For this reason, Huang Guojun and the soldiers had to announce many times that low-priced salt would be delivered, but they would have to wait four days. Although those who did not buy salt wanted to cause trouble, they did not dare to vent their dissatisfaction after seeing the soldiers' shining bayonets, several carts full of heads, and four heads raised high. I came out just hoping that these officials would keep their word and that some salt would be delivered to them in the future.
And under Huang Guojun's guidance, they also thought clearly that it didn't matter if they didn't buy salt this time, they could always buy it next time. Moreover, Huang Guojun also guaranteed that the price of salt in the future will be at the price of ten cents! What's more, if you hoard too much salt, it will be of no use. If it gets damp, the only thing you will lose is your own money!
The most important thing is that when they saw that Huang Guojun just sent the caravan away and the camp was still here with no intention of leaving, they could only believe their words and finally dispersed unhappy!
Compared with Yangzhou, what happened there in Wuxi was much the same. Fortunately, it was closer to the Yangtze River and the number of Salt Owls was smaller, so they were easily defeated by the soldiers. So with the help of the local guards and officers, the salt was successfully sold!
As for Nanjing, it's even simpler. It's the home of Xu Guogong's mansion! And Duke Xu’s Mansion has always had contacts with Liu Haojia! He wrote a letter asking Duke Xu's government to send someone to help. Naturally, Duke Xu was happy to agree to such a simple task!
So he simply dispatched a large number of soldiers to control the pier and its surroundings, while the officer leading the team started selling salt directly at the pier! So when the people saw forty ships continuously transporting salt to the dock, their irrational buying emotions disappeared a lot, and order became much more stable! So at the end of the sale, out of forty shipments of salt, there were actually eight shipments left!
At the same time, the news that Wu'an Army had won two battles spread like a whirlwind throughout Jiangnan! Everyone knows that Wu Anjun is not easy to mess with. He can kill his opponents with less and win more, and he is still unscathed! This made all the salt lords who still wanted to take the lead become more honest!
Many small salt lords are even thinking about changing to other industries? What’s even more interesting is that there are quite a few little salt owls who decide to make one last profit! They actually openly found three places selling salt and negotiated to buy it, preparing to make a profit on the price difference before the low-priced salt was promoted to distant places! But it made Huang Guojun and others who were in charge of the affairs dumbfounded!
However, it is certainly decisive that they can be sent out to take charge alone! After they estimated how much salt was left, they decisively wholesaled the remaining salt in their hands, completely tearing apart the salt lord's network! At this point, the private salt network as dense as a cobweb controlled by Jiangnan salt merchants was completely wiped out by their continuous killings and divisions!
At the same time, a large amount of salt accumulated in Shandong was continuously transported to the Yangtze River by sea ships, and then transported to various places from various waterways connecting the Yangtze River! The river navy came forward to take over this business and added a lot of money to the pockets of the three generals! It has also allowed low-priced salt to continuously encroach on the market in Jiangnan. Now low-priced salt has begun to develop from cities on both sides of the Yangtze River to both sides!
As for the slowdown in salt field construction in Shandong, it has also accelerated again! Moreover, Zhang Zhi had money on hand, so he never asked for corvee, but always hired workers and paid them in full! Therefore, wherever they go, the people are cheering for joy, and they are even more energetic when they work, fearing that they will lose their livelihood!
So overall, the entire Daming salt market has been completely revitalized! But there are still a few most important issues that need to be addressed! That's what happened to the original salt merchants and salt factories. But he doesn't need to worry about these things, because Liu Haojia is handling these matters!
Just over twenty days after the war broke out in Yangzhou, the Wuning Houfu in the capital, which had not been used for a long time, was finally opened! However, there is still no change in appearance, and it still seems like there is no one there.
This mansion was given to Liu Haojia by Emperor Wanli in accordance with the rules when he became an earl. It is now a marquis mansion! It's just that after Liu Haojia got it, he only arranged for Sasou's people to station in it, and it was basically unused. He usually lives in Gu Ninghou Mansion. The opening of the Hou Mansion today was also for other things!
Now Liu Haojia is sitting in the lobby, with more than a dozen people kneeling in two rows in front of him! Most of them were Tailless Fish and some of the leaders, and two of the remaining people were the Jin Yiwei who were caught together with Tailless Fish. The other three people were the middle-aged scribe sent by the salt merchant to contact the tailless fish and his two followers!
The tailless fish and the others seemed to be in relatively good spirits, not suffering any abuse. The other five people were not so much kneeling there as they were lying there holding on! Judging from their faces and figures, they seemed to have suffered a great sin! Moreover, there was a rope tied around his body and his mouth was gagged!
But the strange thing is that although Liu Haojia kept staring at them, he never spoke, as if he was waiting for someone! Not long after, there were footsteps, and then Zhang Jia walked into the main hall in casual clothes with a young eunuch also in casual clothes!
He and Liu Haojia had a close friendship, and they were considered good friends. They didn't even need to report when they came in. But as soon as he entered the door and was about to speak, he was startled by two rows of people kneeling in the main hall! Then he showed a look of surprise.
At this time, Liu Haojia had already stood up and said, "Zhang Banban, I have to work hard for you to go there in person. It's really hard work!"
After returning the gift, Zhang Jia said: "We are still thinking about why we changed into casual clothes and brought people here. It turns out that you have such a group of people here! But why do you have them kneeling here so neatly?"
After he finished talking about the group of people he looked up and down, he said casually: "These people look like bandits! These two people are obviously from the army! As for these three people, they look like masters and servants who were born as scholars! These people are from all over the world. Yes, how did you bring them together?"
Hearing this, Liu Haojia laughed loudly and said, "We haven't seen each other for a few days. Zhang Banban's skills are getting better and better. He can tell the origins of these people at a glance. He is really amazing!"
Then Liu Haojia led Zhang Jia to the Tailless Fish, pointed at them and said: "These people are water bandits on the river. They were ordered by the salt merchants to intercept and kill the fleets transporting salt on the river. However, they failed and were arrested. Capture! But they know that their family is already destined to die, so they are willing to tell everything in order to spare their family members. I think I can agree to this!"
Zhang Jia said: "This is a small problem! If you let a few ant-like people go, let them go! But I'm afraid they will have to go to court twice before I can believe their confessions!"
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