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  Chapter 599 T-shaped gamble, development consortium

   "Lian Gong!"

  Wang Jiuyu finally saw the person who had been waiting for a long time, and hurried forward with his entourage to salute.

"I'm sorry Jiuyu has been waiting for a long time." A group of seven or eight people, in addition to the leader, Wang Jiuyu saw two other people who seldom showed up, and hurriedly greeted: "Zhu Gong, Lin Gong, you two are here too .”

"If you don't come here for such a big event, how can you rest assured? Brother Lian has been dreaming about Dongfan even in his sleep for the past few days. The land is very familiar, but really?"

  The burly man couldn't wait to ask the man surnamed Lian before he could speak.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with his companion's impatient behavior, even the man surnamed Lin and the man surnamed Lin couldn't help frowning, but this problem has indeed troubled them for too long, so they are eager to know the details of this matter, so they There was no sound.

  Gein’s situation can be said to be known by no more than slap in the face of the entire Dazhou. Why this little Feng Xiuzhuan can know it, and this Wang Jiuyu also said that the other party knows it very well, which is a bit unbelievable.

  Jian Lian and Lin also showed concern on their faces, and Wang Jiuyu also knew that if the matter could not be cleared up, these people might have trouble sleeping and eating.

"Lian Gong, Zhu Gong, Lin Gong, Jiuyu naturally dare not lie about this matter." Wang Jiuyu signaled the three to follow him, several carriages were already waiting outside the pier, and the three of them were not too crowded , self-servingly followed Wang Jiuyu into the car, apparently to get the answer as soon as possible.

  As soon as he got into the car and sat down, the man surnamed Zhu urged Wang Jiuyu to answer the previous question.

"..., Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan didn't wait for Jiuyu to finish, so he asked Jiuyu directly if he wanted to open up land. Jiuyu said that he was not good at it, so he asked Jiuyu if he wanted to open up land. The idea of ​​Dongfan’s salt business, Jiuyu hadn’t planned to hide it from the beginning, and was about to speak, he said that Dongfan was still in the stage of development, and the salt business was of little significance, and then asked Jiuyu if he was interested At the Dongfan Salt Farm,..."

  The face of the man surnamed Lian moved slightly, "This boy is quite alert, but how did he know the location of the salt field?"

"Listen to me, Mr. Lian. Without waiting for Jiuyu to answer, he directly said that the right bank salt farm is a first-class salt farm in Dazhou, far better than Lianghuai Salt Farm, and even better than Changlu Salt Farm. When the terrain is low and flat, he said that the sun is good in winter, the temperature is high, and the salt content in the sea water is high, etc..., and many things that even Jiuyu didn't know were blurted out, obviously he has been familiar with such things for a long time..."

  The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

   Even Wang Jiuyu doesn't know many of these situations, and Wang Jiuyu also knows a general location. This is the core mystery in the salt field. Wang Jiuyu is the leader of the salt lord, how can he have such ability to understand?

Obviously, it's not that the other party is lying or exaggerating, but that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan really knows the situation of the salt field on the right bank very well. Even his own people don't know about the situation such as the high salt content of the sea water, but now they believe it a little bit. .

  By the time Wang Jiuyu finished speaking, the three of them had already arrived at the place arranged by Wang Jiuyu.

  Get out of the car and enter the house, before taking a rest, the four of them got together again and discussed carefully.

"It seems that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan is really aware of this situation. If we want to play tricks in front of him, I'm afraid it will leave a bad impression in his mind. We need to think carefully about it. How to get this opportunity from him."

"Brother Lian is right, but how he knew about this situation is rather curious." The man surnamed Zhu showed approval on his face, "Although Longyou and Jiangyou Anfu merchants have quite a lot of experience in expanding reclamation, they I have never thought of Dong Fan, but how can I know the situation of the West Bank Salt Fields? Even the mountain people around the area cannot have such knowledge."

   "Brother Lian, Brother Zhu, I have heard some news, which may be related to this." The man surnamed Lin couldn't help but interjected.

   "Oh? Brother Lin, please tell me." The man surnamed Lian nodded.

"My little brother heard that after the little Feng Xiuzhuan put forward the strategy of opening the sea in the capital, he strongly advocated that Dongfan should be included in the strategy of opening the sea. It is said that several important officials in the court did not agree with it, but this one is said to be It is a temperament that will not give up until the goal is achieved, so he searched around the capital city for someone who understands the situation of Dongfan, could it be because of this that he got the situation of Dongfan?"

  The man surnamed Lian nodded slightly, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Brother Lin, isn't Shen Yourong in Beijing right now?"

The man surnamed Lin also laughed, "Brother Lian also suspects that Shen Yourong disclosed this situation to Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan? But Shen Yourong only fought against Hongmaofan on Penghu, so how does he know about the situation in the salt field on the right bank? Besides, Shen Yourong is a warrior, how can he understand the mysteries of this salt field, the salt content of the sea water, the topography of the salt field, the sunlight, the four seasons wind direction, these conditions are not familiar to us, how can we understand?"

  The man surnamed Lian, the man surnamed Zhu, and even Wang Jiuyu naturally knew about Shen Yourong, and Wang Jiuyu was even more familiar with it, but if it was said that Shen Yourong knew how to make salt from the sun, no one would believe it.

After thinking for a while, the man surnamed Lian still made up his mind: "Everyone, this matter should not be delayed any longer. No matter how Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan knew about this situation, you might as well ask him when the time comes. , it doesn’t matter, our key is to win the livelihood of this right bank salt farm, which may affect the life of our family, no, the wealth and glory of the next few generations! Especially if what Jiuyu said is true If you intend to hand over the entire Right Bank Salt Field to me, from salt production to sales, then it will be worth the hundreds of lives of my family and my family to him!"

  The resolute words of the man surnamed Lian shocked the whole body of the others.

  But after thinking about it, this is a gamble that gambles on the life of the family and the wealth of several generations. What is the difference?

  Which one of the salt farms in the provinces of Dazhou is not controlled by the government, how can you get your private merchant to run it? Even the salt merchants have to go through several customs before they can get the salt.

Even so, Yangzhou salt merchants are famous for being the most wealthy in the world. Although their families in Fujian can be regarded as gentry families, but in terms of wealth, they are not the same as those who can easily get millions of taels of silver. Yangzhou salt merchants are two levels behind.

  If Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan really intends to hand over this kind of business to the Yangzhou salt merchants, it is simply out of the turn of these families.

   And the other party did this, obviously because they were not satisfied with the salt merchants in Yangzhou, and this was just an opportunity for their own family.

   It was the man surnamed Lin who had to calm down, "Brother Lian, we are naturally willing to fight for this fortune, but Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan may not trust us to have this ability."

  Yi Lin, a man surnamed Lian, this Lin Huosheng has always been known among the several families for his vision and wisdom.

   "Brother Lin, if you have any insight, you might as well say it for everyone to discuss."

The man surnamed Lin also knew that it was not the time to be polite, so he nodded and said, "I have carefully thought about why Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan chose to cooperate with us. There are several reasons. Second, my hometown is close to the salt field on the right bank, and I have ships in my hand, so it is convenient to travel between the two sides; third, the development of the salt field on the right bank will inevitably require a lot of manpower and disputes with the mountain people. We have someone who is strong,..."

   Several people nodded.

"But we also have shortcomings. First, although the government in the court has some contacts, they are far from being comparable to those salt merchants in Yangzhou; second, we have no sales channels. If we rely solely on Jiuyu, the salt field will be developed. The salt produced may not be sold for a ten-mile."

   This remark hits the point.

   "Brother Lin, what do you think?" The burly man surnamed Zhu couldn't help it.

"I don't have a better opinion, so I can only put forward this situation for your reference. Brother Lian is the leader of this trip. From my point of view, when we interview Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan, we can certainly interject and ask, but if When it comes time to make a decision, you only need to listen to Brother Lian to make a decision, if that little Feng Xiuzhuan raises some other requirements, everything will be subject to Brother Lian's judgment, and you can directly agree to it."

  Lin Huosheng's words made Lian Wenzhuang think more about him.

  Although they have known each other for more than ten years, each family has their own ways, but they are implicated in the matter of selling salt for a living.

It was not taken seriously before, but it was not until Wang Jiuyu's letter that the several families realized that they were just tentative ideas, and that their dreams might come true, even better than their dreams. That's why the three families quickly formed a unity. Opinion.

  Even Feng Ziying did not expect that this conversation would go so smoothly.

  Before, he thought it was inevitable to bargain with the people behind Wang Jiuyu, but he was surprised by the humility and sincerity shown by the other party.

  Business is about business, there is no business without profiteers, this is a deep-rooted impression in his mind, but the attitudes of these people are completely different.

   Almost completely accepted my suggestion, even asking them to recruit one or two salt merchants to form a development consortium. The other party agreed after a short discussion. Of course, they are still the leading force in development.

  Feng Ziying really did not expect that the relevant impression and knowledge of Budai Salt Field in her memory would bring such a big shock and influence to the other party.

  I thought it was an exclusive mystery, and could even be used to deceive everyone, but suddenly found that a person with better resources and resources than me actually knew more about it than me. This kind of dimensionality reduction blow is indeed too hurtful.

For them, it is best to find a more satisfactory compromise and cooperation plan. After all, no one can afford such a huge salt field, and the initial investment will also be extremely huge. Of course, it is not a bad thing for the leading collaborators to share.

  (end of this chapter)