Chapter 345 (2/2)
Fan Xian shook his head”Other than being completely trusted, I have to believe that when I'sHowever, she iotten to this age and have only gotten drunk once at the Songhe Inn in Shangjing City?”
In Shangjing, Northern Qi, Fan Xian had drunk recklessly in front of Haitang until he becaed with an aphrodisiac and fell into the biggest trap of his life
Fan Xian said with annoyance, ”You have the face to mention that…of course” He couldn't see the sy's eyes and said coldly and proudly, ”I used to get drunk a lot when I was young, so don't think too highly of yourself”
Haitang smiled”At that time, that blind master was always beside you?”
Fan Xian didn't reply
Haitang furrowed her brows”Then that legendary story of you being poetically inspired after getting drunk and co palace…are those all lies?”
Fan Xian waved his handHe didn't want to continue this boring topic with her”Has the silver arrived?”
Haitang sighed in resignation and sat downShe eustYou don't need to worry”
Fan Xian sly”How can I not worry? In this matter, I can't have my old man move silver fro of which,” Haitang said as she frowned, ”you actually brought hundreds of thousands of liang of silver with youAre you stupid? I don't believe it was only for the purpose of showing off your ht this was an unwilling arrangementHow can I tell you inside information? I can't tell anyone about this
”It is only some useless silverWhat's there to be afraid of?”
”You've served as an official for less than two years, yet you have this ave a not quite there s yours and your father's official salaries, you will still probably need more than a hundred years to save up this a to explain this to the officials?”
Fan Xian shook his head”Don't forget,clanFamily estates are where the money truly comes from”
”Oh? A family that is able to easily take out this al activities? Be careful, the Imperial Censorate will probably write you up for this”
”So what?” Fan Xian smiled”Even if my family doesn't have this much money, the palace knows my business has done well these two yearsThey won't be suspicious of me”
”One brothel, a dozen bookstores…can earn thisasked doubtfully
”Don't underestimate second brother's ability to accu been an official in court for two years, I've received plenty of benefits, e all this into tidy ingots before I left the capitalIf I hadn't hadin some from the treasury, I would have really been stuckOnce all this is over, the so-called bribes will have mixed in with this clean h, to gather enough silver I had to put as much silver in the businesses under shell”
It was only now that Haitang knew he had such plans and couldn't help feeling a little disdainful”Given your position, why do you care sothe bribery money?”
”I…have my uses”
”Your silver is all in the chest and not easy to oing to do when you need htly”Don't I have you? And there is that loveable E money house this tirab so pausedShe realized that when talking about fighting and plotting, she was certainly not beneath Fan XianIn the area of sneakily earning money, she and her people were too far fro days, she needed to keep a close eye out
The scene was indeed absurdly funnyFan Xian and Haitang were both figures that the world considered elegant and reht, they talked about silver, banknotes, —topics that stank of bronze
In thechest of silver that represented the spirit of Fan Xian's Jiangnan affairs sat openly
Everybody who passed by couldn't resist having a lookThere were guards everywhere, as well as swords itThe hundreds of thousands of liang of silver brought greedy looks into people's eyesIf they wanted to steal this chest of silver, the infaht for the governovernher
This chest was just open widely like this, lying in front of everyoneIts belly of snohite silver ingots exuded a brilliance that lured in and devoured the soulA faint and cold sense of danger emitted from the chest
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After a few more days, Fan Xian, who had caused such a ruckus in the entire Jiangnan Road, finally left SuzhouHe and hisfor the palace treasury transportAlthough the Third Prince re breathThey thought as long as Commissioner Fan was not here, it would be simple to fool a little kid
The Third Prince did not knohat the officials were thinking, otherwise given his ruthless personality and hot temper, who knehat kind of new trouble he could cause
These days, he was already feeling angryFan Xian went to the palace treasury and had the audacity not to bring himThe palace treasury was once the property of the Ye fadom's ability to stabilize and expandIt could even be said that the Qing Kingdom depended on the palace to live, so naturally it had becouardedThe restrictions were even stricter than those of the palaceIn the legends of the people, it was out of the realm of the Five Thunders and controlled by the GodsTo be able to visit the palace treasury and have a look was the desire of countless coh the Third Prince had the honor of a prince, he was still curious in his heart about the palace treasuryWithout the special pero to the palace treasuryHe had thought that coive hiht that Fan Xian would leave hi sound, a well-learnedbattered and exhausted, and couldn't stop howling and cryingThe Third Prince followed him out and fiercely cursed, ”Father wanted Fan Xian to be the teacher! If he dares to run, then I dare to kick people!”
The servants in the manor all kept quiet out of fearNow that the imperial envoy had left, who dared to offend this little overnor had carefully selectedIf they said too much, wouldn't it er, the Third Prince noticed, fro the corridor heading outHe quickly yelled for them to stop and walked over to have a lookHe found it was Fan Xian's confidant, shi+ Chanli
Although he was arrogant and ruthless, he couldn't do much to shi+ Chanli for Fan Xian's sakeHe asked, ”Where are you going, Sir shi+?”
shi+ Chanli leaped in fright and said, to curry favor, ”Greetings, Your HighnessI a out for a walk”
The Third Prince paused briefly and then said, ”I haven't seen the fun parts of SuzhouYou have to take hness, teacher has left strict orders and homework for you these few daysIf you don't finish it, then e do? Besides, if teacher knew I had taken Your Highness out to play, that is also a big offense”
The Third Prince drew together his thin brows and sneered, ”I'll do the work, only…” He looked at shi+ Chanli, and his twinkling eyes smiled”You have to tell meWhy have you not followed teacher to the palace treasury and stayed in Suzhou, and where are you going at this time?”
shi+ Chanli was blocked by this questionHe hesitated for a while, then began to speak only to stop againFinally he lowered his voice and gave a pained laugh, ”It is not like Your Highness does not know that I, poor me, have been ordered by teacher to do that profession”
The Third Prince's eyes lit up”So…Baoyue Brothel is going to open in Suzhou?”
shi+ Chanli was slightly startled and covered hislet it slip
The Third Prince chuckled coldly a few tio back to his old trade, it would be ardenHis shares in the Jingdou branch had been forcefully taken by Fan XianNow that he knew Fan Xian was aon the surface, how could he pass up this opportunity?
Watching the Third Prince's reaction, shi+ Chanli felt admiration for his teacher, as able to take into consideration every possibility
Chapter 345 The Money House And The BrothelTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThat afternoon, Fan Xian received the officials related to the palace treasury transport at his tenan officials had been scared off by him, but these palace treasury officials were his direct subordinates and unable to hide they could only tough it outFortunately, Fan Xian had long shed the dark and cold facade he wore beside the lake and was able to laugh with them a little as they talkedHe also set their departure date and saw them out of the manor in an amiable manner, whichbanquet that night was prepared by Jiangnan InnFor similar reasons, the officials of the counties and provinces along the river all just sat for a little while before leavingThey had met the requireulations did not allow theIt was easy to find reasons to be as far away as possible froovern with fear at the head table alongside Fan Xian, Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing and inspector general Dai Sicheng, ere drinking and talking merrilyThe atmosphere was very harave forced laughsThe Hangzhou Zhizhou knew that the izhouHe had toughened his skin and forced himself to stayHowever, froaze, he was constantly fawning on Fan Xian and the governorThis Hangzhou Zhizhou was truly a man with extensive experience, and he wasn t too afraid of Fan Xian shostileHe was set on the fact that currying favor with his superior, regardless of ti to doAfter the banquet, Fan Xian first saw the governor into his official carriageThe two of them determined that Fan Xian would come visit the Xue Manor the next dayOnly after this did Fan Xian raise his hands toward the officials in the restaurant in farewell and boarded his own carriageHe was still the saes not sedan chairsThe curtain at the front of the carriage had not been drawn, so the night air of Suzhou City blew inLight and clear nan ealthy and populousWealthy merchants owned zhou were faently slapped his own cheeks and allowed the night air to bloay the light flushAlthough a lot of the zhenqi in his body had recovered, his alcohol tolerance had not yet returnedUnder the pressure of the officials, he was actually feeling a little dizzyThe Hangzhou address is setWhat about Suzhou City He asked lightly as he half closed his eyes to restshi+ Chanli sat beside hi Wen won t arrive until the middle of the hedI know it s not fair to have you do these things, just bear it for another year or twoYou know that there are not that many people I trust beside meHe and shi+ Chanli discussed the plan to start a Baoyue Brothel down southThe brothel business was not only the quickest to see profits, but also often had unexpected uses such as intelligence reportsWhen Fan Xian was in Jingdou, he had decided to h there would be iven his identity and power, it wouldn t be a problem to have a little success within a yearshi+ Chanli asked, Sir, can thisfor the palace treasury the day after to a location, buying a building, and buying girls, I hI m not here, but there is the Third Prince A dark s to pick out a few teachers for the Third Prince tozhou in the future, this tiet what business this prince runs in JingdouHe s are doneWith the prince overnor will not be able to sayyou wantAs for those popular girls spendyou, you won t have to worry about the Jiangnan brothel owners playing dirty with youSince it s all above board, it s just a ah silver shi+ Chanli stared duht The Emperor wants you to educate the Third Prince, are you did you think fro to use the Third Prince to open a brothel That is too disgraceful He also thought of another matterWhy did he have so ots could certainly not be touchedConsidering what he said earlier, heof this worried shi+ ChanliIf we are buying openly, then the Jiangnan brothel business will certain take the opportunity to raise prices money will flow like waterI don t kno e rolled across the clean stone paths of SuzhouThey passed through a gate and arrived at a place coht, the signs of the stores on the street reest port from where the palace treasury productions were sent outThus, just speaking of the degree of wealth and business developyi City, there was not another city in the world that could colass sold here was four fifths cheaper than in Northern QiHowever, Fan Xian understood clearly the production costs of things like glass and knew that the merchants had ns of the variousthat stood out was that every little while there was a hanging green clothWhat was noticeable was not the glow in the dark material that were dyed into the cloth, but the fact that these green cloths were not fluttering in front of restaurantsDrawn on these green cloths was an ie similar to that of the Fan clan crestOn this street alone, there were eight to nine e as they slowly drove in silence on the streetWhen they passed a soreen cloth, he pointed at the door of this , Even if you are co these words, shi+ Chanli had a look but didn t see clearlyHe thought for a while then asked, Zhaoshang Never heard of the money houseWho will dare do business with theradually expanded, it beca deals with cashBanknotes had gradually becoanizations such as an to show their ianizations like money houses were most valued based on their creditability and confidenceThus, in this part of jianghu, there does not exist the situation of the big fish eating the s fish redoyi CityThe banknotes that South Kingdom and Northern Qi distributed were also known as official notes, and, of course, they had the best creditworthinessHowever, the officials in court were simply not aware of their ie official notesTheir lack of flexibility made one s hair stand on end in frustrationSo other than saving for a coffin, nor operation opened by Dongyi City, TaipingAlthough Taiping was built on capital froyi City, rumors said that sodoht sharesThus, no ht and killed each other, the money house itself was, miraculously, not impactedwas first rate, with deep funds and considerate serviceWith the secret protection of the upper echelons of each country, it naturally becaestreen cloth fluttering outside and said, If you need to withdraw reementTake out as much as you want, Fan Xian said calive you the stamp and numbersDon t be petty and afraid to spend moneyTake out asin the world shi+ Chanli paused and said, Is this Taiping money house owned by you, Sir Fan Xian s would be easily solvedWhy would I bother with those people shi+ Chanli was his confidante and knew that he was talking about Northern QiFeeling slightly nervous, he didn t coht of Northern Qi he considered the palace treasury andin a few daysIf Fan Xian wanted to fund Xia Qifei to co fae amount of capitalHe furrowed his browsSir, the palace treasury desperately needs ood ti shopFan Xian shook his headThe money you need and the money the palace treasury needs to bid with are at two completely different levels, so you don t need to worryAs for opening shop, it should be done quicklyFirst, we have to act while the prince is still in SuzhouHe is probably interested, and it would be easierSecond He thought of the father he left in Jingdou and couldn t help laughingSecond, these Jiangnan girls are waiting for the Fan family to rescue themOne day earlier is still one day earlierThese words were not falseEver since Jingdou set rules for Baoyue Brothel and was suppleirls of Baoyue Brothel were still in the flesh business their days were much better than beforeLess was taken froularly scheduled doctor visits, and they signed a novel labor contractThe Baoyue Brothel girls were deeply grateful to Fan XianThe momentudou de in the sunIf Baoyue Brothel could really open a branch in Jiangnan, the Liu Rushi+ s of Jiangnan would probably be very happy about the arrival of the imperial envoy FanAfter they returned to the manor the salt merchant had happily offered up, Fan Xian accepted the bowl of hot soup Sisi handed overBesides sobering him up, it also warmed his bodyHe leaned on the table to read a few reports fro that the world was peaceful, he relaxedHe had Sisi go to the inner cha a thick coat, he rubbed his hands and knocked on the door to another rooer Guards and Sixth Bureau swordsman behind him quickly hid in the darknessThe roo s sleepy faceWithout waiting for Haitang to speak, Fan Xian uttered in surprise, It s so early, are you already sleeping Haitang shtly and let hihtly of the smokeless oil lamp and said quietly, This ant, and this bed is very coht s welco banquet, so I washed and sleptFan Xian stared and realized that the girl s clothing was not very thick, just a very plain short coatHe furrowed his brows and said, Wear h, the cold is nothing to laugh atHaitang didn t bother acknowledging himShe yawned and half propped her chin up on the bedWhat do you want Speak quicklyFan Xian pausedHe had forgot what he had coht, after he had boarded the shi+p fro had disappeared without a soundIt wasn t until later that she ardenPerhaps he was only here to confirrown accustoe like an old friend It s difficult for et drunkFan Xian was a quick witted personHe shtly and replied to her first sentence, You know I et drunk unless it s with soet recklessly drunk at hoht eyes and askedFan Xian shook his headOther than being completely trusted, I have to believe that when IHowever, she iotten to this age and have only gotten drunk once at the Songhe Inn in Shangjing City In Shangjing, Northern Qi, Fan Xian had drunk recklessly in front of Haitang until he becaed with an aphrodisiac and fell into the biggest trap of his lifeFan Xian said with annoyance, You have the face to mention that of courseHe couldn t see the sy s eyes and said coldly and proudly, I used to get drunk a lot when I was young, so don t think too highly of yourselfHaitang smiledAt that time, that blindfurrowed her browsThen that legendary story of you being poetically inspired after getting drunk and co palace are those all lies Fan Xian waved his handHe didn t want to continue this boring topic with herHas the silver arrived Haitang sighed in resignation and sat downShe eustYou don t need to worryFan Xian slyHow can I not worry In this matter, I can t have my old man move silver fro of which, Haitang said as she frowned, you actually brought hundreds of thousands of liang of silver with youAre you stupid I don t believe it was only for the purpose of showing off your ht this was an unwilling arrangementHow can I tell you inside information I can t tell anyone about thisIt is only some useless silverWhat s there to be afraid of You ve served as an official for less than two years, yet you have this ave a not quite there s yours and your father s official salaries, you will still probably need more than a hundred years to save up this a to explain this to the officials Fan Xian shook his headDon t forget,clanFamily estates are where the money truly comes fromOh A family that is able to easily take out this al activities Be careful, the Imperial Censorate will probably write you up for thisSo what Fan Xian smiledEven if my family doesn t have this much money, the palace knows my business has done well these two yearsThey won t be suspicious of meOne brothel, a dozen bookstores can earn thisasked doubtfullyDon t underestimate second brother s ability to accu been an official in court for two years, I ve received plenty of benefits, e all this into tidy ingots before I left the capitalIf I hadn t hadin some from the treasury, I would have really been stuckOnce all this is over, the so called bribes will have mixed in with this clean h, to gather enough silver I had to put as much silver in the businesses under shellIt was only now that Haitang knew he had such plans and couldn t help feeling a little disdainfulGiven your position, why do you care sothe bribery money I have my usesYour silver is all in the chest and not easy to oing to do when you need htlyDon t I have you And there is that loveable E money house this tirab so pausedShe realized that when talking about fighting and plotting, she was certainly not beneath Fan XianIn the area of sneakily earning money, she and her people were too far fro days, she needed to keep a close eye outThe scene was indeed absurdly funnyFan Xian and Haitang were both figures that the world considered elegant and reht, they talked about silver, banknotes,topics that stank of bronzeIn thechest of silver that represented the spirit of Fan Xian s Jiangnan affairs sat openlyEverybody who passed by couldn t resist having a lookThere were guards everywhere, as well as swords itThe hundreds of thousands of liang of silver brought greedy looks into people s eyesIf they wanted to steal this chest of silver, the infaht for the governovernherThis chest was just open widely like this, lying in front of everyoneIts belly of snohite silver ingots exuded a brilliance that lured in and devoured the soulA faint and cold sense of danger emitted from the chestAfter a few more days, Fan Xian, who had caused such a ruckus in the entire Jiangnan Road, finally left SuzhouHe and hisfor the palace treasury transportAlthough the Third Prince re breathThey thought as long as Commissioner Fan was not here, it would be simple to fool a little kidThe Third Prince did not knohat the officials were thinking, otherwise given his ruthless personality and hot temper, who knehat kind of new trouble he could causeThese days, he was already feeling angryFan Xian went to the palace treasury and had the audacity not to bring himThe palace treasury was once the property of the Ye fadom s ability to stabilize and expandIt could even be said that the Qing Kingdom depended on the palace to live, so naturally it had becouardedThe restrictions were even stricter than those of the palaceIn the legends of the people, it was out of the realm of the Five Thunders and controlled by the GodsTo be able to visit the palace treasury and have a look was the desire of countless coh the Third Prince had the honor of a prince, he was still curious in his heart about the palace treasuryWithout the special pero to the palace treasuryHe had thought that coive hiht that Fan Xian would leave hied scholar crawled out looking battered and exhausted, and couldn t stop howling and cryingThe Third Prince followed him out and fiercely cursed, Father wanted Fan Xian to be the teacher If he dares to run, then I dare to kick people The servants in the manor all kept quiet out of fearNow that the imperial envoy had left, who dared to offend this little overnor had carefully selectedIf they said too er, the Third Prince noticed, fro the corridor heading outHe quickly yelled for them to stop and walked over to have a lookHe found it was Fan Xian s confidant, shi+ ChanliAlthough he was arrogant and ruthless, he couldn t do much to shi+ Chanli for Fan Xian s sakeHe asked, Where are you going, Sir shi+ shi+ Chanli leaped in fright and said, to curry favor, Greetings, Your HighnessI a out for a walkThe Third Prince paused briefly and then said, I haven t seen the fun parts of SuzhouYou have to take hness, teacher has left strict orders and homework for you these few daysIf you don t finish it, then e do Besides, if teacher knew I had taken Your Highness out to play, that is also a big offenseThe Third Prince drew together his thin brows and sneered, I ll do the work, only He looked at shi+ Chanli, and his twinkling eyes smiledYou have to tell meWhy have you not followed teacher to the palace treasury and stayed in Suzhou, and where are you going at this time shi+ Chanli was blocked by this questionHe hesitated for a while, then began to speak only to stop againFinally he lowered his voice and gave a pained laugh, It is not like Your Highness does not know that I, poor me, have been ordered by teacher to do that professionThe Third Prince s eyes lit upSo Baoyue Brothel is going to open in Suzhou shi+ Chanli was slightly startled and covered hislet it slipThe Third Prince chuckled coldly a few tio back to his old trade, it would be ardenHis shares in the Jingdou branch had been forcefully taken by Fan XianNow that he knew Fan Xian was aon the surface, how could he pass up this opportunity Watching the Third Prince s reaction, shi+ Chanli felt admiration for his teacher, as able to take into consideration every possibility