[21] Ding Baozhen

Yao Fan put his hands on his laps and sat straight. He looked up and cast his ambitious eyes out of the open window, on which a newly hung bunch of wormwood had been dried and blown with a rustling sound.

He thought for a while, slowly turned his face to He Wannian, and said: "Since ancient times, the people did not fight with officials, since the Guo family wants to trap me, it must rely on officials to deal with me." Although these four families are all wealthy gentry, how can I expect them to work together with me to deal with officials for the sake of me, an outsider. ”

He Wannian tilted his head and said confusedly: "What does Brother Yao mean?" ”

"The thighs should be picked up thick, and the big trees should be thickened. We who do business, if we want to be hard, we must have a big backer. If we can't cover even a small Qingdao, our business will be sold all over the world in the future, and I don't know how much trouble we will encounter. ”

He Wannian was puzzled: "Then according to Brother Zaofan's meaning, we should go to get through the relationship between Jimo County Ling Zhao and Zhao?" Brother Zao Fan knows that Zhao Jiannian and the old lady of the Guo family have a teacher-student relationship! ”

Yao Fan said contemptuously: "A county order, can you keep me safe for three hundred miles?" ”

"Brother Yao means, you want to go to the camp of Nalai Prefecture Mansion Tai Chen Wensheng Chen?"

"The small mansion can't go up to the province, and you can't go down to the county, it's just a stupid step. Can you make sure I have nothing to do for 3,000 miles? ”

He Wannian's mouth couldn't close in surprise, and he stumbled: "Brother Yao, but you want to try to convince the governor of Shandong, Ding Baozhen Ding?" ”

Yao Fan smiled faintly and said, "I heard that Ding Baozhen's old thing is currently preparing for the Shandong Machinery Bureau, but he is a person of insight. This person was born as a scholar, and he was a member of the Hanlin Academy, and the officialdom was very hard, and he had successively suppressed the Black Flag Army uprising and the rebellion of the bandits, which was deeply respected by the imperial court. Now he has set up Shangzhi Academy in Jinan, won the support of Confucian scholars, and won a clear name, which can be described as a celebrity in the military and political circles, and has a good reputation in the court and the people. Besides, his official reputation has always been good, and I heard that he is a clean official, so I want to take refuge in him first and gain a foothold in Shandong. ”

He Wannian was surprised, and said in his heart that this Yao Fan is so powerful! I don't know who the prefectural order is! I don't know who the prefect is! I just know so much about the governor of a province! This is the ambition of the whole world! And listening to his tone, it seems that he doesn't attach much importance to such a big official as the governor, and he regards the governor of Shandong as a stepping stone, so isn't his original intention to be a successor to Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, in the future?

Yao Fan seemed to see through He Wannian's thoughts, and said lightly.

"Yes, in the future, we will inevitably have to take refuge in Li Hongzhang in order to gain a foothold in the world, so that business can be done steadily."

He Wannian was told by Yao Fan's words, and looked at Yao Fan in shock, and his heart could not be calmed down like a huge wave.

"It turns out that he has such an idea, such a powerful character!"

He Wannian was supported by Yao Fan's words, and sat with his mouth open for a long time before suppressing the surprise and admiration in his heart, swallowed his saliva and said: "Brother Yao's idea is of course good, but how can I wait for Xiaomin?" At the moment, don't talk about Li Hongzhang, it's Ding Baozhen, and we don't have a way to dredge it now? ”

A hint of innocent smile appeared on Yao Fan's baby-like innocent face, and he thought, even that Li Hongzhang, I didn't pay attention to it, just a pasteur who worked hard to be an official, if I took refuge, it would ruin the future of this country.

But Yao Fan said perfunctorily: "Just do what you like." ”

He Wannian's heart sank, and he said, "I want to hear the details." ”

Yao Fan covered his mouth with his hand and yawned, showing a lazy look and said, "I haven't thought about it yet." ”

He Wannian was a little stunned when he heard it before, but after he reacted now, he couldn't help but slander in his heart: "Good guy! You haven't figured it out yet? So what are you talking about unrealistic stuff? It's not as good as I planned! Come to think of it, what you say is nothing more than throwing money at it. ”

He Wannian persuaded bitterly: "Brother Yao, since you haven't thought about it yet, why don't you follow my method for the time being, and make friends with the four families of Huang Lan and Yang that week?" ”

Yao Fan also faced him with a bitter face, and said with a nerve-wracking expression: "It's okay, let's do what you want to do for now." ”

He Wannian sighed secretly, and said in his heart Yao Fan, you are really an uncle, I will help you come up with ideas, just like I begged you, you must know that this is for your good.

"Brother Zaofan, I plan to do so, I will send five hundred taels of silver to each of the Zhou, Huang, Lan, and Yang families as a greeting, and use this as a step, and you will start personal relations with the four of them in the future. After having something to do with these four families, it is equivalent to having a connection with the power of these four families in Shandong officialdom, once the Guo family wants to do something to you, Brother Yao also has a way to make money, right?

Brother Yao, five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, with this favor, in the future, all these four families will be called Brother Zaofan if they have big and small gifts, walk around each other for banquets, and they will inevitably call Brother Zaofan. ”

Yao Fan said casually: "Well, in addition to the silver, I will send two watches, twenty pieces of soap, and two spindles of cloth to each family." And the money shall come out of the king, and everything else shall be mine. ”

"How can this work? I have decided to advance and retreat with Brother Zaofan! Naturally, we have to speak with one voice, and I think that all this ceremony must come out of the public. ”

Yao Fan didn't shirk either: "It's okay, if I am humble with you, I will be separated." ”

"That's how it should be!" He Wannian stood up and made a move.

After He Wannian left, Yao Fan immediately summoned Luo Guanqun and instructed: "Guanqun, I am going out now, and this family will be handed over to you and the third sister." I will come back in about ten years, and during this time, you will go to visit Zhou, Huang, Lan, and Yang on behalf of me and He Wannian, and you must be respectful and strive for the support of the four families. ”

"The owner is out now? It's almost dark, why don't you ask He Shicheng to drive to the owner early tomorrow morning. ”

"No need, I have made an appointment with the sea ship to meet at a time and place, this matter is confidential, you must not pass it on."

When Luo Guanqun heard this, it was obvious that Yao Fan regarded him as his own, and his heart was hot, and he hurriedly shook it to the ground.

"Guanqun will never dare to confide half a word."

"Well, I believe you. Guanqun, for the sake of the third sister, I have formed a bond with the Guo family, so I must make friends with the other four families. ”

"Guanqun understood."

"The third sister's injuries need to be treated well, you have bothered a lot these days, keep an eye on that doctor Liu Yiguang, and now you go and ask Shicheng to drive the car out."

"Don't worry, I will serve my aunt well."

Yao Fan frowned, but he didn't bother to correct Luo Guanqun's title.

Yao Fan carried the heavy gold into the car cage, pulled down the bamboo curtain in front, and said to He Shicheng, who was driving the car: "Go to Tianhou Temple and hurry up." ”

He Shicheng hurriedly jumped on the frame, sat down with his buttocks, and slashed his whip in the air, and the carriage squeaked and turned.

"Shicheng, this carriage belongs to your second uncle, right? Let's buy one ourselves, how much silver do you think it costs? Yao Fan held a box of gold in his arms and chatted with He Shicheng.

"If you go back to the owner, the price of this car depends on the old and new and workmanship, if it is an old car, you can get it for three taels of silver. However, if you have such an identity as the owner, you naturally have to be good to be worthy. We Qingdao mouth to talk about building a car, that has to say Zhou Ji car and horse line, his car is made of good old elm, said that it is also repeatedly soaked in tung oil, not afraid of rain, a about six taels of silver. The proprietor went to the cloth village to ask someone to match cushions, mattresses, reed mats, and curtains, and I added up to only eight taels of silver. ”

Yao Fan was immediately surprised, and said in his heart that the price was so cheap, and the salary I gave the guys was really high enough, and He Shicheng's monthly salary was enough to buy a car.

"How much does a horse cost?" Yao Fan asked quietly.

"If you go back to the owner's house, you can buy one for ten taels of silver for the inferior horse or the old horse, and the adult horse of two or three years old will always cost thirty or forty taels of silver. As for the good horses, it is a pity that they are used to pull the cart, and they are all used for riding, and they are carefully distinguished from the good and the bad, ranging from seventy or eighty taels to one or two hundred taels. However, good horses eat concentrate, bean cakes, wheat bran, hay add up to more than a dozen catties a day, and it costs a lot of money if you don't work on weekdays, no matter how you save, you always have to eat twenty or thirty wen a day, and the same is true for bad horses and old horses, you can't eat green materials, otherwise you will have thin legs and soft legs, and it is not as good as mules and donkeys to feed and endure hardship. ”

was explained by He Shicheng like this, Yao Fan understood and said: "I see, when you go back to Shicheng, you will find Luo Guanqun to support the silver, go and buy a good carriage and a good horse to come back, and all the things that should be matched for me will be matched immediately." When the time comes, clean up the car that was picked up, feed the horses, and return it to your second master. ”

"Yes, owner!" He Shicheng's voice was extremely excited.

"But the owner, we don't have a stable in this shop, and the second uncle's car is parked next to the shop on weekdays, just in the grass shed built by the people who lived before in the alley. Also, our Qing Dynasty chariots and horses entering the city have to pay taxes to get car and horse plates, and this money will always cost one or two silver a year. ”

Yao Fan saw He Shicheng's meticulous consideration, and said appreciatively: "You said well, the carriage and horse alley next to our old shop pù is really inconvenient, and the horse manure is too dirty to accumulate in it." Go back and tell your second uncle to find me a big mansion again, and ask for the kind of seven or eight yards. ”

"The proprietor is really generous." He Shicheng praised.

The carriage swayed all the way, and the two chatted all the way, and then came to the gate of the Tianhou Temple.

He Shicheng asked: "Dongjia, it's so late, do you come to Tianhou Temple to burn incense?" The Taoist priest has already closed the door, and I will go and knock on the door with you. ”

"No, Shicheng, you can go back, I made an appointment to meet here, it is inconvenient for you to stay here." Yao Fan jumped off the horse and said.

As soon as He Shicheng heard Yao Fan say this, he hurriedly bowed to Yao Fan, said goodbye, and drove the carriage away.

Yao Fan carried the heavy golden box into the woods on the edge of the Tianhou Temple, he had stepped on the terrain beforehand, and knew that this was a vacant land in 2o11. After initiating the blood sacrifice, Yao Fan returned to the 21st century to which he belonged.

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