On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 112

On the tenth day of October in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang (583), Yanrong got into the spacious prison car that Cui Che had prepared for him.

The people blocked the road, not only the residents of Licheng, but also people from neighboring counties and counties rushed over. While singing praises to Cui Che and Su Wei, they threw stones at Yan Rong in the prison car.

Even a few cavalrymen who were guarding the prison carts were hit by the catastrophe and were injured by stones.

Finally squeezed out of the crowd, Su Wei sighed:
"It's not in vain for Su to get rid of this disaster for the people of the four states."

After all, he laughed with Cui Che.

Everyone boarded the ship at the Qingzhou border crossing, Zhang Wu led three thousand cavalry back to Boling, and waited for the news that Cui Che had been appointed as the governor of Qingzhou.

When Cui Che and Su Weidong went out, Yang Jian had allocated guards, so there was no need to worry about safety.

The ship docked in Hongnong County, but at this time the name of Hongnong County no longer exists.

Not long ago, Yang Shangxi, Minister of the Ministry of War of Henan Province, took the lead, and made a statement on the harm of redundant staff, which aroused heated discussions between the government and the opposition.

Yang Jian took advantage of the situation and issued an edict to dismiss the counties, only retaining the prefectures and counties, and implementing the two-tier system of prefectures and counties.

One stone caused a thousand waves. As I said before, the dismissal of the county is not to destroy the jobs of one or two people. Before the Sui Dynasty, there were 580 counties.

For county-level officials, the imperial court will arrange their own way out. For example, officials from the upper county go to work in the lower state, and officials from the lower county go to the county to become officials. If they have no background, they will fill in the vacancy.

But where the larger number of officials go, it is not the court's concern.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was an emperor who, in order to reduce expenses, abolished the post station, forcing a postman surnamed Li to take the road of armed rights protection.

But the emerging Sui Dynasty is different from the Ming Dynasty that is on the verge of extinction.

The Ming Dynasty was full of rebellions, and unemployed people could easily jump into the promising business of rebellion.

Today, the world is peaceful in the Sui Dynasty, the national power is strong, and there is no basis for rebellion.

It took three years for scholars to rebel, but these individuals were dissatisfied with the status quo, so they just talked about it, and there was no big trouble.

Along the way, Cui Che saw many county-level officials who were dismissed as civilians complaining in the wine shop, but they pretended not to hear them. They have lost their jobs, so why are they not allowed to complain?

Even Su Wei turned a deaf ear to this, so how could Cui Che bother about it.

Those who are truly capable will not worry about having no way out.

Frustrated people like Huang Chao and Zhang Yuan, it's not that they have no way out, it's just that their ambitions and ambitions are too high.

After passing through Tongguan and entering the Guanzhong Plain, after a lot of hard work, they finally arrived outside Daxing City.

It was too late to go back home to reunite with their families, Cui Che, Su Wei and others took Yanrong to Daxing Palace to face the saint.

The two brought all Yanrong's relatives to Guanzhong. They knew Yanrong's words and deeds best. After Yanrong was imprisoned and sent to Guanzhong, the wall fell and everyone pushed down. Officials from all over Henan and Hebei played against Yan Rong. honor crime.

Yanrong also accepted his fate and confessed to the crime he committed, only wishing to see his mother before he died.

Although Yang Jian was extremely angry, he also agreed to this request, allowing him to say goodbye to his mother before the execution tomorrow.

Yan Rong was immediately taken away and taken into custody, waiting to be beheaded outside the palace gate tomorrow, and the official punishment will be announced.

After complimenting Su Wei a few words, Yang Jian looked at Cui Che again. To be honest, he was still a little dissatisfied with his son-in-law's handling of things.

It's not that Cui Che raided Licheng at night and arrested Yan Rong without authorization. After interrogation, Yang Jian also knew that Yan Rong knew that he could not escape the crime. If he wanted to attack Cui Che and Su Wei, Cui Che preemptively had no choice but to do it.

Yang Jian's dissatisfaction was mainly because Cui Che made things worse.

No matter how you say it, Yan Rong is a model of an official that he has set up. If you have any problems or crimes, you can go back to Guanzhong and report to him in private.

At worst, Yan Rong was recalled back to Daxing City and killed. Why did the two attack each other and make a fuss all over the city.

This made him Yang Jian's face where to put it.

Yang Jian originally planned to wait for Su Wei to leave, so he had to reprimand Cui Che.

A person who is usually more considerate of the holy will, why did he become confused this time, he was still too young and arrogant, seeing Yan Rong impeach him first, he couldn't help but bite him.

But before Su Wei could leave, Cui Che presented Yang Jian with the method of making salt, boasting:
"If your majesty sets up [-] mu of beach fields, you can get tens of millions of hu's of salt a year."

Yang Jian was stunned when he heard the words, and when he reacted, he said eagerly:
"This is true! If you dare to lie and deceive, I will never forgive you!"

Today's dire financial situation is not only worrying about Su Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but even Yang Jian is having trouble sleeping and eating.

He also knew that Cui Che was not a very successful person, but Yang Jian couldn't believe the figure of tens of millions.

"How dare you deceive the emperor? If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask Su Shangshu for proof. I was taught this salt-making method by a different person that day, but I still have doubts. Fortunately, Su Shangshu made the decision for me, so I tested this method."

According to the promise in Qingzhou, Cui Che gave Su Wei a share of the credit.

Seeing that Cui Che was so swearing, Yang Jian believed most of it, so he immediately looked at Su Wei.

Solvay testified:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have indeed verified the output of the salt field, and the son-in-law is not lying. According to calculations, the annual output of one mu of beach field can indeed reach a hundred dendrobium."

In fact, the actual output of one mu of beach field is far more than 100 dendrobium. Cui Che’s family has produced sea salt for generations, and they know the yield best. One mu can produce 10 tons of sea salt per year.

Before the Song Dynasty, one dendrobium weighed 120 jin, equivalent to an annual output of about 166 dendrobium per mu. Considering that one mu in the Sui Dynasty was equal to 0.78 mu in later generations, the annual output was close to 130 dendrobium.

Cui Che gave Yang Jian an estimate based on one mu and one hundred dendrobium, which is already relatively conservative.

Yang Jian heard that Su Wei had verified Cui Che's method of making salt, and unconsciously his eyes lit up, looking at Cui Che's eyes, it's not like an old father-in-law looking at his son-in-law, it's clearly his own father looking at his son.

"Good! Good! If it is true, as the concubine said, if you can open up [-] mu of beach fields, and you can get tens of millions of grains of salt, I will definitely reward you!"

Cui Che restrained his expression and said:
"Your majesty loves me so much. As a princess and wife, how dare I not do my best to repay your kindness."

After Cui Che bid farewell and left the palace, Yang Jian immediately ordered Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze, and Yang Su to be summoned to discuss the candidate for the governor of Qingzhou. Naturally, he made up his mind to dry salt in Qingzhou, Jiaozhou, Guangzhou, and Juzhou.

Originally, the four nobles in the imperial court were originally Gao Jiong, Su Wei, Yu Qingze, and Yang Xiong.

But Yang Xiong is tolerant, courteous and virtuous corporal, enamored by the government and the public, and is suspected by Yang Jian. Now he has lost his original favor and his status has been replaced by Yang Su, a censor who is good at flattering.

When the three of them heard that Cui Che had introduced the sun-drying salt method, with a production capacity of hundreds of dendrobium per mu, they were no less shocked than Yang Jian before.

When recommending candidates for Qingzhou governor, Su Wei took the lead in speaking:
"Opening fields to make salt is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and the benefits are huge, so cronies need to be in charge.

"My son-in-law, Cui Che, is known for his incorruptibility, and is also an official of Qiandi. He once opened fields on the shore of the Bohai Sea for experiments, and his understanding of salt-making skills is unrivaled.

"I thought that Cui Che should go out to herd Qingzhou, and also be in charge of opening fields to make salt!"

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