Chapter 416: Smuggling Salt and Iron
Theoretically, if Meng Yan wanted to do the business of smuggling salt and iron with Heihu Mountain, then the Liaodong Town Guard Eunuch's Mansion and the Liaodong General Military Mansion were their enemies.
And Lu Gao is obviously a nail that Dongchang wants to use Jinyiwei to insert in Liaodong, and Dongchang plans to use Jinyiwei to attract the firepower of Yisha and Cao Yi.
Meng Yan, on the other hand, didn't he use Lu Gao to attract the attention of Yishiha and Cao Yi?
Meng Yan's idea was to push the boat down the river and send Lu Gao to Liaodong, and then send a deputy Qianhu with real power to directly put Lu Gao in the air.
Lu Gao was ordered to go, and he definitely wanted to make trouble, so let him do it, let him attract firepower in front, and then act secretly.
But the question of this candidate is also thorny, Lu Gao is not a good stubble, can he be the person who can do the command of Jinyiwei, is he a general?
But how to design, it's a brain-consuming thing.
"Stone, I know this is a big embarrassment for you, and if you choose not to do it, we won't blame you." Fu Xiaochen said.
"Smuggling salt and iron is a crime for the imperial court, but for us, it will be a huge income, which is at our disposal and not restricted by others." Meng Yan didn't have any thoughts of loyalty, and in the minds of modern people, many systems in the Ming Dynasty were unreasonable.
If it's not reasonable, it's incorrect, it's incorrect, so why should we abide by it?
These laws were actually made for the people of the Ming Dynasty, and he was not, because he came from later generations.
If you have to let him live like the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is better to die with the mercenaries at that time.
He is now also a member of the brocade guard. Naturally, I think about the problem from the perspective of Jinyiwei, which is a problem of perspective.
If he is now the head of the cabinet or the head of the household, he will definitely jump out and oppose it, because by doing so, the court will be damaged.
Everyone speaks and thinks for their own interests, and Meng Yan is no exception, of course, this is a bit narrow-minded, and it can't be declared, and some can only think about it in their hearts.
Meng Yan thought of a sentence: righteous people use evil methods. The evil law is also good!
The meaning of this sentence is obvious. An upright person, even if he uses evil methods to achieve his goal, is still right.
This is a matter of great risk and great benefit. The key is uncontrollable. So. That's what makes him the most difficult.
"What do you mean, doing this business?"
"I haven't decided yet, I'll see the people from Black Tiger Mountain first. I think they're anxious to see us now, too. Meng Yan said, "After all, the Demon King Kong is still locked up in the Imperial Prison." ā
"It's okay, I'll ask Qu Feng Baihu of the Public Opinion Department to cooperate with you, and he handled everything about Black Tiger Mountain."
"Okay, then Uncle Fu, I'll go back first."
"Well, Si Nian, send Master Meng for me."
"Yes, sir!"
"Childe, nothing important, right?" After getting into the carriage, Cai Jin saw that Meng Yan's face was stern and couldn't help asking.
"I'll talk about it later." Meng Yan nodded.
When he returned home, Wen Xiaoyu was not there, and she was still in Songhe Tower, this woman was afraid that she didn't want to go home for a while, and Meng Yan didn't care, anyway, he didn't have time to accompany her.
After dinner, Meng Yan called Cai Jin to the study.
After listening to Meng Yan's narration, Cai Jin was stunned, and said that Jinyiwei was lawless, and this time he saw it.
"Son, this matter is too dangerous, I can't get the whole boat into it." Cai Jin persuaded him.
"I don't know, but if we don't do it now, then Dongchang will definitely take over, do you want to see the enemy strengthen itself step by step?" Meng Yan asked rhetorically.
"Of course I don't want to, but can't I think of a way to make Dongchang unable to do it?" Cai Jin asked.
"That's something to consider!" Meng Yan nodded.
"Son, in fact, smuggling salt and iron does not necessarily have to cooperate with Heihu Mountain, Heihu Mountain is a giant outside the border, and there is no credibility at all, and Dongchang will not be able to cooperate with them." Cai Jindao.
"Well, I'm also worried about this, it's too risky to cooperate with Black Tiger Mountain to smuggle salt and iron." Meng Yan nodded.
"If we have to do this business, we can find a more reliable partner." Cai Jindao.
"Hmm."
"If we want to smuggle salt and iron, we must first have a channel for purchase, salt is not easy to get, this iron is easier, and it is not difficult to get pig iron." Cai Jin continued to analyze.
"Yes, if we can't get salt, we won't be able to receive salt, and those stoves don't dare to buy salt for us, and this requires capital."
Meng Yan only does not know much about the salt making process, he only knows that seawater can dry salt, salt wells can directly mine coarse salt, and subsequent processing is nothing more than some means to remove impurities, the less impurities, the higher the quality of salt.
However, he has also seen the broken promises of this era, which actually looks similar, the taste is slightly worse, a little bitter, and the salt eaten by ordinary people is inferior, the salt particles are relatively coarse, and the color is not so white.
The price difference between coarse salt and refined salt is several times greater.
"I'll figure out how to do it with salt." Meng Yan said that he wanted to purify the coarse salt and then sell the refined salt.
To produce refined salt, it is necessary to have raw materials for coarse salt, which should not be too difficult to get, right?
"Childe has decided to do it?"
"With such a big market demand, if we don't do it, others will do it, the opportunity is right in front of us, we can't waste it in vain, right?"
"It's also said that if Childe can get salt leads, this business can be done." Cai Jin nodded.
Meng Yan didn't know what Guo Nu and Fu Xiaochen thought, so they had to go through this troubled water by themselves?
Guo Mansion, study.
"How is it, old man, he agreed?" Guo Nu asked eagerly.
"He didn't agree, and he didn't agree, he just said that he was considering, and he said that the people who had met Black Tiger Mountain were talking." Fu Xiaochen said.
"It's okay, if he agrees, it will be troublesome." Guo Nu breathed a sigh of relief.
"I said what are you two doing, why do you have to test him like this?" Sai Xiaoyu said very dissatisfied.
"We can't help it. I'm afraid that after he knows his life experience, he will have those unrealistic ideas, and I'm afraid that he will take the wrong path in a thought! Guo Nu explained.
"Then you will use this kind of damage to test him, and if he really wants to do it, what will you do?"
"We haven't thought of ...... yet"
"He doesn't have that mind yet, but as he gets more and more powerful, I'm afraid it's hard to say." Fu Xiaochen said.
"What do you want to do, control him, or let him grow freely?" Sai Xiaoyu asked coldly.
"Judge. How do you say. How can you say that you are also his ......"
"I just hope he can be safe for the rest of his life." Sai Xiaoyu paused slightly, and said with a long sigh of relief.
"Meng Yan is my son-in-law, no matter what, I can't get rid of it, what does he want to do. I'm all for it! Guo said angrily.
"Brother Guo. If he wants to fight for that position. Do you also support it? ā
"I, I ......"
"Don't think about those things that are unrealistic, Master Guo. Master Fu, you started the matter, what do you say? ā
"Or is it up to him to decide?"
"You can't pull it off, don't dare to say it, I'll go and say it." Sai Xiaoyu didn't have a good breath, "You two are elders, how can you dig a pit for your juniors?" ā
Guo Nu and Fu Xiaochen both blushed and embarrassed, they really had a momentary idea, so they thought of using such a method to test Meng Yan's thoughts and whether he was ambitious.
"The one who might go to see Black Tiger Mountain tomorrow, Judge, you'd better go early." Fu Xiaochen reminded embarrassedly.
"Got it, Master Fu!"
Sai Xiaoyu turned around, got up and left.
"Old man, tell me carefully, what did you say to him?" Guo Nu just saw that Fu Xiaochen had something to say, but he didn't mean to say it all.
"Lao Guo, I'm afraid you really said it, Shishi's ambition is not small, he built yƬ, we will push the boat down the river and send that Lu Gao to Liaodong."
"What is he going to do here?" Guo Nu was also stunned when he heard this.
"I suspect that he captured the Demon King Kong for the idea of fighting Black Tiger Mountain." Fu Xiaochen said.
"Black Tiger Mountain is a giant outside the gate, what can he do?"
"It's hard for me to say this, anyway, his idea is wild, I can't guess." Fu Xiaochen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Could it be that he wants to take Black Tiger Mountain for his own use?" Guo Nu was taken aback by this idea.
"Maybe it's a possibility!" Fu Xiaochen echoed very seriously.
"No, we have to stop him, it's going to ruin him." Guo stood up in horror and slapped the table.
"Lao Guo, calm down!"
"Calm down, how do you calm me down?" Guo Nu asked.
"Lao Guo, what are you anxious about, hasn't it happened yet, maybe we are wrong?" Fu Xiaochen said.
"Yes, Xiaochen, you must stop him, and you must not let him go astray!" Guo Nu solemnly instructed.
"Okay, Lao Guo, don't worry, I will watch him, I sent Qu Feng to his side, and now he will inform me at any time about the matter of Black Tiger Mountain." Fu Xiaochen said.
"Okay, Xiaochen, you did a good job, in fact, I'm really worried that I shouldn't have told him about his life in the first place." Guo Nu said with some regret.
"Lao Guo, even if we don't say it, if he investigates it, he will also know, and it will be even worse!" Fu Xiaochen said.
"Hey......" The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, this is really a dilemma.
Wen Xiaoyu was not there, and Meng Yan could only keep the empty room alone, but she left Mei Ji behind, and even gave a lot of hints.
Watching Mei Ji lift the corners of the quilt, she actually made a gesture to get in.
"What, Maggie?"
"Son, Mrs. Yu has explained, let Mei Ji warm your bed!" Frightened, Maggie explained innocently.
"Warm the bed, no need, come down!" Meng Yan shouted.
"Yes!" Mei Ji hurriedly got off the bed in fright and looked at Meng Yan in fear.
"Go down and rest, I don't need you to serve here!"
"Yes, Childe!" Maggie ran out with a red face.
"This Wen Xiaoyu, she actually gave me such a show, and she must be cleaned up when she comes back!" Meng Yan hated.
"Stone!"
"Aunt Sai, why are you here, why hasn't anyone spread the word?" Meng Yan was taken aback, how did Sai Xiaoyu get in.
"I'll come in, they don't know." (To be continued......)