Zhao Buru's head was chopped off. When these officials of the Salt Transport Department called him, they no longer addressed him as Mr. Zhao, but directly called him by his first name.
Lin Fan sneered in his heart, this is human nature. Nowadays, these officials of the Salt Transport Department need to rely on themselves, so they have to compliment themselves and say what they like to hear.
"That's it! This Zhao Buru actually colluded with the salt merchants in an attempt to change the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. This is simply asking for death!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"Hehe! Mr. Wuhou is absolutely right. This Zhao Buru really deserves to die. We also think that His Majesty killed him well. If we had not worked under him, we would definitely not have anything to do with him."
The man from the Salt Transport Department said with a smile.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "I have decided to establish a salt industry department. You should go back quickly and gather all the salt from the Salt Transportation Department. You can listen to my orders at any time."
"Lord Wuhou, we just made it clear to you that all the salt of the Salt Transport Envoy was sold by Zhao Buru."
One person can't do it.
"Of course I know he sold it, but didn't he sell clear salt and coarse salt?
The mineral salt should still be there. Count them all for me and gather them together. I can use them at any time."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
kindness!
When they heard Lin Fan asked for mineral salt, all these officials were startled. Does Mr. Wu Hou understand or not? Doesn't he know that mineral salt can kill people?
An official bravely said: "Master Wuhou, this mineral salt can kill people. Please think again, Master Wuhou!"
"Mineral salt can kill people, but I can turn mineral salt into salt that can kill people. Just do as I say. If there are any mistakes, your brains will not be saved!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"Yes! Lord Wuhou!"
The official of the Salt Transportation Department said hurriedly.
Seeing that Lin Fan had no intention of continuing to talk to them, they hurriedly turned around and left, following Lin Fan's instructions to do things.
At this time, the people were complaining!
"This! How come the price of salt is so outrageous?
You salt merchants are so unscrupulous, how dare you raise the price of salt so high!"
"Aren't you afraid of my Ming Dynasty's laws?
The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulate that the price of salt must be set by the official government. If you increase the price privately, this is a capital crime!"
"Why don't you go grab one tael of silver and a pound of coarse salt?"
…
The common people had a dispute with the salt seller. However, the salt seller was not one person, but a group of people, all of whom were strong and strong men.
Snapped!
A citizen who was arguing with them was slapped and flew ten meters away. The citizen stood up and retreated tremblingly.
The big man cursed coldly: "Damn it! Do you think I am a salt merchant?
I just hoarded a lot of coarse salt. If you want it, buy it. If you don’t want it, I’ll keep it for myself.”
"You guys are really ignorant. Now the court has no salt. We are the only ones who have it. We can sell it to you. It is already a great gift. How dare you refuse?"
"A bunch of bastards! In order to get salt for you, I risk offending the court and the salt merchants. Do you want it?"
You don’t want me to leave!”
…
A dozen big men angrily scolded the people around them. Although the people's eyes were full of anger, they also knew that if they could not buy salt at this time, they would probably not be able to eat salt in the next few months.
You know, if people don't eat salt for a long time, they will die.
In desperation, the people began to gather here to buy salt. A dozen big men stayed here for a while and then left quickly. When the people from the Ministry of Punishment arrived, they had already gone away.
This kind of thing happened all over the Ming Dynasty, and the salt merchants made a lot of money because of it.
"Haha! Do you all know the imperial edict issued by His Majesty?
They actually asked us to sell all the salt within fifteen days, otherwise, the salt quota will be invalid and we will not be allowed to sell salt!"
"Haha! It's really funny! Your Majesty doesn't think that he can scare us with just one word, right?
Although this world belongs to His Majesty, the salt in the hands of us salt merchants belongs to us!"
"Now, the equipment of the largest salt farm in the Ming Dynasty has been damaged, and we have bribed those smaller salt farms. In a short period of time, no new salt will flow into the market. What are we afraid of?"
"His Majesty asked us to sell out all the salt within fifteen days, but we refused to sell it. We doubled the amount of salt flowing into the market and doubled the price!"
"That's right! As long as we unite together, we can definitely force the court to compromise. It's just a pity that Zhao Buru was killed by your majesty, and our relationship with the Capital Transport Salt Envoy has also weakened a lot!"
The salt merchants gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
These people controlled half of the salt reserves of the Ming Dynasty, and they usually had the best relationship with Zhao Buru. When Zhao Buru was killed, they were also shocked.
After all, they usually gave Zhao Buru a lot of money. When this storm passed, even if they had the upper hand, they would still have to spend money to lay a solid foundation with the officials again.
"Haha! These are all small things. The big deal will be to spend more money later!"
One person said with a sneer.
"What countermeasures do you think Emperor Martial Lord Lin Fan has thought of?
He actually promised in front of His Majesty that the salt problem will be solved within half a month!"
One person said.
"Hmph! What other strategy could it be?
Naturally, it is to repair the damaged equipment in the salt field. Abolition of the salt guide is actually his ruthless method to force us to clear the goods!"
"But, he underestimated us. How could he imagine the wealth of us people? He wouldn't let us sell it, and even if we poured out the salt, we wouldn't give it to those unruly people outside!"
"That makes sense, haha!"
The salt merchants laughed, feeling that they had grasped the key to victory.
However, what they didn't know was that the Salt Industry Department established by Lin Fan was already in operation, and in less than a day, more than two thousand kilograms of refined salt had been refined.
Lin Fan arranged for Jin Yiwei to quickly transport these refined salts to various places in the Ming Dynasty, and only waited for three days before selling them to the people at the same time.
"Master! It's not good! According to the latest news we learned, Emperor Wuhou Lin Fan established a salt industry department and seems to have produced more than two thousand kilograms of salt!"
At this time, a servant came in to report.
"What! How did he make more than two thousand kilograms of salt?
Could it be that Zhao Buru had a hidden agenda?
Didn’t all the salt from the Salt Transport Department sell to us?”
One person said in shock.
"No, these salts seem to be made of mineral salt. I don't know the specific details. It's just that Emperor Wuhou released the news that these salts are refined salt, which is cleaner than pure salt!"
The way of humanity.
"Haha! Seeing that the civil and military officials were at their wits' end, I risked selling the mineral salt to the people. I'm afraid he didn't know that eating the mineral salt would kill people!"