Nine hundred and twentieth chapters saltworks master
For example, at this time, the Sui Dynasty had already taken steps toward destruction, and what caused this result was not the powerful northern nomads such as the Turks and Khitan, nor the little Goguryeo, but the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
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"Sir, Lu Youwei has left. Two large cars and a total of two hundred thousand taels of silver have been left behind, as well as the land deed for a thousand acres of farmland outside the county." Zhang Tiangang walked in and reported in a low voice.
Wang Junlin's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "Just keep it! Anyway, these things will be left for me sooner or later."
What he was thinking at this time was that Lu Youwei did not leave the agreement for 10% of the shares. Does this mean that Lu Youwei wanted to give the entire salt bank to him?
Of course, no matter what Lu Youwei's real thoughts are, Wang Junlin will do whatever he wants before he takes any substantive action, and he will follow his own plan.
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The Saltworks Transfer Department of Fanyang County is actually a very special yamen in Fanyang County. This is mainly reflected in its particularity. Although the three officials are all dispatched from Kyoto, they are far away on the shores of the Eastern Ocean, and their internal
There are too many temptations. No matter what level of external officials, they will be assimilated by this huge and attractive golden nest in the end. The military attache responsible for the security of the salt field is better, but the officials inside the salt field have been enjoying the abundant benefits for many years.
, no one wants any changes in the salt farm to affect their vested interests.
Even though the new prefect is the notorious Wang Junlin, because of the presence of the Lu family, they are not very worried about Wang Junlin's arrival. They thought that as long as the Lu family did not fall and their superficial skills were done well, they would definitely
The prefect did not dare to touch everyone's cakes.
The Lu family has such a strong voice in the salt field. In addition to the Lu family's power as a local emperor in Fanyang County, there is another reason, and that is that the Lu family controls the foundation of the salt field.
The people who work in the salt field are not the many officials, nor the salt workers and salt slaves who work hard, nor the salt guards and county soldiers responsible for security, but the principals and master craftsmen who control the processes and techniques of drying and boiling salt. Unfortunately,
, these master craftsmen are all from the Lu family. Many years ago, when the salt field was not government-run, the salt field itself
Originally owned by the Lu family, and later taken over as an official business, the craftsmen were still Lu family members, and under the Lu family's intentional actions, these craftsmen have been the most loyal servants of the Lu family for generations. The Lu family also gave them the utmost care.
Great beauty, money, land, women and status can all satisfy their needs.
It is precisely because these master craftsmen play a very important role in the production of the salt field, and they have the support of the Lu family, that over the years, the combination of various factors has made the master craftsmen the most special type of people in the salt field.
The salt workers and salt slaves at the bottom of the salt field only earn enough food to survive starvation. Although the officials in the salt field are greedy for money, they all get their money through the salt shop. Only the master craftsmen, in addition to their considerable salaries, also receive
They enjoy all kinds of abnormal treatment and bonuses. But they are not satisfied yet. Although they are not very arrogant on the surface, they secretly take money, bully salt workers and salt slaves in the salt field, and bully men and women.
But he did not do less.
The older master craftsmen in charge are more honorable, but the young master craftsmen trained by the Lu family and sent to them in recent years are unscrupulous and shameless. According to what Xu Xiaohu said, there is a master craftsman whose family has raised a lot of people.
I have nine concubines, all of whom are the daughters of salt workers and salt slaves below. As for how they came to be, it can be said that behind every concubine there is a story full of blood and tears. There are also salt workers who have tried to file a lawsuit, but what can be done?
In Fanyang County, who could be bigger than the Lu family? Those who tried to file a complaint were directly kidnapped by the official who received the complaint and sent to the defendant's master craftsman.
Therefore, there was a consensus among the salt slaves and salt workers in the salt field. If you offended the salt official, you would be whipped a few times at most, but if you offended a master craftsman, your family might be ruined.
Therefore, even when the new prefect Wang Junlin came to inspect the salt field in person, he did not think of complaining to the salt workers and salt slaves who had a deep hatred for the master craftsmen, but looked at everything with indifference.
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Wang Junlin said he wanted to inspect the salt field, so it was naturally impossible for him to stay one night and go home the next day. Early the next morning, he was accompanied by Qian Zhengkuo, Dong Kang and other salt field officials, as well as the five highest-ranking chief craftsmen.
Next, we started to inspect the salt field.
After walking around for a while, it was time for lunch. Dong Kang and others had arranged a sumptuous sumptuous meal in advance.
There were meals, fine wines, even singing and dancing, and beautiful women by his side. But as soon as these women appeared, they were all ordered to leave by Wang Junlin.
After dinner, Wang Junlin came to the living room and sat down to drink tea. The salt field officials were beside him and talked carefully. There were not enough seats in the hall, so some unscrupulous officials stood in the back. Everyone looked at the prefect.
The gentle smile on his face, plus everyone knew that the second master of the Lu family came in person to chat with the prefect for nearly an hour last night. It was said that the prefect also accepted two large carts of money and a thousand acres of fertile land. I heard
There is also 10% of the dry shares of the underground salt company.
Therefore, everyone was relieved at this time, and the prefect did not say anything during today's inspection. He always looked kind, and it seemed that it was just a process.
Except for the three saltworks officials and Qian Zhengkuo, there were only five other people with seats in the venue. Moreover, these five people were wearing regular clothes and were not officials. They were the five chief craftsmen with special status in the saltworks. Generally speaking, they faced
He behaved quite respectfully towards Wang Junlin.
But Wang Junlin's eyes were sharp, but he could see their indifference and sarcasm from the depths of these five people's eyes. I think these five people were indifferent because they thought they had the backing of the Lu family. The sarcasm was probably because they heard that Wang Junlin accepted the Lu family last night.
Regarding the matter of money and fertile land, they probably thought that Wang Junlin had been taken care of by the Lu family.
After chatting casually for a few words, Wang Junlin suddenly coughed slightly, and the whole place suddenly became quiet, knowing that the prefect had something to say, which might be the last speech of today's inspection.
"Mr. Dong, your salt farm is short of money?" Wang Junlin asked with a smile, in a conversational tone.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Dong Kang quickly said: "Reporting to your lord, the county government has always been considerate of the salt farm, and officials' salaries have never been withheld. The buildings, grounds, and facilities of the salt farm are also in good condition, and there is no shortage of money at the moment."
When Dong Kang said these words, he thought that the prefect just wanted to express his support and condolences for the work of the salt farm. Naturally, he would not really ask the prefect for money.
Wang Junlin nodded and said, "Officials are not short of money, but what about the master craftsmen in charge? Are you short of money?"
ps: There are four more updates tonight, I will post them after I change them————