Fan Kai left the old lady's yard. He returned to his room and changed his clothes, and left Fan's Mansion to go to the Admiral's Mansion. He came to the gate of the Admiral's Mansion and asked the soldiers standing guard at the door to come to meet Fan Kai, and the soldiers said directly: "The Admiral has already ordered to come down, Mr. Fan has arrived, and he will wait directly in the hall." ”

After speaking, the soldier turned around and went to ask Li Zhen.

Fan Kai entered the door, went straight to the hall, and stood for a while, Li Zhen hurriedly walked in.

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fan, please take a seat!" ”

Fan Kai sat down and said straight to the point: "Admiral Li once said that the door of the Admiral's Mansion will be open at any time, I don't know if it is still open?" ”

Li Zhen said without hesitation: "Always open for Mr. ”

Fan Kai bowed slightly, and said without humility or arrogance: "After the adult left, I thought about it carefully, and after careful consideration, I decided to help the adult take care of the finances. It's just that I don't know if Master Li still needs Fan. ”

"Yes, of course it does."

Li Zhen smiled and nodded, and his heart blossomed.

However, Li Zhen knew that it was not Fan Kai who figured it out, it was Liu Taiping's strategy that worked. Li Zhen didn't intend to expose Fan Kai's lie to save face, because Fan Kai took the initiative to come to the Governor's Mansion and achieved his goal.

Fan Kai looked serious and said in a deep voice: "I can help adults, but there are two requirements. ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fan, please speak." ”

Fan Kai said: "First, I help adults do things, and adults have no right to interfere with my way of doing things. ”

The smile on Li Zhen's face froze, and he said in a deep voice: "What is the right not to interfere in?" Li Zhen didn't like this kind of wide-ranging thing. Li Zhen is the boss, Fan Kai is the subordinate, Li Zhen ordered Fan Kai to do things, but Fan Kai has the right to refuse, and it is easy to have problems. Especially when encountering an incident, Li Zhen hoped that Fan Kai would deal with it in a certain way, but Fan Kai did not agree, and there would be a dispute between the two sides, which was a condition that restricted Li Zhen.

Fan Kai was not in a hurry, and explained with a smile: "The things that have no right to interfere with are very simple, just limited to official business. If I can't agree with the adults on how to deal with the matter, the adults can't force me to change it. The things that adults have no right to interfere in only exist in official affairs, and the rest of the private affairs that adults have no right to interfere in. ”

"No way!"

Li Zhen waved his sleeves and said, "I can't order you in government affairs, what's the use of you?" ”

Fan Kai chuckled and shook his head: "There is a specialization in the art industry, and my lord is the admiral and the governor of Guangdong, and he is in a high position, and he is only responsible for the general direction of a warship's sailing." If adults still want to control the details, I think it's wrong. Everyone has their own accusations, and it is most appropriate for each to perform his own duties. It is normal for disagreements to arise in the handling of official business, and if it is discussed by an insider, it is understandable, but it is absolutely not okay for a layman to command an insider. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Kai's expression suddenly became serious, and he said slowly: "Adults can give reference advice, but they can't make decisions, because they are prone to make mistakes. Please rest assured, my lordship is that the decision I have made is definitely beneficial to you, and if it causes harm to your interests, you can depose me at any time. ”

After Li Zhen listened, a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

Fan Kai's words made Li Zhen quite touched, such a thing as a layman commanding an insider was commonplace in later generations and existed in various places. Fan Kai took the initiative to give him a vaccination, just to prevent Li Zhen from interfering indiscriminately.

Li Zhen will not refuse such a decision.

Li Zhen said loudly; "The gentleman's words penetrated into it, and I agreed, continuing with the second condition."

Fan Kai suddenly came to his senses, and said loudly: "The second condition is that there is no relationship between a slave and a master between me and the adult. I do things for Lord Li, but it doesn't mean that I sell myself to Lord Li, I am still an independent and free person, please Lord Li can respect me, you have no right to drink to me. If Master Li claims to be his master, I can only say sorry, we can't cooperate. ”

Li Zhen laughed and said without hesitation: "Mr. Fan, don't worry, this won't happen." ”

Although Fan Kai had a request, Li Zhen appreciated it even more.

The first request put forward by Fan Kai was for government affairs, in order to ensure that government affairs can be operated well. The second requirement is the rights of the individual, so as to guarantee the independence of the individual. For such a 'picky' person, Li Zhen believes that he is a rare talent. Fan Kai got Li Zhen's promise, then got up and walked into the hall, put his hands together and bowed to Li Zhenchang, and said word by word: "Fan Kai has seen adults!" ”

Li Zhen got up and stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Fan Kai, and said with a smile: "I have to help my husband, so I don't have to worry about it." ”

After Fan Kai sat down, he said without humility or arrogance: "Dare to ask my lord, how much money is left in the house?" ”

Li Zhen made a rough estimate and said: "Not counting Guangzhou's own taxes and so on, the money in my name is not less than five million taels of silver!" ”

"Shhh Hiss! ”

When Fan Kai heard this, he gasped suddenly.

He runs a money bank, deals with money all day long, and is extremely sensitive to money matters. Li Zhen tossed so many things in Guangzhou, and he still had five million taels of silver not counting the taxes in Guangzhou, and he was worthy of being a wealthy person. However, the more money Li Zhen has, the easier it will be for him to operate. For a talented person like Fan Kai, the more start-up capital is given, the greater his ability to make money, so that he can continue to make money.

"My lord, I have an idea in the future."

"Mr. Fan, I have an idea."

The two spoke at the same time, both looking at each other in surprise, and Li Zhen took the lead in saying, "Mr. Fan, you speak first." ”

Fan Kai shook his head and said, "My lord will say it first, and I will refer to it for my adult." ”

Li Zhen did not shirk, and said directly: "I plan to set up a commercial bank in Guangzhou according to the model of foreigners. Mr. is a person who works in the bank, and has a unique understanding of financing and the operation of funds, and also has a unique view on the operation of the bank. I believe it is feasible to use the millions of taels of money in the government to attract the merchants of Guangzhou, what do you think? ”

Fan Kai looked incredulous, and exclaimed, "Adults also know about banks? ”

Li Zhen nodded, with a smile on his face.

He thought to himself that there were a lot of things I knew, computers, TVs, etc., all of which Fan Kai didn't understand.

In fact, when Liu Taiping approached Li Zhen to talk about money, Li Zhen had a plan in his heart and wanted to use bank financing to solve the problem. Once the bank is in operation, the benefits will be huge, and there will be a steady stream of profits. Not only that, Li Zhen also planned to bind the merchants of Guangzhou and the military officials under his command together to form an interest group. Only in this way can Li Zhen's position be secured.

Fan Kai swallowed his saliva, knowing that he had underestimated the Admiral in front of him.

What he wanted to say was also about the bank, and he thought that Li Zhen was just a person who was different from ordinary officials, but now it seems to be very unusual. Fan Kai looked humble and said in a harmonious voice: "My lord and Zai Xia thought of an idea, I also plan to set up a bank. ”

"Oh, that's great."

Li Zhen laughed and understood the reason why Fan Kai was surprised.

Fan Kai continued: "Since the adults have the idea of forming a bank, what do the adults have in mind? ”

ps: the second shift;