"Do you know how did the copper spike thread that the Great Highness pulled when he killed Huma?"

"Hmm? Isn't that iron?"

"The difference is not too big, you know?"

To be honest, there is really no such thing in Northern Qi. The monarchs and ministers of Northern Qi are also most interested in the military products in the Sanfang of Nanqing Neiku. Finally, one party who was talking today took the initiative to mention this, and the girl's family on the other party naturally felt a little happy and said sincerely: "I don't know."

"Oh, it's hard to pull the copper wire." The gentle voice sighed: "I heard that it was the merchants in Jiangnan who pulled it out to grab a piece of copper plate."

The joke itself is interesting, but it seems colder when it comes to his mouth.

So the girl's house just raised her lips.

He asked again: "Do you know how the passage in Shahu where the dam broke through the embankment and entered the river was dug out?"

The girl shook her head, not wanting to play with these things with him.

The man shook his head and said, "Because the Jiangnan merchant dropped a copper plate and went into a mouse hole on the embankment."

Haitang looked at Fan Xian who was telling jokes, looked at him quietly for a long time before speaking, "I can understand these two jokes, I just don't know what you want to say."

Fan Xian scratched his neck, which was itchy and painful. Sisi was not in good spirits these two days. She used too much force when combing her hair every day, and she pulled her hair too hard. So she got some small red dots. He scratched and said, "These two jokes tell us that for businessmen, stinginess is always the most appreciated virtue, and interests are always temptations that they cannot resist."

These are two jokes about Jews he heard in his previous life. It was not very awkward to use them on merchants in Jiangnan at this time.

He turned around, pointed at Haitang in his vest, and scratched himself the itch. As a result, the itchy range quickly expanded and he immediately ran to the center of Tiansha's back. Although Fan Xian could easily pick it up there with his palms, it didn't feel very good.

So he pointed to his vest.

Haitang glared at him, but his hand had reached over and gently scratched his back through his clothes.

Feeling the wonderful hand that could easily defeat the second priest, using the supreme mental method to scratch his itchy place. Fan Xian felt comfortable and moaned comfortably, and continued, "Stinginess is the nature of a businessman. It is a bit unexpected for Ming Qingda to be so willing to cut his flesh. And it is related to interests. Next year, I will definitely comfort the Sun family in Quanzhou and the merchants that failed this year, so I would like to tell you that the emperor of the family will know that at most, it will be extremely difficult to maintain this year's share next year.

Haitang nodded.

Then she continued to ask: "What is the Ming family going to do? It seems that you are very satisfied with Ming Qingda's attitude."

Fan Xian shook his head and said seriously: "His attitude does not fully represent the attitude of the Ming family. The matter that night has not ended, so I cannot stop. The Ming family's injuries are all in the economy. In the next year, relying solely on the inner warehouse to ship the card, I can make his family continue to bleed... But the Ming family's entire body is still healthy, and it is impossible to eat them in one bite, so as long as I am in Jiangnan for one day, I will cut pieces of meat down some days."

The so-called erosion may be the reason, but Haitang couldn't help but feel sad for Ming Qing. The old man Ming looked down and still couldn't control Fan Xian's strong plan to be implemented.

It seemed like she was guessing what she was thinking. Fan Xian explained: "The Ming family will definitely not sit still and wait for death. The problem is that Xiaoyan's plan this time is different from the Cui family. The methods of the Supervision Bureau are all obvious and simple methods. All the things I have carried out are based on the rules of the Qinglu. This is not a conspiracy, but just an open conspiracy. Faced with the gap in strength, the Ming family cannot launch a direct counterattack. Don't think that Ming Qingda is just trying to calm down the situation. He is still not just consuming time and waiting for the situation in Beijing to change."

He emphasized and said, "For the Ming family, the situation in Kyoto must change, otherwise they will have to wait for the imperial court to eat it."

Haitang whispered: "So you won't let them wait so peacefully, but you will try your best to weaken their strength before the situation in Kyoto changes."

"No," Fan Xian said expressionlessly: "Everything is based on the rules. The only thing I worry about is that the Ming family has a good reputation is that it is difficult to understand. There is no problem in the accounts of the inner warehouse transport department. The other party's ability to smooth the traces is too strong... Now there is no news on the island, and it seems that someone is helping them cover it up. Faced with such a seemingly gentle and virtuous big family, if I, or the Supervision Bureau, are too tight to the Ming family, and the Ming family is too pitiful, the scholars and people in Jiangnan may have a rebound."

"You are not a person who cares about other people's arguments." Haitang said with a smile.

Fan Xian also laughed: "This is true. But I don't care. It doesn't mean that Your Majesty doesn't care. Your Majesty wants to leave a name in history and want to be eternal in power. This is a troublesome thing. If it weren't for this, the court had too many ways to directly slash the Ming family, why didn't it take action? It's because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was because it was

"Is the Emperor of Qing a person like this?" Haitang asked in confusion.

"Believe me." Fan Xian said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty is indeed a good person. Otherwise, the auspiciousness from the sky last time, he would not have to compete with your emperor for that leisure... This time, Your Majesty sent me to Jiangnan to take over the Ming family, of course, I hope that I can do a beautiful job and trample on the Ming family to death, and I cannot leave any bad reputation. If Jiangnan and even the people in the world are in aggrieved for the Ming family at that time... The forces in Kyoto make trouble again, even if Your Majesty is so ruthless that he is willing to let me be a black dog, he will be forced to recall me back to Beijing."

"Since that's the case, today is the fourth day after the internal warehouse bid is opened. Why did you not do anything?" Haitang asked curiously.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Who said I did nothing? I still spent a lot of effort on the matter of Baoyuelou."

When talking about Baoyue Tower, Haitang felt a little strange and sighed and said, "It's okay if you borrow money from me to go to build rivers, but the money from my Great Qi Dynasty... you took it to open a brothel. The news was sent back to Shangjing, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will laugh to death, my little sister."

Fan Xian knew that the Northern Qi saint always felt a little uncomfortable about opening a brothel. He said seriously: "He craftsmen are doing good deeds. As you know, I will start the work of resettling refugees and doing good deeds, but in fact you don't know. Opening a brothel... is also doing good deeds."

Haitang was very confused and thought that what would the brothel force a woman to do such a pitiful thing have to do with doing good deeds?

"The two oldest professions of human beings are killers and prostitutes." Fan Xian snapped his fingers and pointed at the back, indicating that Haitang should not stop scratching his back. "You can't change this matter, I can't change it. Even my mother can't change it... In this case, this industry will definitely exist forever, so we might as well control this industry in our own hands, set some rules, and protect the interests of those poor women as much as possible."

He first said Gu Long's famous saying, and repeated the words that persuaded Shi Chanli back then. Fan Xian concludes seriously: "I opened a brothel to protect those prostitutes. I just put morality on my head, ignored it, and covered my eyes with my bento. There is no such thing in this world. That is truly a kind heart that does not treat those prostitutes as human beings."

When Fan Xian talked about the "new policies" of Baoyuelou, such as asking doctors and moon leave, Haitang's hand scratching Fan Xian stopped and looked at the back of his head in a slight shock. He didn't seem to have thought that what Fan Xian said was not false lies, but that he was really doing these things.

When he heard the last sentence, the admiration on Haitang's face appeared and fainted. He said softly: "An Zhi's statement is reasonable."

"Hmm?" Fan Xian turned around unexpectedly, not expecting that the other party would reply so seriously. This felt really bad, as if Xu Ziling was convincing the nun.

He shook his head and drove this sad and sad association out of his mind, saying, "Duoduo, I'm sorry."

This time it was Haitang's turn to utter unexpectedly.

Fan Xian said: "A few days ago, you and me separated a little. Afterwards, I thought about it. This is mainly my problem. Of course, there are also your problem, but in the final analysis, it is my problem."

Although Haitang didn't understand what he wanted to say, nor did he understand the strange and unnecessary sentence structure of taking up words and irrigating wastewater, he still easily thought of the ancient road outside the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The young man in front of him once said that the sun was at eight or nine o'clock in the world, yours and mine.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips.

Fan Xian patted his hands and stared at her eyes and said, "I want to be honest with my friends, but in fact I am not honest with you, so this is my problem. Since you left Northern Qi and came to Jiangnan, you have to keep an eye on so much money every day, and you have to worry about how I am. Your pressure is too great, making you feel uneasy, and it is not as good as before. It is your problem. However, you have pressure and I have pressure. In the final analysis, these pressures are caused by me, so this problem is mine."

Haitang smiled, covered her mouth, revealing only those bright and clear eyes.

Fan Xian was slightly stunned and subconsciously said, "The eyes are pretty."

"Hmm?" The third time between the two of them.

Fan Xian laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to have a little girl too... But after all, you haven't told me how old you are today."

Seeing Haitang's slightly angry expression, he waved his hand without comment and said, "Change the topic! Didn't you just ask, why haven't you taken action against the Ming family these two days?"

"You said you are busy with the decoration work of brothels." Haitang would also be joking, but it was a little awkward.

Fan Xian nodded and smiled, "This is a tung. Of course, the main problem is...I'm waiting for Xia Qifei to recover from his injuries."

On the evening of March 26, the place where the salt merchants and imperial merchants' mansions gathered in the Xicheng District of Suzhou was filled with red lights. Firecrackers were noisy and there was a joyful smell. It turned out that Xia Qifei, the commander of Jiangnan Water Village, who had been in the limelight in the inner warehouses these days, officially opened a courtyard in Suzhou City. Today, the first time I opened the door to welcome guests.

In fact, the real wealthy people in Jiangnan have their own courtyards outside Suzhou City and in the water towns in Jiangnan, and they usually live in their own manors. They rarely stay in the city, but each of their families must have a luxurious residence in the west city of Suzhou, because this is a symbol of status and a display of family strength.

The land price in Xicheng is extremely expensive, and no one has ever been willing to sell real estate, so not everyone is qualified to live in. Xia Qifei was able to successfully open his own house, which means that Jiangnan has recognized his qualifications after the battle of the inner treasury.

Of course, Xia Qifei, who lived in Suzhou City, had to clean himself up with no trace of underworld on his face, so naturally he could not move in as the commander of Jiangnan Water Village. His identity has now been transformed and he has become Xia Mingji's boss.

Xia Mingji is naturally a newly opened business, and the hidden meaning in this name. The merchants who came to congratulate him knew that the Ming family was so conspicuous and dazzling, but they didn't know if the Ming family would send someone to come today. It was said that after the owner of the family, Mr. Ming Qingda, fainted that day, woke up two days later and was in a state of weakness.

A carriage was parked in front of Xia Mansion, and the carriage was completely black. There was no emblem, but the guards around him were eyeing him and strangers who suddenly became more and more in the streets all revealed the identity of the carriage.

The merchants who were surrounding the door of the Xia house quickly came over, bowed to the carriage, and eagerly prepared to welcome the people in the carriage.

In the carriage, Fan Xian said to the third prince in harmony: "Your Highness, do you really want to join in the fun? It seems a bit inappropriate."

The third prince smiled sweetly and said, "I know what the teacher is worried about. But since the teacher did not avoid suspicion today, it would be nothing to add one more student."

Fan Xian smiled. He knew that this little guy had never forgotten the teachings of Guipin Yi at all times, that he had to tie himself to himself regardless of life, which was not only psychological, but also in public opinion.

One big and one small, two noble men in Suzhou City got off the carriage with a reserved attitude, which caused a clamor outside the carriage and a quiet sound.

Fan Xian stood in the room, touching the obviously newly prepared desk with his hand, smelling the faint smell of wood from his nose, thinking that the world is not good, but the newly renovated house does not have the smell of methane, which is enough. He suddenly was shocked and found that he had not remembered the things in that world for a long time, and he didn't know what it meant.

Maybe I am getting more and more adapted to this world, but why is the unknown desire in my heart still scratching, making me feel itchy, but I don’t know what I am longing for?

Not tobacco, I don't know what it is.

He got rid of his distraction and found that Xia Qifei and His Highness were staring at him in a daze, and couldn't help but laugh at him, saying, "Qingcheng, you are injured, sit by yourself, ignore me, I often go dazed."

Knowing that the imperial envoy and the third prince came together, the Jiangnan merchants who came to congratulate him in the front yard secretly envied Xia Qifei's luck, were frightened by the imperial envoy and the third prince's actions that the imperial envoy and the third prince did not avoid others' words, and on the other hand, they did not dare to make too noisy, so the sound of drinking and having fun in the front yard did not disturb the conversation in the study room in the back garden.

Xia Qifei was actually shocked by Fan Xian's arrival, not to mention that there was a third prince who followed him!

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "Now in Jiangnan, everyone knows your relationship with me, and I think Kyoto should know it too. Since that's the case, why bother to hide it again?"

Xia Qifei glanced at the third prince, and when he thought of the rumors, he didn't shy away, and said directly: "Mr. Tisi, my subordinates are afraid of causing trouble for you."

"What's the trouble?" Fan Xian looked at him and said gently: "You have done things for the court. It seems to be a glorious recently, but in fact you have suffered a lot of losses."

Xia Qifei's face was slightly dim when he thought of the brothers who died that night.

"Have you healed a little?" Fan Xian asked.

Xia Qifei responded respectfully: "It's much better."

"Yes." Fan Xian said slowly after pondering for a moment: "You don't have to worry too much. Regarding the Ming family, my attitude is very firm, and maybe the progress will be slower. But... don't think that I was deceived by someone's attitude."

The kneeling of Ming Qingda, the contemporary owner of the Ming family, in the courtyard of the Neiku mansion and the fainting after winning the bid, has spread all over the city of Suzhou City these days. Therefore, as the knife in Fan Xian's hand, what Xia Qifei was most worried about was whether the hand holding the knife would suddenly change his mind. At this time, when he heard Fan Xian make a promise, Xia Qifei was injured. He had no way to be revived - revenge and retake the Ming family was his greatest wish in his life. Without Fan Xian's help, he would never have done it.

Fan Xian looked at his expression and said in a deep voice: "If you do business for the court, the court will support you, and let me say it is more direct. Since you are my official, I must tell the world openly that this relationship does not need to be pulled away or covered up. In the future, if you do business in Jiangnan and transport goods to the north, it will be much easier if you have this impact."

Xia Qifei was moved. He was a little frightened. He didn't know why Lord Si was so anxious to make it clear. In fact, Xia Qifei still thought that he was doing things for the court. He didn't understand. Fan Xian's use of him does not mean that the court used him.

Let Xia Qi fly to the north to transport goods, connect with Fan Sizhe, the mainland of the northern territory through the Cuijia route, and reopen the smuggling route under the protection of Emperor Fan Xian in the south. This is Fan Xian’s purpose.

Now the Supervision Office is secretly guarding him in the south. Wei Hua, the commander of the tutor of the north, is both an old acquaintance of Fan Xian and a person believed by the young emperor of Northern Qi. This route itself is already seamless, and the only thing that needs to be hit twice... is Xia Qifei himself at the beginning.

Fan Xian came today with discussion, just using the world's remarks to tie Xia Qifei to his side. After today, no one would believe that Xia Qifei was not Fan Xian's confidant. In the future, even if the smuggling began, Xia Qifei wanted to betray Fan Xian, but I'm afraid no one would dare to believe him. Moreover, Fan Xian's enemy will also target Xia Qifei. Jiangnanju had already had a good start, so he could only force Xia Qifei to hug Fan Xian tighter...

The third prince was begging for the sake of external troubles and was forced to get on the boat. However, Xia Qifei was not allowed to get on the boat.

"The day after tomorrow." Before leaving Xia Mansion, Fan Xian finally instructed Xia Qifei: "The procedures required should be complete, and you should go immediately."

Xia Qifei was slightly excited. Although he knew in his heart that Lord Tisi just needed to attract the attention of Ming family, he could finally yell in Suzhou Prefecture, as if he was getting closer and closer to his life goals.

"But you understand." Fan Xian sighed and patted his shoulder. "Qing Lu has no such thing as this. The other party is the eldest son of the house. According to the theory of the law, he takes advantage. Even if the court helps, it is unlikely that he will get the ideal result... If you want to get the lost things back, there are many ways. Don't be anxious or too disappointed."

Xia Qifei's heart trembled slightly, and he always felt that the young Lord Tisi in front of him was not just about the Ming family affairs. It seemed that there was a certain degree of harmony between superiors and subordinates because of the two words "family property". He hugged his fists and said movedly: "Because of Mr. Xia's affairs, the Lord has troubled me, and I really dare not take it."

"It's okay." Fan Xian said Lianxi: "It's explained from the beginning that this official is also the first person to benefit, so don't be too concerned."

The more he emphasized interests, Xia Qifei felt that the other party was sincere, and saluted him and the third prince out of the mansion. To be precise, Fan Xian and the third prince just stood a little at the Xia family and left, only a cup of tea, but the attitude and determination expressed in it would be transmitted through the mouths of the merchants and officials, and to the ears of the head of the Ming family.

After the carriage left Xia's house, it did not rush back to Huayuan, but drove towards the north city. Most of the northern city of Suzhou were heroes, so the guards next to the car became nervous.

"What day will it be the day after tomorrow?" The third prince asked Fan Xian with pure and harmless eyes.
Chapter completed!