Although she is accustomed to such a cliché beginning, in the face of this group of people who can almost be regarded as the richest people in the entire Great Zhou, Feng Ziying still has some indescribable feelings.

Eight households and twelve families, any one of them has more than one million dollars, although I dare not say that any one can easily take out millions of cash, but in terms of overall assets, one million is definitely only the minimum base, it should be said that most of them are above three or four million, I dare not compare with the Wu family of the thirteen lines of the Qing Dynasty, but in this era it is definitely the top handful.

As long as they are willing, it is no problem for each family to scrape together 500,000 taels of silver, and it is not difficult for the top ones to come up with a million taels of silver.

That is to say, if you meet a ruthless emperor who kills chickens and takes eggs, and really wants to wipe out all this group of salt merchants, raid the family and exterminate the clan, then it is not a problem to collect 50 million taels of silver.

Of course, this is just speculation, no emperor would take such a move, and these salt merchants are also inextricably linked with the gentry in Jiangnan, and doing so will only encounter a strong counterattack from the gentry class, unless you can ignore the eunuchs and gentry and torture them like Li Zicheng did in his previous life when he entered Beijing.

And for a dynastic regime, its impact and impact can only outweigh the losses.

Each class has its own reasons for existing, and simply breaking this rule is counterproductive, but if it is only for a few of them, it is a different matter.

"......, this official would like to clarify one thing here, the imperial court has no intention of forcibly apportioning donations, and you can also put your heart in your stomach,......"

Feng Ziying actually knew very well that it was difficult for these weather-beaten merchants to convince these time-tested merchants that they believed that it was safest to put the silver in their own cellar or turn it into their own land and house, but he had to go through such a procedure.

Etiquette is done, as for whether you believe it or not, whether you are willing or not, it depends on your follow-up ability.

The leading figures among the several salt merchants were still smiling and nodding their heads again and again, but they were all quietly probing the questions in the eyes of the surrounding partners, what did this one want?

Fighting the autumn wind? It's understandable, so hurry up and draw out the way, and be mentally prepared.

What is it not a donations to build momentum in the early stage?

All kinds of fancy campaigns, the court can think about businessmen and make profits for businessmen, so isn't it a wolf that doesn't eat meat and a dog doesn't eat?

What silver village offering and open sea bonds, the salt merchants are clear in their hearts.

Although this Chinese calligraphy department is not a newly established yamen, but it has been given a new function, as soon as it opened, you, Xiao Feng Xiu, who launched the strategy of opening the sea, went straight to Yangzhou, and also lived next to the Yamen of the two Huai transfer salt envoys, this is too obvious, right?

It's not for our salt merchants, but also for the medicinal herb merchants or southern goods merchants in Yangzhou?

Seeing that the businessmen were still mild, smiling, and facing their words, they were still nodding their heads constantly, looking supportive, but Feng Ziying knew that his flickering was not successful, which was also expected by him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the official also knows that you all here admire the education of the imperial court, in the past, the emperor went to Jiangnan six times, the sincerity of the princes is commendable, and the court is also quite pleased, before the official came, the emperor personally summoned the lower officials, and encouraged him, saying that the gentry of Jiangnan have always been loyal to the monarch and patriotic,......"

Feng Ziying's anger slowly turned cold, but there were still all kinds of praise in his words.

"You have made great contributions to our Jiangnan Shengjing, such as the eight views of Yangzhou, as well as the Qinhuai Fengyue, Suzhou and Hangzhou scenic spots, the official is too young to have the opportunity to see the great chapters of the emperor when he traveled south, it is a pity, but the official can still get a glimpse of the style from some Jiangnan folk legends and biographies,......"

The atmosphere in the whole hall slowly cooled down, some people began to sweat on their backs, some people lowered their eyes, shrunk and restless, and some people pretended to be calm and served tea carefully,......

Wang Wenyan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back, this cadre can pass through the sky, and this Xiao Feng's words may be sent to Beijing in a hurry tomorrow.

Who doesn't understand what you mean by that?

Emperor Taishang went to Jiangnan six times, you are all excited, enthusiastic dedication, now the new emperor is in trouble, the court is serious, but you want to send Huazi?

Feng Ziying ignored the expressions of the others, and he also knew very well that these words alone could make these people vigilant at most, but it was not so simple to make them bow their heads and follow their own intentions, and these people would not easily join the gang.

"This official knows that you have been operating the salt industry for a living, and you may not know much about other businesses, Wenyan, you are also very familiar with all of you here, and I borrowed you from Lord Lin, that is, I want to borrow you, and I will explain the two major things that this official has come to the south to interpret for you, don't take the kindness of the imperial court as a donkey's liver and lungs,......"

In the face of Feng Ziying's understatement, Wang Wenyan also pretended to be bitter, and could only reluctantly nod, "Uh, Lord Feng, you don't know much about going south, that is, I have heard you say it a few times, and I only know a rough ,...... about many subtleties in it."

"Okay, Wenyan, Lord Lin has lent you to this official temporarily, you have been following this official for a while, compared to this matter of opening the sea bond and Yinzhuang, you also understand the good and bad, talk to you, know the ins and outs, and let them understand that this is not an apportionment and donation,......"

If he can't pretend to be prevaricated, Wang Wenyan can only start with the opening of the sea bonds, and introduce the purpose and intention of the imperial court to issue the open sea bonds, the collateral, and the way of performance, etc., and then explain in detail the purpose and significance of the establishment of Yinzhuang and the mode of operation.

It should be said that Wang Wenyan's narration is better than Feng Ziying's, after all, he is a familiar person, he has been dealing with salt affairs for many years, no matter how much he has to give some face, and even if Lin Ruhai's life is not long, but the county officials are not as good as the current management, and they still hold everyone's lifeblood.

When Wang Wenyan sent all the salt merchants away one by one and returned to Feng Ziying's study, Feng Ziying smiled and said, "How does it feel, isn't it not good?" ”

"Aren't you prepared? If it is 350,000 taels of silver, there is no need for an adult to come forward, Wenyan can agree for them, whether it is to buy Kaihai bonds or invest in Yinzhuang, but the adults obviously want more than that, they are all human spirits, and they understand it in their hearts, so they don't dare to express their position easily. ”

Feng Ziying stroked her chin, "My face is so big?" Twenty families, each fifty thousand taels, that's also a million taels of silver. ”

"My lord, you also said that the open sea bond is equivalent to a loan from the imperial court, and there is interest, and the Yinzhuang stock offering is a shareholding, and the profit must be divided, do you really think that these salt merchants are stupid and have a lot of money? They have also inquired about a lot of inside stories in the court through various channels, and these tricky superficial postures can't hide from you, but they also know the details. ”

Wang Wenyan's words also shattered some of Feng Ziying's remaining illusions, the doorway of these salt merchants is indeed deep and wide enough, they are all old and sophisticated characters, they will not be easily intimidated by themselves, but they will not tear their faces with themselves, and even they have long been mentally prepared to accept certain conditions, which means that it is now a bargaining process.

There is really no secret at all in this Great Zhou court, especially in this kind of thing, there are a lot of interests behind everyone, like a spider web, you can know it with a slight movement.

I'm afraid that these people were already discussing countermeasures with their Austrian aid in the court before they went south.

"Wenyan, what do you think I should do now?"

Feng Ziying groaned, and he was also a little hesitant.

Whether it is killing chickens and scaring monkeys, or killing a hundred to make an example, it is not impossible to do it, but the key is whether it can maximize benefits.

If it is overdone, the power of the salt merchant to fight back cannot but be taken into account.

If the people above lose their cars for the sake of profit, their strategy of opening the sea will become a wedding dress for others, he Feng Ziying is not the kind of pure minister who lives and *******dies for the country, in this big week, it is unrealistic to want to be a pure minister, and he does not have that qualification, and it is impossible for him to do this kind of thing.

"That depends on what the adults think." Wang Wenyan also knew that this was the new owner testing himself, his eyes were as calm as water, he had actually been thinking about this question for a long time, and he had thought about it a lot.

"Oh? Speak. ”

Wang Wenyan originally wanted to say that I have three strategies, upper, middle, and lower, but he didn't know if the new owner liked the taste of such a pretending to be a dog-headed military advisor, so he still swallowed this kind of thinking about showing off.

"At present, this group of salt merchants is mostly old people left over from the era of Emperor Taishang, if the emperor and the cabinet really want to avoid others, then Wenyan recommends that adults can join forces with Long Banwei, abandon the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, take down three or four first, and kill them in one fell swoop, and it is estimated in Wenyan that the income of 10 million taels is a stable ,......"

Feng Ziying was silent, of course he understood what Wang Wenyan meant by not tabooing others, that meant that the emperor was already fledgling, and he didn't care about the emperor's attitude, at that point, if he could win the support of the first and second cabinet ministers, it was not impossible, but now?

Seeing that Feng Ziying was silent, Wang Wenyan said again: "If the adults think that this strategy is too cruel, you can also use the Dragon Forbidden Captain as the line, and the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate as the gun, choose one or two, in this way, the adults can gain prestige and goodwill in the salt merchants and the six departments of Nanjing, and can achieve the goal, three or five million taels should not be a problem, Wenyan also recommends this strategy." ”

The relationship between the salt merchants and the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate is naturally very close, and the new Zuodu Yushi of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate also came from the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it was also the adjustment made by the imperial court because of the dissatisfaction with the early performance of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate.