After Ying Zheng left, Zhang Liang walked in directly from the door before Ran Fang could sit on the chair.
As soon as he entered the door, he knelt in front of Ran Fang and looked at Ran Fang piously.
He knelt on the ground and said after a moment: "Sir... why is this happening?"
"The profit from refined salt is so high. How can I give it up for my subordinates to feel at ease?"
"Although this subordinate did not follow your Majesty at the beginning, I have heard about the origin of refined salt. The method that I have worked so hard to come up with has been handed over to Your Majesty. This is too much!"
"The Gu family and the Rong family originally had a dispute with you because of the refined salt matter. Now that you have given away all these businesses, will they still obey your orders in the future?"
"The business of Liuguang Pavilion and the tea shop will definitely be affected as well. Taken together, my lord, all the previous plans have been ruined, right?"
"For the sake of just one person, you have given up too much!"
Ran Fang looked at him and couldn't help but praise Zhang Liang.
If he can understand everything behind this refined salt, he will definitely be able to do things one step at a time and see three steps in the future, but he will not tarnish the name of his master.
Such people are the most worry-free to use.
"You should get up first. I know everything you said."
Under Ran Fang's gaze, Zhang Liang stood up from the ground.
He stood there respectfully, waiting for Ran Fang's explanation.
That look seemed to say that if this result could not convince him, he would rather leave Ran Fang's side than force Ran Fang to give up so much.
Ran Fang knew what he was thinking without him speaking.
"This matter will not have a big impact on me, but it will have a greater impact on the Gu family and the Rong family."
"After they get the news, they will definitely plan with the advisers in the house and even wait and see how this matter will develop."
"But if they lose their friendship with me because of this incident, then they are not worthy of me continuing to cooperate with them, and naturally I won't feel it is a pity."
"If they are smart people, they will naturally be able to figure it out. Even if I give these things to His Majesty, I will naturally have other things in my hands, and there will be no restrictions on what I can do. Even if I can't figure it out, it doesn't matter. There will be other ways.”
"Besides, even if I don't give the salt to His Majesty right now, over time, he will inevitably become wary and think of other ways to return the salt to the court. It's better if I hand it over now and save your life. "
"This is more important to me than how much money I can get from using refined salt."
"Besides, those salt fields and salt ponds were all snatched from the hands of the four major families. It is inevitable that they will not hold grudges in their hearts and may even find ways to take them back."
"So, these things have not been finalized yet, and they are a hot potato in your hands. It is better to hand them over."
After hearing what he said, Zhang Liang was able to understand the key.
After all, how could the emperor tolerate being by his side when there was someone richer than him, who even controlled the lifeblood of the people?
Even if Ying Zheng values Ran Fang now, it means that everything Ran Fang says and does is beneficial to Da Qin. If Ran Fang is no longer useful in the future, Ying Zheng will not keep him.
However, if he hadn't been there, Ran Fang would have been able to control this refined salt for at least a few more years. He could do so many things with this refined salt in the past few years.
By then everything will be a foregone conclusion, and handing it over will not have much impact on Ran Fang, but that is not necessarily the case now.
"Having said that, my subordinates also understand your intentions."
"I understand your good intentions, and I will definitely let go of those things in my heart. In the future, as long as I follow you with peace of mind, I will never let you down!"
Ran Fang nodded with satisfaction, it was easier to talk to smart people.
With Zhang Liang's guarantee, it saved him a lot of things.
People like Zhang Liang will either not make promises easily. Since they have made an oath, they will definitely not break it!
"good!"
"Then I'll wait for your performance."
These words were obviously telling Zhang Liang that although Ran Fang had saved him, he still had a long way to go to gain Ran Fang's trust.
It is impossible to get it in just one or two sentences.
Zhang Liang naturally understood this truth. He raised his hands and saluted Ran Fang with a firm look in his eyes.
"Please rest assured, sir, Zhang Liang will never break his promise!"
"If your Excellency has something to do, you can ask your subordinates to do it. Your trust will not be violated!"
This attitude was quite satisfying, and Ran Fang nodded.
After a moment, he thought for a while and said, "Just now Li Si came to see some strange faces in a village outside the city."
"Those people act very carefully. They seem to be plotting something outside the city. If he hadn't sent people to investigate Hu Hai's affairs, he wouldn't have discovered it."
"Take some people to investigate quietly and find out what those people want?"
"Remember not to be discovered. If there are others investigating them, find out which house they are from."
Zhang Liang said without even thinking, "Here!"
"My subordinates are going to investigate now!"
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Ran Fang sitting there alone.
"Still impatient."
…
Ran Fang did not deliberately conceal the matter of handing over the refined salt business, and Ying Zheng also deliberately publicized the matter.
Therefore, in less than a day, everyone who paid attention to this matter already knew about it.
People are speculating, has His Majesty begun to sanction Ran Fang?
Or did Ran Fang do something that aroused His Majesty's dissatisfaction and forced him to hand over these things?
After all, everyone knows the importance of this refined salt business, so naturally they would not think that it was Ran Fang who handed it over on his own initiative. His Majesty must have done something that forced him to hand it over in person.
After receiving the news, Ran Fang immediately asked someone to spread the news. He handed it over on his own initiative and had nothing to do with His Majesty.
If he can't do a good thing and still make Ying Zheng bear the infamy, then what's the use of what he did?
When people got the news, some still didn't believe it, but these had nothing to do with Ran Fang.
However, this made the Gu family and the Rong family immediately nervous. They didn't understand why Ran Fang did these things?
The first person to come to look for Ran Fang was Gu Siyuan from the Gu family.
He came to Gu's house, went straight to Ran Fang's study, and barged in regardless of what he was doing.
"Why are you doing this?!"
"Are you going to abandon the Gu family?!"
"I've been busy with the tea shop these days. If I hadn't received the news from my father, I wouldn't have known that you had abandoned me and the Gu family!"
"I worked so hard for the tea shop, and you did this to me from behind?!"
After saying that, Gu Siyuan sat down on the chair nearby, staring at Ran Fang with burning eyes and giving him an answer.
On the other hand, Ran Fang had a smile in his eyes and no trace of guilt.
He asked calmly: "Why are you here? Have you done everything in the tea shop?"
Seeing how calm he was, Gu Siyuan became even more angry.
"You can still laugh?!"
"You must give me an explanation today, otherwise I will sit here and not leave!"
