From Xiao Ma's narration, Lin Xiao and others understood the twists and turns involved.
A few days ago, a group of people claiming to be the Ninth Prince held an imperial decree and directly took over the brother's workshop. Except for a few salt-making veterans, everyone else was kicked out of the brother's workshop, and the salt was not available to anyone who wanted to sell it.
Those who sell must have a salt sales certificate issued by the court before they can sell it.
The people of Linjia Village were unwilling to give in, so they secretly made salt at home. This was like poking a hornet's nest. Those who secretly made salt were caught and killed, and all their property was confiscated. The entire Linjia Village was now depopulated.
Withering, a scene of depression!
After listening to Xiao Ma's description, Lin Xiao felt regretful and annoyed.
She regretted that she told Li Yuyan and others about the benefits of the court's salt control, and regretted that she was so ambitious that she had to lead Linjia Village to sell salt to get rich, and now it has affected the entire Linjia Village!
However, has Linjiacun really turned into a ghost village with a depleted population, as Xiao Ma said?
"Xiao Ma, is what you said true?"
Lin Xiao looked at Xiao Ma nervously, with expectation in her eyes.
How she wished Xiao Ma had lied to her.
She didn't want to believe that Li Yuyan and Li Yujun could be such heartless people.
Xiao Ma nodded and said: "Brother Lin Xiao, my father won't let me tell you, but I have a good relationship with Xiao Huzi in private, and you are the person Xiao Huzi respects the most, so I think I can't hide it from you."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao's heart sank. She nodded dully and continued to move towards the camp.
With every step she took, her heart felt as if it had hit rock bottom. Her heart was so cold that it was so cold that she found it difficult to breathe.
It turns out that being disappointed with someone is so painful, as if the whole world has collapsed.
"Xiao Linzi!"
Seeing Lin Xiao walking ahead in a daze, Yu Xilin hurriedly grabbed her arm and called her softly, hoping to bring Lin Xiao back to her thoughts.
Lin Xiao regained consciousness. She endured the pain in her heart, forced a smile and said, "I'm not in the way."
Then he said to Xiyue, who was looking at him with the same worry:
"Princess, please rest assured. I have a solution to the problem of people having difficulty eating salt. Please send someone to buy the coarse salt used to feed livestock."
"Coarse salt? Those will kill people!"
Xiyue looked at Lin Xiao in surprise. She really couldn't figure out what this guy's plan was, and he actually tried to use this method to help others solve their salt problem.
You must know that those coarse salts are poisonous and cannot be eaten by humans!
Lin Xiao ignored Xiyue's surprise, but looked at her firmly and continued:
"Please believe me, Princess, I have a way to turn those coarse salt into edible fine salt."
"Xiao Linzi, let's work together to find a solution to the salt problem. We must not be reckless."
Yu Xilin also tried to dissuade him from the side.
Although he had seen Lin Xiao purify coarse salt into fine salt, the coarse salt of the Daxia Dynasty was completely different from the coarse salt fed to livestock, although they were both called "coarse salt" and could be fed to livestock.
Coarse salt not only contains a lot of impurities, but also contains many things that are harmful to the human body.
If ordinary people take a few bites, their lives will be in danger. By then, Lin Xiao will naturally be involved!
"I will never make fun of people's lives!"
Lin Xiao looked at the two of them firmly, with an irresistible perseverance in his eyes.
"In that case, I will send someone to purchase coarse salt!"
In the end, Xiyue was defeated by Lin Xiao's insistence.
Looking at the enthusiastic Lin Xiao, Yu Xilin showed an imperceptible sly smile.
In the dead of night, a dark figure jumped into Chunfeng Tower. He tiptoed and landed on the roof of an attic.
In the attic, the dim candlelight flickered weakly, illuminating the dark shadows in the room, making it impossible to peek into the faces of the people in the room.
"You're here?"
When the people in the house saw the dark figure entering the attic, they immediately greeted him respectfully. It was Ma San!
And the dark shadow was none other than Yu Xilin!
Yu Xilin sat swaggeringly in front of the desk, casually drank a cup of tea, then raised his eyes leisurely, looked at Ma San standing in front of him, and asked in a light tone:
"Are the plans ready?"
Ma San nodded and said: "Everything has been implemented according to plan!"
"very good!"
Yu Xilin nodded with satisfaction and said: "During this period, the price of salt continues to rise, and it is estimated that it will only be sold for a short period of time. By then, you can move to the Western Regions to try your luck!"
"Thank you young master for your appreciation!"
"Haha. It's you who knows the current affairs. Unlike that bad old man in Linjia Village, who has money but doesn't make any money, and still lives in vain, tsk tsk tsk"
As he spoke, Yu Xilin's eyes were bright, as if he was thinking about something pleasant.
"My subordinate understands!"
Ma San nodded respectfully, and then said: "Can that damn kid Lin Xiao fall for the bait?"
"Humph, it's not up to her whether she can take the bait or not!"
The expression on Yu Xilin's face instantly turned gloomy, and a vicious light flashed in his eyes.
His admiration for Lin Xiao is true, his disgust is true, his distress is true, and his hatred is true
All kinds of complex emotions are intertwined, making his whole person become sinister and terrifying!
"My subordinates resign."
Seeing the change in Yu Xilin's expression, the old fritter Ma San immediately saluted and left the attic.
After Ma San left, Yu Xilin took out a strand of black hair tied with a red thread from her arms. This was the hair that Yu Xilin secretly cut off while Lin Xiao was sleeping when they were stranded on the island.
I originally thought that if I designed my death, they would never see each other again in this life.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao would come to the border fortress alone and not only rescued Li Yuyan, but also found a way to make the Turks retreat, completely disrupting Yu Xilin's overall plan!
This woman really exceeded his expectations time and time again!
An evil smile appeared on the corner of Yu Xilin's mouth, which looked extremely dangerous and intimidating.
At the same time, the lights in the study room of Jiuzhou Villa were brightly lit.
Li Yuyan and Bai Zhancheng frowned and paced back and forth in front of the desk, looking restless, obviously encountering a difficult problem.
After a long time, Li Yuyan sighed and said: "Old Bai, Wang Tuo is not easy to deal with!"
"Haha, who would have thought that he would confiscate all his family property in order to win the trust of the new emperor. He is indeed a vicious old fox!"
Bai Zhancheng's face turned pale, he slapped his palm on the table and said through gritted teeth.
"Yes!" Li Yuyan's face was also full of anger, "Brother Emperor, too, how could you do such a thing of crossing a river and demolishing a bridge?"
"Isn't it because of that old fox Wang Tuo?"
Bai Zhancheng cursed bitterly.
Recently, the new emperor Li Yujun promulgated a new law on the advice of Prime Minister Wang Tuo:
Within the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, all common people were not allowed to make and sell salt privately, and were not allowed to make and sell sugar privately. Salt and sugar were all produced and sold by the imperial court. Anyone who violated the order would be severely punished once verified!