The reason why it is said that the north and south Zhili and Jiaozhi will not be affected by the salt shortage is because the situation in these three areas is very special, and it is different from the other thirteen political divisions of the Ming Dynasty.

After the case of the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce, the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce has actually taken over the salt affairs of Beizhili, and the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce sells official salt in Beizhili, so it is not worried about being affected by Zhang Gui's incident at all.

By mid-June, the fleet of ships transporting the official salt of Nanzhili had already gone north, and now the official salt has basically arrived in all the prefectures and counties under Nanzhili, which is enough to ensure the supply of salt next year.

Since Nanzhili is on the boundary of Lianghuai, it is much simpler and more convenient to transport smuggled salt to the various state capitals of Nanzhili, and it is not suitable to be detected.

As for Jiaozhi, because it is too far away from Lianghuai, the salt in Jiaozhi does not come from the salt works of Lianghuai, but is dried by the local salt works of Jiaozhi, so it is not affected by Zhang Gui's incident.

In fact, since Li Yuntian is the governor of Guangxi and Jiaozhi, Guangxi's salt industry will not be affected much next year, and Li Yuntian can adjust salt from the salt field in Jiaozhi at a critical moment.

Obviously, neither the officials of the Lianghuai Salt Road nor the salt merchants of the Salt Merchants Association want to see a nationwide salt shortage break out in the Ming Dynasty, so that the inside story of the Lianghuai Salt Road corruption case will be revealed to the world, and no one can cover it.

As time went by, although Li Yuntian did not make a big deal about the case of embezzlement of ink in the Lianghuai Salt Road, because those private salts could not be shipped out, the salt merchants above the deacon of the Salt Merchants Association were in a hurry and had trouble sleeping.

Chen Guangzong was originally based in Yangzhou, and he couldn't make up his mind whether he should transport salt, so he went back to Nanjing some time ago to inquire about the news, and only rushed back today.

"The Marquis of Zhenwu is scheming, and he must not act rashly until he is sure of his true intentions." Under the eager gaze of Yang Muen and others, Chen Guangzong pondered for a while, and said with a stern expression, "Therefore, this year's salt transport would rather be late than go on a business trip, and now the emperor is angry, if he reveals any tricks, then the two Huai Salt Dao will encounter a shocking disaster." ”

"Eldest Prince, when will it be?" Wei Deguang's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, his expression was quite solemn, and he had millions of taels worth of private salt in his hand waiting to be shipped out.

"Marquis Zhenwu is busy with official business in the capital, and it is impossible to stay in Yangzhou all the time, and now Zhao Wenju's case has arrested many people, and the amount involved is as high as seven or eight million taels, which is enough for him to return to Beijing to make a difference."

As soon as Wei Deguang's voice fell, the eyes of everyone at the scene looked at Chen Guangzong with concern, this is the thing that everyone is most concerned about, Chen Guangzong groaned slightly, and solemnly gave an answer, "In less than a month, Zhenwuhou will definitely return to Beijing." ”

As soon as these words came out, the people in the house immediately breathed a sigh of relief, although the time left for them was a little tight, but if they worked at full strength, it would be enough to make those private salt arrive in Daming before the beginning of spring next year.

"Eldest prince, what should I do if the Marquis of Zhenwu doesn't leave at that time?" Just as the expression on everyone's faces slowed down, a middle-aged salt merchant with a big belly hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask.

The atmosphere that had become relaxed at the scene cooled down again in an instant, and people looked at Chen Guangzong nervously, and I have to say that the middle-aged salt merchant's worries were not unreasonable, and it was difficult to predict when Li Yuntian would leave Yangzhou.

"As long as he doesn't care about the things on the salt road, then we will set off on time to transport the goods!" Chen Guangzong frowned slightly when he heard this, this was exactly what he was worried about, and then glanced around at the scene and said in a deep voice.

It is worth mentioning that Chen Guangzong did not get any useful news when he returned to Nanjing this time, because Li Yuntian not only had no intersection with the officialdom in Nanjing, but also spent most of his time in other places during his tenure in Beijing, so the intersection with the officialdom of Beijing, especially the Sixth Ministry, was not deep, except for the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Hanlin Academy, where he once served.

This made it difficult for Chen Guangzong to get the bottom line of Li Yuntian's thorough investigation of the Lianghuai Salt Road from Nanjing, and it was impossible to judge to what extent Li Yuntian wanted to investigate the matter of the Lianghuai Salt Road, so he seemed to be in a dilemma.

If someone else came to check the Lianghuai Salt Dao Chen Guangzong had a way to deal with it, but Li Yuntian was different, he was Emperor Xuande's most trusted confidant minister, and he was young enough to govern the military and political affairs of Guangxi and Jiaozhi, and to govern the huge Jiaozhi in an orderly manner, how could he be an idle person?

However, the illegal salt in Lianghuai must be shipped out before the end of September, otherwise it will delay the supply of salt next year, and once something happens, it will be a shocking case, which means that Chen Guangzong needs to do a lot of things.

"Eldest prince, do you want us to prepare a little heart to send to Zhenwu Hou?" Chen Guangzong's words caused the people in the room to immediately feel the severity of the shape, and the atmosphere suddenly became dull again, and not long after, a medium-sized salt merchant broke the calm of the scene and asked tentatively.

"Humph!" Chen Guangzong couldn't help but snort coldly when he heard this, glared at the medium-sized salt merchant with dissatisfaction, and said coldly, "Do you think that the Marquis of Zhenwu likes money as much as the officials of the Lianghuai Salt Road?" With his current status and status, what he needs more is a shocking political achievement, and besides, the financial resources of the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce are not much inferior to the Salt Merchants Association now, do you think Zhenwuhou will care about money? ”

The medium-sized salt merchant suddenly showed an embarrassed look on his face, and lowered his head after sneering, he was also helpless to think of using money to buy Li Yuntian, this trick was often used when dealing with those newly appointed officials of the Lianghuai Salt Dao in the past.

But then again, with Li Yuntian's current status, how can he be impressed with money? Moreover, Li Yuntian's net worth has surpassed that of everyone present, and the property in the names of Chen Ningning and Zheng Wanrou alone is enough to make any of them bow down.

"Since money can't work, then let's give him a woman as we like." At this time, Wei Deguang frowned and looked at Chen Guangzong, and said a mention in a deep voice.

Chen Guangzong bowed slightly when he heard this, this is a good idea, everyone knows that Li Yuntian is suave and suave, and there are countless beauties around him, this can be said to be Li Yuntian's only weakness, if he can use it, it may have unexpected effects.

"Zhenwuhou's vision is very high, I'm afraid it will be difficult for those vulgar fans to enter his eyes!" Yang Muen had a different opinion, and looked at Chen Guangzong with concern, but he knew that Zheng Wanrou was following Li Yuntian's side, and if Zheng Wanrou was there, it would be difficult for other women to approach Li Yuntian.

What is especially important is that Li Yuntian's wives and concubines are all outstanding, and the country is beautiful, and it is difficult to find a woman who can impress Li Yuntian.

"President, have you forgotten that on August 15, Yangzhou is going to hold the triennial Jiangnan Oiran Conference, and now the participants of the major green buildings in Jiangnan have gathered in Yangzhou, and there will definitely be someone to impress Zhenwuhou." Wei Deguang smiled slightly when he heard this, and reminded Yang Muen that he didn't believe that he couldn't find a woman in the entire Jiangnan who made Li Yuntian tempted.

"Oh, if you don't say that I forgot about the Jiangnan Oiran Conference." Yang Muen was stunned at first, and then reached out and patted his forehead, recently he has been disturbed by those private salt things, where can he still bother to pay attention to the Jiangnan Oiran Conference.

"What if the Marquis of Zhenwu doesn't go to the Oiran Conference to avoid suspicion?" But in the next moment, Yang Muen's face became solemn again, the salt merchants who won the first night of the Oiran Conference in the previous Jiangnan Oiran Conference, the salt merchants can be said to be important participants in the Jiangnan Oiran Conference, Li Yuntian, as the chief official in the thorough investigation of the corruption of ink in the Lianghuai Salt Road, may choose to avoid it nine times out of ten.

"Others may avoid it, but Zhenwu Hou will definitely not do this, he is a high-minded and arrogant person, how can he retreat on such an occasion, and if it is spread out, it will not damage his prestige." Chen Guangzong did not agree with Yang Muen's statement, shook his head and said.

"Eldest prince, do you mean that Marquis Zhenwu will definitely participate in the Oiran Conference in Jiangnan?" Hearing this, Wei Deguang's face suddenly became happy.

"Since Zhenwuhou came to Yangzhou to travel around the mountains and rivers, how could he miss such a grand event as the Jiangnan Oiran Conference?" Chen Guangzong bowed slightly, and then instructed Wei Deguang in a deep voice, "Vice President Wei, this Oiran Conference will be held in your Qinglou, and you must leave the best position for the Jiangnan Oiran Conference to Zhenwuhou." ”

"Don't worry, the eldest prince, with the Marquis of Zhenwu here, I'm afraid no one will dare to compete with him for the No. 1 room of the first word."

Wei Deguang nodded hurriedly, in previous years, the competition for the No. 1 room of the Jiangnan Oiran Conference was extremely fierce, and none of those noble and powerful people were convinced of anyone, but this year was different, Li Yuntian was not only the highest nobleman of the Ming Dynasty in Yangzhou, but also the Qincha sent by Emperor Xuande to Yangzhou to investigate the case, so who dared to compete with him for the No. 1 room of the first word.

"Remember, we must find out which woman Zhenwu Marquis is interested in, only then can we take it down and give it to Zhenwuhou." Seeing Wei Deguang's relaxed face, Chen Guangzong couldn't help but admonish in a deep voice.

"Son, just look at it, I will definitely live up to my mission." Wei Deguang knew the importance of this matter, so he replied solemnly with a pale face.

"Everyone will do their jobs after they go back, and once they get the news of this son, they will immediately transport the salt out!" Chen Guangzong nodded at this time, and after glancing at the people in the room, he said with a stern expression, since he took charge of the private salt business of the Lianghuai Salt Road, there has never been an incident out of his control, and Li Yuntian's arrival completely made his heart bottomless, and he had to go all out to deal with it.

Once those illegal salt are on business, not only the salt merchants who traffic in illegal salt will always be unlucky, but also the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Nanjing Household Department will bear the brunt, and I don't know how many people will be implicated, and the scale may be enough to be "comparable" with the "Blue Jade Case" and the "Hu Weiyong Case" during the Hongwu Emperor period.

Therefore, Chen Guangzong did not dare to be careless, and if he was a little careless, he would bring him and the officials of the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Salt Merchants Association to the place of no return!