After a fierce battle, the candidate to replace Yan Maoqing as the transfer envoy of the capital has come out, and it is Liu Tao, the left deputy capital Yushi.

As mentioned a few times earlier, Liu Tao was born as a civilian official, but he was skilled in arching and horses, proficient in Tao strategy, and led troops to fight, which was very set. From Nanzhili to Zhejiang, he made great achievements, and was once a strong contender for the governor of Zhejiang, but he was later taken advantage of by Tan Lun.

More than two years ago, there was a turning point in the southeast, coupled with Tan Lun, Tang Shen, etc., famous generals and strong soldiers gathered, and there was really no place for Liu Tao to show his strengths. Xu Ge Lao secretly operated and let Liu Tao replace Wang Chonggu as the governor of Shandong.

During his tenure, Liu Tao vigorously rectified the defense and eliminated more than a dozen large and small Japanese bandits, and the sea surface of Shandong was cleared. Because of his outstanding military achievements, he was appreciated by Jiajing.

It happened that Xu Jie's hands lacked combat power, so he transferred Liu Tao into the city and became the left deputy capital imperial history, ranking third in the Metropolitan Inspection Academy. Compared with the closure of a province, it is obviously much less powerful, and Liu Tao is not happy in his heart.

It's just that luck comes, and it can't be stopped. Yan Maoqing was killed, Jiajing was full of bad feelings towards the people of the Yan Party, but the people in Tang Yi's hands were not qualified enough, so he could only let Liu Tao go south and take charge of salt affairs.

As soon as this news came out, for the long-awaited southeast salt merchants, it was like mourning, and it was almost the same as saying that the sky was falling!

Liu Tao was born in Cangzhou, the hometown of martial arts, in the land of Yan Zhao, and is a great man. Liu Tao is both civil and military, upright. Since his debut, he has been leading troops to fight, with countless achievements, and he is definitely a character who does not rub sand in his eyes. In normal times, when he comes, the big guy can still think of a way, come to a yang and yin disobedience, perfunctory prevarication.

But right now, Lianghuai is already a chicken feather. The world is full of fat chickens waiting to be slaughtered, stretching their necks one by one and waiting to be slaughtered, will Lord Liu still be polite!

Thinking of this, from Wang Lutai downward, all the big salt merchants had a cold air on their necks and shuddered. Yan Maoqing fell suddenly. Liu Tao took over and became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

After discussion, three people were elected, Wang Lutai, Wei Jimei, and Qiao Chengtong represented the eight major salt merchants, and went to Qincha Xingyuan to meet Tang Yi.

This time they were really honest, picked out the best treasures from each warehouse, packed ten boxes, and got twenty beauties from Yangzhou and other places. A brain was sent to Xingyuan.

In the head of the salt merchant, there is nothing that money cannot solve, and if it cannot be solved, it means that the money is not enough!

Don't look at your Tang Yi's fame, but after all, he is a young man with strong blood, so I don't believe that you are not moved. They are full of momentum, but they don't know that Tang Yi is a human being. I was in my early forties.

People of this age are enthusiastic about fame. Far beyond beauty.

In fact, Tang Yi's mouth is not without delicious dishes, such as Liuying, such as the strong woman Zhou Qinyun, and even turned the world upside down. Shen Meijun, who judged the two......

treats these people, Tang Yi is like leaving, and does not pierce the window paper. But it's not easy to refuse. I want a sweet family for husband and wife, and I want to be chic surrounded by beauties, to put it bluntly, there are two words: sullen!

Of course, beauty is just the spice of life, and Tang Yi cares more about establishing a new salt method. It is necessary to increase annual revenues, reduce salt prices, break the group of salt merchants in the two Huai, and even break the ties between salt merchants and Jin merchants......

Wu Tiancheng's ambition is still reasonable, as long as he wins the two Huaiyan Gangs, the seven achievements of the world's wealth will fall into the pocket of the transportation industry.

When the time comes, with the momentum of thunder, he will break through the most stubborn fortress of Jin Shang. A huge economic empire reigns supreme.

Even if the wind and clouds change, you can be as stable as a mountain and sit firmly in the Diaoyutai.

The future is bright, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and things must be done little by little. Tang Yi didn't set too unrealistic goals for himself, but it didn't prevent him from sowing seeds and waiting for the harvest to come.

He sat in the study for three hours, thinking everything in order, and then slowly got up, took square steps, and leisurely came to the living room.

As soon as they walked in, the three people inside were crazy, they came before dawn, they didn't even eat breakfast, and waited until noon, their stomachs were growling, and Tang Yi just didn't come out. I can't walk and walk, and I can't see people again, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

Finally, Tang Yi appeared, Qiao Chengtong and Wei Jimei rushed to their knees, crying bitterly.

"Lord Tang, help, the little ones are ignorant, please ask Lord Tang for mercy and reward a way to live!"

Bang bang bang, keep kowtowing, and the door of the head is swollen.

Wang Lu is so embarrassed, he said in his heart that these two bastards are patronizing to curry favor with the new master, and they don't talk about righteousness at all. He also fell to his knees with weakness on his knees.

It's rare, Tang Yi didn't embarrass them, and waved his hand.

"Get up and speak, all of you."

"Thank you, Lord Tang."

The three of them stood up and stood respectfully behind Tang Yi, like slaves. Tang Yi smiled slightly, "Mr. Renfu will rush to Huai'an in ten days, and I also happened to hand over the errand, returned to Beijing for the New Year, and I have been out for more than half a year, and I am quite homesick." ”

Renfu is Liu Tao's word, Tang Yi's tone is relaxed, and the hearts of those three people keep sagging, isn't this fatal!

"Lord Tang, I don't know how thick the sky is, how offensive we are, and please open the net, we will definitely be rewarded!" Wang Lutai lowered his head and said.

Tang Yi glanced at him, and was so frightened that Wang Lutai's heart was furious, and the sweat on his forehead came out, and he didn't know whether he was hungry or scared.

Sitting on the chair, Tang Yi chuckled and said, "Okay, just tell me, how do you want to be rewarded?" ”

Wei Jimei preemptively said: "My lord, we have prepared ten boxes of gifts, talk about the heart, if the adults can help us tide over the difficulties, this number every year!" ”

As he spoke, he held out two fingers.

Two million taels!

That's a lot!

Tang Yi smiled: "Okay, but the three of you, how much trouble you have, the official still doesn't know anything, even if the people ask someone to settle the matter, don't you have to make it clear first?" ”

Qiao Chengtong patted his head and said busily: "Look at the small memory, we have two major problems at the moment, and we need the help of adults." ”

Tang Yi didn't squeak, Qiao Chengtong said again: "First, seventy percent of the salt on the market is operated by those salt merchants who are weak and weak, they are cunning and cunning, and the principal is pitiful, and they can't afford the tax burden of the imperial court, let them get it, the salt tax will definitely dry up, so I also ask Lord Tang to help suppress it......"

"What else?" Tang Yi said casually.

"And then there's the stove!" mentioned these people, Qiao Chengtong gritted his teeth, "Lord Tang, the great grandfather set the rules back then, their ancestors have been boiling the sea for salt, but the people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, these beasts do not work honestly, but they try in vain to get something for nothing, stirring up the wind and rain, the crime cannot be punished, if you don't kill the majesty fiercely, the two Huai will never have peace!" ”

After he finished speaking, Wei Jimei and Wang Lutai also nodded frequently.

In fact, they also mentioned these two conditions to Yan Maoqing, and at the beginning, Yan Maoqing wanted to extort them in the name of adjusting the salt area.

Later, as soon as Tang Yi came, they quickly merged.

According to the ideas of Wang Lutai and the others, as long as the benefits are enough, Tang Yi will quickly change his attitude like Yan Maoqing.

The idea was very beautiful, but Tang Yi didn't seem interested at all.

"Hehehe, three, you just said that small and medium-sized salt merchants, weak in strength and small in principal, will destroy the salt administration, right?"

"That's right!" The three of them said in unison.

"Okay, I'll invite a few friends to come over, and you can see how strong they are!"

Tang Yi snapped his fingers, and a few people walked out behind the screen, and the one who walked in front was Wang Wenxian, who was dressed as an old farmer, with sharp eyes, sweeping towards the three people, as if looking at prey.

Immediately behind him is Hou Yunlai, he is not an outsider, when the Suzhou grain war, Hou Yunlai was one of the four major ticket numbers of the Jin merchants.

Since that battle, Hou Yunlai's ability was questioned by Wang Chonggu and sat on the cold bench. Later, he took the initiative to leave the Wang family and came to Lianghuai to start a business, operating a ticket number, and after a few years, he had a small amount of capital in his hands. He was followed by two people, both of whom were also the owners of the ticket number.

As soon as he saw Hou Yuncoming, Wang Lutai's whole person was not good.

"How are you?"

Why was he so surprised, it turned out that Yan Maoqing blackmailed him before, and Wang Lutai didn't have enough cash in his hand, thinking that Hou Yunlai was the same as him, he was from Shanxi, and he was a fellow countryman, so he asked Hou Yunlai to help, Hou Yunlai didn't say a word, and lent him more than 7 million silver before and after.

Wang Lutai is still very grateful, but now that Hou Yunlai has appeared on Tang Yi's side, Wang Lutai's mood can be imagined.

As if holding ice in his arms, Sanjiutian stood at the tuyere, and was poured a bucket of cold water in front of him. From the inside out, the whole thing is cool!

His teeth chattered, his whole body trembled, looking at their embarrassed appearance, Wang Wenxian didn't mention how comfortable, and the pores on his body were opened.

How many years of resentment have finally come out, making your eyes above the top, making you look down on people, how about it, this is retribution!

Wang Wenxian didn't accept anyone, so he obeyed Tang Yi, and he really wanted to kneel down for him, shout long live three times, and let him ascend the throne.

Tang Yi smiled slightly, "Now that the matter is over, let's explain the matter, seventy percent of Mr. Hou's ticket number is owned by small and medium-sized salt merchants who have no strength in your mouth, as well as stove households such as Wang Wenxian, in other words, they are all your creditors." Therefore, it is useless to bribe the official with silver and beautiful women, and they are the creditors who should really be repaid! ”

Thundered!

The thunder sounded, and the three of Wang Lutai were scorched on the outside and tender on the inside, their bones were numb, they trembled all over, and they knelt directly.

In the past, Tang Yi completed another beautiful move, and Wu Tiancheng found Hou Yunlai and took him under his command. Through his loans to Wang Lutai and others, as for the source of the silver, it was the income from the secret sale of salt during this time.

In other words, small and medium-sized salt merchants and stove households sold salt to Wang Lutai and them, and then used the money they earned to borrow money from Wang Lutai and them to continue to buy salt.

Now, Wang Lutai and they only have mountains of salt left in their hands, and Wang Wenxian and others have become their real creditors!

The strength and weakness of the momentum are reversed in an instant.

Wang Wen tilted Erlang's legs in a deliberate manner and sneered, "Don't you three look down on us? Isn't it to arrest people? Okay, if you have the ability, come on! ”

Mrs. Wang Lu glanced at each other, her face was flushed, and she peeked at Tang Yi, who was light and breezy, Mrs. Wang was crying, you are too calculating! (To be continued.) )