Since the grain was opened in the border towns, it became a direct exchange of silver for salt in the salt-producing areas, and the Sichuan-Shaanxi merchant gang, which was once very popular in Lianghuai because of its geographical advantages, suddenly fell apart. The Sichuan merchants instead specialized in well salt, while the Shaanxi merchants withdrew from Yangzhou, and on the contrary, the status of the Hui merchants among the many salt merchants rose sharply, although the Jin merchants were rich and wealthy, and the Jiangyou merchants were also quite capable, but still could not restrain the Hui merchants from gradually leading the salt industry.

There was Wang Xuanyi in front of the Xin'an salt merchants, and there was Master Cheng in the back, Wang Xuanyi was only Tian Shehan in his early years, but Master Cheng was once admitted to the examination, these two outstanding people with different backgrounds but different paths to the same end, I don't know how many Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants have also covered the same outstanding people, so Wang Xuanyi's grandson Wang Daomin is now in turn and the salt of today's Hui merchants? The sacrifice of the wine to the old man Cheng was against him, and the Jin merchants and the Jiangyou merchants were naturally happy to see it come to fruition, and even supported it vigorously.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the meeting ten days later, but the location was not located elsewhere, it was the famous Xin'an Hall in Yangzhou City. Although the time was set at the end of the day, after the hour, there were constantly horse-drawn carriages coming, blocking the long street in front of the Xin'an Hall, which was originally quite wide. The horses that pulled the cart were all fine breeds from the Northland, whether it was the coachman or the healthy servants who followed the cart, all of them were the best of the best, in order not to lose face in front of others.

After getting off the bus, some of the merchants greeted familiar people, and some went in on their own, but most of them would ask the servants waiting in the Xin'an Hall for one thing - that is, the whereabouts of Master Cheng. When I heard that Master Cheng came early in the morning, he didn't come with other Hui merchants, but brought his two sons and nephews, Jin Shang and Jiangyou Shang Gang, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the Hui merchants hurriedly went to visit.

Master Cheng did not refuse all the Hui merchants, but he also complained about them. Whether it is a suggestion or a reminder, it is noncommittal, and it looks unfathomable. He has been operating the salt industry in Yangzhou for many years, with high prestige and powerful means. As soon as such a calm expression was put out, it naturally made a lot of money with him last year, and the small salt merchants in Xin'an, who came early today, were elated, until Wang Daomin arrived with seven or eight people.

The seven or eight newcomers had unfamiliar faces, but when Wang Daomin revealed their true identities as if he didn't care, there was an uproar. It turned out that these were all Huaibei salt merchants!

It is necessary to know that two Huai line salt, Huainan eight singles. Huaibei four singles, the so-called single is also the annual positive salt introduction in the government inspection of the calculation unit. The so-called inspection refers to the salt merchants in the corresponding salt field after buying salt, must be transported to Huai'an and Yangzhou, first in the inspection department to open a list of order, and then sent to the inspection of the salt imperial history for approval, a total of 12 lists. The salts are always placed in a fixed stack before the final quantity is tested. So. The salt merchants in Huaibei and Huainan are generally bounded by the north and south, and the well water does not interfere with the river water. But this time, a few salt merchants from Huaibei actually came to Huainan, if you want to say that there is no intention, who dares to believe it?

Wang Daomin's spirit was flying, and in the face of all kinds of questions and even questions, he said without hesitation: "Huaibei and Huainan have always been independent, but since they belong to the same salt patrol imperial history. Today, everyone will discuss the plan in the Xin'an Hall, and these people specially rushed over from Huai'an, which is a good opportunity for everyone to eliminate the estrangement. I think you all know that since Huguang's Luzhou and Yongzhou have changed to Haibei salt. Jiangxi Ganzhou, Nan'an, Ji'an changed to Guangdong salt, we are proud of the share of Huai salt in various places has been encroached upon, at this time, rather than infighting, it is better to be consistent with the outside! ”

"It's better to say than to sing." Cheng Naixuan, who happened to follow his father out of the resting room, was full of anger, and seeing that Master Cheng was silent, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Dad, this guy eats inside and out, it's not enough to attract Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants, and you recruit those Huai'an salt merchants, why don't you expose his face?" ”

Master Cheng glanced at his only son, and when he saw that Cheng Naixuan was immediately silent, he said lightly: "Those salt merchants in Huai'an are not the same as these people in Yangzhou, they are also Jin merchants, Jiangyou and our Xin'an. Even if the Jin merchants and Jiangyou merchants who jumped out after listening to Wang Daomin's instigation were not happy, why didn't they have the intention of relying on these Huaibei salt merchants to charge into battle with me? You should learn from Fu Lin, he quietly did a big thing, not to mention, but also inquired about a very important news. ”

Seeing Wang Fulin standing on the right side of Master Cheng, smiling and winking at himself, Cheng Naixuan couldn't help but hate itchy. This guy only says things to his father, but he keeps him secret, it's just too appetizing! Not only that, but the father also pretended to be a child of the Cheng family to help Wang Fulin get in, and he was as kind to people as a spring breeze, but he picked his nose and eyes at his son.

God is really unfair, the old-fashioned guy who looked like wood at the beginning became such a thief as soon as he got his senses!

Wang Daomin took advantage of the killer weapon he just came up with today, and he attracted a lot of attention at once. Therefore, even though he had already found out that Master Cheng had appeared with his two nephews, he deliberately didn't see it, until the person was almost in front of him, and he stepped forward with a smile as if he had just found out.

"Brother Cheng, don't you mind if I bring a few uninvited guests, right? Today's event, if Huaibei and Huainan can be combined into one, it is also a beautiful talk. ”

Master Cheng saw that the noise around him had to stop, whether it was those Jin merchants or Jiangyou merchants, or most of the Hui merchants on his side, everyone was waiting for their answers, so he said unhurriedly: "Tangerine is orange in Huainan, and orange is in Huaibei, and orange is orange in Huaibei. ”

Most of the salt merchants in this year attached great importance to the education of their children, because they were not from Yangzhou, and only a few people could do the imperial examination in Yangzhou to send their children to their hometowns, and most of them had to send their children and nephews back to their hometowns to take the examination, so the salt merchant team itself was a highly educated group. Therefore, almost no one will not understand the deep meaning of these two sentences quoted by Master Cheng. At this moment, Wang Daomin, who wanted to take advantage of this to get off the horse, looked pale when he boarded.

"You know, the two Huai salt industry is divided into Huainan and Huaibei, this is not determined by the merchants, but by the imperial court, Brother Wang brought everyone from Huaibei here, and said that he wanted to connect the two Huai salt industries together, and the unknown salt patrol imperial history can nod? If not, connect in private. Harmful salt industry, this big hat is buttoned down, and I am afraid that all of us here today cannot afford to bear it. What do you think? ”

Master Cheng just said a few words, and even beat them, and these Huaibei salt merchants who Wang Daomin had high hopes for were immediately classified as the opposite side of everyone, for a while. The atmosphere in the stadium suddenly showed an eerie stalemate. A few Huaibei salt merchants knew that something was wrong, and they were trying to break the deadlock, but they didn't expect Wang Daomin to suddenly ask: "Brother Cheng, do you think that I didn't repay my kindness today, and I brought the wrong person instead?" This is a good life and domineering, although we also have children and nephews, but no one brought them, but you have two Cheng family children and nephews, is this salt? The privilege of sacrificing wine? ”

Although the question was tricky and mean, Wang Fulin stood beside Master Cheng. only to find that this person didn't even blink his eyelids, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Of course, he can understand Master Cheng's calmness at this moment, he can't win other problems, so he grabbed this kind of pigtail and chased hard, Wang Daomin's number of sections is too low, and it is no wonder that Songmingshan Wang's share in the Lianghuai salt industry has been declining in recent years!

Wang Fulin had the intention to fight back, but now he was Master Cheng's attaché, so he didn't need to show his combat effectiveness. You can't even startle the snake, so. He is just like the younger generations who usually follow behind the elders, looking at the nose and nose, looking at the heart, looking like an honest young man. And his demeanor fell in Cheng Naixuan's eyes, and Cheng Dagongzi was so despised.

That is, these guys who don't know people will be fooled, otherwise if Wang Fulin is full of firepower, his father won't need it!

However. Next, Master Cheng's response was not as sharp as just now, but he smiled and said: "Although today is a big plan, no one said that you can only come alone, and you can't have children and nephews to accompany you." If Brother Wang is not satisfied, you can send someone back to fetch your son. The heart of the beloved son. Everyone has it, and no one will have an opinion. ”

When these words come out, how can there be any salt that is full of words? The momentum of sacrificing wine, the father image of a beloved son, for a while, there was a kind laugh all around, and although Wang Daomin was half angry, he knew that if he really followed Master Cheng's words and went to pick up the eldest son and second son of the family, he would definitely be fooled. Holding his breath in his heart, he could only glance at Master Cheng coldly, snorted coldly, and entered the venue with the seven or eight Huaibei salt merchants he brought.

Although the person was brought in, the other businessmen present all knew it at the moment, not to mention anything else, with Master Cheng's words just now, at least these seven or eight Huaibei businessmen would definitely not be able to play any role.

For a while, the entrance to the venue, leaving to talk to Master Cheng, when finally arrived, after all the people who got the invitation came, Master Cheng instructed to close the door of the Xin'an Hall to prevent uninvited guests from disturbing the situation. And when he followed Master Cheng to the conference hall that was said to be able to accommodate 100 people, Cheng Naixuan couldn't help but ask: "Dad, this Xin'an Hall is so tacky, I heard that the rooms inside are even more luxuriously furnished, the fees are expensive, and they even lived in the Imperial History of Salt Patrol, and this meeting is also set here, could it be that the master here and Wang Daomin have some collusion?" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Cheng Naixuan saw Wang Fulin squinting at him. And what Wang Fulin said next made him almost not stare out of his eyes.

"This Xin'an Hall is your father's house, and several other salt merchants who are good friends with him have paid for it and asked someone to arrange and buy it, in the final analysis, your father accounts for 60% of this share."

"I don't know, how do you know!" Cheng Naixuan was suddenly depressed, are you my father's son, or am I my father's son!

"When I came to Yangzhou, Xinchang Lu Gongzi once specifically mentioned this place and asked me if I wanted to live in it, why didn't I go to inquire? Like Chengfu in Yangzhou, this is also an industry that others use as a price to pay for your father, if you want to feel vulgar, just spend money to modify it. ”

Seeing that Cheng Naixuan was speechless by Wang Fulin again, Master Cheng couldn't help but smile slightly, and then said: "Fulin, I will act when I see the opportunity in it, in order to prevent Wang Daomin from discovering it early, I will call you Shuangmu like Naixuan, even if your reputation is not small among Hui merchants, no one will know this name." ”

Wang Fulin nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll listen to Uncle Cheng." I wish us a successful start. ”

"Then let's sing a big show!"

Cheng Naixuan is even more depressed, the two of them sing, what is he doing? When he followed in with a tangled face, he saw Wang Fulin smiling and said to himself: "Today, your father is the protagonist, let's help set up the stage and sing." If you want to be the protagonist, you must first be a trick and work hard, boy! ”

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