In the well-arranged private room at Hongqiao Station, Jia Cong put medicine on one arm, bandaged it, and sat on the Taishi chair with expressionless expression. Chen Sanguan, president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, personally poured a cup of Pu'er tea, which was quite elegant. Hui merchants were both businessmen and scholars: "Please taste tea, it's best to taste half of it. Tea and wine are too much, and you only want to get half drunk... Hahaha."

"Who said this?"

"Yuan Hongdao of the Three Yuans of the Public Security Bureau is a famous scholar. He also bought many Yangzhou thin horses, all of whom are beautiful and charming. At that time, Cha Jizuo from Haining and dozens of maids, each with the word "some". When they were named, they came to the south, just four words: "Fine wine and beautiful women. You don't have to worry about reputation, and it's okay for maids to have a few maids."

This is true. If there are too many concubines, they are easily criticized. Especially sometimes, the number of concubines will be a measure of character.

But the maid is not in this ranks. It is purely a kind of venting and playing tricks, called "romantic".

In ancient times, no matter how noble or noble the character was, people did not mind buying and selling maids, sending maids or exchanging them, and it often represented the mutual appreciation between men.

Haining Cha Jizuo... Jin Yong's ancestor... No wonder Jin Yong is genetic about women's issues.

"I am always too young." Jia Cong refused, "I heard that it is difficult for you Xin'an."

"Yes." Chen Sanguan's expression was a bit nostalgic in his respect. "Xin'an has few land and many people are surrounded by mountains and steep mountains. Huangshan and Qiyun Mountain are inserted between them. Xin'an River and Changjiang flow in opposite directions. Even if there is land, it is still a barren place. Therefore, people such as Caomin and Xin'an have to go out to do business."

"Especially in the war and famine era, many people will run to Xin'an because it is a deep mountain and can hide from the outside world. In this way, immigrants and refugees account for eight or nine out of tens of Xin'an..."

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Because they are refugees and immigrants, the complex of Xin'an people's hometown is not as deep as others. It can also explain why you can stay away from home for decades to do business..."

Xin'an is a relatively old name. In fact, it is Huizhou Prefecture. Huizhou used to be Xin'an County. Chen Sanguan hesitated and said: "Sir, it is not that I don't want to go home. First, it is forced by the environmental situation. If Xin'an people do not go out and do business, they will have no way to survive. Second, the court's policies are located..."

The topic began to slowly shift to the main business, and Jia Cong naturally found out that before intervening in the salt administration, the salt merchants who were the court agents had to find out their true feelings.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the last class. The court stipulates that business registration cannot participate in the imperial examinations, and merchants cannot gain political power. This is why many powerful people do business and cannot use their own household registration, but instead invest in other people's names.

The same is true for Jia Cong.

However, descendants of business registration can participate in the imperial examinations, provided that they cannot do business.

When did this happen?

We know that feudal society emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, so why did it attack commerce? Because the court and the emperor knew that it was so terrible that a person who was rich enough to rival a country had political power!

The situation changed since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Yes, salt merchants could not go into politics, but they could cultivate people who were in politics, either their descendants, relatives, or fellow villagers, so that they would have spokespersons in the court.

From excluding business to accepting "commerce and agriculture are the same," the literati finally have common interests with officials and businessmen.

Another method is that merchants gain political status by themselves and pay money. Salt merchants have money and can pay money to buy prison students and tribute students, which are convenient both politically and socially.

Huizhou merchants are everywhere and do not return to their hometowns, which is caused by many reasons. In terms of court policy, the descendants must have twenty years of settlement in other places for the imperial examination. Because it is inconvenient to return to Huizhou for the examination, and there are few places. Therefore, wherever there are Hui merchants, they will buy land, land, and real estate, move to ancestral graves, and hire teachers. In the era of prosperity of the imperial examination, merchants had to transform into Confucian scholars.

When the Salt Administration wants to find an agent, everyone in the world will line up to squeeze in, and the only one who wins in the end is Hui merchants. It can be seen that Hui merchants have made various efforts to do this. Some of them have good moral character, and there are always various reasons for victory.

"I heard that the son donated his prison student and can take the exam next year..." Jia Cong said.

"Thank you, Lord, for your care, the dog son Shen Dechen, is in the Imperial College of Yanjing..."

"Governing with virtue is like Beichen, good, okay, it seems that President Chen is full of hope for the son, and I will see him if I have time... I have also received the letter from Mr. Dong of the Ministry of Justice..." Jia Cong said the truth.

Xin'an is adjacent to Zhejiang, and the first stop for Huishang to make money is Hangzhou, and the spokesperson of Chen Sanguan is Dong Anguo.

All other salt merchants are like this.

This is the fundamental reason why Jia Cong cannot offend all salt merchants.

Chen Sanguan was holding his fists and gratefully, Jia Cong sighed and said, "You also know that I am inspecting the three provinces. The most important thing is the river channel. What the river channel needs is money. Today..."

"I understand..." Chen Sanguan said: "How many do you want by sir? Caomin is also willing to donate a title..."

Salt merchants can donate officials, such as the cabinet's Secretariat, the Hanlin Academy bachelor, etc., but they only bought a title and had no actual power.

"Ten million..."

Chen Sanguan blew his beard and his eyes were dull...

this……

"Uh..." Chen Sanguan lowered his head and said, "Sir, both injured and reported to him. The Salt Law has its own salt inspector..."

"Mr. Dong is my teacher, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, and the cabinet. How many people are watching me? Go back and think about it carefully. President Chen, as for what to do at that time, whether it is appropriate or not, I have a charter here, so don't ask more..."

It is not an exaggeration to say that 10 million yuan is not an exaggeration. Bao Zhidao donated 20 million taels during the Qianlong period.

The salt merchant in Yangzhou is rich enough to rival a country.

The question is, do they dare not donate?

To put it bluntly, salt merchants must rely on political forces. No salt merchant can operate for a long time without relying on political forces. Because of excessive dependence on political forces, after the reform of the salt ticket in the late Qing Dynasty, salt merchants who were rich enough to rival the country became beggars in an instant.

If Bill Gates were in China, he might have become a state-owned enterprise long ago... Well, maybe he would have been gone...

Chen Sanguan used to rely on Lin Ruhai, but now he has made a choice between Jia Cong and Jaswen.

The salt merchants in the world are the largest in Lianghuai, including Yizheng and Huai'an. The salt in Lianghuai Salt Field costs only 30 to 4 cents per pound. When sold to Jiangxi, the profit soared by 70 to 80 cents, and twenty or thirty times. This is the fundamental reason why salt merchants get rich.

"When I go back and think about it, adults must take care of their injuries..."

Jia Cong stared at Chen Sanguan's back as he looked like a faint look. He had long wanted to blackmail the money from these salt merchants and take it to control the river. The problem is that he was secretly targeted at this moment, and he didn't know who the murderer was, or just an assassin that a certain gang in the martial arts world could not see?

Now Jia Cong is not leaving his home, and the post station is also strengthened guards, and his trusted followers are strengthening their training. In the evening, Yangzhou magistrate Fan Xuan came to report on the "assassination trial". Now he is the one who is most distressed.
Chapter completed!