"Shopkeeper Shen, this is really a good way, but Shopkeeper Shen didn't tell this king, the imperial court port is open for you, you use the imperial court's ship, you should make a lot of profits in the end, right?" Zhu Song leaned back in his chair and asked.

Shopkeeper Shen was not ambiguous, nor did he cry poor: "Your Highness, businessmen are profit-seeking, this is natural, we will naturally increase a lot of income, but this is also a good thing, which means that when the salt tax is in the coming year, we can collect more." ”

Zhu Song was like a mirror in his heart, businessmen never talked about loss-making transactions, this used the port of the imperial court, used the ships of the imperial court, and on the other hand, he only said that he would take out five million taels for the first time, isn't this nonsense? In the future, if the export of salt is all in the hands of these salt merchants, they are already rich and rival the country, if they continue like this, then they must not cover the sky with one hand?

"To use the port of the imperial court, you have to use the ships of the imperial court, and you have to guard against the robberies on the sea to transport salt, and I have to send soldiers to protect me, and you only gave five million taels?"

Shen Zhengcong smiled with him: "Your Highness, this ...... The salt tax of the two Zhejiang and Huai has indeed been paid before, and it has been handed over to the imperial court, of course, it is different now and the past, but we have indeed paid this money. ”

"The accounts and books of the grass people can be handed over to His Highness to look through and check, this mountain wind has passed twice, even Jiangnan, which has always been rich, can't withstand such a toss, please have mercy on Your Highness!"

Zhu Song liked to bargain with these merchants the most.

"The state set up the Salt Transportation Department in order to control the salt that is very important and indispensable to every household, and the imperial court did get a large amount of revenue through the salt tax, but since then, the imperial court has also come forward to suppress the price of salt."

"If there is no control from the imperial court and the salt transportation department, then I am afraid that the current price of salt has already increased by leaps and bounds, let alone twenty yuan, I am afraid that two hundred yuan will not be able to stop it, right?"

"Since ancient times, there has been no suspicion of crime, you said that you paid the salt tax on the side of the Jianwen Dynasty, this king can choose to believe you, but you don't forget that the previous Jianwen Dynasty no longer exists, this year is the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu!"

"From the emperor to the officials of the Jianwen Dynasty, most of them are the residence of the state, you don't know people, you feed those moths, and let the real court, the court that really does things for the people starve, can you bear it?"

"Even if you want to sell salt by sea, you only have to pay salt to the court, and you don't have a share of the money, and you still want to take advantage of such a large share of the money, isn't it a joke?"

Shen Zheng never expected Zhu Song to be so ruthless, and he didn't even leave a mouthful of soup for himself.

But it's just a matter of not keeping it for yourself, anyway, this year, how to keep your two pig teammates is the most important thing now, if they go into the water, then you don't have to think about it, it's definitely over.

"Your Highness, if Your Highness is like this, then the salt will be prepared as soon as possible, and the court will ask the court to calculate the price of these salts for me according to the normal price?"

Zhu Song nodded: "That's okay, the court won't cut off your way of life, you prepare the salt for this king, this king will keep you fine, and you will still be the first salt merchant in Hangzhou in the future, but between you and your wife, this king still hopes that you can treat your wife well, if next time let this king find out that you have the right to trade sex, this king is afraid that he will not be able to tolerate you!" ”

Shen Zheng kowtowed and thanked him: "Please rest assured, Your Highness!" Grass people remember the teachings of His Highness! But Your Highness, there is one more thing for the grass people. ”

Zhu Song glanced at Shen Zhengcong.

"You have entered this door since you entered this door and given this king too many surprises, this king didn't expect you to be a father-in-law who came out of the palace, and this king didn't expect you to want to go out to sell salt by sea, such a good idea, this king didn't expect you to give this king any surprises next, you won't want to intercede for Zhou Tong and Wu Qian, right?"

Shen Zheng never dared to look at Zhu Song, so he had to say: "Your Highness, although the grass people don't know why the families of Lord Zhou and Lord Wu were arrested by Jinyiwei, but the grass people know that when Lord Zhou and Lord Wu were in office, although they were at fault, they also made great contributions, and when the country was in civil strife, they stabilized Zhejiang, did not let the people of Zhejiang be displaced, and did not let Zhejiang's tax revenue have major problems!" ”

"Please Your Highness, for the sake of the two adults and some credit, please give the two adults a little more chance."

Zhu Song sat back and looked at Shen Zhengcong who was kneeling on the ground.

"This king really doesn't understand, what do you say the affairs of the court and local officials have to do with you, a businessman? Wu Qian and Zhou Tong were the two of them also used the same method by you...... Oh! This king understands, you are worried that your contacts in Zhejiang will be cleared, and you will have to start all over again when the time comes, and this king just said that you should treat your wife well, so you ......"

Zhu Song said no more, and his eyes gradually became sharper.

"The problem now is not only the issue of collecting salt taxes, this king has also found out a little other thing, and this king has written a report to His Majesty, and His Majesty has issued a holy decree to let this king investigate in Zhejiang in a big way!"

"The news and evidence that this king has now is enough to put the two of them on death row, and as for you, this king really doesn't want you to have anything to do with the that the two of them have done."

"Shopkeeper Shen go back, we will decide the matter of the salt tax, I will pay for the salt you pay, this time I will bring you back 350,000 taels of silver tickets, you can go to the ticket number to redeem it, if you can't redeem it, you come to find this king, go to the balcony and stick it, don't take it away, leave it for this king."

"Your Highness......"

Shen Zhengcong wanted to say something, but was frightened back by Zhu Song's fierce eyes.

"Lao Cao, take the silver ticket to send off the guests!"

Lao Cao took out a silver ticket of 350,000 taels from the house and handed it to Shen Zhengcong.

Shen Zheng took the silver ticket of 350,000 taels from the view, handed the balcony post to Lao Cao, and then left with a disgraced face.

Lao Cao couldn't wait to open the balcony post.

"Oh me...... Go to the balcony post, this is Li Taibai's real handiwork, my God, this... It's too precious! ”

Zhu Song laughed: "This Li Taibai is not famous for his words, but for his poems, but the world can't imagine that this poet is also so well written, thick and dignified, with thousands of demeanors, and heroic and vigorous!" This king has no attainments in calligraphy, but he really likes Li Taibai's balcony sticker! ”

"But Lao Cao, this balcony sticker is a good thing, the person who sent this good thing here is not necessarily a good thing, he is actually a eunuch, this king really can't think of it, if so, maybe he may still have a connection in the palace."