Chapter 102: Liu Fan's helplessness
After Zhang Yao finished speaking, he ignored Liu Fan's reaction and turned to leave, Liu Fan felt a pain in his heart, such an ending was really unpredictable to him, he didn't know what went wrong to cause such serious consequences, Liu Fan had no intention of thinking about the reason, and he didn't want to force this girl to do what she wanted. In Liu Fan's view, the reason why Zhang Yao attracted him was that she was different from the independent and strong character of contemporary Ming women. What's the point of imposing change? Liu Fan raised his hand, but put it down. In the end, the girl was allowed to leave. Looking at the backs of the two girls leaving, Liu Fan vowed in his heart that he would definitely break this deadlock and regain the favor of the girls.
Liu Fan put aside the troubles in his heart, and in the afternoon, Liu Fan personally came to the residence of the Tian family's father and daughter. As soon as they met, Tian Chou complained with a sad face: "Jimin! Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally hope for you! You don't know how hard our father and daughter have been these days! In this place where birds don't, they stay for five or six days, no one pays attention to them, and even when they go out for a walk, they are restricted from walking around casually! You hurry up and give me the goods, I really can't stay any longer! β
Liu Fan's face darkened, this old guy, it's not that you want to spy on the secrets of the salt farm, who will restrict your freedom, this guy is also a restless lord, Liu Fan didn't want him to stay, and said directly, "Father-in-law, don't worry, I'm not busy dealing with the affairs of Jiaozhou City in the past two days!" Now I'm here to solve this matter for you! I just sent someone to the warehouse to take a look, and now because it is winter, the production of perfume and refined salt has been greatly affected, and I can't transfer too many goods to you! But don't worry, as long as spring starts tomorrow, you can have as many goods as you want! β
Tian Chou smacked his lips and asked, "Then how many goods can you give me?" I can tell you! It's not easy for me to come all the way! If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, I won't spare you! β
Liu Fan smiled bitterly, "Okay! Can I give you all the goods in stock? A total of 20,000 stones of refined salt and 20 boxes of perfume! β
"What's only twenty boxes? Your refined salt is not easy to sell in Jiangnan! And it's also difficult to transport, the old man came this time mainly for perfume! You've only given me twenty boxes! It's not interesting, isn't it? Just give me the recipe directly, lest I run away at both ends! Tian Chou said with some dissatisfaction
Liu Fan scolded secretly in his heart, he understood the greed of this old guy, but this guy still has some influence in Jiangnan, Liu Fan knows how much trouble he caused a few years later because of the arrest of Qin Huai's famous prostitute and dedication to Chongzhen, even then those Jiangnan literati can't do anything about him. In order to open the market in Jiangnan, Liu Fan said bitterly, "Twenty boxes is a lot!" That's nearly half a year's worth of production! Do you think that's going to work? I can leave the manufacturing process of perfume to you! But what! I can't give it to you for free, after all, it's one of the most important sources of money in my hands. In addition to honoring Your Majesty, I still have a large army to raise! The cost is too big, let's adopt a cooperative approach! I'm out of the recipe process! You produce raw materials manually! Let's open the profits! β
Tian Chou's face finally turned clear when he heard this, but he was still very dissatisfied with Liu Fan's asking price, "Jimin! We're family! I know you have a large army to raise, and I understand your difficulties, but you're too much! Five five at most! I won't do it if there's more! β
"Four-six! Four or six at most! If you don't agree with me, you'll find someone else! I heard that Zhou Guozhang is also from Jiangnan, and I asked him to cooperate, and I think Your Majesty will definitely agree! Liu Fan said excitedly
"What! I'm your father-in-law! It's not Zhou Kui's bastard! If you don't agree, be careful, I'll take Shuying away! It's time to see how you explain to Your Majesty! Tian Chou said urgently
Dealing with such a cunning profiteer, it is impossible to fight the heart, anyway, the initiative is in his own hands, Liu Fan directly played Laipi, "Anyway, Your Majesty has already given marriage!" People are here with me! No orders from me! You can't get out either! I'm not afraid of you going back! β
"Alright! Four-six is four-six! But you have to ship the refined salt to me at the lowest price! Tian Chou hung his head and said
"Hmmm! Now the market price is 200 wen per catty, then I will give it to you according to 180 wen! Liu Fan thought about it and said
After the two discussed, Liu Fan went to see Tian Shuying, played chess with her for a while, and then said goodbye and left! After Liu Fan left, Tian Chou said to his daughter, "Ying'er! Tomorrow as a father is going to return to Hangzhou, have you thought about it? Do you really want to stay with that kid? β
Tian Shuying said softly: "Father! There is a saying that marrying a chicken is a chicken and a dog is a dog, and her daughter has made up her mind to stay! β
I still know this daughter Tian Chou very well, she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and she has a strong temperament. Since the decision is to make it, it is that the nine cows can't pull it back. Tian Chou sighed and admonished, "Since you have decided, it is not good to say much about being a father!" But you have to know that although Jimin is talented, but the corresponding time with you will not be too much, you also see that Jiaozhou is now in ruins, things are complicated, maybe you can't see each other a few times a month! And there is also a Zhang Yao among you, if you don't grasp the position of almost the main room, you will not be able to protect it! β
"Father, don't persuade me anymore! The ancients were born as heroes, and died as ghosts. As a woman, the child can't be a big hero in this life! Then you have to marry a big hero! Now the situation is chaotic and the world is unstable, Jimin is the hero I recognize! It's my blessing to be married to such a hero! Even if I am a concubine, I am willing! Tian Shuying said with a firm gaze
Hearing his daughter say this, Tian Chou couldn't say anything anymore, and sighed, "Alas! Hello do it yourself! β
The next day, Tian Chou found Liu Fan early in the morning and solemnly told him the news, Liu Fan was also a little helpless when he knew, but since the girls volunteered to stay, he couldn't drive them away, so he had to promise Tian Chou that he would take care of his "fiancΓ©e".
Three days later, after everything was ready, Tian Chou took the goods and secret recipes handed over to him by Liu Fan, and set off from Jiaozhou Bay to Hangzhou by boat! What made Liu Fan angry was that this old thing didn't bring any money. It was completely empty gloves and the white wolf who took away the goods worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and the secret recipe process worth ten thousand gold from Liu Fan. Although Tian Chou promised to send money when he left, Liu Fan didn't believe his guarantee at all. Liu Fan still kept a hand, and a team of dozens of people was transferred from the village representatives and pro-soldiers team to be responsible for the production and supervision of perfume, and directly followed Tian Chou's salt transportation team, at least to ensure the safety of perfume interests, as for those refined salts, there is no way, it can only be regarded as a dowry, it is estimated that this old man plans to do so!