Chapter 1097: The caravan was damaged for no reason
"You guys come here and check the goods on the car in detail to see if there are any prohibited items!"
He ignored the shopkeeper's expression and directly summoned a few people to surround the convoy!
"Sir, what does this mean?"
The shopkeeper asked in surprise. This was not their first time coming to Daming Mansion. Although they spent some money every time, it was still smooth!
"Which caravan company from Chengdu Prefecture are you from?"
the soldier asked.
"Sir, we are the Fan family of Huayang County, Chengdu Prefecture! Some of the goods on this car are carried by Mr. Hu, a fellow magistrate of Daming Prefecture!"
The shopkeeper explained his origins and also secretly pointed out his backers.
The Tongzhi of Daming Mansion is a big shot second only to the general manager of the military and horse capital! He is the real second-in-command in Daming Mansion.
When the soldier heard this, his expression lit up slightly!
"Check, you must check carefully!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the city gate.
On the side of the city gate, there was a simple house! The soldiers stepped in and said respectfully to the man sitting inside, "Sir, there is a caravan outside and they say they are from the Fan family in Chengdu Prefecture!"
"However, this Fan family's caravan seems to have some relationship with Master Tongzhi Hu!"
When the city gate official heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "What we received was the order from the manager, so what can we do even if it's Master Hu?
You go to the General Manager's Mansion immediately and ask the General Manager's Mansion to send someone, and I will detain them first!"
Not long after, a group of soldiers broke out from the city gate and directly surrounded the Fan family caravan!
"Someone, take it away!"
Under the horrified gaze of everyone in the Fan family caravan, these people were directly detained and taken away without any explanation!
Looking at the departing team, the city gate officer sneered disdainfully, "Hey, I have offended the young lady, and if I let you live comfortably in this famous mansion, it would be a joke!"
This city gate officer was originally one of the private soldiers of the General Manager's Office, and he knew a thing or two about the reasons! Therefore, he did not have the slightest fondness for the Fan family's caravan.
Moreover, similar things are happening in many cities throughout the Kingdom of Jin! The Kingdom of Jin is one of the main trading partners of the Fan family, but in just a few days, all the merchants of the Fan family and the Wang family in the Kingdom of Jin have
The whole team was detained.
Of course, these two families also have some connections in the Jin Kingdom, but they didn't know the inside story at first, and they even wanted to help explain it. But when some people knew some of the inside stories, there was no one to intercede immediately.
His Majesty the Emperor personally issued an order to target these two families! Although they don’t know the reason, although they can obtain some benefits from these two caravans, it is obviously not important at all compared with their own official positions and heads!
Huayang County, Chengdu Prefecture, in Fan Yongchang's house! A middle-aged man hurriedly broke into the courtyard and went straight to the hall!
After some communication, he entered the hall under the guidance of a boy!
When he saw Fan Yongchang, without waiting for him to ask, the middle-aged man said anxiously: "Young Master, it's not good! All our caravans heading to the Golden Kingdom in the North were detained! Even the people and goods were detained.
, there is no news now!”
"What!"
Fan Yongchang was furious when he heard this! Although the Fan family's silk and cloth business is rooted in Chengdu, there are many sales channels!
Including the various state capitals of the Song Dynasty, including the surrounding countries, without these channels, how could they support the Fan family's huge business empire?
Although the relationship between the Northern Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty is not harmonious, businessmen do not care. As long as they can bring enough benefits, what does it matter who they trade with?
Therefore, the Kingdom of Jin is one of the main channels for the Fan family.
But it has been going smoothly for many years, so why did something suddenly go wrong now?
"Which caravan has the problem?"
Fan Yongchang asked in a solemn voice!
"Sir, all the caravans heading to the Golden Kingdom in the North have been detained!"
The middle-aged man said anxiously that the goods carried by each caravan were valuable. The total value of these goods was at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!
Fan Yongchang's expression changed drastically. He thought for a moment and said, "Can you write a letter to inquire about our relationship in the North?"
The middle-aged man gave a wry smile, "The people have been sent out a long time ago, but there was no response! Moreover, it seems that no one among us dared to intervene in this matter! It was because there was absolutely no way out, so the people in the Northland hurriedly
Send the news back!"
Fan Yongchang looked solemn, but after thinking for a long time, he never thought about when his Fan family had offended these nobles in the North!
My caravan has been traveling to and from the Northland for many years, and it has a deep foundation in the Northland. Now not only have people and goods been detained, but the reason can't even be found?
"Eldest Young Master, could it be because of the Shao family matter?"
The middle-aged man spoke anxiously.
"Shao family?"
Fan Yongchang was stunned!
"The eldest lady of the Shao family is one of Shen Tang's wives. However, Shen Tang also has another wife, who is the princess of the Jin Kingdom! At that time, this matter was rumored..."
"You mean, Shen Tang took action in this matter?
But how can a mere princess affect the entire Jin Kingdom?"
Regarding Wanyan Yue's identity, not many people know the inside story! After all, it is not easy for the Song Dynasty to find out some information about the Jin Kingdom, and even if they go to check, most of them can find out Wanyan Yue and Wanyan
Among Hao, there are only a few people who know Wanyan Yue’s true status!
"I don't understand this matter, but apart from this clue, I really can't think of any reason that would cause all our relationships to fade away..."
Fan Yongchang pondered for a long time, but there was no good solution at all.
Not only were the Kingdom of Jin and the Song Dynasty far apart, the most important thing was that although the Fan family was quite powerful, it was somewhat powerless to resolve this matter in the Kingdom of Jin!
"Fan Cheng, take people to the Kingdom of Jin yourself! See if you can redeem people and goods with silver money! At least, you have to find out the reason!"
Fan Yongchang said in a deep voice.
The middle-aged man nodded, "Don't worry, eldest son, my subordinates will arrange to go there immediately!"
Fan Yongchang waved his hand and asked Fan Cheng to leave.
However, Fan Yongchang did not know that the blows and targets he had to face were just the beginning!
Next, within a few days, news came from caravans in many places.
Some were directly detained, some were targeted by local officials, and some were targeted by local businesses. It was as if all the Fan family's businesses were isolated in the blink of an eye!
In the prefect's Yamen, Lu Feng was waiting respectfully in the front hall!