The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1422

[1422. Chapter 1351 Immortal Merits]

Fang Jifan met Emperor Hongzhi’s gaze and said slowly.

“Your Majesty, under the leadership of Liu Jin, the Siyang Trading Company has been tepid in the past two years, but in fact, Liu Jin has already established a presence in various countries.”

“Not talking about trade strongholds, just in the past two years , I have found countless information from various countries.” As he spoke, he paused and took a breath before continuing.

“My son is not praising Liu Jin. This Liu Jin and my son are not related…”

“Wait a minute…” Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan with questioning eyes: “Didn’t Liu Jin worship you as his eldest father?”

“Your Majesty .

Your Majesty, you are indeed aware of everything. But Your Majesty, your minister has so many disciples and disciples, and a recognized godson is nothing. For example, Eunuch Xiao, he still claims to be your nephew. Sir, do you have any intention of protecting him?”

Fang Jifan glanced at Xiao Jing, swallowed his saliva, and then spoke again.

“My son and minister keep a clear distinction between public and private affairs when doing things. I only have His Majesty and the imperial court in my heart. Other than that, I have no personal feelings. My son and minister’s heart can be verified by heaven and earth, as can be seen by the sun and the moon.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

There is some truth to that.

Fang Jifan continued: “Many of the messages from these four foreign trading houses indicate one thing, that is, none of the countries has established a stable monetary system, and those that are lagging behind are even still in the stage of exchanging goods for goods. . Even better, although money is also minted, countries frequently attack each other. New currencies replace old currencies at any time. In addition, the content of gold and silver coins is not unified due to the minting of private money. According to

the standards, people buy and sell, and the transactions of this currency are often the most cumbersome. “

“Er Chen believes that Xishan’s banknotes have been popularized in the Ming Dynasty, but now have good credit. On the one hand, the bank has been favored by the palace and the court. Supervision, there are special rules and regulations, and there are enough reserves of gold and silver to ensure that they will never be harmed by bank runs. So, why not run banks in various countries and spread the bank’s banknotes all over the world? “

On the one hand, with a unified currency standard, the future trade between Siyang Commercial Bank and various countries will be more satisfactory. And if all countries accept banknotes, then our Ming Dynasty can use banknotes to import special products from various countries.” In order to enrich the shortage of our Ming Dynasty. Secondly, the Ming Dynasty ruled the countries. In the past, it only controlled the countries through tribute. The ministers thought that this was very unstable. With banks, banknotes were passed, and then banknotes were passed. Purchase a large amount of assets from various countries so that they will never rebel. “

Furthermore, a large amount of gold and silver will be imported into the Ming Dynasty to alleviate the inflation in the Ming Dynasty, and this inflation can be introduced into various countries to reduce the pressure.” Strengthening Xishan Bank and Siyang Trading Company has these three great benefits. What do you think, Your Majesty? “

Emperor Hongzhi is in a good mood now, and a smile can’t help but appear on his face.

He understood most of what Fang Jifan said.

Although I don’t understand some of it, all countries in the world use Ming Dynasty money, so there is nothing wrong with it.

Emperor Hongzhi thought, feeling very happy. All countries in the world used Ming Dynasty money. This was an unprecedented thing in history. However, he seemed to have thought of something again. He couldn’t help but stare at Fang Jifan with his eyes wide open and asked.

“Can it be realized? What if all countries refuse to comply?”

Fang Jifan smiled at Emperor Hongzhi.

“Your Majesty, the promotion of money tickets depends on the stakes. For princes, nobles, merchants and even ordinary people in various countries, as long as this thing is stable and its value can always be guaranteed, they will make their own choices. This is by no means If the king of a country wants to ban it, he can ban it. When there is no more stable currency than banknotes in the country, people will naturally be more willing to accept transactions with banknotes. This is not something that the king of a country can do just by issuing an edict. , it can be solved.”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded, squinting his eyes thoughtfully.

“You come up with the regulations. This matter will be handled by the Jingfu.”

The role of the Jingfu came out immediately.

There have been many giant trading houses in the Ming Dynasty, whether they are banks, Siyang Trading Company, Xingfu Group, or giants such as steel, textiles, steam locomotives, etc., among them, there is no institution in the middle. Coordination is impossible.

But the DPRK and the Central Government don’t know much about this.

Fang Jifan said: “I obey the decree.”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “I have finally been looking forward to this day. In a few days, it will be the birthday of the Empress Dowager. This is a double happiness, haha…”

With money , Emperor Hongzhi was in high spirits and his face was glowing.

Liu Jian and others, on the other hand, were speechless. If they had known this, the national treasury should have purchased some stock assets appropriately. Even if the treasury failed, they should have bought some in the first place.

Emperor Hongzhi sent someone to ask again. As he was talking, less than half an hour later, another eunuch came to report: “Your Majesty, it has increased, it has increased again, it has increased four times, it has increased four times.”

Emperor Hongzhi calmed down and pressed his hands: “This is nothing, don’t get excited.”

Liu Jian and others looked at Emperor Hongzhi with resentment.

………

Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin received the imperial edict and arrived at the capital at starry night. It was just dawn, but there were already carriages and horses in the palace to welcome them into the palace.

Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin were sitting in the car. Their car arrived at the Meridian Gate. Outside the Meridian Gate were hundreds of officials preparing to enter the court to discuss.

But the carriage and horses did not stop, and the officials had to give way one after another, and then one by one they watched the carriage pass directly through the Meridian Gate and enter the palace.

Huh…

all the officials looked at the cars and horses going away, and their eyes were about to shed tears.

The treatment of traveling in the palace is a treatment that cabinet bachelors cannot enjoy all year round.

Although it is inevitable that some people will be envious, jealous and hateful.

However, there are many Hanlin who are very happy.

They whispered: “The person who just passed by was Liu Wenshan and Liu Gong… I heard that this time, he was ordered to go to Franji to destroy the Franconian countries with one person.”

“Really? I heard that too .

I said it, just with those golden fragrant flowers, it’s amazing.”

“The stock price of Siyang Trading Company has increased thirteen times…”

Hanlin editor Liu Jinshui was in the crowd, and he was about to shed tears. .

It was indeed thirteen times more. It had only taken a few days. At first, he had listened to Wang Bushi and spent all his wealth. Now, he has finally turned around.

I finally became rich and no longer had to live a miserable life.

He was really excited. While crying, he kept chanting: “Liu Wenshan and Liu Gong are really virtuous people. They have made immortal contributions to our Ming Dynasty.”

There were also people with gloomy faces standing aside. , silent.

Wang Bushi’s side will never be short of a bitch now.

They inquired after me and took good care of me: “Xueshi Wang, are you tired?”

“Xueshi Wang, are you cold or not? Do you want to wear more clothes? Come and put on mine.” So they began to take off their clothes.

People on the side were also eager to take off their clothes: “Put on mine, put on mine, it will keep you warm.”

Wang Bushi’s eyes moved, scanning the familiar or unfamiliar faces, and pursed his lips. Then he waved his hands to them: “Thank you, everyone, no need. I feel uncomfortable wearing ordinary silk.”

So, everyone looked at him with resentment.

Yes.

I heard that Wang Bushi’s court clothes were all custom-made. The best craftsmen first measured his whole body to ensure that they fit perfectly. Moreover, the materials used were as thin as cicada wings, and each layer was made of the best fabrics. Sewing by hand, not only the materials, but also the sewing threads are carefully selected.

This level suddenly opened up.

Even if you want to be friends, you can’t get it.

You can only marvel at the things people talk about, or open your mouth wider than an egg. How to maintain good health, what to eat every day, what clothes to wear, and how to wear boots are completely beyond the imagination of these poor officials.

Many people wanted to cry again.

Hanlin even timidly said: “Xueshi Wang, do you think it is still necessary to support the stocks of Siyang Trading Company?”

Everyone stared at Wang Bushi like a wolf or a tiger.

Wang Bushi said calmly: “Stocks are a bit more speculative after all. I am a scholar, how can I make a living under the disciples of a saint? I heard that Shuntian Prefecture is promoting public schools and spreading holy knowledge on behalf of the saints. , it is a great merit, a great education, to have this holy knowledge deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Talking about stocks is commonplace. I actually have the intention to set up a charity to help students, donate dozens or hundreds of schools to support Shuntian Mansion, but …It’s easy to donate money to a school, it’s easy to build facilities, and it’s even easy to sponsor people to study. However, it’s as difficult as trying to recruit knowledgeable people. Gentlemen, I’m going to do it now. This is what causes my headache every day. I have been worrying about it for several nights. If you have any old friends or if they are talented, you might as well recommend one or two. It is best if they are upright and have good morals and learning. If you are right It would be even better if the new learning is involved. Moreover… A few days ago, I heard that there was an old woman who adopted many children. She supported others with her sewing every month. This is a righteous act and deserves to be promoted. I heard that she is not well-off, but I don’t know where this old woman lives now. I really want to visit her. I also want to give her some gold and silver so that she can help more orphans.”

“… “

This… this…”

Many people began to blush.

Wang Bushi looked around at everyone, then clasped his hands behind his back and sighed.

“The easiest thing in the world is to gather wealth, but the most difficult thing in the world is to gather righteousness. Confucius said to achieve benevolence, and Mencius said to obtain righteousness. Only when righteousness is exhausted, benevolence is the best. What have you learned by reading the books of sages? Now and then. , I have nothing to be ashamed of. The learning of saints is as high as Mount Tai, unreachable; and like the sea, unfathomable. If our mortal bodies can be based on benevolence and righteousness, and do what we can, even if it is just a small amount of effort, we will not be able to reach it in this life. No regrets. “

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