Chen Xi insisted on leaving, which made Zhang Yuanying and Lin Tingxuan extremely angry. They didn't believe anything about Chen Xi's words of selling all the salt spirals.

The governor's yamen was closely monitored by them, and there were also their own people in the inn. They knew exactly what happened inside. How could anyone buy a large salt tent today?

Chenxi obviously wanted to take the salt ray to Fuzhou City and then sell it in Fuzhou City. By that time, the people who operated the salt ray in Guangdong were no longer mainly salt merchants from Guangdong, but merchants from Jiangjiang, Zhejiang, and Fujian who had long wanted to join the Guangdong salt ray.

Zhang Yuanying looked at Lin Tingxuan, and finally Lin Tingxuan stepped forward and said, "Shen Zhongcheng, there are still many affairs in Guangdong waiting for you to deal with. You might as well wait until the disposal is over before leaving."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "The Governor's Office cannot manage the specific local government affairs. My official's duty is to wipe out the bandits along the coast. Now that the salt veins have been sold, I want to recruit troops from the coastal areas of the three provinces to prepare for the fight against the bandits. I will have to worry about the local affairs in Guangdong."

Zhang Yuanying said a little annoyed: "Since Governor Chen said that the salt guild has been sold, why don't the salt merchants go to the salt farm to pick up the salt?"

Chen Xi was stunned and said, "What Zhang Fantai should be asking about is not the official, but the salt farm and the merchants who buy salt."

"The people buy salt, but now there is no salt in the salt farm. I think that even if the salt merchant buys salt and leads it back, he will not go to the Guangdong Salt Course Division and the Haibei Salt Course Division to raise salt. As for the salt merchants who buy salt and buy salt back, they are preparing to stock up, or go elsewhere to raise salt, I don't want to ask more about it."

Chen Xibai was obviously confident and didn't discuss it with Zhang Yuanying and Lin Tingxuan.

You keep pressing the salt in the salt field. Now that you know that I have salt, come and make peace with me immediately. Who will reimburse me for so many days of hard work?

Lin Tingxuan's tone became tougher again: "Shen Zhongcheng, the salt inquiry from the Guangdong Salt Class and the Haibei Salt Class can only be salt from the Guangdong ground salt field. This is a prescribed rule. How can we get the salt from other places?"

Chen Xi smiled coldly: "Since Lin Nietai wants to say this, then I will tell you a good talk. In the first two years, a salt merchant used Changludu to transport salt to send 170,000 yuan to the old salt to attract 170,000 yuan to pay chasing salt. Each quota of 5 cents will be paid, and the remaining salt will be withdrawn from each salt farm. Your Majesty will approve it."

"As soon as this system was opened, all salt fields in Lianghuai and Hedong were imitated. Other places can be found, why can't this official use the salt guide from Guangdong Salt Course to collect the remaining salt from the salt fields in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places?"

"you!"

Lin Tingxuan stared at Chen Xi, and now he was already angry.

What Chen Xi said happened in the 13th year of Hongzhi.

An illegal salt merchant colluded with Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, and proposed to use 170,000 old reeds to extract the "surplus salt" from each salt field. The so-called "surplus salt" is the part outside the "regular salt" of each salt field's salt quota every year. After Zhang Heling reported to Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi happily adopted it, and the court earned more than 60,000 taels of silver from this business.

Since then, the system of quota-to-addition "surplus salt" was opened up. Because the treasury was short of money, Emperor Hongzhi acquiesced the existence of this method of destroying the salt law system. Many people in the court have criticized this. However, these upright ministers are mostly censors, and they do not know that the firewood and rice are expensive if they are not in charge of the family. No matter how much criticism is, this case has never been interrupted with the emperor's acquiesced.

This matter was mentioned many times in "The Records of Emperor Xiaozong", and there were many controversies in later generations. At that time, even the Minister of Revenue, Qi Zhong and others jointly opposed it, but it is undeniable that this was a cheap way to resolve the tension of the treasury in the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Hongzhi did not just listen to the suggestions of treasons such as the Zhang brothers of the foreign relatives, but only used an abnormal means to accumulate silver for the treasury.

However, this unwritten bad habit created a policy basis for Chenxi to use Guangdong salt to attract the remaining salt from the salt fields elsewhere, and even bought a large amount of sea salt from the Folang Ji people.

Even if the Guangdong local governments sued the matter to the court, Emperor Hongzhi would still ignore it, because this system itself was decided by Emperor Hongzhi himself and would not slapped himself in the face.

Chen Xi's face turned cold and bowed, saying, "Everyone, although I am temporarily a responsibilities for the salt department, I am responsible for buying and selling this year's salt turbulence, since the Guangdong salt farm was seriously affected this year and cannot raise salt, I will not force me. I will consider withdrawing surplus salt from Fujian and Zhejiang as appropriate. After the surplus salt is proposed, each large amount of salt will be subject to a tax of four cents of silver, and will be returned to the Guangdong Chengxuan Government and the rest will be paid to the court. Please come back!"

"Mr. Shen, no!"

"Mr. Shen, you can't ignore the interests of our major salt farms in Guangdong!"

"Please think twice by Lord Shen!"

There was a sudden noise in the lobby of the inn.

The trip to Chenxi was equivalent to cutting off dozens of salt farms under the jurisdiction of Guangdong's two major salt courses. More than 100,000 salt workers had a year's livelihood, so the local government could not make up for such a big loss. In the end, all levels of Guangdong yamen will suffer because of this. Not to mention that their salary cannot be paid, even their official positions will not be guaranteed.

So, almost every official rushed up with an eager look on his face and persuaded Chen Xi to stay.

Even though Zhang Yuanying and Lin Tingxuan were arrogant before, they were so angry that they were trembling all over. They still had no choice but to do anything. They thought Chen Xi was just a young man who had not yet shedded her fetal hair, so they were not afraid, but who knew that Chen Xi was fooled around.

The situation changed beyond their expectations, and suddenly a group of Folang Ji people with cheap trade rights emerged. Folang Ji people have their own salt farm in Nanyang, and can use salt to trade tea with the Ming Dynasty.

Even if there is no one in the Folang Ji, Chen Xi can also cite old rules and use Guangdong salt to draw other salt fields to extract residual salt, causing the wishful thinking of Guangdong Provincial Administration and Censorate Office, Prefecture and County Office, and Salt Field to fail.

Chen Xi was about to return to the back hall, but Zhang Yuanying stopped him. Chen Xi shouted angrily: "What is Zhang Fantai doing? Do you want to force me to stay?"

Zhang Yuanying saw soldiers wearing swords around him, and knew that Chen Xi had controlled his military power at this moment. He was insulting himself to move with Chen Xi. He quickly shook his head and explained: "Governor Chen, you said you had sold salt to others, but you didn't know who it was to buy it. You should be able to buy it back at a high price, right?"

After talking for a long time, I finally got back to the topic.

Chen Xi said coldly: "Didn't Lin Nietai say it before? This "Da Ming Law" clearly states that the salt quota is sold at an increase, but it will be punished."

Zhang Yuanying said: "If you want to be punished, that is also the business of merchants. Governor Chen has sold salt to merchants, and this matter has nothing to do with you!"

Chen Xi glanced at Zhang Yuanying with a squinted look, as if he was saying, "If you say it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter?" I sold the salt turf, but it hurt someone to be beaten. Who dares to buy salt turf from me in the future?"

Lin Tingxuan, who was standing beside him, quickly said: "This matter is urgent and the yamen will not pursue it..."

"No!"

Chen Xi raised his hand directly to stop Lin Tingxuan from speaking, saying, "I must never do things that are known to the law and violate the law. If you know that you are guilty, then I will become a villain who ignores the law?"

Speaking of this, the officials present looked a little embarrassed, and Chen Xi was clearly pointing at the mulberry and scolding the locust.

Lin Tingxuan said: "Shen Zhongcheng may redeem salt invoices, buy and sell them again, or... let local gentry and merchants negotiate with merchants who buy salt invoices and sell them at a fair price."

Chen Xi looked at Lin Tingxuan again disdainfully. How could you think of good things? I worked hard to sell it and redeem it and sell it to you at a fair price. I am full and full?

If someone buys my salt ingot, I will tell you who he is and let you threaten them to sell the salt ingot to you in a mode of coercion?

Chen Xi continued: "Since I have sold the salt, I will not refund or increase the price. I have a plan. If I go to the salt field to raise salt and then resell the salt... I don't know if it complies with the law of the Ming Dynasty?"

After Chen Xi finished speaking, he looked at Lin Tingxuan and wanted to ask.

I have sold the salt ingot and will not sell it to local salt merchants at an additional price, but I can first ask the merchants who bought the salt ingot to go to the salt farm to raise the salt, and then sell the salt with the combined certificates returned by the salt ingot. In this way, what I sell is not the salt ingot, but the salt itself.

Isn’t Lin Tingxuan proficient in the “Ming Dynasty Law”? Are you talking about whether this is legal?

Everyone looked at Lin Tingxuan, who said with a dark face: "Since you have already brought up salt, the salt is a commercial product, and it can be resold by the merchants themselves. This move is naturally legal!"

Even if it is illegal at this moment, Lin Tingxuan still wants to say it is legal.

If the salt on Chen Xi is not brought back, Guangdong will cause trouble in the next year.

This salt is the lifeblood of local governments and the people. Once there is a problem with the salt road, there will be problems in all walks of life. The salt produced in Guangdong salt farms cannot be sold and the court cannot get supplies. Guangdong people cannot eat salt. The price of salt may exceed a hundred cents per kilogram, and the people must make trouble for the people.

Chen Xi hesitated and said, "Since it complies with the "Da Ming Law", will there be insufficient salt supply in the salt field...?"

Lin Tingxuan was about to speak, but Zhang Yuanying robbed Bai and said, "Even if it is insufficient, it will make up for it. There will never be a shortage of one pound of salt."

"well!"

Chen Xi didn't say anything, but just sighed quietly, turned around and sat down in front of everyone, as if thinking about a problem.

The officials present all raised their hearts to their throats. They guessed that Chen Xi was thinking about whether to stay in Guangdong to raise salt or go to Fuzhou to do a salt-changing tea business with Folang Jiren.

Logically speaking, the Guangdong region has caused so much trouble for Chenxi, so Chenxi would rather leave than stay. However, after all, the mountains and rivers are long and the waters are far away, and he has to take unnecessary risks such as the repentance of the Folang Ji people. Chenxi may "open the door" to stay in Guangzhou Prefecture.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Xi sighed and said, "Since that's the case, then we'll make a decision. But will the salt farm release the people's salt first?"

"certainly."

Zhang Yuan replied, "The salt farm has reported to the vassal officials before. Now the warehouses in the salt farm have been opened. Just wait for the people to bring up salt. Come and go to the Xingshengchang Salt Farm in Panyu to send an order, and immediately put salt to the people holding the salt! The other major salt farms also follow the orders!"

As soon as these words were released, the people watching outside the inn cheered.

At this moment, many Guangzhou people who did not mention salt have returned to the city and waited for news outside the inn. They heard that they could bring salt, which means that the battle between major government offices has ended. They are the common people who can go to the salt farm to get salt at a price of more than ten cents. This salt is enough for a family to eat for several months, or even a year.

Chenxi Road: "I will ask the merchants to personally bring salt to the salt farm, and carriages and horses..."

Zhang Yuanying quickly added: "There will be local gentry and merchants preparing for the carriages and horses, just let the salt leads go over and raise the salt!"

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ps: The second update is here!

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