Chapter 434

Yan Liqiang lived in modern society in his previous life. In modern society, if you want to choose the most important material, it is oil. Oil is the blood of modern economy, the source of wealth and the foundation of industry. Without oil, the whole society will be shut down. In Yan Liqiang's previous life, the fate of the most powerful families and secret groups, the most powerful countries and economies are related to oil interest. Oil has derived enormous wealth, as well as countless wars and joys and sorrows, Oil is a battlefield for great powers to wrestle. Kissinger, an "old friend" of the Chinese people, also said that whoever controls oil controls all countries.

In the world where Yan Liqiang lives now, in the silver continent, if there is anything that is as important as the oil of his previous life, there is no doubt that it is salt. Therefore, the expression of the importance of oil can be put on salt. To some extent, the importance of salt even exceeds that of oil, because a person can survive without oil, but he can't live without salt. Salt is the absolute protagonist of World Trade and the largest trade commodity, The stories about the occurrence of salt are almost the same as those about oil. The rise and fall of countless rich families and wars between countless countries and tribes are almost related to salt.

In this world, where salt can be produced is equal to where oil can be produced in previous lives. As long as there is salt, countless wealth will flock. In this world, in the Han Empire, the most wealthy and powerful families are closely related to salt, and salt tax is the pillar of the financial revenue of the Han Empire.

In a world dominated by force, the Han Empire did not have a policy of salt monopoly controlled by the government, and the salt trade was open to everyone. In order to control the salt trade and obtain the huge financial funds needed by the empire from the salt trade, the Han Empire invented an unusually clever management method, that is, issuing salt tickets.

Salt invoice has three functions, one is market access, the other is tax collection voucher, and the third is the nature of invoice.

For all salt producers, if you have a production capacity of 10000 kg of salt a year, you need to buy 10000 kg of salt tickets from the government, so that your salt can legally enter the market circulation. From the production link of salt, salt tickets begin to enter it, which plays the role of tax collection and market access certificate. When people buy salt, such as buying one kg of salt, You can ask the salt merchant for a kilogram of salt, and then the people can take the salt ticket to buy salt and go to the relevant local salt administration Yamen to "refund the tax". Finally, the salt ticket returned to the imperial court.

According to the quality of table salt, salt tickets are divided into four types: superior, medium, inferior and inferior. For table salt of different grades and quality, you need to buy salt tickets of different grades and quality. Under normal circumstances, the value of one kilogram of salt ticket accounts for almost 50% of the market price of one kilogram of salt, but even so, the salt industry is still a profiteering industry, Because the price and cost of salt are conservatively estimated to be 20 or 30 times the profit margin. Even if the official takes half of the profit and leaves it to the traffickers, there is at least 10 times the profit margin.

If the salt merchants can't give salt tickets when people buy salt, the salt they buy is private salt. The Han Empire's crackdown on private salt is very firm and severe. If an ordinary people buy a kilogram of private salt without salt tickets, they just take the salt to report and accuse. Once verified, they will "reward thousands of liang of gold" immediately and become rich instantly. The person who sells private salt is a felony of home copying and beheading.

Under such a complete control system, private salt, although there are, is only a few and has not spread.

Yan Liqiang didn't focus on salt before, because money is not his pursuit. However, on the way back to Ganzhou, Yan Liqiang repeatedly asked himself how to gather a huge force around him in the shortest time and see the caravan of salt merchants on the road, He suddenly remembered the history of private salt traffickers Zhang Shicheng and others and Zhu Yuanzhang competing for hegemony in his last life. Salt, which he ate daily and didn't feel, suddenly came into his mind and completely activated his thinking.

In his previous life, Yan Liqiang was curious that several people who sold private salt could also influence history and compete for hegemony with heroes in troubled times such as Zhu Yuanzhang, so he also bought several relevant books. After reading those books, Yan Liqiang suddenly realized that salt had such a great role in ancient times. It is said that the war between the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor broke out because both sides competed for the solution pool, Jiechi was the place where salt was produced. Because the Yellow Emperor finally controlled and understood the salt in the pond, it became the overlord of all tribes at that time. Before Zhang Shicheng, he almost destroyed Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi in the rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty. He was also a private salt dealer. A mixed devil like Cheng Yaojin was also a private salt dealer, which was this group of private salt dealers, It deeply participated in and influenced the historical trend of several important dynasties in ancient China.

Ganzhou also produces salt. Soil salt is a kind of brine salt. Limited to this era, the technical level of brine salt processing is generally not high. The quality of soil salt produced in Ganzhou is generally not high and can not be sold at a high price. It is several times worse than other high-quality green salt and pool salt.

Fortunately, among the books Yan Liqiang read in his last life, there was an introduction to salt processing technology. With his knowledge in his head, Yan Liqiang only spent one night preparing some simple tools, materials and utensils in the manufacturing Bureau's own room, It was easy to turn the low-quality soil salt produced in Ganzhou into snow-white refined salt.

The salt industry is too profitable and involves too many people. When it comes to buying * *, the four wheeled carriage is only a small business that can make money. To get involved in the salt industry, Yan Liqiang still lacks some strength and local influence. If time permits, he may be able to take part in the period with his own ability in a few years, not afraid of anyone, but time waits for no one, What Yan Liqiang needs most now is time. Therefore, it is a shortcut to find a strong partner and backer in Ganzhou. Naturally, no one in Ganzhou is more suitable than leisitong. Lei Sitong was not only the governor of Ganzhou, but also sun Bingchen had a very high evaluation of him. He was the most suitable person Yan Liqiang could find now, both in ability and character. Yan Liqiang naturally wanted to pull Lei Sitong into his chariot. When it comes to making big money, the two sides hit it off. The production of soil salt in Ganzhou is very loose and not on a large scale. The forces controlling those salt farms include local tyrants and forces outside Ganzhou. The situation is a little complicated. There are several small-scale brine mines in Yuntao County, Pingxi County, but they are owned by owners. Yan Liqiang and Leisi had a preliminary discussion on their cooperation intention. The first step of this cooperation is that Leisi and are responsible for fixing the salt mines in Yuntao County, whether existing or newly discovered, and then Yan Liqiang takes over the production with manpower, capital and equipment. Leisi and are responsible for the safety of the salt farm and provide some convenience and help for the sales of the salt farm. Yan Liqiang is responsible for the sales, Finally, the profits are divided equally between the two sides... It takes more than three days to finish the salt mine in Yuntao county. There are many joints behind it. Even Lei Sitong can't really rob the salt farms in Yuntao county like bandits and hand them over to Yan Liqiang. As an assassin of a state, there are rules to do things. You can't mess around. Yan Liqiang is not in a hurry, To get involved in such a big deal comparable to the oil trade, it is normal to spend the first half of a year on the preliminary preparations. After the two sides negotiated the preliminary cooperation intention, Yan Liqiang left at night, while Lei Sitong was under the attention of a cadre of officials and squires in Pingxi county, He enthusiastically sent Yan Liqiang to the gate of the garden... "Uncle Lei, please stay here, don't send it..." after some discussion, Yan Liqiang's title of Uncle Lei was more responsive“ Li Qiang will have something to do in the future. It's the same with Jianbei and Yucheng. Whoever dares to trouble you is to trouble Lei Sitong. Who wants to make you unhappy is to make Lei Sitong unhappy. The guillotine in my Lei Sitong's hand is prepared for these people... "Lei Sitong smiled and pointed to the new sheriff and supervisor of Pingxi county, He said his overbearing words in a homely tone, and the contents of those words made countless people around him hear his heart beat faster“ This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation