Fish swimming around the world

Jiang Fan chuckled: "It's not that you don't understand, but you have consciously isolated yourself from these things. You have understood from the beginning that authority is the real wealth, and if you rely on authority, how can you be ignorant of these things?

The reason why you say this is because you understand one thing in your heart. As long as you have huge wealth in your hands and the ability to create wealth, you will be useful. If you are useful, you will have life. If the Supreme Emperor fails, there will be another big tree. It's just that you don't dare to do it until he's dead. Because you know better the consequences of stepping in two different boats. This is also the reason why you and the Supreme Emperor have kept it secret from Yinglu...

Until later, when it was really hard to hide it anymore, you had already become a mature person, and Yinglu had no choice but to do it. After all, he didn't want to lose your money bag. "

Ba Qing was silent for a moment: "So, now, the prince also wants me to become the prince's money bag?"

Jiang Fan slowly turned around, picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea: "Should I offer you a toast, or should I punish you with one?"

Ba Qing said calmly: "Your Majesty is giving me a choice, toast or drink as a penalty."

Jiang Fan said: "Yes, naked. I don't hide it at all."

Ba Qing raised his eyelids slightly: "Ba Qing would like to know, why did the prince propose a toast when he could have just punished him with a drink?"

Jiang Fan raised his thumb: "Very good, I saw the key right away. It's easy to drink wine as a penalty. If the Supreme Emperor loses this game, he has already lost you to me. Of course, he doesn't think I can conquer you. After all, you are private There are many transactions involving each other, but in my opinion, they are not important. If it is a penalty, I am sure that I can make you do things, and if it is a toast... it is cooperation. "

Ba Qing said, "What the Emperor said was also cooperation."

"What he did was not called cooperation, and his purpose was not pure."

"Then what's so special about the prince's cooperation? In Ba Qing's view, all cooperation is nothing more than exploitation."

Jiang Fan looked at her seriously: "Before I answer your question, I want to ask you a question first. Why do you, a woman, want to do such a big thing and gain such a huge amount of wealth?"

Ba Qing fell silent.

"Of course, you can say that you were pushed to this path because of your family and various relationships. But I don't believe it. I am passive and can't do such a big thing. So, what do you really want in your heart?"

Ba Qing remained silent.

Jiang Fan said: "It's better to let me guess. Ba Qing married the sick son of a wealthy businessman in Nanchu at the age of fourteen. The reason for this was because the family business was in trouble and needed help. So this beautiful daughter became a matter of course. The reason why the family is in trouble is because the merchants have no status, no matter how big they are, they are just third-rate."

Ba Qing said: "Yes, Ba Qing admires the prince's intelligence, but what does it matter?"

Jiang Fan said: "A person's character is often determined by innate inheritance, but thoughts and ideas are usually determined by acquired experience. Fourteen-year-old Ba Qing tasted the bitter pill for the first time, but she was still young at that time and could not understand it deeply. But what happened next This incident will continue to deepen her understanding. Ba Qing married into a wealthy businessman's family. Although the husband was in poor health, he was very kind to her. She thought this would be good and settled down to live a good life. Unexpectedly, due to a special incident. "My husband's family was on the wrong side and was suppressed by the authorities again. This time, it was even more brutal. Almost everyone in my husband's family was executed. Fortunately, someone rescued Ba Qing and he survived."

"I wonder what this incident means in the eyes of the prince." Ba Qing remained calm.

Jiang Fan said calmly: "Don't ask in a hurry, I will continue. This second incident has awakened Ba Qing and made her realize the low status of merchants. She was unwilling to do so and wanted to rectify the merchant's name. But she What can a woman do?

Ba Qing thought for a long time and felt that since she was a merchant, she would start with merchants, so she planned to earn a lot of money and use money to control power. To let the world know that businessmen can change everything. This is a very big idea. "

Ba Qing smiled and said, "My lord, it's just speculation. Merchants are already low-class. Who can think highly of them? No matter how rich they are, it's not a matter of a word from those in power. How could Ba Qing have such an idea of ​​overestimating his own abilities?"

Jiang Fan said: "You said this because you were unwilling to do so. Later, throughout everything you did, you were seeking a way out, trying to find the value of merchants' existence, trying to convince the world that merchants are not inferior, but also have a great impact on the world. It’s a pity that you didn’t find the theoretical direction, you just groped forward, and eventually became a tool of authority.”

Ba Qing's body trembled slightly: "Theoretical direction...what does the prince mean by this?"

Jiang Fan couldn't help but smile knowingly: "Although you have a hazy consciousness, you have no systematic theory and guidance, just like a directionless boat aimlessly looking for a route on the vast sea. Therefore, you are eventually trapped by the huge waves. You are tired of this, but there is nothing you can do about it. Even if a person is ahead of his time, his vision cannot transcend time and space. There is no way around it.

And because of this boredom, even though you have a huge network of contacts and have won over countless high-ranking officials and wealthy families, you finally find that they are all just the same, using you as a tool. Therefore, I have never been willing to actually join them. And because you are just a woman, there is no possibility of joining them. Later, you changed your mind and tried to find a big tree, through your own efforts, to influence its people, and then seek change. Unfortunately, it just changed from a group of people to one person, and everything remained the same. "

Ba Qing became more and more silent, but his eyes became confused.

Jiang Fan did not continue and left her silent for a long time. It wasn't until dusk that her eyes seemed to become clearer: "My lord, do you have a direction or a theory?"

Jiang Fan laughed: "This is exactly what you need to investigate. I have taught Cheng Xin a lot of things. I believe she has also told you some superficial things. If you are interested, you can have a good talk with her and tell her that I The king allowed it."

Ba Qing looked at the tea cup on the table: "Then, can you not drink this glass of wine from the prince?"

"Of course, although you have no choice, what I want is a live, independent Ba Qing with dreams and ideas, not a puppet. And I want to cooperate with the real Ba Qing, a puppet , can never do it.”

Ba Qing looked at him deeply: "I would like to ask, what do you want to do, Your Majesty?"

Jiang Fan shook his head: "It's better to understand than to ask. Go ahead and have a good chat with Cheng Xin first. I have plenty of time and patience."

Ba Qing stood up slowly: "Well, even if it is a choice, it must be based on understanding. Since Ba Qing has no choice, it is better to understand the prince's... philosophy."

"During this period, you don't have to live in the dungeon. Cheng Xin has already tidied up your room for you. You can also do what others can do."

Ba Qing slightly curtsied and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. The Earth Spirit Essence will be delivered to you soon. No matter what the outcome, Ba Qing is still grateful for this meeting. But Ba Qing also made it clear that if he has to drink fine wine in the end, even though Ba Qing is a woman , also has the spirit of broken jade.”

Jiang Fan smiled: "This is Ba Qing, please."