In the Zhang family's mansion, Zhang Yaoling closed his eyes with his long hair in his hands, listening to the reporter report the entire process of negotiating with Fan Jin. Although he is old, Zhang Yaoling's thinking is still clear, although he has shortcomings such as impatience and rashness, it does not affect the fact that he is an excellent businessman. Through the return of the parties, he can completely analyze Fan Jin's personality and character, and then formulate the next course of action.

The so-called little housekeeper is actually a child of the Zhang family, who runs some business for the Zhang family on weekdays, is very shrewd, and his eloquence is naturally not bad. His mood was very peaceful, and he didn't show excitement or contempt for Fan Jin, but just like a human camera device, he objectively restored the scene at that time without commenting.

After Fan Jin heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, and then began to complain that our Shanxi folk customs are innocent, and the clan is acting recklessly, and he dares to be rude to the patrol. The little nephew reminded him a few words according to your instructions. Speaking of the past when a clan broke into the Yamen of the Patrol and asked the Patrol to participate in his staff, and then took a knife to harm himself, threatening the Patrol to blame him for this matter if he did not agree, his face became even more ugly. began to scold those clan children for acting absurdly and without the king's law. ”

"Lustful and inward-looking." Zhang Yaoling sneered, "If he really has enough confidence to deal with it, it won't be like that." What's next? ”

Then he asked the clans why they were making trouble. The little nephew answered according to your instructions, for the sake of his own daughter's loss. I also mentioned this reward. Those clans can get the annual reward, but they can't even allocate Lu rice in time, so they will naturally make trouble. After Fan Jin heard this, he began to ask about the little nephew Lumi, and the little nephew naturally reported it truthfully. Then he sent his little nephew to walk, and asked him to bring it to his uncle, saying that he would visit him another day. ”

Zhang Yaoling smiled, "After you leave, he will go to his wife to ask for advice." Zhang Juzheng's daughter is not a simple character, and this little scene naturally can't help him. This time it was originally to try Fan Jin's success, and by the way, it would bring him and the clan a holiday. When the time comes, he and the clan will be in a pot of porridge, and we can watch his jokes. It's better to die a few people, and things will be interesting. ”

Zhang Siduan, who was standing on the side, said: "If the little nephew is not bad, Fan Jin will naturally use the method of both grace and power, first suppress the clan, and then try to raise some food for them to buy people's hearts." This matter is going around, and naturally it has to be transferred to our family. ”

Zhang Yaoling smiled, "What can be done in Shanxi without our Zhang family?" 500 stone of grain is prepared for him, don't say that I, an elder, don't give him face. We have to do our own things well so that he can fully trust us. If the bait is not swallowed, how can you catch him? ”

The Zhang family disciple left with interest, and Zhang Siduan said: "The problem today is that I don't know if our bait tastes right. If he really got in the way of his wife and didn't do anything to other women, he had to think of another idea. ”

Zhang Yaoling smiled, "Think about what age your father is, he is still not idle, not to mention that Fan Jin is young and strong, how can he control himself." Men are all the same, they have to look at Shu, and Fan Jin will be no exception. Unless your eldest brother's news is wrong, Fan Jin is not a nine-colored person. If so, then there is only one other way......"

Speaking of this, he shook his head again, "Our Zhang Jiageng reads the family heirloom family, and the method of killing people is not better, and we can't defile the family style for a Fan Jin." Now I have to wait for Jin Qi's news before reasoning. ”

The scorching sun was like fire, which made people's hearts dry, and a goshawk flew over the courtyard, looking at the layers of armored soldiers below, flapping its wings proudly, as if to remind those soldiers: No matter how careful you humans are, don't try to stop me from coming here, you can fly.

In this kind of weather, people will feel hot when they stay in the room, and standing outside with the armor on their bodies, the whole person is like putting it in the oven to bake, which is extremely uncomfortable. Even the Empire's most elite frontier troops try to avoid going out on missions in this weather. Unless the war requires, everyone is in the barracks to cool down, and every means are used to cool down.

When one hundred and ten menacing clans broke down, came to the yamen of the procuratorate with sticks, and saw the guards who were performing in array against the scorching sun, their first reaction was: Where did this madman come from.

As everyone knows, the patrol came with a large amount of labor and army silver this time, so naturally there must be protection from the army. Zhang Juzheng arranged for the troops to protect his son-in-law, and the quality would not be too bad. But everyone knows about the erosion of the Beijing camp, no matter how much Zhang Juzheng thinks about his son-in-law, he can only provide these old soldiers with enough equipment, and the combat effectiveness cannot be counted on at all, at best, they are like soldiers. For those who live in the frontier areas, the so-called Jingying Imperial Forest is a joke, and it is not worth a damn at all.

But now, seeing these soldiers forming a phalanx under the scorching sun, arraying outside the gate of the courtyard like ancient pines, no one dares to regard them as golden bows and arrows that cannot be used in battle. The new armor reflected a dazzling light in the scorching sun, and the eyes of those who shone on it hurt. Beads of sweat on the faces of the soldiers were like soybeans, and they kept running from their foreheads to their noses and mouths, but the armor soldiers remained standing.

Just when these clans wondered if anyone would die of heat stroke, they only heard a shout, the door of the courtyard was opened, and a group of soldiers who were also heavily armed with spears and halberds slowly came out and stood in line like the soldiers in front. The soldiers who had been in battle under the scorching sun quickly took off their armor and retreated into the gate.

Through the crack in the door, someone saw that there were dozens of large white porcelain jars in the courtyard, and there were coarse porcelain bowls next to them. As soon as the soldiers ran over, they picked up bowls and scooped them into the jars and poured them down their throats, while on the other side were mountains of fruit waiting for the soldiers to eat.

With regular rotations, adequate logistical supplies, and more importantly, commanders accompanying the soldiers throughout the day, it is not surprising that this discipline can be maintained. It's just that the clans know that the price of fruits in Datong this month is not cheap, and it is not a problem for rich and noble families to buy them themselves to cool off, and they actually open the supply to ordinary soldiers, which is something that no officer with soldiers can do. This Fan Jin either has a bad brain, or he has too much money and no place to use it, so he scatters money indiscriminately.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, the wordless pressure after this formation was set up was like a wave, with the yamen of the procuratorate as the center, sweeping in all directions. Even these clans, which had always been lawless, felt this wordless pressure, and there was an inexplicable feeling of tension and suffocation.

After all, they are phoenixes and dragon grandchildren, not ordinary people. The captivity books that have been practiced since Yongle have exhausted the blood in their bones, and they will only have the courage to show their courage when they are sure that they have no ability to resist when they are sure they have no ability to resist. When a powerful armed force appeared in front of them, these people didn't even have the courage to try and explore the bottom line of this armed force, so they could only wait there.

The air became silent, more than 100 ragged hand-held sticks like armed refugees, in the shade of the tree, three or five heads to ears, not far from the courtyard outside the door, the Ming officers and soldiers with bright armor stood like pines, regularly changing guards.

As the commander-in-chief, although Qi Jin will also go back to drink water and eat melons and fruits during the process, he still stands guard for the longest time among these soldiers. This kind of weather he has also experienced in Jizhen, the scorching sun in the rain is the southern soldier's housekeeping ability, it is by virtue of this resilience and obedience to the commander's orders, they can take root in the north as a guest army, snatch a piece of territory from the hands of the northern army, and recuperate in Jizhen.

The soldiers selected by these Beijing battalions, including the families of various noble mansions, are far more brave than ordinary soldiers, and there are many powerful and infinitely strong people with high martial arts, so there is no guarantee of discipline. But now, under Qi Jin's teaching, these soldiers have been reborn and have learned to unconditionally carry out the orders issued by their commanders, even if they are sent to death now, they will only choose to obey rather than ask why.

Looking at the children of the clan who were like Huazi within the range of his eyes, Qi Jin smiled secretly in his heart: Fengzi and Longsun are no exception, and the imperial court still has to rely on pillars like Zhang Xiangye and Master Fan to support them.

The corner door of the courtyard opened at this time, Zhang Tiejian walked out of it, nodded at Qi Jin as a salute, and then strode towards those clans. Then I saw a strange scene happening, the descendants of the Zhu family, who had an absolute advantage in numbers and had a noble bloodline, began to retreat, the ranks were scattered, some people began to try to escape, and some people hurriedly threw away the sticks in their hands.

Of course, Qi Jin knew that this kind of deterrence had nothing to do with Zhang Tieji, even if he was a person with martial arts, it was impossible for him to defeat a hundred. These people are actually afraid of their own officers and soldiers, but these officers and soldiers can only put on a show, in fact, no one dares to really attack those Zhu family children. It's just that the scene on his side scared the courage of the clan, and the other is that Fan Jin's arrangement is just right, neither showing weakness nor taking the initiative to bring the situation out of control. is based on this victory, in the final analysis, it is mainly Fan Jin's arrangement, these soldiers are like Zhang Tieji, they can only be regarded as a prop, and the real ability is still to look at Fan Jin's means as a scholar.

A sword can block a million soldiers, maybe that's the kind of person you are talking about, right? Qi Jin thought in his heart.

At this time, I saw that a few elderly people in those clans had lost their weapons and walked towards the procuratorate with Zhang Tieji, nodding their heads as they walked, and they couldn't tell that they were Fengzi Longsun. When he passed by, Qi Jin vaguely heard their voices: "Master Fan really promised to give us reissue Lu Mi?" Do you want to grant land? This...... Readers can't deceive people. ”

At night, inside the palace of the king.

With a crisp sound, the delicate official kiln fixed-fired porcelain bottle turned into countless fragments on the gold bricks. Because of greed, Zhu Naixuan, who was shirtless and had leggings down, had red eyes and blue tendons, and pointed at the few people in front of him and scolded: "Waste! Can't you do such a small thing? What does this king tell you? Go, let them fight, kill a few people while they are in chaos, and let Fan Jin be completely unclear, even if he doesn't want to die at that time. What's going on now? Frightened by a few officers and soldiers? If you let them rush forward, I don't believe that the officers and soldiers would dare to act rudely against them. ”

A few martial artists in front of him said with shame on their faces: "Chitose is angry, the little ones can't help it, those officers and soldiers are from Beijing, and they have nothing to do with our local area." Even if he really hit someone, as long as Fan Jin intentionally protected him, it would be impossible for us to find the real culprit. Those people are poor, but they are not stupid, and this joint can be guessed by themselves. If it were those soldiers and bears, it would be okay, but they were like wolves and tigers, who would dare to go up and send them to death? They don't move, how dare the little ones do it, this murder is only afraid that it will expose its feet and implicate Chitose. Besides, Fan Jin also has master guards around him, and the little ones see that he has already taken precautions, but they are afraid that those masters are also secretly watching. In case the little ones are caught by them, it will be difficult to protect themselves. ”

Zhu Naixuan frowned, "He's on guard?" How is this possible? Unless...... Someone betrayed me? ”

A martial artist said: "Chitose, apart from you, only the Zhang family knows about this matter, could it be them?" ”

"It can't be! They came up with this idea, how could they go and report it again? Besides, the fields of the Zhang family interact with the fields of our royal palace, and everyone shares the glory and loss. If I really let Zhang Jiangling's evil law be implemented, I won't have a good life, and they won't think about it! As for the ventilation report, I don't think I can get out of those useless wretches! ”

He gritted his teeth and waved his hand, "You guys will do one thing for this king." I want those people to know that the surname of this Datong city is not surnamed Fan! Whoever dares to betray me will definitely not end well! ”

Zhang's house.

In the secret room, a table banquet is underway, and the guests and hosts are happy.

Zhang Yaoling held the cup in one hand, twisted his hair in the other, shook his head and sighed: "The descendants of the Heavenly Family have done too many illegal things, and there is nothing to think about in the local area with these demon kings of the mixed world. The old man is just a businessman, how dare he provoke them. It's a shame to say that if it weren't for the teacher-student relationship between Retreat and Fengpan, the old man wouldn't dare to do even the matter of ventilating the news. Don't think about it, just laugh at old and useless. Even if you are the reincarnation of Bao Gong, it is just flowing water, and the palace of the king is a stone. The water flows but the stones do not turn, the old man is a local, and he hopes to understand the hardships. ”

Fan Jin poured a glass of wine with a smile on his face and handed it over, "This time, thanks to the old man's mention, it can be regarded as dealing with these people, and it is too late for the younger generation to be grateful, how dare you laugh." However, it is not easy to buy these phoenix sons and dragon grandchildren, and they have to have a batch of grain to plug their mouths, and the younger generation is not familiar with this place......"

"Well said. Retreat is a protégé of Fengpan, everyone is a family, and the old man should do his best. However, you have to be considerate of the old decay, in business, we have many children of the Zhang family, and we all count on businessmen for business, and you don't want to make the decay too difficult. For example, Zheng Fanxi repeatedly wrote on the grounds of military urgency before, asking us gentry to join hands to reduce prices and stabilize the market, how can this be done? ”

Fan Jin shook his head and said: "Zheng Fanxi is too wintery, and at first glance, he has only read books and never done business. At this time, the market is already unstable, if the grain is sold cheaply, the people will be crazy to stock up on grain, and as much grain as they produce will be bought, so that the market will soon run out of grain to sell, and then people's hearts will be shaken. This must not be done in his way! On the contrary, food prices have to rise. The younger generation transported so much silver this time to reward the three armies, and the silver on the market has become more and more, and the price of grain has not risen, isn't it necessary for them to buy up all the things? Besides, the old man has helped the younger generation so much, and he can't let you suffer, and these grains have to be earned back from the market. ”

Zhang Yaoling nodded and smiled: "Retreat and speak really clearly, worthy of the young talents of the national dynasty, compared to pedantic people such as Zheng Luo, far better than ten times." If he can open a house and build a tooth in the future, he will definitely be able to make great achievements and accomplish great things. ”

Fan Jin shook his head and said, "At this age, how dare you think about things so far." Let's take care of this errand first. Before leaving, people said that the patrol press was a fat shortage, and hundreds of thousands of taels of food and salary could be earned in the middle. I don't know that it's all like that, there is a fee, but it's only two or three thousand taels, which is really pitiful. ”

Zhang Siduan said: "What? Is it also poor to retreat? ”

"Uncle Shi, the little nephew is also a dignified man, can't he be subject to a woman for the rest of his life? Don't you know, when I left Beijing, my little nephew was full of joy, thinking that he could enjoy the scenery of the north. Who knew that the eldest lady had to accompany her, and as a result, she tied me to death along the way, on the surface, she didn't ask where I went to have fun, but in fact she sent a maid to monitor me, so that until now, I haven't appreciated the scenery of the three unique places in the north. ”

Zhang Siduan laughed, "Ulzhou City Wall, Xuanfu School, Datong Mother-in-law." The first two are not very good-looking, but they are the last one, and most of you young people are difficult to contend with. In fact, it's not so difficult for you to get taught, my uncle arranged it for you, and your wife is a beautiful lady, so you can't come to my house to make trouble. ”

At this time, Zhang Sixiang suddenly said: "That's not necessary, the so-called Datong aunt is just a general talk, and not all of them are outstanding." Retreat once opened the eyes of Qin Huai in ten miles, where can vulgar fans get into their eyes? If you want to say Aunt Datong, isn't there a ready-made one in the yamen of the procuratorate now? ”

Zhang Yaoling coughed, "Is this like what the elders say to the juniors?" Even a casual feast is ridiculous. I see that you have a little too much wine, come here, send you back to the yamen of the procuratorate, so as not to go back late and the eldest lady get angry. ”