To be honest, Yang Fan was not surprised that Wu Meiniang took advantage of her, but the outrageous figure of more than one million yuan still made him unpredictable.

If all the money had not been donated to His Majesty Li Er in time, Yang Fan could almost imagine what a fierce storm he would face next.

After all, the money is too scary!

It can be foreseen that once one becomes greedy for money, the imperial censors and ministers from the Jiangnan gentry who are deeply hostile to him will inevitably attack him.

This time is completely different. If he is impeached for being greedy for money, Yang Fan will never be able to speak with his fists again.

That approach, which is almost like a rogue one, depends on the situation.

For ordinary people, using fists is simple and direct, making everyone frightened.

If it goes on forever, it will inevitably cause people who have nothing to do with it to feel bad and join the ranks of opponents.

If a person wants to stay in the officialdom for a long time, only using fists will not make people surrender.

What's more, if this method of attacking with fists becomes popular, the entire officialdom will be in chaos, which will be a disaster for the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty!

Throughout the ages, people who can go far in official circles have never spoken with their fists.

Once you become a public enemy, you will be rejected by the entire class and abandoned by the entire society.

As long as Yang Fan wants to survive in the Tang Dynasty, he must abide by some things of this era.

Fortunately, Wu Meiniang had planned this time and donated the money.

Not only did Yang Fan make a good impression in front of the emperor, but Yang Fan could also hide behind the emperor and sit back and relax. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.

Returning from the palace, Yang Fan happily thought about praising Wu Meiniang when he returned.

Although this girl is far away from the dark and dirty place of the palace where one can hone one's mind, her interpersonal and political talents are not bad at all.

With a simple move, he voluntarily turned it in. Not only did he get out of it, but he also received praise from the emperor. All he lost was money.

It's equivalent to using other people's money to benefit yourself.

Besides, does Yang Fan care about the money?

Well!

Although I feel a little distressed.

After all, this is more than one million yuan!

If you have this money, you can at least build a few more sea-going ships, and you can also add to your fiefdom.

Of course, if Yang Fan was greedy and took the money directly into the government, his life would not be in danger, but his future in the officialdom would definitely be affected...

After all, no emperor with ideals and ambitions can tolerate his ministers becoming slaves to money.

Although Yang Fan likes money, he will never be kidnapped by money.

Besides, if His Majesty Li Er had not given him the right to open a government office, and if he did not want to use Jiangnan as a granary for the Eastern Conquest of Goguryeo, he would never have been able to amass so much money.

More importantly, if it was just to meet his daily needs, Yang Fan would have run out of money.

Just a Junyangfang can guarantee that the descendants of the Yang family will live a dandy life, so why should we be greedy again?

What's the use of asking for so much money?

In a feudal society, having too much money will only make you a lamb to be slaughtered by those in power.

Deng Tong in the Han Dynasty, Shen Wansan in the Ming Dynasty, He Shen in the Qing Dynasty...

These are all extremely wealthy beings, and no one of them is worse than Yang Fan, but which one of them will have a happy ending?

The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade.

With so many lessons learned from the past, Yang Fan clearly knew where he should be placed and what path he should take.

Therefore, whenever Yang Fan has money, he will use it to enhance his own wealth instead of hiding the money.

Although money is important, you have to have life to spend it...

Yang Fan hummed a little tune and returned to the Yang Mansion in a happy mood. Before he could go to the backyard, he was called over by Empress Xiao.

Naturally, I first understand the situation, then criticize and educate, and finally give some humbly advice...

After understanding what happened, she found that her godson's concubine was really a troublemaker.

Although Wu Meiniang often behaves cautiously and without much ambition, her calculations are often watertight.

Even though his daughter Xiao Shiyun is considered a leader among girls, there is still a certain gap between her and Wu Meiniang.

Empress Xiao didn't know that this was due to her talent, it was destined.

When she heard that Wu Meiniang had already planned where the money would go, Empress Xiao let out a long sigh.

I am pleased with Wu Meiniang's political sensitivity, but at the same time I am a little scared.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless talented and capable people, but almost all of them were men.

There are women like Wu Meiniang, but they are very few. Such women are almost all great achievers in the end.

But there are very few people as decisive as Wu Meiniang. After all, not everyone is willing to spend such a large amount of money?

A person's courage can predict a person's future and achievements. As long as he knows how to give up, his future achievements will not be too low...

Originally, Empress Xiao wanted to let her daughter help Yang Fan in Jiangnan to seek a higher position.

It seems that no woman who can enter Yang's house is a simple person.

At this time, Empress Xiao couldn't help but feel a little more worried about her daughter's future.

She now has some doubts. Once she tries her best to push Yang Fan to the highest position, can Xiao Shiyun really be able to surpass several other women?

After a few thoughtful words, Xiao finally let Yang Fan leave.

When he arrived in the backyard, Wu Meiniang came out to greet him and took out a letter in his hand and handed it to Yang Fan.

"Xue Rengui just sent someone to deliver a letter. When I saw that you were still not coming back, I accepted the letter. Xue Rengui said that you must marry me."

After receiving the letter, I saw Wu Meiniang's worried face, and knew that she was afraid of something going wrong in Jiangnan, so she must be worried and anxious.

Yang Fan came to the study room and opened the letter.

This is Xue Rengui's letter reporting on the shipbuilding situation in Jiangnan.

After reading it quickly, Yang Fan's face became increasingly gloomy.

Originally, the hull was nearly completed, and Yang Fan only needed to go down to the south of the Yangtze River, exchange the engine from the system, and then go to sea for a trial voyage.

But now something unexpected happened, because all the coal mines in the Jiangnan area were monopolized by the Jiangnan gentry.

You must know that these sea-going ships must be driven by coal. Once the coal in Jiangnan is monopolized, Yang Fan will not be able to transport it from Guanzhong!

These people were obviously trying to get rid of the problem and wanted Yang Fan to quit before he got into trouble.

The letter stated that all coal mines, large and small, would not sell coal to Yang Fan’s Jiangnan Shipyard.

Even if you can buy some, the price will be hundreds of times more expensive. Many local nobles even openly clamored that it would be difficult for Yang Fan to move in Jiangnan.

Even Jiangnan government officials were involved...

At the end of the letter, Xue Rengui reminded Yang Fan that once he leaves for Jiangnan, he must take precautions. Once the Jiangnan gentry jumps over the wall in a hurry, they may do something outrageous.

After reading the letter, Yang Fan squeezed out a sinister smile.

If you want to show off to yourself, you underestimate yourself!

These people in Jiangnan could not stop themselves from going south in Chang'an, so they wanted to use this dirty trick to interfere with and hinder their plans.

Even if you can't force yourself to give up going south, you still have to delay it indefinitely, making it difficult for you to move forward.

What a good plan!

Do you really think that I, Yang Fan, am made of clay?

After pondering for a moment, Yang Fan unfolded the rice paper, recalled the places where coal was produced in the Jiangnan area in later generations, and marked these places one by one.

As for coal, since you can't buy it, you can mine it yourself. Although you can't do it in one step, you can only do it step by step so that you won't be strangled by others.

Besides, Jiangnan Shipyard carries Yang Zhang’s ambitious goals. How can it allow a bunch of clowns to disrupt its plans?

He must come up with countermeasures before arriving in Jiangnan.

As soon as he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he immediately took control of the situation with thunderous force and shocked Chuan Xiao!

If you don't show them some color, these people won't know why the flowers are so red.

After writing and drawing for a while, Wu Meiniang came to the door of the study and walked in with a name card in her hand.

"Husband, have you finished your work? Prince Wu's Mansion just sent someone to deliver an invitation, saying that His Highness Prince Wu will hold a banquet at Xingjiao Temple in the evening to honor you."

Xingjiao Temple?

Xingjiao Temple, also known as "Protecting the Country and Xingjiao Temple", is the first of the eight major temples in the Tang Dynasty. It is located on the bank of Shaolingyuan in Fanchuan, about 20 kilometers away from Xi'an. It is a famous Buddhist temple.

This is one of the birthplaces of Buddhism in the Central Plains and is very famous.

His Highness King Wu personally practiced it for himself, so Yang Fan naturally had to go.

In the evening, Yang Fan changed his clothes and went to the banquet lightly.
To be continued...