Pei Huaijie came to visit, accompanied by Yu Baoning, who had just signed a contract with Fang Jun...
Wu Meiniang took refuge in the back hall.
After letting the two of them go to the main hall and ordering someone to serve tea, Fang Jun smiled at Baoning and said, "I've just said goodbye to Uncle Shi and you came so soon. But are you worried that the money and silk can't be delivered to Chang'an on time? Don't worry, I've already sent you to Chang'an on time." If you ask the 'business' manager, the money will be transferred to Chang'an as soon as possible and transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs' warehouse."
Yu Baoning was still not at ease: "It's not that I don't trust Erlang, it's actually that the amount of money is huge, and there is absolutely no room for any mistakes. Although Wang Xuance is very talented, he is still young, so Erlang should just trust him." ”
He has already signed the contract and is carrying the debt. Although Fang Jun would not deny the money without paying, it is still a bit risky. Now he regrets that he should not have signed the contract so readily. He always had to Seeing the money and silk on the way to Chang'an for signing...
Fang Jun said warmly: "Uncle Shi, don't worry. Wang Xuance is no longer responsible for the operation of the business. My concubine, Mrs. Wu, is in charge here."
Pei Huaijie and Yu Baoning were speechless.
The news about Fang Jun's concubines has already spread all over the world. Xiao Shuer was of the royal family of Nanliang, noble, noble, and unparalleled in beauty, and was even known as the "most beautiful woman in the south of the Yangtze River" for a time; Jin Shengman was a princess of Silla, and the "Silla Maid" had long been sought after by scholars and heroes all over the world. "Princess of Silla" is the best among them, isn't it? The little maid Qiao'er has served Fang Jun for many years, and once she was admitted to the house, it is also a good story; and the most famous among them is Wu Mei Niang.
His father, Ying Guogong, a warrior named Xun, was originally a wealthy Shanxi merchant. Emperor Taizong generously donated and financed military expenditures at the beginning of the Taiyuan army. He was the first to participate in the uprising. He was not only granted the title of Duke of Taiyuan, but also became the "Yuan Cong Imperial Army" He held important positions in the government, including the governor of Yangzhou and the governor of Lizhou and Jingzhou.
After the death of the warrior Xun, the Xuxian Yang family and their three daughters were abused by the son of his first wife. It was not until Wu Meiniang became Fang Jun's concubine that things improved.
Afterwards, the Wu brothers went to Annan for business through the navy joint, but were robbed and massacred by local bandits, and their entire family was wiped out.
She has no worries about her natal family, let alone the interference of her relatives. With her extraordinary talents, she single-handedly controls the financial power inside and outside the Fang family. She is not inferior to women. Even Fang Xuanling recognizes her son's concubine in charge of the family business, and even from time to time We will discuss it with them when we encounter problems...
Throughout the ages, concubines who have fulfilled this role are very rare.
And there are not many people who love their concubines like Fang Jun...
Pei Huaijie asked curiously: "Wang Xuance has done a good job, where will he be transferred to?"
The reputation of "Eastern Datang Company" was not only well-known in the Tang Dynasty, but also throughout the world. In recent years, the company not only solved the problem of food shortage in the Tang Dynasty through sea trade, but also made a lot of gold and copper mountains. Back then, Aren’t investors the envy of others with their current year’s dividends?
Being able to run such a successful business, Wang Xuance is naturally very important in the eyes of senior officials.
Such a person actually wants to give way to Wu Meiniang?
Fang Jun then said: "Young people can't always delve into business affairs. They still need to have some achievements in their official careers. In the next two days, they will go to Beijing to serve as the governor of Youjinwu Guards."
Pei Huaijie: "..."
Regardless of the fact that aristocratic family members are powerful and powerful in the local area, which aristocratic family member does not want to be like the Guanlong family members who dominate the court and have power over the government and the public? Except for the Guanlong clan who made great contributions to the founding of the People's Republic of China, no clans from Shandong, Hedong, Henan, Jiangnan and other places have been able to enter the court in large numbers. Occasionally, one or two spokespersons in the court have too low official positions. Not only do they fail to control the right to speak, they even have very little basic power.
A position like the senior general of the Sixteenth Guards Army is unthinkable.
As a result, Fang Jun did it casually and was able to put a young man who had no previous military qualifications or even an official career into the Youjinwu Guard as a long history.
This is the difference between the center and the local areas.
Pei Huaijie's belief in taking advantage of the situation to return to Beijing became more and more firm. Even if he stayed in this place in Henan for a lifetime and achieved the ultimate, what would he do?
Far away from the central power, there is no possibility of progress...
Taking a deep breath, Pei Huaijie said: "All the Henan aristocratic families are now aware of Duke Yue's conditions for the family. If Duke Yue agrees to treat the Henan aristocratic families with equal treatment, I am willing to do my best to persuade each family to cooperate with the central government's decree. ”
Although this "measurement of acres" and "redemption with gold" are crises, they are also opportunities.
If it is handled improperly and the consequences are serious, he, the Henan Yin, must be held responsible; but if it is handled properly and this decree is successfully implemented in Henan and plays a decisive role in it, then it will be the most prominent political achievement.
In addition, with Liu Jie as an aid in the court, it is a matter of course for him to return to the center and be promoted to an official position...
In this way, he changed from a position of representing the interests of the Henan family and resolutely opposing the central government's decree to a position of supporting the central government's decree and focusing on planning political achievements.
They are completely opposite, but it makes sense.
Let me ask, who doesn’t want to make progress?
Fang Jun was immediately dissatisfied and glared at Yu Baoning: "I kept keeping it secret before, how could Uncle Shi make it known to the whole world just by going out? The condition for you is that I will keep the friendship between your family and our family in mind, and I will try my best to be blamed by His Majesty. You gritted your teeth and agreed. Now everyone knows that they want such conditions, but don’t you know how much money this will cost the center?”
Yu Baoning laughed, said nothing, and lowered his head to drink tea.
Come on, for the Yu family, they have lost the benefits brought by their "initiative" and are treated the same as other families. But for you, isn't that just what you want?
Even if I didn't say anything, you would have made the noise behind your back and everyone would hear it. While making your family the target of public criticism, you would also make others rush to pursue their own interests when nothing can be done, and flock to you...
Pei Huaijie said sincerely: "Now that everyone has finally relaxed, how can the Duke of Yue block this gap just because of a mere money and silk? As long as you agree, your subordinates will take care of the rest. All you need to do is Just sit tight and wait for good news. Otherwise, if we treat you differently, it will be difficult to convince the public and it will cause trouble again.”
He doesn't care how much money the Henan family spends to redeem the occupied and annexed land, or whether the central government will lose a lot of money as a result. He only cares about whether he can promote this matter and obtain the most important political achievements.
Fang Jun looked at him and said calmly: "Threaten me?"
Pei Huaijie said solemnly: "I don't dare. I am also an official of the Tang Dynasty. I naturally support the central government's decree and hope that it can be implemented smoothly. However, as a local official and a pastor, I foresee the danger but have to warn it. I will never sit back and watch the local government." Rotten.”
Previously, he relied on the Henan Aristocratic Family to serve as Henan Yin. Now that he has decided to leave and return to the center, he naturally has to join Liu Jie's camp. If you want to be taken seriously in Liu Ji's camp, you need to do something that makes Liu Ji happy or beneficial. There is no doubt that confronting Fang Jun is what makes Liu Ji the happiest.
If you want to make progress in the officialdom, what matters is often not ability, but stance.
If you have excellent abilities, outstanding political achievements, and can stand in line, it will be difficult not to make progress.
Fang Jun snorted and didn't care too much about it. He looked at Yu Baoning and asked, "Uncle Shi also agrees to do this? Speaking of which, you proposed this yourself. Can't you use this to ask me to give you more information later?" What a treat.”
Pei Huaijie frowned and glanced at Yu Baoning, "Uncle Shi"?
Are the Yu family and Fang family so close?
Or maybe the so-called "preferential treatment" in Yu Baoning's mouth was just an external statement negotiated by the two people, and there were actually other benefits?
After all, Yu Baoning's actions are equivalent to smashing the alliance of the Henan aristocratic families by himself. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is "rebellious"...
Yu Baoning seemed to be aware of this, but he was just slightly worried in his heart, and said indifferently: "You and I are family friends. If you call me uncle, how can I not have any responsibility as an elder? A little bit Don’t worry about profits, as long as it can promote the implementation of this central government order, it doesn’t matter even if the Yu family suffers a little loss.”
Pei Huaijie glanced at this shameless man speechlessly. How dare you pretend to be an elder in front of Fang Jun?
But I was also secretly wary, maybe the Yu family really relied on their past friendship to get Fang Jun as their backer. If so, the Yu family in Luoyang would have a transcendent status in Luoyang in the future. After all, not only Wei Wang Li Tai would be stationed in Luoyang to build the eastern capital. , Wu Meiniang is now in charge of the business in Luoyang, and her support for her family will last forever.
Fang Jun was also keenly aware of Yu Baoning's thoughts. Instead of exposing it, he pushed the situation forward and said with emotion: "What did Uncle Shi say? People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot. Since Uncle Shi is willing to support me, Juniors are implementing If you sacrifice according to the imperial decree, I will never let you suffer. In this way, the money you borrowed from the company will be increased by one hundred thousand yuan, and it will be free of interest, which can be regarded as a small compensation from my personal reputation."
Yu Baoning smiled and said: "In that case, I am being disrespectful?"
Fang Jun also nodded and smiled: "You and I are well connected, so there's no need to be polite."
Pei Huaijie: "..."
You two are flirting like this in front of me, are you pretending that I don't exist?
However, he doesn't care whether the Yu family in Luoyang is serious about following Fang Jun's line, nor does he care whether Baoning gets an advantage or suffers a loss. As long as the central government order of "measurement of acres" is implemented smoothly, the strategy of "buying with metal" can be realized. He continuously delivers a large amount of money and silk to the central government, and all his political achievements will be attributed to him, Henan Yin.
"Then the official will inform each family to gather here tomorrow morning to sign the contract."
Now that the strategy has been determined, there is no need to care about the reaction of the Henan Aristocratic Family. Placing the place where the contract is signed can be regarded as building momentum for Fang Jun. It also hints to the other Henan Aristocratic Family that "Fang Jun is too strong and there is nothing I can do about it." The responsibility is all placed on Fang Jun.
If you find out that you have suffered a big loss in the future, just go to Fang Jun. It has nothing to do with me... The three of them are sitting across from each other, each with their own agenda.