Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 202 Tampering with the Imperial Decree
There are too many high officials in Jiangnan Road, so many that Fan Xian finds it troublesome.

After visiting two people, there was still a super high official who needed to meet, Fan Xian also found it troublesome.

But there is no way, this is an essential step, even Her Royal Highness, cannot ignore this step, but Fan Xian also knows that this is also an excellent opportunity to see the other party's face clearly.

Fan Xian would not give up such an opportunity. He is not a person who does not cherish opportunities, which is why he has achieved today's achievements.

There are a total of four wing rooms in this courtyard. At this time, Fan Xian walked to the one on the east side, which was the one where Xue Qing was.

Fan Xian walked outside Xue Qing's room, knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside, saying, "Since you are here, Master Fan, please come in."

Fan Xian was taken aback, it wasn't because of anything else, but because Xue Qing knew it was him!

And when he didn't show up.There are only two possibilities in this way. The first is because Xue Qing guessed that the only person who might go to his room at this time is Fan Xian, but Fan Xian wants to come, and it is possible to bring tea and water. Why did the other party guess that it was him? Woolen cloth?

Then there is only the second possibility, and Xue Qing can also conclude that the footsteps outside, that is to say, Xue Qing's strength is above the seventh rank.

Although the ninth rank can expand hearing and eyesight, the seventh rank can already hear the footsteps outside the door. Fan Xian knows this, but he doesn't know what the opponent's strength is.

In response, Fan Xian walked into the room.

Xue Qing led more people, including seven or eight lieutenants, two lieutenants, and three generals.

But after Fan Xian entered the room, Xue Qing waved them all out.

"Master Xue brought so many people? Will it be useful?" Fan Xian said with great fun.

Xue Qing smiled, bought Fan Xian a cup of tea, and said softly, "It's useful, I'm more careful when I go out, you understand."

Of course, I understand that the governor of Liangjiang is against Dongyi City, not the country. He is mainly responsible for the defense of Dongyi City on Jiangnan Road, so his safety needs to be taken care of more than anyone else, and he needs a safe environment.In addition, there are always many people in charge of external affairs, no matter how big or small, they need to be reported, and some military spies have brought back clues, Xue Qing needs to take over these matters alone.

So he needs some people by his side.

"I didn't expect Mr. Xue to find time to come to the inner treasury in his busy schedule. It really flattered me and gave me a lot of face." Fan Xian sat next to Xue Qing and said with a smile.

Xue Qing laughed, "This is a big deal. If I don't come, how can I do it?"

Fan Xian took a breath calmly, and then continued, "I'm basically relieved that you are in charge of such a big matter. After all, it's not a big deal. It's just an open bidding process. In fact, there's no need to go to war. .”

"Do you know how many people came this time?" Xue Qing asked.

Fan Xian looked at Xue Qing and shook his head.

"It's twice as much as last time, and there are even 5000 new ones that are selected by Lai Er Ba Jing. Do you know what a terrifying number this is?" Xue Qing sighed, "But this is not the most terrifying Yes, the most terrifying thing is that half of the [-] million taels of silver that came in from the Taiping Bank in Dongyi City was robbed."

Fan Xian looked at Xue Qing. This was not much different from the data he got. After all, Qing Waer was only responsible for part of the shipping, and Fan Xian didn't know what happened afterwards.After all, Qingwaer did not participate in the subsequent robbery business, so Fan Xian would not say anything.

"This matter is under my control, and now the city lord of Dongyi City has negotiated with Qing Guo, and the complaint has also arrived on my table." Xue Qing said, "I want to see that I have been pushed to the cusp, So this matter must be resolved, and I must get this batch of money back."

Fan Xian looked at Xue Qing and said calmly, "Does your lord need help?"

"Don't bother the Overwatch Council to take action on this matter. Don't worry, although I am getting old, I am not old yet." Xue Qing smiled, "If I can't handle this matter, and the Overwatch Council needs to take action, then this There is no need for the governor of Liangjiang to exist, and someone else can replace it."

Fan Xian and Xue Qing laughed at the same time.

These three people are all different, one is cautious, one is cold, and one is approachable.

This is indeed a three-legged structure. Fan Xian thought about some things in his heart, and finally he chose to stand up and saluted Xue Qing, "The bidding is about to start, Mr. Xue, do it yourself."

"Okay, please, Mr. Fan." Xue Qing stretched out his hand to let Fan Xian go out.Fan Xian didn't stay long either, he turned around and left.

The three of them finally finished watching. Fan Xian didn't know what the three were thinking, but Fan Xian also understood their position. Now, Fan Xian understood how many things were involved in the internal treasury bidding this time. Yes, he was also unambiguous, and walked directly to the hall.

At this time, everyone in the inner library was also waiting in the hall.

Bidding is about to start.

The courtyard outside was already overcrowded. Fan Xian walked into the main hall of the inner warehouse. The main hall is now under the supervision of General Ye Shen. After all, holding such a big event in the inner warehouse is equivalent to lowering the security level of the inner warehouse. Lowering the level, it is easier for outsiders to mix into the inner library.

Therefore, General Ye Shen is in charge of all the security affairs of the inner vault, including various security matters in the inner vault. There are not many people who come to the inner vault to steal on weekdays, but their strength is outstanding.

Fortunately, the craftsmanship of Neku is in the minds of Ye Da and others, and the craftsmanship is only passed on by word of mouth, and there are no blueprints, so the basic things will not be lost.After entering, you can steal some money at most, and it is not easy to take it away, and the defense is also very strict.

Fan Xian walked into the hall and looked at Wang Qinian at the side. Wang Qinian immediately put down what he was doing, walked to Fan Xian's side, and said in a low voice, "My lord, there shouldn't be any problem."

"What time?" Fan Xian asked.

"It's still half an hour away." Wang Qinian looked back at the clock and said, "You can rest for a while. It is absolutely safe inside and out."

Fan Xian waved his hand, "That's no need, why do I feel like someone can't be found?"

"Dan Da? The man from the Jiangnan Overwatch Council?" Wang Qinian raised his eyebrows and asked guessingly.

Fan Xian was surprised, "Brother Wang is so smart recently? Indeed, I didn't see him today."

"Dan Da." Qu Han came over immediately, looked at Fan Xian, "I know, he was waiting outside the door to greet the merchants, he had already arrived, especially in a hurry, I called There was no response, and I didn’t even bother calling afterward.”

Fan Xian nodded thoughtfully, but didn't say anything.

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Ming Shilan and a girl in the carriage were sitting facing each other. At this time, the girl's complexion was blushing, as if she had experienced something just now. There were only these two people in the carriage, and there was no one else.

But there were so many carriages, and they followed the team of seven carriages, and stopped at the gate of the Neiku. Coming up, no one dared to block the door at this time, so they immediately stepped aside and stepped aside.There are a lot of people inside, and people who have seen Akashi Lan want to take a few more glances, some are quite envious, and their eyes are shining; some are quite jealous, wishing to strangle the other party directly; Most of them are old people, and they all want this person to be their child.

And those who have never met Ming Shilan want to take this opportunity to meet him. After all, this person is the most famous young master on the rough Jiangnan road, and no one can compare with him.

The Ming family was the last to enter, and the others had already arrived in the courtyard of the Neiku early.The two stewards of the internal treasury are sitting in the back courtyard. According to the usual practice, if those who come in participate in the bidding, they have to submit a deposit. This deposit is to prove their qualifications and financial resources on the one hand, and it is also the first payment Enter the internal warehouse, if the final bidding price is lower than this deposit, then the excess part will be refunded in full.

300 taels.

According to Qu Han's thinking, there will be no more than ten bidders, because in her eyes, there will be no more than ten people who can get at least 300 million taels. It was an eye-opening experience, just paying the fee took half an hour from early in the morning, of course this is only part of it.

The security deposit has already been collected long before the bidding. The old Jiangnan people know this. They will start to collect a few days in advance. Generally, big families and large consortiums, or some people who are sure of their fortunes, will start early. After all, they know that they will definitely be able to bid for a bid at the last time. They don't have to think about losing and what to do after losing the bid, and they are even thinking about things after winning the bid.

Now, the people who pay the bidding fee deposit are all people who can't control their own ideas, and even those who are apprehensive and deliberate at the moment before paying the fee. In fact, Fan Xian also knows that these people have no qualifications to compete at all. These standards, if not for the establishment of some new industries this year, they would not have tried it at all.

About half an hour later, the matter finally came to an end, and Fan Xian heaved a rare sigh of relief and sat aside.

"A total of 200 million taels of silver has been entered." A steward walked up to Fan Xian and said to Fan Xian, "My lord, according to the usual practice, these silvers will not be put into the treasury, because if the bid is lost at that time, it will not be put into the warehouse." I will go back the same way, and the silver can be used as silver notes."

"There are only thirteen people." Qu Han sighed, "How many do I think there are?"

"How many people were there before?" Fan Xian asked.

"It's only fifteen people." Said the secretary, "But it's much more than every previous bidding. In the past, there were about ten people. This time, it's almost thirty people."

Of course, Fan Xian was also responsible for this. He calmly looked at the person in front of him and asked, "How long is it before the start?"

"It's ready to start." Another steward walked up to Fan Xian respectfully.

Fan Xian nodded, "Then let's begin."

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Fan Xian knew that in the current internal treasury, none of the secretary and the sixth-rank and fifth-rank officials below were different. At least they didn't have any disagreements, so there was still some credibility, and he went as he wished. Next to those three seats.

The three seats are very interesting, they are all on the second floor, and the attic on the second floor can directly see the movement below, and the arrangement of the three positions is also very interesting.

The three seats are exactly the same, and they are placed on the attic on the second floor, but the problem is here, who will sit in the middle, and who will sit on the sides?But obviously, when the three adults came up, it proved that Fan Xian was worrying too much. The Jiangnan prefect consciously sat in the middle, and Xue Qing also consciously sat on the left hand side of the Jiangnan prefect. seat, and Chen Yuanhao didn't show any dissatisfaction, and sat on the right seat.

From this point of view, the three of them were not in the slightest disharmony, but there was an undercurrent surging inside that even Fan Xian couldn't see through.

Fan Xian himself pulled a chair and moved over. He didn't sit in the same row as the three people, but chose a place farther away. Sitting here.

The three high-ranking people didn't ask Fan Xian to go over. This is also a point of Fan Xian's cleverness. If he is sitting here alone now, the three big men will definitely ask him to go over and sit together, and Fan Xian will be very unhappy. Comfortable, he simply let Qu Han sit next to him, accompanied by a beautiful woman, the three old guys were naturally embarrassed to break up, let alone let Qu Han sit next to them, how decent is that?

Fan Xian was quite happy and relaxed, sitting on a chair and looking down.

The secretary had already started preparations, and everyone's eyes were on him. It was obvious that Fan Xian was still using someone from the inner treasury this time.

At this moment, Chen Yuanhao who was next to him suddenly turned his head and looked at Fan Xian, "Why didn't Master Fan go to make peace?"

"Your subordinate has already served as the chief secretary of the internal treasury. You can't take pictures of your own business. You will give others a false accusation of self-stealing." Fan Xian smiled awkwardly, "Admiral, you also know that, Fan Xian is the one who pays the most attention to his reputation, and he can't just let others talk about it, after all, there are still many things that I need to do."

"Master Fan is indeed a cautious person. It seems that if you want to get Mr. Fan's idea, you have to use your brain." Chen Yuanhao laughed, and the two behind him smiled and fell silent.

Fan Xian looked down.

Bidding has already started.

"In this period, the number of warehouse tenders has been expanded to twenty clear bids, including seven bids for production, seven bids for sales, three bids for construction, two bids for processing and sales, and one bid for direct export." A piece of paper, read it, "The sales bids also include three export bids, and the direct export bids cannot be sold domestically. All bidders must understand that if any offenders are found, the internal warehouse It is eligible to directly deprive the sales rights, and will not return any silver taels."

These are the same as previous tenders, so there is no objection from anyone.

Thinking about it, this matter should also be very smooth, at least everyone hopes that it will be like this, and they will achieve their own ideas smoothly.

Fan Xian looked down at Ming Shilan, and it happened that Ming Shilan's eyebrows also happened to see Fan Xian's body. His smile seemed inevitable, and Fan Xian was also muttering in his heart. He didn't know what the other party wanted to do, nor did he know. What killing move did Ming Shilan prepare? He just waited and watched. All Fan Xian could do was wait and see. After all, his on-the-spot reaction ability was the most powerful and terrifying. -
The first sign is often the simplest.

"According to the rules, the starting price is 300 million taels. If there is a bidder after three biddings, the bid will continue. If there is no bidder, the price will be reduced by 50 taels each time. After falling below 100 million taels, the price will be reduced by 10 taels each time. The price of silver has been reduced, and the base price is 50 taels." Si Wu said.

Fan Xian smiled. This is different from traditional bidding. To put it bluntly, this is actually an auction.

Because in this era, it is impossible for the Ming family to issue any tender documents, issue tender notices and tender forms, varieties, quantities, and related transaction conditions, and propose a series of things such as time, place, and contracted construction period.

He is a reverse existence. In fact, he is auctioning sales qualifications and finishing qualifications, because although Neiku has a huge production workshop, he does not have any sales channels. Guoqi, standing on the street to sell her soap how clean it is to wash things, right?
So in fact, it is not that they are inviting bids, but they are selling bids. Products with clearly marked prices that cannot be produced in the whole world will be processed or sold directly to these people, and the remaining silver will be divided according to a certain percentage. It's what they call a tender.

"It seems that mother's brain circuit is not particularly strange." Fan Xian muttered to himself, "For me to say this, I have to find a one-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-level dealer. Layers of exploitation can be profitable."

Fortunately, Ye Qingmei is not like this, otherwise it would be a problem whether Fan Xian would be born or not.

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"The divisions at all levels are calculated according to the previous ratios. Finishers must accept audits and investigations at any time, and use factories that are fully open, and must not process in the name of the internal warehouse, sell in the name of the internal warehouse, or use power for personal gain in the name of the internal warehouse. , if there is a problem in the link, it should be rectified in a timely manner. If there is no rectification within one month, the transaction content will be cancelled, and the payment will not be refunded..."

Barbara.

Really can Barra.

Anyway, I talked a lot, and the excited people were a little drowsy.

"The bidding begins now."

These six words are what people want.

All the people who should have straightened their backs straightened up, and those who should have widened their eyes also widened.

Another steward came out. He picked up a piece of paper and said, "The first bid, the production workshop of Sansanfang, is sold by bid. Salt."

Everyone was stunned!
Salt?
Official salt should be handed over to private hands!

Xue Qing was taken aback, he stood up straight away, looked at Fan Xian who was beside him, "Master Imperial Envoy, what does this mean?"

Fan Xian sighed, nodded, and signaled to continue reading.

Impressively, Shi Chanli came out, and with his support, no one present dared to stand still with this movement.

Holy decree!

"This is the sacred decree, Your Majesty, if you don't kneel, you want me to report to God and charge you with disrespect!" Shi Chanli said angrily.

It's not difficult to understand, what does an ordinary Jiangnan businessman look like after seeing the imperial decree?Of course I haven't seen it before, you took out something out of the blue, God knows what you took out a bright yellow thing.

But at this point, no one dared not kneel, except Fan Xian.

Because he has Yujun sword in his hand.

Royal king.

He doesn't have to kneel.

The emperor's old son didn't even kneel when he came to him personally, how could he kneel down to break the imperial decree?

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said." Shi Chanli read the imperial edict for the first time, full of style.

"Today, the holy sky is mighty, and the world is full of riches and brocades, which is why the Qing Dynasty is so prosperous."

"The internal treasury has been in operation for many years, and now it is flourishing. Along with rewarding the special rights and interests of large merchants in the Jiangnan area, they are all sparsely released with official tea, official salt, horse breeding, and cattle breeding. I hope that the merchants in the Jiangnan area can do what they want and do their best. for, shall not be changed."

"Kin this!"

Everyone was shocked!
What does it mean?
This is equivalent to releasing the most precious thing in the country!
salt, tea...

With these two things alone, you can live without worrying about food and clothing for ten lifetimes!
This must have been Fan Xian's decision to handle the emperor.

Undoubtedly, this was also the reason why Fan Xian could still sit there steadily after listening to the imperial decree.

The three super officials looked sad, and all three looked at Fan Xian in unison.

What does it mean?
If in the past, Jiangnan Road was a piece of turbid muddy water, merchants could fish in it and muddy the water.But once the official salt, official tea, horses, and cattle all enter the business chain of Jiangnan Road, this place will become a vast ocean, because everyone knows that the power here will no longer belong to Jiangnan.

It belongs to the capital city with the most concentrated power.

Kyoto city.

Fan Xian sat there, motionless. Of course he knew about these things, but he wouldn't say anything, and it was even more impossible for him to let the people below prepare something. After all, when he saw that Ming Shilan's face had turned green, The comfort in my heart is also indescribable.

Wonderful.

When Chen Yuanhao saw that the two people beside him sat down quietly even though they were shocked, he did not sit down, but walked up to Fan Xian's side, glanced at Fan Xian, and walked past Fan Xian.

At this time, Fan Xian also stood up and walked to the corner. Gao Da knew that the other party had something to say, so he didn't follow. Qu Han sat on the chair and didn't even stand up.

Fan Xian knew that Chen Yuanhao wanted to talk to him, so he didn't hide and followed him directly.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Chen Yuanhao asked, his words were very wrong and neat.

"Of course." Fan Xian looked at Chen Yuanhao and nodded, "I also believe that His Majesty understands better what he is doing."

Now that he brought out His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom, Fan Xian would definitely not be afraid that Chen Yuanhao would continue talking on this topic, so he had nothing to worry about.He simply wasn't afraid at all, and stared at Chen Yuanhao's eyes.

Chen Yuanhao smiled charmingly, and looked at Fan Xian in front of him, "Master Imperial Envoy, I have been forgetting to ask you, when you entered Jiangnan Road with His Highness the Third Prince, where is His Highness the Third Prince now?"

"Oh, I've stayed in Suzhou City." Fan Xian was very happy in his heart for a simple sentence. No one would care about the matters of the third prince, unless he did something related to the third prince. .It was obvious that the third prince was not in Suzhou City, and what was even more obvious was that Chen Yuanhao in front of him knew about it.

Chen Yuanhao nodded, "The safety of His Royal Highness the Third Prince is still very important. After the imperial envoy finishes his work here, it is best to bring His Highness the Third Prince with him, so that things will be more secure. As the Minister of Military Affairs here, Of course, we must guard the stability of one side, if something happens, it will be difficult for you and me to deal with each other."

"Thank you for your reminder, my lord. Fan Xian will keep it in mind." Fan Xian said.

The two returned to their seats and sat down.

Fan Xian's mood was obviously much better, while Chen Yuanhao's mood was much worse.

"What's wrong?" Qu Han asked.

"It's nothing." Fan Xian smiled, "It's just that someone has a guilty conscience and I bumped into it."

Qu Han stole a glance at Chen Yuanhao who was not far away, and smiled.

Below this time, the first round has already begun.

"The first round is the sale of the official salt sales rights," Si Wu said.

All the people have been paying attention to this important bidding.

"The starting price is 300 million taels."

"Start bidding!"

There was silence.

No one thought of this.

Fan Xian thought of it.

"Hahaha..." Qu Han laughed, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined it would be so."

At this moment, Qu Han stood up, and looked behind Wang Qinian and Gao Da, both of them looked unhappy.

Qu Han stretched out his hand and smiled at the two of them.

The two had no choice but to take out two bank notes, one for 100 taels.

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Have you even made a bet?"

"Yes." Qu Han smiled and sat down, shaking the two 100 tael silver notes in his hands. "When we bet that the first official salt bid will be announced, I bet that the first bidder is not the Ming family, and they bet that the first bidder is the Ming family."

Fan Xian smiled, seeing that there had been three bids below, none of which were from the Ming family, and then he said, "For such a huge family, the assets must be fixed and will not be disposed of at will. All their funds are divided among the It’s on every door, so Akashi Lan must be anxious like an ant on a hot pot.”

Sure enough, when Fan Xian looked over, Akashi Lan's complexion was much uglier, and the woman next to her couldn't stop her hands at all. She was trying to settle accounts, very detailed accounts.

"Four hundred and five million taels." The secretary yelled quickly, because Fan Xian had told him that he had to yell quickly, so he didn't dare to slow down.

"450 taels!"

"Two million taels..."

"and many more."

Still someone interrupted.

Xue Qing stood up, looked at the secretary and said, "How can you be hasty with such an important matter? After all, His Majesty has handed over such an important matter. Although the rules have not changed, the starting price is the same as that of the other things next to it. Is it a kind of disrespect for His Majesty's will?"

Good guy, you can really fool, Fan Xian was fooled by him and wanted to applaud.

But he is the governor of Liangjiang, and he holds great power. Who dares to say that what he said is wrong?Of course, you have to ask the emperor's people, so Xue Qing turned his head and asked Fan Xian, "My lord, what do you think?"

"Just rely on Master Xue's words." Fan Xian said humbly, "I have no objection."

Xue Qing looked at the two people beside him again, but the two of them didn't even look at Xue Qing.

At this time, Xue Qing smiled and said, "In that case, let's start with 600 million taels."

600 taels!

The price has been doubled!

Dong Qiaoxiang, who had won the bid just a few words away, glanced angrily at Xue Qing above.

Fan Xian immediately stood up and said, "Since Master Xue has spoken, let's change it!"

"Yes!" Shi Chanli in the audience immediately stood up, and did something that made even Xue Qing feel terrible!

Shi Chanli directly took a large pen and walked to the place where the imperial decree was just now. After taking out the imperial decree, he hoped that the merchants in the Jiangnan area would do what they wanted and do their best.Not to be changed.The last four words were stroked, followed by a few words.

Xue Qing, governor of Liangjiang, set the price, and the starting price of official salt was 600 taels of silver!
Tampering with the imperial decree!

Everyone is watching!

Who is tampering with the imperial decree?

No one knew what Shi Chanli was, he was just a servant who was ordered to do things.

But everyone knew the governor of Liangjiang who stood tall and stood alone.

Xue Qing!

(End of this chapter)