Thinking that Liang Pengfei handed over the import and export trade rights of the entire northern and central parts of Annan to himself, Pan Youdu felt that his heart was like rolling in a pan of oil, and there was excitement, mixed with a trace of expectation and fear.

He never imagined that Liang Pengfei would be able to obtain the trade rights of a country, and he also learned from Liang Yuanxia that now, almost all the soldiers and generals of Annan's army are from the disciples of his son-in-law, and even the prime minister of Annan is more obedient in front of Liang Pengfei than in front of the lord of Annan.

If it weren't for the fact that he had just rushed ashore to Liang Pengfei's mansion and saw with his own eyes that Chen Kun, the prime minister of Annan, actually groveling to Liang Pengfei like that, I would not have been able to believe this fact even if he held a knife to his neck.

And just before Cisse arrived, Liang Pengfei also faintly mentioned that the forbidden army around the lord of Annan, except for a small number of locals in Annan, was almost all the Liang family army he chose to send over.

A country's economy and military are controlled by him in the palm of his hand, and many of the ministers of civil and military affairs are also pinched by him, and even the emperor's life and death are now only in his thoughts, then he can almost be said to be the emperor of this country. And the ruthlessness of the means and the decisiveness of the actions made Pan Youdu think of a long-standing historical celebrity: Cao Ying.

"Is he trying to swallow Annan?" Pan Youdu's mind had such a thought that he felt absurd, but it seemed very reasonable.

"Father-in-law, cousin, are you done talking?" Liang Pengfei, who was handling affairs in the study, heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and after putting down the pen in his hand, he saw Pan Youdu and stood up to meet the front road.

"Well, the talks are finally over, and it can be seen that during this time, these Spaniards are not very happy." After Pan Youdu sat down, he took the tea handed by Monk Chen and drank it and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's here, but you have a lot of credit, right?" ”

"Hehe, father-in-law, you are joking, how can the son-in-law have such great ability." Liang Pengfei took out a cigar from the wooden box in front of him, handed it to Pan Youdu's hand, and handed it to Ye Zhengqing on the side. Ye Zhengqing waved his hand again and again, let alone a cigar, even if it was a cigarette, he didn't smoke it.

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Lit the cigar and took a beautiful puff, Pan Youdu wiped his oily forehead: "How capable you are, the old man still doesn't know?" Don't give me this set. By the way, Son-in-law, why did you want me to take the share of trade from the British and give it to the Spaniards? ”

"Just to keep the British from having a good time." Liang Pengfei sneered: "Could it be that your father-in-law, you have forgotten, but the son-in-law told you, those British people are smuggling opium to the mainland every year, and the amount is huge, this thing, but it is a harmful thing, it should be said that it is drugs, just this alone, the son-in-law looks at them unpleasantly." ”

Pan Youdu shook his head helplessly: "Virtuous son-in-law, it's not that your idea is wrong, it's just that legitimate business is legitimate business, and it can't be mixed up, right?" ”

Ye Zhengqing next to him nodded in agreement.

"I know that you have always had a good reputation among Western businessmen, and it is really difficult for you to sign a new contract with my uncle to transfer your share to Spain, but you can rest assured, there will always be a return for your efforts, although you have been in Annan for a short time, but with your old man who has been a maritime merchant for so many years, you must also know that the profits from this Annan property should be enough to compensate, right?" Liang Pengfei himself picked up a cigar, and the two old smoking guns swallowed the clouds and smoke, making the room filled with green smoke, like a fire.

Ye Zhengqing, who has never smoked, rolled his eyes vigorously, like a hamster who has been smoked to the point of desperation. In the end, he simply took his leave, and rushed outside the house to get some fresh air.

In the room, only Liang Pengfei and Pan Youdu were left. "It's not a question of whether it's enough, what the old man can't figure out is, are you really doing this for the opium? I remember that you had expressed your displeasure with the British to me many times before. Pan Youdu's shrewd eyes were still shining behind the green smoke.

"Actually, I don't like any Westerner, and the British are even more so, if nothing else, because now they are the only family. My father-in-law, those Englishmen, do you really think they are kind? Nowadays, the number of businessmen in other Western countries is gradually decreasing, and they are the ones who do it. Liang Pengfei played with the cigar in his hand and said: "Father-in-law, you also know that the things in our hands have never been sold, but if one day, there is only one buyer left, do you still have a chance to negotiate the price?" ”

Pan Youdu couldn't help but be stunned: "You mean, Britain will go against the whole of Europe, this is unlikely, right?" ”

"I'm talking about business, haven't you just heard that now the East India Company is buying a large number of port-foot merchants to seize shares, plus pretending to be pirates to control the Indian Ocean routes, all of this is just to find a way to monopolize the trade in the East?"

Pan Youdu touched the long beard on his chin and bowed his head slightly, although he didn't dare to believe Liang Pengfei's words, but since this time, he also knew very well that the British trade in Guangzhou was getting bigger and bigger, besides, Liang Pengfei was his son-in-law, and the relationship between the two families could be said to be inseparable.

"There's some truth to what you're saying. Anyway, doing business is all about doing business, besides, now that the old man and I have taken over the trade of Annan, I am afraid that the wealth of our Pan and Liang families will really be as rich as the country. Pan Youdu raised his eyes, looked at Liang Pengfei and smiled.

Liang Pengfei also laughed, but he didn't feel anything about Pan Youdu's words, he was rich and rivaled the country, and he was not rich after Shen, but what was the result? It's just a dead word, the thirteen lines of Guangdong, which is also rich and rival the country, but by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it had already disappeared and disappeared from the world.

It is conceivable that in these years, it is not safe to have money, and it is safer to have power than money, but how can it be compared to having money and having the right to have soldiers?

Warlord, Liang Pengfei feels that he is still like a warlord now, his wealth is now considered to be a rich country, and he has his own army, a strong fleet, and more importantly, he has his own territory, these three elements are necessary for a warlord.

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After Liang Pengfei left, Pan Youdu sat alone in the room, the cigar in his hand was still smoking lightly, looking at the fire at the cigarette butt, Pan Youdu's heart could be described as full of thoughts.

Pan Youdu was already a little stunned, yes, he was just a businessman, although he was a very shrewd and capable businessman, it can be said that the entire Guangzhou City, I am afraid that no one has been able to fight himself in the shopping mall, but his shrewd brain is in chaos at the moment.

If it was said that half a year ago, Pan Youdu just felt that Liang Pengfei's son-in-law was just for promotion and fortune, and to glorify his ancestors, now Liang Pengfei is already a second-class member of the court, and the chief soldier of the water division, it is enough to make the entire Guangzhou city look sideways to the old Liang family, just with the favor of Fukangan, and the personal eyes of He Shen, who is the emperor's favorite minister in the court, plus the current momentum is booming, and the care of He Lin, who has the merit of destroying the country, he Liang Pengfei can walk sideways on the border of the two Guangzhous.

gradually understood, pulled out the fog and saw the strength of the old Liang family, and now that Liang Pengfei actually faintly holds the authority of a country. This is not just for promotion and making a fortune, even if Liang Pengfei suddenly turned around and came back to tell himself that he was going to be the king of Annan, Pan Youdu would not be surprised, because he felt that his nerves were already a little numb.

Looking at Liang Pengfei's posture, he seems to be still forbearing, as the so-called if you don't make a sound, a blockbuster, if you don't fly, you will soar into the sky. Could it be that he is...... Pan Youdu's face instantly turned the same color as the lime-painted wall, and the cigar in his hand fell to the ground without noticing.

I don't know how long it took, the cigar had already burned to ashes, and the sun was already in the west, and Pan Youdu seemed to have just woken up from his petrified state. "Let's go, let's see how difficult it is for him to go, now, the old Pan family is already difficult to ride a tiger, even if he wants to, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of the way."

Pan Youdu stood outside the house, looking at the slanting afterglow, and the mansion under the red, fat, green and thin background, he felt a sense of relief for no reason, or rather, let go of the long-buried doubts in his heart, and let go of the happy feeling of giving it a go.

Two days later, Pan Youdu and Ye Zhengqing went to Shenglong together, and it didn't take long for his two nephews to arrive in Annan with a large number of henchmen.

And just after the chief soldier of Zuojiang Town was invited out of Annan by the lord of Annan, coupled with Li Weiqi's advice to Liang Pengfei, for those who were said to be obedient in the past, those who were willing to surrender could not be blamed in the past, and even those who were able could be appointed exceptionally, so it quickly made the northern and central regions of Annan become stable.

However, there are also those who just want to play with their lives and are unwilling to surrender.

After the lord of Annam received the 10,000 soldiers who had completed the training from Liang Pengfei, he ordered the crown prince Le Wei Yuan to be the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and Liang Liansheng, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, as the vanguard, to suppress the remnants of the Tay Son Army entrenched in Lai Chau in northern Vietnam.

And Ruan Fuying was very uncomfortable for a while, after the defeat in Cam Ranh Bay, it was not that he didn't want to continue the northern expedition, but the loss of materials, grain and grass needed time to raise, but who would have thought that Kunlun Island made him suffer a stick, and the loss of the base made him almost vomit blood, the loss was not only a shipyard and base, but more importantly, so many skilled craftsmen did not stay, and then start over, how much time would it take?

(To be continued)