Inside Fenghua Tower.
Zhou Tie, Qian Desheng, Zhao Lie and others were sitting in the reception room.
Xie Xian sat in the main seat, looked at the stack of information in his hand, raised his head and asked.
"Is this the information of all members? Is there anyone missing?"
The servant nodded: "Boss, it's all here, there can't be any mistake."
Xie Xian nodded and said softly, "Well, go out."
After the servant turned and left, Xie Xian rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little annoyed.
Along the way, he had told everyone the general situation of Jianjiang.
After resting for only one day in Jianjiang, he immediately rushed to Fenghua Tower with everyone.
According to the master's request, the investigation into the salt administration was to be conducted undercover.
Since he has no identity and no power, he can only look for an entry point from Fenghua Tower.
Fenghualou had already arranged someone to be in charge of its management before leaving Jianjiang.
All members must create corresponding files.
There might be someone here who could be useful, so I came here to check it out.
However, the results were obviously disappointing, and not much useful information was found.
Zhao Lie saw his worried look and asked, "Sir, no harvest?"
Xie Xian shook his head.
Zhou Tie glanced at the thick stack of information and asked, "Old Xie, we've been together for such a long time, and there are so many more members. Fenghualou's business is good."
"There are only rich people here. Isn't there even a salt merchant?"
Qian Desheng, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "Excuse me for being frank, but I just checked out Fenghualou, and it's really nice here."
"But...I'm afraid it won't be pleasing to the salt merchants."
"The wealth of the salt merchants is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. I once visited the salt merchants' homes with Your Majesty."
"A mansion covering thousands of acres! There are so many beauties and carved beams and jade walls. Even His Majesty couldn't help but be amazed when he saw it!"
"Jianjiang is only a key place for salt circulation, not a major salt production area. Fenghua Tower's reputation is not enough to attract salt merchants from far away to come here."
"Even if we look for them, we can only find the salt smugglers. But those people are engaged in a business that is punishable by death. How can we let you find any traces of them here?"
"Even if I like this place, I would rather spend more money than become a member."
Before Xie Xian could speak, Zhou Tie rolled his eyes at him and said, "Old man! Are you the only one who talks too much? What else can you remember at your age?"
"Can the salt merchants be more powerful than our Taoyuan County?"
Hearing his sarcastic tone, Qian Desheng suddenly stood up, pointed his orchid finger at him, and said angrily: "Zhou Tie! Are you done yet? You keep contradicting us all the way?"
Zhou Tie sneered: "So what if I took over! Do you think you are still the eunuch in charge? You take the money but don't do the job! If it weren't for my strong ability, I might have failed! I will remember this for the rest of my life!"
Qian Desheng refused to give in, "You are so stubborn! You can buy the first place, but how do you know that the second place was not bought?"
"You're trying to get after me, aren't you?" Zhou Tie glared at him, rolled up his sleeves and was about to go over.
Zhao Lie quickly stood up and pulled him.
Qian Desheng raised his head, closed his eyes, and screamed: "Just try to hit me!"
"The master will marry our princess in the future, and we will kill you!"
"Bah! You are the only one who wants to go to heaven!" Zhou Tie said stubbornly, but his fist was slowly lowered.
This was not the first time Qian Desheng had shown off to him on the way here, and he was not sure what was going on.
What if the master really married her? This old eunuch is very good at fanning the dark wind and lighting ghost fires!
Seeing him admit defeat, Qian Desheng smiled coldly: "Oh, you little rubbish, you don't have the strength!"
"Fuck, you have to die today!!!"
"Enough!" Xie Xian slammed the table and said angrily, "I came out to do business. There's no point in getting entangled in past grudges."
"If you keep making noise, I'll report you all to the authorities!"
The two of them immediately stopped fighting.
Zhao Lie secretly gave Xie Xian a thumbs up, worthy of being called a gentleman!
"What Steward Qian said makes sense. We definitely can't get in touch with legitimate salt merchants, so we can only look for private salt dealers." Xie Xian said.
"Sir, where can we find private salt dealers? What is the relationship between private salt and official salt?" Zhao Lie asked.
Xie Xian smiled slightly: "I have also dealt with the private salt in the county. These people can be found in almost every city, but they are either big or small."
"In a core location like Jianjiang City, there will definitely be private salt dealers."
"They are nominally private salt dealers, but in fact the salt they have comes from the official salt fields."
"Otherwise, with the huge amount of salt used in Taoyuan County, which private salt dealer would dare to produce so much salt privately?"
Zhao Lie said thoughtfully: "Even if we find it, what should we do next?"
"Well, so we have to find a thread first, and then find a way to become a salt smuggler."
"With this identity, the rest will be easier."
Zhao Lie suddenly realized: "I see, then what was the gentleman looking for when he was looking through the documents just now?"
Xie Xian picked up the information: "The distance between the north and the south is too far, and it may be meaningless to look for private salt connections in the county."
"Even if the mastermind behind Liu Xun is related to the salt administration, it is impossible for the scope of influence to be so large. Moreover, the north is not a major salt-producing area."
"I have already looked through all the members in Fenghualou, and there is not much useful information."
"So we have to stay here for a while, let our people pay more attention to it, and by the way, we also have to check the outside carefully!"
"Try to find the salt smugglers!"
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