Chapter 2987 Bargaining

The convoy entered Qingzhou City in a mighty manner. Bai Shan did not transport the official salt to the Governor's Mansion. Instead, he moved into the post station. Their car occupied the space of the post station and it was not enough. Dong County Lieutenant had no choice but to run up to the second floor of the post station.

I asked Bai Shan, "Sir, the inn can't accommodate it."

Bai Shan glanced down and said, "Take the share that should be given to the Governor's Mansion. Let's go to the Governor's Mansion."

Mingda and Bai Erlang had already gone directly to the governor's mansion to find the prince. Bai Shan and the others had to wait a little slower to escort the salt. After arriving, they went directly to the governor Guo.

Governor Guo also went to see Guan Yan for the handover.

Originally this was a trivial matter, not enough for Governor Guo to come forward in person, but this batch of official salt was somewhat special, and the prince was living in the Governor's Mansion at this time, so he came to see it in person.

Governor Guo stood aside and watched as the clerk opened the salt bags to check the quality. After marking one as the best, he weighed it and had it carried into the warehouse.

Because there would be losses during transportation, Bai Shan deliberately packed more than ten kilograms of salt. At the end of the weighing, there were still more than nine kilograms of salt left. The guards put it in cloth bags and returned it to the people in Beihai County.

The Beihai County government officials looked at Bai Shan. Bai Shan nodded slightly and said to them: "Take it back and give it to Mr. Cui for account."

The Yamen servant should come down.

Governor Guo raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled at Bai Shan and said, "County Magistrate Bai has strict rules."

Bai Shan said respectfully: "When it comes to salt tax, I don't dare to ignore it."

Governor Guo then looked at the guards in the courtyard and said: "I heard what County Magistrate Bai said. The important matter of salt tax cannot be ignored. From now on, even if we don't keep an eye on it personally, we must keep the accounts clear and not fool around."

The officers responded quickly.

After they put the official salt into the warehouse, Governor Guo asked Bai Shan, "I heard that you brought a lot of official salt this time?"

"Yes," Bai Shan said: "Beihai County is poor. It needs to build roads and water conservancy, and it also lacks land, so it needs a lot of money. The governor also knows that Beihai County has nothing else to offer except salt.

So I can only make amends here."

Regardless of whether he believed it or not, Governor Guo nodded anyway and reminded, "The magistrate of Shouguang County has also arrived. He also lives in the inn, right?"

Bai Shan lowered his head and smiled: "I haven't had time to visit other colleagues yet."

This is why he likes to live in the inn. Doesn't Bai Shan have money to buy a house in Qingzhou City?

It's just because it's more convenient to live in the inn.

He first went to see the prince, but the prince was busy and had no time to see him, so he happily returned to the inn, picking up a jug of wine on the way.

Zhou Man stared at him when he saw the wine.

Bai Shan immediately said: "I'm not drinking, but I want to invite other county magistrates to drink."

Apart from Magistrate Lu, Magistrate Sun of Bochang also has a residence in Qingzhou City. However, perhaps considering that other colleagues live in the inn and are better informed, Magistrate Sun does not live in his own courtyard.

Instead, they also squeezed into the inn.

This is convenient for Bai Shan.

Bai Shan asked people to bring out a bag of official salt for them to taste.

The Yamen servant dug out a plate of official salt on a plate and placed it in the center of the table. The six of them looked at the plate of white salt on the table.

County Magistrate Sun rubbed it with his thumb and forefinger. The particles were very uniform. Judging from the size of the particles, they were ranked in the middle and top. He asked: "Is this the salt produced by the sun-drying method?"

Bai Shan nodded and asked: "The busy farming season is around the corner and it's time to work hard. Wouldn't you, sir, take the opportunity to buy some official salt?"

Several county magistrates looked at each other and asked: "Can your Beihai County provide so much salt? I remember that the output of your Beihai County was only enough for this county and Qiancheng County of Linzi County, right?"

Bai Shandao: "The salt field has expanded. Although it is a bit nervous, if you want it, I can still squeeze it out."

The other five county magistrates looked at him suspiciously, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Are they all of this quality?"

Bai Shandao: "I can't guarantee that it will be the same, but I can guarantee that it will be qualified. Even if it is inferior salt, the quality will be higher than before."

The magistrate of Bochang pondered, "What's the price?"

Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "The price is still the same as before."

Then someone looked at the county magistrate of Qiancheng and said, "Isn't this right? In the past, you still needed to burn fire and consume firewood to make salt, but now it is directly dried."

Bai Shan said with a serious face: "Now there is no need to consume firewood, but the manpower consumption is also higher. Moreover, we have to cultivate salt fields and dig ditches, which consumes a lot of materials and takes up a lot of space."

land……"

"Two and one are offset, but the cost is actually about the same."

At that time, Governor Guo only took Magistrate Lu to Beihai County. Although the other county magistrates had already heard that the salt fields in Beihai County now dried salt instead of boiling it, they did not know how to operate it specifically, so Bai Shan was like this

They said that although they had suspicions, they could not find any evidence.

Bai Shan reminded: "You buy salt from other places at the same price, and you have to transport it yourself. We are both from Qingzhou, and the journey is short, so the cost is not lower?"

"No," Shouguang County Magistrate Sun said: "Shouguang buys salt from Qizhou not only because the road is closer, but also the official road is easier."

When Bai Shanlue thought about it, it turned out that Beihai County was too far off the coast, and it seemed quite far away from Shouguang County.

Bai Shan looked confused. After being silent for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll make it cheaper."

Everyone sat up straight and asked him, "How much cheaper is it?"

Bai Shandao: "For one bucket, I will give you two pennies less."

Magistrate Sun leaned back and said, "Magistrate Bai, you are too stingy."

The other county magistrates also took a breath and responded: "That's right, that's right, a bucket only costs two cents."

Bai Shandao: "Now the governor's office has not asked me to lower the price of salt. What I have less now is all earned by you."

"That's too little. It's a long way from Shouguang to Beihai County."

Bai Shandao said: "A little adds up to a big thing. Which county government office does not use carts to bring in official salt? How many buckets are there?"

Other county magistrates insisted, "No, it's too little."

Bai Shan asked, "How much do you want to say?"

The five county magistrates looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, the most shameless magistrate, Bochang County, said: "A bucket is worth ten cents!"

Bai Shan: "...are you robbing? This is not possible, I will give you three coins at most."

Magistrate Sun: "Ten coins is not too much. Magistrate Bai, think about it. In the past, you could only provide official salt for two counties. Now you can provide it to six counties at once. How much more money you make. You eat meat."

You have to give us soup, right?"

"You can't just watch me make money and not see me spend money," Bai Shan said: "I spent so much manpower and land to build the salt fields, and I can't go back to buy food? Will you be able to save me food by then?"

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"Oh, grain and salt are different. Salt is official salt, but grain has to be purchased from grain merchants."

"Yeah yeah."

"So you sirs should also be considerate of me. A bucket is less than ten cents, and that's all the blood of the salt farm workers."

"That's all, let's all take a step back. How about a bucket worth seven pennies?"

Bai Shan: "Five articles!"

Everyone worked for a long time for the two cents, but Magistrate Sun and the others finally took a step back. Bai Shan didn't act like a noble man at all when he was bargaining. It was only two cents, and he didn't need such ink.

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