Tang Yi is a man of action through and through, and what makes him mad and even desperate the most is the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty, which is rigid, conservative, and suffocatingly inefficient.

Only when his waist is full, will he use what little strength he has to fulfill his mission, and even then, he is already considered a good official.

Therefore, they must not be counted on to stabilize the price of salt. After Tang Yi entered Huai'an, he first invited the local Jinyi Guard. Since the opening of the sea in Tianjin, Tang Yi and Lu Bing have been tied together.

Tang Yi also understood Lu Bing's temper, this metropolitan governor seems to be powerful, but he lacks a sense of determination, he relies on Jiajing's holy family, and attaches more importance to the glory and wealth of the Lu family for thousands of years. After grasping Lu Bing's weakness, Tang Yi unceremoniously launched a silver bullet offensive, he gave the business of the traffic bank in Huguang to the Lu family, and then opened a large number of businesses in Tianjin, operating various businesses.

Don't look at the Jinyi Guards, they have a bright appearance and great power, but they are even more cruel inside, they all say that once they are a son of heaven and a courtier, and every time they change their commanders, they have to be purged again, from beginning to end, they are replaced with their own people.

As for those who lose, they will be kicked out, especially most of the Jinyi guards spend money like water, have no concept of financial management, and when they are driven away, they will become destitute, destitute, and even bullied by their former enemies.

Tang Yi touched the pulse of Jinyiwei, and with the help of the Lu family's strength, he threw out a large number of dry stocks, from top to bottom, although there was not much silver, it was better to last and be stable.

All earnings will be deposited into the designated account of the bank, except for themselves. No one can move. It is equivalent to giving the Jinyi guards a reliable way back.

Jin Yiwei is grateful to Dade from top to bottom, and when he encounters something, he works hard.

After Tang Yi explained the situation, he immediately took action, and Jin Yiwei went to various states and counties with salt.

Jin Yiwei stepped forward. Along the way, no one dared to collect taxes, unimpeded, within five days, the market in the two Huai provinces was full of high-quality and low-cost salt, and a salt crisis was quickly eliminated, as if it had never appeared......

Some people want to ask, Tang Yi can command the Jinyi Guard, but where did he get so much salt?

Quite simply, it's those wealthy stove households. Tang Yi invited Wang Wenxian, the leader of them, and met for the first time, which frightened Tang Yi.

Listening to Wu Tiancheng's introduction, Wang Wenxian had five or six thousand stoves in his hands, and there was a shortage of salt, so he took out 300,000 citations in one go, and one quotation was 300 catties. The amount is so large that Tang Yi is simply staggered.

In Tang Yi's impression. Wang Wenxian should be like those Yangzhou salt merchants, full of brains. Spending money is like flowing water, and there are piles of gold all over the body.

But the real Wang Wenxian is not like this, he is wearing a short beat, a hat, and a trouser leg, looking like he has just returned from the field.

Look at your face. Dark and shiny, with ravines and ravines, like an old farmer, with a layer of rust on his forehead, he apparently often worked by the sea. Tang Yi peeked at his hands and feet again. The index knuckles were thick and swollen, and the muscles in his calves were very developed, all of which showed that he had personally participated in the labor.

Just imagine, is it ridiculous for a billionaire to run to the production line as a laborer? But it just appeared in front of me.

Wang Wenxian saw Tang Yi's surprise and smiled slightly: "Does Lord Qincha think it's incredible?" ”

"It's a little bit unexpected." Tang Yi quickly returned to normal.

Wang Wenxian smiled honestly: "It's not a secret, my father was born in the year and served as a teacher. ”

"It turns out that Mr. Wang is still a scholar?"

Wang Wenxian hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't you dare to say that, in front of Lord Tang, there are still a few scholars in the world!" Wang Wenxian was polite, but his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was not shocked by Tang Yi's background of being scared to death, but talked eloquently.

"My father was an honest official, but unfortunately offended his superiors, was removed from his official position, and was used as a stove household, and the young man was only fifteen years old that year. There's no way, in order to survive, you have to work hard, and in the first month, the villain is tired and vomits blood, and almost lost this life......"

Speaking of the tragic appearance of the year, Wang Wenxian was very calm and proud, he was not hit by difficulties, and gritted his teeth to hold on.

Relying on hard work and ingenuity, he accumulated a little bit of family business, and by the time he was thirty years old, he had more than 100 stove households under him, and his life was completely better. He was not satisfied, and he hollowed out his mind and used all means, black and white, snowballing, to expand his career.

At the age of fifty, Wang Wenxian finally became one of the famous stove households in Lianghuai.

Unlike those salt merchants who hold the nest book, Wang Wenxian's silver is exchanged for sweat, as long as he is free, he is like the stove household, chopping wood, burning fire, boiling salt, for decades, never stopping.

After Tang Yi listened, he couldn't help but show a look of admiration.

"Mr. Wang's painstaking experience, he can have today's family business, I don't know how many people are embarrassed, and this official really admires it."

Wang Wenxian said solemnly: "Lord Tang, the villain said this to ask for an explanation. ”

"Speak."

Wang Wenxian's face became solemn, his brows trembled slightly, and he looked very excited. "The villain can't understand one thing, we earn all the hard-earned money, a bead of sweat falls eight petals, and what about those people? They guard the nest book handed down by their ancestors, and they can easily eat and drink spicy food. Our salt is private salt, which can only be sold to those salt merchants at a low price, and when it comes to their hands and stamped with a big seal, they are official salt, and they can easily make a lot of money! Wang Wenxian's fists were clenched tightly, and his bones made a crisp sound.

"My lord, you are Wen Kuixing in the sky, and the villain wants to ask the adult to explain my doubts!" Wang Wenxian stared at Tang Yi tightly, with a look of grief and injustice.

Tang Yi pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed out loud, "Mr. Wang, with your intelligence, do you still need me to solve your doubts?" But if you want to ask me, then I will say that the affairs of the Ming Dynasty cannot be separated from the word ancestral system. You covet the huge profits from selling salt and want a piece of the pie, and I understand and support you very much. I just want to come hard, but I'm afraid I won't succeed. ”

Unconsciously, Tang Yi had pushed out the responsibility of manipulating the strike and controlling the price of salt. Wang Wenxian could naturally hear it, but he was more concerned about what Tang Yi meant by understanding and support.

"Mr. Wang, open the skylight and speak brightly, you help me stabilize the price of salt, I will help you get the right to sell salt, let's cooperate for a win-win situation and take what we need."

Wang Wenxian's pupils shrank instantly, and he chuckled: "Lord Tang, you just said that the ancestral system cannot be violated, and now you say help me, the villain is really at a loss!" ”

"Hahaha, the ancestral system is indeed as big as the sky, but don't forget, this official is the one who once defeated the ancestral system! This alone is worthy of your trust! ”

Tang Yi said domineeringly, but he has the capital, everyone knows that the sea ban is Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral training, but Tang Yi was stunned to bypass the rules of Lao Zhu's classmates, and from Tianjin to Guangzhou, he opened the city's shipping division.

Outsiders can't understand the mystery, but they just know that Tang Yi is very methodical and respects him like a god. Before coming, Wang Wenxian had already investigated Tang Yi's details clearly.

He knew that Tang Yi was very shrewd, he bought it off, won it over, and all the means to deal with other people would not work if he put it in Tang Yi's place. He put on the most authentic attitude, spoke openly and honestly, and negotiated with Tang Yi.

To tell the truth, Wang Wenxian only thought about pouring bitter water and posing as a mourning soldier. And he also knew the contradiction between Tang Yi and Yan Dang, and just took advantage of their conflict to let Tang Yi take action and drive Yan Maoqing away, and everyone was happy.

He could never have imagined that he could go further.

Wang Wenxian squinted his old eyes, flashing a glimmer of brilliance from time to time, shrewd, and the image of the old farmer was very different.

"Lord Tang, you won't coax the villain, will you?"

"Mr. Wang, I'm also unkind, as a messenger, I can give an order, arrest dozens of people, cut off a few heads, I don't believe it, you dare to continue to make trouble. And...... The official first found you when he entered the city, what if I went to find those salt merchants first? It's not that they don't have strength in their hands, but they eat alone, which arouses the anger of the people, and they endure it for the time being. They didn't have a good heart, you made a fuss, the court was furious, and they just used the knife of the court to cut you all, so as to monopolize the salt profit! ”

Tang Yi said in an old-fashioned manner, not many words, but every sentence hit Wang Wenxian's weakness.

Compared with the big salt merchants who have been in business for several generations and are intertwined, they seriously lack high-end combat power, in other words, they cannot influence the decision-making of the imperial court. Any of their struggles would be vulnerable in front of the imperial army, not to mention that they did not have the courage to fight to the death.

Cold sweat flowed down Wang Wenxian's sideburns, like naughty earthworms. The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and he suddenly knelt in front of Tang Yi.

"Adults, the little ones are willing to obey the arrangements of the adults, and please keep your word and do what you say!"

Tang Yi smiled: "This official has never told a lie!" You can go with confidence, as long as you follow my arrangement, keep everything fine, and all your wishes will come true! ”

Seeing off Wang Wenxian, Wu Tiancheng hurriedly turned out from behind the screen and gave Tang Yi two thumbs up.

"Master, you are really amazing, in just a few words, you can put this stinky and hard old thing on the table, and the disciple will throw himself to the ground!" Wu Tiancheng approached Tang Yi with a smile and asked, "Master, the disciple still can't figure it out, didn't you help Yan Maoqing a lot by lowering the price of salt?" It seems that repaying grievances with virtue is not your style? ”

"Hahaha!" Tang Yi punched Wu Tiancheng, "Dare to arrange Master, it's really daring!" You still have to cultivate that little bit of vision. The more I pull back, the more Yan Maoqing has to rush forward, understand? ”

"I don't understand!" Wu Tiancheng shook his head honestly.

"If you don't understand, study hard, watch carefully, and when you have enough skills, you will come out to stir up the phoenix and stir up the rain." Tang Yi taught his apprentice a lesson, and said triumphantly: "If Yan Maoqing doesn't do a good job without me, is he still valuable?" The existence of the Yan Party is to collect wealth for His Majesty, this is their fate, and it cannot be changed! (To be continued.) )