Fan Jin believes that when people get along with each other, interests will always last longer than friendship. Especially with people like Xu Weizhi, even more so. The earliest acquaintance between the two was based on the Zhang brothers, in other words, without the bond of Zhang Juzheng's heir, it would be impossible for Fan Jin to meet a big man like Xu Weizhi, let alone have a relationship.

In the subsequent exchanges, due to Fan Jin's painting work and social means, he became friends with Xu Weizhi, but the reason that really made the two close was the cowpox prescription.

Xu Weizhi didn't care how many people could be saved, or what significance it had for Daming. What he cares about is how many people in the Xu family can be saved by this recipe, and how much benefit it can bring to him. Because of this recipe and Zhang Juzheng's support, the Xu family's deprived title of Zuodu Governor was returned, and Xu Weizhi himself was named the prince of the world, which is a real benefit.

It's not that the Xu family really cares about the income of the double squad, but the honest capital brought by this treatment has greatly improved the Xu family's ability to speak in Jiangning City. Originally, it was the head snake of the land, but after this incident, it became a powerful existence in Jiangning City, which was the reason why Xu Weizhi befriended Fan Jin. Otherwise, just a jinshi will not be able to make friends with the Xu family.

As a magistrate in Jiangning, if you don't have a reliable relationship, it's hard to move an inch. Although Fan Jin did not ask for the talisman, without the support of the Wei Mansion, it was not easy for him to make achievements in Shangyuan County. In the past, Shangyuan Zhixian was not necessarily inferior to Fan Jin, and the reason why he couldn't make achievements in this position, and even lost his life, was because of one reason: lack of strong relationships.

Yin Zhengmao will give some help, but it is difficult to say how much he can give. After all, Yin Zhengmao's career has reached its peak, and unless he is transferred to Beijing to be a minister, he will wait for him. Such a person, you can't expect him to contribute much strength to support himself, besides, Jiangning's military department has the power, and the help he wants to help the local government is limited, which is far less easy than the Wei State Mansion.

The benefits of the past belong to the past, and if you want to do great things in the future, and if you want to continue to get support from the Duke of Wei, you can't completely consume the old relationship. Sending this principal X Mei is considered to be a friend of Xu Weizhi, and the next cooperation is to tie him to his chariot and ensure a good relationship between the two. Even after Mu Chaobi arrived, it would not be an important bargaining chip to destroy the situation.

Xu Weizhi was still immersed in the joy of getting the strange book, and he was very easy to speak. Nodding his head, "Cooperation? It's the best of course, and I just love working with you. When I cooperate with others, I am not losing money, but I will be scolded or beaten by my parents, but it is only beneficial to cooperate with you, a virtuous brother. Take this cowpox recipe as an example, I don't care about those few stones, but this face is really earned, it's enjoyable! In the past, the people in the city complimented me on the surface, but behind their backs they called me a loser, especially young girls who avoided me. Since I had this cowpox, when I went to Qinglou, although those sisters still wanted my silver, the spicy energy was much stronger than in the past...... Tsk, that taste really can't compare to spending money. There are many little girls who say that I am a big hero, a big benefactor, those little ladies of good families don't run away when they see me, last time that tofu Shih Tzu used to avoid me, this time when I got her, she not only did not resist but also ......"

Fan Jin interrupted him, "Brother Xu, let's not be in a hurry to say this, let's talk about cooperation first." Since you are very interested in the cowpox matter, then we can cooperate more in the future. I can not only make money, but also have face, this kind of business, I dare to cooperate with my brother. Otherwise, you won't have the face to see your friends. ”

"To put it seriously, it doesn't matter if it's a discount, I used to do business a lot of times. This time the teahouse you built with me is very good, by the way, there are still your shares there, and we will pay dividends at the end of the year. My mother also said, let me do some business like this, it is decent enough to have an identity, what other business do you have, let's talk about it together, if it is good, I will ask my mother to join a share. ”

"Brother Xu knows this voice, that is...... Dart game. ”

Xu Weizhi nodded, "This business, Feng Si did find me, and I also helped him a little, but then I didn't care." I don't lie in front of my brother Xian, Feng Si, this person, martial arts are good, but he is also a horseman's bravery. It's okay to practice boxing and martial arts, but when it comes to doing business, I don't believe him. For the sake of your letter, I helped him get a paperwork and allowed him to open it. But if I want to cooperate with him, I am a little uneasy, a group of people in the rivers and lakes, and they are in trouble. Since I have thought about it today, I have to ask, is there any need to do this so-called dart game? I haven't heard anyone do it, so can I do it? ”

Fan Jindao: "The letter is limited in space, the text is limited, and many things are not clear, so it is easy to say in person." Brother Xu, I can tell you that this dart shop is done, not only about money, but also about status. Brother Xu, please think about it, there are more and more thieves in the current dynasty, and the more daring you are, the more difficult the road is to walk. Whether it is the operation of businessmen or the resignation of officials, or even the delivery of food and salary by the government, it is not safe. If the name of the dart store is broken away, and the businessmen and officials return to their hometowns, they all have to rely on the support of the dart line, and the dart line is Brother Xu's industry, that is, it all depends on Brother Xu's protection. Who doesn't have to thank Brother Xu for his kindness, and the world is famous, isn't this a good thing? ”

Fan Jin sketched the blueprint of the dart industry, and the benefits in terms of interests were also very clear, and the benefits in terms of integrity were vague. After all, Xu Weizhi was born in a rich and noble world, and when he heard the voice, he had already heard the trick and the benefits in it. At present, the status of the Ming Dynasty is more than that of the nobles, even if it is a local tyrant like Wei Guogong, his prestige is limited to the Yingtian area, and it is not easy to use it when he comes out of this area. If the dart business expands, the situation will be different.

Officials in various localities should nominally be protected by the official post station system, but the problem is that at present, as an official, he will benefit his own township more. Coming to office empty-handed and returning to his hometown with a full load, these benefits may not all see the light, and not all of them are bright for people to see. Sometimes, even if this part of the wealth is really robbed, it can only suffer a dumb loss, so as not to make a big fuss and attract the attention of the officials.

For them, the dart line is the most worthy of cooperation. And the dart line is their own backer, and if they want to protect the dart line, they have to have a good relationship with their own family. Otherwise, if the dart line refuses to take the dart, or even send an immortal to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to show the way, these people will not die and shed their skin.

After this kind of cooperation was carried out, officials, businessmen, and even literati from all over the country had to sell their face, be grateful for their favors, and make reciprocated in the future. Even the part of food and salary, if it is controlled in your hands, it is very convenient to transport any private belongings.

I think that in order to ensure the smooth flow of Cao Yun, the Sejong Dynasty issued an order to institutionalize the non-payment of taxes on the entrainment of Cao boats, if this dart line can really travel all over the country as Fan Jin said, and even be responsible for the transportation of several provinces of money and grain, it is easy to take the opportunity to resell some goods in it.

There are both huge economic returns and officialdom interests, so Xu Weizhi naturally has no reason to refuse. Nodding again and again:

"Since the business of the dart game is so good, then I will definitely join in the share. In fact, in the final analysis, it is also up to who does it. If Feng Si said these words to me, I would not be interested in listening to them, how could a mere martial artist be qualified to talk to me about this. But thinking about it, you are different, what the southeast genius said, I must listen to it. When I go home, tell my son about it, if this thing is to be done, he has to nod his head to be stable. ”

"That's natural. Brother Xu, another cooperation is a small business. Restaurants. This business is very ordinary, and I shouldn't have said much, but the younger brother owes some peach blossom debts and wants to use the restaurant to repay the debt. If you really do it in the future, you have to help Brother Xu. ”

"Peach blossom debt? This debt is good, I like to hear people talk about this debt, tell me, what is going on? ”

Fan Jin did not hide it from him, and explained his relationship with Ma Xianglan. Xu Weizhi listened attentively, then laughed and patted Fan Jin on the shoulder, and then raised his big finger and said:

"Brother Xian, what guts! I won't hide it from you, although I say that you are learned and read a lot, but to me, it is of little use. Brother, I was born rich and noble, no matter how much you study, it is like that in front of you, at most I will praise you a few words, and I can't admire it. But when it comes to guts, I'm really going to convince you. I'm not afraid of you being too careful when I say this, I think at the beginning, my mother thought about it, and said that Miss Zhang would be my wife. But as soon as I heard that it was her, I told my mother that if this family business was really done, I would go to the Heavenly Realm Temple to be a monk. My mother asked me why, and I said, the eldest lady is beautiful, but that looks like a powerful character, married her as a lady, and went to a Qinglou to steal a maid in the future, I'm afraid I won't be hung up and beaten by her. Don't look at the foolish brother who has been a gun since elementary school, and he is a military general, I would never dare to provoke such a Yaksha rakshasa . Unexpectedly, you, a scholar, are so bold that you provoked her, and you dared to owe peach blossom debts! Hero! This is the real hero! Just for this matter, the foolish brother will serve you for the rest of your life! ”

Fan Jin smiled helplessly, "Brother Xu, don't make fun of you at this time." This restaurant business can't be done without you, just look at your words, whether you are willing to help my brother and me. ”

"Look at what you said, I have obeyed you, why don't I help you? Brother Fool is the most respectful hero in his life, just rush at your courage, and I have to help you. Isn't it just to open a restaurant, in a word, first take a thousand taels of silver from Yang Shida as the capital, and I'll say a word to her, whoever dares to trouble Siniang will not be able to get along with me! ”

Speaking of this, Xu Weizhi couldn't help laughing again, looked at Fan Jin and said: "Brother Xian, Brother Foolish, I am a frequent visitor in the fat powder array, I have seen a lot of people, to be honest, I have seen all kinds of habits. Virtuous brother, are you a good woman? Ma Xianglan is more than ten years older than you, are you still in love? If you like this kind of easy to do, the foolish brother knows that there are several households in the city, and the men in the family are all turtles who have no ability, but there is a lovely beautiful lady, who will take you to have fun when the time comes, and let her husband watch by the side! By the way, let's just say that this Yang Shida, his lady gave him the nickname Sai Guifei, and she is also a first-class beauty, why don't I arrange it for you? ”

"Excuse me, excuse me...... For the way of the aspect, don't offend the giant room, such a rich businessman is not troublesome, not to mention that I am not Feng Bangning. Fan Jin and Xu Weizhi had a few jokes, but they didn't put a reader on the shelf, let alone be ashamed to talk about this kind of topic. This attitude made Xu Weizhi feel cordial, and there were more topics with Fan Jin.

After talking for a while, Xu Weizhi said: "Retreat, your hobby is embarrassing to me." originally promised Wang Xuexiao, but I thought it was a trivial matter, but this time I was afraid that I would break my promise. ”

"What's the matter? Brother Xu helped the younger brother, and the younger brother couldn't let Brother Xu lose face in front of his sister-in-law, as long as I could do it, I would definitely do it. ”

Xu Weizhi shook his head and said, "What kind of sister-in-law is it?" It's just a watch, if you have slept with it, you will be a little sister-in-law, but there are a lot of your sisters-in-law in Jiangning City, both men and women, you can't take care of it. This little lady has a lot of scheming, I don't have much to do with her, it's just that she begged me, and I'll help her. She wants to be famous! ”

"Isn't Wen Zhuangyuan famous enough?"

"There are gimmicks in the Jiangning flower world, and Wen Zhuangyuan is one of them, which is not unique. At the beginning, the two champions of civil and military affairs were not convinced by each other. But Xue Wu has been good with you, Wang Xuexiao found out that there is no Wu Zhuangyuan, and Wen Zhuangyuan is not popular, and a few newcomers have jumped out recently, and she is not very popular. Her line of work is actually very difficult, no matter how good it is when it is popular, once the reputation goes down, the market will be over immediately, and any customer has to be accepted. She is such a lovely person, if she is slept with by an old man or a military warrior, isn't it a bad baby? So I'm willing to fulfill her and hold her. Recently, it is time for Qin Huaihe to choose the champion of the flower country, and she wants to win the top three tripods. ”

"Then how can the little brother help with this?"

"Their profession is different from the imperial examination, talent and ability only account for three points, and the most important thing is reputation, whoever has a great talent behind them can be proud. If you are her friend, she can borrow your name and become popular again. So this time, she just wanted to act in such a play, making people think that the first time you came to Jiangning, you picked up the champion of civil and military affairs. Now let's rekindle the old love or something, raise her value, paint a few pictures, and build momentum. With the flag of you, Fan Huisi, she can go back to being an Oiran again. Of course, I can't let you be busy in vain, let her stay in the yamen, and accompany her to think about it for half a month. ”

Fan Jin shook his head: "The junior brother can't cut the waist of Brother Xu's boots, it's not easy to do." ”

"This is what I promised, not to cut the waist of my boots. I didn't have a real relationship with her, you also know, what a powerful character my mother is, I want to say that I will carry a sister home, she won't break my leg? Just play it, you really can't afford to play, don't worry about me, just say you can do it or not. Ma Xianglan has withdrawn from the rivers and lakes, and it is none of her business to compete for the Oiran, and you can't help Wang Xuexiao dismantle her platform. ”

"In that case...... I'll just go back and give her a few paintings, and I'll take her back at the banquet tonight, which can be regarded as a compliment to her. As for serving or something, there is no need, I have a female dependent. But I have to tell her, I'm giving Brother Xu face, not to her. In my heart, Xue Wu and Ma Xianglan are much stronger than her. ”

"Okay, thinking back is really righteous enough, I am the easiest person to be, whoever gives me face, I will give face. You just have to rest assured, whether it's a restaurant or your county order, if you have any trouble, just look for me. ”