Fengxian Jiangshan

Although the free trade of salt has been announced, not everyone can afford it. A deposit of 50 yuan is an astronomical figure, and it is necessary to pay for the salt, and then transport and sell it. The cost will go up. If it is a one-time If you don't buy several million catties, or even tens of millions of catties, there will be no profit.

But assuming that one person eats ten catties of salt a year, 1000 million catties is 100 million people, which is equivalent to the size of about ten counties. The threshold has been lowered, as long as you have a certain strength, you can squeeze in.

Therefore, the price of table salt must be greatly reduced, that is, the profits originally monopolized by the monopoly salt merchants will be taken back, and the profits will be given to the common people.Of course, Zhang Tinglan only got half of the Changlu salt farm, and the so-called free trading area was limited to the original sales area corresponding to this half of the salt farm, but the impact on the whole of China was still quite huge.

Many businessmen are eager to squeeze into this industry. It is not enough to raid the Fan family. Other old-fashioned salt merchants have to deal with it. Hundreds of years of monopoly have made them too many enemies. Now someone finally dares to declare war on them. It attracted countless voices of support.

Old-school salt merchants, when the old aristocracy fell, it was an opportunity for the new aristocrats to rise. No one wanted to miss this good opportunity. The merchants who were eager to get involved in the salt industry were looking forward to getting involved in the salt industry sooner.

Zhang Tinglan also accelerated the progress, straightening out all the salt fields from Shanhaiguan to Tanggu. The area of ​​the entire Changlu salt field is very large. In later generations, there will be more than 200 million mu of salt fields, which can supply the needs of [-] million people. The salt pans are also very vast.

In order to protect the saltworks, Fengjun specially transferred a reinforced regiment from outside the pass to be responsible for patrolling and protecting. In addition, Fan Xudong was also invited.Let him help design and promote Yantian.

After everything stabilized, Zhang Tinglan and Fan Xudong walked together on the newly built salt fields, and they could already see piles of snow-white salt grains from a distance, so dense that they couldn't be seen at a glance.

"Sun-dried salt in salt fields uses sunlight to evaporate, which is very cost-effective, and the quality of the salt produced is also good. The Chinese have used this method to produce table salt since a long time ago, but it has not been popularized on a large scale."

Zhang Tinglan nodded: "In the final analysis, it is still the problem of the monopoly of salt merchants. It is far less easy to control than cooking salt in pots and stoves by using a large area of ​​salt fields. Therefore, these old-fashioned salt merchants know that the cost of drying salt is lower and the effect is better. , but unwilling to adopt it.”

"General Zhang made it clear. These salt merchants are earning a lot of ignorant money, and they ransacked their homes. It's so heart-warming!"

Checking salt merchants is not just as simple as pleasing people's hearts.The harvest was also quite fruitful. Zhang Tinglan of the Fan family alone found 100 million assets. In fact, there is still a big gap from the heyday of the Fan family, but this is not a small sum.Moreover, through hundreds of years of accumulation, the Fan family has a large number of antique treasures, almost all of which are priceless.There is no way to estimate the value of these things yet, but they are absolutely amazing. Zhang Tinglan has arranged for people to send them back to Fengtian one after another.

In addition, those merchants successively paid more than 500 million deposits in order to operate the salt.A total of more than [-] powerful merchants have become a new generation of salt merchant giants, and they have taken over the market share of several provinces in the Central Plains of North China from Fan Dongyang and others.In addition, the three northeastern provinces also opened their markets to them.

For the first time, people in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces saw the hope of a drop in salt prices, and more and more people cheered for joy.

It can be said that Zhang Tinglan gained both fame and fortune by attacking the Yanzheng, and he laid a nail in the pass, laying the foundation for the future layout.

"Mr. Fan, now that we control the salt field, the cost of your chemical plant can also be reduced a lot!"

"That's right, thanks to General Zhang's support, the factory building has almost been built, some machinery and equipment have been installed, and our technicians are also exploring the production process. In addition, I heard that Mr. Hou Debang purchased in the United States. I have collected some equipment and materials, and I am going to bring them back to China, I believe the chemical factory will be able to produce products soon!"

Fan Xudong was full of confidence, and Zhang Tinglan was also very happy. He calculated with his fingers that Fengtian's industrial foundation in steel, coal, chemical industry, shipbuilding, and machine manufacturing had taken shape. The next step was how to develop and form a system.

Once the centuries-old system of the Salt Administration is smashed, it will take a long time to readjust interests, and there are still many trivial matters to be dealt with. However, Zhang Tinglan does not need to deal with these anymore. He has specially established a China The Salt Industry Company is responsible for the full management of the salt field to ensure the smooth progress of production, and the company also regularly proposes a guide price for table salt, gradually reducing the artificially high salt price, and truly benefiting the common people.

"Zhuoyan, take down the Yanzheng, and our trip to the customs has come to an end. My father has sent telegrams several times, telling us to go home as soon as possible!"

When the word "home" was mentioned, the two young people had different feelings. Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi's first child was finally about to be born, and Lao Zhang finally had the time to hold his grandson.

But according to Zhang Tinglan's memory, like Lao Zhang, Zhang Xueliang's first child should be a daughter, who was born in 1916 in the original history, but because of this time and space, Zhang Xueliang got married a little later, and he also entered the lecture hall early. Wutang, there are many things, this child has been postponed for a year.

In any case, Young Marshal Zhang has achieved a positive result and became a father, so recently he has been restless and restless, obviously worried about the little life that is about to be born.

As for Zhang Tinglan, she is also very clear that after returning to Fengtian this time, she is afraid that she will start a family soon. A woman is still waiting for him to get married. In this era, she has finally taken root and no longer needs to be like duckweed. Zhang Tinglan's There are a lot of feelings in my heart.

"Hanqing, before we go back, we have one more thing to do!"

"whats the matter?"

"Of course it is to get rid of the Fan family. This scourge actually intends to help the Japanese and spy on the intelligence of the three eastern provinces. How can we let him go!"

"That's right." Zhang Xueliang also said with righteous indignation: "If you don't kill such a scum, you can't get rid of the hatred in your heart. Let everyone take a look at what will happen to those who dare to attack Fengjun!"

Fan Dongyang, including his son Fan Xiaohe, and several core members of the Fan family were all taken to the seashore. After being shot, the corpses were tied to stones and thrown directly into the seabed, where they became food for fish and shrimp.

After they were dealt with, Zhang Tinglan was ready to leave. Just as they were about to board the train, Zhou Xuexi, Zhou Xueyuan, Zhou Shutao and others also rushed over.

"Duke Zhou, thank you for coming to send us off. After I return to Fengtian, I will immediately invite you to Fengtian to arrange the wedding."

"Hmph, do you think we are here to see you off?" Zhou Xuexi said slightly angrily.

"Isn't it? What else do you want?"

"Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle are planning to go to the three eastern provinces to avoid trouble!" Zhou Shutao said with a smile on the sidelines, "Zhuoyan, you have caused such a big trouble, the whole Beijing and Tianjin are flying around, you just pat your ass and leave , do you want to keep our Zhou family on top of the tank?"

When Zhang Tinglan entered the customs this time, he tricked Lao Duan, turned around and dealt with most of the princes of the Eight Banners, drove the little emperor out of the Forbidden City, and finally dealt with the salt merchants. These are all big things. big trouble.

The Zhou family was originally inextricably linked with these forces. During this period of time, the threshold of the Zhou family was about to be breached. Some people came to ask the Zhou family to intercede, and some came to question Zhou Xuexi if he was planning to betray Beiyang.

After the salt merchants were settled, more merchants poured into the gate of the Zhou family, almost breaking through the threshold. Their purpose was simple, to get the Zhou family's help and obtain the qualification to sell salt.

Wave after wave of these people annoyed the Zhou family, and they also knew that there were still Fengjun stationed in Tianjin. This group of people did not dare to be blatant. Once Zhang Tinglan withdrew to the pass, he would trouble them and ask them to do something. No less.

Therefore, after discussing with the others, Zhou Xuexi and others quickly slipped away, and then used the excuse of helping his daughter to arrange the marriage. harass him.

Of course, Zhou Xuexi went to Fengtian to hide things for one reason, and he had a deeper purpose. Now Zhou Xuexi has seen the strength of Fengjun, and also seen the potential of Fengjun. They have a clear vision for development, and they are not as hard-won as Beiyang. , and unlike the revolutionary parties in the south, they only know how to shout slogans.

In Zhou Xuexi's view, Fengjun is a potential stock worth investing in, and the two sides must establish a good relationship. This time he went north, he wanted to communicate directly with Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang, the elders, and establish friendship.

The train rattled, and Zhang Tinglan finally returned to Fengtian. The train slowly drove into Fengtian Station. The inside and outside of the railway station were already full of drums and music, and the station was full of welcome personnel. Zhang Zuolin, Wang Yongjiang and others were all present. In addition, Fengtian All major officials from all walks of life, as long as they are in Fengtian, they will not fall.

Zhang Tinglan was able to give Zhang Tinglan such a high welcome standard. In fact, Zhang Tinglan earned it. This time Fengjun entered the customs, and the harvest was too great. First, he won the province of Rehe, and the territory controlled by Fengjun expanded to four provinces; Secondly, Zhang Tinglan got back a huge amount of money. Zhang Xun blackmailed 1000 million yuan, and Baqi got 5000 million yuan. After solving the salt merchant group headed by the Fan family, he got more than [-] million yuan. They all sent money to Fengjun, and a large amount of funds and cultural relics were searched in the Forbidden City, as well as the deposit paid by the new salt merchants. Adding up, the money was close to [-] million.

Facing the money, Lao Zhang could hardly believe his eyes, he was afraid that he had written an extra zero. After finally confirming it, Lao Zhang was also ecstatic, that’s why he gave such a grand reception. The sound rang, it was like Chinese New Year! (To be continued..)