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Chapter 676 Monopoly

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    "Empire Hegemony" Chapter 676

    After Liu Zhiyuan and his son heard the words of Yue Shan, Director of Public Security of Jiangnan Province, they were all full of black lines.

    Yue Shan just took a letter of appointment, and didn't even give a single soldier. This is simply using them as free labor.

    However, Yue Shan was under the banner of Chen Zi'ang, the Second Corps of the Qinghe Army, and his words were often threatening, so the Liu family could only eat Coptis chinensis in silence, unable to express their suffering.

    Not only can they not refuse now, but they have to get things done, otherwise, they will offend the Qinghe army and cause trouble for their Liu family.

    "Father, what should we do?"

    When Yue Shan left the inn, Liu Shuo, the young master of the Liu family, also looked gloomy.

    "What else can you do? You are now the head of the Intelligence Department of the Public Security Department, and you can only follow their orders, otherwise you will offend them." Liu Zhiyuan sighed.

    Liu Shuo said angrily: "But they are too bullying, they are not willing to give even a single soldier."

    "Son, the Jiangnan Province is now ruled by the Qinghe Army. Bear with the calm for a while, if you can bear it, bear it. Besides, our Liu family does not lack that kind of thing." Liu Zhiyuan comforted.

    "Didn't Master Yue say that they have to settle accounts with other families one by one. Our Liu family can at least preserve the family and property. We must learn to be content and be happy."

    Liu Zhiyuan's wealth is incomparable to that of a country, and their Liu family is also one of the largest families in Jiangnan province, so Liu Zhiyuan's vision and structure are naturally not low.

    When he took the initiative to join the Qinghe army, he also learned about what the Qinghe army was doing in the Jiangbei province. He knew the general trend.

    So Liu Zhiyuan resolutely gave up supporting the Southern Army, and turned to the Qinghe Army, trying to protect the family's interests in the Jiangnan province.

    In Liu Zhiyuan's view, since he can't defeat the Qinghe army, he should become an ally of the opponent. As for the position, it is empty talk in the face of interests.

    Now they have been tied to the same boat with the Qinghe army, and now the Qinghe army needs him to help stabilize the situation with the Liu family, and gave his son an official position.

    If they don't know good and bad, I'm afraid all the previous efforts will be in vain, and they will offend the Qinghe army instead.

    Now that he has chosen to follow the Qinghe Army, Liu Zhiyuan can think about it. Under the current situation, he can only follow the Qinghe Army all the way to the dark.

    ?Because if the Qinghe Army could not stand in the Jiangnan province, and if the Southern Army fought back, the Liu family would definitely be liquidated by the court based on their previous actions.

    Although the Liu family is a prominent family in Jiangnan Province, they really don't have many choices in the face of powerful fists.

    Yue Shan directly obtained an intelligence network without spending a single soldier, or even a dime of money, which made Chen Ziang admire.

    ?Because the Liu family is one of the most powerful families in Jiangnan Province, with industries spread across various prefectures and counties, and many eyes and ears.

    With the free information provided by the Liu family, the Department of Public Security can quickly obtain information about bandits everywhere.

    The most important thing is that the Liu family is also familiar with other wealthy families, and they can be regarded as insiders of the wealthy families.

    Now the Liu family is aware of the collusion between the rich and powerful families and bandits, so the Qinghe army can easily obtain a lot of valuable information, which is faster and more accurate than their own spying.

    They are also not worried about the Liu family providing false information, because the Liu family is under the control of the Qinghe army, and they dare not do so.

    Once the Liu family dared to obey the law, the army of the Qinghe army could wipe them out in minutes.

    Chen Ziang also knew that the Liu family suffered from being dumb this time, so they had to do these things as a last resort.

    In order to comfort the Liu family, and at the same time to show the Qinghe army's attitude towards the big families in the south of the Yangtze River, Chen Zi'ang also personally met Liu Zhiyuan, the head of the Liu family, on the morning of the second day.

    In addition to commending the Liu family for assisting the Qinghe army in capturing Xitian Mansion and keeping the Xitian warehouse, Chen Ziang also personally promised to ensure the interests of the Liu family in Jiangnan Province.

    At the same time, Chen Zi'ang also temporarily granted the Liu family the right to manage the salt in Jiangnan Province, which was considered a little benefit to them.

    In the past, franchise rights such as salt and iron were in the hands of the governor of the Jiangnan Province of the Far East Dynasty, and special officials were set up to take charge.

    Because salt and iron are all things under the control of the imperial court, which are related to the lifeline of the economy.

      Now Chen Ziang has granted the Liu family the right to manage salt, which means that the Jiangnan province only allows the Liu family to mine, transport, and sell salt, forming a monopoly.

    In the past, although the imperial court had strict control, the Liu family also sold private salt in private, and made huge profits.

    Now that Chen Zi'ang has given them the right to manage the salt to the Liu family, it means that they can be responsible for this in an open manner.

    If someone sells salt, it is tantamount to smuggling salt and will be severely punished.

    Liu Zhiyuan did not expect that Chen Ziang would give such a large piece of cake to the Liu family, so his affection for Chen Ziang increased greatly.

    Because the profit from this piece of franchised salt alone is enough to make their Liu family earn a lot of money.

    "In the Jiangnan Province, private increases in salt prices are not allowed, and the price increase must be approved by the Chief of Political Affairs. We must ensure that ordinary people can afford salt and have salt to eat."

    After all, the Liu family has formed a monopoly, so Chen Zi'ang has also repeatedly urged, and made three chapters.

    "Don't worry, general, our Liu family will never do such an outrageous thing. All salt prices will not increase."

    Liu Zhiyuan is not a fool either, their Liu family can make a lot of money selling salt in dozens of prefectures and counties, so why rely on price increases to earn that risky money.

    "Of course, outside of our Qinghe Army's control area, you can raise the price as you like, and you can even reduce the supply of salt to Dongjiang Province, Yunshan Province, etc"

    Now the Qinghe Army has no way to reach the Yunshan Province and Dongjiang Province controlled by the Southern Army, because the Qinghe Army has limited strength.

    However, the salt in these two provinces is the sea salt shipped from the Jiangnan province, so they can still do something about it.

    Reduce the supply of salt to these two provinces. If the people cannot afford salt, there will be troubles. This is enough for the southern army to drink a pot.

    Although Liu Zhiyuan didn't know anything about economic warfare, since it was Chen Ziang's order, he naturally agreed.

    Chen Ziang kindly entertained the Liu family who had taken refuge in them, and temporarily gave them the franchise rights of salt. After the news came out, all the families in Jiangnan Province were also in an uproar.

    When the Liu family joined the Qinghe army, they were rejected by the major families. They felt that the Liu family had lost their minds and colluded with the bandit army. Sooner or later, they would end up dying.

    But now the Qinghe army has occupied the Jiangnan province and obtained the monopoly of salt. Some families curse, some family envy, and their attitudes vary.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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