At this time, not to mention a million yuan, Xiao Feng would be willing to gamble this. The problem is that sometimes you don’t have a place to give money.

Other senior officials may be willing to accept the Xiao family, but how many families in the Song Dynasty now have the power of the Yang family and the financial resources of the Yang family?

Now the Yang family did not say that they would not accept him. If they turned to others, this kind of fickle behavior would actually completely offend the Yang family, and Xiao Feng could not bear this consequence;

So he could only go to Sanshenglou to fight. Today, Han Bier met him again, which gave Xiao Feng a glimmer of hope and became more respectful to Han Bier.

"I've neglected Xiao Dong's family." Han Bier apologized while changing tea again.

"I dare not, I dare not. If there is something wrong with my wife, Xiao will wait for me. Mrs. Don't be polite." Xiao Feng put his posture very low and stood up and bowed repeatedly.

Han Bier has been venting Xiao Feng for so long, but in fact she wants to take the Xiao family for herself. The Xiao family has resources that other companies cannot match in the trade of the northern country. What she lacks now is a strong backer. As long as the Yang family cooperates with it, it is easy to dominate the trade of the northern country.

Another point is that the Western Indian Ocean Trade Exchange adopts a shareholding operation. Whoever has more shares will have a say in the shareholders' meeting. Now the proportion of Yang's shares accounts for less than 25% of them. Moreover, with more and more people participating in the shares, this proportion is still decreasing, which makes Han Bier a little worried;

These merchants in Jiangnan are very obedient now, but when the trading company expands in the future, no one can predict what will happen, and the Yang family cannot devote all their financial resources to the West Indian Ocean Trade Merchants. Then this requires a very obedient arm to strengthen control over the trading company.

The Xiao family was once the richest man in Liao Kingdom, and its financial resources were amazing. As long as the Xiao family could be obedient and posted, it would be of great help to the Yang Yi family to strengthen control of the Western Indian Ocean Trade Trade Company.

The financial resources of the Western Indian Ocean Trade Trade Company are really amazing. It is like a fierce beast, and it is not too much to strengthen its control.

Han Bier took out a tabloid and asked the maid who was serving him to pass it to Xiao Feng. After Xiao Feng took it, he looked carefully. In fact, he had already read this report when he came. It was precisely because of this report that he realized the terrible power of the Western Indian Ocean Trade Trading Company.

He said that the Western Indian Ocean trade merchants are very likely to monopolize the entire Song Dynasty's trade in the near future and at least play a dominant position. If they cannot join in, the Xiao family may be crushed into pieces by this behemoth.

Now he is walking on thin ice, cautious everywhere. He seems to be reading a newspaper on the surface, but his heart is circling, thinking about what Han Bier means to show him this newspaper.

Han Bier asked casually: "What do you think of this tabloid in Xiao Dong's family?"

Xiao Feng immediately heard the unusual thing. Han Bier did not ask him what he thought of the articles in the newspaper, but asked him about the tabloids, which had a subtle difference. But it was completely different.

He replied cautiously: "Madam, Xiao thinks that these tabloids should be strengthened. It is inappropriate to mislead people's private affairs and stir up trouble. It is really inappropriate to mislead common people."

Xiao Feng's words are quite sensible. After all, Han Bier's meaning is not clear. If what he said is wrong, Han Bier's ideas are not right. That is, the more he says, the more he is wrong.

Han Bier smiled indifferently and said, "The Xiao Dong family is very right, but these tabloids are not without benefits. The key is to see who it holds. Does the Xiao Dong family agree?"

Xiao Feng was originally a wise man. He heard the singling and knew the elegance of the song, so he immediately stood up and bowed and said, "What the wife said made Xiao feel enlightened and suddenly enlightened. Madam, Xiao thanked the Taifu last time, and had to drink with him on the boat. This is Xiao's greatest honor in his life. Xiao was in the heart of his five senses, and he only hoped to have the opportunity to repay the Taifu's wrong love. If the wife believed in Xiao, she would hand over the matter to Xiao, and Xiao would definitely live up to the wife's expectations."

Talking to smart people is easy to deal with. Han Bier mentioned it a little, and Xiao Feng immediately understood what she meant.

Xiao Feng decided to make a gamble. In fact, the tabloids in Tokyo are still very simple. Based on their assets, all acquisitions will not cost much. The question is how to operate them to suit Han Bier's wishes, or Yang Yi's wishes?

The Yang family will not lack this little money to acquire the newspaper. Now Han Bier asks him to do this. This is the first step to accepting him and it is also a test.

After hearing his words, Han Bier smiled and said, "The Xiao Dong family is so polite. My master also mentioned the Xiao Dong family to me, saying that Xiao Dongshan is straightforward and heroic, and is a person who can make friends with him. However, my master is responsible and has a rare moment of leisure, so he is even more regretful that he has not been able to drink and have fun with the Xiao Dong family again."

Xiao Feng was flattered and bowed repeatedly and replied, "Why is Xiao lucky to have the eyes of the Grand Tutor, and the Grand Tutor is working hard for the country. How dare Xiao disturb me? I just hope that the Grand Tutor can give me some tips when he needs Xiao. Even if Xiao goes through fire and water, he will not hesitate."

Han Bier said quietly: "Xiao Dong's family is sincere, so it's hard for me to keep people from thousands of miles away. If you are doing the newspaper, I'll trouble Xiao Dong's family."

"Madam, don't worry, Xiao will do this as soon as possible. If the lady has no other instructions, Xiao will say goodbye first."

"I am a wife and I am not convenient to send you away from home. I hope Xiao Dong's family will not be surprised."

"How dare you, how dare you? Xiao said goodbye."

Xiao Feng left Sansheng Building, and as soon as he got on the carriage, he called the manager Xiao Liu to get on the carriage. Seeing that he felt a little happy, Xiao Liu couldn't help but feel happy and said, "Boss, has things been going on?"

Xiao Feng corrected his expression and nodded slightly, "I saw the master today, and there are some progress, but it is still far from being recognized by Taifu Yang."

Xiao Liu said: "The boss, now there are countless people who want to get together with the Yang family. Most people are unable to enter. Now that the boss can meet the main master, this shows that the Yang family intends to accept you. As long as the boss expresses enough sincerity, I think there will be a time when gold and stone are opened."

"You are right. You should immediately find someone to acquire a newspaper in Tokyo. No matter how much you spend, you must do this as soon as possible."

"Boss, you are..."

"This is a chance that Mrs. Han gave us. Remember, don't come forward by yourself, find a new face to do this. After the merger is acquired, you can't let the newspaper know who the real boss is."

Xiao Liu was stunned at first, then thought for a moment and understood what Xiao Feng meant. Tokyo tabloids had been seized by the court many times. Yang Yi certainly didn't want people to know that it was the Yang family who was manipulating these tabloids, and it might even make these tabloids report some small news that was not good for him. At the critical moment, when the tabloids helped him speak, others believed it more.

If the Xiao family wants to climb up with the Yang family, naturally people cannot know that these tabloids were acquired by the Xiao family. This is a joint relationship. If you do not pay attention to clearing up one or another relationship, the Xiao family will never be able to truly be accepted by the Yang family.

Not to mention how Xiao Feng acquired the Beijing-Medium Small and Medium Newspapers, at the next day's ceremony, the imperial envoy Luo Cheng took the lead and said loudly: "Empress Dowager, I have the foundation to report."

Empress Dowager Liu behind the pearl curtain said calmly: "I may as well report it if you have any questions."

Luo Chengping held up the tablet and said, "Empress Dowager, the Guanzi has words. If the granaries are full, they know etiquette. If they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace. Food and clothing are the foundation of the country and are related to the blessings of the people in the world. However, nowadays, the homes of ordinary people in the Song Dynasty often stuff hay, reeds and other things into the quilt after winter. Every year, the cold winter is full of rururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururururu

I heard that a kind of quilt is now on the Tokyo market, made of cotton, which is warm and strong, and is an excellent cold-proof object. I asked the Empress Dowager to ask the court to promote cotton planting to the people for the sake of the people's blessing, so as to solve the problem of clothes and quilts of the people as soon as possible."

Mo Zhongming, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, quickly went out to moan: "The Queen Mother, I also heard that someone sold quilts on the market. It was recorded in history that the white stacked cloth offered by Gaochang was woven into cotton;

The Empress Dowager, as far as I know, it is extremely difficult to increase cotton merit, so that the price of white cloth is higher than that of silk, and ordinary people cannot afford it. The imperial court spent a lot of effort to promote cotton planting, which is actually of no benefit to the people of the world."

Luo Cheng was prepared and then talked freely: "Empress Dowager, it is true that cotton processing is difficult, but this should not be a reason to give up cotton promotion. According to my careful review of various records about cotton, cotton is hot-loving, drought-resistant, and avoids stains. It is suitable for planting in relatively drought-resistant places;

Nowadays, there are a large number of dry land in Jingmin, Hedong, Hebei, Shaanxi, Hexi and other places. These dry lands are not suitable for rice and wheat growth and can be used to plant cotton;

Langzhong Mo said that cotton is expensive and promotion is useless to the people. This is a big mistake. As the saying goes, things are rare, but cotton is expensive now. It is precisely because the Song Dynasty produces very little cotton. If the people plant large quantities of cotton, the price will inevitably drop after the cotton output increases;

The Empress Dowager, throughout history, all dynasties have given equal importance to agriculture and sericulture, but in fact, ordinary people have never worn silk and satin. This is because the yield of mulberry silk is limited, which is difficult for ordinary people to afford;

Cotton is different. I have checked it carefully. In Gaochang, the normal yield of cotton can reach 200 kilograms per mu, and it is possible for those with more than 300 kilograms. Such a high yield is difficult to match when growing mulberry and silkworms. As long as the imperial court vigorously promotes cotton planting, it will be no difficult to wear clothes and quilts in the world!"

Without waiting for all officials to argue, Empress Dowager Liu asked Zhang Dun directly: "Is Zhang Xiang a good idea to promote cotton planting?"

Zhang Dun knew that Yang Yi was behind the scenes, but he himself believed that promoting cotton planting in the country and the people was beneficial and harmless, so no matter who was behind the scenes, it was equivalent to the fact that the country and the people were really good, and he would not object to it.

What's more, his relationship with Yang Yi is not yet at the death, but Yang Yi's contribution is too high, which makes him feel afraid. From all the signs, it is true that Yang Yi has the intention to rebel, so he will not oppose Yang Yi in everything.

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Chapter completed!