"Old Master, I have something important to report." Fan Chengsi ran in.
"Bastard, who let you in? Are there any rules anymore?" The head of the Fan family was furious when he saw Fan Chengsi barging in. He was discussing with the heads of the other seven families. This was the top secret of the business group. There were no eight.
With the owner's permission, no one is allowed to enter.
Fan Chengsi is Mr. Fan's personal servant. He is usually the best at understanding the old man's thoughts, so he is very favored. Others who want to see the old man have to follow his path. Even Fan Yongdou, the most popular among the younger generations of the Fan family, has to do it.
With a smile.
But at this time, breaking in, it seems that the servants of the Fan family are very unruly and uncultured. It is the face of the Fan family that is lost. It is said that three generations have raised the nobles. Under the influence of the 250 years of history of the eight major business groups, they have become
They pay great attention to etiquette and rules. They pay special attention to how they speak and do things, and even their food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Fan Sicheng immediately apologized. The most important thing at this time was the host's face.
"Well, what's the matter?" Seeing that he immediately admitted his mistake, the old man calmed down, took a sip of tea from the bowl, put the tea cup on the table and asked slowly and logically.
He knows very well that Fan Sicheng is not a person who does not know the importance of things. If he breaks in at this time, something big will happen. However, the eight business groups are not nobles, but better than nobles, which are also commonly known as Sufeng. They are in Shanxi and
There is no difference between nobles and nobles.
In their view, the biggest difference between them and those nouveau riche families is that they value tolerance.
Even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him, his face remains unchanged. This kind of Qi-nurturing skill is not something that ordinary families can have.
"Tonight after dark, many mysterious figures appeared in the ruins of our eight shops and houses. They all have skills and are digging something with shovels and picks."
As soon as these words came out, the heads of the eight families immediately broke their skills, and all their damn qi-nurturing skills disappeared. Immediately, the old men jumped up as if they had a red-hot iron shoved under their buttocks.
Today, it is too late to arrive here, so we have to set up camp first. The ruins of each house have not been dealt with yet. Moreover, Yang Fan has already made arrangements. In addition to the personnel attached to the Chinese army's tent, as well as the civilian officials and factory personnel who came with the army, the fort is
Wei, Yanguan Yushi. Others are not allowed to enter the city.
However, leaving all the people from these eight business groups in the city allowed them to handle their own affairs. When several family heads discussed the follow-up plan just now, they still praised Yang Fan.
Although they did not have the connections to Uncle Dingyuan and could not find him to do things in front of him, Mr. Zhang would definitely give Uncle Dingyuan a share of the money. After Uncle Dingyuan received the money, he immediately left. After receiving the money, he would do the work.
, no sloppiness. The credit is absolutely strong.
Moreover, they had known Uncle Dingyuan for a long time. Anyone who had dealt with Uncle Dingyuan in the capital or Zunhua would praise him. Although Uncle Dingyuan was not a gentleman, he had always been trustworthy and cherished his feathers.
As long as he agrees to something, he will definitely give you an explanation.
This is one of the reasons why they readily paid Mr. Zhang. When you do things with Uncle Dingyuan, you are afraid that he will not accept your money. You don't have to worry that he will not do the work after taking the money, or that it will be ugly. When Uncle Dingyuan does things,
Beauty is universally praised.
If they hadn't approached Mr. Zhang, Uncle Dingyuan would definitely not have accepted the money given by others. So, in the Ming Dynasty, you have to find the right way to give gifts, otherwise you won't be able to send them even gold and silver. They
People are all old thieves, and naturally they are innocent.
"Whose people want to dig out our background? What do they want to do?" the head of the Wang family asked anxiously.
"It can't be Uncle Dingyuan's people. The army spends a lot of money on the expedition, and they want to make some extravagant wealth secretly." said the head of the Jin family.
"Impossible, who is Uncle Dingyuan? How could he do such a shameful thing? What a proud temper he has. As long as he is a proud person, he will not do anything. I will never look at these eyes.
Wrong person." The old man of the Liang family said firmly.
"Could they be Mr. Zhang's personal soldiers? Mr. Zhang's appetite, hey! That's just a pit." Old Man Huang complained. He still feels bad for the 600,000 taels of silver. This will drag the emperor's personal soldiers to
Doing private work, sincerely the price is beautiful.
"It's not like that, although Mr. Zhang is greedy, he can still do things well. Besides, he is so ugly, it is Uncle Dingyuan who is embarrassed. After all, he is a middleman, and it is Uncle Dingyuan who really does things. What he does is not
Have you put Uncle Dingyuan in it?"
"Apart from the soldiers they have in this fort, the only ones left are the civil servants." Mrs. Wang said, stroking his beard. "They are all like weak chickens. Except for a few attachés, they don't have much manpower."
"Go and check if anyone from outside the city has come in today." Mr. Fan immediately ordered.
"Here!" Fan Chengsi immediately turned around and went out.
After entering the city, they placed spies inside and outside the east gate and south gate, and soon found out the clues.
Fan Chengsi and Fan Chenggong came in to report, "Today after dark, someone from the censor's camp left the city from the east gate. A quarter of an hour later, five hundred civilians were brought in."
"Where did these civilians come from, and the officials who led the team were from that prefecture and county." Old Mrs. Liang asked.
"The younger one, I found out, he is from Yangzhou Prefecture." Fan Chenggong replied. "This time, 20,000 of the 100,000 civilians are from Southern Zhili. They sent grain to Beijing last year and did not leave. They were directly arrested by the Ministry of Household Affairs
And the governor's office of water transportation stayed. Because of the disaster in the north, farmers fled in large numbers, or they were weak due to hunger, and it was difficult for the people to raise money."
The eyelids of several house owners jumped when they heard this. They understood.
The officials and censors of the six ministries are not just weak civil servants. They also bring manpower. These manpower are hidden among the people.
No one is a fool. Since last year, the party struggle in the imperial court has become fierce again. Last year, all the parties united and overthrew the eunuch party. Wei Dugong suffered a complete defeat and became a Shaojiaque (pronounced cleverly) son.
Beginning this year, through the liquidation of the Eunuch Party, various factions began to carve up the vacuum of power. The Eunuch Party suffered heavy losses, but it was not cleared. After all, the backers behind them, Mrs. Zheng and King Fu, are still
The tree is big and has deep roots. The eunuchs are just starting to take the defensive.
Mrs. Zheng is a mature woman with sophisticated methods and scheming. She took the initiative to give up a lot of interests. In fact, she just wanted to try out the value of the alliance between the parties. First, take a step back and feel the bottom. Then based on the reality that can be seen,
Prescribe the right medicine.
As a result, these ineffective sects immediately began to fight each other.
In order to fill the power vacuum left by the eunuchs in the court, people immediately started to think like dogs. Mrs. Zheng immediately tried out the depths. It turned out to be a plastic relationship, and the boat of friendship capsized at any time.
Several family heads are old thieves who have lived for many years. They are all good people after living to this age. The changes in the court are like watching fire. They all lamented that old age is still hotter.
With this move, retreat was used to advance. The anti-eunuch party's alliance was immediately disintegrated. Now the main contradiction in the court has shifted. Now, all parties unite to fight against the Donglin Party.