Sheng Qin has many cities near the sea. In addition to the land south of the Yangtze River, there are also three relatively large coastal counties.
One place is Fandu County, and the most famous thing here is Sakaiminato Castle. Not only does it have a large salt factory, but it also has a shipyard. The person guarding Sakaiminato Castle is Kawakai Houyi Bohan.
Another place is Raohai County, which is adjacent to Cangque County. Wanyuan City here is a shipbuilding base of Shengqin. It is larger than Chuanhaihou's Sakai Port City, but there are not many salt factories in Raohai County.
The last place is Wangliao City in Liaoyu County, which is close to the capital. There is also a shipyard here and five salt factories. However, the quality of the salt produced is far not as good as that in Jiangnan, and the shipbuilding quality is not as good.
No one knows why the other two cities are so sophisticated.
Fandu County is located at the inland edge of the south of the Yangtze River. Eight of the ten cities in the entire county are close to the sea. The area is rich in seafood and has as many as a hundred salt-drying factories.
It is precisely because of this that Shengqin has never been short of salt. Although the Salt Transportation Department has strict control, there are not many salt factories directly under the government. Looking at Fandu County alone, there are only four in the county.
It is a government-owned salt factory, and the rest are all private salt factories. Even if the Salt Transportation Department controls it, people cannot starve to death. No one cares about the phenomenon of free selling, and salt officials from all over the country also point to this to make money.
What about oil and water?
After Cangque County became the vassal territory of King Chen, the official salt factory naturally fell under the jurisdiction of King Chen. Naturally, without the approval document from His Highness King Chen, salt could no longer be transported outside for commercial purposes.
In addition, since April this year, various private salt factories in Fandu County have received large quantities of orders. The large number also made them suspicious at first. However, the quick payment for the first shipment also made them suspicious.
They saw the sweetness and hope, which was better than those salt merchants defaulting on salt payments, so they worked hard.
In addition, among the salt factories in Raohai County and Liaoyu County, there is only one salt factory directly under the government, and the others are all private salt factories. However, unknowingly, these salt factories have all changed owners, but they have not been transferred.
Many people discovered it.
Although the Salt Transportation Department's salt coupons increase every year, they are still issued in numbers. Salt merchants must hold this certificate to purchase, transport and sell salt. However, since April, many salt merchants have been restricted from transporting salt.
After June, shortages began to appear.
If you can't buy salt from the official salt factory, you can only buy it from private salt factories. But you are also told that there is no salt, and they have all ordered out. This makes many salt merchants feel that a crisis is coming, and some salt merchants have begun to reduce their sales.
For export, we started to stock up on salt.
And this situation only applies to the large areas of Holy Qin land inland. In Cangque County, there is no such phenomenon at all. This also makes some businessmen see the signs and come to Cangque County to purchase goods, but because there is no Cangque County
The export certificate issued by the Salt Transportation Department cannot be purchased.
The emperor, who was in the capital at this time, was not aware of this incident at all. Instead, he was asking the courtiers to think of countermeasures for the three large ships that had been detained in Cangque County to see how they could seize them without any harm.
When he came back, he was still in the process of appeasing King Chengan. Since the waterway was not available, he had to travel by land. However, the convoy he sent out was detained again when passing through Cangque County.
The emperor slapped the case and stood up. The courtiers in the palace were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and no one dared to raise their heads.
"I have long said that Xiao Muting is an ambitious person. You people still don't believe it, but now you can see that he is going against me and has the intention to rebel!" He roared angrily.
The newly appointed Prime Minister Xu Zhi'an bravely climbed forward twice and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I think there is some misunderstanding here."
"Misunderstanding, another misunderstanding, can't you say something else? What misunderstanding! He is just suppressing me. He impounds ships for water transport and cars for land transport. Is this still a misunderstanding?" The emperor glared at him and asked.
After Xu Zhi'an closed his eyes again, he took a deep breath and said again: "Your Majesty, I heard that the more than 100 convoys transported this time are bound for South Dian County. Is this possible?"
"So what, I sympathize with my brothers, and I just want to send some supplies. Why not?" The emperor replied with a gloomy look.
Xu Zhi'an took another deep breath, looked like he was risking his life, straightened up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask again, whether it is a boat trip or a motorcade, have you ever negotiated with His Highness Prince Chen of Cangque County?"
"I am the emperor of the Holy Qin Dynasty and the king of this country. What I have decreed to convey has nothing to do with him. There is no need to discuss it with him!" The emperor raised his head proudly, looking unconvinced.
Xu Zhi'an and most of the courtiers in the palace sighed, and some even started talking in low voices. Isn't such an inappropriate behavior a provocation?
Then I heard the emperor reprimanding angrily: "As a relative of Sheng Qin, Xiao Muting naturally has to serve the country. No matter what his status is now, he cannot block the royal convoy and ships. This is because he has a plan. Even if
This Cangque County is now his vassal territory, but it was also given to him by me, and I can naturally take it back if I can give it to him."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this..." Some of the courtiers below already exclaimed softly.
Xu Zhi'an said again: "Your Majesty, please do not make this decision in anger. As the Emperor said, there may be a misunderstanding. I wonder if the ships and convoys detained by His Highness King Chen have royal or royal officials.
If there are no government-identified items, then His Highness Chen Wang will seize the prohibited items by transporting them privately. If this is the case, I think it is better to send someone to negotiate, so as not to hurt the Emperor and Chen Wang.
the friendship between them.”
"Friendship? Where does he have any friendship with me? I have always treated him well, tried my best to arrange life-long affairs for him, cared about his health, sympathized with the pain caused by his many wars in his youth, and allowed him to have a good rest.
, But as for him, he has never shared any worries for me or solved any difficulties for me. He always treats me coldly, which is really a waste of all my care for him." The emperor shook his sleeves angrily.
He believed everything he said.
King Song Yuan and King Qi'an who were kneeling in the hall below couldn't help but secretly glanced at each other. They knelt again. At this time, they did not want to get into trouble. Whoever spoke would be in trouble.
I don’t even look at who else is next to him now!
Those who could walk or leave were all gone. If he continues to make trouble like this, huh, it's hard to say.
After King Song and Yuan rolled his eyes gently again, he also made a decision in his heart.
The same goes for King Qi'an. It seems that it is time for the power that he has always hidden to appear in front of the world. Perhaps when he makes great achievements, he can also gain the attention of his father. After reactivating him, he can plan for the future.
It's not too late.
At this time, Su Han, who was in the Chilin Army compound, inspecting the hundreds of carts that had been detained, his eyes were shining strangely, and his greedy look was like a greedy cat.
Xiao Muting just stood in front of the coach's tent not far away, looking at her with a doting smile in his eyes, while listening to Lin Haoxuan's report.
"Cangque County is the only way to reach South Dian County. Now he can't pass both land and water. It's time for him to bow to this king. If it were later, it might not be the price he paid." Xiao Muting
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"I have a hard time seeing that he must still be going crazy in the palace at this time. How could I have thought of this? It seems that we have to wait a little longer." Lin Haoxuan curled his lips and said.
Su Han ran back at this time and stood excitedly in front of Xiao Muting, pointing to the big cars behind him: "I want it!"
"Make a list and send it over later." Xiao Muting readily agreed.
Su Han raised his hands happily and shouted, jumping up and down with joy.