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"Alright!" Wei Qi and Cao Zhi both nodded their heads in agreement. Since they were able to reach this step and become the victors in the Jiangnan Salt Lake, they naturally had their own strategies and courage. If the First Prince really wanted to kill them, they would have to throw a huge rock at him.
Even if the son and the Li family's spine were broken, a few of their bones would still have to be broken! Wu Min nodded her head seriously, "There is no other way. The First Prince has tried to rope us in and judging from his attitude, he would not force us to the last step. Now, it is best for us to raise the silver taels as soon as possible to buy the salt and place the blame on the officials who are here to buy it."
"On him."
"Yes, we will do it immediately."
If the other small salt merchants wanted to collect all the silver, they would have to spend some effort to do so. However, for them, it was just a slight headache. There were plenty of ways to deal with it.
Very soon, a letter was sent to him by Mu Yunyao."Miss wants me to collect some of the businesses that the salt merchants are selling?" After pondering for a moment, Qi Ming couldn't help but secretly chuckle. The admiration he had for Mu Yunyao in his heart deepened, Miss' foresight is truly like a god!
Nowadays, the salt merchants were in a hurry to sell their properties, so their prices would definitely be much lower than normal. Moreover, these salt merchants had very unusual businesses in their hands. For example, the gardens under the salt merchants' hands, some of them were even comparable to Royal Gardens.
With the silver notes that Mu Yunyao had asked six taels to bring over, she bought them directly from the best gardens, land, and shops. In total, she had saved several hundred thousand taels of silver.
The salt merchants finally managed to gather the fifteen million silver taels. King Yue estimated that it was about time, so he sent someone to inform them where the salt was hidden.
In just a few short days, he had already earned fifteen million silver. King Yue could not help but be excited.
Mu Yunyao counted the house deeds and land deeds in her hands. Her eyes similarly couldn't stop a smile from appearing on them. After a while, she tidied up her things and locked them in the cupboard.
Jin Lan walked in slowly."Miss, someone came by the door with a gift. He said that he is the subordinate of the governor of the two rivers, Lord Li."
Mu Yunyao's smile faded, "Just say that I've been feeling unwell for the past two days and that it's inconvenient for me to see an outsider. Let that person go back to where he came from."
"Yes, miss." Two days ago, after the verification of the salt tax in Tomb City had ended, Li Yuan had no choice but to head towards Yangzhou City. Originally, he had wanted to come to the Embroidery Garden to see Mu Yunyao, but he did not expect that the dizziness was just right.
Half.
If the rumors were true, then this matter would shake the entire imperial court. Once it reached the ears of the Emperor, it would definitely cause the Emperor to be enraged; at that time, not even the Li family would be able to protect him. Thus, as soon as he heard the news, he hurriedly left for Yangzhou City.
On his way to Yangzhou City, he suddenly received a letter: The letter clearly stated how the officials who bought salt plotted to use sand as a substitute for salt to reap a huge profit. Furthermore, it also clearly stated the location where the salt that was stolen was hidden.
Once he disembarked at Yangzhou City, he directly dispatched his officers and soldiers to the place where the letter mentioned to hide. He had originally thought that everything would be for nothing, but he never expected that he would actually find a large amount of salt in a warehouse. When they heard that Li Yuan had left the boat, they all went up to welcome him. However, before they could even say a word, they saw him heading straight to the abandoned warehouse at the south dock of the city, searching for a large amount of salt. This time, there were many officials
They were all shaking so much that they couldn't even stand properly.
Li Yuan looked at the mountain of salt, and the complex emotions in his eyes quickly changed. Finally, it turned into a completely indifferent look, as he turned around and angrily shouted at Yangzhou Salt Transport's Sun Tong, "Sun Yan's history of transportation, do you know your crime?"
Yang Zhou, Yan Zhang Ambassador, Sun Tong knelt down abruptly and asked, "Sir Li, may I ask what crime you have committed?" You took advantage of the time when the imperial government was investigating the salt tax to purchase a large amount of official salt, and also lied that the salt ship sank on the Xijiang River while it was on its way to transport the salt ship. You also took advantage of the time when the imperial government was examining the salt tax to purchase a large amount of official salt, and also lied that the salt ship sank on the Xijiang River during its journey.
I received the news in advance, so I didn't let your plan succeed! "
"Sir Li, this official definitely wouldn't dare to have such a thought. Sir Li, please investigate this clearly!"
"Hmph, I'll immediately report this to the imperial government and report your actions to the emperor. The emperor will naturally send people from the Ministry of Justice to come and take you into the capital to investigate thoroughly." The salt luck made Sun Tong suddenly understand that Li Yuan wanted him to be the scapegoat, not only did he suppress the salt trouble in Jiangnan, but he also took credit for it. More importantly, his action was to save Jiangnan's salt merchant, and to help the First Prince gather up a large number of people.
He thought: "Sir Li, you can't just lie to me like that. You have to take out the evidence!"
"I will naturally investigate this matter thoroughly, and the evidence will also be brought before the emperor. There is no need to speak any further with you! Someone, hold Sun Tong in custody! "
Very quickly, Li Yuan's actions in Yangzhou City reached the ears of the salt merchants, and everyone immediately let out a breath of relief. Seeing that the First Prince did not plan to take them all out, this could be considered the luckiest thing in the world.
Li Yuan first escorted Sun Tong, the salt merchant, into the prison, and then proceeded to hold him together with his subordinates. As he wrote a report to the emperor, he also sent people to interrogate him and get his evidence.
During that time, Wu Min came to the yamen to ask to see Li Yuan, but unfortunately, Li Yuan did not see him. After the imperial report entered the capital, it was quickly reported to the emperor. The emperor was furious after reading the imperial report, but fortunately, the salt was recovered in time, so it did not cause too much loss. He then ordered Li Yuan to investigate the salt case in Yangzhou City thoroughly, making sure that the case was heard clearly ...
Chuchu.
Once Li Yuan received the imperial edict, he heaved a sigh of relief. No matter who sent him the letter in secret, it was considered a big help to him. This was a free gift from the emperor!
He temporarily calmed down and thought about how he should force Sun Tong, the salt merchant leader Wu Min, to take the blame. Last time, he had been worrying about how to write a memorial to the Emperor, but upon hearing Wu Min's request, he didn't have the mood to see him. Now that things had come to an end, he could finally free himself and think about how to squeeze some oil from these salt merchants. After all, Jiangnan's salt merchant manure was a well-known fact.
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