Liu Fan and Zhang Yiheng looked at the sound when they heard the movement, and a girl in yellow stood at the door with a smile, her face was condensed with goose fat, her lips were like cherry blossoms, her eyebrows were like ink paintings, her skin was brighter than snow, her eyes were like a pool of clear water, and there was a slight trace of heroism between her eyebrows, which gave people a sense of gentleness and atmosphere.

When Zhang Yiheng saw the girl, his expression was a little ugly, and he said to his daughter, "Yao'er! Don't be rude! This is for you Brother Liu! Don't hurry up and see you soon! ”

Zhang Yao saw that his father's expression was wrong, and he didn't dare to mess around, so he obediently gave Liu Fan a blessing and said softly, "Zhang Yao has seen Brother Liu!" ”

Zhang Yiheng pulled Liu Fan and said, "Jimin! This is the old man's daughter Zhang Yao! The old man has been spoiled since he was a child! Bear with me! ”

Liu Fan hurriedly returned the salute, and exclaimed, "I've seen Sister Yao'er!" My sister is beautiful, she is really a beautiful woman! ”

Although Zhang Yao is a bit bold, but after all, she is a woman, where have she ever heard her peers praise her beauty in person, her face turned red and she said, "Brother Liu has won the award!" Yao'er Puliu's posture is difficult to climb! ”

Zhang Yiheng heard Liu Fan's unreasonable words, and he turned a little black, pretended to cough twice, and interrupted: "Okay, you two are welcome!" None of them are outsiders, Yao'er also sit down and say! ”

Liu Fan saw Zhang Yiheng's expression and secretly shouted badly, how could anyone directly praise a girl in person in ancient times, especially Song Ming, who was strict in etiquette, this is not regarded as a pervert! Quickly explained, "I grew up in the mountains since I was a child, and I have been away from the Central Plains for a long time, so I am not very familiar with some etiquette!" Don't blame it, don't blame it! After that, he took out a glass bottle from his sleeve and said, "In my hometown, when I see my younger brothers and sisters for the first time, I have to give some greeting gifts!" This time, I didn't bring any gifts in a hurry, this is a bottle of perfume I made based on Franky's popular spices in Western countries, so I will give it to my sister as a gift! After speaking, he handed the perfume bottle to Zhang Yao.

Zhang Yao saw that Liu Fan said solemnly, and it was not easy to refuse, so he had to stretch out his jade hand, but the bottle, took it in his hand, looked at it, it was very exquisite, and said to Liu Fan: "Thank you, Brother Liu!" ”

Liu Fan was relieved to see that the beauty had received the perfume, and secretly rejoiced, thanks to his recent research on perfume manufacturing, and wanted to rely on this thing to make a big turn, so in his spare time, he took advantage of the turn of spring and summer, picked a lot of flowers, stirred them together with alcohol and water, distilled them, and finally made a few finished products using the ancient method, because it took a lot of time Liu Fan deliberately left a bottle as a souvenir but did not expect it to come in handy and resolve an embarrassment.

After Zhang Yao thanked him, he put the bottle into the purse, Liu Fan was afraid that the girl would not use it, and explained, "Sister, don't worry, the method of using this perfume is to spray a few drops on the body, which is somewhat similar to the rouge gouache used by your girls!" I also happened to hear Western businessmen talk about it, so I tried to make a few bottles, I heard that this thing is particularly popular among Western ladies, my sister might as well try it, if you like it, I will send you a few bottles for my brother! ”

Zhang Yao heard Liu Fan's intimate explanation, and Liu Fan's senses improved slightly, and couldn't help but have a faint good feeling: "Thank you, Brother Liu!" I'll give it a try! ”

Zhang Yiheng saw that Liu Fan, this kid, looked uneasy and kind, and he was angry, and interrupted again, "Yao'er! What are you yelling about? A girl's family is not good at learning to be popular in the house, and she still cares about the affairs of the court officials! I can't say why I came today, see how I clean you up! ”

Zhang Yao listened to her father's strange words, secretly stuck out her tongue, and said in her heart, Daddy, aren't you shy to protect your daughter around the bend like this? When people really can't see it, since Dad gave him the steps, Zhang Yao was not polite, and explained, "I heard Brother Liu say just now that he did this for the sake of the Jiaozhou military household, I think your purpose is not only that!" According to what Brother Liu said, your Shihe salt farm produces nearly 20,000 stone refined salt in a month, and you can make a profit of more than 800,000 taels in a month, and now you have bulldozed the salt barons in Jiaozhou, if your father helps you again, then you will control the salt production land in Jiaozhou, and a lot of silver will be put into the account every month, and my father, two cents per catty of coarse salt, will support one or two thousand taels of silver per month with the output of the military households, for such a little silver, Daddy has become your shield, and those salt merchants who have lost huge interests know that Daddy is helping you control the salt production in Jiaozhou. Can you still let him go? You must know that these people can't even do anything about the imperial court, my father is just a small military attaché, and I'm afraid I will know how he died when the time comes! Hum! also kept saying that it was for the good of the military households! Really for their good, why don't you make your salt drying law public! Cat crying mouse fake mercy! Big Bad! ”

When Zhang Yiheng heard his daughter's explanation, his face became darker and darker, and at the end, he snorted angrily, "Virtuous nephew!!? ”

Liu Fan himself was also a little embarrassed, he didn't expect that his kindness would actually cause such trouble for Zhang Yiheng, seeing that Zhang Yiheng was angry, he quickly explained, "Uncle! It's all to blame for the little nephew's poor thinking, I didn't expect that there are these joints in it, I really came to my uncle with a sincere attitude this time, since that's the case, I'll just say it! In this way, I will allocate another 100,000 taels of silver to Jimo Weisu every year, and in addition, I will form an alliance with Jimo Weisuo, once someone dares to disadvantage my uncle, I Liu Fan will not sit idly by! In the future, if the Broken Army has other ways to make money, I will notify my uncle to participate in it. ”

Then he explained to Zhang Yao, "Sister! It's not that I, Liu Fan, am selfish and unwilling to make the salt law public, but for another reason. Salt was originally worthless, and the main reason why his current price is so high is the imperial court's salt and iron monopoly system. Otherwise, how could the price of something that only cost three or four cents per catty soar to such a height. Once I make the method of drying salt public, not only will those military households not get rich, but they will also invite the scourge of killing gods. It's not helping them, it's hurting them. And I have such a huge monthly income is not used to squander myself, I can't hide it, this time I came to Shandong with a task, now the Ming Dynasty has been stormy, outside the border construction is raging, in recent years, the amount of Liaoxiang has surged, the Ming finance has gone bankrupt, can only continue to increase the tax burden of Liaoxiang, and so that the people are overwhelmed, can not afford to eat, will inevitably rebel, the court has to send troops to encircle and suppress, the court has no money can only continue to increase the tax burden, so it has fallen into an infinite cycle of evil consequences. In the face of such a bad situation, my Majesty and I discussed starting with the salt administration, seizing a part of the wealth from the salt merchants, and relieving the financial pressure of the Ming Dynasty. I have amassed wealth so much for the blood transfusion of the Ming Dynasty, and when the salt is sold, I will escort the money to the capital. ”

When Zhang Yiheng heard Liu Fan's words, he fell into deep thought, and only after a long time did he say categorically, "Virtuous nephew!" I've got you covered! For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of Your Majesty! It's just a mere thing! What is the old man afraid of? ”

Zhang Yao was shocked, pulled Zhang Yiheng's arm and said, "Daddy, don't!" If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your daughter! There are no eggs under the nest! How can my daughter live without your protection! Daddy! ”

Zhang Yiheng was suddenly furious: "Confused! It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to the country! How can you forget the righteousness because of small profits! I am loyal to the martyrs of the Zhang family era! You can't be ashamed of me! Yao'er, don't say it! When the time comes, Dad will arrange a way back for you! ”

Zhang Yao cried, "Don't! I don't want to leave Daddy! Daddy's something! Daughters won't live alone! "Say goodbye, cry in Zhang Yiheng's arms!

The sudden change in painting style Liu Fan was dumbfounded! Seeing the bloody drama of life and death parting between the two fathers and daughters, Liu Fan suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to persuade: "Uncle! Sister! You don't have to, it's not that bad. With me, Liu Fan, I will definitely not let you fall into a desperate situation. My army doesn't eat dry food! For those who dare to stretch out their claws at us, kill them one by one! No matter what he is, the old Wenchen Pavilion, the gentry officials, the landlords, and I am not afraid of Liu Fan, if anyone wants our life, I will take his life first! ”

Hearing Liu Fan's murderous words, the two of them suddenly raised their heads, looked at Liu Fan's confident face, and felt a burst of comfort in their hearts. Zhang Yao was even more curious, staring at Liu Fan curiously for a while, repeatedly trying to study him thoroughly.

Liu Fan came from the later generations and asked himself if his skin was thick enough, but he couldn't bear to be stared at by such a beautiful and peerless girl, and said: "Besides, in two months, I will enter the capital to meet Your Majesty, and I will report the situation to Your Majesty truthfully at that time!" When the time comes, with His Majesty's support, we will be able to let go of our hands and feet! It's not that we're worried about retaliation! It's that they should be worried about whether we're going to kill them! ”

Seeing that Liu Fan was so confident, Zhang Yao would not be able to object anymore! put away his tears and said to Liu Fan: "Let Brother Liu smile!" Yao'er is out of company, you can talk to Daddy! Anyway, Liu Fan replied and ran out. Zhang Yao really didn't dare to stay in the house! It's a shame! I actually cried like that in front of a strange man, thinking of the ugliness of the gaffe just now, Zhang Yao's face was red to the root of his ears! The pace is even more urgent, and even the green outside the door can't keep up! I had to shout "Miss! Wait for me! ”

After Zhang Yao left, the atmosphere was suddenly much more relaxed, Liu Fan and Zhang Yiheng discussed the details of future cooperation, and finally decided that Liu Fan personally sent representatives to each village to purchase coarse salt in the hands of military households, that is, Mowei was only responsible for the transportation of coarse salt, and then Liu Fan paid two cents per catty for transportation. In this way, it is a pity to prevent some officers from taking advantage of their power to oppress the people, and to prevent some people from selling Liu Fan's interests by filling their own pockets or colluding with Liu Fan's enemies for the sake of profit, and it will also help Liu Fan's plan to buy the hearts of the people in the next step. Originally, Zhang Yiheng was still a little unhappy about this! But under Liu Fan's insistence and explanation, he could only give up the thoughts in his heart and fully cooperate.

The two chatted until the evening, Zhang Yiheng enthusiastically left Liu Fan to eat, Liu Fan couldn't refuse, and he agreed to have some ideas in his heart!

But to Liu Fan's disappointment, the brave and smart girl never appeared at the banquet, which made Liu Fan full of regrets.