I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Hu Youshan sighed: “The salt industry in Yanqi country is monopolized by the Long Family’s relatives. It is a practice several decades ago. When it comes to old things, they are all bad things about sesame tangerine peel. I’m too lazy to talk about it.”

“In short, this unwritten rule came into being. The relatives were in charge of the tobacco leaves, and the money from the business went into the internal treasury of the country’s lord. The practice did not last. Change.”

“His Royal Highness arrived, and the salt industry should make a change.”

“Even if they still manage Long Zhengyang, they can’t let him continue to monopolize. Of course. If you start with them, it will inevitably affect your Highness’s reputation and make people criticize Your Highness.”

Hu Youshan said: “So the best way is to introduce new salt and introduce new salt merchants. Your Royal Highness can arrange for human traffickers. Salt, as an official business, gradually replaced the Long Family’s salt industry.”

Du Qi quickly thought about it, and did not immediately approve of the proposal to sell salt.

Because the salt is transported from the mainland, on the one hand, the distance is long and the cost is very high. On the other hand, strategic materials such as salt are all procured from the Central Plains, which is easy to form dependence. After all, local businessmen have to rely on local businessmen to form an official business.

Du Qi thought for a while, and said: “Hu Gong, people under my command, don’t intervene in this salt industry. This king authorizes you to take full responsibility.”

Hu Youshan said: “Follow your humble duty.”

When it comes to rectifying the salt industry monopolized by the Long Family relatives, he is not without means. However, the profits of the salt industry are huge. If Hu Youshan intervenes without authorization, he is worried about what Du Qi thinks.

So, please ask Du Qi to arrange someone to be responsible.

Now that Du Qi doesn’t interfere, Hu Youshan can make arrangements drastically.

In addition, this is also one of his careful thoughts.

A little temptation.

See if Du Qi delegates authority.

For such a big matter in the salt industry, Du Qi has delegated power, and Hu Youshan has completely relaxed and no longer has to worry about it. Hu Youshan no longer said much, got up and left.

Du Qi watched Hu Youshan leave, with anticipation in his eyes. Luo Yansheng of Illinois served as the Provincial Governor of Illinois to develop people’s livelihood and encourage businessmen. Although there are tax exemptions as rewards, the taxation of Illinois has increased year after year, and the growth is extremely rapid, making Illinois quite prosperous. This is Luo Yansheng’s ability. Hu Youshan’s ability is no less than Luo Yansheng, so Du Qi also looks forward to the development of Yanqizhou.

Hu Youshan’s ability is not lost to Luo Yansheng.

Hu Youshan left the palace and went straight back home. At this time, the old steward greeted him, and the impatient said: “Lord, what kind of officer will King Pingxi arrange for you?”

Hu Youshan glared at old steward and said: “You Old Guy, this is the same as you What’s the relationship? I have more control.”

Old Steward has long been used to Hu Youshan’s temper. Hehe laughed and said, “Isn’t that just a little curious, after all, Lord’s official position is related to the decentness of our family.”

Hu Youshan said solemnly: “I now serve as the Provincial Governor of Yanqi Prefecture, and I am in charge of the political affairs of Yanqi Prefecture. There will definitely be countless people who come to visit my home in the future. Remember, you must be the same as before. Gifts and money, no threshold should be set up.”

Old Steward said: “Look at what Lord said, I know this.”

Hu Youshan waved his hand, and old Steward went down. , Hu Youshan went back to the study and first sorted out the things to be done in Yanqizhou, the reforms to be carried out, and the reforms to be carried out in the salt industry.

Hu Youshan had an idea after some thoughts. His method is actually very simple. The government issued a notice stating that the government allowed other salt merchants to sell salt in Yanqi Prefecture, provided that the government approved it.

This is the easiest way.

He doesn’t end the Long Family salt merchants, but he is supporting people to fight. You must know that the salt merchants in Yanqi country were all in charge of the Long Family’s relatives, and they monopolized the salt industry and did not allow the rest to enter.

Now the rest of the salt merchants can be allowed to enter. With competition, prices will naturally decrease.

Hu Youshan sorted out the matter and went to the Provincial Governor’s office in Yanqizhou first. Today’s Yanqi Prefecture Provincial Governor’s government office is located not far from the palace and very close. This was arranged by Du Qi alone.

When Hu Youshan went there, some officials knew the news.

So Hu Youshan entered smoothly.

Hu Youshan knows all the officials in Yanqi Prefecture well, so when he arrived in office, he directly issued the one after another order to transfer the officials from the Imperial Court of Yanqi country to the Provincial Government. In the Governor’s House, the government affairs of the Provincial Governor’s House were quickly put into operation.

Everything started, and Hu Youshan asked someone to post a notice, preparing to select a new salt merchant.

The news spread quickly.

The people of the entire Yanqi country know about it, and the ordinary people don’t care about it because they don’t know it. Anyone with a little bit of knowledge knows that once the emperor and the Small Official now Du Qi is in charge of Yanqizhou, it is natural to make reforms.

On the other hand, the salt shops of the Long Family have not been abolished. There is bound to be competition between the salt industry of the two sides. These knowledgeable people will know that this is to suppress the salt industry of the Long Family. Fighting between the two sides will inevitably lower the price of the salt industry.

This is a good thing.

The news reached the Long Family Salt Store in the shortest time.

The person in charge of the Long Family salt shop is Zhang Zicheng, the uncle of Long Zhengyang. In fact, the country of Yanqi surrendered to Du Qi. Zhang Zicheng opposed it. He believed that the country of Yanqi should not surrender directly and should decide whether to win or lose. However, his opposition is useless. After all, Zhang Zicheng said that although he is only in charge of the salt industry in the Imperial court, he will not play a decisive role in social affairs.

Zhang Zicheng heard the news from the Provincial Governor that it was Hu Youshan who was serving as the Provincial Governor of Yanqi Prefecture and he wanted to recruit new salt merchants. This was clearly aimed at him. In the past, Zhang Zicheng dealt with the new salt merchants, things were extremely simple, just arranging people to beat them to death. Or, let out a few threats, and everything will be resolved.

Now, there is no way.

The country of Yanqi is gone, and his former cousin is also worthless.

Zhang Zicheng couldn’t sit down like that. He immediately changed his clothes and left the shop to go to Long Zhengyang’s current residence in the city. Long Zhengyang’s residence was actually quite spacious and luxurious, and it was not suppressed because of the surrender of Du Qi.

Long Zhengyang is still King Yanqi after all.

Zhang Zicheng saw Long Zhengyang, the impatient said: “His Royal Highness, Hu Youshan, this old bastard, is hateful! At the beginning, I persuaded you and told you not to believe in Hu Youshan. He bewitched you to surrender, yes For his own benefit. This person is extremely hateful to be old and not die as a thief.”

Long Zhengyang said: “Uncle, what’s the matter?”

Zhang Zicheng said:” Don’t you know, you don’t have Yanqi country, but Hu Youshan, the old bastard, is already the Provincial Governor of Yanqi Zhou in a blink of an eye, and he is in charge of Yanqi Zhou.”

“Impossible!”

Long Zhengyang said: “Hu Taifu resigned and never became an official. Many people know this.”

Zhang Zicheng summoned the people to speak to Du Qi, and then the people went to persuade Hu Youshan. So I immediately explained it again, and then said: “Let me say, this is Du Qi and Hu Youshan’s plot, it is deliberately plot against you, it is done to show him. In this way, he is forced to go into office again, no wonder He, after all, the persuasion of thousands of people is the result of public opinion.”

Long Zhengyang said: “Uncle, I believe Taifu, he is not such a person.”

Zhang Zicheng suddenly became anxious and said: “His Royal Highness, why are you so stupid. Do you know what Hu Youshan did when he took office.”

Long Zhengyang said: “What’s the matter?”

Zhang Zicheng gnashing teeth said: “As soon as Hu Youshan took office, he took a knife on our salt shop. He has arranged for someone to post a notice in the city that the new salt merchants he wants to invite sell salt in Yanqizhou.”

Paused, Zhang Zicheng continued: “Don’t you tell me, isn’t this aimed at us? The salt industry is your Royal Highness’s pocketbook. With the salt shop, your Royal Highness has no worries about food and clothing, even if it costs nothing. For the sake of it. Once it is run by a new salt merchant, the situation will be different, and sales will definitely drop. When the time comes, it would be nice to be able to make a small amount of money.”