Bao'er immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Zhu Han was young before and had no impression of this second brother-in-law.

That is to say, Zhu Yuanzhang was old and could still remember this second brother-in-law who had repeatedly helped his family.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang looked behind him and to the side, and his heart suddenly sank.

"Brother-in-law, where is our second sister!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chongjiu burst into tears again.

"Chongba, I'm sorry for your sister. She is so poor that she has never made a living. I can only watch her die!"

Li Chongjiu's words were like a heavy hammer, making Zhu Yuanzhang tremble all over.

"elder brother!"

Zhu Han quickly stepped forward to support him.

While the second brother-in-law Li Chongjiu was crying, he finally told his story.

It turned out that when Zhu Chongba and the others escaped from Huangjue Temple last year, the second sister had already suffered from the disease. Then there was a chaos near Haozhou. Li Chongjiu's family had a small fortune, but it was also robbed.

The second sister, Zhu Fonu, also died of fright, illness and starvation. The second brother-in-law, Li Chongjiu, took his son Baoer and became a refugee.

They didn't know that Longxing Temple, which was so famous at that time, was the eighth brother of Zhu Chong.

After several twists and turns, the good news about Chuzhou's plan to allocate land to local tyrants attracted them.

Two days ago, Li Chongjiu saw Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance from a distance on the street. He couldn't believe it at first. After several inquiries, he finally got the courage to recognize him.

After a conversation, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were also sighing.

Now that the second sister has died of illness, they are the only two brothers and sisters left in this world.

"Chongba, it would be great if I found you, so I don't have to go hungry!" Li Chongjiu said excitedly.

He originally belonged to a well-to-do family and could eat a meal of whole grains, but now he was as hungry as a stick.

"Eat a full meal and never be hungry again!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he took his nephew Bao'er's hand and led his brother-in-law and father-in-law to the government office.

After not seeing each other for many years, Zhu Yuanzhang had many things he wanted to say.

However, every time they could not say more than a few words, several people burst into tears.

In the end, Li Chongjiu finished three large bowls of braised cakes and finally regained some composure.

"I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving anymore. Chongba, please arrange an errand for me. It doesn't matter how much I pick up a piece of shit!" Li Chongjiu said sincerely.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his second brother-in-law was a simple and honest man, so his words were not a pretense.

"What are you picking up excrement for? We are now the general marshal. If you are asked to pick up excrement, it will not be a slap in the face! Second brother-in-law, you can just take your babysitter and eat and drink well. Let's talk about errands later!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Yes, second brother-in-law, I remember that you can also read and write. It should be enough to be a clerk in the future, right?" Zhu Han also said.

belch!

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but burped, and said with some embarrassment.

"I don't know how to read and write. It's just that my father asked me to learn business and read some words. Being a clerk will only embarrass you!"

When several people recognized each other, they were naturally reluctant to separate.

The second brother-in-law, Li Chongjiu, took his son Bao'er and lived directly in the government office. He ate and slept with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han for three to five days, as if he wanted to count all the hardships in the past few years.

After a few days of recuperation, Li Chongjiu's complexion quickly improved, and he no longer looked as weak as before.

After his body became hard, Li Chongjiu felt uneasy again, feeling that he was eating and drinking for free, which was not a problem.

He then came to see Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers, and repeatedly begged them to give him a job.

Facing the sincere request from his second brother-in-law, Zhu Han suddenly had an idea.

"Second brother-in-law, I remember that you said you had been to Jiqing Mansion?" Zhu Han asked.

"Yes, when I was an apprentice, I went to Jiqing Mansion several times. Hey! I have to say that Jiqing Mansion is big and good. It's as good as that one, that one. Anyway, it's big and good!"

Li Chongjiu said as he recalled the past.

Zhu Han glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said with a smile: "Brother, our second brother-in-law, what do you think?"

"What's going on?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused.

"Go to Jiqing Mansion and inquire about the salt and grain prices for us," Zhu Han said.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately laughed and couldn't help but clapped his hands in admiration.

"Okay, it's suitable! It's so suitable, hahaha!"

The second brother-in-law, Li Chongjiu, was the closest person to them and could definitely give him 100% trust. It was not difficult for him to investigate and discuss the business with the help of the second brother-in-law's mind.

Although Li Chongjiu is honest and responsible by nature, he is not a fool. Otherwise, he would have died eight hundred times in his more than one year of refugee life.

Moreover, when Li Chongjiu went to Jiqing Mansion, he represented Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han. As long as he greeted Liu Bowen well, I believe that the officials in Meng Yuan Dynasty would not dare to do anything to him.

Not only do you not dare to do anything, you also have to support him as an uncle!

really.

Just as Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang thought, when they told Bo Lu and Fan Yao through Liu Bowen that they wanted to traffic salt to Jiangnan.

Bolu and Fan Yao almost went crazy with joy!

Table salt!

Table salt, which is worth a fortune, was originally a big deal for the government-run salt farms and salt dealers in Huaidong. Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which are just around the corner, have no chance to get involved.

Now, Zhang Shicheng killed all the officials and salt merchants in the imperial salt field.

If Zhu Yuanzhang transfers the salt to his own hands, he will not be able to sell it as much as he wants!

"Hahaha, Bowen, you are really my lucky star!" Zhang Bolu, Pingzhe County, Jiangsu Province, became more and more cute as he looked at Liu Bowen, and he couldn't help but kiss him twice.

"Bo Wen, how much salt did Zhu Han say? If it's too little, it means nothing." Fan Yao asked.

"Two adults, Zhu Han said, as for the salt, they have a monopoly on all the salt in Huaidong. You can get as much as you want. They will all follow the set price. After converting the price, they will settle with grain, cloth, etc." Liu Bowen said.

"No problem, we in Jiangnan have everything we want, but we are short of salt!" Bolu said loudly.

"Sir, this is private salt after all. The quantity is too large. Even if it is shared equally among the salt merchants, it would still be too eye-catching. If the court finds out that we are selling private salt, wouldn't it be dangerous?" Fan Yao was a little worried.

Worry.

Selling illegal salt is a trivial matter, but if their collusion with the Red Turban Army is exposed, it will be dangerous.

"This,,,is indeed a bit difficult to handle." Bolu frowned and was a little scared.

However, this is not difficult for Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen smiled slightly and said to Bolu and Fan Yao.

"My lords, are you mistaken? We are not selling private salt!"

"These are all illegal salts seized by imperial guards on the Yangtze River!"

Bolu and Fan Yao agreed, and were suddenly surprised and happy.

"Yes, yes, it's not about selling private salt!"

"Hahaha, they are all seized private salt! They were seized, not sold!"

Although Bolu Fanyao is the highest power controller in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, if he wants to sell private salt, he must rely on the power of big salt merchants.

Only the big local salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the ability to distribute this salt layer by layer and eventually sell it to the people in exchange for money.

The center of the big salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was in Jiqing Mansion in Jinling. Bolu immediately gathered them all in Pingzhang Mansion with an invitation letter.

These big salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were actually at the lower level of Yangzhou Salt Division Yamen and Yangzhou Salt Merchants.

The Yangzhou area was completely wiped out by Zhang Shicheng, and the salt inventory in their hands was already seriously insufficient.

Under such circumstances, all major salt merchants strictly control the amount of salt sold every day, and the prices are getting higher and higher.

Before the Yangzhou Rebellion, a pound of salt cost less than 20 cents, and it has soared to more than 40 cents.

In many remote prefectures and counties, due to the increase in transportation costs of salt, the price per kilogram has reached one hundred and up to two hundred cents.

Therefore, when these big salt merchants came to Pingzhang Mansion and heard Bolu say that a large amount of salt could be shipped to Jiqing, their eyes gleamed green.

Several leading salt merchants even asked impatiently.

"I dare to ask Master Pingzhang, is this salt from Huaidong salt from Yangzhou or Sichuan salt?"

"Yangzhou Salt Official has been abolished. Will the court investigate whether the salt we sell is illegal?"

All major salt merchants are very concerned about these two issues.

It is not just a matter of making money, but also an issue related to their lives.

Bolu smiled slightly and said calmly.

"Although Yangzhou Yanguan is no longer there, there are still so many salt households in Huaidong. They can't do anything else except boil salt. As long as there is salt shipped out, we can sell it. Anyway, regardless of whether it is Yanguan's official
To be continued...