Chapter 255: Fall into the trap.

That’s right, this person is Fan Xian’s hidden man.

He was one of the five crows from Group B of the Supervisory Council's outer patrol office in Quanzhou, and he was also the spy who had previously reported to Fan Xian that the Ming family had connections with pirates!

These people were sent out in advance when Fan Xian first went to Jiangnan. Before Fan Xian arrived in Jiangnan, they joined the Ming family through various channels and mixed into all walks of life.

In the end, after experiencing all kinds of major changes, there are still five people who survived.

He first joined the Ming family's merchant ship. After working for half a year, he encountered pirates, and what happened afterwards was just as described before.

Who in the military was involved?

This person must be a person of high power, otherwise it would be impossible for him to mobilize such a large number of naval forces.

The second is the Ming family. All the previous actions of this group of pirates were centered around the Ming family, and they were smart enough to only target the Ming family, giving people the impression that they have a grudge against the Ming family.

One is to avoid provoking other merchant ships and prevent outsiders from noticing their presence.

The second is to give the Ming family a reasonable excuse to report the loss. These goods were looted and must be counted as normal losses.

After the storm had passed, the Ming family secretly took out the previously looted goods from the pirates, smuggled them to Northern Qi and Dongyi City, and made a fortune!
Yes, these pirates are also from the Ming family.

The spy 'Crow' leaned over and tore off a few strips of cloth from a nearby corpse, wrapped them around the wound randomly, and tied them tightly.

The severe pain only made him frown slightly.

After a while, he picked up a bloody iron knife on the ground, bit it in his mouth, walked to the beach and jumped into the water.
When the 'crow' swam back to the shore, it turned over and entered a house, tore off a piece of clothes that were hanging out to dry and wrapped it around itself, then climbed over the wall and left, heading straight in one direction.

At this time, the morning sun was already bright, and the moisture in the wind made people feel extremely stuffy.

Just like Fan Xian’s mood at this moment.

Although he was furious, Fan Xian forced himself to smile more warmly and said softly to the person in front of him, "Thank you for your hard work. You should take good care of yourself from now on."

"But, sir."

"It's okay, I'll make them pay the price they deserve!"

Although Fan Xian tried his best to appear amiable, Crow could still hear the rage in his voice. Feeling a little relieved, he said in a deep voice, "Thank you, sir!"

Afterwards, several doctors from the Third Division of the Supervisory Council rushed over and treated the wound of the "Crow" on the bed.

Fan Xian walked out of the room with a gloomy face, waved to someone and whispered something to him.

After the visitor went down to do his job, a sneer appeared on Fan Xian's face.

"Ming family!"

It's really ridiculous. If they wanted to kill people to silence them, they should have done it more than two years ago.

That was the time when he was granted marriage by Emperor Qing and was engaged to Lin Wan'er from Prime Minister Lin's mansion.

From then on, Jiangnan Neiku was destined to welcome its new owner.

"Don't you think it's too late?" Fan Xian's eyes flashed coldly and he said hatefully.

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Mingfu.

"I always have a feeling that it's too late for us to take action!"

The old lady of the Ming family looked at her son and said in a cold voice without mercy: "I know that all businessmen are greedy, but if it weren't for my arbitrary decision this time, I'm afraid you would still be reluctant to eliminate those pirates!"

The old lady was no longer as grim as she was a few days ago, and her words even revealed a hint of majesty!
This is what he gained from being in charge of the Ming family for many years.

Many years ago, it was this old woman who poisoned the old master's favorite concubine and expelled the seventh son of the third branch of the Ming family from the Ming family, resulting in only two direct descendants of the Ming family.
Ming Qingda later learned that the seventh brother had died at the hands of the old lady.

Otherwise, with Old Seven's intelligence and skills, the huge fortune of the Ming family would have already fallen into Old Seven's hands. "Mother, you are worrying too much. Even if mother doesn't do it, I will do it after I know that Fan Xian has returned to Suzhou again."

"That's nice to say!"

The old lady of the Ming family sneered. She knew her son's indecisive nature too well. "Even if you do it now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean yourself up!"

"I warned you more than two years ago to clean it up quickly, but what about you? For the sake of those profits, you dragged it on for two years!" The old lady said hatefully. This was her son, and she had no choice but to accept him no matter how incompetent he was.

But what made her most angry was that her son had grown up and had his own ideas.

She wasn't supposed to be that angry, but she had a vague feeling that this matter wouldn't end so easily.

You know, it is this sixth sense of hers that has allowed her to come this far and lead the Ming family to become stronger!

She trusted her feelings.

Ming Qingda sneered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he admitted his fault very respectfully: "Mother, please calm down. It's all my fault."

To be too old to die is to be a thief!

What medicine did this old man take wrong? Didn’t you get any dividends from the money you earned in the past two years?
The one who gets the most is you!
Two years ago! Two years ago!
Do you think you are Li An of the Northern Qi Dynasty and can predict the future? I heard that even Li An would have to tell the future!

You, on the other hand, come to me to settle the score after the fact and put all the blame on yourself. That's really despicable!

Two years ago, there was indeed news that Fan Xian would take over the inner treasury and marry Lin Wan'er, but did you know at that time that he was the illegitimate son of Emperor Qing? Or did you know that he was a descendant of the Ye family? Or did you know that he would take over the Supervisory Council and control the power of the Black Cavalry in the future?
This old woman is so confused!

The old woman shouted angrily: "You only know how to admit your mistakes. When will you be able to do things right?"

"If I hadn't asked that soldier for help this time, have you ever thought about what would have happened to you given Fan Xian's vindictive character? What would have happened to our Ming family?"

"You are so obsessed with small profits that you forget everything else. I think you are not even as good as Lanshi!"

This sentence completely angered Ming Qingda. He smiled more sincerely and said in a loud and respectful voice: "I am an unfilial child. I trouble my mother to work hard!"

"Humph!"

Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, the old woman was helpless but had to put it aside for the time being.

After knocking for a while, the old woman turned around and said, "Now that you are the head of the family and have made a lot of progress, I won't ask about other things. But I have thought about the loan you mentioned earlier for a long time and still feel that it is a bit inappropriate."

"Now that my Ming family is in trouble, we should use the familiar way if possible!"

"Tell me in detail where the China Merchants Bank came from."

Ming Qingda nodded first, and began to talk about the details of the Merchants Bank: "Son, I have found out everything. Although the owner behind this Merchants Bank is hidden, he also has connections with the outside world. Since there is a connection, it is not difficult to find out clearly. The person is the former commander of the Jinyiwei of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and now the pacification envoy of the Qing Kingdom, Shen Zhong!"

“He has the largest stake in it.”

The term "shares" was brought into this feudal dynasty by Ye Qingmei, so it can be considered her original creation.

Old Lady Ming's eyes lit up, and she finally showed a hint of interest: "I didn't expect that Shen Zhong had some wealth after leaving Northern Qi!"

"This person is fickle and will definitely not be loyal to anyone. Such a person only cares about himself." Old Lady Ming's words were an approval of her son's judgment.

When Fan Xian was sent as an envoy to Northern Qi, the biggest obstacle he encountered was Shen Zhong. Believing that the two would definitely not cooperate with each other, the Ming family finally felt relieved.

"That's exactly what my son was thinking. Now that my Ming family is bidding on more than a dozen projects, the money will surely be spent like water. My son is also thinking of leaving a way out of Taiping Bank. If there is any special situation, he can also find Zhaoshang Bank to deal with it!"

"That's true, but Taiping Bank is still the first choice." Old Lady Ming added: "If they can't lend so much, then consider Merchants Bank!"

"Son, save it!"

(End of this chapter)