Chapter 141 Zhang Zhun was praised for being smart
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Zhang Zhun secretly doubted.
Didn’t these two guys fight in the street because of the salty matter? Why did they suddenly become so friendly and come to find themselves together? What’s even more strange is that they obviously have ordinary strong subordinates, but they didn’t bring out any of them. It’s really intriguing! Do you deliberately show goodwill to yourself? What’s the purpose of deliberately showing goodwill?
Zhang Zhun said calmly: "Do you two come to see me for the sake of Jingyan?"
Huang Silang said cheerfully: "That's right."
Guo Mingtai said: "Young Master Zhang is indeed smart and you can get it right after guessing."
Zhang Zhun cursed in his heart, saying that I was smart, wouldn't I be a woman? But looking at Guo Mingtai's face, it didn't seem like he was deliberately mocking himself. He didn't even have a guard, and obviously showed kindness to him. Naturally, it was impossible to mock him in person in person and deliberately cause trouble for him. It seems that this guy is mostly ignorant, but he likes to show off his genius, and he doesn't know that the idiom is used in the wrong way. Seeing him wearing a scholar's long gown, he is obviously pretending to be a genius.
Zhang Zhun's guess is not bad at all. Guo Mingtai himself is a martial artist, and he has accumulated some wealth through some shameful means. After he has money, he wants to improve his taste, so he pretends to be gentle and pretends to be a scholar. However, he is not a good source of study at all. Even if he can barely find a few gentlemen to teach him, how can he know too many idioms? In his opinion, adjectives like Bingxue Smart are suitable for both men and women.
Huang Silang is also a rough man. He didn't feel anything wrong with Bingxue's cleverness, so he said bluntly: "Young Master Zhang came from afar. We two are landlords from the ancient town. It's really rude to not fulfill our friendship with the landlords. How about asking Mr. Zhang to go to my house to use a glass of water and wine?"
Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll be nagging."
These two guys are local snakes in the ancient town, and they naturally think of the surrounding situation of the ancient town. The ancient town is just between Lingshanwei and Xiahezhai Front Site, which can be said to be the middle of the shoulder pole. The two guys should have a lot of knowledge about the two ends of the shoulder pole. If you can learn some information from the two of you, or even establish some power in the ancient town, it will be of considerable benefit to both the Lingshanwei and Xiahe Village Front Site.
With sixty Tiger Guns guarding him, Zhang Zhun naturally would not worry about plotting. He is a master of plotting people, and it is quite difficult for others to plot against him.
The group then arrived at Guo's mansion.
The Guo Mansion is very rough, just like Guo Mingtai’s own personality. He looks gentle but is extremely rude inside. Outside the Guo Mansion, there are very well-matured woods and a large lawn. At first glance, I thought it was a villa area in later generations. But when I walked through the woods, everything inside was exposed.
The towering bunkers, the strong women's walls, and the dense mercenaries. This is not like the mansions of wealthy families, but like the earthen enclosures in war-torn areas. In fact, in the ancient town, the rich families built such earthen enclosures. If there were no such bunkers and high courtyard walls, I would have no idea how many times they had been looted.
Entering the Guo Mansion Hall, Zhang Zhun sat in the upper top seat on the left.
A beautiful maid brought fragrant tea.
Zhang Zhun picked up the teacup and blew it a few times. He felt that the tea was pleasant and it was indeed a good tea.
Huang Silang couldn't wait to say, "Young Master Zhang, we are all rough people. We have something to say, so we won't go around in circles. We invited Youth Master Zhang to come this time, just to hope that Youth Master Zhang can give us some salt so that we can make some money."
Zhang Zhun had already guessed what the two of them meant on the road. The so-called "no profit" would not be too early. It would make two local snakes look for him in a hurry, and they would not bring a single follower. Of course, what Zhang Yulin could give to them now is fine salt. He put down the teacup without hesitation and said calmly: "I believe you know that all my fine salt has been sold to others, and there is really no extra share."
Guo Mingtai was obviously a little disappointed. He and Huang Silang looked at each other and said with some reluctance: "Mr. Zhang, I am a cheerful person. I have something to say, don't know if I should say it?"
Zhang Zhun said gently: "Please speak."
Guo Mingtai said deeply: "That woman Sun Weina is Sun Yuanhua's niece. Sun Yuanhua has always been disagreeing with the Prime Minister. At the beginning, he didn't have to die, but unfortunately the Prime Minister must have him die. As a result, he died. Sun Weina is Sun Yuanhua's niece, so she will naturally be implicated. Mr. Zhang probably doesn't know that there are quite a few people who want to be unable to get along with Sun Weina in the current Shandong ground."
Zhang Zhun said slowly: "But her private salt business has not been affected."
Huang Silang interrupted and said, "Young Master Zhang, you don't know. In the past, Sun Weina did not attract their attention. Sun Weina's private salt business was a small matter. After a year, it was only tens of thousands of taels of silver, and those big people didn't take it seriously. But now it's different, because Mr. Zhang's salt business and Sun Weina's private salt profits have increased several times than before. Those big people have noticed this. I dare to assert that they will soon curb and crack down on Sun Weina, and her private salt business will not last long."
Guo Mingtai said, "Sun Weina has gone to Shanxi and has not come back yet. Mr. Zhang should know, right?"
Zhang Zhun nodded casually.
Guo Mingtai's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "Does Mr. Zhang know her purpose for going to Shanxi?"
Zhang Zhun shook his head.
Guo Mingtai said slowly: "Sun Weina went to Shanxi with the purpose of asking for help from Lord Chen Qiyu and Chen!"
Zhang Zhun's eyes lit up slightly, and he said in a deep thought: "Isn't Lord Chen siege the rebels right now?"
Guo Mingtai said: "Mr. Chen's hometown is in Baodezhou in northwest Shanxi."
Zhang Zhun nodded to show his understanding. Then he frowned slightly and said slowly: "Who are the big guys that Mr. Guo mentioned? No matter how long the Prime Minister's hands are, they cannot cover the entire province of Shandong, right?"
Guo Mingtai and Huang Silang looked at each other and said slowly: "At least four of the six prefectures in Shandong are the confidants of the Chief Minister. Needless to say, the governor of Laizhou Prefecture, Yu Yinggui, the governor of Jinan Prefecture, Li Mengchen, the governor of Yanzhou Prefecture, and Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Dongchang Prefecture, were all censors who impeached Sun Yuanhua back then. According to the intention of the Chief Minister, they successfully put Sun Yuanhua to death and eventually forced Zhou Yanru to step down. In return, the Chief Minister gave them all out of the local officials to get oil and water. Mr. Zhang, do you think they would let Sun Yuanhua's family members go and continue to make huge profits?"
Huang Silang said, "Sun Weina can jump and move now because Zeng Hualong, the prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture, and Chen Jin, the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture, were both subordinates of Sun Yuanhua. After Sun Yuanhua was killed, they still took care of Sun Weina. However, because they were not favored by the Prime Minister, they might be replaced one day. Although Lord Chen is in charge of military affairs in the five provinces and has great power, there are rumors outside. Because of the unfavorable anti-puncture, Lord Chen is very likely to be removed from office and investigated by the emperor, or even directly imprisoned. By then, Sun Weina's private salt business will never have any backstage. Any small salt inspection department will be a trivial matter to deal with her."
Zhang Zhun looked at the two of them quietly and thought to himself that the news about these two people was really well-versed. In fact, it would take several months for Chen Qiyu to be removed from office and imprisonment. The one who succeeded Chen Qiyu was Hong Chengchou, a famous traitor in later generations. He said slowly: "Do you really believe the rumors about Lord Chen?"
Huang Silang said confidently: "Mr. Chen will be in office for a year or two for at most. If there is no major improvement, he will be dismissed and investigated. As for the source of the news, please forgive us for not telling the truth. However, we urge Mr. Zhang to believe that the news is true. Of course, you must pay attention to any troubles in our business. After verification by many aspects, we have been confirmed."
Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "I have promised her to come first. Unless she voluntarily proposes to terminate the contract, I will not break my trust."
Huang Silang and Guo Mingtai looked at each other, but they wanted to speak but stopped.
Zhang Zhun was silent for a moment, and when the two felt completely hopeless, he slowly said: "However, since you are sincere, there is no way to make any changes."
Huang Silang and Guo Mingtai were overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Prince Zhang is also willing to give advice."
Zhang Zhunwei said: "The fine salt produced by our Fushan Institute must be sold to Sun Weina's family. I promised her that I could not regret it. However, you are responsible for purchasing coarse salt and sending it to Yangjiatun. I can help you process the coarse salt into private salt, and then transport it away and sell it yourself. We will process the amount of coarse salt you send. In this way, you two don't have to fight each other, which is a good thing."
Huang Silang and Guo Mingtai were once again happy.
Despite the different methods, Zhang Zhun finally agreed to sell them the salt.
As long as you can get fine salt, no matter what method you take, what is the difference?
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhun continued, "I will charge you a processing fee of 100 ounces per kilogram of private salt. What do you think?"
The two of them measured quickly.
The current fine salt has basically been sold for about 200 cents per kilogram, but the supply is still in short supply. They absorbed the coarse salt at a low price, processed it into fine salt, and then transferred it out, and the profit was still quite considerable. Due to some special channels, the two people can even get coarse salt at a price of less than three cents per kilogram.
A moment later, Huang Silang and Guo Mingtai said in unison: "Young Master Zhang Houyi, we will definitely repay you in the future."
Zhang Zhun nodded casually and said slowly: "But there is a condition. You cannot sell the processed fine salt within Shandong, nor can you sell it to other salt dealers in Shandong. Even if you transfer it to others, you must restrain them and you must not transport the fine salt to Shandong."
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