Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife - Chapter 217

[Chapter 217 I Have Salt!]

Wei Qi knew her brother-in-law very well, and for a while she was really confused: “Mr. Qi, what’s going on?”

“This person drinks flower wine in the brothel, and after drinking it, he brags in front of the girls in the brothel. There is a place where the three religions and nine streams gather. Once the news is out, it can spread in the blink of an eye, and things can’t be covered!” Qi Ming’s face was grim, “I’ll help you to deal with it in secret and find a way to fill the gap, and you just demolished the platform, do you want to drag Master Li directly into the water?”

Wei Qi stepped forward and kicked Zhou Lu: “Tell me honestly, did you spread the rumor?”

Zhou Lu was drunk at this time, and his mind was still unclear. Seeing Wei Qi hurried forward, he cried and begged for mercy: “Brother-in-law, I know I’m wrong. Yes, I didn’t expect things to be so serious, you save me, I will never drink again!”

Wei Qi threw the person away, and he had the heart to kill at this time: “You bastard! You bastard…”

Wu Min stepped forward and said, “Mr. Qi, the matter has come out, and now we have to find a way to save it.”

“Leader Wu said it easily. I have already sent the silver taels to the past, and Master Li has also started activities, trying to find a way to make up for the shortfall. Now this incident has suddenly happened. If the above is investigated, Master Li will not be able to excuse himself. When he can’t protect himself, how can he protect you?”

“Mr. Qi, don’t be impatient. The master behind you is full of hands and eyes, and he will definitely be able to turn things around. You can talk about how much money you need. Even if you go bankrupt, we have to settle things.”

Wu Minzhi opened his mouth, and other salt merchants agreed: “Yes, please help Mr. Qi again, and we must suppress the matter.”

“Please Mr. Qi…”

Qi Ming waved his hand and sighed: “You don’t have to be so polite, now, Master Li is also involved, and it can be said that we are on the same boat as you. If this boat capsizes, we will not be able to live, so we should work together. .”

“Yes, what Mr. Qi said is very true.”

Qi Ming continued: “Some time ago, there was news from Caoyun that someone was salvaging a sunken ship on the Xijiang River. We can make a fuss about it.”

“Make a fuss here?” Everyone was puzzled.

Qi Ming said: “You salt merchants can secretly promote the government and fill the gap with you under the guise of buying official salt. If you want to come to the government, you should have your staff.”

“This… that is, I can say a few words, and it is not our people.”

Qi Ming smiled and did not expose it: “The matter has already happened, and someone has to come out and take responsibility.”

Wu Minzhi’s heart trembled, looking at Qi Ming who had been smiling all the time, his heart was full of fear: This is the crime of beheading, whoever comes out to bear it will lose his life. However, the Qi Ming in front of him said lightly, as if he did not take human life in his eyes at all: “Mr. Qi means to let us push people out to take the blame?”

Qi Ming nodded: “And it’s not enough to just blame, the amount of salt that has been lost is huge, the emperor will be furious when he hears it, and he will find a way to send someone down to investigate. If there are any clues, you and I will not be able to escape either. past.”

“How should that be?”

“The first is to find someone to blame. It is said that the people in the government are greedy when they see the huge amount of salt. They deliberately hide the real salt boat and replace it with sand to make up for it. Then they claim that the salt boat is sinking, and then Mr. Li has a bright eye. , I discovered the sinister thoughts of these people, directly detained them for interrogation, and chased back a large amount of salt!”

The salt merchants couldn’t help looking at each other, and after thinking about it, their faces were full of sadness.

“Mr. Qi, the solution you said is feasible, but where is there so much salt now?” Last time, they took out all the goods in their hands, but they didn’t want to be robbed directly, and now they have no salt in their hands. It’s too late to go shopping.

Qi Ming frowned: “Now it’s a matter of life and death, everyone, don’t hide it any more! You are all famous salt merchants in Jiangnan, don’t you have stock in your hands?”

“Mr. Qi, the inventory in our hands has been robbed, and there is really no salt to use right now.”

“Boss Wu, is there nothing you can do?”

Wu Minzhi shook his head: “It’s hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and there’s nothing I can do.”

The salt merchants’ faces turned pale, and their hearts were already a little desperate: Could it be that this time is really doomed?

Qi Ming pondered for a moment and comforted: “Don’t worry, everyone, calm down and think of a way to talk about it, there are many salt merchants in Jiangnan, and now it is time for the inspection of the salt tax, those smaller salt merchants must still have inventory in their hands, we Find a way to buy some.”

“That number is far from enough?”

“Go buy it first and try it out. It’s as much as you can get together. It’s better than being tied and beheaded together.”

The salt merchants nodded: “That’s all there is to it.”

Qi Ming sighed: “I will report the matter to the master, let him help think of a way, and see if we can mobilize some, now we share weal and woe, you must keep your mouth strict, and never allow any more news to be revealed, otherwise the consequences will be You can imagine it for yourself.”

“Yes……”

“Please don’t worry, Mr. Qi.”

After the salt merchants left, they searched for relationships and asked who had stockpiled goods, but the results were unsatisfactory. Those people stockpiled not many goods, but the taste was great, and the price they offered was 40% higher than the market price. , even so, they can only recognize it with their noses, and they have to be grateful to each other after buying the salt at a high price.

Two days later, there was still no progress, and the salt merchants gathered again at Wu Minzhi’s house: “Boss Wu, this time we are afraid of doomed.”

“Yeah, we raised two days, but the amount was less than 10%. How can this be done?”

The righteous man was frowning when suddenly someone came in and reported, “Master, someone sent a letter at the door, saying that it is going to be delivered to you.”

Wu Minzhi hurriedly sent someone over to him. After opening it, he saw the online content and stood up abruptly. There were only three words on the paper: I have salt!

Seeing that Wu Minzhi was so rude, everyone quickly asked, “Leader Wu, is there any bad news?”

“Everyone, please read.” Wu Minzhi handed the letter over.

“This… there are only three words, and no names are written. Who has the salt in their hands?”

“Did someone make a joke on purpose?”

“I hope it’s true, no matter how much silver taels it costs, at least my life can be saved.”

Wu Minzhi raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: “We are waiting patiently now. Since the other party has sent a letter, he naturally wants to do business with us, and he will definitely find a way to send the letter again.”

“Yes, Chief Wu is right.”

[End of This Chapter]