Chapter 46: Illicit Salt
As soon as Ximen Qing's voice fell, Jiao Ting took a step forward and said: "Brother Ximen, you command, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, I Jiao Ting will accompany you to go through it, not to mention that there is a lot of gold and silver to buy." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
After Xue Yong heard this, he took a step back, not that he was disloyal to Ximenqing, but that he had to think about more things, "I don't know if Da Lang wants to be a private businessman or sell smuggled salt?" ”
Ximen Qing looked at the reactions of the two, and knew in his heart that Jiao Ting was loyal and honest and could be a competent guard, while Xue Yong was thoughtful, knew how to think, and had the potential to be independent.
smiled and said: "Two brothers sit down, I know your intentions, what Brother Xue asked just now, what I want to do is a private business or private salt, I tell you, I have to hold these two things in my hands, so that I can have endless wealth, now I invite the two elder brothers to come, I just want to listen to your advice." ”
The two of them have been walking around in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and they are no strangers to this kind of thing, as Ximenqing thinks. But after knowing Ximenqing's thoughts, my heart was quite shaken, my brother is really a big thing.
After a little mover, Xue Yong said: "When I fell into the rivers and lakes, I also saw this kind of thing, but most of them were petty fights, and they didn't become a climate. Now brother, what you have to do is to control this line of work in the county, hey, this is really not simple, aside from private businessmen, selling illicit salt is a serious crime, if you don't investigate, it's enough, just like my brother said, if you stab the army, if you are heavy, your head will fall to the ground. I don't know how many people's interests will be involved, my brother has to think twice. ”
Although Jiao Ting is straightforward and sometimes speaks without brains, he also understands the pros and cons, "Brother, what Brother Xue said also makes sense, those who sell illicit salt are much more ruthless than those who are private businessmen." ”
Ximenqing nodded and said: "I have decided on this matter, I must do it, I don't know what the two elder brothers can teach me?" ”
Xue Yong saw that Ximenqing's words were affirmative, and according to his understanding of Ximenqing, this matter must not have changed, so he said: "I don't have any acquaintances in the private business, but I know a person who sells illegal salt, and there is a nickname on the rivers and lakes called 'Flower Arm' Gao Shunchen, who is also a little righteous, my brother wants to do private salt, I will go to him to help." ”
Ju An couldn't help but say: "Master, since you want to do private salt, why don't you ask Zeng Rui and Yang Bin about the two of them, I think the two of them are clear." ”
Ximenqing didn't think about Zeng Rui and Yang Bin, although the two of them were righteous and took refuge in themselves, but they always had some faith in their hearts, but now that they think about it, it's a little ridiculous, they can believe Jiao Ting and Xue Yong, why don't they believe Zeng Rui and Yang Bin? What's the matter, they are all from this county, and they are real snakes, and they know some things better than themselves.
nodded and said, "So go and invite the two of them to come, just be careful not to leak the news." ”
Ju An said: "Don't worry, master, I have always been strict-mouthed. ”
After inviting Xue Yong and Jiao Ting to have a cup of tea, Zeng Rui and Yang Bin arrived, "I've seen Brother Ximen." ”
"It's all my own brothers, why bother." Ximen Qing quickly helped the two up.
Seeing that Zeng Rui was a little ragged, Ximen Qing couldn't help asking, "Brother, what's wrong?" But with whom did you get into a dispute? ”
Yang Bin laughed and said: "Dare to let my brother know, this guy just lost money in the gambling house, and went to the hook bar to find his sister to drink flower wine, and when he checked out, he didn't have anything, and was stopped by the old bustard for a long time and humiliated. ”
Zeng Rui's old face turned red, and he snorted, "You are not a good thing, don't you spend a penny on the goods that my brother gave you a few days ago?" Otherwise, he wouldn't lend me a copper. ”
Seeing that the two of them had a bickering posture, Ximenqing hurriedly stopped and said: "The two brothers are arguing, come here, I have a wealth to tell you." ”
As soon as I heard that there was wealth and wealth, the two of them lived, don't look at the two of them have many brothers on weekdays, but they are all without long things, Yang Bin is better, he is a meticulous character, I am afraid that there is still some surplus, but it will never be much, Zeng Rui is a drunk character today, all his furniture is divided into his brothers, and the rest is taken up by eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling.
At this time, they all stared at Ximenqing and asked, "I don't know what kind of wealth my brother has?" ”
Ximen Qing invited the two of them to sit down first, and asked slowly, "Don't you know that the two brothers have bought illicit salt?" ”
"Illegal salt? Why haven't you bought it, brother, you are a rich person, I don't know that official salt is expensive, more than a dozen wen a catty, sometimes mixed with stone and soil, how to afford it, private salt is much cheaper, coarse salt is only five or six Wen, fine salt is several times over, to forty or fifty Wen, as for the good green salt, it is said that it is as white as snow, I have only heard of it, but I have never seen it, the price is also high and scary, I am afraid that it will cost hundreds of Wen, not the official palace is rich, and it cannot be used. ”
Yang Bin heard what Ximen Qing said, and asked sideways: "Brother wants to be in the business of private salt?" ”
Ximenqing asked rhetorically, "Why not?" ”
Yang Bin said: "That's a matter of losing your head. ”
Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Isn't Brother Yang violating the laws of the imperial court by buying private salt?" ”
Yang Bin was speechless for a while, but Zeng Rui was full of joy, "Selling illicit salt? It's a big deal, I don't know what my brother is going to do. ”
"But there are still a few things to ask the two brothers."
"My brother asked, as long as my brother knew, I would definitely tell my brother to understand."
"Who controls the private salt in our county, and how is it sold?"
"Dare to let my brother know, there was a big salt merchant in our county, who was also worth tens of millions, and his hands and eyes were all over the sky, and the salt in the county was used, regardless of official or private affairs, and he was in his hands.
Ximen Qing said secretly, the heroes are competing for the deer, and there is no co-owner, so he has his own piece of fat.
"In this way, if I want to follow the example of the big salt merchant and hold all the officials and private affairs in the county in my hands, I wonder how many brothers are willing to help me?" Ximenqing glanced around at everyone and asked softly. His voice was soft, but the meaning was so heavy that no one dared to underestimate it.
Zeng Rui was overjoyed when he heard this, how did he not know the huge profits in it, and leaned down and bowed: "I am willing to serve my brother." ”
Xue Yong and Jiao Ting needless to say, they also turned over and bowed down, leaving only Yang Bin alone, after Ximen Qing glanced at him with a smile, he said in his heart: "Wealth is in danger, like yourself, when can you be rich." ’
"Yang Bin is also willing to play for his brother."