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Liu family.
Liu Zhan is already sixty-eight years old. He is sitting in a wicker chair under the tree, with the dappled sunlight shining on him. There are two young maids waiting on him.
The servant approached and reported softly: "Old Master, Sun De, the ambassador of Huai'an Approval and Inspection Institute, is here."
"How many gifts did you bring?"
Liu Zhan opened his mouth and asked.
The servant smiled and said: "Two boxes, they look quite heavy."
Liu Zhanben waved his hand with a look of disdain: "Two boxes are not worthy of seeing me. Let him see the second master if he has anything to do."
The servant nodded in agreement.
Liu Ning was Liu Zhan's second son and was responsible for taking care of the affairs of the Liu family. When he saw Sun De coming to visit, he didn't mind that Sun De had less than a thousand taels of silver and asked him politely.
Sun De exchanged a few words of greetings and then got to the point: "In a few days, the emperor will arrive in Yangzhou. If the emperor inspects the transfer envoys and inspection offices of the two Huaihe capitals, if there is no internal merchants selling salt, everyone will be idle, I am afraid that There will be trouble. How about letting the internal merchants take back some of the salt from the border merchants, so that things can be easier to handle?"
Liu Ning knew Sun De's concerns. Zhu Yunwen was good at observing people's sentiments. He was not afraid of him going to the Lianghuai Capital to transfer envoys, but he was afraid that he would go to the salt field or batch inspection office. If there were no merchants or clerks in these two places, things would be in trouble. .
But at this time, if the internal merchants are allowed to divert the salt from the border merchants, the three or four months of operation will be in vain. I originally wanted to take a bite of the meat from the border merchants, but now I see that the meat is about to be cooked. Are you telling me to dump it?
Liu Ning looked at Sun De seriously: "Ambassador Sun, it is not feasible to let domestic merchants take away the salt from border merchants. It has been operating for a long time, and it seems that border merchants will be unable to bear it. If they are discouraged at this juncture, border merchants will not be able to bear it. They will be sold at a discount, and they may even threaten us with a price increase."
When Sun De saw what Liu Ning said, his heart sank: "But the salt field and the batch laboratory cannot be empty..."
Liu Ning said with a cold face: "Don't you know how to find someone when there is no one? No matter how hard it is, it doesn't matter whether it's a kitchen owner or a clerk, just let them pretend to be merchants to collect salt and fool the emperor's eyes. The emperor is precious, even if he goes to the salt field With the batch inspection institute, that is, just for a look, it is impossible to stay long."
Sun De was helpless and could only do this after thinking about it.
Just when Sun De was about to leave, the housekeeper hurried in. Seeing that Sun De was there, he leaned into Liu Ning's ear and whispered: "Second Master, someone is buying Yanyin in large quantities, and the prices are the same as in previous years."
Liu Ning's eyes turned cold, sharp murderous intent flashed out, and he glanced at Sun De: "Go back and make arrangements. I will handle this matter."
Although Sun De didn't know what happened, he could feel Liu Ning's murderous intent at that moment, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions and left. After Sun De walked out of Liu's house, before returning to the laboratory in Huai'an, he heard the shocking news:
Some people wantonly purchased warehouse notes and salt from border merchants.
Sun De didn't know who was so bold and dared to confront the Liu family. No matter who the other party was, he was dead. Sun De did not intend to stay in the Yang family, but wanted to leave Yangzhou immediately.
While passing through an alleyway, Sun De was thinking deeply about the follow-up arrangements. He didn't want to bump into someone without paying much attention to the road. He stepped back two steps, his arm hurt a little, and he couldn't help shouting: "You don't have fucking eyes when you walk?"
"puff!"
A fist hit Sun De directly in the abdomen. Sun De suddenly bent over uncontrollably. Just when he felt something coming out of the corner of his mouth, he received a blow on the back of his neck and fainted immediately.
Sun De was covered with a sack and carried onto the ship.
Liu Ning was getting angry at this time. The Liu family had been operating for so long just to make the border merchants suffer and had to sell the salt in their hands at a low price. But now they jumped out to collect the salt directly, or in large quantities. , go to last year’s price!
Liu Zhan looked at the angry Liu Ning, pondered for a while, and then smiled: "So what if he bought the salt yin? With the salt yin in his hand, can he take out the salt? If he can't take out the salt, it's just a pile of waste." Paper."
Liu Ning understood what his father Liu Zhan meant. After all, the most critical link was to collect salt at the end of the game. Without the Liu family's words, no salt farm could release salt, and no batch laboratory could release him.
Spending a lot of money on a bunch of waste paper is stupid.
Liu Ning wanted to understand, but was still a little unwilling: "Father, someone is against us. Do you want to teach him a lesson? Otherwise, how will other people see us?"
Liu Zhan chuckled, waved his hand and said, "It's not necessary. We have the final say in the salt field and the batch laboratory. It won't be long before he knows how stupid he is and will cry and beg for someone to buy him." Shiohiki."
Liu Ning thought about it, and it was the same. Making the consequences clear for everyone to see was far more effective than other preaching.
Zhu Yunwen released the news and threw out the bait, but he did not wait for the big fish to take the bait, but only small fish and shrimps. There were many people in Yangzhou city who wanted to show their loyalty to the immortal pine, and there were also many people who came forward to warn Zhu Yunwen to be careful not to fall when he walked.
Seeing that there was no movement from the Liu family, Xia Yuanji made a suggestion: "Bian Shang is happy to buy Yanyin so that he can leave Yangzhou City as soon as possible. We are not the only ones who have bought Yanyin today, and the other party is still calm. I'm afraid it will be accurate." We can't afford to leave the game behind."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded: "Your analysis is correct. They want us to watch Yan Yin become waste paper. If this is the case, then we will withdraw a batch of salt and come out. Will he still be able to do anything by then?"
"This person controls the salt field and the laboratory. We deal with him as a businessman. I'm afraid we won't be able to pass the test."
Xie Jin reminded.
Zhu Yunwen said calmly: "I have my own arrangements for this. When news spreads to the outside world, it is said that the Nian family will pay for the salt within two days. At that time, they are willing to sell it to water dealers at the average annual price."
Xia Yuanji and Xie Jin looked at each other and saw that Zhu Yunwen was confident, so they nodded in agreement.
The place where salt is distributed is in the salt field. There is no salt field in Yangzhou city itself. Although there is a salt transfer department in the Huaihe River, there is a salt field less than fifty miles away from Yangzhou. Although its output is less than 10,000 yuan, all of it is given away. , and only six thousand yin, but Zhu Yunwen just wanted to tell others that he could really use the salt yin branch to take out salt, that's all.
The news of Zhu Yunwen's escape caused a sensation in Yangzhou City. Countless salt merchants were talking about it. They didn't know where the six hundred people came from. After being warned, they not only refused to restrain themselves, but also dared to extend their hands to a piece of salt.
Just when a group of domestic businessmen were waiting to see the good show, news suddenly came that 10,000 yuan of salt had been withdrawn from the salt farm in the year 600, and it would arrive in Yangzhou City in the near future.
Some well-informed insiders started to panic, really panic.
In the past, the old man Liu Zhan had the final say. He said what should be done and everyone should do it. If he said he would not accept salt imports from border merchants, then everyone would not accept it and wait for the opportunity to make a fortune.
But now the situation has suddenly changed. The person who bought the salt yin from the border merchant is Nian Liubai. Not only does this person have salt yin in his hands, but he can also really bring out the salt. This means that Nian Liubai has broken the right to speak of Bu Laosong. With monopoly, it directly became another immortal pine.
Now in Yangzhou city, whoever holds the salt is the boss.
The merchants are very anxious to get angry. Just imagine, if Nian Liubai holds a huge amount of salt and can take out the salt smoothly, then he can become the only merchant in Yangzhou!
Do you still have to worry about selling when you have a lot of salt in your hands?
No worries!
In the past, Bulaosong was suppressed and it was difficult for water dealers to buy it, but now that the six hundred and sixty-year-old can take away the salt under the nose of Bulaosong, what are the water dealers afraid of? At worst, I'll just spend 600 yuan a year to buy salt.
Water merchants are not in a hurry, but domestic merchants are anxious.
A large amount of salt from border merchants was confiscated in just one day on the 6th of the year, leaving countless domestic merchants without a single salt. Without salt, it means that it is impossible to withdraw salt. Failure to withdraw salt means that you will not get a penny. earn……
The problem is huge.
Everyone inside the business is in danger, and everyone knows that if Nian Liubai takes away all the salt, the business will not be able to open this year. Failure to open means that it will have to rest on its laurels.
No businessman would be willing to rest on his laurels. For the sake of their own interests, some internal businessmen went to Liu Zhan and Liu Ning to intercede, and begged them to allow the internal businessmen to purchase the remaining salt. Liu Zhan had not yet made a decision. Some merchants were secretly collecting salt, and for a while, the value of salt in Yangzhou City rose.
Zhu Yunwen sized up the situation and relied on his tyrannical financial resources and the full support of the central bank. In just two days, he received 170,000 citations at prices ranging from 650 to 700 citations per citation, and only had more than 20,000 citations. They may be left in the hands of border merchants, or secretly purchased by domestic merchants.
Most of the merchants had nothing in their hands and didn't see a single salt quote. In this case, the merchants fell into loss and uneasiness. On the 14th, when they visited Liu Zhan to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in advance, the house was full. But few of the guests and friends could laugh.
Everyone is following Liu Zhan's instructions, but now everyone is at a loss. Seeing that there is no food to eat, shouldn't you, the old pine, send a message?
Liu Zhan was also very frightened during this period. Logically speaking, no matter who wanted to be punished, he had to get his approval. However, strange things happened one after another. This ignorant Nian Liubai actually persuaded Lianghuai to do so. Ding Chuchen, the capital transport envoy of the Department of Transport Salt Envoy, personally went to help transport the salt.
Du Zhuan is the leader of the Lianghuai Salt Administration. Ding Chuchen was greedy in the past, but he also knew how to measure. He accepted many benefits from Liu Zhan and turned a blind eye to what Liu Zhan did. After all, no matter what No matter what Liu Zhan ordered, how the Lianghuai Salt Transfer Department should sell salt or how to sell salt. In the end, the salt would not be sold less.
Liu Zhan also knew this, but who knew that the measured Ding Chuchen would become disobedient. Even if he hinted that the other party had something to do with him, he would still insist on doing things according to the so-called procedures.
It's okay for Ding Chuchen to be disobedient. After all, he is a big shot. But if the people in the laboratory are disobedient, then the problem is too serious. For example, Sun De, this guy is a dog raised by Liu Zhan. Liu Zhan personally supported him and placed him in the laboratory.
As long as Sun De is here, even if Ding Chuchen lets the salt out of the salt field, Sun De can still find a way to prevent a six hundred-year-old man from leaving even a grain of salt. But strangely, Sun De actually nodded in agreement and approved a batch of salt to leave the batch laboratory.
Liu Zhan didn't know what was happening behind this, but he could feel that the danger was already at the door.
