"Bang, bang"

"Sit in a row, eat fruits, you and me, eat and laugh together"

Chinese New Year's Eve, that is the last day of the year, after tonight is the first day of the new year, the beginning of the new year, if the taste of the year is the heaviest, naturally it is the Chinese New Year's Eve, because to keep the year, and the children can also get the New Year's money, buy a string of candy to eat, buy some small firecrackers to light, humming nursery rhymes in the mouth, don't mention how beautiful it is, if the family is good, but also add two new clothes to the children, for the children, this is the most anticipated day of the year.

The Spring Festival, China Kyushu, the whole world celebrates, the festive atmosphere, seems to dilute the hardships of life a lot, many people have a long-lost smile on their faces, no matter what, I hope that tomorrow, pray that God will open his eyes, and there will be a good harvest in the coming year, this kind of festive atmosphere, is hidden in the deep water and hot Shanxi is no exception.

From the topographical point of view, Shanxi is the hub location of the north, in all the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the topography of Shanxi is the most complete, there are big lines in the east, there are big rivers in the west, in the north, there are deserts and Yin Mountain as a barrier, Yanmen Pass is an internal risk, and there are natural barriers such as Shouyang, the bottom pillar, the city of analysis, the royal house in the south, Mengjin Pass, Tongguan can also be used as a gateway, the geographical location is extremely important, it has always been a place for soldiers to fight, now the wolf smoke in Shanxi is everywhere, the thieves come to rob once, the soldiers come to disturb again, which makes the people who are already living poor even more miserable.

The climate type of Shanxi belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate, with long, cold and dry winters. In summer, the south is long and the north is short, and the rain is concentrated; The climate is changeable in spring, with more wind and sand; Autumn is short, the weather is mild, in four words to describe it is "ten years and nine droughts", coupled with many mountains and few rivers, the land is barren, the people are living hard, because the land can not feed so many people. Many people want to run a business at a young age, which is the reason for the formation of the famous Jin business.

Rich monks come out of poor temples, and there are also rich gentry in poor townships, such as the Fan family in Jiexiu, Fenzhou.

When it comes to the Jiexiu Fan family, many people give a thumbs up and say "amazing", the Fan family has been doing business for generations, Jia is in the border city, with Xinyi, the business is very big, and it is one of the best businessmen in Shanxi. The house is full of gold and silver, the pearl bucket, and is located in the Fan family mansion in Jiexiu County, nine in and nine out, carved beams and painted buildings, red tiles and blue bricks and white walls, there are rockeries, ponds, pavilions, arches and other embellishments, the windows are all bucket arches, and the building wall is a pagoda-like structure. The atmosphere is revealed in the plain, and the luxury is revealed in the atmosphere, not only in Jiexiu County, but also in Shanxi.

Although the people of Shanxi live in poverty. Many people are bitter for the New Year, but it has no impact on the people of the Fan family, and their business is getting bigger and bigger, especially in Houjin's business. You can make a lot of money by transporting the iron grain and grass that Houjin lacks, and when you come back, you can pull back the stolen goods from the Ming Dynasty, and you can get a considerable profit. It can be said that it is profitable to make a lot of money by taking a trip to earn two silver, and the silver is used in a car.

Only silver is earned, and the Fan family doesn't care about any national righteousness, as for Fan Yongdou, the head of the Fan family, this is what he thinks.

It's about to be the New Year, but Fan Yongdou is still drinking a little wine in the account room, four capable account gentlemen are counting the accounts with ten fingers, they are the old accounts of the Fan family for many years, there is no problem in terms of integrity, the Fan family does not just refer to a family, but an ethnic group, due to the contemporary head of the family Fan Yongdou is shrewd and capable, the family is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are many fields involved, such as salt, tea, silk, ironware, rice grain, ginseng, etc., these are open, and there is no smuggling and sale of stolen goods in the dark, every time it comes to the New Year, The account office of Fan's Mansion is particularly busy, because many things have to be summarized and recorded.

The postponement is so late, mainly because some disciples of the family return late, and the New Year is over, and all aspects of the relationship have to be touched, so the tent has been busy sorting out these accounts, as the head of the Fan family, Fan Wendou has been watching the tent, he likes to listen to the "pop" sound of the abacus beads, in his ears, these sounds are as pleasant as the sound of silver colliding.

The tent is the most important place in the family, that is, this small tent, which holds the property of the Fan family, and the business that is all over the Ming Dynasty, with a turnover of more than one million taels a year, all of which are reflected in this tent, in ancient times, the key to the tent is in whom's hand, then it is a symbol of the family, as the head of the Fan family, and this tent is Fan Yongdou's territory.

In the middle of the ring, the sound of the abacus stopped for a while, and an old man with white hair and beard took a page of paper and said respectfully: "Master, the accounts of the various relationships have been calculated." ”

"Say it," Fan Yongdou said lightly.

"Yes, sir," the old tent replied, and then said with a straight face: "The total cost of this time is 118,300 taels, an increase of 20% over last year. ”

During the New Year's holidays, some relationships need to be dotted, which can be meaningful, but the New Year must not be sloppy, especially the smuggling business done by the Fan family, and they dare not slack off, because a small link can lead to the success or failure of the business and the rise and fall of the family.

made a lot more for him, far more than the 110,000.

"Have you all arrived?" Fan Yongdou asked.

"It's all done, among them, General Le and General Qian each sent two beauties, and these two have the biggest expenses."

Speaking of dots, up to the generals with troops, down to the soldiers guarding the gate can not be missed, if it is a small batch, you can also use the way of entrainment to get through, but to Fan Yongdou's level of smuggling predators, has long been not satisfied with these small fights, his approach is to buy the customs guards, swaggering away from the city gate in the middle of the night, or get the approval, the smuggled goods are packaged into army materials, so as to avoid the inspection of the imperial court, the old tent said that the general soldier and the general Qian, one is the general soldier of Datong, One is the general of Zhangjiakou, both of them opened the door to Fan Yongdou, and they were the object of Fan Yongdou's efforts.

Fan Yongdou nodded and said: "As long as he dares to collect, we dare to give, small wealth does not come out, big wealth does not enter." ”

"Yes, sir."

"Sir, a guest is coming." Just as Fan Yongdou was about to give further instructions, the voice of Fan Fu, the chief butler, suddenly came from outside the door.

Just fluzed for a moment, Fan Yongdou quickly said, "Got it." ”

When you are in the tent, if there is no urgent matter, the butler will not disturb you at this time.

Instructed the account keeper to continue settling the accounts, Fan Yongdou walked out of the tent room, and the big housekeeper Fan Fu walked up to salute with an anxious face: "Master." ”

"Panic, what's going on?" Fan Yongdou asked with a calm face.

Over the years, I have seen too many winds and waves, and Fan Yongdou's heart is much stronger than when he first took over the family business, and he is a little less surprised.

Fan Fu hurriedly said: "Master, Sichuan Wenchong Lu Qianhu came to visit. ”

Thousands of households? Fan Yongdou frowned and said, "Thousands of households in Sichuan? What is he doing here? ”

As one of the top businessmen in Shanxi, for Xiao Fan Yongdou, a small thousand households is nothing, and no matter how bad his big housekeeper is, he will not be intimidated by a small thousand households, there must be something unusual.

Fan Fu looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said, "Master, this Lu Qianhu has sent a few people here, and one of them is Young Master Fan Qiang." ”

What the? Fan Qiang? Fan Yongdou's complexion, who was indifferent just now, changed, Fan Qiang is Fan Yongdou's distant nephew, and Fan Yongdou is naturally clear about pretending to be the king of troubled times, in fact, this is exactly his idea, first, he can take the opportunity to make a windfall, and secondly, he can muddy the waters, secretly raise the materials needed for Houjin, and the most important point is to eradicate dissidents, kill some people who are usually against him in the name of bandits, and consolidate the power of the Fan family, this trick can be said to kill three birds with one stone, but he has not received news from his nephew for a few days, and Fan Yongdou has a faint feeling in his heart, now a thousand households are back with their nephews, needless to say, something happened.

Now is a sensitive period, and if you are not careful, it will lead to the disaster of destruction.

Fan Yongdou regretted a little that he didn't accept it when he saw it.

"How many of them came?" After all, Fan Yongdou was used to seeing wind and waves, so he would not be at a loss, and asked in a deep voice.

Fan Fu knew what Fan Yongdou was doing, and whispered: "Back to the master, there are only a dozen people, and there are no officials and soldiers to follow, as soon as they enter Jiexiu City, our people found out, according to the reports of his subordinates, they came directly to our Fan Mansion, and they did not have any contact with the official mansion. ”

This is better, Fan Yongdou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the matter is not so bad that it is irreparable, at least people are still polite to visit, if there is really a big event, it will be so polite, and he would have slammed the door and rushed in.

"Fan Fu, listen more and talk less for a while, and act according to my eyes." Fan Yongdou thought for a moment and spoke.

"Yes, sir."

At this time, Lu Haoshan led a group of subordinates to wait in the hall of the Fan family, Fan Qiang, who pretended to be the king of troubled times, and three of his subordinates were tied up with five flowers, lined up and knelt on the ground, and there was a guard behind each of them watching, Tang Qiang, Zhao Gongchang, Li Dingguo and others were on both sides of the hall, and Lu Haoshan was watching the furnishings in the hall with great interest.

The furniture made of red sandalwood, the screen carved by jade, and the ground paved with blue and white stone reveal luxury in the atmosphere, and there are all kinds of celebrity calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, antiques, treasures, etc., Lu Haoshan drooled when he saw it: This big traitor is really rich in his family.

Behind the wealth and luxury, I don't know how many compatriots are soaked in the blood.

"Master, this is Lu Qianhu." Just when Lu Haoshan was admiring, a voice suddenly sounded, Lu Haoshan turned his head to look, and saw that the big housekeeper of the Fan family led a middle-aged man with big ears to come in.

The Lord is coming. (To be continued......)