"Do you know the price of salt in Yangzhou City?" Song Che looked at Jiang Yuntian and Liao Heng.
Jiang Yuntian shrugged, "I eat hundreds of meals, and I never care about food, rice, oil and salt."
Song Che smiled and said: "That's wrong at first. You have to start a family in the future, so it's better to learn some basics."
Jiang Yuntian said: "To be honest, my biggest wish in my life is to be a live-in son-in-law like Brother Song and have a soft meal."
Jiang Daxia, you are ambitious!
"It's about three hundred yuan per pound." Liao Heng said.
Song Che frowned, "So low?"
"Is it still low?" Liao Heng shook his head, "No wonder you are a son-in-law who lives a soft life. You are not a family member and don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are. If the price of salt exceeds one hundred yuan, it is considered expensive."
Song Che shook his head, "That's because you didn't know that the price of salt in Suzhou a month ago had risen to more than 500 yuan, and you couldn't even buy it with money."
Liao Heng sighed: "How can ordinary people live like this?"
"The biggest problem is not here," Song Che paused and then said:
"The reason why the price of salt in Suzhou City has increased is because of rogue bandits along the coast of Xiuzhou. But in terms of severity, it is far less than that in Huainan;
But in Huainan, where the Japanese invasion is more serious, the price of salt is lower than in Suzhou, where the Japanese invasion is less serious. Don't you think it's strange? "
He then asked Liao Heng: "Is there a situation where the supply exceeds the demand for the broken promises in Yangzhou City?"
Liao Heng pursed his lips, "It's a bit expensive, but there's plenty of salt."
Song Che said: "This shows that someone is controlling the price of salt, and it is the Yang family who runs the salt farm."
Why can the Yang family ensure a continuous supply of salt?
Because they have a close relationship with Japanese pirates.
Liao Heng added: "In fact, the Yang family's business does not end at home. Before the pirates were rampant, the Yang family went north to Korea, east to Japan, and south to Nanyang. The surrounding small countries all had their business."
Giving money to bandits and pirates to ensure the smooth flow of their goods is a common method used by businessmen.
"You've been analyzing it for a long time, so how should we defeat the Yang family?"
Jiang Daxia is more down-to-earth.
Song Che shook his head and uttered only one word: "Difficult."
Smart businessmen who work in gray industries will always hide themselves well. It is difficult to uproot the deep-rooted tree of the Yang family based on mere speculation without substantive evidence.
"Whether it's difficult is one thing, whether it's feasible is another." Liao Heng looked at Song Che trustingly: "You will return to Yangzhou again, which means you have a perfect plan."
Song Che smiled and said, "In your minds, am I really that big?"
Liao Heng squinted his eyes: "You wet your shoes."
"Not only does he wet his shoes, but he also likes to show off," Jiang Yuntian raised the sword in his hand, "Like me, no matter what I say or do, I am clean and tidy. If I can cut off the head with one sword, I will never stab him with the second sword."
Song Che laughed loudly and showed three fingers:
"It takes three punches to kill the Yang family——
The first punch is power.
The second punch, money.
The third punch is force. "
With that said, he stood up and came to the bedside, pulled out a box from under the bed, and opened it to reveal a glittering gold ingot.
Liao Heng laughed while drinking: "It seems that your private money at home is also hidden under the bed."
Song Che pointed to the box full of gold and told Liao Heng: "There are one thousand taels of gold in this box. You will take it back to the state capital later, take 500 taels and give it to the newly appointed pacifier, and the remaining five One hundred taels to take care of other officials in the Zhou Mansion."
Bribery is the most direct way to obtain power.
Liao Heng said: "The new one is called Li Zhi. He is a member of the Privy Council in Beijing and leads the Huainan pacification envoy. He is a close subordinate of Gao Chen. You don't need to give him money, he will be on our side. What's more, when he first arrived in the state capital, the boxes sent by the Yang family were much bigger than yours. He didn't even want them."
"Wrong. It's not that he doesn't want it, but he doesn't dare to ask for it. Because the gold sent by the Yang family is a blatant bribe, while I am a gift between friends, with completely different nature."
As the saying goes, take advantage of others' shortcomings and take advantage of others' softness.
The money must be there!
Only if you have the right, can you achieve it!
"Brother Jiang, what are you doing in Yangzhou this month?" Song Che suddenly asked Jiang Yuntian.
"me?"
Jiang Yuntian thought for a moment, looked solemn, and finally complained to Liao Heng: "Speaking of which, I don't know what I am doing. I am clearly here to kill Japanese pirates and protect my country, but it seems that I have become this guy's subordinate. He calls me here and there all day long."
He asked Liao Heng again: "Do you think it is natural for everyone to be controlled by you?"
Liao Heng rolled his eyes: "I eat, drink wine, go shopping, and even use my toilet paper to wipe my buttocks. How dare you say that!"
Jiang Yun rubbed his nose vigorously: "These are not things that a man should do. I should go straight to fight the Japanese pirates."
"Well said!" Song Che clapped his hands and applauded: "Brother Liao, why don't you satisfy Brother Jiang and arrange for him to have a military general in Yangzhou City?"
"You think I have three heads and six arms!"
Liao Heng said: "I am just a minor registrar. A military commander is an official of the imperial court. No matter how high his martial arts skills are, he must report to the capital and be rewarded based on his merits. Only if he has a legitimate name and is naturalized can he be granted a title."
"Then find him an official position that does not require reporting and has high power." Song Che and Liao Heng poured a glass of wine, handed it to his mouth and said with a smile, "There must be one, right?"
"Of course I have it." Liao Heng grabbed the wine glass, "With Brother Jiang's force, he can be a 'regiment training instructor' and be responsible for teaching army guns and clubs. Although he does not have a national salary, he is paid by the state government."
It’s really time for these veteran soldiers in Jiangnan to find a master to train them.
Jiang Yuntian came excitedly and asked, "How many people are in charge?"
Liao Heng said: "There are five thousand soldiers and horses left in Yangzhou. You should take charge of the five thousand people, but you are only responsible for their guns, sticks and fists, and you have no power to command and mobilize them."
Jiang Yuntian pinched his chin and felt happy: "That's not bad. If Master knows that I have taken care of five thousand people just after I came out of the mountain, I will definitely be happy and live a few more years."
"Are you sure about this?" Song Che asked Liao Heng for confirmation.
Liao Heng said: "Sending such a large box of gold to the state capital can be counted as a purchase."
"Okay!" Song Che went to Jiang Yuntian again and told him: "Brother Jiang, when you become the regiment training coach, you must help me pay attention in the army and select 120 people with superb riding and archery skills. I have a lot of people." usefulness!"
Jiang Yuntian patted his chest to indicate that there was no problem.
"The fist of power is held by the state capital behind Brother Liao; the fist of force is held by the army where Brother Jiang belongs; the fist of money is held by me personally; with these three fists, the Yang family will surely be defeated. Smashed to death in Yangzhou City - I call this plan the 'Jin Fu Plan'!"
"Why is it called Jinfu Project?"
"It's because of boxing."
"Brother Song always speaks so shockingly."
"This is a very good plan. You should drink three large cups!"
The three of them raised their glasses and drank together.
"By the way, what has Yang Song been doing this month?" Song Che suddenly asked.
"He is busy dealing with three things," Liao Heng said: "First, his father's funeral, second, his father's illegitimate son, and third, his father's name as president."
President of Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce?
Song Che's eyes lit up.
"Deliberate punch!!!"
