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At this time, let alone a million yuan, Xiao Feng is willing to gamble on sending half of his family fortune, the problem is that sometimes there is nowhere to send money if you want to.

Other high-ranking officials may be willing to accept the Xiao family, but how many families in the Great Song Dynasty now have the power of the Yang family and the financial resources of the Yang family?

Now the Yang family has not said that they will not accept him, if they switch to others, this kind of behavior will actually completely offend the Yang family, and Xiao Feng can't afford this kind of consequence;

So he could only go to Sanshenglou to grind and harden, and today Han Bi'er met him again, which made Xiao Feng see a glimmer of hope, and his attitude towards Han Bi'er became more and more respectful.

"Neglecting Xiao Dong's family." Han Bi'er apologized while changing the tea.

"Don't dare, don't dare, if Madam has something else, Xiao will wait, Madame doesn't have to be polite." Xiao Feng put his posture very low, and got up again and again.

Han Bi'er has been hanging Xiao Feng for so long, in fact, she wants to take the Xiao family for her own use, the Xiao family has resources that other countries can't compare with other countries in terms of commerce and trade in the northern country, and now what is lacking is just a strong backer, as long as the Yang family cooperates with it, it is easy to dominate the trade in the northern country.

On the other hand, the West Indian Ocean Trading Company adopts a joint-stock system of operation, who has more shares, who has more say in the shareholders' meeting, and now the proportion of the Yang family's shares is less than 25 per hundred, and with more and more people participating in the shares, this proportion is still decreasing, which makes Han Bier a little uneasy;

These merchants in Jiangnan are very obedient now, but in the future, when the trading company expands, no one can predict what will happen, and it is impossible for the Yang family to invest all their financial resources in the western Indian Ocean trading company. Then it takes a very obedient arm to strengthen the control of the trading company.

The Xiao family was once the richest man in Liao, and their financial resources were very amazing. As long as the Xiao family can be subdued, it will be of great help to the Yang Yi family to strengthen its control over the West Indian Ocean trading company.

The financial resources of the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company are truly staggering. It's like a fierce beast, and it can't be overly controlled.

Han Bi'er took out a tabloid and asked the waiting maid to pass it to Xiao Feng, after Xiao Feng took it, he read it carefully, in fact, he had already read this report when he came, and it was because of this report that he realized the terrifying power of the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company.

In his opinion, it was highly likely that the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company would monopolize the entire trade of the Great Song Dynasty in the near future. At least in a dominant position. If they can't join in, the Xiao family may be crushed to pieces by this behemoth.

Now he is walking on thin ice, cautious everywhere, pretending to read the newspaper on the surface, but his heart is spinning, thinking about what Han Bi'er means by showing him this newspaper.

Han Bi'er asked casually, "What does the Xiao Dongjia think of this tabloid?" ”

Xiao Feng immediately heard something unusual, Han Bier did not ask him what he thought of the article in the newspaper, but asked him what he thought of the tabloids, and there was a slight gap in this. But it's a two-story story.

He replied cautiously: "Madam, Xiao thinks that these tabloids should be tightened in control, they expose people's privacy and stir up trouble. It is really inappropriate to mislead the people in the market. ”

Xiao Feng's words are still very measured. After all, Han Bi'er's meaning is not clear, if what she said is not Han Bi'er's way of thinking. That is, the more you talk, the more you get wrong.

Han Bi'er smiled indifferently: "Xiao Dongjia is extremely right, but these tabloids are not without benefits. The key depends on whose hands it is, does Xiao Dongjia think so? ”

Xiao Feng was originally a human spirit. Hearing the string song and knowing the elegant meaning, he immediately got up and said: "What Mrs. said made Xiao like an initiation, suddenly enlightened, madam, Xiao was able to afford to be looked down upon by Lord Taifu last time, and it was the greatest honor of Xiao's life to drink together. If Mrs. can trust Xiao, she will hand over the matter to Xiao, and Xiao will definitely live up to Mrs. Wang's expectations. ”

Talking to smart people is to save trouble, Han Bi'er mentioned it slightly, and Xiao Feng immediately understood what she meant.

Xiao Feng decided to take a gamble, in fact, the tabloids in Tokyo are still very simple, and according to their assets, it won't cost much to acquire all of them, the question is how to operate it to meet Han Bier's mind, or Yang Yi's mind?

The Yang family will not lack this little money for the acquisition of the newspaper, and now Han Bi'er has asked him to do this, which is the first step to accept him, and it is also a test.

Han Bi'er listened to his words, and said with a smile: "Xiao Dong's family is too polite, my family also mentioned Xiao Dong's family to the concubine, saying that Xiao Dongshan has a straightforward and heroic personality and is a person who can be befriended, but my family is responsible for his duties, and it is rare to have a moment of leisure, so that it is a pity that he can no longer drink and talk with Xiao Dong's family." ”

Xiao Feng was flattered, and replied again and again: "Xiao Mou is so lucky, he has the blue eyes of Lord Taifu, and Lord Taifu works hard for the country, how dare Xiao bother, I just hope that when Lord Taifu can use Xiao, he can mention one or two, Xiao is going to the soup and fire, and he will not hesitate." ”

Han Bi'er said quietly: "Xiao Dong's family is sincere, and the concubine is not good at rejecting people thousands of miles away, and the matter of reporting the museum will trouble Xiao Dong's family." ”

"Madame, don't worry, Xiao will definitely handle this matter as soon as possible, if Madame has no other instructions, Xiao will leave first."

"The concubine is a woman, and it is inconvenient to send it far away, so it is not strange to look forward to Xiao Dong's family."

"How dare you, how dare you, Xiao said goodbye."

Xiao Feng got out of Sanshenglou, and as soon as he got into the carriage, he called the steward Xiao Liu into the car, Xiao Liu saw a slight pleasement on his face, and couldn't help but be happy: "Owner, things have progressed?" ”

Xiao Feng straightened his expression, nodded lightly and said, "Today is seeing the main master, and there is some progress, but it is still far from being recognized by Mrs. Yang." ”

Xiao Liu said: "The owner, now I don't know how many people want to climb the Yang family, most of them are not allowed to enter, and now the owner can see the main owner, which already shows that the Yang family intends to accept the owner, as long as the owner expresses enough sincerity, I want to come to the time when the gold and stone will be opened." ”

"You're right, you should immediately find someone to acquire the newspaper in Tokyo, and no matter how much it costs, you must complete this matter as soon as possible."

"Boss, you are ......"

"This is an opportunity given to us by Mrs. Han, remember, don't come forward yourself, find a fresh face to do this, after the merger, you can't let the people in the newspaper know who the real owner is."

Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment, and then after a little thought, he understood what Xiao Feng meant, the tabloids in Tokyo have been seized by the imperial court many times, Yang Yi definitely doesn't want people to know that the Yang family is manipulating these tabloids, and may even let these tabloids usually report some small news that is unfavorable to him, and when it is critical, when the tabloids help him speak, others will believe it more.

And if the Xiao family wants to climb the Yang family, naturally they can't let people know that these tabloids were acquired by the Xiao family, this is a joint relationship, if you don't pay attention to such and such relationships, the Xiao family will never be truly accepted by the Yang family.

Not to mention how Xiao Feng acquired the small and medium-sized newspapers in Beijing, at the court meeting the next day, just after the court ceremony, the imperial envoy Luo Cheng rushed out of class and said loudly: "Queen Mother, the minister has a book to play." ”

Empress Dowager Liu behind the bead curtain said quietly: "Imperial Envoy Luo might as well play if he has something." ”

Luo Chengping held the wat board and said: "Queen Mother, the pipe has words, Cangqiao actually knows etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace." Food and clothing are the foundation of the country, related to the blessings of the world, but now the homes of ordinary people in the Great Song Dynasty, after the winter, they still stuff hay and reeds into the quilt covers.

The minister heard that there is a kind of quilt on the market in Tokyo now, made of cotton, warm and strong, is an excellent thing to keep out the cold, the minister asked the queen mother, for the sake of the world's blessings, please the imperial court to promote cotton planting to the people, in order to solve the problem of the people's clothing as soon as possible. ”

Mo Zhongming of the Hubu Langzhong quickly came out of the class and refuted: "The Queen Mother, the minister also heard that there are people selling quilts on the market, and the use of cotton to weave cloth has been recorded in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the white folded cloth provided by Gaochang is made of cotton;

The Queen Mother, as far as the ministers know, cotton is extremely difficult, so that the price of white cloth is higher than silk, and ordinary people can't afford it at all. ”

Luo Cheng had already prepared, and then talked eloquently: "The Queen Mother, it is true that cotton processing is difficult, but this should not be a reason to give up the promotion of cotton, according to the minister carefully consulted various records about cotton, cotton is heat-loving, drought-resistant, and avoidable, and is suitable for planting in relatively arid places;

Nowadays, there are a large number of dry lands in Gyeonggi, Hedong, Hebei, Shaanxi, Hexi and other places, which are not suitable for the growth of rice and wheat, and can be used to grow cotton;

Mo Langzhong said that cotton is expensive, and it is not beneficial to promote it to the people, which is a big fallacy, as the so-called scarcity is expensive, and now the price of cotton is expensive, precisely because the Great Song Dynasty produces very little cotton, if the people plant a large number of cotton, after the cotton production increases, the price will inevitably fall;

The Queen Mother, in history, all dynasties have paid equal attention to agriculture and mulberry, but in fact, ordinary people have never been able to wear silk and satin, all because of the limited production of silkworms, ordinary people can hardly afford to consume;

Cotton is different, the minister has carefully examined, in Gaochang, the normal yield of cotton per mu can reach 200 catties, and it is possible to have more than 3 or 400 catties. Such a high yield is incomparable to that of mulberry and silkworm breeding. As long as the imperial court vigorously promotes cotton planting, it will not be difficult to dress the world! ”

Empress Dowager Liu didn't wait for hundreds of officials to argue, and directly asked Zhang Dian: "Does Zhang Xiang think it is feasible to promote cotton planting?" ”

Zhang Dian knew that Yang Yi was behind this matter, but he himself believed that the promotion of cotton planting was beneficial to the country and the people, so no matter who was behind it, it was equivalent to the fact that the country and the people were indeed benefited, and he would not oppose it.

What's more, the relationship between him and Yang Yi has not yet reached the point of life and death, but Yang Yi's credit is too high, which makes him jealous, and now from all kinds of signs, it really can't be seen that Yang Yi has the heart of rebellion, and he will not oppose Yang Yi in everything.

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