After leaving the Forbidden City, Fan Yongdou went straight back to his private house he purchased in the capital.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, his only son Fan Sanba stepped forward and greeted him: "Dad, you are back! I'm so worried about death, son."

Seeing his son's expression anxious, Fan Yongdou coughed and said, "What are you worried about? This time I entered the palace by the Regent, it is a good thing."

Fan Sanba nodded quickly and said, "What my father said is."

"But you are right to have any concerns. As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. You must always be careful when doing things for the royal family."

Fan Yongdou glanced at his son and said in a deep voice: "Let's talk in the house."

After saying that, let’s go first.

"Why!"

Fan Sanba responded and hurriedly followed.

Fan Yongdou entered the study and sat down. When he saw his son standing still with his hands behind his back, he frowned and said, "Sit down."

Only then did Fan Sanba sit down respectfully.

"This time I entered the palace by the Regent, I was granted the Imperial Merchant identity and was affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Fan Yongdou knew what his son was most concerned about, so he said without taking it.

"ah!"

Fan Sanba was shocked.

"What happened? How can the Regent take it seriously?"

Fan Yongdou laughed angry and said, "When the son is young today, the regent is the regent as the emperor's uncle. If he can't take what he says seriously, who else can do what he says can count?"

“What my father taught me is.”

Fan Sanba lowered his head and said.

Seeing his son looking submissive, Fan Yongdou sighed in his heart.

He has just one son, and the Fan family's huge business will be passed on to Fan Sanba in the future.

Fan Yongdou was worried that his son's thin shoulders could not bear such a heavy burden.

"Since you want to be an imperial merchant, you have to share the worries of the court."

Fan Yongdou paused for a moment and said, "The Regent asked Huifu to raise military rations with the other seven families to solve the urgent needs of the court."

Fan Yongdou also spoke in front of his son.

"How much food does the court need to raise?"

"The number of food for the army for three months."

Fan Yongdou said indifferently.

"Three months?"

Fan Sanba gasped.

"That's not a small number."

Seeing his son's shock, Fan Yongdou frowned and said, "If this could be done easily, how could the Regent find us? Imperial merchants are not easy to do."

After saying that, he sneered: "But it's not impossible. Isn't our family still going to have a way in Huguang? You can contact Wuchang with your relationship and buy grain in a private name. It doesn't matter if the price is more expensive. Our family is doing errands for the court, so there is no need to consider the price."

Fan Sanba felt a little embarrassed: "Father, it's true that our family has a relationship in Wuchang. If you buy a large amount of food at one time, it may cause people to be suspicious."

"Then Zuo Liangyu is a jealous person who sees money. Do you think he will investigate it in depth?"

Fan Yongdou sighed and said, "Those who do our job are to lick blood from the edge of a knife. If you don't take risks, there are other families who are willing to take risks. Isn't the Fan family going to have today just for their father's swords and fire?"

"But Huguang is not peaceful now. Bai Wang and Zuo Liangyu have been confronting each other, and their son is worried that the food will not be transported."

"Then take a detour!"

Fan Yongdou glared at his son angrily and said, "How many more times do I have to say this? Even if I have to bite the bullet, I will have to do it. Whether my Fan family can go straight to see how the errands are done. Why don't you understand!"

"Father, son understands, don't be angry."

Fan Sanba pursed his lips and said, "My son heard that there has been a lot of noise in the south recently. It seems that the price of grain cannot be lower in this way. If it really doesn't work, my son will add the deposits at home."

“That’s right.”

Fan Yongdou nodded slightly: "How can people who do big things stick to small matters? Don't think that putting some money now is a loss, and your vision should be long-term. Our family and the Qing Dynasty will prosper and lose both. If the Qing Dynasty will conquer the world in the future, our family will have gold and silver. If the remnant Ming court fights back from the south, will you and my father and son still have a way out?"

When Fan Sanba heard this, he burst into cold sweat and said quickly: "My son has been taught."

"Forget this kind of thing, you will understand it if you think about it more in the future. If you are tired of your father, you will go back to your room to rest first."

After saying that, he got up and walked out of the house.

"Son respectfully sends his father."

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"Mr. Fan, can you really assure to assign this matter to these eight companies?"

Dai Shan was puzzled by Dorgon's task of raising food to the eight major Shanxi merchants.

Such an important matter is entrusted to mere merchants that are so important that it is a bit unreliable.

Therefore, he found Fan Wencheng and wanted to hear his analysis.

"When the prince said, I think it is most appropriate for Fan Yongdou and others to do this job."

Fan Wencheng owed his body and said, "If you want to buy food, you can only buy it from the south. Shortly after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, it didn't matter much in the south. It was very difficult to buy food, so you can only use the hands of Fan Yongdou and others."

"Hmph, what I mean is that you shouldn't be on guard against one's own advantage?"

Daishan's meaning is very clear.

After all, the Eight Shanxi merchants were Han people. Although they had worked hard to serve the Qing Dynasty, what should they do if they had a strange intention to cheat the Qing Dynasty at a critical moment?

Fan Wencheng didn't know what Dai Shan was thinking. But after all, he was also a Han Chinese, and some things were hard to say openly, so he could only say: "But these eight families were forced to move their wives, children, and children from Zhangjiakou Fort to the capital. In this way, we are not afraid that they would not do their best to do things for the Qing Dynasty."

Dai Shan was overjoyed when he heard this.

As long as he had a hostage in his hand, he felt much more at ease.

Although the Han people are treacherous, they will not ignore the safety of their relatives, right?

Zhangjiakou Fort is not too far from the capital, and it doesn’t take much time to move all the relatives of the eight families to the capital.

"I will go to the Regent!"

Dai Shan said that and wanted to get up.

"Don't worry, your lord!"

Fan Wencheng quickly waved his hand to stop him.

"What, what else does Mr. Fan have to say?"

Dai Shan still trusted Fan Wencheng quite a bit. This old guy was devoted to serving the Qing Dynasty. He made many vicious plans in Liaodong that year, helping the Qing Dynasty conquer cities and land, and making great contributions.

His opinions still need to be heard.

"I think it's not appropriate for the prince to say this."

Fan Wencheng lowered his voice and said, "The Regent has always been dissatisfied with the prince."

What Fan Wencheng said is also the truth.

As early as after Huang Taiji's death, Dorgon lobbied Daishan, hoping that Daishan could support him in inheriting the throne.

But Daishan has never expressed his opinion, and even secretly tends to be Hauge.

Although Dorgon and Haoge finally reached a compromise and decided to inherit the throne by Fulin, no one was convinced.

If Daishan went to Dorgon this time and asked him to move the families of the eight major Jin merchants to the capital, Dorgon would probably only think that Daishan was accusing him of being inadequate in thinking.

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Chapter completed!