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    When Li Rupei entered Guangzhou Fucheng, he had many emotions.  &{}{} Before traveling, he visited Guangzhou many times. The so-called Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are the largest cities. Guangzhou today is definitely incomparable with what it will be a thousand years ago, but it also has something different.  Flavor.  Guangzhou Prefecture is divided into an inner city and an outer city. Li Rupei has heard reports, but this is the first time he has seen it. The so-called outer city is mainly a place where merchants gather. Most of them are where merchants live, and there are many of them.  Li Rupei, an overseas businessman, was shocked when he saw the scene in the outer city. The wide and neat streets, orderly houses, shops and bustling pedestrians on the streets made people never believe that this was the capital of Guangzhou.  of the outer city.  This is the power of commerce, a magical power, a power with huge driving force, a power that no one can stop.  Li Rupei is most concerned about public security issues. In places where commerce and trade are developed, many security problems will arise if you are not careful. Xiangyang's experience in this regard is worth learning from. The patrol office has dispatched a special patrol team to patrol the streets every day.  However, the merchant's answer reassured Li Rupei. The government's patrol room was very powerful and patrolled the inner and outer cities every day. In addition, the Iron Blood Army's station was not very far from here, so bandit bullies could not exist.  , local ruffians will also be punished severely. The merchant's answer reminded Li Rupei of Cui Anqian. It was probably Cui Anqian who specifically told Cui Shenyou, so Cui Shenyou learned from Xiangyang's experience.  Merchants are very satisfied with the security situation in the outer city of Guangzhou Prefecture. The patrol room inspections allow them to operate with confidence, and the presence of the Iron Blood Army not far away gives them complete peace of mind.  Merchants are also full of praise for the discipline of the Iron Blood Army. The Iron Blood Army soldiers never harass the place, and the supplies needed for the military camp are purchased in a disciplined manner.  The Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce was particularly reassured that money and goods were cleared and never defaulted. Every year, some businessmen were organized to go to the military camp to offer condolences.  But Li Rupei also discovered a problem, which is the flooding of sea salt.  Lingnan Road and Qianzhong Road are different from other places. After all, these two places were finally under the jurisdiction of Daxingtai Prefecture on Nanfang Road, especially Lingnan Road because of its remote location.  In addition, due to the destruction of Huang Chao, the economy was once in a state of collapse. In addition, the government did not care about the people and instead exploited them more crazily. As a result, the people could not survive. Many people left their homes and entered Jiangnan West Road and Jiangnan East Road, causing local problems.  widespread depression.  After the Daxingtai Prefecture of Nanfang Road took control of Lingnan Road, it sent the experienced Cui Shenyou as the Lingnan Jiedu Envoy.  At the same time, a large number of capable officials were dispatched to Lingnan Road. It should be said that the effect was very obvious. After nearly two years of construction, driven by business and trade.  The people finally stabilized.  But compared with other places, the life of the people in Lingnan Road is obviously worse. This cannot be improved in a short time. The main thing that can drive business is the location of Fuzhou.  A large number of farmers in villages and towns still live in poverty.  Lingnan Road has always been flooded with sea salt, so-called sea salt.  In fact, sea salt is obtained by diverting sea water into salt fields and drying it. This kind of sea salt is relatively cheap. However, sea salt has many impurities and contains a lot of toxins. After consumption, it is harmful to the body.  It's huge.  Sea salt is light yellow in color and crystal-like, which looks different from white table salt.  Li Rupei actually discovered sea salt in the outer city of Guangzhou, and there were shops specializing in selling sea salt. It can be imagined that these sea salts were sold to many villages, towns and remote places. The people and farmers in those places were poor, so it would be good to eat Shanghai salt.  .  None of the people accompanying him noticed this problem, but Li Rupei noticed it.  The sale of sea salt was not prohibited in the Tang Dynasty, but under normal circumstances, sea salt was not used for food. The sea salt needed in the north was generally used for pickling vegetables, and the sea salt needed in the south was sometimes used as a medicinal primer. It can be said that in addition to  In Lingnan Road and other places under the control of Daxingtai Prefecture on Nanfang Road, sea salt is very rare, and the sea salt sold to various places has been purified and processed again, and the light yellow color has almost disappeared.  But the sea salt sold here is all light yellow crystals, which looks shocking.  Li Rupei came to Jiedushi Yamen with worries.  Entering Lingnan Road, Li Rupei also did not inform Lingnan Jiedushi Cui Shenyou. This was his habit. He was unwilling to put on airs, let alone alarm the local government, so as not to affect the local government's work. If others knew about it, they would definitely need to come forward.  It makes everyone feel uncomfortable.  Li Rupei was not in a good mood when he discovered that the sea salt on Lingnan Road was overflowing. Although he knew that there was a special reason for this, the government was afraid that it would notThere is a good way to solve it, but this situation cannot be maintained for a long time. The toxins in sea salt are too harmful to the body, not to mention that the south is a hot and humid place, and germs breed like crazy. People  After farmers and farmers ate such sea salt, various diseases were caused. Poor people and farmers were unable to cure the diseases, so they had to wait to die.  The most important thing is that among poor families, the only ones who can eat sea salt, or eat enough sea salt, are the strong labor force of the family. Once these people fall, it means that a family has completely collapsed and lost all hope.  .  Cui Shenyou never thought that Li Rupei would come to Guangzhou Mansion and appear outside the Jiedushi Yamen.  He came out in a hurry.  "Uncle, I came here uninvited. I saw that the condition of Lingnan Road is good, especially in the outer city of Guangzhou Prefecture. What I hear is false and what I see is believing. The construction is indeed very good." "The prince came to Lingnan Road, so  In a remote place, you should say hello earlier, so I can go and greet you." "After all, there is a level of kinship, and the speech is different. Li Rupei doesn't have too many polite words, and Cui Shenyou doesn't talk too much.  Entering the Jiedushi Yamen, Cui Shenyou led Li Rupei to the wing.  As soon as he sat down, before Cui Shenyou could speak, Li Rupei directly talked about Haiyan.  "When I was in the outer city, I found some shops selling sea salt. After inquiry, I learned that most of these sea salts are sold to remote places for consumption by ordinary people and farmers. It should be said that in Shannan Road, Jiangnan Road, Huainan and Henan  In Jiannan Road and other places, almost no one eats sea salt. I know that there are some places in the north where people and farmers eat sea salt. It seems that there are still many people and farmers in Lingnan Road who eat sea salt. I am a little worried. " Cui  Shen You's eyes shone with a gleam of light. He never expected that Li Rupei could discover such a specific thing.  "Your Majesty, the Jiedushi Yamen is looking into this matter, but there is also a lot of helplessness here. The price of sea salt is far lower than the price of table salt. In many remote places in Lingnan Road, people live in poverty. If they can eat Shanghai salt, it is  Not bad." Seeing Cui Shenyou's helpless expression, Li Rupei spoke again.  "I thought of a way to see if it is feasible. I ask the common people and farmers not to buy sea salt. This approach is obviously not feasible. It would be good if poor families can eat Shanghai salt. If I want to ask the common people and farmers to eat salt  I'm afraid the government still needs to take action. As long as the price of table salt is similar to that of sea salt, I believe no people and farmers will buy sea salt." Before Li Rupei finished speaking, Cui Shenyou's eyes widened.  , Li Rupei just finished speaking, and he spoke.  "Not at this time. The price of table salt is several times that of sea salt. The price difference is too big. If the price of table salt drops significantly, not only the government will not be able to bear it, but also the merchants who deal in table salt will not be able to bear it." Li Rupei  Smiling, he knew his meaning had been misunderstood.  "Uncle, don't worry. What I mean is not to lower the price of salt, but to provide subsidies from the government. After carefully calculating the amount of salt needed by poor people and farmers every year, governments at all levels will directly provide subsidies so that these poor families can  Use the money to buy sea salt to buy table salt." Cui Shenyou stared again, but this time Li Rupei explained before he opened his mouth.  "The money that needs to be spent is provided by the Daxingtai government of Nanfang Road, but there is one thing. This is by no means everyone can enjoy it. Only those families who are really poor can enjoy it. The government must also help and supervise these poor families.  The family should work harder to get rid of poverty as soon as possible and be able to truly afford salt." After Li Rupei finished speaking, Cui Shenyou sighed.  "Your Majesty, Lingnan Road is full of waste and needs to be developed. There are so many things to do. Now we have to worry about sea salt and table salt. It is really difficult. The manpower of the government at all levels is very tight. I have visited many county offices to check.  From the county magistrate to the ordinary government officials, everyone is busy without touching the ground. In the past, the government was mainly responsible for money, food and prison matters. Now it is completely different. People's livelihood is the most important. If there are refugees in the local area, people may even starve to death.  In this situation, the county magistrate will be punished and severely punished. This involves spring plowing and autumn harvest, as well as trade matters. Therefore, sitting in the county government office is no longer an option. The elders, Li Zheng and Jia Shou in the countryside are all oppressed.  Unable to get angry, the Jiedushi Yamen received many letters, pleading for more officials. I am not particularly worried about sea salt and table salt. As long as the number of officials in the government can be increased, these things can be done well. " Li Rupei Diandian.  head, expressing his approval. Under his request, although the division of labor in society has not yet been detailed, the responsibilities of the government are indeed different from before. According toThe originally determined establishment number was indeed insufficient in terms of manpower.  "My uncle can write a special memorial about this matter. The Daxingtai Mansion of Nanfang Road is also considering this matter. The manpower of the government at all levels is tight. At the right time, more people must be added. It's just that this talent is tight. My uncle also knows it.  It cannot be solved overnight, it can only be done slowly, which will make many officials work hard." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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