Chapter 1544 Unable to Resist

Wang Huan felt something was wrong when he heard this. As a court official of the Ming Dynasty, why should I let my son go to serve as an official in another country? The father and son are working for two countries respectively. Does this situation sound reasonable? From now on, even if my son is here

Haihan is famous, how can he be praised in the history books? He quickly shook his head and said: "Although Quanzi is not talented, he does not need to work for your country to make a living. This matter will be left alone, and you don't need to mention it again."

Yang Yun hit a wall but showed no sign of being discouraged. He continued: "That's not forced. As long as your young master is willing to come, we will welcome him at any time. The position in the salt field will always be reserved for him."

Wang Huanxin thought that the matter of the salt farm had not been settled yet, so why did this man already look like he was done with the matter? Does this really mean that he did not take this county seriously? Then his face darkened and he said: "Your Excellency, you are wrong, right?"

, I didn’t promise you the salt farm!”

Yang Yun said seriously: "Master Wang has not agreed, but so what? I have said before that whether this salt farm can be run or not, Master Wang is only one of the links. If you cooperate, the salt farm will naturally open smoothly.

Some, if you don’t want to cooperate, the salt field will still open, but it will just take a little more effort."

Wang Huan's face became even uglier after hearing this. Although he knew that the Haihan people didn't have much fear of him, when he really felt the other party's contempt, he still felt uncontrollable anger in his heart. But he also knew that he

Getting angry at Yang Yun would not stop the other party from acting, and would even be counterproductive. This feeling of powerlessness was like a poisonous snake, biting Wang Huan's heart so hard that his breathing became rapid.

"What? Mr. Wang is angry?" Yang Yun was keenly aware of Wang Huan's mood swings, but there was still a sarcastic smile on his face: "I have just proposed a better solution, but Wang Huan

Your Excellency does not agree! If you still feel that you can’t swallow this, you can go to the prefect’s Yamen, the Chief Envoy Si Yamen in Hangzhou, or even go to Beijing to file a petition to see if any of the adults are willing to do it for a small boy in Zhejiang.

A small salt farm takes over and undermines the plan of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries."

Wang Huan raised his finger and pointed at Yang Yun. His body was shaking with anger, but he could no longer speak. Yang Yun continued: "Compared with the safety of the northern border, as long as there is no major chaos in Zhejiang, the imperial court will not care about these small things.

You will definitely not say anything. In the eyes of the people above, they may not necessarily think that your behavior is an act of patriotism and loyalty to the emperor. In the end, it is very likely that you will not get a good end despite all the hard work."

Wang Huan knew that what Yang Yun said was indeed true. If the Haihan people really bypassed him and chose to go it alone, what could he do to stop them? There was nothing he could do, not even an appeal would be of any use.

This is the cruel reality at the moment. He wants to be a loyal minister, but the court may not recognize it. This situation is both sad and ridiculous, and he has not been able to express his bitterness to outsiders.

Yang Yun secretly sneered in his heart. A Ming official like Wang Huan who did nothing and was reluctant to give anything, but wanted to be a loyal minister and build a memorial arch. He had seen many people in the past. These were Confucian scholars.

Officials only care about their own reputation, but ignore the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty and the living conditions of ordinary people. The starting point of fighting Haihan is not to safeguard the interests of the country, but just because they care about their own personal reputation. It seems noble.

He was honest, but in fact he was pedantic and unpractical. As long as Haihan failed to bribe him at the beginning, he would generally not pay attention to such officials who were obsessed with saving face and suffering.

It would be fine if Wang Huan accepted Yang Yun's suggestion. Haihan spends one thousand taels of silver per month to get the local magistrate. This expenditure is quite cost-effective. Besides, this money is not taken for free. When the time comes,

Not only the planned salt field, but also Wang Huan had to cover up all the big and small things that happened to Haihan in Xiangshan.

But now Wang Huan refuses to let go, and Yang Yun can't persuade him several times. After his patience is exhausted, he no longer has any expectations for this person. As he said, even if Haihan wants to do this by force in Xiangshan County

As for the salt farm, as long as you get through the Daming Salt Yamen, you can get the official salt farm license. You don't have to deal with the Xiangshan County Yamen. Haihan is not an ordinary private salt merchant, let alone the county magistrate.

The prefect was determined not to investigate Haihan's private salt business.

After Yang Yun had finished his good words, seeing that Wang Huan still refused to make a statement, he didn't want to waste time here anymore, so he stood up and left. Although Wang Huan was dissatisfied with Haihan, he still treated Yang Yun politely.

He and Gu Qufei sent him out of the study, but after the two left, Wang Huan couldn't help but murmur to himself: "What should we do? What should we do?"

In the county government office, Gu Qufei witnessed with his own eyes how Yang Yun took the initiative in the negotiations and suppressed the county magistrate to the point that he did not dare to speak. He admired Haihan even more in his heart. As soon as he left the county government office, he bowed and asked: "Yang

Sir, what are the next arrangements?"

"Let's meet up with the friends waiting outside first, and report the progress just now." Yang Yun responded smoothly.

"Progress?" Gu Qufei repeated in astonishment. It was clear that talks with Wang Zhixian had collapsed just now, so how could there be any progress?

Yang Yun saw this and smiled and said: "What? Do you think there will be no progress in this matter if Wangzhi County was not captured just now?"

Gu Qufei quickly said he did not dare. Yang Yun continued: "What is the purpose of my going to the county government? It is to find out the true attitude of the county magistrate, not to capture him. He refuses to cooperate with us.

Then don't cooperate. A small Xiangshan County government office can't hinder our affairs. As long as the attitude of Wangzhi County is clear, our goal will be achieved."

Gu Qufei suddenly realized that Yang Yun had already prepared for the negotiation to break up before going to the county government. This kind of sophistication was not what a wealthy man like him could possess. He didn't know how many officials he had dealt with before he could conclude this.

Have such operational experience.

After reuniting with several other wealthy people waiting in the county town, Yang Yun then reported the meeting with Wang Zhixian just now. Everyone was stunned as they never expected that the negotiations Yang Yun mentioned would go this way.

Some of them inevitably started to worry. After all, the Haihan people had offended the magistrate and left, and no one could do anything to them. But these people were all locals. If the magistrate Wang investigated them afterwards, what would happen to them?

There is no way for the gang to spend all their money and leave Xiangshan County for this reason.

After someone expressed such doubts, Yang Yun comforted him and said: "Don't worry, everyone, our Haihan team always has a beginning and an end to what we do. Now that we have started, we will not give up because of a little resistance. After I go back this time, I will

We will report the situation to Chief Shi of Zhoushan, and the rebuilding of the salt field in Xiangshan County will definitely continue to advance. It could be a few days at the earliest, or ten and a half months at the latest, and a conclusion will be made."

Gu Qufei had no doubt about Yang Yun's ability at this time, and took the initiative to ask: "Then we went to see that wasteland before, do we need to take stock of it in advance?"

Yang Yun thought for a while and said: "You can make preparations first. After the seawater I brought back has been tested and it is determined that the local environment is suitable for building a salt farm, I will notify you to come forward to get the land. As for the price of the land, how to convert it into a salt farm?

We can discuss the shares slowly when the time comes, and I promise not to let you just take it."

After chatting briefly for a while, Yang Yun asked Gu Qufei to lead the way to the former official salt field. The official salt field in Xiangshan County is actually not far from the wasteland they visited earlier, and the straight-line distance is only a few miles.

.Although this salt farm also uses a sun-dried salt method similar to Haihan's salt production method, its operational details are still relatively primitive and are far from reaching the technical level of Haihan, which sets quantitative standards for each production link. As for production capacity, it is more

It was missing by several streets, so it quickly declared bankruptcy due to the large influx of private salt from the south.

The salt farmers in the salt field have no source of income, and most of them have to find another way to make a living. Many of them even went to the nearby Shipu Port and accepted Haihan's employment to work on the dock. And the salt class

The people stationed here by the Tiju Division have already withdrawn to Hangzhou, and they have completely given up on this place.

Yang Yun took a general look at the production facilities here. Compared with the salt farm in Haihan, it is indeed relatively primitive. If you want to use this site, it still needs to be completely transformed. It is better to open up another piece of land, at least the land ownership can

Let those wealthy people convert it into equity and invest it in the management of the salt farm, so that there will be no big problems in the future.

After seeing the condition of the old salt field, it was already getting late. Yang Yun politely declined Gu Qufei's invitation to stay at his home for one night, but immediately boarded the ship and returned to Zhoushan, hoping to bring the news back as soon as possible so that he could

Start early to make all the preparations needed to develop the salt farm.

That night, Yang Yun reported to Shi Diwen face to face what he had seen and heard in Xiangshan County, and suggested that a salt farm be opened there immediately. At the same time, he tried to contact the Zhejiang Salt Industry Yamen to try to get the official identity of the salt farm certified as soon as possible.

In this way, the private salt produced locally can be openly marketed as official salt in various places.

Shi Diwen greatly appreciated Yang Yun's performance in Xiangshan. He originally sent Yang Yun to Xiangshan without thinking of such a big business plan. He just asked Yang Yun to pay attention to any local production projects that could be operated. He did not expect Yang Yun to go to Xiangshan.

You were so lucky that you managed to create such a big project out of thin air.

According to Yang Yun's estimate, the available local coastal beach area exceeds 2,000 acres. If a salt farm is built, at least four to five hundred laborers will be needed. This is already a relatively large-scale project in Shi Diwen's recent industrial landing plan.

. For example, the number of newly built weaving workshops in Hangzhou, which was built with great effort, is only at this level.

For a project like salt production, which has already been industrialized in Haihan, its operation mechanism and average profit have always been very stable, and it is not difficult to develop. It is just that the construction of various salt ponds in the early stage will require a relatively large amount of work.

Shi Diwen was very supportive of this project that had stable income and could promote the implementation of Haihan industrialization in Ming Dynasty. He immediately allocated a sum of money from local financial funds to Yang Yun, asking him to put the project into operation as soon as possible.

Later, we will report this matter to Sanya and strive to apply for special start-up funds from the Ministry of Industry to fill the hole in the advance.

The results of the laboratory tests on several seawater samples brought back came out that night. The salt content of the seawater fully met the standards required for salt farm production. So Yang Yun went to Xiangshan County again early the next morning and found Gu Qu.

Fei and others asked them to put the land in place as soon as possible and then hire people to prepare to start construction.

Gu Qufei and others had no idea that Yang Yun would come back just one night later, and that he had already decided to build a new salt farm here. Rich people like them had never participated in such a major project in their lives, and they couldn't help but

They were all excited and nervous at the same time. What was exciting was that I had finally established a relationship with the Haihan people, and I would not have to worry about making a lot of money in the future. What was nervous was that the salt industry was a national monopoly after all, and it was a serious crime to make and sell illicit salt without permission.

I wonder if the Haihan people can really take over Zhejiang's salt industry yamen.

In order to reassure this group of people, Yang Yun revealed to them the arrangement he had just heard from Shi Diwen yesterday. In order to give this salt field an official status, it is necessary to establish a salt class promotion department in Hangzhou.

Okay, and Shi Diwen plans to use Wang Yuan in Hangzhou to interview the official who brought the case, and then use money to smash a signboard out.

Although this method seems a bit simple and crude and lacks technical content, for wealthy people like Xiangshan, it is easy to understand and easier to understand. Since Yang Yun said that he can get the official name, these people also believe him

If they can do it, they will immediately divide their work and start preparations for the construction of the salt field.

The unemployed people in the closed salt field suddenly became fragrant steamed buns again. Haihan offered skilled workers a high salary of five taels of silver per month. Ordinary workers who could only sell their labor also received two taels of silver per month.

Silver is already a pretty good income for these unemployed people. You must know that Haihan provides benefits including food and accommodation, so this salary is basically a pure income.

Of course, these recruited salt-making workers cannot be put to work immediately. Before that, they must also serve as laborers to join the infrastructure projects of salt farm construction, and must receive salt-making technology training provided by Haihan. Those working in Haihan Salt Farm

For qualified salt workers, it is not enough to know how to do manual labor. Each position has certain professional and technical requirements. This is one of the secrets of Haihan Salt Farm's ability to maintain high output and low costs.

Three days after Yang Yun met with Wang Huan, the magistrate of Xiangshan, Yang Yun, as the representative of Haihan, held a simple groundbreaking ceremony on the wasteland by the sea. Then more than 300 migrant workers entered the wasteland carrying shovels and hoes.

, under the command of foreman Haihan, the salt field construction project began.
Chapter completed!