After leaving the Forbidden City, Fan Yongdou went straight back to the private house he had purchased in Beijing.

As soon as he entered the hospital, his only son, Fan Sanba, stepped forward and said, "Dad, you can come back!" I'm worried about my son. ”

Seeing his son's eager face, Fan Yongdou coughed and said, "What is there to worry about, it is a good thing for my father to enter the palace this time because of the regent's banquet." ”

Fan Sanba hurriedly nodded and said, "What my father said is true." ”

"But you're right to be apprehensive. As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and you must always be careful when doing things for the royal family. ”

Fan Yongdou glanced at his son and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to the house and talk about it." ”

Let's go first.

"Hey!"

Fan San replied and hurriedly followed.

After Fan Yongdou entered the study and sat down, he saw that his son was still standing with his hands tied, and frowned and said, "Sit down." ”

Fan Sanba sat down respectfully.

"My father entered the palace this time, and was given the status of an imperial merchant by the regent, and he was subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Fan Yongdou knew what his son was most concerned about, and he didn't say it directly.

"Ahh

Fan Sanba was taken aback.

"Is there such a thing? Is what the regent said serious? ”

Fan Yongdou was angry and said with a smile: "When the son is young today, the regent is regent as the emperor's uncle. If he can't take what he says seriously, who else can say it? ”

"Father taught me."

Fan Sanba lowered his head and said.

Seeing his son's submissive look, Fan Yongdou sighed secretly in his heart.

He is such a son, and in the future, Fan Jianuo's big family business will always be passed on to Fan Sanba.

Fan Yongdou was really worried that his son's thin shoulders could not carry such a heavy burden.

"Since you want to be an imperial businessman, you have to share the worries of the court."

Fan Yongdou paused for a moment and then said, "The regent asked my father to raise military rations together with the other seven families to solve the urgent needs of the imperial court. ”

In front of his son, Fan Yongdou also knew everything.

"How much food does the imperial court need to raise?"

"The army eats the number of three months."

Fan Yongdou said without being salty.

"Three months?"

Fan San pulled out a breath of cool air.

"That's not a small amount."

Seeing that his son was shocked, Fan Yongdou frowned and said, "If this can be done easily, how can the regent find us." Imperial merchants are not easy to do. ”

After that, he sneered, "But it's not impossible. Isn't there a way for our family to live in Huguang? You entrusted the relationship with the Wuchang side to buy grain in the name of a private person. It doesn't matter if the price is more expensive, our family is doing errands for the imperial court, and we don't need to consider the price. ”

Fan Sanba was a little embarrassed: "Father, it is true that our family has a relationship with Wuchang, but we can buy a large amount of grain at one time, I am afraid it will arouse suspicion." ”

"That Zuo Liangyu is a master who sees money, do you think he will dig deeper?"

Fan Yongdou sighed and said: "What we do is to lick the blood from the knife, if you don't take risks, others are willing to take risks." If the Fan family can have today, isn't it just for the father's sword mountain and sea of fire? ”

"But Huguang is not peaceful now. Bai Wang and Zuo Liangyu have been facing each other, and his son is worried that the grain will not be delivered. ”

"Then take a detour!"

Fan Yongdou glared at his son angrily and said, "How many times do you have to say it, this matter has to be done even if it is hard-headed." Whether my Fan family can rise to the top depends on how well this errand is done. Why don't you understand! ”

"Father, son understands, don't be angry."

Fan Sanba pursed his lips and said, "My son heard that there has been a lot of movement in the south recently, and it is impossible to see that the price of grain is low." But if it didn't work, the son added to the family's deposit. ”

"That's right."

Fan Yongdou bowed slightly: "How can a person who does big things stick to small sections." Don't think that you will suffer a loss by posting some money now, and take a long-term view. Our family and the Qing Kingdom are both prosperous and loss-making. If the Qing Dynasty will determine the world in the future, our family will have gold and silver. If the remnant Ming court comes back from the south, will you and my father and son still have a chance to live? ”

Fan Sanba broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "My son has been taught." ”

"That's it, this kind of thing will be understood if you think about it more in the future. When I was tired of my father, I went back to my room to rest. ”

With that, he got up and walked outside the house.

"The son sends off the father."

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"Mr. Fan, can this matter really be handed over to these eight families with confidence?"

Dai Shan was puzzled by Dolgon's assignment of raising food for the army to the Eight Jin Merchants.

It is so important that the matter related to the national fortune of the Qing Dynasty is entrusted to the businessmen, which is really a bit reassuring.

Therefore, he found Fan Wencheng and wanted to listen to his analysis.

"Back to the prince's words, the slave thinks that it is most appropriate for Fan Yongdou and others to do this errand."

Fan Wencheng owed a debt and said: "If you want to buy food, you can only buy it from the south." Soon after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, it didn't have much to do with the south, and it was very difficult to buy grain, so it could only be pretended to be the hands of Fan Yongdou and others. ”

"Hmph, what does this king mean shouldn't he be on guard?"

The meaning of Dai Shan is very clear.

After all, the Eight Great Jin Merchants are Han Chinese, although they have done their best to do things for the Qing Dynasty, but if they have a different heart and pit the Qing Dynasty at a critical time, what should it be?

How Fan Wencheng didn't know what Dai Shan was thinking. But after all, he is also a Han Chinese, and some words are not easy to say clearly, so he has to say: "I can order these eight families to move their wives and children from Zhangjiakou Fort to Jingshi." In this way, I am not afraid that they will not do things for the Qing Dynasty wholeheartedly. ”

Dai Shan was overjoyed when he heard this.

As long as he has a hostage in his hand, he feels much more sure.

Although the Han people are treacherous, they will not ignore the safety of their relatives, right?

Zhangjiakou Fort is not too far from Jingshi, and it will not take much time to move all the relatives of the eight families to Jingshi.

"This king will go to the regent!"

Dai Shan said that he had to get up.

"Don't worry, prince!"

Fan Wencheng hurriedly waved his hand to stop it.

"What, what else does Mr. Fan have to say?"

Dai Shan still trusts Fan Wencheng. This old thing is dedicated to the Qing Dynasty, and when he was in Liaodong, he came up with a lot of poisonous plans to help the Qing Dynasty conquer cities and conquer cities, and made great contributions.

His opinion still needs to be heard.

"The slave thinks it's not appropriate for the prince to talk about this matter."

Fan Wencheng lowered his voice and said, "The regent has always been dissatisfied with the prince. ”

What Fan Wencheng said is also the truth.

As early as after the death of Huang Taiji, Dolgonbai lobbied Dai Shan, hoping that Dai Shan could support him to inherit the throne.

But Dai Shan has never expressed his position, and even secretly leaned towards Hauge.

Although Dorgon and Hauge finally reached a compromise and decided that Fulin would succeed to the throne, they were not convinced by anyone.

If Dai Shan went to Dolgon this time and asked him to move the families of the Eight Great Jin Merchants to Jingshi, I am afraid that Dolgon would only think that Dai Shan was changing the law and accuse him of being inconsiderate.

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