Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 12, Selling Salt

Under the old toon tree in the middle of Xiahetun Village, everyone gathered together, but it was very quiet. Tang Huhu had accumulated power for a long time, and his arrival changed the joyful days.

"Master Zhang, let's get started."

Tang Huhu chatted with Liu Jin for a few words, then turned his head and said to a person headed by a private salt dealer with a smile.

Gang leader Zhang, Zhang Tianhao, is a well-known private salt dealer in Changli County, Yongping Prefecture, North Zhili Province. He started his business by selling private salt. He established a salt gang and occupied part of the private salt in the coastal area of ​​Changli County, Yongping Prefecture. Business.

This man was dressed like other private salt dealers, but he didn't carry a shoulder pole. He was tall, with a thick back, a Chinese character face, protruding flesh on his face, and a long scar on his left face, like a centipede lying on his face. Generally speaking, people can tell that this is a ruthless person at a glance, and it is definitely not easy to mess with.

As a matter of fact, those who dare to do such a dead-end business must not do without a few brushes, and a fierce force is far from enough. Don't look at his aggressive appearance, but in fact he is the least He likes to use force to solve problems, because he clearly knows that brains are more important than knives if he wants to do private salt business.

For example, in front of him, Tang Huo is a local local snake. For such local snakes, he has always tried his best to build a good relationship with these local snakes based on the principle that strong dragons do not suppress local snakes.

When he comes here to do business, he must give Tang Huo a gift every year, otherwise he would not be able to collect salt in this area, and without Tang Huo's help, he would not be able to lower the price of salt to only 5 Wen a catty .

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, why don't we drink tea together, and let the people below take care of these things."

Zhang Tianhao was very polite to Tang Huhu, and as soon as he finished speaking, the people from the Salt Gang moved out chairs and tables, set up a charcoal stove, boiled water, and even started making tea on the spot.

"I brought all kinds of things with me when I went out. This seat is a bit like a folding chair for later generations."

Liu Jin has been quietly observing these members of the Salt Gang, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help being slightly surprised.

Taking a closer look, I found that these people from the Salt Gang brought quite a lot of things, not only tools for transporting salt, but also everything in life.

But after thinking about it, I feel relieved. This is ancient times, and the transportation is inconvenient. It is not easy to go out for a long distance. Moreover, because of the sale of private salt, I dare not enter the city at all, and sometimes I dare not even go to the official road. Naturally, all kinds of things have to be brought, among which the dishes eaten by the Yanbang have evolved into a very famous Yanbang dish.

Here, Tang Huhu and Zhang Tianhao were chatting and laughing while drinking tea, and on the other side, the people from the Salt Gang also started to collect salt.

"Salt is collected, salt is collected, line up, salt with one hand and money with one hand."

Some salt dealers began to yell loudly, and at the same time, more than a dozen salt dealers took out large scales and began to collect salt.

With these yells, the tense atmosphere brought by Tang Huo also eased, and the villagers who sold the salt began to get busy, and each of them lined up very consciously, waiting for the salt dealer to collect the salt.

"120 catties, 600 Wen~"

"200 catties, 1000 Wen~"

Soon, loud voices sounded continuously, and the salt seller happily picked the salt to the corner, and then went to the place next to the place to collect the money.

"It's still in the mode of assembly line work, and the speed is really fast enough."

Liu Jin carefully watched the lively scene in front of him. There was a clear division of labor among the Salt Gang. Some were in charge of weighing, some were in charge of packing and keeping the collected salt, and some were in charge of paying the money, which was also worn in strings. When you get up, a string is 100 Wen, and when you pay, you can also pay the money quickly.

The villagers who had just received the money here immediately came to Tang Huhuren's side honestly and began to pay the money.

The man who came with Tang Huhu, dressed like a housekeeper, held an abacus and a ledger in his hand, and recorded it in detail while collecting the 'money'.

"Zhang Ermazi sells salt for 600 Wen, and needs to pay 200 Wen Run."

"Li Dalang, if you sell salt for 300 Wen, you need to pay 100 Wen Run."

While he was memorizing and reading, the two servants next to him who followed Tang Huhu were busy collecting money, and within a short while, a basket full of copper coins was piled up.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Jin couldn't help shaking his head. The villagers in Xiahetun were all very afraid of Tang Huhu. No one dared to hide a penny of the money they paid. They were all honest and lined up. I figured out how much money I should pay early on, and took out this part, and when it was my turn, I immediately handed it over.

After paying the profit money, each of them breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time counted the remaining copper coins in their hands, with a hint of a smile on their faces.

Although there is not much left after the firewood is deducted from the money, the feeling of having money in hand is different.

"Go to work quickly."

Seeing that the salt was about to be collected, and the salt dealers were already sorting out the collected salt, Liu Jin also touched Zhao Erhu who was in a daze.

"Oh, I'll go right now."

Zhao Erhu nodded, then touched the things in his bosom, and walked towards the salt dealer.

Liu Jin watched carefully, feeling very nervous in his heart. Seeing that the leader of the salt dealer and Tang Huhu were chatting while drinking tea, they seemed to have a good relationship.

If the salt dealer showed the snow salt on the spot, he would be in big trouble, but Liu Jin was betting that these salt dealers were very strict in their work, and they would never do anything in front of so many people made of noodles.

Liu Jin looked at Zhao Erhu, and saw that Zhao Erhu bypassed the place that the crowd cared about the most—the place where salt was collected and paid. How much money, everyone looked carefully.

As for the salt that has been sold, no one cares about it now, and no one is staring at the salt. Only the salt dealers of the Salt Gang are busy organizing the salt to make it waterproof and leakproof.

Zhao Erhu also took advantage of everyone being busy and not paying attention, stood in front of a basket of salt, then slowly squatted down, quickly stuffed the things in his hand into the salt, and then slowly left, if he didn't put the salt on his stomach If you open it, you will never find what he hides inside.

"It's pretty smart to do things."

Seeing this scene, Liu Jin nodded. Unexpectedly, this simple-minded Zhao Erhu also had a shrewdness in handling affairs, which made Liu Jin feel relieved a lot.

Then Liu Jin stared at the basket of salt carefully. These salts were put together once and for all. The salt dealers were also very relieved. What kind of tricks are the dealers playing? Unlike the salt merchants in the salt shop, it is very common to mix sand into the salt.

Because these baskets belong to the villagers of Xiahetun, they have to pour all the salt into the baskets they brought for transportation. During this process, they can also check the collected salt.

There are marks of each family on each basket. If anyone wants to play tricks with these salt dealers, these salt dealers will let the other party know how powerful they are.

Soon, two members of the Salt Gang came to the basket of salt, and when they poured the salt into their own baskets, they found something stuck inside.

Fortunately, it was wrapped in paper, not stones or bricks, otherwise the members of the Salt Gang would have a fit on the spot. Hao to deal with.

"Whoo~"

"Fortunately, it was exactly as I expected."

Liu Jin, who had been staring here, also heaved a sigh of relief, and then said to Zhao Erhu who was beside him: "Let's go, Huzi, let's get down to business."

(End of this chapter)