Cutting 1719

Chapter 33
After more than a month, the court's final opinion on this matter came down.

Although Zhang Liandeng got into trouble with such a memorial, after all, he thought it was for the sake of sharing the country's worries. Afterwards, he admitted his mistakes positively, and even cried bitterly when he wrote the pleading sheet, which calmed the anger of the good-looking Emperor Kangxi. When he came down, he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown to farm.

Even though there are still some Qingliu censors shouting and shouting, it is not the mainstream voice after all.Knowing that he had escaped, Zhang Liandeng took his family back to his hometown in Xianyang overnight, never daring to leave Xianyang again.

However, Zhang Liandeng left, but the throne of governor of Hubei that he vacated attracted the attention of many people.After some operations, Man Pi's letter played a role. He recommended Xiande, the right servant of the Ministry of punishment, to be the governor of Hubei. The second grade, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is moved to the right.

What's more, compared to being a right servant with no real power in the Ministry of Punishment, compared with being a local official with a lot of power, a fool would know how to choose.After Xiande took over, he was also very grateful to Dade. After taking office in October, he went to visit the Governor Man Pi.

During the banquet, Xiande asked about the cause of the incident, and Man Pi proudly recounted it with embellishments. The old man under the banner of the old Beijing had a sharp mouth and told the whole thing well. Hype.

After Xiande heard about it, apart from lamenting that Zhang Liandeng committed suicide himself, he also fell in love with the name Ning Zhongyuan, and said with emotion: "I often hear people say that only Chu is talented, but now he has not taken office yet, and he has already experienced a lot of things. fan."

Man Pi laughed and said: "Ning Zhongyuan's misfortune is not small. Originally, he couldn't escape this time, but the Ning family has a deep foundation, and they managed to get away with it. Now they are still leading his Hanyang camp. Lord Xiande, I need to mention more points in the future!"

Xiande has been an official in the capital all year round, and has developed a cautious temperament, but when he got to the local area, his thoughts began to come alive, and he tentatively said: "It is said that the Ning family has begged for you, and they are willing to come out. 5 taels of silver guarantor?"

Man Pi chuckled, picked up the neck bream on the table, and said with a smile: "This fish is only produced in Fankou, Wuchang. , but there are still many people who work tirelessly to catch it, why? Just because the fish tastes really delicious."

Hearing what Man Pi meant, Xiande quickly picked up a piece of chopsticks to shrink the bream, put it into his mouth and savored it carefully, but the smile on his face became stronger and stronger.
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At this time, in the old house of the Ning family in Xiaogan, the Ning brothers also gathered here. This is also the tradition of the Ning family, and every time there is an important matter, they will discuss it collectively.

Ning Zhonghai's face was flushed, and he said with a smile: "Now Yunmeng Salt Mine has produced more than 3000 stones of salt, and the speed of salt production will continue to accelerate in the future. The sales are not worrying now, and 5000 taels of silver have been accounted for successively. Seeing that the quantity is small now, but the market is quite large. I estimate that if we increase the manpower later, we can produce 50 shi of salt every month. By this time next year, the annual salt output will be [-] shi. .”

50 shi, would be 58 tons in later generations, which can be said to be an extremely small number, but it is an astronomical number today.According to the price of private salt in Huguang in 50 years of Kangxi, the 80 rock salt can be sold for [-] taels of silver.

You know, with the huge Ning family property, the income in one year is only 25 taels, but the Yunmeng Salt Mine is enough to cover the net income of the Ning family for three years.

Ning Zhongjing sighed: "This salt profit can be called a cornucopia, thanks to Yu'er. But Yu'er has become more and more capable. Not to mention the tossing about a salt mine, now another iron mine has been discovered in Yunmeng. It is said that Yu'er made a blast furnace iron-making method, and it is said that the mine can produce steel!"

These words shocked everyone. In this day and age, even refined iron can be sold at a high price, and this steel is even more so.

Ning Zhongyuan smiled and said: "Now my Ning family's business is booming, thanks to the support of all brothers." Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

Ning Zhongjing went on to say: "Huitong Bank is also on the right track. Now, apart from the two families of Cheng and Zheng, there are also three families of Li, Wang, and Xue, and there are more than a dozen small and medium-sized families participating in this area. But their stakes are thin, so there are only a few joint representatives."

"This is also due to the profit of private salt, which made these families flock to it. Now they have sold 80% of the shares, and brought back [-] taels of silver, of which [-]% of the shares were given to Manpi."

Ning Zhongyuan snorted coldly: "This big rat originally planned to only give him 5 taels of silver, but this old bastard was unwilling to bite the hook. In order to pass this test, I had to give away [-]% of the shares. But I would rather The shares held by the family are still the majority."

Ning Zhongyi frowned slightly and said, "Second brother, the atmosphere in the court is not right recently. After Zhang Liandeng went down, the new Xiande came to embarrass the second brother again and again, always implying that he wants to benefit. After all, Manpi is Governor, he can't interfere with local civil affairs, and he also has ulterior motives, but this is quite abominable."

Ning Zhongjing also sighed and said: "Yes, since Xiande took office, he has asked my Ning family for 3 taels of silver in various names. If it continues, I am afraid it will be difficult to continue.”

Ning Zhongyuan snorted coldly and said: "I have seen the faces of Man Pi and Xiande clearly, they are clearly a nest of snakes and rats. Seeing that my Ning family is a piece of fat, everyone wants to come and take a bite! Now give them Sending money is just an opportunity to delay time, if the situation changes, I must kill them personally!"

"The top priority now is to keep a low profile and accumulate strength. Even if there are changes in the future, my Ning family is not a fish on the chopping board to be slaughtered!" These words were said with taboo.

However, in the eyes of the Ning family brothers today, this so-called imperial court has been eroding their own interests, and they have long hated their teeth, but now they feel extremely happy when they hear these words.

Ning Zhongyi's temperament is thick on the outside and soft on the inside, he sneered and said: "Second brother, my Ning family has been operating in Huguang for a hundred years, and it's not easy to get along with each other, if you are forced to hurry up!"

Now it is only the 58th year of Kangxi. Even if it is counted from Shunzhi, it has only been seven or eighty years since the Manchu Qing ruled the Central Plains. It is far from being deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It's not surprising that the brothers have this idea.

Ning Zhongyuan knew that if he continued to develop like this, he would be swallowed by others sooner or later, so the worry in his heart was thrown out of the clouds, and he said decisively: "Brothers, now we should speed up the development of my Ning family. As for Yu'er Over there, we also need more support, to others, more people, more money!"

　Let me tell you first, there are still two changes every day for the past two days, and I am going to Beijing for a business trip on Friday, and then I will be Aegon from Friday to Sunday, so please understand.

　　
　
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