Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 137 The Prince's Private Visit (Part [-])
The three secrets of chasing girls are: first, shameless, second, don't shame, third, please refer to the first two.Yinzuo understands this principle, but he has never practiced it before. He wants to ask someone. There is really no one to discuss with—Lin Xuanyi?Hey, just looking at how he is being controlled by Mrs. Qiao, you can tell that this master doesn't understand this at all; Qingsong, even though this guy is not vulgar, he is still a Taoist at heart, how can he know anything about male love? Things that women love; as for other people, even if Yinzuo is not ashamed to ask, he is too embarrassed to say that, so he has no choice but to figure it out by himself.

On May 36th in the [-]th year of Kangxi, the big ship of the imperial envoy Wang Ye Yinzuo left Yangzhou, and the local officials were greatly relieved, not for anything else, just because this prince has always been ruthless, and he will not take hard and soft The number of officials who fell from the horse was enough to fill the official vacancies in a province.These days, the ass of any official is not clean. Seeing that the master is gone, the big guys are celebrating and smiling in private, and there are quite a few banquets to celebrate. No, the yard of the prefect of Yangzhou also put Yes, all the people invited are wealthy local businessmen with status, but there are no official figures to accompany them.

The magistrate treats guests, it cannot be neglected, no, the sun has just set to the west, and the guests are all here, everyone is acquaintances, so naturally we have to greet each other for a while, and we are talking and laughing, the magistrate Your Excellency arrived with two guests, and one of them is well-known - Liu Chengshan, the shopkeeper of the famous "Fuyuanji" Yangzhou branch, and the other young man is very familiar, but seeing Liu Chengshan's cautious attitude From the look of his face, he knew that he must be someone with a lot of background.

The magistrate is a disciple of King Yijun, everyone knows about this, and the person accompanying him is naturally someone related to King Yijun, and everyone secretly speculates in their hearts which god this master is from. Just as he was wondering, Zhifu He opened his mouth: "Everyone, I would like to introduce to you a rising star in today's business world. This is Mr. Cheng, the nephew of Liu Mingchuan, the big shopkeeper of "Fuyuanji", and he is here to develop in Yangzhou Prefecture. They are all veterans of the business world, so they should help one or two more."

"Cheng Tianming has met all of you next time." Yinzuo clasped his hands to the crowd and said, "I'm here at the beginning of your visit to your land, and there's nothing wrong with it. Please give me your advice."

"Where, where, Brother Cheng is young and promising, so please be polite, but if you need it, just ask." Lin Qi, the chief salt merchant, was the leader of the crowd, and he was the first to politely agree.

"That's right, that's right, if you need me to wait, just say it."

"If Mr. Cheng wants to adjust the position, I don't dare to say more. There is no difference between 8 and [-] taels of silver."

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A group of businessmen are all old, treacherous and cunning. Seeing that the owner in front of him has a lot of background, not to mention that standing behind him is King Yijun, even if it is just the boss of the world's number one firm "Fuyuanji" The nephew is a gold-lettered signboard, so naturally everyone is patted on their chests and promises a lot of promises.

Seating at the wine table has been a good tradition since ancient times. After a long period of politeness, the big guys finally took their seats. He Lin was the master, so he naturally took the main seat. The next seats were Lin Qi and Wang Hao. Zuo, a guest from afar, sat beside Wang Hao, and everyone else also entered the table modestly.After drinking for three rounds, seven or eight people chatted casually at a table, or they were talking about business, or flattering He Lin, or talking about news from various places, all kinds of anecdotes kept coming up, but it was also very interesting. .

Yinzuo didn't talk much, usually just listened with a smile, and occasionally had a few drinks with Wang Hao who was next to him, chatted a few words, and got close.Wang Hao is as famous as he is, he is really a bold person, he also drinks a lot, and he never refuses anyone who comes, although he did not dare to let go of the drink because of the presence of the magistrate, but he drank a lot after a few rounds, once the wine was high, the words were too loud There were a lot of them, and they pulled Yinzuo to ask questions, mostly about the business circles in the capital, and they were very envious of the business of "Fuyuanji" in words.

envious?Hey, of course, we are in a unique business, and what we do is technical work. We have no competitors at all, and it doesn't matter if others are jealous.Hey, if this master is interested, let me show you both hands, there is an excuse to visit your old mansion that day, isn't it?Yinzuo has never done business in person, but he has business experience in his belly. He still has some insights into businesses monopolized by the state such as salt and iron.

Salt, the way of iron, and the tobacco business of later generations are basically the same concept, and they are both one of the largest sources of national tax revenue. With the increase of salt tax and other donations, as well as various disadvantages, the price of salt will inevitably continue to rise, and the burden on the common people will increase. disease" will inevitably become a major maladministration.

At present, such symptoms have appeared in the salt administration, and there are only two solutions: one is to crack down on private salt, but this method can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If there are high profits, there will be risk-takers. Once the crackdown weakens , private salt will inevitably raise its head, and it will not solve the problem at all.The second is to expand the recruitment of salt merchants again, increase the supply, and lower the price of salt. However, if there are more salt merchants, the competition will be fiercer, and the salt tax will be difficult to guarantee. received situation.

According to Yinzuo, it seems that private salt must be attacked, but it is imperative to expand the recruitment of salt merchants. If overseas trade is fully developed in the future, and industry and commerce start to sprout, the two politics of salt and iron will definitely collapse one day. Of course, Yinzuo He will not tell all these words, but he has analyzed the salt policy in his speech, suggesting that the imperial court may expand the recruitment of salt merchants to stabilize the price of salt.

The salt merchants are all rich masters, and they eat meals related to the imperial court. They are well-informed about each other, and they have heard rumors about the salt merchants expanding their enrollment. It is said that the fourth elder brother of the household department is planning this matter, but no one Knowing the details, when they heard Yinzuo talking about this matter, everyone stopped chatting, pricked up their ears, and waited for Yinzuoxiang to say something, but Yinzuo smiled and stopped, which made the big guys feel uncomfortable. His head was itchy, but he didn't dare to ask in front of the magistrate, he was thinking about how to invite this master to his house as a guest, so that he could ask clearly.

The big guys all had something on their minds, so they didn't drink very well. After drinking for a while, they hurriedly broke up the table. The big guys each sent invitations to Yinzuo, hoping that Yinzuo could come to their house As a guest, get close to the first and second, what these guys are thinking in their hearts, Yinzuo is very clear, and he doesn't point it out, and agrees to them one by one with a smile.

Yangzhou is the capital of salt, and He Lin, as the magistrate, doesn't care about the salt administration, but the salt administration has a great relationship with his political achievements, so he sent all the salt merchants away with great difficulty, so he hurriedly asked: "Master, before you Is it true that the salt merchants expanded their recruitment?”

Of course the thing is true, that bastard of the fourth brother is now starting to do practical things, mother, he is on the same path as us, and the person who gives the idea to the fourth brother behind the scenes is not simple.Of course Yin Zuo would not tell He Lin what he said, but he just glanced at He Lin and said: "If you should know, this king will naturally tell you, if you shouldn't know, don't ask more."

These words were a bit cold, and He Lin was so scared that his head was sweating. He quickly nodded and said yes, and said with a smile: "Master, it's getting late, should you go to the back hall to rest first?"

"No need, I'm going to stay at the inn, don't let out my secrets, remember, don't come to me if you have nothing to do." Yinzuo didn't want to be seen through his identity, so he confessed to He Lin In a word, he led Qingsong and walked leisurely to the inn settled in front of his head.

Hongbin Inn, the largest inn in Yangzhou City, Yin Zuo lived in this inn, and booked a large three-entry yard. As soon as he entered the door, Chen Yingying, who had been waiting in the yard, rushed to greet him, waiting, and Said: "Master, you are back, many people in front of you have sent invitations, and the servants have put them in the house for you."

oh?Invitations?Those salt merchants were pretty quick. Not long after they left, the invitations came to their door. Hey, it was pretty neat.Yin Zuo picked up the stack of invitations on the table with a smile, flipped through them casually, and found Wang Hao's invitation. He was very happy, and he was waiting for his plan to pick up girls when he came to the door tomorrow.

Wang Hao's house is very easy to find. It is on the edge of the Slender West Lake. The huge courtyard covers an area of ​​nearly a hundred acres. It is luxurious and magnificent. There are several strong men standing at the door. momentum.Yinzuo walked forward with a smile, and Qingsong followed with a bitter face carrying gifts in large and small bags. When he arrived at the door, Yinzuo handed the invitation in his hand to the doorman who came up to him with a smile on his face, and rewarded the doorman with ten ingots. Two silver coins, the concierge thanked him in a pile of joy, and hurried to look in and report the letter.

There was nothing left and right, Yin Zuo lightly shook the folding fan in his hand, and stood at the door waiting for the master to come to welcome him. He casually looked at the scenery, but still felt a little uneasy in his heart. Coincidentally, a small snow-white poodle ran out of the door, and a voice came from the door. It came from inside: "Xiaoxue, don't run around..." The voice sounded very familiar, isn't it the goal of Yin Zuo's visit this time?Come on, hurry up and show your courtesy, Yinzuo's figure flashed, and he lifted the puppy up with a light hand, and he was proud of it, when a coquettish voice came from behind: "Let it go, you bastard!"

(End of this chapter)