Chu Zhongtian is unwilling this, quickly pursues asks: „Brother Wang, can that also find the way to make a number of salt licenses again?” 楚中天不甘心就这样,急忙追问道:“汪兄,那还能不能想办法再弄来一批盐引？” Wang Fu is smiling bitterly shaking the head of: „If should not have the issue in the past, but Brother Chu is also clear this year, our border pass business the village was grabbed the loss to be serious by Foreign Race, this batch of salt licenses are we assemble the surplus grains of various national warehouses, collects with great difficulty, comes one batch again, never has the means.” 汪福苦笑着摇了摇头:“若是往年应该没问题,但今年楚兄也清楚,我们边关的商屯被异族劫掠损失惨重,这次这批盐引是我们调集全国各处仓库的余粮,好不容易才凑出来的,再来一批,是万万没办法的。” „What to do that following this year salt industry business may.” Chu Zhongtian sits layer on layer/heavily returns to the chair, whole person as if suddenly old many years old. “那接下来这一年的盐业生意可怎么办。”楚中天重重地坐回到椅子上,整个人仿佛忽然间苍老了好多岁。 Actually is also hopeless clearly mostly, but held mentality by some chance to ask one. 其实也清楚多半没戏,只是抱着万一的心态问了一声。 Wang Fu clenches teeth, said: „Brother Chu, I have an idea.” 汪福咬了咬牙,说道:“楚兄,我倒有个想法。” „What?” Chu Zhongtian quickly asked. “什么？”楚中天急忙问道。 Wang Fu said: „The insiders of this salt license being robbed incident were controlled by me, later who asked that I will not acknowledge, when the salt license has not been robbed, we first come should with year after next salt license emergency, waited to endure this to close can the calm after the storm.” 汪福说道:“这次盐引被劫一事的知情人都被我控制住了,以后谁问我也不会承认的,就当盐引并没有被劫,我们先用后年的盐引来应应急,等熬过这一关就能雨过天晴。” The salt merchant deal size is huge, one year of salt license is sometimes insufficient, therefore in the government authorities also reserves the following three years of salt license to prepare emergency requirement. 盐商交易规模巨大,有时候一年的盐引不够用,所以官府中还预留着后面三年的盐引以备不时之需。 But must not have the price with these salt licenses, most direct-viewing was the cost was higher. 只不过要用这些盐引并不是没有代价,最直观的就是成本高了很多。 Normal salt license needs to spend 1.52 money, but the paying in advance following several years of salt license needs to call 2.12 paying in advance silver, is equivalent to the loan interest, Royal Court this act also plays certain macroeconomic regulation and control role, lets the salt merchants not because the salt industry sudden and huge profits unscrupulous will throw a lot of salts to the market. 正常的盐引一张需要花费1.5两银子,但预支后面几年的盐引需要叫2.1两的预支银,相当于借贷利息,朝廷此举也起到一定的宏观调控作用,让盐商们不会因为盐业暴利就肆无忌惮将大量盐抛向市场。 „But the salt license cost was in that case expensive were too many.” Chu Zhongtian knits the brows saying that in addition various types arrange, such cost is equivalent to now 3 and 4 times, was really expensive/noble. “可那样一来盐引的成本就贵了太多了。”楚中天皱眉道,加上各种打点,那样的成本相当于现在的三、四倍了,实在是太贵了。 Wang Fu shakes the head: „Brother Chu has not understood my meaning, I meant that pays in advance these salt licenses, pretends that will be next year salt license, when we will recover consciousness after next year, will then sufficiently collect the salt license also to return to the storehouse. This, but can also solve your my urgent matter.” 汪福摇了摇头:“楚兄没懂我的意思,我是说将那些盐引预支过来,假装是明年的盐引,等明年我们缓过来后,再凑足盐引还回库房中。这样神不知鬼不觉,还可以解决掉你我的燃眉之急。” The Chu Zhongtian complexion changes: „absolutely cannot, this digs the Royal Court corner, once the accident, is the big crime!” 楚中天脸色一变:“万万不可,这样是挖朝廷的墙角,一旦事发,可是大罪！” Wang Fu said: „By Brother Chu in the Brightmoon City personal connection, in addition our Wang Family many years of operation, how that easy accident. Moreover paid in advance salt license such matter various to do in the past, did several true full amounts pay taxes?” 汪福说道:“以楚兄在明月城的人脉,再加上我们汪家多年的经营,又岂会那么容易事发。而且预支盐引这样的事情往年各家都在做,有几个真正足额交税了？” Chu Zhongtian said solemnly: „But the old times was only paying in advance of small amount, everyone turned a blind eye also on the past, this time was the salt license of whole year pays in advance, the sound was too big, not good did not believe that was not absolutely good.” 楚中天沉声道:“可往年只是小数额的预支,大家睁一只眼闭一只眼也就过去了,这次是全年的盐引预支,动静实在太大,不行不信,绝对不行。” Wang Fu sighs: „Brother Chu do not blame me to speak straight, what means do we have not like this?” 汪福叹了一口气:“楚兄别怪我说话直,不这样我们还有什么办法？” „As far as I know, the illegal salt even more is in flood rampant from this year, your Chu Family salt can't many sell?” “据我所知,自今年来私盐越发泛滥猖獗,你们楚家的盐好多都卖不出去吧？” „Before the costs of 1.52 salt licenses you could not sell, now is close to the costs of 4 two money, you only will unable to sell, even if really sold, how many Chu Family can gain? Chu Family is so big, the aspects are the magnanimous spending money consumptions, without the income of salt industry business, perhaps wanted the financial deficit quickly?” The Wang Fu analysis said. “以前1.5两盐引的成本你们都卖不出去,如今接近四两银子的成本,你们只会更卖不出去了,而且就算真卖出去了,楚家又能赚多少？楚家这么大,方方面面都是海量的用钱消耗,要是没有了盐业生意的进账,恐怕很快就要财政赤字了吧？”汪福分析道。 The Chu Zhongtian complexion changes, sets out to say suddenly: „Our Chu Family inherits for several hundred years, this loss can undertake.” 楚中天脸色一变,霍然起身道:“我们楚家传承数百年,这点损失还是承担得起的。” Although will have a fracture, at the worst is sells off some ancestors to produce the paddies. 虽然会伤筋动骨,大不了就是变卖一些祖产田地罢了。 When will get angry, who knows that Wang Fu plop one knelt down before him, holds his thigh saying: „Brother Chu, your Chu Family big enterprise has lots of assets can undertake, but our Wang Family cannot undertake. Because the border pass business village was grabbed before, our Wang Family swung the rain to fall on the wind, the news that if this salt license is robbed passes on again, our Wang Family was complete. Brother Chu, we intersect so many years, I have not asked you, this time calculates that I asked you line!” 正要发怒之际,谁知道汪福扑通一下在他面前跪下了,抱着他的大腿说道:“楚兄,你们楚家家大业大承担得起,可我们汪家承担不起啊。因为之前边关商屯被劫掠,我们汪家本来就风摇雨坠,要是这次盐引被劫的消息再传出去,我们汪家就全完了。楚兄,我们相交这么多年,我从来没求过你,这次算我求你了行么！” „Brother Wang please get up in a big hurry, you make anything!” Chu Zhongtian quickly holds him to get up, must know in several respected families, Chu Family and Wang Family are most intimate, dozens years associated to regard the friend the opposite party. “汪兄快快请起,你这是做什么！”楚中天急忙扶他起来,要知道几大家族中,楚家和汪家最亲近,几十年交往下来早已把对方当成朋友了。 „Wang Family must break down thoroughly, my face also keeps useful.” Wang Fu collapses to the ground simply directly, does not get up. “汪家都要彻底垮了,我这张老脸还留着有什么用。”汪福索性直接瘫坐在地上,死活不起来。 Chu Zhongtian complexion Yin clear change: „You make me think, this matter is really important.” 楚中天脸色阴晴变化:“你让我想想,此事实在是事关重大。” Hears his tone to become less crowded, Wang Fu cannot help but great happiness: „many thanks Brother Chu, Brother Chu had this heart I to be deeply grateful, can succeed as for behind, met one's fate with resignation.” 听到他语气松动,汪福不由得大喜:“多谢楚兄,楚兄有这份心我就感激不尽了,至于后面能不能成功,就听天由命了。” When Chu Zhongtian goes back with Qin Wanru mentioned this matter, Qin Wanru beautiful face changing colors: „Naturally is not good, husband you are so how muddled, comply with such matter!” 当楚中天回去和秦晚如提及此事的时候,秦晚如花容失色:“当然不行了,夫君你怎么如此糊涂,答应这样的事情！” Chu Zhongtian sighs: „I know that this act is very dangerous, reasonable that but Wang Fu said that if really each salt license junction pays in advance the silver routinely, the cost of that government salt was too high, simply will not have the common people to buy.” 楚中天叹了一口气:“我又何尝不知道此举很危险,可汪福说的不无道理,如果真按部就班每张盐引都交预支银,那官盐的成本就太高了,根本没有老百姓会买的。” Qin Wanru urgently said: „How even if not buy, owes for a year receives our Chu Family still to get up fortunately. Now Royal Court sends Sang Hong to stare, we really must have an action to perform, once were detected by him, that may be big troublesome.” 秦晚如急道:“就算不买又如何,亏一年的收入我们楚家也亏得起。如今朝廷派桑弘来盯着,我们真要有所动作,一旦被他察觉,那麻烦可就大了。” „Chu Family situation you have not thought is so good,” Chu Zhongtian said solemnly, „a few years ago we lost money year after year, goes into action after these year of Chuyan, the condition has improved slightly, may be unable to support such big loss.” “楚家的情况没你想的那么好,”楚中天沉声道,“前些年我们年年亏损,也就这些年初颜出马后,状况才稍微有所改观,可也架不住这么大一笔损失。” Qin Wanru cannot bear say: „Actually I have wanted to ask, although there are our poor management reasons, but Chu Family grasps the business that salt and iron two make money extremely, the money of making where to? Why made that year after year loses money?” 秦晚如忍不住说道:“其实我一直想问了,虽然有我们经营不善的缘故,但楚家手握盐铁两项极为赚钱的生意,赚的钱到底到哪儿去了？为何弄得年年亏损？” „This matter does not want to hide the truth from you, but you worry too many had not asked,” Chu Zhongtian answered, „you should know that transferred Salt Commissioning Division?” “这件事本来也没想瞒着你,只是你顾虑太多一直没问,”楚中天解释道,“你应该知道都转盐运使司吧？” „Naturally is knows.” Qin Wanru replied. “自然是知道的。”秦晚如答道。 Chu Zhongtian then tells the matter whole story. 楚中天这才将事情原委娓娓道来。 Because of the sudden and huge profits of salt, therefore those who lived in ages established such a department to regulate the production and transportation and sale of salt, to apprehend smugglers these things. 因为盐的暴利,所以历朝历代都成立了这样一个部门来监管盐的生产、运销、缉私这些事物。 Those who regulate Brightmoon City is Linchuan Prefecture transfers Salt Commissioning Division. And the member salt commissioner was the lucrative position in lucrative position, position that the innumerable officials were carried away. 监管明月城的是临川郡都转盐运使司。其中一把手盐运使是肥缺中的肥缺,无数官员为之神往的职位。 However because for a lot of years Chu Family has interconnected in Brightmoon City is responsible for the salt industry, must therefore become this salt commissioner to undergo the agreement of Chu Family generally. 不过因为千百年来楚家一直盘亘在明月城负责盐业,所以要当上这个盐运使一般都要经过楚家的同意。 To a certain extent, these salt commissioners were the Chu Family people on one's own side, or was intimate with the Chu Family person. 某种程度上来说,这些盐运使都是楚家自己人,或者亲近楚家的人。 But on the government welcomes and sees off, few officials are not corrupt. 可官场上迎来送往,很少有官员不贪的。 Under each salt commissioner as well as hand that group of assistants and subordinate officials, more or less fishes one. 每一个盐运使以及手底下那一批副手、下级官员,或多或少都会在其中捞一笔。 Chu Family all previous generations Patriarch also can only turn a blind eye regarding this, first itself/Ben is the Chu Family intimate official, secondly this is also the unspoken rule of government, the salt transport corporation so, other other departments are also so. 楚家历代家主对此也只能睁一只眼闭一只眼,一来本就是和楚家亲近的官员,二来这也是官场的潜规则,盐运司如此,其他另外的部门也是如此。 In addition after these Salt Commissioning Division all officials leave office, or promotion central Royal Court, or adjusts the place to be the high-ranking official, had formed a great net in Royal Court, a slight change will affect everything else. 再加上这些盐运使司的各级官员离任后或升迁中央朝廷,或调到地方做大员,已经在朝廷形成了一张巨网,牵一发而动全身。 If Chu Family dares to say anything, offended is an extremely terrifying strength. 楚家若是敢说什么,得罪的将是一股极为恐怖的力量。 Like this accumulates over a long period of time, several hundred years got down the actual debt in Salt Commissioning Division storehouse to arrive at astronomical figures. 就这样日积月累,几百年下来盐运使司库房里的实际亏空已经到了一个天文数字。 Can make the account to conceal by various types by the dealings, but to Chu Zhongtian this generation, this number as big had had no way to make the account to conceal the truth as the basis. 以往还能靠各种做账隐瞒过去,但到了楚中天这一代,这数字已经大到根本没法做账瞒下去了。 „Is money that therefore these years Chu Family makes filling the debt of salt transport corporation storehouse several hundred years of accumulation?” On the Qin Wanru tender and beautiful cheeks the blood-color sheds completely. “所以这些年来楚家赚的钱都在填补盐运司库房几百年积累的亏空？”秦晚如娇艳的脸颊上血色褪尽。 Chu Zhongtian smiles bitterly and astringently: „Good.” 楚中天苦涩一笑:“不错。” „for which reason!” On the Qin Wanru face is completely angry, „for which reason successively holds the money of Salt Official embezzlement to want our Chu Family to make up for the debt!” “凭什么！”秦晚如脸上尽是愤怒,“凭什么历任盐官贪污的钱要我们楚家来弥补亏空！” Chu Zhongtian said solemnly: „Depends on our Chu Family to occupy Brightmoon City this salt and iron plentiful fiefdom, you think that such fat meat, solely can hold on to your hat by merit Chu Family of ancestor? Also is not these years by protecting of these officials, our Chu Family can always have such place.” 楚中天沉声道:“就凭我们楚家一直能占据明月城这块盐铁丰腴的封地,你以为这么肥一块肉,单单凭借祖上的功劳楚家就能坐得稳么？还不是这些年靠那些官员的力保,我们楚家才能始终拥有这么地方。” „Originally before did not use such troublesome, but felt in recent years Sovereign as if prepares to start to our Chu Family, I have to provide for a rainy day, makes up the debt of salt transport corporation storehouse slightly, at least needs to be able in the account to deceive, this can stand up to the investigation of Royal Court.” “本来以前也不用这么麻烦的,但近年来感觉到皇帝似乎准备对我们楚家下手,我不得不未雨绸缪,稍微补一下盐运司库房的亏空,至少要能账上糊弄得过去,这样才能经得住朝廷的调查。” Chu Zhongtian continued saying: „This also why I have the energy to dare to withstand the pressure in Sovereign and Sovereign liangs remain neutral, because behind us has the innumerable Royal Court officials to be the backer! They most do not want Chu Family to have an accident, otherwise, their do not want to run!” 楚中天顿了顿继续说道:“这也是为什么我有底气敢顶住皇上方面的压力保持中立,因为我们背后有无数朝廷的官员做靠山！他们最不希望楚家出事,否则的话,他们一个都别想跑！” In the Qin Wanru heart moves suddenly: „Your previous time gives Chuyan taking care very much seriously that ledger, at that time said is anything and open account of business partner, now, perhaps is the evidence that all previous Salt Commissioning Division these officials embezzle.” 秦晚如忽然心中一动:“你上次很郑重地交给初颜保管的那个账册,当时说是什么和生意伙伴的往来账目,现在来看,恐怕是历代盐运使司那些官员贪污的罪证吧。” Chu Zhongtian nods: „Good, so long as that ledger does not lose, no matter Sovereign is also good, King Qi, how wants to cope with our Chu Family again, our Chu Family will not have the matter!” 楚中天点了点头:“不错,只要那个账册不失,不管皇上也好,齐王也罢,再怎么想对付我们楚家,我们楚家都不会有事情！”