After lunch with Zhu Youtang and his wife at noon, Zhang Yanling was about to leave the palace.

Before leaving, Zhu Youling said cautiously: "Yanling, this time you have to buy 20,000 salt ingestion at a time to return it to the Ministry of Revenue. Will there be any difficulties? I am afraid that the price of salt ingestion on the market will rise as a result."

It seems that Zhu Youzhang is not completely unaware of market rules. He knows that Zhang Yanling will soon buy salt on a large scale, which will cause fluctuations in the market salt prices.

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have made some arrangements early in the morning. Even the merchants who purchased salt quotas have already agreed, so they will definitely not change the price of official salt quotas."

Zhu Youzing nodded with satisfaction and said, "I am actually worried that you will spend more money. Since you have made arrangements, I will feel at ease."

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...

Zhang Yanling left Dong'anmen in a carriage.

Before he turned to the street, he saw Cui Yuan waiting anxiously here.

"Brother Cui?" Zhang Yanling looked at Cui Yuan curiously.

When Cui Yuan saw Zhang Yanling, he was impatient to welcome him and said, "Brother Jianchang, come down... Actually, it was because of the salt quotation. I heard that you want to return the salt quotation of the Ministry of Revenue..."

Zhang Yanling said curiously: "The news spread so quickly, even Brother Cui knows it?"

Cui Yuan said: "This is a big event. The capital began to spread in the morning. Your salt gush... Do you see if it is...my...you..."

Zhang Yanling probably understood Cui Yuan’s dilemma.

Previously, Zhang Yanling made a bet with Zhu Xiaoru that he would decide the winning or losing based on the price of salt, and the agreed deadline was at the end of August. Although the agreed deadline had not arrived, Zhang Yanling immediately returned the salt in the Ministry of Revenue and might ask for bets.

It is probably Zhu Xiaoru who sent Cui Yuan to plead with her again, and she was ready to not fulfill her bet.

Zhang Yanling said: "Brother Cui, don't you want to tell me what you bet before?"

"Yes." Cui Yuan nodded helplessly.

"It's my bet with yours, and I'll have to worry about winning or losing for nearly two months. As for winning or losing at that time, we must naturally respond fairly. This is a manifestation of a gentleman's words and trust. Do you think that's the case?" Zhang Yanling would not directly waive the bet.

It was as if he lost, Zhu Xiaoru would not let him go.

You are willing to do it. Even if the price of salt induction has dropped now, the salt induction of a thousand inductions is still valuable.

Cui Yuan is still a bit of a gambling thing, unlike Zhu Xiaoru who thinks about not fulfilling the bet by pleading with love. He nodded when he heard this.

Zhang Yanling said: "Then Brother Cui will go back first. We will wait until the agreed deadline is up before fulfilling the contract. The return of the Ministry of Revenue's salt quota this time has nothing to do with this bet... Now I want to buy salt quota on the market and return it to the Ministry of Revenue. Perhaps the price of salt quota has risen again?"

"Ha ha!"

After saying that, Zhang Yanling's carriage did not stop and left straight.

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...

That afternoon, Zhang Yanling was a little busy.

The main thing is to go to the Ministry of Revenue to perform its duties.

He transformed himself into a transformation and became the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the Ming Dynasty without any fame and fortune.

That night, he went directly to the yard where Mrs. Xu lived.

"Congratulations to Master, and promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Revenue." When Mrs. Xu saw Zhang Yanling, she saluted with a faint smile on her face.

Zhang Yanling sat at the table, grabbed the teapot and drank a few sips in his mouth, then shook his head and said, "What is the Minister of Revenue? It's just a few days. After investigating the case of Li Shishi and Ning Wang, I will hand over my position. It's not interesting."

Mrs. Xu took the teapot and put it down and said, "Although the master is not in the court, his power is higher than that of the court officials. Even if he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he is afraid that his authority to do things will be greater than that of the Minister of Zhou of the Ministry of Revenue, right?"

"It doesn't matter whether an official is an official or not. The most important thing is to have power. If you take the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you have to take a slight stance when doing things, which is not wise."

Zhang Yanling smiled and took her over, "It's still the wife who understands me."

As he said that, Zhang Yanling wanted to untie Mrs. Xu's belt, but his big hand was held down by Mrs. Xu.

"Madam, you are..."

"Forgive me, Master, I have been in poor health these two days and cannot serve you."

Mrs. Xu gave a message that made Zhang Yanling feel unhappy.

But Zhang Yanling can't force this kind of thing. After all, women always have a few days a month...

Mrs. Xu said: "But Master, I have arranged some things for you to not let the Master down."

"Oh?" Zhang Yanling was surprised, then picked up the teapot and continued to drink.

After running for a day, I was still a little thirsty.

Mrs. Xu said: "It's still the woman before. She originally said that she wanted to become a monk and a nun and not fall in love with worldly affairs. She had already chosen a temple for her, but she was grateful for the kindness of the master, so... before leaving, I want to repay the master."

Zhang Yanling frowned slightly.

The so-called "that woman" by Mrs. Xu is the woman who had divorced Jiang Yuenian under the arrangement of Mrs. Xu.

Jiang Yuenian's ex-wife.

Now Jiang Yuenian is in prison, but in fact, the two have no direct connections. Even if they find out that the Jiang family has nothing to do with this woman.

Zhang Yanling sighed: "What are you doing to become a monk? The world is so beautiful. Just because you encounter something, you can see through the world. She is the one who suffers in the end..."

Mrs. Xu said calmly: "The master can see through the matter thoroughly, why don't the master go to comfort me personally?"

Zhang Yanling said seriously, "With this happening, wouldn't I be the one who takes advantage of others' danger?"

"Danger?"

"No? Her mind is the most vulnerable, what's the danger? Besides, are you the kind of person who forgets his true feelings when he sees sex?"

When Mrs. Xu saw Zhang Yanling's words so righteous, she couldn't help but look at Zhang Yanling with a smile.

It seems to be saying, aren't you?

If you are not, how did I fall into your hands?

Zhang Yanling said: "Madam, you see, she won't become a monk. From now on, she will be by your side and be a shopkeeper. Teach her more of the ability to settle accounts and manage, and let her be your assistant. In this way, you will not only have a good helper, but also give her a sustenance, which is also a place for her. What do you think?"

Mrs. Xu's expression was still calm and she said, "Everyone belongs to the master, so it is naturally the master who will decide."

Zhang Yanling then brought Mrs. Xu over and let her sit on her lap, rubbing her hands: "Madam, I know you were not interested in the powerful and men in the past. Actually, I am also thinking about you. If you have no intention of her, how could you rescue her from the sea of ​​suffering?"

Mrs. Xu: “…”

"Master, there are many women around me. You can't come in for the time being. It's a good thing to ask her to be your companion when I'm not here."

Zhang Yanling said his reasons.

Mrs. Xu said, "Then I will arrange this for the master. Let her have a long talk with the master tonight."

Zhang Yanling smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's not in a hurry. We must cultivate our feelings first... I mean the relationship between you sisters."

"Since you are inconvenient, Madam, I will go back to the house tonight. What is the point of sleeping?"

Even though Mrs. Xu was calm, she couldn't help but smile when she heard this, "The master is really a gentleman."

Zhang Yanling said in surprise: "You noticed this by your wife? I always think so, otherwise why would it be that the whole family doesn't come in?"

He said, and he had already gotten up and planned to leave.

Since he accepted Mrs. Xu, he actually came here a lot. Who made Zhang Yanling be a man for two lifetimes and like a woman who likes a charming woman like Mrs. Xu in terms of the affairs of the house?

As for Su Yao and the little fox, although they are young and beautiful, they are still unable to let go of some things. Mrs. Xu is very knowledgeable and tactful. She doesn't even need to say something. She can do it very well with just a look. This is probably because of the increase in experience and psychological endurance.

"The master actually doesn't have to leave, I have some arrangements."

"oh?"

"Although the case of King Ning has not been clarified, the case of Li Shishi, the left governor of Shandong, has been finalized. The court has copied his wives, concubines, children, etc., and I have used some connections to bring out the female family of the Li family and temporarily placed it in the yard next to the Jiaofangsi. If the master needs it, he can go there at any time or call him..."

After hearing this, Zhang Yanling realized that Mrs. Xu was indeed not an ordinary person.

Can a woman who can serve as the president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce and connect the relationship between the imperial court in the past few years be just ordinary?

Knowing that Li Shishi had a conflict with him, the two of them were fighting in Jinan Prefecture. In the court, Zhang Yanling had defeated Li Shishi. In private, Mrs. Xu naturally wanted to send the female relatives of the Li Mansion to Zhang Yanling.

This is probably the trophy of the victor.

Zhang Yanling said: "Madam, your arrangement is certainly good, but I think you have gone to do it in vain. I forgot to tell you that although I gave the court 50,000 yuan, Your Majesty has explained that he would select some officials from the Jiaofangsi to give me. The female family in the Li family was going to give me a slave and a maid. Did you think I had spent money in vain?"

Mrs. Xu was stunned. She didn't expect that Zhang Yanling would talk to her about whether she would lose money in business.

The focus is indeed extraordinary.

Zhang Yanling said again: "But since you have made arrangements, I will still appreciate your affection, but not now, I will naturally go if I have time to go back."

"By the way, I'll tell you that in the past two days, I'll have someone pay all the 170,000 guan from the Ministry of Revenue to sell salt citations at one time, and 60,000 guan will be sent to you. You can also sort out the salt citations and return them to the Ministry of Revenue in a few days."

"Recently, while the price of salt induced increases, you can also go out to get some salt induced and exchange them for new induced. I will handle some of the Ministry of Revenue for you. Now it is more convenient."

When Zhang Yanling left, he seemed to remember that he still had "main work".

Zhang Yanling wants to use 20,000 yuan to attract salt and return it to the Ministry of Revenue, and he still needs to buy it from the market?

joke.

The Hui merchants were the one who attracted the most salt in the entire Ming Dynasty, and the one who attracted the most salt in the Hui merchants was the one who used to be the head of the Hui merchants and was also the largest salt merchant in Huizhou.
To be continued...