After getting off his carriage, Zhao Liang looked around and found that many acquaintances were gathered together in groups of three or five, but they had no intention of entering. Obviously, these people were not sure and wanted to get together outside.

Zhao Liang ignored this approach. Sometimes it is useful to do this, but sometimes it is really useless to do this.

"Brother Zhao!"

Just as Zhao Liang was wondering if he was going in, a voice interrupted his thoughts. Zhao Liang turned his head and looked at it and found that it was Lu Qian, the head of the Lu family, who was the three major Huishang masters, with his family and Qi family.

Lu Qian is much older than Zhao Liang. He is in his fifties, white and fat, rich, and smiles kindly, and looks like a big monk in the temple. But Zhao Liang knows that this guy is an old fox.

When dealing with him, you must be careful when you are not careful. If you are not careful, you will be trapped by him.

"Brother Lu!" Zhao Liang also hugged Lu Qian and smiled and greeted him: "I haven't seen you for many days. When I see you today, Brother Lu is indeed more charming than the past!"

Lu Qian looked at Zhao Liang and cursed in his heart: "Little Fox!"

Although the two of them had a happy chat on the surface, they were all thinking about their own plans in their hearts.

There are many people in this place. Who doesn’t know that Lu Qian from the Lu family and Zhao Liang from the Zhao family. When they saw the two greetings, many people immediately looked at each other, and some people wanted to come and talk, but when they faced these two people, they were a little reluctant.

Lu Qian and Zhao Liang naturally had no intention of paying attention to others. After talking for a few words, they turned the topic back to this invitation.

"Brother Zhao Xian, what do you think about this time?" Lu Qian turned around and looked at Lichunyuan, lowered his voice and said.

"What do you think?" Zhao Liang was stunned, and then hesitated: "We haven't entered yet, and I don't know what's going on. Maybe we're just treating us to dinner!" When he said this, Zhao Liang looked strange: "Is there any news about Brother Lu?"

Lu Qian glanced at Zhao Liang, and the smile on his face also calmed down: "Brother Zhao Xian, I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to behave like this at this time, right?"

After looking at Lu Qian, Zhao Liang's smile also calmed down: "Brother Lu, tell me, I'll listen to what you want to say."

Seeing that Zhao Liang was still in this way, Lu Qian didn't say anything anymore, but turned around and left.

Looking at Lu Qian's back, Zhao Liang sneered in his heart. The old fox was still having some messy ideas at this time. However, seeing Lu Qian walking towards Lichunyuan and wanting to walk in, Zhao Liang followed with a step, not letting the old fox take the lead.

The two of them entered Lichunyuan and found that the layout here was completely different.

The original fancy things disappeared, and they were replaced by round tables and simple chairs. However, the originally dancing table was still preserved, and the decorations around them were also removed.

Lu Qian and Zhao Liang came to the table in front to sit down, and soon a simple-dressed maid came to serve tea.

Seeing this woman, Lu Qian and Zhao Liang were both stunned. This is not the girl Qian'er, the courtesan of Lichunyuan. Why did they come here to serve tea and pour water? It's true that neither of them knows how to evaluate it.

After Lu Qian and Zhao Liang came in, the merchants at the door also followed him in.

When the table was full, a man walked down from the second floor with a smile. While walking, he clasped his fists at the people present: "Everyone, I have been missing for many days. How are you all these days? Lucky to be happy!"

It was not someone else who came, but Li Zhongxing, and the smile on his face was so bright.

Li Zhongxing's smile looked very sincere, but he didn't seem so sincere when he said anything. Don't you know what kind of life we ​​are doing these days? Don't you feel sorry for saying this?

Even if I feel uncomfortable, I can’t show it on my face.

Everyone present smiled and said, "Good luck, lucky luck."

Li Zhongxing walked onto the stage, glanced at everyone on the scene, and then smiled and said, "I invite you to come today for the sake of salt from our two Huaihe Rivers. I believe everyone knows this, right?"

"These days, the salt in our Yangzhou has been very big."

Although Li Zhongxing said it relaxed, his expression on his face was also relaxed and he had a smile on his face, the people below were not at all relaxed. They could not understand what life they were living in this period.

The life of the salt merchants is particularly difficult. More than 30 salt merchants were searched and arrested. How could life be easier?

"Before I left the capital, the emperor assigned salt to the Office of the Internal Affairs. In other words, the Ministry of the Internal Affairs will have the final say starting today." Li Zhongxing said this with great confidence.

"From now on, the salt fields in Lianghuai will no longer be released, and all the salt entries will be abolished."

As soon as these words were said, the salt merchant below suddenly looked ugly.

Yan Yin was a good thing in the past, but it was achieved by everyone who spent a lot of money and effort. Now the court said that it would abolish it, and the loss would be great. Zhao Liang and Lu Qian also changed their expressions. Neither of them expected that the court would directly abolish Yan Yin.

"Someone is going to ask, without salt, how can you sell salt?"

"It's very simple. The emperor decided to adopt the policy of contracting a salt farm. What does it mean? It's very simple. The merchants present can spend money to contract a salt farm. During your contracting period, all the salt produced in the salt farm belongs to you. Even if the court wants to use salt, it will still buy it from you."

As soon as this sentence came out, the following was immediately in chaos. Is it necessary to lift the ban on salt? The court no longer operates salt in the official business.

The official camp of salt and iron, from ancient times to the present, has been the officials of the court throughout the dynasties, and that is the main source of finance for the court. So, the official camp of salt has been released? Many people looked at Li Zhongxing in disbelief. Did they hear it right?

"There are 46 salt fields in total in Lianghuai, and one can buy up to three salt fields."

"I won't say much about how much money the salt farm is, but there is one thing I want to say before, that is, every salt farm, our Ministry of Internal Affairs will account for 60% of the shares. The remaining 40% are what you contracted."

Everyone was stunned. Sure enough, the Ministry of Internal Affairs accounted for 60%, which means the court accounted for 60%.

Zhao Liang listened to Li Zhongxing's words, his brain kept flipping and thinking about the whole thing. Abolishing the salt quota, the court's law selling 40% of the salt quota, is there any profit in it? After thinking a little, Zhao Liang could answer himself: Yes!

"Mr. Li, Lu has something to ask about!"

While Zhao Liang was thinking, Lu Qian stood up, hugged Li Zhongxing with fists, and then said.

Li Zhongxing smiled and said, "Mr. Lu has something to say, but it doesn't matter!"

"If Lu bought these 40% of the shares, then who will take care of this salt farm? Should the court send people to you or should we send people? Is the money earned every year, and is it a 64-cent share?" Lu Qian asked everyone's most concerned questions.

Li Zhongxing smiled and said, "Mr. Lu asked this question well.

"I have a charter here, which is about the sale of the salt farm. You can take it back and take a look." As he said that, Li Zhongxing nodded to the person next to him, and then said with a smile: "I will talk about the salt farm matter here first. Let me talk about the Ming shipping matters."

Everyone was stunned again, what the hell is this Ming shipping? That's all the salt field?

"Ming Shipping, as the name suggests, is a cargo delivery. This shipping is led by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Each government only collects one person, and for the time being, it is only available in Lianghuai. The newly established Daming Shipping, the first cargo that takes is salt."

"All salt produced in Lianghuai Salt Area must be shipped by Ming Shipping."

In fact, this is a special transportation team, or a transportation department established by the imperial court. In this era, transportation is never circumvented, and the huge expenses in the transportation process are really unbearable.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the main body, supplemented by franchise, and salt transportation is pioneering, forming a professional and specialized transportation team.

Separating the production, transportation and sales of salt to prevent people from causing trouble is also one of the purposes. Create a one-stop production, transportation and sales of Daming salt. Thoroughly holding the profits of salt in your hands, this will also help increase the production of salt.

No one was talking below, and they were all thinking about how many benefits there were.

"This book is an explanation about the Ming Shipping. You can take it back and take a look!" Li Zhongxing sent someone to send a booklet to everyone, and then continued to speak: "Let's talk about the establishment of the Ming Salt Industry."

Daming Salt Industry? What the hell is this?

"Like the Ming Shipping, Daming Salt Industry recruits three companies in each government, and its function is very simple, that is, to sell salt. The salt is shipped from the salt field, transported by Daming Shipping, and finally handed over to the store of Daming Salt Industry."

"Any shop that joins the Daming Salt Industry can sell salt in our government."

This time, everyone understood it and said that it was no longer the official business, but it was no different from the official business. The management was stricter, and there were fewer places to commit fraud. If you want to do something, you can only sell private salt.

"There is a charter on the Daming Salt Industry here, and you can take it back and take a look."

Although Li Zhongxing said the joy, he knew in his heart that this time the matter was limited to Lianghuai Salt District, not the entire Ming Dynasty. In the words of the emperor, this is a pilot project. If the effect is good, it will be launched later.

Lianghuai Salt District is the largest salt district in the Ming Dynasty. It works here, but it works in other places.

Among these three errands, the most rare thing is Daming Shipping. There must be many people selling salt and robbing salt farms. I guess there are not many people who want to do salt transport. Transport is a chore and it is easy to have problems.

But Li Zhongxing knew that among these three things, the emperor valued the most was the transportation of salt.
Chapter completed!