Sun Yi on the side noticed the expression on Fan Yongdou's face, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "What? Fan Dongzhu can't do it?"
Fan Yongdou had a bitter look on his face.
He came to Yanghewei in the hope that he could use the hands of the newly appointed patrol commander to deal with the Tiger Flag. The Fan family was willing to do so even if it cost them some money.
But now the other party didn't agree to anything. Instead, he proposed that the Fan family stop the Tiger Flag smuggling business.
If the smuggling business between Huzi Banner and Beilu was so easy to stop, there would be no need for him to come to Yanghewei. The Fan family would have solved it long ago.
Seeing that Fan Yongdou was speechless, Sun Yi suddenly showed dissatisfaction and said: "If Fan Dongzhu is unwilling to accept this matter, just pretend that we have never said what we said before, please come back now!"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and made a gesture toward the door to please leave.
"Mr. Sun, don't be upset, that's not what I meant." Fan Yongdou hurriedly explained.
Nowadays, the Fan family's life is almost unbearable, and the smuggling business has almost been cut off. As long as the Fan family's motorcade leaves the border fortress, something will happen.
In this regard, he knew very well that the reason why the convoy sent by the Fan family to the grassland had an accident had a lot to do with the Tiger Flag, and even the people from the Tiger Flag were responsible for the incident, but he had no choice but to Suspension of contact with Houjin and no longer sending caravans to the grassland.
Without the smuggling business, the Fan family's income has plummeted. In addition, the Chamber of Commerce established by the Tiger Flag in Xuanfu has been suppressing the Fan family. Now the Fan family can hardly continue to do normal business.
There are already voices within the Fan family to replace him as the person in charge. If they don't find a way to reverse the situation, it won't be long before the person in charge of the Fan family will be replaced by someone else.
"Then what do you mean?" Sun Yi looked at Fan Yongdou sideways, feeling very dissatisfied.
He had just told his master in the study room that he agreed to cooperate with the Fan family, but in the blink of an eye, Fan Yongdou suddenly acted up. If Fan Yongdou's remorse prevented the completion of the tasks assigned by the master, it would be difficult for him as an aide to be taken seriously in the future.
Fan Yongdou said with a bitter look on his face: "I dare not deceive Mr. Sun. Now the Fan family's business is suppressed by the tiger-character flag, and many businesses have become difficult to do. The most terrible thing is that the Fan family cannot receive enough goods. There is simply no way to compete with the Tiger Flag."
Sun Yi's face sank and he said: "Fan Ji is quite famous in the Xuanfu area. I have heard of Fan Ji's name in the capital. How could it be that we can't even collect all the goods? If you, Fan Yongdou, don't want to, just say so." , I’m not forcing it, I just said it, just treat it as if you and I have never said anything before.”
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and robe, turned around and walked towards the study.
Fan Yongdou knew that once Sun Yi returned, he would never get the support of the Inspector.
Immediately, he hurriedly took a few steps, stopped in front, and said with an apologetic smile: "Mr. Sun, don't be impatient. Listen to me and finish what I have to say. It's just a few words. After Mr. Sun listens, you will understand my difficulties."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver and put it into Sun Yi's hand.
Sun Yi took the money, put it into his sleeves calmly, and then said: "Okay, you can tell me. If you can't give me a reason that satisfies me, your Fan family will no longer have to do business in Datong."
After accepting the money, he still did not forget to threaten Fan Yongdou.
"Yes, yes, yes." Fan Yongdou kept smiling apologetically, but his heart was full of pain.
If he hadn't been forced to do this by Hu Ziqi, how could a mere patrol officer have the right to yell at him in front of him.
Nowadays, the Fan family's business has plummeted. If they don't find a way to get rid of the Tiger Flag, sooner or later the Fan family will be swallowed up to the point where no bones are left.
There was no way, he was under the roof, so he knew he had to bow his head.
"Say it!"
After receiving the benefits, Sun Yi didn't mind listening to Fan Yongdou say a few more words. Moreover, the Fan family was a pawn in his family's struggle for power with the governor. How could he let them go so easily? He just wanted to scare Fan Yongdou.
Fan Yongdou cupped his hands in a flattering manner and said, "Mr. Sun doesn't know something. Tiger Character Banner has set up a chamber of commerce in Xuanfu and has recruited most of the businesses in Xuanfu to join it. Most of them are businessmen related to Beilu. Now These merchants were secretly instigated by Liu Heng and were always in trouble with our Fan family. If we want to cut off the trade route between Tiger Character Banner and Beilu, we must have a steady stream of goods sold to Beilu. However, the current situation of the Fan family is very difficult. It’s hard to guarantee that there will be enough goods to sell on the grassland.”
"So your Fan family can't cut off the Tiger Flag smuggling business?" Sun Yi's face turned ugly.
He regretted in his heart that he had known that the Fan family was so useless. When he was in the study before, he would not have been able to help Fan Yongdou, let alone take on the task of dealing with the tiger-character flag.
As soon as Fan Yongdou saw Sun Yi's expression, he knew that the other party was very dissatisfied, and hurriedly said: "Now, several big Taijis in Beilu have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Tiger Flag."
"What's the point of being dissatisfied? Can you still ask Beilu to take the initiative to cut off smuggling with the Tiger Flag?" Sun Yi snorted coldly.
"This... of course cannot be done." Fan Yongdou said with a sneer on his face, "But as long as there are enough goods, I am sure to replace the Tiger Character Banner's cooperation with Beilu, and at the same time persuade the nobles of Beilu, Cut off all contact with the Tiger Character Banner."
Sun Yi flicked his sleeves and said: "Your Fan family has been doing business for generations, and what you do is what merchants do. I, a scholar, can buy goods that even your Fan family can't buy!"
There was great dissatisfaction in his words.
Fan Yongdou said in a low voice: "Actually, the Inspector can help the Fan family get all the goods sold to the grassland."
As he spoke, he glanced cautiously in the direction of the study.
"What do you mean?" Sun Yi frowned.
Fan Yongdou whispered: "Mr. Sun doesn't know something. The Fan family's Sun Ji Trading Company in Datong was established by the former Governor Xu and Zaixia. However, before he could continue, Governor Xu had to return to Beijing to report on his work. Sun Ji Trading Company The matter will be delayed."
"No wonder your Fan family didn't do a good job of keeping records, but you opened a Sun's Keeping Firm in Datong. It turns out that this firm was the property of the former Governor Xu." Sun Yi pinched the beard on his chin.
Fan Yongdou said with a bitter look on his face: "When Governor Xu left, he had completely changed hands to Sun Ji. Now Sun Ji Trading Company is considered to be the next person's trading firm."
When he mentioned Sun Kee Trading Company, he felt bitter in his heart.
The purpose of investing in Sun Ji Trading Company was to curry favor with the governor Xu Tong. The Fan family invested a lot of real money, but no one expected that Xu Tong would return to Beijing to report on his work soon, and Sun Ji Trading Company became an empty enterprise. Kezi, this cost the Fan family both their wife and their troops.
