Generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Summary

Wang Ning An carefully planned his next move, knowing that the Cui family's power was unfathomable. He met with Zhao Zhen and then Wen Yan Bo, who shared his knowledge of the Cui family's history. The Cui family had been a powerful force for nearly a thousand years, but their influence had been reduced after the Huang Chao uprising. They had secretly colluded with Huang Chao and preserved their clan members, but kept a low profile and maintained their status. Wen Yan Bo told Wang Ning An that the Cui family had been plotting carefully and their sudden move should not be underestimated. Wang Ning An replied that the Cui family's thousand-year inheritance was extraordinary, but he was not interested in their history. Instead, he wanted to focus on the banking matter and secure the bank shares, which would guarantee the Wen family's prosperity for at least one or two hundred years. Wang Ning An instructed Wen Yan Bo to transport salt from various regions, suppress the salt prices, and lure the Cui family to reveal their cards. Meanwhile, Si Ma Guang struck a deal with the Western Xia for 300,000 stones of green salt, but the salt prices did not last long. A large hand was working tirelessly behind the scenes, easily swallowing up whatever salt was available. The Cui family was skillfully manipulating the salt supply, and under their control, the price of salt in the northwest had been rising steadily. Guangming, who had been busy negotiating with the Western Xia people, was exhausted and visibly lost weight. He exclaimed that the amount of Aoi salt imported from Western Xia was over a million stones, but the salt prices in various places had returned to their previous state. Wang Ning An smiled and said that the Cui family's power was not small, but as long as their power was greater, it was fine. However, he warned Guangming not to be too confident, as the Cui family must have a solid plan. Guangming thought that Mr. was being overly cautious, but he didn't argue back. The situation took a turn for the worse when the Western Xia people sent a document saying that a sudden rainstorm had blocked the road and they were requesting to suspend the Aoi salt supply for half a month. Guangming was shocked and quickly took the document to read it carefully. He thought that if the Aoi salt supply was cut off, it would be a big problem. Guangming met with the Western Xia ambassador, Kuroki, who smiled and said that the rainstorm was not their fault. Guangming offered a high price, but Kuroki hesitated and then agreed to sell 10,000 stones for five strings of money per stone. Guangming coldly smiled and said that Kuroki still had Aoi salt.

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