Daqin: Check in at the beginning of 18 and ask Zulong to abdicate

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Hubu Shangshu hurriedly said loudly.

"This first batch of lists, I think we can add the land of Wuyue, several large salt lakes and salt ponds in the inland!"

Ying Zigao said: "You guys revise it carefully according to my ideas! After the revision, show it to me, and after reading it, I will vigorously implement it immediately!"

"My minister obeys the order!" The ministers hurriedly agreed.

The commissioning of the Donghai Salt Field soon caused a huge shock in the salt industry market.

The salt produced by the government-run salt farm has a large output, good quality, and lower cost!

The price of table salt is so low that it costs two cents a catty!
All of a sudden, all the big and small salt merchants in Qidi and Chudi complained endlessly!
In order to discuss countermeasures, the big salt merchants gathered at the mansion of Tianchuan, a big merchant in Qidi, and had a heated discussion.

"The government-run salt farm actually set the price of salt at two cents a catty!"

A big salt merchant took the lead and said loudly: "This is too much! The common people and small merchants are like flies that have seen meat. They rushed on it without thinking, and bought salt desperately!"

"Isn't it? In the past month, no one has bought the salt from the few salt farms I have! The warehouse can't hold it!"

Another salt merchant also hurriedly said: "If you can't sell it, it will all fall into your hands!"

"The current emperor is simply a fool!"

The leading salt merchant said angrily: "Building a government-run salt farm and keeping the price so low is obviously competing with the people for profit!"

There was a lot of discussion and voices in the whole hall.

At this moment, a male duck's voice rang out: "What are you talking about? It's so lively."

Hearing the drake's voice, the salt merchants immediately fell silent!
As soon as the hall door opened, a short, fat middle-aged businessman walked in calmly, with square steps, under the guard of four burly men.

After sitting down at the desk of the master, the middle-aged merchant looked at the big salt merchants, and said loudly: "Everyone came to my humble house regardless of the long distance, Tian is very grateful! Tian will definitely treat you well! "

While talking, Tian Chuan ordered: "Come here, don't serve good wine and food to all distinguished guests!"

As soon as the order was given, the servants immediately brought up the steaming exquisite dishes and the fine wine in the cellar.

Immediately, the band of dancers also came to the hall and played cheerful music. The dancers, who were slim and charmingly dressed, also began to dance lightly.

The big salt merchants looked at the exquisite dishes and wine in front of them, and they didn't have any appetite at all.

Looking at the graceful dance in front of him is even less interesting.

"Mr. Tian, ​​we're not here to visit you to drink, eat meat, or watch singing and dancing!"

The big salt merchant who took the lead couldn't help but said anxiously!

"Isn't it just for the official saltworks?"

Tian Chuan beat the beat, enjoying the singing and dancing, and said nonchalantly, "There's nothing to worry about!"

"Mr. Tian, ​​the price of salt in the government-run salt farm has dropped to two cents a catty!"

The big salt merchant said anxiously: "The price is far lower than ours, but no one buys the salt in our hands! If this continues, everyone may not be able to uncover the pot!"

"Yes, Mr. Tian!" Another salt merchant also hurriedly said: "You are the backbone of our salt merchants in Qidi! Faced with such a predicament, Mr. Tian, ​​you must find a way for everyone!"

"There is no way." Tian Chuan said: "I don't know if everyone is willing to obey Tian's unified dispatch, and they are reluctant to part with the money!"

Hearing this, the salt merchants couldn't help being slightly shocked.

But after thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind and said, "We all listen to you, Mr. Tian! As long as we can get through the predicament in front of us, we would rather pay for it!"

"That's good!" Tian Chuan frowned and said, "Then let's attack from both ends!"

"How to attack from both ends?"

The salt merchants hurriedly asked.

"What we have to do now is two things!"

Tian Chuan said: "One thing is to spend money, buy a lot of salt from the Donghai Salt Field! We will collect as much as they produce, and then hoard it!"

Hearing this, the salt merchants couldn't help but frown slightly.

Hoarding is something they're good at.

But the capital paid in this way is not a small sum!
"Then what about the second thing?" The big salt merchant then asked.

Tian Chuan said seriously: "The second thing is to spend money and buy firewood within a radius of 2 miles from the Donghai Salt Field at a high price!"

The big salt merchant asked a little puzzled: "Mr. Tian, ​​what is the purpose of doing this?"

"Of course we want to hit the government-run salt farm hard!"

Tian Chuan said coldly: "Let the officials of the imperial court think that the benefits of building a salt farm are not worth the loss, and give up the government-run salt farm!"

While talking, Tian Chuan said seriously: "I have already asked the original court wizard, and he told me with certainty that after 15 days, there will be a heavy rain in the area of ​​the East China Sea Salt Field, followed by continuous rainy weather. It can last at least half a month!"

Hearing this, the big salt merchants couldn't help but shine.

"The Donghai Salt Field uses the sun drying method, and there is no way to produce salt in rainy days!"

Tian Chuan said confidently: "Let's pay first, buy all the production for these 15 days, and stock up!"

"15 days of continuous rainy days will cause them no harvest in the second half of the month!"

Tian Chuan smiled coldly: "At that time, all the salt in Qidi will be hoarded in our hands! Selling it at a high price will definitely make a huge profit!
It can even make the government-run saltworks lose the trust of the people from then on, and they will never recover! "

"Mr. Tian is really clever!" The leading big salt merchant got excited when he heard this, and hurriedly said loudly: "In this way, the common people are forced to pay a high price for salt, and they will definitely treat the government-run salt farm. Hate to the bone!"

"That's right, even if the government-run salt farm wants to use the salt boiling method for emergency, we have already bought all the firewood in the surrounding 500 miles!"

A salt merchant next to him also got excited: "He just wants to cook salt, but he doesn't have to!"

"When the time comes, people's hearts will fluctuate and troubles will arise. Those officials and lords in Xianyang City will definitely think that the official salt factory is a troublesome thing!"

Another salt merchant couldn't help getting excited, and said loudly: "I will definitely close the saltworks without saying anything!"

"Then the salt business is back in our hands!"

The big salt merchant in the lead looked greedy, and hurriedly said: "This sun-dried salt method is really a good technology! When the government-run salt factory can no longer operate, we have to find a way to get this sun-dried salt method into our hands!"

"Tian will definitely find a way to get it!" When Tian Chuan heard this, his face showed a look of holding a wisdom pearl.