"Do you know why the imperial court has only disposed of Kong Dayu so far?" In the lobby of the Yamen of the transfer envoy, Zhang Huangyan opened the door and asked directly about the various salt merchants below.

At this time, most of the salt merchants were still in shock.

They never expected that the transfer envoy from Sanpin would be so young, and most people recognized it, just yesterday, when Xingguo Gong named Zhang Huangyan in public, it was this young man who came out.

From this, they get a lot of information.

For example, this Zhang Huangyan is just a person, and he didn't have any official position before, but now he has obtained the position of a high-ranking official, and he must be grateful to the imperial court. In addition, he is so young, he must be more reckless, and if he feels dissatisfied, he is likely to mess around.

In addition, there were soldiers and brocade guards standing on both sides of the lobby, and there was no one of the original officials. This shows that this new transfer envoy has received strong support from the Xingguo Gong. It can even be said that this Zhang Huangyan may be the minion of Xingguo Gong. In this way, the new transshipment envoy is expected to be very strong.

This kind of information made them immediately understand that today's hurdle was not easy. If one is not careful, it is likely to follow in the footsteps of Kong Daewoo.

When they were thinking like this, they heard Zhang Huangyan's question, and for a while, they all had guesses in their hearts, but no one dared to say it, so they had to lower their heads and look at their feet. Of course, there are also a few who can't see the feet at all, only his belly.

Zhang Huangyan saw that they didn't answer, so he sneered and said: "Now that the major salt warehouses have been sealed, I believe that if this official investigates, similar to Kong Dayu's traitor department, he mixed illegal salt into the official salt, I believe that he will definitely be able to find out again?" Why didn't you check it again immediately, this official can tell you! ”

Hearing this, the sweat on the faces of these salt merchants present came down.

The matter of adulterating private salt into official salt, almost all salt merchants of all sizes are doing it, which is an open secret of the entire industry, and everyone knows it. Especially these big salt merchants, their warehouses have also been sealed, and if they really want to investigate, they will definitely be seized, and the amount is huge.

However, they also heard some hope, that is, the imperial court would not deal with them in the same way as Kong Dayu. Otherwise, why do you need so much nonsense?

So, they didn't care about wiping their sweat one by one, looked at Zhang Huangyan cautiously, and listened to the next key words with their ears pricked up.

Zhang Huangyan glanced at them and said in a cold voice: "Then Kong Dayu used illegal means to earn a huge amount of wealth, but he only used it for his own squandering, what good is it for the country?" What good is it for the people? For this kind of garbage, the imperial court will naturally not be soft. But ......"

Speaking of this, when he saw that these salt merchants in front of him were all thinking about it, and they were very concerned about the next words with trepidation, Zhang Huangyan raised his voice a little and emphasized: "Most of you still have good deeds such as building roads and bridges, subsidizing poor students, etc., therefore, the court is willing to give you another chance, it depends on whether you have a heart for the country and the people?" ”

Upon hearing this, these salt merchants couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at this time, they realized that their faces were covered with sweat, so they hurriedly wiped their sweat and nodded in response.

"Adults are clear, villains have nothing else, do good deeds without leaving a name, but they often do it."

"Adults, villains are most willing to do such charitable things!"

“……”

Listening to their words, the corners of Zhang Huangyan's mouth twitched slightly, with a hint of mocking smile, and suddenly waved his hand to stop them from saying this kind of unnutritious words, and then said in a cold voice: "This official is clear, the imperial court can give you a chance to pay taxes when you go back today, so that private salt is official salt, and it can be regarded as justifiable!" ”

"Deserved, deserved! Make it up right away when you go back, and make it up by all means! When these salt merchants heard this, they quickly nodded in agreement.

This time, Zhang Huangyan did not interrupt their statement, and only after everyone finished speaking did he continue: "As for your illegal salt trafficking in history, it depends on your support for the new salt policy. If you don't behave well, the official won't talk nonsense with you, and now the court uses money everywhere, and it is when there is a shortage of money, so you must know it. Hehe......"

His laughter was a laugh that made these salt merchants tremble one by one.

I was thinking in my heart, sure enough, sure enough, the court has no money to use, so let's kill the pig!

These salt merchants are definitely not good people, most of them are ruthless, otherwise, they will not be able to get out of the mix. In this way, they live for themselves, and they immediately believe that if they do not cooperate, then they are really the fat pigs to the slaughter!

Thinking like this, they became worried again, although they didn't know what the new deal was, they had to make a statement first.

"Don't worry, my lord, we will naturally support the new deal with 100,000 points, and there is no other word!"

"Yes, the court gave us a bite to eat, how can we not know what to do!"

"No, thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun'en, no matter what the new deal is, as long as it is implemented, it must be supported!"

“……”

Listening to their statements, Zhang Huangyan kept in mind what Xingguo Gong said, if he wanted to hurry up, he didn't want to follow the fish and ink on these knife boards, and directly announced: "The imperial court has decided to implement the salt drying law in Lianghuai, and the supply of salt in the future will be opened." The official is not afraid to tell you that the imperial court is in urgent need of money, and the purpose of the new policy, the first is to go for money, you understand? ”

Upon hearing this, all the salt merchants were a little dumbfounded.

As salt merchants, of course, they know that the output of the salt drying method is simply incomparable with the current salt frying method. And in terms of cost, it will also become very cheap, so that they lose the reason to sell salt at a high price.

It can be said that if the imperial court really implements the salt drying law in Lianghuai, then their profits from selling salt will be reduced by more than half, and they are likely to be subject to a lot of competition, and there will be no good thing to make a lot of money lying down.

If it were normal, they would definitely not be happy, and they would find all kinds of reasons to complain. Even if you don't do this, you will definitely go against the yang and yin, and come up with all kinds of tricks to resist.

However, Kong Dayu has just been arrested, and the new transfer envoy also made it clear that it depends on their performance, and if they are not satisfied, they will raid a few more homes, and it seems that the court is also very happy.

In the face of the strength of the imperial court, for a while, these salt merchants had nothing to do, although they were very reluctant, but they had to comply.

"Understood, understood, villain understood."

Zhang Huangyan listened to them, and then continued: "The second purpose is to improve the lives of the people. Salt is an indispensable thing, no matter how poor you are, you can't do it without salt. And not only salt is used for eating, but some of it is used to keep the ingredients fresh so that they do not rot, and salt is also used in various things. It can be said that the usefulness of table salt is actually very large. To this end, increasing the supply of salt and lowering the price of salt will benefit the people. ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, he glanced at these salt merchants and said, "You don't have to worry about not making money, it's just a small profit and quick turnover." If you really want to lose money, I believe you will not sell salt again. ”

When the salt merchants heard this, they all smiled bitterly in their hearts, and it seemed that the good days were coming to an end. If you want to deny it, then the court is to flip the table, and nothing will be left for you. Be obedient and obedient, at least one more mouthful of soup to drink.

Alas, who made the fist of the imperial court bigger and harder!

"Xingguo Gong said that in the future, it will be those who have the ability to make a lot of money!" Zhang Huangyan looked at them, and suddenly spoke again.

As soon as they heard the words "Xingguo Gong", these salt merchants below couldn't help but immediately concentrate their attention, listening to what Zhang Huangyan was going to say next? Make a lot of money, how to make a lot of money?

I only heard Zhang Huangyan continue to say to them: "Although the supply of salt will increase in the future, the salt sold can be exchanged for salt, and your peers will increase greatly." However, if you are willing to use your brains, such as secondary processing of table salt, to improve the quality of table salt, then the price of refined salt will be higher, and some people will still buy it. The average small salt merchant may not have the capital to participate in this area, you have a strong foundation, and you will be more competitive. ”

To be honest, his words were all paraphrased, and he didn't really understand the meaning of some of the words, but this was a matter for the salt merchant, and he didn't particularly care.

"In addition, Xingguo Gong also said that salt is actually a treasure, and you can make a lot of useful things from it, it depends on whether you are attentive or not. If you really work hard and want to make a lot of money, you can search for talents, think about it, and try to see what new things you can make! If you don't have any ideas, I can tell you that there is a discipline of chemistry, and the knowledge in it is related to this! ”

These salt merchants below, before they said it, they could barely understand what it meant, but after hearing it, they were a little dumbfounded, there are still a lot of things that can be conjured up in table salt? Are they all treasures? Also, What is chemistry?

Thinking so, they all turned their heads to look at their peers, wanting to see if they were lonely, and found that their peers all had the same expressions, and the words seemed to be written on the door of their heads: What is chemistry?

Zhang Huangyan didn't explain to them, because Xingguo Gong said so much, and he didn't know. At that time, he also asked, but he saw Xingguo Gong and Princess Kunxing laughing.

He didn't have the heart to follow up on this matter, because the new transfer envoy had too many things to do. For example, for the switch to the salt drying method, the arrangement of stove households is also a big deal. There are also incentives for stove households to produce more salt and so on!

There are also various inspection divisions under the jurisdiction of the Transit Envoy Division, and they must also make drastic innovations, and many of them are in collusion with private salt elements.