"Uncle, this is a place where salt is produced, why is salt so expensive?"

"Childe doesn't know, it's true that salt is produced here, but after those merchants increase their weight, it's not cheaper than elsewhere, and there's no way to do it."

Liu Xianglian's heart was gloomy, her words were not rough, a certain resource is not too much, and the people can get preferential treatment.

The key is to see whether this resource is unique and whether it is profitable, which is nothing more than the same from ancient times to the present.

"Uncle, can you tell me about Drift City? What do we need to prepare if we're going?"

According to the old man, Drift City should be an important distribution center for the sale of salt obtained through illegal channels.

It must be an important clue for Lin Ruhai to clean up the salt politics in Jiangnan.

And even a fixed trading time has been formed, which is terrifying!

This proves that they did not take the official yamen in their eyes at all, or they did not take Lin Ruhai and the imperial decree in their eyes at all.

"Childe, Drift City is a good place!"

As soon as the old man heard Liu Xianglian ask about Drift City, he instantly opened the conversation: "Drift City is a good place, you can buy whatever you want!" Moreover, it is at least 30% cheaper than the market, and as long as the south and north are catching up, there is no one who does not go to join in the fun.

It's a pity that the door only opens on the fifteenth day of the new year, otherwise, hey, I'll go over there to do business!"

"Thirty percent cheaper!?"

Liu Xianglian exclaimed, the level of productivity in this era is still relatively low, and it is basically handmade!

Therefore, the added value of the commodity itself is not high, which means that no matter what commodity, its cost is relatively high, the value tends to be more inclined to the actual value, and the profit is relatively small.

Thirty percent cheaper, seventy or eighty percent of the goods will lose money.

Let's ask, who in the world is willing to trade at a loss?

"Hey, Childe, I know what you mean, but if the people don't raise these things, and the officials don't hold them accountable, who will be uncomfortable with money?"

"The government doesn't care?"

The old man sneered and said, "Every time the market is opened, the official yamen must be closed, does the son know why?"

"Why?"

"The lord of the government catches the servants quickly, and he runs much faster than the common people! If it weren't for the fair and just trade in Drift City, it would be even more difficult for the people to buy their favorite items."

"Hey, there's still a place like this? That's not going to be a paradise!"

"No! It's just that we ordinary people can't get into the city of Duliu, or who doesn't want to go in? That's really a man who doesn't have to worry about food and clothing!"

The more the old man spoke, the more excited he became, and Liu Xianglian hurriedly stopped him.

"Uncle, you take this silver ticket, today's Pingjun's words are better than ten years of reading. It's fifteen in two days, and the juniors also want to go to Duliucheng to have a look, I wonder if the old man can tell me where this Duliucheng is?"

"Childe, if you go back in two days, it will be too late!"

The old man took the silver and said: "This pile of flowing cities, in the southwest of Yangzhou, was just a place where several rivers converged at the beginning, a barren beach with sand piled up in torrents, and then Master He's godson took a group of people to build civil engineering and collect and distribute goods, and it gradually developed into a small city.

It's not far from Yangzhou, but if you leave that day, it will be almost afternoon, and there will be nothing good..

If you want to go to Duliu City, you have to leave early tomorrow morning, and you can stay in an inn outside the city at night, and you can go directly to the city the day after tomorrow!

But there's one thing Childe needs to keep in mind."

"What's that?"

"This pile of goods in Liucheng is all about cash, and silver tickets are not easy to use, so if Gongzi wants to go, it is better to prepare some silver taels as soon as possible."

"Thank you, uncle, I'll be ready to leave early tomorrow morning!"

After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, Huaqing sent the old man away, sat on the table by himself, and tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table.

Drift City, this is clearly a thief city!

It is impossible for Lin Ruhai not to know, but he has not mentioned it to himself at all, which can only be said

To be clear, this pile of flowing cities is probably an incomparably terrifying existence!

It was built by Master He's godson, so could this Master He be the He redhead in Dai Quan's mouth!?

I didn't ask these things in detail, because Liu Xianglian knew that asking too much would reveal her intentions.

Although Lin Ruhai is said to be a third-grade master, and he is also the emperor's hand-picked salt patrol imperial history, in the eyes of these salt thieves, it is far less threatening than bringing two first-class masters!

So as soon as this old man leaves the Zhen Mansion, he will definitely be "invited" by others to leave.

"The old man sent away?"

"yes!"

Hua Qing was a little annoyed and said, "That old man is really slamming the door, and he made so much money, and he didn't even give me a tip!" How unreasonable."

"Isn't it, Zhu Qing, for a mere fifty taels of silver, you also want to pluck your hair? You've been promoted to the sixth-rank Raptorguard, and you've made a lot of silver, right!?"

"Boss, do you think everyone is as rich as you? I'm sure you don't know, fifteen taels of silver can buy a cow, and thirty taels of silver can buy an acre of land!"

"Okay, if you want money, just do things for me with your heart, I won't treat you badly!"

Liu Xianglian really didn't expect that Hua Qing would be a person who likes money.

As a six-rank Raptor, he is a third-rate master, and he is so lively, it should be easy to get money.

"Really? Boss, you're just too nice. I will definitely do my best for you in the future, you let me go east, I will never go west, you let me chase rabbits, I will never catch chickens!"

Liu Xianglian smiled evilly, "It's really good to have your words, and now is the time to use you!" Let's get 5,000 taels of honeysuckle flowers first, and then go to Duliu City the day after tomorrow, we can't do it without the silver on hand."

"Shenma?"

Hua Qing said incredulously, "Boss, you ...... You mean to make me pay for the money?"

"That's right."

Liu Xianglian smiled, "Didn't you listen to that old man? Any commodity is thirty percent cheaper in that Drift City, so you can exert the effect of seven thousand one hundred and forty-two taels of silver for five thousand taels of silver, don't you think it's worth it?"

Hua Qing snapped her fingers: "Boss, shouldn't it be the role of eight thousand taels?"

"Then let's play the role of eight thousand taels, Zhu Qing, I have a feeling that there must be a big problem with this pile of flowing cities! If we solved the Jiangnan matter earlier, we are so busy with business, don't you say?"

Hua Qing smiled awkwardly, "Boss, following you is my business! I don't have anything else to do, okay, since you said you want silver, boss, then I'll let it go, even if it's a loan, I will definitely give you all this money!"

"Go ahead and do it!"

When Hua Qing heard this, although it hurt a little, but after thinking about it, what Liu Xianglian said was not unreasonable.

One or two is two or two, that's quite exciting, isn't it?

If it changes hands again, it will be another lump sum, and this silver is not a waste of money.

After Hua Qing left, Liu Xianglian went to find Xiao Cui, although this girl wanted to stick to herself, she would never leave the Zhen Mansion.

went to the backyard and saw Xiaocui sitting on a rattan chair embroidered with a brocade handkerchief, which lined this girl really quietly.

"Emily!"

Liu Xianglian shouted: "What are you embroidering?"

The abrupt voice frightened Xiaocui's body to tremble.

When she heard that it was Liu Xianglian's voice, Xiao Cui hurriedly hid the embroidered thing behind her: "Liu Xianglian, can you be a person and walk silently?"

"Xiao Cui, I didn't expect you to embroider too, I thought you would only dance with knives and guns to kill and kill!"

Xiao Cui said angrily: "Do you think everyone is like you, a gentleman who doesn't understand anything? Is this girl proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? What are you looking for me?"

"I'm shopping for you!"

"Shopping? Looking for me?"

Xiao Cui pointed to her nose in disbelief and said, "It's the first time I've heard that there will be men who like to go shopping."

"There are always exceptions, and there is no end to everything

Yes, I happen to be the guy who likes to go shopping."

"Then you wait for me, I'll go and change my clothes."

"Don't forget, bring some more silver!"

Xiao Cui stopped: "You let me bring some silver?"

"Of course you need silver for shopping, I'm in a hurry, I'm short on hand, you bring some first, I'll borrow you, and I'll pay you back."

"How much?"

"I don't want much, just five thousand taels."

"Let's talk about it in advance, this is what you borrowed, if you don't pay it back, I'll tell our young lady when I go back!"

"Don't worry, we don't want anything, we just can't be shameless! Within a month, I'll give it back to you."

"Hmm...... Where can I go shopping for five thousand taels of silver?"

Xiao Cui thought about it, but still felt unreliable!

Who spends so much silver on shopping, has never heard of it!

"Drift City."

"Drifting City? Are you crazy? It's a den of thieves, everything is not clean, what are you going to do there?"

"To go to the den of thieves, of course, is to buy stolen goods! I want to go and see what good treasures I can buy in this place that the government doesn't care. Xiao Cui, you won't be afraid!"

"Hey, the door won't open until the day after tomorrow, and even if you have to leave, it's tomorrow! Ming'er, I'll go with you, let you see, auntie, grandma, I'm afraid."

After dinner in the afternoon, Liu Xianglian went to Lin Mansion again, Fan Biao and Hua Qing changed the south wind and north wind, and went to see Lin Ruhai again.

When he said goodbye, Lin Ruhai's complexion was much better.

Seeing Liu Xianglian was also much more sincere.

"Virtuous nephew, you've bothered to do so."

"Uncle's health?"

Lin Ruhai smiled: "It's much better, my body is much more agile than before, I can see things much more clearly, and my mind is clearer."

"Congratulations uncle, the junior will detoxify his uncle twice in a few days, and he will be able to sink in."

"Virtuous nephew, Yu'er wrote to say that you came to help me? Is that the case?"

"Uncle, it's true, I brought a team of Jin Longwei this time just to help my uncle get out of Jiangnan Yanzheng, I wanted to help my uncle leave, since my uncle didn't want to, then the little nephew can only help my uncle clear Jiangnan Yanzheng."

Lin Ruhai frowned and thought for a while: "Last night, the legend of the flying pigeons in the imperial court, the Holy Admiral told me about you. I know that the virtuous nephew has other priorities, and Jiangnan Yanzheng has a lot of problems, and it is definitely not something that can be cleared up in a short period of time.

Now that the virtuous nephew has rejuvenated, the old man is in good health, and he is more confident in dealing with these salt merchants.

In a few days, after the virtuous nephew has helped the old man expel the poison, he will leave."