Chapter 1002 Want an official, buy an island
But his rejection made Poppy feel a little more at ease. But he didn't relax at all: "I can't give you the transporter myself, so I'll find someone else!"
Jiang Fan's face turned dark: "Sister, you are so insincere, forcing me to do something."
Poppy gritted her teeth and said, "Brother, this is in Chu country. Sister is not afraid of you causing trouble."
Jiang Fan suddenly smiled flatteringly again: "You won't let me be the official title, but in three years, I will be the official of Haicheng. I promise to double the tax and money of the Zheng family. I won't ask any questions, and I will give it all to you. How about it?"
As the Zheng family is a very large tax-paying family, Poppy was a little moved, but she didn't push the limit: "No, I will transfer the money all the way for three years. If you are not yours, you will be under my supervision."
Jiang Fan seemed helpless, frowning and thinking for a long time: "Okay, who will let you take over your territory?"
Meiren Yu said at this moment: "Tell me why you want to deal with Zheng Lin."
Jiang Fan said: "Two reasons. First, he wants to seek refuge in the Heavenly Demon Palace, but the Demon Sect and I are not very happy. Second, you know, Brother Xiang and I have a big business in Chu State, and this sea transportation..."
He deliberately didn't finish his sentence, leaving a lot of room for Poppy's imagination.
Yu Meiren was very moved. To be honest, 50% of Ba Qing's profits in Nanchu were given to Xiang Chen. This was a very important piece of income for him to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
It’s just that Poppy is somewhat puzzled: “You are already rich, right? Why are you still so concerned about yellow and white things? For the empress?”
Jiang Fan did not deny it: "I will use it how Brother Xiang uses it. Everyone knows it. Do you want to throw away this piece?"
Of course poppies won’t do it. If you throw it away, but others don’t throw it away, you will suffer the loss in the end.
What he said was reasonable, and Poppy also breathed a sigh of relief. He was just a transporter, not Jiang Fan himself, so he could handle it.
"Sister, I understand now that you want to control the Zheng family's route and grab Zheng Lin's throat."
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "Just use the methods you should use to deal with them."
Yu Meiren said: "Zheng Lin is difficult to deal with. What do you think a transporter is? Even Hai Cheng doesn't look at him."
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "So, I need a strong and easy-to-use transporter, and I also need my sister's secret support. If the transporter causes trouble, my sister can mediate it, or put pressure on Zheng Lin, and the rest will be fine.
, I have my own arrangements."
On the contrary, Meiren Yu felt relieved and nodded: "This is considered cooperation. The purpose is the same, so my sister will naturally take action. But are you really sure that you can handle this little princess of the Zheng family?"
Jiang Fan said: "How to handle it? No, no, I just want Zheng Lin to step down and sign a freight treaty with the little princess. As for how to handle it, it is a matter for my sister and eldest brother."
Poppy always felt that it was not easy, but at the moment, the Zheng family was the biggest concern of Chu State, almost second only to Yinglu, Tianmo Palace and Sikong family. If we could get rid of Zheng Lin, this rebellious boy, this matter was worth cooperating with.
But there's one thing she cares about: "Who to send here?"
Jiang Fan smiled: "If nothing bothers you, Master, isn't that peach blossom eye here with you? He is considered familiar, so what about him?"
Poppy's expression moved unnoticeably, and she actually agreed happily: "Okay, it's him."
The corner of Jiang Fan's mouth raised slightly, and a strange light flashed across his eyes, but he quickly said seriously: "There is only one condition attached to this, sell me a piece of land."
Poppy interrupted directly: "I won't sell it!"
Jiang Fan was choked up: "Sister, don't be so arbitrary. Cooperate and cooperate. We all seek our own interests. We must talk about it first."
Poppy didn't buy it and said it was almost done, don't push beyond the limits.
Jiang Fan said shamelessly: "No, you can agree to this if you listen to me."
To be honest, this time Poppy knew that she really wanted to kill Jiang Fan. If she wanted this guy to stop causing trouble, she really had to obey him, so she had no choice but to say, "Just tell me, you can't convince me, there's no chance."
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "You must agree, because what I want to buy is just a desert island. In fact, it is also to facilitate the transshipment envoys to restrict the Zheng family."
"Desolate island?" Poppy was stunned: "Where?"
"Nanwan Islands, also known as Yizhou Island by fishermen."
"Nanwan?" Poppy was stunned. It was indeed an uncivilized land, much more wild than Shiwandashan. I heard that there were some residents, who seemed to be the few people who escaped when Chu State attacked Shiwandashan.
Such a place has absolutely no effect on Da Chu. In fact, Nanwan is easily regarded as Chu State's territory because it is relatively close to Chu State. However, Chu State basically does not regard it as its own territory. Strictly speaking, it is not even considered as its own territory.
It has never been included in the territory, and naturally no officials have been assigned to take care of it. After all, running it is very thankless.
"Is it just to restrict the Zheng family?" But as long as Jiang Fan raised anything, Poppy would be born with a high level of suspicion.
Jiang Fan said: "Of course, otherwise what would I do with that poor place? My sister knows that although Zheng's business is spread across the rivers and seas of Chu State, our family is located in the Jinsha Islands and does not border the mainland. This is why it is difficult for Brother Xiang to deal with them. Interesting
Yes, they operate shipping, and cargo ships traveling all the way north must pass through the waters near the Nanwan Islands..."
He showed a sinister smile: "Sister, I think if there is a group of pirates entrenched on Nanwan Island, they go out to sea to rob from time to time..."
Poppy's eyes suddenly lit up and she understood instantly.
"It's such a damn loss..." Poppy didn't even know what to say.
"It's just..." She was a little confused: "Zheng Lin has a boat and a private army, aren't you afraid that he will beat you?"
Jiang Fan looked up to the sky and laughed: "There are hundreds of islands in the South Bay. Pirates can roam around at will. Where can he find me? He will be exhausted."
Only then did Poppy suddenly realize that, yes, conquering that place was indeed a thankless and even futile task. But if Zheng Lin wanted to occupy that place, the nature would be different. The King of Chu could stand up and speak. This was what Jiang Fan wanted to do.
The role of the transporter is really a series of links.
And she wasn't worried about Jiang Fan's efforts to station troops and raise people there. In her opinion, if he wanted to build it up, there would be no chance for a hundred years. Besides, how could he do it? The Qin State was separated by thousands of rivers and mountains, and it was also separated by the three kingdoms of Jin, Xia, and Chu.
, it can't be done no matter what. It's even possible that by that time, the king will have already unified the world and been crowned the emperor, and dealing with this tiny land is not a matter of waving his hands.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with Poppy thinking so. Apart from her vision, in the eyes of the world, there is really no possibility of development here. Especially for people like her, who know how to size up the situation and strive for specific interests at a specific time. For him, right now
, not only was there no loss in this exchange, it was also a huge advantage.
Chapter completed!