The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1364

[1364. Chapter 1296 A capable minister in governing the world]

. Fang Jifan understood Zhu Houzhao very well.

His ambitions were much greater than that of Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi wanted to guard one-third of an acre of land, and his wife and children could sit on the hot bed in a passive manner. Looking at it, it turned out that there was also the Golden Continent. In order to allow his descendants to have their wives and children warm on the hot bed, he had no choice but to go there. Give it a try.

Zhu Houzhao is different.

Zhu Houzhao belongs to the kind who spends all day playing with swords and looking for enemies everywhere.

Fang Jifan sighed and met Zhu Houzhao’s hot gaze.

“Hey, Your Highness, Your Highness, what should I say to you? What should I do if Your Majesty finds out the truth? I still have a lot of money that I haven’t spent completely.”

Zhu Houzhao patted him on the shoulder: “We are friends, so I just told you, just tell me, do you want to do it?”

Fang Jifan thought for a while and nodded: “If something happens for the last time, I will take charge of the rear.”

Zhu Houzhao smiled brightly: “I know you are loyal.

” Of course.” Fang Jifan said: “This is handed down from our ancestors. I told you that my uncle was in Tumu Fort…”

“Don’t mention Tumu Fort!” Zhu Houzhao spread out the map: “Look at it carefully, Wang Xizuo. Where can we take people to land?”

Fang Jifan sighed and had to lower his head and look at the map: “I think the most likely place is Tanggu.”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: “No, Tanggu is the safest place to land. Since Wang Xizuo is a craftsman, he will definitely not lead the Spaniards to land at Tanggu. I think… it is very likely that he will land at Dagukou, which is across the river from Tanggu. It is an excellent landing place. However, he wants to come I also know that the Ming Dynasty has stationed troops and horses here, and I think it may be at the entrance of Dagong.”

Fang Jifan shook his head: “I think… No, if Wang Xizuo wants to win the trust of the Spaniards, he will never take the risk of deceiving them. He was not sure whether there were other channels for obtaining information in Spain. It was best to hide his method, which was exactly… 70% true, 30% false. This piece of shit actually didn’t specify the landing location. “

Zhu Houzhao said happily.” No matter where he lands, he should deploy heavy troops at both locations.”

Fang Jifan smiled and said nothing.

The next day, Emperor Hongzhi led his ministers to Tianjin Guards.

Tianjin Wei has begun to take shape as a big port.

Continuous warehouses are rising from the ground. In the future, there will be a railway connection here. There are shipyards everywhere at the port, and canvas wooden ships and steam ships are being built crazily.

The headquarters of Siyang Trading Company is located here.

In the future, countless goods will be transported from the inland to here via railways. To the south, the goods can be transported to the south of the Yangtze River through the canal. To the west, the goods can be transported by sea and then sent to all parts of the world through the Siyang Trading Company. .

certainly.

Nowadays, the Siyang Commercial Bank is frantically placing orders with the money they have collected from the stock market, no, it is raised. Their demand for merchant ships is so great that even though the New Deal has not yet begun here, there are already countless orders. Businessmen gathered, and craftsmen of all kinds came here to admire its reputation.

A large number of orders gave birth to the shipbuilding industry.

Because of the deadline, the shipyard had to spend a lot of money to recruit shipwrights of all kinds.

Coupled with the construction of steam engine ships, the cost is even more staggering. Many students who graduated from Xishan Academy work here. In order to manufacture nearby, Xishan Iron and Steel Workshop has built a huge steelmaking plant here and expanded it repeatedly.

Here… it’s a prosperous situation.

Emperor Hongzhi had been to Tianjin Wei before. When he arrived in Tianjin City this time, he stood on the tower and looked up. Looking at the formerly endless wilderness, it has now become countless residences and workshops. He sighed in his heart: ” The power of the New Deal has spread to Tianjin.”

Zhu Houzhao said happily: “It was all brought by Siyang trading companies and steamships. Where is Tang Yin? Didn’t Tang Yin supervise the shipbuilding here? Where did he go? “

Fang Jifan stood aside and was very eager in his heart. My dearest disciple, Tang Yin is here. Master and disciple have not seen each other for a long time.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled. The wind here was a bit strong, but he was very interested. He turned around and said to the officials: “The land price here must have skyrocketed.”

The officials all shrank their necks. To be honest, the weather was too It was cold and windy, and they couldn’t bear it. But when they heard the price of the land… they were all confused.

Yes, if we had accumulated land here…

From this point of view, what will be the future prospects of this gateway to the capital, the largest port of the Ming Dynasty in the future, a super hub connecting canals, railways and shipping?

I am really blind.

Fang Jifan smiled.

Emperor Hongzhi’s eyes fell on Fang Jifan: “Jifan, why are you laughing?”

Fang Jifan said with a bitter face: “I’m not smiling…”

Zhu Houzhao said happily: “Father, don’t ask him. If you ask him, he won’t dare to say anything. , at the beginning, Lao Fang and his ministers, especially his ministers, borrowed a large sum of money to buy 30 to 40% of the land of Tianjin Wei. You see, my father, from Dagukou to here, and then there , these lands are all ours.”

He danced with joy.

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

He then looked at Fang Jifan angrily, as if to say, why didn’t he bring me with him in the first place?

Fang Jifan immediately said: “Your Majesty, my minister… my minister…”

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: “That’s all, this is a matter for you young people.”

He showed great tolerance.

Fang Jifan has excellent vision. Of course, he will never keep it to himself and will always take the prince with him. With the prince’s late-minded nature, Emperor Hongzhi did not expect him to be enlightened on this economic method. With Fang Jifan taking care of him, Emperor Hongzhi could rest assured.

Behind him, all the officials gasped.

Damn it… Duke Qi is this piece of shit…

Someone pulled Wang Bushi’s sleeves and whispered: “Scholar Wang, you bought it too.”

Wang Bushi pushed up his sunglasses and said coldly: “The best in the world There is endless money to be made, and there are ten thousand ways to make money. Tianjin Wei is not something I can do. “

The person who asked wanted to ridicule Wang Bushi.

Aren’t you very good at making money?

Did you buy it?

But as soon as he heard Wang Bushi’s words, he felt like he had received a 10,000-point critical hit.

Ten thousand kinds…

Wang Bushi…you are also a piece of shit.

Wang Bushi just smiled, he was telling the truth.

He has many ways to make money, but Tianjin Wei’s money is very hot. The reason is that it is greatly influenced by Xishan and Siyang trading companies. On the surface, it is a huge profit, but its planning is all controlled by the prince. and Fang Jifan’s hand.

When you didn’t have much capital, you could gamble big. But once one’s own capital reaches a certain scale, it is not the best choice to invest heavily in Tianjin Wei’s land.

Only Shen Wen, the bachelor, looked at Zhu Houzhao’s back with a look of resentment and blinked in his eyes, as if to say, pay back the money!

Zhu Houzhao didn’t notice anything strange behind him. He stretched out his hand and pointed like he was counting treasures: “Father, look there, near the canal, a road network will be built to connect with the railway. In the future, there will be countless goods. , will be unloaded here. Not only that, the railway will also be extended to Dagukou, and a huge port will be built at Dagukou for cargo handling. There will be many shipyards in Tanggu, mainly for shipbuilding. Industry, there are now more than 60 shipyards there, large and small. Of course, the largest one is Xishan Shipbuilding Bureau, which is used to manufacture the latest steamships… Now Tianjin Wei has the largest influx of refugees. The demand for people here is also the greatest, even far exceeding that of the capital and Tongzhou. “

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: “Of course, this is all thanks to Tang Yin. Father, you don’t know that there were not many officials stationed here in the past. Of course, Tianjin has such a promising future, so how can it be safely left to them? But Tang Yin is different. Tang Yin is the commander of the Invincible Fleet in the East and an appointed minister of the imperial court. It is natural for him to come here. , this Tianjin Guard, he has the final say. The coastal defense, government affairs, and shipbuilding here are now in charge of Tang Yin. Oh, Tang Yin is a good man, and his ministers like him very much.”

Fang Jifan glanced at Zhu Houzhao with disdain. He quickly turned his face away.

This shameless person’s so-called love for Tang Yin is based on interests. The prince has so much wealth in Tianjin Wei, and all his hopes are pinned on Tang Yin. How can he not like it?

He is different. His love for Tang Yin is pure, not tainted with any interests, and is also deep. The relationship between teacher and student is like that between father and son. In the words of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, it is ‘the public’. To put it more plainly: I am your father.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: “Tang Yin has a good temperament, but sometimes he is a bit pedantic, but… he is indeed a talent that can be made.”

Emperor Hongzhi also praised Tang Yin.

Just as he was talking, a eunuch came and said, “Your Majesty, Bachelor Tang is here.”

Tang Yin’s real official position was that of a Hanlin scholar. He was ordered to command the Eastern Invincible Fleet and was responsible for supervising the construction of ships and recruiting sailors.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi said: “Come on, call me up.”

Tang Yin looked tired, and he was much thinner. He hurriedly climbed up the tower, and when he saw Emperor Hongzhi, he bowed: “I have seen your Majesty.”

Then, he raised his head. , glanced at Fang Jifan, with surprise in his eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a straight face: “Tang Qing’s family, my emperor is here, and you are a noble person. Not only did you not come to greet me, but you came late. Why, do you still need me to order someone to carry you here in a sedan?”

Tang Yin He was ashamed and said hurriedly: “Your Majesty is in a hurry. When I received the news, I was in Tanggu and came all the way. Unexpectedly, I was still late. I am dead. I beg your Majesty to forgive me.”

Emperor Hongzhi was just testing.

Seeing Tang Yin’s tired appearance, he must have come here.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Get up, just now, the prince is praising you, saying that you are a capable minister, prince, right?”

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: “Father is absolutely right.”

(End of Chapter)