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    At the beginning of late May, Yang Lingxun, the transshipment envoy from the south of the Yangtze River, was summoned to escort the millions of stones collected from the salt patrol to Luodu. Along the Guangji River, the canal was thousands of miles long, and only large ships could be seen, vast and endless.  There were fully 30,000 soldiers responsible for escorting the troops.  The matter was so important that King Yong dispatched three thousand state soldiers to station at the dock to prevent any loss.

    The area south of the Yangtze River has always been rich and prosperous, and even "so fat that it drips with oil" is not enough to describe it.  The Jiangnan transshipment envoy patrols salt in March and April every year and inspects grain in October. Part of the proceeds goes to the Jiangnan salt granary, and the rest is transported to Beijing for unified allocation and distribution by the imperial court.  Before Yang Lingxun boarded the ship, he respectfully asked King Yong to temporarily serve as the governor of the local salt affairs.

    Usually this is said to the heads of the three major local yamen, but when Li Ci stepped onto the border of Yongzhou with such a special edict, the people below had to consciously take a few steps back.

    As for whether they are willing or not, that is not within the scope of Li Ci's consideration.

    If you don¡¯t retreat, you will have to break your legs before retreating.

    Jiangnan transport envoys escorted the proceeds from the salt patrol to Luodu, and Yang Lingxun entrusted the salt tax affairs in Yongzhou to King Yong Li Ci.  Although this had been foreseen for a long time, the hearts of the salt merchants and related interest groups still sank.  But he had to cheer up and find new ways to survive.

    Salt is one of the foundations of people's livelihood, and the courts of all dynasties have attached great importance to it.

    Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Wei Dynasty has enacted legislation to strictly prohibit the circulation and sale of private salt, nationalized salt, and set up transshipment envoys in major salt-producing areas to hand over salt affairs to the transshipment envoys.  The Jiangnan transshipment envoy was special. He was also in charge of grain tax matters and directly obeyed the emperor's orders.  The south of the Yangtze River is rich in salt and grain. Which salt merchant and grain merchant active in the south of the Yangtze River is not rich and wealthy?

    When salt is returned to the state, the court will set up a salt administration department to manage salt-related affairs.  Generally, a Salt Administration Department is established in salt-producing areas, headed by a Salt Manager, who is responsible for boiling salt, sending and receiving salt, stabilizing salt prices, and arresting and selling illegal salt.  Since it was impossible for the Salt Administration Secretary to take over all matters, the imperial court issued an edict allowing localities to share some affairs with local civil forces according to local conditions.

    The usual situation is that the Yanzheng Yamen allows certain merchants to boil salt. A certain proportion of the boiled salt must be handed over to the Salt Warehouse of the Salt Administration Department. The remaining salt is allowed to be sold to the people by themselves at a price that does not change.  Can be too high.  After all, this type of salt merchants are in the minority, and for salt merchants, there is no need to worry about selling salt, so naturally the more the better.

    People need to eat salt every day, so it is obviously not enough to just sell it to the Yanzheng Yamen.  The Salt Administration Department stores the collected salt in the salt warehouse, formulates a certain amount of salt quota, and issues it to the salt merchants as a voucher for collecting salt from the salt warehouse.  Salt merchants who are qualified to obtain salt quotas are also qualified to sell salt.

    With the rules and procedures here in place, it is basically a daydream for anyone without any connections to make a fortune from salt.  Which of the major salt merchants in Jiangnan does not have inextricably linked relationships with upper-level local officials?  Everyone, you follow your own path, and I follow mine, but there is also a competitive relationship in private.

    After all, if you fail, it means that your share will be increased. If you don't grab it, you won't grab it.

    Successful businessmen are very understanding of the world and have close contacts with Jiangnan official circles.  Consciously visit each other during the holidays, offer precious gifts, and carefully maintain the relationship with each other.

    "All this was fine before May of the 33rd year of Showa, but when King Yong stepped into the territory of Yongzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, the sky in Yongzhou changed color.  Not to mention that once the Jiangnan transshipment envoy left and handed over the salt affairs to King Yong temporarily, it would undoubtedly be a huge shock to the salt merchants.

    The salt merchants in Yongzhou have already begun to think of ways to find out what King Yong likes and how to cater to his preferences.  The Su family's business scope naturally also includes salt, and salt accounts for a large proportion.  Seeing Su Qingzhi secure his position as the head of the Su family day by day, Su Wu felt anxious and angry. At this moment, he felt that he had an opportunity.

    He asked his connections in Luodu to inquire about King Yong's preferences. If he could get King Yong's support, then he would have a bigger backing in Yongzhou. Was he still afraid that he would not be able to defeat Su Qingzhi?  But Su Wu didn't dare to do it alone when it came to currying favor with King Yong. He specifically went to ask the old man Su She for advice.

    After hearing this, Mr. Su pondered for a moment and said: "This can be done, but you must be cautious. Don't make any announcement until it is completed."

    If the Su family can establish a foothold in Jiangnan, there will naturally be no shortage of connections above them.  Their family has been in the salt business for several years, and has frequent contacts with officials from the Salt Administration Department, and even has relationships with the three major government offices.  But because of Gao Jingwen's incident, the Su family had already turned against Gao Zhihuai, the envoy of the executioner.

    For this, Su Wu blamed Su Qingzhi in his heart.  It's justIn fact, the matter of Liang Changshi is simply a matter of lack of people.  When she went to Yongzhou to join the vassal, there were quite a few officials who wanted to show their favor and surrender, either openly or secretly. However, too many people had twists and turns in their minds, and they all came with their own thoughts, so they should never be credulous.  But after preliminary inspection of some people, some of them seem to be usable. As for whether they are treacherous or not, it will take time to verify.

    "These people are going to be anxious now." Li Ci said with raised eyebrows.

    Although she didn¡¯t seem to have done anything, she just tightened the review process. Who knew she could detect so many ghosts and monsters?  These people who hurriedly came to see them were all salt merchants who could not pass the review, and many of them had a close relationship with Gao Zhihuai.  Of course, even less can be seen on the surface.

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