Chapter 94 – Shunde has arrived

Fan Xian’s eyes leapt over the green trees beside the official road, the endless fields behind the trees, not far away from the flowing river, more and more distant, as if to see through everything here, and finally his two gazes fell faintly on the river where the big workshop, where there is hidden smoke rises up in the air, but it is not a farmhouse slightly green cooking smoke, but with a familiar flavor of the black smoke.

Could it be the blast furnace?

This large area of the people were conscripted by the court into the treasury to do labor, the wages are too much more than planting food, so the care of the farmland of the mind is light, a large fertile field, weeds and rice competing with the growth of the first, looking at some of the mixed chaos.

Fan Xian took a deep breath, smelled the fresh flavor of the air, put down his heart, it seems that the environmental pollution here is not as serious as he had imagined beforehand, of course, farther inside the Copper Mountain mine, certainly much worse than the environment here.

Looking at the scenery in front of him, there seems to be a kind of feeling that has been detached from him for many years gradually returned to his brain, only that kind of coming is still gentle, not raging, so that he is a little confused, last year in September, he always felt that he desperately longed for something deep down, but has not been able to find it.

Watching him wander off, Kaito, with his hands cuffed like an old man’s, frowned at the clean-shaven face by the window, and fell into a deep thought as well–what was this young man of power trying to do?

“How do you feel?” She could see that Fan Xian was a bit upset today and asked with a smile.

Fan Xian said quietly, “I should be the one to ask you that.”

Haitang smiled, “It’s indeed a rarely seen sight, it never occurred to me that Qing Guo’s inner treasury was so large. I can’t even name the objects I saw earlier.”

Fan Xian responded, “Look as you wish, I don’t think you’ll be able to go back and make one accordingly.”

A strange light appeared in Haitang’s eyes, and she asked with a smile, “Are you so confident in the inner library?”

Fan Xian was slightly stunned, then softly responded, “It’s not that I have confidence in the inner library, but this kind of thing that should not have appeared in this world in the first place, you can learn to make it just by looking at the outside …… then there will be ghosts.”

Not knowing what came to mind, Haitang fell silent, and only after a long time did she say, “Nowadays, the inner treasury, the people inside are all close friends of the Xinyang side, how do you plan to take over?”

Fan Xian raised an eyebrow, and a light smile appeared on his face, “Whoever’s people they are, they’re always my people nowadays.”

Haitang gave him a puzzled look, “Do you really intend …… to be immortalized with the other side?”

Fan Xian quieted down, and after a long time said in a deep voice, “You seem to be asking this question a little late.”

Haitang frowned, “I believe that mother-in-law of yours isn’t a confused person and wouldn’t not be able to see the situation today clearly. Reasonably speaking, whether it’s you or her, both have the desire to renegotiate and make peace with the light, and with the interests at hand, it seems that you tearing your face off with her is something that neither side is willing to see.”

“If I don’t tear my face off with her, I guess you and His Majesty the Emperor of Northern Qi would be unwilling to see it.” Fan Xian sneered and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t rejoin forces with my mother-in-law to bully your orphans and widows in the north.”

Haitang was silent, but she didn’t know if she believed it or not.

Fan Xian was not worried about the attitude of the Northern Qi side; anyway, as long as there was an inner treasury for a day, the Northern Qi people would have to rely on themselves for a day. As for what Haitang said earlier, it is not unreasonable, in the eyes of the big people who play politics, any grudges in the past years, in front of a huge enough interest chips, can be thrown away, especially Fan Xian and the Princess and Wan’er in the middle of the lubricant, in the eyes of the world, as long as the Princess is willing to make concessions, Fan Xian does not have any reason not to accept the peace conference.

And in fact, the eldest princess has already made concessions – after the assassination in Cangshan, that the most beautiful noblewoman of the Qing country really felt the strong power of Fan Xian, once repairing several letters, carried out in this regard to try – just Fan Xian did not accept it.

“Settle your mind again.” Fan Xian didn’t retract his gaze looking out of the car, and said softly, “The eldest princess has been willing to accept the fact that I am in charge of the inner treasury, and I …… didn’t pay any attention to it.”

Haitang raised her head in a huff, those bright eyes staring at Fan Xian’s back, wondering why he had rejected the compromise from Xinyang’s side.

Fan Xian softly explained, “She wants 30% of the share, so she can cooperate with me to easily take over the inner treasury …… This condition is not harsh.”

Haitang frowned and said after a long time of silence, “Not only is it not harsh, it is already considered an extremely sincere condition. Originally …… standing on the position of my Daqi dynasty and field, Anzhi the more rigid you are with that Elder Princess, the more favorable it will be for us, but standing on the position of a friend, I would like to persuade you that, in the final analysis, your power is given to you by the royal family of the Kingdom of Qing, and after all, she is your mother in law, so there is no reason to refuse to accept such a good condition. ”

Fan Xian smiled to himself, “Is that so? I don’t think so, perhaps from the bottom of my bones, I thought that in the matter of the Inner Treasury, I wouldn’t allow anyone to compete with me for it.”

“Why?” Kaito still couldn’t fathom his mind.

“This is an estate left behind by my mother.” Fan Xian smiled gently and said, “I don’t have her ability, so I have to be a second generation ancestor, but …… I can’t lose this family ah.”

The carriage fell silent.

After a long time, Haitang said softly, “But today’s inner treasury, after all, is still the Qing court.”

“The court is just a very illusory image.” Fan Xian said, “What is the court? The emperor? The officials? The empress dowager? Or the people?”

He finally said, “The key is to see what kind of role will happen when this inner treasury is in my hands, and what avenues those silver can actually be used in. If …… if the court doesn’t use it well, then I’ll use it on behalf of the court, turning this illusory image into the actual word people.”

Haitang smiled and said, “You’re habitually trying to play the sage again.”

Fan Xian smiled and responded, “I’ve said to Yan Bingyun that being a saint once in a while is a very beneficial addition to one’s spiritual world.”

After teasing out the negotiations that had secretly once taken place between him and the Eldest Princess and giving Haitang a piece of mind, Fan Xian fell silent once more, staring out at the scenery outside the car in a daze. Those waterwheels by the river, the rattling of some sort of armature in the workshop, and the black smoke rising from the furnace in the distance were all catalyzing that unknown longing within him.

“My lord, it’s here.”

The humble voice of an official of the Inner Treasury Transit Department caused Fan Xian to wake up again from his contemplation, and he looked somewhat confusedly at the two women in the car before realizing that the Inner Treasury Transit Department had arrived, hurriedly straightened his clothes, lifted the curtain of the car, and jumped down.

Is jumped down, instead of maintaining an official should be the instrument slowly and steadily walk down, just this one action shows Fan Xian heart inexplicable nervousness and excitement, after all, finally to the inner library, to the mother when the place to make a home, where can still maintain the usual calm.

With his feet on the hard ground, Fan Xian narrowed his eyes slightly and surveyed everything around him. He realized that there was an ordinary government office next to the street, but there was no scene of the Great Leap Forward that he had imagined to be in full swing. The street is a bit cold, although the surrounding buildings are new and beautiful, but …… not like a construction site.

That is responsible for receiving him from suzhou over to the transit department officials, perhaps is to see more than the Kyoto to the appointment of officials of this kind of demeanor, carefully explained: “the three big square from the division office is still far, your honor today first rest, tomorrow and then go to the bottom of the inspection it.”

Fan Xian was a bit disappointed, originally planning to blow glass, weave cotton, and shake hands with the workers today, but he didn’t want to wait another day.

The door to the government office was fully open, and the inner treasury transfer department and the military supervision court responsible for defense were divided into two columns to greet the arrival of Lord Qinzhi.

Fan Xian walked in first, and Gao Da with a few tiger guards followed behind him in silence. The group of a hundred or so people was settled in a very short period of time, and it seemed that the inner treasury was still running extremely fast. Haitang and Si Si were naturally brought to the back house, and with the few new maids that were bought on the way, the Transit Department’s main ambassador’s mansion, which had been incredibly cold and quiet, was suddenly bustling with activity.

After the officials greeted Fan Xian, all of them took their seats on the yamen in turn and waited for Fan Xian to lecture them.

Fan Xian was not very familiar with the situation of the inner treasury, and this was also his first time to open a government office, so he always felt a little bit marvelous, and signaled Su Wenmao to speak a few words of nonsense on behalf of himself, and then let the crowd disperse, just waiting for the official opening of the government office tomorrow.

After returning to the back of the house, too late to familiarize themselves with the official residence, the first time, he summoned the Supervisory Yuan resident in the treasury of the commander of the official, this official is about forty years of age, hair white, it seems that the protection of the treasury is really very exhausting.

He signaled the other party to sit down, and did not say any nonsense, very directly asked: “Tell us about the situation.”

This Supervisory Yuan official was under the jurisdiction of four places, and since last fall, he had already received a secret letter from the Yan Clan’s father and son, and had long been prepared for it, and today, when he saw Fan Xian asking, he hurriedly emptied himself of what he knew cleanly.

Of course, he understood that Fan Ti Si was new to the inner treasury, and did not have any close friends in the inner treasury. If he wanted to master the situation as soon as possible, he must need to find a trustworthy person in the treasury, and as an official of the Supervisory Yuan, he was close to the water, and naturally had to hurry up and climb, so as to live up to the opportunity that God had given him.

Fan Xian listened and nodded his head repeatedly, this Supervisory Yuan official spoke and worked extremely sharply, and between conversations, he made the current situation of the inner treasury clear, the duties of the three major workshops, and the factions of the various treasury officials, all of which fell into place.

“Why has the treasury lost so much money in these years?” Fan Xian had the audacity to ask such a question, not caring that it was inconvenient for the officials of the Supervisory Yuan to speak.

The official of the Supervisory Yuan, whose name was Shan Da, didn’t dare to be bold in front of Fan Xian, how could he, a lower level official, make the internal treasury clear in a few words, but still said with deliberation, “In fact, I can’t talk about the loss, just that the taxes to Kyoto have indeed been reduced by a few percent over the years.”

Fan Xian laughed bitterly, “What’s the difference between earning less than a year and losing money for such an old hen that gives birth to golden chickens? I also wonder how the predecessor managed it?”

The former head envoy of the Inner Treasury Transit Department was the cousin of Huang Yi, the chief strategist of the Princess of Xinyang, Lord Huang Wanshu. Fan Xian took over the inner treasury, and did not meet with this Lord Huang, the two sides are like fire and water, they do not bother to do the face of the formalities, but are some of the naked people.

Shan Da did not dare to take his words to disparage the Princess, said sincerely: “the reason why the profit year after year, on the one hand, is the three major workshops spend more and more, including the workshop owner, those treasury officials take too much. Secondly, it is out of the sales channels these years there are some problems, the sea pirates are too rampant, not to say too much, but at least ten stops in one or two stops is folded in the sea. Three is to the supply problem of North Qi, some years ago, the account is too chaotic, do not know how much Cui family mentioned the private goods away, but this thing has been no one dares to check …… Fortunately, the Lord of the Division of the hand, years ago to check the Cui family, light this one, will be able to save a lot of losses for the court.”

Fan Xian is quite interested in listening, but in his heart is clear ruthless, what pirates, are the Ming family from robbing their own goods trick. He looked at Shan Da wanting to speak, curiously said, “What other reasons?”

Single da glanced at him, said with a bitter smile, “There is …… the hospital in these years, the increase in funding is too fast, you also know that the hospital should be spending the big head is directly from the library, the Palace of the use of these years did not go up, on the contrary, it is the hospital to spend too much, coupled with the previous said that the articles, so a cut, the library and then can earn money for the court. The inner treasury can earn money for the court again, so around to make up for it, but also has long been less than that year’s prosperity.”

Fan Xian sucked in a breath of cold air, did not think that their own Supervisory Yuan was also one of the vampires of the inner treasury, on second thought, those brothers and sisters of the third division are developing weapons of mass destruction every day, the second division of the crows all over the world to spy on the news, no matter how to camouflage, always need to be supported by the funds, not to mention that like the fifth division of the sixth division of the two no construction, only Division of the destruction and the absorption of gold of the Black Hole Yamen … … …Of course, even if all these affairs of the court don’t count, he had played in Chen Garden many times, that old cripple had raised so many stunning beauties, living a luxurious life comparable to that of an emperor, and all this money, wasn’t it all from the inner treasury.

He shook his head and laughed bitterly, “Let’s not talk about the matter in the courtyard for now, it’s embarrassing to spread the word, it’s good to check those few roads.”

Shan Da and Su Wenmao behind Fan Xian couldn’t help but laugh, thinking that the Lord of the Tishek spoke directly.

“The problem of the distribution channels, the problem of the pirates, I’ll take care of it.” Fan Xian stared into Shan Da’s eyes, “Two of the four evils are removed, I just don’t understand how the three major workshops and the hair treasury can be compared to these ills? Those officials stay in Jiangnan all year round and are not allowed to leave without authorization, it’s really a hard job, and it’s only right that the imperial court gives them a more generous salary.”

Shan Da did not dare to look directly into his eyes, bowed his head and responded, “The three major workshops are responsible for all of the inner treasury’s output, and all of those goods are made by their hands, so …… so ……”

“So what?” Fan Xian sneered, “Could it be that they dare to use this as a threat?”

“Threatening naturally wouldn’t dare.” Shan Da smiled bitterly and responded, “But the court’s management of the inner treasury is strict, a process, ingredients, formula only the upper, middle and lower three levels of the treasury officials know, what they have in their heads is equivalent to the court’s silver production machine, as long as they are a little heart, they will be able to make the inner treasury’s production reduced, so all along, their status in the inner treasury is somewhat special, the court also has another look, and even all the time, the court will be able to make the inner treasury’s output reduced. look at them in a different way, and even …… are a bit arrogant.”

“Oh?” Fan Xian narrowed his eyes in amusement, thinking that just those small helpers who came out of the Ye family in the beginning have now become monopoly-enriching technocrats as well?

“What is this if not a threat?” Fan Xian increasingly realized that this matter was a bit ridiculous and funny, and laughed, “Then how did the Princess deal with these treasurers in the first place?”

Shan Da thought about it, frowned and answered, “The Princess only seeks not to reduce production, for the treasurers’ requirements are basically to try to satisfy, and will raise their status extremely high …… Of course, if there is really a treasurer who does not know the limits, the Princess will also have her means, six years ago, a brain to kill the seven The treasurer who made trouble, since then, the treasurers have learned to be muffled, for us level officials is not good face, but for the imperial court or dare not have disrespect.”

Fan Xian sneered, “Arrogant? Extremely high status …… Then this official had to head the first thing is to knock them off the dust.”

He was a little annoyed in his heart, his mother-in-law really wasn’t a material to be an administrator, actually managing such a mega enterprise into this appearance, no wonder His Majesty the Emperor was complaining about his suffering every day, and his father had a headache of an empty treasury.

Shan Da bluffed a jump, thinking that the Lord Titus is, after all, young, if the new official three fires, thunderbolt, really offended those treasurers, within the library out of the sales channels not to mention, their own production and quality of goods are afraid that it is very difficult to guarantee.

He bowed with both hands and said in a deep voice: “Your Honor, think twice, you may as well respond to it first with a gentle heart, and then figure it out slowly.”

Fan Xian smiled and shook his head, “I can’t do it slowly, 10,000 years is too long, I just have to fight for it, after 10 days, this official will go back to Suzhou to preside over the opening of the inner treasury to welcome the bidding matter, if I don’t convince the disobedient inside the inner treasury within the 10 days, how will you manage things in the future? I do not have the interest to run to this place every day.”

Shan Da said with a bitter face: “This is not easy to deal with, even if the treasurer of those hit on the surface of the service, but they secretly in the workshop to do some tricks, and even tricks do not need to do, can let the inner library production reduced, check …… and simply do not understand, the last this responsibility is still afraid to be adults to bear. ”

Fan Xian somewhat appreciated this person’s attitude of having a say, and the atmosphere of the officials of the Supervisory Yuan was really a lot stronger than that of the officials of Jiangnan Road. He waved his hand to stop the other party’s admonition and said with a smile, “Fear not, if we kill Butcher Zhang, do we have to eat pigs with hair?”

Shan Da and Su Wenmao froze, do not know where the Lord Tisch comes from the confidence, the treasury is in charge of production, this matter is not in the line of the Supervisory Yuan …… Suddenly, Su Wenmao brain, thought of this inner library was the Ye family’s property, and their own adults are …… Ye family’s descendants, could it be that the Tisch is the most powerful and most important of all, it is the most important of all. The first time I saw him, I thought that he was a descendant of the Ye family, so could it be that he had his own way?

Fan Xian did not explain anything, just let them go to prepare for the real opening of the government office tomorrow, but he himself went to the backyard, a little bit not the taste of two bowls of congee, and then sincerely invited Haitang to go with him to the three major workshops in the evening.

Already have subordinates for him to do a good pass, even if he does not show his identity at night, it should not be a big problem. The reason why he called out to Haitang to follow him along, but it is not a good idea to extend the glory of the inner treasury to North Qi, but purely need Haitang as a strong bodyguard.

The rooster crows and the sky turns white.

The back wall of the inner treasury operation department’s main ambassador’s mansion had a silhouette floating there, and Fan Xian and Haitang ended their night’s adventure and returned to the study.

Fan Xian sank into that face and frowned, “Night and day, management corrupted …… are these two words, right?”

Haitang, however, was still immersed in shock, she wandered around the three major workshops with Fan Xian this evening, and although she didn’t come into contact with the military industry or anything like that workshop, she was still shocked by what she had seen and heard, and it turned out that the cotton cloth was woven on that kind of spinning machine, and actually didn’t use human labor, using that kind of water power …… just how could the power of the river be so tame? Reflecting on what she had seen and heard this evening, she was more impressed by the Ye family’s mistress who had long since disappeared in the river of history, and looked at Fan Xian’s gaze with a little more heat.

Wasn’t Fan Xian the son of that Mistress of the Ye Family?

Fan Xian is not as shocked as she is, the initial freshness is slightly removed, although the heart is still appreciating the mother’s legacy of the feeling of relief, but the domestic library in Qing Dynasty, in fact, than the township enterprises in his previous life is not as good as just some very primary things, if not the Emperor of Qing Dynasty is extremely smart, all the industries are watching closely, I’m afraid that has long been not as valuable as the year.

But just one Shunde town, still can’t produce refrigerator, Fan Xian where will be surprised, he was surprised is another pile of things, those treasurers of the inner treasury is really living luxury to the extreme, his heart can’t help but itch up, if these people eat the silver swallowed into their own stomachs, that would have to be a large amount of money into the account?

And like the Princess worried about things, he is not very worried about, what bullshit technology monopoly, and not what is particularly difficult to live, their own years, although not from a science background, but blowing a few glass is not too big a problem, the key is, who called us behind someone ah.

Knowledge is power, knowledge is the bottom, knowledge is silver – this is Fan Xian in the library on the first day, produced by the strong cognition.