Although this is a heart-wrenching statement, it is a very real problem.

The reason why Yan Maoqing and others were unable to solve the problem of salt administration in the past was that they were unwilling to take these responsibilities, and always wanted to directly bypass the old introduction and try to increase salt tax revenue by issuing new introductions.

Now that Lin Haoran has thrown out the Gang Salt Method, if he also turns a blind eye to the "accumulation and introduction", he will inevitably be attacked by everyone. Just let everyone "accumulate" to the salt field to continue to mix salt, then the hereditary salt merchants are useless.

Chen Boren and other Jin merchants had already seen the "drawbacks of the Gang Salt Law", as if they suddenly raised their eyebrows, and looked at Lin Haoran with a smile.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea slowly, and said expressionlessly: "Even if they have the salt of the imperial court in their hands, they can't go back to the salt field to extract salt!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar at the venue, and they all complained about the injustice of this move.

Careful people are keenly aware that the chaos is mainly caused by Jin merchants and small salt merchants, but big salt merchants like Cao Meng, Hu Dayong, and Xu Yunan stand by indifferently and look at them coldly.

Chen Boren quickly noticed this, and he gave others a look and made them all quiet.

Lin Haoran saw that the scene was quiet, and then continued: "The purpose of the Gang Salt Law is that salt merchants are hereditary, and no one who is not included in the gang salt list is not allowed to go to the salt farm to extract salt for any reason!" ”

This was said very firmly, and there seemed to be no room for negotiation.

It's just that these words fell on the ears of the salt merchants, like the sound of thunder. They have a deeper understanding that this time the Gang Salt Law is not a family wine, but has already determined the trend of the Daming Salt Law in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.

Fan Qianshan has never been interested in Lin Haoran, and was about to remind the other party not to avoid the question just now, Lin Haoran finally gave an answer: "There are ten outlines of the Gang Salt Law, of which there is a gang business every year to collect old quotes. This merchant does not need to undertake the new introduction of the imperial court, and can buy back the corresponding amount of the old quotation from the market, and then use the old quotation to withdraw salt from the salt field! ”

Whether it is the monetary system or the salt policy of the imperial court, credit is actually very important.

In addition to the loss of Hetao and other territories, many salt merchants worked hard to transport grain to the frontier, but the salt obtained was brought to the salt field but could not be raised, and the Hongzhi Dynasty had to switch to the "folding color method" that was more acceptable to salt merchants.

Although with the ruling power of the imperial court, it can be directly abolished or avoided by "accumulation", but it will definitely follow in the footsteps of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, and it will make the law-abiding salt merchants feel cold.

In order to establish credit and reputation for United Money, Lin Haoran issued a large number of interest-free loans to military families and poor people as early as Guangzhou Prefecture, so how could he not know the importance of credit.

However, it was impossible for him to inherit the old quotations of the previous dynasties indefinitely, and he could not account for the imperial court at all, and Jiajing could not praise him in the face of the empty salt tax, so he adopted this relatively compromise method.

This......

Fan Qianshan and others couldn't help but be slightly dumbfounded, but they didn't want Lin Haoran to avoid the problem of "accumulation" at all, and he had already given clear measures in the Gang Salt Law.

The salt merchants all had varying amounts of money in their hands, but they were not very satisfied with this result, but they could be reluctantly accepted.

Yang Dashi has a relationship with Yang Bo, and he has hoarded a lot of salt quotations over the years, so he asked nervously: "Dare to ask Lord Qincha, what is the price of this acquisition of the old quotation?" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the salt merchants also cast curious glances at Lin Haoran, and they also wanted to know how Lin Haoran would set the price.

"How to buy the old quotation and collect the price of the old quotation, the imperial court will not interfere in this matter, and it is all up to the merchants and the holders of the old quotations to negotiate!" Lin Haoran expressed his attitude clearly.

This......

Many salt merchants are shrewd people in the business, and they immediately weighed their interests and soon discovered the risks involved.

If they were listed as the first salt to collect old salt, it would be a good thing, and the price in this period must be low. It's just that in the middle and late stages, the old ones on the market are reduced, and they are afraid that they will have to pay a high price to have salt to sell.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, as if he saw through their careful thoughts, and threw out another measure: "Ben Qincha agreed with the shopkeeper of Yangzhou United Money Village that they will buy an unlimited amount of old quotations from this year. If you are a businessman, you can sign a purchase agreement with the joint money bank in advance, and pay the corresponding amount and a little interest after a few years, so you don't have to worry about the accumulation! “

In his vision, Yangzhou United Money Bank will not make a profit from the price difference of the salt quotation, but only serve as a financial instrument. United Money Bank used its financial resources to buy back old quotations from the market to help salt merchants lock in future risks.

Although United Money Bank did not make a profit from it, it was a good financial role, and even took this opportunity to establish an old trading platform, which can be said to kill multiple birds with one stone, so as to lay a solid foundation for United Money Bank to go to the whole country in the future.

Some small salt merchants wanted to ask if this Yangzhou United Money Village had such financial resources, but they didn't question it when they looked at the bigwigs around them, so they hid this question in their stomachs.

In fact, they seem to be overthinking, whether they can enter the program is a big question, so why worry about such a long-term thing.

Chen Boren let out a sigh in his heart, his eyes looked at Cao Meng and the others with complicated eyes, and finally understood why these people were moved by Lin Haoran. Lin Haoran did not cheat, but put all the financial resources of the United Business Group in, and already followed them to bear the risks and benefits.

If the capital can't snipe Lin Haoran's Gang Salt Method, then the situation in Huaiyan will completely change, and Lin Haoran will indirectly control the situation in Huaiyan through the United Qian Zhuang.

It is really like what he said in his poem: there are talented people from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years.

"Dare to ask Lord Qincha, how will the price of salt in this new law be formulated?" A salt merchant was already completely moved, and asked with extreme seriousness.

When the salt merchants heard the most important question of this gathering, they also looked at Lin Haoran with bated breath.

The imperial court sent Lin Haoran down to rectify the salt administration, in essence, to let Lin Haoran try to increase the imperial court's salt tax revenue. Although it is one way to increase the production of salt or to increase the issuance of new salt, the most effective thing is to directly increase the price of salt.

In the past, they had already formed a firm price boycott alliance, which would be difficult for even the strict party to overcome.

It's just that with Lin Haoran's introduction of the Gang Salt Law, and the crackdown on one of the most rampant private salt networks, and the arrangement of many feasible measures and benefits for hereditary salt merchants, their ability to accept prices has suddenly increased.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea slowly, raised his eyes and slowly swept over the salt merchants, and said in an astonishing voice: "Three times as many as the old one!" ”