The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1819

[1819. Chapter 1730 Succession of the vassal state for the sake of the country and the people]

Liu Jian’s face was already flushed. He wished that the court would not pay a penny. Now he only hopes that your majesty will respond quickly. As for Chen Yan, he has no intention of paying attention to it anymore.

Zhu Houzhao also looked cheerful.

I don’t know how much money I can earn from just this one trip.

He nodded cheerfully and said: “I have approved this matter, and you are allowed to build the railway on your own.”

After hearing this, Fang Jifan seemed to be afraid that Zhu Houzhao would make another random promise, so he had no joke, so he immediately added: “Your Majesty’s It means that if you are allowed to build the railway, you will submit the plan. The land required by Xishan Bank will be owned by Xishan Bank. This is a 55% share, which is not too much. By then… the railway will be built. Well, you can just sit on the land and make profits.”

Merchants in this era would not have any unreasonable thoughts. For them, Xishan Bank’s investment in land is a good thing. In this way, their investment is equal to that of others. When Xishan Bank is bundled together, this is the greatest guarantee!

With the guarantee, many merchants looked happy.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Fang Jifan in astonishment. He never expected that Lao Fang would be so ruthless and take up a large number of shares out of a worthless land.

Isn’t this a waste of money?

He glanced at Fang Jifan with admiration.

Fang Jifan, still smiling, changed the topic and said to Liu Jian: “Mr. Liu, this Chen Yushi is a man of character.”

Fang Jifan paused and then said: “What he said just now is not unreasonable. Although Chen Yushi insulted me, but it was precisely because of his righteous speech that I felt that I was wrong. As the saying goes, no one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. It is precisely because there are people like Chen Yushi in the court that people can see themselves clearly. It’s his fault. After listening to Chen Yushi’s words, I admired him very much. I heard that there are many vacancies in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How about promoting Chen Yushi to the capital censorship to reward his loyalty? “

Promotion? “

Liu Jian was stunned. This was a bit unreasonable. In his heart, Fang Jifan was definitely not such a generous person!

Chen Yan thought that his death was near, but who would have expected…

He looked at Fang Jifan in surprise, with a wary look on his face.

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help but feel slightly unhappy.

Fang Jifan immediately said: “In short, I want to recommend Chen Yushi. He loves to argue so much. No, he loves to impeach so much. He is a rare talent in our Ming Dynasty. It would be a pity if he does not become the capital censor. Tomorrow Send him to Huangjinzhou and let him inspect the Fang family’s fiefdom. From now on, let him criticize the Fang family’s faults every day. I will use Chen Yushi as my mirror. “

Huangjinzhou…

Chen Yan heard these words .

, my scalp suddenly became numb.

That’s Fang Jifan’s territory.

To be honest, going to sea with the emperor was still considered an exile.

Now Fang Jifan wants him to go to Golden Continent. Anyone with any sense knows that this means that all his wealth and life will fall into the hands of the Fang family. Once he boards the ship, who knows whether he will They will be killed in the vast ocean and thrown into the sea to feed the fish!

Fang Jifan is a bitch who can do anything. Even if he dies on the vast ocean, no one will care. After all, sailing has huge risks. People will only regret it, Chen Yan. Bad luck.

Chen Yan immediately wailed: “No, I won’t go to Golden Continent.”

“Don’t toast or eat as a fine.” Fang Jifan suddenly turned down his face. It seemed that because he became a cabinet bachelor, everyone always thought that Fang Jifan had a good temper.

But at this moment, Fang Jifan was still sighing that Chen Yan was a loyal and upright person. In the blink of an eye, Fang Jifan suddenly became filled with murderous aura, and his eyes were fixed on Chen Yan with a ferocious look on his face.

Chen Yan shuddered violently and looked at Liu Jian quickly.

Liu Jian remained silent. Now he wanted to know whether railways in various places could raise funds to start construction.

For people like Chen Yan who like to cause trouble, it’s better to keep an eye out of sight.

Toasts go to Golden Continent, but there is no telling what the penalty drink will be.

Chen Yan seemed to have lost time, his eyes were red, he was trembling with fear.

The rest of the officials, at this time, even had no moral support, and were like frightened birds.

Zhu Houzhao immediately said: “Since Fang Qing’s family thinks that Chen Yan is still useful, then I will send him to Huanghuangzhou tomorrow. I will pay for the boarding fee. Okay, it’s not early, let’s drive back. Palace!”

This is what Zhu Houzhao wants.

Liu Jin was on the side, looking at Chen Yan eagerly.

Even though Liu Jin looked like a little kitten in front of Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan, in front of others, he turned into a hungry tiger. grinned.

Zhu Houzhao first went to greet the Empress Dowager, then boarded the car himself, and the group returned to the Daming Palace in a grand manner.

First, Queen Mother Zhang was sent to Fengtian Hall. Queen Mother Zhang sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.

Today’s trip shocked her. She entered the palace more than thirty years ago. She never imagined that the world outside the palace had already changed drastically.

Zhu Houzhao said: “Queen mother, this time it is really thanks to my two uncles. With the theories they proposed and the plans involved, the Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty will probably have two more academicians.”

Academicians…

Empress Dowager Zhang was surprised. .

She had long known from the Emperor that the academicians of this Academy of Sciences were all extremely smart people. Her two brothers… were they worthy?

But seeing Zhu Houzhao mentioning his two uncles, his tone sounded much more respectful. Empress Dowager Zhang knew the emperor’s character. The good and bad of her son were all written on his face. People who didn’t like him couldn’t pretend to like him, but if he admired him, People can also see it on his face.

“In addition, they have made great achievements this time. I want to reward them based on their merits. I want to make Shouning Marquis the Duke of the country and Jianchang Bo the Marquis. I am afraid that all the officials will criticize me. However… I will leave it to the Ministry of Rites first. Okay.”

Queen Mother Zhang was even more stunned.

But behind Zhu Houzhao, Fang Jifan was seen smiling.

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Zhang, Fang Jifan’s smile must have a profound meaning. I’m afraid Fang Jifan contributed a lot here.

Empress Dowager Zhang actually gave Fang Jifan a meaningful look.

Fang Jifan responded with a confused expression.

Empress Dowager Zhang was overjoyed and said: “You and your two uncles are one family. I don’t care whether this matter succeeds or not. What I care about is the emperor’s will. When the emperor went to Huangjin Continent, I don’t care.” I miss the palace day and night, and I just wish I could accompany the emperor on his journey and go to Huanghuangzhou to serve the emperor, but I can’t worry about the emperor and the Zhang family… Hey…”

Zhu Houzhao said hurriedly: “The queen mother must not go to Huangjin. The Golden Continent is now a barren land, how can the Queen Mother bear the pain of such turbulence?”

Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to say something, but she hesitated.

Immediately, he smiled and said: “In any case, I feel at ease now. Jifan, let Xiurong come to the palace tomorrow. I have something to say.”

Fang Jifan hurriedly agreed.

Immediately, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan said goodbye and left.

After coming out of Kunning Palace, Zhu Houzhao frowned, showing a rare hint of worry, and said: “Old Fang, the queen seems to want to go to the Golden Continent. What’s so good about the Golden Continent? What did I want to say when I saw the queen just now?”

Fang Jifan He said casually: “Perhaps the empress is worried about the emperor.”

“My father has so many people to serve him, why should he be worried about it?”

Fang Jifan said mischievously: “Maybe it’s because there are too many people to serve. If not, Be careful, the emperor will give your Majesty some brothers.”

“Yeah,” Zhu Houzhao said angrily, “How dare you rebel against him?”

After saying that, he felt that he had lost his words and said, “The Queen is really thinking too much. “Father, it’s not like this, right?”

Fang Jifan didn’t answer and remained silent for a long time, but said: “Your Majesty is becoming more and more like an emperor.”

This… meant something. In the past, he dared to say such things, which was clearly the emperor’s line to Zhu Houzhao. Now, once the power is in hand…

Zhu Houzhao then touched his nose: “Old Fang was really cruel just now, and he took 50% of it all at once. “

This matter is business, so Fang Jifan said seriously: “What your Majesty is talking about is the railway?”

Zhu Houzhao said: “In my opinion…”

Fang Jifan interrupted him: “Your Majesty, the railway It is a national weapon, and what is involved is the national economy and people’s livelihood. It is right to allow merchants to build the railway. After all, the money that the court can mobilize is limited, but has your Majesty ever thought about the benefits of building a railway from Tianjin to the capital? However, thousands of people are willing to use their money to benefit from it. But our Ming Dynasty only has a railway from Tianjin to the capital? Merchants will never build a railway to the desert, and they are not willing to use it. The money was used to build the expensive railway to Sichuan. In the end… it was up to the court to find a way to make a big profit from the railway and let them take away all the profits. Then… what would the court use to repair the other railways? , if you don’t seize these shares and control the ownership of the railway with 55% of the shares, won’t you be controlled by others in the future? Even if your brothers are clear about the settlement, how about the court and merchants? It is also necessary to say ugly things in advance to avoid endless troubles in the future.”

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao seemed to understand: “I thought you and the merchants were inseparable, but it turned out that you also had these thoughts.”

Fang Jifan said seriously: “I am only loyal to two things. “One is Your Majesty, and the other is the common people in the world. Only I am willing to do anything that is beneficial to Your Majesty and the common people, and I do it with all my heart. The others are nothing more than Yun Yan to me.”

Zhu Houzhao thought about it. Thinking, he looked straight at Fang Jifan: “I am more important, or is it all the people in the world?”

Fang Jifan: “…”

………

Thanks to Brother Lingdang for being upgraded to the leader of this book.

Thanks to Tang Sanzang (there are still two symbols, which cannot be typed horizontally or vertically) for the reward of 100,000, for becoming another new leader of this book.

Thank you, ah… I can’t help but want to sing.

(End of chapter)