Wang Tongzhi looked at Zhang Wenyuan with a puzzled look, his heart skipping a beat.
"Master Zhang went to see King Qianhuang?"
He looked at Zhang Wenyuan's expression and it was obvious that he was not worried about the salt.
They haven't arranged for anyone to go out and buy salt, and Qianhuang City doesn't produce salt, so the only one who can solve the salt problem is King Qianhuang.
In fact, when they first discovered that there was a serious shortage of salt, they discussed going to King Qianhuang to resolve the matter.
It was just that at that time, King Qianhuang just gave them a room full of silver.
The accountant had enough money, so how could they have the nerve to go to King Qianhuang for such a small matter?
We have given them all the silver and money, but the problem of salt shortage has not been solved. What's the use of them?
So they didn't dare to look for King Qianhuang. They would go out every day to find out where there was more salt and prepare to get some back.
As a result, the situation got worse after being delayed for so long. Now people in the whole city have no salt to eat, and many people have developed symptoms of salt deficiency, with a large number of people suffering from dizziness and muscle weakness.
If they delayed it any further, they would not be able to bear it any longer, so they had to quickly arrange people to go to several nearby cities to buy some salt at a high price for emergency use.
Zhang Wenyuan glanced at Wang Tongzhi with a smile, then gently weighed the heavy key in his hand, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"All of you come with me!"
After saying that, he raised his foot and was about to step over the threshold and walk out.
However, at this moment, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning - he had no idea which warehouse he was going to!
Zhang Wenyuan paused, then turned around and reached out to grab Sun Ren who was standing beside him.
"Oh, my, I'm so sorry, Brother Sun, I have to trouble you to show us the way!"
After saying that, without caring whether Sun Ren agreed or not, he dragged him and walked quickly out the door.
Master Li and Wang Tongzhi were left looking at each other in bewilderment, completely confused about the situation.
The two of them stared blankly at Zhang Wenyuan and Sun Ren's departing backs, and hurriedly chased after them.
No matter what it is, just follow and you will find out.
.......
“It’s this warehouse.”
Sun Ren pulled away Zhang Wenyuan's hand that was holding his arm and pointed to the locked warehouse door.
He was so shocked that his legs went weak, and now it was his turn to see others' legs go weak.
Hehe~
Sun Ren smiled slyly and encouraged,
"Go open the door, they are all inside."
At this time, Master Li and Wang Tongzhi also followed.
"This warehouse is the largest in the prefectural government office. It hasn't been used for a long time."
Master Li looked at the gate that was more than three meters high and frowned slightly.
This warehouse was originally used to store annual tax grain.
However, the harvests in recent years have not been very good, and the harvested grain has not even filled half of the warehouse.
Every time Magistrate Deng saw the empty warehouse, he felt uncomfortable.
Later, we simply swapped the warehouse for grain and the warehouse for miscellaneous items.
The warehouse for storing miscellaneous items is half the size of this warehouse.
After the replacement, the small warehouse where grain was stored looked full, which was indeed a lot more visually pleasing.
However, those wealthy businessmen who showed filial piety to Magistrate Deng now had a hard time.
Whenever Magistrate Deng saw that the warehouse where miscellaneous items were stored was so empty, he would punish the wealthy businessmen.
When Wang Tongzhi saw that it was this warehouse, his heart skipped a beat and his joy disappeared immediately.
"The things in the storehouse can't be sold for much silver. They are just some silk cloth, vases, jade and other things."
He was overthinking it. He thought Zhang Wenyuan had asked King Qianhuang to solve the salt problem.
Who knew that it was Zhang Wenyuan and Sun Ren who discovered this warehouse that had not been used for a long time.
There's nothing valuable in here.
Less than two months after the drought began, all the valuables were sold by Governor Deng in exchange for food.
The remaining ones are also good things, but they can't be sold at a high price and no one wants them.
Zhang Wenyuan didn't listen to what Master Li and Wang Tongzhi said at all.
His eyes were fixed on the warehouse door, and the light was frighteningly bright.
He was so excited that he almost couldn't breathe when he thought about opening the door and seeing 3 million kilograms of salt.
Zhang Wenyuan took a deep breath, and his hand holding the key was shaking violently.
He walked towards the gate, taking one step forward and one step back.
Master Li sighed and shook his head helplessly, not even bothering to follow and take a look.
Wang Tongzhi glanced at Zhang Wenyuan silently, with his hands behind his back, and did not move a step.
He could tell what was in the warehouse with his eyes closed, so there was no need to go in and take a look.
There are only so many things. If Zhang Wenyuan wants to sell them, then just take them all. It's fine as long as he can sell them.
Sun Ren looked at Zhang Wenyuan's hands that were shaking like a sieve, and his smile never fell.
He had no intention of going up to help. He just stood there quietly watching Zhang Wenyuan trembling and unable to open the lock for a long time.
This isn't the most exciting time yet.
He could imagine Zhang Wenyuan's shocked and disbelieving expression when he saw the snow-white salt and delicate white sugar.
Sun Ren glanced at the two people standing next to him with calm expressions and smiled secretly.
With a "click" sound, Zhang Wenyuan, trembling and sweating profusely, opened the lock.
At the same time, Zhang Wenyuan's heart was in his throat.
He took a deep breath and raised his hands to place them on both doors.
With a creaky sound, Zhang Wenyuan pushed open the heavy door with a slight force.
The moment the warehouse door was opened, a scene of snow-white came into everyone's sight.
Zhang Wenyuan's eyes widened instantly, "......"
Such a white thing, can it be salt?!?
He had never seen salt whiter than snow.
Master Li, who was originally waiting calmly, suddenly changed his eyes into one standing guard and the other keeping watch the moment the warehouse door opened.
He opened his mouth slightly, but no sound came out for a long time.
The impatient look on Wang Tongzhi's face next to him froze instantly. He looked at the snow-white thing in the warehouse with rapid breathing, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what this snow-white thing was.
He didn't even dare to think about the possibility that it was salt.
It's not like he hasn't seen what salt looks like before. How could it be so white?
Sun Ren couldn't help but be shocked when he suddenly saw such a large area of snow-white salt again.
But he was only shocked for a moment and immediately came to his senses.
Sun Ren's gaze shifted from Zhang Wenyuan's face to Li Shiye's face, and finally landed on Wang Tongzhi's face.
Seeing the three people speechless with shock, he smiled with satisfaction.
Look, it’s not that he has never seen the world, but anyone who sees such snow-white salt will be shocked.
Even the imperial palace didn't have such snow-white salt, but they had it here first. How could we not be shocked?
King Qianhuang is really awesome. Those gods are just like being by his side, giving him whatever he needs. It’s so enviable.
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