After Chen Yongfu left, Li Xin ordered Huimei and Huiying to come to Beijing. The preparation and issuance of Beijing Mingpao General Office needed them to handle it. Zhou Han quickly transferred his hands to build the Beijing headquarters of the Financial Corporation, and brought Kou Baimen's younger brother here.

As for Zhou Han and Hong Niangzi, because they were too big to travel far, they had to have children before they came.

In the end, Li Xin asked Zhang Nai to lead 30,000 troops to Beijing within half a year.

Seeing that Li Xin had been busy for most of the day and finally got free, Liu Rushi poured a cup of warm tea in distress and handed it over and said, "Mr. Li, drink some water."

Li Xin nodded, took a sip of tea, and half-closed his eyes.

The tenderness flashed in Liu Rushi's beautiful eyes, and he went around behind and pinched Li Xin's shoulders. His fingers were soft and greasy, and the lightness and heavyness were moderate. Then bursts of elegant fragrance came, and Li Xin hummed comfortably.

‘This guy!’

Liu Rushi spat secretly.

Li Xin suddenly asked, "Miss Liu, I want to use Qian Qianyi, what kind of official do you think you can be?"

"ah?"

Liu Rushi exclaimed, his expression a little unnatural. After all, no matter what, Qian Qianyi is her ex, and she had also been moved by Qian Qianyi.

Li Xin said lightly: "Miss Liu, don't think too much. I know that everything about you and Qian Qianyi comes from affection and only politeness. This is nothing. Who said that a woman will always have to guard a man. When getting along with each other becomes a torture, it is better to separate as soon as possible.

Before the Tang and Song dynasties, women could divorce and remarry, but from this dynasty, women were bound by the three obediences and four virtues. This is undoubtedly a regression in history. Sooner or later, I will change it back. When it comes to Qian Qianyi, you don’t need to be uncomfortable. He is just a passerby in your life and a journey in your life."

Liu Rushi was about to get drunk. Li Xin said this into her heart. Isn’t this the relationship between men and women that she longed for the most?

"Miss Liu?"

Seeing that Liu Rushi's fingers stopped moving, Li Xin called out softly.

"ah?"

Liu Rushi shook his head violently, and a bright flush appeared on his pretty face. He came to his senses. While pressing, he said, "Brother Muzhai has no ambitions and is a bit rigid. This is the reason why his court was not going well in his early years. However, with his status, if you want to use him, you must at least give him a minister. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Justice is gone, and the officials, households, soldiers, and labourers have great responsibilities. He cannot do it with his temperament, so... only the officials of the Ministry of Rites are suitable for him."

"Yeah~~"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Liu Runiang's words are reasonable. I will help me draft an edict later, transfer Qian Qianyi to Beijing and serve as the Minister of Rites."

Liu Rushi said in surprise: "Brother Muzhai does not agree with your approach. Isn't he afraid that he will ruin your affairs if he is appointed as the Minister of Rites?"

"Don't doubt the employer, don't doubt the suspect!"

Li Xin smiled mysteriously.

Qian Qianyi is still valuable to Li Xin. Qian Qianyi was forced to write "The Book of the Great Eloquence". In the eyes of the world, even Li Xin's people belong to the category of rebelliousness. Qian Qianyi was appointed as the Minister of Rites, which was more suitable for counter-Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism than himself and promoted materialist dialectics.

As for whether Qian Qianyi will come or not, Li Xin is not worried, so he is not afraid that the water will be too cold once?

Qian Qianyi's personality is easy to be controlled. Li Xin threatened to die and guaranteed that Qian Qianyi would obey and post it.

Of course, Li Xin dared not tell Liu Rushi about the fact that the water was too cold. He believed that Qian Qianyi was not ashamed to mention it in front of Liu Rushi.

"Yellow Sea!"

Li Xin called out.

"The last one will be here!"

Huang Hai appeared at the door and bowed with his fists.

Li Xin ordered: "Take someone to the Shanxi Guild Hall, named Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa, come to Beijing to see me within five days, otherwise he would be a traitor to the Shanxi Guild Hall, and Wu Mengming watched the Xishan Guild Hall, and only allowed to enter, not leave!"

"Get orders!"

Huang Hai looked solemn and left.

He knew that Li Xin was going to take the knife!

...

Three days later, Zhangjiakou!

Zhangjiakou is commonly known as the Eastkou, and the westkou at the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia, also known as Shahukou (renamed Shahukou in the Qing Dynasty), and is listed as the two major trading ports against Mongolia. Shanxi merchants almost controlled the trade with Mongolia.

Speaking of Shanxi merchants, we have to mention the Jiubian and the salt turbulence. China and France stipulate that merchants transport grain and other military supplies to the border, exchange receipts given by the army and the government for salt turbulence. This not only solves the supply of military supplies, but also does not have to serve thousands of miles behind the grain. The merchants have made profits, which can be said to have three goals in one fell swoop.

It is precisely because of the implementation of China and France that the land was barren and the harvest was exhausted but not enough to eat Shanxi people embarked on the trade route to the west entrance. To the east of the west entrance, another important trade location was Zhangjiakou.

Although the color-shaving method implemented by Ye Zhan and Li Xin's abolition of salt induction hit Shanxi merchants to a certain extent, Shanxi merchants still had the advantage of getting the moon first near the water and firmly controlled the trade with Manchuria and Mongolia.

The Fan Yongdou mentioned by Li Xin was the leader of the Shanxi merchants and was entrenched in Zhangjiakou for many years. The other seven people fought with Fan Yong. After the Qing army entered the pass, they were collectively known as the Eight Great Imperial Shangs of the Qing Dynasty.

As early as the early Ming Dynasty, the Fan family was doing business with Mongolia in Zhangjiakou. During the seven generations, it was passed down to Fan Yongdou, and it became the largest Han merchant trade between Zhangjiakou and Manchu and Mongolia. At that time, people called him Jia from the border town and wrote it as Xinyi.

Nurhaci has always treated Shanxi merchants well. By the time of Fan Yongdou's generation, the Fan family had been tied to the interests of the Qing Dynasty. Iron tools, gunpowder, muskets, and military intelligence were continuously flowing from the pass, through Shanxi merchants, and outside the pass, and the Qing Dynasty also relied on Shanxi merchants more and more.

According to historical records, all the gunpowder needed by the Qing Dynasty, 80% of the grain and more than 60% of the metal were provided by the Shanxi merchants, and even the information from the capital of the capital, the name of the generals, the number of soldiers and the equipment list at each pass can be provided by the Shanxi merchants.

This is simply terrifying.

Huang Taiji once said after the defeat in Ningyuan that he was not afraid of Yuan Chonghuan. What he was most worried about was that the border guards of the Ming Dynasty strictly investigated merchants' crossing the border, for fear that the Shanxi merchants would completely interrupt the transaction, which was related to the life and death of Manchuria. Just after Chongzhen ordered the blockade of the border, Fan Yongdou and the other seven Shanxi merchants were still in Zhangjiakou and transported materials to the Later Jin Dynasty. Historical records: they had money and wealth with Liao Zuo, and had long been loyal to each other.

Later, Manchuria invaded several times, plundering a large number of wealth and consignment populations, and no longer fully relied on the Shanxi merchants, but the importance of the Shanxi merchants still existed.

Li Xin asked Fan Yongdou and others to come back to give them a chance to turn back. As long as he was willing to cut off contact with Manchu and Mongolia, he could go without pursuing it. The most important reason was that Zhangjiakou was 500 miles away from Beijing, and the bandit army was insufficient, so he could only barely guard Beijing and could not make progress. He had no control over Juyongguan, let alone reaching Zhangjiakou, otherwise he would have led his troops to Zhangjiakou and confiscated the eight major Shanxi merchants' families and exterminated the clans.

On this day, Fan Yongdou received an urgent letter from the Beijing Shanxi Association. In his luxury house in Zhangjiakou, he met with seven major Shanxi merchants including Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa.

"What's the matter with us?"

Fan Yongdou is the oldest and has the largest family business. He is respected as his eldest brother among Shanxi merchants.

The maid in a flag dress had just served tea and lit cigarettes for everyone. The impatient Wang Dayu asked first.

"You guys have a look first."

Fan Yongdou conveyed the urgent letter from the Shanxi Guild Hall.

Seven people passed on one after another, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

"What do you think? Do you want to go to Beijing?"

Fan Yongdou asked down.

During the meal, everyone was smoking a cigarette with a groaning. Soon, the smoke in the room roared.

Li Xin's request was like the last one, either returning to the arms of the Han people, so as not to die well after the Qing Dynasty was destroyed. Originally, the Shanxi merchants were never worried about the demise of the Qing Dynasty, but Dorgon used a 190,000 army to attack Beijing, with as many as 70,000 casualties. After ate the biggest defeat since Nurhaci's founding, the Shanxi merchants could not lose their ideas, at least they would reflect on whether they were too close to the Qing Dynasty?

Business profit-oriented, usually leave some way out for yourself

But Li Xin's meaning was conveyed very clearly. If he cut off contact with Manchu and Mongolia and withdrew from Beijing, then he could not make a deal with Manchu and Mongolia. Who would fill the huge profits lost? What's more, Li Xin's power is only around Beijing and cannot meet them. With their own strength, it would be difficult to transport huge amounts of property back to Beijing under Manchu and Mongolia's noses.
Chapter completed!