After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 168 Salt Policy

But he was just like those cowardly officials; he had a family behind him and he couldn't afford to gamble at all.

If you are angry, you can only grit your teeth and swallow it.

He received the prisoners coming and going, and saw that the government was being held in the palm of those people's hands and toyed with at will, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

But he was just like those cowardly officials; he had a family behind him and he couldn't afford to gamble at all.

If you are angry, you can only grit your teeth and swallow it.

The third picture is three years later.

The old man had been promoted to the head of the county government at that time, and was in charge of all the miscellaneous matters in the county. Basically, any news in the streets and alleys could be heard by him.

It was at this time that he met Boss Wei.

Boss Wei runs a grain store. His business in the county has always been good and he is kind to his neighbors.

One day, someone brought moldy and rotten rice and flour to Boss Wei to seek justice.

Boss Wei kindly invited the man into the store and asked about the whole matter, only to find out that it was all a misunderstanding.

The child in that person's family accidentally poured water into the grain. He was afraid of being scolded by the adults, so he didn't dare to tell them. This is what happens when the grain is soaked with moisture and becomes moldy.

At that time, people were living in poverty. The harvest of crops was poor, and business was unsuccessful. They traveled far and wide and spent all their money, but in the end they achieved nothing.

Suddenly a man named Ji Kang told people that he could provide a way to get rich.

As long as you pay enough silver and obtain the salt permit issued by the government, you can sell the official salt to people outside.

At that time, they didn't understand the ins and outs of the place, and no one dared to take the lead, so they could only wait and watch.

Suddenly someone couldn't sit still anymore and decided to have a fight.

With the first person, there will be the second person, the third person...

In this way, Ji Kang took advantage of this opportunity to quickly establish the image of a parent official who rescued and helped the people in Pingzhou. His reputation once surpassed that of the official who was the governor of Pingzhou at that time.

The merchants who followed Ji Kang made a fortune by relying on salt permits, and ordinary people were also guaranteed to survive the winter. In this transaction, almost everyone benefited.

But this only applies to Pingzhou and several surrounding state capitals.

The people in other states were suffering terribly.

The officials and merchants in Pingzhou raised the price of salt throughout the Yuan Dynasty, forcing merchants and government officials in other places to follow suit. In order to buy salt, many people even deliberately purchased rare antiques through special channels to please the officials in charge of the salt administration at the time.

The Yuan Dynasty's salt administration was once in chaos.

Let’s go back to Pingzhou.

Although Ji Kang made the merchants and people of Pingzhou rich, he himself never accepted any money or property. Not to mention financial money, he even declined invitations to banquets from some people.

This greatly enhanced his image of being dedicated to the people and honest in his work.

His momentum reached its peak.

Among the businessmen who followed the trend, there was one who behaved differently from the others.

That is the Wei family, Boss Wei.

He keenly sensed the conspiracy and did not want to implicate his family, so he did not get involved in the matter.

Not long after, Ji Kang went to visit Boss Wei in person.

Boss Wei was extremely frightened, fearing that he had offended this adult.

But Ji Kang not only did not blame him, but also asked him about his life and family in a caring manner, and talked to him a lot, but not a single word mentioned "salt".

Boss Wei sent Ji Kang away in trepidation, thinking he had escaped the disaster, but he didn't expect that the real disaster was still far behind.