Wind spy

After receiving Zhou Aohai's call, Li Hongfan was immediately caught in a dilemma. To be honest, he really didn't want to meet Chen Mingxiang, this guy was his nemesis.

Since Haiyuan Salt Industry Company intervened in the salt industry, it not only disrupted the acquisition of Huazhong Salt Industry Corporation by Huazhong Salt Industry Company, but the market was also completely out of control. At present, new salt merchants in various places are competing with the old salt industry with the support of Chen Mingxiang. Businesses competed for the market, and several small-scale conflicts even broke out.

The worst thing is that because this incident was organized and planned by him, the family members of the old salt merchants who were caught in the gendarmerie blocked the door and asked him to find a way. He had to go to Zhou Tuohai’s office three times a day, begging The other party called the military police headquarters.

"Minister, this time the old salt merchants stock up on the price increase, Chen Mingxiang knew that I was behind the scenes. He may not be happy to disagree with me. You should talk to him about this matter. If I appear, it may be a bad thing." Li Hongyang was right. Said into the microphone.

"Why did you know what I said today? You always take my words as deaf ears. If you have suffered a loss, you know you are in trouble? I tell you, you must show up tonight. No matter how bad Chen Mingxiang speaks, you have to listen honestly. Now, he can't come out with that tone, and no one can think of the salt merchants who are in prison!" Zhou Tuohai hung up after speaking.

After all, he really can’t leave this matter alone. No one knows when Japan will be defeated. He has to get involved in the Wang puppet government. These old salt merchants can bring a generous salt tax to the Ministry of Finance. Wang Jingwei is right. This is very important,

From a personal point of view, he also had to reach out to the old salt merchants. These days, the salt merchants' family members gave him half a house of antique calligraphy and paintings and piles of gold bars.

Zhou Aohai thinks that the time to invest in the Shancheng government is just right, and it will be impossible to take up important positions in the future. At most, he will spend the rest of his life leisurely with a formal investigation. For this reason, he is also constantly accumulating money to prepare for the future.

"Hey, hey, isn't this Li Da, chairman of the Huazhong Salt Company of the Salt Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Jinling Government! He is a big man with a face and a small family background like me? Why, now I am finally willing to show up? "Chen Mingxiang said in a mocking tone.

He and Ding Mocun came to Zhou'aohai's mansion, and they just entered the living room. They saw Li Hongfang who was embarrassed and couldn't help but sneered.

Zhou Aohai and Ding Mocun looked at each other, shook their heads helplessly, and said something like this in front of Li Hongyan, which was tantamount to slapping their faces without concealment.Everyone knows that this kid is small-minded and he will not let him go if he is dead. Seeing him today, it really deserves his reputation.

Li Hongfang was able to appear on this occasion because he came to bow his head and admit his mistake. Even in this situation, he still didn't give face.

The two of them are both old oilers in the officialdom. Chen Mingxiang's words meant that Li Hongfang was shameless and didn't know how uncomfortable if he didn't suffer. Zhou Aohai could only speak when he saw Li Hongfeng's pale face.

"Ming Xiang, this time Hong Huan's actions are indeed a bit impulsive. It's not an outsider to speak of. You can sit down and talk about something, but you have to be considerate of Hong Huan, my brother. It is not easy for him to be the chairman."

"Chairman Wang attaches great importance to the salt tax, which is the backbone of the financial operation of the Jinling government. He has to rely on the salt merchants to complete the targets of the Ministry of Finance. Suzhou, Wuxi, Changjiang, Zhenjiang and two special cities, the best sites in Central China are all given to you. The salt merchants are very dissatisfied."

"My brother, it doesn't matter just that, but you not only extended your hands across regions to northern Jiangsu, you also supported new salt merchants in many areas, and you also transported the salt from the Changlu Saltworks to Central China for sale. This bad behavior is also Not quite right."

"Tonight, in front of me, you will speak clearly. I don't expect you to be united, but this kind of incident can't happen again. Salt affairs is the work of the Ministry of Finance. , It’s me who is the Minister of Finance.” Zhou Aohai said.

Indeed, the Japanese gendarmerie made a big move, arresting people and closing the shop, and detaining all the goods. This is an embarrassment for the Salt Administration of the Ministry of Finance of the Jinling Government. Zhou Aohai is the Ministry of Finance. Of course, his face is dark.

Neither of these two masters are talkative types. Chen Mingxiang is a careful eye that must be retributed. He is the most grudge, and Li Hongming is also stubborn as if he has eaten scales. He wants them to reconcile. It is better to think about the sun rising from the west tomorrow. !

"Director Chen, there is a certain limit to the capacity of the region. You transported the sea salt from the Changlu Salt Farm into Central China in large quantities, which has had an impact on the sales market, resulting in conflicts of interest among salt merchants, which greatly interfered. The order of this industry has also affected the government's operation of the salt tax and brought great losses to fiscal revenue." Li Hongming said.

"What does Chairman Li want?" Chen Mingxiang said slowly.

He knew that the reason Li Hongfang said this was to get Zhou Aohai’s approval. The salt from the Lianghuai Saltworks would be taxed from the moment it appeared, but the salt from the Changlu Saltworks was transported to Central China by the Haiyuan Salt Company, so it was impossible to collect salt. Taxation, basic and smuggling are the same concept.

"Take your salt from the Changlu Salt Plant, follow the procedures of our Huazhong Salt Company, and hand it over to the original salt merchant groups in various regions for sale, and restore the original order of the previous salt market. This is at most changing customers. There is no loss."

"The advantage of this is that the Huazhong Salt Company can not only stabilize the markets in various regions, but also extract a portion of the salt tax from them to increase revenue for the fiscal. I made concessions. Ten thousand tons of salt can be deducted according to the proportion. As much as long reed salt is shipped, I will deduct the same amount of salt tax for you.” Li Hongming said.

The salt from the Lianghuai Saltworks was plundered by the Japanese army in large quantities, and the army and Japanese expats also took a large share. The remaining part was simply not enough for the ordinary people in Central China. Li Honghuai was also willing to increase the supply of salt to relieve the pressure on the salt in Central China. .

More importantly, he must seek benefits for the old salt merchants, cut off the supply of new salt merchants, and restore the previous situation. This will also restrict the power of the Haiyuan Salt Company.

At the same time, the table salt that Chen Mingxiang extracts from the Lianghuai Saltworks does not pay taxes at all. The Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd. has no reason to collect it because it does not qualify for tax collection.

But after the acquisition of Huazhong Salt Industry Co., Ltd., how did Chen Mingxiang pay taxes? This is a big problem. He just doesn't pay. Who dares to collect taxes with him?

Therefore, Li Hongming thought of using this strategy as a concession. He is not an incapable person. Through the collection of the situation during this period, he has roughly figured out how much salt Chen Mingxiang can get from the Changlu Saltworks, as much as more than 6,000 tons per month. This batch of table salt can relieve the supply pressure of Huazhong Salt Company, and it is worthwhile to suffer less.