Fan Xian's gaze jumped over the green trees next to the official road, the endless fields behind the trees, and the rushing river not far away, getting farther and farther away, as if he wanted to see through the qiē here, and finally his two eyes fell lightly on the big workshop where the river went, where the hidden smoke rose into the air, but it was not the slight green cooking smoke of the farmhouse, but the black smoke with a familiar taste.

Is it a blast furnace?

The people of this large area were all recruited by the imperial court to work in the inner treasury, and the wages were much more than growing grain, so the idea of taking care of the farmland was light, and in a large area of fertile fields, weeds and early rice were competing for growth, and it looked a little mixed and chaotic.

Fan Xian took a deep breath, sniffed the fresh smell in the air, and put his mind at ease, it seems that the environmental pollution here is not as strict as he imagined in advance, of course, the Tongshan mine farther away must be much worse than the environment here.

Looking at the scenery in front of him, it seemed that a feeling of being separated from him for many years gradually returned to his mind, but the momentum was still gentle, not turbulent, so that he was a little confused, and in September last year, he always felt that he longed for something in his heart, but he never found it.

Seeing him wander, Haitang sleeved his hands like an old man, frowned and looked at the handsome face by the window, and also fell into deep thought-what does this young minister want to do?

"How do you feel?" she asked with a smile as she saw that Fan Xianjin was a little uneasy.

Fan Xian said quietly: "I should have asked you this." ”

Haitang smiled: "It is indeed a rare scene, I never thought that Qingguo's inner treasury would be so big, and I couldn't even name the things I saw before." ”

Fan Xian responded: "Just look at it, you can't go back and do it if you think about it." ”

Haitang's eyes flashed, and he asked with a smile, "You have so much confidence in Neku?"

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, and then replied softly: "It's not that I have confidence in Neiku, but this kind of thing that shouldn't appear in this world in the first place, you can learn to make it just by looking at the appearance outside...... Then there are ghosts. ”

I don't know what I thought, Haitang was silent, and only said after a while: "Today's inner library, the people in it are all cronies of Xinyang, how do you plan to take over?"

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows, and a light smile appeared on his face: "It doesn't matter who it is, it's always my person now." ”

Haitang glanced at him suspiciously: "You really plan to ...... Never die with each other?"

Fan Xian quieted down, and said in a deep voice after a while: "You seem to have asked this question a little late. ”

Haitang frowned: "I believe that your mother-in-law is not a fool, and she will not see the current situation clearly, logically speaking, whether it is you or her, there is a desire to renegotiate and live with the light, and the interests are current, you and her tearing up their faces seems to be something that neither side wants to see." ”

"I don't tear my face with her, I guess you and the emperor of Northern Qi will not want to see it. Fan Xian sneered and said, "Don't worry, I won't join forces with my mother-in-law again and bully the orphans and widows in your north." ”

Begonia was silent, but she didn't know if she believed it or not.

The attitude of the Northern Qi side, Fan Xian is not worried, anyway, as long as there is a Neiku for one day, the people of the Northern Qi must rely on themselves for one day. As for what Haitang said before, it is not unreasonable, in the eyes of the big people who play politics, any grudges in the past years can be thrown away in the face of a sufficiently large profit bargaining chip, especially Fan Xian and the eldest princess and Wan'er as lubricants in the middle, in the eyes of the world, as long as the eldest princess is willing to give in, Fan Xian has no reason not to accept the peace negotiation.

And in fact, the eldest princess had already made concessions - after the assassination of Cangshan, the most beautiful lady of Qingguo really felt the great power of Fan Xian, and had repaired several books and made an attempt to do so - but Fan Xian did not accept it.

"Settle your heart again. Fan Xian didn't retract his gaze from the outside of the car, and said softly: "The eldest princess is already willing to accept the fact that I am in charge of the inner library, and I ...... Ignored. ”

Haitang Huo Ran raised his head, his bright eyes staring at Fan Xian's back, not knowing why he would refuse Xinyang's compromise.

Fan Xian explained softly: "She wants thirty percent of the shares, so she can cooperate with me to take over the inner library easily...... This condition is not harsh. ”

Haitang frowned, and after being silent for a long time, he said: "Not only is it not harsh, it is already a very sincere condition. Originally...... Standing in the position of my Daqi government and the opposition, the more stiff you and that eldest princess are, the better it will be for us. But from the standpoint of a friend, I want to advise you, in the final analysis, your power is given to you by the Qingguo royal family, and she is your mother-in-law after all, there is no reason not to accept such good conditions. ”

Fan Xian laughed self-deprecatingly: "I don't think so, maybe from the bottom of my bones, I thought that I would not allow anyone to fight with me in this matter of Neiku." ”

"Why?" Begonia still couldn't fathom his thoughts.

"This is my mother's inheritance. Fan Xian said with a gentle smile: "I don't have her ability, so I have to be a second ancestor, but ...... I can't defeat this family. ”

There was silence in the carriage.

............ After a long time, Haitang said softly: "But today's inner library, after all, is still the Qingguo Imperial Court." ”

"The imperial court is just a very illusory image. Fan Xian said: "What is the imperial court, the emperor, the officials, the queen mother, or the common people?"

He finally said: "The key depends on what kind of effect this inner treasury will have in my hands, and what means of using the silver can be used." If...... If the court doesn't use it well, then I will use it on behalf of the court and turn this illusory image into a real person. ”

Haitang smiled and said, "You are used to wanting to pretend to be a saint again." ”

Fan Xian smiled and replied, "I said to Yan Bingyun that being a saint once in a while is a very beneficial supplement to my jīng god world. ”

After the secret negotiation between Ming Ming and the eldest princess made Begonia take a reassuring pill, Fan Xian fell silent again, looking at the scenery outside the car in a daze, those waterwheels by the river, the sound of some kind of cardinal in the workshop, and the black smoke on the stove in the distance were all urging the unknown desire in his heart.

――――――――――――――――――――――― "Your Excellency, it's here." ”

The humble voice of the official of the Inner Treasury Transfer Division made Fan Xian wake up again from his contemplation, he looked at the two women in the car in a little confused, and then knew that the Inner Treasury Transfer Division had arrived, so he quickly tidied up his clothes, lifted the curtain, and jumped down.

It was to jump down, instead of maintaining the appearance that an official should have walked slowly and calmly, just this action showed the inexplicable nervousness and excitement in Fan Xian's heart, after all, he finally arrived at Neiku, and when he arrived at the place where his mother made his fortune, where could he still maintain his usual calm.

With his feet on the somewhat hard ground, Fan Xian squinted slightly, looked around, and found that the street was an ordinary yamen, but he didn't have the scene of the Great Leap Forward in full swing as he imagined...... It's not like a construction site.

The official of the Transshipment Department who was in charge of picking him up from Suzhou may have seen the demeanor of the officials who went to Kyoto, and carefully explained: "The three major squares are still far from the Siya, so my lord will rest today, and then go down tomorrow to inspect." ”

Fan Xian was a little disappointed, and originally planned to blow glass, weave cotton cloth, and shake hands with the worker comrades today, but he didn't want to wait any longer.

The door of the division was fully opened, and the inner treasury transfer department and the military supervision institute in charge of the security work were divided into two columns to welcome the arrival of Lord Qincha.

Fan Xian walked in first, and Gundam followed him silently with a few tiger guards. The team of more than 100 people was settled in a very short period of time, and it seems that the speed of the inner library is still extremely fast. Haitang and Sisi were naturally taken to the back house, and with the newly bought rings on the road, the transfer department was suddenly lively.

After the officials greeted Fan Xian, everyone sat down on the yamen in turn, waiting for Fan Xian to speak.

Fan Xian was not very familiar with the situation in the inner library, and this was also the first time he had opened a government office, so he felt a little wonderful, and motioned Su Wenmao to say a few nonsense words on his behalf, and then let everyone disperse first, just waiting for Ming Rì to officially open the office.

After returning to the back house, he didn't have time to familiarize himself with his official residence, and within the first time, he summoned the official of the Supervision Yuan who was stationed in the inner library, this official was about forty years old, and his hair was gray.

He motioned for the other party to sit down, and didn't say any nonsense, and asked directly: "Tell me about the situation." ”

This official of the Supervision Yuan is under the jurisdiction of four places, and since last autumn, he has already received the secret letter of the Yan family and his son, and he has long been prepared.

Of course, he understands that when Fan Tisi first came to Neiku, he didn't have any cronies in Neiku, and if he wanted to control the situation as much as he could, he would definitely need to find a trustworthy person in Kuri, and as an official of the Supervision Yuan, he was close to the water, so he naturally had to climb quickly to live up to the opportunity God gave him.

Fan Xian listened and nodded repeatedly, this official of the Supervision Yuan spoke and acted very neatly, and during the conversation, he explained the current situation of the inner treasury clearly, the functions of the three major fangs, and the factions of the various treasury officials.

"Why has the Treasury lost so much money in these years?" Fan Xiansheng was a big bold, and this kind of question was also asked openly, ignoring the officials of the Supervision Yuan who were opposite him, and it was inconvenient to speak.

The official of the Supervision Yuan was surnamed Da, but he didn't dare to be bold in front of Fan Xian, how could he, a low-level official, explain the matter of the inner treasury clearly in a few words, but he still considered it and said: "Actually, the loss can't be talked about, it's just that the taxes paid to Kyoto over the years have indeed been reduced by several percent." ”

Fan Xian smiled helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Such an old hen who gives birth to golden roosters earns less money a year than a year, what is the difference between it and a loss?

The former envoy of the Inner Treasury Transfer Department is the cousin of Huang Yi, the chief strategist of the chief strategist of the princess of Xinyang Palace, Lord Huang Wanshu, Fan Xian took over the inner library, and did not meet with this Lord Huang.

Shan Da didn't dare to take his words to demean the eldest princess, and said sincerely: "The reason why profits are thinning year by year is that on the one hand, the expenses of the three major fangs are getting bigger and bigger, including the owners of the fangs, those treasurer officials take too much. Second, there are some problems with the sales channels over the years, the pirates at sea are too rampant, I dare not say too much, but at least one or two out of ten stops are folded at sea. The third is the supply problem to Northern Qi, the accounts were too messy a few years ago, and I don't know how many private goods the Cui family brought away, but no one dared to check this matter...... Fortunately, Lord Tisi took action and verified the Cui family a year ago, and this alone can save a lot of losses for the imperial court. ”

Fan Xian listened with interest, but he was clearly ruthless in his heart, what pirates were all tricks of the Ming family to grab their own goods. He looked at Shan Da yù and stopped, and said curiously, "What else is the reason?"

Shan Da glanced at him and said with a wry smile: "There is also ...... The funds in the courtyard have increased too quickly over the years, and you also know that most of the expenses in the courtyard are directly from the inner treasury, and the use of the palace has not risen much over the years, but the courtyard has spent too much. ”

Fan Xian gasped, he didn't expect that his own supervision institute turned out to be one of the vampires in the inner library, and then he thought about it, those brothers and sisters in the three places developed weapons of mass destruction every day, and the crows in the second department were all over the world to inquire about the news, no matter how they disguised it, they always needed financial support, not to mention the two black hole yamen like five and six places that had no construction at all, only destroying and absorbing gold...... Of course, even if these hospital affairs are not counted, he has played many times in Chen Yuan, and the old cripple has raised so many peerless beauties and lived a luxurious life comparable to that of the emperor, and not all of this money is from the inner treasury.

He shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Don't mention the things in the courtyard first, it's a shame to spread it, just check those roads." ”

Su Wenmao, who was behind Shan Da and Fan Xian, couldn't help laughing, thinking that Lord Tisi would speak directly.

............ "The problem of sales channels, the problem of pirates, I will solve it." Fan Xian stared at Shan Da's eyes, "Except for the two of the four evils, I just don't understand, how can the treasurer of the three major squares be compared with these evils? Those officials stay in Jiangnan all the year round and are not allowed to leave without permission, it is indeed a hard job, and the imperial court gives them more generous money, but it should be." ”

Shan Da didn't dare to look him in the eyes, and bowed his head and responded: "The three major squares are responsible for all the production of the inner warehouse, and those goods are all made by them, so ...... So ......"

"So what?" Fan Xian sneered, "Do they dare to threaten with this?"

"If you want to threaten, you naturally don't dare. Shan Da smiled bitterly and said: "But the imperial court is strict with the management of the inner treasury, and only the upper, middle and lower level treasurer officials know the process, ingredients, and recipes, and the things in their minds are equivalent to the silver production machine of the imperial court, as long as they make a little bit of heart, they can reduce the output of the inner treasury, so all along, their status in the inner treasury is somewhat special, and the imperial court also looks at them differently, and even ...... It's a little arrogant. ”

"Oh?" Fan Xian narrowed his eyes amusedly, thinking to himself that those little helpers who came out of the Ye family at the beginning have now become technocrats who have become monopoly and rich?

"Isn't this a threat?" Fan Xian felt more and more ridiculous that this matter was a little ridiculous and funny, and said with a smile: "Then how did the eldest princess deal with these treasurers in the first place?"

Shan Da thought for a while, frowned and responded: "The eldest princess only wants the output not to decrease, and she basically tries her best to meet the requirements of the treasurers, and raises their status extremely high...... Of course, if there is really a treasurer who doesn't know how to measure, the eldest princess will also have her means, six years ago, she killed seven troublesome treasurers in one go, and since then, the treasurers have learned to make a fortune in a muffled voice, and they don't have a good face for us officials at the same level, but they still dare not have a disrespectful heart for the court. ”

Fan Xian sneered: "Arrogance? extremely high status...... The first thing the official had to do was to knock them into the dust. ”

He was a little annoyed in his heart, his mother-in-law was really not a material to be a manager, and she actually managed such a super-large enterprise like this, no wonder His Majesty the emperor complained every day, and his father also had a headache about the emptiness of the treasury.

Shan Da was startled, thinking that Lord Tisi was young after all, if the new official took office with three fires, the thunder would be angry, and those treasurers would really be offended, not to mention the sales channels of the inner treasury, and it would be difficult to guarantee their own output and quality of goods.

He rubbed his hands together and said in a deep voice: "Adults think twice, you might as well respond to it with a gentle heart first, and then slowly figure it out." Fan Xian smiled and shook his head: "You can't figure it slowly, 10,000 years is too long, seize the day, ten days later, the official will go back to Suzhou to preside over the opening of the inner library to welcome the bid, not in these ten days to subdue the unconvinced people in the inner library, how can you take care of things in the future? I don't have the interest to run to this place every day." ”

Shan Da said with a bitter face: "This matter is not easy to deal with, even if the treasurers who beat them are superficially convinced, but they secretly do some tricks and feet in the workshop, and they don't even need to do their hands and feet, so that the output of the inner treasury can be reduced, check ...... I can't understand it at all, and in the end, I'm afraid that this responsibility will still be borne by adults. ”

Fan Xian somewhat appreciated this person's attitude of saying one thing at a time, and the atmosphere of the officials of the Supervision Yuan was indeed much stronger than that of the officials of Jiangnan Road. He waved his hand to stop the other party's exhortation, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, if you kill Butcher Zhang, do you want to eat hairy pigs?"

Shan Da and Su Wenmao were stunned for a moment, they didn't know where Lord Tisi got his confidence, the treasurer was in charge of production, and the Supervision Yuan was not in charge of this matter...... Suddenly, Su Wenmao's mind moved, and he thought that this inner library was originally the Ye family's property, and his own adults were ...... The descendants of the Ye family, could it be said that Lord Tisi has his own way?

Fan Xian didn't explain anything, just asked them to prepare for the real opening of the government tomorrow, but he himself went to the backyard, drank two bowls of porridge with some taste, and sincerely invited Haitang to go all the way to the three major squares with him in the evening.

There are already subordinates who have done a pass for him, and even if he doesn't reveal his identity at night, it shouldn't be a big deal. And the reason why he wanted to call Begonia to go with him was not because he had good thoughts and wanted to extend the glory of Neiku to Northern Qi, but because he purely needed Begonia, a powerful bodyguard.

The rooster crows, and the sky is white.

The back wall of the Inner Treasury Operation Division was drifting on the back wall of the mansion, and Fan Xian and Haitang ended a night of exploration and returned to the study.

Fan Xian calmed his face, frowned and said, "Night and night, the management is corrupt...... Those are those two words, right?"

Haitang was still immersed in shock, she walked around the three major workshops with Fan Xian tonight, although she did not come into contact with the military industry and other workshops, but she was still shocked by what she saw and heard, it turned out that the cotton cloth was woven with that kind of spinning machine, and it didn't use manpower, it used that kind of water power...... It's just that how can the power of the river be so tame? Thinking back to what she saw and heard tonight, she was even more amazed by the hostess of the Ye family who had long disappeared into the long river of history, and her gaze at Fan Xian was also a little hot.

Isn't Fan Xian the son of the hostess of the Ye family?

Fan Xian was not as shocked as her, the freshness at first was slightly removed, although there was still a sense of pleasure in his heart to appreciate his mother's legacy, but Qing's domestic treasury was actually worse than the township enterprises in his previous life, just some very rudimentary things, if it weren't for the Qingguo Emperor's extreme cleverness and his close attention to all industries, I am afraid that it would not be as valuable as it was back then.

However, just in Shunde Town, it is not possible to produce refrigerators, so Fan Xian will be surprised. He was surprised by another thing, those treasurers of the inner treasury were indeed living in extreme luxury, and his heart couldn't help but itch, if he swallowed the silver that these people had eaten into his stomach, how much would it have to be?

And like the eldest princess worried, he didn't worry too much, what bullshit technology monopoly, and it was not a particularly difficult way to live, although he was not from a science background back then, but it was not too much of a problem to blow a few glasses, and the most important thing is, who called someone behind us.

Knowledge is power, knowledge is confidence, knowledge is silver—this is the strong cognition that Fan Xian generated on his first day in the inner library.