"What did you say?!" Master Fang stood up violently in disbelief, and only after discovering his gaffe did he smile again and slowly sit back in his place. "Mr. Hua, this is a salt mine, but it is more valuable than our salt drying field here, I am afraid that there will be a net profit of three or five million taels of silver in a year! Did the county lord of Huigui really give it to the imperial court like this? ”

"Lord Huigui is a virtuous woman who is hard to find in the world, how can her vision and heart be comparable to you and me? The county lord of Huigui was born in a noble family, with a rich dowry, and she was smart and well-managed, so as far as her own dowry shop and the income on the Zhuangzi were concerned, the annual silver went into the pocket of the county lord of Huigui like flowing water. Although my lord Lin family is noble, but the dowry of the ancestors and mothers of the past generations is still there, and a few years ago I got a recipe for making glass that I bought from the monks, and the annual income of the glass workshop opened with the emperor is also very objective. Therefore, the county lord of Huigui and the Marquis of Wen Yuan didn't take these things seriously at all, and they wanted to let the people of Daming live a good life with plenty of food and clothing. In the past, there was a recipe for providing cotton seeds for free and giving ice for free, but now, a thing that is originally a reward from the emperor, it is reasonable for the county lord Huigui to give it to the imperial court! Hua Chong looked proud, and looked at Master Fang with a smile.

Master Fang really couldn't understand Jia Min's thoughts. In his opinion, since the Huangzhuang now belongs to him, the things in the Huangzhuang should belong to him. Although the laws of the Great Ming stipulate that salt is something directly controlled by the imperial court, salt mines and salt farms are still owned by individuals. Jia Min gave such a huge benefit to the court so easily, what benefit could it be other than to make her reputation even louder? Why do things that are not beneficial?

Jia Min is not one of those shallow people, who will be dazzled by the interests in front of him. That's right, the Huangzhuang now belongs to her, and the benefits of the cotton she grows in it will naturally not be shared with others. But salt mines are a different story. One is that the interests of this salt mine are too great, and the emperor will not care about anything now, but it is difficult to guarantee that no one will go forward to slander the emperor, and over time the emperor will be disgusted with her. Maybe they have a grudge against Jia Min. Second, the Huangzhuang cannot be inherited, and after Jia Min is a hundred years old, the Huangzhuang will also be taken back by the royal family.

"Huh! Lord Huigui and Lord Lin are both immortals in the world, and ordinary people of my generation can't compare with them! Although Master Fang felt that Jia Min's approach was very stupid, he could only sigh in his heart that stupid people have stupid blessings, but he was saying flattering words.

"Hahaha...... What Master Fang said is true, that is really a fairy couple! Hua Chong laughed.

"Did Lord Lin agree too?" Master Fang asked.

"What Lord Huigui has already decided, Lord Lin will not dismiss! Yesterday, Lord Lin had already sent someone to the capital as soon as possible, and now Lord Lin is selecting the right person to go to the northwest to preside over the salt mine! ”

"Sizzle......" Master Fang gasped and said, "So fast? ”

"Yes! I'm afraid that we won't be able to reach the autumn, and we will be able to eat salt from the northwest here! Hahaha! Hua Chong laughed out loud again, and poured himself a glass of wine.

Elder Fang finally came back to his senses, what Hua Chong meant was that regardless of whether his largest salt farm was sold or not, the impact on the salt policy was limited. The salt in their hands cannot be sold, either smashed in their hands, or donated to the imperial court. In short, Lin Ruhai didn't distribute salt to them, unless the Fang family didn't want to live against the wind and commit crimes to sell illicit salt, otherwise they had to obediently bow their heads and offer the salt with both hands, and the salt farm would not be able to keep it in the end! No matter how they choose, the Fang family will face a huge loss!

Hua Chong looked at Master Fang, who was deep in thought, and couldn't help but sneer contemptuously. How can it be so easy to calculate his master? The methods of his master even the emperor have to bow down, and a rich man of their Fang family who has just washed the mud on his feet is simply shaking the tree, and his own master has not taken their small means in his eyes at all, even if there is no magic stroke from the lord of Huigui, his own master has already dug a pit and is waiting for them to jump into it! It can only be said that the Fang family was too unlucky to meet an opponent like the Lin family. And Lin Ruhai and his wife are both shrewd and capable, the two have a very strong relationship, and they have a very tacit understanding, there are really few people in this world who can win over their husband and wife.

Master Fang returned to the Fang Mansion in despair, and told Old Master Fang what he had talked about with Hua Chong today.

After Old Lady Fang heard this, there was a dead silence in Nuoda's study. After a long time, only to hear a long sigh, Old Lady Fang spoke: "If you want to keep the Fang family's previous status, I'm afraid it's wishful thinking!" Or are we too greedy! When Master Zhen leaves it alone, we should pick up our tails and be people. Fortunately, we didn't have the impulse to confront Lord Lin, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable! ”

"Father! Recently, I also tentatively proposed to Mr. Hua that I wanted him to help me maneuver in front of Lord Lin. However, Mr. Hua sternly refused! He said: Although he has lost his career, the pride of a scholar is still there! ”

"Lord Lin saved him from danger, and he should be loyal to Lord Lin to repay him! Let's not push it too much! ”

"So what are we going to do next?" Master Fang's face was full of sadness, he had already expected that the Fang family's dominant position among the salt merchants in Yangzhou would probably be gone forever!

"Let the news out, look for merchants from other places to buy our salt farms!"

"Can this be done?"

"Only businessmen from other places who don't know the inside story will be interested in buying our salt farms. Let's lower the price by one or two, and it should not be difficult to find a buyer! ”

Master Fang frowned and thought about it, there was really no better way, he sighed and nodded in agreement.

Ten days later, a merchant from Shanxi came to Fang's house to visit Mrs. Fang. Two hours later, the Fang family's largest salt farm changed hands.

After another three days, Dong Fang quietly entered the back door of the Marquis Wenyuan's mansion with the title deed and house deed of the salt field that had just arrived.

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