Although Song Wu has been persuaded.

But as a big pirate who has been traversing the open sea for more than ten years.

He is not alone.

He has Qian Laihao under his command, brothers who follow him to earn a living.

Therefore, he was still very hesitant.

They were worried that government orders would change overnight, and they were even more worried that the court would trick them into landing and then give them a stabbing blow.

Although there are not many such things, it is not impossible!

Therefore, he still needs more things to convince himself.

At this time, the fish trade on the pier began.

The officials sent by the government just watched quietly and did not do anything else.

This is very abnormal.

"The government sent people here, why didn't they collect taxes?" Song Wu was surprised, so he asked the scribes beside him.

The official government of the Song Dynasty has always been unable to afford early opportunities without profit.

Moreover, various assessments and levies are everywhere and all-encompassing.

The scribe narrowed his eyes and said, "Head Song doesn't know yet, does he?"

"Now there is a disaster on Huainan Road. I heard that it has not rained much since March. The water level in the canal has been falling, making it difficult for ships to enter Beijing!"

"So what?" Song Wu frowned.

Natural disasters occurred frequently in the Song Dynasty, and they are not unique to this year.

Since the time of Jingyou, natural disasters have occurred every now and then.

There were also man-made disasters in between - the two rivers returned to the river and flooded countless states and counties.

But the court could not do much to deal with these disasters.

At best, it is disaster relief and at the same time attracting refugees.

For other things, I can only lie down.

The scribe smiled and raised his hands toward Bianjing: "Today's officials are so benevolent that they don't want to see the people suffer..."

"So we not only sent Song Zhaoxuan, but also sent troops south to provide disaster relief. We also dredged rivers, dug wells, and set up waterwheels in Huainan and other places..."

"There is also a special purpose to recruit gold mining people from Jingdong to go south to assist in disaster relief. As long as those who are willing to go south to provide disaster relief, not only will they use their own funds, but in addition to their wages, we will also be exempted from gold mining taxes for the next three years..."

"I have even issued a decree to exempt Mingzhou from commercial taxes on dried fish and other items sold to the various states on Huainan Road!"

"In addition, all the fish caught by our Mingzhou fishermen are also tax-free!"

"This is the benevolent government of today's officials. It will not only bring life to countless people in Huainan, but also benefit the gentry and people of Mingzhou!"

When he said this, the scribe couldn't help but feel proud.

In the Song Dynasty, all roads, states and even counties built tall tax cards.

In the past, products sold on Zhejiang Road struggled to sell on this road.

As the saying goes: There is no woodcutter for a hundred miles, and no grain for a thousand miles, that's all.

However, today's officials have extended their favor and allowed dried fish from Mingzhou to go straight to Huainan duty-free.

This opens up a huge market for Mingzhou people!

Moreover, Huainan controls the canal and radiates in all directions.

After Mingzhou Dried Fish infiltrated under the guise of disaster relief.

Mingzhou’s sea salt has also followed suit - is it reasonable to coat dried fish with a layer of sea salt?

In just the past two months, many people in Mingzhou have become rich.

The fishermen along the coast were even more happy and encouraged.

Now, I no longer have to worry about not being able to sell the fish I catch from the sea.

As soon as it reaches the shore, it will be bought immediately by merchants.

After the merchants bought it back, they directly salted it, dried it, wrapped it in sea salt, loaded it on ships, carriages and horses, and sold it directly to Huainan under the guise of disaster relief - many people had already sold the dried fish before they even got to Huainan.

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The local market on Zhejiang Road can digest these things.

At the same time, private salt dealers from various places are now involved.

The well-informed big salt merchants are now coming to Mingzhou to pick up the imperial court's wool.

At first, they simply came to buy dried fish, and in the name of providing relief fish, they sold dog meat as sheep's heads and sold private salt.

But after arriving in Mingzhou, they found that the price of sea salt in Mingzhou was very cheap.

As a result, they all made large purchases.

Therefore, in Mingzhou today, not only dried fish is sold everywhere.

Mingzhou Haiyan also took the opportunity to penetrate into the states of Zhejiang and Huainan.

It has even entered the market in Yangzhou, Jiangning and other places.

It is said that the Mingzhou Guild Hall has already opened in Yangzhou.

This was the golden time for Mingzhou merchants.

Since ancient times, Mingzhou merchants have never been as prosperous as they are today.

Of course, this will inevitably arouse jealousy elsewhere.

There are bound to be conflicts on the road.

But these are small sections.

As a native of Mingzhou, the scribes are very satisfied with the current situation, and they are extremely envious of the officials in Bianjing - what is the Holy Emperor? This is it!

Song Wu's eyes widened as he listened, a little unbelievable.

When did the Zhao Guan family become so generous?

Are you actually willing to reduce or reduce taxes for the sake of the people affected by the disaster?

etc……

Dried fish for disaster relief?

What kind of disaster can dried fish help with?

Shouldn’t food be transported for disaster relief?

Could it be that the officials in Bianjing are thinking, ‘Why not eat minced meat’?

But Song Wu knew that the main force in the local disaster relief in Huainan was either the Forbidden Army officers from Bianjing or the "heroes" who went south from Denglai and other places.

Whether it is the uncle of the Forbidden Army or the 'heroes'.

They are not the kind of people who would wrong themselves.

Eat well and drink well every day.

Nowadays, at the disaster relief sites in Huainan, is there any day when smoke is not rising from cooking stoves, various kinds of dried sea fish are being steamed, meat is being cooked, and soup is being cooked?

These people, together with the young and strong civilian men recruited by Song Yongchen in Huainan and the local imperial army and Xiang troops, totaled more than 100,000 people.

These people eat horse chews every day and consume astronomical amounts of dried fish and seafood.

Therefore, although Song Yongchen actually cashed in all his wages and rewards.

However, due to these people's lavish spending, he went back to calculate the accounts and found that after two months, he had more than 300,000 yuan left in the disaster relief funds approved by the court!

Because, under the leadership of the imperial guards and heroes.

Huainan local young and strong civilians, as well as the imperial army and the Xiang army, soon became tainted with the habits of the uncles and heroes.

To finish your work every day, you must eat and drink well.

After that, I still have to go to the nearby Wazigolan to have some fun in the evening.

Listen to a little song, watch sumo wrestling, have a little gamble, or even find a young lady and take a walk in the gentle countryside...

These people soon discovered that their wages were not enough.

So, the heroes filled in all the money they had worked hard to earn from gold mining.

The elders of the imperial army spent almost all the money they earned from building yards and digging wells in Bianjing City on the construction site.

A certain commander of the Divine Guards even spent thousands of dollars on tiles at a construction site in a certain state, and relied on his money skills to win over a talented and famous prostitute!

In such an atmosphere, the local young men of Huainan and the Imperial Guards and the Xiang Army quickly learned bad things.

Except for a few determined people, most people are eating Yinliang.

There are even people who owe a lot of debt.

A new cycle has begun.
To be continued...