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Tian Shenglan shook his head and said: "I didn't even mention joining the Chamber of Commerce. He came to me because he hoped that I could help him find an explanation to Boss Liu and return the robbed goods from his Huang family to him."
Almost everyone in the Xuan government knew that the convoys of the Fanji Chamber of Commerce that entered the grassland were robbed several times, and everyone knew that the horse bandits who robbed the Fanji Chamber of Commerce's convoy were members of the Tiger Flag.
You know, you know, but this was robbed outside the border. The Fanji Chamber of Commerce will naturally not admit that their convoy went to the grassland. The smuggling was completely private. Even the officials and guards of the border town knew about it. No one will admit it.
Therefore, when Fanji Chamber of Commerce's fleet was robbed, even if they knew it was someone from the Tiger Flag, they could not rely on the government to get the goods back and could only resolve the matter privately.
"What did Huang Yunfa think? How could Boss Liu return the goods to him?" Chen Liyun laughed angrily.
The competition between Huzi Banner and Fanji Chamber of Commerce for business roads on the grassland is a matter of life and death.
"Huang Yunfa must have been driven into a panic." Tian Shenglan picked up the bowl and blew on it, then said, "The Huang family's loss this time is at least tens of thousands of taels, which is enough to break the Huang family's muscles and bones."
"He deserves it." Chen Liyun sneered, "I heard that the Huang family's shop was mortgaged to someone else. Now that they have lost so much money, they will wait for the shop to be taken over by then!"
Tian Shenglan nodded in agreement and said, "The Huang family is finished this time."
The Huang family is considered a well-known big businessman in Xuanfu. Even so, the family only has a few hundred thousand taels of silver, which includes acres of land, land deeds, shops, and houses. The real cash money is not much.
This time, the Fanji Chamber of Commerce and the Tiger Flag Grassland fought. The Fanji Chamber of Commerce lost a lot of money in total, including the goods that were robbed and the goods that were sold at low prices.
The Fan family of Fan Yongdou and the Huang family of Huang Yunfa paid the most money and lost the most. Each family lost tens of thousands of taels of silver. ,
Chen Liyun asked: "Who are the Huang family's shops mortgaged to?"
"I heard they are from the Governor's Mansion." Tian Shenglan said, "The Huang family must not have enough money. Those shops in good locations seem to be cheaper for the Governor."
Although tens of thousands of taels of silver were painful for the Fan family, they could still afford it, but the Huang family didn't have that much cash at all. Some shops were mortgaged and exchanged for goods to be transported to the grassland.
Fanji Chamber of Commerce lost the current business war on the grassland. Fanji Chamber of Commerce lost a lot of money instead of making money. Without the support from the grassland, the Huang family would not be able to repay the tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Chen Liyun suddenly asked: "Are you really prepared to send a message for Huang Yunfa?"
"It doesn't matter whether this is spread or not, there is no way that Boss Liu can return the stolen goods to the Huang family." Tian Shenglan sneered.
"That's right." Chen Liyun said, "Dongzhu Liu is not a bad person, otherwise the Tiger Character Flag would not have developed to what it is today, and Huang Yunfa's plan would definitely come to nothing."
Tian Shenglan said: "Even if Boss Liu wanted to return the Huang family's goods, he would not be able to do so. Tiger Flag's warehouses on the grassland were all burned. The goods totaled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."
"What? Hundreds of thousands of taels worth of goods were burned!" Chen Liyun couldn't help shouting.
No wonder he was so excited. The total deeds of all the shops and houses of the Chen family only amounted to a few hundred thousand taels, which was equivalent to burning down the entire Chen family.
"Don't get excited, isn't it just worth hundreds of thousands taels of silver?" Tian Shenglan said disapprovingly.
In fact, when he first learned about this, he was even more excited than Chen Liyun. At that time, he fell to the ground.
"Who burned it? The Northern Tatars or the people from the Fanji Chamber of Commerce?" Chen Liyun asked Xiang Tian Shenglan.
Tian Shenglan said: "The tiger character flag was burned by my own people. I heard that the person who ordered it was shopkeeper Li."
"Set fire to your own things?" Chen Liyun was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did they burn the goods in the warehouse?"
Tian Shenglan shook his head and said: "I don't know exactly what happened. I know that after burning these goods, the right-wing Khan of Mongolia announced the expulsion of the people from the Fanji Chamber of Commerce. From now on, only the tiger-character flag will be left on the business roads on the grassland. One family business.”
"A hundred thousand taels of silver were just gone." Chen Liyun sighed.
The Chen family's accumulated wealth over several generations is only a few hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Drink tea. The tea will be cold in a while." Tian Shenglan pointed to the teacup at Chen Liyun's hand, then picked up his own teacup and took a sip of tea.
At this moment, a servant of the Tian family came to the study and said respectfully: "Sir, Boss Liang and Boss Wang are here to visit you. This is their invitation."
Tian Shenglan took the invitation and glanced at the names on it, and then said to Chen Liyun: "Liang Jiabin and Wang Dayu have arrived outside my house."
As he spoke, he shook the greeting card in his hand.
Chen Liyun frowned and said: "These two guys are the ones who can't afford to lose money. When they were in the Fanji Chamber of Commerce, they withdrew from the Fanji Chamber of Commerce because they were unwilling to keep losing money. Now they come to visit you. , I think it is very likely that they also know the news that Fanji Chamber of Commerce lost to Tiger Flag."
Tian Shenglan nodded slightly and said, "We both thought of going together. It's a pity that these two guys were lucky enough to withdraw from the Fanji Chamber of Commerce early, allowing them to escape."
Chen Liyun said: "Let these two guys come in, let's see what they want to do with you?"
Tian Shenglan nodded, then turned to the servant who delivered the letter and said, "Go and invite the two proprietors in!"
The servant agreed and withdrew.
After a short time, Liang Jiabin and Wang Dayu were brought to the study.
"It turns out that Boss Chen is here too."
Arriving at the study room, Liang Binbin bowed his hand to Tian Shenglan, and then to Chen Liyun.
"Two proprietors, please take a seat quickly. Come and serve tea." Tian Shenglan warmly greeted the two of them to sit down.
After Wang Dayu sat down, he looked around and said, "Mr. Tian, your study is really warm. If I hadn't seen the charcoal brazier, I would have thought there were two or three charcoal braziers in the room."
Tian Shenglan said with a smile: "I don't use a charcoal brazier here. I use a coal stove. It is convenient to burn and is much better than using a charcoal brazier for heating."
"This is the coal stove!" Liang Binbin pointed to the stove in the room.
"Dr. Liang has good eyesight." Tian Shenglan praised and added, "This is indeed a coal stove. The briquettes burned in it are cleaner and warmer than using a charcoal brazier."
"This is a good thing." Liang Jiabin stood up, walked around the coal stove and said, "May I ask the owner of the field, where did you get this thing? I will get one later and burn this coal stove in winter. Heating is much better than using a charcoal brazier."
Tian Shenglan smiled and said: "I sell them in Tian's shop, thirty liang each."
"I will definitely ask the housekeeper at home to buy a few and put them at home when I get back." After saying this, Liang Binbin returned to his seat.
Usually, they burn charcoal in their homes, which is not only choking, but also the ash after burning falls everywhere. People who stay in the house for a long time often experience coughing and throat discomfort.
Tian Shenglan smiled and immediately asked: "You two are rare distinguished guests. We rarely see each other. We don't come to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I wonder what the purpose of coming to my house is?" 11
