Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 321 So What About Tao Qian?Does he have a lot of face? [Dazhang asks for a subscription and asks for a monthly pass]

Mi Fang actually didn't have many cards in her hand.

Those who can play a role are even more pitiful.

After all, the so-called negotiation and persuasion need to take into account personal strength, as well as the representatives of the respective forces standing behind the two sides, and many other off-site factors.

Although the Mi family in Donghai is the richest in the world.

But to put it bluntly, he is just a businessman.

In front of Cao Ang, it was really not enough to look at, and the status gap between the two parties was particularly disparate. Many strategies and speech skills during the negotiation did not work in front of Cao Ang.

So after thinking twice.

After all, Mi Fang gritted her teeth and made up her mind, then got up and bowed to Cao Ang.

At the same time, he said with a solemn expression: "What the general said is true, but his vision is narrow, and he didn't realize the key point."

"These families who have lived on the coast for generations have controlled a large number of salt fields, and they have indeed amassed a huge amount of wealth because of this. It is undeniable that the world has been chaotic in recent years. They took the opportunity to disclose a lot of taxes. This is also unavoidable. .”

"It's just that, apart from legal principles, human feelings are allowed. Although these big and small families are located in Qingzhou, they are already adjacent to Xuzhou, and they have been close friends with my Mi family for generations. The connections created by human relationships have been cut off."

"So please forgive me for being bold and presumptuous. I also hope that the general will hold his hand high. It has nothing to do with the local clan in Donglai County. I just hope that I can relax a little bit for the sake of my Mi family. If this is the case, I will be grateful, and my Mi family also I would like to repay the general's great kindness with all my strength!"

That's right.

Seeing that talking about pros and cons, talking about gains and losses, and even using reasoning and empathy are useless, Cao Ang not only refused to buy it, but also became very dissatisfied because of it.

Mi Fang took out his last hole card.

"Give me some face!"

There is no need to talk about such and such, and there is no need to continue to argue and analyze.

Tell Cao Ang directly.

Give our Mi family a face, turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye. I have completed the task and explained it to you. From now on, our family will also be grateful to you.

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It's a pity, although Mi Fang had a good idea.

But Cao Ang didn't buy him at all.

He just gave a sneer with an indifferent expression, glanced at Mi Fang nonchalantly, and gave him a heavy blow lightly.

"Private salt is prohibited. From now on, there will only be official salt in Qingzhou. I must implement this decree. No one can stop it."

"Although your Mi family has a bit of reputation in the land of Qingxu, but this alone is not enough for me to sell your face and change my mind."

"As for you, what kind of identity and status do you use to stand in front of me and say these words in such a big way?"

Cao Ang just finished speaking.

Mi Fang's expression changed immediately.

He didn't expect Cao Ang to speak so directly, and his words would be so hurtful and harsh.

This is almost tantamount to telling himself that with the status and size of the Mi family, they are not qualified to let Cao Ang give face, and it is not enough to make the Cao family make concessions.

At the same time, Mi Fang, who came to represent the negotiation this time, has no status or status at all.

Anyway, you're welcome.

According to Mi Fang's temperament, if someone said such things in front of him in the past, he would definitely be furious and resentful because of it.

But in front of Cao Ang, he dare not.

I was so angry that I could only hold it in my heart, and my whole face was flushed red. After a long time of effort, I hesitated to say a word.

"The Mi family is a family of merchants, so naturally they can't get into the general's eyes, but my elder brother is now in Xuzhou, and Mr. Tao Fu thinks highly of him..."

Not finished yet.

Cao Ang had already raised his hand.

He stopped Mi Fang's words with a gesture.

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"Don't drive in Xuzhou?"

"Hey, my Cao family now dominates the land of the four prefectures, governing more than [-] counties under my command, with hundreds of counties and cities, and a population of hundreds or even nearly tens of millions. It is already one of the best existences in the world."

"Don't say that Brother Ling is a small and small job, even if Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu stood in front of me in person and told me to give up the official business of Yantie, I would never give him any favors!"

Every word seems to have a sharp edge.

It smashed down on Mi Fang.

It only made him feel that his breathing was stagnant, and the cold light pierced his thighs, and he shivered involuntarily.

Although Cao Ang's words were arrogant and domineering, he had a posture that he no longer regarded the people of the world in his eyes.

But anyone who has a little understanding will know that the information revealed in these unceremonious words is absolutely not mixed with water.

Xuzhou Inspector Tao Qian, although he is already in power, owns the entire Xuzhou land under his hands.

However, Xuzhou itself is in an unstable state, such as Langya County and other places, which are not currently under the control of the Xuzhou government.

In addition, Tao Qian is currently only the governor and not the governor of the state. In name, he has not held the military, political and financial power of the entire Xuzhou.

With such a weak body.

Compared with the Cao family, which controls nearly a quarter of the world, it is really too weak.

From this we can see.

Even Xuzhou's boss Tao Qian, in Cao Ang's place, always sells if he wants to save face, and refuses to give face if he doesn't want to.

Such a family of merchants who was valued by him and valued by him was not worth mentioning.

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Mi Fang who understands these truths.

He faltered in place for a while.

After all, nothing could be said.

And see this situation.

Cao Ang didn't continue to chase with sharp words, but his face softened a little, and he said softly to Mi Fang.

"My attitude, I think you have already made it clear that there is no room for concessions when it comes to matters involving the official operation of the salt industry, and you don't have to say it again."

"Go back where you came from. The families of Donglai County, tell them for me, what else can you do? Just use it, but the end of this month is the deadline. Even if there is a day of delay, Those who come to the door will only be soldiers with weapons."

The order to evict the guest was issued in a gentle tone.

Mi Fang didn't say much anymore.

Immediately bid farewell to Cao Ang.

After all, things are no longer going to turn around, and the mission on his shoulders has also been declared a failure, so if he continues to stay, it is purely self-inflicted.

Naturally, the faster you run, the better.

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Just as Mi Fang turned and left, she stepped to the front of the tent and was about to open the curtain to go out.

Cao Ang behind him suddenly stopped him.

"Brother Ling is driving for Xuzhou, but I think he is not so busy with government affairs. If he takes some time to leave Xuzhou and go north, there should be some time, and Governor Tao will not stop him."

"So I would like to ask Zi Fang to send a message to your brother for me after he returns, and say that I am waiting for him in Huang County. If you are interested, please come here for a while. Maybe I can give him what he wants!"

Hear this.

Mi Fang's eyes widened immediately, and a trace of surprise and surprise flashed in her eyes.

What does my elder brother want, as a younger brother, doesn't he still know?
Compared with his brother's ambition, the favors of the Li family in Huang County are nothing, and the benefits they promised are nothing more than petty profits.

Think about it here.

Mi Fang immediately bowed to Cao Ang again.

"General, Fang understands, I will definitely pass on your words to my brother!"

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Mi Fang is the last card of all the big and small families in the northwest coast of Donglai County, that is, the area around Laizhou Bay.

Therefore, after the Mi family in the East China Sea declared failure and could not persuade Cao Angao to raise his hand.

Several families including the Li family also gave up their resistance one after another, and they traded the salt farm to the Cao family at a suitable price before the deadline.

to late March.

In the whole of Qingzhou, the transfer of the salt industry from private to government has basically been completed. Except for a few small and medium-sized businessmen who are ignorant of current affairs and have luck in their hearts, all the others have chosen to surrender to the Cao family.

Although in order to acquire large and small salt farms along the coast, Cao Ang spent a lot of money and consumed a large amount of power reserves.

But it's all worth it.

No matter how much you consume at this stage, you will be able to earn it back with interest in the next stage.

Although there are Bohai County in the coastal area besides Qingzhou, and the southern part of the Huaihe River estuary in Xuzhou, it belongs to the sea salt salt production area.

But Bohai County is owned by Yuan Shao, isn't Yuan Shao short of money? Compared with maintaining the traditional private tax collection system, Yuan Shao must be more willing to learn from the Cao family, approach the Cao family's system, and implement the government-run salt industry.

As for the south of the mouth of the Huaihe River, the salt production there is not large, at least in this era, the production is not large, and the future development is a matter of the future.

So on a practical level.

Cao Ang already had a near-monopoly control over the salt of the Han Dynasty.

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And on this basis.

Cao Ang has advanced salt mining technology in his hands, which can produce salt flowers more efficiently, which will lead to his own salt production far exceeding the past.

At the same time, coupled with the crude salt purification technology, this is definitely an epoch-making improvement in the salt industry.

Refined salt with high quality, high purity, less impurities and excellent experience will definitely attract the pursuit and love of the middle and upper class, and will not worry about selling at all. This will definitely bring massive benefits to the Cao family.

The output is large, the quality is high, and the production and sales are choked from the source. This way of making money, it is like the Yangtze River, turbulent and surging.

Moreover, applying advanced technology to salt mining and purification does not require too much time and cost, and only needs to be kept secret.

When the temperature rises in the spring of this year, you can start to realize it immediately. From investment to high return, the time period spent in the middle is pitifully short.

As soon as the gong sounded, ten thousand taels of gold!

This kind of business is really profitable.

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In early April of the third year of Chuping.

Cao Ang himself is located in Huang County, Donglai County.

Waiting for the imminent arrival, Mi Zhu, the speaker of the Mi family in the East China Sea.

After taking care of the Mi family in the East China Sea, my trip to Qingzhou is considered to be completely over, and I can lead my troops back to my long-lost home.

The two Xiahou brothers are also idle now, and they are working together to help each other, preparing to straighten out all aspects of Qingzhou and hold them in their hands.

And worth mentioning.

On Zheng Xuan's side, after sending letters to his disciples, some young talents who were close to him and stayed in Qingzhou, or the surrounding states and counties.

They have arrived at the state capital quickly, and under the overall planning and distribution, went to the destination arranged for them to take office.

With this group of pioneers.

Up and down Qingzhou, there is a shortage of officials in the counties and counties, and there are vacancies for the personnel responsible for specific affairs. The predicament has finally been considerably alleviated.

Many counties, towns and cities where the livelihood of the people have withered due to the raging wars and bandits have begun to resume operations and slowly return to life.

Next, we only need to wait for the second and third batches of talents to arrive and enrich the ranks of middle-level officials before we can start a thorough recuperation.

I don't think it will be a few years.

The return of the people, coupled with the assistance of some administrative means, and the birth of newborns, the land of Qingzhou can be revitalized again.

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And while Cao Ang was waiting for Mi Zhu.

He unexpectedly received a letter from Dongjun.

And it was not delivered by a single horse running all the way for many days and nights.

At the moment, it is in the county mansion of Donglai County.

Cao Ang looked very excited, and looked at the pigeon in his palm with great interest. He looked around and observed it for a long time.

Just now he said to the next person in the hall with a smile on his face.

"Are you the shadow guard who is in charge of receiving and delivering information in Huang County?"

Hear Cao Ang's inquiry.

The middle-aged man standing under the hall stretched the weather-beaten ravines on his face, and then brushed the linen clothes on his body.

He said to Cao Ang in a dry voice: "Reporting to the general, Li Quan is the manager of the Shadow Guard here. He is not only responsible for the intelligence of Huang County, but also the intelligence of the entire Donglai County."

That's right.

The person in front of him is the shadow guard's offline.

That is to say, the member of the organization that Cao Ang asked the sword fairy Wang Yue to create to deliver information, engage in assassinations and assassinations, and many underwater businesses.

A lot of time has passed since Cao Ang recruited Wang Yue and let him take charge of this matter, and Cao Ang has never asked about this matter.

After all, it still takes a certain amount of time to build an intelligence network, but I didn't expect Wang Yue to have made such a mess without making a sound.

And the first time I reported it, I handed in a good answer sheet, which is really good.

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After getting a satisfactory answer.

Cao Ang stroked the back of the pigeon's neck with his right hand, and then asked enthusiastically, "How many pigeons like this do you have in your hand? Are there any shortcomings in delivering messages?"

The person in charge of the county-level shadow guard named Li Quan, after pondering for a while, immediately bowed to report to Cao Anghui.

"Reporting to the general, this carrier pigeon is really precious. As the steward of a county, I only received three from the top. If I go down to the counties, I am afraid that there will only be one in my hand, unless it is a particularly important county. Otherwise there should be no exceptions."

"As for the flaws you said about the pigeons delivering messages, apart from the occasional loss and delays due to uncertain circumstances on the way back and forth, my subordinates really haven't found anything wrong with it."

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