Chapter 429: The Blood Case on the River

Although there are many places to play in Jining and the quality is very high, the salt merchants after the Salt Association are unwilling to stay here. After getting the figure for this year, they have to go back and arrange production and purchases quickly, which is a major event that concerns the year.

Several salt merchants in Lianghuai who made a big fuss at the salt meeting did not get any benefits, but only got the benefits they deserved, and embarked on the return day with anger.

The most convenient way to Jining to Lianghuai is definitely the canal transport. After the salt merchants boarded the ship, they still cursed. Lianghuai was originally one of the largest salt-producing areas in the world, and the center of the world's salt industry was also in the Yangzhou area. However, ten years ago, the Xiangma Lulin in Shandong suddenly became a rope, and the teams that trafficked private salt into Shandong were defeated. Luyan instead relied on the protection of swords and guns to sell them to the Nanzhili area.

It seems to be a struggle, but the salt merchants in Lianghuai could only bow their heads and admit defeat, honestly attend the salt industry conference, get their due share at the meeting, and earn money from sales every year. Fortunately, the salt farms in Tianjin Wei, Shandong and Lianghuai are the ones that produce salt and are convenient for transportation.

Although it is impossible to trade with Shandong, the sales volume in Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi has gradually increased. In addition, they have always been worried about various risks on the way. After participating in the Salt Industry Conference, the transaction became much more peaceful. With the increased number, the risk was deducted, and the money earned was slightly increased. However, Lin Yutang, who hosted the Salt Industry Conference last year, suddenly sold 10% of the shares to the salt merchants in Shanxi.

This number of members is not large, but in fact it is already a business of hundreds of thousands of taels. But they are still part of Huai salt. Lin Yutang is nominally a member of the Salt Industry Conference, but in fact he is the heir to the salt industry ruled by Jiang Feng and Huang Ping. When Jiang Feng left Shandong, the business of Shandong salt merchants had already reached the Henan area of ​​Nanzhili, and Shandong salt merchants had to rely on Lin Yutang's breath.

In other words, the salt industry in these places is controlled by Lin Yutang. Where to buy it, where to buy it, the majority of the number is held by Lin Yutang. In the past, Huai salt was sold through Shandong to Henan, Shanxi, and after the salt industry conference, it was necessary to pass through the merchants under Lin Yutang's. Lin Yutang naturally did not want to do too much such a family-loving thing, and he was nominally charged some fees.

At the beginning of the 18th year of Jiajing, the situation changed. Lin Yutang suddenly acted according to the rules of the Salt Industry Conference and sent intermediary merchants to buy and sell salt goods. But the merchants who came to buy and sell salt goods were also salt merchants from Shanxi. This was equivalent to making the salt merchants from Lianghuai no longer make money.

The two sides had a lot of controversy last year, and Lin Yutang gave the leader of the Lianghuai salt merchants in advance, saying that they were planning to give up 15% of the members this year, and one of them was handed over to them, including some markets in Henan and Shanxi. This was a huge piece of fat. The merchants of Lianghuai gathered to discuss several times, and felt that it was incredible that Lin Yutang sold his treasure pot like this, but the Shanxi people made a fortune last year, and they probably couldn't make it fake, and they just suffered the losses this year.

The second year, I made a profit from the share price. This year, the merchants from Lianghuai came here with enough money, but they did not expect that the 15% incident was not mentioned at all at the meeting. They could no longer bear it and started to make a noise at the meeting. The salt industry conference was full of pampered salt merchants.

They are domineering old men on weekdays. Even if these businessmen want to make trouble, they will just quarrel with others. Lin Yutang ignored them at all. Instead, the Shanxi businessmen who bought the part last year jumped out first. The scolding was so pleasant, but nothing was done.

The angry salt merchants on Huaihang did not even attend the routine banquet held in the evening, and just boarded the boat and returned home. These people kept complaining and cursing on the boat:

"Jiang Laohu has been leaving for almost ten years. Lin Yutang relies on the support of Xiangma bandits. If it weren't for the convenience of everyone watching this salt industry conference, who would have paid attention to him!"

"Today he is unkind and righteous, and he specifically cheated on our people on Huai. We don't care about the kindness of our peers. When we go back, we will give a generous gift to the custodian in Nanjing!"

"What a pity, Mr. Huang, if he was still here, how could we have such a situation!"

The boat sailing on the canal was extremely slow. When it was almost dark, the boats that the salt merchants were riding had just left the Jining City.

After it got dark, the chefs on the boat became busy. Although these merchants did not make any money last year, they also depended on who they earned. The money they earned might have changed from tens of thousands of taels to tens of thousands of taels, and the absolute amount was still quite huge, and food, clothing, housing and transportation were extremely luxurious.

It is not necessary to mention the level of the ship I was riding on. The boat was full of concubines, servants, chefs and servants. Their tastes were not inferior to the restaurant for this banquet tonight.

Delicious wine and beautiful women, these three enjoyments finally made the depression and anger of these salt merchants dissipate a lot during the day. While they were having a banquet inside, they heard the boatman shouting loudly there:

"Be careful, be careful, brothers over there, our boat is getting too close."

The merchant inside suddenly felt a little unhappy and said to the servant beside him:

"What's going on? Don't go out and have a look."

The servant beside him quickly bowed and ran out. He turned around without long, and reported:

"This is the cargo ship of the merchants in the north. It's too close to us. The boatman said it's okay. Their ship is fast, and it's okay if it's wrong!"

While talking, the ship where the salt merchants were located suddenly trembled, and there was a heavy muffled sound. It was obvious that the two ships collided together. The salt merchant was in a bad mood and could still hear the outside shouting, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the pole in my hand slid."

The salt merchant shouted loudly:

"Call our guards over, teach these bastards a lesson, and beat them hard."

Just as they were saying these harsh words, the door was suddenly pushed open. When several people looked carefully, they gasped in fear. A guard at the bow of the boat lay straight on the ground, his neck was covered in blood, and it was obviously cut to death. The room suddenly became quiet, and then several women who were drinking screamed in surprise.

However, inside the room, the sound was not far away. Secondly, it was because there was still a big fuss outside. One was accusing the other party of colliding the boat, and the other party said that the other party was parked in the wrong place. Several men with faces walked in with knives and axes, and were still loudly saying that there was something wrong with the position of your boat, otherwise how could they collide together?

The salt merchants seemed quite brave when they were making noise at the salt meeting. However, in such a scene, they were so scared that they were all weak. The one who leaned against the outside directly slid down from the chair and said in a crying voice:

"Good man, the young man is willing to offer all the money he has in his hand..."

Before he finished speaking, a man in black raised his sword and cut off the head of the person who was talking. The people in the room suddenly screamed again, and the remaining salt merchants finally realized that the other party's purpose seemed to be to kill all of them.

I don’t know if it was the courage that broke out before my death or something, a salt merchant stood up and shouted loudly:

"You guys must have been sent by Lin Yutang's bastard. Damn barbarian. Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"

Such ruthless words are just to vent, and they are of no use to change the ending. Several masked men in black quickly took action without any mercy, and several salt merchants were cut off their heads simply.

At night in the canal, there were many ships passing by. People who came and went to watch the fun watching several ships collided with each other. The boat was simply arguing. More than a dozen loud men were shouting there, and it was indeed like performing a show. No one realized the bloody killings being carried out on the boat. This kind of night, collisions and other things are extremely normal, and no one would be surprised.

On the third day after the salt meeting, everything was calm. Jiang Huifeng, the boss of Sanjiang Trading Company, was finally leaving Jining. Lin Yutang felt relieved. Although there were all kinds of signs, nothing could be covered up.

Lin Yutang was also wondering if he was too suspicious. Jiang Huifeng might have come to Jining to see him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a pity. Such an outstanding girl, Tang Xuan, made the local rich man in Liao Town so cheap. The salt transport envoy Zuo, still doesn't know how to deal with it?

Do you want the person to force him back? If he is really just a distinguished guest of the patriarch, it would be better to handle this matter yourself. Tang Xuan said that Boss Jiang did not do anything to her. It would be better to come back and give it to the salt transport envoy according to the original arrangement. He, an outsider, could still go to Jining to heaven.

While Lin Yutang was writing, butler Lin Liu ran in panting outside, his face full of panic. As soon as he came in, he shouted there in a hurry:

"The boss, the boss, the yamen, and our people came out of the news that the salt merchants on Huai on the eve of the past were all killed on the boat, and a servant ran out. Today, he went to the yamen to beat the drum and complained, saying that it was your instructor."

Hearing this, Lin Yutang stood up from the chair, asked incredibly:
Chapter completed!