The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1817

[1817. Chapter 1728 Major benefits]

The exchange was already abuzz.

There are always tons of news in the market.

Merchants need to be keen to identify the authenticity of various news.

And the impact of different good or bad news on the market needs to be analyzed.

This is a wise man’s game, because no one in this world can see the future, and most people don’t even know what tomorrow will be like. Any mistake means the loss of a lot of gold and silver.

But the same result, once an accurate judgment is made, means that every day will make more money.

At this time…a news has begun to circulate.

His Majesty and the Duke of Qi went to Xishan Station for a test run. The new steam locomotive has been developed and has been a great success. The cargo capacity can be more than doubled.

As soon as the news came out, countless people began to use various channels to find out whether the news was true or false.

Major commercial banks also have specialized personnel to conduct analysis.

Suddenly, rumors were flying all over the sky, and all kinds of news spread throughout half of the capital.

His Majesty went to the institute again.

It’s no wonder that he hasn’t been acting in government affairs for more than a month.

I had been claiming to be sick before, but it turns out I went there.

What…

even the Queen Mother went?

This is so ridiculous, this…this…

someone is starting to feel sad.

To them…the emperor should look like an emperor.

In the past, when he was the prince, no one wanted to take care of it, and they didn’t dare to take care of it.

But now…the emperor is carrying the expectations of all people.

Your Majesty has not thought about government affairs for more than a month. What will happen to the people?

What’s even more frightening is…

Empress Dowager Zhang is getting older, and now she is being dragged out of the palace to show her face. What’s going on?

So… the Hanlin Academy and the Metropolitan Procuratorate exploded.

Over the years, they have been hit everywhere, and the Qingliu people are like rats crossing the street. They can no longer live up to their chests.

The emperor took away another batch, and most of those left behind were wise and wise people.

But this time… I couldn’t bear it anymore.

Someone threw the inkstone in front of the case, stood up directly, and said righteously: “Masters, it is tolerable, but who can’t be tolerated? If this continues, will the country and the country be safe? If we continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed No. No, I should go and greet you.”

Everyone looked at him with admiration in their hearts, as if they had not heard such deafening words for many days, as if they had never heard of him in another life.

The person who stood up was the censor Chen Yan.

He was the man who recorded how many times the new emperor fell ill after he ascended the throne.

Chen Yan said with a sullen face: “I can’t stand it anymore. If I die, I will die. Even if I die, I must die clearly.”

After hearing this, the other people seemed to be infected by him and said one after another: “Let’s go together to welcome him.” Come on.”

Then a large number of people headed towards the exchange.

It is said that it is a welcome, but in fact it is to make it clear, does your Majesty, the emperor, still do it?

He has just ascended the throne, and that’s it. What will he do in the future?

If it really doesn’t work, we will find a way to report to the Emperor. We can’t cure His Majesty. If the Emperor knows that the Emperor doesn’t care about government affairs, can’t he still be able to cure His Majesty?

Chen Yan is a bit tragic.

His tragedy infected many people.

Everyone knows that continuing like this is not an option. Therefore, although they may not have the courage to face His Majesty directly, they still have the motivation to cheer for Chen Yan and support him mentally.

When all the officials arrived at the exchange, the holy driver had already arrived.

Zhu Hou looked at the sign put up by Xishan Jianye and saw that the price had indeed begun to rise.

It was the first time for Empress Dowager Zhang to leave the palace. She had heard about the exchange for a long time, so she realized that it was so lively here.

They came in casual clothes. As soon as they arrived, they immediately entered a side room. The merchants were now busy and their thoughts were on Xishan Jianye’s stocks, so no one noticed anything strange.

Zhu Houzhao sat down.

Then Liu Jin reported: “Your Majesty, Xishan Jianye and other steel-related stocks have begun to rise. Many people say that it will take a long time.”

Zhu Houzhao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: “Okay “It’s very, very good. Keep exploring, I don’t need anything now, the only thing I need is money.”

Liu Jin went there happily.

Zhu Houzhao was very interested and talked about it with the Empress Dowager Zhang like a treasure. To put it bluntly, what is a stock? He just wanted to do something, but he didn’t have enough money, so he took out the shares and sold them on the market. It’s profitable, so naturally, take out real money and invest in this thing.

Zhu Houzhao said: “Mother, the most important thing in the world is to build the railway. Once the railway is built, it will be of great benefit. By then, the national treasury will be abundant, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Not only that, in the future, my sons and ministers will …”

He seemed to feel that it was inappropriate to continue talking, so he became happy again and said to Empress Dowager Zhang: “In short, as long as you have mastered it, from Taizu Gaohuang to me, in the past hundred years, there has been no more His achievements are comparable to those of his sons.”

Seeing the emperor’s overjoyed look, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn’t help but smile: “That’s good, that’s good. The emperor is thinking about the country and the people. This is a good thing.”

At this time. , but an uninvited guest came to the exchange.

But it was a group of ministers who came in an aggressive manner.

Led by Chen Yan, they were all arrogant. When they entered the exchange, they suddenly felt that the place was smoky.

Chen Yan straightened his back, but in his heart he only glanced at the merchants here lightly, and it was inevitable that he would feel contempt.

These people are really obsessed with money and are extremely vulgar.

It’s just that… he didn’t have the time to look after these merchants, he just said loudly: “Your Majesty, Chen Yan, I heard that Your Majesty is here, and I would like to greet you here!”

After saying that, he dusted off his official uniform, took off his black gauze hat, and bowed down. .

Others followed suit and prostrated themselves.

The merchants had never seen such driving before. They were surprised and suspicious, but they also thought that these people who came in rashly were in the way. You know, at this moment, everyone had dozens of taels of silver for a cup of tea. They slightly missed the latest information. I don’t know. Loss geometry.

So some people were looking around, but some people were still staring straight at the place where the stock was listed, unwilling to miss the rise or fall of any stock.

There are also people holding small notebooks, which contain dense data and many of their own experiences.

The exchange was still noisy. People from two different worlds were gathered together, making each other feel noisy.

After a while, people were crowding out, and they saw Zhu Houzhao walking like a dragon and a tiger. He looked very dissatisfied and said sternly: “What are you doing?” It was

his shout that really attracted everyone’s attention. At this moment… The exchange suddenly became quiet.

Chen Yan was still kneeling and said, “Your Majesty, I’m here to greet you.”

It turned out to be… the Emperor!

It was so sudden that the merchants were almost excited. They couldn’t care about anything else at this time and fell down one after another.

Zhu Houzhao was angry with his hands behind his back.

He never expected that hundreds of officials would chase me into the exchange. What, did they treat me as a prisoner? When he was the prince, he kept himself in line all the time. Now that he is the emperor, he still wants to control everything.

Zhu Houzhao had a cold face and said angrily: “What are you going to welcome? Have I ordered you to welcome him?”

“It’s time for your Majesty to return to the palace. Your Majesty has been ill for more than a month. Your Majesty… I have something to say and I don’t know whether to say it or not. “Chen Yan said seriously.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Fang Jifan. Fang Jifan understood and coughed: “Your Majesty is doing something important. Please step aside. If you have anything to do, come to Fengtian Hall in a few days and tell him.”

Chen Yan glared at Fang Jifan with hatred.

Your Majesty must be good.

If His Majesty is not good, there must be something wrong with someone around him.

Chen Yan said: “Mr. Qi, your majesty is not sick at all, but is playing with you outside the palace. Mr. Qi is a loyal queen. Aren’t you afraid that this will attract everyone’s criticism of your majesty? What will be the consequences of your majesty’s neglect of government affairs?” Can the Duke of Qi bear these consequences?”

These words were very rude, and even…

Fang Jifan was shocked.

Unexpectedly… I actually met someone who is not afraid of death today.

I haven’t seen such a domineering person in many days.

Fang Jifan glanced at Chen Yan with admiration and couldn’t help but said in his heart: It would be remiss of me not to send his whole family to the Golden Continent for such a talented person.

Fang Jifan sneered and said, “Your Majesty is playing outside. You can see it, but he is talking nonsense here.”

“If it’s not playing, what is it?” Chen Yan looked at Fang Jifan.

Zhu Houzhao coughed: “I’m building a car.”

“Building a car is also for fun.” Chen Yan said without any scruples.

He has now been pushed to the forefront of the storm, and all the officials have followed him. Although it is only spiritual encouragement, if he trembles to plead guilty now, he will no longer be able to behave as a human being, so he becomes bolder: “This is If you don’t do your job properly, the emperor will be the best in the world. Your Majesty commands the world, and your subjects serve you well. You are regarded as the king’s father. The wealth and life of many people are maintained by your Majesty. Every day, the memorials sent from various states require your Majesty’s attention. How can your majesty guard the world on behalf of Tian Mu? This…is your majesty worthy of our ancestors and the emperor?”

At this point, Chen Yan felt more confident and his tone became more and more powerful. Fiercely: “Of course there are craftsmen who will make the car. Your Majesty is the emperor, how can you do it yourself?”

“Because this is the most important thing in the world!” Fang Jifan couldn’t help it, and retorted: “The government affairs of the court, the court itself There are regulations, how to deal with it, there is a cabinet, there are six ministries, there are nine ministers, but building a car is of great importance. “

” Oh… then… Duke Qi knows that just the day before yesterday, there was a great famine in Lingnan. Isn’t this important? What’s wrong?”

Fang Jifan calmed down and said, “The court will allocate money and food for relief.”

“That’s all.” Chen Yan’s eyes seemed to burst into flames. He felt that Fang Jifan was unreasonable: “How about comparing it to building a car. ?”

Fang Jifan looked at Chen Yan and said nothing, but his expression became even colder.

Chen Yan said mockingly: “Qi Guogong is a bachelor of the cabinet, don’t you dare to say anything now?”

“No.” Fang Jifan turned his face and said loudly: “Where is Liu Jin? Check it out, the current market value How old is it?”

Liu Jin had come out, his eyes were on fire, looking at Chen Yan, he just wanted to tear Chen Yan apart. This was his godfather, better than his own father, who also castrated himself. Sent to the palace, but how close is his godfather to him?

Liu Jin’an resisted the killing intent in her heart and said honestly to Fang Jifan: “Master, it has increased by more than 30%. The market value has increased by 17 million taels of silver. Next… it may even increase.

” When Liu Jin spoke of seventeen million taels, which were still silver coins, suddenly… there was silence in the exchange.

At this time, the merchants thought, oh, by the way, this matter must be over quickly, everyone still has to trade.

But Chen Yan was confused.

“…”

Fang Jifan smiled: “It seems that your Majesty’s building a car is an inconspicuous thing in the eyes of a dog like you. Come on, these seventeen million taels of silver, and the subsequent increase, involve When it comes to the court’s expenses for building the railway, you can make up for it. It doesn’t matter if you don’t make up for it. Find out how much he is worth. This censor is so loyal. All he thinks about is the court and the people. The people are now looking forward to it day and night. , that is, the railway is connected, and the money for road construction is given to this piece of shit. If you don’t take the money, it will be considered that this piece of shit is disloyal to the country and unkind to the people. You can get as much as you can by raiding his house.”

Chen Yan’s expression was clear. It has changed, and my heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

He looked back at his colleagues.

I saw that my colleagues were still worshiping, but no one said a word, and their heads were lowered than before.

They were just here to make up the numbers, for moral support after all.

(End of chapter)