"The reason why I disguised myself as a salt merchant was that I noticed that some Japanese pirates had infiltrated Huainan and made profits by smuggling salt, thereby financing them."

Ning Yehong rushed to Song Che, who was pressing down, and said: "I saved you that night, you owe me a life, just now I let your maid live in my carriage, and you owe me a personal favor, so you have to help me, this is a deal, do you admit it?" ”

Song Che said bitterly: "You let me turn over and talk, I'm full of snow." ”

"You don't have to play tricks, otherwise you will be torn apart, it's not a joke."

Ning Yehong clasped Song Che's hands, like turning over a dish, and turned Song Che over with a gentle lift, her butt against her stomach, her feet clamping her waist, one hand on her chest, and the other wrist.

Song Che laughed, putting aside the pain, he liked this posture very much.

Ning Yehong's hand was dark, and he pushed Song Che's chest, so painful that he inhaled cold air, and he no longer smiled.

"Speak quickly!"

"What do you want me to say, you know, I'm just a small trader, and I don't know anything about the salt business."

"I really don't understand?"

"I don't know."

"Then I'll pinch you to the fullest."

"Wait!"

Song Che hurriedly stopped, and said helplessly: "You have to tell me, what did you find out during the days when you disguised yourself as a salt merchant, right?" Or conjecture, suspicion is fine, it can't just be a sentence that there is a conspiracy, I am a heavenly immortal and there is no way to go down to earth. ”

Ning Yehong raised her head, thought for a while, her face was solemn, she suddenly realized, shook her head and said, "I didn't find anything." ”

Song Che squinted his eyes and said nothing.

Ning Yehong was quite ashamed, tilted her head and snorted lightly: "Since the opening of the salt introduction by the government, there are hundreds of large and small salt dealers in the entire Huainan, as long as there is a market, I can go to the salt factory to purchase a burden, what I can do is to disguise myself as a salt merchant and secretly pay attention to their movements, but there are so many people, where can I find out?" ”

Song Che said: "In this way, those people are very smart and know how to 'fish in troubled waters'. ”

Ning Yehong pointed in the direction of the Autumn Wind Pavilion: "Including that group of salt sellers, who can tell if they are serious or not?" ”

Song Che said: "I remember that the Huainan transfer envoy is called 'Kang Ming', the current Chuzhou Commander, have you checked this big tiger?" ”

"I've checked it a long time ago."

Ning Yehong said: "Kang Ming was originally a henchman of Taishi Jia, and he was a fake tiger at the beginning, but since Taishi Jia was expelled from Beijing and Li Youtian was killed by the Japanese Kou, he completely fell to Master Gao;

Kang Ming's introduction of the 'salt introduction' policy is also aimed at alleviating the shortage of salt in various parts of Huainan, and there is nothing to doubt about what he has done. ”

"That's because he hides the fox's tail so deep that you can't see it."

"You mean to say? He is also suspected of colluding with the Japanese Bandits? ”

"There shouldn't be any direct relationship," Song Che shook his head and said, "He is an official residence transfer envoy, in charge of the finances of the entire Huainan, and he can make himself rich if he introduces a few policies casually, so why do he need to contact the Japanese in person?" Not to mention losing his head and black gauze hat, he has to be beheaded all over the house, no high-ranking official would be so stupid. ”

Ning Yehong loosened the restraint on Song Che, and the whole person rode on Song Che, holding Song Che's shoulders with both hands, looking at Song Che face to face, his eyes were full of urgency.

Song Che pretended to be shy, and muttered with his head tilted: "Ning Nuxia, you are so domineering, I won't be able to stand it......"

"I see you're healed, the scar forgot the pain, let me pinch you twice, okay-"

"I have a clue!"

Song Che hurriedly said: "Kang Ming's introduction of the 'salt introduction' policy, on the one hand, is to alleviate people's livelihood problems, and on the other hand, it is likely to provide legal and reasonable channels for the group of businessmen who colluded with the Japanese Invaders-

I asked the small salt dealers who accompanied me earlier, and I learned that they didn't actually make money selling salt, and it was the big trading houses like your Chu family that really profited;

What does this mean? It shows that these small traders are simply foils, and they are the 'troubled waters' that interfere with our vision and fish in troubled waters. ”

"But there are also a lot of big trading houses in Huainan that sell salt."

"It's true that there are a lot, even me, who want to get a piece of the salt business, but you have to be clear that not every business house has such courage and opportunity," Song Che asked Ning Yehong again:

"Let me ask you, when the Japanese in Longkou Port were rampant, how many big businessmen dared to go to Yancheng to sell salt like this to your Chu family?"

Ning Yehong shook his head: "It's true, the big caravan is often the primary target of the Japanese invaders. ”

"So, the people who generally follow the trend and sell salt are the small traders in the Autumn Wind Pavilion who are forced to make a living and have to take risks." Song Che paused, and then said:

"Your Chu family dares to sell salt because you have the ability, and those other big trading houses dare to go to the front line, it is likely that they colluded with the Japanese and bought the route;

Who is the biggest salt merchant in Huainan?

Naturally, it is the Yang family.

What was the strength of the Yang family before?

The richest man in Jiangnan, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, a move is enough to shake the entire Jiangnan business community, and all the big businessmen you can call out in Huainan are controlled by them;

It is an indisputable fact that the Yang family colluded with the Japanese robbers, so will the other trading houses previously controlled by the Yang family be in the same boat? ”

Ning Yehong pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "I'll go and check all those profiteers in the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce!" ”

"Well, that's not necessary."

Song Che smiled proudly: "It's not a secret, now that Song is the president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, I know the way of local members, most of them are doing serious business, so I don't have to bother to investigate." ”

Ning Yehong stared at Song Che for a long time, and spit out casually: "It's amazing." ”

"Straight to the point."

Song Che said: "The Yang family has three big salt farms in Chuzhou, and I don't know exactly where they are, although the Yang family has fallen, the salt farms must still be there;

The big commercial houses purchase in the big salt farms, and the small traders purchase in the small salt farms, and the Yang family's three big salt farms are definitely not the only ones in transshipment;

Then, you can follow the line of the salt field to check which other commercial houses have purchased salt in the Yangjia salt factory, and which commercial houses have not been hijacked by the Japanese in transshipment after purchasing salt——

Those who meet these two conditions are likely to be thieves and businessmen who collude with the Japanese bandits. ”

Song Che moistened his lips with his tongue, "My mouth is dry, Ning Nuxia should be satisfied now?" ”

There were ten thousand feelings in Ning Yehong's eyes, but he didn't know how to express them, and sighed softly: "Song Che, sometimes I really suspect that you are from heaven, and your words and deeds, and your actions are very different from us. ”

She leaned over to untie Song Che's wrists, "It's my personal act to be rude to you today, I hope you don't want to be angry with others." ”

She was about to get up as she spoke, but Song Che's hands, which she was able to break free, suddenly grabbed her waist, pressed her back to her body, and said with a smile:

"Ning Nuxia, in fact, the beauty plan is this set, even if it is in the snow, I also eat."