Mi Fang actually doesn't have many cards in his hand.

There are even fewer that can play a role.

After all, the so-called negotiation and persuasion need to take into account many off-the-field factors such as personal strength, as well as the representatives of the forces standing behind both sides.

And although the Mi family in the East China Sea is a huge wealth in the world.

But to put it bluntly, he's just a businessman.

It's really not enough to see in front of Cao Ang, the status gap between the two sides is particularly huge, and many negotiation strategies and words don't work in front of Cao Ang.

So after thinking about it again.

Mi Fang gritted her teeth after all, made up her mind, and then got up and bowed to Cao Ang.

At the same time, he said solemnly: "What the general said is very narrow-minded, and he didn't realize the key point. ”

"These families who have lived along the coast for generations have controlled a large number of salt works, and they have indeed amassed a huge amount of wealth because of it, and it is undeniable that in recent years, the world has been in turmoil, and they have taken the opportunity to reveal a lot of taxes, which is also an unavoidable thing."

"It's just that outside of the law, there are still human feelings, although these large and small families are located in Qingzhou, they are adjacent to Xuzhou, and they have been friends with my Mi family for generations, and the connections created by human relations have been cut continuously."

"So please forgive me for being presumptuous, and I hope that the general can raise his noble hand, which has nothing to do with the local clan of Donglai County, just to see the face of my Mi family, and relax a little, so that I am grateful, and my Mi family is also willing to repay the general's great kindness!"

That's right.

Seeing that it was useless to talk about the pros and cons, the gains and losses, and even the reasoning and emotion of the reasoning, Cao Ang not only did not buy it, but also became very dissatisfied because of it.

Mi Fang took out his last hole card.

"Give face!"

There is no need to talk about anything like this, and there is no need to continue to argue and analyze on the basis of reason.

Directly to Cao Ang.

Give our Mi family a face, you turn a blind eye, I have completed the task here and explained the past, and our family will be grateful to you in the future.

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It's a pity that Mi Fang conceived very well.

But Cao Ang didn't buy his account at all.

just sneered indifferently, and after glancing at Mi Fang indifferently, he gave him a heavy blow lightly.

"Ban private salt, from now on there is only official salt in the land of Qingzhou, I must implement this decree, no matter who can stop it."

"Although your Mi family has a little reputation in the land of Qingxu, these alone are not enough for me to sell you a face and change my mind."

"As for you, in what capacity, in what position, stand in front of me, and say these things in such a big way?"

Cao Ang's voice just fell.

Mi Fang's color suddenly changed.

He didn't expect Cao Ang to speak so directly, and his words would be so hurtful and harsh.

This is almost tantamount to telling himself that with the status and size of the Mi family, he is not qualified to let Cao Ang give face, and it is not enough to make the Cao family make concessions.

At the same time, Mi Fang herself, who came to negotiate on behalf of the representative this time, has no identity and status at all.

All in all, you're welcome.

According to Mi Fang's temperament, if someone said such things in front of him in the past, then he would definitely be furious and resentful and hateful because of it.

But in front of Cao Ang, he didn't dare.

I could only hold my stomach in my heart, and my whole face turned red, and it took a long time before I hesitated to hold back a sentence.

"The Mi family is the family of merchants, so naturally they can't get into the eyes of the general, but the brother is now in Xuzhou, and Tao Fujun is even more ......important to him."

The words are not finished yet.

Cao Ang had already raised his hand.

stopped Mi Fang's words with a gesture.

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"Don't drive in Xuzhou?"

"Hey, my Cao family is now in the land of four states, with more than 20 counties under his command, hundreds of counties and cities, and a population of hundreds or even nearly 10 million, which is already one of the best existences in the world."

"Don't say that Brother Ling is a small part, that Tao Qian Tao Gongzu personally stood in front of me and said that I would give up the matter of the salt and iron official camp, and I would never give him a thin face!"

Every word seems to have a sharp edge.

smashed his head and face to Mi Fang.

He only felt that his breath was stagnant, and the cold light pierced, and he shivered involuntarily.

Although Cao Ang is arrogant and domineering in what he said, he has a posture that no longer puts the world in his eyes.

But as long as you have a little understanding, you will know that the information revealed in these unceremonious words is absolutely not mixed with water.

Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, although he is already in power, owns the entire land of Xuzhou under his hands.

However, Xuzhou itself is in a state of instability, such as Langya County, which is not very controlled by the Xuzhou state government.

In addition, Tao Qian is currently only a assassin rather than a state pastor, and nominally speaking, he is not in charge of the military, political and financial power of the entire Xuzhou.

With such a weak volume.

Compared with the Cao family, which is in charge of nearly a quarter of the world, it is too weak.

You can see from this.

Even Tao Qian, the boss of Xuzhou, is here in Cao Ang, he sells if he wants to sell face, and he doesn't give it if he doesn't want to give face.

The merchant family that he valued and valued by him was not worth mentioning.

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Mi Fang, who understands these truths.

I stayed where I was for a while.

After all, I couldn't say anything.

And see this.

Cao Ang did not continue to pursue with sharp words, but his face softened a little, and he whispered to Mi Fang.

"My attitude, I think you have already made it clear, there is no room for concession when it comes to the official camp of the salt industry, and you don't have to say it again."

"Where did you come from, go back, these families in Donglai County, you tell them for me, what else is there, even if you use it, the end of this month is the deadline, even if there is a delay for one day after the deadline, the people who come to the door will only be soldiers with soldiers."

The eviction order was given in a gentle manner.

Mi Fang didn't say much.

immediately bowed his hand to Cao Ang to say goodbye.

After all, things have not turned around, and the task on his shoulders has been declared a failure, so it is purely boring to continue to stay.

Naturally, the faster you run, the better.

…………

Just as Mi Fang turned to leave, he walked to the door of the tent, and was about to open the curtain and go out.

Cao Ang behind him suddenly stopped him.

"Although Brother Ling doesn't drive for Xuzhou, he is not so busy with government affairs, and he takes some time to leave Xuzhou to go north, there should still be time for these times, and Tao Thorn Shi should not stop him."

"So please ask Zifang to return after he returns, send a message to your brother for me, and say that I am waiting for him in Huangxian, if you have the heart, please come for a while, maybe I can give him what he wants!"

Hear that.

Mi Fang's eyes widened suddenly, and a trace of surprise and surprise flashed in her eyes.

What does his brother want, isn't it clear that he's the younger brother?

Compared with the elder brother's ambition, the favors of the Li family in Huangxian County are a fart, and the benefits they promised are just small profits.

Think about it here.

Mi Fang immediately bowed to Cao Ang again.

"The general's meaning, Fang understands, I will definitely convey your words to my brother word for word!"

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Mi Fang is the northwest coast of Donglai County, that is, the various families in the area around Laizhou Bay, and is regarded as the last card to rely on.

Therefore, after the Mi family in the East China Sea declared defeat and could not persuade Cao Ang to raise his noble hand.

The Li family and several other families also gave up their resistance, and before the deadline came, they traded the salt works to the Cao family at a suitable price.

By late March.

In the entire territory of Qingzhou, the conversion of the salt industry from private to government has basically been completed, and except for a few small and medium-sized businessmen who are ignorant of current affairs and have luck in their hearts, the rest have all chosen to surrender to the Cao family.

Although in order to acquire large and small salt farms along the coast, Cao Ang used a lot of money and consumed a large amount of power reserves.

But it's all worth it.

No matter how much you consume at this stage, you will be able to earn back the principal with interest in the next stage.

Although in addition to Qingzhou, there are Bohai County in the coastal area, as well as the southern part of the Huai River estuary in Xuzhou, which belongs to the salt-producing area.

But Bohai County is owned by Yuan Shao, isn't Yuan Shao short of money, compared to maintaining the traditional private revenue tax system, Yuan Shao must be more willing to learn from the Cao family, move closer to the Cao family's system, and implement the salt industry government.

And south of the mouth of the Huai River, where the salt production is not large, at least in the current era, the output is not large, and the future development is a matter of the future.

So on a factual level.

Cao Ang already had a near-monopoly control over the salt of the Han Dynasty.

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And on top of that.

Cao Ang has advanced salt mining technology, which can produce salt flowers more efficiently, which will lead to his own salt production far exceeding the past.

At the same time, coupled with the technology of coarse salt purification, this is definitely an epoch-making improvement in the salt industry.

The refined salt with high quality, high purity, less impurities and excellent experience can definitely attract the pursuit and love of the middle and upper classes, and there is no worry about sales at all, which can definitely bring massive benefits to the Cao family.

The output is large, the quality is high, and the production and sales are choked from the source, so to make money, it is like the Yangtze River, turbulent and surging.

Moreover, the application of advanced technology to the mining and purification of salt does not require too much time and cost, only need to pay attention to confidentiality.

When the temperature rises in the spring of this year, you can start to cash out immediately, and the time period spent in between from investment to high returns is pitiful.

As soon as the gong sounds, there are ten thousand taels of gold!

This kind of business is really profitable.

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In early April of the third year of the first peace.

Cao Ang himself sat in Zhihuang County, Donglai County.

is waiting for the coming, the East China Sea Mi family's words Mi Zhu.

After getting the Mi family in the East China Sea, his trip to Qingzhou is completely over, and he can lead his troops back to his long-lost home.

And the two Xiahou brothers are not idle now, they are working together to help each other, preparing to straighten out all aspects of Qingzhou and hold them in their hands.

And it's worth mentioning.

On Zheng Xuan's side, after sending letters to his disciples, some young talents who were close to each other and stayed in Qingzhou or in the surrounding states and counties.

has arrived in the state capital quickly, and under the overall allocation, they went to the destination arranged for them to take office.

With this group of pioneers.

The predicament of Qingzhou, the lack of officials in the counties and counties, and the vacancies of personnel in charge of specific affairs, has finally been alleviated considerably.

Many counties and towns that have been plagued by wars and bandits, and whose people's livelihoods have withered, have begun to resume operation and slowly regain their vitality.

Next, only wait for the second and third batches to arrive, and after enriching the ranks of middle-level officials, they can begin to completely recuperate.

I don't think it will be a few years.

The return of the people, coupled with the assistance of some administrative means, and the birth of newborns, the land of Qingzhou can be revitalized.

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And just while Cao Ang was waiting for Mi Zhu.

He unexpectedly received a letter from Dongjun.

And it's not a single horse, how many days and nights have been galloping all the way.

At the moment, it is in the county capital of Dongnae County.

Cao Ang looked at the pigeon in his palm with great interest, looked left and right, and observed for a long time.

Fang Cai said to the next person in the hall with a smile.

"You are the person who is arranged by the shadow guard here in Huang County, responsible for receiving and transmitting information?"

I heard Cao Ang's inquiry.

The middle-aged man standing at the bottom of the hall stretched the weather-beaten furrows on his face, and then flicked the linen clothes on his body.

Through a dry voice, he said to Cao Ang: "General Hui, in Xia Li Quan, it is the steward who is subordinate to the shadow guard here, and he is responsible for not only the intelligence of Huang County, but also the intelligence of the entire Donglai County. ”

That's right.

The person in front of him is the downline of the shadow guard.

That is, when Cao Ang asked the Sword Immortal Wang Yue, he founded a member of the organization that was specially used to transmit intelligence, engage in assassination and assassination, and many underwater businesses.

It has been a lot of time since Cao Ang recruited Wang Yue and put him in charge of this matter, and Cao Ang has not asked about this matter.

After all, it still takes a certain amount of time to build an intelligence network, but I didn't expect Wang Yue to make such a mess quietly.

And the first time I reported it, I handed in a good answer sheet, which is really good.

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After getting a satisfactory answer.

Cao Ang stroked the back of the neck of the pigeon in his hand with his right hand, and then asked with great interest: "How many carrier pigeons like this do you have, and what are the defects in transmitting news?" ”

The person in charge of the county-level shadow guard named Li Quan immediately bowed down and reported to Cao Ang after thinking calmly for a while.

"General Hui, this carrier pigeon is really precious, as the steward of a county, his subordinates only received a few from above, and then to the counties, I am afraid that there is only one in his hand, unless it is a particularly important county, there should be no exception."

"As for the defects you said about the carrier pigeon's message, apart from the occasional loss and the delay due to uncertain circumstances on the way back and forth, the subordinates really didn't find anything wrong."

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