After more than a month, the final disposition of the matter came down by the imperial court.

Although Zhang Liandeng caused trouble with such a concerto, after all, he read it for the sake of sharing worries for the country, and then admitted his mistakes with a positive attitude, and cried bitterly, which calmed down the anger in the heart of the good-faced Kangxi Emperor, and he resigned from his post and returned to his hometown to farm.

Even though there are still some Qingliu imperial histories shouting and shouting and killing, they are not mainstream voices after all. Zhang Liandeng, who learned that he had escaped the catastrophe, took his family back to his hometown in Xianyang overnight, and never dared to take a step out of Xianyang again.

However, Zhang Liandeng left, but the throne of the governor of Hubei that he vacated attracted the attention of many people. After some operation, Man Pi's letter played a role, and promoted the right attendant of the Criminal Department, Lang Xiande, to be promoted to the governor of Hubei, from the perspective of official character, the right attendant of the Criminal Department is only from the second grade, and the governor of Hubei is the second grade, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he moved to the right.

What's more, being a right-hand servant with no real power in the Criminal Department, compared with being a local magistrate on the powerful side, fools know how to choose. After Xiande took over, he was also very grateful to Dade, and after he arrived in October, he went to visit the governor Manpi, and his posture was very low, and Manpi was also quite useful, so he opened the middle door to welcome Xiande to the palace.

At the time of the staggered banquet, Xiande asked about the reason for the incident, and Man Pi proudly added oil and vinegar to narrate, the old Beijing's uncle had a sharp mouth, and the whole thing was out of the blue.

After hearing this, Xiande not only lamented that Zhang Liandeng had died by himself, but he was obsessed with the name Ning Zhongyuan, and said with emotion: "I often hear people say that only Chu is talented, but now he has not yet arrived, and he has already experienced it." ”

Man Pi said with a smile: "This Ning Zhongyuan's disaster is not small, originally he couldn't escape this time, but this Ning family also has a deep foundation, and he has passed the test in confusion, and now he is still leading his Hanyang camp." Lord Xiande, I need to mention a little more in the future! ”

Xiande has been an official in the capital all the year round, and has developed a cautious temperament, but when it comes to the place, this mind begins to come alive, and he said tentatively: "It is said that this Ning family has asked for your head, and is willing to pay 50,000 taels of silver to protect people?" ”

Man Pi smiled, picked up the shrunken bream on the table, and said with a smile: "This fish is only produced in Fankou, Wuchang, where the water is swirling, the deep pool is bottomless, it is very difficult to catch, and sometimes it will drown people, but there are still many people who work hard to catch it, why?" It's just because the fish tastes so delicious. ”

Hearing that Man Pi meant something, Xiande hurriedly took a chopstick and shrunk the bream, put it in his mouth and savored it, but the smile on his face became thicker and thicker.

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At this time, in the old house of the Xiaogan Ning family, the Ning brothers also gathered here, which is also the tradition of the Ning family, and every time there is a major event, they will discuss it collectively.

Ning Zhonghai's face was red, and he said with a smile: "Now the Yunmeng Salt Mine has produced more than 3,000 stones of salt, and the speed of salt production can continue to accelerate, and this sales are not worrying now, 5,000 taels of silver are recorded before and after, don't look at the small amount now, but this market is quite large, I estimate it, and then increase the manpower, and there will be 20,000 stones of salt every month, and by this time next year, there will be 500,000 stones of salt in a year." ”

500,000 stones, which will be 50,000 tons in the next generation, can be said to be too small to be a small number, but it is an astronomical amount today. According to the price of Huguang private salt in the 58th year of Kangxi, this 500,000 stone salt can be sold for 800,000 taels of silver.

You must know that with the huge Ning family's industry, the income in a year is only 250,000 taels, but one Yunmeng salt mine is enough to cover the net income of the Ning family for three years.

Ning Zhongjing sighed: "This salt profit can be called a cornucopia, and it is fortunate that Yu'er. However, Yu'er is becoming more and more capable, not to mention this tossing a salt mine, and now another iron mine has been found in Yunmeng, it is said that Yu'er has made a blast furnace iron-making method, and it is said that the mine can produce steel! ”

This remark shocked everyone, in this era, even fine iron can be sold at a high price, and this steel is even more unbelievable.

Ning Zhongyuan said with a smile: "Now my Ning family's industry is thriving, thanks to the strong support of your brothers. Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

Ning Zhongjing continued: "Huitong Qianzhuang is also on the right track, and now the Huguang family involved in this area, in addition to Cheng Zheng's two families, there are three families such as Li, Wang, and Xue, and there are more than a dozen other small and medium-sized families, but their shares are scarce, so there are only a few joint representatives. ”

"This is also a loss of private salt, so that these families flock to it, and now the shares of light have been sold out of 300 percent, and 800,000 taels of silver have come back, of which 10% of the shares have been given to Man Pi."

Ning Zhongyuan snorted coldly: "This big rat, originally planned to only give him 50,000 taels of silver, but this old bastard was unwilling to bite the hook. In order to pass this level, I had to give a hundred shares. However, the shares held by my Ning family are still the majority. ”

Ning Zhongyi frowned slightly and said: "Second brother, the atmosphere in this court is a little wrong recently, after Zhang Lian went down, this new Xiande came to embarrass the second brother again and again, and he hinted at benefits at every turn." After all, this Man Pi is the governor, and he can't interfere in local civil affairs, plus he also has ulterior motives, but this time is quite hateful. ”

Ning Zhongjing also sighed and said: "Yes, since this Xiande arrived, he has asked my Ning family for 30,000 taels of silver in various names, although this amount is not particularly large, but if it continues forever, I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain." ”

Ning Zhongyuan snorted coldly: "I have long seen the faces of Man Pi and Xiande, it is clearly a nest of snakes and rats, looking at my Ning family is a piece of fat, everyone wants to come and take two bites!" Sending them money now is just an opportunity to delay time, if the situation changes, Lao Tzu must personally cut them down! ”

"The top priority now is to keep a low profile and accumulate strength, even if there are changes in the future, my Ning family is not a fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered!" These words are said with taboos.

However, in the eyes of today's Ning family brothers, this so-called imperial court has been eroding their own interests, and they have long hated it in their hearts, but now they feel extremely happy when they hear these words.

Ning Zhongyi's temperament is rough on the outside and fine on the inside, and he sneered: "Second brother, my Ning family has been operating in Huguang for a hundred years, and it is not easy to get along, if you are in a hurry... Hum! ”

Now it is only the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi, even if it is counted from the beginning of Shunzhi, it has only been seventy or eighty years since the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, which is far from being deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the spontaneous anti-Qing struggle among the people has never stopped, so it is not surprising that the Ning brothers have this idea.

Ning Zhongyuan knew that if he continued to develop like this, he would be swallowed up sooner or later, so the little worry in his heart was also thrown out of the clouds, and he said resolutely: "Brothers, now we should speed up the development of my Ning family, as for Yu'er's side, I also need more support, to others, more people, more silver!" ”