"Have you heard that? Someone robbed the salt truck of Ankang a few days ago."

"Who doesn't know? Someone had released news earlier, saying that Ankang's salt truck could not pass, and the salt price would rise sharply."

"Tsk tsk, they really took action."

"More than thirty died, and two more escaped."

"Yes, the corpses lined up for a long time!"

"Hey, I saw the salt truck from Ankang entering the city, and I was not robbed!"

"I was robbed... I just died not them, but salt dogs..."

...

In mid-July 21st of Chongzhen, salt factories in both Huaihe River had different degrees of harvest. Ankang Company also gained fame with repeated "robberies". Now even the idiotic person can see how strong the power behind this company is. If you change the salt number of other families, how could you happen to encounter the inspection department and elite troops every time you transport salt, and protect it with them?

Zheng Hanxue sat upright, his body shaking slightly with the bumps of the carriage. He had to be impressed by his father's foresight. Something happened to Wang Zhixin. He was arrested and returned to Beijing. He heard that he had sent a gift to Linyuan to grow vegetables. The salt merchant who gave Wang Zhixin shares asked about the crime of bribery and exiled to Liaodong. No descendants could expect to come back.

The censor of the Censorate heard the news that it was the Zheng family and Wang Zhixin, and the invoice was detained. Finally, Zheng Yuanxun was a Jinshi and could not be punished. He also insisted that Wang Zhixin failed to ask for bribes and did not dare to make friends with eunuchs. The censor could not find out the evidence, so he let the Zheng family go.

Before Zheng Hanxue could not be glad, the "new salt merchant" that his father called gradually emerged. Relying on his own background, the Zheng family finally found the shopkeeper of Ankang Company, Chai Yong.

Ankang Company is registered in Xuzhou, and its general number is naturally in Xuzhou. As a former important town, there are no flags outside Xuzhou City that cover the sky and the sun. Many vacant barracks have been taken back by the government to resettle refugees.

After four days of long bumpy rides, Zheng Hanxue finally met the shopkeeper Chai Yongchai who could not see any grace.

Manager Chai looks nearly thirty years old and is thin. Apart from his big ears, he doesn't show any blessing. However, the two-faced courtesy shows that Manager Chai is good at it. In every move, he feels like a child of aristocratic family, which makes people feel like spring breeze.

Zheng Hanxue did not dare to be despised at all, and tentatively proposed the meaning of working with Ankang to make salt during the meal.

Chai Yong put down his chopsticks and whispered: "My Ankang is just a new home. I also need to find someone to sell salt to each county."

Zheng Hanxue felt quite insulted. Does the Zheng family actually sell salt to others?

"I, Zheng's family, have sold salt for several generations, but have not sold it in a small amount for a hundred years." Zheng Hanxue suppressed his anger: "This time, he wanted to invest with his account and share profits."

Chai Yong smiled and said, "I don't need money for a vulgar person."

These five words made Zheng Hanxue almost speechless.

Chai Yong smiled again and said, "I misogynistically lacked people."

Zheng Hanxue then breathed a sigh of relief: "There are many shopkeepers and disciples in my family, all of whom have been selling salt for decades. They are both reliable and capable." Seeing Chai Yong smiled, he couldn't help but say again: "Shopkeeper Chai, Nanzhi, cough, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces have more than 30 million people, and each person eats two kilograms of salt every year. This is a transaction of 2 million taels. Can the expensive family eat it?"

Chai Yong completely mastered the rhythm of the conversation. He spread his sleeves and said kindly: "This way, there is no need to mention the investment. If you know the origin of Ankang's boss in the future, you will naturally understand. It is not that Chai, who boasts that the company that can get salt now has no more than one hand."

Zheng Hanxue looked at Chai Yong poking out his chicken feet-like palm and said to himself: It turns out that he is a person who can catch money.

"There is a way to travel across the mountain. Ankang also hopes that there are people like Boss Zheng who are aware of it to help sell salt." Chai Yong said: "If Boss Zheng is really interested, you can take salt from Ankang and sell it to various places. In fact, it is no different from buying salt in the past."

Zheng Hanxue's mind twitched and asked, "How much is the price?"

"Thirty cents."

Zheng Hanxue shook his head repeatedly: "Will we have to sell 35 per pounds in our hands? Who can afford such expensive salt?"

"There is no way, the factory price is 22 cents. And the coarse salt from the salt factory will be sold gradually in the future." Chai Yong said confidently.

"Why don't the people not even eat salt?" Zheng Hanxue was indignant.

"We should mention the people less among us." Chai Yong said with a smile.

Zheng Hanxue realized that he had lost his composure. He turned around and smiled, "Shopkeeper Chai still needs to be less. What about twenty-five? We go to the salt factory to get salt. The transportation cost is quite a bit!"

"Twenty-eight, otherwise I can't explain to the boss." Chai Yong also let go.

Zheng Hanxue said: "After taking salt from Ankang, will Ankang stop selling any place where my Zheng family sells salt?"

"It won't sell at a lower price than you get." Chai Yong said: "And Chai can also guarantee that other people will get salt from my Ankang, and it will never be lower than yours."

Zheng Hanxue hesitated slightly and asked, "Shopkeeper Chai, why don't he learn the principles of the principles? He will divide the two provinces into monopoly, and all businesses adhere to the local area and cannot cross the line. Isn't that just right?"

"I don't have such a big tone." Chai Yong said lightly: "It's not that my family can get salt in the world. Even if I want to do this, it can't stop others from coming to sell salt. Can you still beat people away?"

——It’s not bad either.

Zheng Hanxue secretly said.

"The key is to make the brand." Chai Yong said: "There are not many paper money nowadays, and few people can get salt. If there are more paper money in the future, anyone can get salt from the salt factory. Why do people buy yours?"

"My family has always had a good reputation." Zheng Hanxue boasted.

"That's good enough," Chai Yong said: "I've been thinking recently that a dealer like Ankang and Guihao will invest together to build a new account, establish a trademark, and refine the salt from the salt factory. Although the cost is higher, it is a good thing after all, and you don't have to worry that no one will recognize the goods."

Zheng Hanxue's heart moved, as if he had touched the thoughts of Manager Chai.

"This can be done, can the shopkeeper have a charter?" Zheng Hanxuewen said.

"When I go to Huai'an in September, I will take out my own regulations." Chai Yong looked at Zheng Hanxue and smiled: "By then, most other dealers will be in place."

Zheng Hanxue had to smile awkwardly, but he had no choice but to do anything. He came out of the restaurant and had a rumbling heart in his belly. Just now, he spent more than three taels of silver on the table of food, but unfortunately he only took two bites.

"belch!"

A burp with the smell of wine exploded in Zheng Hanxue's ears, which made Young Master Zheng almost turn around and thrust up. The burp was his cousin Zheng Hanlin, who was sent by Zheng Yuanxun to prevent him from spending money in the name of business. Zheng Hanxue turned around and had to stop.

The reason why Zheng Yuanxun chose this cousin was because he was not very smart since childhood. He was a person who could not do anything and could eat anything left. He would not tell lies to cover up others. He was actually the best candidate for the "Censor".

"Look at you, you don't care about my decent family. Just now everyone said that you are just serious, so you just keep eating!" Zheng Hanxue complained.

Zheng Hanlin smiled, stretched out his finger and stuffed it into his mouth. It turned out that there were shredded pork in his teeth and he wanted to take it out.

Zheng Han learned to grin and avoided: "Can you be more dirty? You don't look like someone from my Zheng family!"

"Bah." Zheng Hanlin spit out the slag in his mouth, as if responding to his cousin's accusations, which made Zheng Hanxue even more angry.

The clearing guests came up to persuade him.

"It's nothing, so what if I don't eat?" Zheng Hanlin disagreed and continued to shave his teeth with the tip of his tongue, squeaking.

"It's nothing!" Zheng Hanxue jumped up in anger: "This is a major issue that concerns our family's life and death! If you can't sell salt, can you rely on a few acres of thin fields to drink the northwest wind!"

Zheng Hanlin disagreed and said, "The shopkeeper Chai is tired of selling salt himself. He must have made it for our family. What are you afraid of? The crown prince printed the banknotes to be used by all the people in the world. There are always some things to do, so why are you anxious about?"

"What are you worried about? September is the salt season. After waiting these months, what will we eat next year!" Zheng Hanxue's neck veins popped up, and he swung his sleeves and quickly walked towards his four-wheeled carriage, shouting in dismay: "Go back to Yangzhou!"

The Qingke on the side advised Zheng Hanlin to get on the bus again, but Zheng Hanlin became obsessed again and said, "I want to play in Xuzhou for two days. You can leave me a car, and go back first."

Zheng Hanlin's father was Zheng Yuanxun's younger brother, so he naturally spoke in a matter of his own words. A group of people got on the carriage and returned south with Zheng Hanxue's carriage, leaving Zheng Hanlin and his servant behind.

"Young Master, what's the matter in Xuzhou?" the servant said with a frown.

"I just don't want to go with my elder brother. Let's go to the brothel and eat flower wine and gangsters in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Isn't it comfortable to go back?" Zheng Hanlin laughed and left with his hands behind his back.

The servant ran after him wildly, and thought to himself: Where is the Industrial and Commercial Bureau?

The imperial court established the General Administration of Industry and Commerce to manage companies, trading companies and store accounts across the country to prevent unscrupulous merchants from violating the law. In short, it is the household registration of a "legal person". It has the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in each prefecture, and it has the Industrial and Commercial Offices in each county, and is governed according to the registered capital allocation level of the company and the commercial bank.

Ankang Company's registered capital of 100,000 taels is qualified to be directly under the jurisdiction of the Xuzhou Prefecture Industry and Commerce Administration. This means that the public news about Ankang Company can be confiscated at the Xuzhou Prefecture Industry and Commerce Administration for only five cents of silver.

Zheng Hanlin entered the yamen of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and saw an old official sitting in the hall in a drowsy manner. He went up to cough and woke up the old official and asked, "My father-in-law is disturbing. I want to copy the list of other shareholders, but I don't know what procedures should be required?"

The old official was a little surprised. Not long after the new policy was promulgated, the company registration has not been accepted by everyone, let alone the matter of looking up and copying the list of other people's company shareholders.

"After passing the east wing of the second hall," the old official said simply, "I'll give you money here."

Zheng Hanlin asked the servant to find five cents of silver and leave, but was caught by the old official and forced him to give him a reply ticket. He looked up and said the word "invoice" was written, and the amount was "five cents of silver". (To be continued...)
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