Chen Kaizhi was stunned. This prefect is really amazing.

The officials and gentry all looked embarrassed and stammered and dared not speak out.

The prefect Bao was so angry that he slapped the table and said, "The Great Chen has been peaceful for hundreds of years, so there is no need to mention Jiangnan. However, this is drunk and dreaming, the rich and the rich are wearing brocade clothes and silk, while the poor and the poor have no place to stand. What is this place? It is said that Jinling is good, what is good? Seeing good people, I only saw you, such as you, are wearing brocade clothes and eating food, and drive in sedan chairs and driving, and beauties are surrounded by clouds. But what I saw was the people who were full and hungry. What the officials saw in the court was the fairyland on earth, and what I saw in the mansion was the Rakshasa hell!"

This scolding is enough to make people unable to raise their heads.

Even Chen Kaizhi couldn't help feeling ashamed, because he was obviously a person in hell, but he didn't see hell. He just wanted to ascend to this fairyland on earth, so where did he have the spirit of this magistrate?

When the prefect Bao said this, his tone was a little more relaxed: "Of course, this is a corruption that has been accumulated over the years, and it is not yours at all. Our government has limited capabilities and may not be able to turn the tide. However, since our government is an official here, we must change it. Now the atmosphere in Jinling is empty but not pragmatic. Our government is just a little straightforward. Now, there are two things that are imminent. One is to persuade farmers. This is the foundation. However, our government heard that many large households here have changed many grain fields to mulberry and hemp because of the high price of mulberry and hemp, which has caused severe damage to the grain production. It is not bad now, but what should we do if we encounter a disaster year?"

"The second is to crack down on salt vendors. The court's taxes are 20% from salt and iron. However, in recent years, private salt has been rampant and has been banned repeatedly. They are in groups of three or five, dozens of people, and even more powerful. They organize hundreds or thousands of people, extremely vicious, ignore the rules and take risks. Now, it is at a loss. This private salt vendor, especially Jinling, is the most important. Our government has had secret investigations. The largest group of salt vendors is known as three incense sticks and gathers hundreds of people.

The leader of the man calls himself the Three-Eyed King, right? This man gathers a lot of people, and it is said that he has prepared many swords, bows and crossbows. He is so heartbroken. Are you not disappointed when you hear it? In Jinling, there are such rampant thieves who have been banned from the crowds, and they have been rampant for ten years. To this day, they are helpless against him. If such a person is in the peaceful season, he may just sell private salt for profit, but once he encounters any turmoil, he will be the devil in the world."

Private salt dealers are indeed a big problem for Jinling. In this era, because the imperial court's tax capacity was limited, they adopted a specialty for salt and iron, and private individuals were not allowed to engage in salt business.

But this salt is actually not valuable. In some places, a salt well takes countless salts, but once sold, it will be ten times or hundreds of times huge profits.

Because of this, private salt dealers were born. Because of the severe crackdown on private salt by the court, ordinary people dare not sell private salt, but those who dare to do this are all vicious thieves. In order to prohibit this phenomenon, the court directly adopted a policy of killing without mercy against private salt dealers. In this way, those who sell private salt are not only brave, but once they are wanted by the government, they will fight to the death without exception. Anyway, if they are taken, they will die. If they are killed, they will still have a chance.

Jinling is a wealthy place, and its military equipment is also very slack. The officials and the officers are just making a living by making a living, but the private salt dealers are licking blood on their belts. This leads to every time the official and private salt dealers meet, dozens of official soldiers dare not pursue a few salt dealers. If there are a hundred salt dealers, even thousands of officers and soldiers may not dare to encircle and suppress them.

The Three-Eyed Heavenly King was even more famous in Jinling because he had hundreds of personal soldiers, all of whom were desperate people. They made huge profits by selling salt and smuggling many crossbows and swords from the South Vietnam Kingdom. They usually hid in various corners of Jinling. Once something happened, they would gather.

Chen Kaizhi even heard that as early as three years ago, the Three-Eyed King had captured a fellow party member by Gaochun County. He led hundreds of people to attack Gaochun County overnight, killed more than 500 soldiers and civilians, kidnapped the imperial offender, and roared away.

Because of this, the government certainly hates private salt dealers, but when it comes to the blow, it is impossible to mention it. In addition to cracking down on some single salt dealers, they never dare to care about giant bandits like the Three-Eyed King, and they are afraid to avoid them after getting tips.

At first, these people made a fortune by selling salt. When this group of desperate people gathered together and regarded the king as nothing, they would occasionally participate in some robbery.

Now Lord Bao actually asked to crack down on salt vendors, and he also specifically mentioned the Three-eyed King, who ranked sixth on the imperial court's giant bandit list. The county magistrates of each county suddenly became worried.

"What?" Master Bao saw that everyone was looking timid, and couldn't help but sneer: "Did no one dare to answer when it comes to this matter?"

His face was solemn, and he laughed and said, "You don't dare to take it, you can't hold it. You don't have this courage, but the official's responsibilities are all there, but you must take it."

The atmosphere is really awkward.

Lord Bao obviously hadn't scolded enough: "All people, except for talking, don't know what they say. Even if they don't dare to protect the country and the people, what is the use of the court?"

After scolding him, Lord Bao found that these people were old fried dough sticks. No matter how aggressive he was, no one dared to jump out and complain about the harm of the private salt dealer. He felt a little cold in his heart, and then he simply stopped talking. He had only a pair of tiger eyes, and was wandering among the crowd, which scared many people so much that they didn't dare to show up.

Someone wanted to resolve the awkward atmosphere, and finally got up the courage and said with a smile: "Sir, when it comes to being pragmatic, Chen Shengren from Jiangning County will treat the people when the plague comes, respecting teachers and valuing their way, which is admirable."

When he said this, everyone nodded and said yes.

The angry prefect Bao aroused some interest and said, "I wonder if this hero is here?"

Chen Kaizhi came out and bowed, "The student is Chen Kaizhi."

The prefect Bao looked at him and felt very young. Everyone praised him and couldn't help but smile and said, "Your actions are countless living people, but I heard that this is the point that Emperor Taizu asked you to dream of?"

Chen Kaizhi said: "That's right, the students are very ashamed, they just work hard and do their best."

Priest Bao said: "It is very rare to finally treat the people in the area. Mr. Chen, do you think what our mansion said just now makes sense?"
Chapter completed!