"With the official certificate issued by Yizhou Prefecture, the eldest son can rest assured."
Tian Mi said repeatedly.
Gao Kan frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked suspiciously: "Since you already have an official certificate, why do you need to find another way? Even if you can't sell it privately, you can also resell it to the official family and use it as official salt. Why bother yourself anymore?"
"The eldest son knows that these people are outsiders. They traveled all the way from Yizhou Prefecture through mountains and rivers. They suffered all the hardships on the way. There were more than ten brothers when we set out, but when we arrived in Bianjing, there were less than seven left."
Tian Mi turned his eyes, took a look at the color on Gao Kan's face, and then continued: "But after arriving in Tokyo, they realized that the world was very difficult. They had no acquaintances and no connections, and they had nothing to do with the good guys in the two cars. I didn’t know where to send the salt, so I went to the street market to be scolded by local gangsters, and when I went to the Yanguan Yamen, I was also made difficult by the servants who demanded filial piety.”
"But they don't even have money for hotel and food, so how can they have money to show their respect?"
Hearing this, Gao Kan understood immediately.
It turned out that this group of people came from Yizhou and suffered a lot of hardships on the way, and most of their personnel were lost.
Even if the remaining people arrived in Bianjing, they were not familiar with the place and could not go anywhere. After wandering around for many days, they spent all the money they had left on them.
If there is no way out, I am afraid that I will starve to death guarding Jinshan.
Although Tokyo Prefecture is extremely prosperous, unfortunately it is not a place where outsiders can settle casually, so they must find a stable backer.
I don’t know what method I used to find Xue Er, and I had to go around a lot before I got here.
With his thoughts clear, Gao Kan waved his hand and said, "In that case, let them come to my house to see me."
"I understand, thank you very much, eldest son. I will go back and explain to Xue Er now." Tian Mi was very happy when he saw this, and went there with many thanks.
This time it's not that he collected a lot of money from these people to do good things.
It was the Salt Road, which was so profitable that Gaokan agreed to come down as a guarantee, and this steady stream of money could be pocketed.
There is no other accounting office in Gaoyan, so it is just like running your own business if it is not left to them.
Who wouldn’t be happy with such incredible wealth?
Turning to the afternoon, Tian Mi indeed brought someone to his house to give him something difficult.
In the lobby, Gao Kan sat on the throne, half lying down, holding a purple clay teapot in his hand and taking a sip of tea.
"Tian Mi, who is this person in the hall?"
Tian Milian stepped forward and said: "Reporting to the eldest son, here are the three brothers Liu Jing, Liu An, and Liu Kang from the Yan people of Yizhou Prefecture, as well as the two porters Wang Erniu and He Yi who are traveling with them."
Hearing this, Gao Kan raised his eyes and glanced at them, and then said: "You five people have come to see me, what do you want to do?"
Liu Jing, the eldest brother among the three brothers of the Liu family, heard the sound, stepped forward and said, "I want the eldest son to know. I have heard that the eldest son is generous and generous, and can help people in urgent need. My four brothers are originally from Yizhou Prefecture, and there is an ancestral salt well in our family." , with annual output, in previous years it was entrusted to the government and local salt merchants."
"Unfortunately, I was killed by a traitor this year, and I was stuck waiting for a way out. I had no choice but to come to Bianjing to sell."
"I lost several brothers on the road. I finally reached Tokyo Prefecture, but I didn't know the way. I was stranded at the post station for many days. Only then did I get some advice from shopkeeper Xu. I knew the young master and came here to ask for my kindness."
Hearing Liu Jing's words, Gao Kan's expression changed and he asked again: "Who is this traitor and how did he harm you?"
"I don't dare to hide it from the eldest son. The traitor calls him the 'Drinking Immortal' Ma Ji. He was originally an idle rogue in the local area, but later he went to Luocao on Duankou Mountain and became the mountain king on the mountain, causing trouble every time."
Liu Jing said honestly: "The little man is living in the Duankou Mountain area. In previous years, it was easy to pay him money, but at the beginning of this year, he brought his people to get the house immediately. He insisted on selling the salt well, and threatened him with words, and also ordered people to seal the house. There were four ways out, and we were able to get out under the cover of night."
"I was thinking of selling this coarse salt to get some money so I could go back and hire someone to protect me, but now there is no way out."
It turns out that Liu Jing's family was cut off from their livelihood by bandits.
He said that he wanted to buy his family's salt well. I'm afraid that if the agreement was established, he would be killed if he couldn't get the money.
As for how a small mountain king could have such great power and dare to break up a family like Liu Jing's family that has been selling salt in the local area for generations, I'm afraid he has colluded with the local government.
After thinking about it, Gao Kan had an idea in his mind and said: "You can ask me to save you, but you have to agree to my matter first."
"Please give me your instructions, Master," Liu Jing said.
"How much does your salt well cost?" Gao Kan asked directly.
When Liu Jing heard this, his expression changed, and he subconsciously looked at Tian Mi aside.
Tian Mi didn't dare to give Gao Kan a compliment in front of him, so he kept his head down and ignored him.
Seeing this, Liu Jing had no choice but to say: "I dare not hide it from the eldest son. If my salt well is sold, the price will be at least one hundred thousand taels!"
A salt well is still in Yizhou Prefecture, thousands of miles away from Bianjing.
The price is 100,000 yuan, which is not far from the sky-high price.
The meaning of Liu Jing's words was that he didn't want the seller to pass on the salt well. He just wanted to ask Gao Kan for help and just handed over the coarse salt in his hand.
But Gao Kan wanted to help, but how could he just help? What he wanted was this way of making money.
So when they met, he waved his hand and said: "I'm afraid your salt well must fall from the sky and take root on the ground to be worth such a price. I don't have the ability, so I'd better look elsewhere!"
After the words fell, Liu Jing and others were not anxious. Instead, Tian Mi became anxious and pulled Liu Jing.
"Brother Liu, what did I tell you when I came here? Why are you so ignorant?"
After saying that, he quickly saluted Gaokan and said, "Don't be upset, eldest son. Let the villain explain to him again and he will understand."
"Well, you guys can talk slowly and come back to me when you're done."
Waving his hands calmly, Gao Kan stood up and left.
Just kidding, a guy whose life is in danger, you beg him to save his life, and you still want to play tricks on him?
I just don't want that salt well with a high ridge. If I want to save the lives of the Liu family, I have to take at least half of it.
Otherwise, if he just says he doesn't care about this matter, it will be difficult for the few people in Tokyo to find a way out, and those in Yizhou Prefecture will sooner or later be killed by the bandits.
No matter how Tian Mi discussed with the others, Gao Kan was enjoying the flowers and drinking tea in the backyard.
After about a while of touching a stick of incense, Tian Mi went to the backyard to find Gao Kan under the guidance of his subordinates.
Seeing him coming, Gao Kan glanced at him and asked, "How's it going? Is it settled?"
"Reporting to the eldest young master, the deal is settled. Liu Jing is a stupid person. He didn't understand it at first. After the villain explained it, he realized how powerful it is. He is willing to give half of the salt well in exchange for the lives of the young master and his family." Tian Milian said.
That's right, Gao Kan's help was not to help Liu Jing and others find a way to sell their coarse salt in Tokyo Prefecture, but to save the lives of the entire Liu family.
Since it's life-saving, the price is naturally higher.
