When Yang Ze said he wanted to buy things for women, not only Yan Chenghou had this idea, but others also began to think that Yang Ze might not fall in love with the little princess!

If Yang Ze wanted to get close to the princess in Chang'an, he would be despised. A young man from a small county town wanted to get close to the princess. Isn't this overestimating his ability?

But in Zhenxi County, everyone doesn’t think so. Look at the miserable appearance of Li Yan’s family. When Li Yan heard someone coming from Chang’an, he wanted to hang himself. If Yang Ze fell in love with his princess, it would be considered Li Yan’s luck!

Almost no one is optimistic about Li Yan. Whether it is later or local people, they have never thought that Li Yan could become the emperor again, and even Li Yan would have the fate to return to Beijing. No one has ever thought that almost everyone thinks that Li Yan has been abandoned in this life and has no hope of making a comeback. Instead, they must be careful and not be implicated by him.

No matter what others think, she thinks whatever she wants. After he explained to Yan Chenghou, he asked Hao Weifeng again: "How many people are there in this county? I am not referring to males, but all the population?"

Hao Weifeng said without thinking, "This humble position is not estimated. If you want to say a male, there will be about three or four thousand people. If you include family members, it may cost more than ten thousand. However, the population here is very mobile. Not only are the people living in very scattered places, and it is easy to find those who have land to plant, but those who have no land to plant can no longer be found. In order not to pay taxes, they all ran to the grassland to graze the Tuluhun tribe king. They only returned to the county's Maodong in winter. Some people even lived in the territory of the county, but went to rob and become robbers around. There are still many such people, and they can't be counted into the county's household registration no matter how they count!"

Yang Ze frowned and said, "What should I do if I collect taxes? Well, I understand, no wonder it is difficult to collect taxes. As long as we go out to collect taxes, they will run away, so it is difficult to collect taxes, right?"

Hao Weifeng nodded quickly and said, "The county magistrate, isn't that the case?" His face suddenly turned red, and he had some embarrassment to say something.

In fact, sometimes he brought people to collect taxes, and the people he brought with him often could not defeat the local people. In the Central Plains, the servants were cruel and the people were weak, but in Zhenxi County, it was just the opposite. The people were fierce and even asked the people to pay taxes. The people did not unite and rob the county government. This was a very law-abiding manifestation!

Yang Ze sighed. It seemed that this place was very different from the Central Plains. The government of the Dafang Empire did not have enough control over it. If we had to define Zhenxi County, it should be a buffer zone between the Dafang Empire and the Tuluhun Grassland Empire. It was not a taxable territory in the ordinary sense.

Feeling a little headache, Yang Ze waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go here today, Sanya. Everyone will go back first, think about how to make our county rich in the future. Everyone should think about it. I will ask you in the future!"

After everyone in the hall saluted, they dispersed. In the yard, the big men surrounded Yan Chenghou, hoping that he would fulfill Yang Ze's promise and get the money for work food.

Yang Ze went to the backyard and looked at the dilapidated houses, and was even more worried. This place was too poor, and it was outrageously poor. How could he live this life in the future!

At this moment, Yan Chenghou trotted to him and said that those big men didn’t want copper coins and insisted on salt. He wanted to ask Yang Ze, should he give money or salt!

After hearing this, Yang Ze suddenly became excited, as if a trace of light suddenly appeared in the darkness. He asked, "Why don't you want copper coins, but salt? Is there a shortage of salt here?"

Yan Chenghou shook his head and said he didn't know. He had just arrived here, so he wouldn't know if there was a shortage of salt here, but judging from the appearance of those big men, he probably lacked salt.

Yang Ze said: "Go and call Hao Weifeng in, I want to ask him."

Yan Chenghou went out immediately, and in a moment, Hao Weifeng came to the backyard.

Yang Ze asked: "Is there a shortage of salt here in Zhenxi? Why are the soldiers outside willing to ask for salt instead of copper coins? Copper coins are good things. Not only can you buy salt, but you can also buy other things."

Hao Weifeng said: "If you go back to the county lord, we are very poor here. The people are bartering and don't use copper coins. It's just that our government uses copper coins for settlement. Those bastards outside don't know and want to make more money, so they want salt. That salt is precious. If you go to the grassland and exchange salt with those bald people for cattle and sheep, just a small bag of salt can be exchanged for a sheep."

"Is there a shortage of salt in Tuluhun?" Yang Ze felt that there should be no shortage of salt on the grassland. Even if there is no lagoon, it is always possible to have a few salt mines in such a large place!

Hao Weifeng nodded and said, "The salt on their side is very short of salt. It is also toxic and poisonous. No one dares to eat it, so he can only exchange it with cattle and sheep. However, salt and iron are forbidden items. We are generous and do not trade with Tuluhun, so salt will not be sold to them. They can only find private salt dealers to exchange it, but how much can they be exchanged? It is not enough to eat at all!"

Yang Ze's eyes shined and said, "Since that's the case, then this salt is a good thing. The court is not allowed to sell salt to Tuluhun, but he did not say that it cannot be sold to Tuluhun people with salty taste. Well, I have to think about this, you go down!"

"Then, do you still have to give salt to the soldiers?" Hao Weifeng asked.

"Fa, I brought a lot of good salt this time, and I will exchange it for them according to the local market price. However, they are not allowed to go to the grassland to find Tuluhun people to change sheep. If I want to change it, I will take them there." Yang Ze said.

When Hao Weifeng heard that salt could be used to make money for food, his eyes also appeared, and said, "Can the salary and rewards of the humble position be converted into salt? That kind of refined salt?"

"Yes, what's wrong with this!" Yang Ze waved his hand and asked him to go out.

Hao Weifeng went out happily. In a short while, he heard a cheer from the front yard. It seemed that the soldiers were also very excited. After all, in the northwest, salt was much harder than copper coins!

Yang Ze thought to himself and thought to himself: "People cannot be without salt. If they eat lightly for a long time, they will get sick. The supply of salt on the grassland is insufficient. The herdsmen must be very eager to get enough salt. Isn't this a good business? The price will be up to me!"

But then he thought again that the Dafang Empire did not sell salt to Tuluhun, which must be a national policy to weaken Tuluhun's strength. After all, soldiers would not be much better without salt. When fighting, they would naturally be less powerful, and the Dafang Frontier would thus be peaceful.

But this is not a long-term solution. No matter how much salt is banned from Tuluhun, it cannot be resisted. The existence of private salt dealers can also make Tuluhun get salt. Instead, it reduces the taxes of the Dafang Empire and makes private salt dealers cheaper, and private salt dealers will not thank the empire.

If you want to make the border stable, you may not have to ban salt and iron. There are some ways to choose. Yang Ze was a human being in his two lives and knew very well how to deal with this situation!

"Dianshi, Yan Dianshi, come here!" Yang Ze called Yan Chenghou again and gave Yan Chenghou some instructions.

After hearing this, Yan Chenghou said in confusion: "These things need to be bought for 1,000 yuan, which is too many!"

Yang Ze smiled and said, "Not much. What's this? You go and do it. I'll go to the state tomorrow, go and go back quickly. I guess half a month will be enough for finishing this matter!"

Yan Chenghou was not famous, but he was very obedient. Yang Ze did whatever he asked him to do. He went to prepare.

That night, Yang Ze personally invited Li Yan and his family to his county government for a banquet. He brought a lot of specialties from all over the Central Plains. It was just right for Li Yan and his family to try it, and he even asked someone to buy a sheep.

Li Yan’s so-called royal mansion is opposite the county government. It’s so convenient to come. You’ll arrive when you go out and then enter!

The county government office had no big room, so Yang Ze held a banquet in the lobby. The Yan family servants cooked and set up a large table full of!

Li Yan looked at the steaming food on the table and suddenly burst into tears, saying, "I haven't eaten Chang'an cuisine for many years, especially this whole roasted lamb. I have never eaten it since I left Beijing!"

But the princess said: "Baked whole lamb is not a special dish in Chang'an, it is considered from the northwest!"

Li Yan said, "I have only eaten it in Chang'an. After arriving in the northwest, I have never seen the whole lamb with only one complete lamb leg a few times, so this whole lamb is of course considered a dish in Chang'an!"

Yang Ze personally cut off the sheep's head, solemnly placed it in front of Li Yan, and said, "Prince, there are thousands of people in the family, and the master is one person. Please enjoy this sheep's head!"

This is to respect Li Yan. Although the sheep's head is not the essence of the sheep, because it is a head, it should be given to the most noble person!

But Li Yan shook his head and said, "Don't have sheep's head, I want to eat lamb spine. The meat there is fragrant, I love it!"

But the princess said, "If you don't enjoy the sheep head, then give it to me. Anyway, my family has been the one who has been the leader for so many years. If you were the leader, our family would have starved to death long ago!"

"The princess is so serious, but actually..." Yang Ze thought, no matter who is in charge, no matter who is the county magistrate, you will not starve to death. But before he finished speaking, the little princess snatched away the flesh-cutting knife in his hand.

The little princess said, "I want to eat roasted lamb legs. I ate them during the Chinese New Year last year, and it was delicious!" She waved her knife, cut off the entire hind legs of the sheep, held them in front of her, and bit them open her mouth. She did not have the reserve that girls should have at all. I guess even if she was a little reserved, she wouldn't care before roasting lamb legs.

Li Yan's family was not polite, and they didn't have to be polite. They ate and drank a lot, and they picked meat and ate it without any chewing on the vegetarian dishes.

Yang Ze looked sad and couldn't help but say, "Prince and Princess, you have left the capital, you have worked hard all these years!"

I thought Li Yan would not complain, and even if he wanted to complain, the princess would complain, but she didn't expect that Li Yan would just um, then ate meat. The princess not only did not complain, but instead said a few words of comfort.

The princess said: "It's nothing to do with hard work, I'm afraid we'll always work so hard. In fact, we're pretty good. If we stay in Beijing, we don't know what will happen. If we are chopped up and thrown into the pigpen, it will be painful!"

Yang Ze knew that she was talking about the past. When Empress Dugu just seized power, she chopped off all the family of a prince who opposed her and threw it into the pigpen. The prince was the cousin of the late emperor and was also the descendant of the founding emperor.

Yang Ze said: "I won't mention the past. I'll take a long-term view and look at it in the future!"

The princess stopped talking. She looked good and didn't eat her voraciously, but she only picked meat to eat.

As the little princess was eating, she suddenly said, "Father, I want to go to the grassland tomorrow and give some tea to my friends. My friend gave us sheep last year, so we have to return the gift!"

Li Yan glared and said, "Don't go, don't interact with barbarians. You think they are friends, but they don't think you are, especially that prince, even more so, don't go to see him!" (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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