Di Renjie was a little curious and asked: "Grand Governor, I have asked many experienced craftsmen to draw this drawing, but none of them dared to undertake such a construction. Who has such skills and courage?"
"You'll know after a while!" Yang Fan smiled, but did not say anything about Ming Changfeng.
The most important thing is that he doesn't know whether the people coming here can take over such a huge project.
A tall building of several hundred meters is indeed a bit of a fantasy for this era.
At this moment, the housekeeper quickly entered the hall and whispered: "My lord, His Royal Highness the King of Wei is here with a group of people. Look..."
Yang Fan stood up and ordered: "You can let someone arrange it casually, and I will go out to greet you first."
After saying that, Yang Fan turned to look at Di Renjie and Xue Rengui, and said with a smile: "Those Jiangnan nobles have sent people here. Why don't you two go to greet them together?"
Di Renjie and Shangguan Yi looked at each other and said in unison: "No!"
However, they were really curious about how Yang Fan got those Jiangnan nobles to release people.
Besides, Yang Fan stood up to greet him, how could they dare to sit like an uncle?
Yang Fan looked at the silent Xi Junmai again and said, "I'm going to take those people to Xinxing Industrial Park for a tour later. You can choose some more people to wait. Wait a minute. So let's go out together and listen to my orders at any time." .”
"No!" Hearing this, Xi Junmai looked excited.
In his opinion, Yang Fan wanted to use strong methods to force those people from aristocratic families to spit out some people.
Looking at Xi Junmai's expression, Yang Fan knew that he had misunderstood.
However, there is really no need to explain.
Besides, choosing these people to accompany you also comes with a warning!
Di Renjie and Shangguan Yi were a little confused as to what Yang Fan wanted to do.
Could it be that his own chief governor really wants to use force?
The two couldn't help but smile bitterly, hoping that Yang Fan wouldn't make any big noise.
The Jiangnan gentry are deeply rooted in Jiangnan. If you really want to uproot these people, it will inevitably cause a bloody storm.
If he really got that far, Yang Fan might be punished by the emperor, not to mention his merits.
More importantly, once Jiangnan is in turmoil, everything they have done will be in vain.
Although Di Renjie and Shangguan Yi were worried, they would not persuade them.
Because they knew that Yang Fan must have his own reasons for doing this.
Shangguan Yi and Di Renjie could only follow Yang Fan out with worry.
Outside the Governor's Mansion, Li Taizheng led a group of people to stand in the wide square in front of the mansion.
I don't know whether it was because he was tired from standing or something else, but Li Tai was lying on a luxurious chair and talking and laughing with a few people next to him.
Seeing these people, Yang Fan frowned.
He really didn't expect so many people to come!
Looking up, the square was full of darkness.
According to Yang Fan's estimate, there must be at least forty or fifty people.
Of course, Yang Fan would not be rude on such an occasion. He brought Shangguan Yi and Di Renjie to Li Tai, saluted them all and said, "I have met His Highness Wei."
"Well, no courtesy!" Li Tai responded with a smile, then stood up and said: "Brother-in-law, look, after I told you your thoughts, these people all want to meet with you, how do you think we can arrange it? "
Yang Fan raised his head and said hello: "Welcome everyone, Huaiying, You Shao... greet the guests well!"
With that said, he turned around and entered the main hall first, chatting and laughing with Li Tai.
Di Renjie and Shangguan Yi were both worried and happy...
Being able to entrust such an important task to them is obviously a sign of trust in them!
But after all, they are relatively young and are still a little unfamiliar with etiquette, so they can only make arrangements carefully.
Obviously, these people are not as arrogant as before, and they are very cooperative with Shangguan Yi and Di Renjie.
This also allowed Di Renjie and the two to quickly know the leader elected by these people.
There were four of these leaders.
One is Yang Xun, represented by Yangzhou, and the second is Xiao Ran, represented by the Lanling Xiao family.
The other two are Lin Xi and Zhu Pei from the Wujun area!
Now that these people have elected representatives, it will be a lot easier to arrange.
As long as these four people are arranged to be close to Yang Fan for easy discussion, everyone else will be treated equally.
Yang Fan and his entourage came to the main hall and asked Li Taizheng to sit down with a smile. Li Tai refused and instead lay on a chair beside him, letting Yang Fan do as he pleased.
Because he knew that Yang Fan's meeting with the Jiangnan gentry was actually a negotiation.
But Li Tai didn't want to get involved in it. He was not a human being inside or outside.
Seeing this, Lin Xi, Yang Xun, and Zhu Pei couldn't help but tremble.
This is not a good thing!
Now that things have come to this, we can only endure it with all our might.
Seeing the nervous look of this group of people, Yang Fan smiled disapprovingly.
He asked the maid to serve him some fragrant tea, and then he said:
"Don't be nervous, everyone. Your Highness the King of Wei is mediating. How dare I disobey you? The reason why I invite you to come is not because you care about the past, but because I have a fortune to give to you. I just want to see if you want it or not!" "
While Yang Fan gave Li Tai a favor, he went straight to the point and explained what he meant.
Such straightforward words shocked everyone in the hall.
Give us a fortune?
Would Yang Fan be so kind?
We have a grudge first. Compared to wealth, everyone believes that you, Yang Fan, are sending knives...
However, seeing that Yang Fan had agreed to Li Tai's mediation, they didn't worry too much. They wanted to see what tricks Yang Fan was playing.
Xiao Ran was the only one with a smile on his face and no worries at all.
On the one hand, the Xiao family has never explicitly participated in dealing with Yang Fan.
On the other hand, both Empress Xiao and Xiao Yu have a good relationship with Yang Fan.
Moreover, Xiao Ran came here this time under the orders of the clan elders to fully promote the cooperation between the Xiao family and Yang Fan.
Therefore, Xiao Ran was very calm and said with a smile: "The Governor is so kind, so I will accept it on behalf of the Xiao family. The head of the family told you before going to Chang'an that no matter what your request is, our Xiao family will definitely comply with it. What's more, this is for you." We are rich, how can we, the Xiao family, not know what is good and what is bad!"
Xiao Ran's words were equivalent to making a statement on behalf of the Xiao family.
From now on, our Xiao family will follow your lead. We will do whatever you say, and we can cooperate in whatever way we want.
Yang Fan had already expected Xiao Ran's reaction.
After all, not to mention that Empress Xiao is his godmother, even if it is the relationship between Xiao Yu and himself, the Xiao family will not blatantly object to it.
Yang Fan just didn't expect that the Xiao family would keep their attitude so low.
Since the other party gave him face, Yang Fan of course also wanted to give him face, so he laughed and said: "When I came to Jiangnan, I received the love and care of Song Guogong. It's really shameful! The Xiao family of Lanling has been a noble family for generations, and my godmother is also Coming from the Xiao family, I can be considered a junior, how dare you let the Xiao family behave?"
"I invited everyone here just because I want to work together to seek wealth. If I don't want to cooperate, I won't force it. What do you think?"
All the people in the hall were silent.
In fact, they had already communicated with each other before coming.
Each region almost elects a representative, and the decision is almost decided by the four elected people.
Since the Xiao family has expressed its intention to cooperate with Yang Fan, the Jiangnan family headed by the Xiao family naturally has no objection.
However, Xiao Ran's straightforward statement also caught Yang Xun and others off guard.
Originally, the three of them just wanted to come over and take a look first, and then find an opportunity to reject Yang Fan's proposal. They never expected that the Xiao family would express their position so quickly.
Having said this, it would be unreasonable for them to remain silent.
Yang Xun, Lin Xi and Zhu Pei looked at each other, and finally Yang Xun said: "I was bewitched by a traitor in the past, and I offended the governor in my mind. The governor has a lot of things. Let's forget the blame. However, since, since If we need to cooperate, can the Grand Governor please make it clearer what kind of cooperation it is?"
Xiao Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Yang Xun and others would directly refuse on the spot and confront Yang Fan, which would not end well after a while.
He got wind that Yang Xun, Lin Xi, and Zhu Pei had no intention of cooperating with Yang Fan.
The reason why I came here was just because I was afraid of Yang Fan's revenge, so I came to walk through the scene.
Lin Xi and Zhu Pei curled their lips in disdain.
This guy is really too cowardly!
Didn't Yang Xun propose to directly reject Yang Fan's proposal before coming?
In order to get both of them to refuse, they even looked like they wanted to kill Yang Fan.
Why do you behave so humbly in front of Yang Fan? It's completely different.
Hearing this, Yang Fan smiled and said: "If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good. Since Brother Yang knows that you are wrong, how can I pursue it? As for cooperation, it must be frank, otherwise it will appear that I am using my power to oppress others. !”
Yang Xun smiled awkwardly: "The Commander-in-Chief is indeed very generous. I admire you very much. Please let me know."
Yang Fan turned his attention to Lin Xi and Zhu Pei and said straight to the point: "I plan to start my first overseas business in half a month. I wonder if you are interested in participating?"
Yang Xun asked in shock: "Can I still go to sea now?"
Before he finished speaking, Yang Xun was almost ashamed to death.
Only then did he remember that it might be impossible for others to go to sea this season, but Yang Fan was completely different.
Yang Fan smiled and said: "Everyone also knows that the ships built by me can go to sea at any time, regardless of season or weather. If you have money, everyone can make money together. Therefore, if you are interested, you can join in. Everyone knows , as long as we can go overseas for trade, the profits will definitely not be small."
Lin Xi and Zhu Pei looked at each other and remained silent.
The two of them have absolutely no doubt about the profits of sea trade.
The reason why these Jiangnan nobles united was because they did not want Yang Fan to cut off their financial path from sea trade.
But now Yang Fan took the initiative to give up his profits, leaving them a little confused.
Of course, the most important thing is that once they agree to cooperate with Yang Fan, it is equivalent to their interests being tied to Yang Fan.
From now on, it will be easy for Yang Fan to divide and control the Jiangnan nobles like them.
Lin Xi and Zhu Pei thought more about it, but Yang Xun didn't care about it.
As a famous family in Yangzhou, the Yang family relied on money to accumulate wealth.
Now that there is an opportunity to make money, of course I don’t want to let it go.
Yang Fan's reputation as the "God of Wealth" is not just blown away.
After coming to Jiangnan, the reforms one by one were enough to be passed down to future generations.
If we just talk about the art of amassing money, it can be said that there is nothing like it in the world.
Of course, Lin Xi also saw Yang Xun's intention, and his heart began to waver.
The forces opposing Yang Fan in Jiangnan were originally headed by "Wang, Huang, Zeng, and Cai", with other scholars cooperating from the side.
But now, the great families of Wang, Huang, Zeng, and Cai have all been confiscated and exterminated by Yang Fan, which is completely a thing of the past.
And now in Jiangnan, "Xiao, Zhu, Lin, Yang and Chen" are the leaders of Jiangnan.
The Xiao family has now switched to Yang Fan's camp. The Yang family has always put interests first.
Now it seems that it is difficult for Yang Xun to refuse the temptation offered by Yang Fan. The Chen family has always been neutral, does not get too involved with other families, and flaunts its aloofness.
Now only the Zhu family's position is somewhat unclear.
The so-called "Jiangnan gentry" and many wealthy families have become a thing of the past.
The old Jiangnan noble families only have the surnames Xiao, Zhu, and Chen, and the others are just those who came up after the big families fell.
Lin Xi suddenly discovered that the originally monolithic Jiangnan gentry alliance had gradually dispersed unknowingly, and most of them even had unclear relationships with Yang Fan.
Before coming, he wanted to refuse to cooperate with Yang Fan. Now Lin Xi had to carefully think about the future path of the Lin family.
Should we continue to stick with those who support Yang Fan anyway, or should we switch to Yang Fan?
Therefore, Lin Xi suddenly asked: "I wonder how many times the governor plans to come out a year, and how much annual profit can he make?"
There was a sudden silence in the hall.
Zhu Pei looked in disbelief.
Didn’t it mean that everyone was united to keep warm and oppose Yang Fan together?
No matter how much money we can earn in a year, how can we give in easily?
Besides, this is not a matter of how much money you can earn, but a matter of stance and alignment.
If you really want to oppose Yang Fan, even if you can earn millions of dollars a year, you still can't be tempted by Yang Fan!
You clearly promised not to cooperate with Yang Fan, so why are you starting to waver now?
Lin Xi was a little embarrassed by Zhu Pei's questioning eyes and the looks from others.
After all, he had just promised these people that he would refuse to cooperate with Yang Fan.
Although Lin Xi felt like betraying the organization, compared with the future of his family, he felt that it was better to ask clearly.
So he looked at Yang Fan closely, waiting for Yang Fan's answer, turning a blind eye to other people's eyes.
Anyway, he has decided that he will follow whoever offers more benefits. What is there to worry about?
If Yang Fan can make his family earn more than before, then he is still against it!
Although the Jiangnan gentry seemed to be monolithic, there were many dirty things among them.
Like the Wang family and Huang family who were just dismissed, who would beg for mercy and pity?
No one came forward to help out of emotion. Even before these two families were convicted, someone had already robbed the business of these two families.
Yang Fan saw that many Jiangnan nobles were already interested, and Yang Fan knew that his goal had been achieved.
As long as these people get on his boat, it will not be so easy to get off.
More importantly, isn’t it nice to make money while lying down?
Yang Fan couldn't think of any reason why these people rejected him.
As long as these people take the bait and react again, these people will be nothing more than a group of fat pigs at best.
When the time comes to resist, no one with money will fight with them.
Yang Fan suppressed the excitement in his heart and said with a smile: "Brother Lin is quick to talk and is worthy of being a gentleman! I like your personality, but if you ask how much profit you will make in a year, I can't guarantee it, because it is up to you to decide. of."
"Because the more you invest, the higher the value of the goods, the higher your profits will be. Of course, what I can guarantee is that we can go to sea at any time throughout the year, as long as you are prepared to have enough goods, as long as you can Sell the goods.”
"And my cargo ship is big enough. Each ship can haul tens of millions of dan of goods in one trip. You may not have been able to haul so much goods in the past few years. As for the profit, you can calculate it according to the proportion!"
The ships of the Tang Dynasty could only carry a maximum of about 100,000 shi of cargo when they went to sea at a time, and they could only go to sea once a year.
Comparing the two, the advantages of Yang Fan's ships are revealed.
More importantly, we don't need to invest in shipbuilding anymore, we just need to rent Yang Fan's ship.
After such conversion, the cost is reduced and the goods are more.
What a huge profit this will be?
The most important thing is that if Yang Fan's sea-going ships can go anywhere, there are so many overseas countries, and they can't occupy all the markets even if they want to!
Now not only Lin Xi and Yang Xun, but also the eyes of other aristocratic families were red.
He looked at Yang Fan anxiously, his eyes full of urgency, wishing he could end up agreeing to Yang Fan.
Zhu Pei looked at the eyes of these people and smiled helplessly.
Yang Fan offers such a huge benefit, who can refuse it?
At this time, whoever wants to drive Yang Fan out of Jiangnan might want to keep Yang Fan here!
Zhu Pei understood that Yang Fan's move tied all the Jiangnan nobles to the warship. Who would dare to stand against Yang Fan in the future.
Xiao Ran didn't expect that Yang Fan would unleash such a big move, it was like draining the firepower!
If things continue like this, his position as the leader of the four Jiangnan clans of the Xiao family will be useless.
Because these people will definitely follow Yang Fan's lead.
But even if Xiao Ran understood, he didn't dare to say anything.
Cutting off someone's financial path is like killing one's parents.
If he really dared to speak out against it, his Xiao family would definitely be the one abandoned.
He Xiao Ran didn't dare to gamble!
(End of chapter)
