Although he had thought about it himself, when it really happened, Ren Changle felt that his heart was trembling. With a face full of disbelief, he raised his head, looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said tremblingly, "What Brother Xian said is true? ”

It seemed that Ren Changle had long expected Ren Changle to reflect, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded with a smile, and said in a deep voice: "That's natural, such a thing, how can the junior brother talk nonsense!" ”

After a long time, Ren Changle slowly reflected, slowly raised his head, looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said, "Brother Xian told Brother Yu about such confidential matters, and Brother Yu was very grateful. If there is any place where you can use the foolish brother, the virtuous brother is okay! ”

Facing Ren Changle, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a smile: "Brother Ren really knows the meaning of elegance when he hears the virtuous song, although the Longchang business is powerful and wealthy, but in this land south of the Yangtze River is lonely after all!" If you want to show your skills in Jiangnan, you still need someone who can be trusted! ”

Hurriedly stood up and bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Ren Changle said quite seriously: "Brother Xian is the life-saving benefactor of Brother Yu's family, if there is any command, the Ren family will go to the soup and fire, and he will not give up!" ”

nodded, stretched out his hand to help Ren Changle up, the Emperor of the Apocalypse knew in his heart that it was almost there! Ren Changle is also a smart person, and he may be a little too much if he continues to act! The two of them looked at each other and laughed at the same time!

"Brother Ren, please take a seat! The younger brother still wants to hear Brother Ren's views on selling official salt, and he still needs a lot of advice from Brother Ren! The Emperor of the Apocalypse stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, and the two of them sat down again.

"Since the virtuous brother wants to hear it, then the foolish brother will talk to the virtuous brother! In fact, Brother Yu's family has been in the salt business for generations, and the routines in this are actually very easy to understand! Ren Changle nodded slowly, and said in a serious voice.

Looking at Ren Changle seriously, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said sincerely: "Brother Ren just said." There is no need to hide anything, today's words come from the mouth of Brother Ren, and the ears of the younger brother will never be passed on to a third person! ”

"Brother Xian is serious, this is actually something that many people know. But no one wants to say it! Nowadays, the government's cheap salt is 20 wen per bucket, the price is not expensive, and most of the people can eat cheap salt! The foolish brother first talked about private salt for the virtuous brother, this is a very serious topic! Ren Changle smiled indifferently, and said private salt!

Straightening up, the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded. Said: "The little brother listens to him, but it doesn't hurt to let the brother speak!" ”

"Illicit salt has always existed, and if you want to know about it, then you have to start with its source. The source of private salt can be several parts, some of which are self-dried or dug by themselves. The current Great Salt Works are occupied by the Imperial Court. The imperial court also investigated and dealt with it very strictly, so there was not much private salt in this part. Ren Changle looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, waiting for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to reflect!

Frowning and thinking about it, the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded slowly, this is not difficult to understand. According to what has just been found, the annual salt output of the imperial court is now five million gui, and each salt has three stones. Each stone is a hundred and twenty pounds. According to this figure, one inch of salt is 360 catties! The amount of 5 million salt induction can be imagined. Compared to such a quantity, the salt that was dried and dug up without permission was completely negligible.

If the imperial court does not manage it, perhaps they will overflow, but now the best salt works are all in the hands of the imperial court. For those who dry and dig salt privately, the imperial court is also very strict, and it doesn't matter if they ignore it!

Nodding, the Emperor of the Apocalypse agreed with Ren Changle's statement, and said with a smile: "Brother Ren is really insightful. The export is extraordinary, the little brother is taught, and the brother is invited! ”

After a few polite words, Ren Chang's expression became serious, and he spoke again: "Another private salt channel is the salt lord." Most of these people are fiber farmers on both sides of the canal, and many times they can't survive anymore, so they go to work as salt barons. A dozen or hundreds of them are in a group, and they don't have much money to make up, and they only sell a few stones of salt each time! ”

"Where does the salt come from in the hands of these salt lords?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse immediately grasped the key point and asked with a serious expression.

Looking at the Emperor of the Apocalypse in a daze, Ren Changle didn't expect the Emperor of the Apocalypse to be so interested in private salt, so he smiled and said, "Most of the private salt of these salt lords is bought from the hands of the pipe storehouse, and the pipe warehouse of the salt farm is privately deducted!" ”

Nodding, the Emperor of the Apocalypse understood in his heart, and continued: "The rest is the largest amount of private salt, right?" This salt is hidden by the officials, right? ”

"Brother Xian is really talented, that's right! The imperial court set up a transfer envoy in the salt factory, and these people gave and received it privately to conceal the output of salt. Take this incident as an example, the imperial court has not found out the output of salt for many years, and this investigation is two million citations! The annual official salt is only 3 million citations, which shows how rampant private salt is! Ren Changle sighed softly, he had known these things for a long time, but he couldn't do anything about it, and the depression in his heart could be imagined!

Nodding, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also knew about this matter, frowning and thinking about it, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, what is the best way for Brother Ren?" ”

"After so many years, the foolish brother has also thought that there are great drawbacks in the salt administration of the imperial court, and the biggest point is the hereditary system of salt merchants. Salt merchants own salt gangs, and salt gangs can be hereditary, so there is a big problem here! If the salt program is changed to an election every five years, and the salt merchants are newly elected, this problem may be solved! Ren Changle smiled indifferently and said confidently.

"It's okay to be elected every five years, but it's hard to ensure that the elected ones are not the relatives of officials, so it's hard to put an end to it!" The Emperor of the Apocalypse lowered his head, thought for a moment, and hesitated.

Looking at the Emperor of the Apocalypse with admiration, Ren Changle said with emotion: "Brother Xian is really talented, he can understand it at one point!" That's right, what Brother Xian said makes a lot of sense. However, this time, the foolish brother saw that there was something feasible here, and if the election of the salt merchant was handed over to the Longchang firm, this problem would naturally be avoided. Merchants are profit-seeking, and naturally whoever can do a good job will be handed over to whom! ”

"If this can be done, the imperial court will send court officials to inspect the salt works every five years, and the salt administration will be safe! As for the sale of official salt, it can be completely the same as before, different salt merchants are used in different places, or it is transported by the imperial court! As long as the Longchang firm is in the hands of the imperial court, it will naturally be safe! Ren Changle said this, and his eyes were fixed on the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

For a long time, Ren Changle had been suspicious of the relationship between Longchang and the palace, and he was even more curious about the identity of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. Asking like this now can be regarded as a temptation, to see how the Emperor of the Apocalypse answers!

Nodding slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had already agreed with Ren Changle's idea in his heart, and for Ren Changle's temptation, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a smile: "Brother Ren, don't worry about the affairs of the imperial court, this little brother can think of some way!" Now that the younger brother has some things to hand over to Brother Ren, I don't know if Brother Ren agrees or not? ”

Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not explain anything, Ren Changle already understood that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had already told him that there was no longer a problem on the side of the imperial court. stood up, bowed to the ground to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said in a deep voice: "Foolish brother thanks to the virtuous brother for saving his life, no matter what you have ordered today, foolish brother will do it all!" ”

"The younger brother will return to Beijing in the near future, and the Longchang firm will send someone to deal with the salt matter in the future, but there is still a lack of a big shopkeeper. Managing the sale of salt for Longchang firm, the younger brother saw that Brother Ren was upright and insightful about salt matters! The younger brother hopes that Brother Ren can join Longchang Company and take care of salt matters for Longchang Company! The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Ren Changle with blazing eyes, this is something that has been thought of for a long time, and Ren Changle is also the most suitable person.

Standing in place stunned, Ren Changle knew the benefits of being a salt merchant, but he didn't expect that the Emperor of the Apocalypse would actually hand over this matter to himself! After a long time, Ren Changle said with a serious face: "Rest assured, the foolish brother will do his best to live up to the trust of the virtuous brother!" ”

"This is very good, the virtuous brother does this, don't be surprised by Brother Ren! In the following matters, there will be people from Longchang firm to discuss with Brother Ren! One thing Brother Ren can rest assured that Longchang will not treat the Ren family badly, as long as things are done well, the younger brother will be grateful! "The Emperor of the Apocalypse knows that if you want the horse to run, you must feed the grass well! The connection of interests is the most stable relationship!

"The owner is serious, no matter who is handed over to such a thing, they are all grateful. If you are a fool and a fool, you will naturally do your best! "Ren Changle is very smart and very good at being a man, so naturally he won't think that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is begging for himself, this position must be clear!

Seeing that Ren Changle was so knowledgeable about current affairs, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was immediately overjoyed, and said to Chen Lin who was standing at the door: "Go and find Yuan Keli, I have something to say!" ”

"Yes, Childe!" Chen Lin didn't dare to slack off at all, bowed down and retreated, and glanced at Ren Changle before leaving. He knew that this person was valued by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and his future was limitless!

It seems that I have to explain when I go back, Dongchang and Jinyiwei should be more restrained, this Longchang firm is the emperor's industry. That's the emperor's money bag, and no one can touch the emperor's money bag!

It didn't take long for Yuan Keli to come back, he followed Yang He to raid his house, and he was busy these days! The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't look for him, and he came back! The recital between him and Yang He had already been written, and it was in Yuan Keli's arms at this time.

"Come, come! Brother Ren, you know this Mr. Yuan, but today my little brother wants to let you know it again! Pulling the two of them to his side with a smile, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said happily: "Ren Changle, the shopkeeper of the Longchang firm in Jiangnan, and the salt of the Longchang firm in the future will be handed over to him to take care of!" ”

Yuan Keli didn't have the slightest surprise, he had already thought of this, but the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse made Yuan Keli stand in place!

"Yuan Keli, the emperor has just been promoted to the new governor of Nanzhili, and you will have a long time dealing with each other in the future!" The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

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