After the Qing army entered the customs, the inner city was driven into a full city and drove to the Han people in the city, and the palace was naturally owned by the Qing court together with the houses in the city. And this mansion later went through several rounds and became the Fan family's house for Fan Yongdou, which symbolized the status of the Fan family to a certain extent.

In the Guogong Mansion that has been renovated for more than 200 years, the pavilions and pavilions are surrounded by lakes and waters, which is full of the appearance of a Jiangnan garden. At this time, the surface of the lake that used to be rippling has formed a thick layer of ice, and in a pavilion, a little green smoke can be faintly seen in the stove, and between the pavilions stands an old man with white hair and beard, this is the person in charge of the Fan family, Fan Yongdou.

He was not tall in stature, although he was old, but his face was still dark and thin, and under his towering cheekbones, his eyes revealed a shrewd and capable look, which did not match his old age at all. He was dressed in a fur coat and stood in the pavilion.

"Fan traitor Yongdou, a person from the Ming Kingdom, a descendant of the Han Dynasty, but when the national war was in the country, he did not seek to benefit the country and a dime, but he regained the trust of the people? Those who do not pay attention to the survival of the Han people, only care about the selfishness of the family, and forget the righteousness for small profits, there is nothing more than this, and the Qing people will rise so rapidly if they have no iron weapons? It is really to send sharp blades and enemies, and the beginning of the ten days of Jiading's three massacres in Yangzhou began with the hands of such traitor businessmen, although it is difficult to eliminate this hatred for eternity. ”

Reading this sentence silently, Fan Yongdou's heart can be described as a mixed bag, it can be said that this sentence has shown that the south has an attitude towards the Fan family and his Fan Yongdou, and the south will never let him go.

It can even be said that Shunzhi canonized them as the Eight Great Imperial Merchants in a very high-profile manner, which was actually to show the whole world that our Jurchens could win the Han Dynasty, and if you Han people want to blame these Jin merchants who eat inside and out. Fan Yongdou and other Jin merchants were regarded as big traitors by the people, and they were eager to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin.

"It's just business......"

Again, Fan Yongdou muttered to himself.

"Why don't you understand, it's just business......"

Talking to himself, Fan Yongdou made excuses for what he did back then.

"Fan is a businessman, and businessmen naturally make heavy profits, which is a business, but how can Fan be called a traitor?"

Of course, Fan Yongdou would never say that it was under the continuous supply of materials from Jin merchants like him that the Jurchens, who were originally short of food and clothing, and insufficient weapons, became well-equipped tigers and wolves, and all the gunpowder, eighty percent of the grain and more than sixty percent of the metal in Houjin were provided by the Jin merchants. Even Gyeonggi intelligence, down to the names of the guards at each pass, the number of soldiers, and the list of equipment, were provided by the Jin merchants. It is impossible for the Jin merchants not to know the purpose of Houjin's acquisition of so much arms and intelligence, but for the sake of the silver spent in vain, they can't care about the country's righteousness and national safety.

In the end, it was with their full support that the Qing army finally entered Shanhaiguan, "Jiaqing Three Massacres", "Yangzhou Ten Days", countless Han people died tragically under the butcher's knife. After the Qing Dynasty settled in Beijing, Emperor Shunzhi did not forget the Jin merchants who had established great achievements for the Jurchens to enter the Central Plains, and he held a banquet in the Forbidden City with great fanfare to entertain eight Jin merchants, including Fan Yongdou. In the end, they were named imperial merchants, which can be described as extremely favorable, and the reason why this is so is because they have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty.

When he said this, there was a rush of footsteps over there, it was Fan Sanba, he hurriedly entered the pavilion, and he didn't even care about the snow on his body, so he gave Fan Yongdou a salute, and then said.

"Dad, I'm back."

"How? What do the Wang family and the Jin family want to do? ”

Fan Yongdou's voice seemed a little anxious, in the past few months, he had already guessed from the actions of the Wang family and the Jin family that they must have moved, so as soon as his son came back, he would appear so eager.

"But we want to fight the south together? How much do you need to take? A million taels? No, it's too little, two million taels, if not, you can make up 20 million taels, and if you want to have this silver, the south should agree......"

However, when Fan Yongdou spoke, he was not very sure, after all, as a businessman, he didn't know that for the south, the greatest benefit was not to accept their "bribes" to "atone", they were more willing to raid their homes, if they could copy the eight families, then even if they did not pay food for a few years in the future, there was no need to worry about money.

His father's anxiety made Fan Sanba's heart tighten, and he immediately realized that this situation was probably a little worse than he understood, otherwise, how could his father be like this?

"Father, the south won't take our money."

Fan Sanba shook his head, and then said helplessly.

"Not only will the south not accept our silver, even if we withdraw from the customs with the imperial court in the future, it is very likely that the imperial court will be used as a fat sheep to rob our home, after all, the imperial court also needs silver......"

Fan Sanba's sentence "The court also needs silver" completely shattered Fan Yongdou's last ray of hope, although he had thought of this, but he was unwilling to face it, after all, most of the time, unless forced to do so, people are always unwilling to face the worst outcome.

"The Wang family and the Jin family have already made plans, and they plan to leave here by boat."

"Leave? Go there? ”

Fan Yongdou looked at his son puzzled, his eyes full of doubts.

"Go to the West!"

"What!"

His son's answer made Fan Yongdou look at him in surprise, and he couldn't speak for a long time, as a businessman, Fan Yongdou naturally knew that the West was there, after all, he had also been in contact with Western businessmen, and now when his son mentioned going to the West, he would naturally be so surprised.

"Go to the Western ......"

"Yes, they think that as long as we stay in China, whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, for them, we are just a group of fat sheep, Yu Daming, we are traitors, once they win the world, they will definitely raid the family and destroy the door, and if the Qing Dynasty withdraws from the Guanwai, it will definitely copy the eight families for the military salary, and then it will inevitably be wiped out. Therefore, instead of sitting back and waiting in China, it is better to leave China and go to the West to find another way, which has been heavy on commerce since ancient times, and the big merchants can not only negotiate with the monarch on an equal footing, but even the merchants can also establish a country, so it is the best choice to go to the West......"

Even the only choice, although he didn't want to admit it, but Fan Sanba couldn't help but agree with this opinion, for the eight families, there was no other choice.

"The world is so big, there is no place for me!"

After such a sigh, Fan Yongdou's shoulders suddenly stepped down, his face was full of loss, as if he was saddened by more than ten years of hard work, and finally ended up with this end, of course, it was more of a heartfelt helplessness.

"That's it......"

After a bitter sigh, Fan Yongdou said to his son.

"You go and tell them that the Fan family will leave with them."

Just like when he made the decision to support Houjin, but it was only an instant, Fan Yongdou made this decision without the slightest hesitation, he supported Houjin in order to obtain money, and now the reason why he chose to leave is to keep the family business accumulated in the name of a traitor.

"But, if Dad leaves like this, then all our family business will be lost here......"

Thinking that the family business worth tens of millions was thrown here, Fan Sanba immediately said with some reluctance.

"If you lose your life, what family business do you have?"

Fan Yongdou, who has experienced many ups and downs, is naturally better at facing such a situation than Fan Sanba, and then he said.

"Besides, even if we withdraw to the outside of the pass with the imperial court, all the family property in this pass must be discarded, and now we will lose it, well......"

After thinking for a moment, Fan Yongdou commanded again.

"However, try to redeem some of it, and see if anyone is willing to accept our industry, regardless of the price, as long as someone is willing to take it, let it out, and try to exchange it for silver, no, for gold! I have heard that gold in the West is worth more than silver. ”

Because he had contact with Western merchants, Fan Yongdou naturally knew that Western gold was more expensive, and for his father's decision, Fan Sanba naturally nodded his head one by one, but when his son responded, Fan Yongdou seemed to think of something, standing by the pavilion and looking at the distance and muttering to himself.

"Well, if you want to go, I'm afraid you can't just go......"

Shaking his head, Fan Yongdou said to his son on the side.

"But they said they were going to go to the West by sea?"

"Yes, Jin Wenbo's "Nanyang Rice", what kind of rice is purchased there, it is simply for shipbuilding to go to the West, the Wang family and the Jin family have already planned it for a long time......"

Fan Sanba's complaint fell on Fan Yongdou's ears, making him shake his head and say.

"Don't blame them for moving early, blame us for not having their eyesight!"

It's not that they don't have their eyesight, but because of the glory and wealth in front of him, Fan Yongdou doesn't want to think about anything else, he thinks wishfully that the Great Qing Kingdom will definitely be able to win the world, and the Mandate of Heaven must be in the Great Qing Dynasty.

With such a long sigh in his heart, Fan Yongdou looked at his son and said.

"If they told you that they wanted to leave China and take refuge in the West half a year ago, would you believe them?"

Obviously, he won't believe it, at that time, although the court had some difficulties, Fan Sanba still believed that the court would definitely be able to exterminate the rebels and re-pacify the world, but now, ...... The imperial court is also in danger!

"Since the situation is already like this, don't think about anything else, now they can pull us away together, we all have to remember this situation, but they still have some lack of consideration for this matter......

glanced left and right, and then Fan Yongdou lowered his voice and said to Fan Sanba.

"If we want to leave safely, there is one more thing that must be done, and you can do it yourself......

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