The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 63

[63.Chapter 63 Hello, Nephew Fang]

Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt like he was kicked away, and then Fang Jifan colluded with his father without hesitation, and he felt like ten thousand grass mud horses were running through him.

Fang Jifan’s flattery was really disgusting to Emperor Hongzhi’s ears.

Emperor Hongzhi was speechless. For a long time, he pulled up his face and said, “Come on, stop being so sweet in front of me and get things done, that will benefit the world! And…” At this time, Emperor Hongzhi’s face showed With a look worth pondering, he said in a tone of lecturing Fang Jifan: “In the future, you must be careful in your words and deeds. Qian Yue, the governor of Guizhou, is an important official of the imperial court. If you slander him like this in the lecture today, if it reaches his ears, he will Are you willing to give up? If anything happens in the future, just report it to me in private, so as not to offend anyone by speaking out loud.”

This sentence is said to be a reprimand, but it is more like a lesson to the juniors.

He kept saying that Qian Yue was in power in Guizhou, which would lead to a rebellion among the chieftains, and that he would definitely not be able to suppress the rebellion. Isn’t this clearly telling people that Qian Yue was not good at doing things and was not good enough to take on important responsibilities?

He is loyal to the imperial court in Guizhou, and you, a general flag officer of Fang Jifan, shoot him in the back. Doesn’t he have friends in Beijing? What’s more, he is a famous capable minister in the world. Even I admire him. Are you, Fang Jifan, afraid of being sprayed to death with spitting stars?

When Emperor Hongzhi mentioned it again, Fang Jifan couldn’t help but get angry when he thought about the incident in Guizhou. What he said was obviously true and it did happen in history, but no one believed it.

Although Fang Jifan is a notorious scumbag in the eyes of the world, in fact, Fang Jifan still has a warm heart. He knows very well that if there is a rebellion, countless people will suffer, so he insists on his opinion.

At this time, Fang Jifan couldn’t help but said: “But Your Majesty, I really think that this Qian Yue is too bookish after all. It would be fine if he was in power in Shandong and Henan… But in Guizhou, his set of education I’m afraid… it’s useless. I think the court should…”

Before Fang Jifan could continue, Emperor Hongzhi glared at him. He felt that Fang Jifan had gone too far. Fang Jifan had indeed made a decision this time. It was a great achievement, but we should not be complacent. Emperor Hongzhi trusted Qian Yue, not to mention that the imperial court had just put down the rebellion and intimidated the chieftains in the southwest. Which chieftain would be so blind and dare to rebel? With Emperor Hongzhi’s many years of experience in governing, it is impossible even to think about it.

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him and said: “Get the coal mining thing done well. If it is done, it will be a great achievement.”

The most depressing thing about Fang Jifan is that no matter how correct he is, in the end, he will be hindered by his identity. Never be trusted.

Of course, the root cause of this matter is that both Emperor Hongzhi and the cabinet ministers have inherent “governing experience” and they believe in their own judgment.

Therefore, even if Fang Jifan shouted until his throat was broken, they might not be able to listen.

No matter what, there is a saying that only when you suffer a loss will you be willing to learn from it.

Fang Jifan said goodbye angrily, and Zhu Houzhao, who was so angry that he vomited blood, also chased him out.

Looking at the depressed Zhu Houzhao, Fang Jifan comforted him and said: “Your Highness, be good. Although you don’t have any shares, your Highness is the spokesperson of our coal industry after all. I make the decision and pay you a salary.”

Zhu Houzhao was still angry and said angrily : “My father always treats me like a child, and I am so angry!”

Fang Jifan just laughed, but Zhu Houzhao became angry and said: “Father can trust even an unreasonable person like you, Lao Fang. Anyway, I’m better than you, right?”

Fang Jifan suddenly turned red. Is this a personal attack?

Fang Jifan said: “No, I am a down-to-earth person.”

So the two of them left the palace all the way.

Millions of kilograms of coal are produced every day. With the poor productivity of this era, this means that at least thousands of manpower need to be hired. In addition, a large number of production tools need to be purchased. The distribution can be left to Wang Jinyuan. And in the future, the palace and the military will probably purchase in large quantities.

Fang Jifan has roughly calculated the cost. The cost of production and transportation is not high. The labor cost in this era is also pitifully low. Therefore, it is estimated that the profit will be huge in just one month. This is an astronomical figure, and Xishan has now become an inexhaustible mine. The treasure, and as for the original cost of buying the land, Fang Jifan probably paid nearly 200,000 taels of land. Of course, he also had to use the Fang family’s store in Dongshi as a base for coal distribution.

In less than a year, Fang Jifan was confident that he could recover his capital.

Even if the current production is maintained, the Fang family can earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. If the market is opened in the future, this anthracite can be used for more purposes, or it can be transported to cities along the canal through canals, or even through canals. If it is sent to Nantong Prefecture and reaches Nanzhili and other places, then even if the output continues to double, it will be no problem.

Firewood, rice, oil, salt, and anthracite are used to replace firewood. Any industry that monopolizes people’s livelihood supplies will be profitable.

Of course, the most important one is the Zhenguo Coal Industry, and the palace has a hand in it. In this era, it is unrealistic not to give the government a share of the pie. Fang Jifan originally expected that he would cooperate with Zhan Shifu, and there was With the golden name of Prince, Zhenguo Coal Industry actually does not have to worry about other problems.

But now, the palace has replaced Zhan Shifu and occupies half of the original shares. This… is a good thing. The emperor’s sign is brighter than that of His Highness the Crown Prince!

Zhu Houzhao was different. He worked in vain and looked very aggrieved. Just as the two were about to leave Chongwenmen, Zhu Houzhao angrily wanted to go back to Zhan Shifu. Fang Jifan saw that it was getting late and was ready to go home.

But not far away from Chongwen Gate, an enthusiastic voice came from behind: “Hello, nephew Fang Xian.”

This voice was so passionate that even Fang Jifan’s bones were going to crisp.

Looking back, I saw Shouning Hou and Jian Changbo, the Zhang brothers, catching up with them as fast as a spring breeze.

Fang Jifan smiled at them.

They also smiled at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan laughed at these two fools.

They also laughed at Fang Jifan, the biggest scapegoat in the world.

Zhang Yanling came forward affectionately, caressed Fang Jifan’s shoulder enthusiastically, and then said with a distressed look: “My nephew has lost weight, do you want to go to the house to drink some water and replenish yourself?”

Seeing how ‘concerned’ he was, Fang Jifan shook his head like a rattle: “Thank you for your kindness, I love eating bird’s nests.”

Zhang Yanling’s face suddenly dropped, and he forced a smile: “Bird’s nests… Bird’s nests are not delicious, drinking plain water is good and healthy!”

Zhang Heling was afraid that this kid would continue Regarding the matter of pestering the bird’s nest, he hurriedly smiled and said: “What a coincidence, our brothers have just come back from the Queen’s Empress. The Empress specifically talked about you and praised you very much. Our brothers also said that Nephew Fang Xian is really a good person. “No one among the younger generation can compare to Fang Xian’s nephew.”

Fang Jifan also smiled and said: “No, no, that’s too polite.”

“Oh, I heard that you are selling coal recently?” Zhang Heling said with a smile.

He was very well-informed, and he quickly found out what happened in Chongwen Hall.

However, judging from his bright smile, Fang Jifan was absolutely sure that the brothers had not discovered the huge business opportunities brewing in the wasteland of Xishan.

Fang Jifan nodded honestly: “Yes, do some small business to make a living!” The

Zhang brothers laughed again. They really wanted to say, nephew Fang Xian, your IQ is not suitable for business. Our brothers are all worried about you. You If you have money to pay, it’s better to give it to our brothers.

Of course, Zhang Heling felt that he still had some conscience. After all, he had made a huge profit from Fang Jifan, so he said: “Then I wish you a prosperous business.”

The two brothers then exchanged glances, their eyes facing each other, their eyes deep. There was sarcasm everywhere.

Fang Jifan said “oh” and was about to leave.

But it didn’t matter, at this moment, a carriage suddenly came, and a man got out of the carriage. This man was dressed in rich clothes, but he looked like he was just a businessman.

………

The first leader of this book, classmate “The Hacker Dies Qiaoqiao”, is born! congratulations! This classmate is a familiar face, haha…

In addition, I would also like to thank classmate ‘Zi Feiyu’. Classmate ‘Zi Feiyu’ spent several hours and built more than 9,000 buildings in the book review area. It scared the tiger to death. The book I didn’t dare to write anymore. I spent more than thirty minutes counting the first floor, which made my eyes dazzled. You can imagine how much effort it took to review more than 9,000 books.

Ashamed, ashamed, but also extremely grateful.

At the same time, thank you to all the readers who tipped and voted for it, la la la… happy.

(End of chapter)