The next day, it was just dawn

The morning bell rings,

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The gates of Gaomi County opened as pleased.

"Drive! Drive! Drive! ”

"Drive! Drive! ”

Six men in heavy clothes paid the "money to leave the city" and galloped out on horseback. The soldiers defending the city clearly saw that the bulging in the chests of these big men should have something stuffed.

A new soldier held a lance, stared at the horses leaving the city with a frown, and said to a middle-aged man in the same costume next to him: "Brother Li, do you want to tell the captain about this group of people leaving the city?"

"Tell me about it, the captain is sleeping with a beautiful woman in his arms now, you are going to report now, you don't want to live anymore? Just defend the city honestly, anyway, this group of people paid for leaving the city. After so many years, the character of the lieutenant should also be clear, he recognizes money but not people. ”

Thinking of Song Xiang's strange temper, the soldier was suddenly stunned, and his voice trembled, "What Brother Li said is extremely true, and the younger brother has thought about it too much. ”

…………

Guest house

Bai Mingzhe pushed open the door to the room.

In order to better contact the small merchants in Jiaodong County, he deliberately found a guest house with more merchants.

Perhaps the store also saw this and deliberately adjusted the price of accommodation to three times that of other places.

Even so, there is still an endless stream of businessmen who come here every day.

After paying the shopkeeper two hundred dollars, Bai Mingzhe succeeded in finding out the room where a down-and-out salt merchant lived—at the end of the hallway.

Dispersing the other lieutenants, he cautiously approached a room at the end of the corridor with twenty pieces of gold bread.

Walking to the door, he stood still, his right hand clenched into a fist, and he knocked on the door with the knuckle of his index finger.

"Knock knock."

"Knock knock!"

About half a minute later, a complaining voice came from the room, "Who, what are you knocking on the door early in the morning?" Looking for death! ”

Bai Mingzhe leaned on the door, his mouth was aimed at the crack in the door, he lowered his voice, and said, "Dare to ask, but Tong Gong?" I am a merchant who buys salt, and I heard that Jun has hoarded a batch of salt, and I want to negotiate the price. ”

Tong Mufeng was slightly stunned, "Buying salt?" Wait a minute! ”

Perhaps in a hurry to make this business, in just ten seconds, the door was opened.

A chubby, middle-aged man with unkempt hair and a disheveled white shirt stepped out of the room.

Tong Mufeng looked at Bai Mingzhe at the door, his face changed slightly, his eyebrows raised, and he didn't say anything.

He took a few steps out, looked left and right, and found that there was no house slave behind him, and suddenly his face was hideous, and he roared: "A yellow-haired child dares to disturb Uncle Ben's sleep!" Thou art impatient! ”

Generally, the merchants who buy salt are middle-aged, and because this group of people are entangled, dozens of domestic slaves often follow.

Bai Mingzhe was not underestimated in these two things, which made him suddenly angry and had a feeling of being deceived.

"Gong Tong don't be impatient, look at what this is." Bai Mingzhe smiled slightly and shook the money bag in his hand.

Twenty pieces of gold cake collided with each other, making a crisp and pleasant sound of "bang, bang".

"The voice!" After Tong Mufeng heard this long-lost voice, his original hideous expression seemed to be a trick, and was replaced by a smile, even the title was hurriedly changed, and after making a gesture of please, he said: "Please come in!" It's cold outside, so come in! ”

Bai Mingzhe glanced at the corridor, and after finding that there was no one, he dodged and entered the room.

"Dang!" The door was closed and the deadbolt was shut.

Bai Mingzhe walked to a cushion next to the desk, knelt and sat down, waiting for Tong Mufeng to take a seat.

After pouring a bowl of water for Bai Mingzhe, Tong Mufeng "plopped", knelt on the mat, and asked cautiously, "Dare to ask...... What is the name of the male? ”

"My name is Bai Xianyun, from Chang'an."

Tong Mufeng laughed, the folds on his face were squeezed together, "It turned out to be Bai Gong, disrespectful and disrespectful, Bai Gong wants to buy a batch of salt?" I don't know how much Bai Gong needs? ”

Bai Mingzhe dragged his long voice, "How much salt does Jun have in his hand?" ”

"Two thousand stones!"

Bai Mingzhe put the money bag on the table, opened the mouth, and estimated that a part of the gold cake was exposed, and continued: "If I buy it, what is the price of your price?"

Tong Mufeng held his breath, gasped, and said in a deep voice: "Bai Gong, I can't hide it, I stayed here completely because I didn't have any extra money to go out of the city. To go out of the city, you need to pay 20% of the tax in advance, that is, 10 gold. And all my funds are used for the storage of salt. Even the money for lodging here was barely scraped together after selling all the slaves. ”

"Since you want to buy salt, I won't open my mouth." As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers, "Three hundred dollars and one stone." As long as Bai Gong gives me sixty gold, all the salt can be dragged away! [I checked the information again, and the ratio of gold cake to money is 10,000, which has been changed here. 】”

Bai Mingzhe smiled calmly, "Haha, are you treating me as a wronged person?" The market price of salt is two hundred and fifty dollars, and you ask me for three hundred dollars! Isn't that a lion's mouth? ”

Tong Mufeng sighed, "Bai Gong doesn't know, winter is coming soon. Jiaodong County has snowy days in winter, and there are no suitable conditions for drying salt, and at that time, the output of salt will usher in a cliff-like decline. And the price of salt will rise significantly. ”

He pointed in the direction of Jimo City, and his voice was loud, "I learned from a friend not long ago that Taishou has begun to control the sales volume and price of salt. In less than half a month, the price of salt will reach 350 yuan or even 400 yuan! ”

"Nowadays, all the big salt merchants are trying to control the amount of salt they sell, trying to make a lot of money this winter! If Jun wants to buy in large quantities, no one can provide more than 1,000 stone of salt except for the contemptible people. ”

Bai Mingzhe took a sip of water and said unfazedly: "Having said that, I still have no reason to buy salt at the price of three hundred yuan and one stone. Jun only said that the output was declining, but he did not consider the cost of transportation. If I transport 2,000 stones of salt to Longxi, the cost of funds will be at least 100,000 yuan! ”

He stretched out two fingers without hurry, and said, "Two hundred dollars and one stone, as long as you agree, I will buy them all!"

Tong Mufeng suddenly screamed, "This is categorically impossible!" Thou art the lion's mouth! Two hundred dollars, why don't you grab it? ”

"How can I buy it safely?" Bai Mingzhe tapped his finger on the table, "I'm afraid you've been staying here for two months, right?" Gaomi County's city gate captain Ru is not unclear, he loves money like life, if he doesn't get out of the city quickly, I'm afraid these two thousand stone salt will be detained by him! At that time, you will not get a penny! Moreover, if I am not mistaken, during the two months you have been here you have not been touched by any of the merchants who bought the salt, as if you had been driven out of the circle of salt merchants. This situation is not normal. ”

"Then I can't sell it to you for two hundred dollars!" Tong Mufeng shook his head frantically, his face was red in anger, "This batch of salt has made me lose a lot, I only need a capital!" Two hundred and eighty dollars, this is my reserve price! ”

Although he knew that there was a risk of being targeted, he still didn't want to give in.

Bai Mingzhe shook his head and pretended to get up, "Then there's no need to talk about it, I'd better find someone else." ”

Tong Mufeng's face changed slightly, and he took the lead in getting up, "Hey, hey, Bai Gong, think about it again!" Two hundred and eighty dollars, it's really not expensive. Two hundred and fifty dollars a stone was just the price of a month ago, and the current price is definitely more than two hundred and fifty! ”

Bai Mingzhe put away the golden cake on the case, but still didn't let go, "Two hundred!" Hurry up! ”

"This ...... Not really. Tong Mufeng smiled bitterly.

"I think that two hundred dollars and one stone are already very expensive, after all, your salt is sinking salt, not fresh!"

"Huh??" Tong Mufeng was stunned.

Is salt still fresh?

As long as you can eat it, it doesn't matter if it's fresh or not.

Suddenly, a voice of approval came from outside the door, "He's right! If the people were allowed to eat this stale salt, they would have to die! Therefore, for the sake of the common people in the world, these two thousand stone salt should not flow out of Jiaodong County! ”

"This voice is ......" Hearing this familiar voice, Tong Mufeng's eyes widened and he stared at the direction of the door in fear!

If Bai Mingzhe's mood was angry after he proposed two hundred dollars just now, then now, his expression was panicked, and his mood was heavy and worried.

Don't......

Is it really right?

He looked at Bai Mingzhe suddenly, his pupils shrank, and he had a feeling of being calculated, and said in a lost voice: "You, you did it on purpose?!"

Bai Mingzhe spread his hands and said helplessly: "I didn't expect this. It seems that you are really being targeted, otherwise, they would not have come so quickly. ”

Tong Mufeng gritted his teeth and jumped on the spot in a hurry, "This! ”

Before he could take the initiative to open the door, the frightening voice at the outer door sounded again, "Come on, knock the door open for me!" ”

"No!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”