Su Bancheng did not have a strong official background, and the reason why he was able to become the first silk merchant in Suzhou was because of his vicious eyes.

Although I am sure that the little old man in front of me is not a real businessman, he is not like a charlatan, and there is always a feeling that he can't put it into words.

The most important thing is that, as the other party said: if it is not for the purchase of salt, why bother to deposit a large amount of money and silver in Jiangdu money store in exchange for the ticket for this embarkation?

If you have to use one word to describe the extraordinary old man in front of you, it is two words: weird.

"Outside of Su Yuan, everyone's business style is different! Although the old man is new to the company, he is also afraid of being deceived, so it may not be worse than you being in a hurry to get things done! "Wang Yue is well versed in the art of war, and even if he is against the guest, he is the main way.

Su Bancheng thought about it, it really made some sense, and what he wanted to do was nothing more than to expand his contacts so that the business would become bigger, even if this person wanted to deceive it, it was also to deceive the two Huai Du transfer envoys, and even slightly apologized: "Hu Yuan's words are reasonable, and he is abrupt." Shen Baishi, a person from Suzhou, his ancestral industry was originally a weaving industry, and now he came to Yangzhou to do a salt business, please take care of it in the future! It was at this moment that there was a sudden commotion among the people here, and everyone turned their heads towards the door, and many people's faces immediately appeared in shock.

However, he saw that the last group of personnel had already boarded the ship, and the hull of the ship was also slowly moving eastward, and what appeared here was Li Zhiqing, the transfer envoy of the two Huaidu, Yang Mingyuan, the prefect of Yangzhou, and Zhang Zhushan, the imperial history of the two Huai patrols.

In many people's expectations, it was only Li Zhiqing who was transferred from the two Huai capitals, but they did not expect that Li Zhiqing, the governor of Yangzhou, Yang Mingyuan, and Zhang Zhushan, the two Huai patrol salt imperial historians, were already in the bureau.

Yang Mingyuan is okay to say, after all, the Yangzhou prefect has every reason to get a piece of the pie, but many people did not expect that Zhang Zhushan, the iron-faced imperial historian who was in charge of patrolling salt, was also a member of the interest group.

Now that the iron triangle of Yangzhou City has really appeared here, there are two Huaidu deputy envoys Gao Huan and the three sub-directors under their jurisdiction, and this lineup has undoubtedly shown them enough hard power.

"Master Li, you are undiminished!"

"Governor Yang, please take care of me in the future!"

"Zhang Yushi, you are young and promising, and your future is limitless!" …… Facing the appearance of the iron triangle of Yangzhou City, some salt merchants who had a little face stepped forward one after another, and they seemed to be very enthusiastic about greetings.

"Huh...... These people are really in a group, and it is difficult to guarantee that they dare to guarantee that their salt guide can mention salt! When Su Bancheng saw the lively scene, he also suddenly realized.

Although Wang Yue always knew that the Yangzhou officials had been complicit, when he really saw the three heads of the Yangzhou yamen appear here, he realized that the local corruption was far more serious than he imagined.

If they were above the court, or under the banner of the Qincha, who would have thought that they were all non-commissioned officers who were familiar with the books of the sages, and the protégés of the sages who admired Zhou rites and Confucianism, would collude together to embezzle salt and profit.

If the officialdom of Huguang is just a few black sheep, then the officialdom of Yangzhou is really true

"There may be two or three wrongs in all the cuts, but there must be fish that slip through the net." At this moment, he felt that it was inevitable to ask His Majesty to open Enke every year, otherwise it would be difficult to find someone to fill the large number of vacancies suddenly vacated in Yangzhou.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the contemptible person is Li Zhiqing, the two people next to this official are Yang Zhifu and Zhang Yushi, in this Yangzhou territory, nothing else may be guaranteed, but you must do business unimpeded, and if there are any trivial matters to find Yang Governor's Mansion can be solved!" Li Zhiqing stood with his head held high and assured the salt merchants present.

Governor Yang was able to get a lot of shares every time, so he stood up and said with a smile: "Lord Li is right! As long as it is within the jurisdiction of this government, as long as you come to this house, it will definitely help you solve your worries! "This ...... The new salt merchants present couldn't help but move in their hearts, and dared to buy salt here, and they could go sideways in Yangzhou in the future, and these people were really kind.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have prepared a banquet today, everyone eats and sings here, and I and the two adults will go to it first!" Li Zhiqing saw that the effect had been achieved, so he said goodbye.

"Master Li, please go slowly!" The salt merchants suddenly had a bottom in their hearts, and they were respectful and authentic.

Now that there are three giants backing, there is no doubt that the matter of lifting salt will be very smooth. As for doing things in Yangzhou in the future, with the Yangzhou Iron Triangle, they can almost go sideways.

The upper reaches of the Bianshui River is Slender West Lake, but the sludge has not been cleaned up there, so it has long become a stinky lake.

The ship headed east to the canal to the east, and then headed south along the canal to return to the Yangzhou Grand Wharf.

The itinerary has been finalized in advance, and it is only necessary to complete this voyage around Yangzhou City from north to south, and the sale of increased salt extraction fees can be successfully concluded.

As for the Qincha who was ordered to investigate the case, I am afraid that he is still wandering around in Taixing County like a headless fly at this time.

Gao Huan, the deputy envoy of the two Huai Du Transit Envoys, stayed here, and after greeting a group of old salt merchants who were familiar with each other, he personally explained.

Gao Huan is a little old man in his early fifties, who was originally enshadowed as a prisoner of the country, but he really couldn't get fame, and was awarded by the imperial court from the seven-grade Zhongshu Sheren, and now he is the deputy envoy of the two Huai Du of the fifth grade.

In the Ming officialdom, although he does not pay attention to the son inheriting his father's business, Gao Heng's father is the former Shoufu Gao Gu, which is also one of the reasons why Li Zhiqing dares to form a gang in Yangzhou City.

Gao Heng faced the dozens of salt merchants present, and seriously revealed the information: "You may not know, in order to encourage everyone to actively use silver to buy quotations, the imperial court clearly stipulated that the salt quotations sold must be able to mention salt in the first year, otherwise the capital transfer envoy will be punished!" Therefore, as long as you buy these salt citations, we both Huai and Huai will ensure that the transfer of the envoys will guarantee the introduction of the year, and you pay for the salt silver, which is to ensure that you will redeem the ticket at the sight of the salt factory! "They are using the power of salt in their hands to seek rent through the power of these salt merchants.

He opened the door to this group of salt merchants, and this group of salt merchants gave them salt and silver, which can be said to be very happy.

"Your Excellency, it is stipulated that the salt sold must be able to mention salt in the year, why don't we know about this?" When a salt merchant heard this, he immediately looked very puzzled.

Deceive the upper and lower levels! Wang Yue found that these people were really clever, just using a small asymmetry of information, even if everyone was playing around.

If everyone knows that there is this special regulation for the folded color guide sold, then once they buy this kind of salt guide normally, they don't have to worry about not being able to pick up the salt at all, and they don't even need to give such a high salt extraction fee.

It's just that now that he is on this ship, it is obviously the pressure of the imperial court to the Yamen, the envoy of the two Huai capitals, but it has become a bargaining chip for Li Zhiqing.

Since there are the clear regulations of the imperial court, and the green light and guarantee opened by Li Zhiqing's gang, there is really no need to worry too much about not being able to raise salt.

Gao Heng smiled slightly, and explained: "This matter was actually a small fool at first, but after Lord Li found out, Zhang Wen chose to omit this provision every time. If you don't believe it, the official document of the imperial court through the household department is here, you can come forward and take a look. As he spoke, he displayed the official documents of the imperial court that he had brought over, and on them were the official seals of the three household divisions, halls, and ministries.

"Outside of Hu Yuan, this household really has such a rule!" Su Bancheng is a more serious person, and when he saw that the official document of the household department really had such a provision, he couldn't help but admire these people.

Wang Yue found out that he was actually a fan of the authorities, and originally thought that they were going to write a guarantee letter for each salt merchant, but it turned out to be a small loophole.

It's just that from this incident, we can also see that once you catch the opportunity, even if it is just a small loophole, you will take advantage of the opportunity to make a big profit.

In fact, it's not that Huaxia doesn't really know how to govern the country, but no matter how good the scriptures are passed down below, these greedy officials can also help you sing the scriptures with their eyes open.

Today's young emperor is ambitious, and he may want to implement a lot of reform measures for the benefit of the country and the people, but he must not be aware of the problems in this place.

In fact, the problem of governing the country in China has never been a problem at the top, and the top level has always tried to play the role of a clear stream, mainly because the places ruled by the civilian clique have long been rotten.

"Lord Gao, the imperial court only gives a relatively small amount of salt to fold every year, and the maximum sixteenth year of Chenghua is also 100,000 yuan, how can you still release so many salt introductions at once this year?" Although most of the concerns about salt extraction were dispelled, a new salt merchant raised another doubt.

In fact, the salt merchants present have already realized this problem, and now there are too many discounted salt quotas issued by the Lianghuai Yamen, and some people even suspect that he has faked them.

Wang Yue also has a deep understanding of this problem, like him, a salt merchant who has just entered the industry, can get 5,000 citations, and other old salt merchants must have more, but he has the impression that the household department of the imperial court only stipulates that a small amount of folded salt quotations will be issued every year.

Gao Heng faced this question, but said with a mysterious smile: "This matter involves another secret, because it has nothing to do with our transaction, so there is no comment!" It's just that now you have all the adults to protect you, and the salt guide for you is covered with the big seal of the two Huai transfer envoys, are you still worried that there will be a fake? No matter how bold we are, we don't dare to forge false quotes, right? Wang Yue couldn't help but feel disappointed, thinking that he would be able to know the whole truth this time, but the result was only that they had a small loophole.

"Yes, we all have regular salt in our hands, what are we afraid of?"

"Anyway, it's like this every year, so let's hurry up and start subscribing to salt introduction!"

"Explain to them what you have done, and if you don't want to subscribe for salt, you will get off the boat!" …… The old salt merchants present had been dealing with Li Zhiqing and other officials for many years, so they seemed to trust the organizers very much, and even said impatiently.

"When we were involved for the first time, we naturally wanted to ask for clarification! Since it is related to the secrecy of your lords, then it is naturally difficult for us to explore it again, and this salt leads me to subscribe to it all! The new salt merchant observed the reaction of the new salt merchant next to him, and even said with a statement.

The new salt merchants present also slowly dispelled their concerns, although the amount given by the two Huai Transit Envoys was very abnormal, but it was indeed impossible for them to give false citations.

The most important thing for them is always whether they can extract salt smoothly.

"I'm all subscribed!"

"I'm conservative and only recognize half of the amount of salt!"

"Life and death are in the sky, I subscribed to them all!" …… After listening to the personal explanation of Gao Huan, the deputy envoy of the two Huai capitals, the new salt merchant has slowly dispelled all his concerns, and even made a statement.

For a while, the scene seemed to be happy. Wang Yue couldn't help but feel embarrassed when faced with this situation. He had a fake deposit ticket of 20,000 taels in his sleeve and was now faced with two choices: either continue to use the fake deposit ticket to buy salt, or refuse the transaction.

It's easy to spot just using fake deposit notes, and refusing to trade can also be suspicious, which is actually a risky choice for both.

The weight of the two benefits is the heavier, and the weight of the two evils is the lighter. Now as long as he arrives at Yangzhou Wharf smoothly, as long as the fake deposit ticket in his hand can continue to pass the customs in confusion, then he can turn passive into active.

Before Wang Yue could make a statement, a new salt merchant next to him suddenly stood up and said, "What? Do you want to deduct 10% as an information fee? ”

"It's not a deduction, but to deduct one percent of the amount to stay in Jiangdu Qianshi, if you don't publicize it everywhere, you can return it in full after one year, it's not true!" Gao Heng seemed to be accustomed to this situation, and explained patiently.

The new salt merchant looked at a few big men around him, and said, "In that case, I will subscribe for half of the quota!" Gao Heng smiled slightly, and asked the staff to help handle it.

In fact, the operation is not complicated, because they can only board the ship by paying in full, and now it is at least half of the subscription.

If you choose to subscribe in full, you don't need to return the silver salt, but if you subscribe half, you will return half of the silver taels.

"Hu Yuanwai, what do you say?" Gao Heng came to Wang Yue's face, but said with a slight smile.

Wang Yue didn't expect to deduct the money, but he still said stubbornly: "The old man has doubts about the authenticity of your salt introduction, so he doesn't subscribe!" ”

"In that case, you should know our rules! If you want to withhold the security money, which can be fully refunded after one year, please take out your deposit ticket first and give us instructions! Gao Heng looked at Wang Yue in front of him with a little kindness, and said with a smile.

In the face of this reasonable request, Wang Yue had no choice but to take out his fake deposit ticket, and then handed this fake deposit ticket into Gao Heng's hands.

Gao Heng took the fake deposit ticket and glanced at it, but he didn't find any problems on it, so he handed it over to the accompanying scribe.

The scribe was already familiar with this matter, so he stamped it

"Withhold one percent". It's just that he was stunned when he picked up the seal again, and most of the seal he had just stamped was inexplicably missing, and then he looked at the bottom of his seal with understanding.

Gao Heng was about to continue to greet Su Bancheng next to him in person, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of this scene, looked at Wang Yue with a smile, and said, "Hu Yuanwai, which one are you going to sing?" ”