Keyboard Immortal Chapter 293: Secrets of the Chu Family

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Chu Zhongtian was not reconciled to this, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Wang, can you figure out how to get another batch of salt oil?"

Wang Fu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If it was in previous years, it should be no problem, but this year Brother Chu also knows that our frontier Shangtun was looted by foreigners and suffered heavy losses. This time, this batch of salt import is our mobilization of warehouses across the country. The surplus of food was finally collected, and there is absolutely nothing to do with another batch."

"Then what about the salt business in the next year?" Chu Zhongtian sat down heavily on the chair, and his whole person seemed to be suddenly old for many years.

Actually, I know that it's mostly useless, but I just asked in an intent.

Wang Fu gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Chu, I have an idea."

"What?" Chu Zhongtian asked hurriedly.

Wang Fu said: "The insiders who were robbed of Yanyin this time have been controlled by me. I won’t admit it to anyone who asks in the future. Just as Yanyin was not robbed. Salt attracts emergency response, and after passing this level, it will rain and clear up."

The scale of salt merchants’ transactions is huge, and sometimes one year’s salt import is not enough, so the government reserves the next three years of salt for emergencies.

It's just that the use of these salts is not without cost. The most intuitive thing is that the cost is much higher.

Normal salt credits cost 1.5 taels of silver, but the salt credits for the next few years need to be called 2.1 taels of silver, which is equivalent to borrowing interest. This move by the court also played a certain macro-control role. Merchants will not unscrupulously throw large amounts of salt into the market because of the huge profits of the salt industry.

"But in that way, the cost of Yan Yin is too expensive." Chu Zhongtian frowned. With various management, the cost is equivalent to 3 or 4 times the current cost, which is too expensive. .

Wang Fu shook his head: "Brother Chu didn't understand what I meant. I meant to pre-extract the salt and pretend to be next year's salt. When we get over next year, we will collect enough salt and return it to the warehouse. In this way, without knowing it, it can also solve our urgent needs."

Chu Zhongtian's expression changed: "Never, this is digging the corner of the court. Once it happens, it will be a big crime!"

Wang Fu said: "With Brother Chu’s contacts in Mingyue City, coupled with our Wang family’s many years of business, how could it be so easy to happen. Moreover, the pre-supporting of salt and lead has been done by various families in previous years. How many really paid taxes in full?"

Chu Zhongtian said solemnly: "But in previous years, it was only a small amount of advances. Everyone opened one eye and closed one eye and passed. This time, it is the annual salt advances. The movement is really too big. , Absolutely not."

Wang Fu sighed: "Brother Chu, don't blame me for speaking straight, what else can we do otherwise?"

"As far as I know, private salt has become more and more rampant since this year. You can't sell a lot of salt in the Chu family, right?"

"You couldn't sell the cost of 1.5 taels of salt before, but now that the cost is close to 4 taels of silver, you will only be able to sell it even more, and even if it is sold, the Chu family will again

How much can you earn? The Chu family is so big, it consumes huge amounts of money in all aspects. If there is no income from the salt business, I am afraid that it will soon be in a fiscal deficit, right? "Wang Fu analyzed.

Chu Zhongtian's expression changed, and Huo Ran stood up and said: "Our Chu family has inherited hundreds of years, and this loss is still affordable."

Although it will hurt your muscles and bones, the big deal is to sell some ancestral fields.

Just as he was about to get angry, who knew that Wang Fu threw himself and knelt down in front of him, hugged his thigh and said, "Brother Chu, you can afford the great cause of the Chu family, but our Wang family cannot afford it. Ah. Because before Shangtun was looted at the frontier gate, our Wang family was already in a turbulent state. If the news of the robbing of Yanqi is spread, our Wang family will be all over. Brother Chu, we have been together for so many years, I I've never begged you before, can I beg you this time!"

"Brother Wang, please hurry up, what are you doing!" Chu Zhongtian hurriedly helped him up, knowing that among the several big families, the Chu family and the Wang family are the closest, and they have regarded each other as the one after decades of association. Friends.

"The Wang family is going to collapse completely. What is the use of my old face." Wang Fu simply slumped directly on the ground, unable to survive.

Chu Zhongtian's face changed overcast and sunny: "You let me think about it, this fact is very important."

Wang Fu couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard his tone loose: "Thank you Brother Chu, I can't be thankful enough for Brother Chu's heart. As for whether he can succeed in the future, I'll resign."

When Chu Zhongtian went back and talked to Qin Wanru about this matter, Qin Wan was ashamed of her face: "Of course not, husband, why are you so confused, you promised such a thing!"

Chu Zhongtian sighed: "I don't know that this is a dangerous move, but Wang Fu's words are not unreasonable. If every salt citation is paid in advance, the cost of official salt will be too much. High, no ordinary people will buy it."

Qin Wanru anxiously said: "Even if we don't buy it, our Chu family can also afford to lose a year's income. Now the court sends Sanghong to watch, we really need to do something. Once he notices it, then The trouble is big."

"The situation of the Chu family is not as good as you think," Chu Zhongtian said solemnly, "We lost money every year in the past few years, and it was only after the beginning of the year that the situation improved slightly, but it couldn't stand it. Such a big loss."

Qin Wanru couldn't help but said: "Actually, I have always wanted to ask. Although it is because of our mismanagement, the Chu family holds the two extremely lucrative businesses of salt and iron. Where is the money? Why do you make losses every year?"

"I didn't want to keep this from you, but you were too worried and never asked," Chu Zhongtian explained, "You should know that you are all transferred to the salt transport agency, right?"

"Naturally knows." Qin Wanru replied.

Only then did Chu Zhongtian tell the story.

Because of the huge profits of salt, such a department has been established in all dynasties to supervise the production, distribution, and anti-smuggling of salt.

The supervising Mingyue City is the Linchuan County's transfer to the Salt Transport Envoy.

One of the leading salt transporters is the fat in the fat, and countless officials are fascinated by the position.

However, because the Chu family has been in charge of the salt industry in Mingyue City for thousands of years, it usually requires the approval of the Chu family to become the salt transport envoy.

To some extent, these salt transport envoys are from the Chu family or people close to the Chu family.

But in officialdom, few officials are not greedy.

Every salt convoy, as well as the group of deputy and junior officials under his hand, will more or less make a fortune.

Patriarchs of the Chu family can only open one eye to this. First they are officials close to the Chu family. Secondly, this is also the unspoken rule of the officialdom. This is the case with the Department of Salt Transport and other departments. is also like this.

In addition, after these officials at all levels of the Salt Transport Department leave their posts, they may be promoted to the central court, or transferred to local officials, and a giant net has been formed in the court, which affects the whole body.

If the Chu family dared to say anything, it would be an extremely terrifying force to offend.

As it accumulates, the actual deficit in the treasury room due to salt transportation has reached an astronomical number for hundreds of years.

In the past, it was possible to conceal the past with various accounts, but by the generation of Chu Zhongtian, this number is already so large that it is impossible to conceal accounts at all.

"So the money earned by the Chu family over the years has been filling the shortfall accumulated by the salt transport treasury for hundreds of years?" The blood faded from Qin Wanru's beautiful cheeks.

Chu Zhongtian smiled bitterly: "Not bad."

"Why!" Qin Wanru's face was full of anger, "Why should we, the Chu family, make up for the shortfall with the money that was corrupted by the salt officials!"

Chu Zhongtian said solemnly: "Just because our Chu family has been able to occupy the rich salt and iron fief of Mingyue City, do you think that such a fat piece of meat can sit securely by relying on the ancestor's merits? It’s not that we rely on the protection of those officials over the years that our Chu family can always have such a place."

"I didn’t have to be so troublesome before, but in recent years I have felt that the emperor seems to be ready to attack our Chu family. I have to plan ahead and make up for the shortfall of the salt transport treasurer's house. At least I can make it clear. Only in this way can it withstand the court’s investigation."

Chu Zhongtian paused and continued: "This is why I have the confidence to withstand the pressure of the emperor and the Qi king to remain neutral, because there are countless court officials behind us as backers! They least want the Chu family. If something happens, otherwise, none of them will want to run!"

Qin Wanru suddenly moved in his heart: "The account book that you solemnly handed to Chuyan for safekeeping last time. What did you say at the time was the accounts with your business partners. Looking at it now, I am afraid it is the officials of the salt transport ambassadors of the past. Evidence of corruption."

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, as long as the account book is not lost, whether the emperor or Qi Wang, no matter how we want to deal with our Chu family, our Chu family will have nothing to do!"