Chapter 23 My Responsibilities
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At this time, the sun was gradually rising, and pedestrians began to appear on this road. However, these pedestrians saw the chicken bus and the people sitting here from afar, they would rather turn back and run faster than come over. The reputation of trafficking in silence salt has never been much better than that of bandits and robbers.
"Check it out, everyone is on the way!"
Li Meng shouted and everyone stood up, but at this time his expression and attitude were a little different from what he had just happened. If you had to tell me carefully, you should have a lot more determination.
The blood on the bamboo pole had been wiped clean, but some purple could be seen vaguely on it. It was obvious that the blood had already penetrated, and everyone didn't care, so they were still stuck in the wheelbarrow. A group of people set out quietly towards Fengmeng Town. Everyone's pace was much faster and stronger.
After walking out of the trail, the nearby salt ditches will not ban any private salt. This is also their tacit understanding with the salt merchants in Fengmeng Town. Of course, the truth is that they cannot afford to offend these big salt owls.
It was similar to Li Meng's expectations. From a distance, I saw Hou Shan looking around at the intersection, as if waiting for something. Seeing them appearing in sight, even if they were far apart, I could see Hou Shan trembling all over, turning his head toward the town and running towards the town. This confirmed Li Meng's idea and shouted loudly:
"How far do you think you can run, stay there honestly!"
This was so stupid that even the pedestrians on the road couldn't understand it. Hou Shan understood it. He only took a few steps and stopped, kneeled there, waiting for Li Meng and the others to come.
When Li Meng walked up to him, Hou Shan didn't dare to speak, but just kept kowtowing. There was also some sand and gravel on the ground, and soon blood was seen on his forehead. Li Meng smiled and just said:
"Don't say anything, lead them to sell the salt first, I'll wait for you here!"
Hou Shan raised his head in disbelief, looked at Li Meng's smiling face, and had no idea what Li Meng's attitude was. He had to stand up tremblingly, look at several chicken buses, but suddenly saw that there were several waist knives and iron rulers under the straw bag. His body shook and almost fell to the ground. Chen Liuzi was quite impatient and shouted a few times. This was to lead a group of people to sell salt.
Weighing private salt, it doesn’t take too much time to pay for inspection and delivery. Li Meng’s companions quickly got back. Li Meng smiled and took out a bunch of money, handed it to the pale Hou Shan, and said with a smile:
"What I touched from those people is still hot?"
Hou Shan was so shocked by Li Meng's words that he could no longer support his body. He fell down and knelt on the ground. Li Meng took the salt and silver handed over by Zhao Neng, took out a tael of silver from it and said to Zhao Neng:
"Brother Zhao, please lead your brothers to a tavern for a drink. I have something to say here."
In this small town, one tael of silver can really have a good meal. Zhao Neng took the silver and greeted his companions who gradually recovered their joy to go to the tavern. Seeing his companions walking away, Li Meng lowered his head and said to Hou Shan who was lying on the ground:
"You can't help but those salt dogs are forced to do so. I don't blame you. The money from this person in the future will not be short of yours. It's just something I asked you to inquire yesterday, but have you inquire?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Shan stared at Li Meng in disbelief. Suddenly, he suddenly turned over and kowtowed to Li Meng a few times. The wound on his head that had just healed cracked again, and he raised his eyes and said:
"Uncle Li, you treat me like this. I don't know where to put my little face. I dare not take the money from my uncle again. I just have a request, I hope the uncle agrees!"
Li Meng asked in wonder:
"What's the matter?"
"The young man is alone, just looking for food and clothing outside, and has no support outside, asking the old man to take shelter and give her some food, so that the young man has the opportunity to make a cow and horse for the old man!"
Li Meng's hair was standing up all over his body, but he could guess what Hou Shan felt. He told Yan Ding where he came from. But I guess this Hou Shan could also guess what the salt ding would end up. He was really frightened. The only way to protect himself was to join Li Meng, otherwise who would have known that the head would be chopped off by these bold salt pedals that day.
Li Meng came from the era of information explosion. When he came to the Ming Dynasty, he naturally knew that for private salt dealers like him, it was important to keep the news smooth. Hou Shankou was smart and versatile. In addition to being a little timid, he was really the person he needed. He said now:
"Tell me the news I asked you to inquire yesterday, and let's talk about other things..."
The people in Fengmeng Town all have a thought of not having to worry about their own affairs. Moreover, Li Meng and his subordinates have a very awe-inspiring temperament. They don’t know what Li Meng and Hou Shan were talking about while sitting on the road. What everyone saw was that Hou Shan, a middle-aged man from Fengmeng Town, finally kowtowed with Li Meng a few more times, and then left directly. They don’t know what they were talking about and what happened.
After the delivery of these two days, the salt goods stored in Li Meng and Zhao Neng's homes were basically cleared, and half a month ago, I found that the salt goods collected were getting less and less. Just based on the output of those people around Li Meng's sea-cooked salt, it would be a few months before twenty throttlings could be achieved.
The reason for the small amount of salt goods is very simple. When inspector Mou died, salt dealers and salt cubes of all sizes started to move, forcing salt goods to be collected in various villages, or setting up checkpoints to arrest them. There were also bold single-handed residents who went to Fengmeng Town to sell salt themselves. These people were all illegal people. Apart from buying and selling private salt, they would definitely not stay honestly.
Originally, Lingshan Vatican and the villages near the sea had no fertile land and their lives were poor. Because they could cook the sea and boil salt, they were somewhat supplemented for their lives. Now, they were plundered by illegal people of all sizes, and they lived a hard life. In addition, these illegal people who sell private salt were not good people. In addition, they also practice illegal business, which made these poor people even more suffer.
The Salt Administration Inspection King Mou Yan died at the hands of Li Meng. Li Meng felt that he was responsible for the situation where no one was in charge of the turmoil and the collapse of public security in various places.
Chapter completed!