712 Salt and Iron

Ah Mo hurriedly looked around and saw that no one saw it, then immediately closed the door, stepped forward quickly, and called out in a low voice, "Master..."

"People from the Liu family have come to Liujia Town!" Qin Yezhi said.

The only son of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuan, had been in the capital for more than half a year, why did he suddenly come back now, and why did he even bring Liu Congran's daughter with him.

Liu Congran, the salt and iron envoy under the Ministry of Household, specializing in salt, iron, tea monopoly and taxation.

Although the official is not big, he holds a lot of power in his hands.

Since the current emperor wanted to take back the production and sales rights of the salt industry, he set up a special salt and iron envoy under the Ministry of Household, and appointed Liu Congran, who was quite prestigious at that time, as the salt and iron envoy.

The duty of the salt and iron envoy is to take charge of the production and sales of salt, and the establishment of this institution is to take back all the salt industry in the hands of various private merchants.

It has been established for more than a year, but with little success.

On the surface, it seems that all private businessmen have handed over the power of salt production and distribution to the imperial court.

This salt is a necessity for everyone. Every household must eat salt. Although the price of salt is not high, it is expensive. Logically speaking, this tax should not be low.

But in the end, this is the result.

Qin Yezhi stood with his hands behind his back, filled with emotion.

Now, Liu Congran's daughter even came to Jiang's house and lived in Jiang's house. According to what the people said, the Jiang family and the Liu family should be distant relatives.

Qin Yezhi frowned, Ah Mo stepped forward and asked, "Master, but the girl from yesterday!"

Qin Yezhi nodded. Ah Mo also asked suspiciously at this time: "The Liu family has something to do with the Jiang family. The Jiang family is in the salt business. Now that the imperial court has regained its salt business power with little success, will it have a great relationship with Liu Congran?"

The salt business is a profitable business, and no one will hand over the money in his hands to other people for no reason, and the same is true of the imperial court!

Qin Yezhi nodded: "Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, there must be some hidden secrets here!"

The time when Gu Xiaowan rescued him back then was to go to the salt industry in Charui County, but he was noticed by the other party unexpectedly, which almost cost him his life!

"Master, do you want to go down and check!"

"No need, you just need to take good care of Wan'er! I will send someone to do other things!" Qin Yezhi waved his hand and said, "This daughter of Liu Congran, I heard from outsiders that she is kind-hearted and beautiful. , has a good reputation in the women's circle, a daughter of a concubine can get such praise, I am afraid it is not as harmless as it looks on the surface. Now I am in Liujiazhen, I am afraid there is a plot, you are good Protect the young lady, and don't make any mistakes!"

Ah Mo nodded hurriedly: "Master, rest assured, this subordinate will do everything in his power to protect the safety of the young lady!"

Qin Yezhi nodded, hoping that he thought too much.

However, to take precautions before they happen, the heart of preventing others is indispensable. He doesn't care, but Wan'er is his life, and he can't let her be in any danger.

The Jiang family is very lively at the moment.

The hall of Jiang's house was crowded with people.

The outside of the lobby was full of maids and servants, and everyone was holding a tray in their hands.

Two high-quality cloths were neatly placed on the tray, and the colors and textures of the cloths in the hands of each servant girl were different.

White, pink, yellow, cyan, blue, purple, gold, red, really colorful, everything!

Each piece of fabric, under the sunlight, exudes a faint luster, and each piece of fabric is of the highest quality.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mrs. Jiang stepped forward and took Liu Tianci's hand, and said with a smile, "Tianci, this is the best cloth shop in our Liujia Town, and the best embroidery lady in Liujia Town. The two sisters, but the embroidered mother in the palace!" Mrs. Jiang was afraid that Liujiazhen would be a small place and would neglect Liu Tianci, so she ordered someone to call the best cloth house in Liujiazhen, Ruyi Building, and take them away. All the best fabrics in the cloth village were brought over, the purpose was to make some clothes for Liu Tianci.

I saw that all the people in the lobby were from the cloth village, and there were some maids standing outside, holding cloth in their hands.

Liu Tianci was secretly proud in her heart, but she did not show it on her face, but said respectfully: "Thank you Madam Jiang, Tianci bothered Madam, and asked Madam to buy clothes for Tianci with such great fanfare, Tianci is really sorry! "

"Nothing, nothing!" Madam Jiang patted Liu Tianci's hand and said lovingly, "You are a girl, and you have come all the way to Liujia Town. Of course, I will treat you carefully. But, this place is after all. This is not comparable to the capital, the girl has been wronged, and I hope the girl will not take it to heart!"

Madam Jiang's face was flattering. When the servants around her who were serving people saw their wife talk to others in such a pleasant manner, they couldn't help but be very curious.

What kind of identity is this Miss Liu from the capital!

I saw today's Liu Tianci, wearing a sky-blue cloud-smoke shirt embroidered with elegant orchids, an ancient pattern double-butterfly cloud-shaped Qianshui skirt of the same color, and a Bixialuo peony mist gauze in his hands. The cloud bun is lofty, wearing a hollow orchid bead hairpin, her face is as charming as the moon, her eyes are full of brilliance, and her heart is seductive.

"Ms. Liu, this is the treasure of Ruyi Building's town shop - blood silk brocade!" Only a person who looked like Fu's sister-in-law was introduced.

Blood silk brocade?

Liu Tianci's eyes lit up when he heard the name.

At that time, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward and stroked it with his delicate hands.

The name of this cloth sounds cautious, but it is actually the silkworms who ate the mulberry leaves planted in the red soil. The mulberry trees have been sucking the nutrients in the red soil all year round, and the mulberry leaves have already turned red.

After silkworms eat red mulberry leaves, the silk they naturally spit out becomes red.

This kind of blood silk brocade is rare in several years, and it is all tribute. It depends on the emperor's mood and who he will reward.

When Liu Tianci was in the boudoir, he heard that there was such a fabric, and was a little curious, does this silkworm really spit out red silk?