The world's first county magistrate

Chapter 16

Catching people who repeatedly buy salt is just a small episode for the people, but it still cannot offset the people's enthusiasm for buying salt.

Song Wei stayed at the door for some time, then returned to the room after realizing that nothing happened.

Song Wei himself has his own plan.

Now he is waiting for the news from Cai Hu. As long as Cai Hu fixes the salt making place, he can release the news of the delay and hire a large number of people to make salt.

In this way, the government servants who are making salt can come back and no longer have to make salt.

There are not many yamen servants left after the previous rebellion.

Now is an extraordinary period of lack of people.

Song Wei took a map of Zhen'an County to look at it, and took a pen to draw on the map, but he didn't know what he was doing.

And time waits for no one, time passes day by day.

Every day, countless people come to the Yamen to buy salt.

And Wu Zhenkun and Huang Yuanwai didn't come over to make trouble.

Even Song Wei did not intend to rescue those who repeatedly bought salt.

However, Song Wei didn't take these things seriously and was busy in full swing.

Not only to find out where the good fields are, but also to estimate where there might be fertile fields.

And the current Wu Mansion is extremely lively.

Wu Zhenkun was sitting on a chair, opposite him was none other than Huang Yuanwai.

There was even a group of people around.

"Brother Wu, it's been a few days. Last time, Brother Wu asked me to send someone to buy salt from Song Wei, but they were detained and haven't been released yet. Doesn't Brother Wu have anything to say?"

Huang Yuanwai didn't pay attention to the people around him and spoke.

This time he came here just to ask Wu Zhenkun to give him an explanation.

His own people were detained, and even the money spent was his own. When he first heard the news, Huang Yuanwai already wanted to find Wu Zhenkun.

But Wu Zhenkun was the biggest squire in Zhen'an County after all, and Huang Yuanwai thought Wu Zhenkun had some plans, so he didn't do anything.

But after waiting at home for several days, there was no news from Wu Zhenkun, which made him a little angry.

Wu Zhenkun looked at Huang Yuanwai and said with a smile: "Huang Yuanwai, are you impatient? Your people will be fine. Recently I have sent people to investigate the source of Song Weiyan. As long as the investigation is clear, we can take action and destroy Song Weiyan. After the source of Wei Salt, what else can that boy Song Wei do? Even if the people of Zhen'an County bought the salt, wouldn't they buy it from us in the end?"

"At that time, the people in Zhen'an County still cannot afford salt. We are fanning the flames. Can Song Wei still arrest all the people?"

Everything Wu Zhenkun said was reasonable, but he didn't mention anything about Huang Yuanwai.

Huang Yuanwai frowned.

In fact, even if he comes, he can't do anything to Wu Zhenkun. He doesn't have the courage yet.

What Wu Zhenkun said made sense, but several days had passed and there was still no news about the source of Song Weiyan.

"Of course I know what Brother Wu said, but the key to the problem is still the results of the investigation. If there is no news, should we keep waiting? Doesn't Song Wei have any other solution?"

Huang Yuanwai said in a low voice.

Wu Zhenkun also frowned after hearing this.

Of course, he understood what Huang Yuanwai said, but he didn't know why the source of Song Weiyan could not be investigated in the past few days.

Song Wei's salt can't appear for no reason, but even if he can't be investigated, there is nothing he can do.

"You can rest assured about this. I have already photographed many people to investigate. There can be no airtight walls in this world. Brother Huang, just wait for a few more days. We will take action as soon as there is news."

Wu Zhenkun said to Huang Yuanwai.

Huang Yuanwai's brows were now furrowed into a Sichuan shape.

He knew in his heart that he couldn't do anything.

At this moment, a person suddenly rushed in.

"Sir, there is new news."

The visitor immediately said to Wu Zhenkun.

Wu Zhenkun looked happy, he had endured enough for the past few days.

Not only the current member Huang, but also some small squires from Zhen'an County also looked for him.

It was because those people listened to his words and borrowed money to buy a large amount of salt, but now the salt cannot be sold at all, and the debt collectors have been pressing for it for a long time.

Now that there is finally news, how can he not be happy?
"Say!"

Wu Zhenkun said.

"Sir, a few days ago we found out that Cai Hu from the Yamen left the county, and we followed him. But after we left the county, there was no trace of Cai Hu. Some of us were investigating nearby, and some were on guard. In the county seat.”

"Although the investigating brothers did not find out where Cai Hu went, what can be guaranteed is that Cai Hu has not been back in the past few days, and now Cai Hu has just returned to the county."

After hearing this, Wu Zhenkun frowned: "Is this what you are investigating? I have sent you all out in the past few days. You will know that Cai Hu went out for a trip, and I paid for you in vain!"

"Master, the little ones are wrong. It is true that Cai Hu ran too fast, and his actions were too secretive!"

When the visitor heard Wu Zhenkun's words, he knelt on the ground and said without saying anything.

Wu Zhenkun raised his hand, looked at the teacup in his hand, and then put his hand down.

"Hey, you go down and continue to investigate every move of the Yamen."

The visitor breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Master!"

After saying that, he left the room as if running for his life. He didn't want to stay here at all.

Huang Yuanwai saw this scene in his eyes, and he sighed in his heart.

"Brother Wu, this is the only way to go now, then I will leave first, and you must let me know immediately if you have any news."

Huang Yuanwai didn't want to waste time here anymore, so he stood up and said.

"Brother Huang, go slowly."

Wu Zhenkun also stood up and said.

Huang Yuanwai looked at Wu Zhenkun again and waved away.

Wu Zhenkun looked at Huang Yuanwai's leaving figure, clenched his hands into fists and slammed them on the table.

Zhen'an County Yamen, Song Wei's room.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door, Song Wei put down the pen in his hand, cleared his throat and said, "Come in!"

The door opened and Cai Hu walked in.

"Sir, I have built several rooms for the salt production area as you said, and the steps of making salt have also been separated."

Cai Hu said respectfully.

Song Wei was overjoyed after hearing this, he was waiting for news from Cai Hu these days.

Otherwise, his plan cannot continue to go down.

"Well done, I have worked hard for you these few days."

Song Wei walked up to Cai Hu and patted Cai Hu on the shoulder.

"No, no, it's not hard at all to work for the master."

Cai Hu said quickly.

Song Wei smiled, feeling a little moved in his heart.

Cai Hu can really be said to be Song Wei's right-hand man, which makes Song Wei a lot easier.

"You go back to your room to rest first, and then go to the county in the afternoon to announce that we have discovered a salt mine. We need a lot of people to make salt. You can find 100 people for a monthly fee of three hundred yuan. Once you find it, take them to make salt. Where there is salt, learn how to make salt.”

Song Wei patted Cai Hu and said.

Cai Hu's heart trembled after hearing this, the monthly fee of [-] yuan was already higher than the income of many ordinary people.

But he still nodded and said, "Yes, sir!"

After Cai Hu left, Song Wei couldn't suppress the joy in his heart.

Looking at the map in front of him, he said in a low voice, "There will be good shows in the next few days."

(End of this chapter)