In the reception room of the Grand Governor's Mansion, the lights were bright and the food on the table was extremely rich, but the food on the table was tasteless for all the people from the aristocratic families.
Since returning from visiting the industrial park, everyone has been thinking about where their family should develop in the future.
After all, there are so many good things in the industrial park.
It is obviously unrealistic to want to possess them all.
Therefore, only choosing the appropriate development direction is the most important thing.
Everyone wants something with high profits, so everyone has their own ideas, for fear that others will see their ideas and make competition more difficult.
Seeing everyone's appearance, Yang Fan clapped his hands, stood up and said, "It seems that you have almost eaten, so I will get straight to the point."
Everything you see in the industrial park today can become a project for our cooperation.
The Governor will also cooperate in an open, fair and impartial manner.
Simply put, it can be roughly classified into three major types.
The first is to directly purchase technology, and you can build your own workshops to process products.
The second method is to join the product production of the industrial park through capital investment, and receive dividends at the end of the year after product sales.
The third type is mainly to directly purchase products from the industrial park for sale, and the governor will supply them at the lowest price.
Finally, what I need to emphasize is that
All aristocratic families involved in overseas trade must pay the required taxes and fees in accordance with regulations.
In addition, given that the funds that each aristocratic family can provide are different, their future development and regulations are also different, and the amount of funds required is also different.
Therefore, the governor decided to establish the Datang Royal Central Bank fifteen days later.
The purpose of this bank is to facilitate transactions for everyone and to provide a platform for everyone to borrow money.
If you need funds, as long as you have the corresponding collateral, such as land, real estate, etc., you can get the corresponding loan.
In addition, future transactions in Huating County will use a new type of currency - banknotes issued by Datang Bank.
After the bank is established, everyone is welcome to use copper coins, silver, gold, or grains and cloth of equal value to Datang Bank to exchange for new currencies. You can also deposit money into Datang Royal Bank.
We issue a voucher. From now on, at every branch of Datang Bank, you can carry out withdrawal and storage services with just the voucher...
After hearing Yang Fan's words, everyone was happy and a little worried at the same time.
They were originally worried about funds, but now Yang Fan has solved the problem for them very considerately, which is a timely help.
But they are a little afraid. Since it is a loan, it must be repaid.
If he can't pay it back, won't the collateral pledged to the bank have to be taken away by Yang Fan?
Land, real estate and other things are the basis of their family's survival. If they are taken away, it will ruin the family's future.
But the prospects and profits of sea trade are too great, and everyone is reluctant to give up.
Especially the production processes such as glaze, salt making, paper making, etc., everyone wants to have firm control in their own hands.
If you can produce and sell it yourself, the profit will definitely be much greater.
This is definitely an opportunity for many ambitious small aristocratic families to rise.
For a time, the children of the aristocratic families present had their own concerns. There was no longer the heart-to-heart scene at the beginning, but instead they were wary of each other.
Of course, you have to go back and discuss with the family elders on what to do specifically.
However, there was not much time left for them to think about it.
Yang Fan has just said that 15 days will not only be the day when Datang Royal Bank is established, but also the day when various crafts will be auctioned and cooperated.
Only by gathering more money can we achieve better development in the future.
So, after Yang Fan finished speaking, everyone hurriedly dispersed, for fear that they would not be able to convey the news back to the family as soon as possible.
…
Haiyan County, Wu County, where the Yu family, one of the four major surnames in Jiangnan, is located.
The head of the family, Yu Lai, was kneeling on the bed in the study, with a frown on his face and many thoughts on his mind.
Ever since his son Yu Pei came to Huating County with news about the method of drying salt, Yu Lai has been unable to sleep at night.
You must know that the Yu family is the first Jiangdong noble to follow the Sun family.
When Sun Quan became emperor, his ancestor Zhu Huan was a famous general at that time. He also served as the shepherd of Qingzhou and was named the Marquis of Jiaxing. It can be said that he has unlimited glory.
Since then, the Zhu family's ancestral home has been in Haiyan County and has not moved away for hundreds of years.
The reason why I haven't left is because here is the economic backbone of the Zhu family - the salt boiling field. This is also the capital that the Zhu family relies on for survival.
It can be said that the operation and sales of sea trade and sea salt are the prerequisite for the Zhu family to maintain prosperity.
Therefore, when the emperor asked Yang Fan to come to Jiangnan to open up the situation, although the Zhu family did not take the lead, they did not lack people to deal with Yang Fan.
The purpose is obvious, just to continue to dominate Jiangnan.
In particular, the Wang, Huang, Cai, Zeng and other aristocratic families have all fallen. Now the Zhu family's power in Jiangnan has the potential to catch up with the Xiao family, the leader of the Jiangnan noble clan.
But now the Zhu family was about to start again, but they didn't expect that Yang Fan directly grabbed their lifeline.
Obviously, once the Zhu family loses the Haiyan business, let alone the family's advancement, the family may gradually decline in the future.
Therefore, the Zhu family must master the method of drying salt to ensure the normal continuation of the family.
But Zhu Lai knew very well how difficult it would be to win the salt-drying technology and open a salt farm now that Yang Fan was making such a big splash.
After all, there are so many Jiangnan aristocratic families watching closely, and everyone wants a piece of the pie.
Especially the aristocratic families that cannot deal with their Zhu family will definitely try their best to compete with their Zhu family.
When the time comes, the Zhu family will have to pay a huge price if they want to take over the salt-drying process and build a salt-drying field.
This is equivalent to sending a large amount of money to Yang Fan. Zhu Lai sighed depressedly, feeling full of unwillingness.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the study.
"Come in!"
As soon as Zhu Lai finished speaking, a middle-aged man walked in and took a closer look. Isn't this the eldest grandson Anye?
It turned out that after receiving the news that the Wang family was confiscated and exterminated, eldest grandson Anye took his family to Haiyan County in Wu County.
Because he knew that the Zhu family would never give up the opportunity to dominate Jiangnan.
Therefore, the relationship between the Zhu family and Yang Fan is irreconcilable.
Therefore, it is absolutely safe for the eldest grandson Anye to come to the Zhu family.
Obviously, Changsun Anye's guess was correct.
After arriving here, he became a guest of the Zhu family. He was served delicious food and drinks, and was served by beautiful women every day. He almost forgot that he was still a fugitive.
After coming and sitting down opposite Zhu Lai, Changsun Anye sipped the tea in the cup. He did not speak, but his attitude was leisurely and completely out of touch.
Zhu Lai picked up the letter in his hand and handed it to Changsun Anye. After reading it, he asked in a deep voice: "Brother Changsun, what do you think of Yang Fan's actions this time?"
Changsun Anye raised his eyebrows, glanced at Zhu Lai lightly, and said, "Isn't this obvious? Yang Fan just wants to use these benefits to win over people's hearts and drive a wedge between the families in the south of the Yangtze River. He even wants to tie them to his war." In the car, he did not hesitate to give up huge profits. Alas, Yang Fan not only knows how to make money, but also knows how to win people's hearts. He should not be underestimated. "
Hearing this, Zhu Lai smiled bitterly and said: "We all know Yang Fan's intentions. He just wants to throw out various benefits to disintegrate the alliance of the Jiangnan gentry. But as Brother Changsun said, everyone loves money. Faced with the huge promise made by Yang Fan, How can anyone not be tempted by interests? Oh, brother Changsun, please teach me how to deal with it?"
Thinking of the various products and processes described in the letter, as well as the profits every year in the future, Zhu Lai became very jealous.
Especially the method of drying salt. If the emperor really only allowed ten salt farms to be built in the Tang Dynasty in the future, wouldn't it be equivalent to a monopoly industry?
According to Zhu Lai's estimate, a salt farm can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
Even Zhu Lai was jealous of such a huge fortune, let alone other noble families?
Needless to say, Yang Fan deliberately used various techniques to attract the Jiangnan nobles to buy shares one by one, and at the same time achieve the purpose of dealing with their Zhu family.
Thinking about it like this, how could Zhu Lai not be anxious?
If you want to fight against the emperor's control, you must unite all the Jiangnan nobles.
If other aristocratic families were attracted and divided by Yang Fan, it would be difficult for the Zhu family alone to compete with Yang Fan.
After hearing Zhu Lai's words, Changsun Anye was not in a hurry. He drank the tea slowly and then said slowly: "Yang Fan's move is an honest conspiracy. The meaning is very obvious. He wants to tell all the Jiangnan nobles that in the future, If you want to develop, then follow him!”
"On the other hand, if you go against him, not only will you be completely suppressed in terms of goods, but he will also unify the maritime trade that the Jiangnan aristocratic families rely on. If you want to deal with such a conspiracy, ordinary methods are useless."
Hearing this, Zhu Lai was not anxious anymore and said leisurely: "Is there really nothing we can do? What if we can only watch Yang Fan win over those Jiangnan nobles and then turn against our Zhu family? If the Zhu family collapses, Brother Zhangsun will It’s not easy to live in Jiangnan!”
The meaning of these words is obvious, that is, it is time for Changsun Anye to contribute.
Otherwise, if the Zhu family is defeated or collapsed, it will not be good for you.
Although these words were somewhat threatening, Changsun Anye didn't care.
Although he and the Zhu family are not in a cooperative relationship, they have a common enemy, Yang Fan, and that is enough.
After looking at Zhu Lai, Changsun Anye sighed:
"Although I don't want to admit it, Yang Fan uprooted the Wang family, the Huang family, the Zeng family, the Cai family... all in just a few months, and was even able to put aside his prejudices and cooperate with the Jiangnan nobles. It's really a beautiful game, he is indeed a talented young man from Guanzhong, no wonder he can become a governor at such a young age."
Changsun Anye seemed to admire Yang Fan very much and spoke highly of him.
Although this made Zhu Lai extremely unhappy, it was not easy to get angry.
After all, Changsun Anye has a good brother who is the prime minister, and a good sister who is the queen.
But if he didn't say it at any time, wouldn't it seem that the Zhu family was too incompetent, so he said angrily: "Huh, although Yang Fan is cunning, he is just a young boy who is not as good as a weakling. He wants all of us to mortgage our property to him. It’s such a beautiful thought, who would be willing to do such a worry-free thing?”
Having said that, Zhu Lai was not sure how many of his people could withstand the huge interests.
Therefore, although Zhu Lai slandered Yang Fan in his words, he could not guarantee whether others would mortgage their property to obtain funds.
Changsun Anye sighed softly: "If everyone had the insight like you, Brother Zhu, we wouldn't need to sum up here. At this moment, we can only treat others in their own way."
"How do you say this?" Zhu Lai was interested and asked quickly.
Changsun Anye laughed: "Isn't that guy Yang Fan using conspiracy to deal with everyone? Then we are the same."
"The reason why that kid is able to make waves in the south of the Yangtze River is not only due to his own abilities, but more importantly, the emperor standing behind him. Once Yang Fan loses the emperor's support, do you think he can still be so unscrupulous?"
Zhu Lai pondered for a while and asked, "Does Brother Zhangsun know anything?"
Changsun Anye did not sell it, and said directly: "It is said that someone complained to the emperor, saying that Yang Fan was in charge of the world in Jiangnan, and even the prince did not look down on him..."
Although he hadn't finished speaking yet, Zhu Lai's eyes lit up.
The word "greater merit than master" suddenly came to mind.
Obviously, once the emperor doesn't trust Yang Fan, it will be of no use no matter how capable Yang Fan is?
Throughout the dynasties, there have been more and more capable people. The reason why many people are not reused is because of the emperor's suspicion.
Maybe His Majesty Li Er trusted Yang Fan very much, but as long as there was a slight possibility of threatening the imperial power, Li Er would not let Yang Fan cover the sky with one hand in Jiangnan.
As for whether and when the emperor will transfer Yang Fan back, that depends on His Majesty Li Er.
Once the emperor believed that Yang Fan threatened the imperial power, no matter whether Yang Fan had any evil intentions or not, the emperor would not allow such an unstable factor to stay.
Therefore, as long as what Changsun Anye said is true, Yang Fan is not far away from being transferred back!
Changsun Anye dared to say this, obviously he got some inside information.
Since there is no good way to deal with Yang Fan, Zhu Lai can only wait and see how the situation changes.
Of course, Chu Lai would not bet the family's future on such an unconfirmed news.
He will watch the progress of the situation while preparing for the competition in half a month.
…
In November, the north wind in Guanzhong was biting, and His Majesty Li Er was the most intolerant of the cold. The entire Manna Hall was filled with heat, making it look as warm as spring.
If it were in the past, His Majesty Li Er would not have dared to be so extravagant.
After all, it’s all money that’s being burned!
However, since Yang Fan invented briquettes, the problem of heating in winter has been solved.
After reviewing the memorial, His Majesty Li Er stood in front of the window sill, looking at the branches swaying in the wind, and he fell into deep thought.
Today there are several articles of impeachment against Yang Fan. There is no other malignancy in Yang Fan. It just illustrates one point: Yang Fan ignores the imperial power.
If Li Er could turn a blind eye to other behaviors, then ignoring the imperial power was the most intolerable thing for him.
Although he knew that Yang Fan had always acted erratically, he was easily criticized by others.
But this time the impeachment is justified.
Because in the memorial, Yang Fan's behavior towards Li Tai was explained one by one after Li Tai arrived in Jiangnan.
Originally, His Majesty Li Er did not want to pay attention to it, but such impeachments always continued, which made His Majesty Li Er feel a little suspicious.
After all, it is clear that Yang Fan does not respect Li Er that much in the imperial power.
This made Li Er think of Changsun Wuji's reminder last time: "Yang Fan is in charge of the military and political affairs in Jiangnan. Your Majesty, aren't you worried?"
Even if Changsun Wuji didn't need to remind him, His Majesty Li Er was actually worried, but his tolerance was relatively strong.
But now there are more and more impeachments against Yang Fan for ignoring the imperial power, so Li Er has to pay attention to it.
In the midst of his thoughts, a cold wind hit him, and it turned out that it was the old eunuch Wang Huangui who walked in.
Arriving in front of His Majesty Li Er, the old eunuch reported: "Your Majesty, Duke Zhao and Fang have an audience."
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand: "Xuan."
(End of chapter)
