Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife

Wei Qi knew her brother-in-law very well, and was really confused for a while: "Mr. Qi, what's going on?"

"This man drank flower wine in the brothel, and after he was drunk, he boasted in front of the girls in the brothel. It is a place where all kinds of teachings and all kinds gather. Once the news is exported, it can spread in the blink of an eye, and the matter will naturally be covered!" Qi Ming's face was grim, "I'll help you secretly deal with and find ways to make up for the shortfall, but you directly tear down the stage, do you want to drag Mr. Li into the water directly?"

Wei Qi stepped forward and kicked Zhou Lu: "Be honest, did you spread the rumor?"

Zhou Lu was drunk at this time, and he was still a little confused. Seeing Wei Qi, he rushed forward, crying and begging for mercy: "Brother-in-law, I know I was wrong. I drank too much all of a sudden, and there is no door for me. Yes, I didn't expect the matter to be so serious, please help me, I will never drink again!"

Wei Qi threw the person away, and he was ready to kill people: "You bastard! You bastard..."

Wu Min stepped forward and said, "Mr. Qi, the matter has already come out, and now we still have to find a way to save it."

"Boss Wu said it easily. I have already sent the silver taels over, and Mr. Li has also started activities to find ways to make up for the shortfall. Now this incident suddenly happened. If the higher-ups are to pursue it, Mr. Li will be to blame. How can he protect you when he can't protect himself?"

"Mr. Qi, don't be impatient. The master behind you has all eyes and hands. He will definitely be able to turn things around. Just ask how much money you need. Even if you lose everything, we will settle the matter."

Wu Minzhi opened his mouth, and other salt merchants echoed: "Yes, please help Mr. Qi, we must suppress the matter."

"Please Mr. Qi..."

Qi Ming waved his hands and sighed: "You don't have to be so polite. Now, Mr. Li is also involved. It can be said that we are standing on the same boat as you. If this boat capsizes, we will not survive, so we should work together. .”

"Yes, what Mr. Qi said is very true."

Qi Ming continued: "Some time ago, there was news from the water transport that someone was salvaging a sunken ship on the Xijiang River. We can make a fuss about it."

"Making a fuss here?" Everyone was puzzled.

Qi Ming said: "Salt merchants can secretly push the government to fill the gap with you under the guise of buying official salt. If you want to come to the government, you should have people."

"This...that is, he can speak a few words a little bit, so he is not one of us."

Qi Ming smiled and did not expose it: "The matter has already happened, and someone must come out and take responsibility."

Wu Minzhi's heart trembled, and he looked at Qiming who had been smiling all the time, feeling terrified in his heart: This is a charge of beheading, whoever comes forward to bear it will lose his life. But the Qi Ming in front of him spoke calmly, as if he didn't take human life seriously at all: "Mr. Qi means that we want us to push people to take the blame?"

Qi Ming nodded: "And it's not enough just to take the blame. The amount of this batch of salt that has been lost is huge. The emperor will definitely be furious when he hears about it, and will find a way to send people down to investigate. If any clues are found by then, you and I will not be able to escape either." past."

"How should that be?"

"First, find someone to take the blame. It is said that the people in the government saw the huge amount of salt and became greedy. They deliberately hid the real salt boat and replaced it with sand to make up for it. Then they announced that the salt boat had sunk. Then Mr. Li's eyes are like a torch. , discovered the sinister thoughts of these people, directly detained them for interrogation, and chased back a large amount of salt!"

All the salt merchants couldn't help but looked at each other, and after thinking about it, their faces were full of sorrow.

"Mr. Qi, the method you mentioned is feasible, but how can there be so much salt now?" Last time, they took out all the stockpiled goods in their hands, and they were all robbed without thinking. Now they have no salt in their hands. It was too late to go shopping.

Qi Ming frowned: "It's a matter of life and death, everyone, stop hiding your secrets! You are all well-known salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. Don't you have a stockpile?"

"Mr. Qi, all the stocks in our hands have been robbed, and there is really no salt to use right now."

"Boss Wu, is there nothing you can do?"

Wu Minzhi shook his head: "It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and I can't do anything about it."

The faces of the salt merchants turned pale, and their hearts were already a little desperate: Could it be that this time it is really doomed?

Qi Ming thought about it for a moment, and comforted him: "Everyone, don't worry, let's calm down and think of a way. There are many salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. Now it's time to check the salt tax. Those smaller salt merchants must still have stocks in their hands. We Find a way to buy some."

"That number is far from enough?"

"Go buy and try first, count as much as you can, it's better than being tied up and beheaded together."

The salt merchants nodded: "That's the only way to go."

Qi Ming sighed: "I will report the matter to the master, and ask him to help think of a way to see if we can mobilize some. Now that we share weal and woe, everyone must keep their mouths tight and never allow any more news to be revealed, otherwise the consequences will be severe. You can figure it out yourself."

"Yes……"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Qi."

After the salt merchants left, they searched for contacts and asked who had stockpiled goods in their hands, but the result was not satisfactory. Those people stocked not much, but the taste was great, and the price they offered was 40% higher than the market price. Even so, they can only hold their noses to admit it, and after buying the salt at a high price, they still have to be grateful to each other.

Two days later, there was still no progress, and all the salt merchants gathered at Wu Minzhi's house again: "Boss Wu, this time we may be doomed."

"Yeah, we have raised for two days, but the amount is less than 10%, what should we do?"

The gentleman was frowning, when suddenly someone came in and reported: "Master, someone sent a letter at the door, saying that it will be delivered to you."

Wu Minzhi hurriedly sent someone to bring it over. After opening it, he saw the online content and stood up abruptly. There were only three words on the paper: I have salt!

Seeing Wu Minzhi's gaffe, everyone quickly asked: "Chief Wu, is there any bad news?" They were really frightened, and they were afraid that they would hear the news that the government ordered them to be arrested in the next moment.

"Everyone, please read." Wu Minzhi handed over the letter.

"It's... only three words, and no name is written. Who has the salt in their hands?"

"Is someone deliberately joking?"

"I hope it's true. No matter how much money it costs, at least I can save my life."

Wu Minzhi raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "We are waiting patiently now. Since the other party has sent a letter, he naturally wants to do business with us, and he will definitely find a way to send another letter."

"Yes, Chief Wu is right."