It’s the third day after the Aimin Banquet.
Fan Li was invited to meet Yan Shifan, but the meeting place was not Yan's Mansion.
After all, the real master of the Yan Mansion is Yan Song, the chief assistant.
As a Chu merchant, Fan Li was not qualified to meet the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, even if he had just met Emperor Jiajing at the Aimin Banquet.
The vastness of divine grace is one thing, but the class gap between scholars, peasants, industrialists, and merchants is another.
The meeting place was an outhouse owned by Yan Shifan.
There are many outbuildings in Xiaoge Lao, one of which is called "Shanshui Pavilion", which is said to be modeled after Jiangshan Pavilion of Fan Mansion in Da Chu.
When Fan Li came to Shanshui Pavilion, he saw a familiar scenery.
"Fuck, am I going home now?"
Yan Shifan's Shanshui Pavilion is really a smaller version of Jiangshan Pavilion.
There are mountains, lakes, and lofts. The styles are almost the same, but the sizes are much smaller.
"Hahahahaha!"
From the attic by the lake, Yan Shifan's familiar arrogant laughter came.
Fan Li raised his head and bowed his hands: "Mr. Xiao Ge."
"Come on, let's talk upstairs."
Yan Shifan looked very cordial and raised his hand to greet Fan Li to come upstairs quickly.
The loft has only two levels.
Fan Li went upstairs and saw Yan Shifan already sitting on the main seat.
It's just that his posture is inelegant, and he is holding a gorgeous woman in his arms. Although his appearance is not as good as Xue Susu's, she is still of high quality.
"Boss Fan."
As soon as Fan Li sat down, Yan Shifan couldn't wait to speak.
"I have received the entry application for the first batch of new products from Fan's Trading Company."
"After verification, all items have been approved for entry."
"I have specially approved a commercial building on Qianmen Street, and I will allow you, Fan's Trading Company, to specialize in new products."
"Is Boss Fan satisfied with this arrangement?"
Yan Shifan said, his face full of pride and expectation.
Proud, because in the Ming Dynasty capital, he was the only one who could be so efficient, and only he could easily acquire a commercial building on Qianmen Street, where land was at a premium.
Hopefully, if Fan Li is conscious enough, he will express his opinion.
After all, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, no one dares to take advantage of Xiaoge Lao in vain.
Fan Li is also very knowledgeable.
He put on the look of a small businessman and said with sincerity: "Fan's Trading Company can make a living in the Ming Dynasty only because of the grace of Mr. Xiaoge. I will never forget it."
"Hahahahaha!"
Yan Shifan laughed again.
This sentence is enough.
Based on his experience in accepting bribes, Fan's Trading Company should express his gratitude in a few days, but he didn't know what kind of gift they would send to him.
The servant at Yan Shifan's left and right said: "Why are you all standing there? Didn't you see that Boss Fan is my guest? Serve wine and food, and sing and dance to entertain!"
After a while, the Shanshui Pavilion became lively, and it felt a bit like the night at Yanbo Huafang.
Fan Li complained in his heart.
My balls hurt.
His Jiangshan Pavilion is a confidential place in Da Chu. How many memorials and information come and go every day? What kind of major events does he handle in Jiangshan Pavilion?
Looking at Yan Shifan's Shanshui Pavilion, it is basically a romantic place.
It's just that Yan Shifan is the only guest, and all the women only serve him.
"Come!" Yan Shifan was in a good mood, picked up his wine glass and said, "Fan's Trading Company has expanded its business in Ming Dynasty and will make a lot of money in the future. I congratulate Boss Fan in advance."
Fan Li couldn't help but rolled his eyes and thought to himself, how can I lose your share of the gold and silver?
It seems that the benefits promised to Yan Shifan at the Yanbo Huafang last time are not enough for him and he wants more?
Fan Li guessed correctly.
Yan Shifan smiled and actually took out an account and an abacus.
He fiddled with the beads on the abacus made of pure gold, and the dancing music quietly stopped.
In the Shanshui Pavilion, the only sound left was the strange abacus sound of Xiaoge Lao.
Snapped!
Bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Yan Shifan smiled strangely at Fan Li every time he fiddled with a few beads.
That smile seemed to say: You boy, you make so much money!
Fan Li pretended not to know anything with a smile on his face, waiting for Yan Shifan to speak first.
Finally, the other party stopped fiddling with the abacus.
"Boss Fan."
"I'll let you figure it out."
"After deducting tariffs and other expenses, based on the cost and selling price of each product declared by Fan's Trading Company, you can earn this amount just from the profit of the first batch of goods entering the customs."
Yan Shifan made a gesture to Fan Li that both parties could understand.
Accurate!
Fan Li couldn't help but admire in his heart. In just a short time, he could clearly calculate the profits of the trading company.
Sure enough, even if you want to be a traitor or a corrupt official, you still need a certain amount of ability.
Morality does not represent ability. Throughout the ages, many treacherous officials and corrupt officials have been considered mediocre. This is indeed a big mistake!
"Mr. Xiao Ge, please don't say that."
Fan Li stood up with a look of mercy on his face.
"The grassroots are just shopkeepers stationed in the Ming Dynasty. They receive a fixed salary every month."
"The profits calculated by Mr. Xiao Ge are all earned by the grassroots boss."
When Yan Shifan heard what he said, he laughed and said: "Yes, yes, I am confused. All this money was made by Duke Jin of Chu. He is the one who really got rich."
"only."
Yan Shifan was about to speak but stopped.
"Your Majesty asked today, Fan's Trading Company made a lot of profits in the Ming Dynasty, which caused the outflow of Ming Dynasty's wealth. Is it suspected of collaborating with the enemy?"
"This kind of business that made Ming poor but made Chu rich, once a war breaks out between the two countries..."
After hearing this, Fan Li cursed in his heart for being shameless!
Blackmail, to be labeled as such?
Although the profits from beauty products are huge, they will not affect the wealth gap between the two countries.
What's more, Da Chu has been the richest in the world for many years, and it didn't rely on doing business with Ming Dynasty.
This is obviously a rip-off.
Fan Li's guess was correct. Although Emperor Jiajing had great hands and eyes, he was not free enough to pay attention to the nascent beauty products trade.
Today's scene is entirely Yan Shifan's personal operation.
The purpose is indeed to rip off.
Who would have thought that Yan Shifan, the dignified minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty and known as the "Xiaoge Lao", was born to be a high-level accountant.
He calculated that the profits of beauty products in Daming in the next year would be high enough for him to build several more landscape pavilions.
How could Yan Shifan miss such huge profits?
He stared at Fan Li with a pair of venomous snake-like eyes.
Yan Shifan knew that his extortion would definitely make the other party unhappy.
But as the saying goes, "Killing people and setting fires with gold belts, building bridges and paving roads without corpses", if you want to get rich, you have to be ruthless and evil. This is his life creed!
If Fan Li dares to say the word 'no', Yan Shifan has prepared a hundred ways to make him regret it for the rest of his life!
Little did he know that Fan Li was secretly laughing in his heart.
"Does this mean sleeping on the pillow?"
"Thankfully it was the Jiajing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, and there were worms like the Yan family and his son who brought disaster to the country and the people, so I had room to move."
Yan Shifan wanted to make money, and Fan Li also wanted to give money. Isn't it a coincidence?
"Old Xiaoge."
Fan Li sat up straight with a serious look on his face.
"How can a small business with such an amount be considered as capital for the enemy?"
"But since the Ming Emperor has suspicions, the beauty trade can be stopped immediately."
"It's a pity that our bank has a bigger deal, and I would like to discuss it in detail with Mr. Xiao Ge..."
I want to apologize to everyone. I owe you the third update and will make it up tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
I just received a notice that an old book completed under another pen name two years ago is going to be promoted as an IP. I have to sort out and fill in some information, saying that it is for the director and producer to read. The deadline is tomorrow at the latest.
The workload is relatively heavy, and I have almost forgotten all the contents of the old book. I have to read and write at the same time, and I have to stay up late tonight, so I can't update it for the third time.
Sorry~
(End of chapter)
