"Most of the salt in Cao Cao's provinces comes from the salt pond in the east of the river and the sea salt in Xu Prefecture.”
"I heard that the White Wave Army in the east of the river is rebelling and has temporarily taken control of a few large salt ponds. The salt used by Cao Cao's provinces can only rely on my Xuzhou sea salt.”
"Since that's the case, why don't we take the opportunity to ask Mi Fang to raise the price and start with salt, ruthlessly scraping a sum from Cao Cao.”
"In this way, the Mi Family will show their loyalty to the lord and offend Cao Cao.”
Sun Qian explained his plan.
Liu Bei's eyes lit up as he stroked his beard.
"Big brother," said Guan Yu happily,"I think your plan will work.”
Zhang Fei also shouted," Then what are we waiting for? Big Brother, hurry up and call Mi Fang over. Tell him to raise the price of salt!"”
"This sea salt business is the Mi Family's private business after all.”
"Moreover, doing this would be equivalent to making the Mei Clan openly enemies with Cao Mengde. This would be putting Mi Zizhong in danger.”
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed.
Guan Yu said seriously," I know that you are kind and righteous, but this matter concerns our survival. It is also related to the great cause of the Han Dynasty's revival. Big Brother, you can't forget the great cause because of a small righteousness!”
Liu Bei's expression turned slightly cold.
"That's right, my lord. If Mi Zhu is loyal to my lord and the Great Han Dynasty, even if he is in trouble, he will definitely support my lord without hesitation.”
Sun Qian also urged.
Liu Bei sighed, unable to make a decision.
"Big brother, please focus on restoring the Han Dynasty!”
Guan Yu stood up and bowed deeply.
Zhang Fei quickly bowed down and shouted,"I also have the same idea."”
Liu Bei couldn't take the persuasion of the crowd and could only helplessly say,""Forget it. For the sake of the Han Dynasty, I can only go against my heart once.”
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
…
Xu Capital, in a remote house in the east of the city.
Mi Huan had received the urgent secret letter from her second brother, Mi Fang, from Little Pei.
In the letter, Mi Fang, as the head of the Mi family, ordered Mi Huan to let the Mi family sell salt at three times the price in all the salt shops in the various states, including Xudu.
"If the price increases by three times, can the commoners still afford salt? It's not the style of my Mi Family to earn such money.”
Mei Huan stared at the letter in her hand and frowned deeply.
"My lord is using the land of Xiaopai to raise an army of 10,000, consuming countless money and food every day. For the sake of the overall situation, this is something that can't be helped.”
Zhao Yun sighed helplessly.
Obviously, Liu Bei had also sent him a secret letter, explaining his motive for taking advantage of the sudden rise in sea salt prices.
"But my brother is still in the hands of Cao Gong. If Cao Gong finds out that my Mi Family has raised the price of salt and cuts off his flesh, what if he kills my brother?”
Mei Huan glared at Zhao Yun and asked.
"This…"
Zhao Yun could not defend Liu Bei.
Although Liu Bei had explained his difficulties in the letter, he had no choice but to do it for the sake of the Great Han Dynasty.
However, how could he tell Mi Huan that sacrificing her brother was worth it for the sake of her lord?
"Although Cao Cao is treacherous, he has the magnanimity of a lord. He probably won't be ruthless to Brother Ling, right?”
Zhao Yun could only console him.
Mi Huan hesitated and fell into deep thought.
After a long time.
She bit her red lips and said bitterly," Eldest Brother is not here, so Second Brother of the Mi Family is the one making the decision. Since Second Brother has decided to do this, what else can I do? If he wants to raise the price of salt, then let him."”
Zhao Yun heaved a sigh of relief. She wanted to console Mi Huan, but she didn't know what to say. She could only shake her head and sigh.
…
A month later.
In the Su residence in the eastern suburbs of Xu County.
The sound of "Hua La" echoed in the courtyard.
Su Yi was sitting around the table with Cao Jie, Da Qiao, and Diao Chan, playing mahjong.
" Three, self-touch, one dragon!"
Da Qiao slammed the mahjong table and overturned the tiles in his hand. He smiled at the crowd.
"Sigh, Sister Wan 'er, why did you win again? Your luck is too good.”
Cao Jie's eyes were slightly gloomy as he grumbled.
Su Yi praised,"Wan 'er, it seems that your talent in mahjong is not inferior to my wife's. You've only learned it for a few days and you're already so good."”
"I was lucky, and my sister taught me well.”
Da Qiao mocked himself and complimented Cao Jie.
Cao Jie's expression turned from dark to bright as he smiled and said,""Come, come, come. Hurry up and reshuffle the cards. I don't believe that as a teacher, I can't beat my disciple today.”
Su Yi glanced at Da Qiao and thought to himself that this girl was indeed a daughter of a noble family. She knew how to behave and do things, and knew how to please her mistress, Cao Jie.
He smiled and shuffled the cards.
At this moment, Zhou Tai returned from purchasing and handed the list to Su Yi to look over.
"Just show your sister-in-law these family expenses.”
Su Yi pointed at Cao Jie.
Zhou Tai understood and passed the letter to Cao Jie. He chuckled and said,"Sister-in-law, this is the cost of this purchase.”
"Big Brother You Ping, what do you mean by a trial? How can I not believe you?”
Cao Jie smiled as he picked up the list and glanced at it.
Suddenly, her eyes flashed with doubt and she asked curiously,""Big Brother You Ping, why is the cost of buying salt so much higher than usual?”
Zhou Tai sighed." Sister-in-law, you don't know this. The price of salt on the market has increased by three or four times overnight. It's even changing by one price per day. Fortunately, I acted in time. This is already considered cheap."”
"Three times?"
Cao Jie was shocked." Why is the price of salt rising so quickly?" he asked in confusion.”
"I heard that the salt pond of Hedong County was occupied by the remnants of the White Wave Army, so Hedong salt couldn't be transported into Xudu for a while.”
"Most of the salt we eat now is sea salt from Xuzhou. As the saying goes, the rarer a thing is, the more expensive it is. Naturally, the price has soared.”
Zhou Tai told him the information he had gathered.
Cao Jie suddenly understood.
"But I heard that Xuzhou's sea salt is obtained by boiling seawater. It's cheap and has a large output. Even if there's no Hedong Salt Pond, there shouldn't be a shortage of supply and such a ridiculous price increase, right?”
Da Qiao interjected.
"Who knows?" Zhou Tai shook his head.
"With the soaring price of salt, the people will definitely complain. Father is most likely having a headache over this matter…"
Cao Jie was secretly worried.
"What do you mean by supply exceeds demand? This is Xiao Pei, that Liu Da 'er, taking the opportunity to extort a windfall from Cao Mengde.”
Su Yi, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly sneered.
"Big Ear Liu?"
Everyone's surprised gazes gathered on Su Yi.
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