Fang Jifan is a person who values ​​feelings.

Could it be that just because of the inkstone worth thousands of taels of silver, I went to fight the pair of dogs in the Zhang family?

After all, it's my own relative.

Fang Jifan raised his eyes.

Wang Jinyuan was already scared. He had no idea that his young master, who was as broad as the sea, had forgiven the Zhang brothers, and said hurriedly: "Young master, the villain has died, but the villain has not watched..."

Fang Jifan waved his hand and changed the topic: "How about Chenzhuang?"

"Chen Zhuang?"

Seeing that the young master did not pursue the matter, Wang Jinyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Now the whole Chenzhuang is full of enthusiasm. Li Tian took the silver and recruited tens of thousands of craftsmen. This guy... his ability to waste money is extraordinary. The craftsmen he hired is higher than the market price. I heard that... the foundations in Chenzhuang are much deeper than ordinary buildings. They use steel and several steel workshops are specially supplied. The young master... the villain always feels... he always feels that Li Tian is wasting our money!"

Looking at Wang Jinyuan with a stingy face, Fang Jifan said, "He was actually very satisfied with Li Tian who was wasting money!"

As a qualified Party B, if you don’t waste Party A’s money, is that still a human being?

We, Fang Jifan, don’t have much money, just have enough money.

Seeing that Fang Jifan was indifferent, Wang Jinyuan gritted his teeth and said, "There are many rumors outside now. After all, there was such a big stir in Chenzhuang..."

"What rumors?" Fang Jifan was a little curious about this.

Wang Jinyuan said carefully: "Say yes... say yes... the young master is afraid he wants to sell his house again, and he also said... Chenzhuang is so remote, so far from the new city, there is nothing nearby. It is a barren land. Only a fool goes there to buy a house."

Fang Jifan was happy and laughed: "This group of dogs, I am a good person, and I actually think that this young master is just to sell a little building? A group of rats don't have to pay attention to them."

Wang Jinyuan seemed worried, thinking that some of the words of those people were correct. Chenzhuang was indeed not a good location.

Of course, the only advantage is that the place is the fief of the young master, which means... it is not owned by the Fang family in terms of private contracts, but also owned by the Fang family at a higher level.

Fang Jifan said again: "These dogs don't need to be paid attention to."

Wang Jinyuan nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, there is another thing, a warning sent by the factory guards, talking about the Ottomans."

"Ottoman?" Fang Jifan had a deep impression of the Ottoman Suleiman.

Although this person is young, when he came to Beijing, Fang Jifan could feel that this person had a kind of ambition that was hard to see in his eyes.

Such ambition is rare in ordinary people, because people's ambitions often change according to their own situation. When a person is hungry, his ambition may be to have a full meal. When a person is full, his ambition will have a huge family business.

There is a kind of person who is born with ambition that transcends ordinary people, such as Zhu Houzhao... Zhu Houzhao is the noble of the emperor. To become a saint, he should be the noble of the emperor.

But Zhu Houzhao is obviously not just this. His so-called dream of a saint is not a rule. People like Zhu Houzhao have obviously surpassed their own identity.

Suleiman is such a person.

Therefore, Fang Jifan was quite wary of Suleiman.

Fang Jifan said intently: "You keep talking."

"The factory guards found that as the exchanges between merchants increased, a group of merchants seemed to have been smuggling banned goods to the Ottoman, including formulas for smelting steel, and some firearms. Not only that, but also some medicinal materials that Xishan Medical College explicitly prohibited."

Fang Jifan frowned and sneered: "How can this group of people who are smuggling these things can earn a lot of money? So, why don't we sell them alone?"

Wang Jinyuan: “…”

Fang Jifan's face eased a little: "You keep talking."

"The key to the problem is that these smugglings are extremely reasonable, but these private merchants do not have a big talk."

Fang Jifan's face became worse and worse.

"What do they mean?"

"I heard...Suleiman has recruited a large number of Confucian scholars since he was the only one in the Ottomans. These Confucian scholars all rely on Suleiman. Even this Ottoman calls himself the Great Qin. They compiled the Four Books and Five Classics, collected various Confucian books, established cabinets, established Hanlin Academy and the Censorate, and established six ministries. They adapted the army to restrict the place with governors. Suleiman acted decisively, and even the Ottomans studied Chinese and Confucianism. Some Confucian scholars even sneaked back to the pass and promoted the benefits of the Ottoman everywhere, claiming that Suleiman was a saint like Emperor Renzong of Song."

Fang Jifan couldn't help but sneer: "What kind of holy king is Song Renzong?"

"But scholars like Song Renzong." Wang Jinyuan said: "For this reason, there are many Confucian scholars who defected to the Ottoman, and some people are eager to serve the Ottoman. Do you still remember the private businessmen who colluded with Japanese pirates? These private businessmen were mostly protected by high-ranking families, and the situation is the same now. Most of the merchants have a lot to do with local gentry, so... the factory guards found out that the smuggling of these contrabands was made of Ottoman, and they thought they had something to do with these scholars."

Faced with such a conclusion, Fang Jifan had nothing to say.

"The factory guard wanted to come and ask the young master if he would immediately search and get people."

"Take a person?" Fang Jifan shook his head: "Don't do anything at first, just check it secretly. If you take someone with a big fan, it will inevitably make people uneasy. After all, such people are a minority. Wait until this young master slowly deals with them."

Wang Jinyuan couldn't help but say, "Actually, the villain doesn't know what these people think..."

Fang Jifan waved his hand and said, "This matter is naturally related to the Confucian scholars who colluded with Ottomans. These people have lost power in our Ming Dynasty and are naturally unwilling to accept it..."

Fang Jifan walked back and forth with his hands behind his back for a few steps before saying, "Actually, I can't imagine what they thought."

but……

Fang Jifan narrowed his eyes: "Since that's the case, let's say... Chen Zhuang is related to the emperor, to raise military expenses for the new army, and... Chen Zhuang is indeed going to sell a house. At this price, hehe... but it's not expensive."

Wang Jinyuan looked at Fang Jifan with confusion on his face: "Young master, this..."

Fang Jifan smiled confidently and said, "Just send the news, it depends on whether they will take the bait."

Wang Jinyuan nodded: "Yes."

………

As soon as the news about Xishan came out.

As expected, most people on the market look like this.

The Fang family is going to sell the house again.

It is said that...the price is still sky-high.

It is to raise military expenses for the new army.

Many people were talking about it, and most people couldn't help but shake their heads. Chen Zhuang... is too remote, and it's useless to spend a lot of money. Duke Zhenguo is crazy about money.

A caravan has set out and is ready to set off. Their purpose is to go west, arrive at Yumen Pass and rest, then cross the border and head to the Ottoman.

There were many caravans to the Ottomans. On the one hand, the Ottomans were also rich, and because the Ottomans crossed three continents, they controlled the passage to Kunlun continent, Franchis and even the southbound to India by land.

Countless goods arrived there, either for sale on site, or continued to be sold along the Mediterranean to the Mediterranean, or they could go south to India.

Although the cost of land is high, the treasures of the Ming Dynasty only need to go to the Mediterranean or India. Often, strange goods are available, but the profit is quite large.

What's more, from the Ming Dynasty to the Ottomans, the road was safe. Even in the Ottomans, in Chinese, they could have simple communication with the locals. In the Ottoman territory, there were a large number of Confucian scholars who could provide them with guidance, which also led to people's willingness to take this trade route.

Some Confucian scholars went to the Ottomans and were valued by the Ottoman emperors. Some of them had even become officials of the border. Their relatives naturally went to surrender one after another, and one person was enlightened and the chickens and dogs were ascended to heaven. If these people had their fellow villagers organized caravans to go there, they would naturally get a lot of convenience.

The Silk Road on land has become the goal of many commercial banks.

In a business, the caravan that was about to set off was ready. At this moment, the young owner of the business had sewn a seal of silk cloth with many reports on his inner clothes. Then, the vast caravan embarked on a journey with countless news from Beijing.

It will take several months for the caravan to arrive at Yumen Pass.

But once they left Yumen Pass, the person who had the news broke away from the caravan and rode fast horses all the way. They knew every oasis in the desert, and in each oasis, there were special people who could reach the capital of the Ottomans.

Nowadays, the most magnificent building in the Ottoman capital is the newly built Confucius Temple.

This huge building has a constant stream of people coming here every day to salute the most saints and teachers.

The nobles had begun to generally take pride in simulating the accent of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Chinese dialect began to gradually become popular with ordinary people.

After suppressing many resistances, Suleiman destroyed all those who resisted, and no one dared to show any objection in the Ottoman territory. The Ottoman Imperial Guards were firmly controlled by the emperor.

Locally, the governor began to replace Kasha, and in fear, the nobles studied the Four Books and Five Classics in order to show their loyalty.

At this time... four months ago, the young master who was still in the capital had been invited to the Ottoman court.

Suleiman met him in person at the Mingde Temple.

This young master bowed and gave a big gift.
Chapter completed!