Chapter 2210

This move by the Shanshan-Shaanxi salt merchants was extremely ruthless, targeting the areas where the Huizhou salt merchants must be rescued. As soon as the official document of the salt industry yamen came out, the relevant business under his name was interrupted, and he suffered every day.

The losses will be an extremely considerable amount. Even though the Huizhou salt merchants are financially sound, they cannot afford to be closed down for a long time.

The seven major surnames can fight to the death with Shanxi salt merchants, but they cannot go against the government. As soon as this seal is posted, all business immediately comes to a standstill, and the only response they can take is to try to make the salt

The industry yamen will lift these sanctions and get business back on track as soon as possible.

Except for Ma Zhengping, who is still in Zhoushan, the heads of the other six families of the seven surnames have all arrived. If it is difficult for them to have a real sense of participation in a fight that does not require personal participation, then the current crisis is really

It made them feel the pain.

"Has a situation like this happened before?" Yuan Tao was a little surprised when he heard the news. He didn't know much about the past fighting history between the two groups of salt merchants, so he asked Dai Yingda a question.

Dai Yingda shook his head solemnly and said: "Although there have been many occasions in the past where official connections were used to suppress the other party, there has never been a situation like this. If the other party does this, it is tantamount to wanting to fight us to the death.

Got it!"

Yuan Tao nodded slightly and said: "I understand. It seems that they have no other means but to use the means to suppress the situation! But they can get the Yamen to come forward, and they probably paid a high price."

Dai Yingda said: "It's nothing more than money to open the way! As long as we can squeeze us out of Yangzhou, the money spent can be earned back in multiples. But using official connections to suppress the other party will end up with money, and no one can do anything about it."

The other party is just enriching the officials who receive money from both sides. Gradually, everyone realizes that this trick cannot help the other party, so they are less likely to use this method again."

Yuan Tao said: "If that's the case, then just spend money to solve it. Why does Boss Dai need to be so nervous?"

Dai Yingda said: "Shopkeeper Yuan didn't know that the Department of Salt Transport Envoy in Huaidu is a big yamen. In addition to the salt transport envoy in charge, there are also official positions such as transport judge, promotion and promotion, plus those who work underneath.

There are at least a hundred people who need to be taken care of!"

Yuan Tao misunderstood Dai Yingda's meaning, frowned and asked: "Is there a problem with your account turnover? That's okay. If you need money urgently, our country can also provide low-interest loans. You can borrow any amount! It's shipped from Zhoushan.

It only takes a few days.”

Dai Yingda quickly explained: "This is not what I am referring to. I dare not say anything else, but the seven surnames will not be short of money!"

"If that's the case, then what's the difficulty in handling this matter?" Yuan Tao felt that Dai Yingda summoned the heads of various families to discuss the matter, and specially invited him here. It must not only be to raise funds, but also for other reasons of his own.

Unawareness of the difficulties.

Dai Yingda announced the answer in a deep voice: "The Yamen of the Huaidu Salt Transport Envoy is located in Yangzhou City. If we want to resolve this matter as soon as possible, there is only one way, and that is to go to the city in person...

…Well, I might have to go several times!”

Yuan Tao suddenly realized why the seven surnames found this matter difficult to solve. On normal days, they would have just brought enough money to visit these officials, large and small, and burned all the incense that needed to be burned, and the matter would have been almost solved.

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But in today's dangerous environment, salt merchants with the seven major surnames cannot even go out to Daijiazhuang to prevent being attacked by their opponents. So how can they cross the river quietly into the city and visit the government? If they don't go, they will be forced to

With no food supply and no source of income, not only did they have to spend a lot of money to settle the transfer of salt transport envoys between the two Huaihe Rivers, but they also had to face possible attacks from Shanxi and Shaanxi salt merchants.

Dai Yingda also mentioned that it was not easy for the Shanshan and Shaanxi salt merchants to create the current situation. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have spent a lot of money. However, the other party knew that this method would be difficult to completely kill the seven surnames, but they still did it without hesitation.

After doing it, it was obvious that this was not just to disgust the Seven Famous People for a few days, but also to use this method to force them to show up, and then use this opportunity to impose other methods.

But from Yuan Tao's point of view, he certainly doesn't want the heads of the seven surnamed families to be involved in danger. If anything happens to them, Jindun's mission in Yangzhou will be greatly changed. This situation is not what Yuan Tao is happy to see.

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Yuan Tao asked: "Visiting the government to settle matters, must you personally handle these matters?"

Dai Yingda responded: "The people running errands below don't need us to show up in person, but like the Salt Transport Envoy, it would be too rude to promote these officials and send their subordinates to visit them. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive, so we still have to do it ourselves."

It’s safe to go there once.”

Yuan Tao also thought it made sense when he heard it. After all, those high-ranking officials in the yamen needed not only money, but also face. The Huizhou salt merchant wanted to beg others to let him go, but he didn't even meet him.

Even if you don't reveal it, just send a few men to deliver the money and that's it. I'm afraid that even if the amount of money is enough, the Yamen will deliberately make things difficult and won't let this matter go away easily.

Yuan Tao pondered: "But the risk of leaving the village and entering the city is really high... Can't we find other solutions? Or just delay it until the situation improves. Anyway, it's all about salt transportation. Si Yamen wants to

What I want is money, not forcing you to lose your family and your family."

The heads of the seven major surnames discussed among themselves, and finally Dai Yingda responded: "Procrastination cannot be delayed. For us, this is not just a matter of losses after business stagnation. People in the yamen do not know our current situation.

, if we don’t go to the Yamen to show up, some people will really think that we are at the end of our rope. Then there will definitely be people who can’t stand the temptation of others and will add insult to injury to us. Now the official documents from the Yamen only say that it is an investigation, but once the charges are revealed

If you take a firm stance, things will become serious!"

If the Seven Big Surnames have not made a formal response to the salt industry yamen's investigation, then the Shanshan-Shaanxi salt merchants will definitely add fuel to the fire and instill some dangerous ideas into the officials, convincing them that the Seven Big Surnames have reached a stage where they are unable to resist and are a piece of oil and water.

Fat meat.

When some people begin to believe that the Seven Big Surnames have become the targets of others, then the situation will really become very dangerous. Because no matter how much incense money they receive from the Seven Big Surnames, they will never be able to compare with

The profits from confiscating the properties of the seven major surnames are high. Once they reach the stage of conviction, it will be difficult for the seven major surnames to resolve the trouble through government administration. By then, I am afraid that more than one of the seven major surnames will want to share the profits and benefit from it.

The envoys and local government agencies that can intervene will probably rush to step on it.

Even if there were golden shields stationed in Daijiazhuang, it would be impossible to protect the seven surnames in such a situation. The salt merchants had to either accept their fate and be killed and have their homes confiscated by the government, or else they had to give up most of their real estate and move away.

Overseas, it is impossible to maintain the current industry.

The reason for this is not complicated. After Dai Yingda briefly explained it, Yuan Tao already understood the seriousness of the situation. The Seven Great Surnames must react to this as soon as possible in order to prevent the other party from continuing to make moves and drag themselves into the abyss.

"In this case, we have to go to the city to fight with them!" Yuan Tao said slowly: "But this matter is extremely risky. I suggest that the fewer people come forward to deal with this matter, the better, otherwise it will be difficult to protect them.

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Dai Yingda said happily: "Shopkeeper Yuan is willing to send someone to escort him? That would be great!"

After the people from Jindun came to Yangzhou, they tried every means to persuade Yuan Tao to take the initiative, but Yuan Tao's attitude was very firm. He just stayed at Daijiazhuang and did not plan to take any proactive measures. Dai Yingda knew that someone must enter the city.

Only through operation can the crisis be resolved this time, but he thought that Jin Dun was unwilling to leave Daijiazhuang, so Yuan Tao probably would not send someone to carry out the escort mission. Unexpectedly, Yuan Tao took the initiative to bring it up after understanding the whole story.

If Jin Dun is willing to take action, the safety factor of this trip will definitely be increased a lot. After all, Jin Dun and others are professionals, and the defensive measures taken must be more rigorous and reliable, and Dai Yingda knows that the government will be somewhat wary of their identities.

, this may be a life-saving detail at a critical moment.

Yuan Tao said: "This matter is beyond the scope of Jindun's mission. I will not give you an answer until I ask Zhoushan for instructions."

Dai Yingda hurriedly said: "Of course, I would like to ask Shopkeeper Yuan to put in a few kind words so that General Shi can agree to Brother Jindun's participation. If this can be facilitated, Shopkeeper Yuan and the brothers participating in the operation will prepare an extra generous gift."

As a thank you."

At this time, Dai Yingda no longer cares about money. He has even thought that as long as Yuan Tao is willing to help take care of this matter, he will accept it even if he offers a high price. Compared with the family property owned by the seven surnames, now

The money spent is really just a small amount of money.

Yuan Tao said: "Putting this aside for now, let me ask, how many people do you plan to go?"

Dai Yingda said sternly: "Since Shopkeeper Yuan said that the fewer people the better, then I will go alone. I have been to the Yamen of the Salt Transport Envoy many times. I know how to deal with those officials.

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Dai Yingfan, who was standing next to him, immediately objected: "This is inappropriate. My brother is the leader of the seven surnames. If something happens to you in Yangzhou City, wouldn't it cause chaos for the seven surnames and our Dai family? I think it's better to hand over this errand."

Give it to me, isn't it just a gift of money, I should be able to represent the seven major surnames, right?"

Dai Yingda shook his head and said: "You have rarely dealt with these officials and don't know their various connections. It's better to stay in Daijiazhuang! If anything happens to me, I will quickly recruit Mr. Ma to come back and take charge of the overall situation. As for the Daijiazhuang

, then Cheng Liang took over as the head of the family."

Dai Yingda made arrangements for his funeral in just a few words, and was obviously prepared for the worst. Seeing that he took the initiative to take on this dangerous task at such a critical moment, Yuan Tao couldn't help but secretly admire his courage.

Responsible, it seems that it is no accident that this person became the leader among these salt merchants.

Dai Yingda took the initiative to request the order, and several other family heads secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Dai Yingda did not directly appoint a target, or draw lots to decide, otherwise if they were to accept this task, it would probably take a long time to think about it.

Do you want to take this risk?

At present, the heads of various families also spared no effort to praise Dai Yingda, and they patted their chests and expressed that in the future, the seven major surnames would still look up to the Dai family.

Yuan Tao looked on coldly and felt that Dai Yingda was indeed good at taking advantage of opportunities. In a crisis situation like this, he stabilized the morale of the army with just a few words and further enhanced his prestige among the Seven Surnames. When this matter is settled,

, if he can successfully resolve his opponent's conspiracy and preserve the properties of the Seven Great Surnames, then no one will dare to disagree with him in the future.

Of course, to obtain such a status, you must first bear the corresponding risks. Even if Yuan Tao temporarily agreed to the matter, he was not completely sure whether he could successfully escort Dai Yingda. He had no way to predict what the other party would lay out now.

The killing situation is waiting for Dai Yingda to step into it on his own. If the fighting really starts in Yangzhou City, the situation will be much more complicated than defending Daijiazhuang.

After understanding the general situation, Yuan Tao returned to his station and sent a message back to Zhoushan to ask Shi Diwen for instructions. From a personal point of view, Yuan Tao did not want to take this risk, but as Dai Yingda analyzed

In that case, if no response is made as soon as possible, the foundation of the Huizhou salt merchants in Yangzhou may be shaken. By then, all the support measures Haihan has done will fall into place, and he will try to set foot in the future again.

Yangzhou, a prosperous market, may face more difficulties than it does now.

Therefore, from Haihan's standpoint, trying to preserve the seven major surnames is the current goal. Whether it is Shanshan salt merchants, government agencies, or Jindun, they must try their best to resolve these troubles. Yuan Tao made it clear in the message

He expressed his willingness to personally lead the team to carry out this high-risk special mission.

Two hours later, he received a call back from Zhoushan. In the call back, Shi Diwen expressed support for his decision and asked him to try his best to ensure the safety of Dai Yingda on the premise of self-protection, but not to directly intervene in the relationship between the Seven Surnames and the

Negotiations between local officials to avoid triggering higher-level diplomatic disputes.

After reading the call back, Yuan Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Zhoushan can support his decision, he can let go of his hands and feet to make arrangements. If the other party really plans to attack Dai Yingda while he is in and out of the city, then he doesn't mind revealing it.

Real skills let these salt merchants know what a professional team is.

However, before taking action, Yuan Tao still needs to carefully discuss the specific arrangements with Dai Yingda. At the same time, he must make corresponding arrangements for the left-behind personnel and make a response plan for possible situations.
Chapter completed!