Episode 27 recap: Fan Xian tried to sell the treasury bonds to the business owners.
Fan Xian took over the internal treasury and found a 20 million tael deficit. Chen Ping Ping advised him to use the Qingyu Hall to fill the deficit, but Fan Xian firmly refused, as it was the property left behind by his mother Ye Qingmei. Emperor Qing advised Fan Xian to give up the internal treasury, as he could not fill such a large deficit, but Fan Xian declared on the spot that he would find a way to solve it.
Li Chengze came to discuss a plan with Li Yunrui to deal with Fan Xian. Li Yunrui thanked him for not revealing the murder of Lin Gong at Lin Waner's wedding. Li Chengze noticed that Emperor Qing highly valued Fan Xian, so even if he sabotaged Lin Waner and Fan Xian's marriage, Fan Xian could still take over the financial power of the internal treasury. He wanted to use Lin Gong's murder at a critical moment.
Li Chengze guessed that Li Yunrui intentionally falsified the accounts to create a 20 million deficit in the internal treasury, fearing that Fan Xian would not want to take on this mess. Li Yunrui decided not to return to Xinyang for the time being, and if Fan Xian backed down, she would secretly push him.
As soon as Fan Xian returned to the Fan Manor, Ye Dazhangui immediately sent the list of names of the major business owners in the capital. Chen Ping Ping was also waiting for Fan Xian, reminding Wang Qinian to hide Fan Xian's origins. Wang Qinian lied that he had problems with his eyes and ears and had not heard or seen anything, then hurriedly left.
Emperor Qing wanted Fan Xian to use the Qingyu Hall to make up the deficit in the internal treasury, but unexpectedly, Fan Xian refused. Chen Ping Ping blamed Fan Xian for being too impulsive. Fan Xian did not want to implicate the shop owners, and he wanted to take Lin Waner on a honeymoon to Cangshan first, and then figure out how to fill the treasury deficit when he returned. Chen Ping Ping had no choice but to go back and report to Emperor Qing.
Fan Xian came to ask Emperor Qing for leave to go on a honeymoon, and Emperor Qing readily agreed. He was worried that Fan Xian would not be able to raise the 20 million taels and wanted to take back the financial power of the internal treasury. The Kingdom of Qing and Northern Qi had been at war for many years, depleting the national treasury, and the disaster-stricken areas urgently needed silver for disaster relief. Chen Ping Ping also advised Fan Xian not to take on the mess of the internal treasury, but Fan Xian insisted on taking it on. He made a solemn pledge on the spot that not only would he fill the treasury deficit, but he would also raise funds for disaster relief. If he failed to complete the task, he would be willing to accept the consequences. Emperor Qing could not persuade him and had to agree to let him try. Chen Ping Ping suspected that Ye Qingmei had left a huge fortune for Fan Xian.
Fan Xian took Lin Waner, Fan Ruoruo, and Fan Sizhe to Cangshan, and Chen Ping Ping sent Jing Ge and the Black Cavalry to escort them all the way.
Fan Ruo Ruo was practicing dissecting frogs in the car, and Fan Si Zhe was too frightened to watch.
Lin Wan Er was worried that Fan Xian would not be able to make up for the deficit in the treasury, so Fan Xian summoned Fan Si Zhe and asked him to find a way to invite the owners of the major businesses in Kyoto to Cangshan. When the owners of the major Kyoto businesses received Fan Xian's invitation, they mistakenly thought that Fan Xian wanted to distribute 20 million taels of silver among them, so they went to the Imperial Censorate and accused Fan Xian. The owners agreed to only give Fan Xian a wedding gift.
The Imperial Censors were eager to go to Cangshan and arrest Fan Xian, whom they considered a corrupt official, but He Zong Wei remained silent off to the side. He Zong Wei had Fan Si Zhe deliver a secret letter to Fan Xian, telling him about the Censors' plan to arrest him.
Fan Xian decided to issue treasury bonds, and had Fan Si Zhe explain it to the business owners. Fan Si Zhe was worried he wouldn't be able to convince them, so he wanted to go home and get the plaque presented by Emperor Qing to help Fan Xian persuade them first. Fan Xian gathered the business owners and first declared that he would not accept any wedding gifts, then proceeded to brainwash them, thoroughly explaining the significance of wealth and the future prospects of the treasury. Fan Xian had prepared 20 million in treasury bonds for the owners to voluntarily purchase.
Meanwhile, Wu Zhu summoned Fan Ruo Ruo to his former residence to teach her how to use a sniper rifle, so she could help Fan Xian deal with the Grand Masters in the future. Fan Xian explained things so eloquently that the business owners thought he was still trying to distribute the money, so they refused to cooperate. Fan Xian had no choice but to let Fan Si Zhe do the talking instead.
Fan Si Zhe explained the benefits and long-term significance of the treasury bonds in simple terms, and even brought up the plaque granted by Emperor Qing as a guarantee, but the owners were still hesitant. Seeing it was getting late, Fan Xian had the owners stay overnight at Cangshan.
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