Geng'er sat in the main seat, Ortai accompanied him on his left hand, and as for the position of his right hand Geng asked Fan Yuqi to sit. Fan Yuqi smiled and gave in a few words, and finally sat down. But after sitting down for some reason, Fan Yuqi felt a little uneasy.

Fan Yuqin didn't know where this feeling came from. He hadn't had it before, but now it seemed to surge up all of a sudden, and his heart was beating violently.

Frowning slightly, Fan Yuqi was a little focused. Could it be because of Chang Dachun's words before? Or the attitudes expressed by each family after meeting each family in Shanxi?

No, absolutely not! Fan Yuqi quickly denied this possibility. Yes, Chang Dachun and the merchants' attitudes disappointed him very much, and he was also a little annoyed, but he would definitely not be uneasy.

So where does this feeling of uneasiness come from? Fan Yuqi couldn't help but look at Geng E and Ortai, the main and second-ranked positions, and saw the two adults chatting and laughing with everyone. The words also mentioned the story of loving lost to the court last year, which was quite approving.

As for the merchants, they also answered the two adults carefully at this time, and everything seemed so normal.

The corner of his mouth smiled inadvertently, and Fan Yuqi shook his head slightly. Maybe he was a little dazed when he was worried about state affairs these days. Thinking of this, he no longer thought about what he felt and listened to Geng's words.

Just as he said to Fan Yuqin just now, Geng E smiled and praised the people who attended the banquet today. After talking about it, everyone smiled and said repeatedly that they did not dare, and praised the two adults for working hard for the country. They just did something within their ability.

"Okay! What a good person." Geng E clapped his hands and praised, smiling at Ortai beside him, saying: "Master E is in charge of Shanxi, not only to resist strong enemies, but also to educate the localities. Shanxi has such loyalty to the court, which is indeed the merit of General E!"

Ortai shook his head and smiled, "Geng Xiang's words are so serious, how could this be my credit? Everyone who attended the banquet today was originally my loyal people of the Qing Dynasty. If you don't say anything else, it's like Jie Xiu..." Speaking of this, Ortai looked at Fan Yuqi and said with a smile: "The Fan family in Shanxi has been very helpful to me since Taizu raised his army. During the Tiancong period, he even joined forces with the rest of the families who are in today to help me, so that my Qing Dynasty not only eliminates worries, but also allows me to keep the news smooth. To put it bluntly, if you hadn't helped you, I would have been sealed in the White Mountains and Black Waters, so how could I prosper and finally succeed?"

As soon as Ortai finished speaking, everyone said that this was the destiny of the Qing Dynasty. Their ancestors just did what they should do at the right time. Even Fan Yuqin was polite and said some beautiful words.

"Mr. E is so decisive. The destiny of the Qing Dynasty is that our ancestors can follow the dragon at the right time. It is just our blessing. Later, I, the Qing Dynasty, entered the pass and sat in the world. I was also kind to me as heavy as a mountain, as if I had no self, how could I have today?"

Tian Zhikang, the head of the Tian family, one of the eight great royal merchants, immediately stood up and said, his words were full of earnestness, and his expression was also a little relieved.

Geng'er nodded slightly and interrupted, "This is true. After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, I did not lose the rewards of the meritorious officials. Today, you have also received the benefits of the Qing Dynasty. In those days, Master Shunzhi specially summoned the Eight Families to Beijing, set up a banquet in the palace, and gave it to the food. According to Master Shunzhi's idea, he planned to give the Eight Families the title of official title, but unfortunately the Eight Families did not accept it. After strong refusal, Master Shunzhi had no choice but to retreat and grant the Eight Families the Imperial Shang and belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Geng E laughed and said that he was not only the minister of Shangshu, but also the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he was naturally very clear about the origins and outs of the Eight Imperial Merchants. As for the other companies, although they were not granted imperial merchants, after the Eight Imperial Merchants of Shanxi started their business, the Shanxi merchant lineage began to flourish, and gradually became the most important business group in China.

It can be said that the Shanxi merchants were entirely based on the rise of the Qing Dynasty. Although the ancestors of many of the people present helped the Qing Dynasty back then, the Qing Dynasty gave them extremely generous rewards. As Tian Zhikang said, if there were no Qing Dynasty, how could they have today?

Speaking of this, Geng E mentioned the topic of Fan Yuqin again, with an extremely sincere expression, and actually mentioned the contribution of Fan Yuqin's family to the Qing Dynasty after becoming the Imperial Merchant. Although the Fan family, as the leader of the Imperial Merchant, has earned countless wealth, the Fan family is also worthy of the support and praise of the Qing Dynasty. Not only does Fan Yuqin have done many things for the court since Kangxi, which not only cost tens of millions, but also traveled around the court, which is a model.

Of course, the other families have made contributions. Although they have not achieved this, they have at least served the court. Just as when the court was in a difficult situation last year, each family was passionate and the court remembered these contributions one by one.

Everyone listened to what Geng's words, their faces were still filled with smiles, and even a few people named after them were even more proud. However, Fan Yuqi, who was sitting aside, felt increasingly uneasy in his heart, especially when Geng's last words, Fan Yuqi suddenly sank in his heart.

After Geng E finished speaking, he looked at everyone with a smile and said, "You should know the situation in Shanxi now. The Ming army raised troops to attack, and Shanxi was quite frightened. In fact, this is nothing. General E has hundreds of thousands of troops in Shanxi, as well as elite Mongolian cavalry and firearms. In addition, Shanxi's terrain is complex, so it is extremely difficult for the Ming army to take down Shanxi. Moreover, General E is even more capable of holding a group of people who have experienced many battles. He will definitely be able to block the Ming army and protect the peace in Shanxi."

"This is nature, this is nature..." Everyone nodded repeatedly, but there was another layer of thought hidden in the expressions of many people.

That's right, they recognized the power of the Qing army in Shanxi, and also knew that Ortai held hundreds of thousands of elite Qing army, but the Ming Dynasty's power is too strong now. Even if Ortai can fight, can it really stop the Ming army?

You should know that in the Central Plains, the Qing army was different from the scene where elite soldiers gathered everywhere? But what was the result of the Battle of the Central Plains? The battle, which was originally thought to be evenly matched, ended up in a collapse. It took only how long the Central Plains started to end, and the Qing Dynasty directly lost the hinterland of the Central Plains, thus completely retreating to the four sides, causing a major change in the situation.

These people are all businessmen. Since they are businessmen, they will naturally weigh the pros and cons and understand the gains and losses. If the Qing Dynasty now had the strength of the Battle of the Central Plains, then as the Qing people, they would naturally spare no effort to serve the Qing Dynasty. But what about now? The situation has long been different. If you use your family wealth to support the Qing Dynasty at this time, if you fail, then nothing will be gone. It can be said that this is the thought of most people.
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