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Although Zhao Deqing had just spoken, Zhao Junchen had already guessed what Zhao Deqing said based on the information previously provided by Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen's brows furrowed slightly inconspicuously.
But Zhao Deqing didn't notice the change in Zhao Junchen's expression. Instead, he kept talking about it. The content was naturally about the cooperation between the Yangzhou Zhao family and the Huizhe salt merchants, and he detailed to Zhao Junchen all the benefits of the cooperation. The description was repeated, and the content contained many exaggerations.
&nb》;According to Zhao Deqing, he has now connected with Lin Yunpu, the president of the Yangzhou Salt Merchant Association. Lin Yunpu is willing to run a private salt business with the Zhao family out of "respect for Zhao Junchen in his heart." Once the Zhao family gets involved in the private salt business, they can earn nearly one million taels of silver every year.
Of course, according to Zhao Deqing's statement, most of the nearly one million taels of silver income will belong to Zhao Junchen in the future - this is Zhao Deqing's last resort to regain Zhao Junchen's trust.
However, after listening to Zhao Deqing's story, Zhao Junchen sighed secretly in his heart.
Although Zhao Junchen appreciates Zhao Deqing's attitude of never admitting failure lightly, this advantage cannot cover up Zhao Deqing's short-sighted disadvantage.
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After all, as mentioned above, the imperial court's attitude towards Huizhou and Zhejiang salt merchants was like fattening pigs, turning a blind eye to their tax evasion and slaughtering them only when they were "fat" enough. At that time, the wealth of Huizhou and Zhejiang salt merchants will naturally be returned to the national treasury.
Therefore, the profits of private salt business are huge and the income is high. Although it is a well-known thing, it is rare for senior officials of the imperial court to personally intervene in this business. It was because senior officials of the imperial court were afraid that they would not be able to escape and be implicated when the imperial court "slaughtered the fat pigs."
However, even after being reminded by Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing, Zhao Deqing still couldn't understand this, and even regarded this matter as his trump card to regain Zhao Junchen's trust, which was a bit ridiculous.
So, after sighing secretly, Zhao Junchen wanted to explain the pros and cons of this matter to Zhao Deqing in detail, completely extinguishing Zhao Deqing's ridiculous delusions.
However, Zhao Junchen has not spoken yet. But suddenly his mind moved and he thought of another possibility.
The financial resources, connections, and influence of the Huizhou and Zhejiang salt merchants cannot be underestimated. They are also the forces that Zhao Junchen must unite with next. Zhao Junchen himself has been planning for this for a long time and has prepared many means to bribe the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants. .
However, after the two parties joined forces, Zhao Junchen lacked effective supervision methods for the Huizhou and Zhejiang salt merchants. After all, the headquarters of the Huizhou and Zhejiang salt merchants was Nanzhili. When Zhao Junchen returned to the capital, he was thousands of miles away and beyond reach. Coupled with the speculative nature of businessmen, if Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen betrayed Zhao Junchen out of their own interests in the future, Zhao Junchen would inevitably suffer great losses.
This situation. In fact, it was because Zhao Junchen had no spokesperson among Hui and Zhejiang businessmen.
Since there isn't one, why not establish one?
Zhao Junchen has actually had this idea for a long time. But firstly, I couldn’t find a suitable candidate, and secondly, I couldn’t find a suitable opportunity.
But now. Since Lin Yunpu, the president of Yangzhou Salt Merchants Association, is willing to arrange for Zhao Deqing to join the Salt Merchants Association and help Zhao Deqing get involved in the private salt business. But Zhao Junchen finally found the right opportunity and candidate!
Of course, due to their status as court officials, it is not convenient for Zhao Junchen and Zhao Junchen's relatives to directly intervene in the business of the Hui-Zhe merchant gang, but what if Zhao Deqing is "kicked out" of the Zhao family in Yangzhou?
Taking this opportunity, we will first draw a clear line between Zhao Deqing and the Zhao family in Yangzhou, and then arrange for Zhao Deqing to join the Huizhou-Zhejiang Merchant Gang, making Zhao Deqing the spokesperson and supervisor of Zhao Junchen in the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang. In this way First of all, there are many benefits to Zhao Junchen.
First of all, Zhao Junchen has a spokesperson among the Huizhou and Zhejiang salt merchants, who can more or less exert some influence. Even if he cannot control the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchant gangs, he can at least let Zhao Junchen understand the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants in detail. The various dynamics of the gang, and if there is any change in the Hui-Zhe merchant gang in the future, it cannot be hidden from Zhao Junchen's eyes.
Secondly, although Zhao Junchen was inconvenient to directly intervene in the business of the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchant gangs due to his status as a court official, there would be no problems after Zhao Deqing left the Zhao family in Yangzhou. Not only would he have no obvious relationship with Zhao Junchen, relationship, on the contrary, he and Zhao Junchen were somewhat hostile on the surface. Even if there were problems in the future, Zhao Junchen would not be implicated at all.
Then, the current new head of the Zhao family, Zhao Deshun, is a man who has no independent opinions and is easily influenced and manipulated by others. As the former head of the Zhao family, and Zhao Deshun's brother, if Zhao Deqing is allowed to continue to stay in Yangzhou, family, then Zhao Deshun may be controlled by Zhao Deqing, and the future development direction of the Yangzhou Zhao family will inevitably deviate from Zhao Junchen's expectations. Taking this opportunity to let Zhao Deqing leave the Yangzhou Zhao family, Zhao Junchen The control of the Zhao family in Yangzhou can also be further improved.
Finally, many of Zhao Junchen’s plans require strong financial support. Although Zhao Junchen has not yet felt the pressure, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. After arranging Zhao Deqing to join the Hui-Zhejiang Merchant Gang, Zhao Junchen can earn extra money every year. Earning a large amount of income can be considered as a way to prepare for a rainy day.
Of course, this matter is not without hidden dangers and flaws, the most obvious of which are two.
First, Zhao Deqing is short-sighted and easily blinded by immediate interests. If he joins the Hui-Zhejiang merchant gang, he may be played by those cunning Hui-Zhe salt merchants in the future. When the time comes, he, as Zhao Junchen's spokesperson and supervisor are also in name only, no different from decorations.
Secondly, after Zhao Deqing left the Zhao family in Yangzhou and joined the Hui-Zhejiang merchant gang, will he still be willing to work for Zhao Junchen? If Zhao Deqing, the spokesperson, and the supervisor eventually have different ideas, wouldn't Zhao Junchen's investment in Zhao Deqing be wasted?
Of course, there are ways to solve these two hidden dangers.
If Zhao Deqing is short-sighted, then he should arrange for Zhao Deqing to have several sharp and experienced staff to assist him; if Zhao Deqing's loyalty cannot be guaranteed, then he should be closely bound to Zhao Junchen's interests and help Zhao Deqing make a fortune. While getting rich, you can also secretly sideline Zhao Deqing.
In this way, Zhao Deqing is just a sign, a stepping stone for Zhao Junchen to intervene in the Huizhou-Zhejiang Merchant Gang. After the situation stabilizes, even if Zhao Deqing is taken advantage of or has other intentions, it will not have any impact.
Of course, this is just a temporary plan in Zhao Junchen's mind. Whether it is feasible and how it should be implemented requires Zhao Junchen's careful and detailed planning and deduction. With Zhao Junchen's cautious character, he will never do it all at once. Making hasty decisions with a slap on the head.
Without careful preparation and detailed deduction, there is no difference between the so-called "flash of inspiration" and "taking it for granted".
Therefore, after Zhao Deqing finished explaining his plan, although Zhao Junchen did not deny it directly, he did not agree with it and just remained silent.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Junchen finally said slowly while Zhao Deqing waited anxiously: "This matter has pros and cons. I need to think about it carefully, but you don't have to worry. I will think about it after I think it through." I will reply to you as soon as possible... During this period, you can continue to keep in touch with those Yangzhou salt merchants. These relationships will always be useful in the future, but they cannot be wasted."
Hearing Zhao Junchen's reply, Zhao Deqing couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but since Zhao Junchen had expressed his stance, he did not dare to force anything.
Then, although Zhao Deqing wanted to talk to Zhao Junchen about something, he saw that Zhao Junchen looked thoughtful and a little absent-minded, so he did not dare to continue to pester him and left knowingly.
After Zhao Deqing left, Zhao Junchen was still sitting quietly in the study, continuing to deduce his new plan. During the calculation, time passed very quickly. In just a blink of an eye, nearly half an hour had passed.
Then, Xiao Wenxuan came to report again, saying that the new head of the Zhao family, Zhao Deshun, wanted to see him.
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