Chapter 1372 Xin Zijuan Sunset Grass Trees Bits and Pieces
Feng Ziying's facial expression did not change much, and her eyes were only focused and inquisitive. She thought for a moment and then said: "Jiuyu, how Dongfan salt enters Jiangnan openly needs to be decided by the court. I did promise before that the court would give Dongfan salt There is a way out for salt, especially as the amount of salt produced by your salt field increases greatly, this problem will become more urgent, but you also know that the territory of Huaihe and Zhejiang has been allocated for a long time. What does the Yangzhou salt merchants rely on for food? Isn’t it just this? ?”
Wang Jiuyu's face changed slightly, "Sir, what do you mean?"
"Yangzhou salt merchants have almost a monopoly on Nanzhi, Jiangyou, and Huguang. Even the salt affairs of the two Zhejiang provinces have a lot of entanglements with Yangzhou salt merchants. It doesn't matter if the quantity of Dongfan salt is small, but if the quantity is large, it will inevitably It will impact the salt field business of Yangzhou salt merchants in Lianghuai, not to mention that your Dongfan salt is not only cheaper, but also has better salt quality."
Feng Ziying said leisurely: "Under this situation, I estimate that in the second half of this year, next year at the latest, this kind of conflict will become more intense."
“Sir, what does the imperial court mean?” Wang Jiuyu composed himself. This was the main reason why he came to Feng Ziying to inquire about the news.
The division of salt power is too complicated. For example, there are salt fields in Lianghuai, but the salt sales market is controlled by Yangzhou salt merchants. The salt markets in Lianghuai, Liangzhe, Jiangyou, and Huguang are almost controlled by Yangzhou salt merchants. , and salt mainly comes from the Huaihe River, and some comes from Shanshan, Shaanxi and Shu. The salt market in the North is basically controlled by Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants, and most of the salt farms are in Beizhi.
If the salt from Dongpan enters Lianghuai, Zhejiang, Jiangyou, and Huguang, it will inevitably break the original balance. The Lianghuai salt field is almost always operated by Yangzhou salt merchants themselves or in joint ventures, or they are all jointly operated with Yangzhou salt merchants. The related households that are inextricably linked are Shudi salt and Shanshan salt that can enter the markets of Lianghuai, Liangzhejiang, Huguang and Jiangyou. Yangzhou salt merchants have strong influence and control.
“The imperial court?” Feng Ziying shrugged. The imperial court may not have thought of this yet.
Yan Mingtai, the newly appointed Salt Censor of the Huaihe River, was a person whom Emperor Yonglong had great trust. Logically speaking, he was also a scholar from the North. He was a Jinshi in the 33rd year of Yuanxi period. However, he was familiar with Emperor Yonglong when he was still King Zhongxiao. Later, after Emperor Yonglong succeeded to the throne, he plunged into the arms of Emperor Yonglong, and was quickly promoted, from Zhongshusheren to Hukejiezhong, then to the Sichuan Taoist Censor of the Duchayuan, and now to the Lianghuai Patrol Salt Censor.
Yan Mingtai's impression among the northern scholars was not very good, but he was able to maintain superficial relationships. Qi Yongtai's attitude towards this person was somewhat cold, but Qiao Yingjia still maintained a relatively harmonious relationship with him.
Feng Ziying had also seen both sides of this man, but had never interacted with him. He did not expect that this man would serve as the salt censor of the Huaihe River more than a year after Lin Ruhai's death.
“Sir, has the court not made any statement yet?” Wang Jiuyu became more and more nervous, “But Lord Yan has already taken office.”
“Have you ever had contact with Lord Yan?” Feng Ziying asked.
"I have contacted him twice, but Mr. Yan always said that the situation is unknown. We still need to clarify his predecessor's accounts before making sense. However, our salt will begin large-scale shipments in April and May. If..." Wang Jiuyue gritted his teeth: " If we continue as before, we are worried that we will attract the wrath and attack of the salt envoy Si Yamen."
After Lin Ruhai's death, there was a vacancy in the Huaihe and Huaihe salt inspection censorship, and the salt transport envoys had far less control over the salt transfer envoys in the capital than the salt inspection censor, so Wang Jiuyu and the others were not too afraid. Wang Jiuyu and the others, who already had considerable connections and sales networks, naturally shipped goods to these areas on a large scale. This was basically smuggling, with huge profits.
They also know that this cannot last long, so they also feel that it is only a moment, but when the Lianghuai Salt Patrol Inspector takes office, they can no longer be so presumptuous, and this year the Dongfan salt shipments will be even greater, and smuggling alone has already It is difficult to maintain, and the risks will be greatly magnified.
This is indeed a problem. There is no clear explanation of the original destination of Dongfan Salt, especially after Yan Mingtai became the censor of salt inspection in the Huaihe River. He was a personal minister of Emperor Yonglong. Without his consent, Dongfan Salt was It cannot be sold to Nanzhi, Jiangyou, and Huguang, but this area is the most important market, and the Yangzhou salt merchants will definitely try their best to block the entry of Dongfan salt, otherwise the profits of the Lianghuai Salt Farm will increase significantly. Decreased.
"Jiuyu, the court has not yet reached a conclusion on this matter. To a large extent, it has to be decided by Master Yan. However, I can first contact the Changludu Salt Transport Envoy Si Yamen for you. At least you will not lose all your money. Return." Feng Ziying thought for a while and then said: "I still have some friendship with Mr. Zhang Shenyan, the censor of Changlu Salt Patrol, and I will write you a letter. You can contact him in detail when the time comes..."
Wang Jiuyu was overjoyed. Originally, he had not expected to get anything from Feng Ziying. Everyone knew that the Salt Censor of the Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers was a personal minister of the emperor. It was reasonable that the Yangzhou salt merchants had a close relationship with the Salt Censor of the Lianghuai River. Dongfan Salt It is obvious that it is very difficult to break in. Unexpectedly, Feng Ziying said that he could allow Dongfanyan to enter the North.
“Sir, is it really possible?” Wang Jiuyu still couldn’t believe it, and his voice was trembling, “There are quite a few Changlu Saltworks,…”
“There are quite a few Changlu salt fields, but their salt field production has been insufficient in the past two years. In addition, the salt quality in Shanshan and Shaanxi is not good, and some new foreign salt needs to be introduced to stimulate it.”
Feng Ziying has already considered this. Feng Ziying on Zhang Shenyan's side and Qiao Yingjia's side also reported it first. It's not a big problem and it's even a win-win situation.
"But I also want to remind you that the salt market in the North is not as good as that in the South of the Yangtze River. I'm afraid the price needs to be considered. In addition, you can't focus on the North. The Jiangnan side has to find a way." Feng Ziying said thoughtfully: "The other two sides are Guangdong and Guangxi. , you can also think about it.”
Wang Jiuyu can't control that much. Even if he temporarily enters the Beidi market, it is a great thing. Moreover, in terms of price, Dongfan salt has a great advantage. Otherwise, why would Yangzhou salt merchants be so hostile to Dongfan salt? Even if the local side makes a few less profits, as long as it can enter the market, it is a victory.
Seeing Wang Jiuyu overjoyed, Feng Ziying also sighed in his heart. The merchants in Jiangnan are strong, and the Northland is far inferior to Jiangnan economically. Once things really change, if the Jiangnan merchants unite again, the Northland will be in danger. Fortunately, he In recent years, strategies such as the strategy of opening up the sea and the strategy of eastward expansion have won the support of many Jiangnan merchants, and the influence of Jiangnan merchants has also been chaotic, so that there can be opportunities.
Feng Ziying can only hope that such a backhand will not be used, but often this bad premonition will become reality.
Since it has benefited Wang Jiuyu and the others, Feng Ziying definitely needs to understand some situations and be prepared to tie these people up more closely in the next step.
These Fujian tycoons are also very powerful in Jiangnan, but they are still somewhat different from the gentry. They basically rely on maritime trade to make their fortunes, and they lack the foundation in poetry and calligraphy. This also makes the pretentious Jiangnan tradition The gentry did not think highly of these people.
These specific negotiations can be left to Wang Wenyan and others. With specific directions and goals, Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing are far more suitable to deal with people like Wang Jiuyu than themselves.
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Qiu Shi'an nodded and waved his hand to signal the young chamberlain to go down.
The imperial court has begun to clean up and deal with the defeat of the Three Tun Camps in the Beijing Camp last year. During this period, there was a flood of ammunition and ammunition. The emperor's imperial case was already full of ammunition and ammunition, and there were as many as a hundred military officers and officers involved, and of course some ordinary officers. It's just being implicated, which means nothing more than a fine or removal from office, but like some people, I'm afraid it won't be that easy.
Qiu Bingzhong has come to see him several times, but Qiu Shian also knows that this time the emperor is determined to carry out a large-scale purge of the martial arts in the Beijing camp, and he hopes to return to the Beijing camp to serve. An Xianfan is simply lost in his thoughts and doesn't even look at what happened. What good things are there?
It was Qiu Shian's wish that Qiu Bingzhong could avoid going to prison, but now it seems that it is a bit difficult and dangerous.
Although the Feng family came here with words, Qiu Shian still had to look at the actual situation.
This can be considered the first cooperation with the Feng family? Qiu Shian rubbed his chin and looked out the window.
The emperor's health is becoming more and more worrying, but the emperor still likes to stay up late at work. This is the biggest problem.
King Shou, King Fu, and King Li have become more active during this period, and even King Lu has now joined in. Qiu Shian was a little surprised by Mei Fei's reward the day before, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable. If you don't take action at this time, you are really ready to give up completely.
But can you get away with Tianjia’s affairs just by giving up?
Qiu Shian sneered in his heart and also felt a little emotional. No one can easily stay out of it. Even if you really want to stay out of it, it depends on whether others will think so.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Qiu Shian took out a list from the drawer that only he could understand. His eyes passed over it, and finally it was imprinted in his mind. He put it on the candle flame and finally turned into a ball of light gray ashes.
Concubine Xian De is really a suitable bridge. She is too obvious to people outside. Long Jinwei's people are keeping a close eye on her, so it is safer to use the line in the palace to contact her, but there is no Thinking of Xiao Feng Xiuzuan's trust in Fengzao Palace, it's no wonder. I heard that even her concubine's sister might be a concubine for Xiao Feng Xiuzuan.
(End of this chapter)