The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1131

[1131. Chapter 1080 Congratulations to Your Majesty]

, this lady no longer wants to live. Is this life a human life?

After all, she is a lady, but she followed such a guy. At first, she thought that after entering Shouning Houfu, she was a relative of the emperor. You can live a lifetime of fine clothing and food, and have no worries about food and clothing.

But who would have expected that living with him all day long eating bran-thick vegetables would lead to a life that was not as prosperous as that of an ordinary family. After sailing to the West, all the men ran away, leaving only one woman as a widow. Life was worse than death.

Finally he came back, but he actually wanted to commit suicide. It was just a matter of suicide. He still refused to change his nature and was so stingy about even taking rat poison. It would be better to die cleanly.

Mrs. Zhang said angrily: “You can’t live a good life? You brought so much silver, but you never thought about letting our family live a good life for a few days?”

“I…I…” Zhang Heling Kneeling straight, he wanted to argue.

In the distance, Zhang Yanling happily took out a big stick. When she saw her brother kneeling there from a distance, she ran away in fear.

Mrs. Zhang’s surname is Wang, and she should be Zhang Wang. At this moment, Wang was still poking Zhang Heling with her scissors, glaring at him and saying: “You unscrupulous thing, what evil have I done to end up with such a bad luck as you?” Are you willing to live in peace? “

” Live well,” Zhang Heling said immediately under the strong desire to survive.

Mrs. Zhang’s expression finally softened a little, and she said: “Live a good life, then think about how to organize your family, and don’t be idle all day long. Since you brought back the money, you can buy more real estate now, and don’t be an eyesore at home. Now I heard people say that housing prices in Xincheng are going to rise again. You are a marquis after all, your brother is still an uncle, and the two families live on three acres of land. You are not satisfied, you are shameless, and I am still shameless. Go quickly. If you buy a house, you won’t suffer any loss!”

“Yeah…” Zhang Heling seemed to hesitate, but under Zhang Wang’s glare, he finally said, “Oh, I understand.”

…

Buying a house?

Are you kidding me?

Especially Xishan Jianye, it was particularly dazzling and made me angry just looking at it.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were unceremoniously kicked out of the house.

This time, the income was considerable, but in addition to the taxes paid to the internal funds, there were also dividends from the sailors and sailors. What their brothers had in hand was only five million taels of silver, but this amount was actually not small. .

But when they saw the house price of more than 30,000 taels of silver, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were speechless!

It’s so expensive, why not grab it.

The two went around in circles, visiting the new city, the old city, and even Dingxing County. They looked at everything they could, but found that none of the housing prices were cheap.

This time, I really hate Fang Jifan to the core. If I don’t avenge this revenge, I will live forever.

However, it is not without gain. When I study the housing price, I actually found a problem.

Recently, many masters have appeared frequently. A group of great Confucians occasionally read The Wealth of Nations, but… they do so with a critical eye.

Looking at it, I actually figured out a lot of truth.

The most famous one is naturally Mr. Joto Takeshi, who is known as the national teacher.

Mr. Wu was previously a world-famous Confucian, and recently he also taught some economic principles.

There is nothing we can do about it. The economy is really hot right now.

House prices are rising, commodity prices are also rising, and the money in your hands is depreciating day by day. Three years ago, one tael of silver could pull five feet of silk, but now it can only pull three feet.

This inflation, as well as the rise and fall of prices, suddenly made everyone become concerned about it.

If you don’t invest some money to go out and do some business, you will feel uneasy.

As a result, the savings interest rate of Xishan Bank, the rise and fall of housing prices, and the profit margins of workshops in various industries have now become the concerns of almost all wealthy and small wealthy families who have savings.

In the trading center, there are special signboards for bulk goods, and there are many people who copy the signboards for goods transactions at any time to analyze economic trends.

As a result, no one is willing to listen to the great Confucian scholars in the past who just preached the Four Books and Five Classics.

In a world of stagnant water, people with money and leisure can calm down and study the so-called self-cultivation and family-improvement.

But in this impetuous and noisy world, everyone is involved in this mighty trend, whether actively or passively.

Some people have even calculated that if they do nothing with their wealth, it will be worthless in thirty or fifty years.

Therefore, some people want to protect their wealth and want to invest as a last resort.

And some people, in order to earn more money, began to use their money to generate profits in every possible way.

Master Wu is such a person.

Every time he appeared, there was a huge crowd, and countless people cheered, which was even more lively than the stage.

At this time, the Zhang brothers were sitting below and heard countless cheers and cheers.

After being away from Daming for too long, the two brothers were exposed to so many new things for the first time.

Then, with a burst of cheers, a man in Confucian shirt and scarf slowly walked onto the stage with his hands behind his back. People cheered even louder.

Master Wu took a deep breath, and people consciously began to quiet down. Everyone held their breath.

Master Wu said: “The way of heaven is prosperous and humiliating, the earth is full and humiliating, the way of ghosts is harming and prospering, the way of human beings is prosperous and humiliating!”

“What do you mean?” Zhang Heling was stunned, turned his head and lowered his head. Sheng looked towards Zhang Yanling.

Zhang Yanling: “…”

Obviously, he didn’t adapt to this rhythm either.

Master Wu added: “Therefore, this is the principle of economics. At the moment, the land price is so high that it is out of reach. Why is it because someone is manipulating it? Who is manipulating it? I don’t want to mention this person’s name. I want to say more. It’s useless, but the moon waxes and wanes, the moon waxes and wanes when it’s full, and the water overflows when it’s full… Now, I have calculated the population of the new city and the current land price, and the conclusion I’ve come to is really terrible, everyone here. “Does anyone have real estate in the new city?”

Many people extended their hands.

“Then sell it quickly. If you don’t sell it, it will plummet and become worthless… Now the turmoil is imminent. Have you ever thought about how many people have been recruited in this new city? Now, the housing prices in the new city have reached their peak, and the turmoil is coming. In front of you, think about it, countless people have lost their salaries, banks in Xishan, a large number of bank loans have been dishonest, banks have collapsed, and thousands of people have lost their livelihoods. It is right before our eyes. Whoever has cash in hand now is the foundation of his life… … I have been studying for decades and never lie… In The Wealth of Nations, the economy is regarded as a guideline, but little does it know that for thousands of years, throughout the dynasties, the imperial court has governed the world with virtue and filial piety, and the economic way will eventually be inferior. This “The Wealth of Nations” has misled many people. Now, a disaster is coming. Why don’t you prepare early and be prepared?”

The people below cheered.

Someone began to sing: “The Prince Consort came closer and took a closer look. It was written that Qin Xianglian was thirty-two years old and she was suing the Prince Consort of the day…”

Suddenly, the atmosphere became lively.

Countless people sang in unison: “You deceive the king and despise the emperor and his merchants. A man who regrets his marriage marries his wife. He kills his wife and children and loses his conscience…”

Master Wu stood with his hands behind his back.

Like a master outside the world, the sound in this study hall is already shaking the roof tiles.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling must have understood this, and their eyes shone.

It makes sense, son of a bitch Fang Jifan, he is going to be in big trouble.

Zhang Heling whispered: “I won’t buy a house.”

“No, I won’t buy it.” Zhang Yanling looked worried and shouted at his brother: “Will my sister-in-law beat us to death?”

Zhang Heling snorted coldly: ” What does that girl with long hair and short knowledge know? I have benefited a lot from listening to this master’s words today. She didn’t know the taste of meat for three days. Let’s go back and lie to her that we have already bought it. I bought a hundred. Mom, get a fake land deed and go back to fool her.”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yanling was still worried.

After everyone cheered, Master Wu continued to speak.

………

Xiao Jing tiptoed back to Fengtian Hall.

He held the fly whisk in his hand and said with a smile: “Your Majesty, the Chief of Ceremonies has gone to Xishan and sent the edict, but Fang Jifan declined.”

“I declined…” Emperor Hongzhi said in shock: “At that time, I wanted to make him a Duke. At that time, didn’t he happily say thank you for my kindness?”

Xiao Jing stopped talking.

Emperor Hongzhi then lowered his face and said, “You tell me.”

Xiao Jing could only say, “This servant felt that His Majesty was afraid that His Majesty would regret it when he opened the mouth of Chrysostom, so he immediately thanked him. But he had already thanked him, and it was still in full view of everyone. Your Majesty, your Majesty wanted to retaliate, but it was already too late, so Your Majesty issued the order. He pretended to decline to show that he… himself… was humble…”

Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a long time, and suddenly glared at Xiao Jing: “The heart of a villain will judge the heart of a gentleman!”

Xiao Jing: “…”

Xiao Jing could only say: “Yes, I am a villain.”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said with a bitter smile: “Issuing another edict? Tell him not to refuse anymore. Otherwise, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor.”

Just as he was talking, a young eunuch came in and said, “Cabinet scholar Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian want to see you.”

What is this?

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “Xuan.”

Not long after, three people came in, and Liu Jian was the first to say excitedly: “Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty’s edict has been sent to Japan, Ryukyu, Korea, Uszang, Siam, etc.” The vassals were delighted to hear His Majesty’s edict and responded one after another. They were willing to send their noble sons, especially their eldest son, to study in Beijing. They did not dare to neglect it. Among them, it is said that people from the Japanese country have already set off. “

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi felt that. Accident.

I think it was after the peace of Japan that all countries were shocked. At this time, all countries knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was. Therefore, they no longer dared to be hypocritical and tactful, so they became much more respectful.

This was a large-scale visit to the DPRK. It was an unusual time for some envoys to visit. There are thousands of nobles from the Japanese country, and there are also many nobles from the two classes of Korea. In addition, there are also Western countries…

An edict from the imperial court received such a response immediately, which shows that the Ming Dynasty has great regard for the various vassal states. The actual control power has far exceeded that of previous generations.

(End of chapter)