Shandong, Dengzhou Prefecture, Haiyang Thousand Households.

The waves kept beating against the shore and rocks, and around a simple shack made of bamboo, there were all kinds of men and women busying themselves.

On the trail, there was a strong man with his upper body exposed, pushing a wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow was filled with many sacks, each of which was filled with full.

Everyone was very happy to work hard, but they all understood that such days would soon not be there again.

In February of the fourth year of the Age, at the turn of spring and summer, the Denglai area seemed much deserted than before.

Since the end of last month, official salt fields in various places have been closed one after another. The East Factory Tiqi went out everywhere, leading from the capital to all directions, and investigated the salt affairs under the order.

Not long ago, the Dengzhou Prefecture Office also issued a notice declaring that the prefectures and counties were said to have formulated a new salt law to control private salt.

Zhang Daqi, the local prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture, has always made money by this method.

The court controlled private salt. Although he did not object on the surface, he deliberately led the trend in secret, hoping to arouse the hostility of the coastal people towards the court.

In this government notice, Zhang Daqi deliberately cut off his head and tail. The court did not mention the arrangements of the coastal people at all, but emphasized that private salt should not be sold anymore.

He was still fantasizing that if there was chaos in the coastal people, the court would give up the implementation of the new salt law and let the coastal areas continue to be in chaos like this.

There are many people like Zhang Daqi. The first thing the court has to do is to find out how many salt fields there are in the court and how many salt fields there are in the registered salt fields.

How many salt goods are currently in stock in each salt site also need to be clearly checked so that the policy will be implemented smoothly.

However, such a policy has touched the interests of officials and businessmen in Denglai, the two Huaihe Rivers, and the coastal areas.

In fact, it is not only the officials and businessmen, but also the local tyrants in some coastal areas, which sphere of influence is in each region, and which kind of salt products are produced. After many years of inheritance, it has already developed its own system.

The court implemented the new salt law, obviously to form a systematic management. All these original rules must be abolished, and the court will not sit idly by and watch the powerful control the salt road, so not only the officials and businessmen, but also the powerful oppose it.

In order to oppose the implementation of the new salt law, these people can be said to be doing everything they can.

Although the implementation of the new salt law was unanimously agreed in the court, it was difficult to go down to the local area.

Years of corruption in coastal areas have caused the situation where most corrupt officials are in power in various places.

These local officials have made a lot of money long ago and will not explicitly oppose the new salt law, but will tell local forces about the actions of the court, and cooperate with each other in order to organize changes.

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Haiyang Institute is a well-known salt-boiling place in Denglai Prefectures. Now, although these people have heard that the court will vigorously control private salt, they still plan to try it.

There is no way. If they don’t sell private salt to the salt farm for half a month, they will starve to death.

"well!"

A man walked on a remote path with a big pot of boiling sea salt on his back and sighed, "It's great, why did the imperial court suddenly control the private salt!"

"This is not simple. I know that private salt is making a lot of money!" someone quickly replied, his words full of sarcasm, "I told you that I will come sooner or later. We cannot just rely on private salt to survive!"

The man glanced at the hill in front of him, smiled helplessly, and said optimistically:

"After another five miles, you will reach Haiyang Salt Field. Now it is one of the few salt fields in Dengzhou Prefecture that can still sell salt. If you sell these salt products, you can support some time."

"Yes, wait a little longer. Maybe in the last ten days and a half months, the new salt method will be abolished!" someone said behind.

Soon, the group pushed the wheelbarrow and came to Haiyang Salt Field.

What is worrying is that from afar, they saw that the outer periphery of Haiyang Salt Field was filled with many coastal people who came to sell private salt like them.

"Why are you not allowed to sell it all the time?"

"It's fine in the morning, so I'm not allowed to sell salt in the afternoon. I heard that there was a man who came to check salt. For the sake of our own consideration, Li Dong's family temporarily closed the salt field."

At this time, a salt dice appeared on the wall of the salt field and comforted the people below:

"Everyone, wait. The fan will not do anything good. Maybe you can go and sell salt when the fan leaves at night!"

The people looked over together and nodded.

"It's still the Li Dongjia who knows how to be polite to us!"

"Then wait and come back tonight. Those who kill the gods won't even leave this little way for us."

When the people gradually left, the salt dunked down the wall and sneered:

"The news has spread. Even if these people from the East Factory have great abilities, they will not be able to make a fortune in our land!"

Another salt dick also smiled and said, "I'll report this good news to the boss!"

......

At dusk, two men hurriedly knocked on the door of Li Yang, the owner of Haiyang Salt Field.

Li Yi was discussing matters with his confidant. When he heard the voice change, he quickly put on a purple silk robe and greeted him, bowing and smiling:

"You two are here!"

All the two men were wearing soap boots, with the waist signs of Dongjishi Factory hanging around their waists. When they entered the door, they looked cold and looked at the precious calligraphy and paintings that had not been taken off on the wall, and sneered:

"Li Dong's family lives a happy life. I think it's not much worse than the factory manager!"

Li Yi said "Ouch" and almost collapsed on the ground, "What are the two factories saying? My Li family respects the factory, but it is quite common every year."

Fanzi seemed to have returned to his own house, sat down and took a sip of tea, glanced sideways and said with a smile:

"You gave a lot, and others gave a lot!"

"Now the court has implemented the new salt law. The factory ordered that all localities must comply with it. The Wang family and Zhao family have closed the salt farm early."

"Why, your Li family is the only one more than others, why is the salt field not closed yet? Why has the Tianca been handed over for a long time?"

The other one clenched his fist with his right hand and thrashed the table hard. His face was full of anger and obviously had a more irritable temper. He asked:

"Li Yi! I asked you to get a field book and push it for three days! If you can't see the field book tonight, don't blame me for being merciless and report back to Qianhu immediately and reveal your true feelings!"

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer!" Li Yi screamed and said with great difficulty under the attention of the two actors:

"Oh! Now, I have to say that it's all those unruly people!"

"On weekdays, I, Li Yi, couldn't bear to see them starving. They were selling each other higher than the official price, but they were fine. They were kind enough to repay their grudges. When they heard that they wanted to close the salt field, they refused to leave."

"I tried my best to persuade him for three days. They didn't listen or say anything, but stayed outside the salt field and stopped leaving... This, the villain had no choice!"

"You can't let Yan Ding go, they are all people of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, the two men stood up and looked at each other, and one of them sneered:

"I don't think so. The court has implemented the new salt law and has arranged for coastal salt traders. How could these people make trouble for no reason?"
Chapter completed!