Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 80 Official Salt and Private Salt

Pang Jin glanced at Yang Lian, then at Zhang He, and understood in his heart that this was definitely not something to discuss, it was a complete threat.

He was resentful in his heart, but Pang Jin was an eunuch, so he naturally wouldn't know the consequences of turning his face. Once he turned his face face to face, he might die without a place to bury him.Turning to look at Yang Lian, Pang Jin asked, "I don't know what orders Eunuch Yang has?"

Yang Lian glanced at Pang Jin, said with a smile: "Eunuch Pang, don't be too nervous, this is not a big deal, don't worry, after the matter is completed, you can stay in Yangzhou or go back to Beijing if you want to, don't talk about other things." Yes, the 24 Yamen will give you an officer in charge." Yang Lian reached out and patted Pang Jin on the shoulder and said: "If the matter fails, Mr. Pang, you may lose the chance to go to Nanjing to be a clean army. "

"In addition, I know that you adopted a son, who was adopted from your elder brother. He is here in Yangzhou City, and gave birth to you a very cute grandson, which can be regarded as continuing the incense for you."

"We are all handicapped people. Everyone understands our sufferings and difficulties. Don't you want to give them a better life? Isn't your grandson 14 years old? He's also at the age to go to school, but I heard it doesn't seem so good? We people can’t pass the imperial examination, but we can think of other ways, how about Jinyiwei? Dongchang? Or a local military town, I dare not say anything else, a thousand households can still do it.”

Every time Pang Jin was patted on the shoulder, his body trembled. He didn't understand why this young eunuch with strange looks was so cruel.
"From now on, I will ask Eunuch Yang to support you a lot!" Pang Jin naturally did not dare to neglect and said hastily. At the same time, he also knew that the matter this time was definitely not simple. , or those honorable families, many things can be sold for a favor, and the favor of so many families is even greater, but now even their own family members are threatening and not talking about things, so it can only explain this It worked out.

Pang Jin felt pain in his heart when he said this sentence, because it meant that he would not be able to get off the boat once he got on the boat, and the consequences of half-heartedness would be very miserable.

"We want to know something about He Bin, a thousand households of Jinyiwei in Yangzhou." Yang Lian looked at Pang Jin and said with a smile, "Pang Gonggong should know something, right?"

Trembling in his heart, Pang Jin subconsciously swallowed his saliva. It was not enough to get himself in, and at the same time he wanted to find out about He Bin, a thousand households in the Jinyiwei Thousand Households Office.My Yangzhou garrison eunuch is not enough, they need more manpower and more power, what exactly is this going to do?
"I don't know what Eunuch Yang wants?" Pang Jin looked up at Yang Lian and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Eunuch Pang, there's no need to pretend to be stupid at this time. Of course what we want is a handle. He Bin's handle can kill him." Yang Lin smiled: "Don't worry, we don't really want to kill him, just I just want him to do something for us." After speaking, Yang Lian looked at Pang Jin, her eyes full of expectation.

Pang Jin knew that they really wanted this thing, and at the same time, it was a certificate of approval. If they refused to do it, then they would not believe in themselves.

But Pang Jin still had some doubts, looked at Pang Jin and said, "Well, I'm not familiar with Yang Qianhu!"

Yang Lian smiled and said: "Eunuch Pang, you have been in Yangzhou for so many years, and there are so many yamen in Yangzhou, who hasn't ordered something shady? You know me a little, and I know you a little. From the factory, we know the virtues of Jinyiwei, Mr. Pang, it will be difficult for us to talk about it!" Yang Lian slapped Pang Jin on the shoulder suddenly.

Trembling, Pang Jin said with a wry smile: "Eunuch Yang, if you need Yang Bin for anything, just ask him to tell him."

Yang Lian shook her head directly: "No, this matter must be absolutely foolproof, and there must be absolutely no mistakes. Our family is not familiar with Jin Yiwei, and we have never dealt with this He Bin. We have no handle in our hands, so our family is worried. Eunuch Pang, don’t tell our family that you don’t have one, because if you say something, you can’t take it back.”

"Yes!" Pang Jin gritted his teeth and said, anyway, it's this time, and they don't believe it if they don't have it. In fact, they really have it.

Not only Yang Bin, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, but also the people in other yamen gates in Yangzhou have their own. The most important thing is that they have theirs, and they also have their own. Maybe they will all die together.

"Yang Bin doesn't have much contact with Yanshang. He just collects his share of the money on time. The only thing he asks is that he doesn't make trouble. If you have any entrustments, you will usually find him there. That is to collect money one time at a time. Yes, I don’t know much about it. But Yang Bin’s main source of income is besides the business in the street, and Yang Bin’s main business is selling private salt.” Pang Jin glanced at Yang Lian, and at the same time at Zhang He, Some said helplessly.

Looking at the appearance of the two, Pang Jin sighed and said, "This is not a secret in Yangzhou. Not only is Yang Bin selling private salt, but many people are also doing it."

"To put it bluntly, how did the private salt come from? The people on the coast cook it themselves, how much can they cook? The places suitable for cooking salt are all the salt farms of the imperial court. The so-called private salt actually flows from the salt farms. Yes." Pang Jin looked at Yang Lian and Zhang He, and then said: "There are many private salt dealers, and some of them rely on a strong force to make a living. After getting the salt from the salt field, they sell it everywhere."

"It's just that these people are small troublemakers. Most of the people caught by the imperial court are also people like this, and they are generally ordinary people who can't survive."

"There are two biggest illicit salt sellers, one is a salt merchant and the other is an official." Pang Jin continued: "Most of these illicit salts were embezzled by the officials in charge of the salt fields, or simply concealed new salt fields, or damaged After repairing the salt fields, they hid them privately. Basically, all the salt from these salt fields went into the pockets of salt field officials, and this is the source of private salt.”

"The imperial court produces a certain amount of salt every year, sometimes more, sometimes less, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of stones are swallowed. A large part of this private salt is given to salt merchants."

"Salt merchants bought these private salt at a low price and mixed it with official salt to sell. The price is the price of official salt. No one can see it, and even if they want to check it, they can't find it. The rest is given to officials in Yangzhou. There are a lot of salt merchants who give salt to you. It’s okay to use the salt to do business, but after a few trips, the official salt has become a private salt. This is not clear. Many people are so dragged into the water."

(End of this chapter)