"What, they're all killed. They're all strong laborers. Such people do things well. But they do this suddenly, they may just be unacceptable. As long as they give them some time, they'll be fine."

"I said, they were all killed."

Ye Tan's voice seemed to appear from an ice cellar, with a chill, as if he was talking to an enemy.

Han Qi was about to speak, but when he saw a strange look in Ye Tan's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a sudden jump in his heart. What was going on with him?

However, he believed that if he said another word, the consequences would be unpredictable.

He nodded and went out.

Then after a while, another person came, and this person was named Cao Yuan. This person was the person who Ye Tan helped to name the name. This person was the guard of the Niu family. However, that was all in the past. Now he is the person in charge of some external miscellaneous items here. Don’t think that they are unwilling to do it, and it is embarrassing. Such a thing is definitely a good thing for him.

"gentlemen."

These people all call Mr. Ye Tan, because sometimes, you don’t know what to do.

"What's up?"

Ye Tan's voice was very cold, but the other party seemed to not feel it because they thought that big shots should be like this.

"We are short of salt."

"What's the meaning?"

Ye Tan looked at Cao Yuan with a frown. What's going on? How could there be a shortage of salt? This kind of thing is impossible.

No matter where it is, there are things like salt ponds. Some places may not have such things, but transportation always allows these things to exist. In the past, salt was sometimes better than money, because if there were no such things, problems would arise.

If a person does not eat salt, he will lose his strength.

Therefore, for people here, salt is sometimes more important than clothes.

Previously, some small salt ponds were found in Liangzhou, Suzhou and Ganzhou. Although they could not fully satisfy the food here, people from Songzhou had already gone to find some toxic salt mines. Once such a place came out, it would not be fine.

However, the place where the salt in Huzhen relies on is Tuyuhun.

Because there is a saltwater lake in the sea and later generations in their place, they are not short of this thing. Although Fu Yun, the boss of Tuyuhun, always comes to find trouble from time to time in recent years, Li Shimin and others still endure it because if they really get rough, some things will be troublesome.

To be honest, it is not clear whether the defenders of Yumen Pass have a better relationship with the Tang Dynasty or Tuyuhun. Sometimes, you are helpless when you look at such things.

But why did this happen?

"Originally, there are all figures of salt coming in from Yumenguan, but since Niu Tiande died, they seem to be unwilling to do so. This month it has been reduced by 50%, and the price will be increased."

Cao Yuan's words revealed a hint of dissatisfaction with his past masters, but more of the terrible thing about this matter, the price increase? This is a habit of many people in the past. They think that they should raise prices if they have something, but this thing cannot raise prices at will. Once the price really increases, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Now there are more than 100,000 people here, and these people consume a lot of daily consumption, so this foreign aid still has no way to stop it.

To be honest, Ye Tan sometimes feels powerless because people in the past always think that such things are mine in me. If you are disobedient, I will not give them to you. What can you do?

"How are we looking for the salt pond here?"

Ye Tan couldn't help but ask, Cao Yuan was the Gongcao who was in charge of the management area here, and he should know.

"Young Master, we have gone to many places during these times, and even some places that are usually very dangerous but you don't let us go, but there are still no ones, and because of this, we have lost more than a dozen people."

Cao Yuan said helplessly, people in the past were not as advanced and capable as modern people in this regard. Sometimes they always feel incredible when doing things, but once they go out, people will die.

"How long can our salt last?" It's almost winter. If there is no salt at that time, there will be a big problem, that is, I have killed people from those tribes. There are not many meat and other things. If such things are in winter, it's okay, but it's strange that once spring begins, the temperature here will be much higher, and it will be troublesome. Since ancient times, it has been inappropriate for waste of food.

"We have enough to eat until May next year, but, young master, because we need to make cured meat, the consumption of salt is very serious. If we cannot guarantee a new source, we can only last until January at most."

Cao Yuan also learned from Chen Jin about time. Although this child is just a child, he is better at doing things than himself, and he has records in this regard, so this is not a joke.

"Why did it break?" Ye Tan remembered this question again.

Cao Yuan trembled his lips, then thought for a while before looking at Ye Tan and said, "Young Master, Niu Tiande would send them beauties, food and other things every year. Once there were too many such things, they would be willing to give them salt. And the amount we wanted suddenly increased, and they were also a little worried about whether something would happen in the future."

"Did Niu Tiande give them jade?" Ye Tan knew that in the past, this thing was sometimes just a stone, but even though it was a stone, it was also a good thing. How did you think the name Yumen Pass came from?

"No, I heard that it is food, cloth. Jade is worthless here." Cao Yuan couldn't help but retort, because in the past, people were interested in jade only in the Central Plains. Generally, in such remote places, the useful things were grain and cloth, and even salt, because this thing was useful, and others had other things.

"Usually, what Niu Tiande gives them is all food?" Ye Tan knew that he would not give money because money was useless in Tuyuhun.

"It's all about food, and some female slaves stolen." Cao Yuan had done something similar before, so he knew very well that people from all over the place like beauties, and such things are all unsubsidized. Who doesn't like it?

"Okay, I understand. You go down first, I will find a way."

Cao Yuan glanced at Ye Tan, then lowered his head and slowly went out.

When there was only Ye Tan in the room, he could see a ray of light flashing in his eyes, like a poisonous snake, but it was golden.

"Since you want to play, I'll play with you."

But Guo Xiaoti, who was at Yumen Pass, was a little sad because there were fewer people passing here recently, and their income was reduced. You wouldn't think that the border troops of the Tang Dynasty were all here for the little money and food of the Tang Dynasty. That was impossible. What's the use of that little thing? It's not enough to eat a few meals. They mainly rely on blackmailing out of the pass or people who want to enter. Guo Xiaoti has several warehouses, and the gems inside were dense. I wondered if he thought he had an ore factory or mine, but he might as well not have one, because after that, he had to dig it himself, right?

Since being forced back by Ye Tan last time, Guo Xiaoti has been scared to death. He really doesn't want to have any social interaction with Ye Tan. This person suddenly appeared in the dark at that time, and almost killed his subordinates like a poisonous snake. At this time, how can you ensure such a mood?

"General, the treasurer just said that in the past half month, there are almost no caravans coming from Tuyuhun to deliver salt."

A man dressed in a literary man walked in, looked at Guo Xiaoti with a beard and said softly.

"Chai Mao, what's going on?"

Guo Xiaoti naturally knew such a person. Although many people thought that they were far away relatives, they were not. Don’t think that the big families in the past had to fight in the internal struggles. Their external development was also very good. This is why Chai Shao could have had the opportunity to return to the court before, because Li Yuan received a lot of gems and jade from him. Although Chai Shao almost never talks in the court now, some people analyzed that this guy was holding back.

Because of Li Xiuning's death, Li Shimin cannot escape from the relationship, and Ye Tan cannot escape from the relationship.

So this hatred cannot be resolved at all. The reason why Li Xiuning died was actually a wrong decision by Li Yuan. When the family of three led the troops, he said, whoever could enter Guanzhong first would be the successor. As a result, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were not as good as Li Xiuning at that time. His wife's army directly broke the city, and then Li Yuan chose to forget it. However, this sentence was said in public, so everyone under Li Xiuning heard it, but in the end, Li Xiuning died inexplicably. Don't doubt the ethics of the ancients in the past. Sometimes, for a promise, they would kill the enemy thousands of miles away, so sometimes, the seeds of hatred always make people crazy.

"I heard that it was because Ye Tan occupied Guazhou, so people didn't want to cooperate with them anymore, so they stopped."

There is no problem with Chai Mao's words. In the past, people paid attention to business in business, one of the key points was to work with acquaintances to prevent accidents. However, if this person dies and another person works together, it will take a lot of time to compare and consider.

"Oh, then we will lose a lot of income in the future. What a pity, what a pity." Guo Xiaoti did not scold Ye Tan like before, but analyzed his own problems, which made Chai Mao stunned. Then he looked at Guo Xiaoti and asked, "General, you forgot that the benefits here are not yours and mine, and there are other people. If it were a few years ago, you could be less rewarded. But now they are all smart and have sent people here. If we don't have enough things to give them, then if they turn against each other, we will be in trouble."

This sentence reminded him that you should not think that no one cares about the fatness of these places. In the past, no one did dangerous things. However, once there was a little benefit, don’t be too much. It was as big as a needle nose, and someone would come to express what he did and what kind of ability he had.

"What should I do? Could I let that Niu Tiande survive?" Guo Xiaoti naturally knew that this person was dead, but what should I do?

"Sir, have you forgotten that village leader?"

"You're talking about the man who ran from Suzhou?"

Guo Xiaoti couldn't help asking. At that time, this man was planning to join Niu Tiande, but when the man who had been drinking at Niu Tiande's house was later asked for help, Niu Tiande took a fancy to some of the things he brought with him and planned to kill someone to silence him. However, this man was very brave. In the middle of the night, he ran out with his treasure on his back, then found a horse and ran to Yumen Pass. Such a person has to be said to be a powerful character.

"Yes, I heard that the man was actually a relative of an external branch of the Tuyuhun royal family. Niu Tiande was doing business with them, and he also had his contribution to this."

Chai Mao's words made Guo Xiaoti stunned, and then asked, "Why did he run away?"

People with such status are generally not ordinary people.

"I heard that he slept with an elder's wife and ran out. Later, after the elder died, he lived in Suzhou very comfortably, so he didn't want to come back. But unexpectedly, he was taken directly by Hou Junji. Now he had no choice but to run away. When he took that brand, we let him leave."

For people here, anyone can get any oil and water, except for the emperor, it is OK. Therefore, it is generally not a big deal, and there will be no such mistakes.

"What do you mean?" Guo Xiaoti didn't understand what he meant, why did he come up with this.

"Sir, although Guazhou is not very far from us, three days' journey, but if there is a shortage of salt, then Ye Tan may not do many things. If we find this village leader, and then tell him that if possible, negotiate with Ye Tan to attract him, and then their grudges will be theirs. If Ye Tan is killed, then Guazhou will be ours. I heard that a large city is now being built there, more sand than ours. Isn't that a good thing? Moreover, in recent years, the sudden rise of Songzhou has caused many families to be uneasy, which is also considered to be a matter of sharing the worries of the court."

Guo Xiaoti looked at the other party and understood the other party's meaning. Ye Tan's sudden appearance disrupted many people's thoughts and things. In the past, they were slowly recovered after the war, and then many wealthy families got benefits. Now, it's better, as soon as this person appears, the benefits are given to the court. Isn't this too much?

"Can you do it?"
Chapter completed!