discuss it with the Lu family."

Qian Zhengkuo's implication is that Wang Junlin's piece of cake should be given up by Lu Shi. It has to be said that Qian Zhengkuo is worthy of Wang Junlin if he can do this. He believed that Wang Junlin was like them, and that he became an official for money, so he thought so.

Dong Kang frowned tightly, smiled wryly, and said: "Although what Master Qian said is reasonable, the problem is that the Lu family has always been domineering in Fanyang County. Although the prestige is not comparable to that of the previous prefect, but if you want the Lu family to give up 10% of the shares, I guess Lu Gong will not agree, even if Lu Gong agrees, most of the Lu family will rebound greatly."

When Qian Zhengkuo heard this, he also frowned, and said, "Then look! On the way here, I also inquired about the meaning of the prefect from the side. He came this time for his share of the saltworks." Yinzi, if you can't satisfy the prefect, if the prefect wants to kill someone, don't blame me for not reminding you."

When Dong Kang and the others heard this, their complexions suddenly became ugly. Wang Junlin had a bad reputation, and it had been less than a month since the beheading of the four officials in Changxiang County. What Qian Zhengkuo said was not impossible.

"Since this is the case, I still need to trouble Mr. Qian to stabilize the prefect tomorrow. I will send someone to Lu's house overnight to explain the matter. Whether I can satisfy the prefect depends on what Lu Gong thinks." He secretly calculated that if the Lu family was not willing to sell the 10% shares, if the prefect found an excuse to kill him, would the Lu family protect him.

Others were also worried that they would be vented by Wang Junlin, and they also yelled for Dong Kang to send someone to Lu's house as soon as possible. Come to report: "My lord, someone from the Lu family is here."