Outside Dengzhou City, Yang Chengye looked at the vast coast with his eyebrows deeply.

This endless sea surface and the salty and wet sea breeze were what he had to face after he succeeded as the governor of Dengzhou.

Since the Salt Transportation Department is located in Dengzhou, the burden on him is heavier. In addition to approving the monthly amount of salt to be reported to Qingzhou, he also has a headache for this omnipresent private salt dealer.

Among the six prefectures, Dengzhou has the least population, with only about 100,000 households, and these 100,000 households are still distributed in various prefectures and counties outside Dengzhou. The population in Dengzhou city is only about 50,000 households and a population of more than 100,000.

Many of these people make a living by going out to sea to fish, after all, there is a vast ocean outside Dengzhou City.

However, in recent years, there have been more and more Japanese pirates on the sea, and most of the fishermen who went out to sea were killed, which has caused some fishermen to dare to go out to sea to catch fish again.

However, fishermen who are used to living by the sea do not want to farm, so the military farming law is not very satisfactory in Dengzhou, especially in a village called Yutai near the seaside.

Because they are close to the sea, there is no land to cultivate around the village, and the allocated arable land is too far away, so these people are unwilling to go and still take risks of fishing offshore. At the same time, some bold and arrogant people in the village have even started selling private salt.

Trading private salt in Dayu is a serious crime of beheading. If there are too many private salt dealers, the government will sell less salt, which will seriously affect the annual income paid by the Salt Transportation Department.

And this is what he least wants to see.

He was a native of Dengzhou and his original position was a Dengzhou No. 1, but after the Dengzhou tyrants were eliminated, he, an official without a wealthy family background, was promoted to the governor of Dengzhou.

After rising to Qingyun overnight, he was naturally grateful to King Qi. After taking office, he was diligent in government affairs and did not dare to slack off at all.

Therefore, the matter of the private salt vendor must be resolved for him so that he can be worthy of the trust of King Qi.

But after dealing with these private salt dealers for half a year, he still did not catch these private salt dealers.

But so far, he has basically figured out that many of the members of this private salt dealer are from Yutai Village.

In order to capture the leader selling private salt, a man named Yue Yun hesitated for three days and finally made up his mind to force these private salt dealers to come out.

"Master Governor, we really don't know Yue Yun, so you can let us go."

At this time, Yutai Village was surrounded by hundreds of Dengzhou corps, and more than 300 villagers in the entire village were gathered together.

"Hmph, the facts are all there, you are still quibbling. Dengzhou's household registration clearly records that Yue Yun is from your Yutai Village, but now you say you don't know." Yang Chengye's household registration book was lit in his hand.

He continued: "There was news from Qingzhou a few days ago that King Qi will arrive in Dengzhou in the near future. Calculate the days. It will be here in the past two days. I am kind and have never used any strength. But you have repeatedly protected Yue Yun. Today, I have to escort you all back and interrogate them one by one!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Chengye waved his hand and Dengzhou soldiers immediately stepped forward to detain the villagers.

At this moment, a governor of the governor suddenly came and came closer and said to Yang Chengye: "Governor Fang, Your Highness has arrived."

"What! So fast?" Yang Chengye frowned.

"Yes, Your Highness and Pang Changshi came on horseback, so the speed was naturally much faster. Now this private salt vendor has no idea. How should we explain to Your Highness?" Governor Deng Shi looked sad.

Yang Chengye sighed, "How else can I explain? I can take all these villagers away for inquiries, and I can only report it truthfully."

After saying that, Yang Chengye left Dengzhou City.

At this time, in the Dengzhou Prefecture, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun were sitting idle and drinking tea. Green ivy served Xiao Ming with a complicated expression, with expectation and fear in his eyes.

"Yang Chengye is really good. He knew that His Highness was coming, but he ran away without a trace." Pang Yukun complained.

Xiao Ming smiled, "It's okay, this government affairs are the most important. Among the six states this year, it is said that the money and grain that Dengzhou has entered the warehouse has changed from last to third place. It seems that it is really right to promote Yang Chengye."

"Your Highness, Yang Chengye is certainly good, but the money and grain are in the warehouse, which has a lot of relationship with the Salt Transportation Department. Otherwise, Dengzhou will still be ranked at the end."

"This is true, but Dengzhou has great potential. The shipyard is now here. In the future, I will also prepare to build a naval base here, plus a large dock. In this way, Dengzhou will prosper within a few years."

On the way back, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun were also inspecting the lives of the people in Dengzhou.

Overall, the Baixin in Dengzhou is more embarrassing than other states, and the feeling is stronger after entering Dengzhou City.

Not only the dilapidated walls of Dengzhou City, but also the population in the city is very large in this place with a length of several miles wide, and there are few people in the market, and the clothes on the people are also very ragged.

"Hahaha, Yang Chengye is such a blessing. With His Highness taking care of him, Dengzhou will definitely fly up in the future." Pang Yukun said.

As the two were talking, a noise suddenly came from outside the door, and then Yang Chengye and Deng Zhuangshi walked in quickly.

"Your Highness, the emperor is guilty." As soon as Yang Chengye came in, he immediately knelt on the ground.

Xiao Ming was a little puzzled, and he said, "Governor Fang, what's wrong with you?"

Yang Chengye said guiltily: "Your Highness, the official has not yet captured the leader of the private salt vendor. I am really ashamed of Your Highness and Pang Changshi."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun looked at each other, and Pang Yukun said, "Governor Fang, your highness and I come here not to pursue the matter of this private salt vendor, but to other things."

"It's not because of a private salt vendor?"

Yang Chengye suddenly felt relieved. He thought Pang Yukun and Xiao Ming came in person for the private salt vendors, so he came up with this bad idea in a hurry and arrested the people of Yutai Village.

Xiao Ming nodded, "That's right, this time I came to find some water-proficient people for my fleet. I also need you, a native of Dengzhou, to help you."

"This..." Yang Chengye looked surprised. He said: "Your Highness, who is the best in this place? Of course, it is a place called Yutai Village. The people are the best in water, but the people in this place have been arrested by officials for hiding private salt vendors. They are now being sent to prison."

"What!" Pang Yukun's face changed when he heard this. He said angrily: "Yang Chengye, you can do such a bastard. In this way, the whole village was captured. How do you ask the people of Dengzhou to view the government office and your highness!"
Chapter completed!