Although he was jealous and even despised the eunuch's character, he still had to cooperate with those who should cooperate. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Liu Fan has paid such a big price, if he gives up because of this unhappiness in his heart, it will be too much to lose.

Fortunately, once an agreement is reached, the efficiency of these eunuchs is still quite high. With money to open the way, Zhang Yixian had nothing to do with Liu Fan's request. The two agreed that Zhang Yixian would go out to suppress those local officials and businessmen in Jiangnan. Intercept their access to the imperial court, and contact those eunuchs in the capital through Zhang Yixian's relationship to help. Next, the two discussed some details of the cooperation, until Liu Fan said goodbye and left after noon.

After returning to Tianfu, Liu Fan and Xu Wenjue began to step up preparations for some matters before the operation. He also ordered Fan Liang and others, who stayed at the Nanjing wharf, to give the green light to hand over the goods at the wharf to the small and medium-sized family forces or salt merchants in various places as soon as possible. For a time, the Nanjing wharf became extremely busy, and large and small caravans from all over the country came and went in an endless stream, and batches of refined salt spread to all parts of the south of the Yangtze River at a very fast speed under the banner of grain or other flags.

Two days later, when the sun rose, hundreds of shops across the Yangtze River began to sell the refined salt produced in Jiaozhou almost at the same time. In order to achieve a more impactful effect, each store held a huge promotion, claiming that as long as the first 100 people who buy Jiaozhou sea salt will enjoy a 20% discount, and buy three get one free, etc. In addition, some of the more powerful forces also attract popularity by hiring such as lion dance teams and troupes.

Under all kinds of measures, Jiaozhou Haiyan caused an uproar in the whole Jiangnan as soon as it was listed, and in just two or three days, almost all the people in Jiangnan knew this shocking news.

According to the agreement between Liu Fan and various forces, Jiaozhou Haiyan will be sold at the initial price of 300 wen per catty. This price seems high, and when you do the math carefully, it is extremely low. The price of coarse salt in Jiangnan is basically maintained between 150 and 200 wen, this kind of coarse salt is said to be salt, but in fact it is a large grain of salt, which not only tastes bitter and contains a large amount of sulfide and other crystals. Even if the quality is extremely poor, in order to make huge profits, the traders are generally mixed with some sediment and other substances. It's really very tricky.

The sea salt in Jiaozhou is different, Liu Fan adopts a modern salt drying method, and the sea salt produced is very close to the salt of later generations. Its quality is similar to that of the "Great Salt" of later generations. And there are no other impurities at all, the appearance is crystal clear, and the taste is pure. It is almost comparable to the highest quality green salt in the Ming Dynasty. However, the price is only less than one-fifth of that of green salt, and it is not much higher than that of coarse salt, which is of poor quality. In contrast, the huge gap between the two is immediately apparent. But as long as the brain is fine, the people naturally know how to choose.

The high quality and low price, coupled with the promotional methods of later generations, suddenly caused a procurement frenzy under the superposition of the two. People in the south of the Yangtze River have flocked to shops all over the country to buy the newly put on the shelves of Jiaozhou sea salt. In just three days, the first batch of 10,000 stone refined salt has basically been sold out, and merchants from all over the country have gone to Nanjing to ask for replenishment. Liu Fan was naturally very happy when he learned about it, and immediately agreed to their request with a wave of his hand.

has made a big start, Liu Fan and others are very happy. After Xu Wenjue and Zhang Yixian got the news, they came to Tianfu to celebrate in person. Seeing the excited and somewhat red faces of the two, Liu Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Two, the test we are facing has just begun, as long as we gain a firm foothold and resist the attack of the two Huai salt merchants and even the entire Jiangnan civilian forces, this operation can be regarded as a real success." It's too early to rejoice, isn't it? ”

Xu Wenjue scolded with a smile, "Jimin, can't you say something nice?" Isn't it a sign that success is coming? Although the strength of the two Huai salt merchants is not weak, they are still more than a step behind us. Besides, they are not really one mind, so why should we be afraid of them? ”

The initial success has made Xu Wenjue, a child of a family, a little self-confident, and has been under the wing of Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, for many years, Xu Wenjue is eager to make some achievements to prove himself. As long as the cooperation with Liu Fan is victorious, then Xu Wenjue can fully prove his ability to his own old man. For Xu Wenjue, there is nothing happier for him.

Compared with Xu Wenjue, Zhang Yixian, the old eunuch, is much more stable, and I saw the old guy say unhurriedly: "Little grandfather, don't take it lightly!" How huge is the relationship network between the two salt merchants? In less than two days, they will be able to come up with a countermeasure and fight back. So in the past few days, we must be vigilant and careful, whether we win or lose depends on these days! ”

Liu Fan nodded in agreement, "What Gong Zhang said is extremely true, and the next few days are particularly important. I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm afraid that these people will use their official advantages to obstruct us from selling salt, so Brother Xu, you must inform the families everywhere to be careful, and if you can't do it, send some defenders from all over the country to help. In short, don't let the other party take advantage of the loophole. The cunning and cruelty of the enemy may be beyond our imagination, and it is not impossible for a dog to jump over the wall. So you have to be prepared. ”

Seeing that what the two said was serious, Xu Wenjue also put away his smile and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Xu still knows the severity." After I got back a little later, I sent someone to inform them and try to make sure that nothing went wrong. ”

A quick knock on the door outside the study interrupted the conversation between the three of them, and suddenly heard a knock on the door, Liu Fan's heart suddenly sudden, and a very bad premonition rose in his heart, because there was nothing particularly important at this time, Li Xiaohu would not come over to disturb them. His heart sank, and Liu Fan said, "Is it Xiaohu, come in!" ”

"Overseer, something is wrong, the warehouse at the dock is surrounded by Lu Weiqi and others!" Li Xiaohu pushed the door in, and the first thing he did was not to salute and say hello, but to tell them very, very bad news in a hurry.

"Lu Weiqi surrounded the dock!?" Xu Wenjue was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and he blew up at that time. shouted angrily and said, "Okay, Lu Weiqi, Lao Tzu hasn't gone to your trouble yet, you actually made the first move." Jimin, Gonggong Zhang, let Bengong go to meet this Lu Weiqi and see what tricks he can play! ”