Early in the morning, after a boxing trip, Tang Yi felt comfortable, with his hands behind his back, silently calculating, meddling in tea from May, in a month, he had earned 200,000 taels of silver from Hong Ruixiang, and there were still 2.7 million taels of silver worth of tea in the warehouses in Taicang and Suzhou.

But to say that he has won half of it, as for Huang Jin still holding 1.1 million taels of tea coupons in his hand, because the price of tea rose smoothly, Huang Gonggong salted fish turned over, and those creditors not only persecuted him, but also behaved like a grandson, flattering.

As long as the investment list is delivered in late June, Huang Jin can earn at least six or seven hundred thousand yuan, and he will also have an explanation for Jiajing. According to his own strength, it is already very good to be able to do this step, as for going further, involving the entire ticket industry in Suzhou, tens of millions of taels of super bubbles, Tang Yi's head swelled in circles, and his brain hurt.

I only hope that the tea battle will make more people sober up, and the imperial court will also set rules to regulate the ticket market, and over time, it may be able to dissipate the fog.

Tang Yi thought of this, and became more and more angry, after all, he was just Bai Ding, he was in the wild, he had to use his strength to do whatever he wanted, and he couldn't directly participate, it was like scratching his boots, and he had nowhere to put his thoughts into play. Tang Yi was suddenly very irritable, and he didn't even have a good mood of making a lot of money.

At this moment, Shen Lin hurriedly came to report and sent a post, Tang Yi glanced at it, and was very surprised, he hurriedly put on his Confucian shirt and hurried to the gate. There was a stout middle-aged man standing outside the door, his face like an expression.

The door opened, and Tang Yi took three steps and two steps in front of the comer, and he was about to make a big salute.

The person waved his hand, "Don't attract attention." ”

After speaking, he took Tang Yi's arm and entered the mansion.

The person who came was none other than someone else. It is the prefect Wang Chonggu, Tang Yi's case is given by him, and he can be regarded as half of Tang Yi's teacher.

"The student should be damned, it's really ashamed to let my husband take the initiative to visit, it's so ashamed!"

Wang Chonggu glanced at Tang Yi. smiled heartily, "Okay, the old man has been inspecting the defense of various counties these days, and he is not in Suzhou, even if you look for it, it will be empty." ”

"Mr. cares about military affairs and works tirelessly, with Mr. as a pillar of optimism, the people of Suzhou can live in peace and security. If the student is fortunate enough to enter the officialdom in the future, he must take his husband as an example and die with all his might! ”

While speaking, when he arrived in the hall, Wang Chonggu was not polite, sat in the middle, and said with a smile: "It's not often a sycophant, the few sentences just now are a little blunt." Not good, not good! ”

Tang Yi's face flushed. Busy said: "Students follow the teachings carefully, and they must learn from Mr. ”

I'm going to be a sycophant, huh? Wang Chonggu was speechless for a while, and said in his heart that Tang Yi's kid was really difficult, he didn't rush to get down to business, but chatted with Tang Yi about idleness.

Thinking with his toes, the prefect of Suzhou, who is on the front line of the anti-Japanese war, has a lot of opportunities. How can you have the time to come to the home visit, you don't need to ask, there must be something. But if you don't pierce it, I won't ask, see who can't hold it.

Tang Yi chatted with Wang Chonggu without a match. From the government to the father, from the father to the training, from the training to the grandson, from the grandson to the ancestors...... The two of them chatted for half an hour, Wang Chonggu had been an official from north to south, and he had rich experience, thinking about it and asking Tang Yi in a few words, how do you know that Tang Yi has a delicate mind, and he is not fooled at all, you can talk nonsense, and I am not a problem.

Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher, and it was getting closer and closer to noon, Wang Chonggu finally couldn't hold back and sighed.

"Okay, the old man came this time to ask for advice on one thing."

The meat show is coming.

Tang Yi pretended to be sincerely frightened, and said: "If Mr. has any orders, then you can use the word "ask", you are tormenting the student." ”

"Well, okay, the old man wants to ask you, do you know about Suzhou tea?"

"Yes!" Tang Yi agreed, so much to Wang Chonggu's surprise, this kid admitted too quickly, and asked, "Okay, what do you think?" ”

"If you want to talk about the tea in Suzhou, the first to recommend Wuxian Dongting mountain tea, one flag and one gun, of which the best half a catty will cost fifty or sixty thousand tea buds, which shows that it is delicate. After frying, the dried tea strips are tightly knotted, the white hao is revealed, the color is silver green, the emerald green is attractive, and it is curled into a snail. When brewing, it is best to use a glass cup, the white clouds are churning, the fragrance is pleasant, and it is really a fine tea. Tang Yi raised his head and said with a little shame: "If Mr. likes Wu Di's kung fu tea, the student will make it now." ”

After listening to Tang Yi's silly and sweet words, the corners of Wang Chonggu's mouth twitched, and in a trance, he had to believe that Tang Yi really had nothing to do with the storm of tea. It's just that intuition tells Wang Chonggu that it is definitely an illusion. Tang Yi, this kid has amazing energy, and if there is a place for him, there will be no less trouble.

"Okay, the old man who makes tea believes it, but today is not the time to drink tea, so don't be busy."

"Yes." Tang Yi said respectfully.

After waiting for a while, Wang Chonggu really couldn't bear it, "Okay, now that the price of tea in Suzhou has skyrocketed, many businessmen are complaining, saying that some people are hoarding Juqi and speculating on the price of tea, what do you think?" ”

After speaking, Wang Chonggu stared at Tang Yi tightly, only to see that he was startled at first, then a little angry, and then said ashamedly: "Since the government examination, students have felt more and more that time is precious, and time is not waiting. I didn't know much about the things out there, and I was a nerd and let my husband down! ”

Nerd!

How dare you say it!

Nerds who organized tens of thousands of refugees to open canals? There are nerds who train with their fathers to fight the Japanese? There is a nerd who meets the emperor as Bai Ding?

Forget about calling you sir, learn why your face is so thick!

Wang Chonggu stood up angrily, and Tang Yi also hurriedly got up and stood with his head bowed. Wang Chonggu stared at him for a long time, stunned and couldn't find any suitable words. Suddenly, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and said sharply: "Okay, let's open the skylight and say something!" Don't think I don't know anything? ”

Tang Yicheng said with trepidation: "Sir, the student really doesn't know what Mr. means? If a student is at fault, you can beat and scold, and the student will know nothing. ”

Wang Chonggu snorted, "Okay, since you said you don't know, then the old man has to ask for something." At the beginning of the year, Huang Gonggong of the Weaving Bureau invested 800,000 taels of silver in Hongruixiang Commercial Bank to buy tea, and agreed to deliver it in June. This year's tea price has not risen, and Huang Gonggong was stung by creditors. But in the past month, there has suddenly been an extra force, secretly buying tea and raising the price of tea, and Huang Gonggong Salted Fish has turned over. ”

"Oh?" Tang Yi raised his voice and exclaimed: "It is worthy of being a character next to His Majesty, it is really unpredictable, a half-immortal body, the student used to think that he would only serve people, but now when he looks at it, he is actually underestimating a hero!" ”

Pretend, you will pretend to die for me!

Wang Chonggu stomped his feet angrily and sneered: "How much ability does Gonggong Huang have, I also have a book in my heart, he met a nobleman and secretly helped him, since that nobleman is unwilling to reveal his identity, the old man is not reluctant." The old man only said what he had to say, no matter how the price of tea changes, there are two bottom limits, which are not allowed to affect the ticket market in Suzhou, and it is not allowed to delay the purchase of merchants in the north. Tea is not only something to drink, but also a bargaining chip for the imperial court to take restraint measures to win over the tribe. As a magistrate, the old man can't ignore it! ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Chonggu walked away, and Tang Yi hurriedly sent him out. Turning around, Xu Wei slipped over at some point.

"Okay, it was Wang Chonggu who came just now, right?"

"Hmm."

"Who is he helping?" Xu Wei asked.

Tang Yi shook his head, "I don't know." ”

Xu Wei's fat face suddenly drooped, and he muttered: "It's me who is too talkative, and I shouldn't have asked." ”

"Brother Wen, you misunderstood, I mean I don't know who Wang Chonggu helps."

Xu Wei suddenly came to his senses, and said with a smile: "I thought you didn't want to talk about it, the three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang, you talk about it, let's analyze it together." ”

Tang Yi nodded, he really needs to straighten it out, Wang Chonggu This guy is different from ordinary magistrates, there is a huge Jin merchant group standing behind him, these old Xi'er are definitely the most hidden group of people in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Tang Yi's initial understanding of the Jin merchants stayed in the Qiao family's compound, and later he knew how the so-called Eight Imperial Merchants sold grain and iron tools to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, how they shamelessly betrayed the country, and finally gave the Ming Dynasty to the barbarians.

In this life, Tang Yi heard a lot of things about Jin Shang from Wei Liangfu.

In recent hundreds of years, Shanxi has had a harsh climate, constant winds and sands, and many people and little land, which is unsustainable. It is also located on the frontier, and it is often invaded, and the people live a very difficult life.

As the so-called poverty is thinking about change, Shanxi people began to do business, starting from the transportation of grain commodities to the nine sides, the industrious Jin merchants had a flat burden, and the trolley completed the initial accumulation.

For more than 100 years, they monopolized the trade of the nine sides, and at the same time reached out to the fattest piece of meat - table salt!

The Jin merchants and the natural allies of the Hui merchants joined forces to control the salt, and the two Huai salt industries had at least tens of millions of windfall profits every year.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, salt and iron have been a franchise industry, and they do not need technological innovation, nor do they need to improve efficiency and renovate patterns. As long as you have a good relationship between the top and bottom, you can stand tall.

The Jin merchants invested a lot of the money they earned in education, two capitals and thirteen provinces, full of their schools, countless scholars from the poor family looked at their help, jumped into the dragon gate, and became the upstart of the imperial court.

Returning the favor, these officials naturally want to give back to the Jin merchants, gradually, a huge interest group was formed, after Renxuan, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty wanted to start with the salt government, but no matter how to change, the salt tax is constantly declining, from more than 10 million at the beginning of the country, to now, only less than three million taels. You must know that the amount of salt eaten by people is almost the same, and from the beginning of the country to the Jiajing Dynasty, the population of the Ming Dynasty is estimated to have tripled. The strength of Jin Shang can be seen!

Wang Chonggu is the spokesperson of this behemoth, and his attitude Tang Yi will never dare to despise it. In case Jin merchants want to meddle in the tickets and the southeast, it will be a lot of fun.

Xu Wei lowered his head and thought about it, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, I think you are thinking too much, Wang Chonggu just wants to be a peacemaker!" (To be continued.) )