As soon as the sky darkened, Fan Yongdou's hometown, the old house of the Fan family in Shanxi, was lit up. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The whole courtyard of the old house is very bright, and the maid shuttles through the courtyards, preparing the meals for the family to use in the evening.

Waiting for the lords who were guarding the old mansion.

The Fan family is worthy of being a giant among the Jin merchants, from the early years of the Ming Dynasty to do business in Guanwai and other places, to Fan Yongdou's generation, the Fan family's business has also been inherited for more than 200 years.

It can be said that it is a lifetime of great wealth.

Although due to the restrictions of the Ming Dynasty on the architectural etiquette system, the old mansion of the Fan family cannot have any overstepping.

The appearance of the whole old mansion still maintains the characteristics of Jindi architecture.

But businessmen will always have a way to make themselves comfortable, and the Ming Dynasty's restrictions on architectural etiquette are limited to some specifications and roof accessories.

There is not much restriction on the area of the house, and this loophole in the etiquette system has allowed the old mansion of the Fan family to expand several times with the rise of the Fan family over time.

As a representative of the Jin merchants, the wood used in the old mansion of the Fan family is made of precious wood that has endured for a long time, and it is extremely luxurious.

There are more than 100 maidservants who take care of the old house.

Tonight, the Fan family is as usual, and the owners of each courtyard are guided by the maid carrying the lantern, and go to the main hall to accompany the grandmother of the Fan family to eat.

Among the members of the Fan family who went to the main hall, there was no Fan Yongdou as the head of the family, and he was in the Shanhaiguan area at this time, personally controlling the business of the Fan family.

I didn't know that the old house where the Fan family lived in Shanxi ushered in a catastrophe because of him.

Fan Yongdou is still busy, how to provide the Jurchens with the supplies they need.

Winter is approaching, and the Jurchens outside the gate need a lot of supplies to survive the harsh winter, such as salt or iron tools needed for daily use.

Fan Yongdou was also happy to do business with the Jurchens in winter, and the bad weather could bring him even more profits than usual.

In exchange for more leather goods and precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antler velvet, which are produced outside the customs area.

In a shop in the city not far from Shanhaiguan, Fan Yongdou was a little annoyed and rummaged through today's account books to see if the goods to be released tomorrow were ready.

Although it is profitable to do business with the Jurchens outside the Guan, it also takes the risk of losing its head, after all, there are prohibited things in this goods.

In addition, the Jurchens were confused, and they were not very reasonable, and if they saw that the goods they wanted were not delivered, and the time came, the other party would kill him in a fit of anger.

Therefore, every night before leaving the customs, Fan Yongdou will carefully check the list of goods to make sure that nothing goes wrong, and then he will sleep with confidence.

I don't know how to do it today, I am always restless, my eyelids are also beating, and in my frustration, Fan Yongdou put down the account book in his hand and instructed the old people who have been with him for many years.

"Uncle Fu told the guys to drop the board, I don't know what's wrong today? There is always no peace in my heart, and this night, my eyelids also jumped, I am afraid that it is ominous. ”

Looking at the dark sky outside, he said worriedly: "I don't know, does it indicate that tomorrow's customs will not go well." ”

At this time, Fan Yongdou didn't expect that there would be an accident in the old house of the Fan family in Shanxi, but was worried about whether it would go smoothly tomorrow.

When he heard Fan Yongdou's worry, he said with a smile: "Master is too worried, our family has not been doing business outside the customs for a year or two, but for one or two hundred years, and besides, this gateway to the outside of the gate, we can walk through it with our eyes closed." ”

Uncle Fu closed the wooden door of the shop with his own hands, locked it, and continued: "Even if you can't walk through with your eyes closed, the guard at this pass has collected a lot of silver from our family, where will it be difficult for our caravan?" ”

"According to the old slave, the old man is too worried, as long as he sleeps, he will be fine."

was said by Uncle Fu, Fan Yongdou also comforted himself and agreed: "Xu is too tired during this time, which makes this heart become cranky." ”

Then he yawned, looked at the locked wooden door and said, "Uncle Fu, tell the guys to go to bed early, and they will have to go out early tomorrow morning, and they are not allowed to doze off on the way." ”

"Come on, sir, everyone is an old buddy, and I know it in my heart." Uncle Fu said with a smile.

Fan Yongdou also knew that most of the guys who could follow him out of the customs were old men of the Fan family for several years, who knew how to be proportionate, and they didn't need him to remind them again and again.

The reason why I remind you is also the result of habits that have been developed over the years.

Just when Fan Yongdou was about to fall asleep, as everyone knows, the old mansion of the Fan family ushered in a group of bright red horsemen, surrounding the entire old mansion of the Fan family.

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The violent sound of slamming the door overshadowed the old mansion of the Fan family, which was originally full of people, and resounded in the night air.

Before the old servant of the Fan family's old mansion opened the main door, the person who smashed the door knocked open the entire painted thick wooden gate.

In the shocked face of the old janitor, a team of more than 100 Jinyi guards with embroidered spring knives were full of anger, and they rushed into the front yard of the Fan family's old mansion arrogantly.

The leader of the team, the Jinyi Guard, commanded: "All the Jinyi Guards obey the order. ”

"Humble orders!"

"Pass on the commander's order, no one shall be left out of the Fan family's old house, and those who dare to resist will be punished on the spot."

"Humble orders!"

After the order was delivered, in an instant, most of the Jinyi guards rushed to the various courtyards in the Fan family's old mansion like hungry tigers, locking everyone inside to the front yard.

After a few days of investigation, the important people in the Fan family should be in the main hall to accompany the Fan family to eat.

As for whether it will leak out of the Fan family's old mansion from the main gate, there is no need to worry, there are only about a hundred people who broke into the mansion.

This team rounded up the Fan family's Jinyi guards, and there were less than 100 people surrounding the outside of the Fan family's old mansion, and blocked the other three side doors.

In the exclamation of a group of maidservants, this brocade-clothed guard broke into the main hall, glanced at the important clansmen of the Fan family who were eating, and all of them were present and the information was correct.

There was no verbosity, and he said coldly: "On the command of Jinyiwei, Fan Yongdou, the head of the Fan family in Jinxi, committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and ordered Jinyiwei to arrest the Fan family." ”

"Disobedient, kill!"

This sudden passage made the Fan family, who had not reacted, stunned on the spot, and the dishes and chopsticks in their hands fell to the ground one after another.

Fell to pieces.

The Jinyi Wei Baihu, who was responsible for arresting the Fan family, glanced coldly at the Fan family who was sitting on the spot, and waved to the Jinyi Wei behind him: "Take it, all of them will be concentrated in the front yard, and wait for the commander to make the adults fall." ”

After speaking, he looked at these Fan family members with cold eyes and said, "Dare to have a trace of resistance, and correct the Fa on the spot." ”

What happened to the Fan family tonight also happened to the other seven families.

Until the second half of the night, Li Mu, who was sitting in the Qianhu Office, got the news that the eight Jin merchants were all arrested.

Li Mu set off to the nearest Fan family to take a look, there was no way, he was very concerned about how much the Fan family had.

You need to see it with your own eyes to feel at ease. (To be continued.) )