Master Song thought for a while, got up and walked downstairs. No matter what, Song Min must fish it out, and the reputation of the Song family cannot be damaged.
He sighed, feeling that Bai Shan's goal had been achieved.
Zhou Man picked up a plate and looked at it. She felt that it was still not good enough. It was far worse than what she had seen in the capital. "Next time I go to Qingzhou City to see if there is anything good. His Highness the Crown Prince didn't come again. That's it."
If you come here, you won’t mind too much if the porcelain at home is not good enough.”
Bai Shan also looked around and found nothing he liked. Hearing this, he nodded, "Okay, next time Xiu Mu, let's go to Qingzhou City to take a look."
Anyway, Qingzhou City is not far away. You can spend a whole day there during your vacation. Let's chat with County Magistrate Lu and discuss the issues in Beihai County with him.
As the predecessor, he must know the situation in Beihai County better than he, the new county magistrate, does. Since they are all allies, they will naturally need to communicate more and cooperate.
Zhou Man was about to turn around and go out when she glanced at a slender beauty bottle placed on a shelf. She said "Huh" and stepped forward to take a look.
The shopkeeper had been waiting for a long time. Bai Shan and Zhou Man didn't like his porcelain before, so he didn't say anything. Now seeing that Zhou Man liked it, he immediately went up to meet him and introduced with a smile: "Master Zhou likes this beauty.
Vase? This is shipped from the Shangzhou area. It is fine white porcelain. It looks great whether it is paired with winter jasmine flowers in spring or red plums and winter plums in winter."
Bai Shan took one look and said, "Take it off and take a look."
The shopkeeper immediately took it down carefully and showed it to Bai Shan.
The two of them went up to take a look and found that it was indeed very delicate. Although it was not as detailed as those used in the capital, it was still interesting.
Bai Shandao: "How much does this cost?"
The shopkeeper thought for a while and then tentatively said: "Ten ounces of money?"
Bai Shan: "You ask me?"
The shopkeeper became more confident and said with a smile: "If the county magistrate and Mr. Zhou like it, ten ounces of money will do."
Bai Shan said without changing his expression: "It's too expensive. It can only cost eight ounces at most."
Brother Zhou also imported some porcelain from Shangzhou and sent it to the grasslands and the Western Regions. In the past two years, in order not to change from a farmer to a merchant, he mainly bought and sold medicinal materials, tea, agricultural products such as cattle and sheep, and porcelain.
Handled less.
But no matter how little there is, there is still something. Bai Shan often looked at the porcelain he brought back, so he naturally knew how much the bottle was worth.
The shopkeeper didn't expect Magistrate Bai to be so ruthless, and the price reached his bottom line.
Seeing that Magistrate Bai and Mr. Zhou were looking at him quietly, he nodded with a heartbroken face and said, "That's all, take the eight ounces of money, sir."
Bai Shan then smiled and said: "We don't have that much money with us, so we have people send it to the backyard of the county government office to pay the money in May."
The shopkeeper agreed and brought a list over to sign for Bai Shan.
The two of them were contented to go out, but when they turned around, Mr. Song came in with someone.
When the two parties met, Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, but Master Song immediately laughed, raised his hand and saluted directly: "Mr. Bai, Mr. Zhou, what a coincidence today, are you two here to buy porcelain?"
Bai Shan also came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Let's take a walk after dinner. Mr. Song is also in such a good mood today?"
It's not unusual for Bai Shan and Zhou Man to go shopping. What's strange is that Mr. Song, who has never seen the dragon before it comes to an end, actually goes out for shopping.
Mr. Song smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I also took a walk after dinner. What kind of good porcelain have you two noticed? I wonder if we can share it?"
Bai Shan felt that he didn't want to appreciate porcelain with them. The main reason was that he rarely had time to go shopping with Zhou Man, so he didn't plan to waste time on playing games, so he said directly: "We have already finished watching it. It's just an ordinary Bai Shan."
It’s just porcelain, Master Song should have quite a few in his house.”
He looked out at the sky and said with a smile, "It's getting late..."
The hint is very strong,
Mr. Song had no choice but to go straight to the point and said: "Sir Bai, Mr. Song would like to talk to Mr. Song alone. Do you think we should sit in the teahouse next door?"
Bai Shan glanced at Zhou Man.
Zhou Man knew that he would not suffer a loss, and the county government and the medical office were separate. She could get the news from Bai Shan, but it was difficult for her to directly participate in the affairs of the county government, so she nodded slightly and said, "I walked around on the street.
Go shopping and see what else is worth buying."
Bai Shan responded with a smile and asked Xi Cing to follow her closely.
Zhou Man and Master Song nodded and left with the cakes.
Xi Cake was a little unhappy. He felt that Mr. Song was too much of a nuisance. It was not easy for Madam and Master to go shopping.
"He is not an official in the county government. What important matter can he have to talk to Master Lang now?"
Zhou Man picked up the wooden carving on the stall nonchalantly and said, "Is it about the people of Song Dynasty and the salt farm?"
Zhou Man guessed right, Mr. Song was indeed looking for Bai Shan to deal with Song Min and the salt farm.
He first expressed his sorrow and regret that Song Min actually instigated Zhu Qi and others to investigate the new salt field, and then said that Song Min was his tribe after all. Although he hated iron and did not agree with what he did, he had to
I am running for him, so I hope the county magistrate can be lenient.
Of course, in order to express sincerity and eliminate conflicts, he believed that the Longchi Salt Farm should start construction as soon as possible, and as June was approaching, Beihai County also needed to send a batch of official salt to the governor's office, and the county government also needed to have income...
In short, Mr. Song is willing to come forward to persuade the stewards and workers of the salt field to start work. He has worked in the salt field before, and he is still somewhat weak.
Bai Shan, Bai Shan refused.
Mr. Song was stunned for a moment.
Bai Shan then smiled and said: "I'm afraid Mr. Song has misunderstood. The closure of Longchi Salt Field is not because the managers and workers are unwilling to start work. The salt field is the salt field of Beihai County. If the managers are disobedient, change it; the workers are unwilling to start work."
, just recruit a new batch of people to learn how to boil salt. The reason why it is shut down is because the county does not want it to be open."
The prince is coming soon, and the salt-drying method is about to leave Beihai County and face the entire Jin Dynasty. Will he still care about a small Longchi Salt Farm?
Bai Shan emphasized again: "All salt and iron in the world are government-run, and the Longchi Salt Farm is also a Jin Dynasty and belongs to the Beihai County Government. No one can get past the Beihai County Government to decide its life or death."
Master Song's expression changed, and he couldn't help but bring out some stern look on his face. He looked at Bai Shan sharply.
Bai Shan looked back at him calmly, without fear.
The two people's eyes met in the air. For a long time, sweat broke out on Mr. Song's forehead. He couldn't help but look away, "Master Bai, it's better to think about it again. After all, in one month, the governor's office will need official salt."
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Bai Shan's face was calm, as if he didn't care at all.
Mr. Song's heart kept sinking. He was not sure whether Bai Shan was just pretending or if he really had such confidence. Is there really something fishy about the new salt farm? He already had enough official salt?