"Salt? How many young Chitose are idle during the New Year, and they come here to entertain the officials? When did Shangyuan County produce salt? Guangdong is salt-producing, and the quality of the Guangdong salt produced in the younger brother's hometown can compete with Huaibei salt, if there are several people in the family who want to do business over there, the younger brother can build a bridge. Isn't it the Jiangning Household Yamen? Think of a way to lead from salt? But when it comes to the household yamen, several people have more relationships than me, and they can make salt in one sentence, so why bother to find the younger brother? ”

Xu Weizhi ignored him, beckoned everyone to sit down, and then said to Fan Jin: "Think back, you don't have to adjust the flower gun with us." What do we mean by salt, you don't have a number in your heart? If you can't even think of this dumb riddle, what else will you do as a Shangyuan county official? Now it's useless to say less, just ask you, are you helping or not helping? ”

Fan Jin coughed, "Brother Xu, if you say so, then I have no choice but to answer you seriously." Every year, you have salt in the house, and you have been doing this business all along, why are you coming to me now? ”

"That little money is also called business?" Xu Weizhi snorted, "What is the amount of salt that the imperial court appreciates every year, that is, how many times we drink flower wine and call a few girls?" In the past, I thought that Song Guofu was a good person, very interesting, and knew filial piety, so no one cared about the business on this salt. Everyone is going to attack the lord in the future, and it is impossible for them to sell salt in person, so it's okay to be so confused. But our brothers were playing in my teahouse two days ago, and suddenly they said that this year, Song Guofu gave us several times more gifts than in previous years, and there was nothing he couldn't think of. Everyone put the gifts together, and I don't know how much more expensive it is than the little money that Yanyin. ”

"Isn't that a good thing? There is a way that officials don't give gifts, but they give away heavy gifts, right? ”

On the side, Xu Weizhi's cousin, Mu Changzu, the concubine of the Duke of Qianguo, said: "If he is willing to give such a heavy gift, it means that he can make more money!" When I was in Yunnan, I thought my family was the richest, but when I saw the salt merchants, I realized that these merchants were richer than my family. My family's money was exchanged for my ancestor's life with a knife and a gun, and his surname Song is just a flat-headed common man, why is he richer than us who are retired with the country? If I were in Yunnan, I would have killed him by now and cut off his head with a knife! ”

Xu Weizhi said: "I don't know if I think about it, a few of us played at Wang Xuexiao's today and called a few girls to accompany us." Among them, there are those who came back from Yangzhou, and talked about Song Guofu's wealth, which made people feel very warm. In fact, I heard a lot of such words in the past, and no one took it to heart, just regarded it as a joke, and always felt that no matter how rich a businessman was, he could not compare with our generations of hairpins and iron to fight wealth. But this time Song Guofu's gifts, coupled with the words of these sisters, a few of us couldn't help but be moved. More than 100 people, said to kill, killed. This hand is no worse than our noble families, and he doesn't have Danshu iron coupons, so he naturally relies on gold and silver. Although Changzu's words were a little reckless, they were not all wrong, what qualifications did he have as an ordinary person to take so much silver? The Ming Dynasty is going to die a group of wealthy businessmen in a few decades, and this time it will be his turn. But it's not fun to kill alone, the most important thing is to make money. ”

"Brother Xu, when you and I first met, you didn't value silver so much."

Xu Weizhi smiled, "Thanks to the retreat that taught me, I learned to love money and make money, I want to thank you." I used to be a loser, but it was Retreat that taught me to do business and let me know that making money is so fun. Dad asked me to learn more from you, naturally I will make money by learning that you will make money, such a large sum of money is placed there, who is not tempted. The situation of these guys is different from mine, Changzu heard that Song Guofu raised a lot of porcelain dolls at home, it is said that they are all thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, they have eaten good delicacies since they were children, they are not allowed to see the sun, and they take a bath with milk, all of them have crystal clear skin like good porcelain, but their bones are not long, but they are all living treasures when serving men. Changzu is also used to playing in his hometown, and the daughter of the head man doesn't know how much he has played, but he has never seen such a woman, and among the few of us, he has the hottest heart. ”

Mu Changzu didn't blush, but said with a heartfelt voice: "Cousin, don't say that, that little beauty is good, and the silver is good." Since Huai salt is a golden mountain, we should naturally take it. My father is in Jiangning, but he can't get in and out, and it's not a way to sit and eat, so I have to find a way to make money. ”

Fan Jin looked at the others, "These ......"

"They are not in the same situation as me, and they are not allowed to attack the lord. If you can't get it in the position of power, you naturally have to make money, and if you can make a fortune in salt affairs, we will have a piece of the pie! We also know that we must pay attention to the rules in doing business, and Song Guofu has done a good job, and we can't force a hand. But now that he is going to do it, someone will have to take over this part of the business when it is vacated in the future. When we take it, we can be regarded as contributing to the country. ”

Fan Jin shook his head and said: "Song Guofu is up and down, I don't know who will win this one." ”

"Shen San is living well with you, you are betting with him, the treasure box is held in the hands of Xiangye, Song Guofu sent a gold mountain out, and it is not as good as a son-in-law. How did Song Guofu win? Thinking back, I have been doing business for a while now, and I am not as confused as I used to be, and it is not good for you to move this heart with me. ”

Fan Jin shook his head, "If Brother Xu is really smart, he should know that you can't afford this business!" The noble family is already rich and noble, so why take this risk? You and I hit it off at first sight, and I can't lead you into trouble. ”

Xu Weizhi smiled, "Trouble? I, Xu Weizhi, have never been afraid of any trouble since I was a child! What's more, people die for money, birds die for food, and in order to make money, what's the trouble? I think back and say that I am rich and noble, but I don't know our difficulties. The Xu family's family business for more than 100 years is true, but it is also more than 100 years of Dingkou reproduction, and I am the lord of the Xu family, so I have to manage the monthly rations of each room. If you are a flat-headed person, you just need to take care of food and clothing, but our surname is Xu, can we be so ashamed? I have to let the rooms eat, drink, and be merry to make slaves and maids, and the people of our family should not be born to suffer hardships and suffering, nor should they worry about their livelihood! You have to spend money on all these things, and you say that little money is enough to spend?"

Fan Jin didn't argue with him about whether it was enough to spend, but looked at the other people, obviously the other noble children also had similar meanings. He said: "Now there are two factions of businessmen doing business in Yangzhou, one is Western businessmen and the other is Hui businessmen. I have nothing to say when I clean up Song Guofu, who let him have a handle in my hands, and the Western businessman can't ask for help with me. But you are going to enter the field, I'm sorry, the Western Chamber of Commerce and Hui Chamber of Commerce will join forces and fight to the death with you. Even if you have Danshu iron coupons at home, you won't really have a lawsuit for this matter, but it's the same, they are all rich and noble people, and they will alarm the lords of each family for a few money, and the family law will be grounded, which is not pleasant. ”

Xu Weizhi laughed and said, "Look, what am I talking about? If you want to eat, drink and have fun, it is the family's slices and leisure, but if you want to discuss business, you have to find a retreat, and say it in a word. That's right, those old westerners can't do anything about the Hui merchants, but they have a way for us, go to the house and cry a few copies of the eight elements, and then don't the Hui merchants take gold and silver, and buy a few copies of the music from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to participate in the people. My father's man will not allow me to touch the salt business again, and he may beat me half to death. So it's up to you to decide how to do this, but business has to be done! ”

His face suddenly became serious, "Retreat, you are just flowing water in Shangyuan, but we are stones." In the future, if you are promoted, what if your successors overturn these institutional strategies? I can promise you one thing, as long as a few of us are here, none of us will dare to touch the rules you have set. Which rat who is not long-eyed dares to touch your charter, we are sure to let him stand in Shangyuan and climb out of Jiangning! ”

"That's right, what Brother Xu said is what we think! As long as Brother Fan agrees to come out with this, we will ensure the safety of your Shangyuan County. In the future, if any bastard touches your rules, we will take off his black veil and take away his seal. ”

Xu Weizhi said again: "Thinking back, I know that our brothers are usually stubborn, and they may not be willing to believe what they say, let alone outsiders." But I can swear to you that there is no half-truth in these words. Don't say anything else, just say that you are in Shangyuan County, and now there is a Zuo Er to divide your authority? It's not that the above doesn't want to send it, everyone has registered in the governor's yamen, but I also let it go, who will be Shangyuan as the second official, I won't send him to prison within three months, I have his surname. Isn't it just buying impeachment? Our people's ability to make money may not be good, and the ability to spend money has never been lost. ”

Fan Jin knew that Xu Weizhi's words were not simple intimidation, these people may not be able to succeed, but they are more than enough to fail. This is also the reason why he worked hard to get along with this group of nobles from the beginning, even if there is Zhang Juzheng's power, they don't dare to embarrass themselves openly, but the constraints behind them are enough for themselves. You must know that the brands of these noble children may not be easy to use in Yangzhou, but they are truly invincible in Shangyuan.

If they are determined to break the affairs of a county order, they don't need to face it directly with themselves, just secretly attacking is enough to make it difficult for them to move an inch. What's more, to be honest, Fan Jin is really inseparable from Xu Weizhi. slept with Xue Wu, and decided to give her a name, she had to give Feng Si an explanation, Ming Feng Dart Xing can only be regarded as standing now, and if you want to open up the situation in the future, you can't do without the support of these nobles. Moreover, the other party's promise really made Fan Jin's heart move.

Fan Jin's new law in Shangyuan is not something that can be successful in three or five years, and a lot of work requires a long-term preparation to see the results. What I am most afraid of is that in order to pursue my personal reputation and performance, I will take over my job in the future, and all my arrangements will be revoked, and my hard work will be turned into water. Even those merchants and Qing people like the Song family, who were destined to not be able to pass the door, were also destined to suffer huge losses. If there is such a group of demon kings of the mixed world who are here to protect the Dharma, this problem can be easily solved.

There is no eternal friendship between people, only eternal interests, although Xu Weizhi was once given a blueprint, and the future can bring economic and reputation benefits to the Xu family. But in the face of the huge profits of the salt industry, these short-sighted nobles still chose to make quick money, and even Xu Weizhi did not hesitate to use the situation in Shangyuan County as a bargaining chip to blackmail himself into bowing his head.

These-eyed things! You are hereditary nobles, and you are only civil officials. If this plate is smashed, you'll lose more than I do! Fan Jin almost wanted to catch Xu Weizhi and yell at him, asking him if he only recognized money and not friendship. Really mess up the situation of Shangyuan, what good will it do him? After all, if you are successful in studying, you can suppress your anger, whoever lets herself marry Zhang Juzheng's daughter can only take the Zhu family as his own foundation to maintain, and there is no way to owe them.

Fan Jin took two deep breaths, a sincere smile appeared on his face, and said to a few people:

"Thank you for your love, without your support, Shangyuan would not be where it is today. In the future, the fathers and villagers of Shangyuan County will rely on the support of you Chitose, they are all poor people, no more than you were born with grace and grace, and you will enjoy endless wealth for a lifetime. You are all bodhisattvas, take care of them, Fan Mou instead of the old folks, thank you for your great kindness! I want to do this Song Guofu, but the salt industry is a troublesome matter, and I didn't want to interfere, because if I intervene, I won't enter the game myself, and I will bring others behind my back, and this consequence will ...... It's serious. ”

Xu Weizhi said with a smile: "There is no need to say it so scary, Zhang Jiangling himself has said that it is not a photo, and a little salt is a ball!" It's all men, you don't have to grind here, and when the time comes, it's up to me to think about it. Who dares not to be convinced, tell me! ”

"I can't talk about money yet. If you want me to come up with ideas, I definitely don't expect it this year. If I have the opportunity to go to Yangzhou, this thing can still be done, if I don't even have this opportunity, then there is no way to do it. Because I can only do this, no one else can do it. If you listen to me, you have to calm down. Raise the capital first, slowly figure it out, if you don't listen to me, then do what you want, I don't care. ”

Xu Weizhi said: "Thinking about what I said, we came to you, naturally we just want to listen to you." When you go to Yangzhou, you only need to mention it to Miss Zhang, are you afraid that she won't listen to you? If you really don't listen, you will be beaten, my daughter-in-law is also the daughter of a noble, don't I beat the same? It doesn't matter whose daughter she is, when she becomes your Fan family, you will be beaten and scolded. Everyone and the family took out two thousand taels of silver to make a congratulatory ceremony for you, the prime minister's wife is not easy to raise, and there is no flowing silver to support, so she can't afford to raise it at all. Even if it's for your own sake, you have to do this business. We are not poor ghosts waiting for rice to be cooked, and we are not in a hurry for this year and a half, but everyone is staying like this during this time? ”

"That's naturally not possible, the world is like chess, you have to lay out first, and when it comes to the end, it's time to decide the winner. This period of time is our layout, which is actually more important than the official. The first cost of this matter, the second salt, I don't need to talk about this. ”

"Don't worry, our thirteen families have joined forces to do this business, and I dare not say that two or three hundred thousand silver is immediately desirable. Besides, do we need real money to buy salt? I have a few words in the Duke of Wei's Mansion, can I still repay the debt?"

"I'll talk about this when the time comes, and the second thing is whether there are any servants available in your house. You don't need to be very shrewd, but you can't be too stupid, and most importantly, you are loyal, and you won't betray your lord's house for money or for a big punishment. His subordinates have kung fu, and they must have the courage to dare to kill. ”

Mu Changzu laughed and said, "Master Fan, I admire you for other things, but I'm going to laugh at you for this." Don't you dare to kill someone, so what's it? When I was fifteen years old, I wanted to sleep with my mother-in-law, but the mother-in-law said that she had a father-in-law, and my companion killed her father-in-law with a knife. Who doesn't have a hundred or ten reliable companions who dare to kill? ”

"That's good. Pick a few people, not too many, just make up two hundred people. First sent to Yangzhou to sell a year's worth of illicit salt. ”

"Selling smuggled salt? That's too cheap, isn't it? Do we still want to lose face? ”

"Don't let people lose face if they find evidence, so I said you must be loyal and reliable, and that's the reason. If you are caught, you can't tell the Lord's house, otherwise you will be embarrassed. To be a salt seller first, you don't need to make much money, even if you stick money, it doesn't matter, the key is to smash a nail into Yangzhou first. ”

With Fan Jin's introduction, this group of gentlemen who usually only know how to fight and make trouble and be jealous gradually stopped laughing, and the expression on their faces gradually became serious, some people looked at Fan Jin's gaze changed a little, and even Xu Weizhi began to review, did he have a little too much attitude just now, the relationship between the two sides has always been good, should he offend Fan Jin for the salt profits of the thirteen families?