After receiving a call from Zhou Gaohai, Li Hongfei suddenly fell into a dilemma, to say in his heart, he really didn't want to meet Chen Mingxiang, this guy was simply his nemesis.

Since Haiyuan Salt Company intervened in the salt industry, not only did the Huazhong Salt Company's acquisition of Huazhong Salt Co., Ltd. disrupt all the steps, but the market was also completely out of control.

The worst thing is that because he organized and planned this incident, the family members of the old salt merchants who were caught in the gendarmerie blocked the door and asked him to find a way, so he had to go to Zhou Gaohai's office three times a day, begging the other party to call the gendarmerie headquarters.

"Minister, this time the old salt merchant hoarded goods and raised the price, Chen Mingxiang knew that I was manipulating it behind the scenes, he may not be happy to see me, you should talk to him about this matter, I may have something bad if I appear." Li Hongfei said into the microphone.

"I knew why I had to do it today, you always took my words as a deaf ear, and you knew that you were in trouble? I'm telling you, you have to show up tonight, no matter how ugly Chen Mingxiang speaks, you have to listen honestly, he can't get out of his breath, and no one can think of those salt merchants who are locked up in prison! After Zhou Kuhai finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

In the final analysis, he really can't ignore this matter, no one knows when Japan will be defeated, he still has to mix in Wang's puppet government, these old salt merchants, but they can bring a rich salt tax to the Ministry of Finance, Wang Jingwei attaches great importance to this,

Even from a personal point of view, he had to reach out and pull the old salt merchants, whose families gave him half a room full of antique calligraphy and paintings and piles of gold bars these days.

Zhou Gaohai thinks that the timing of his investment in the Shancheng government is just right, and it is impossible to take up important positions in the future.

"Hey, hey, this is not Chairman Li of the Central China Salt Industry Company of the Salt Administration of the Ministry of Finance of the Jinling Government! In the end, he is a big man with a head and a face, who is from a small family like me, why is he finally willing to show up now? Chen Mingxiang said in a mocking tone.

He and Ding Mocun came to Zhou Gaohai's mansion, and as soon as they entered the living room, they saw Li Hongfeng with embarrassment on his face at a glance, and couldn't help but say something sarcastic.

Zhou Gaohai and Ding Mocun glanced at each other, shook their heads helplessly, and said such things in front of Li Hong, which was tantamount to an undisguised slap in the face. I all know that this kid has a small heart, and he won't let go of anyone when he dies, and when I see it today, it really deserves his reputation.

Li Hongfei was able to appear on this occasion because he came to bow his head and admit his mistakes, even if this was the case, he still didn't give face.

Both of them are old oilmen in officialdom, what Chen Mingxiang meant in his words was that Li Hongfei was shameless, and he didn't know how uncomfortable he didn't suffer if he didn't endure hardships.

"Mingxiang, this time Hong Fei's approach is indeed a bit impulsive, he is not an outsider, there is something to sit down and talk about, but brother, you also have to be considerate of Hong Fei, it is not easy for him to be the chairman."

"Chairman Wang attaches great importance to the salt tax, which is the backbone of the Jinling government's financial operations, and he has to rely on the salt merchants to meet the targets of the Ministry of Finance. Suxichang, Zhenjiang and the two special cities, the best land in central China are all given to you, and the salt merchants are very dissatisfied. ”

"Brother, it doesn't matter if it's just that, but you not only extended your hand across the region to northern Jiangsu, but also supported new salt merchants in many regions, and also transported the salt from Changlu Salt Farm to Central China for sale, and this kind of bad behavior is not very appropriate."

"Tonight, in front of me, you just say it clearly, I don't expect you to be sincere, but this kind of incident can't happen again, salt is the job of the Ministry of Finance, you bite into a ball, and it's me, the Minister of Finance, who is ashamed." Zhou Gaohai said.

Indeed, the Japanese gendarmerie made a big move, arrested people and closed shops, and also detained all the goods, which was an embarrassing thing for the Salt Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of the Jinling Government.

These two lords are not the type to talk to, Chen Mingxiang is a cautious eye who will take revenge, and he is the most grudgeful, and Li Hongfei is also stubborn like eating a scale, wanting them to reconcile, it is better to think that it is more realistic to think that the sun will rise in the west tomorrow!

"Director Chen, there is a certain limit to the capacity of the region, and you transported a large number of sea salt from the Changlu Salt Farm into Central China, which had an impact on the sales market, led to conflicts of interest among salt merchants, greatly interfered with the order of the industry, and also affected the operation of the government departments on the salt tax, which brought great losses to the fiscal revenue." Li Hongfei said.

"Then what does Chairman Li want?" Chen Mingxiang said slowly.

He knew that the reason why Li Hongfei said this was to get the approval of Zhou Gaohai, and the salt of the Lianghuai Salt Farm had to be taxed from the moment it came out, but the salt from the Changlu Salt Farm was transported to Central China by the Haiyuan Salt Industry Company, and there was no way to collect the salt tax, and it was basically the same concept as smuggling.

"Take the salt transported from your Changlu Salt Farm, go through the procedures of our Central China Salt Company, hand it over to the original salt merchant groups in various regions for sale, and restore the original order of the previous salt market, so that at most it is a change of customers, and you have no loss yourself."

"The advantage of this is that the Central China Salt Company will not only be able to stabilize the local market, but also take a part of the salt tax from them to increase the revenue of the government. I make a concession on this, the 10,000 tons of salt you extract from the Lianghuai salt works can be deducted according to the proportion, and I will reduce the same amount of salt tax for you as much as you bring in the long reed salt. Li Hongfei said.

A large amount of salt in the Lianghuai Salt Works was plundered to Japan by the Japanese army, and the army and Japanese expatriates also accounted for a large share, and the remaining part was simply not enough for the living needs of the people in Central China.

More importantly, he wanted to seek benefits for the old salt merchants, cut off the supply of new salt merchants, and restore the previous situation, so as to restrain the power of the Haiyuan Salt Company.

At the same time, Chen Mingxiang does not pay taxes at all on the salt he extracts from the Lianghuai Salt Farm, and he goes through the procedures of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., and Huazhong Salt Company has no reason to collect it, because it is not qualified to collect taxes now.

But after the acquisition of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., how did Chen Mingxiang pay taxes, this is a big problem, he just doesn't pay, who dares to collect taxes from him?

Therefore, Li Hongfeng thought of using this strategy as a concession, he is not an incapable person, through the collection of information during this time, roughly figured out how much salt Chen Mingxiang can get from the Changlu Salt Field, as much as more than 6,000 tons per month, this batch of salt can relieve the supply pressure of Central China Salt Company, and it is worth suffering less losses.