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Zhai Zhe and Xiao Zhiyan followed Zhai Tang and returned together.

Along the way, Zhai Tang didn't say much, he walked silently alone, and when he entered the other courtyard, he stretched out his hand to greet Zhai Zhe and said, "Come with me to the study!" ”

Zhai Zhe followed his brother into the study of the other courtyard, and the servant lit the oil lamp and exited the door. Zhai Tang leaned back on a Taishi chair and motioned for Zhai Zhe to sit down opposite him, and asked, "What do you think of tonight's events?" Zhai Tang has always been arbitrary, and this is the first time he has discussed affairs with Zhai Zhe.

"I just happened to be there." Zhai Zhe sat down and smiled casually. He knew that his brother had always disliked him, his brother was rigid and old-fashioned, not smiling, and he acted uninhibitedly, and after being influenced by later generations, he did not pay attention to etiquette and religion, and he was not informal, and the two had very different temperaments.

Zhai Tang leaned on the handle of the chair and lowered his eyes for a moment, Fan Yongdou's attitude towards Zhai Zhe just now and Zhai Zhe's expression made him feel that there must be something hidden in it, and the Fan family had no reason to show that he trusted the Zhai family so much.

Zhai Tang opened his eyes and looked at Zhai Zhe, seeing that he still looked like he was nothing, and reprimanded: "Don't forget that you are the Zhai family, and your words and deeds represent the attitude of the Zhai family." ”

"Little brother knows!"

Zhai Tang's index finger tapped lightly on the table for a long time, and said, "I'm going to send out a caravan in winter." ”

Zhai Zhe was not surprised, the business name had already been preparing, but he didn't know why his brother said this to himself.

"Where?" He asked casually.

"Go to Liaodong!" Zhai Tang patted the table and said, "Fan Yongdou did it, and I did it too." Zhangjiakou's hope for the future is all in Liaodong, I just didn't expect Fan

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Yongdou's degree is so fast. ”

Zhai Zhe reminded: "That road is not safe! "To take a caravan from Zhangjiakou to Shengjing in Liaodong, you must pass through the Duoyan grassland, where the Chahar tribe completely cut off the road between Zhangjiakou and Liaodong when they were nomadic there. Although the vast majority of the Chahars have moved west to conquer, there are still Chahar tribes left behind. What's more, the war caused the horse thieves who were originally operating outside Xuanfu Datong to flee to the mountains on the border between the Duoyan Grassland and the Ming Dynasty.

"Of course, how can there be no risk for the merchants who go out of the jam." Zhai Tang is very calm, the opportunity to dominate the east exit is in front of him, who will not be tempted by the ambitious owners in this episode.

"The Xiao Zhiyan you recruited into the Zhai family used to be a horse thief on the grassland, I know that you also have people you know who are bandits outside, and the Zhai family has to contribute."

Zhai Zhe smiled bitterly, his brother's connections were not comparable to him, he had no secrets in front of his brother, and even the details of Xiao Zhiyan's words were clearly investigated.

"With the Fan family first, have you negotiated with the Fan Dong family about this matter?"

"It'll all be revealed tomorrow, but our Zhai family can't rely entirely on the Fan family."

The future of Zhangjiakou is in Liaodong, and Fan Yongdou was the first to eat crabs, which also opened a window. The Tumut people's ** consecutive defeats are in decline, the Chahar people are barbaric and poor, and they don't understand commerce, and the Jurchens are getting stronger and stronger in Liaodong, and they also need to get supplies from the Ming Dynasty, and the two sides hit it off after the trade route was opened. Zhai Zhe knew that he couldn't stop such a trend, but he wanted to get out of the current predicament.

"I can try, but the bandits are greedy." Zhai Zhe was almost ecstatic in his heart, but his attitude was very restrained. In front of the family, masks also need to be hung, and people have to bow their heads under the eaves. For him, horse thieves are much more reliable than guards, horse thieves are outlaws, they have nothing to lose, and the guards have families, and no one will really follow him one day.

"The firm will support you!"

While the two were talking, Hao Yangyou's majestic voice sounded outside: "Dongjia, Fan Dongjia ordered someone to hand over Ge Feng." ”

Zhai Tang got up and said, "You sold a big favor to the Fan family today, Ge Feng has a complicated background, you go and receive it!" ”

Zhai Zhe didn't know if these were his brother's original plans, or if tonight's events had made him change his mind, but at least now he had a chance. Zhai Zhe got up and said goodbye, and in the courtyard, Ge Feng was still tied tightly, and the four guards of Da Shengkui were accompanying him.

"Uncle Hao, the eldest brother said to hand over Ge Feng to me, you can rest early!" Zhai Zhe said hello to Hao Yangyou, it was already the second half of the night, the weather in late autumn, and the courtyard outside was cold.

"Yes, Second Young Master!"

The difference between the second master and the second young master is only one word, but it reflects his status in the firm.

Zhai Zhe stepped forward and drew his knife to break the rope on Ge Feng's body, and said to the few people who escorted him: "You guys should also go back, Ge Feng will rest assured when he hands it over to me." ”

Everyone left separately, and Ge Feng was just about to open his mouth to speak, but Zhai Zhe stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "This is not the place to talk, please come with me." ”

Zhai Zhe led Ge Feng out of the courtyard, went to the next door to the wing room where he lived, pushed open the door, and lit the oil lamp in the house with flint. Ge Feng finally couldn't hold it back, and preemptively said, "Thank you Second Master tonight!" ”

"I'm just telling the truth, I didn't help you, I live next door, if you need anything, just call me!" Zhai Zhe acted as if nothing had happened.

Ge Feng gritted his teeth and said: "I only know the second master today, the second master is a friend enough, I, Ge Feng, owe the second master a favor, and the Lu family is a grasshopper after the autumn for a few days." ”

"Rest!" Zhai Zhe smiled slightly, turned around and went out, and closed the door with his hand. The more you are kind to such a person, the more people look down on you, and if you don't say anything, the effect will be better.

This night in Zhangjiakou is not as calm as before, the wide streets, from time to time there are lights shining, the alarm dog barking one after another, this is the busiest night for the owners of major businesses for many years. The lanterns of the Fan family swayed from Jidong to Jixi, and they were not extinguished all night.

It was not a few hours before dawn, and Zhai Zheyi leaned on the bed without untying. Liaodong Nuzhen is the most powerful enemy of the Ming Dynasty in the future, but he must stand now

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5728 Fan Yongdou's side, before he has the ability to change the situation, can only strengthen himself by standing on the side of the winner. Compared with the complex interpersonal relationships in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, the market town of Zhangjiakou is very simple, where the code of conduct is money. There will be no sudden government officials sealing shops, and there will be no arbitrary extortions by officials, as long as they can make money, it doesn't matter whether these merchants are doing business with the Mongols or with the Jurchens, here he has to follow the rules here.

Lying on the bed, Zhai Zhe remembered a sentence said by a philosopher in later generations, when capital has three times the profit, killing the head cannot be stopped.

When the first white appeared in the East, Zhai Zhe, who had not slept all night, climbed out of the door to freshen up briefly. Ge Feng next door slept calmly, snoring loudly, and he couldn't imagine how much confidence Fan Yongdou gave him.

The shops were open for business as usual, almost early in the morning, and last night's events were like a gust of wind, and almost everyone in the set knew about it, and the guys were worried about their fate. Two hours later, the Shanxi merchant guild will be held in the drunken eight immortal teahouse in the middle of the market town, and the mountain rain is about to come in the market town.

Zhai Zhe and Xiao Zhiyan finished breakfast early, ordered the servants to make two cups of tea, and waited quietly at home for news, this was a meeting related to the situation in Zhangjiakou.

"Brother Xiao, let's make a bet, did you say that the injured guard of the Lu family died last night?" Zhai Zhe was extremely bored and asked Xiao Zhiyan.

"Dead? Not dead! Xiao Zhiyan seemed to have a hard time deciding, and finally shook his head and said, "I'd rather believe that he is not dead." ”

"I guess he's dead!" Zhai Zhe's voice was so loud that Ge Feng in the room could hear it clearly, and he couldn't help but push the door and walk out.

Ge Feng's expression was a little nervous, and he said, "Lu Fuyou won't be so shameless!" He believed that Fan Yongdou would not abandon him casually, but after so many years in the set, he understood the nature of those people better.

"Brother Ge, don't be impatient, the Fan Dong family won't let you be wronged." Zhai Zhe asked Ge Feng to sit beside him, and the three of them drank tea while chatting about some anecdotes on the grassland.

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5f didn't come out, Ge Feng was restless and absent-minded.

Not far from the drunken Eight Immortals Building, there is a roadside teahouse, where two grassland people with fur hats are also chatting while drinking tea, the person on the left is thin, his face is fair, he looks like a scholar of the Han people, and the person on the right hand is strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a terrible scar on the right cheek.

"Lord Belle, it looks like our new friend is in trouble!" The scar man said that he lowered his business.

"If he can't even solve this problem, he will let me choose him in vain." The man known as the scholar of Baylor replied, "After these few days, you still don't know about this market town? As long as there is money to be made, there are people who are willing to cooperate with us. “

"Eruzhuo, I can't give you too many people, but you must give me the horse thief of the Duoyan Grassland. According to the plan of the Great Khan, these businesses in Zhangjiakou will become one of the most important reliance of my Dajin, you are familiar with the grassland, don't lose my face with red flags. ”

"Piercing!"

The man with the scar was excited, and the voice of the reply was a little loud.

The scholarly Baylor glared at him, and then said, "These Han merchants are the foundation of Dajin's domination of the grassland!" You have something to communicate with Fan Yongdou, and you can't threaten and bully him at will. ”

Fan Yongdou's caravan had arrived in Shengjing three months earlier and had found a way for the Jurchens who were in the midst of a famine, and the Great Khan immediately devised a plan to open up the Zhangjiakou trade route and control the merchants of Shanxi, and he was the one who carried out this plan.