It is a very depressing thing to be caught stealing incense. This kind of embarrassing and tragic thing happened to Duan Chong, if it weren't for Duan Chong's mouth, he still had a little effort and made up a reason to fool the past, and this day would be really difficult.

This night, Duan Zhong naturally didn't sleep well, or didn't sleep at all. He rolled out of bed early in the morning, and ordered his subordinates to pack up their things and prepare to open the way, but he didn't even eat breakfast, and hurried out of the house, not even daring to see Mrs. Liao once. What made Duan Zhong speechless the most was naturally that he only saw Liao Jiajia twice on this trip, once at the dining table, and once in Liao Jiajia's boudoir, and was arrested.

Duan Chongxian left Liao Xulin in Liao's mansion, because Liao Xulin had nowhere to run first, and second, there was no need for him to escape. And Duan Zhong naturally wanted to meet the governor of Jiangnan, Lord Chen, first, to understand the situation, and to act at the opportunity.

The carriage was driven by zongzi, so Jiang Mingchen was sitting in the carriage at the moment, looking at his little master with an extremely obscure face. And Duan Zhong naturally knew that the scene last night must have fallen into the shadow eyes of this dark night without leakage. Duan Chong hated this kind of behavior of watching the master's jokes, but it seemed that there was really nothing he could do about his guard, so Duan Chong could only sigh helplessly and lean on the stove to roast the fire.

The Liao Mansion is not very far from the Governor's Palace, which is naturally because of the mansion that Lord Liao Zhangjin specially chose for the convenience of his office. So it took only a few moments for the carriage to reach the door of the Doge's Palace. Duan is important, Chen Wei naturally knows, so as soon as he got out of the carriage, a servant came forward to report: "Uncle Wen Yuan, the master is meeting the distinguished guests in the back hall at the moment, and if Uncle Wen Yuan arrives, go in directly." ”

Guest? Duan Zhong was stunned, what distinguished guests will there be in this early morning? Who will be Chen's only distinguished guest? Naturally, he couldn't guess, so Duan Zhong could only touch his nose and enter the yamen with the yamen. The official led Duan Zhong to the door of the inner hall and retreated. Pushed open the door of the inner hall and walked in, but saw two people talking happily. And when these two people saw Duan Chong coming in, they both hurriedly stood up.

These two people, one of them is naturally the new governor of Jiangnan, Chen Weiwei, while the other is somewhat unexpected by Duan Chong, it turns out to be the richest salt merchant in the world, Jia Wei Zhigao. What is this situation?

Chen Wei hurriedly greeted him: "Wen Yuanbo came, Chen Mou missed the welcome, but it was rude, and I asked Wen Yuanbo to do it at will." Duan nodded and sat down on the empty stool beside him. And Wei Zhigao stood up and arched his body slightly to Duan Chong: "I've seen Wen Yuanbo." He smiled and sat down.

Duan Zhong looked at the two of them, touched his nose and smiled: "I didn't expect that Master Wei would appear here early in the morning." ”

Wei Zhigao smiled and said: "Lord Chen is the new governor of Jiangnan, and he has never had time to visit him before, is this Wei's." So I rushed early today to pay a visit. ”

Chen Weiwei said with a smile: "Exactly, Chen is still quite unfamiliar with this Jiangnan matter, and there are still many things to ask Master Wei for help in the future, and when the time comes, Master Wei hopes not to shirk it." ”

Duan Zhong clapped his hands and said: "The two masters are going to do things in Jiangnan in the future, so naturally they have to treat each other more." After that, he threw a look at Chen Weiwei. Here, Duan Chong's identity and status have a lot to say that is not suitable for talking, so it is natural for Chen to speak.

Chen Weiwei looked at Duan Chong's eyes, comprehended, stood up with a smile and said: "Master Wei, I think you also know that I, Chen Wei, am the only new official and am not familiar with the affairs of Jiangnan. It has only been more than a month, and the tax silver is less than the original thirty percent, and if this continues, Chen has no choice but to go home. Master Wei is the leader of Jiangnan businessmen, and all the merchants are only looking forward to Master Wei's horse, so this time, I also asked Master Wei to help and push a certain handful. ”

Chen Weiwei's words were extremely respectful, and Wei Zhigao's worth was really worthy of Chen Weiwei's attitude. After all, the importance of this Jiangnan salt merchant to the imperial court was much more important than Chen's.

Master Wei Zhigao smiled and said, "This is the Governor who has lifted me up." I, Wei, am just a businessman who sells salt for the imperial court, although I have some status in Jiangnan, but it would be too exaggerated to say that the businessmen in Jiangnan are the only ones who look forward. After all, I, Wei, am just a salt merchant, and countless merchant giants in Jiangnan have nothing to do with this salt word at all. Besides, the amount of silver handed over to the court every quarter has never been less. So I'm so busy, I really can't put much effort into it. ”

Hearing this, Duan Chong hurriedly interjected: "Master Wei's words are wrong, everyone in the world knows that Master Wei is rich and rivals the country, and half of the silver in the treasury of Nanliang must be supported by Master Wei, these so-called giants in Jiangnan, as long as Master Wei is willing, they can use silver, and they can crush these merchants." If Master Wei is willing to stand up and shout, no one will dare to make any small calculations underneath. The reason why Duan Zhong pulled Liao Xulin from Nanjing was to make these merchants obedient. It's just that pinning his hopes on his enemies, there are too many variables, and it is not safe, if there is more Wei Zhigao, it will naturally be much more convenient. Chen is the only one who is a smart person, and he knows to invite Wei Zhigao, otherwise Duan Zhong will still have to make a trip. It's just that according to Duan Chong's identity, there are some things that are difficult to say, but since this Master Wei is already in the Governor's Mansion, things will be much easier.

Chen Wei hurriedly accosted: "Yes, that's what Chen meant." If Master Wei was willing to help, this matter would naturally be much easier. After all, I will have to work in Jiangnan in the future, and contact with Master Wei is naturally indispensable. Chen Weiwei's words were not finished, but everyone could hear the meaning from them. Although Wei Zhigao is rich in the world, he may not take Chen Weiwei in his eyes, but Chen Weiwei is also the governor of one party, and he manages Jiangnan affairs as a whole, and Wei Zhigao's salt sales affairs always have to be asked. Usually, even the court turns a blind eye to Master Wei's behavior of scooping up silver, out of a state of permissiveness, as long as the silver you send into the palace is enough. But if Chen Weiwei really went out and insisted on stumbling Wei Zhigao, this would definitely not be a small trouble.

Therefore, Liao Zhangjin's attitude towards Wei Zhigao has always been polite, but on the one hand, the imperial court wants to earn enough silver from Wei Zhigao, so it has to let it go, and on the other hand, it has to restrain this giant, and he can't let his arms stretch too long, after all, selling salt alone is already the world's first-class oil and water.

However, as a businessman, the goal of collecting money is naturally as much as possible, although Wei Zhi is rich and rivals the country, but he has always been able to do it in the salt selling industry, which is indeed a little unhappy. And Chen Weiwei now threw out an extremely tempting condition.

"If some merchants in Jiangnan are too disobedient, after I deal with them in accordance with national law, if I can't find a good replacement, then I will bother Master Lao Wei to take care of it."

This is undoubtedly a piece of fat and oily meat, and Chen is the only one who said such words, which is already an act of collusion between officials and businessmen, and it will kill him when it reaches the ears of the emperor. However, the three people present knew that this businessman only looked at the profits, not the risks. And Chen Weiwei seems to have only such a piece of meat in his hand to impress Master Wei. If Wei Zhigao agreed, this matter would naturally not be spread. If he doesn't agree, Chen Wei is not worried about this kind of empty talk.

Wei Zhigao's eyes were rolling straight and his round body was constantly undulating. Obviously, this is a big deal, and if you agree, you can get the friendship of the new governor of Jiangnan, and you can throw out the hand that you have always wanted to stretch but can't reach, and you can throw it far away. On the other hand, Chen Weiwei, anyway, is now a bare-pole commander, and there is no power and right-hand man in Jiangnan, and the merchants are still thinking of ways to make trippers evade taxes, so Chen Weiwei wants to stabilize the situation, at least he has to cover his position as the governor of Jiangnan, and naturally he has to give up something. In Duan Chong's words, this is called reluctant children can't trap wolves.

And after some long thinking, Master Wei Zhigao finally raised the wine glass in his hand, squeezed out a smile on his bloated face and said: "For our friendship, cheers!" ”

"Cheers!"

Wei Zhigao's side is settled, Chen Wei's resistance in Jiangnan is much smaller, as long as Duan Zhong leads Liao Xulin to play a breeze among the merchants in Jiangnan, the rest will be about the same. If this is the case, Chen Wei can't get back the missing silver, Duan Zhong will feel embarrassed for him.

After sending off Wei Zhigao and Master Wei, the two finally let out a long sigh. This matter is finalized, Chen Weiwei has to vomit a lot of blood, after all, if something goes wrong, it will be a matter of losing his head. And Chen is not like the previous governor of Jiangnan, Lord Liao Zhangjin, he has a very smart, well-behaved and filial scapegoat son. This head is real, so you have to be very careful when you act, this is begging for a life on the tip of a knife.

So Chen Wei touched the sweat on his forehead and asked Duan Chongdao: "Senior brother, you said that we have spent such a big price, is it worth it?" I now feel like my head is hanging in the air, and I don't know if I'm going to fall to the ground with a 'pop'. ”

Duan Zhong smiled: "If you don't want to, resign now and go home to farm, otherwise the court will investigate the matter of your silver, if you don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid you will get into a bloody shame." ”

Chen Wei shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "I'm riding a tiger now." ”

Duan Zhong smiled: "I'll tell you the story of "Wu Song Fights the Tiger". ”

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