Fan Yongdou is not yet forty years old this year. Since he started doing business with people outside the customs, his business has become bigger and bigger. Whether it is in the Ming Dynasty or there, he is like a fish in water. In Shanxi, he is vaguely the number one in Shanxi.
The posture of a merchant.
Of course, this number one merchant is a joke in the business circle and cannot be taken seriously. However, this also shows that the Fan family is indeed as big as Shanxi. From the chief envoy to the governor of various states,
Fan Yongdou can basically have access to all the officials he wants to have contact with. However, in recent years, things have not been going smoothly in Shaanxi and Shanxi. The Fan family handles a large amount of grain, which makes Fan Yongdou even more popular.
Therefore, when he received Fan Chun's letter, he immediately went through all the forces and people that the Fan family might have offended recently in his mind. As a result, he was a little confused.
The Fan family can grow so big and have semicolons all over Shanxi, not by relying on harmony to make money, because some of the Fan family's interests have been harmed, and some are jealous. They even think that the Fan family is a big piece of fat and want to cut it into pieces.
That's fine, but the Fan family has always dealt with the situation properly and without any trouble.
He could not imagine who else in Shanxi could dare to threaten the Fan family so openly?
Originally, he didn't plan to pay attention to this matter. It was just a Taiyuan semicolon. When the people who had troubled the Fan family were revealed, he would not be too late to take action. Losing a semicolon and destroying an enemy was not a loss in business.
However, the Jin Yiwei mentioned in Fan Chun's letter suddenly made him wary. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it would be better to handle the matter himself.
His Fan family has people in the government, people in the border army, and connections everywhere, but there is one place where his Fan family cannot put people there no matter what, and that is the Jinyi Guards.
It is possible to bribe a few Jinyiwei people with a lot of money, but if you want Jinyiwei to facilitate the Fan family in every way, or even stand up for the Fan family, then it is too much.
What is the main livelihood of his Fan family now? Others don't know, but he hasn't figured it out yet. As long as Jinyiwei is really determined to send his Fan family away, his Fan family is certainly not afraid of a mere Jinyiwei Thousand Households, but Jinyiwei
In this matter, provoking a thousand households is almost equivalent to stabbing a big hole. If the things done by the Fan family are found out, it will be a major crime to kill the nine tribes!
If someone from Jinyiwei intervened, it would be something that Fan Chun couldn't handle.
Before he arrived in Taiyuan Prefecture, he received news that shops in various places had been sealed off by Jin Yiwei. He immediately knew that things were going to be very bad. He originally hurried on calmly, but after receiving the news, he even ordered most of the people from all over the country to go there.
He didn't take anyone with him, he just took his two confidants and rushed towards Taiyuan day and night.
After all, he was in charge of a big family. Although he was a little anxious, he did not lose his bearings. When he arrived in Taiyuan, he did not go directly to the Tongfa Inn to meet the person who specified that he wanted to see him. Instead, he went to Taiyuan directly and silently.
Entered the home of Li Siwei, the Tongzhi of Taiyuan Prefecture, and then waited for Li Siwei to come back.
This Li Tongzhi can be regarded as a member of his Fan family, and he has been well fed with money for a long time. If there is anyone in Taiyuan Mansion who can contribute the most to the Fan family, it is undoubtedly this person.
"I know this!"
Li Siwei looked older than Fan Yongdou. Faced with Fan Yongdou's inquiry, he shook his head: "At that time, the people from the government went to Liangpu Street to stop this matter, but the Jinyiwei group were all members of the family.
Dogs, if they turn their faces, they will be able to recognize people on the spot!"
"So, how did you provoke Jin Yiwei's people? You are not a stingy person, and you won't be reluctant to pay for the greetings!"
"I really don't know anything!" Fan Yongdou said with some distress: "This is not a question of money. Jinyiwei Qianhu Station and my Fan family spent a lot of money. I don't even think they can do anything. What do they do?"
It’s already good for me to not do anything, but I still didn’t expect something like this to happen!”
"However, it seems that this matter was not the idea of Jinyiwei Qianhu Station!" Li Tongzhi said slowly: "They were invited over later. That Jiang Wan was the mastermind of this matter, but his whereabouts were mysterious.
Luyin was opened in Yan'an Prefecture, but he was a businessman from the capital, so I don't know where he came from!"
"Even you don't know it?" Fan Yongdou looked at Li Tongzhi: "Anyone who can collude with Jin Yiwei must be from the government. If such a person comes to Taiyuan Prefecture, will the prefect's Yamen know?"
"I have too many yamen in Taiyuan Prefecture. Why don't you ask the Chief Envoy Si Yamen!" Li Tongzhi said with a straight face: "Brother Fan, if you want to talk like this, I will have to see you off!"
"My fault, I was a bit unscrupulous in my words!" Fan Yongdou immediately apologized: "I mean, this person has a name, but you have no impression at all?"
"No!" Li Tongzhi shook his head: "Whether you have any impression or not, you'd better deal with this matter immediately. Now this matter has caused a storm in the city. The people of Jinyiwei are doing things, but many people are watching. If you deal with it,
No, don’t blame me for not helping you!”
"All I know is, didn't I come here in person?" Fan Yongdou nodded: "Look, can you use your name to ask that Jiang Wan to come out, so that I can get to know him directly in person?
Ichiban, no matter what he wants to do, there is always room for discussion if he talks to you face to face!"
He said slowly: "I don't want to see the Jinyiwei people. There are some things that I won't do if the Jinyiwei people meet me!"
"Just this once!" Li Tongzhi pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "I will help you make an appointment. No matter how you deal with this matter later, I will never interfere again!"
"One time is enough!" Fan Yongdou nodded: "Under the inspiration of Master Tongzhi, Fan Ji is willing to donate two hundred shi of food to Taiyuan Mansion. Master Tongzhi remembers me, Fan Ji, sincerely, so I have this invitation!"
He said: "Whatever this statement is, no matter how this matter is handled, it will not implicate you!"
"You'd better take care of yourself!" Li Tongzhi gave him a deep look and said slowly: "You clean yourself up and wait in the Deqing Building near Tongfa Inn. I will send the message to him, but the other party
I don’t know if it will come or not!”
"That's it, thank you very much!" Fan Yongdou stood up; "Then Fan will go and wait first!"
He stood up and said goodbye. Li Siwei looked at him as he left without any intention of saying goodbye. His eyes were just staring at a familiar piece of paper that Fan Yongdou left on the table when he left.
When the figure outside completely disappeared, he picked up the piece of paper, and it turned out to be a banknote with a Shanxi bill number. Looking at the numbers on the banknote, he shook his head slightly and put the banknote away.