Chapter 347 (1/2)
Chapter 347
Chapter 347: Arriving At Shunde
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Fan Xian's gaze swept over the trees beside the roadBehind them were endless fields, and not far aas the sound of a flowing riverHe looked further and further through all of this until his gaze landed on a big workshop some distance fro from itThey were not the clear smoke of a rural family, instead it was black smoke that carried a familiar se piece of land had all been taken into the palace treasury to do workTheir wages were rains, thus their focus on htenedIn the rains fought for growthIt looked verythe freshness in the air, and felt hi assuredIt looked like the environinedThe environ at the scene before hiThe feeling was co warmly and not turbulently, and it made him a bit confusedLast year in Septe he craved fro hi put her hands in her sleeves like an old man and watched the handsome face by the ith furrowed browsShe also sank deep into thoughtThis young and powerful official—what exactly did he want to do?
”How do you feel?” she asked, seeing that Fan Xian's state of mind was unsettled
Fan Xian replied quietly, ”It should besht that the palace treasury of the Qing Kingdos I saw earlier, I couldn't even put naine you won't be able to go back and 's eyes”You have such confidence in the palace treasury?”
Fan Xian paused slightly then quietly said, ”It's not that I have confidence in the palace treasuryInstead, it's that if you could only look at the outside of these things that originally shouldn't have existed in this world and learn how towhat she had thought of, Haitang was quiet for a whileShe then said, ”The people in the palace treasury these days are all trusted aides of XinyangHow do you plan to take over?”
Fan Xian's eyebrow arched and a light smile appeared on his face”Who cares whose people they wereNow, they are alllooked at hiainst them?”
Fan Xian quieted down and became serious”This question of yours see furrowed her brows tightly”I trust that your mother-in-law is not a muddled person and not able to see clearly the current situationLogically speaking, no matter if it is you or her, you both have the desire to discuss anew and not get violentFurthermore, for your own interests, neither you nor her want to see you two have a falling out”
”If I don't have a falling out with her, I suspect that is not so you and the Northern Qi Emperor wants to see” Fan Xian smiled cynically”Don't worry, I won't make a new alliance with my mother-in-law and bully the orphans and s in your North”
Haitang was silent and didn't know if she believed him or not
Fan Xian was not concerned about the attitude of Northern QiAs long as there was the palace treasury, the Northern Qi people had to take hi said earlier, it didplayers in politics, any and all hatred and desire for revenge could be discarded in the face of a bargaining chip that offered a sufficiently large benefitSince Fan Xian and the Eldest Princess had Wan'er in the middle to smooth the way, in eyes of the people, Fan Xian didn't have any reason not to accept a truce—as long as the Eldest Princess illing to compromise
In reality, the Eldest Princess had alreadyMountain, she truly felt Fan Xian's great power and had written a number of letters to try and reach this effectFan Xian had not accepted theaze from out of theand said quietly, ”the Eldest Princess is already willingly to accept the reality that I ae her”
Haitang suddenly raised her headHer bright eyes stared at Fan Xian's backShe didn't knohy he would reject a co
Fan Xian quietly explained, ”She wanted three-tenths of the shares, and then she would cooperate with me to easily take over the palace treasuryThis condition was not de furrowed her brows and said, ”Not only is it not de, it could be considered a very sincere conditionOriginally…from the perspective of my Qi court, the worse your relations with the Eldest Princess the better it would be for usHowever, froive you so royal family, and she is, after all, your ood condition”
Fan Xian sly”Is it? I don't believe soPerhaps it is because I believe, froht againststill did not understand his thoughts
”This is the business my mother left behind” Fan Xian smiled wareneration, but I cannot let this fae it beca quietly said, ”But the current treasury is now that of Qing court”
”The court is only an illusory ie,” Fan Xian said”What is the court? The Eer? The people? Most importantly is what I can do with the palace treasury in my hands and on ill the money be usedIf…if the court cannot use it well, then I will use it in the court's stead to change this illusory i se out of habit again”
Fan Xian replied, ”I have told Yan Bingyun before, to occasionally be a sage is a very good supple clear the discussions he had in secret with the Eldest Princess and thus reassuring Haitang, Fan Xian sank into silence, absent the scenes outside of theThe watermills by the river, mechanical sounds from the workshop, and black s that unnamed desire in his heart
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”Sir, we have arrived”
The humble voice of the palace treasury transport official woke Fan Xian frohtsHe looked with soe and realized they had already reached the palace treasury transportHe quickly tidied his clothes, lifted the curtain, and ju the appearance an official should by slowly and steadily coe nervousness and excitement in his heartAfter all, he had finally arrived at the palace treasury where his mother had started the family fortuneHow could heboth feet on the hard earth, Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and considered everything around himHe found that on the side of the street was a nor like the Great Leap Forward scenes buzzing with activity he had iinedIt was a little cold and cheerless on the streets, although the buildings were new and beautifulIt didn't look like a worksite
The official responsible for bringing thedou officials with this kind of expressionHe carefully explained, ”The three workshops are still soo down to inspect toinally planned to blow solass, weave soues today, but unexpectedly he had to wait another day
The doors to the yamen were open wideThe palace treasury transport officials, as well as those of the Overwatch Council responsible for protection, split into two lines and welcomed the imperial envoy
Fan Xian walked in first, with Gao Da and a few Tiger Guards following silently behindThe group of about a hundred people were settled down in a short span of time, it looked like the palace treasury worked quicklyHaitang and Sisi were taken to the back residence, along with the girls they had bought along the wayThe long, cold and silent transport department reeted Fan Xian, they sat in the yamen in order and waited for Fan Xian to speak to them
Fan Xian was not familiar with the situation of the palace treasury, and this was his first tieHe indicated for Su Wen superfluous on his behalf before dis the next day
After returning to the back residence, he didn't even have time to familiarize himself with the manor before he summoned the leader from the Overwatch Council stationed there permanentlyThe official, Dan Da, was about 40 years old and had a head of white hairIt seemed like the defense work of the palace treasury drained the spirit
He indicated for the other party to take a seatWithout being superfluous, he directly said, ”Tell me about the situation”
Dan Da was under the jurisdiction of the Fourth BureauSince autumn, he had received a secret letter froFan Xian's question today, he quickly told everything he knew
He understood that as this was Commissioner Fan's first trip to the palace treasury, he didn't have any trusted aidesIf he wanted to quickly control the situation, then Commissioner Fan needed to find someone he could trustSince Dan Da was an official of the Overwatch Council, he was close to the center of power and naturally had to cliiven him
Fan Xian listened and noddedDan Da spoke and did things wellHe clearly explained the current situation of the palace treasury,workshops, and faction each treasury official treasury belonged toHe left out nothing
”Why has the palace treasury suffered so many losses these few years?” Fan Xian was born with audaciousnessHe dared to ask this kind of question in an open way, not at all acknowledging the fact that it was not convenient for the Overwatch Council official in front of him to talk
Dan Da did not dare to be so bold in front of Fan XianAs a lower ranking official, how could he properly explain the matter of the palace treasury in just a few sentences? However, he spoke with consideration”In reality, it can't be considered a lossIt is only that the taxes going to Jingdou have decreased by a few levels”