From this point of view, Fan Yongdou has nothing to worry about.
Originally, the Qing Dynasty was already showing signs of fatigue and was obviously a broken ship that was about to capsize. Even Hauge, a rebellious king, had lost so many troops that Dou had not yet been able to capture it.
This already explains a lot of problems.
During this period, Prince Zhu Ming and King Chuang were working hard to develop. When they really come to their senses, will the Qing Dynasty still have a future?
This is an issue that Fan Yongdou must consider.
This was one of the main reasons why he ran so fast from the capital this time.
Seeing that the ship of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties was already crumbling, and he was still thinking about jumping off the ship, Fan Yongdou did not want to accompany the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to sink the ship.
But right now, Shanxi merchants have no way to completely sever ties with the Manchus...
The only thing we can do is to see if we can get on some boats. Now that this incident has happened, there is some distance between us and the Qing Dynasty.
A few days later.
"Master Song, my master was also in a hurry to go back and take care of his family affairs, so I'm really sorry for hurting you!"
A shopkeeper sat next to Song Yi, with a smile on his face and said to Song Yi in front of him.
Song Yi frowned slightly and looked at the shopkeeper of the Fan family in front of him.
“What does this mean??”
"This little money is for the soup and medicine to make amends to you! Please don't dislike it!"
Song Yi opened the silk package in front of him, and inside were three five thousand tael votes. Looking at the votes in front of him, Song Yi's eyes showed surprise.
Fifteen thousand taels of tickets, all of them are tickets from Shanxi merchants. You only need to hold these few tickets to redeem them at Shanxi merchants' shops across the country!
This is no small sum at all!
Looking at the silver coins in front of him, Song Yi's expression changed for a while, and then he raised his hand to the shopkeeper of the Fan family in front of him.
"It doesn't matter, I am also following orders. As for the injuries on my body, they are just minor problems. But regarding the image of the head of the family in front of the master, I can't help you!"
As he spoke, Song Yi quietly swept the meeting tickets on the table into his cuffs.
"I know, I know!"
Seeing Song Yi's actions, the shopkeeper of the Fan family showed a smile on his face.
Since he accepted the money, it means that the adult in front of him probably won't take the news that happened a few days ago to heart.
"Then I'll take my leave first?"
The shopkeeper of the Fan family said to Song Yi in front of him with a respectful look on his face.
"Yeah! Go ahead!"
Looking at the back of the shopkeeper of the Fan family, Song Yi's eyes flashed with a ray of light, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.
It seemed that Fan Yongdou did not want to completely fall out with the Qing Dynasty.
It seems that Fan Yongdou has other plans on the Manchu side, but I don't know what Mr. Xu will do?
But it was not his turn to pay attention to these issues.
He shook his head and threw these thoughts behind him.
The other side.
In the imperial study room.
"Finished??"
Dorgon looked at the shopkeeper of the Fan family who was kneeling on the ground with an expressionless expression.
"Your Majesty, the common people have finished speaking..."
The shopkeeper said to Dorgon in front of him with some fear.
"Why didn't Fan Yongdou come and tell me this in person???"
Dorgon's eyes showed a dangerous light as he looked at the shopkeeper in front of him.
"Is Fan Yongdou really sincere in asking you to come over?"
As he spoke, Dorgon threw the memorial in his hand to the ground angrily.
The shopkeeper of the Fan family knelt on the ground, shivering, lowered his head, and didn't say a word.
At this time, Dorgon's eyes looked cold and said to the shopkeeper of the Fan family in front of him: "Something has happened and I haven't started to investigate it yet. Where did Fan Yongdou get the news that I want to investigate this matter?
He just turned around and ran away. Does this make anyone think he is innocent? Those gunpowders are really not inferior. Who can believe it???"
The shopkeeper of the Fan family was lying on the ground, shivering and not daring to say a word.
After a while, Dorgon seemed to finally relax a little.
"Go back and tell Fan Yongdou, don't be so afraid of death! Come back here! I have many things to ask him!"
"Yes, yes! The common people understand! I must inform the family master!"
The shopkeeper of the Fan family kowtowed to Dorgon in front of him.
"Get out of here!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
With that said, the shopkeeper of the Fan family carefully exited the imperial study room.
Looking at the appearance of the shopkeeper of the Fan family, Dorgon's brows furrowed tightly.
Dorgon also felt a strong sense of conspiracy in this incident. He always felt that there was a pair of invisible hands pushing the Qing Dynasty and Shanxi merchants to break apart.
Just after taking it, Dorgon seemed to be very angry and scolded the shopkeeper of the Fan family, but in fact, he hinted to Fan Yongdou overtly and secretly that this matter was a conspiracy.
If you come back, I won't blame you at all!
Qing Dynasty and Shanxi merchants are still partners!
This is the hidden meaning in Dorgon's tone just now.
However, Dorgon didn't know how this matter would end. The Shanxi merchants' problem always had to be dealt with...
What a hassle!
Dorgon frowned tightly.
Personally speaking, he actually still believed in Fan Yongdou. This person was not so stupid that he couldn't do such a thing, but he was not the only one who knew about a series of things that happened...
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"gunpowder???"
Li Zicheng frowned and listened to the words of his subordinates.
"Yes! Your Majesty, I heard that the Shanxi merchant has always been from the Manchu Qing Dynasty! Shops all over the place are helping the Manchu Qing Dynasty collect intelligence! For example, things like gunpowder intelligence are all done with the help of Shanxi merchants.
!”
The subordinates said to Li Zicheng in front of them.
Hearing the words of his subordinates, Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, and looked at each other with Gu Junen and Niu Jinxing at the side.
“Where did this news come from???”
"I don't know yet, but it's already making a big fuss! It's everywhere...and some people even claim to have found evidence..."
Li Zicheng's expression changed for a while. Just when he was about to say something, Niu Jinxing stood up first. He bowed to Li Zicheng in front of him and said: "Your Majesty! This matter,
Perhaps due to rumors, Shanxi merchants were originally merchants from Shanxi.
Maybe someone framed her deliberately, so we have to be careful!"
After hearing Niu Jinxing's words, Gu Junen on the side also raised his hands to Li Zicheng in front of him.
"Yes! Your Majesty, we must be cautious about this matter and cannot handle it casually..."
"Then you two, let's check it out!"
Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, looked at the two people in front of him and said: "If it is found out that it is indeed true, then all Shanxi merchants' shops will need to be closed down, and all the Shanxi merchants' families will have their homes searched!"