Fang Zheng carried the little princess on his back, and two people wandered around the streets all day long, and finally sold out dozens of invitations in his arms. The people who bought the invitations were of course those rich and rich merchants who had money but no status. Judging from their happy expressions, although the invitations of 5,000 taels of silver were expensive, they were definitely worth it to them, because this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to make friends with the gentry class. As long as you have the ability and means, you will not have to worry about not being able to get into a relationship. Just like the cocktail party in the upper class in the previous life, no matter whether you recognize them or not, you will meet or chat with a few words, promote, sell or even cooperate. Everything is possible, and the benefits are touching, and it is like this in ancient and modern times.

The prince held a flower viewing party every year. All the people invited were officials in the court, new officials, or talented men and scholars with great reputation among the people. Fang Zheng made a fool of himself this year's flower viewing party, which was unexpected by the prince and the guests.

It was already time to return to the mansion to light the lights. Two people, one big and one small, didn't even have dinner. They hurried back to the room and closed the door tightly. Fang Zheng and the little princess crossed their legs and sat opposite each other on the bed.

The little princess's chubby little face was full of impatient attention, and she kept urging: "Hurry up! Take it out!"

Fang Zheng smiled, reached into his arms, took out a large stack of silver notes, with denominations ranging from one thousand taels to five thousand taels. A thick stack of silver notes was piled among the two, emitting a soft and friendly silver light.

The two of them opened their mouths in a daze, staring at the pile of wealth that already belonged to them, and were stunned for a moment.

One is the little princess of Huachao with a noble status, and the other is the only son of the richest man in Huachao. It would not be possible to say that the two had never seen such a large sum of money. It would be just that the money was earned by them by themselves, and the meaning would be different. The two set off in the morning and wandered around the streets. When they saw people dressed in wealthy, they would come forward to sell them, singing and cooperating with each other. From the first silver note to the sale of all the invitations, they experienced the process from nothing to something. So when they saw this pile of hard-earned money, they felt a lot of emotion in their hearts.

Fang Zheng first came to his senses and closed his mouth. Seeing that the little princess was still staring at Yinbao with her eyes shining brightly. Her pink mouth was uncontrollable due to her emotions, a trace of crystal clear saliva had flowed down and slowly dripped on her cute pink little palace skirt.

Fang Zheng couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart. This little money fan is only five years old, and he loves money so much. What will happen when he grows up in the future?

"Hey! Little princess, little princess! Wake up!" Fang Zheng shook her shoulders and finally woke up the little princess who was in a state of empty brain.

The little princess wiped her saliva indifferently, slapped her fleshy little palm hard, and shouted in a slight voice: "Hurry! Spend the money!"

I really doubt whether this little guy had committed a wrong birth. Look at this, I guess she might be more promising to be a female bandit who is sitting on the ground to share the spoils. After all, she has been gifted since she was a child and showed extraordinary robbery skills.

"Little princess, you are still young and it is not safe to hold so much money. Why don't you give it to me to help you keep it? I promise not to spend your money." Fang Zheng smiled with a saliva and tried to seize food from a tiger's mouth.

The little princess glanced at him slantedly, with her tender little face, and said slowly: "...I am young, but I am not stupid."

“…………”

He licked his fingers and classified various denominations of silver notes, and Fang Zheng began to divide the spoils.

"You one, I one, I one, you one, I one, I one, or I one..."

"Stop!" The little princess stared at him fiercely, her fleshy fists clenched tightly, her eyes full of resentment: "You made a mistake! It's shameful to fool the child?"

The little guy seems very sensitive when encountering money-related things.

Fang Zheng blushed secretly, and then quickly returned to normal, "That's right, that's how it is..."

"You got one more!"

“…Then I’ll split it again.”

"good."

"I'm one, you one, I'm one, or I'm one..."

"No! Why are you like this?"

"Okay, I'll divide it again...you one, I one, and I one..."

"It's not right! If you do this, I'll tell my sister to go!"

“…………”

“…………”

It took more than half an hour to finally divide the spoils, fair and reasonable, and without any deception.

After counting, the business of reselling invitations made a lot of profits, each earning more than 80,000 taels. Fang Zheng no longer had to worry about spending money in a short period of time, nor did he have to sting his money to embezzle public funds. The little princess also added a heavy sum to her future dowry expenses. Both of them had something to earn and were very happy. If there was champagne in this era, Fang Zheng really wanted to open a bottle to celebrate, and it would not be easy to find such a project that was not profitable in the future.

They took pictures of their own purses, and the big and big fans looked at each other and slapped each other and celebrated with high highs.

"Do you want to participate in the flower viewing meeting of the Prince's brother?" After the distribution of the spoils, the little princess returned to her pure and cute image, and she was so vicious that she was yelling to pay for money without any clues.

"Yes, I promised that the Crown Prince was going, so people should not break their trust." Fang Zheng said absent-mindedly.

He was thinking about how to distribute this unexpected fortune. Yanran wanted to give some settlement fee. After all, he was the head of the family. Xiao Lu had to buy her a expensive gift. Fengjie asked her if she was still short of money to invest. Changping, well, Changping is richer than me, so I won’t bother anymore...

"But... have you sold out all your invitations? How can you get in after watching the flowers?" the little princess asked curiously with her clear big eyes blinking.

"…………Damn! Why don't you remind me?"

"Why should I remind you? If you sell less invitations, wouldn't I have to earn more than 2,000 taels of silver?" The little princess smiled sly, like a little fox who stole a chicken.

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After lunch the next day, Fang Zheng personally sent the little princess who had returned home with a full load to the palace.

When he returned home, he happened to meet Wen Sen to report that on the day when Princess Changping made a big fuss in the Pan Mansion, Wen Sen took advantage of the chaos and sent several capable subordinates to sneak into the Pan Mansion smoothly, waiting for news of their search.

"It's been several days, and they have been lurking in the Pan Mansion?" Fang Zheng widened his eyes in disbelief. He thought that the so-called inquiry was just to find a hidden place. He raised his ears and ran back to report it. Didn't they all act like this in movies and TV in his previous life? Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Wensen smiled and said, "Of course, time is tight, and the following people are not enough to sneak in. The brothers are just like rats, lurking in an inconspicuous place. Once they meet the patrol guards, they will find a way to hide. After a few days, they will be able to get familiar with the terrain."

"What if you are found?"

Wensen looked helpless: "If you can run, run away, you can't run away, you can only die in the line of duty. Moreover, there is an agreement between the brothers that they will never allow others to be implicated because of their discovery. Once they are discovered, they must find a way to lure the enemy away. It is better to die one person than to die a group of people. However, it is not easy to be discovered. The most difficult thing to hide is the patrol dogs. Those beasts have very sharp noses and are natural enemies of our craft."

Fang Zheng was shocked and said, "Dog? Yes, why didn't I expect it? Then wouldn't our brothers die when they go in?" All the wealthy families in the high-ranking families have guard dogs, ranging from a few to a dozen. As long as they are taken out for a walk, the shadow subordinates are likely to be discovered.

"Not that serious." Wensen smiled and said, "Before the brothers, I used a special potion to numb the dog's nose, which was specially used to numb the dog's nose. As long as the dog holds its breath and does not move around when passing by, it will not be easy to be discovered."

"What should they do if they eat and go to the cottage?" Fang Zheng only realized now that he had no idea about the nature of the work of these subordinates, and this boss was too incompetent.

"Before they sneak in, they all brought a little dry food. If they can, try to endure it. If they can't bear it, they can only find a place where no one can solve it as soon as possible. If they can't find a place, it is very common to pull it in their pants. Anyway, the premise is that they must not expose themselves." Wensen's tone was very plain, as if they were talking about the topic of good weather today.

Wensen said sadly: "...In the past, there were hundreds of old brothers in our group. If the emperor wanted to get any information, as long as he gave an order, the brothers never let the emperor down. Now it is no longer possible. More and more brothers are dying on the mission, and in the end there are only dozens of us. It is not as easy as the emperor's information to get any news now..."

After saying that, Wen Sen's face looked faintly ashamed, as if he felt guilty for not being able to share the worries of the emperor.

Fang Zheng opened his mouth wide in surprise. He now realized that the dozens of shadows under him were such valuable groups of spy war talents. He had never taken them too much before, and always thought that it was possible for anyone to take a thief to find out the information. Now it seems that being a spy is not easy.

He patted Wensen on the shoulder and Fang Zheng said in a deep voice: "I decided to double the monthly salary of our Shadow's brother from today. No, just make up an integer and 10 taels of silver per month! The bonus after completing the task is calculated, no less than fifty taels, and the top will not be capped. We Shadow will be responsible for supporting his family for a lifetime."

Wen Sen was overjoyed when he heard this, and he bent his knees and wanted to bow down. Fang Zheng grabbed him: "Don't mess with these tricks, I don't like them."

Wensen's eyes were red with gratitude and choked and said, "The elder brothers of my generation thanked Lord Fang for your kindness! Brothers have followed you, it is our blessing in our previous life. Don't worry, sir, I will go through fire and water for you from now on..."

"It's great, save some saliva." Fang Zheng interrupted with a smile, "Don't show loyalty to me. I'll be satisfied if I do every job well. Tell me, how is the base outside our city repaired?"

Wensen smiled and said, "It's almost done. You can stay in less than ten days. Sir, do we have to start recruiting new employees? The emperor is urging you very quickly."

Fang Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, you can do this immediately. The first batch of five hundred people are selected. People from all walks of life must be clean. Please check for three generations. If you have poor wealth, no matter how good the qualifications are, we cannot ask for it. The old brothers each bring ten disciples, and quickly train these people. I will find another good teacher to teach them the fighting skills. If someone finds them in the future, you can't apply oil to barefoot. Isn't it better to be able to kill the enemy?"

Fang Zheng felt that the shadow could not be developed into an institution that inquire about intelligence. What is the difference between that and the Beggars' Sect in martial arts novels? The Beggars' Sect has at least the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. He wanted to train each member of the shadow organization into an ancient special force, and combine lurking, spying, whistle, stealing camp, assassination and other special talents. If such a powerful force is in his hands in the future, and he will go to the streets to tease good women in the future, who will not swallow his anger and accept it? He dares to bare his teeth and destroy him!

Wen Sen respectfully claimed that he was, and wrote down Fang Zheng's instructions one by one.

"Hey, Lao Wen, do you have to treat me if you have a salary increase?" Fang Zheng suddenly asked with a smile after he finished speaking.

Wen Sen was stunned, and then immediately smiled with tactful smile: "Of course, that's of course. Lord Fang is interested. Even if you choose a place, your subordinates will definitely serve you carefully..."

Fang Zheng touched his chin and thought for a while, and pondered: "Well... Yaoyue's Bazhen Banquet is good. I ate it once with Xiao Huaiyuan last time, and it was only more than 100 taels of silver per table..."

"thump!"

"What’s wrong with you?"

Wensen wiped his sweat and said with a forced smile: "...it's nothing, Eight... Eight Treasure Banquet, no problem! Please ask you!" He found a few familiar old brothers to get together, and he should be able to afford it.

Fang Zheng glanced at Wensen: "I'm not promising! Am I like the shameless person who blackmails my subordinates? Go and call all the old brothers who have not been given the task. Tonight, I invite everyone to have a banquet for eight treasures, and I will give you enough wine and meat, and I will open my food and drink, and ask the lady to accompany you to drink at your own expense."

Young Master Fang couldn't save money, and when he had money, he wanted to spend money. Besides, establishing a good relationship with Shadow's old brother is also very important to his future. He held a few hundred taels of silver to hold a few banquets, which brought the relationship between superiors and subordinates closer and bribed people's hearts. Why not do it?

Pan Shangshu Mansion.

It was already deep in the night, and the lights were still lit in Pan Shangshu's study.

Lin Qingshan stood respectfully beside Shangshu Pan, half-hung his head, and the light from the corner of his eyes observing the old Shangshu's expression.

Pan Shangshu's face was calm, and his turbid old eyes stared at the shaking oil lamp on the desk in a daze.

Lin Qingshan stretched out his hand and lit the wick in the oil lamp a little. The entire study room looked much brighter, and it also made Pan Shangshu's old face covered with wrinkles and old spots more clearly.

After all, the old Shangshu is still old! Lin Qingshan sighed silently in his heart.

"How are you doing these days?" Pan Shangshu broke his silence and asked, asking vaguely. Perhaps he was subconsciously disgusted with the word "rebellion". Although he was planning this matter in a hurry, he had never wanted to speak it too straightforwardly, as if he could get some comfort in this way, at least on the surface he maintained the dignity of a "loyal minister", similar to a mentality of covering his ears and stealing the bell.

"When I say to the elder, my subordinates secretly visited 37 officials above the fourth rank in the court who were leaning against us in the group. They quietly tested their attitudes and found that there were twenty-eight people who were completely loyal to the elder, and the remaining nine officials were all vague and swaying."

Pan Shangshu stroked his beard and smiled arrogantly. He was not wrong. Half of the officials in the world came from his disciples, so that many officials in the Hua Dynasty now only knew about Pan's army, but did not know that there was an emperor. With such a strong foundation for the gentry, major events could be settled.

"What do you say about those aristocratic families?" Pan Shangshu's smile quickly calmed down. Now is not the time to laugh. The closer you are to success, the more dangerous it means.

Like all feudal dynasties, the ruling class barriers were clearly distinguished. There were poor scholars who leaped over the Longmen through the imperial examinations, and there were also some officials who had served as officials for generations. There were also some families with a large number of powerful families. These families were low-key in their daily lives, maintained good relationships with the rulers of the dynasty, and looked as if they were indifferent to the world. However, in both the court and among the people, their energy should not be underestimated. They were buried in the prosperous times and accumulated connections and wealth. In the troubled times, these families were fully capable of climbing up high places, making waves, gathering people to form soldiers, and spy on magical tools.

What Pan Shangshu cares most about now is not the officials in the court who disobeyed him, but the aristocratic families who usually look depressed but have the ability to give him a fatal blow at critical moments. Their attitude determines whether they can sit on the throne that everyone is crazy about.

"When I say to the elders, those families have different attitudes, some do not care about themselves, some watch coldly, and some also say that what the Jiangshan surname does not matter, as long as it does not affect their family, they don't care."

After looking at Pan Shangshu's expression of wanting to speak but stopping, Lin Qingshan quickly added: "Don't worry, my elders, the people under my rank are all core figures who can do things in these aristocratic families, and their words are very obscure and will not be revealed. Fortunately, the elders have maintained a good relationship with them for many years, and many aristocratic families are optimistic about the elders."

Pan Shangshu's expression obviously became relaxed, he leaned half on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes in satisfaction and pretended to sleep.

Lin Qingshan stumbled his lips a few times and couldn't help but ask, "I don't know the boss and the generals in the army..."

"Hehe, Qingshan, just do your own business well, and the rest of me have their own opinions." Pan Shangshu didn't even open his eyes and laughed.

Lin Qingshan responded respectfully, and he understood that although he was now tied to the same boat as the boss, with his character, he would never be unreserved from anyone, even if he was his closest confidant.

Suddenly, Pan Shangshu's eyes shone brightly and asked in a deep voice: "What are the prince and Fang Zheng doing recently?"
To be continued...