"The reason why I pretended to be a salt merchant was that I realized that Japanese pirates had infiltrated into Huainan and made profits by smuggling salt to fund the Japanese pirates."
Ning Yehong said to Song Che, who was pressed under her: "I saved you that night, you owe me your life, and just now I let your maid stay in my carriage, and you owe me a favor, so you must help me, This is a business, do you admit it?"
Song Che said bitterly: "At least you asked me to turn over and talk. I've eaten up all the snow."
"Don't do any tricks, otherwise it will tear you apart, which is no joke."
Ning Yehong clasped Song Che's hands, and turned Song Che over with a gentle lift, with her butt pressed against her stomach, her legs clamped around her waist, one hand stretching her chest, and the other Capture the wrist.
Song Che chuckled. Regardless of the pain, he liked this posture very much.
Ning Yehong used a secret force to grab Song Che's chest. The pain made him suck in cold air and he no longer smiled.
"Say it!"
"What do you want me to say? You know that I am just a small trader. I don't understand the salt business at all."
"You really don't understand?"
"I really don't understand."
"Then I'll pinch you till you're completely naked."
"etc!"
Song Che hurriedly stopped and said helplessly: "You have to tell me what you found out during the days when you were pretending to be a salt merchant, right? It can be a guess or a suspicion. It can't just be a saying that the Japanese pirates have a conspiracy and I am an immortal descended to earth. No idea."
Ning Yehong raised her head, thought for a moment, looked solemn, suddenly realized, shook her head and said: "Nothing was found."
Song Che narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Ning Yehong was quite ashamed, tilting her head and humming softly: "Since the government opened up the salt industry, there are hundreds of salt dealers in Huainan. As long as there is a market, they can go to the salt field to buy whatever they want. All I can do is Pretending to be a salt merchant, I secretly keep an eye on their movements, but there are so many people, how can I find out?"
Song Che said: "It seems that those people are very smart and know how to 'fish in troubled waters'."
Ning Yehong pointed in the direction of Qiufeng Pavilion: "Including those salt dealers, who can tell whether they are serious or not?"
Song Che said: "I remember that the transfer envoy to Huainan is called 'Kang Ming', and he is the current magistrate of Chuzhou. Have you checked this big tiger?"
"I've checked it a long time ago."
Ning Yehong said: "Kang Ming was originally a member of Master Jia's party. At first, he tried to show off his power, but after Master Jia was expelled from the capital and Li Youtian was killed by Japanese pirates, he completely turned to Mr. Gao;
Kang Ming launched the "salt introduction" policy with the purpose of alleviating the salt shortage in Huainan. There is nothing questionable about his actions. "
"That's because he hid the fox's tail so deep that you can't see it."
"You mean? He is also suspected of colluding with Japanese pirates?"
"There shouldn't be any direct relationship," Song Che shook his head and said, "He is a transfer envoy and is in charge of the finances of the entire Huainan. He can make a lot of money by just issuing a few policies, so there is no need to personally contact the Japanese pirates. ? Not only did he lose his head and his black hat, but he also wanted to kill everyone in his family. No high-ranking official would be so stupid."
Ning Yehong loosened her restraint on Song Che, and rode her whole body on Song Che. She put her hands on Song Che's shoulders and looked at Song Che face to face, her eyes full of urgency.
Song Che pretended to be shy, tilted his head and muttered: "Nvxia Ning, I won't be able to stand you being so domineering..."
"I see that your scar has healed and you have forgotten the pain. Can you let me pinch you a couple more times?"
"I have a clue!"
Song Che hurriedly said: "Kang Ming launched the 'salt introduction' policy. On the one hand, it is to alleviate people's livelihood problems. On the other hand, it is probably to provide legal and reasonable channels for the group of businessmen who colluded with the Japanese pirates——
I asked the small salt dealers who were accompanying me before and learned that they actually do not make money selling salt. The real profits are made by large trading houses like your Chu family;
What is this indicating? It shows that these small vendors are simply foils, disturbing our vision and 'muddy waters' in troubled waters. "
"But there are also many large trading houses selling salt in Huainan."
"Indeed, many companies, including me, also want to get a share of the salt business, but you have to understand that not every trading house has such courage and opportunities," Song Che asked Ning Yehong again:
"Let me ask you, when the Japanese pirates were rampant in Longkou Port, how many big businessmen dared to go to Yancheng to sell salt like your Chu family?"
Ning Yehong shook her head: "Indeed not. Large caravans are often the primary target for interception by Japanese pirates."
"So, generally those who follow the trend of selling salt are the small traders in Qiufeng Pavilion who are forced to take risks to make a living." Song Che paused and then said:
"You, the Chu family, dare to sell salt because you have the ability, and those other big merchants who dare to wander on the front line are probably colluding with the Japanese pirates and opening up routes;
Who is the largest salt merchant in Huainan?
Naturally, it’s the Yang family.
What was the strength of the Yang family in the past?
The richest man in Jiangnan and the president of the Chamber of Commerce can shake up the entire Jiangnan business community with just one move. All the big businessmen you can name in Huainan are controlled by them;
It is an indisputable fact that the Yang family colluded with Japanese pirates, so will other trading firms previously controlled by the Yang family collude with the same? "
Ning Yehong pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "I'm going to check out all the profiteers in the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce!"
"Hey, that's not necessary."
Song Che smiled proudly: "To be honest, Song is now the president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce. I know all about the local members. Most of them are doing serious business, so there is no need to bother and check."
Ning Yehong stared at Song Che for a long time and said casually: "It's amazing."
"Back to business."
Song Che said: "The Yang family has three large salt farms in Chuzhou. I don't know exactly where they are. Although the Yang family has fallen, the salt farms must still be there;
Large commercial banks purchase at the big salt fields, and small traders purchase at the small salt fields. In these three large salt fields of the Yang family, there must be more than one person in the Yang family transshipping;
Then, you can follow the line of the salt farm and check to see which other firms have purchased salt from the Yang family salt farm, and which firms have not been hijacked by Japanese pirates during the transit after purchasing the salt.
Those who meet these two conditions are most likely thieves and merchants who collude with Japanese pirates. "
Song Che moistened his lips with his tongue, "My mouth is already dry. Is Ning Nuxia now satisfied?"
There were thousands of emotions in Ning Yehong's eyes, but she didn't know how to express them. She sighed softly: "Song Che, sometimes I really doubt that you came from the sky. Your words, deeds, and actions are all very different from us. .”
She leaned over to remove the restraints from Song Che's wrists, "I am rude to you today because of my personal actions. I hope you will not take your anger out on others."
As she said this, she was about to stand up. Song Che's hands that were able to break free suddenly held her waist, pushed her back on her body, and said with a smile:
"Ning Nuxia, in fact, I can still eat this beauty trap, even in the snow."
