After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

These people are not stupid, and they quickly realized that since Mr. Yan dared to sell such a large amount of salt at such a low price, first, there must be a hint from the above; second, there must be a more efficient way to control salt.

In Guangzhou, there are also specialists in salt treatment.But they use the ancient method of boiling salt, not to mention the low efficiency. The salt produced is not as good as well salt and rock salt in terms of taste and color.

Therefore, their business is not comparable to those salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are not ranked among the business circles in Guangzhou.

Naturally, although they coveted Yanjin's method of treating salt, they couldn't make any waves.

Therefore, the first to visit the governor's office was the maritime merchants headed by the Bai family.

And their purpose, of course, is to get this salt treatment method from Yan Jin.

Patriarch Bai said: "To tell you the truth, my lord, if we obtain this method of curing salt, the salt produced will never be sold in Daxia territory, but will be sold overseas."

His meaning is very clear: Don't worry, we are not here to grab business.

This kind of salt is really of unprecedented good quality, no matter where it is shipped, it is a good business with no loss.

As I said before, Yan Jin once asked a sea merchant to help him bring half of the cargo.And the sea merchant who helped him bring the goods is the owner of the Bai family.

Therefore, the Patriarch of the Bai family is quite unfavorable to him. As long as there are no excessive demands, Yan Jin will not refute them easily.

only……

"I won't hide it from you. I don't own the salt treatment method. I can't make the decision." Yan Jin rejected it this time.

It's not the first time that the Patriarch of the Bai family has dealt with him, and he also knows his character. Seeing that he refused so simply, he knew that things might not be as simple as he imagined.

He was suspicious for a moment, and asked cautiously: "I wonder if my lord can reveal a thing or two?"

"There's nothing I can't say about it." Yan Jin said, "This method of curing salt was given to me by my niece and son-in-law, who is the current heavenly official of the household department. Moreover, this matter has already been registered with the sage. , I am really not good at making claims."

The faces of Patriarch Bai and the sea merchants changed, and the awe of Yan Jin deepened in their hearts.

——Originally, they only knew that Yanjin had a backer in the capital, so they didn't do anything, and they were able to be evaluated as excellent every year.

However, it was the first time they knew that Hubu Shangshu was Yan Jin's niece and son-in-law.

One of the sea merchants with the surname Duanmu suddenly said, "My lord's niece and son-in-law, but Mr. Shi from the household department? Marquis Baoling?"

"Exactly." Yan Jin nodded, and gave him a surprised look, "You know him too?"

Patriarch Duanmu smiled embarrassingly, and said: "The villain has a distant cousin who is in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. Therefore, the villain will learn some news about the capital."

At this time, Patriarch Duanmu has given up any hope for the purpose of this trip.

Judging from the occasional leaks of information in his cousin's letters, this Mr. Shi is not an easy-going lamp.They wanted to extract money from Mr. Shi, which was as difficult as reaching heaven.

But he knew it, others didn't.

Contrary to what he thought, when Patriarch Bai and the others heard that Yan Jin had such a big backer in the capital, their hopes that had been suppressed were rekindled.

"Master Yan," Patriarch Bai looked at him earnestly, "You know the villain. The villain's business is all overseas, and he can't reach Daxia. Look, can you be accommodating?"

Others also chimed in:

"Yes, Lord Yan."

"Master Yan, we will definitely not disrupt Master Shi's plan."

"You are accommodating."

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After they begged for a long time, Yan Jin finally showed a loose look, as if he couldn't shirk it, and said: "Well, you go back first. Wait for a letter of divorce from me, and ask my niece and son-in-law."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and the Patriarch Bai even said, "If Master Shi is interested, the villains will also help Master Shi bring a cargo when they go to sea next time."

Patriarch Duanmu, the only one who was not optimistic at the scene, lowered his head and rolled his eyes, thinking: This is a horse's ass being slapped on a horse's leg.

——Who in the capital doesn't know that Mr. Shi never accepts gifts?

Sure enough, I heard Yan Jin say: "You don't need to bring the goods, but if he has any orders, you just don't discount him."

These words mean that there is a door. How can Zhong Haishang have no reason?Repeatedly: "Definitely, definitely."

After a group of people came out of the Governor's Yamen, Patriarch Duanmu said, "I advise everyone, don't be too optimistic."

"Oh? What do you say?"

Patriarch Duanmu looked around and said, "This is not a place to talk, let's go to Yipin Building and explain in detail."

Everyone knew that he had relatives in the capital, and thought that he must know a lot of inside stories, so they all followed him to Yipinlou.

These people have a private room in Yipinlou that is closed all year round, so when the staff sees them, they come to salute and greet them earnestly.

Patriarch Duanmu threw a piece of silver to the waiter and ordered, "Just serve two pots of good tea, don't let anyone disturb you."

"Hey, okay!" The clerk responded swiftly, led them to the private room upstairs, served tea, and went out.

Patriarch Duanmu personally poured tea for those closest to him, "Everyone, please."

But at this moment, why do you guys still have the mind to drink tea?They all took a casual sip and urged him to speak quickly.

Patriarch Duanmu didn't hold back, and said directly: "My distant uncle once said that Lord Baoling Hou Shi has never confiscated gifts from a single person since the day he became an official."

Everyone was surprised.

——Is there any official who is not greedy?

Patriarch Duanmu seemed to see what they were thinking, and said: "The family is not short of money."

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it very much, Patriarch Duanmu simply gave an example to support his statement, "You all know about the trade between the imperial court and Wala, right?"

Everyone nodded, Patriarch Bai said: "I know. Who doesn't know such a big thing?"

To be honest, they still admire the person who can come up with this method.These maritime merchants understand better than other merchants how profitable foreign trade is.

Patriarch Duanmu said: "Master Shi was responsible for this matter. However, Mr. Shi is generous. He only wants [-]% of the profit, and the rest will be dedicated to the treasury and the saint's internal nuns."

Everyone was stunned.

After a long time, someone said, "If Mr. Shi stops being an official and comes to do business, I'm afraid he will be like Tao Zhugong."

"So, there is no shortage of envoys at all." Patriarch Duanmu concluded with this sentence.

Everyone became suspicious.

But Patriarch Bai thought about Yan Jin's attitude, and still held hope, "I see Master Yan's attitude, there must be a turning point for this matter."

"Yes, yes, yes." The other person also said, "If Master Yan really has no hope at all, he won't give us a souvenir at all."

Patriarch Duanmu also hesitated, guessing: "If this is the case, it must be Master Shi who has something to ask us to do."

If you want to say that the officials in the capital are clever, if you want to use them, let them rush to deliver them to your door.

Patriarch Bai said with a smile: "If Mr. Shi has something to order, wouldn't it be better?"

Since they are needed, they have to accept their affection, and they also have a chance to get in touch with this big man.

As for the problem of losing money, they didn't take it to heart at all.Among the people sitting here, which family has money?

Looking at the people who echoed Patriarch Bai, although Patriarch Duanmu was not optimistic, he didn't say any more disappointing words.

——Anyway, when the time comes, if something really happens, it won't be their family's resistance.

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Besides, when Shi Nai was in Beijing, after receiving Yan Jin's letter, he couldn't help but smile.

Shi Ding and Wang Ziteng have already gained a firm foothold in the Navy. According to the information, the two princesses in Qianxiang's country are vying for the position of crown prince.

Among them, the eldest daughter of the emperor occupies the title, and the second daughter of the emperor is favored by the Queen of Qianxiang Kingdom.Moreover, the emperor's second daughter's natal family is quite powerful in the army, so she wanted to take advantage of military merits to completely suppress the emperor's eldest daughter, and let Queen Qianxiang make her the empress dowager.

Therefore, she asked her family to push the queen of Qianxiang Kingdom, saying that Daxia had just ended the war with Oala, and now the treasury must be empty, and the soldiers of Daxia must be in a state of war weariness.

Therefore, if Qianxiang Kingdom sent troops at this time, even if they couldn't take advantage, Daxia would not do anything to them.

In fact, in Shi Nai's last life, everything was exactly as the second daughter of the emperor had expected. Qian Xiangguo first attacked Fuzhou by surprise, and the navy of Daxia was negligent in training. The king of Nan'an County was defeated and captured.

Concubine Nan'an made the decision privately, using the Jia family's daughter to get married, and using a large dowry to exchange the king of Nan'an County.

Even if the new emperor dealt with Nan'an County King in the future and sent troops to recover Pai Nian, Qianxiang Kingdom was never destroyed.

But this time, even if Qian Xiangguo didn't take the initiative to make trouble, Shi Nai was going to find an excuse to mess with them.Now that they want to take the initiative to hand over the handle, is it still Shi Nai who doesn't accept it?

He immediately sorted out his previous plans and took him to the palace to face the saint.

The sage actually knew about Shi Nai's secret plans for the island countries in the southeast, and Shi Nai didn't hide anything at all.

Just because he took out the map covering the Eurasian continent to teach Taisun, the sage can see that he has a lot of thoughts.

It's just that the saint is already old, and with the achievements of the Pingdingwala Rebellion, his holy name in the history books is already confirmed.

Therefore, deep down in his heart, he was not willing to take any more risks.

Therefore, he hinted to Shi Nai: Let's talk about this matter after the grandson ascends the throne in the future, and let me live a stable life for a few years.

However, this does not mean that the sage will allow the majesty of a mere Qianxiang Kingdom and the Great Xia.

"Hehe, the pearl of rice grains, dare to shine?" The saint sneered, raised his eyes and asked Shi Nai, "Tell me, what do you think?"

Shi Nai didn't hide anything, and directly stated his purpose, "I believe that we can first occupy the Qianxiang Kingdom for future turnover."