Fan Yuqin's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. He thought of this possibility when Chang Dachun said these words, but he didn't expect it to be true.

Although he didn't know if Chang Dachunkou said that everyone was everyone except him, his understanding of these Shanxi merchants is probably the vast majority of people, even if they are not everyone.

This includes not only famous Shanxi merchants like Chang Dachun, but also naturally the same royal merchants as Fan Yuqi. Although Fan Yuqi admitted that the money of merchants was indeed not blown by the strong wind, who had slowly saved up his property with the hard work of several generations?

Not to mention Chang Dachun, even Fan Yuqin's industry is the same. To be honest, the so-called imperial merchants sound good, and they have a good reputation when they go out. They are even more powerful in the eyes of ordinary people, but in fact, the difficulties of these imperial merchants are unknown to outsiders.

Like Fan Yuqin, although he took over the family business and relied on his management to bring the Fan family to such a scale, his efforts were unknown to outsiders. Whether it was during the Kangxi Western Expedition or during the disasters everywhere, Fan Yuqin used his financial resources and abilities to do a lot for the Qing Dynasty.

Over the years, Fan Yuqi spent more than tens of millions of taels of silver? Otherwise, how could he get the red top on his head?

The reason why he did this was not only for the future of the Fan family, but also for the court. Especially after his beloved son was executed by the Ming Dynasty in the south, Fan Yuqi stood with the Qing Dynasty with determination and spared no effort to support the confrontation between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

Now, Chang Dachun's words made him suddenly see a reality, that is, not everyone thinks the same as he. Not only businessmen like Chang Dachun, but even the other companies of the eight major imperial merchants also have this idea.

In other words, as the situation changes, many people's mentality has also changed. It is precisely because many people feel that the Qing Dynasty no longer has the ability to compete with the Ming Dynasty, and now the Ming Dynasty has launched heavy troops to attack Shanxi, everyone thinks that the Qing Dynasty may not be able to protect Shanxi.

Once Shanxi is lost, the Qing Dynasty will completely lose the territory of Shanxi. But this is only for the Qing Dynasty, and these Shanxi merchants will never be buried with the sinking Qing Dynasty. They have already begun to consider their future.

This is the case for merchants, especially for Shanxi merchants. In addition to making a fortune in the past century, which family did not come from the Ming Dynasty to the present? They all experienced the demise of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, for merchants, the change of the court is not important. What is important is the existence of their family. As long as the family is there, isn’t it the same for the world to change an emperor?

It is precisely because of this that even if there is really a silver, many people are unwilling to take it out now. Because they think that taking out the silver is like a waste of water, and there is no return. Instead of doing this, it is better to hold the silver firmly in their own hands. When the world changes completely, they still have the capital to continue to maintain the continued family business.

From this point of view, Fan Yuqin did not deny that their ideas were wrong. If he was at their level, he would probably think so. However, Fan Yuqin was different from them, because Fan Yuqin had no way out. If the Qing Dynasty was gone, could his Fan family continue? You should know that Fan Yuqin did a lot of things and made a lot of contributions for the Qing Dynasty. If these accounts really were to be counted, in Daming's eyes, it would be aiding the evil and committing many crimes.

Seeing that Fan Yuqian had not spoken, Chang Dachun suddenly became a little anxious and couldn't help asking again: "Jiexiu, please help me with this matter. This is not just for me, but for all the merchants in Shanxi! Of course, please don't worry, Jiexiu, I won't make it difficult for Jiexiu to do it. Everyone discussed it before, and this money will be paid, but it can't be paid too much. As the saying goes, if you keep the green mountains there, don't be afraid of burning firewood."

"Haha, Brother Chang isn't worried that the green mountain will be burned out if it's still there?" Fan Yuqi asked with a sneer.

"Where can you do this, and where can you do it?" Chang Dachun laughed and said, "We focus on long-term business operations, and more on long-term business. Besides, there are some things I don't need to say, and Jie Xiu also understands this truth. You don't think so?"

"I don't understand!" Fan Yuqin snorted coldly, looking at Chang Dachun, his eyes as sharp as a knife, making Chang Dachun unable to help but dodge.

After thinking about it, Fan Yuqin slowed down his tone and sighed: "Brother Chang, now the court is in trouble, so every man is responsible. We merchants should serve the court. I know your difficulties, but you don't know the difficulties of the court? Forget it, Brother Chang think about it carefully. I hope Brother Chang will not make mistakes. As for this, it is useless to say more."

After saying that, Fan Yuqi shook his head and ignored Chang Dachun and turned around and walked towards the stairs. Chang Dachun was stunned for a moment and looked up and saw that Fan Yuqi had already stepped up the stairs. He was about to shout but he didn't say anything again, so he rushed over quickly.

After going upstairs, it was indeed as Chang Dachun said. The other twelve merchants who came to the banquet today except himself and Chang Dachun had arrived.

These people are naturally familiar to Fan Yuqi. When everyone saw Fan Yuqi coming, they quickly stood up to salute and greet him. Fan Yuqi also smiled and everyone greeted him one by one, and even said a few words.

While greeting Fan Yuqi, everyone also noticed Chang Dachun who followed him upstairs. Some people quietly ran to Chang Dachun to ask about the situation where he and Fan Yuqi discussed downstairs. However, the answer was not satisfactory to everyone, but everyone was a little disappointed with Fan Yuqi's attitude, but they did not show it on the surface and were still peaceful.

After sitting for a while, he touched for about a quarter of an hour and heard someone downstairs singing the arrival of the imperial envoy and the general. Hearing this sound, everyone stood up and quietly waited for the arrival of Geng'er and Ortai.

Soon, the figures of the two appeared in front of everyone. Geng'er and Ortai were walking in front of them. Seeing them going upstairs, Fan Yuqi, as the leader of Shanxi merchants and a red-topped merchant, naturally led everyone to pay tribute to the imperial envoy and the general.

"Isn't this Jie Xiu? I haven't seen each other for many days, and I still look as energetic as I used to." Seeing Fan Yuqi, Geng E immediately smiled and helped him up, and said with affectionately holding his hand.

"I'm worried about Geng Xiang. After several years of meeting that day, Geng Xiang still has the same style."

"Hahaha, we are all old, so there is no other style." Geng E said with a smile, and Ortai next to him said: "Mr. Fan has helped me a lot in Shanxi over the years, and the late emperor was very rewarded back then."

"That's true. I know about Jiexiu in Beijing. Thank you for your hard work." Geng E nodded and Fan Yuqin even claimed that he didn't dare.
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