What is Gang Salt?

Suppressing the boredom in his heart, Zheng Yingtai opened his mouth to explain carefully to Zhu Youzhen.

When the Ming Dynasty came to the forty-fifth year of Wanli, in view of the fact that the Kaizhong Law had been completely destroyed by the Folding Method, in order to collect the salt tax that had been in deficit for many years, Yuan Shizhen, who was then the salt law, was sparse, and the Ming Dynasty officially changed the Kaizhong Law to the Gangyun Law.

Yuan Shizhen divided the salt produced by the Ming Dynasty every year into ten outlines with the cross of "Holy Virtue Beyond the Ages, Imperial Fan Nine Circles".

Every year, nine gangs of salt are taken out, which are sold and collected by the imperial court, and the remaining one is used to clean up the old accounts owed by the imperial court over the years.

Note that the Jiugang salt used for sale is not something that anyone can buy.

These nine gangs of salt can only be purchased at the expense of special merchants specially designated by the imperial court and written into the compendium.

Others, no matter how rich you are, you are not qualified to buy this salt.

These merchants who were written into the compendium were known as salt merchants in later generations.

The compendium that recorded their names was called a nest book.

The woben was made in duplicate, one by the imperial court and the other by the salt merchants.

The Gangyun Law also stipulates that even the imperial court cannot easily replace the salt merchants in the Gangyun without the consent of all salt merchants.

It is conceivable what kind of businessmen will be included in the compendium.

The Gangyun Law legally clarified the status of salt merchants, and the identity of salt merchants began to solidify and hereditary.

In this way, from the official implementation of the 45th year of Wanli Gang Yun Law, the hereditary salt merchant group really appeared in the world.

Since this year, the Ming Dynasty has become a pure salt producer, and the sales of salt have been completely controlled by the salt merchant group, a super-large distributor.

This has become a group of salt merchants, and of course it is impossible for others to have the opportunity to meddle in the Daming salt industry.

Therefore, when such a salt merchant group officially appeared, it completely monopolized the Daming salt industry, and even the channels of private salt were tightly controlled by them (private salt may be the most profitable business for salt merchants).

Because of this, as soon as he heard that the king was going to open the middle, Zheng Yingtai's first reaction was to ask the king of faith what he had obtained the right to distribute the salt.

After listening to Zheng Yingtai's detailed explanation of 1510, Zhu Youzhen had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

After a long time, the salt merchants, a group that was familiar in the previous life, have only been born for less than ten years now.

The Jinshang, who was stuck in the distribution channel by the salt merchant group and lost the largest source of profits, is still in the stage of developing new markets.

It is no wonder that in the previous life, the Jin merchants led by the eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty would smuggle madly to the Manchus.

Zhu Youzhen finally figured out the idea of the Jin merchants to join the Manchus.

It took a long time to get it, and it was because of the rise of the salt merchants that the Jin merchants finally invested in Houjin.

Think about it, the trade routes that the Jin merchants spent hundreds of years of hard work to build and used to lose the border were cut off by the Ming Dynasty and their final profits.

And the Jin merchants should still have the ability to transport all kinds of materials to the border, but their transportation has not been rewarded in terms of profits.

Jin merchants, who have no profit, are forced to find a new buyer for their sales terminals.

And at this time, the Houjin of Liaodong rose.

The newly started Houjin has become the largest and best buyer of Jin Shang.

No wonder in the memory of his previous life, the Jin Chamber of Commerce did not hesitate to stand on the side of Houjin.

This is really driven by profits!

Thinking of the relationship between Houjin and Jin Merchants in his previous life, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but ask Zheng Yingtai: "How many of you Jin Merchants still have the ability to transport materials to the border fortress?" ”

How?

Am I not clear enough?

Why hasn't His Royal Highness the King of Faith dispelled the idea yet?

If you don't have enough salt (and it must be physical salt, not salt lead), no one will pay attention to your opening, even if you are a believer.

Zheng Yingtai's anxious head was beating with green tendons, but he really didn't dare to say what was in his heart directly to Zhu Youzhen.

"Your Highness, there are at least a dozen of the fellows I know of who have complete stocking and transportation capabilities.

As long as His Highness has Gang Salt, no matter how many supplies His Highness needs, my fellow villagers can prepare it and transport it to any place designated by His Highness. ”

Zheng Yingtai proudly answered King Xin's question, and gently stabbed King Xin with it.

Yo, Jin Shang really has a lot of ability!

Hearing Zheng Yingtai say this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

You can get as many supplies as you want, and you can transport them to any designated place.

Jin Shang's tone is really not small!

However, if it is really according to Zheng Yingtai, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Jin merchants began to operate the routes of the losing side, then they have been operating for more than 200 years.

In the past 200 years, almost all the border fortresses of the Ming Dynasty have relied on the border merchants led by the Jin merchants to transport various materials to make up for the lack of supply from the imperial court.

Thinking about it this way, the Jin merchant border system, which has been in operation for such a long time, should not be much different from the canal transportation. It's just that because the importance of the border fortress is far less important than that of the capital, it is not known.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen showed a relieved smile on his lips.

Jin Shang has been in business for more than 200 years, and it would be strange if he didn't have this ability.

However, calculated in this way, the Jin merchants fell to Houjin, but it was not just that Houjin had an extra supply.

The Jin merchants fell to Houjin, and at the same time that Houjin had one more supply, Daming's side plug was one less supply.

If you calculate it from the outside, the impact on the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty will be great.

Not to mention, with the connections of Jin merchants, what can be done for Houjin is not just the transportation of supplies.

After thinking about these things clearly, Zhu Youzhen finally really felt the real weight of the chess piece of Jin Shang.

In this era, the power of Jin Shang is indeed not to be underestimated!

He must not push Jin Shang into the arms of Hou Jin.

Didn't Jin Shang just want to survive and make money?

That's too simple.

I give you a living, and I give you a way to earn money.

As long as you listen to me.

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen's heart swelled with strong confidence.

It seems that it is better than he expected, this opportunity to prepare materials for Ning Yuan is the best opportunity to win over Jin merchants.

"Lao Zheng, since your fellow countryman has the ability to prepare and transport, then Gu can rest assured." Zhu Youzhen looked like he had let go of his worries.

"You go and pass a message to them, Lone needs them to prepare a batch of supplies to be transported to Ningyuan. The materials were not directly handed over to Ning Yuan's official mansion, but to Ning Yuan's brother warehouse.

Lone doesn't have salt for them, but Lone can give them cash.

Well, it's a silver ticket to their public bank, paid on delivery.

You see if they're interested. ”

While speaking, Zhu Youzhen looked calm and breezy.

Now, Zhu Youzhen has no doubts about the allure of the bait he throws.

He, Ning Yuan Kaizhong, is definitely the strongest temptation that Jin Shang can't resist.

If you like money and profits, then you should come to my circle quickly.

I can give you a chance to make money.

As long as you can be of my use.

Of course, if there are still those who die unrepentantly and want to collude with Houjin, then don't blame the lonely black hand.

Zhu Youzhen secretly added another sentence in his heart.

Jin Shanggu must be in his hands.