The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1122

[1122. Chapter 1072 As long as you have money]

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “But he is still a child…”

Emperor Hongzhi understood the truth.

Emperor Hongzhi cannot see whether this education is feasible and whether it is really as good as the vision proposed by Fang Jifan.

What he sees now is his grandson suffering.

Seeing how pitiful this child was, Emperor Hongzhi’s heart felt like a knife piercing his heart.

Fang Jifan waved to Zhu Zaimo: “Zaimo, come…”

Zhu Zaimo heard his mentor yelling, and he felt that his arm no longer belonged to him.

But he still pulled the bow and didn’t move at all.

When Fang Jifan saw that he was ignoring him, his self-esteem was severely bruised and he was furious.

Then Wang Shouren said: “Your Highness, listen to my mentor.”

Wang Shouren gave the order. Zhu Zaimo immediately relaxed and loosened his bow string. He suddenly felt a sense of relief, and then he jumped off the horse.

His leaping movement scared Emperor Hongzhi into a cold sweat again, but Fang Jifan couldn’t help but said sourly: “Your Majesty… In all conscience, the emperor and grandson don’t really listen to his son’s words now. What will happen to the emperor and grandson in the future? You can’t blame me.”

Unfortunately, Emperor Hongzhi turned a deaf ear to his words.

Zhu Zaimo was already sweating profusely and rushed forward and saluted Emperor Hongzhi: “Sun Chen has met your Majesty.”

Emperor Hongzhi grabbed his arm holding the bow with affection and was about to greet him when Fang Jifan stood beside him. He said with a face: “Your Highness, your senior brother Bo’an will teach you riding and shooting, are you willing?”

“Willing.” Zhu Zaimo immediately stood up straighter than a javelin and roared angrily.

This roar startled Emperor Hongzhi.

Fang Jifan asked again: “Is it hard?”

“No!” Zhu Zaimo yelled as usual.

“He punished you, do you have any complaints in your heart!”

Zhu Zaimo shouted: “No complaints!”

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but touched Zhu Zaimo’s head: “Zaimo, you are the most promising as a teacher. This I appreciate your resilience, which is like a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers. Among all the disciples, you are a malleable talent.”

Fang Jifan then smiled and saluted Emperor Hongzhi: “Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is delighted to mention such a great grandson. The good fortune of our country is the good fortune of your majesty, the good fortune of your sons and ministers, and the good fortune of all the people.”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

He looked at the enthusiastic Zhu Zaimo and didn’t know what to do.

At this time, he suddenly realized that although his grandson could be eight years old, he would be nine years old after this year. Long-term training has made him appear much more mature than ordinary children. In a few years, he will be nine years old. I’m just afraid that a big wedding is coming, and by then, maybe a great-grandson will be born.

He… has grown up, and he can no longer be treated like a child.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Study hard. If it’s hard, you can tell me.”

Zhu Zaimo shouted: “Your Majesty, Sun Chen is not working hard.”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head: “Go ahead.”

He waved his hand.

Without saying a word, Zhu Zaimo returned to the school grounds, mounted his horse, continued to draw his bow, and accepted the punishment.

Looking at this energetic young man, Emperor Hongzhi didn’t know whether to be pleased or to smile bitterly.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan: “I entrust Zai Mo to you and let you teach him. Firstly, because I know that you are a talented person. Secondly, I also know that the world has changed. What’s more, I can’t understand. My vision has become higher and broader. Speaking of it, this is a change that has not happened in a thousand years. I don’t know what kind of talents our Ming Dynasty will need in the future, or what kind of people can inherit the rule in the future. , I can’t see the road ahead, so I trust you. But… since I entrust you with a heavy responsibility, if something goes wrong, I will still not let you go lightly.”

Fang Jifan said seriously: “Please rest assured, my minister has done it. Everything I do is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and I am truly selfless. I do not ask for your majesty’s “gifts”. I dare not even think about your majesty’s rewards. I just want to work with my heart, carry forward the legacy of my ancestors, and repay the emperor’s kindness.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression changed, and he glanced at Fang Jifan meaningfully: “You don’t want generous gifts on the left and heavy rewards on the right. You think I don’t know. You are reminding me that when we wiped out the Japanese pirates… I promised a heavy reward.” “Yes.”

When Fang Jifan heard this, he immediately felt that his integrity had been greatly insulted: “I have been wronged. I have never thought about this. I only care about the country. I never imagined that Your Majesty would be so cruel.” Your Majesty, we have to make an agreement. If your Majesty is serious about keeping your promise and giving generous gifts to your ministers and the profit-minded Tang Yin, you can no longer give money. Neither your ministers nor Tang Yin love money.”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, he suddenly felt. , I am used to Fang Jifan’s temperament, but sometimes I don’t see him being a little cautious, and I am a little unaccustomed to it. He said with a straight face: “The Japanese pirates haven’t been completely wiped out yet. Didn’t you say that in the near future, we will summon Japan, Korea and Ryukyu?” Are you waiting for the noble sons of the vassal states to come to Beijing? It’s okay for Korea and Ryukyu, but… this Japanese country… sends a large number of protons, and I’m afraid something will happen. What’s more, I heard from Li Qing’s family yesterday. Jin said, he was quite worried about this. Over the years, the Ming Dynasty has made great progress. Potatoes and sweet potatoes, four-wheeled carriages and horses, glass, and many, many things. If these things are all allowed to If the protons learn from it, I’m afraid… it may not be a good thing for me, Da Ming. “

Li Dongyang has always been very wise.

What he said is not unreasonable.

The Ming Dynasty has always been strict with foreign vassals. Except for envoys, no private contacts are allowed. Even envoys have special agencies to manage them to prevent them from causing trouble or prying into anything.

Sending a large number of people to Daming now may not be a good thing.

Fang Jifan said with a smile: “Your Majesty, don’t worry, I have my own considerations.”

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while: “As for the emperor’s grandson…it would be better not to make any mistakes.”

Emperor Hongzhi drove back to the palace with deep worries.

After Emperor Hongzhi left, Xishan became active again.

Zhu Houzhao looked frightened and wiped his sweat: “I almost got killed by you again.”

Fang Jifan said: “Why did your Highness say this? Isn’t it a good time now? Your Majesty is kind-hearted and lenient towards others. The meaning of His Highness’s words is clear. It means that His Majesty treats others harshly. Your Majesty, your words are a bit heart-breaking. This…is His Majesty’s fault. Your Majesty, as children and ministers, we must think of His Majesty in the best direction. You must not make any groundless speculations about His Majesty.”

Zhu Houzhao: “…”

Fortunately, he is a person who doesn’t care.

Shake his head.

Too lazy to argue with Fang Jifan.

“Old Fang, can you let Wang Shouren teach my son? I don’t think Wang Shouren is anything special. Hum, talking about riding and shooting…”

Fang Jifan said hurriedly: “Your Majesty has more important things.”

Zhu Houzhao became worried again. : “Now the old city is being renovated, Dingxing County is undergoing development in full swing, and here in the new city, there are still so many houses. I heard that the housing prices in the new city are now a bit unstable, and many people are waiting and watching. What should we do? I still owe a lot of money.”

Fang Jifan smiled: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, our Ming Dynasty is most in need of people to support the construction of the new city.”

After appeasing Zhu Houzhao, Fang Jifan asked. Progress of the Steam Engine Institute.

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help but said: “Have you not read the recent papers? I have published three papers, all of which were published after overcoming some difficulties. Anyway, it is useless to say these, you are too lazy.”

Zhu Houzhao resented. He glanced at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan didn’t take it seriously. Laziness is human nature, and I, Fang Jifan, am a human being, not a god. The most important thing for a person is to know how to face himself.

…

In the past few days, housing prices in the new city have indeed become somewhat loose, mainly due to the fact that mansions in the old city have begun to be sold.

Therefore, although the houses in the old city are selling hotly, the house prices in the new city have not changed for more than a month.

The most important thing is that some unscrupulous guy actually exposed a certain project developed in the new city. Many people, prompted by Wang Jinyuan, queued up overnight to ‘buy a house’. As a result, it was revealed that these wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River were , in fact, they are a group of invited idlers.

As soon as the news spread, many people couldn’t help but spread the news that the house in Xincheng might not be sold.

The entire Hanlin Academy was in panic. There were… quite a few people buying houses in the Hanlin Academy.

Wang Bushi suddenly became very popular. Although many scholars despised Wang Bushi as a person, it must be said that Wang Bushi had an extremely accurate vision and everyone couldn’t help but come to him to inquire.

“It is said that the house in the new city…”

Wang Bushi knew what they wanted to ask without having to finish listening to the words. Wang Bushi said calmly: “There may have been some slowdowns recently, including the renovation of the old city. The reason is also because the popularity of the workshop has occupied a lot of funds for house purchase. However… what is the new city now? This is the foundation of the imperial city, close to the center. The mansions here are still early. In my opinion, In the next month or two, it may be possible to climb higher.”

Everyone listened with open ears, and those who bought the mansion felt a little more at ease.

But he didn’t buy it, but he was a little anxious: “But I heard that the dog-like Fang Jifan secretly hired people to buy a house to create an illusion. It can be seen that his house really cannot be sold. Wang Xueshi didn’t say that the supply was too high before. Ask, isn’t this just an oversupply? Mr. Wang, you have many houses in the new city, so you are afraid that the price of the new city will fall. You know, one acre of land in the new city is more than seven or eight times that of the old city. This old city If you have a steam train, you might as well go to the old city to buy one.”

Some people began to doubt Wang Bushi’s intentions.

Don’t you just have a lot of houses, so you encourage others?

Wang Bushi said with a smile: “It just so happens that in recent days, while the housing prices have eased, I bought a hundred acres of land in Xincheng…”

A hundred acres…

everyone took a breath and made such a big move. Ah, doesn’t this mean that Wang Bushi invested all his wealth in it? This guy… is a madman!

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