"Bang, bang"

"Sit in a row, eat fruits, you one by one, I will have fun together."

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year. After tonight it is the first day of the New Year. The beginning of the new year. If the New Year's atmosphere is the strongest, it is naturally the New Year's Eve. Because it is necessary to stay up to the New Year, children can also get New Year's money, buy skewers of candies to eat, buy some small firecrackers to light them, hum children's rhymes, and feel so beautiful. If the family is in a good mood, add two new clothes to the children. For the children, this is the most anticipated day of the year.

During the Spring Festival, the nine provinces of China are celebrated together. The festive atmosphere seems to have diluted the hardships of life a lot. Many people have long-lost smiles on their faces. No matter what, I hope that tomorrow, I pray that God will open my eyes and have a good harvest next year. This festive atmosphere is no exception in Shanxi, which is hidden in the deep water and hot water.

From the perspective of terrain, Shanxi is the hub in the north. Among all the provinces in the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi's terrain is the most complete. There are big walks in the east, big rivers in the west, and in the north, there are deserts and Yinshan as barriers. Yanmen Pass is an internal danger, and in the south there are natural barriers such as Shouyang, Beizhu, Xicheng, and Wangwu. Mengjin Pass and Tongguan can also serve as gateways. The geographical location is extremely important and have always been a place that military strategists must fight for. Now there are wolf smokes everywhere in Shanxi. Thieves come to grab them and soldiers come to disturb them again, which makes the people who are already living in poverty even more miserable.

The climate type in Shanxi is a temperate continental monsoon climate, with long winters and cold and dryness; summers are long in the south and short in the north and concentrated rainfall; spring is changing with more wind and sand; autumn is short and the weather is mild, which is described in four words as "nine droughts in ten years". In addition, there are many mountains and rivers, and the land is barren, so the people live a hard life because the land cannot support so many people. Many people have to go to business at a young age, which is the reason for the formation of the famous Shanxi merchants.

Rich monks emerge from poor temples, and rich gentry also exist in poor towns, such as the Fan family in Jiexiu, Fenzhou.

When it comes to the Jiexiu Fan family, many people give a thumbs up and say "Excellent". The Fan family has been doing business for generations, and Jia is in the border town, and is a very big business. It is one of the best merchants in Shanxi. The family's house is full of gold and silver warehouses and pearls. The Fan family's mansion, located in Jiexiu County, has nine in and nine out, carved beams and painted buildings, red tiles and blue bricks and white walls, with rockery, ponds, pavilions, arch buildings and other decorations. The windows are all arched in the shape of the building, and the building walls are pagoda-like structures. The plainness reveals the atmosphere and the atmosphere reveals luxury. Not only Jiexiu County, but also Shanxi is a first-class mansion.

Although the people in Shanxi live in poverty and many people spend the New Year hard, it has no impact on the Fan family. Their business is getting bigger and bigger, especially in the business of the Later Jin Dynasty. You can make a fortune by transporting the iron and food that the Later Jin Dynasty lacks. When you come back, you can take back the stolen goods robbed by the Later Jin Dynasty from the Ming Dynasty, and you will get a considerable profit. If you make a second trip, you can make a lot of profits, and the silver will be carried by the car.

Only money is earned, the Fan family doesn’t care about national justice. As for Fan Yongdou, the head of the Fan family, thinks so.

The Chinese New Year is coming, but Fan Yongdou is still drinking wine in the account room. Four capable accountants are counting accounts like enclaves. They are the old account rooms of the Fan family for many years. There is no problem with integrity. The Fan family does not only refer to a family, but a group. Because the contemporary head of the family Fan Yongdou is smart and capable, his family is becoming more and more prosperous, and there are many areas involved, such as salt, tea, silk, ironware, rice, grain, ginseng, etc. These are open and secretly smuggling and selling stolen goods that cannot be seen. Every Chinese New Year, the account rooms of the Fan Mansion seem particularly busy because many things have to be summarized and recorded.

The postponement to such a late time is mainly because some disciples of the family returned late, and during the Chinese New Year, they had to settle all aspects of relationships, so the accountants were busy sorting out these accounts. As the head of the Fan family, Fan Wendou kept watching in the account. He liked to listen to the "pa" sounds made by the abacus beads. In his ears, these sounds were as pleasant as the sound of silver colliding.

The account room is the most important part of the family, which is this small account room, which controls the property of the Fan family and the business that spreads throughout the Ming Dynasty. The annual turnover of more than one million taels is reflected in this account room. In ancient times, the key to the account room was in the hands of anyone, and it was the symbol of the family. It should be the head of the Fan family, and this account room is Fan Yongdou's territory.

After a while, the abacus stopped a little, and an old man with white hair and beards held a page of paper and said respectfully: "Master, I have calculated the accounts of all relationships."

"Tell me," Fan Yongdou said lightly.

"Yes, Master," the old accountant responded, and then said with a serious look: "The total expenses for this time were 118,300 taels, an increase of 20% over last year."

During the holidays, some relationships need to be managed. You can usually make sense, but you must not be careless during the Chinese New Year. Especially the smuggling business done by the Fan family, you dare not neglect it because a small link can lead to the success or failure of the business and the rise and fall of the family. For this reason, the Fan family also sent a dedicated person to manage the matter and maintain the relationship between the parties. The annual transaction costs more than 100,000 yuan and more than 100,000 taels of silver. Many people will not make money in their entire lives, but Fan Yongdou didn't blink.

What he earned was much more than 110,000.

"Have you all done it?" Fan Yongdou asked.

"They have all been dealt with. Among them, General Le and General Qian gave two beauties each, which is the biggest expenses of these two."

Speaking of the situation, from the generals leading troops to the soldiers guarding the gate, they can't miss it. If it is a small batch, they can still be trapped by entrainment. However, when the smuggling crocodile at the level of Fan Yongdou was not satisfied with these small fuss. His approach was to bribe the guards and transport them from the city gate when there was no one in the night. Or they could get approval documents and package the smuggled goods into military supplies, thus avoiding the inspection of the court. The old accountant mentioned that General Le and General Qian were the generals of Datong and the generals of Zhangjiakou. Both of them opened a door of convenience for Fan Yongdou, and they were the targets that Fan Yongdou tried his best to curry favor with.

Fan Yongdou said little, "As long as he dares to accept it, we dare to give it to you, and you don't have to pay a small fortune or a big fortune."

"Yes, Master."

"Master, a guest is here." Just as Fan Yongdou was about to give further instructions, the voice of the steward Fan Fu suddenly came out of the door.

Just stunned for a moment, Fan Yongdou quickly said, "I understand."

If there is no very urgent matter when I am in the accounting room, the housekeeper will not disturb me at this time.

He ordered the accountant to continue to settle the accounts, and then Fan Yongdou walked out of the accountant. The butler Fan Fu walked up to salute with an anxious look on his face: "Master."

"I was so panicked, what happened?" Fan Yongdou asked calmly.

There have been too many storms and waves in recent years. Fan Yongdou's heart is much stronger than when he just took over the family business, and he is a little calmer.

Fan Fu hurriedly said: "Master, Sichuan Wenchong Lu Qianhu is here to visit."

Qianhu? Fan Yongdou frowned and said, "Qianhu in Sichuan? What are he doing here?"

As one of the best businessmen in Shanxi, for Xiao Fan Yongdou, a small thousand households is nothing. No matter how bad his butler is, he will not be frightened by a small thousand households. There must be something unusual.

Fan Fu looked around and then lowered his voice and said, "Master, Lu Qianhu has escorted a few people to come, one of whom is Young Master Fan Qiang."

What? Fan Qiang? Fan Yongdou's face changed, and Fan Qiang was Fan Yongdou's distant nephew. Fan Yongdou was naturally clear about the fact that he pretended to be the king of troubled times. In fact, this was exactly his idea. First, he could make a fortune by taking the opportunity to make a fortune, and second, he could make trouble for this trip and secretly raise the supplies needed for the Later Jin Dynasty. The most important point is to eliminate dissidents, kill some people who are usually against the enemy in the name of thieves and bandits, and consolidate the power of the Fan family. This move can be said to have three goals in one fell swoop. However, I haven't received news from my nephew for a few days. Fan Yongdou felt something was wrong in his heart. Now a thousand households are escorting his nephew back. Needless to say, something happened.

Now is a sensitive period. If you are not careful, you will be a disaster for the family.

Fan Yongdou regretted that he stopped before he saw it.

"How many people have they come?" Fan Yongdou was used to the wind and waves, so he was not at a loss and asked in a deep voice.

Fan Fu knew what Fan Yongdou was doing and replied in a low voice: "When I say that, there are only a dozen people, and there is no official army to follow me. As soon as they entered Xiucheng, our people discovered it. According to the reports from his subordinates, they came straight to our Fan Mansion and had no contact with the official."

This was better. Fan Yongdou secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The matter was not broken enough to be regained. At least he would pay politeness to see him. If there was a big deal, he would have been so polite, and he would have smashed the door and rushed in long ago.

"Fan Fu, listen more and talk less in a while, and act according to my eyes." Fan Yongdou thought for a moment and spoke.

"Yes, Master."

At this time, Lu Haoshan and his men were waiting in the hall of the Fan family. Fan Qiang, who was pretending to be the King of Troubled Times, and three of them were tied up and knelt on the ground in a row. Behind each of them was a guard watching. Tang Qiang, Zhao Gongchang, Li Dingguo and others were placed on both sides of the hall, while Lu Haoshan was watching the furnishings in the hall with interest.

Furniture made of rosewood, jade carved screens, and blue and white stone floors reveal luxury in the atmosphere, including famous calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, antiques, treasures, etc. Lu Haoshan drooled when he saw it: This big traitor has really rich family.

Behind the wealth and luxury, there are countless blood of compatriots.

"Master, this is Lu Qianhu." Just as Lu Haoshan was admiring, a voice suddenly sounded. Lu Haoshan turned his head and saw that the butler of the Fan family led a man with a big ear in.

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