Geng E was finally convinced by Ortai, and the two decided to attack the big merchants in Shanxi.

As for how to start, Geng'er and Ortai discussed it behind closed doors for a whole day, and finally decided not to report this to Emperor Jianxing in advance, and the two of them would join forces to do it.

Of course, in Geng'er's words, if you don't inform Emperor Jianxing about this in advance, it is because you don't want Emperor Jianxing to bear the reputation of "unkind". After all, this emperor was famous for his wise king back then. If you were told Emperor Jianxing, Emperor Jianxing would agree to the next step. At least this put Emperor Jianxing in an embarrassing situation.

As slaves, they naturally have to solve their problems for their masters. Therefore, it is most appropriate not to inform them in advance. As for the reasons they have done, they already have a tacit understanding of this. Anyway, these big merchants are not good things and are not clean under their butts. In addition, they have been doing business with the Ming Dynasty in the open and secret years, so this kind of evidence will be investigated. At that time, they can be directly charged with the crime of their intention to rebel.

Geng E is the Minister of Shangshu and Minister of War. Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is now in Shanxi with the order of the sage, and he is definitely the imperial envoy. As for Ortai, he is not only the rank of general, but you should know that he is actually one of the Ministers of Shangshu. Now Emperor Jianxing has been keeping this job for him.

With their status and level, and holding heavy troops, it was not too easy to do this. After the discussion was made, I did it as soon as possible. First, I made a list, and then I sent an invitation to these big merchants in the name of Geng E, inviting them to come to Taiyuan to discuss the matter of Less Than.

Of course, the so-called "Love Loss" is just a name, and its purpose is to capture all these big merchants in one go. At present, the Qing Dynasty still controls the military and political affairs of Shanxi. Even if these people are unwilling to do so in this situation, the imperial envoy invites the ministers, they will never dare not come.

Even if there are a few members of the boss who refuse to come or send others to replace him, it is nothing. It is just right to put the hat of rebellion more tightly and make it more appropriate to start.

When the invitations were sent out one by one, some merchants soon rushed to Taiyuan one after another. Of course, these people looked naturally not good-looking when they came. After all, what is the so-called "Love Losing" mean? I learned it once again, and now I'm going to do it again, and how can I feel better?

But these people never expected that Geng'e and Ortai were different this time from the last time, and they had already decided to take all their wealth and even their lives. The moment these people stepped into Taiyuan Prefecture, they were equivalent to handing over their lives and having no way back.

Ten days later, fourteen famous merchants in Shanxi gathered in the most lively Taibai Restaurant in Taiyuan Prefecture. Among these people are eight royal merchants and rich local people in Shanxi.

The restaurant has been booked by Geng E to entertain them. As the people arrived one by one, the restaurant began to be filled with a lively atmosphere.

"Master, Taibai Tower has arrived." Fan Yuqi closed his eyes and sat in the sedan chair. His sedan chair was different from others, but he carried a large sedan chair in eight.

If he is an ordinary businessman, he is usually a sedan chair carried by two people, and at best he is a four-header with an official position. However, Fan Yuqin has a different identity. Not only is he the most powerful and financially powerful family among the imperial merchants, he also has the title of a second-rank official. He can wear a red-topped businessman, so he naturally travels very unusually.

Fan Yuqi's life has been very difficult over the years. At first, after the war in Jiangnan, it had little impact on the Fan family in Shanxi. Moreover, the Fan family's industry was huge and it remained the same for a while.

But just a few years later, with the rise of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan, the Qing Dynasty gradually became unable to do so. As the loyal dog of the Qing Dynasty, Fan Yuqi began to feel a little anxious, but at that time he was anxious only because the south was occupied by the Ming Dynasty, which damaged some of his trade routes. Fan Yuqi was very confident about whether the Qing Dynasty could destroy the Ming Dynasty.

But the subsequent changes in the situation were dazzling, especially when the Ming Dynasty suddenly attacked Tianjin from the sea, took Tianjin in one fell swoop, landed in the north, and directly attacked Beijing City. In the battle outside Beijing City, the elite Eight Banners and Green Camp were defeated in front of the Ming New Army, and the Qing court had no choice but to lose the west of Beijing City and hunt for Xi'an.

This battle caused the Ming Dynasty to fight directly from Jiangnan to the north, not only occupied Beijing and Tianjin, but also captured most of Zhili's land. This led to the Qing Dynasty's withdrawal from Beijing and the world was shocked.

Since then, the Qing Dynasty began to gradually decline, especially in the subsequent battles, the Ming army continued to win, but the Qing Dynasty retreated step by step. Looking at these changes, Fan Yuqi was anxious, but he was powerless.

The Fan family started his business in the late Ming Dynasty, and it has been a hundred years since the autobiography of Fan Yuqi. The prosperity and wealth of the Fan family were tied to the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that only the Qing Dynasty could have had his Fan family. If the Qing Dynasty had not been able to do so, the once glorious Fan family would have disappeared.

In addition to this reason, what Fan Yuqi is more loyal than others is that his favorite and optimistic son was cleaned up by the Ming Dynasty in the south, and even caused the Fan family to lose all the industries in the south. Such losses made Fan Yuqi feel heartbroken and gritted his teeth for the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Fan Yuqin was the one who most hoped that the Qing Dynasty could restore its former glory and destroy the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, he not only fully supported the Qing Dynasty's counterattack, but also took the order to help the Qing Dynasty communicate with the Rakshasa Kingdom and helped the Qing Dynasty buy firearms from the Rakshasa Kingdom to serve as military use.

Among these things, Fan Yuqin did his best and even gave him a lot of money. Not to mention the others, just take the last time Less Than. Fan Yuqin took out much more money than others, which is enough to prove that he was a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.

Today, the Minister of the Study Room and Minister of War, and the Imperial Commissioner Geng invited Taibailou. Fan Yuqi had known the purpose of this, that is, to ask them to pay the money. Fan Yuqi was not surprised by this, because the Ming Dynasty has begun to attack Shanxi and faced the attack of the Ming Dynasty. If the Qing Dynasty wants to defend Shanxi, it must have money and food. As a red-topped merchant, he is also an important figure in the communication between the Qing army and the Rakshasa Kingdom. Fan Yuqi knew this.

So he thought about it today before attending the banquet. This time he had to pay some money, and the amount was at least about one million taels. Although such a large amount was nothing to the Fan family if it was a few years ago, now with the change of the situation, the Fan family's industry has shrunk seriously, and this million taels is already very difficult.
Chapter completed!