As an excellent hunter, you must judge the situation and get the maximum harvest with the least effort. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Along the way, before every battle, Wang Ningan has carefully calculated, at least a few sets of abdominal cases, and he will only start if he grasps it enough, and this time he is more careful.

The Cui family is known as a thousand-year-old family, and it has been hidden for so many years, how much power there is, whether it is unfathomable or bluffing, we must see clearly.

Moreover, in different places in the northwest, there is also a Western Xia tiger's eye, if it is not good, give the Western Xia a chance to take advantage of the situation, then it will become a sinner through the ages.

After Wang Ningan woke up, he weighed it repeatedly, he calculated the overall situation clearly, and then immediately went to meet Zhao Zhen.

Coming back from Zhao Zhen, Wang Ningan brought Wen Yanbo over again.

"Wen Xianggong, you may have gotten the news, right?" 、

"What wind? The old man didn't know. ”

"Hahaha, Wen Xianggong, between you and me, do you need to pretend to be confused!"

Wen Yanbo smiled embarrassedly, "The old man didn't expect that they would get involved." ”

"Did you not expect it, or did you deliberately hide it? Want to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, watch me plant a heel? Wang Ningan asked with interest.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Wen Yanbo hurriedly waved his hand, "Lord Wang, don't think so badly of the old man!" I do know some things about the Cui family, but I never expected that they would have such a huge power. ”

Wen Yanbo was afraid that Wang Ningan would misunderstand and make him not a person inside and out, so he hurriedly told him what he knew.

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, for nearly a thousand years, a huge force dominated the general trend of the world, that is, the family!

Completely different from the big families that later generations thought, the wealthy families of the Han and Tang dynasties were like small courts, self-contained, powerful, and didn't even buy the emperor's account!

The rise of the great clans was due to the Han Dynasty's probationary system, which was a system in which talented and well-behaved people were recommended by local governors and hired by the central government.

At the beginning, a group of candidates with both ability and political integrity were indeed selected.

But gradually, the probationary system became the patent of some big clans, and all the talents came from the big clans, usually a few big surnames, and they monopolized the official positions of the imperial court.

Of course, this situation is also related to the fact that educational resources are controlled in the hands of big families, and after a complex process, in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, a group of seven clans and five surnames was formed.

These people were powerful and arrogant, and they even looked down on the Li Tang royal family, so a protracted struggle began.

The first generation of emperor Li Shimin cultivated the clan chronicles and forcibly ranked the Li family to the first place, and the seven clans and five surnames were reduced to the third class, but this trick did not have an effect, and the influence of the wealthy family in the people was even greater and deep-rooted.

It wasn't until Li Shimin's daughter-in-law Wu Zetian ascended the throne that she came up with a strategy to deal with the wealthy.

That's the imperial examination!

Expand the number of imperial examinations, improve the status of Jinshike, and introduce the power of the Hanmen to balance the big clans.

And at this time, there are some objective conditions to help.

For example, the maturity of papermaking, such as the wide application of engraving printing, and the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the improvement of the living standards of the common people, the spread of knowledge, the increase in the number of readers, and the cheapness of culture.

The monopoly of officialdom by wealthy families has been severely impacted.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Hanmen scholars and the wealthy families set off a protracted party dispute between Niu and Li, which seriously depleted the vitality of the Tang Dynasty, until the Huangchao Uprising, crazy killing, many wealthy families were slaughtered, and their proud genealogical inheritance was also burned!

Then five dynasties and ten kingdoms, wars continued, and the family was hit hard one after another, and these behemoths began to withdraw from the stage of history.

In the Great Song Dynasty, culture and education flourished, the number of people admitted to the imperial examination was more, and the gentry group that was more representative than the family took its place, and now there were still some influential wealthy families in the imperial court, only the Hedong Liu family, and the Langya Wang family, as for the other families, all disappeared.

"Alas, if you want to talk about it, the old man has also heard it. At that time, the Cui family secretly colluded with Huangchao, so most of the clansmen were saved, but they only lost some property.

After the defeat of Huangchao, the Tang Dynasty perished, entered the five dynasties and ten countries, the war and strife, the people of the Cui family changed their surnames and changed their names, and mixed into the officialdom.

Since the founding of Emperor Taizu, he had thought about moving the capital to Luoyang, or Chang'an, but Taizong was opposed at that time, and he was worried about the re-emergence of the Guanlong group, so he hesitated. It's really unexpected, after so many years, the Cui family finally couldn't hold back and jumped out. ”

Wen Yanbo told everything he knew, except for letting Wang Ningan know the situation of the Cui family, he didn't know how much strength they had.

"I said Lord Wang, the Cui family can be inherited for thousands of years, there must be something extraordinary, and he is scheming, and he suddenly makes trouble, the old man thinks it should not be underestimated! The common people often say that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, Lord Wang, do you see if it is ......"

"You don't want to do the bank's business?" Wang Ningan said lightly: "The Cui family has been inherited for thousands of years, and your Wen family doesn't want to?" Don't dare to say anything else, if you get the shares of the bank, you can be sure of your prosperity for at least one or two hundred years, Wen Xianggong, you can bear to refuse? ”

"Of course the old man can't bear it!"

Wen Yanbo hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched, Wang Ningan's ability to draw big cakes is too strong, he knows that he is more than lucky, and he still has to play with him! Not even a chance to quit.

The old man's reputation in this life is ruined.

"Wang Xianggong, just say it, what should you do if you want the old man?"

"Please sing this big play, please be sure to sing it well, you now have to transfer salt from all over the country, do your best to suppress the price of salt, and lure the Cui family to show their hole cards a little bit, and then I will give them a fatal blow to completely eradicate this scourge! Luoyang is the new capital of the future, and under the nose of the Son of Heaven, such an awesome family is not allowed! ”

Wang Ning'an was full of murderous spirit, Wen Yanbo's eyes rolled slightly, and he knew in his heart, Wang Ning'an, a bad boy, he went to see Zhao Zhen first, and he must have gotten the Shang Fang sword.

No emperor can endure the horror of the family, even if there is no salt dispute, Zhao Zhen has to suppress the Cui family, this is the instinct of the imperial power.

That's it, if you stand on the side of the emperor, the old man will not suffer!

……

Wen Yanbo is shameless, Wang Ningan talked to him, it was to strengthen the heart of the old thing, and in the following days, the competition between the two sides continued to escalate.

The lack of salt spread throughout the northwest, Sima Guang and Xixia negotiated a business of 300,000 stone of blue salt, and the first batch of 100,000 stone was the first to be transported, and the price of salt in Yan'an, Qinzhou, Huazhou and other places immediately dropped.

But it didn't last much, and all the salt that was put in disappeared.

There is a big hand, constantly operating behind the back, and as much salt as you want, you can easily swallow it, and the market has always maintained a very tense situation.

However, no business has closed down.

Speaking of which, after the Cui family made a move, they were much more clever than Liu Ji.

Close the door directly, then the court will be logical, and it will be sealed directly, so that you have no place to shout grievances.

It's best to be half-dead now, the imperial court has no reason to seal it, and the supply of goods in the store is not enough, so what can it do? Otherwise, the imperial court will send some salt, and if it does, it will quickly disappear again.

The Cui family precisely manipulated the supply, and under their leadership, the price of salt in the northwest slowly rose, and it has risen to 30 Wen one after another!

In some places, it is even higher, and it is no different from before.

These days, Guangguang has obviously lost a lot of weight, and he has to negotiate with the Xixia people, and he has to go to the place to investigate, not to mention how busy he is, his cheeks have been retracted, and his head looks extraordinarily big.

Salt is different from others, and even sugar is different from sugar, which is also a condiment.

Dishes are not delicious without salt, and if there is too much salt, they can't be eaten.

You can eat a packet of candy, but you can't eat a packet of salt at once!

Salt consumption is so stable that it can even be used to count the population.

"The green salt imported from Western Xia alone is a million stones!" Guangguang said angrily: "There is official salt here, there is also private salt, if it is used normally, it is enough for the people of the northwest to use it for more than half a year, but it has only been three months, and the price of salt in various places has returned to the former situation, the Cui family is really a big deal!" What a power! ”

Wang Ningan said with a smile: "Their strength is not small, but as long as our strength is greater, you can be sure that there is still how much green salt there is in Western Xia?" ”

Guangguang smiled proudly, "Sir, there are a lot of salt lakes in Western Xia, and we have set up a field here, and tens of thousands of livestock come over every day carrying green salt." Even if the Cui family has endless gold mountains, they can't buy so much green salt. From the disciples' point of view, they are clever and will definitely shoot themselves in the foot. ”

Wang Ningan shook his head again and again, "Don't be careless, since they dare to make trouble, they must be completely sure, you still have to be cautious." ”

Guangguang felt that Mr. was a little overly worried, but he didn't refute it, as long as he tried to do it well.

It's just that Guangguang didn't expect that something that was originally a sure thing actually happened!

And the change came to the Tangut people!

"My lord, the Xixia side sent an official document, saying that the rainstorm was sudden and the road was interrupted, and asked to suspend Qingyan for half a month!"

"What?"

Guangguang was startled, and hurriedly took it over, looked at it carefully, and indeed said so. Guangguang's face was difficult to look at all of a sudden, and now the salt price in the northwest is maintained by the green salt in Western Xia, if the green salt is cut off, it will be troublesome.

Guangguang is even more anxious to know if this is an accident or a long-planned plan!

"Black Wood Envoy, you have always hoped that the Great Song Dynasty would open the country and increase the number of fields, and now that the Great Song Dynasty has done it, why are you capricious and unable to act according to the covenant?"

The envoy of Western Xia didn't hide the black wood and bared his big teeth, and smiled, "Lord Sima, don't blame us, God it's raining, who has a way?" ”

"And what am I willing to pay a high price for?"

"How tall?"

"20 wen a catty, two dollars and a stone!"

He didn't hide the black wood for a moment, he smiled and said: "Lord Sima, for the sake of our friendship, 5 yuan for one stone, I will sell you 10,000 stones!" ”

Sima Guang sneered, "So, you still have green salt?" ”