Chapter 185 Since His Majesty is unkind, don’t blame a certain family for being unjust
Dongzhou's salt collection exceeded budget by nearly three million.
The territory of the Wei Dynasty exported salt to Dongzhou and gave rebates to the merchants who collected the salt.
To Qi Wang Xiao Wenmao, these words were as shocking as a thunderbolt from the blue.
Guo Jingyi shook his head helplessly and sighed: "Logically speaking, the salt roads in the Wei Dynasty have been cut off, so there really shouldn't be so much salt, but now that the facts are in front of us, we have to pay attention."
Xiao Wenmao paced the study, his brows furrowed, then he thought about it and pondered: "Do you think this is Xiao Zhenghan's method? Bai Jiangheng sent someone to send a letter saying that Xiao Zhenghan did not plan to attack Dongzhou, and planned to stick to Qingzhou and Liba Haiyan
Let the base dry and wait for work."
"But when Qingzhou and Liba produce salt, it is estimated that it will not be until the middle of next year. This is if everything goes smoothly and I don't send people to destroy their salt lands."
"So there is no edible salt in the Wei Dynasty. Did Xiao Zhenghan do it on purpose, bluffing, and taking risks to make me mistakenly believe that there is still a lot of salt in the Wei Dynasty, and then sell it at a low price and stop the loss in time?"
Xiao Wenmao thought about it and felt that the chance of Emperor Wei playing tricks was relatively high.
Thinking of this, he didn't panic anymore.
"this......"
Guo Jingyi was speechless, his brows furrowed, "I'm humble...I dare not make any rash assertions, but whether it's true or false, we can't collect this salt anymore. We'll stop collecting it first and send people to Jinling City to take a closer look."
After doing some research, it’s not too late to make plans.”
"If Xiao Zhenghan is really bluffing, it will not be too late for us to counterattack. It is not easy for our Prince Qi Mansion to accumulate so much wealth. If something happens, we will be severely damaged."
Nowadays, Guo Jingyi cannot judge the situation of the Wei Dynasty.
If this was really Emperor Wei's bluff, then Guo Jingyi had to admire Emperor Wei's courage and courage.
Xiao Wenmao nodded and agreed: "Sir, what you said makes sense. I will immediately send an order to suspend the collection of salt and re-take inventory. It will not be too late for us to make plans again when there is news from the direction of Jinling City."
Guo Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Sheng Ming."
He has followed Xiao Wenmao for so many years, and what he is most satisfied with is that Xiao Wenmao is obedient enough.
Otherwise, Prince Qi's Mansion wouldn't be able to accumulate such a strong family fortune.
But for some reason, he always had an ominous premonition.
He felt that in the ruthless storm sweeping across the Wei Dynasty, there was an indistinct force that was secretly watching everyone.
For the first time, he felt like he was forced into the situation and allowed to be controlled by others.
Guo Jingyi hopes this feeling is false.
If this feeling is true, then not only Prince Qi's palace, but many people will be unlucky.
...
Pingzhou.
Governor's Mansion.
lobby.
Yu Mingxuan, the governor of Pingzhou, sat at the head of the table, also flipping through the account books.
He also frowned deeply, looking at the salt collection account with confusion on his face.
After collecting salt for more than four months, the salt shipped from the Wei Dynasty is still coming in an endless stream.
But Yu Mingxuan was smart enough to stop collecting salt when he exceeded the budget of 500,000 yuan.
Abandoning near-misses and striving for invincibility, striving for victory in a stable manner has always been Yu Mingxuan's code of conduct.
moment.
A man in smart clothes walked into the hall, saluted and said: "To the Governor, we have found out some clues about the matter."
This person is Han Chen, the head of Yu Mingxuan Intelligence Pavilion.
He was once the commander-in-chief of the former Prince's Mansion.
After Xiao Zhenghan successfully seized the throne, he fled to Pingzhou with the remaining princes and became a disciple of Yu Mingxuan.
Yu Mingxuan raised his thick eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Say!"
Han Chen frowned and responded: "Recently, many mysterious merchants suddenly appeared in the Wei Dynasty. They all have plenty of coarse salt in their hands. I discovered that the quality of the salt they sold was almost the same."
"Not only that, there are people who use the name of the Grand Governor's brother-in-law, or the name of Pingzhou Governor's Mansion and the name of Dongzhou Qi Prince's Mansion, to sell salt to the major families in the Wei Dynasty."
"Now, even more so, we are giving rebates to the salt collectors in Pingzhou and Dongzhou, so that they can vigorously collect salt! During this period, the price of salt has dropped a lot."
Yu Mingxuan stood up in an instant, his face was livid, "Is this happening!? This is really strange. All the salt roads in the Wei Dynasty have been cut off, but there is an endless supply of coarse salt. This is almost impossible!"
"But now there are various signs that there must be some secret hidden in it, a secret that may make us irreversible."
As he spoke, he looked at Han Chen, lowered his eyes and said: "Give me the order to start selling salt to the Wei Dynasty, clear out our inventory, and recover at least half of our investment. The governor does not need to make this money, but it is absolutely necessary."
Don’t be fooled!”
"Second, continue to infiltrate Jinling City and exchange information with Prince Qi's Mansion. I want to see what Xiao Zhenghan is up to!"
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Han Chen saluted and then walked out of the hall.
Yu Mingxuan couldn't help but look out of the hall.
This matter is becoming more and more confusing, as if there is a giant hand manipulating and covering everything.
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Jinling City.
Baifu, ancestral hall.
Bai Jiang Hengzheng knelt in front of his ancestor's shrine to pray for blessings.
He gambled everything on the Bai family. As long as this move succeeds, the Bai family will have five less years of struggle and a lot of money.
He noticed that the turmoil in the Wei Dynasty was looming.
In any case, Bai Jiangheng did not think that Emperor Wei had any way to survive this crisis.
at the same time.
Liu Zijin, the chief steward of the White House, walked from outside the ancestral hall, "Master, I have informed Hebei to stop collecting salt. We acted earlier and collected nearly 1.2 million taels of coarse salt in total. Then Yu Mingxuan's brother-in-law and us
We have a good relationship, and later on the salt was sold cheaply, so the average price we charged was only 275 cents per catty."
"Although the price of salt has dropped in the past few days, it is still around 330 cents,"
Bai Jiangheng stood up, with joy on his face, "It's so good! It's so good! According to a certain family, Wei's salt is estimated to be completely exhausted this month. All the major families have it, but no one will buy it.
, so the crisis may be brought forward."
"A certain family would like to see how His Majesty and Qin Yu survive this crisis! Isn't Qin Yu capable? He also made horseshoes and made ice, and even forced ministers to donate money and horses!"
"In this crisis, a certain family will see who will help them! They are really overestimating their capabilities!"
At this time, Bai Jiangheng was extremely happy.
He just wanted to see that Emperor Wei and Qin Yu were helpless, and then begged them to go old school.
Liu Zijin nodded in agreement, "My master is right, you must never forget your roots. Your Majesty was able to seize the throne because of your great efforts."
"It has only been less than three years, and His Majesty wants to suppress the old school and suppress the aristocratic family. It is really a villain's move to burn bridges by crossing the river!"
Bai Jiangheng showed contempt and said in a deep voice: "If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price! Since Your Majesty is unkind, then don't blame a certain family for being unjust!"