Chapter 49
Fan Yutong's eyebrows furrowed slightly, looked at Xiao Tianjian and said, "Could it be that the general has no intention of returning the little girl?" ”
Xiao Tianjian was a little embarrassed at this time: "This ...... This one...... Presumably, Miss Fan is always in the boudoir, and it is not easy to come out, so why not stay here for a few more days? It's okay to come out and relax! Sitting at home for a long time is not good for your health! Walking around is good for your physical and mental health! Hey! ”
Fan Yutong glanced at Xiao Tianjian vigorously, although she was a little frightened at first, but after arriving here, it was not difficult for her to see Xiao Tianjian, and she didn't hate life here, after all, there was a difference everywhere here, which made her a little curious, so Xiao Tianjian didn't plan to let her go at the moment, she was actually not too anxious, after thinking for a while, she frowned and said: "You said that you want to communicate with our Fan family, then it means that you want to trade through our Fan family!" You must know that the imperial court can have strict orders, but all merchants who trade between your thieves and armies will be punished for rebellion! I don't know if my father can agree to your request! ”
Xiao Tianjian said with a smile: "Merchants are all for the purpose of profit, and the imperial court has also decreed that they are not allowed to trade with the Jin people outside the customs, but how many Jin merchants obey orders?" What's more, are there few merchants in various places who secretly trade with the rebels? I don't believe that huge profits are in front of me, and there is no firm that can resist this temptation! Since I met Miss this time, then this opportunity might as well give you the Fan family's business name! Miss can think about this matter, if Miss Fan is willing to help Xiao with this, Xiao will be grateful, if it really can't, Xiao will have to find another way! ”
Fan Yutong nodded slightly and said, "Okay!" The big boss allows the little woman to think about it, how about giving the big boss an answer tomorrow? ”
Xiao Tianjian didn't force Fan Yutong either, nodded and said: "Presumably Miss Fan has heard and seen at home all the year round, and she also knows some business truths, as the saying goes, you can't miss the opportunity and never come again, and I hope Miss Fan will reply as soon as possible!" It's not too early, I still have something to do, so I'm leaving! ”
Fan Yutong owed a slight debt to Xiao Tianjian, Xiao Tianjian smiled, turned around and strode towards the front village, looking at the back of Xiao Tianjian's striding meteor, Fan Yutong remembered the embarrassing scene just now, his face was slightly red, and he didn't have the heart to enjoy the snow here anymore, so he turned around and walked towards her residence.
After returning to his hut, Fan Yutong frowned and considered Xiao Tianjian's words, Xiao Tianjian said well, few businessmen at this time are law-abiding, businessmen are profit-seeking, this is a normal thing, in order to make money, businessmen can be said to do everything, under the protection of officials, bribing officials, can do any business.
And the Jin merchants are even worse, the imperial court has long had a strict order, not to trade outside the customs, but still can't stop the Jin merchants and the Houjin people to come and go, a large number of grain, cloth and even weapons sold to the Houjin people, in exchange for furs, deer antlers, ginseng and other things, the two sides can be said to have formed a huge interest group a long time ago, and even did not hesitate to sell intelligence to the Houjin people, so that over the years, many Jin merchants have developed, and the officials openly prohibit this kind of behavior, but secretly accept bribes, and even directly participate in the transaction with the Houjin people, took the opportunity to make a windfall, to put it bluntly, he was holding the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, but he was doing something about collaborating with the enemy.
However, her father is slightly better in this regard, although he also does business with the Houjin people, but for some important materials, Fan Yaoshan is still a little principled, and will not trade with the Houjin people, especially in selling intelligence, and will not do this kind of lack of morality, the main business object of their Fan family is still the Mongols, compared to the Houjin people, the Mongols are relatively small threats to the Ming Dynasty after all, so doing business with them, the Fan family is less taboo.
It is precisely because of this reason that the business of the Fan family has become less and less good over the years, and those merchants who have traded with the Houjin people have made a lot of money over the years, and gradually squeezed the business of the Fan family more and more difficult to do.
Fan Yutong likes to listen to his father Fan Yaoshan talk about some business things on weekdays, and Fan Yaoshan also intends to cultivate his baby daughter, and will tell Fan Yutong a lot of business insiders, so Fan Yutong also understands his father Fan Yaoshan's current predicament, and Xiao Tianjian's proposal is not an opportunity for the Fan family!
Those merchants can trade with the Houjin people, so why can't their Fan family trade with the Xingtian Army? And Xiao Tianjian just said without taboo, their Xingtian Army has also accumulated a lot of gold and silver treasures by plundering large households in Shaanxi, these things are useless to stay in the Xingtian Army, they must find a place to spend them and exchange them for useful things, they don't do this business in the Fan family, as long as they are tempted by heavy profits, there will still be businessmen who are willing to do it, it is better to give them the Fan family cheaply!
And Fan Yutong is also very unaccustomed to the corruption of the current government, she is a girl who grew up in a merchant family, and she does not have a strong sense of loyalty to the monarch, plus over the years, she has come out and walked around two or three times, and everywhere she passed, she saw people in distress everywhere, these ordinary people were exploited by the court and the government and could not survive at all, some sold their children and daughters, some abandoned their land and left their hometowns, some ate human flesh, and some went up the mountain to steal!
And Xingtianjun is fighting for the right to live for these ordinary people, which Fan Yutong also sees very clearly, vaguely, Fan Yutong feels that if Xingtianjun continues to do this, sooner or later, it will be possible to achieve a great cause, and at the moment they are still very weak, if the Fan family can intervene in their dealings with them now, one day it will become a huge opportunity for their Fan family.
After thinking about this, Fan Yutong no longer hesitated, called a healthy woman who took care of her, asked her to find a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then sat down on the desk and started writing.
Fan Yutong has been well-informed since he was a child, of course it is no problem to write a letter, and he wrote a letter after a short time, and said to the healthy woman: "This sister, please transfer this letter to General Xiao for review immediately, if there is anything wrong, please come back and inform me, I will revise it separately!" ”
For Fan Yutong's request, the healthy woman who took care of her didn't dare to slack off, so she immediately took it out, and it didn't take long for the letter to be handed over to Xiao Tianjian.
Xiao Tianjian opened the letter and read it, Fan Yutong's handwriting is very beautiful, which makes people look pleasing to the eye, Xiao Tianjian read it, did not propose any amendments to this letter, and immediately made Tietou, who had just recovered from his injury, and said: "You go and tell the female guard who took care of Miss Fan, and ask her to tell Miss Fan that this letter is very well written, and there is nothing to modify!" In addition, thank you, Miss Fan, for understanding the righteousness!
Besides, you quickly invite Mr. Fu, Feng Gouzi and Li Lingfeng to come to me for discussion, go! ”
Tietou didn't say a word, nodded in agreement, and strode out of Xiao Tianjian's 'study', and soon Fu Deming and the others entered Xiao Tianjian's house from the outside.
Xiao Tianjian didn't talk nonsense, and immediately handed the letter to Fu Deming, asking him to see if there was anything wrong, after Fu Deming read it, he nodded and said: "This Miss Fan family is very powerful, the letter is very clear, she explained the stakes to her father, and she didn't reveal too much information to her father, it seems that she is a very reasonable person, we can't underestimate this Miss Fan!" ”
Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "After having Miss Fan's letter, I am not afraid that Fan Yaoshan will not listen to us!" This time, I'm afraid I'll have to work for the two of you, Gouzi and Ling Feng, you two quickly prepare, select a few reliable locals in our army, you leave here together, go to Pingyang Mansion, and throw this letter into the Fan family's business, naturally Fan Yaoshan will go to Pingyang Mansion to see you, the specific matters will be arranged by Mr. Fu and you, how to talk to Fan Yaoshan, this matter will be a hard trip for the two of you! ”
Feng Gouzi was originally from the market, his brain is very useful, and he has a lot of ghost ideas, while Li Lingfeng is a local, and his identity is easier to disguise, so it is a better choice to let them go this time, and Feng Gouzi is very active, and he is not outstanding among several generals in terms of leading troops, Xiao Tianjian also intends to let this guy be used for it in the future, so this matter fell on Feng Gouzi's head.
As soon as Feng Gouzi heard that he was going out to run errands, and this time he was asked to go to Pingyang Mansion, so his interest immediately came, and he immediately jumped up to receive the order, his mouth was full of smiles, but Li Lingfeng was a steady person, so he also got up and accepted the order, and agreed.
"You must remember, this time you are going to Pingyang Mansion, not an ordinary place, don't be too public, it will be a big deal! This time I went out to do things, mainly Feng Gouzi, supplemented by Ling Feng, but Feng Gouzi, you have to remember to listen to Ling Feng's opinions more in doing things, especially after going out, give Lao Tzu less alcohol, and go to the kiln if you have a chance to go to the kiln, so as not to be seen through by others and fall into the hands of the government, Lao Tzu has nothing to do with Pingyang Mansion, and I don't have the ability to rescue you in Pingyang Mansion! What to do, the two of you discuss it on the way, so as not to spoil the big thing! Remember? ”
After seeing Feng Gouzi's excited expression, Xiao Tianjian gave a few more instructions, and Feng Gouzi realized that this was not to let him go out to play, but to let him do big things, so he immediately agreed.
Fu Deming carefully explained to Feng Gouzi and Li Lingfeng the details of contacting the Fan family this time, as well as the requirements of Xingtianjun's side, so that they all kept it firmly in their hearts, and then handed over Fan Yutong's letter to them.
"If necessary, you can make some concessions, if Fan Yaoshan really doesn't worry about his daughter, you can ask him to send a cronie to come over with you to see for yourself! In short, to do this well, it is best to come back before the New Year, the time is now very tight, after the New Year, a lot of things will have to be shipped in, otherwise, we may not have a good time! It's up to the two of you! Before Xiao Tianjian sent them out, he explained to them again.