Huizhou is the hometown of Zhu Zi, although science is no longer the only theme in the six counties of Xin'an, but it does not prevent a few Huizhou salt merchants who took over the transformation work from Master Cheng from tossing this Xin'an Hall in other places to extravagant and extravagant in other places, in order to attract those wealthy Huizhou merchants, and even businessmen from other regions to stay here, but when decorating the council hall, everything is going in the direction of solemnity.

So much so that when Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan followed Master Cheng into this room, they even felt that there were two places inside and outside!

And what Wang Fulin cares about the most is, why is the pattern in this hall so Juyi Hall? The left and right sides are divided into three columns, a total of six columns and thirty-six chairs, all of which are sour branches, and now the Hui merchants are sitting on the left, and the Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants are sitting on the right, as for Wang Daomin and the Huaibei merchants he brought, they were full of annoyance at this time, because they all did not have seats yet.

As the last of all the salt merchants to enter the hall, Master Cheng didn't wait for Wang Daoyun to speak, he coughed dryly and said: "Brother Wang's seat, I originally set aside all of our Hui merchants on the left and the two major merchant gangs on the right, but you didn't say in advance that you would bring you from Huaibei over, so the Xin'an Hall was a little caught off guard." I'll tell you the truth, when the original renovation of this hall, all the furnishings in it were Bao Huang's two brothers, Tao Cheng, and the red sandalwood chairs were ordered thirty-six, thinking that it was usually enough, and the guests were definitely more than enough, but there were many people today, and it was inevitable that they would not be able to come together. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said meaningfully: "If Brother Wang and you don't mind, I'll have someone send eight rosewood chairs at once." ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was full of buzzing discussions. The rosewood furniture is considered to be the top in ordinary people's homes, but in fact, it is obviously inferior to the rosewood chair. In other words, Master Cheng took this opportunity to give Wang Daomin three choices.

Either it will be attributed to the Hui merchants; Either it will be with those Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants; Or just form your own faction with these Huaibei merchants. Although the third type seems to be able to form a considerable force. But the price is that the two major merchant gangs that Wang Daomin hooked up with before will all break with him, and it is not yet known whether the Huaibei businessmen are willing to take him as the leader!

It was only at this time that Cheng Naixuan understood that his father was not only a scolding in front of him, but such a shrewd and powerful person in front of outsiders! If he used to be in the mood to get by with reading. Now I yearn for my dad even more.

What's so good about studying, an official like Ye Junyao, who has Wang Fulin's help and is quite capable and backbone, is not in danger of being overturned at every turn?

Wang Daomin didn't expect that he thought he had an absolute deterrent power, but Master Cheng turned his hand into a cloud and covered the rain, which put him in a dilemma in a blink of an eye. Most of the Huaibei salt merchants he brought in were ambitious, and they planned to intervene in these abundant salt farms in Huainan, by getting the salt here, and then supporting the salt here. In this way, under the pretext of purchasing surplus salt, through the government's inspection, the illegal salt that has been hoarded by the smugglers for a long time can be turned into official salt, so as to make huge profits. Ever since he occasionally inquired about this path, he had been reluctant to wait for an opportunity, how could he easily abandon his allies today?

"Since there are no rosewood chairs, let's go and move eight rosewoods! You came from Huai'an, and I Wang Daomin did my best to be a landlord. I will sit with you, so that I can answer your questions and solve your questions about today's affairs. ”

Heard Wang Daomin's answer. Master Cheng was not surprised at all, and immediately waved his hand to let people arrange it, and then he took Wang Fulin and Cheng Naixuan slowly to the main seat. However, it is said that there is no seat here. Rather, there is only one station. This is the way to change proposed by Master Cheng after discovering that the council hall was like the ranking of the Juyi Hall in the Water Margin. The ranking is combined with age and surname strokes in order, as for being promoted as salt? Those who sacrifice wine stand on the throne and discuss with other salt merchants, so that those who are superior cannot be arrogant. Others don't feel oppressed.

Wang Daomin has rarely come to the Xin'an Hall since Master Cheng has received so much support, and the Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants are only hearsay, and now seeing that Master Cheng is really generous and standing on the main seat like this, they all have an indescribable feeling. However, when Master Cheng loudly proposed this year's plan to buy surplus salt, his head immediately became a pot of porridge.

Because Master Cheng actually said that before autumn, he was not ready to buy residual salt!

"Why is that?" Wang Daomin had already stood up, "Could it be that Brother Cheng made a lot of money last year, and this year he wants to hinder everyone from getting rich?" ”

"Of course not, whether it is the Jin merchants, the Jiangyou merchants, or the Huai'an, if you want to collect the remaining salt, you can do as much as you want. I can say a clear word in public here, from now on, I don't want a grain of salt left. As for all of you in Xin'an, if you are willing to believe me, then please stay and listen to me. I guess I've made that clear enough, right? ”

Although if Master Cheng's status is reversed, it is obvious that he will not only damage the signboard, but will also be looked down upon from now on, but Wang Daomin still refuses to give up, and immediately said with a calm face: "There is no basis for what you say, can Brother Cheng dare to stand up as proof?" ”

At this moment, the Hui Gang salt merchants all came back to their senses and hurriedly persuaded Master Cheng, but Master Cheng said lightly: "Shuangmu, Naixuan, you go get paper and pencils!" ”

Everyone saw that the two teenagers brought by Master Cheng today hurriedly went to Zhang Luo to study the four treasures, and Master Cheng took the note in front of the court, and even the Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants also took advantage of the opportunity to come up to ask for it, and finally a group of outsiders who were chaotic dispersed in a moment, and finally the anxious Hui merchants couldn't help but shout: "Brother Cheng, why are you so troubled, is it possible that we Hui merchants are fighting in the nest, and we have to become outsiders?" ”

"Do you know that Wang Daomin suffered a big loss last year, and this year he has already started to contact the stove households under him, and he has also raised the price. These guys came to discuss today, but in fact, they have almost collected Fu'an, Anfeng, Liangduo, Dongtai, Heduo, Caoyan, Jiaoxi, Fengli, Shigang, Jinsha, Yuxi, and Lusi, the twelve surplus salt with the highest output in Huainan and Huaibei. So, they've done it to catch you off guard. ”

Seeing that all the salt merchants below were shocked, and some even scolded, Master Cheng said unhurriedly: "However, sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing to seize the opportunity, and it is not necessarily a bad thing to fall behind." I'll not hide it from you. Since last year, I have received the 200,000 surplus salt, and I have been looking at those middle and bottom fields, and the cumulative surplus salt received this year is not less than the amount of last year, and it has all been transported to Shao Bo Town. And if the surplus salt income is too much, what kind of impact will it have on the market? Everyone should know what to expect. Since you have elected me as salt? Believe me this time, I can make a note in the hall, and if anything changes, the remaining salt will be distributed as it was last year. ”

If it weren't for Master Cheng's selection of the Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants, including those salt merchants from Huaibei and from all over the world, who had collected twelve surplus salts, the Hui merchants might still object, not to mention that Master Cheng said that he also had some stockpiling in his hands. Now everyone has been talking about it for a while. In the end, I decided to listen to Master Cheng. After all, they followed Master Cheng last year, and that vote earned a lot of money, which is also the source of their trust.

When everyone agreed to retreat, and the hall that was overcrowded just now became empty, Cheng Naixuan couldn't help but ask: "Dad, what kind of medicine are you and Shuangmu selling in the gourd, and this is still called a big drama today?" It's basically the end of the play before the gong starts, okay! ”

"Today is foreplay." Wang Fulin saw Cheng Naixuan's face full of astonishment. He couldn't help but say helplessly, "Don't look at me. I also just found out that Uncle Cheng had other plans. Anyway, today's trick to deal with Master Wang Si is really clever, and Uncle Cheng asked me to learn another trick. ”

"The weakness of people at both ends of the first rat is naturally great." Master Cheng smiled slightly, and then said, "If it weren't for the news that my nephew and Lu Gongzi found out, I might not have made up my mind." The human heart is insatiable. Last year, 200,000 yuan was used to attract surplus salt, and this year I wanted 400,000 and 500,000 or even more, and I was going to suppress it a little, but I didn't expect it to ...... However, after all, it could be a catastrophe. We should also think of a way. ”

"I'm afraid that the government will report good news and not bad news, and few people are willing to do things that are prepared for a rainy day. What's more, it's just a sign, the upstream government is silent, how can the downstream government be responsible? It's better to let people let out a little wind and see if anyone in the government pays attention to it. ”

"Okay, that's it."

Cheng Naixuan was itchy when he saw Wang Fulin and his father playing dumb riddles one by one, but he knew that no one would tell him if he simply asked, so he could only bow his head and rack his brains to analyze their words. Suddenly, his eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed: "When you say upstream, it must be the Yangtze River ......."

Wang Fulin knew that Cheng Naixuan was also a person who had made some achievements in taking care of his business, but he finally thought of the idea at this moment, but he shook his head and nodded again: "It's not the Yangtze River, it's a businessman who said that the Yellow River Basin has been raining continuously recently, and the water level has been high, so that the water level of the canal has been very high recently, which may cause a catastrophe." Yangzhou is located on the edge of the canal, and the Huaiyang section of the canal is mainly the water of the Huanghuai River, once the Huanghuai floods, the canal will be blocked, before it is because of the Huai salt congestion southbound, which will let Haibei salt encroach on the Huai salt market, and the most important thing is that Uncle Cheng inquired and learned that those merchants bought the surplus salt early, not to mention, and a large part of it has been transported to the stack on the east side of the canal. This place is only a stone's throw away from the canal. ”

Cheng Naixuan was dumbfounded, but his first reaction was that he wanted to swear. Not to mention the dilemma of north-south traffic caused by the Huanghuai flooding canal, don't even think about transporting salt and grain, just say that the stacks on the side of the canal will be all over! He swallowed vigorously and finally said: "It is better to build this rumor as soon as possible, otherwise under the catastrophe, not only the salt merchants will suffer, but the people will also suffer greatly." ”

"The question is whether this will cause a flood, and how big it will be." Master Cheng was very pleased that his son could think of ordinary people, but he didn't forget to remind, "You must know that the government has always been happy and hates disasters, and hates alarmist people the most. ”

"I'll give it a try." Although it was Wang Fulin who said that he should be cautious before, at this time, he took over the conversation, "I managed to meet the Pang Governor of Yangzhou." ”

PS: Huaiyan data to check the dead...... Ask for five monthly passes, thank you (to be continued......)