When the leaders of the Jiangnan camp were satisfied with the strategy, in a rudimentary fortress in Longmen Port, looking at the middle-aged man who was trembling with horror, Liu Wenlang also felt relieved.

He happily shouted: "Governor Xi, you also have today!" ”

This person is Xi Wantong, the prefect of Hangzhou, and when he was in the palace, he was overturned by the members of the Tiandihui who were disguised as officials, and he arrived at Longmen Port for some reason. I was panicked, but I saw that this young Nanban scholar had all the hairs on his body exploded.

Xi Wantong exclaimed: "Wang Zhiyan! ”

Liu Wenlang is Wang Zhiyan, because he wrote a couplet in the Guandi Temple in Zhuqiao Town, Shimen, "The ancient temple in the deserted village is still Han, and the Yedian pontoon bridge is surnamed Zhu." Cha Shenxing saw it by chance, praised it greatly, and told Cha Siting about it, and it was written into the "Weizhilu" by Cha Siting, which became a powerful evidence of the Hangzhou prefect's literary misfortune and meritorious achievements. Wang Zhiyan was about to be beheaded, but he was rescued by Huang He and fled to Jiangnan, but his family did not escape the sweep launched by Li Wei and was sent out.

Wang Zhiyan now has two wishes, the private wish is to punish Xi Wantong and Li Wei and save his family, and the public wish is to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Now that Xi Wantong has been arrested, the joy in his heart makes his laughter particularly powerful.

"You should never have thought that a poor sour could punish you!"

"Hugh, Hugh is going to be rampant! The imperial court is still there, and I am afraid that there will be no place to die when the Southern Barbarians are different! ”

Xi Wantong was about to kowtow and beg for mercy, but in the face of Wang Zhiyan, a former poor and sour prisoner, he couldn't bear this breath, and stiffened his neck and shouted.

Wang Zhiyan was enraged by him, and reached out to grab the soldier's musket, wanting to kill him on the spot.

An lieutenant hurriedly stopped him: "But I can't help it, this person not only carries your hatred on his back, but countless people in the country want to ask him to repay the blood debt." ”

Wang Zhiyan let go and said indignantly: "You have to be late with him!" ”

The lieutenant shrugged his shoulders and said, "We don't have this tea in our country now,......

Seeing that Xi Wantong was paralyzed like mud, Wang Zhiyan was no longer interested, left the military fort, and walked towards a group of wooden houses that looked like temporary buildings, which was the Jiangnan Commercial Hall set up by the Yinghua Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Longmen Port, for businessmen from all walks of life to handle business here.

Wang Zhiyan worked in Shengliang Salt Industry, as an arithmetic to explore business routes, and now he is still just sitting in business, waiting for Jiangnan Xingying to deal with the matter of Jinshanwei Bai Daolong, and on the other hand, he is open to selling salt to Jiangnan people who dare to come to the door.

The excitement of catching Xi Wantong subsided, Wang Zhiyan began to think about the business route, he always felt that it was not a matter to sell so casually, and there were not only Jiangnan people in the next family, but also Jiangnan officials and salt merchants.

Yinghua Industry and Commerce came to Jiangnan not to simply sell goods, but to work with the imperial court to devour Jiangnan with commercial goods and turn Jiangnan into a stable market. For the sake of this long-term benefit, they also supported the imperial court's restrictions on the bidding of commercial goods and various regulatory measures.

But the current progress seems to be deviating from this direction, what should be the next step?

Wang Zhiyan took the first step, not only to explore the trade route, but also to set up camp in Longmen, order warehouses and office space, and complete various procedures with Jiangnan Xingying. Now that the company's personnel have arrived, Wang Zhiyan has to focus on this matter.

Just thinking about it, he collided with a person head-on, the person groaned, his knees went soft, and he was about to kneel and bow, Wang Zhiyan helped him up, and said that this was definitely not an Anglo-Chinese.

This help, the two of them froze at the same time.

"Mr. Wang!?"

"Zhang Tuzi!?"

This person is Zhang Butcher, who sells meat in Shimen County, and he and Wang Zhiyan just nodded their friendship, but on the day he was arrested, this Zhang butcher also reminded him that although it was too late and did not help Wang Zhiyan, it was a favor after all.

"They all said that this dragon gate couldn't enter at all, Lao Tzu didn't believe it, and sure enough, as long as the identity of the hometown was registered, there were still people who knew each other in the south, so they came in. Mr. Wang, don't blame me, I only know you. ”

"What are you doing? My pig-killing knife and bone chopping knife have to be replaced, Hangzhou, Songjiang and Suzhou pig-killing knives are very second, the price is high, I heard that Guangdong steel knife is good, Longmen is so close to Shimen, I will come to see. ”

"Mr. Wang, do you know the man who sells steel knives? Help me pull a string. ”…,

Wang Zhiyan laughed when he heard it, he was really an honest citizen, bravely entering the dragon gate, just wanting to buy a high-quality and low-cost pig-killing knife.

"My name is Liu Wenlang now, yes, change my name, I am afraid that the Jiangnan government will know that I am here, and they will use my family outside the customs to coerce me, as for killing pigs, ...... knife",

Wang Zhiyan reminded Zhang Tuzi, and then his heart moved, this person can be trusted, if he ......, then ......, but go,...

He was thinking about it, Zhang Tuzi didn't dare to disturb him, he stood respectfully on the side, and said in his heart, I heard that Nanban even sold muskets openly, is there any taboo about killing pigs?

Another person came in a hurry, and shouted from afar according to Wang Zhiyan: "Let's go, the camp will hold an industrial and commercial conference, and the affairs of Jiangnan will be sorted out!" ”

The person who came was Liang Boyan, the general director of Shengliang Salt Company, and Wang Zhiyan instructed the company's employees to take Zhang Tuzi to his office to wait, and followed Liang Boyan.

Zhang Tuzi's name is Zhang Sanwang, and he has been a pig killer for generations, so it is difficult to stuff other things in his head.

But when Wang Zhiyan, no, Liu Wenlang came back from the meeting and said one thing with a blushing face, Zhang Sanwang suddenly felt that the sky was open and the earth was wide.

Liu Wenlang let himself sell salt and no longer kill pigs!?

"Batch salt from here, ten wen a catty, you sell it according to the price of salt in Kangxi, thirty wen a catty, you can earn twice the profit! Can you compare to your pig killing business? ”

"You don't have to sell it yourself, if you have the courage to fight with the salt merchants in Shimen Haining, call a group of brothers yourself, give them twenty wen, let them sell it for thirty wen, and let people in Shimen Haining and even other counties eat the salt you sell, how much can you earn!?"

Liu Wenlang's words were like a knife, forcing him to the neck of this pig, and shocked him into screaming in his heart, screaming happily.

Zhang Sanwang said with bloodshot eyes: "No, no, I will make a bid for fifteen yuan for the next family, although I earn less, but the next family will benefit more, and more people will come to be my next family, so that I can earn more!" ”

Liu Jialang's eyes also lit up, this person is very unresponsive,...

"Do you want to do it!?"

"! Of course it does! ”

Liu Wenlang asked directly, and Zhang Sanwang replied neatly. What a big business, why is he Zhang Sanwang unwilling to do it, why is he not courageous!? Even if he only sells 10,000 catties of salt a year, the net profit will offset his pig-killing shop's business, which is enough for his family to eat and drink. But 10,000 catties of salt ......, and the people of Shimen County have to eat hundreds of thousands of catties of salt every year. In Shimen and Haining counties alone, he can earn at least 10,000 taels of silver! 10,000 taels ......, for a pig killer like him, it was simply the stars in the sky full of silver shining.

But Zhang Sanwang still has a lot of concerns, from Longmen salt selling to Shimen Haining, the biggest problem is the Anfu inventory, there are Jiangnan sailors on the sea, and now these sailors do not raise official flags, pretending to be civilian fishing boats and cargo ships, patrolling the sea like pirates. There are green battalions and official errands on the land, and there are cards for ten miles, and there are layers of plates, what should I do?

Liu Wenlang pouted and said: "Don't worry about him, our Yinghua Coast Patrol will soon control the entire Hangzhou Bay, and the company will also send guards to help you take the sea route." As for the land route, you can buy it with a small amount of money, and you are insatiable to pull up the banner of our Yinghua, it all depends on your own ability. ”

Zhang Sanwang's heart was furious, and he asked again with a fierce look in his eyes: "Longmen ......, do you sell muskets?" ”

got a positive answer, but Zhang Sanwang's head drooped down again, and he had no money.

Liu Wenlang said with a smile: "You batch of Jiangnan salt generation, the company takes special care of it, and uses salt into the elements. In the future, the money you make can be scored by the company. Since it is the company's own business, you can get credit for it! You can give a billing period! ”

At that time, Zhang Sanwang was about to kneel down for Liu Wenlang again, this was a great favor, and people only divided it into two percent, and the opportunity that ordinary people couldn't get in ten lifetimes actually fell on him.

Liu Wenlang helped Zhang Sanwang up, and secretly said This is an opportunity you have earned yourself, because I believe in you. Besides, although this profit is given by the company, it is also supported by the imperial court. In order to promote domestic industry and commerce into Jiangnan, the imperial court not only exempted export taxes, but also subsidized freight and guard costs, and managed the company's guard bureau, but the imperial court paid for it.

Pulled Zhang Sanwang around the process and let him figure out how to get out the salt and how to settle the payment, Zhang Sanwang's whole person was burning and hurried back to Shimen, Zhang Luo's great fortune As for the original purpose of his trip, the pig killing knife ...... long ago been thrown away by him. …,

On the matter of salt, the Yinghua Salt Industry Consortium divided a rough division in advance, and then looked for Zhang Sanwang, a salt generation who had the courage and courage to open up and take responsibility in their respective divisions. And the specific candidates, although the cat walks the cat's road, and the dog walks the dog's road, the principle is the same, just two. One is to find grass people like Zhang Sanwang, and the other is to find people who can be trusted.

This is his own person, and he naturally has to climb people's favors, and Liu Wenlang identified Zhang Sanwang because of his unrealized kindness. In the Longtou Salt Farm in Longtou Village, Zhenhai County, because many middle-level ancestors of Yinghua Gaozhou Salt Industry came from here, the salt households in the Longtou Salt Farm became the salt generation of Ningbo Prefecture.

"We can breathe a sigh of relief, we don't have to cook it ourselves, just sell Yinghua's salt to the farmer, and life should be better."

The village chief of Longtou Village thought very simply, and he understood the wealth sent to the door in this way. These salt farmers have to pay salt to the market merchants every month according to the number of stoves. In addition to the fixed amount, the large number must also be sold to the traders, but the buyers have a very low purchase price.

No matter how low the purchase price is, it is not lower than Yinghua's salt, and if you count the firewood labor they spend, it is much higher than Yinghua's salt. Now Gaozhou Salt Industry sells a large amount of salt to them at a price of more than ten yuan a catty, and they can naturally earn more.

The village chief thought so, but the young people in the village jumped to their feet, "It's enough to pay the amount of salt, why sell it to them if you have more!?" With such a big profit, why don't we make it ourselves!? ”

The village chief said coldly: "This is rebellion!" Let's sell some salt to Zhenhai, it's enough to subsidize the family, we have to continue to sell out, and see if those salt merchants don't eat us alive! ”

Jiangnan also produces salt locally, and they, the salt households, are also selling private salt, but there are not many of them, after all, the salt industry in Jiangnan is controlled by the imperial merchants, officials and businessmen and the official government, so there is no room for them to churn these fish and shrimp.

But now that Yinghua is transporting a large amount of salt into Jiangnan, in addition to finding locals like Zhang Sanwang to be salt generations, local salt households in Jiangnan are also listed as the objects of salt generation, which is to shovel the roots of salt merchants in Jiangnan. On one side is the Yinghua salt industry, and on the other side is the Jiangnan salt merchants, and their salt households are sandwiched between them.

The old village chief wants to benefit from both sides and stay out of the matter, but the young man wants to move forward.

It was noisy, and the entrance of the village was noisy.

"The Ningbo Chief Inspector brought someone here and said that we were trafficking in illicit salt!"

The villagers hurriedly came to report, and the old village chief's face was like ashes.

The young people of the village were indignant: "Look, they have put on this hat before we have done it!" In short, they just can't see that we can benefit! ”

The old village chief gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry about other things, take care of the 30,000 catties of salt that Gaozhou Salt Industry gave us on credit!" ”

A miniature war broke out in Longtou Village, hundreds of salt Ding rushed into the village, to arrest people and grab salt, at the beginning of the show of power, but was surrounded by thousands of salt households who rushed to hear the news.

The gunshots rang out, and Yan Ding blasted a bloody path with his musket, retreating in a hurry, and the salt farmers were silent in front of the corpses of more than a dozen villagers.

Under the gaze of everyone, the old village chief waved his crutches tremblingly: "Okay, I can also see it clearly, old man, these salt merchants, just don't want our people to live!" In this case, we will no longer provide them with salt, Yinghua's salt, let's sell it ourselves! ”

The fleshy young man even said, "The people of Yinghua Salt told us that if there is trouble, they can send guards, and they can sell us muskets.

The people of the village made a noise, and the salt chaos in Longtou Village became a milestone event in the collapse of the salt industry in Jiangnan, which was originally integrated with government and business.

Regardless of politics and the people, represented by the leading salt farms, there are more than ten salt farms in the south of the Yangtze River, and the salt farmers who were originally at the bottom of the salt industry have won the support of the Yinghua Salt Industry, and they have risen up, throwing away the dirty, bloody and extravagant middle and upper classes of the Jiangnan Salt Industry Supply Chain, and beginning to make profits for themselves.

Later, the Yinghua Salt Industry Consortium reorganized the Jiangnan Salt Industry Company with these salt households as the core, and substituted the capital and technology of Fujian and Guangdong into Jiangnan, so that Fujian and Guangdong and Jiangnan were closely integrated in the salt industry and it was difficult to distinguish each other, which is a later story...... ）