The more powerful the civil and military groups in a dynasty, the greater the danger if the emperor goes too far. This is no joke.

Of course, there is no need to say this, so as not to scare Mr. Zheng.

Seeing that the second master Zheng was a little unconvinced, Jia Rong continued: "Does my uncle know about the fight between the Caogang and the Huaiyang salt merchants?"

Mr. Zheng Er shook his head, how could he possibly care about this?

"The Huaiyang Salt Merchant is almost unable to withstand it, and it won't take long to decide the winner!"

What Jia Rong said shocked Mr. Zheng and said "impossible".

"Nothing is impossible. Although the Huaiyang salt merchants have a lot of money, they are ultimately no match for the Caogang's large numbers of people!"

Having more people means you can fight more, which is a great advantage in private fights.

Although the Huaiyang salt merchants have many private salt dealers under their command, these guys are all out-and-out desperadoes, and their force can be considered quite good.

But compared to Caobang, it pales in comparison.

Especially with the stimulation of private interests, there are more desperadoes in the Cao Gang.

In addition, the private salt produced by the Huaiyang salt merchants can no longer sell the private salt of the Caogang. It is still unclear whether those private salt dealers who are in alliance with them will fight for them.

As long as the Caobang opens its mouth and provides cheaper sea salt to private salt dealers in the Jianghuai area, I am afraid these private salt dealers will immediately turn their backs.

Private fights between rivers and lakes are all about strength in numbers. As long as the backgrounds of both parties are similar, the amount of money is not the decisive factor.

At this time, according to Jia Rong's knowledge, Caobang had already transported the sea salt produced in Jinmen to the Yangzhou area.

It can be said that the Huaiyang salt merchants were completely defeated.

Unless there is strong official support, failure is doomed.

Next, what awaits them is bankruptcy, and at worst, the possibility of their family being ruined. The big boss behind them doesn't care about their specific situation. Anyway, the money must be in place every year.

When the news reaches the capital, the battle in the court will almost be over.

He recounted the contents in detail in a way that Mr. Zheng could listen to, and finally said: "Uncle, there is no need to worry. This court turmoil will soon be over, and it has nothing to do with uncle!"

"So good!"

Mr. Zheng Er let out a long sigh of relief, and his face relaxed.

As long as he can secure his position as deputy envoy of the General Affairs Department, he doesn't bother to care about other things, and he doesn't have much ability to participate in them. He still has this self-awareness.

But he didn't know that when the battle in the court came to determine the winner, a bigger storm would just begin.

Jia Rong also planned to take this opportunity to have a good time, but he had not forgotten some things.

In fact, Jia Rong's guess soon came true.

When the specific news from the south reached the capital, and Caobang's sea salt had begun to be sold in Yangzhou, the originally intense battle in the court suddenly fell silent.

Anyone with a clear mind can guess what this means: the Huaiyang salt merchants were defeated, and they were completely defeated!

It's not that the boiling salt they have can no longer be sold, that's impossible.

Instead, it can only be sold as serious official salt, and profits can be made by collecting funds at small profits but quick turnover.

Such a small amount of profit is not enough to cover the salt merchant family's own expenses, let alone the tribute and filial piety that must be paid. Over time, they will only go bankrupt.

The rich and powerful men are not good people. Even if the Huaiyang salt merchants want to let go of the salt profits, they will not be able to get away. Anyway, the tribute and filial piety that should be paid every year must not be less.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "knocking on the bones and sucking out the marrow", unless the salt merchant family can withstand the blows and revenge of the powerful bosses.

Now that the Caobang and Huaiyang salt merchants have decided the winner, the fighting in the court can naturally stop slowly, and each can only slowly calculate the gains and losses of their respective interests.

Now he also came forward at the right time, and took a cold approach to the impeachment talks from relevant parties, ignoring them, and the originally fierce court battle suddenly calmed down.

But no one expected, and no one knew what was going on, that suddenly there were many suggestions to directly impeach Lin Ruhai, the chief envoy of Shanxi Province.

Moreover, the courtiers who impeached Lin Ruhai were the losers in this battle, which makes people feel a little baffled.

Okay, why did you drag Lin Ruhai, the chief envoy of Shanxi Province, into the water...
Chapter completed!