Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 181: Trick Chen Ce

In May of the twelfth year of Hongzhi, from March to the end of May, the court had already set up all the express delivery outlets for Chen Ce in Jiangnan.

In fact, they are more anxious than Chen Ce, and they hope that Chen Ce's express delivery can develop faster in Jiangnan. In this way, the grain in the granaries in Huguang, Southeast, and Jiangnan areas can be transported to the northern border through Chen Ce's express delivery.

The imperial court could not help but pay attention to this, and in just two months, the express delivery network in Jiangnan was almost fully deployed.

Unexpectedly, the court not only covered Chen Ce's site rental and transportation tools, but also covered Chen Ce's labor costs.

Chen Ce only needs to send professionals to manage the development of express delivery outlets.

The group of spies under Liu Hong had been ready to go. After Chen Ce gave the order, more than 60 spies rushed to Jiangnan and began to take charge of the operation of Jiangnan express delivery outlets.

Liu Jian has not been idle during these two months.

He knew that once the salt permit issue was settled, his position as the cabinet's chief minister would be almost certain.

It is only a matter of time before Xu Pu retires, and Liu Jian needs to make political achievements as soon as possible during this period.

He had secretly informed the supervisors of several salt fields. Actually, starting from March, not only the merchants, but even the powerful bureaucrats could no longer exchange salt from the salt fields.

These people tried their best to find out the situation of the salt fields, and finally came up with a shocking news: the salt production in the Ming Dynasty had begun to be stretched to the limit, and the salt produced now would not be exchanged with foreign countries for a long time, and could only maintain the daily survival of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The news quickly spread among the upper class dignitaries.

As a result, everyone became panic-stricken. They held many salt vouchers in their hands, which were very expensive. Now that they could not exchange them for salt, the salt vouchers in their hands were no different from waste paper.

I don't know who took the lead, but they started selling salt permits to the common people at a discount. Once this matter became known, it was out of control.

The price of salt permits began to decline continuously and they were sold to the ignorant common people.

These people are also profit-driven, who doesn't want to make some money? In the past, they didn't dare to hope to have salt permits in their hands, but now they can buy them at a low price.

In this age when the average person is ignorant and illiterate, ordinary people are so easy to fool.

The powerful and wealthy began to sell salt permits at low prices, and the common people were excited to buy them.

On Chengqingfang Street.

It rained at the end of May. Chen Ce, dressed in blue and holding an oil-paper umbrella, stood in the crowd. Looking at the common people holding salt permits and smiling in the street corners, he knew that the court had begun to take action.

The people were happy, and the merchants and dignitaries who had sold their piled up salt permits were even happier.

Although they lost a lot in this transaction, they were able to recover some funds, which is already commendable.

In the past, a salt permit cost two taels of silver, but now it only costs three or four hundred coins.

"Three hundred coins, you can't afford to suffer a loss, you can't afford to be cheated."

"Brother, do you want a salt permit?"

In the rain, several servants were selling salt permits privately. The Zhang brothers stood with their hands behind their backs, and a servant next to them held an umbrella for them. The two brothers looked worried.

They have the largest accumulation of salt permits, as many as 3,000 permits. If they don't deal with them, won't they lose a lot?
The Zhang brothers saw Chen Ce, walked towards him with a smile on their faces, and said with a smile: "Little Brother Chen, long time no see."

"I heard that you are the boss now?"

"Then the newspaper is your business? Is it profitable?"

Chen Ce looked at the Zhang brothers with a smile. He didn't have much contact with them, but he knew that these two guys were full of bad intentions. He smiled and said, "It's okay. You can make some money."

"This is what you are doing?"

Zhang Heling's eyes rolled slightly, and he lowered his voice and said to Chen Ce: "Do you want to make some extra money?"

Chen Ce thought about it and said, "I do, but I don't have the opportunity. What should I do?"

Zhang Heling said: "I have a way!"

"We brothers all remember the farming rack you gave me last time. We will definitely not forget you if there is any benefit." Chen Ce asked calmly, "Oh, it's an old story. What can we do?"

Zhang Heling whispered, "Salt permit!"

Chen Ce probably knew what the two brothers were up to. He still had a smile on his face and said, "Salt permit? I'm not qualified to get it. I can't get such a precious thing."

As expected, these two guys had no good intentions.

This is an attempt to trick me into thinking I'm a fool.

Zhang Heling said: "Of course, this thing is precious, but it is not precious to us."

"We are friends. If you want, I can get you some."

"Is one thousand yin enough? It's not expensive, only one thousand taels of silver."

You really think I'm a fool!

Do you really think I don't understand the market? Now the price of salt permits has dropped to 400 to 500 coins, and 1,000 permits only cost 400 to 500 silver coins at most.

Chen Ce shook his head and said to Zhang Heling, "This is really too expensive. I can't eat it. Forget it. Although I want it, I don't have the energy to eat it."

Seeing that the big fat sheep was about to leave, Zhang Heling hurriedly said, "No, don't go."

"Everything can be negotiated. If you want, we brothers can lower the price for you. How much can you offer?"

Chen Ce naturally needed salt permits, as there was still profit to be made from it.

He set up the game himself, how could he not know the loopholes?

It is not easy to process all the salt permits in the world, as there will always be a part that cannot be processed. Now that he has the salt permits in his hand, when this period is over and the pressure to exchange is not so great, Chen Ce can still use the salt permits to exchange for salt.

Chen Ce thought for a moment and said, "I can only pay more than three hundred taels of silver for a thousand yin at most."

"What? So little? Then there's nothing to talk about?" Zhang Heling frowned.

Chen Ce: “…”

"Uh, didn't you come to talk to me about this? I just said it casually, so forget it."

Chen Ce didn't show that he wanted it very much. Zhang Heling originally wanted to scare Chen Ce, but he found that he didn't seem to care at all.

Zhang Heling certainly would not give up easily after finally finding a fool who could eat up all the salt permits in his hands.

He quickly pulled Chen Ce and said, "Don't do this, don't do this!"

"Young man, why are you so impulsive?"

"Haha, since you are my little brother, I will ask my friend to sell it to you for four hundred taels!"

Friends in nothingness?

Chen Ce smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't afford four hundred taels, but I can consider three hundred taels and one thousand taels."

"Then how much can you consider? You have to buy more, then the price will be negotiable." Zhang Heling said.

Chen Ce said, "How much is it if I buy more?"

Zhang Yanling quickly echoed, "Three thousand two hundred and fifty-one!"

Nima!

Zhang Heling really wants to beat his brother to death. You have revealed all our secrets.

Wouldn't he suspect that it was us who wanted to sell the salt permits?

(End of this chapter)