The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1358

[1358. Chapter 1291 Break your dog’s head]

and depose the New Deal.

Railway repairs were suspended.

Emperor Hongzhi’s mind was buzzing.

Then… wouldn’t it be… everything is over.

There are so many stocks, and all internal funds are supported by stocks.

Not only that, but the millions of refugees recruited in Xincheng are also…completely finished.

Refugees are everywhere.

What does it mean?

Are you Fang Jifan crazy?

…

Fang Jifan is very serious. He seems to have an effective plan.

“Your Majesty, I have already thought about it. It is really inappropriate to rashly dismiss the New Deal. Why don’t we plan it slowly and take it step by step? Mr. Mao Ji said it very well. It might as well, let’s start with the suspension of repairs. The railway started…”

The railway was stopped…

that is to say, the railway will not be built in the future.

Someone suddenly said: “Didn’t you say that the railway was built to Changping?”

The person who spoke was actually Zhao Yi!

The news is very solid.

Previously, there was news circulating privately in Changping.

Ordinary people definitely don’t know.

What could they know?

But who is Zhao Yi? He is a gentry. He may be nothing in other places, but in this one-third-acre land in Changping, a person like him can make the ground tremble when he stamps his feet.

At first, Zhao Yi only thought the news was a bit strange.

Does Changping really want to build a railway?

He was a well-connected person. He went to Beijing to repair the book and sent people to inquire. Sure enough… he found out that Xishan Academy seemed to have a plan for the railway.

In Changping, some sneaky people appeared, carrying instruments and running all over the mountains and plains.

Of course… Based on these alone, Zhao Yi cannot be sure of the accuracy of the news.

But when His Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to ask for military training in Changping, Zhao Yi suddenly became interested.

It is said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince owes a lot of money. Why did he suddenly come to Changping to train troops? There are many places to train troops in this world, but Changping is a small place. It’s weird, so weird.

Could it be that…

gentlemen like Zhao Yi, when they thought of those rumors, suddenly…they cheered up.

What does the railway mean? It means free money.

Ignorant people may not know anything about what is happening in Beijing.

But the gentry is different. Even though they usually speak pedantically, they may become gentry. Are people with big fortunes a fuel-efficient lamp?

Privately, Zhao Yi and many gentry were already crazy.

Hurry, hoard land.

I heard that when a railway was built in Tongzhou, the value of the mountainous land that cost seven or eight taels of silver actually increased tenfold.

The time to make a fortune…has arrived.

For ordinary people, they just follow any good news blindly. They are like the fine sand in a river, swept away by the rolling water.

But the gentry are different. They are the masters of this world. They see farther than others and have sharper noses than others.

They acted quickly.

Zhao Yi is very courageous. Now whoever has more land can become rich overnight.

Therefore, he began to purchase land crazily.

There were many gentry buying land like him, which secretly caused a sharp rise in land prices in Changping County.

But no matter how much the price rises, as long as the railway is built, it will be profitable.

Therefore, even if the land is sold, the land must continue to be bought.

I don’t have enough money, what should I do?

Take a loan.

Xishan Bank has already started business in Changping.

The Zhao family is a large family. They already own a large amount of fertile farmland and land, as well as mansions and shops in the county. Using these assets as collateral, they borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from Xishan Bank and continued to frantically purchase more land.

Although the Zhao family now owes a lot of debt, the monthly interest payments are even more staggering.

But Zhao Yi is not worried, land is money.

The gentry in Changping County are waiting now for the news about the railway construction in Changping County to be officially released, and then… they start to make a lot of money crazily.

But…

the railway…will not be repaired.

I won’t practice it anymore.

Damn it… If you don’t repair it, it means that the land that you bought twice or three times… is worthless in an instant, which means that you owe countless loans to the bank. From now on, you will never be the same. If they don’t get it, the next step is for the bank to take their mortgaged house deeds and land deeds and start to reclaim their fields and properties.

This means that tomorrow… I will be completely bankrupt and become a pauper. The family fortune accumulated by generations, or even dozens of generations, will be wiped out.

Zhao Yi shuddered.

Many gentry were confused and their eyes were straight.

In unison, four words suddenly appeared in their minds… Go bankrupt!

Zhao Yi shivered and felt a little cold. He was dizzy and his body was cold.

Supporting Mao Ji is not about throwing blame.

I support Mao Ji because those businessmen are so hateful that they dare to be on an equal footing with me. It’s because my own disciples still have to study and take exams for merit and fame. These stereotypes are no longer popular. How can it be the turn of those newbies to point fingers?

So in essence, supporting Mao Ji is just for Mao Ji to cause trouble and let the gentry in the world compete for the right to speak and some benefits. We want the privileges of the Ming Dynasty; we also want the cake of the New Deal. Not only do we want it, but we also want to cut the largest portion.

Therefore, Zhao Yi felt that Mao Ji’s words were very touching. He felt that Mao Ji’s words spoke to his heart. He supported Mao Ji’s attack on the new learning with both hands. In this world, letting a group of math, physics and chemistry people make the decision is not the collapse of etiquette. Are you happy?

But now…

Chen

Feng opened his mouth wide, looking dumbfounded.

He is the censor of Youdu.

He sympathized with and agreed with Mao Ji, because he and Mao Ji both had the same identity.

But…what do you mean…

no more New Deal?

The railway will not be repaired?

What should I do with the Railway Bureau’s stocks in my own hands? Will my mansion plummet?

………

Xie Qian and others… were silent.

The Chief Envoy of Baoding accounts for most of the current revenue of the national treasury. Not only that, but once there are refugees everywhere… what will happen?

…………

silence.

In this silence…

Fang Jifan said with emotion: “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and your ministers were wrong. Your Majesty, your ministers hereby admit their mistake. Please let Mr. Mao Ji go and punish your ministers…”

…

“Qi Guogong …” Someone interrupted Fang Jifan arrogantly.

Someone stood up slightly tremblingly, tears streaming down his face.

It’s Zhao Yi.

Go bankrupt, go bankrupt!

Ancestors, my children are unfilial, my children are sorry for you.

He can no longer care… The emperor is here, he can’t care about anyone, his face is ferocious, if someone hands him a knife now, he dares to say “My life is up to me, I leave it to the sky, if the sky destroys me” I will destroy the sky, and then kill all these bastards in front of me.

“What?” Fang Jifan had never seen anyone dare to be so bold.

Zhao Yi asked: “The railway will not be repaired?”

“It will not be repaired.” Fang Jifan answered seriously.

Zhao Yi stared at Fang Jifan, and he felt that Fang Jifan was becoming more and more familiar: “Why don’t you practice?”

This man’s words were funny, and Fang Jifan had already explained it.

Fang Jifan said: “Executive member Zhao, we seem to have met before. You forgot, you also talked about the railway… it is not a good thing, it is a bad idea. Is this what you said?”

Zhao Yi’s face was ashen, and his eyes were as dead as ever. Staring at Fang Jifan.

As Fang Jifan grew up, no one had ever dared to be so arrogant in front of him.

Zhao Yi did it.

Zhao Yi ignored him, but mechanically said: “No, please make it clear, whether the railway in Changping will be repaired or not, I only ask you this.”

Then he scolded the railway, just because scholars like to make noises, so he scolded So what? Scolding just shows that I am noble, but it does not mean that I, Zhao Yi, do not need railways. Without railways, I, Zhao Yi, will be finished.

Fang Jifan shook his head: “Ask Mr. Mao Ji whether to practice or not.”

Zhao Yi suddenly understood.

Like an idiot, his eyes fell on Mao Ji.

He stared at Mao Ji and said word by word: “Mr. Mao Ji, do you think this railway will be repaired or not?”

Mao Ji: “…”

He had a calm expression on his face, thinking that he had a chance to win.

But…now, he suddenly felt a little panicked, should he repair it? If you cultivate it, wouldn’t it mean that you are… slapping yourself in the face?

If he said he didn’t cultivate, the person in front of him…

Zhao Yi smiled cruelly: “You tell me.”

Mao Jixin suddenly felt a little cold.

He once remembered people like Zhao Yi, who all praised him and regarded him as a sage, but now…

Zhao Yi suddenly let out a sinister smile: “Who are you? It’s your turn to take part in the affairs of this world.” A rotten scholar is gesticulating!”

Mao Ji was angry: “You…”

“Your Highness, you are so wise. You built a steam locomotive for the benefit of the people. You old dog, you are gesticulating all day long, not on the left and not on the right. , In this world, so many people rely on His Majesty the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi for their clothing and food. This is also because of Your Majesty’s wisdom. You are worthy of slandering the Crown Prince everywhere!”

Mao Ji felt a little confused.

Before he came, he thought of various possibilities, and even… He dared to face the emperor, but… facing someone like Zhao Yi…

Zhao Yi rushed forward like a wounded wild boar.

Mao Ji was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly.

Zhao Yi said sadly: “You talk, you talk, aren’t you very good at talking on weekdays? Why, do you want my whole family of twenty-seven to die with you? Ha… you are a bitch, what kind of celebrity? What a big deal, you are nothing.”

Zhao Yi grabbed Mao Ji’s shirt.

He was so powerful that the veins on his forehead were exposed, and Mao Ji felt like he was suffocating.

Then, he stretched out his other hand, which was hanging in the air, and then fanned it down fiercely.

Snap…

this slap was simple and straightforward.

Mao Ji suddenly had stars in his eyes, and he was completely confused.

The burning pain on his face spread all over his body, and he subconsciously let out a sigh, and his whole body was knocked to the ground like mud.

Pooh!

Zhao Yi spat out a mouthful of foam, which landed on Mao Ji’s face. Then, he said solemnly: “Try to tell the right and wrong of His Royal Highness again. I, Zhao Yi, don’t care about my life. I will smash your dog’s head today!”

(End of chapter)