Chapter 227: Catch

Outside the city of Dengzhou, Yang Chengye frowned as he looked at the vast coast.
This endless sea and the salty and wet sea breeze are what he needs to face after he succeeds to the governor of Dengzhou.
Since the Salt Transportation Department is located in Dengzhou, his burden is heavier. In addition to approving the monthly amount of sun-dried salt to be reported to Qingzhou, he also has a headache for the pervasive private salt dealer.
Among the six prefectures, Dengzhou has the least people, with only about 100,000 households, and these 100,000 households are still distributed in counties other than Dengzhou. The population of Dengzhou is only about 50,000 households, with a population of ten. Tens of thousands.
Many of these people make a living by going out to sea to fish. After all, there is a vast sea outside the city of Dengzhou.
It’s just that there have been more and more traces of Japanese pirates at sea in recent years, and most of the fishermen who went out to sea were killed, which made some fishermen dare not go out to sea again.
However, fishermen who are accustomed to living on the sea do not think about farming, so this method of farming farmland in Dengzhou is not very satisfactory, especially in a village called Yutai near the sea.
Because of the sea, there is no arable land around the village, and the allocated arable land is too far. These people are unwilling to go, and still risk fishing in the coastal waters. At the same time, some daredevils in the village have also started selling illegal salt.
Selling illegal salt in Da Yu is a felony of beheading. If there are more illegal salt dealers, the government's salt will be sold less. This will seriously affect the annual revenue of the Salt Transportation Department.
And this is the last thing he wants to see.
He is a native of Dengzhou, and his original position was Dengzhou Don’t Drive, but after the Dengzhou tyrants were eradicated, he was promoted to become a Dengzhou provincial governor.
Going straight to Qingyun overnight, he was naturally grateful to King Qi, and after taking office, he was also diligent in government affairs and did not dare to slack in the slightest.
Therefore, the matter of the private salt dealer must be resolved for him so that he can be worthy of the trust of King Qi.
After dealing with these private salt dealers for half a year, he still did not catch these private salt dealers.
But so far, he has basically found out that many of the members of this private salt dealer are from this Yutai Village.
In order to catch the leader of the illegal salt seller, a man named Yue Yun, he hesitated for three days, and finally made up his mind to force these illegal salt sellers out.
"Master Governor, we really don't know Yue Yun, so just let us go."
At this time, Yutai Village was surrounded by hundreds of Dengzhou Corps and more than 300 villagers in the whole village were gathered together.
"Hmph, the facts are there, and you are still arguing. The household register in Dengzhou clearly records that Yue Yun is a member of your Yutai Village. Now you say you don't know it." Yang Chengye showed a household register in his hand.
He continued: "The news came from Qingzhou a few days ago. King Qi will arrive in Dengzhou in the near future. If you count the days, it will be here in these two days. The official's kindness has never been useful, but you have repeatedly protected Yue Yun. Today, This king has to you all back and interrogate them one by one!"
As soon as the voice fell, Yang Chengye waved his hand, and the Dengzhou soldiers immediately stepped forward to detain the villagers.
At this moment, a governor of Deng Shi suddenly came and said to Yang Chengye: "Fang Cishi, Your Highness is here."
"What! So fast?" Yang Chengye frowned.
"Yes, your Royal Highness and Pang Changshi came on horseback. This speed is naturally much faster. Now this private salt dealer has no eyebrows. How should we explain to His Royal Highness." Governor Deng looked sad.
Yang Chengye sighed, "How else can I explain, take all these villagers away and ask, I can only tell the truth."
After all, Yang Chengye went to Dengzhou City.
At this time, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun were sitting around drinking tea in the government office of Dengzhou. Luluo was serving by Xiao Ming's side. Their expressions were a bit complicated, with expectations and fears in their eyes.
"This Yang Chengye is also true, knowing that His Royal Highness is coming, he ran away without a trace." Pang Yukun complained.
Xiao Ming smiled, "It's okay, this government affairs is the most important thing. Among the six states this year, it is said that the amount of money and grain in the warehouse in Dengzhou has changed from the bottom to the third. It seems that it is really right to promote Yang Chengye."
"His Royal Highness, this Yang Chengye is certainly good, but this money and grain are stored in a large amount, and it has a great relationship with the Salt Transportation Division, otherwise this Dengzhou will still be queued to the end."
"This is true, but Dengzhou has great potential. The shipyard is here now. In the future, the king is also going to build a naval base here, plus a large wharf. In this way, there will be few This year, Dengzhou will prosper."
On the way here, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun also stopped and went to inspect the living conditions of the people in Dengzhou.
Generally speaking, Baixin in Dengzhou is more embarrassed than other states, and this feeling is even stronger after entering Dengzhou City.
Not only is the dilapidated city wall of Dengzhou City, but in this place a few miles long and wide, the population in the city is also very full. There are very few people in the market, and the clothes of the people are also very ragged.
"Hahaha, this Yang Chengye is really a blessing. With His Highness taking such care, this Dengzhou will inevitably fly up in the future." Pang Yukun said.
As the two were talking, there was a loud noise outside the door, and then Yang Chengye and Governor Deng walked in quickly.
"His Royal Highness, the officer is guilty." Yang Chengye knelt on the ground as soon as he entered.
Xiao Ming was inexplicable. He said, "Fang Cishi, what's wrong with you?"
Yang Chengye said guiltily: "His Royal Highness, until now, the subordinate officials have not caught the leader of the private salt dealer. They are really ashamed of His Royal Highness and Pang Changshi."
Wen Yan~EbookFREE.me~ Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun looked at each other, and Pang Yukun said: "Fang Cishi, His Highness and I are not here to investigate the private salt dealer, but for other things."
"Not because of private salt dealers?"
Yang Chengye suddenly sighed in relief. He thought that Pang Yukun and Xiao Ming had come in person for the private salt dealer's business, so he made the next move in desperation and arrested all the people in Yutai Village.
Xiao Ming nodded, "Exactly, I came here this time to find someone who is proficient in water for the king's fleet. I need you, a native of Dengzhou, to help me in this matter."
"This..." Yang Chengye looked surprised. He said: "His Royal Highness, if you want to say who is the best water in this place, of course it is in a place called Yutai Village. The people are the best water, but the people in this place hide their privacy. The salt sellers were all arrested by the lower officials and are now being sent to the prison."
"What!" Pang Yukun's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said angrily: "Yang Chengye, how can you do this kind of thing? Such a part of the whole village has been arrested. How do you make the people of Dengzhou treat the house? Ya, how do you treat Your Highness!"
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