Wentang

Chapter 370 Deterrent Qualification Act
After sending Gan Yuanfeng away, Yueshan was not idle, and was going to meet various businessmen who were interested in being salt dealers.

The most well-informed person is the businessman. Yueshan opened up a brand new salt field in Dizhou with a new salt method, which can produce refined salt. The news spread throughout the Tang Dynasty at the fastest speed.

Everyone knows the huge profits of salt, and no one wants to get involved.It's just that the places where salt was produced in the past were limited, and the salt industry was controlled by a small number of people.

Yancheng County, Suzhou, Zigong in the middle of Shu, and Xiezhou, also known as Yuncheng in Shanxi, were the three major salt production bases in China in ancient times.

When the imperial court did not adopt the monopoly of salt, the salt industry was actually controlled by the powerful families in these three places, and it was difficult for others to intervene.Even if you don't have the chance to become a second-hand dealer, anyone who can become a second-hand dealer has something to do with it.

Previously, these people who had nothing to do with and no connection could only stand aside and have no way to enter the arena.

Under such circumstances, a fourth salt production base suddenly appeared, and it was still in Dizhou, which was poor and had no major influence. These people saw the opportunity and naturally flocked to it.

Especially after seeing the method of drying salt in salt fields and the quality of these salts, these people are even more excited.

Salt is also divided into grades, and the best is naturally the well salt in Zigong, and most of the green salt is produced here.The price is comparable to gold, and only the rich can afford it.

The salt in Xie (hai four tones) is produced in the salt lake. The quality is good or bad. The good ones can be sold for the price of well salt, and the bad ones are very cheap. Most people eat the salt here.

The salt in Yancheng County, Suzhou is the worst kind.The reason is simple. Yancheng County is a typical place where the sea is boiled for salt. The salt here is unpalatable without any way to remove impurities.

The price is naturally the cheapest, and poor people eat this kind of salt.

But when the supply is far less than the demand, the price is not much cheaper.And because of the large quantity, it is also huge profits.

These people have seen the quality of the salt from Dizhou, that is, the salt from Yueshan. Although it is slightly inferior to the best well salt in Zigong and the best refined salt in Jiezhou, the quality is definitely not bad.

Moreover, all Dizhou salt is of this quality, which is terrifying. No matter where this kind of salt goes, no one will worry about not buying it.

The most important thing is the news they tried their best to get from the yamen: Qingshuihou did not refuse to cooperate with merchants all over the world to buy salt.

After the news was confirmed, these businessmen went crazy, and the great opportunity to make money was right in front of them and they must not be missed.Many people are racking their brains to find a way to have a relationship with Yue Shan.

It's just that Yueshan has a bad reputation and they dare not go directly to the morning, looking for other people who say that they don't want to die and won't help them, they have no choice but to wait in Yanci County.

Some time ago, people from the Dizhou government came forward to count all the businessmen who were interested in competing for the qualification of salt merchants. They thought that things had turned around, and they all signed up one after another. After returning, they began to prepare various materials.

However, after the statistics, there was no sound, leaving them in vain.Not long after, even more explosive news came, Qing Shui Hou was assassinated in the street.

At this moment, everyone's heart felt cold, and then they were afraid.You won't find out about this matter, will you?
In particular, the yamen servants and the army were all out, searching everywhere to hunt down the suspects.In addition, all the powerful gentry and gentry in Dizhou were also mobilized, and they seemed to be digging three feet into the ground.

Many people retreated, but under the temptation of money, most of them stayed.

After several days of trembling with fear, the matter finally ushered in a turning point—yesterday the yamen informed Yue Hou that he would meet all the merchants in the yamen today.

Everyone was overjoyed, and the previous worries were immediately forgotten, and they began to prepare for this meeting.As for what to prepare - money, of course.

Early the next morning they came to the yamen to wait for Yueshan, but the Lord did not appear until noon.Although they were in a hurry, no one was dissatisfied, and there was even an idea that this should be the case.

Isn't that what top nobles are like?What's so strange.

They didn't know that Yue Shan didn't hang them on purpose, but was talking with Gan Yuanfeng about building the city.Seeing that the sun was about to go to the center, Yue Shan finally came late.

"I've seen Qingshuihou." Dozens of people in the hall saluted in unison.

"Excuse me, are you all ranked?" Yue Shan said casually.

"No hurry, no hurry, Qingshui is busy with everything and can find time to meet us, I am already very grateful." A short and fat middle-aged man said with a flattering smile.

"What's your name?" Yue Shan glanced at him and asked.

"A certain Suzhou businessman, Yu Xin, has seen Qingshui Hou." Yu Xin said quickly with a happy face.

"Yu Xin." Yue Shan murmured, then picked up the notebook in his hand and looked through it, and found his relevant information after a while.

Then he raised his head and said, "You can go out now."

"What?" Yu Xin was a little confused.

"Being rich and unkind, you have already lost your qualifications. Come and get out." Yue Shan didn't talk to him at all, and ordered directly.

Then two yamen servants came in and dragged him out. Yu Xin was so frightened that his face was sweating, he didn't even dare to say a word.Because for a moment he thought he was going to be killed.

At the beginning of the game, someone was dragged out, and the atmosphere immediately froze. Everyone stood there quietly, not even daring to breathe.

"As for the standard just now, those who feel that they are not qualified can leave now, so as not to be thrown out by me later." Yue Shan glanced around and said lightly.

His tone was very casual, but it was very important to the ears of those businessmen.Immediately, someone walked out lightly, and in a short while, more than one-third of the amount was lost.

"Last chance, if you don't leave and get called by me, it won't be that easy to pass." Yue Shan warned again.

'Wow' Another large group of people left, this time less than half of them remained.

Looking at the vacant seats around them, the rest of the people felt mixed feelings.The joy is that the number of competitors is reduced by half, and the worry is whether I will be the next one to be kicked out.

But Yue Shan's next actions let them breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing that no one left Yueshan, he put the pamphlet into his arms and said, "Okay, now let's get down to business."

With that tone and attitude, it was as if nothing happened just now.To be more precise, it seemed as if what happened just now was as simple and casual as drinking saliva.

The more this is the case, the more terrified those businessmen are.

There were still some people thinking about how to bargain, but now these small thoughts have been put away.As long as the asking price is not too high for Qingshuihou, they all hold their noses and admit it.

In fact, they really thought too much, so many businessmen came from all over the world.How could Yue Shan find out all of them in just a few days? He could only find out the details of some of them.Most of them have only a few superficial reviews, which are not accurate.

The unlucky guy named Yu Xin is a businessman from Qingzhou who is very close to Dizhou, so his details were investigated more clearly.This time, he dared to come out of the limelight to answer, and was pulled out to catch the typical example.

But these businessmen didn't know, they were all frightened by Yue Shan's past reputation and that little book.Those with ghosts in their hearts were scared away by his performance.

Although not all those who stay are clean, they are relatively passable.

It can be said that Yue Shan directly cleared a large wave of profiteering injuries with a small book, laying a good foundation for this cooperation.

"There are two kinds of qualifications for selling Dizhou salt. One is the salt monopoly license. Those who have this certificate are qualified to sell Dizhou salt. The second method is salt introduction."

"But both approaches have special requirements."

(End of this chapter)