"Master Han, there are actually many types of private salt."

"What do you say?"

"One is a private ship, that is, the owners who transport goods to Anfeng, Fu'an, Basil Tea, Kok Silver, and Rugao, buy salt from the stoves on the salt field when they return. The other is a private ship, the military ships transporting grain carry private salt. Although the grain ships will not pass through Hai'an, the private salt they buy will definitely pass through Hai'an, and they can't buy it in Yangzhou."

Su Jueming paused and then said, "One is to take the private exam. Whenever the exam is held, some candidates living near the salt farm and salt farm will load a ship of salt and sell it along the way under the guise of going to Jiangning to take the exam; the other is to be the official and private. The salt officials of the transportation department colluded with the transportation merchants, and they could only transport 100,000 kilograms, but they transport 200,000 kilograms, and no one took them away."

"What else?" Han Xiufeng asked in a low voice.

"There are private owls, all of them are outlaws. Many private owls not only sell private salt, but also kill people and rob houses. In the local yamen in Taizhou, Hai'an, they don't make things difficult for them. They generally won't cause trouble. Because once the government is alarmed, they will be surrounded and suppressed, and they will not run away in the inland river. When the ship enters the Yangtze River, they are so bold that they are not brave enough. Not only do they dare to rob the salt ships of the merchants, but even the officers and soldiers of the transportation industry dare to kill them."

Yu Youfu asked in confusion: "Whether the private ship or private owl, they must first sell salt. The salt farm has a salt department office. It is said that some salt farms not only have patrols but also flood soldiers. Do those salt officials and anti-smuggling salt sell salt to them and don't care about the salt?"

"Yu Bantu, you have never been to the salt farm. I don't know how big the salt farm is!"

“How big is it?”

Su Jueming smiled and said, "In the past, there was a student from Fu'an in Fengshan Academy. His family's ancestral home is Anhui. His father was a businessman in Fu'an. Once, his father invited my father and me to have a drink on his birthday. My father and I followed him from Hai'an early in the morning and took a boat for a day before we arrived at his house. The easterly, the more we walked to the beach, and the more we could not see people along the way. The land was vast and sparsely populated, and all of them were scattered. The ambassador of the Salt Course Department and him could not control those yamen runners."

Han Xiufeng had found out about these situations in the capital. He didn't find it strange, but asked: "What does the business dealer do?"

"The merchants are also salt merchants. They buy salt cooked by the stove owners, and after the salt yamen is correct, they transport it into the Gongyuan of the salt yamen, and then sell it to the transport merchants who go to the salt yamen to buy salt. Those transport merchants can only buy salt yamen in the Gongyuan, and they must have salt yamen, not as much as they want to buy." Looking at Han Xiufeng and Yu Youfu, Su Jueming said again: "The transport merchants are rich, mostly from Anhui, and usually live in Yangzhou City. However, there are even richer ones. There are general merchants above the transport merchants, and only general merchants can buy salt yamen from the transportation officers."

Pan Er was just a little jealous just now, feeling that the ruffian named Su seemed to be trying to steal his job. After eavesdropping, he suddenly realized that there was no one who knew Hai'an, so he couldn't help but move to Han Xiufeng and the other two and asked: "Young Master, after you take office, we can only investigate ship private and some private salt dealers who have had small fights. We can't check official private, and private owls can't check them."

"The official will definitely not be able to check the private matters." Before Han Xiufeng could speak, Su Jueming blurted out: "After the transport merchant bought salt from the salt farm, the officials of the field will send the yamen runners to escort the salt ships all the way to Qintong, Hejiazhuang, Yuxi or Tianzi Temple. The transportation department yamen originally had two patrol halls on the way to the salt farm to Taili, with two patrol committee members, one in Qintong and the other in Hai'an. After the salt boat arrived at the four places mentioned just now, the patrol committee members who were usually stationed in Qintong would supervise the yamen runners to Hai'an, and then the patrol committee members of Hai'an were urged to Taili. Now that Hai'an's patrol department has been lifted, they will naturally urge them to Taili."

"I am a local official, not a salt official in the Yunsi yamen." Han Xiufeng looked up and smiled at Pan Er.

"We have no right to investigate the official and private owls, and we can't deal with private owls. Could we just investigate the little salt dealers who are making small fuss?" Pan Er asked with a bitter face.

"It's not easy to catch the little salt dealers. Didn't you just say that Hai'an is so big and there are so many rivers. I don't know which river they walk on, and which port they will hide in." Su Jueming said helplessly.

What's the point of having a little fish and shrimp? Even if you try your best to catch a few, you won't be able to seize much private salt. However, Han Xiufeng wouldn't say these words, but smiled and said, "Su San, we're talking further and further, so what do the inspectors you know do on their usual basis."

Su Jueming reacted and hurriedly returned to the original topic: "Master Han, I just mentioned the most powerful inspector. Most of the inspectors don't take care of the matter very much. The farmers in Hai'an are more honest than the other, and the inspectors have nothing to do. Some like to go to the academy to recite poems and write matches, while some stay in Taizhou for longer time than in Hai'an. Taizhou is more lively, and there is whatever you want. Some inspectors like to stay in Baimi, which is also lively than Hai'an."

"Where do you get money if you don't care?" Pan Er couldn't help asking.

"When you hold a birthday, no matter which inspector takes office, you have to hold a birthday three or four times a year. For the appointment, Baozheng sent invitations with several major households in the towns. If you don't go, you have to take a gift if you don't go. You can earn two or three hundred taels of ounce on your birthday." Su Jueming thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The private salt dealers in the past understand the rules and would ask people to give some money to pay filial piety. Later, more and more people sell private salt. When they see others, they will gradually stop giving it. Anyway, they are not so easy to be caught."

"How many birthdays are held, at most a thousand taels of silver a year. What's the point of doing this official?"

"It's interesting if someone sues. Whether it's a land or a house or a family, they will have to use money as long as they make trouble in the yamen."

"What if no one sued?" Pan Er asked.

"Then it depends on whether there are any robberies in the countryside. Even if a cow is lost, it will be good. Brother Pan, I am very familiar with Hai'an. As long as Mr. Han believes in me, Su Jueming, Mr. Han will never do this inspection in vain. If I earn less than three or four thousand taels a year, I will write the word Su upside down!" Su Jueming became more and more excited as he spoke. He took off the fan from his neck and shook it away, and then slammed his head and slammed it.

Zhang Dejian's son Zhang Shiheng had never seen these things before, and he was stunned.

Of course, Han Xiufeng wanted to make money, but he felt that it would be too ugly if he did it as Su San said. He thought that he had finally become Shangguan, so he could not make people angry.

Pan Er didn't think there was anything wrong with what Su San said, so he grinned and said, "Young master, it's okay to earn three or four thousand taels a year. If this official can be a three or four years, he would be able to earn ten thousand taels of silver!"

"Let's talk about this again." Han Xiufeng touched the corner of his mouth and looked up, "Let's talk about the main business first. As an inspector, I, Han Xiufeng, naturally, must keep the whole area safe. It's about to be celebrated. For the Chinese New Year, the towns and villages under my Hai'an Inspection Department must be safe and safe."

"Mr. Han, I don't really understand what you are planning to do." Su Jueming was confused.

"Listen to me." Han Xiufeng's face turned right and stared at him, "When I arrive in Yangzhou, I will go to the 'Risenchang' section to send a letter. When I arrive in Taizhou, I will go to the prefectural yamen to pay my respects to the master, which will be a lot of time on the way. So after arriving in Yangzhou, we will divide the troops into two groups. You and Yu Bantou hire a boat to go to Hai'an first."

"Master Han, you didn't go to work, it would be useless for me and Ban Tou Yu to go first!"

"It's very useful! After you arrive in Hai'an, don't rush to go to the inspection office, and don't tell others that you are my family now. Don't you have any relatives in Hai'an? Go first to visit relatives, visit relatives and friends first, and find out which evil people are in the towns and villages under my jurisdiction, what is your surname and name, wherever you live, what has happened, who is the victim, why didn't you sue the official? The more you inquire, the better."

"This is not difficult, I just want to find out what the use is. Those rogues are all hob meat, and they don't have much money!"
Chapter completed!