The eldest son of the red mansion

But Wang Yinggeng, who was very talkative in the past, is now reticent. No matter how much he pleads for the inspector censor, he is an iron cock.

In the end, the salt inspector was also made helpless by him. After thinking about it after returning to the mansion, he felt that this matter was too dangerous, so he packed up all the bribes he had accepted that night and sent them back to Wang Yinggeng's mansion. .

After Wang Yinggeng received the money, he didn't feel any annoyance, but just accepted it silently.

Wang Yinggeng knew that this was because Xunyan Yushi wanted to jump out of this pit of fire, but it was not so easy.

Not to mention that the stewards of these salt factories submitted memorials to the court, but Wang Yinggeng himself is not a fool. He knew that the stewards of the salt factory were pushed too fast this time, and I am afraid that the matter would not end easily.

But Wang Yinggeng couldn't help it. This year, the master behind him asked for a lot more silver than in previous years.

Although Wang Yinggeng has some money, it is difficult to sustain the annual expenditure of several million taels of silver.

But Wang Yinggeng couldn't just sit still, he wrote a letter immediately after returning, and sent a servant under his command to send it out, hoping that his master could help him for the sake of all these years.

This letter was sent to a luxurious courtyard in Yangzhou a day or two later.

The owner of the other courtyard is a handsome boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. The boy read the letter carefully, and then gently put it aside.

Seeing the young man's appearance, an old butler next to him hurried forward and said, "Master, this matter is not trivial. If the court investigates it in the future, if it pulls out the carrot and brings out the mud, it may not end well."

After hearing this, the boy said helplessly: "Then what do you want me to do? Aunt Lin's place is now at a critical time. The number of spies this year has increased a lot compared to before, and a lot of money is needed to maintain it. Where did you ask me to get so many?" Silver?"

The butler next to him also sighed after hearing this. It should be said that due to Qin Keqing's relationship these years, the organization has developed much faster than in previous years. Many dignitaries have already connected with them, but the silver they need is gold. ocean.

Because of this, the little master could only raise money everywhere, and finally had to put his mind on Wang Yinggeng. Although the crisis was temporarily relieved, he left a clue, and the court might not let it go.

The little boy also felt a little annoyed now, he stood up and walked around the garden a few times, it was impossible to stop it from developing, but the court had to give an explanation.

So the little boy's eyes shone with a gloomy light, "Send all the salt merchant ships to the north to be scuttled."

Chapter 626 Silver

As soon as the little boy finished talking about this idea, the butler next to him turned pale with fright.

"Master, we must be cautious about this matter. If any clues are leaked, we may no longer be able to hide it."

"We still have a few ministers in the court, and the foreman of the military aircraft department is also one of our people. I think this matter can be fooled."

This young man is also holding the idea of ​​what to do in his heart now, as long as he can fool the past this year, it will be easy to talk about next year.

This time the salt boat sank, and naturally all the salt on it was lost, so the price of salt in the north will naturally rise, so the extra silver can also be given to the stewards of those salt factories to let them Set things straight.

The order was quickly passed from the young master's house to Wang Yinggeng.

After Wang Yinggeng got this order, he was frightened out of his wits. Even though this Wang Yinggeng was in the young man's purse, he could be regarded as a respectable person, but he was not so courageous.

If this is found out, the whole family will have to be copied. This salt is different from other things. The court keeps a close eye on it. Once there is a mistake, it is really difficult to cover up.

Wang Yinggeng thought about it all afternoon in the study, and finally decided to act according to the young master's plan. The old book was brought out, and in the end, he could only act in this way.

So soon Wang Yinggeng visited Li Yingtai again, and first gave Li Yingtai a lot of gifts.

Li Yingtai was polite when he saw Wang Yinggeng, so he put down the matter of the previous few days.

After Wang Yinggeng saw that Li Yingtai had calmed down, he quickly told him that he had been deceived by lard some time ago, and now he had made up his mind that he would give all the tax money and the profits of the salt factories.

After Li Yingtai heard this, he looked Wang Yinggeng up and down. He was very satisfied on the surface, and chatted with Wang Yinggeng happily.

But after Li Yingtai sent Wang Yinggeng away, he felt that this was very strange. This amount of money was not a small amount, and it added up to several million taels.

He, Wang Yinggeng, had been procrastinating in the past. It must have been a problem with his turnover, but now he promised to hand over all the money. I'm afraid there is something tricky about it.

So Li Yingtai sent out those salt men under his command to inquire about the news in disguise. Sure enough, it didn't take long for the salt boat to go north to capsize on the canal. Dozens of salt boats were all sold. Floating news.

After hearing this, Li Yingtai understood what Wang Yinggeng was up to.

Li Yingtai locked himself in the study room for a day and a night without running out of water. When he came out again, his eyes were darkened and his face was sallow, but his eyes were very bright.

Besides, in the military aircraft department, the first thing they received was that the salt tax was greatly reduced this year, and even the profit of a salt factory was less than two-thirds of previous years.

As the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department, Sun Yan has actually received the news long ago, but now he feels a bit of a headache when he sees the memorial. This matter must be suppressed in the Military Aircraft Department. If it is handed over to Jia Ke, I am afraid it will be another bloodbath. up.

But this matter is really difficult to handle. The newly appointed Minister of the Household Department, Tian Hui, turned out to be a servant Shaoqing. He had already taken refuge in Jia Ke many years ago. It happened that he was in charge of the matter. If he didn't give an explanation, Tian Hui would definitely ask Jia Ke to see him alone and bring this matter to Jia Ke.

When Sun Yan was worried, another memorial was sent to the Military Aircraft Department. It turned out that the salt merchants from all over the place had agreed to make up the tax money.

It was only at this time that Sun Yan was relieved, as long as he had the money, then this matter would be nothing, and he, as the leader of the military aircraft department, could suppress such a big matter.

So Sun Yan suppressed the memorial and did not discuss it with everyone in the Military Aircraft Office.

But Sun Yan didn't expect that Jia Ke had already seen clearly the cause and effect of this incident.

It turned out that Jia Ke didn't worry about this person under the command of Prince Yizhong at all, and had already sent someone to monitor him strictly.

At the same time, Li Yingtai's documents were also quietly sent to the capital. It turned out that Li Yingtai was also a member of the secret guards. The stewards of these salt factories and salt merchants did not dare to be so arrogant, and the court wanted the place to be stable. things, and did not care much.

But this time it was different. The salt boat capsized on the canal, which caused the price of salt in the north to rise sharply, and the people complained a lot.

This incident naturally spread to Jia Ke's case, and together with Li Yingtai's memorial, Jia Ke understood what the hell these salt merchants were doing. They wanted to make up for their losses.

But Jia Ke didn't just let this matter go, because he felt it was very strange.

These salt merchants can be said to be the richest people in the world. They have never been short of money, so why are they so deliberate about money now?

And this short is not a few hundred thousand taels of silver, but several million. These silver taels can do many great things.

Jia Ke paced back and forth in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, thinking about what these salt merchants were going to do. If it was a rebellion, Jia Ke would not believe it.

These salt merchants are pampered one by one, how can they do these things with their heads pinned to their waists.

"Li Deshan."

Li Deshan, who had been waiting for Jia Ke, immediately came forward after hearing Jia Ke's greeting, and asked his grandson, "Master is calling your servant?"

"The salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, there have been some changes during this period, do you know it?"

"If you go back to the master, the slave has already received a small report. Wang Yinggeng is now vigorously developing private salt, and he rarely buys salt from the salt factory. Therefore, this year's salt tax and the profit of the salt factory cannot be guaranteed. However, some time ago Wang Yingtai All of a sudden, the money was replenished."

"He is a salt merchant, and he is well-clothed and well-fed every day. Is he so short of money?"

"Returning to the master, Wang Yinggeng himself is not different from before."

"Then you send your fan out to investigate carefully, I think there must be something ulterior."

After hearing this, Li Deshan quickly agreed that he was not a fool, and he also felt a strong sense of conspiracy in this matter.

Let’s talk about the salt merchants, not to mention that they sell illegal salt in private every year. The table salt that is purchased through serious channels alone makes an annual profit of more than 2000 million taels. The remaining 400 million taels, and the remaining 1000 million are divided among salt merchants like them. Anyone in the world may be short of money, but they are the only ones who are never short of money.