August 12th was the first joint meeting after Du Zhongxiao took office as Bingzhou to sign the verdict.

In the chief official's hall, Xia Feng sat in the middle against a basin of charcoal fire, next to him was the judge Shang Yao, and Du Zhongxiao on the other side. The rest were sitting on the recorders and officers, and other officials of the state court, while the officials of the commander, the secretary and other officials of the envoys were sitting on the other side.

Bingzhou is a big province, with two general judges. Another general judge, Wang Kechen, was dealing with the state examination matters outside, but did not come today.

After introducing some daily affairs, Xia Xun said: "The most important thing now is nothing more than autumn tax. Everything else is easy to say, but the salt accumulated in Wynn Supervisory cannot be sold, and there are a lot of backlogs. If there is no way to sell this salt, this year's autumn tax will be worrying."

Shen Shilong, a military officer from the Zhilu Office, said: "Wynn Prison produces salt, which is rich in silt and odor, and the people do not like it. In recent years, the green and white salt from the Dangxiang area has been sold in various places, and it is difficult to sell it. If you want to sell Wynn Prison, you should strictly investigate private salt."

Zhang Taili, the chief supervisor of the city in the farthest, heard it and said in a muffled voice: "The officers and soldiers of this state are strictly prepared for the northern thieves and stationed in various villages. They are not allowed to rest, but there are no extra troops to patrol. Moreover, there are many mountains around, there are elm blocks and dense forests, but where can I start?"

Shen Shilong was dissatisfied and argued with Zhang Taili. He said that the recent suspension of troops with Dangxiang was when the state had the largest number of troops and sufficient manpower. Private salt in the prefectures and counties were rampant, but officials and soldiers were not doing their best.

When Xia Feng heard the two quarrels endlessly, he was impatient and said, "There are many soldiers in the state, so no one can use them. However, in the past few years, he tried his best to deal with the Western thieves and the state government ignored them, which led to the rampant thieves. Now he is in harmony with the Dangxiang, and the supervisor is in charge of the subordinates, and he is the only way to take the thieves."

Zhang Taili crossed his hands and said yes, but he was a little reluctant, obviously he was still unwilling to accept it.

Tongzong Shang Yao, who was on the side, said: "It's mid-August now. When the thieves are cleared and they will sell salt, it will be too late. In my opinion, if you don't think of his own laws, you can sell the salt from the Wynn Supervisory as soon as possible. If the troops in the northwest are stopped, the money and goods allocated by the court have been much less. If the salt cannot be sold out, many things in the state will not be able to be done."

Xia Feng asked casually: "What is the way to quickly sell the salt?"

Shang Yao touched the black beard under her chin and said in a deep voice: "Time is urgent, so I can only suppress it."

After hearing this, Xia Feng closed his eyes and did not speak. After a while, he said lightly: "How do you think about the signing judgment?"

Du Zhongxiao has been trying to recognize the people sitting in the official hall. He was named by Xia Feng. He felt a little frightened and bowed: "The salt is piled up there, and there is always a way to sell it. As far as I heard, the salt in Yonglijian is not easy to sell. It is just that the price is high, and the quality is second. The reason for the high price is that the army has to be raised on Hedong Road in recent years. The Transportation Department has made salt profits and the price is too high. However, in Bingzhou, it is still far lower than the blue and white salt of Dangxiang. As for the quality, the salt of Yonglijian is made by boiling alkali, containing mud and sand, and tastes bitter. Moreover, the salt can be boiled in places where the earth and salt are not controlled by the remote government. In those remote places, the governments are not in charge, and many households are boiling earth and salt. If everything is put together, the salt will be difficult to sell."

After Du Zhongxiao finished speaking, Xia Feng asked lightly: "The salt in Wynn Supervisory Bureau is difficult to sell, and it will not last for one day. Just now, the magistrate of the Shangtong Party said that he would suppress the quotation from the households. What do you think?"

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "I think it's hard to sell salt, so I can only find a way. It's absolutely impossible to suppress the combination. Bingzhou produces salt in many places, and many places have the tradition of boiling salt. People do not lack salt. If you buy it from them, it's useless to buy it, but you just charge too much money."

After hearing this, Shang Yao sneered: "What should I do if I sign the judgment and sign it with sympathy for the people, but what should I do if Curry's salt is just?"

"Of course I'm trying to find a way. Why can't I sell the salt there? I can figure it out and eliminate the disadvantages one by one. As long as the salt is good and the price is not too high, why worry about not buying it? If you don't ask, you will suppress the matching of all the people, wouldn't it be a sign of peeling off the people?"

When Shang Yao heard this, she just shook her head: "What the signing judge is very reasonable, let's think of a good way to sell the salt."

Du Zhongxiao looked at other officials, but no one spoke, and felt a little bad. Before coming to Bingzhou, Du Zhongxiao had a rough understanding of the nearby geography and knew that the salt in Bingzhou was different from other places, not pond salt or well salt, but earth salt. Earth salt was actually the salt-alkalisation in this area, soaked salt and soaked it and boiled it. According to Du Zhongxiao's impression in his previous life, where could the quality of this salt be good? Especially it contains various impurities, which is harmful to the body. However, Bingzhou has been edible for one or two thousand years, and its history is very long, so it cannot be seen that simply.

The production areas of earth and salt are scattered, and the management is not easy, and the official price is high, so it is inevitable that it is difficult to sell. Take Bingzhou as an example. The official charges the salt boiled by the people for six cents per catty, and the selling price is thirty-six cents. Who would buy this kind of salt if there is a way? Just now, everyone talked about the matter with Dangxiang green and white salt, but it was just an excuse. There is only a problem with green and white salt in cities. The vast rural areas mainly produce and sell self-produced earth and salt.

Since the establishment of the Wynn Supervisory Commission in Bingzhou, suppressing the distribution is the usual practice, otherwise who will sell it to. Now in Bingzhou, it is a forced regulation that each household must buy how much salt they must buy according to their population. Whether you eat it or not, the money must be paid. What Shang Yao said about suppressing the distribution is just to increase the amount of quota to the original existing quota, forcibly sell the backlog of salt to the people to solve the problem of inventory backlog.

Everyone here knows that the solution proposed by Shang Yao is the only way to solve the backlog of soil and salt, so no one refutes it. However, this is ultimately a scavenging the people, and there is a risk of being impeached by the Transportation Office, so no one says anything. Xia Shu asked Du Zhongxiao, wanting to hear his specific opinions on the anti-material, how to do things and minimize the harm, but he did not expect Du Zhongxiao to say it directly.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Xia Feng opened his eyes and said to Du Zhongxiao: "It is always good to sign a verdict to be polite to the people. As local officials, we should know that the people's lives are not easy and should not be too peeled. However, the Wynn Supervisory Salt Mountains are accumulated, and we must find a way to sell it out. So, after signing a verdict, you will go to the Salt Supervisory Bureau for one month, and think of a way to sell the salt there. If you sell it, you will remember your great achievements!"

At this point, Du Zhongxiao had to bow down. Xia Xu only said that he had achieved success and did not say what to do, but left a way out for Du Zhongxiao. After all, this is a talent he likes, and he cannot be punished for not understanding the situation because he is a newcomer and does not understand the situation.

Next, Xia Xun discussed with the officials about the autumn tax, which places should be paid more and which places can be suspended, and analyzed one by one. The tax on Hedong Road needs to be supported, but it is not clear that it will go to the capital. Depending on the number of troops stationed in various places, it can be allocated internally, which is different from when he was in Bozhou.

Du Zhongxiao was no longer interested in listening to these things, and he really didn't understand the specific situation. He was just thinking about how to sell salt. As the name suggests, earthy salt is made from soil. I think there are too many impurities and the taste is not good. I don't know if I can use my knowledge of my previous life to re-filter the salt and improve the quality. However, the biggest problem is the saturation of the market.

Now Du Zhongxiao has gradually understood that the salt in Bingzhou is forcibly suppressing the distribution of households. Every family is not short of salt. Who will sell the extra salt to? No matter how good the salt is, what's the use?
Chapter completed!