The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1123

[1123. Chapter 1073 Shocks the World]

A house with a hundred acres…

I am afraid no one in the entire capital has such a skill.

The most important thing is that one person cannot live in so many houses at all. After all, the capital is not his hometown. The old house should be built as big as it is, because the old house is an isolated existence. In order to provide a large family with good clothing and food , a large number of manpower must be dedicated to serve. If there is no school, a school must be set up in the house. The ancestors need to have a place, so there needs to be an ancestral hall.

But this is the capital.

Everyone stared at Wang Bushi and took a deep breath.

Wang Bushi said with a smile: “Gentlemen, the opportunity to make a fortune may be coming. It will be profitable to buy some while the housing prices are flat now.”

“…”

No one said anything. Now a lot of bad news has come out. Isn’t it stupid to buy a house at this time?

This is not ten taels, twenty taels, or one hundred taels. This is tens of thousands of taels. Who is willing to accompany you to go crazy?

What’s more, many people have a lot of resentment in their hearts and can’t stand it. But anyone with a ‘conscience’ cannot tolerate being harvested by that successor.

Everyone ignored Wang Bushi, gathered together, and whispered: “Last time, Wang Bushi also donated a lot of money to Xishan Academy. I think he wants to go to the same place as Captain Fang.” It’s dark.”

“Gentlemen, tell the truth. Recently, Fang Jifan actually taught the emperor’s grandson riding and archery. He will be the prince and the emperor in the future. Instead of learning the Four Books and Five Classics, he learned riding and archery…”

Everyone Deep worries arose.

For some people, the current situation is really good.

But for some people, they don’t like their future to become unpredictable.

The original world was beneficial to these Hanlins. They knew the rules of that world and understood every overt or covert rule of that world. They were the kings of that world, but now they don’t understand the world very well. , no matter how prosperous it is, it still gives them an uneasy feeling.

Someone squinted, as if he couldn’t hold it in any longer: “Haven’t you seen it clearly yet? To be honest, what is happening now is based on using wheat fields to save money. Once no one is willing to buy the new city, Zhaizi, just wait and see, Commander Fang, I’m afraid things will be difficult.”

“Oh?” Someone was interested and couldn’t help but ask, “Why is this?”

The man blushed: “This… this… To be honest, I have also read some The Wealth of Nations recently. In this book, there is no faith or benevolence. Some interesting places. “

” Think about it, sir, once housing prices don’t rise, will anyone be eager to buy a house? And once no one buys this house, sir, Fang Jifan has built countless workshops to supply the new city. The construction and renovation of the old city will become unsustainable once the houses are sold. Should the construction of so many workshops and the construction of so many opened roads be continued? They cannot make money out of thin air. Without money, all these will have to be done. Pause, but… have you ever thought about it? Once the new city and the old city are unsustainable, there will be hundreds of thousands of households and miners in the Hexi Corridor. , Dingxing County, and even the current Baoding Prefecture, these people…who will pay them wages? Without wages, they will starve, and the livelihood of hundreds of people will be greatly affected. Can the court still They are ordered to go back to their hometowns to farm. Are they willing to go back? “

“This is the capital. Once something happens under the emperor’s feet, it will not be a joke…”

Many people gasped. I took a breath of cold air and felt a chill down my spine.

Those who wanted to see Fang Jifan’s jokes suddenly felt a little unable to laugh.

If something big changes really happens, it will shake the foundation of the country and cause big trouble.

Many people began to be preoccupied and did not bother to ridicule Fang Jifan. They just felt… chilly in their hearts.

Someone actually came up with an idea, hoping that… nothing would happen.

Wang Bushi was still alone, and he seemed to understand what these people were thinking.

Having said this, I will not pay any more attention to it.

Then, he returned to his own documents. On top of this document was an edict that he had just copied. This edict had been issued for half a month and needed to be copied and copied in the Hanlin Academy.

………

Fang Jifan is still very concerned about the children in the nursery.

The children have grown up, and the eldest is not young. In fact, in ancient times, children of this age, if they came from poor families, had even started to work.

As for Zhu Zaimo, they not only need to learn riding and shooting, but also how to march in the army. Children are the most malleable, because at this time, almost whatever Fang Jifan says will be what they consciously do.

The official affairs of Xishan County are actually assisted by scribes and servants. Even if they are separated from them, they can still run on their own. They are more of a group of observers and learners in the governance of the county government. Well… they are quite similar. In some later countries, political affairs officers and political affairs officers who knew nothing about governance came to power. No matter how ignorant they were about governance, as long as there was a stable affairs officer system, no matter what the political affairs officers thought before taking the stage. No matter how childish and ridiculous it is, it can guarantee that nothing will go wrong.

In addition to riding and shooting, you still need to take care of the horses. Occasionally, you have to go to the county for a walk. Even if you don’t make a decision, you still need to know what has happened in Xishan recently.

In addition, the children gathered in a circle and found some veterans to teach some interesting things about the army.

The children listened very carefully.

Children at this time will be in awe of anyone who has rich life experiences.

At this time, they had not yet been infected with the aloof temper of the nobles, like Fang Jifan.

The old soldier was flattered and talked about the hardships in the army and the concerns in his heart when he left his hometown. These seemingly unintentional stories were like seeds planted in the hearts of the children and sprouted.

The new year is approaching.

Snow began to fall in the sky early. The heavy snow dyed the new city white, but Fang Jifan did not feel cold. He was wrapped in three layers of fur clothes, and now the new city has the atmosphere of the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Surrounding the Daming Palace, the wide asphalt driveway in a tic-shaped shape extends to the end as far as the eye can see. In this tic-shaped space, there are scattered houses. The flow of people in the new city has increased.

The shops along the street are doing brisk business. Even in winter, people struggling to make a living are still busy in the wind and snow.

It’s time to celebrate the New Year.

Fang Jifan is like a wandering soul, walking around. His heart has nowhere to rest. He has become one with the world. As a person who is loved and respected by others, Fang Jifan will be awed by others no matter where he goes. , at the same time, there is also people’s enthusiasm for him. He can always see countless smiling faces. There is no need to doubt the sincerity of these smiles.

But… Fang Jifan couldn’t help but feel a little lonely.

Normally I don’t think so, but every festival, Fang Jifan always thinks of his parents traveling across the ocean, which makes any festival feel a little more chilled.

He lowered his head and looked at the accounts very seriously. Wang Jinyuan frowned: “I don’t know who is spreading rumors outside, saying that our house cannot be sold. The newly listed three thousand acres of house has only sold more than a thousand households. There are also Nearly two thousand households have no whereabouts. The Chinese New Year is about to come, and so many people have to be paid and fed. Before, the stall in Xishan Jianyepu was too big, but now…”

Fang Jifan said calmly: “You This dog-like thing only knows how to scaremonger, stop talking nonsense, it’s not your turn to worry about this matter, the project that should be carried out, continue to be carried out, if you have difficulty in turnover, you can borrow some loans from the bank, don’t worry “Good people will be rewarded.”

Wang Jinyuan was reassured by what he said.

But the young master suddenly said that good people are rewarded, which made him nervous all of a sudden. It sounded like… it was about to end.

Fang Jifan, on the other hand, was blowing his whistle with his hands behind his back, seemingly not worried at all.

“Master, Master…” Suddenly, someone ran over and said excitedly: “Master… the fleet… is back, back to Tianjin, eating beef is a crime, back…”

Back to Tianjin…

The movements of the Zhang brothers were so fast.

Fang Jifan suddenly perked up.

“The news has spread. Many people have gone to Tianjin, saying they want to see it with their own eyes, Master… This is a fleet that has traveled around the world. Everyone was frightened. It turns out that the feet are really round. They thought Look, what does this boat look like when it swims across a big ball? “

Any fact that subverts our understanding will cause a huge sensation.

What’s more, we are still in this ignorant era.

When the journals published relevant papers, people just thought it was just a weird talk, just chatting and laughing with others after dinner.

But… when this really happens in front of one’s own eyes, this is definitely a huge impact on many people’s hearts.

Many people were stunned, and then… they wanted to see it to believe it. Tianjin Port was already crowded with people… and was surrounded by water.

One ship after another has docked.

Immediately afterwards, the tax collector secured the key point and began to sort out the goods on the ship.

One by one, boxes were carried down.

People rushed to get there.

But at this time, the one who was even more excited… was Zhang Heling. At this time, he was still standing on the deck, not in a hurry to get off the ship, but he knew that next, he would report a piece of good news that would shock both the government and the public.

Since the voyage to the West…the truly huge gains have begun to appear.

Compared with the petty robberies in the past, the most stable source of wealth… will appear in front of the emperors and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty… Of course… the Zhang family… will pay dividends!

(End of chapter)