Soon after, there was a wave of haircutting in the north and central plains.

Song Xi did not have any grooming requirements for the common people, but the common people wanted to follow the trend and wanted to follow suit and cut their hair.

Later, when I tasted the benefits of short hair, I was even less willing to waste time growing my hair in a bun.

Yu Yalan has also liberated her long hair, rarely braiding it in heavy and complicated styles. She usually only uses centipede braids to braid her hair, or combs and braids the upper part of her hair to reveal her smooth forehead and beautiful cheeks.

The lower part of the hair is left loose, looking refreshing and elegant.

The couple let their hair go, but they couldn't ignore the rules on appearance as a prince and princess.

Yu Yalan designed some gorgeous and exquisite gold and silver crowns and hats, which were also decorated with jewels, jade or tassel hairpin rings. The shape of the crowns and hats was like the emperor's crown and queen's phoenix crown in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but it was not like the traditional crown.

The style is so heavy and redundant, but the style is light and comfortable, which looks luxurious and noble.

At the same time, Yu Yalan also launched new styles of clothing in its clothing stores such as Nishangge, reproducing and improving the clothing styles that have been popular in the past dynasties. In addition, there are many light and elegant modern clothing, long-sleeved and short-sleeved.

They are available, covering the clothing needs of men, women, old and young.

Different from the hassle of wearing multiple layers of old-style costumes, new-style underwear and services are quietly becoming popular in the warming season.

Especially for farmers and craftsmen who need to work in the fields, wearing lightweight improved clothes makes it easier to work. After a busy day, they will not feel hot and humid due to sweating. Even common skin diseases in the past are easy to wear due to haircuts.

And reduced a lot.

Yu Yalan took advantage of the situation and launched shampoo and bath products in major commercial stores, which were divided into high and low price ranges according to quality differences. As a result, some barber shops came into being. Even the former Qin Lou Chu Guan also provided hair repair services.

Time came to August, and a major accident suddenly occurred in the three provinces of the Central Plains.

The Caogang gang that runs rampant in major docks colluded with the big salt merchants in Qilu and manipulated the salt ships shipped to Yuzhou and Huguang. More than 300 tons of salt fell into the water due to the "accidental" capsizing of the cargo ship, which caused the people of the two provinces to suffer in the future.

Extreme salt deficiency for two months.

The Salt Department originally wanted to transfer salt from Andong to support Yuzhou and Huguang, but cargo ships capable of transporting salt could not even pass through the dock of Donglai Prefecture.

The Cao Gang controls many docks in the Central Plains and Jiangnan areas, and its influence is widespread and very large. Many local governments sometimes have to make concessions, and do not dare to conflict with the Cao Gang forces easily.

Soon after, the Wusheng Cult, which had been keeping a low profile, began to become extremely active, showing so-called "miracles" among the people from time to time, and confusing ordinary people with strange powers and delusions.

They recruit a wide range of believers, spread their doctrines widely, and hold regular meetings to preach scriptures of unknown origin and teach their disciples to learn boxing and stick kung fu. They seem to be recruiting troops to cause rebellion.

The Shuguang Schools established by Yu Yalan in various provinces under her jurisdiction have been attacked by the Wusheng Cult. The ones in the capital and northwest are not a big problem, but the newly built schools in Qilu, Yuzhou, Huguang and Jiannan are often harassed, which seriously affects the children.

The state of reading and studying.

Governments in various places have stepped up inspections and arrests, but the results in solving the problem are not satisfactory.

These Wusheng cultists are very good at hiding, and nunneries and temples in some places even help them cover up. Every time they find any clues, they are always broken up without any reason, which greatly increases the difficulty for the government to hunt down the thieves.

Later, the newly appointed chief envoy of Yuzhou, Li Qian, joined forces with the inspector general and the capital commander to forcefully remove more than a dozen strongholds of the Wusheng sect in Yuzhou, and also sealed several large and small temples as a warning.

The Wusheng believers in the area were completely expelled from Yuzhou.

Another important gain from this operation was the seizure of a branch of the Wusheng Cult that secretly manufactured weapons. Li Qian also obtained the secret letters between the Wusheng Cult and the Caogang, as well as major aristocratic families, and transferred the Wusheng Cult to the Cao Gang.

The mysterious network of relationships was completely exposed.

After investigation and verification, it was found that the Yang family in Qilu, the Hou family in Yuzhou, the Wu family in Jiannan, and the Gao family in Huguang all colluded with each other and made secret transactions with the Cao Gang and the Wu Sheng Cult.

The Cao Gang opened casinos and brothels in many places, and used them to kidnap, extort, and traffic people. The Wu Sheng Cult provided them with a lot of "sources of goods" and convenience, and the Aristocratic Family protected these black industry chains, and then

Make profit from it.

This situation has lasted for nearly a hundred years, and eradicating these three forces will not happen overnight.

Song Xi did not expect an immediate solution, so he decided to cancel the salt tax in more than a dozen provinces under his jurisdiction and collect resource tax and value-added tax instead.

Then the Industrial and Commercial Administration and the Food Supervision Administration were established, so that all industrial, commercial and food industries must register with the Industrial and Commercial Administration and obtain licenses and permits before they can operate. Unauthorized operators will be forcibly closed down and banned.

The Food Supervision Administration will also inspect the quality of various food industries from time to time. If problems are found, it will work with the Industrial and Commercial Administration to ban unscrupulous shops.

Song Xi and Yu Yalan held several discussion meetings and decided to support several salt offices in Laishan and Weizhou in Qilu, Rongzhou in Jiannan, Yuncheng in Sanjin, Luda and Jinzhou in Andong, and Taka in Xifan.

business.

The Industrial and Commercial Administration will issue official salt licenses to them to suppress the survival space of Shijia’s private salt industry.

At the same time, a law was promulgated to prohibit human trafficking, and local governments were ordered to intensify efforts to investigate and deal with such cases, further cutting off the financial lifeline of the three major forces including the Caogang.

Song Xi ordered the Logistics Department to set up government offices at major docks and land transportation fortresses. All land and water vehicles and horses must go to the government offices for registration. Those who do not have a pass license will not be allowed to pass. Those who are forced to pass will face high fines and jail time.

disaster.

This move directly impacted the interests of the Caobang and led to armed riots at several docks.

In the end, it was only through the strong suppression of the guardsmen that they successfully regained control of the dock from the Caobang.

Regarding how to eradicate the Wusheng Cult, Yu Yalan referred to a lot of modern materials.

She decided to first destroy the Wusheng Cult's foundation of belief among the people, secretly record the Wusheng Cult's evil deeds of colluding with the Cao Gang, human trafficking, and forcing girls into prostitution, and then made a warning film.

Government offices in various state capitals brought projectors and projection screens to show open-air movies for the general public to watch.

In addition, we will send people to demonstrate and decipher the "miracles" of the Wusheng Cult on-site, expose their deceptive tricks from a scientific perspective, expose the fact that the Wusheng Cult deceives and deceives the people, and warns the people to be more vigilant and not to blindly follow blind faith.

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Official articles are also published in major newspapers every month to expose and criticize the evil deeds of the Wusheng Cult in a deeper level, directly defining it as a demon cult, and encouraging people to report its traces, so that the Wusheng Cult will be completely lost.
Chapter completed!