"Do you know how the copper barbed wire that His Highness pulled when he killed Huma was invented?"

"Isn't that iron?"

"It's not that big of a difference, you know?"

To tell the truth, there is really no such thing in Northern Qi, and the monarchs and ministers of Northern Qi are also most interested in the military products in the three squares of Nanqing Neiku, and finally one of the parties to today's conversation took the initiative to mention this, and the girl on the other side naturally felt a little happy, and said very sincerely: "I don't know." ”

"Oh, copper wire is hard to pull. The gentle voice sighed: "I heard that the merchants in Jiangnan pulled it out in order to grab a copper plate. ”

The joke itself is funny, but it comes out of his mouth and is cold.

So the girl's family just curled her lips.

He asked again: "Do you know how the channel for Shahu Lake to break the embankment and enter the river in Shazhou was dug out?"

The girl shook her head, not very eager to play with him.

The man shook his head and said, "Because the Jiangnan merchant dropped a copper plate and went into a rat hole in the embankment." ”

............ Haitang looked at Fan Xian, who was telling jokes, and looked at him quietly for a long time before he spoke: "I can understand these two jokes, I just don't know what you want to say." ”

Fan Xian scratched his hair neck, which was a little itchy and painful, Sisi didn't have a good look in the past two days, and when he combed his hair every day, he used too much force, and the hair behind his head was pulled too hard, so he had some small red spots. "These two jokes tell us that for merchants, miserliness is always the most admirable virtue," he said, "and profit is always a temptation they cannot resist. ”

These are two jokes about Jews that he heard in his previous life, and they are not very awkward to use on Jiangnan merchants at this time.

He turned around and pointed to his vest at Begonia, tickling himself just now, but the range of the itch expanded rapidly, and he immediately ran to the center of the back of the heavenly kill, although with Fan Xian's small means, the palm of his hand could easily pick it there, but it didn't feel very good.

So he pointed to his vest.

Begonia glared at him, but her hand was already stretched out, scratching lightly on his back through his clothes.

Feeling that he could easily defeat the second sacrifice, he scratched it with the supreme heart method on his itch, Fan Xian only felt that his body was comfortable, and he groaned comfortably, and continued: "Miserliness is the heavenly xìng of merchants, Ming Qingda is so willing to cut meat, it is a bit unexpected, and it is a matter of interests, next year I will definitely appease the Sun family in Quanzhou and the merchants who have failed this year, so I want to trouble you to tell the emperor of your family to know, at most next year can maintain this year's share, no matter more, it is extremely difficult." ”

Begonia snorted.

Immediately after that, she continued to ask: "What are the Ming family going to do? It seems that you are very satisfied with Ming Qingda's attitude. ”

Fan Xian shook his head and said seriously: "His attitude does not fully represent the attitude of the Ming family, the things that night have not ended, and it is impossible for me to stop, the Ming family's injuries are all in the economy now, in the next year, I can let his family continue to bleed by relying on the inner library shipment card alone...... But the whole body of the Ming family is still healthy, and it is impossible to eat them in one bite, so as long as I am in Jiangnan for a day, I will go and cut a piece of meat every few rì. ”

The so-called encroachment, maybe this is the truth, but Haitang couldn't help but feel a little sad for Ming Qingda when he heard it, and the old man Ming put on a low profile, but there was still no way to control the implementation of Fan Xian's strong plan.

As if guessing what she was thinking, Fan Xian explained: "The Ming family will definitely not sit still, the problem is that this time Xiao Yan's plan is different from dealing with the Cui family, the means of the Supervision Yuan are all means of seeing the light, and everything I have done is in accordance with the rules of Qing, this is not a yīn scheme, just a yang scheme, in the face of the gap in strength, it is impossible for the Ming family to carry out a frontal counterattack." Don't think that Ming Qingda is purely trying to calm things down, he is not the same as wasting time, waiting for the situation in the capital to change. ”

He said in an accentuated tone: "For the Ming family, the situation in Kyoto must change, otherwise they will only wait to be eaten by the imperial court." ”

Haitang replied softly: "So you won't let them wait in peace like this, but try your best to weaken their strength before the situation in Kyoto changes." ”

"Not bad. Fan Xian said expressionlessly: "The only thing I'm worried about is that the Ming family's reputation is a little incomprehensible, and there is no problem to be found in the accounts of the Inner Treasury Transfer Division, and the other party's ability to erase the traces is too strong...... Now there is no news from that island, and it seems that someone is helping them cover it up. In the face of such a seemingly gentle and virtuous family, if I, or the Supervision Yuan, press the Ming family too tightly, and the Ming family's posture is pitiful, the people in Jiangnan may have a backlash. ”

"You're not a person who cares what other people say. Begonia said with a smile.

Fan Xian also laughed: "This is true. But I don't care, it doesn't mean that His Majesty doesn't care, His Majesty wants to leave a name in history, and he wants to keep the monarch's power forever, which is originally a troublesome thing. If it weren't for this, the imperial court had too many ways to directly flatten the Ming family, why did it never do it? Isn't it because it was afraid that the impression of the emperor would be left in the hearts of the people, and the impression engraved by the imperial court would be that it would leave a disgraceful mark on the history books. ”

"Is Emperor Qingguo this kind of person?" asked Haitang suspiciously.

"Trust me. Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is indeed a person with a good name, otherwise he would not have to fight with your emperor for that idle breath the last time the sky was auspicious...... This time, His Majesty sent me to Jiangnan to collect the Ming family, of course, he hoped that I could do it beautifully, and I would trample the Ming family to death, and I couldn't leave any bad reputation, if the people in Jiangnan and even the world were unhappy for the Ming family...... If those forces in Kyoto make a fuss again, even if His Majesty is ruthless enough to let me be a black dog, they will be forced to recall me back to Beijing. ”

"In that case, today is the fourth day after the opening of the bid in the inner library, why haven't you done anything?" asked Haitang curiously.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Who said I didn't do anything? ”

When it comes to Baoyue Tower, Haitang feels a little strange, and sighs and says: "You borrow silver from me to repair the river, but it's okay, but the silver of my Great Qi Dynasty...... But you took it to open a jì courtyard, and the news was transmitted back to Shangjing, but I was afraid that Your Majesty would laugh to death my little aunt. ”

Fan Xian knew that this saintess of Northern Qi always felt a little uncomfortable about her opening a green building, and he said: "River workers are doing good, as you know, the resettlement work I am about to start is also doing good, but in fact, you don't know, open a green building...... It is also to do good. ”

Haitang was puzzled, thinking that Qinglou forced a woman to do such a pitiful thing, what does it have to do with doing good?

"The two oldest professions of mankind, one is a killer and the other is a jì woman. Fan Xian snapped his fingers, pointed to his back again, and signaled Begonia not to stop scratching his back, "You can't change this, I can't change it, even my mother can't change it...... In this case, this industry will definitely survive forever, so we might as well take this industry under our own control and make some rules to protect the interests of those poor women as much as possible. ”

After first saying Gu Long's famous words, and then repeating the words that persuaded Shi Xianli back then, Fan Xianyan concluded: "I opened the Qinglou just to protect those jì women, and blindly put morality on my head, ignore it, and cover my eyes when there is no such thing in this world, that is really without a benevolent heart, and treat those jì women as people." ”

When Fan Xian specifically talked about the "new policies" of Baoyue Building, such as inviting a doctor and taking monthly leave, Haitang's tickling hand for Fan Xian had already stopped, and he looked at the back of his head in shock, as if he didn't expect that what Fan Xian said was not a lie, but that he was really doing these things.

When he heard the last sentence, the admiration on Haitang's face disappeared as soon as he saw it, and he said softly: "What An Zhi said is reasonable. ”

"Huh?" Fan Xian turned his head a little unexpectedly, he didn't expect the other party to reply so seriously, it felt really bad, like Xu Ziling was convincing the teacher and nun.

He shook his head, drove this sad and sad association out of his head, and said without a head, "Duoduo, I'm sorry. ”

This time it was Begonia's turn to surprise and hum.

Fan Xian said: "A few days ago, you and I had a little separation, and after I thought about it, this is mainly my problem, of course, there are also your problems, but in the final analysis, it is my problem." ”

Although Haitang didn't quite understand what he wanted to say, and he didn't understand this strange sentence pattern of taking up redundant words and irrigating wastewater, he still thought very lightly of the ancient road outside the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the young man in front of him once said that the sun is the sun, the world is yours and me, and so on.

A faint smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

Fan Xian clapped his hands, stared into her eyes and said, "I want honesty between friends, but I am not honest enough with you, so this is my problem." And since you left Northern Qi and came to Jiangnan, you have to stare at so much silver every day, and you have to worry about how I am, your pressure is too great, which makes you feel uneasy, not as good as the beginning, and you can't successfully resolve this pressure, it's your problem. But, you have pressure, I have pressure, and at the end of the day, I make that pressure, so this problem is mine. ”

Begonia laughed and covered her mouth, revealing only those bright eyes like a clear lake.

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, and subconsciously said, "The eyes are very beautiful." ”

"Huh?"

Fan Xian smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to have a little girl's side...... But at the end of the day, you haven't told me to this day, how old are you? ”

Seeing that Haitang was slightly angry, he waved his hand noncommittally and said, "Change the topic! Didn't you ask just now, why didn't you take action against the Ming family in the past two days?"

"You said you were busy with the renovation work of Jì Temple. "Begonia is also a joker, but it's a little jerky.

Fan Xian nodded and said with a smile: "This is a chun, of course, the main problem is ...... I'm waiting for Xia Qifei to recuperate. ”

On the evening of March 26, ———————————————————————, the place where the mansions of the salt merchants and emperors gathered in the Xicheng area of Suzhou, red lights were hung high, firecrackers were noisy, and there was a joyful smell.

In fact, the real Jiangnan super-rich, outside Suzhou, in the Jiangnan water towns, have their own compounds, and they all live in their own manors, and rarely stay in the city, but each of them must have a luxurious residence in the west city of Suzhou, because this is a symbol of status and a display of family strength.

The land price in Xicheng is extremely expensive, and no one has always been willing to sell real estate, so not everyone is qualified to live in, and Xia Qifei was able to successfully open his own house, which means that after the battle of Neiku, Jiang Nan has recognized his qualifications.

Of course, Xia Qifei, who lives in Suzhou City, of course, has to wash himself cleanly, leaving no trace of underworld on his face, so naturally he can't live as the commander of Jiangnan Water Village, his current identity has changed and he has become the owner of Xia Mingji.

Xia Mingji, naturally it is also a newly opened trading house, the hidden meaning of this name, the businessmen who came to congratulate knew that the Ming family was so conspicuous and dazzling, but I don't know if the Ming family will send someone to come today, I heard that the owner of the family, Ming Qingda, fainted that day, and woke up after two full days, and his body was weak and in a mess.

A carriage stopped in front of Xia Mansion, the carriage was completely black, without any insignia, but the guards around him, and the strangers who suddenly appeared in the street, all showed the identity of this carriage.

The merchants who were gathered at the gate of the summer house hurriedly came over, bowed to the carriage, and eagerly prepared to greet the people in the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Fan Xian said to the three princes in a harmonious voice: "Your Highness, do you really want to join in this fun? ”

The third prince smiled sweetly and said, "I know what the teacher is worried about, but since the teacher does not avoid suspicion today to help Xia Qifei, it is nothing to add one more student." ”

Fan Xian smiled, knowing that this little guy had not forgotten the teachings of the concubine all the time, and he had to be tied to himself in life and death, not only psychologically, but also in public opinion.

One big and one small, the two nobles in Suzhou City got out of the carriage reservedly, causing a commotion outside the car and the sound of peace one after another.

............ Fan Xian stood in the room, touching the obviously newly made desk with his hand, smelling the faint fragrance of wood from his nose, thinking that there was nothing else in this world, but the newly renovated house did not smell of methane, and this benefit was enough, he suddenly felt shocked, and found that he had not remembered the things of the original world for a long time, and he didn't know what this meant.

Maybe it's because I'm getting more and more used to this world, but why is the unknown desire in my heart still scratching, making my heart itch, but I don't know what I'm longing for.

Not tobacco, not a film, I don't know what it is.

He got rid of his distraction, only to find that Xia Qifei and His Royal Highness were looking at him in a daze, and couldn't help laughing at himself, and said: "Qingcheng, you are injured, sit by yourself, ignore me, I will often be in a daze." ”

Knowing that Lord Qincha and the three princes came together, the Jiangnan businessmen who came to congratulate them in the front yard were secretly envious of Xia Qifei's luck, and were shocked by the actions of the Qincha and the three princes who did not shy away from people's words, and on the other hand, they did not dare to be too noisy, so the sound of drinking and having fun in the front yard did not disturb the conversation in the study in the back garden.

Xia Qifei was actually shocked by Fan Xian's arrival, not to mention that there was also a third prince who came with him!

Fan Xian shook his head and said: "In Jiangnan today, everyone knows the relationship between you and me, and I think Kyoto should also know about it." In that case, why hide it again?"

Xia Qifei glanced at the third prince, and when he thought of the rumors, he didn't shy away from it, and said directly: "Lord Tisi, my subordinates are afraid of causing you trouble." ”

"What's the trouble?" Fan Xian looked at him and said gently: "You are doing things for the imperial court, and you seem to be in the limelight recently, but in fact, you have suffered a lot of losses. ”

Xia Qifei thought of his brother who died that night, and his face was slightly gloomy.

"Are you getting better?" asked Fan Xian.

Xia Qifei replied respectfully: "It's much better." ”

"Hmm. Fan Xian sighed for a while and said slowly: "You don't have to worry too much, about the Ming family, my attitude is very firm, maybe the progress will be slower, but ...... Don't think that this official has been deceived by someone's posture. ”

The kneeling of Ming Qingda, the contemporary owner of the Ming family, in the courtyard of the Neiku mansion, and the fainting after winning the bid, have already spread all over the city and outside of Suzhou these days, so Xia Qifei, as the knife in Fan Xian's hand, is most worried about the hand holding the knife, will he suddenly change his mind, at this time, hearing that Fan Xian made a promise, Xia Qifei injured Yu Zhi's body, and there was no way to shake up - revenge, regaining the Ming family, is his greatest wish in this life, without Fan Xian's help, he will never be able to do it.

Fan Xian looked at his expression, and said in a deep voice: "You do things for the imperial court, the imperial court will support you, and then be more direct, since you are the official's person, the official must tell the world openly, this relationship, there is no need to tear it off, there is no need to cover it up, in the future, you will do things in the south of the Yangtze River and transport goods to the north, with this influence, it will be much easier." ”

Xia Qifei's face was moved, but he was a little frightened in his heart, and he didn't know why Lord Tisi was so anxious to find out about this matter. In fact, Xia Qifei has always thought that he is doing things for the imperial court, he doesn't understand that Fan Xian's use of him does not mean that the imperial court uses him.

Let Xia Qi fly to the north to transport goods, pass the Cui family line of Guò back then, connect with Fan Sizhen in the north, and reopen the smuggling route under the protection of Emperor Fan Xian of the South and the North, this is the purpose of Fan Xian.

Now there is a supervision institute in the south secretly, and Wei Hua, the commander of the Zhenfu Division in the north, is not only an old acquaintance of Fan Xian, but also a person who has been trusted by the little emperor of Northern Qi...... It is Xia Qifei himself at the beginning.

Fan Xian came with a discussion, nothing more than using the world's remarks to tie Xia Qifei firmly to his side, after this rì, no matter who it is, he will not believe that Xia Qifei is not Fan Xian's henchman, after the smuggling began, Xia Qifei just wanted to betray Fan Xian, but I am afraid that no one will dare to believe him, and Fan Xian's enemies will also target Xia Qifei, Jiang Nanju has been a good start before, so it can only force Xia Qifei to hug Fan Xian tighter...... Outside the troubles and prison hearts, kidnapping people on the boat, the three princes are dead and begging to get on the boat, but Xia Qifei is not on the plane and impossible.

............ "the day after tomorrow." Before Fan Xian left the Xia Mansion, he finally instructed Xia Qifei: "The required procedures should be complete, and you should go out right away when the time comes." ”

Xia Qifei was slightly excited, although he knew in his heart that Lord Tisi just needed himself to attract the attention of the Ming family, but he could finally roar in Suzhou Mansion, and it seemed that he was getting closer and closer to his life goal.

"But you get it. Fan Xian sighed and patted him on the shoulder, "Qinglu is not a precedent for this kind of thing, the other party is the eldest son of the long house, according to the law, he is taking advantage, even if the courtyard helps, it is unlikely to get the desired result...... There are many ways to get back what you have lost, so don't be in a hurry and don't be too disappointed. ”

Xia Qifei's heart trembled slightly, and he always felt that the young Lord Tisi in front of him was not only talking about the Ming family, but also between the superiors and subordinates, it seemed that there was some kind of harmony because of the two words family property, he hugged his fists and said movingly: "Because of Xia's matter, the adults are bothered, and I really dare not do it." ”

"Deserved. Fan Xian said with pity: "It was explained at the beginning of the fight that this official is also a person who puts interests first, so don't be too careful." ”

The more he emphasized his interests, the more Xia Qifei felt that the other party was sincere, and saluted again and again, sending him and the third prince out of the mansion. To be precise, Fan Xian and the third prince just stood at Xia's house and left, and it was only a cup of tea, but the gesture and determination shown in this will definitely spread through the mouths of those merchants and officials, and reach the ears of the heads of the Ming family.

After the carriage left the summer house, it was not in a hurry to return to Huayuan, but drove to Beicheng, where most of the heroes were heroes, so the guards next to the car were also nervous.

"What is the day after tomorrow?" the third prince asked Fan Xian with his innocent and harmless eyes.

Fan Xianying said: "Xia Qi flew into the Suzhou Mansion and sued the Ming family for seizing the family property. ”