Li Meng smiled and said:

"Or it's just leisure, if there is something but they come together, can you say there is something?"

"It's probably a regular banquet, nothing big."

...

The shopkeepers of the two salt banks turned out to be half a private salt driver in Laizhou Prefecture. Li Meng suddenly controlled the supply and price of goods. He was naturally unhappy. However, before they used their means, Li Meng had already controlled the private salt trade in the entire Laizhou Prefecture and the two adjacent prefectures.

The thunder and bloody methods of the salt rod shocked many people. The two shopkeepers also remained honest, but there were some benefits. Li Meng rectified the private salt market and improved the quality of salt production a lot. It turned out that the salt farm and the private salt sold in private were mixed with mud and sand, and the quality was poor.

But the quality of the salt produced now is very good. The salts in these two salt stacks are not sold in areas controlled by Li Meng. Therefore, they can sell this kind of salt without impurities mixed with sand, which is a waste of money, which is an unexpected good thing.

For them, Li Meng is both the God of Wealth and the God of Fenmeng. Now they live in Fengmeng Town, so of course they must be cautious in pleasing and serving.

During the establishment of the manor of Li Meng, the two shopkeepers and the salt bank put in a lot of effort, and they regularly held family banquets and banquets for Li Meng. Li Meng was still willing to attend the family banquets of these two shopkeepers because the dishes were excellent and the shopkeepers of the salt bank had a rich income. They were really interested in enjoyment. When they came to Fengmeng Town, they simply brought chefs and people who were serving each other from their hometown.

Moreover, the houses of these two shopkeepers are well-built. They eat delicious food here and enjoy the owner's careful flattery. This is a rare leisure method for Li Meng. There is another advantage at this banquet. The two shopkeepers have very well-informed news. They regularly have salt ships traveling between Laizhou and Yanzhou. They often bring in some outside news, so they can learn more about what is happening outside.

Therefore, Li Meng usually goes there happily when he invites the shopkeeper of the Yanzhan. If he doesn't participate in such an occasion, he may be suspicious.

The wine and rice on Jiaodong Peninsula emphasizes the boiling and boiling, and try to highlight the original flavor of the ingredients. However, the chef of the Wang Family Salt Store shopkeeper made the way to eat it in Yanzhou. The taste is relatively heavy and uses pork, beef and mutton. For those who practice hard every day, this meat is the most suitable for their appetite.

After a few glasses of wine, the two shopkeepers also spoke more. After the two parties gathered a few times, they also knew Li Meng's habits. Li Meng prefers to listen to them discussing things outside rather than talking. This discovery made the two shopkeepers feel a little more balanced. Li Erlang, no matter how good you have the means, you are not a country bun, so how can we be more knowledgeable?

"The riots in Henan and Shaanxi are getting worse and worse. The group who went to Luoyang to sell salt some time ago was caught by thieves before they even entered the city, and they just had to go back to Jining with their bare ass."

"It's not peaceful when the war is in chaos. Lord Li, Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Jinan, and there are rioters operating there, and even those who are doing business dare not leave there."

"Is it difficult to leave the junction of the three palaces?"

Li Meng asked casually. Some days ago, someone complained to him that the salt from Qingzhou can only be bought and sold in areas close to Laizhou. Other places are in chaos and cannot get through.

Seeing that Li Meng had no intention of continuing the topic, the two shopkeepers continued:

"In a mess in Shaanxi and Henan, the prices of sheepskin and wool felt increased as well. There was another military disaster in Jizhen. The Tartars' fur could not be obtained. It really made the old Jiang family profit. The fur in their hands doubled the price, tsk tsk!"

"That's in stock. Don't you look at how much money he paid before. Several large grocery merchants in Jining are now in a state of turmoil. The inventory of green salt in their hands has been sold out, and the price has soared. I can only be anxious?"

"Salt?"

Li Meng finally heard the topic he was interested in. He was an inspector of the salt administration. His subordinates had a lot of private salt business, so he was naturally very concerned about the word "salt". When the two shopkeepers saw that Li Meng was interested in this, they quickly explained:

"The Qingshen from the north and south Zhili and all the big cities in Shaanxi and Gansu are all used. Now the King of Chuang is causing trouble. The imperial court sent a large army to collect the money. Shaanxi is no longer a person who can't leave outside. Many local products cannot be transported out, so is Qingshen?"

“What is green salt?”

No matter how cautious the two salt storekeepers were, they looked at Li Meng with surprise, or more accurately, contempt, the contempt of "you, a country bumpkin".

When he left the banquet between two salt shopkeepers, Li Meng finally knew what this green salt was. Since modern times came to this era, he had all kinds of discomforts in living habits, such as brushing teeth, and toothbrushes can be solved with wooden sticks to help with pig bristles, and toothpaste is not so easy to get.

However, when everyone around them rinsed their mouths with salt water and wiped their teeth with willow branches. After getting used to it, Li Meng found that the effect of doing this was not bad compared to toothpaste.

However, the areas of Lingshanwei and Xuejia Island are near the sea, and almost every family does boiling sea and salt, and there is no shortage of salt. Li Meng already feels that getting used to it and rarely even notices it.

Today, when Li Meng heard the two shopkeepers mention it, he took it seriously. After walking on the street, Fengmeng Town became prosperous, although the weather is cold now, there are still many pedestrians on the road. People who meet Li Meng greet you respectfully, but Li Meng lowered his head and took a walk without direction.

With the contemptuous attitude of the owner of the Salt Store, Li Meng knew that in the inland, or in a slightly more decent home in the Ming Dynasty, people brushing their teeth were always made of green salt, which was just like modern toothpaste.

The so-called green salt is the salt produced in the Shaanxi-Gansu area. After doing private salt trading for a long time, Li Meng also knows a lot about salt. The salt is divided into different levels. The sea salt produced by his hands on the beach is the worst-quality type, while the well salt and the salt are top-quality.
Chapter completed!