Walking slowly into the cell, the Emperor of the Apocalypse turned around and beckoned to Dang Han, and said with a smile: "Put the wine and food on the table, I want to have a few drinks with Ren Gongzi, this is the first time for my son to eat in prison!" ”

Facing the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Ren Changle said with a smile: "The little brother doesn't look very old, but he talks very funny, I don't know what the little brother is called?" ”

Looking at Ren Changle with a smile, a trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he nodded and said: "In Xia Baiyu, Brother Ren is really interested, and it is really difficult to have such a good attitude in the prison cell." ”

"In life, I have to go through everything, and I can't change all this, so let it be fate!" Ren Changle also became interested in the Emperor of the Apocalypse in front of him, he was young, and at first glance, he was either rich or expensive. Came here to find himself, I don't know why, thinking of these Ren Changle's eyes, he put on a little scrutiny.

"Brother Ren seems to be a little pessimistic, no matter when people are full of hope, the peak and the turn of the road are just around the corner!" Holding the wine glass with a smile, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a smile: "A little thin wine, Brother Ren don't dislike it!" Please! ”

Ren Changle was not polite, picked up the wine glass on the table, and smiled at the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said, "Little brother, Ren has taken it to heart." ”

After the two of them took their wine glasses and drank them all, Dang Han on the side immediately filled the two of them, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Ren Changle began to chat.

"Brother Bai, I don't know why I came here to see us? Brother Bai's status is noble, and Ren doesn't remember any friendship with Brother Bai, or Brother Bai told the truth! Facing the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Ren Changle said with sincerity on his face.

"I was abrupt, and I should have told Brother Ren the ins and outs. In Xia Baiyu, people from the capital came to Yangzhou this time to do some business. I have never known Brother Ren in my life, and this time I came here to see Brother Ren, in fact, I was entrusted by someone! The Emperor of the Apocalypse did not hide it, and told him about the acquaintance of his sister Chen Yuanyuan, of course, just a brief introduction.

Standing up, tidying up his clothes, and bowing to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Ren Changle said with gratitude: "Brother Bai, Ren has nothing to repay, please accept Ren Mou's worship!" ”

Helping Ren Changle up, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said with a smile: "Brother Ren is polite, the people of the world are in charge of the world's affairs." Seeing that the road is uneven, helping the poor and helping the poor is a matter of course for my generation, and Brother Ren doesn't have to mind! ”

For the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Ren Changle was slightly stunned on his face, nodded slowly, and said with emotion: "Ren grew up in Yangzhou since he was a child, and he is used to seeing the deceit between businessmen, and now he can see the demeanor of the Bai brothers, which is really Ren's honor!" ”

"I came out of Yangzhou, but I am a beginner, since Brother Ren grew up in Yangzhou, I don't know if I can teach?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Ren Changle with a smile and asked in a soft tone.

"Brother Bai helps the needy, saves the sister from fire and water, no matter what happens, Ren knows everything and says everything!" Ren Changle was slightly stunned, then nodded cautiously and said quite seriously.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse also straightened up, and said in a rather serious tone: "It is said that the salt merchants in Yangzhou City are rich and rival the country, I really don't know how this money was earned, I don't know if Brother Ren can give advice?" ”

Taking a deep look at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Ren Changle's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with some hesitation: "Brother Bai, it's not a good thing to know some things too clearly, I don't know what kind of business Brother Bai does?" Can you tell me below? ”

"Of course, I am the young owner of a business in the capital, and this time I went south to find some business to do. Our family has some business in the north, this time we want to do business in the south, our family's business name is Longchang, I don't know if Brother Ren has heard of it? The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Ren Changle with a smile, drank the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, and said.

Looking at the Emperor of the Apocalypse with a look of shock in his eyes, Ren Changle really didn't expect that this young owner of the Longchang firm was actually the owner. Although he is in Yangzhou, every merchant here comes and goes very frequently, and he naturally knows about the affairs of the capital.

Now whether it is in the south or in the north, there is only one name for Longchang, and that is Huangshang. Not only is it financially abundant, but it also has the support of the palace, and it can be said that no business can match it.

"Brother Bai, since you are the young owner of the Longchang firm, I can guess how much you mean. To be honest, I've been waiting for this day for a long time! Ren Changle looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said with a serious face.

This time it was the turn of the Emperor of the Apocalypse to be stunned, and it was not surprising that Ren Changle was able to guess his intention, after all, there was only one purpose for coming to Yangzhou, and that was salt. However, Ren Changle said that he had been looking forward to coming for a long time, so the Emperor of the Apocalypse was a little surprised, where did he start with this?

"Can Brother Ren speak out? There are no outsiders here! The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Ren Changle and said in a tentative tone.

Sighing softly, Ren Changle said helplessly: "Yangzhou City looks full of flowers, a prosperous scene, but in fact, this is a place where people eat people and don't spit out bones. There are salt merchants in the world here, and salt in the world, but the people here are very dark-hearted! ”

Drinking all the wine in front of him, Ren Changle said with a serious face: "Salt is the foundation of the people, and the imperial court can control it, firstly, it can make the people eat salt, and secondly, it can increase the income of the imperial court." At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang and Li Daren set the two Huai salt administrations, which was a great achievement. But after more than 200 years, this salt policy not only failed to increase the revenue of the Ming Dynasty, but became a stubborn disease of the Ming Dynasty! ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse listened very seriously, he didn't expect Ren Changle to have such an opinion, he originally thought that it meant talking about his grievances. Unexpectedly, Ren Changle didn't say anything about himself, but talked about the salt politics of the Ming Dynasty.

Salt has a pivotal position in the Ming Dynasty, which is an issue that many officials avoid, and now Ren Changle actually said this, it is to see that the imperial court is preparing to attack the salt government. Being able to analyze these things through his own identity and a few words, this Ren Changle is not simple!

Nodding slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse took a deep look at Ren Changle, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Ren has something to say!" ”

"The salt policy itself is good, but because of the huge entanglement of interests, the salt policy has become a burden to the Ming Dynasty. These merchants were all for their own benefit, enriching themselves and bribing officials and local eunuchs. Even if there was a change of officials and eunuchs, they didn't dare to speak out. The taxes that were supposed to be handed over to the imperial court, they tried to find various ways not to pay them. At the same time, smuggling smuggled salt and obtaining huge profits, the people dare not speak out! Ren Changle smiled wryly, with a deep powerlessness in his tone!

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned slightly, he knew all this, so he asked Ren Changle: "Brother Ren, since the salt administration is so deserted, why doesn't the imperial court rectify it?" ”

Sighing deeply, Ren Changle said helplessly: "It's easier said than done!" Such a big matter needs the emperor's idea, but who dares to report this matter to the emperor? If there is a complaint, I am afraid that before the music is folded to the emperor, the person who wrote the book may be imprisoned! ”

Slightly stunned, but the Emperor of the Apocalypse believed that what Ren Changle said was true, this was indeed a huge base of interests, and it was not easy to bring them down. After pondering quietly for a while, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said to Ren Changle: "Brother Ren, in your opinion, what should this salt government be?" After all, everyone is selfish, even if the people here are changed now, who dares to guarantee that a group of businessmen will not be the same as now? ”

"As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you don't seek politics, these are all meat eaters, let's not talk about it! It's useless to say it, Yangzhou is full of salt merchants, they have gone too far, but I don't know when the imperial court will come to rectify it! As he spoke, Ren Changle looked at the face of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, as if he wanted to see something from the face of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was stunned for a moment, looked at Ren Changle deeply, nodded slowly, his face changed, and said with a smile: "Meat eater is disdainful, I don't know if Brother Ren has any good ideas?" ”

"I'm just a businessman, since Brother Bai wants to ask, then I'm going to talk about it! Maybe if these program merchants are changed, the imperial court will have to select a new batch of program businessmen, but Ren feels that this is not a good way! There's too much of it like embezzlement. There are also a lot of missed court taxes, and if you want to solve this problem, you need the court to master the merchant link by itself. Starting from the top to the bottom, instead of sending officials and eunuchs tightly, there are too many drawbacks in this. Ren Changle stopped here as he spoke, staring at the Emperor of the Apocalypse for a while, and did not continue.

looked at Ren Changle in a daze, he was listening to it with relish, why did he stop here. Seeing Ren Changle looking at him, the Emperor of the Apocalypse asked, "Brother Ren seems to be unsatisfied, why don't you say it?" ”

"Brother Bai, it's not that Ren didn't say it, it's someone who came!" Saying that, Ren Changle glanced at the outside and said with a smile.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse glanced back and found that the jailer who had let him in had come in, and knowing that this time it was almost over, he could only shake his head helplessly.

"Brother Ren, today it is like the same at first sight, he rì Brother Ren has to get out of prison, we are talking at night!" With a fist at Ren Changle, the Emperor of the Apocalypse stood up with a smile and said.

"Brother Bai, the little sister will entrust it to you, if Ren can get out of prison, he will definitely repay the kindness of today." Ren Changle bowed to the ground at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, his face extremely serious.

Leaving the prison, the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Yuan Keli walked on the road, and the three of them did not speak, obviously thinking about what had just happened.

"Childe, this person is not simple!" Yuan Keli did not appreciate it in his tone, but frowned slightly, with a little caution on his face.

"Let's go back and talk about it!" The Emperor of the Apocalypse shook his head lightly, and said solemnly. (To be continued.) )