"Didn't I ask you to say hello to General Wo Lunkuo? Why did you let the Tiger Character Banner have a relationship with a big Taiji?" Fan Yongdou had a gloomy face.
Wang Qifu, who was kneeling on the ground, said with a grimace, "No one thought that the people of Tiger Character Banner were so wild and made friends with Taiji from Qingcheng. The subordinates tried to stop him, but they couldn't stop him at all."
Fan Yongdou's face turned darker and darker.
In order to make friends with Taiji in Bansheng City, he went to great lengths and sent countless good things to the Mongols, before returning to the Fan family's business route to Bansheng City.
The Tiger Flag, which has just been rising for more than a year, went to the grassland with the help of the Fan family's motorcade, but he made a relationship with a big Taiji from Qingcheng. This made him feel unbalanced.
Wang Qifu said hesitantly, "My boss, actually we don't have to worry even if Tiger Character Banner makes friends with Taiji from Qingcheng."
"What do you mean?" Fan Yongdou frowned.
Wang Qifu said, "Our Fan family has been dealing with the Mongols for generations. At first, we could only do business with small tribes. It was not until the imperial court contracted the horse market that we had the opportunity to make friends with Su Nangtaiji of Bansheng City, and opened up a way to go to Bansheng. The city's business roads, and the Tiger Character Banner has only been raised for more than a year. Except for iron tools, other aspects are incomparable to our Fan family's years of accumulation. Even if the Mongols agree to let them go to the grassland, the impact on our Fan family will not be It’s huge.”
After hearing these words, Fan Yongdou's face turned gloomy. It took him a long time before he cursed, "Idiot."
Wang Qifu was startled and quickly lowered his head.
Fan Yong said angrily, "The Fan family's grain is collected from each shop. Since we can collect it, the Tiger Flag can also collect grain, and the same goes for other things. On the contrary, it is iron. The Tiger Flag has its own iron In the field, based on this alone, our Fan family will suffer a lot, and it seems to have little impact in a short period of time. When the Tiger Character Flag makes up for these shortcomings, then it will be the Fan family that is in trouble."
"Yes, my subordinate was short-sighted, and my boss taught me the right lesson." Wang Qifu hurriedly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Fan Yongdou said coldly, "It's a waste of time that you have been the shopkeeper for so many years. You can't even see this. No wonder the grassland, with its favorable weather and favorable geography, has allowed the people of the Tiger Flag to take advantage of it."
Wang Qifu did not dare to refute.
Butler Fan on the side said, "Master, please calm down. The Tiger Flag is not without its enemies. It is not convenient for us to deal with the Tiger Flag, so we can let their enemies deal with it."
"You mean over there in Datong?" Fan Yongdou looked at the housekeeper beside him.
Butler Fan said, "Deputy General Li failed to succeed last time. He will definitely not be willing to accept it. We might as well use his hand to deal with the Tiger Flag."
Fan Yongdou looked thoughtful.
After a long time, he said, "You saw the result of the last time Deputy Commander Li took action. The governor of Datong and the Commander-in-Chief, two civil and military officials, worked together to maintain the Tiger Flag. Only one Deputy Commander couldn't make trouble." , unless someone between the current commander-in-chief and the governor is transferred away from Datong, or two people are transferred away from Datong at the same time."
"Sir, you have forgotten that there is a court official in Datong." Butler Fan reminded him.
Fan Yongdou thought for a moment and said, "You mean Prince Dai's Mansion?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he shook his head and said, "Outside vassals are not allowed to interfere in local political affairs. If the Dai Wangfu comes forward, it will easily attract criticism from civil officials. As long as Dai Wangfu is not stupid, he will not do such a thankless thing."
"No, it's not the Prince's Palace, it's the Censor." said the Fan family manager.
"You mean Datong's patrol envoy?" Fan Yongdou's eyes lit up.
Steward Fan said, "Yes, it's the governor of Datong. As long as the governor is willing to come forward, even the governor and the commander-in-chief of Datong will have to think carefully about whether it is worth protecting the tiger flag again."
"It's a good idea," Fan Yongdou said, "but the tiger-character flag has the support of the governor and the general soldier. The patrol envoy in Datong may not be willing to have a grudge with a governor and a general soldier of a town."
Butler Fan did not answer the call.
He is just a butler, and it's okay to give him some advice, but he will never go so far as to make decisions for his boss, otherwise he would have been replaced as a butler long ago.
Fan Yongdou's eyes fell on Wang Qifu who was kneeling on the ground again, and he snorted coldly.
Wang Qifu trembled with fright.
I just heard Fan Yongdou say, "All your wages for this month will be deducted. Next time, you don't have to stay in my Fan family to work."
"Yes, my subordinates understand." Wang Qifu breathed a sigh of relief secretly.
It is better to deduct one month's salary than to lose the position of shopkeeper.
"Go down!" Fan Yongdou picked up the tureen at hand.
Wang Qifu got up from the ground, saluted Fan Yongdou, and then left the room.
Fan Yongdou put down his tureen and said to Butler Fan on the side, "What's going on with the Tian family? You haven't agreed to our conditions yet?"
"Not yet." Butler Fan shook his head and continued, "Not long ago, someone saw the head of the Tian family leaving Xuan Mansion and going to Lingqiu. He has just returned now."
Fan Yongdou's face darkened and he said, "It seems that Tian Shenglan is going to fight our Fan family to the end."
"Nowadays, the Tian family's convoy cannot leave the border fortress. When it reaches the grassland, it will be robbed by horse bandits. Without the benefits from the grassland, I believe that the Tian family will not be able to hold on for long, and sooner or later they will give in." Butler Fan said.
Fan Yongdou picked up the bowl, rinsed his mouth, spit it out, and said, "Send someone from the Tian family to keep a closer eye."
"Is the master worried that the Tian family will join forces with the Tiger Flag?" Butler Fan said doubtfully.
"It's not impossible." Fan Yongdou said, "This old fox of the Tian family should not be underestimated. He will not give in so easily."
Butler Fan said, "Don't worry, sir. I've already asked people who are arranged in the Tian family to keep an eye on the Tian family. If Lingqiu's Tiger Flag really does anything to the Tian family, someone will send the news back soon."
Fan Yongdou nodded.
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"Dr. Liang is here too." The speaker was a thin middle-aged man.
"Dr. Wang." Liang Jiabin cupped his hands and said, "Did you also receive an invitation from Mr. Tian?"
"Exactly." Wang Dayu said, "The Tian family sent an invitation yesterday, inviting me to come here for a banquet tonight. Boss Liang too?"
Liang Jiabin nodded and said, "I also received the invitation yesterday and will come to the banquet tonight."
Wang Dayu said, "It seems that the Tian family invited many people to the banquet this time. Could it be related to the recent encounters between the Tian family's motorcade and horse bandits on the grassland?"
Liang Binbin lamented that "the convoy sent by the Tian family to the grassland was robbed by horse bandits several times in succession, and the losses were considerable."
"Is that Dongzhu Huang's carriage?" Wang Dayu raised his hand and pointed forward.
Liang Binbin turned around and looked over.
A carriage stopped a dozen steps away from the two people, and a short middle-aged man got out of the carriage.
"Dr. Wang, Dongzhu Liang." The middle-aged man got off the carriage and bowed his hands to the two people with a smile on his face.
"Dongzhu Huang."
Wang Dayu and Liang Binbin returned the gift.
"You two have just arrived, too?" Huang Yun asked.
Liang Binbin said with a smile, "The two of us are only a little ahead of Huang Dongzhu."
"Then let's go in! Don't keep Boss Tian waiting." Huang Yunfa raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
The three of them walked into Tian's house together.
