The world's first county magistrate

Chapter 13 Start Selling Salt

Time flies like a white horse, and a day passes in a blink of an eye.

During this day, Song Wei went to the salt making place several times.

Of course, there are two purposes.

One is survey work, and the other is to send food in the past.

Song Wei has asked all the people in the yamen to go out, and the most important thing is to make salt.

But you can't let them make salt day and night, but don't give them food?

Under the guidance of Song Wei, a dozen of them have produced more than 4000 catties of salt.

This is all driven by pressure. The dozen or so yamen servants haven't closed their eyes for a long time.

This situation was naturally seen by Song Wei, and he couldn't help but think that it seemed that there was a need to add another batch of yamen servants to the yamen.

While Song Wei was waiting, a group of people appeared on a road in Zhen'an County.

It was the other dozen or so yamen servants led by Cai Hu.

Cai Hu did everything according to Song Wei's instructions, and he was extremely careful.

Fortunately, there were no surprises.

They also successfully bought a thousand catties of salt in Lin County.

Behind them is a carriage, each with a large bag of things.

If you open it up, you can see that except for the salt in the front, everything in the back is straw.

Cai Hu looked at the road ahead, then continued on his way without stopping.

On the other side, Song Wei stood aside and watched the busy people.

Then a person came over, stood beside Song Wei and said, "My lord, you guys have already made five thousand catties of salt."

Song Wei nodded silently.

Five thousand catties of salt is definitely an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

One tael of salt is enough for them to eat for three or four days, but what about five thousand catties?
Almost a lifetime!

But what can this do?
These five thousand catties are not enough for the people of the entire Zhen'an County to fit their teeth.

Song Wei turned around and looked into the distance, which was the direction of Lin County.

Cai Hu, how long will it take for you to come back?
Song Weigang raised this question in his mind, and then his eyes froze.

In his eyes, a group of people approached quickly.

When he could see who was coming, Song Wei finally had a smile on his face.

came back!
Yes, Cai Hu is back.

After Song Weigang released the mission, Cai Hu took the money and set off immediately.

For fear of wasting time.

It took only half a day to arrive in Lin County.

But most of the time is wasted looking for salt merchants and salt merchants to prepare.

Fortunately, they are back now.

They were still able to see clearly just now, and in a blink of an eye, Cai Hu and the others came before Song Wei's eyes.

Cai Hu got down from the carriage.

"My lord, you have fulfilled your mission, the little one is back."

Cai Hu said immediately.

Song Wei nodded and said with a smile, "Good job."

Cai Hu had already come to Song Wei: "My lord, this is 2000 taels of silver left over from buying salt. This is a bill."

Cai Hu first handed over the remaining money to Song Wei, and then handed over the bill for buying salt to Song Wei.

Song Wei looked at the receipts, one tael of salt was 20 renminbi, and he bought a thousand catties for exactly 2000 taels of silver.

Song Wei stepped forward and patted Cai Hu on the shoulder: "Thank you."

Cai Hu shook his head: "It's not hard, this is what young people should do."

Song Wei didn't say anything, but came in front of everyone: "Everyone has worked hard, now take down the straw and put our own salt on it."

"Yes!"

The yamen servants responded and started to get busy again.

After putting the [-] catties of salt just produced on the carriage, Song Wei said: "You guys continue to make salt, Cai Hu, we will transport the salt to the county government and start selling salt!"

"Yes!"

Everyone replied.

Cai Hu and the others continued on their way, transporting the salt to the county government.

After arriving at the county government office, Song Wei immediately set up a stall, wrote down fifty yuan a tael and started selling salt.

Fifty cents a tael, fully half of what Wu Zhenkun sells for salt.

And this news spread throughout Zhen'an County in an instant.

Most of the people rushed over immediately, and surrounded Song Wei's booth with three floors inside and three floors outside.

"My lord, I want five taels!"

"I want three taels!"

"I want seven taels!"

The common people came to buy salt, making the entire yamen's gate crowded.

"Don't worry, come one by one, don't have a stampede!"

Cai Hu shouted from the side.

Song Wei was also on the side, looking at the people who came and smiled with satisfaction.

Afterwards, Song Wei looked in the direction of the Wu Mansion.

I have already started selling salt, why don't you do it?
At this time, the news that Song Wei was selling salt for fifty yuan and one tael also reached Wu Zhenkun's ears.

"Brother Wu, that guy Song Wei has started selling salt in the Yamen, and he still sells salt for fifty yuan a tael. All the people have gone to him. Our salt merchants are already anxious. Should we lower the price?"

A middle-aged man stood beside Wu Zhenkun and said.

Wu Zhenkun played with the teacup in his hand and listened to what the visitor said.

Then he smiled calmly: "What's the rush? It's impossible for Song Wei to have so much salt. A few days ago, my subordinates found out that Song Wei went to Lin County to buy salt. With the poverty of the yamen, how much can Song Wei afford? "

Wu Zhenkun was not in a hurry.

The people in front of him were also at a loss for words when they heard Wu Zhenkun's words.

"But... but the salt merchant, what shall we say?"

The visitor said again.

"Don't worry about them. You can ask our men to buy salt from Song Wei in a while. I don't believe that Song Wei has enough in stock."

Wu Zhenkun continued talking while playing with the teacup in his hand.

The visitor didn't know what he was talking about after listening, so he lowered his head and said, "Yes!"

Then, the visitor left.

After that person left, Wu Zhenkun put down the teacup in his hand, his eyes became fierce.

"Song Wei, Song Wei, do you think I don't know the news about you buying salt in Lin County? Fight with me, you're still young."

Wu Zhenkun called his housekeeper.

"Master, what can I order?"

After Butler Wu came, he said to Wu Zhenkun.

Wu Zhenkun picked up the teacup again: "You go and send someone to Lin County to fry salt, and the price of salt in Lin County can be fried to seventy or eighty yuan a tael."

Butler Wu lowered his head and said, "Yes!"

Then back down and get ready.

Wu Zhenkun looked in the direction of the yamen, as if he could see Song Wei, and sneered in his heart.

People who bought salt spread the word to ten, ten to hundreds, and more and more people came to the yamen to buy salt.

And there are a few people in it too.

Song Wei saw Wu Zhenkun's people at a glance, but Song Wei didn't stop them, instead he was overjoyed.

finally come!

Wu Zhenkun's people got closer and closer to the front, and finally, they arrived at him.

"Master County Magistrate, I want ten catties of salt!"

The visitor said.

The words were so shocking that the people around him even forgot to buy salt for a while and all looked at him.

Even Cai Hu was taken aback.

Song Wei nodded: "Give him ten catties of salt."

Cai Hu originally wanted to say something, but when he heard Song Wei's words, he filled him with ten catties of salt.

Not long after, another man from Wu Zhenkun came and also bought ten catties of salt.

Song Wei pretended not to see it, and gave it to anyone who came.

More and more Wu Zhenkun's people came to buy salt, and all of them were ten catties.

Song Wei originally had [-] catties of salt, and in less than half a day, all of Song Wei's [-] catties of salt were sold out.

Cai Hu came to Song Wei: "My lord, all of ours are sold out, but there are still many people who have not bought salt."

Song Wei looked at Cai Hu and said, "Tell the people who haven't bought salt yet, don't worry, we'll still sell it in a day or two."

"Yes!"

Cai Hu responded, and then said: "My lord, those people who bought ten catties are Wu Zhenkun's people at first sight, why do we still have to sell them?"

Cai Hu wanted to ask a long time ago, but Song Wei had already told him, so he couldn't say anything.

Song Wei smiled: "Don't worry about them, they can buy as much as they want, and we will sell them all."

(End of this chapter)