"Okay!" Wei Qi and Cao Bing nodded and agreed. If they can go this far and become winners in the deep pool of Jiangnan Yanzheng, they naturally have their own strategy and courage. If the first prince really kills , then they have to throw a boulder over, even if they can't
Zi and Li's back were broken, and a few of their bones were also broken! Wu Minzhi nodded heavily: "This is a way out of nowhere. The eldest prince has been courting us many times before, and seeing how jealous his attitude is towards us, I think it won't force us to the last step, and now we should raise silver and two generals as soon as possible. Bought salt and dumped the crime on the official who bought the salt
body. "
"Well, we'll do it right away."
Other smaller salt merchants are afraid that it will take some time to collect silver taels, but for these people, it is only a headache for a while, and there are some solutions.
Soon, Qi Ming received a letter from Mu Yunyao: "Miss, let me collect some of the properties sold by the salt merchants?" After thinking for a while, Qi Ming couldn't help but snicker, admiring Mu Yunyao in his heart. Deeper, Miss is just as expected!
Now the salt merchants are in a hurry to sell their properties, and the price must be much lower than normal. Moreover, the properties in the hands of these salt merchants are all unusual. Take gardens as an example. It can be compared to the Royal Garden, but there are some differences in specifications and standards.
Qi Ming had the silver note that Mu Yunyao asked Liuliang to bring over, and directly picked the best garden, land, and storefront to buy it. In total, it saved at least several hundred thousand taels of silver.
The salt merchants finally managed to collect 15 million taels of silver. King Yue estimated that the time was almost up, so he sent someone to inform the past where the salt was hidden.
In just a few days, 15 million taels of silver were received, and King Yue couldn't help feeling excited.
Mu Yunyao counted the house deeds and land deeds in her hands, and she couldn't stop smiling.
Jin Lan walked in slowly: "Miss, someone came to give a gift at the door, saying that it was the subordinate of Mr. Li, the Governor of Liangjiang."
Mu Yunyao's smile faded: "Just say that I'm not feeling well for the past two days, and it's not convenient for me to see outsiders. Let that person go back wherever he came from."
"Yes, miss." Two days ago, when the salt tax inspection in Jingling City was over, Li Yuanyi had to leave for Yangzhou City. He originally wanted to come to Jinxiu Garden to see Mu Yunyao again, but he didn't expect to feel dizzy. The problem was just right, and then rumors spread that the sand was stolen to exchange for salt, which shocked his soul all of a sudden.
half.
If the rumors are true, this incident is enough to shake the court and the opposition. Once it reaches the emperor's ears, it will definitely cause Tianyan's anger, and even the Li family will not be able to keep him. Therefore, as soon as I heard the news, I hurried to Yangzhou City.
On his way to Yangzhou City, he suddenly received a letter: The letter clearly stated how the officials who bought the salt planned to use the sand instead of the salt to make huge profits, and it also clearly stated that it was stolen. Down the salt stash.
This letter is like a charcoal of fire. It will make him restless all the time. Once he got off the boat in Yangzhou City, he directly dispatched the officers and soldiers to the hiding place mentioned in the letter. Really found a large amount of salt in a warehouse. The officials in Yangzhou City have long been startled. After hearing that Li Yuan got off the boat, they all went forward to meet him. I didn't even think about it, and I didn't even have time to say a word, and they saw him go straight to the abandoned warehouse in the south of the city. , found a large amount of salt in it, and now many officials
His feet were all soft, and he couldn't stand still.
Li Yuanyi looked at the mountains of salt, and the emotions in his eyes quickly flowed, and finally turned into a complete indifference. He turned his head and shouted angrily at the Yangzhou salt transport envoy Sun Tong: "Sun Yanyun history, you know crime?"
The Yangzhou salt transport envoy, Sun Tong, knelt down fiercely: "Mr. Li, the lower officials don't know what the crime is?" "You took advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court to investigate the salt tax to buy a large amount of official salt, and lied that the salt ship was on the way. It sank on the Xijiang River, and loaded a large amount of sediment on the boat to pretend to be salt, and secretly hid the real salt here. I wanted to make huge profits from it after the storm passed. Fortunately,
This officer got the news in advance, and this did not let your plan succeed! "
"Master Li, the lower officials would never dare to have such an idea, please look into it, Master Li!"
"Hmph, this official will immediately write to the imperial court and tell the emperor what you have done. The emperor will naturally send people from the punishment department to escort you to the capital to investigate clearly." Sun Tong, the envoy of Yan Yun, suddenly understood, Li Yuanyi simply wanted to Let him be the scapegoat, which can not only quell the troubles of Jiangnan's salt administration, but also allow him to take credit for it. More importantly, he has given a life-saving grace to the salt merchants in Jiangnan and collected the first prince. a large number of people
Heart: "Master Li, you can't frame me like this, you have to show evidence!"
"This official will naturally inquire about this matter, and the evidence will be sent to the emperor. There is no need to talk to you! Come on, put Sun Tong under custody!"
Soon, Li Yuanyi's actions in Yangzhou City reached the ears of the salt merchants, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that the eldest prince did not plan to kill them all, this was a fortune among misfortunes.
Li Yuanyi first imprisoned Sun Tong, the envoy of salt transportation, and then detained the envoy of salt transportation, Si Yun, together with his officials.
During this period, Wu Minzhi went to the yamen to ask to see Li Yuanyi, but it was a pity that Li Yuanyi did not see him. After the memorial entered the capital, it was soon reported to the emperor. After reading the memorial, the emperor was furious. Fortunately, the salt was recovered in time, which did not cause too much loss. Then, he ordered Li Yuanyi. Thoroughly investigate the Yanzheng case in Yangzhou City, and make sure that the case is clearly heard
neat.
After Li Yuan received the emperor's decree, he breathed a sigh of relief. No matter who sent the letter to him secretly, in general, it was a big help for him.
He calmed down for a while, thinking about how to force the Yan Yun envoy Sun Tong to take responsibility, when he heard that his subordinates came to report that Wu Minzhi, the leader of the salt merchants, asked for advice. The last time he was worried about how to write a memorial to the emperor, he heard that Wu Minzhi asked for advice, and was not in the mood to see him. Now that things have come to an end for the time being, it is time to free up your hands and think carefully about how to squeeze some oil and water from these salt merchants. After all, the salt merchants in Jiangnan are known to be fat. A lot of hard work