However, after Li Min took the initiative to help him solve his family's difficulties, Quan Wanji's butt became crooked.
Now, Quan Wanji is thinking about the problem from Li Min's perspective.
Because he was afraid that if he reported truthfully, it would bring unpredictable trouble to Li Min.
Therefore, before reporting, let’s first ask the King of Shu for his opinion.
What Li Min was satisfied with was Quan Wanji's attitude.
Li Min couldn't help but said: "Quan Sima, you just need to report the truth truthfully, there is no need to hide anything."
"This -" Quan Wanji hesitated for a moment, then quickly said: "Then I will do as His Highness orders."
After Quan Wanji retreated, after thinking for a while, Li Min found Wang Siqing.
Wang Siqing served as the county magistrate for two days, but after becoming the county magistrate, Wang Siqing discovered that a county magistrate had too many things to deal with.
There were so many things, it was difficult for him to sort them out for a while.
Well, actually the focus of the matter lies in the game between the Governor and Governor Lin.
There have actually been many secret confrontations between the two.
But this time, it was the first time that the two of them put their game on the table.
This game has attracted the attention of all parties.
If Governor Lin can win, it goes without saying that the governor's situation in Yizhou will become even more difficult.
It is very likely that from now on, he will be completely isolated and retire in Yizhou in advance.
And if the Grand Governor wins, then all parties will need to reconsider their positions.
Especially, for the Wang family.
Regarding Wang Siqing's hot-headed decision to take over the post of acting county magistrate, there were two different voices within the Wang family.
The first voice was that Wang Siqing was too reckless. He took over the post of acting county magistrate rashly without consulting the family and without thinking clearly about the causes and consequences, leaving the Wang family in a passive position.
Because the four great aristocratic families in Yizhou have always been in the same spirit.
This time, the Governor has taken action against the Zhao family. The other aristocratic families should feel the coldness and advance together.
At the very least, you have to make this gesture.
But Wang Siqing's appointment as acting county magistrate will make others feel that the Wang family is adding insult to injury.
He even secretly colluded with the Governor.
And if the Grand Governor fails in this game, then the Wang family may be despised by other aristocratic families, and may even be attacked by a group of them.
It will be extremely detrimental to the future development of the Wang family.
Another voice is that now is the perfect time for the Wang family to further grow.
Although these four aristocratic families are said to be of the same spirit, they are not without their filth.
Among the four major families, the Zhao family is the strongest and the Wang family is the weakest.
If this time, the Grand Governor can get rid of the Zhao family, and the Wang family can join the Grand Governor's line.
They would be able to take advantage of being the first to defect, calmly swallow up most of the Zhao family's property, and then become the largest family in Yizhou.
Of course, a basic point between these two voices is who can win this game between the governor and the governor.
If the Grand Governor wins, the voices of opposition will turn into voices of approval. All the aristocratic families are only interested in profit.
Of course, the opposite is also true.
For this reason, the Wang family did not give Wang Siqing much help.
Without the help of the Wang family, Wang Siqing is actually just an angry young man.
For an angry young man to establish authority among these old fox-like government servants and successfully control them is nothing more than a dream.
At least the current Wang Siqing cannot do this at all.
And Li Min also saw Wang Siqing's frustration in his eyes.
Li Min patted Wang Siqing on the shoulder, smiled slightly and said: "Siqing, just maintain the status quo for the time being. Don't worry, after a while, at least most of the officials in this county government will be removed, and you will be the boss by then.
It’s time to show off your skills!”
Hearing Li Min's words, Wang Siqing was overjoyed and immediately bowed deeply and said: "Yes, I will obey the command of the Governor."
This Wang Siqing is actually not the best candidate.
But now Li Min has no good solution.
First, there was a serious lack of talent around him.
Secondly, if you want to control the entire Yizhou, for the time being, you still have to break the deadlock from within.
Winning some people over and suppressing others can achieve the goal of rapid control.
If Yizhou cannot be quickly controlled, there will be no rapid development at all.
And this Wang Siqing, although his ability is very average, he is not a bad person and is hot-blooded enough.
Ability can be developed slowly.
But character cannot be cultivated in a short time.
Therefore, this Wang Siqing is also his best candidate at the moment.
Li Min couldn't help but ask Wang Siqing: "Siqing, your home is in Yizhou, and you must know the situation in Yizhou very well. Then the governor of this capital wants to ask you, where is the richest bitter salt resource in Yizhou?"
Bitter salt is also called well salt.
In later generations, well salt was also a major producer of table salt.
However, in the technologically backward Datang Dynasty, there was no way to purify such bitter salt and make it inedible.
Therefore, Lin Jue's method of breaking the salt blockade was not to protect the caravans from purchasing salt, but to directly manufacture salt.
Li Min believed that after this vicious method, there must still be figures from the five surnamed Qiwang and other aristocratic families.
Since they can use this kind of destructive strategy, they must have various back-ups.
Even if he sends a convoy of three to five hundred people to escort him, it may not be a foolproof strategy.
Because Qiwang of the fifth surname can hire thieves and lay out layers of ambushes on the road.
Even with Wu Xing Qi Wang's own strength, it would not be too difficult to ambush these three to five hundred people's escorts in the wild.
At the beginning, Li Min thought of a way to break the situation, which was to purify the salt himself.
Upon hearing the question from the Grand Governor, Wang Siqing introduced it almost without thinking: "Grand Governor, if we say that the place with the richest bitter salt resources is none other than Xiaohe Village. The villagers in Xiaohe Village are very poor. Most of the reasons are attributed to
Bitter salt resources in their village.”
"Outside their village, there are dozens of miles of desolate and uninhabited beaches, and they are all counted as their village's land. But these lands, dug down several meters deep, are made of bitter salt water. Let alone growing crops, there is no grass.
Grow one."
"It is precisely because of the scarcity of arable land that the villagers of Xiaohe Village are so poor."
Um?
Hearing Wang Siqing's words, Li Min's eyes couldn't help but light up.
What a great place!
Definitely a great place!
Unexpectedly, there are such abundant bitter salt resources outside Xiaohe Village!
As long as you dig down a few meters, you can dig out bitter salt water.
