Three days later, when Liu Fan was busy with the handover in Jiaozhou, he suddenly remembered that the Tian family's father and daughter also went to Shihe, and secretly screamed badly. Liu Fan hurriedly returned to Shihe.

Liu Fan returned to Shihe only to find that Zhang Yao was not there, and he silently calculated in his heart, according to the agreement between him and Zhang Yiheng, Zhang Yao should teach in Shihe in the first half of the month! After asking Wang Yong, I found out that the four girls had already met, and Zhang Yao went back to Jimo yesterday! I haven't come back yet. Liu Fan angrily scolded: "How can you, the boss of the Military Intelligence Department, be it!" You didn't even inform me of such an important matter! ”

Wang Yong was a little aggrieved, he thought that this matter was deliberately arranged by Liu Fan! Besides, it is inconvenient for him to interfere in the boss's family affairs, in case he causes any unhappiness, the consequences are not something he can bear, so he has no choice but to bow his head and admit his mistake, "I only found out today that Deacon Zhang did not come today!" I wanted to send someone to inform the adults, but I didn't expect the adults to have returned! ’

Hearing Wang Yong's explanation, Liu Fan was irritable for a while, and he couldn't blame others for this, only blamed himself for being negligent, originally Liu Fan's idea was to temporarily arrange the Tian family's father and daughter to live in Jiaozhou City, and he explained it to the Zhang family's father and daughter first, but he didn't expect to forget it for a while. Now it's okay, it is inevitable that the backyard will catch fire when the two women meet, and I don't know what Zhang Yao will think. Liu Fan felt that things were a big deal. There was no time to delay, Liu Fan immediately took his own soldiers and rushed to Jimo.

The Zhang family, Zhang Yiheng also knew about Liu Fan for a long time. Zhang Yiheng is also in a complicated mood for Liu Fan's words, on the one hand, he no longer has to worry about the entanglement between his daughter and Liu Fan, and on the other hand, he also feels a little sorry for losing such a good son-in-law as Liu Fan. But in any case, in his opinion, Liu Fan's matter is a foregone conclusion, the emperor gave marriage, this matter is irrevocable, and he will not agree to his daughter to make a small one for others.

Liu Fan came to Zhang's house to meet Zhang Yiheng and explained his reasons and hardships. asked to see Zhang Yao, but what Liu Fan didn't expect was that although Zhang Yiheng relayed Liu Fan's words, Zhang Yao still refused to meet Liu Fan. And sent Lu'er to pass the word, "The surname is Liu, our young lady is very disappointed in you, I didn't expect you to be a living Chen Shimei who is greedy for wealth and wealth!" Miss, she said she never wanted to see you again! And the young lady has already agreed to the Yan family's proposal! Just give up! Miss will not marry you in this life! ”

Xiao Lu's words hit Liu Fan's heart like a thunderbolt from the sky, Liu Fan didn't expect things to develop to this extent, and remorse gnawed at Liu Fan's heart like a poisonous snake. Liu Fan said weakly: "Lu'er! Did you ladies really say that? You're lying to me, aren't you? ”

Lu'er snorted coldly, "Who is in the mood to lie to you!" Hurry up, hurry up, go away! You liar is not welcome in our family! Big liar! Big Bad! Get me out! As he spoke, he pushed Liu Fan out the door.

Liu Fan was unmoved, and said firmly, "Lu'er! No matter what! My Liu Fan's feelings for Zhang Yao will not change! You tell your young lady! Whoever it is! Can't snatch her from me! ”

"And! She is now a teacher, it is her duty and her dream! I don't want her to just give up! After Liu Fan finished speaking, he said goodbye and left, he knew that Zhang Yao was angry now, and no matter how he explained, it would not have much effect. As long as the person is still in Liu Fan's sight, Liu Fan has a way to make her change her mind.

Back in Shihe, Liu Fan summoned Wu Tao and Wang Yong and said, "How are the things I told you to do?" ”

Wang Yong immediately bowed down and responded, "My lord! In the past two months, he has sent people to collect the information of 13 salt merchants headed by the Du family, and has fully grasped the evidence of their oppression of the people, price gouging, and adultery, and closely monitored their whereabouts, and it has now been confirmed that these people are now all in Shandong! The humble also found that they have been making small moves lately. He once wanted to bribe the people in the salt factory and tried to spy on the core secrets of the salt factory, but the salt workers did not agree, so they did not succeed. In addition, the news that the lord escorted Baiyin into the capital was also deliberately leaked by the salt merchant surnamed Wang, and according to your orders, I have sent someone to closely monitor his every move!" ”

Liu Fan nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask: "How is the situation of letting you collect the landlords and inferior gentry in Jiaozhou and Shandong?" ”

When Wang Yong heard Liu Fan's words, he chuckled in his heart and secretly shouted badly, but Liu Fan asked him and couldn't help but answer, and said stubbornly, "My lord, the whole Shandong is too big, even if our Military Intelligence Department goes all out, it will only collect some general information." The land in Shandong is mainly concentrated in the hands of the Confucian family and the king of Lu, and the two of them alone account for more than half of the land in the northern part of Shandong. However, we have basically grasped the situation in Jiaozhou! There are four major families in Jiaozhou, namely Qinghe Yan, Herong Zhang, Jiaozhou Zhao, and Jiaoxi Wang. In addition to these four families, there are also salt merchants such as the Li family and the Du family, and the rest are small landlord families. Far less influential than the four major families. Among them, the four major families are headed by the Yan family, and the Yan family, as a large family in Shandong that has been inherited for thousands of years, has its influence all over the southeast of Shandong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the largest snake in Jiaonan. Jiaozhou Zhao clan is developed in the Zhengde years, the Zhao family relied on Zhao Conglong to exterminate Shandong Xiangma Kou Liu Liu Liu Qi and rise, and now most of the military attaches in Jiaozhou City are served by the Zhao family! The other two have only risen in recent years, and their roots are far less profound than these two. ”

A cold light flashed in Liu Fan's eyes, "Yan family! Du family! Zhao family! Hum! Then he turned to Wu Tao and asked, "How is the matter in Jiaozhou!" Ready to get started? ”

Wu Tao raised his head and said, "According to the orders of the adults, the first part of the Broken Army has been stationed in Jiaozhou City. The original Jiaozhou garrison has been closely monitored! It's just a matter of waiting for the adults to give the order! ”

"Good! Keep an eye on their every move! Control the city gate of Jiaozhou, you are allowed to enter but not to go out! Without further ado! Assemble the team and leave tomorrow! Liu Fan patted the case

In the afternoon, I first arranged the work of the craftsmen and a few missionaries brought from the capital, selected a place in the east of Shihe New Town, and sent people to help them build simple workshops and camps. They were instructed to first conduct research on the construction of cold weapons and some firearms, and arranged for several missionaries to serve as instructors in the officer training school.

Then Liu Fan took people to inspect the construction of Shihe New Town. Due to the cold weather, most of the construction has been stopped, and only a small number of wooden structures can still be started. On the other hand, the salt drying work in the salt works has fallen into an unprecedented trough, most of the salt pans have frozen, and the stove households are now only carrying out a small amount of salt boiling and purifying refined salt, and even the small workshops that produce perfume have been suspended for a long time due to the lack of raw materials. Liu Fan smiled bitterly, his two major sources of wealth are too affected by the climate, and they basically stop as soon as winter arrives, and it seems that he must find new sources of wealth!