"Father-in-law Gao Yi, Liu Fan is completely sure of this matter from your old help. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info the things are like this..."Next, Liu Fan briefly repeated to Zhang Yixian the fact that he and the Xu family jointly wanted to open the Jiangnan salt market.

In the end, Liu Fan concluded: "The two Huai salt merchants control the salt industry in the south of the Yangtze River, and they make tens of millions of profits every year, but the salt tax paid to me is only a few hundred thousand taels. The salt tax of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River in a year is not enough for a quarter in a small prefecture in Jiaozhou. His Majesty has long been dissatisfied with this. However, he was worried about the huge network of salt merchants in the two Huai provinces, and the forces that were already deeply rooted in the south of the Yangtze River, so he did not dare to start. This time, the governor came from the collapse of the river in order to use commercial means to divert the profits of the salt merchants of the two Huai provinces, in order to minimize the impact. This visit is just to ask my father-in-law to help me! ”

After listening to Liu Fan's words, Zhang Yixian suddenly fell into silence. Zhang Yixian has been in Nanjing for more than a year and has a deep understanding of the forces in Jiangnan. What a huge behemoth the two Huai salt merchants are, Zhang Yixian is very clear in his heart. If it is not necessary, Zhang Yixian does not want to offend such a force that is enough to overthrow him. But Liu Fan had already moved Chongzhen out just now, and if Zhang Yixian dared to refuse, he would be able to take the position of Nanjing town guard within a month. The power and status of eunuchs come from the emperor, and Zhang Yixian dares to refuse or ignore it if he knows the emperor's intentions. That would be disloyalty to the emperor. Once he loses the emperor's trust, then his good days will come to an end.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Yixian replied with difficulty, "Jimin, since it is for Your Majesty to share worries, then the miscellaneous family should be responsible." However, after all, the Zajia family is now the guard of Nanjing, and they are responsible for maintaining the security and stability of Nanjing. In this action, the miscellaneous family really shouldn't interfere too much. But after all, you and I are doing things for Your Majesty, if you are within the scope of your authority, if you need anything, the miscellaneous family will definitely try your best to help? ”

Liu Fan was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you father-in-law for your kindness, with your old words, Liu Fan can be completely relieved." Since my father-in-law is so happy, then I, Liu Fan, am not a stingy person. In this way, when this operation is completely over, how about taking out a million taels of silver from the proceeds as a reward for his father-in-law? ”

"A million taels?" Zhang Yixian asked in disbelief, this is one million taels! He has been the prime minister of household workers for more than three years, above the household department and the ministry of industry, and has worked hard to offend the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and has only accumulated a net worth of hundreds of thousands of taels in three years. Liu Fan's opening was one million taels, and even with Zhang Yixian's calm mind, he couldn't help but feel a little short of breath.

However, Zhang Yixian knew that this million taels was not so easy to get, and there was a way that you got what you paid for, and if you want to get such a big fortune, you must pay a sufficient price. This kind of thing, Zhang Yixian, an old fritter who has been in the sea for a long time, is very clear, and Zhang Yixian also knows what Liu Fan wants. But Zhang Yixian didn't dare to give what Liu Fan wanted, because if he failed, he might put himself in.

Should I put it together? Zhang Yixian suddenly fell into the battle between heaven and man. Greed for money is one of human nature, and the greedy desire of eunuchs, a "creature", is particularly prominent, Zhang Yixian is also a eunuch, and he is not exempt from vulgarity, so he is also very jealous of such a huge wealth. However, after all, his status is very high, and he has experienced a lot of things, so he can still keep his sanity for the time being.

Liu Fan also saw Zhang Yixian's inner struggle, and continued to add a fire, "Father-in-law, are you worried about failure?" In fact, your worries are completely unnecessary. To put it bluntly, our action this time is just a business competition, and this kind of thing is very common in other industries. Although there are some troubles in this aspect of the salt industry, it cannot be separated from this category. Even if the two Huai salt merchants knew that we were here to steal business, they were powerless to stop us. At most, they are using their power and influence to thwart us. But do we need to be afraid? You and I plus the Xu family, our tripartite alliance represents the largest official power in Jiangnan. The Xu family is a noble family, and its influence in Jiangnan is deep-rooted, and its influence is even above that of the two Huai salt merchants. You are the guardian of Nanjing, a person trusted by His Majesty, and you are also a pivotal figure in Jiangnan. With your suppression, the two Huai salt merchants can't make any waves, plus our side is charging ahead, what else can't we do? Take 10,000 steps back, even if we fail? Do we have anything to lose? At most, it only attracted the envy of the two salt merchants and their allies. With His Majesty's trust in us, what are we afraid of? After all, we are not all the way with those civil officials and wealthy businessmen, so why worry about their thoughts or jealousy? Do you think that's the reason? ”

After listening to Liu Fan's words, Zhang Yixian finally let go of the worries in his heart, Liu Fan was right, they were not all the way with the two Huai salt merchants and even the literati, even if they failed, as long as the emperor knew that he Zhang Yixian was loyal, then his status would be as stable as Mount Tai. Thinking of this, Zhang Yixian finally made up his mind, shook his head and smiled bitterly at Liu Fan, "Jimin, your eloquent talent and miscellaneous family can be regarded as a thorough understanding, no wonder those people in Donglin will be defeated in your hands, originally our family thought they were too stupid, but now it seems that Jimin really has a 'amazing' talent!" Well, you've managed to convince the miscellaneous family. What do you need to do, let's talk about it! As long as the miscellaneous eunuch can do it, he can order it as soon as possible! ”

"Good! Just wait for my father-in-law's words! Liu Fan's face appeared with a happy smile, after saying so much and paying such a big price, he finally succeeded in convincing Zhang Yixian, this trip was not in vain!

After this conversation, Liu Fan can be regarded as having a thorough understanding of Zhang Yixian's personality and character. Liu Fan persuaded him with favors from the very beginning, and Zhang Yixian's answer was to help as much as he could without affecting his own rights. Later, Liu Fan moved out of Chongzhen and threatened with rights, and Zhang Yixian's answer was to help one or two without affecting the overall situation within the scope of his authority. In the end, Liu Fan was tempted by money, and Zhang Yixian made up his mind to help with all his might. has changed three times in a row, which also proves the status of human affection, power and money in Zhang Yixian's heart. In Liu Fan's view, people like Zhang Yixian can only cooperate, but they can't have deep friendships. Because this kind of person can stab him in the back at any time for the sake of profit. At this moment, in addition to excitement in Liu Fan's heart, there was only deep jealousy and vigilance.