Yang San brought back ten kilograms of salt from the county. There were many people eating in the Zhou family, so the salt consumption was huge. Ten kilograms of salt seemed like a lot, but in fact it would not last long.

Yang Xi checked the salt he bought. There was some sand mixed in the salt. After removing the sand, there were eight pounds of salt, which was good.

Yang San traveled a lot today and was exhausted. "This is already the best salt on the market."

Yang Xi patted the salt in his hand, took the handkerchief and wiped his hands clean, "What news did you find out?"

Yang San, “The county is very short of salt.”

Zhou Yu heard this when he came in, "It seems that someone secretly controls the salt."

Grain, salt, important reserve materials.

Yang San, "Gu Zhifu?"

Zhou Yu shook his head, "If Governor Gu wants to take action, he has to wait for the autumn harvest. He will not break up with the various forces in Ruizhou now."

Magistrate Gu has not yet subdued all the forces in Ruizhou. Currently, Magistrate Gu wants stability in Ruizhou more than anyone else.

Yang San thought of King Jiang's son-in-law and Mr. Jiang who was disguised as a woman, "Did King Jiang stir it up?"

Yang Xi shook his head, "It's not necessarily King Jiang. This place is too far away from King Jiang's fiefdom. I prefer the major aristocratic families."

Yang San became irritable, "I have a lot on my mind."

Yang Xi thought to himself, it seems like you have few thoughts.

Yang San, "Brother-in-law, sister, will you let me out?"

Zhou Yu still said, "It won't be time."

Yang San also tried to ask, Yang Xi said: "Instead of thinking about going out, it is better to seize the time and study more, so that it will be useful sooner or later in the future."

The more you learn, the better you can bluff people. Yang San is too young, which is a flaw.

Yang San knew that his sister and brother-in-law were doing it for his own good, "I can't get salt, what should I do with the salt?"

Zhou Yu and his wife had a way to get salt, sea salt, and they were not far from the sea, but they were unable to protect them, and they didn't want to tell General Bai. They looked at Yang San and then looked away.

Yang San's back felt hairy at the sight, "Why are you looking at me?"

Zhou Yudao: "Don't worry about the salt issue."

Yang San didn't dare to say anything, always feeling that his brother-in-law was plotting against him.

Yang Xi frowned, "The capital's control over the states is getting weaker and weaker."

This has led to the current situation. True to the saying that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, everyone wants to be the local emperor of a state. Now it has returned to the capital, which is unable to control it.

Zhou Yu, "If you want to make it perish, you must first make it crazy."

Yang Xi pursed her lips and said, "It hurts the people."

The aristocratic family does not care about the life and death of the people. They store supplies indiscriminately and only think about their own interests.

Zhou Yu thought for a while, "I will go to the county to talk to my elder brother tomorrow."

Ruizhou is still stable, but he is not suitable to come forward. Brother Zhong is the most suitable.

Yang Xi asked, "Do you want to talk to Uncle Zhong?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "Let's talk tonight."

Now Uncle Zhong is in class, and Uncle Zhong likes class more and more.

The next day, in the county town where Zhou Yu and Uncle Zhong went together, there was a long queue at the salt shop in the county town. The more people panicked, the more they stocked up. The mood was contagious very quickly. Xiang Xian, who had been calm just a few days ago,

Today only people are panicked.

Zhong Jin also had a headache. Zhong Yan asked directly, "The official salt hasn't been shipped?"

Zhong Jin shook his head, "No."

Since the court reformed the salt policy, the court has allowed some merchants to become salt merchants, which has advantages and disadvantages. It makes it easier for the people to buy salt. The disadvantage is that the salt merchants want to make profits and the people cannot afford salt.

The price of salt has not fluctuated too much in recent years. This time, there is something wrong with the salt from the salt dealer, and the official salt has not been shipped.

Zhong Yan, "No need to wait for official salt."

I don’t know who intercepted it, but the salt merchant is probably also very worried.

Zhong Jin was very tired, "Dad, as you have seen here, the peace I worked so hard to maintain is gone."

Zhou Yu pointed out, “We are not the only ones lacking salt.”

He thought of Dong Wang's family selling salt privately, but unfortunately they were too far away and didn't know what happened to Dong Dong's family.

Zhong Jin cursed in a low voice, "The country is not dead yet!"

Zhong Yan scolded, "Stop talking."

Zhou Yu pointed out, "The one who lacks the most salt is General Bai."

Originally, military pay was not enough, and soldiers needed salt for daily training. Soldiers could not lack salt for anything they lacked.

Zhong Jin's headache stopped, "Do you mean to contact General Bai?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "We are close to General Bai. I think General Bai is also worried."

As Brother Zhong said, the country has not yet been destroyed. No one dares to be the first to take the lead at this time. They are all waiting for chaos in the north!

No matter who controls the salt now, whether it is salt that is allowed to be sold or official salt, in the name of a state, unless they want to rebel but dare not rebel, they must give up some salt. At present, no one is willing to be the leader.

Zhong Jin reacted quickly, "Do you mean that Magistrate Gu will come forward and General Bai will send troops to escort you?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "Well, Magistrate Gu is busy conquering the forces. He and General Bai don't want chaos in Ruizhou. They have the same goal and are willing to cooperate."

Zhong Yan said to his son: "Go to Fucheng in person to talk to Magistrate Gu, and I will write a letter to General Bai."

Zhong Jin's mouth was filled with anxiety. He hadn't eaten anything this morning. Now he has plans and is hungry. "Dad, let's eat first."

Zhong Yan, "You can eat, we came after breakfast."

Zhou Yu wanted to go out for a walk, so he got up and left the county government office. Other shops in the county government office were also greatly affected. Now the grain shop and salt shop have the most people.

The Zhou family bought a lot of food one after another. Most of the money given by General Bai was converted into food. The warehouse at home was full. He was not in a hurry to stock up on food. As long as there was no shortage of salt, Ruizhou could still live a stable life.

Zhou Yu is more concerned about the news from the north, but unfortunately it is too far away from the capital. Now the news is very lagging behind, and he doesn't know what is going on in the capital.

They don't have the ability to train manpower yet, unlike aristocratic families who have their own news network.

In the afternoon, Yang Xi waited for Zhou Yu to come back, "Is it done?"

Zhou Yu looked relaxed and said, "It's done."

Yang Xi touched her belly and said, "I hope it will calm down soon so that I can give birth to the baby with peace of mind."

Zhou Yu's eyebrows softened, "It will calm down."

The couple paid close attention to the news. Three days later, General Bai's bodyguard came to Zhou's house and brought Bai Lang clothes and food, as well as a letter to Zhong Yan.

Zhong Yan looked at it and smiled, "General Bai has reached an agreement with Magistrate Gu."

Zhou Yu also smiled, "It'll be good if it's done."

Zhong Yan put away the letter, "The rest is not something we can participate in."

Several forces are competing to see who can take the bite. They are not qualified to continue to participate now.

The speed of the game was not fast. A month later, Xiang County had official salt. Yes, only official salt. The life of the salt merchants was even more difficult. When the people saw the salt, Xiang County finally regained its calm.

General Bai sent a cart of salt to the Zhou family, which showed that he valued Zhong Yan and Zhou Yu.

Yang Xi finally felt relieved and could prepare for production with peace of mind. Recently, her classes have been suspended. Several of her female students would come over every day to polish the parts. There were some problems with the loom model she made, but she improved it again and all the parts were needed.

Re-do.

That day Liu Lizheng came over, and Zhou Yu was walking with Yang Xi. Zhou Yu asked Liu Lizheng to sit down.

Liu Li was counting the days, "The baby will be born soon."
Chapter completed!