"Does Patriarch Zheng have a good idea of the price of salt right now?"

Naturally, he wanted to teach, but Gongsun Ming was not in a hurry, but seeing that he first picked up the tea bowl in a good time, blew it gently, took a small sip, and then put down the tea bowl casually, and then opened his mouth indifferently.

"Uh......"

As soon as Gongsun Ming said this, Zheng Cheng was dumbfounded, there is no other, since ancient times, salt and iron is the country's heavy interests, all dynasties and dynasties think that the top priority, at this time of chaos in the world, the national salt and iron system is completely corrupted, and the control is completely in the hands of the separatist forces in various places. Private iron, once seized, there is no luck at all, but even so, it can't stop the fanaticism of private businessmen speculating in it, because the current price of salt is extremely high, and the huge profits are more than ten times, there is no shortage of outlaws, the stall of the Zheng family business is so big, naturally it is also involved in this matter, the problem is that this is a head-off business, even if Zheng Cheng is given ten more dares, he does not dare to admit this matter in front of Gongsun Ming.

"Patriarch Zheng just had the audacity to say it, those filthy things in the Er clan have already been known, and if this general really wants to sin, why do you need any excuses. ”

Gongsun Ming's ability to observe words and colors is so strong, just looking at Zheng Cheng's appearance, he knew what he was afraid of in his heart, and he didn't care about it, so he nodded casually.

"Ah, yes, as far as I know, although the salt field in Youyou and Bo has been half abandoned, but in the end there is still some output, salt is not lacking, although the price of salt in the market fluctuates slightly, it is generally maintained at around 300 yuan per stone, and Qingzhou and Xu Erzhou are also roughly the same, however, to Bingzhou, Guanlong, Yizhou and other places, because the transshipment remains unchanged, the price of salt is high, enough to reach 800 yuan. ”

As soon as he heard Gongsun Ming's words, Zheng Cheng's forehead immediately saw sweat, but he didn't dare to reach out to wipe it, only to see him bend down busily, and then quoted the price of salt he knew.

"Well, if it is sold to the grassland, what is the price of salt?"

Although someone had already understood the price of salt in advance, it was generally similar to what Zheng Cheng said, but when he heard the high price of salt again, the corners of Gongsun Ming's eyes couldn't help but twitch a few times, no side, because the price of salt is too amazing, you must know that the next pig is only two hundred yuan, and it can't compare to the price of a stone of salt, and the huge profits in it are really shocking.

"If a stone of salt is transported into the grassland, it will cost as little as 1,500 yuan and more than 3,000 yuan if it is transported into the grassland. ”

Hearing Gongsun Ming ask about the price of grassland salt, Zheng Cheng couldn't help but be frightened for a while, there is no other, the main business of the Zheng family business is actually smuggling salt and iron to the grassland, and this is taboo in all dynasties, dare to violate, according to the crime is to destroy the nine clans, freedom Zheng Cheng is not afraid, but the sore foot has been caught in the palm of Gongsun Ming's hand, at this time Zheng Cheng can only answer honestly This way can be taken.

"Well, what is the price at which the Er Zheng family buys salt from private salt farmers?"

Although Gongsun Ming is interested in the salt industry, he also went to explore the price of salt in various places by himself, but he is limited to time, but he does not know much about the price of salt on the grassland, and now when he hears the high price reported by Zheng Cheng, Rao is city is as deep as the sea, and his heartbeat can't help but be several beats faster.

"When it fluctuates around 60 yuan, but the amount is not large, because although it is not difficult to boil salt, it is easy to be noticed, and it is difficult for private salt households to refine secretly. ”

Gongsun Ming's question has touched the core secret of the Zheng family, there is no other, private salt is extremely popular in the war years, you can sell as much as you get, the difficulty is difficult in the stable purchase channel, if there is no this, it is impossible to maintain the situation, if others dare to ask Zheng Cheng like this, it will definitely be killed by the death of the Zheng family, but this question is from the mouth of a powerful person such as Gongsun Ming, Zheng Cheng don't say that he will be killed, and he doesn't even dare to show the slightest hesitation.

"Patriarch Zheng told him so frankly, you and I have the basis for cooperation, so to speak, there is a lot of salt in the hands of this general, and the one who is sent is just a suitable person, if the Zheng family is willing to use it, the previous sins will be pardoned, and the Zheng family will be given two percent of the benefits, and in addition, when the government is vacant in the future, the children of the Zheng family can be hired under the same conditions, I don't know what the Zheng patriarch wants?"

Although Gongsun Ming has an absolute grasp of the salt drying law, and he also has the confidence to control the official salt in the jurisdiction, but if he is out of the two places of secluded and Bohai, then he will be out of reach, after all, whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, they are all hostile forces, if he runs the salt industry as the Youzhou army, how can the two parties accept it, it is strange not to encircle and suppress heavy troops, because of this, he needs the participation of civil forces, and the Zheng family is undoubtedly a potential target for cooperation.

"Ah, this ...... I don't know how much salt the general has in his hand, and what is the price?"

Zheng Cheng thought that Gongsun Ming wanted the Zheng family to hand over the business, but he never thought that he wanted to cooperate with the Zheng family, and his heart couldn't help but beat wildly for a while.

"In addition to the normal salt used in my Youyou and Bohai places, I will say less than 400,000 stones a year, and the price will be about 40 yuan. ”

The construction of the salt field is made of prisoners of war, the cost is pitifully low, but it costs some money, as for the follow-up production, there will not be too many people, although the cost price has not been specifically estimated, but Gongsun Ming can still have a concept in general, at most it will not exceed ten yuan per stone, he quoted forty yuan, which is already several times the premium.

"Hiss......"

The price of forty yuan is nothing, according to Zheng Cheng's estimate, the cost of those private salt households is almost the same, but the amount of 400,000 stones is really too amazing, you must know that before the chaos in the world, the total annual output of sea salt in the Han Dynasty is afraid that it is only so, and now Gongsun Ming only grasps most of the land of Youzhou and Bohai County, and he dares to say that he can produce so much salt, how can Zheng Cheng believe it?

"What? Does Patriarch Zheng think so-and-so is lying, huh?"

Before Zheng Cheng came back to his senses, Gongsun Ming was already displeased, and his voice was cold.

"Ah, don't dare, don't dare, the general misunderstood, Zheng didn't mean that by all, it's just, it's just ......"

was said by Gongsun Ming, Zheng Cheng even if the wind was messy, he didn't know what to say for a while, no side, the Zheng family was involved in the private salt business, and naturally knew the production status of the salt industry, no matter how you imagined, Zheng Cheng couldn't imagine where Gongsun Ming got so much salt, the problem was that he was caught with a sore foot, and he didn't dare to say directly that Gongsun Ming was talking nonsense, except that he didn't dare to say anything......