What is called audacity!

Even after leaving the Yamen of the Salt Transport Envoy and returning home, Zheng Xiaru could still feel his heart beating violently, and until this time, he still had not calmed down!

Extremely daring!

The bold one is none other than Gao Chaoling!

In the past, he only knew that Gao Chaoling was greedy, but now, after today's incident, Zheng Xiaru finally saw his boldness, and that boldness could not be compared with ordinary people!

Throughout the ages, we have only heard of those who donated the city, but how could anyone have ever sold the city?

No, it's not just a sale!

Still...... Right here, suddenly his grandson Zheng Xiji broke into his sight, thinking of his son who had just been admitted to the Jinshi a few months ago, his heart suddenly tightened, and now his son is in the capital, if he really does that, will it ...... But if you miss this opportunity!

If this opportunity is missed, what will happen to the Zheng family?

If you seize this opportunity, the Zheng family may be able to soar from now on! There is a chance to become a minister of Ming Zhongxing!

Thinking of this, Zheng Xiaru only felt a little short of breath, he hurriedly walked into the study, wrote a letter casually, and then hurriedly shouted to follow him.

"Fuquan, Fuquan ......"

"Sir!"

A burly middle-aged man over there hurriedly ran over.

"Fuquan, you immediately take this letter to the letter bureau, send a burning letter, if it can be delivered to the capital within five days, a reward of four hundred taels of silver!"

The letter was sent to his son in the capital, and although the Civil Information Bureau was not as expedited as the government's 800 miles, as long as he gave enough money, he could send the letter to the capital within five days at most from Yangzhou to the capital.

After taking care of these, Zheng Xiaru breathed a sigh of relief, and after a little contemplation, he instructed the housekeeper again.

"Go, please ask Master Wang, Master Xie, and Master Cheng to come over and ......"

When Wang Yipei, Xie Zhenhong, and Cheng Xidao came to Zheng's house, Zheng Xiaru had already ordered someone to prepare a rich banquet.

A few people drank wine and ate food, and naturally talked about business, talked about business, and talked about how they, the merchants of Jiangnan Province, were ostracized by the merchants of Shaanxi and Jin Dynasties.

"Hmph, especially those Jin merchants, they think they can have a relationship with some imperial businessman, and they have never meant to be polite to us......"

Listening to the complaints of several people, Zheng Xiaru put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at the three of them and said.

"A few brothers, in fact, I invited the three brothers over today because I have something important to discuss with the three of them......"

"Something important? Shisuke, a few of us, you have always been the backbone, as long as you make up your mind, how can the three of us object? ”

Wang Yipei's words were immediately approved by Xie Zhenhong and Cheng Xidao.

"In the past, it was possible, but this thing didn't work!"

Shaking his head, Zheng Xiaru looked at the three of them and said.

"Do you know that the younger brother is in Gao Chaoling today, and he wants to talk about a business with the younger brother, but the younger brother is really difficult to decide for a while, so I invited a few brothers to discuss this matter together......

Looking at Wang Yipei, Xie Zhenhong, and Cheng Xidao, Zheng Xia slowly repeated Gao Chaoling's words in the morning.

“…… Therefore, he wants to sell Yangzhou to us! ”

Zheng Xiaru's words only shocked the three of them for a long time, and it wasn't until after he finished speaking, after a while, Xie Zhenhong said in shock.

"What? Sell Yangzhou to us! ”

"Sell? How to sell? ”

The three of them stared at Zheng Xiaru, with a look of incomprehension on their faces.

"Two hundred thousand taels!"

Zheng Xiaru looked at Wang Yipei, Xie Zhenhong, and Cheng Xidao and said.

"Let's make up 200,000 taels to Gao Chaoling, after he gets the silver, he will find an opportunity to leave Yangzhou, as for the hundreds of soldiers in this Yandao Yamen, only a few thousand taels of silver is enough for them to turn back......

When Zheng Xiaru came out of Gao Chaoling's thoughts one by one, Wang Yipei, Xie Zhenhong, and Cheng Xidao all fell into contemplation, they all experienced the "Ten Days of Yangzhou", dozens of miles inside and outside the city were red, and hundreds of thousands of people were killed. Those salt merchants who were once famous all died in ruins. Naturally, they don't want their families to be ruined when the war hits.

"If hundreds of thousands of taels can protect Yangzhou, it is not impossible, but the problem is ......"

With a deep groan, Cheng Xidao looked at Zheng Xiaru and said.

"We are all businessmen, the four of us took out the twenty taels of silver, he received the silver in the high court, and the Ming Dynasty got Yangzhou City, what did we get? At best, if it is the Ming Dynasty, it is okay for the Manchurians to rush back, but if they can't go back, the momentum of the Zhongxing is just a flash in the pan. ”

Cheng Xidao's reminder made Wang Yipei and Xie Zhenhong's faces change, isn't this the reason, what did they get after they took out the silver?

"Salt Envoy Yamen!"

Looking at the three of them, Zheng Xiaru spit out four words, and his breathing seemed a little short.

"The three brothers only see the risk, but do not know the benefits, if we help Daming to take this Yangzhou City, when the time comes, who will be appointed as the salt official, in Daming, the person who is asked is for Yangzhou nearly one million taels of salt tax every year, if you come casually, do not understand the link, how can you collect the salt tax? But what if it's someone who understands the process? Like you and me! ”

This is the reason why Zheng Xiaru is excited, and the great wealth given to him by Gao Chaoling is the salt transport envoy of Zheng Xiaru.

"Shijie, his surname is high, but he just wants to take this opportunity to roll up a sum of money and leave Yangzhou, the situation has changed, who knows whether the world will be Ming or Qing in the future? What is the use of his words? This Prince Zheng can really press the salt envoy on our heads! ”

Wang Yipei shook his head, he always felt that this matter was a little unreliable.

"Money can make ghosts grind!"

In the face of Wang Yipei's promise, Zheng Xiaru said quite proudly.

"Prince Zheng may not, but Zhu Junmen may not!"

Perhaps because of excitement, Zheng Xiaru, who was breathing a little short, stared at the three of them and said.

"This one who crossed the river under the order of Prince Zheng was Zhu Junmen of the Loyal and Righteous Army, that is, the general who went down to Nanjing. What is the most important thing for the military? ”

He asked rhetorically, staring at the three of them.

"Is it the salt transport envoy Yamen? Of course not, it's silver! It costs money to raise an army, and where does it come from? If I can supply 200,000 taels of silver every month! How could the military gate be turned away, as for whether this matter can be done......"

Zheng Xiaru said with a sudden smile.

"Even if you can't do it, what's the matter if you can't be this salt carrier? When the time comes, we only need to contact the salt transportation envoys entrusted by the military gate, and Xu Junmen will only need to squeeze those Shaanxi and Jin salt merchants out of Yangzhou, and you and I will benefit for several generations! ”

After that, Zheng Xiaru looked at Wang Yipei, Xie Zhenhong, and Cheng Xidao and asked.

"What do the three guys think?"

Xie Zhenhong, who had been pondering and meditating, suddenly spoke.

"But, if you really do this, how can you contact Zhu Junmen?"