Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three The Uses of Ancient Households
"I don't know what the old lady thinks, but she dares to participate in such a thing!"
Returning to the study room in the main courtyard of the General's Mansion, the eldest man sat down and said angrily: "Now the Yangzhou salt merchant has become a fat man in the eyes of everyone in the court. How can he allow the Rongguo Mansion to interfere at will?"
This was meant for Lian Er, who was still in a daze now. Apparently he was still shocked by the wealth of the Yangzhou salt merchants and could not extricate himself.
Lian Er apparently also heard it, his face turned a little pale, he nodded and agreed: "That's what the master said!"
"You kid, be more honest in the Criminal Department!"
The elder said angrily: "Don't be fooled and act stupidly to stand up for others. Right now, everyone in the court is staring at the Yangzhou salt merchants. You kid, don't wade into such muddy water!"
"How is it possible? Master is worrying too much..."
"How is it impossible? If someone wants to do some transactions with Lin Ruhai privately through you, can you do it by giving you some benefits?"
"this……"
Jia Cong smiled and watched the elder reprimanding Lian Er, feeling indescribably relaxed and happy in his heart. It was very effective after the elder used it.
Ever since the novel "The Richest Man in the World" was written, he had guessed that there would be such a situation, and he had been angry with the big boss a long time ago.
After all, money moves people’s hearts!
If it's on a scale of hundreds of thousands or even a million taels, that's it. Although it will still make people jealous, it won't make them crazy.
However, the fortunes of the salt merchants are at least in the millions, and there are more than one family and two families with tens of millions. Even the current emperor and the cabinet bosses who have reaped the benefits long ago will not turn a blind eye.
As for the huge impact that Yangzhou salt merchants may suffer, and even the foreseeable loss of their families and lives, Jia Cong does not feel any guilt or uneasiness in his heart.
It wasn't that he was cold-blooded. Through Lin Ruhai, I learned that each and every one of these salt merchants had bloody human lives in their hands. It would be hard to overstate the crime as heinous.
Jia Cong did not include some scenes in the novel because they may have too wide a scope, but it does not mean that he did not know about them.
Ordinarily, the Yangzhou salt merchants are so rich and have already completed the bloody accumulation of capital. They should start to pay attention to their own reputation and slow down the exploitation of salt households.
On the contrary, no matter how rich these Yangzhou salt merchants are, they use all kinds of methods to deal with the low-level salt households who provide salt. The purpose is to crazily reduce costs and they don't care about the life and death of the salt households.
He has no sympathy for the bottom of the salt profit chain. He is willing to waste all his money on eating, drinking and having fun, and even directly throws it into the Qiantang River in order to fight for wealth. He is not willing to benefit the bottom salt households even a cent.
Not only do they crazily squeeze people, but when they sell official salt, they often carry a large amount of private salt, and sometimes they are even so crazy that there is more private salt than official salt.
The cost of private salt is naturally much lower than that of official salt. At least there is no need to pay government fees, and salt merchants can make greater profits.
During this period, not too many people were involved in conflicts of interest and exploited to death, or lost their lives in various accidents. It would not be an exaggeration to say that there was a heavy debt of blood.
In this way, the salt merchants made a lot of money, the salt households at the bottom lived in dire straits, and the court also lost an astonishing amount of salt taxes.
Knowing this, how can Jia Cong have any good impression of Yangzhou salt merchants?
Not to mention, when he was in Yangzhou, because of Lin Ruhai's relationship, he and the salt merchant almost fought with their lives. What happened to writing a novel to reveal the inside story?
If the Yangzhou salt merchants were unlucky because of this, he would be even more happy to see the consequences!
The group of salt merchants are simply making money by lying around. It's not that they are irreplaceable. There is nothing to feel guilty about. They are just replacing a new wave of people.
The novel "The Richest Man in the World" has ended, so he can relax and relax. As for the turmoil caused by the novel, Jia Cong doesn't care.
As the saying goes, it's just a novel.
Just listen and watch it to make me laugh, if you have to be serious it has nothing to do with him.
Although the novel has been completely finished, Huiyou Bookstore immediately released the complete version of the novel, and it sold very well.
Moreover, more book reviews were sent to the editorial department of bookstores, many of which were shouting and killing Yangzhou salt merchants. Jia Cong did not pay too much attention to them. As long as they did not mention Ginseng Rooster by name, they were all posted on the review page.
booklet.
When communicating with Si Ding, the crown prince of King Chu, this clan member couldn't help but relax and said with a smile: "The novel "The Richest Man in the World" is finally finished, and there is no need to worry anymore!"
Jia Cong disagreed and said with a smile: "A novel is a novel. No one expected that it would cause such a big stir. I can only say that reality is more like a novel than a novel!"
"You're right!"
Si Ding was deeply convinced and said with a leisurely smile: "I'm afraid the court will be in chaos for a while. It's all caused by your kid's novels. I'm afraid it will fall under the eyes of the court bosses!"
"Is it interesting?"
Jia Cong sneered and said: "I don't know what these big men in the court who are paying attention to my small role are thinking about. I have no intention of climbing along the way!"
"So, very good!"
Ever since the novel ended and those words were spoken, Si Ding, the crown prince of Chu, has not been to Huiyou Bookstore for half a month. Of course, the contact between the two has not been interrupted.
Jia Cong didn't think much of it either. This guy could help withstand a lot of pressure, which was enough to give him face. There was no need to force him to hold on, which would be annoying.
The palace guard who had been forced around him retreated, and Jia Cong had a lot of leisure time recently. Although he still stayed at Huiyou Bookstore every day, he spent more time instructing his younger brothers on their homework.
As for the commotion caused by the novel "The Richest Man in the World", he is not very interested in knowing about it. Even if he wants to know about it, there is no reliable channel.
Unexpectedly, before the commotion outside spread, the old lady was thinking of taking advantage of the Yangzhou salt merchant.
But how can it be so easy to take advantage of the Yangzhou salt merchants?
Fortunately, I had argued with the elder in advance. The elder himself was not very interested in this, or in other words, he did not have the courage to participate in such a thing. The otaku has never been very courageous.
With the elder standing in front of him, although he might not be able to stop the old lady's thoughts, it also prevented Jia Cong from falling into the whirlpool.
After all, the novel "The Richest Man in the World" was written by Jia Cong. Even a fool can see his relationship with Lin Ruhai. What if the old lady forces him to find Lin Ruhai to clear the way to the south of the Yangtze River?
No way, Jia Cong will have to return to the main world early.
Now that the big boss is at the front, he can deal with it easily, or rather not wade into the muddy waters, but it is not easy to take the initiative to visit Lin Ruhai until the aftermath of the shock is over.
Fortunately, through Old Butler Lin, the contact between him and Lin Ruhai has not been interrupted, and there is no need to worry about an accident...