The salt permits going out from Meihua Ferry Crossing can only source salt from the fifty-nine salt fields in the Inner Court, and these fifty-nine fields produce only thirty percent of the official salt fields' output, which is far from enough.
Ninety percent of the private salt must be mixed into the official salt for sale, using the official salt as leverage to move the entire salt industry of the Ning Dynasty.
Brother Pao took a puff of smoke, "Don't worry."
Chen Ji continued to instruct, "The money on the books cannot be moved recklessly. The Chen Family's accounts are audited by the Chen Family members, and the Zhang Family's accounts by the Zhang Family members. Our methods of making money must be hidden beneath the undercurrents. By the way, I need you to get close to the Cao Guild; it's a crucial link."