Master Song waited for Mrs. Song to leave, thought for a while, but still didn't turn back to the study, but turned to the next yard, and then called a servant: "Find an excuse to go to the study and invite Master Song."
"yes."
Director Song came over in a daze, not understanding why Master Song left County Magistrate Bai and ran to the next door to meet him privately, no, it was a personal opinion.
Master Song didn't really want to fight Bai Shan at this time, and felt that it would be bad to leave him in the study for too long, so he reminded: "Uncle, it's not good for County Magistrate Bai to wait there for a long time, right?"
Master Song raised his head to look at him, "You really think about County Magistrate Bai."
Master Song frowned slightly, feeling that the words were not pleasant, but he couldn't tell what was weird, so he could only look at Master Song with a pair of confused eyes.
Master Song lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, put down the teacup slowly, and asked, "Sanlang, we are a family, and you heard what Magistrate Bai said just now, what he wants now is not the salt farm, It's our Song family's field, so tell your uncle what's going on in the salt field over there?"
Chief Secretary Song cheered up, thinking of the news he had just heard by chance not long ago, he couldn't help lowering his voice and said: "I heard that County Magistrate Bai has obtained a new method of making salt, which can be obtained without boiling salt and firewood. Sea salt, and the output is not low, the salt in stock at Dajiawa is already enough for the governor's office, and there is even a surplus."
Master Song clenched the teacup in his hand and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Master Song frowned, "I only found out this morning, Uncle, the county magistrate Bai is different from the county magistrate Lu, and there is still the crown prince standing behind him, so let's not go head-to-head with him. I heard that he plans to shut down We have left Longchi Saltworks, and we are building a ferry over there."
"The people we arranged in the saltworks are completely useless. If we still fight against him..." He paused and said, "We seem to have no way to fight against him. If he shuts down the Longchi Saltworks, we can't return them." Boil the salt, shall we?"
If there is no endorsement by the county government, then it is illegal salt, and it is a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the family.
The Song family didn't have such skills in Beihai County, and they could hide a large amount of boiled salt privately, and Bai Shan himself was not blind.
Master Song stared fixedly at Master Song, making Master Song uncomfortable. He moved his body to avoid Master Song's gaze, and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Master Song looked at him for a while, and finally smiled, "It's nothing, County Magistrate Bai is really powerful, and he can hold his breath. With such a good thing in his hand, he is willing to take it out now."
What's even more capable is that he can still invite the prince to support him. If it weren't for the arrival of the nobles from the capital, even if he had a new salt-making method in his hand, Master Song would still be able to spend money on Qingzhou City, even if he couldn't get along with him. Bai Shan resisted, at least he would not be killed like he is now.
Even his own nephew betrayed him.
Master Song stared at Master Song and said, "Sanlang, our Song family put a lot of effort into pushing you to the position of master book. No matter when you arrive, you must remember that you are from the Song family. !"
"What is Uncle talking about? Naturally, I will not forget my last name. Do you still doubt that I have forgotten my ancestors?"
Master Song laughed loudly, got up and walked to him and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think too much, I didn't mean it that way, I just celebrated my birthday today, and I saw the young and promising magistrate Bai again, and I felt emotional for a while. Forget it, I don't know when my Song family will produce such a character."
That's difficult, Bai Shan is still a descendant of a family, and their Song family has not even touched the edge of his family background.
Master Song lowered his eyes and thought wildly, Master Song had already withdrawn his hand, put it behind his back, and put away the smile on his face, "Let's go, go and see our County Magistrate Bai."
Bai Shan and Fang Xiancheng were drinking tea in the study, he was not at all anxious about the disappearance of the master for so long.
Fang Xiancheng was a little uneasy, walked to the door and looked outside, then turned to look at Bai Shan, "My lord, are the son-in-law and Mr. Yin waiting in a hurry?"
Bai Shan only looked up and said, "Don't worry, you won't be in a hurry, it will take you a whole day, so you won't get anywhere."
It is said to be a whole day, but who really spends a whole day to celebrate his birthday before leaving
Don't most of them leave after eating a meal
How long has it been since noon...
Fang Xiancheng was a little restless, and Master Song came back with Master Song.
This time Master Song was much more straightforward, he smiled and said to Bai Shan: "I understand what the county magistrate means. What you said is that as a native of Beihai County, the Song family will do everything they can if Beihai County needs anything."
When Bai Shan heard this, he was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Master Song is righteous, and the people of Beihai County will remember the contributions made by the Song family and Master Song. But don't worry, your majesty and the court have regulations. The court, the local yamen and the gentry There are official documents for the purchase of land, the county will not wrong the Song family and Mr. Song, how about paying the purchased land at market price?"
Master Song twitched the corner of his mouth in response.
It is said that it is based on the market price, but there is no fixed number of the market price. Beihai County is poor, and the land is relatively stable and rarely circulated.
Not to mention a large field like the Song family.
The reason why their family can have such a scale is that they spent money to buy a large amount of wasteland for reclamation when the previous two county magistrates were in power.
Wasteland is not the same as open land.
The open land is the land that has never been cultivated, and the wasteland is the land that has been cultivated before and was abandoned because it lost its owner, and it is usually taken back by the county government.
However, most of the recovered land will still be handed over to the Lizheng and villages under its jurisdiction, and they will be divided when any of their males come of age.
This is the wasteland allocated by Zhou Zhoulang and the others in Qili Village.
Qili Village experienced disasters in the past, and many people died. In addition to the wasteland left by the previous war, some wasteland looks like open land, full of weeds.
After Zhou Zhoulang and the others become adults, the village will organize wasteland reclamation and distribute the wasteland to them.
However, a lot of wasteland in good locations in Beihai County is occupied by the Song family, the Zhao family and other relatively large surnames. The previous county magistrate did not pay much attention to it, and sold a large amount of wasteland, which made the current Baishan want to distribute the land to Cheng Ding. The common people can only divide the poor wasteland, or even reclaim the open land that has never been cultivated.
He wants to move the population from other places, and he promised to give people a field, and the field must be able to grow food. It's too bad, not to mention cheating people, what if the people who come here turn around and leave as soon as they see the land? manage
So he needs a lot of fields.