On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 108 Solvay Questions
Cui Che knew very well that the problem he faced was not to overthrow Yan Rong, but how to replace Yan Rong as the head of Qingzhou after Yan Rong resigned.

If after a lot of hard work, they make wedding dresses for others, I'm afraid they will suffer internal injuries.

"My wife Lihua, seeing a letter is like meeting you"

Cui Che leaned on the table and wrote vigorously. In the letter at home, he tried his best to praise the magnificent scenery of Jiaozhou Peninsula to Yang Lihua, but regretted that he could not enjoy the sunrise on the sea with her.

The biggest obstacle in leaving Qingzhou is undoubtedly Yang Lihua.

It's not that Yang Lihua doesn't want to leave Daxing City, but that Yang Jian and his wife are reluctant to part with their daughter.

Although Li Changya, who married Princess Xiangguo, and Yuwen Jingli, the husband-in-law of Princess Guangping, went to Hezhou (Linxia, ​​Gansu Province) and Xiongzhou (Yiyang, Henan Province) respectively, how can the favor of these two daughters be compared with that of Yang Lihua.

In the original time and space, Yang Ah-wu's husband-in-law, Liu Shu, had been staying in Beijing to work, and there was probably a reason why the old couple was reluctant to part with their youngest daughter.

Just in case, Cui Che imagined in the letter that he and Yang Lihua could travel together in the lakes and mountains of Jiaozhou Peninsula, facing the sea and watching the sunrise and sunset together.

Only Yang Lihua herself can solve this hidden danger.

When Yang Jian and his wife were hesitant about this, it took Yang Lihua's persistence for Cui Che to have the chance to leave town.

Put away the written family letter, now is not the time to send it out, everything will be discussed when Su Wei comes.

"Ache! It's done! It's done! It's really salt!"

Pei Xiu rushed all the way back to Zhu'a County from the Bohai Sea, and ran into Cui Che's camp excitedly before she had time to catch her breath.

After Cui Che carefully inquired about the output, he was finally relieved.

Before he left Zhu'a County to inspect various places that day, he explained to Pei Xiu in detail the seven processes of sun-drying salt, beach construction, beach tidal collection, brine making, brine measurement, crystallization and salt return.

Of course, Pei Xiu also doubts that Cui Che has never been to the seaside, but he knows how to use seawater to dry salt. Cui Che lied that a stranger and hermit offered advice and taught him.

Immediately, five hundred cavalry pawns were assigned to Pei Xiu, and he was asked to test the sun-dried salt method on the west coast of the Bohai Sea.

On the other hand, he led the rest of the people around to punish the officials who were greedy for money and food for disaster relief, causing a bloodbath and attracting Yanrong's attention.

Now, after walking around outside and returning to Zhu'a County, he finally received good news from Pei Xiu.

The method of drying salt was the stepping stone for Cui Che to win the position of governor of Qingzhou.

This year, we first organized the Eighth Route Army to fight back against the Turks, which cost a lot of money, and then the rewards for the soldiers were also a lot of money. Now that Qingzhou and other places are suffering from floods, we have even allocated 300 million stones of corn for disaster relief. Su Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is worried A lot of white hair.

Minbu Shangshu is the former Duzhi Shangshu, whose name was changed earlier this year, and manages the national finance and taxation.

In the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the embarrassment of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Households.

With the dire financial situation in sight, Cui Che will make a condition that Yang Jian cannot refuse.

That is to say, salt is sunned by the sea to supply the needs of the military and relieve financial pressure.

In the third year of Kaihuang (583), it was early winter in October.

Minister Su Wei of the Ministry of Civil Affairs arrived in Qingzhou. In order to show justice, he did not go to Zhu'a County where Cui Che was, nor Dongyang City where Yanrong was. Instead, he settled in Licheng County and invited Cui Che and Yanrong to come. Check the performance of the two.

Because Zhu'a County and Licheng County were only separated by the old road of Ji River, Cui Che rushed to Licheng County before Yanrong.

"The next official pays homage to Su Shangshu."

"The prince-in-law doesn't need to be too polite."

When Cui Che heard that Su Wei called him son-in-law instead of envoy, he felt confident.

"I never thought that the dispute between me and Director Yan would actually involve Su Shangshu. I am really ashamed."

"Yanrong, this person. Alas!"

Su Wei let out a long sigh, apparently he had also heard a lot about Yan Rong's misdeeds.

Then he asked again:
"The son-in-law's impeachment of Yan Rong, is there any real evidence?"

"If there is no evidence, how would Che dare to impeach the big official of the frontier, and ask Su Gong to wait a while, and Che will bring in the witnesses and material evidence."

Not long after Cui Che went out, when he came back, he brought a crowd of men, women and children.

He pointed to one of them and introduced to Su Wei:
"This is Zhao Changshi of Qi County."

Zhao Changshi hurriedly came out to bow to Su Wei and said:
"Shi Zhao Guangde, Governor of Qi County, pays a visit to Su Shangshu."

"Please, Zhao Changshi, I don't know why you have been wronged here?"

Su Wei asked.

Zhao Guangde recalled Cui Che's secret appointment with him a few days ago.

Cui Che carried a few account books at that time, among which there were records about offering to Zhao Guangde.

When Zhao Guangde was terrified, Cui Che repeated his old trick and burned the account book in front of his face.

On the one hand was Yan Rong, who abused his wife and concubines, whipped and humiliated him wantonly, and on the other was Cui Che, who had the grace of his life. Zhao Guangde did not hesitate at all, and immediately cried out his experience in front of Su Wei with tears in his eyes.

Along with them were two women who also hid their faces and wept bitterly in the crowd. They were Zhao Guangde's wives and concubines.

"How can there be such a reason! How can there be such a reason!"

Su Wei re-patted on the table, but what happened to Zhao Guangde made him very angry, and now there is a room full of sufferers waiting to cry to him.

Some were wives and daughters who were prostituted, while others were innocent family members who were beaten to death.

Yanrong treats all the followers around him so cruelly and unkindly, let alone outsiders.

After hearing all the misery in the world, even Su Wei felt resentful towards Yan Rong.

Cui Che struck while the iron was hot:
"Su Shangshu sent people to various places to inquire about the authenticity of the matter. Yan Rong relied on his high position and authority, and never avoided people's eyes and ears when he did evil. The crimes of his crimes are well known to the people of Qingzhou."

Su Wei nodded and said:
"Don't worry, son-in-law, Su will definitely report the truth to His Majesty."

"Su Gong is fair, and Che has heard it for a long time, but Yanrong impeached Cui for brutal and indiscriminate killing, and asked Su Gong to allow Che to defend himself."

Su Wei Xu said:

"My son-in-law, but it's okay to say."

Cui Che was not in a hurry to speak, but handed Su Wei a list, on which were the names of the officials executed by him, and the amount of food in their greedy government.

"Every time Che kills someone, he must be tried in public. There is absolutely no reason to wrong a good person. There are people in all counties as witnesses. I ask Mr. Su to investigate."

After reading the list in his hand, Su Wei lamented that Cui Che killed so many lowly officials with his ruthless actions, and marveled at the courage of these officials, who dared to act recklessly.

"The son-in-law was ordered to go east to provide relief, and he worked hard day and night, so that although Qingzhou and other places were hit by floods, there was no civil unrest, and there was no major epidemic. When Su left Beijing, the sage praised him a lot."

Cui Che said modestly:
"If there is no sage to allocate corn, no matter how hard Che is doing things, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice."

"It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. This sentence is exactly suitable for Su's situation."

Su Wei sighed.

It was only then that Cui Che realized that it was not a common saying of this era that a good woman can cook without rice.

(End of this chapter)