After all the calculations, the salt tax collected by the court last year was much less than the actual amount of salt used.
There are only two reasons for this problem: first, someone stole the salt tax, and second, there was too much illicit salt.
And according to his estimation, the first reason accounts for the largest proportion.
What worries him now is whether Lao Zhu has noticed this.
If he didn't notice it, should he remind him?
It seems like it has nothing to do with him.
But if this situation becomes more and more serious, Lao Zhu will be increasingly short of money, and then he will be asked to fill this hole.
So this matter has something to do with him.
It seemed inappropriate to tell Lao Zhu directly.
If Lao Zhu knew that he was secretly counting this, would he doubt his intentions again?
Well, we still have to find a good opportunity.
After reading the data, he looked up and found that Zhu Rui was missing.
I didn't feel it just now, but now my butt hurts whenever I stop.
He stood up and went down to move around. Then he found that the backyard was quiet and there was no one.
Hiss, where have all these people gone?
Why haven't I even seen my daughter?
Zhu Bai pushed open the small door, and then he saw Zhu Ju surrounded by a group of merchants selling and buying medicine.
The merchant said: "Sir, please help me take a look. The price of this Huaishan tablet is a bit too cheap at twenty cents. Mine is the best Huaishan tablet in Henan, and it ranks among the four major Huaishan tablets. It is different from those near Yingtian."
Huaishan tablets are different. The ground powder can only be used as a snack, but mine is a serious medicinal material."
Zhu Tong sniffed it and said, "Your price is indeed too low. It should be forty cents."
The businessman said: "My dried wolfberry fruit is shipped all the way from the northwest. The ones from other places are all ruddy, so why do we set the price at 45 cents per pound?"
Zhu Zhu picked one and tasted it and said: "Yes, only the wolfberries from the northwest are so big and sweet. And you dried them very well, so one pound is very real. The price is a bit low. It should be set at one hundred."
Wen Yijin."
The businessman said: "Sir, the pearls this person sells are said to be seawater pearls. I always think they are freshwater pearls. Please help me hold my eyes."
Zhu Tie took it, looked at it carefully and said: "These are freshwater beads. Although the particles are large and full, pure and shiny, they are much softer than seawater beads. The price will be cut in half and the price will be repriced."
The seller was not happy when he heard this: "Why are you, an agent, talking nonsense? I think you are new here and don't know the goods."
Zhu Ting was not upset and just said: "This is a freshwater pearl."
Then I went over and changed the note posted on the board.
The seller had no choice but to feel guilty, so he muttered and changed the price.
As a result, all the people selling and buying medicinal materials came to Zhu Ru's side.
Only one can't come.
But Zhu Xi ran towards the man: "What are you selling?"
The man whispered: "Codonopsis pilosula."
Zhu Ru said: "Let me take a look."
The man said: "The broker has already set the price, so don't bother me."
Zhu Rui said: "The price is set, I can take a look."
The man could only hand him the Codonopsis pilosula in his hand.
Zhu Ju looked at it and said, "Don't sell this Codonopsis pilosula. It can't cure the disease and it will also harm people."
The man was annoyed: "Don't talk nonsense. My Codonopsis pilosula is the best-looking Codonopsis pilosula. How can such a big one harm anyone?"
Zhu Ju said: "It was originally a good Codonopsis pilosula, but it has lost its oil, tastes sweet, and has a soft texture. It is easy to lose oil and deteriorate. Once the oil is lost, it cannot be used."
Being surrounded, the man got angry and said: "If the oil is removed, it will become sticky and black. I am very bright, how can I be the oiled person?!"
Zhu Zhu said calmly: "You probably didn't sell out the Codonopsis pilosula last year, and the oil ran out after the summer. This year, it was smoked with sulfur water and sold out, and it smelled of sulfur. The weather has been bad recently because of the tide.
Damn, you're in a hurry to take action, so it's a little wetter than others."
The man was about to reach out to grab Zhu Bai, but he caught a glimpse of Zhu Bai coming at some time and quickly retracted his hand.
Zhu Bai looked at the sample in his hand and smiled at him.
The man's hair stood on end, and he was so frightened that his feet softened and he knelt down: "The villain is wrong."
Then the whole hall became quiet for an instant. Everyone looked here.
Zhu Bai pointed to the official tooth bureau posted on the wall and asked him: "What is that?"
The man whispered: "Guan Ya Bureau's trading rules."
Zhu Bai said: "The third rule is to read."
The man said: "Sellers are pretending to be inferior goods."
Zhu Bai: "Louder."
The man: "The first time I was fined half the total amount of the goods, the second time I was put on a blacklist, and I was banned from entering any first-level official bureau for transactions for two years."
Zhu Bai sneered: "Agents are busy these days and read things quickly. You profiteers take advantage of this opportunity to pass off inferior products as good ones."
The man hurriedly kowtowed: "King Xiang, please spare my life."
Zhu Bai waved to Ya Chang: "Take him down and punish him according to the rules, as well as the one who used fresh water beads to pretend to be sea water beads."
The man wiped his sweat, lowered his head and stood up: "Thank you, King Xiang."
It's just lunch break time.
Zhu Bai said to Chief Ya: "Ask the guests to come back in the afternoon. We have something to deal with at noon."
Then Chief Ya and the managers invited the guests out and closed the door.
As soon as Zhang Yu and the others took a look, they knew that Zhu Bai was trying to straighten out his posture, so he quickly asked the guards to guard the door, and he also acted extremely cautiously.
Why can't these people learn to behave well? If they insist on showing off their cleverness under the eyes of a man like Zhu Bai, then it's just like somersaulting in front of a tiger - seeking death.
Zhu Bai sat down in the hall. Zhu Ru also sat down beside him.
The agents stood in two rows in front of him.
Zhu Bai said calmly: "You have worked hard recently. This month, I will use 10% of the handling fee to give you bonuses to reward you."
When the agents heard this, they all beamed with joy and saluted Zhu Bai: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "Although I am busy, I can't be messy. I would rather make a few fewer orders. Who set the prices for the orders that King Zhou looked at just now?"
Several agents came out with their heads down: "He's a villain."
Zhu Bai asked again: "Who sees Codonopsis pilosula and pearls?"
One of them stepped forward and saluted: "He is a villain."
Zhu Bai said: "Who is your foreman?"
I've been busy lately, and Chief Ya can't do the review alone, so the broker sets the price and the foreman reviews it. Only goods that the foreman is unsure about, or the foreman has priced by himself, have to be reviewed by Chief Ya.
The foreman came out: "It's a villain."
Zhu Bai said: "They underestimated the price, and they may have made a mistake. In both of your orders, you underestimated the price. Why?"
The foreman lowered his head and said, "You little guy has a stupid eye."
Zhu Bai: "You have become the foreman, but you can't even tell the fresh water beads and sea water beads? Can't you tell that Codonopsis pilosula has lost its oil?"
The man lowered his head and said: "The villain was distracted for a moment. Please forgive me, King Xiang."
Zhu Bai sneered: "Do you think that the two of you colluded and refused to admit the bribe from the businessman, so I can't find out? I originally wanted to give you a chance to surrender. If you want to humiliate yourself, you can't blame me.
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He raised his hand to Fugui, who brought in the seller of fresh water beads and the seller of Codonopsis pilosula.
The agent and the foreman panicked when they saw it.
They did not expect that Zhu Bai would leave these two people for questioning.
