Daming talker

Chapter 322 Lin’s Salt Industry

Wu Tianshi said that her husband Wu Deng had made a big mistake, but Lu Junbi, the nominal boss, was completely unaware of this.

In the eyes of others, Lu Xiucai might have neglected his duty, but Official Lin did not show any displeasure.

Lin Daguan was not surprised at all by Lu Junbi's unexplained reaction.

Yangzhou Lin's Salt Industry has just been in trial operation for half a year, so it can be said that it is still an immature group.

In the division of labor of the shopkeeper, Lu Junbi is responsible for upper-level affairs, public relations, and general accounts. His main scope of activities is Yangzhou City;
The Wu couple are responsible for specific matters such as salt distribution and salt batching, and their main work locations are production, verification, and transportation sites such as salt farms and salt laboratories.

Lin Daguan's arrangement naturally meant that the two sides could check and balance each other.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Junbi shouldn't know so clearly what wrong things Wu Deng, an old Jianghu, did behind his back.

If Wu Deng made any mistake outside, Lu Junbi in Yangzhou City would know it immediately, which would make Lin Daguan worried.

And if Lu Junbi helps Wu Tianshi speak for him, it will be even more worrying.

Therefore, the questioning of Lu Junbi was actually a kind of test by Lin Daguan to his subordinates, but no one realized that it was just a test.

As the leader who controls a complex and huge society, Lin Daguan faces all his subordinates and may be tempted at any time. Every word may be a test.

At least this time, Lu Junbi and Lu Xiucai passed the test unintentionally.

Therefore, Official Lin no longer "embarrassed" Lu Junbi, looked at Wu Tianshi again, and said:

"Even Lu Sheng doesn't know. What kind of mistake could it be that deserves you to take it so seriously?"

Wu Tianshi replied: "I hope the high-ranking officials will retreat to prevent the news from leaking out."

Lin Daguan smiled and said: "Those who can stand here are all people I can trust. And everyone is more trustworthy than you, so what else do you have to worry about?"

When the guardians Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu and Lu Junbi heard this, they laughed together "hehehehe".

They even began to speculate that Wu Tianshi asked to exclude others in order to be alone with him.
Wu Tianshi felt bitter in her heart, but she had already said what she had said before, so she had to say it now.

"In the past few months, Wu Deng, a humble man, has secretly sold 60 jins of salt under the guise of the [-] kilograms of salt produced by the high official Renqian."

Everyone present was shocked when they heard this number, including Mr. Lin himself.

At present, among the one or two hundred salt merchants in Yangzhou City, the dozen or so salt merchants with the largest business scale, excluding normal salt, mostly produce around 200 to 400 million jins of residual salt every year.

And this Wu Deng, in a few months, bought 60 kilograms of private salt for himself, which was one-quarter to one-fifth of the annual surplus salt of the first-line salt merchants!

This number was quite large, enough to shock everyone present.

People who originally thought Wu Tianshi was being pretentious or suspected that Wu Tianshi was making a fuss out of a molehill now understand.

Then Lu Junbi immediately became angry. He was the boss of Lin's Salt Industry, but he didn't know anything about such a big thing!
Since Lin's Salt Industry "rented" 140 salts and started trial operation in March, it has only wholesaled a total of [-] million kilograms of residual salt from the main salt belt!
And this Wu Deng, as the second shopkeeper, dared to do 60 kilograms of private work under the banner of Lin's Salt Industry!

Thinking of this, Lu Junbi couldn't restrain his anger and shouted at Wu Tianshi: "How dare you betray your master and seek profit for yourself, pretending to be a public servant for personal gain!"

Although the Zhang family brothers who were guardians of the left and right were not involved in the salt industry affairs in the association, they also shouted angrily at this time:
"Wu Deng dares to seek personal gain under the guise of sitting in the palace. He deserves death! Don't be lenient to sitting in the palace!"

Wu Tianshi, who had exposed her husband's crime, remained silent and bowed her head in silence.

After the Zhang brothers finished cursing, they volunteered and said, "As long as we sit down and give the order, my brother will lead people to capture Wu Deng!"

boom!Amid the commotion of his men, Officer Lin suddenly slapped the table next to him heavily!

Everyone's voices suddenly stopped, and only the serious lectures of Official Lin were left in the room:

"The principles of human ethics are the foundation of life, and it is also the law of nature and human heart for a husband to guide his wife! Therefore, the government generally does not allow wives to sue their husbands, just like they do not allow sons to sue their fathers.

Mr. Wu Tian, ​​you are excusable in reporting your husband, but it goes against the laws of nature! "

Everyone: "."

Suzhou is considered to be the most open place today. You, Lin Daguan, come from a distinguished family and are not strict about trivial matters. How can you be more conservative than an old scholar?

I also heard Lin Daguan say loudly and resonantly: "I would rather not accept the unjust report of someone who violates the rules and undermines ethics, even if my personal interests are damaged. This is self-denial and restoration of etiquette!"

Now even Wu Tianshi's defenses were broken. Is there a serious illness in Lin Tailai's mind?
I took huge risks and shouldered moral pressure to report my husband, and this is what I got?

Before Wu Tian could say anything else, Senior Official Lin waved his sleeves and said, "Please step back. From now on, you must abide by women's ethics!"

This is not the result she wants!Wu Tianshi stood up and walked out of the room in a daze.After Wu Tianshi left, Lu Junbi hurriedly asked: "Wu Tianshi's accusations must be true, because once you check, you can see that they can't be deceived at all, so why are you ignoring them?"

Lin Tailai asked: "What do you think is the key point of this matter?"

Lu Junbi said doubtfully: "What else is the point? Isn't the point that Wu Deng secretly trafficked 60 kilograms of salt?"

Lin Daguan said unceremoniously: "Lu Sheng, please have some snacks! Why is this the point? Am I someone who values ​​60 kilograms of salt?"

Protector Zhang Wen on the left was still thinking hard, but Protector Zhang Wu on the right suddenly realized it!
"The key point is Wu Tian herself. She is showing her favor to Zuo Guan again. She even wants to report her husband. The purpose is to get Zuo Guan to take her in!"

Lin Tailai: "."

Have you, Zhang Wu, watched too much "Jin Ping Mei" and have to think about everything in three ways?

The normal interactions between men and women were ruined by common people like you!

Fearing that his brother would be beaten, Zuo Protector Zhang Wen quickly asked in a flattering manner: "We really don't know, but we would like to sit down and give you some advice."

Lin Tailai withdrew his unkind look at Zhang Wu and explained:
“Selling salt in large quantities is a highly professional matter. From collecting salt to transporting salt, batch inspection, sales, etc., there are many links in the whole process, and each link is a checkpoint.

In just a few months, it was an extremely difficult task to secretly traffic 60 kilograms of salt by borrowing our salt while hiding it from us. Where did Wu Deng come from? "

Lu Junbi said: "Wu Deng has been helping the Zheng family in the past, and he must have accumulated a lot of experience and connections.

It wouldn’t seem very strange if all the previous connections were used to open up the joints of 60 kilograms of salt. "

Lin Tailai shook his head and said: "Those experiences and connections actually belong to the Zheng family, not Wu Deng.

Now that Wu Deng has left the Zheng family system, it is good not to be retaliated against. How can he still use his original connections?
So someone must be helping Wu Deng secretly, so that Wu Deng can still traffic 60 kilograms of salt in a few months without telling us!
Who is helping Wu Deng and what is the purpose? This is the focus of the matter! "

Several subordinates looked at each other, but they couldn't help but be convinced. Their ability to grasp the key points from a sitting position was not very strong.

After Lu Junbi digested what Lin Daguan said, he questioned again: "Maybe they just want to use Wu Deng to smuggle salt. They have no other purpose except making money, but their greed has suddenly become bigger."

Official Lin's face gradually darkened, and he sneered: "First of all, they already have such strong strength, they can just find one of their own, why do they still want to find Wu Deng, the shopkeeper of another family?

Second, if it was normal cooperative smuggling, why didn’t Wu Deng report it?Why didn't you dare to let me know, instead of hiding it from the entire club?

So I dare to conclude that someone must be plotting against me, deliberately helping Wu Deng smuggle a large amount of money, and secretly collecting evidence!
Then wait for the opportunity to implicate me from Wu Deng and impeach me for trafficking in a large amount of illegal salt!If there is any evidence, it will be accurate! "

After hearing Lin Daguanren's final conclusion, his subordinates once again felt deep admiration.

Without any evidence, just relying on a few words and pure logical reasoning, you can find the truth out of thin air. This ability is incredible.

The right protector Zhang Wu suddenly became furious, "I just took care of the governor and the inspector. Who else in Yangzhou is so indifferent now?"

Lin Tai came to the world and said soberly: "It doesn't matter if the soldiers in the iron-clad camp have taken care of the governor and governor, sooner or later new governors and governors will come.

Officials are all transient, and only the interests formed around the salt industry are eternal.

As long as there is this benefit, there will be no shortage of calculations. "

After Zhang Wu was stunned for a moment, he said unconvinced: "Is it possible that all the previous efforts to deal with the governor and the governor were in vain?"

Lin Tailai replied: "It's not in vain. Temporarily suppressing two hostile officials is still of great benefit.

It can avoid fighting on multiple fronts in all directions, eliminate the huge interference from Fu Gao, and focus more on grabbing the interests of the salt industry.

In other words, it temporarily creates a good development environment for Lin's Salt Industry. "

Later, Officer Lin comforted everyone and said, "You don't have to be too angry, I'm worried that I can't find an excuse to continue plundering!

So maybe it's a good thing that someone is plotting against us, and the fruit they bite back is even fatter!
It doesn’t matter whether the person who arranged for Wu Deng is the Salt Transportation Department, the Salt Patrol Censor, some salt merchants, or even a joint operation by vested interests!
This place is different from Taihu Lake. The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish!I wish the people who calculated against me were at a higher level! "

At this time, Lu Junbi raised a possibility: "Could it be Governor Yang?

After all, they had a feud a few months ago, and he had every motive to plan it out in the past few months. "

Official Lin frowned and said: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! It can't be him who has been defeated! Otherwise, there is no point in fighting back!

If you want to go official, it must be the Salt Transportation Department or the Salt Patrol Censor! "

Lu Junbi: "."

(End of this chapter)