"What does the eldest brother mean is to put the Zhuolu Trading Company on the territory of the acting king, and then get the news of the harvest?" Fan Ke asked tentatively.

Fan Xuan nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, there is progress, the greater the impact of this matter, the better, the yield per mu, we don't need to add oil and vinegar, since they themselves said a thousand catties, then we also said a thousand catties."

The acting king is the role of plucking the feathers of the geese, you say, when he hears that someone is farming on his own land, and the yield per mu has increased by 1,000 catties, what will he do? ”

"Hehe, I must have sent someone to find the Zhuolu Trading Company to ask for a rent, this time the Zhuolu Trading Company is miserable, the acting king's appetite has always been not small, and I don't know if the summer grain they collect is enough to pay, even if there is a background of the governor of Jiliao, the acting king is not afraid." Fan Ke said with a smile, the vassal kings of the middle and late Ming Dynasty could do anything bad except for rebellion, even the emperor had no problem, not to mention the governor of Jiliao.

"Big brother wait, I'll arrange it." Fan Ke was also resolute, and he stood up and was about to go out.

"Wait!" Fan Xuan stopped Fan Ke, "How are you going to arrange it?" ”

"Naturally, it is to inform our people in Datong and let them spread rumors." Fan Ke replied.

"No, no." Fan Xuan shook his head and said, "Don't leave the Fan family's hands on this matter, although our people in Datong can be trusted, and there should be no problem in terms of ability, but if we stay there for many years, it is inevitable that we will leave some horses, as long as we have the heart to track it down afterwards, it is not difficult to find out to us." ”

He wasn't afraid that Zhou Chengyun and Zhuolu Trading Company would know that their Fan family had done this, since he had made up his mind to go against him, the other party would know sooner or later, but the later Zhou Chengyun knew, the better, as long as he made good use of this advantage of the enemy's light and self, he might be able to defeat him before he knew it.

"Send some new people." Fan Xuan said undoubtedly, "When you get to Datong, don't contact your own people, anyway, it's not difficult to spread rumors, after doing this, let them sneak around outside and then go back to Zhangjiakou, so as not to be targeted." ”

"Yes." Fan Ke responded, but instead of walking away immediately like just now, he asked again, "What else does the eldest brother command?" Now that he knew that he was still inexperienced, he simply listened to his cousin's explanation.

Fan Xuan stroked his beard, "Brother Ke, do you remember that not long ago, you and I brothers were also in this study to discuss important matters, and the two little guys who came from the kitchen?" ”

"Just point out that the big shopkeepers of all the merchants in Jiangnan have gone to the small house in Zhuoluji?" Fan Xuan asked, "Remember, how can you not remember, that little guy is not small, dare to ask you for a reward." ”

Fan Xuan nodded, "How is it, have you checked the heels of these two?" Questions? ”

"Checked, there shouldn't be any problem." Fan Ke replied, "According to their own words, the two of them were originally working as miscellaneous laborers in a rich family's house in northern Shaanxi, and last year there was a drought in northern Shaanxi, and the rich families fled, and they also followed all the way to northern Shanxi, but after arriving in northern Shanxi, the main family did business but lost money, and the two were dismissed. ”

"And what are the names of the two of them?"

"The clever one is called Zhang Xiao, the one who dares to reward you with you, and the stunned one is called Yu Da." Fan Ke was still very concerned about what his cousin had explained, and when Fan Xuan asked, he blurted out, it seemed that he had done some homework, but after introducing the name, he reacted, "Big brother, you don't want the two of you to do this, do you?" ”

"Why not, this matter is not complicated, the two of them are new faces, and they have a northern Shaanxi accent, which is just right, of course, you can't just send the two of them, but let them follow others to experience it." Speaking of this, Fan Xuan sighed, "There is no successor to the Fan family, Brother Ke, it is the sons of the family, and there are also few successful ones, if we don't attract some people, we really have no one to use." ”

"But at the behest of the eldest brother." Fan Ke said, but he had some doubts in his heart, "Big brother, if you want to say that Zhang Xiao is smarter, I can figure it out if I send him to do this, but then Yu Da is stupid, can this work?" ”

"Hehe, you're gone." Fan Xuan said with a smile, "I'm old, after handing over most of the family's affairs to you, I have some free time, this time of idle has nothing to do, let me observe a lot of all kinds of people in the family, etc., this kid named Yu Da is a guy who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, on the surface, he looks stupid, but he is a big idea, the one named Zhang Xiao is really clever, but when it comes to big things, he listens to Yu Da." ”

Only then did Fan Ke know about the arrangement of these two little guys, his cousin did not come up on a whim, but after observing for a long time, he decided with confidence, and bowed deeply, "Big brother, little brother is served, and I will ask you for more advice in the future." ”

"My brother, what's polite, there's one more thing, you need to prepare in advance."

"Big brother, please speak."

"Now that the summer grain has been harvested, it will soon be the time to shear the sheep, no matter what the harvest is, the Zhuolu Trading Company must have to pull the grain and go out of the customs again in exchange for wool, you greet the Zhangjiakou garrison in advance, let him be sure to guard the pass, and the idle people will not enter and exit from Zhangjiakou."

"Big brother, this is to block their way in and out of the grassland? Brilliant. Fan Ke praised.

"It's not as big a role as you think." Fan Xuan sighed, "The imperial court completely banned foreign trade, leaving only one place in Zhangjiakou, but I don't know how many forts and military platforms along the Great Wall, as long as you spend some money, you can enter and exit the grassland, such things, even the garrison generals can't manage it, otherwise those small merchants would have closed down long ago." ”

"Zhangjiakou can't go in and out, Zhuolu Trading Company can be reduced to zero, and entering and exiting from these forts is just adding some trouble to them."

"Having said that, but if they can't act so smoothly, if they don't act smoothly, they will make less money, and the eldest brother's move can be regarded as slowing down the growth of Zhuolu Trading Company."

"By the way, big brother, there is one more thing, but I almost forgot." Fan Ke was about to leave, and then stopped, "You Hongyuan, the same acquaintance of Baoan Prefecture, in order to lose sincerity to us, I heard that Zhuolu Trading Company has been designated as the official buying line of Baoan Prefecture this year. ”

"His territory, he has to get it." Fan Xuan waved his hand, not caring at all.

To be honest, he didn't have much hope for You Hongyuan's trick, Zhuolu Trading Company is not an ordinary small and medium-sized business, and the monk can't run the temple, You Hongyuan is pressing, it's a big deal not to market the house in the town, out of Baoan Prefecture, it is not too difficult to reopen a storefront.

And Fan Xuan felt that You Hongyuan estimated that he still didn't know the background of Zhuolu Trading Company, and if people moved out of the big Buddha behind him, he would only have to die down, of course, Fan Xuan was not so kind to remind You Hongyuan, who supported Zhuolu Trading Company, if he did it, it would naturally be a good thing, if not, it would be harmless to the Fan family.

"This You Tongzhi is so enthusiastic, I'm afraid he is still here for your promise, eldest brother, the Fan family's dry stock." Fan Ke said.

"If he can really use the official to buy the head of the bank and crush the Zhuolu Trading Company, why not give him more dry shares?" Fan Xuan took a sip of tea, "By the way, do we have enough manpower over there, especially Tongzhi Douzhuo Lu Trading Company, such a good show, you can't miss it." ”

Fan Ke frowned, "Yes, yes, but a few have entered the mountain, and the number of people left in the market town is too small, so I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of it." ”

Fan Xuan's fingers lightly tapped a few times on the table, "Let that kid named Yu Da go to the Baoan Prefecture Mansion, secretly pay attention to You Hongyuan's movements, and report back in time if there is anything, this kid has a calm personality and is suitable for doing this, and there are not many people, he can do it alone." "To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.