"You haven't been back for almost a month, how long are you going to stay when you come back this time?" Tang Xun looked at Yang Congyi and asked seriously.

"What, Brother Tang doesn't want me to come back?" Yang Congyi said with a smile.

"No, we haven't had a good chat for a long time, and I want to complain to you." Tang Xun smiled faintly, there seemed to be helplessness in his eyes, and his expression was complicated.

Huiyi's material procurement is not a simple matter, and Yang Congyi can guess how much trouble there is, so he said with a smile: "I know that you have something, if you have any suffering, you can sue first, and we will talk about business after complaining." ”

"If you have something serious, you can talk about it first, and then I will tell you after I finish it, it's really annoying." Tang Xun sat down on the chair, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but start complaining.

"Okay, then I'll get down to business first." Yang Congyi restrained his smile and continued: "If you shouldn't ask a question, I don't know how much you know about these shopkeepers from your hometown and how much trust you have in them?" ”

When Tang Xun heard this, he suddenly sat up with his back straight, and his expression became solemn: "They were all invited by my father to help me, some of them had met a few times before, and some of them didn't know each other. What do you mean by that, you ask? Did you hear something? ”

Yang Congyi said: "Then they negotiate with the businessman, have you seen it, and is there a problem with your words and deeds?" ”

Tang Xun shook his head: "No, there are a lot of businessmen, and I can't be busy every day, so how can I have time to see them." They are all old shopkeepers invited by their fathers, and they are very good at purchasing and negotiating, so there should be no problems. Every night, the contract is handed over to me, and I read every transaction, which is normal and no problem. What exactly did you hear? ”

Yang Congyi said: "Since you don't know anything about them, then I'll say it directly." I suspect that some of these shopkeepers have selfish motives and use the purchase of goods and materials for the Hui Yi Supervision Office for personal gain. ”

Tang Xun frowned, and replied in shock: "It's impossible, they are in the courtyard every day, they never go out, and the merchants leave after talking, where do they have time to do private things and trade privately." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Did you misunderstand, I didn't mean that they talked to businessmen privately about their business, but used the power in their hands to directly accept bribes and even ask for benefits." They have the same power to negotiate and sign contracts with you, the deferred payment profits are very high, and the big businessmen have money, which is very attractive to them, there are so many businessmen who come, who can sign the contract, who can't, not it is up to you and the shopkeeper to decide. Hundreds of thousands of transactions, two years after the payment of double, is equivalent to two years to earn double the profit, now where to find such a profitable business, although the amount of our purchases is large, but it is not unlimited, some people can negotiate, sign a contract, some cannot, this has the possibility of bribery, or even bribery. ”

"We purchase goods and materials, and there are unified standards for the minimum contract, as long as it is more than 100,000 yuan, almost all of them can sign a contract, and it is impossible to take bribes and ask for bribes." Tang Xun didn't believe that these shopkeepers were all invited by his family, and his father specially sent them to help him, so as not to choose some people with character problems.

"Then let me ask you, exactly the same 50,000 pieces of silk, one in Quanzhou and one in Shuzhong, who can negotiate and sign a contract?"

"Of course it's from Quanzhou, do you still need to ask?" Tang Xun replied immediately.

"I said no, it's very likely to be in Shu."

"How is this possible, Shuzhong is a long way, procurement has to add transportation costs, from Shuzhong to Quanzhou, we pay more than 10,000 yuan in procurement costs. You have to have a choice, how to sign a contract with them. Who purchases will increase their own procurement costs, is it too much money? Tang Xun didn't believe this statement at all.

"Yes, I just think I have a lot of money, I think the court has a lot of money, and I have little money." After speaking, seeing that Tang Xun did not answer, he continued: "First of all, let's look at the merchants in Shuzhong, the same amount of materials, although the purchase price is higher than that of the merchants in Quanzhou, due to the long distance, he must not make as much money as the merchants of Quanzhou, the court spends more money, and the merchants in Shuzhong make less money, in our opinion, there are more choices, and it is definitely not good to choose the merchants of Shuzhong." The merchant in Shuzhong has no advantage, but he also wants to trade with the imperial court to make a lot of money, is there any way? ”

"Yes. Raise the price of materials, increase the transaction amount, 120,000 guan business, increase 5,000 guan, become 125,000 guan, and then the merchant pays 10,000 guan out of his own pocket, gives the money to the person who can decide whether he can sign the contract, and after receiving the money, the contract can be signed. In this way, the businessman makes money as he wishes, and the powerful person also makes a lot of money. Did anyone lose money on this deal? Obviously, no, they can make money, but the court makes less money. Then the question arises, who does it have an impact on the fact that the court makes less money? We, you and I, can't make enough money to go to sea this time, so this thing will not be done, and Lord Huang's promise will naturally not be fulfilled. After Yang Congyi finished speaking, he stopped and looked at Tang Xun quietly.

There is too much money in his hands, and now it is estimated that there are already millions of guan, and if he pays a few thousand guan more, it is a fraction, and he will not pay attention at all, so Yang Congyi directly told him that any extra money spent and less money earned will ultimately affect their future.

"If you find anything, just say it, if someone here dares to collect money, I won't give anyone face, and I will never cover it up." The soup noodles were as heavy as water, and he replied coldly.

"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point. Yesterday I was in an inn by the Qiantang River where many businessmen rested, and I heard the businessmen talking about the imperial court's Huiyi procurement in the hall, and someone directly said in front of the public that he would go back to the Yiyi Supervision Office to ask for bribes and kickbacks, and after talking for a long time, he was unwilling to give bribes, and the original low-cost procurement business failed to sign a contract. That businessman is in the tea business, 1.5 million catties of steamed tea, he is willing to pay 80 wen a catty, I don't know how to purchase, you see if the price is high or low, is it reasonable. ”

"The steamed tea I drink by myself is 180 wen a catty, and the purchase price is 80 wen a catty, which is cheap, such a large supply, it should be negotiated and a contract signed." Tang Xun was faintly angry, if the merchant really came and what he said was true, then he had a big problem with Yi Dou this time. These shopkeepers from their hometowns know each other and have friendships, and if there is really a problem, I am afraid that it is not just one person.

"Since you can sign a contract, but now you haven't signed a contract, is it time to find out what the problem is, whether the tea merchant is not qualified, or someone is asking for bribes."

"What is the name of the tea merchant, and where is he from? Did you say who you talked to? ”

"The tea merchant's surname is Wang, a native of Zhangzhou. He didn't say who he talked to, but I brought someone back for you, and I can ask you later. ”

"Okay." Tang Xun immediately got up, opened the door and said, "Come on, bring the list of visits within five days." ”

Check the interview information first, see if the businessman has been here, who received the negotiation, and have a good idea.

A short time later, the roster arrived. Tang Xun looked at it carefully.

Yang Congyi sat aside and drank tea, waiting slowly. Tang Xun's people have a problem, he can't interfere in this kind of thing, otherwise it will hurt Tang Xun's face, and there will be a rift between their friends, so it's better for him to handle it himself.

"Zhangzhou Wang Ai is it?" Tang Xun found a merchant surnamed Wang in Zhangzhou.

Yang Congyi didn't ask his name, and replied: "I didn't ask specifically, everyone is here, and I will find out when I call over." ”

Tang Xun looked at the roster and didn't speak, continued to look through it for a while, and after making sure that there was only one businessman surnamed Wang from Zhangzhou within five days, he said, "Then call him over." ”

Yang Congyi got up and went out.

Tang Xun looked at the name of the reception recorded on the roster, and felt a little difficult to accept, this shopkeeper is his father's henchman, he used to go to his house at the end of every year, and he also ate with them, among these shopkeepers, he is a person Tang Xun is more familiar with. If there is really a matter of bribery and bribery, it is really difficult to deal with it, drive him back, how to explain to his father, his father was kind enough to let them help, and he has to take care of his father's face.

"Outside the king, this is the deputy envoy of Hui Yi and the deputy envoy of Tang. Deputy Envoy Tang has some questions for you, reply truthfully, and don't lie about it. Yang Congyi brought the merchant surnamed Wang into the room and closed the door.

The merchant surnamed Wang hurriedly saluted Tang Xun: "I've seen Lord Tang." ”

"Please sit outside." Tang Xun came back to his senses and put down the roster.

After Yang Congyi and the businessman sat down, Tang Xun asked directly: "Outside Wang Yuan, your name is Wang Ai?" ”

The merchant surnamed Wang replied, "Exactly." ”

"You tell us about the business negotiation the day before yesterday, and if we make a mistake, we will definitely pay you justice." Tang Xun said with a serious face.

The merchant surnamed Wang said, "Thank you, sir." I am a tea planter, do tea business, the tea garden in my hand is not small, thousands of pours, the annual output of tea about three million catties, I received the Huiyi procurement document in Zhangzhou, arranged to pick tea and make tea, immediately rushed over. I went to Lin'an City in five days, and waited for a few days before I came to negotiate. As soon as I entered the house that day, I talked about the type, quantity and price of the materials I could supply, and he told me that I was a big business, with a large amount and could make a lot of money, but there was a lot of tea purchased before, and the Huiyi fleet was limited, and the purchase of tea was also divided into varieties, and not all tea was collected, some could be sold overseas, and some were not easy to sell, and tea was easy to get damp and moldy at sea, and the things to drink could not be sold once moldy.

He also said that there were many businessmen who came to talk about the tea business before, and the quantity that could be supplied was not less than 10 million catties, but because overseas people had different living customs from the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know if they could accept this thing of tea, and I don't know if they could sell it when they were shipped overseas.

Hearing him say this, I lowered the quotation, from 100 wen a catty to 90 wen, but to talk about it, it still needs to be considered, and finally I lowered the tea quotation by 10 wen, 80 wen a catty, and supplied 1.5 million catties. ”