Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 209 Shanxi Merchants' Plan

"As expected, the miscellaneous family saw General Zhao correctly. General Zhao is really a good man who is loyal to the country!" Cao Huachun said to Zhao Wen excitedly, holding a wine glass.

No one else knows how big the glass mirror business is, but he, Cao Huachun, knows it all. Now he feels like he is holding a copper stove in the ice and snow, like holding an ice cube in the dog days of June.

"Haha, the father-in-law is serious, don't you and I all serve for Daming, for His Majesty?" Zhao Wen picked up the wine glass and touched Cao Huachun lightly, and said with a smile on his face.

"Haha, that's right, that's the reason." Cao Huachun laughed and drank the wine in his hand.

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After one night, Cao Huachun got up early the next morning, threw out all the Jinyiwei Xiaowei and Dongchang Fanzi in his hands, and went towards the Eight Great Merchants of Shanxi.

Cao Huachun's plan is to first find a reason from the Shanxi merchants to copy the family and exterminate the family, and then announce this reason, occupy the righteousness, make it an iron case, and then directly send troops to search the house.

If he ransacked the house with empty teeth, even if he could wipe out all the Shanxi merchants, but if someone finds out and criticizes himself in the future, even if he is under the cover of Chongzhen, he will lose a layer of skin.

Zhao Wen had nothing to do, so he led Zhao Daniu and others to Xuanzhen Town.

Originally, Zhao Wen wanted to stay in Datong Town for a few days to see how Cao Huachun dealt with Shanxi merchants, but after thinking about it, he hadn't been to the cement factory in Xuan Town since he opened it.

Coupled with the fact that cement sales have been declining in recent months, Zhao Wen is very worried, and he is really worried if he doesn't go to see it himself.

Cao Huachun looked at Zhao Wen's leaving figure and kept smiling.

Standing beside Cao Huachun, Wu Yao looked at the excited Cao Huachun, "Elder-in-law, can you get involved in the business of glass mirrors? Ever since our emperor ascended the throne, Jin Yiwei has been grounded. Before, we could still earn some money." Wai Kuai, now you can’t even go out of the capital, if this continues, the whole family will starve to death.”

Cao Huachun turned around and looked at Wu Yao, "Hehe, you little bastard is still arranging for the emperor in front of the miscellaneous family? If others listen to this and the emperor finds out, how many heads do you have to chop off?"
As for the glass mirror, don't worry, Zajia is not a miser. When the time comes, the entire Jinyiwei and Dongchang will let you participate.

Youdao is to make a fortune together so that you can make money, and I will leave this job of selling glass mirrors to you miscellaneous families to rest assured.But you have to remember, except for Jinyiwei and Dongchang, no one should know that Zajia's glass mirror was obtained from Zhao Wen, otherwise, you will know the consequences. "

When Wu Yao heard this, his smiling eyes narrowed, and he said flatteringly: "Old Ancestor, don't worry, the villain's mouth is the strictest. And if we let others know that we are from General Zhao If they get the goods from the hands of General Zhao, wouldn’t we have one more competitor? Although the villain is not without the mind of those scholars, the villain is not stupid.”

"It's good to know!" Cao Huachun patted Wu Yao's shoulder and said earnestly.

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The distance from Datong to Xuanzhen Town is more than 400 miles. With Zhao Wen's speed, it takes almost half a day.

When Zhao Wen came to Xuanzhen Town, it was still early.

Zhao Wen led Zhao Daniu and others to go around Xuanzhen General Military Mansion first, and then went to the cement factory.

The cement factory is located about ten miles outside Xuanzhen Town. The place is remote and sparsely populated. In addition, there is a river nearby, so it is a good place to build a factory.

Zhao Wen looked at the chimneys of the cement factory that kept emitting black smoke, and stopped outside the cement factory.

As soon as it stopped, a dozen Longmen Army soldiers with live ammunition came over with 56 and a half.

"This is a restricted area, idlers stop!"

These people didn't recognize Zhao Wen for a while, and shouted at Zhao Wen with a 56 and a half.

Zhao Wen took out his token from his waist and jumped off the horse, "I am Zhao Wen!"

Zhao Wen waved the token in his hand in front of the eyes of these people, and there was a look of approval in his eyes.

"It turned out to be the guarding adults, but the villains have no eyes, so please punish them!"

A hundred household official came out from the crowd, looked at the token in Zhao Wen's hand, and gave a big gift to Zhao Wen with a look of panic.

Zhao Wen helped the man up and said with a smile on his face, "You guys are good, very good."

Near the cement factory, Zhao Wen stationed a hundred households, which were equipped with fifty 56 and a half guns, three 56-type light machine guns and five 40-fire guns.Such firepower is enough to hold the cement factory firmly.

"How's the cement production in the cement plant?" Zhao Wen hung the token on his waist again, and walked into the cement plant surrounded by everyone.

Baihu replied: "My lord, I am only in charge of the safety of the cement plant, and other things are not under my control. Fan Fu is in charge of the cement plant's output, sales, and a series of other things."

"Fan Fu? Isn't that right? I remember that the old scholar named Wang Yuxiu was the manager of the cement plant before? Why did you change?" Zhao Wen looked at Baihu and asked suspiciously.

After the cement factory in Xuanzhen was completed, Zhao Wen selected a scholar who could write and calculate from the accountants in Longmen Fort to be the steward of the cement factory.

But why did they change in just a few months?Moreover, the replacement of the cement factory must be approved by oneself, otherwise it cannot be replaced. How did the manager change to this Fan Fu?
"My lord, don't you know? Didn't you replace this person? Didn't you say that Wang Yuxiu was corrupt and demoted him to a branch office in the cement factory? Why don't you know?" Baihu looked at Zhao Wen, asked with a puzzled look.

When Zhao Wen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, "When did I say that Wang Yuxiu was demoted to be a branch manager because of corruption? I haven't heard about Wang Yuxiu's corruption? Also, who is this Fan Fu?" ? I've never heard of it? What's going on?"

Hundreds of households were taken aback, looking at Zhao Wen who looked puzzled, and hurriedly explained, "My lord, it's like this. When you led the troops out to fight, Fan Hua, the elder of the Fan family, took a piece of paper that you signed and stamped. The printed documents say that Wang Yuxiu is corrupt and will be relegated to the branch manager, and Fan Fu will be the chief manager."

"Hehe, when did I sign such a document? And my big seal? Why don't I know anything? Hehe, what a joke."

Hearing this, Zhao Wen finally understood that all this was caused by the Fan family.

After they saw that they had led the troops out, they put their hands into the cement factory openly, and planned to replace Qi with the Tian family and replace them with others.If he really failed to come back from Gyeonggi, or if he came back late, it is estimated that the cement factory will really be taken away by the Fan family.

"Hehe, what a Shanxi merchant, what a Fan family, they really have hands. Is that Fan Fu in the factory? Also, where is that document? I want to see it, but I don't believe it. I have always been with me, so I don’t know when I signed such a document.” Zhao Wen looked at the workers in the cement factory and kept sneering.

Baihu said: "Fan Fu went out this morning and hasn't returned yet. As for the document, I'll go to his room and look for it for you. The document should be in his room."

Baihu cupped their hands at Zhao Wengong, and then led a few soldiers towards the cement factory.

Zhao Wen stood at the gate of the cement factory with a gloomy expression on his face.

"My lord, it goes without saying that the Fan family must have forged a document. Otherwise, how could we replace that old scholar Wang Yuxiu?" Zhao Daniu said in a low voice, standing behind Zhao Wen.

After a stick of incense, Baihu rushed out with a piece of yellowed rice paper.

"My lord, this is the piece of paper." Baihu handed the document to Zhao Wen and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Wen took the document from Baihu and squinted his eyes to read it.

After a while, Zhao Wen tore the document into pieces and threw it on the ground.

"Hehe, it's really a good trick. The ability to forgery is really high. If you haven't seen the big seal on this document, you will probably be deceived. And this signature, it really slapped me for a while Hard work and research."

Zhao Wen looked at the scraps of paper on the ground and sneered.

"Give me an order, you should keep a close eye on the cement factory now, and once that Fan Fu comes back, tie him up and kill him on the spot if he dares to resist! Also, from now on Finally, if someone comes out of the cement factory without permission at night, I will arrest them and kill them on the spot if they dare to resist."

Zhao Wen looked at Baihu, and a cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Wen didn't believe that the Fan family would only change the manager of a cement factory. Based on the Fan family's urgency, it is estimated that a lot of people should have been stuffed into the cement factory.

Shanxi merchants are worthy of being Shanxi merchants, really worthy of being the eight locust merchants who are known for their traitors. This kind of stealing skills is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After Zhao Wen finished arranging things, he led Zhao Daniu and others to Xuanzhen General Military Mansion.It was getting late now, Zhao Wen planned to spend the night at the General Military Mansion.

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"My lord, are you sure you want to do it today?"

In the backyard of a dilapidated tavern in Xuanzhen Town, Fan Fu stood in front of a table and asked in a low voice to Fan Hua who was sitting beside the table.

Fan Hua picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said slowly: "Father will see the result tomorrow at the latest, and I don't want to delay any longer."

"However, once this is done, the entire cement plant will be destroyed. Then, how can we make money from cement?" Fan Fu looked at Fan Hua tentatively, and asked cautiously.

Fan Hua smiled slightly, and said: "Destroy the cement factory, and the officials of the Shanxi Merchants faction will use various reasons to impeach Zhao Wen.

As long as he is impeached, wouldn't the entire Longmen Fort be ours?Besides, if the cement plant doesn't explode, thousands of people don't die, and nothing happens, how can we impeach Zhao Wen?

Even if Zhao Wen cannot be impeached, relying on the accumulated cement in our hands, we can sell a lot of money by then.Besides, there was an explosion in the cement plant, and when we incited the workers in the cement plant, wouldn't these workers follow us obediently?

With these workers in hand, can't we start anew and manage cement? "

The Fan family's plan was to blow up the cement factory in Xuanzhen during the gap period when Zhao Wen had just returned and was promoted to be the chief soldier of Xuanzhen to deal with the Longmen Fort incident.

As for the gunpowder for blasting the cement factory, the people who Fan Hua arranged to work in the cement factory had already transported it in by various means.

When Fan Hua brought Fan Fu into the cement factory, he also brought in many members of the Fan family.And these people are the main people who blow up the cement factory.

"Okay, that's all I have to say. You can do the rest. It's up to you. Before tomorrow morning, I must blow up the cement factory."

Fan Hua stood up, patted Fan Fu on the shoulder, and said with a smile on his face.

"Yes!" Fan Fu cupped his hands at Fan Hua, and then walked out.

When it was completely dark, Fan Fu headed for the cement factory in a carriage.

Just as Fan Fu jumped out of the carriage, he was caught by Bai Hu who had been waiting here for a long time.

The groom driving the carriage and Fan Fu's entourage were also controlled by the Longmen Army.

"What are you going to do? I'm the manager of the cement factory, are you planning to rebel?" Fan Fu looked at Baihu and asked with a stern look on his face.

Baihu said jokingly: "It's better to be stubborn when you are about to die. Beat me, beat me half to death, and then send it to the adults."

When Baihu gave an order, the soldiers of the Longmen Army rushed up and beat Fan Fu violently.

When Fan Fu's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, Baihu sent someone to send Fan Fu to Zhao Wen.

When Fan Fu was taken away, Baihu said to the soldiers behind him: "From now on, we will strictly investigate the cement factory. Anyone who comes out without permission at night, no matter who it is, will be arrested first."

When Fan Fu was brought to the General Military Mansion, his entire face was swollen like a pig's head.

"My lord, this man is Fan Fu!" A soldier of the Longmen Army pulled Fan Fu in front of Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen stood up from the chair in the lobby of the General Military Mansion, and walked into the hall. He looked at Fan Fu who was tied firmly, with a bruised nose and swollen face, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you Fan Fu?"

"My lord, I am Fan Fu."

Fan Fu lowered his head, not daring to look up at Zhao Wen.

"Hehe, I want you to tell me why the Fan family made you the manager of the cement factory? I hope you can give me a suitable reason."

Zhao Wen stood in front of Fan Fu and said with a gloomy face.

"My lord, I said, can I not die?" Fan Fu kept trembling, bargaining.

Under the threat of death, no one can be calm.

"You bastard, how dare you bargain?" Zhao Daniu kicked Fan Fu three or four steps away.

If Zhao Wen didn't want to save Fan Fu's life, Fan Fu would definitely be kicked to death by Zhao Daniu.

"Ahem, my lord, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything." Fan Fu spat out two mouthfuls of blood, and said in horror.

"My lord, this is what the Fan family asked the villain to do, and they forced it." Fan Fu was knelt on the ground again, and explained Fan Hua's plan in detail with a look of fear on his face.

(End of this chapter)