The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1432

[1432. Chapter 1360: Attack with troops]

. That’s how people are.

When Liu Wenshan began to try to get in touch with emerging businesses.

He began to conduct in-depth research and concluded many rules.

Even the tulip bubble that everyone finds unbelievable, in fact, there were similar cases in Ming Dynasty.

However, the impact of this kind of case is not great, and most people are not aware of it. Even if they are aware of it, they will not think about the cause of the case and deduce various possibilities.

Now, Liu Wenshan is already familiar with the wonderful uses of economics.

He himself was ordered to draft many commercial regulations.

The essence of drafting charters is to prevent risks that may occur in the future. If you want to prevent them, you must predict the risks in advance. To predict them in advance, you need to deduce various possibilities in various economic activities.

This is what he has been thinking about every day for several years.

It is understandable that there are ten or eight poisonous schemes in hand.

Liu Wenshan was happy to receive the praise from his teacher, but he was also very humble. He said hurriedly: “What the students have learned is all taught by their teachers. The students feel ashamed and are not good at learning. They are already ashamed. The teacher still praises me like this, student…”

What Fang Jifan hated most was the temperament of these disciples. They all always looked trembling in front of him.

Wang Shouren is better. Well, my successor, Fang, is quite a bitch. Whoever makes a bad face for me will be missed in my heart.

Fang Jifan said with a smile: “Is there any method to destroy its currency system?”

Liu Wenshan said: “There are already some drafts, but… they are not perfect yet.”

“What method do you want to take?”

Liu Wenshan said

He frowned and thought for a while, with a hesitant expression on his face: “This…”

“That’s all.” Fang Jifan waved his hand and said, “Master, I don’t even bother to ask. Just do your best. His Majesty has said it beforehand. He said that if you can’t do it, he will be killed.” You guys.”

Liu Jin trembled at the side.

Fang Jifan sighed: “How can your Majesty be so cruel? You don’t give me any face. In short, you have to work hard. Otherwise, I have to argue with reason. I risk my life in front of Your Majesty, but I have to let Your Majesty give me the honor.” You left a whole body.”

Liu Wenshan: “…”

Of course Fang Jifan couldn’t tell them that if he succeeded, he might become the first relative of the emperor to break the earth and become the king.

Your Majesty’s plan to crack the earth is obviously something that will happen thousands of years later.

This is also the difference between enfeoffment and governorship. The governor simply appointed people to manage. No matter how much power they were given, they would not affect the local ecology. But the biggest difference in enfeoffment was that it moved the entire family to reproduce, and even… included a large number of people. , after these people arrive, they are bound to continue to multiply and reproduce. Eventually, with their amazing fertility, they will give birth to countless descendants and become the mainstream in the local area.

It’s like, today, there are many people with the surname Liu, Li, and Zhao, just because these three surnames have dominated the world. Even the royal family surnamed Zhu has already had a population of more than 100 in just over a hundred years. All in all.

The fertility capacity of the royal family was extremely terrifying. Fang Jifan had no doubt about this.

The essence of the feudal system is that the family and the world expand the population based on one family and one surname, and eventually become the mainstream.

After sending away Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin, Fang Jifan focused on the treasure.

The printing of treasure banknotes is the key among the keys. If it cannot prevent counterfeiting, then everything is empty talk.

In the research institute.

Zhu Houzhao was hanging his head, looking downcast.

Seeing Fang Jifan coming, he couldn’t help complaining: “Old Fang, my father is not a thing. He just has a few filthy rich people and doesn’t know how to be diligent and thrifty at all…”

Fang Jifan didn’t need to ask, he knew how old Zhu Houzhao was. All engravings were rejected.

In the past, Zhu Houzhao could do whatever he wanted with banknotes, but when it came to treasure notes, Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help him.

Fang Jifan felt that he knew what Zhu Houzhao did without having to worry about it in his head. He smiled and said, “Does His Highness always print his own money?”

“Why can’t I print my own banknotes?” Zhu Houzhao was very confident.

Well, that makes sense.

Fang Jifan looked at him sympathetically: “Your Highness, you must hurry. The newly issued treasure banknotes must be released immediately. There can be no further delay.”

Zhu Houzhao then took Fang Jifan to visit his research institute.

The printing of this treasure indeed took a lot of effort. On the one hand, the paper needs to be specially made. The paper needs to have a certain waterproof effect. To put it bluntly, it needs to be moisture-proof, lest the ink on the paper will not be used for a long time. Confused.

Fortunately, the paper of the Ming Dynasty was already the best in the world. Zhu Houzhao ordered people to use rice paper as the basis, and made some improvements on it. Such paper can be soft and tough, as smooth as jade, incorruptible, and ink-resistant. scattered.

As for the use of ink, it is also particular.

Of course, the most important thing is the engraving.

This is the unique secret.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao scolded his father for wasting money was because almost all the previous engravings were invalid. This engraving was extremely difficult to make. Not to mention the material selection, it also needed to be designed first. After the design, the craftsmen could then carve it. , you also need to use a microscope. A palm-sized treasure banknote has more than thousands of lines on it. Under the current technical conditions, it is almost impossible to completely imitate it. If it is in the West, Needless to say, no matter how hard the whole country works, they will never be able to produce the same engraving.

This not only requires the best craftsmen, but also requires the use of many of the most high-end instruments in the world, not to mention the hidden anti-counterfeiting inside.

Fang Jifan looked at the previous carvings, and His Highness the Crown Prince did not disappoint him. It was all about the Crown Prince himself.

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but bared his teeth and said: “Your Highness, you are so unkind, why did I only appear once, and at the same time as you, the others were all yours.”

Zhu Houzhao blushed, his eyes flashed with embarrassment, and said: “I have been very inspired recently. I have been having flashes of inspiration. It’s a pity that I don’t have to go up there.”

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao silently, with an expression of great doubt on his face.

Zhu Houzhao also seemed to feel embarrassed and smiled, covering up his unnaturalness. He patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder and said: “The new edition will definitely include you. My father said that there are only ten taels or two of them printed at the moment. Five taels, one tael, five taels, and one cent are all based on silver. In addition, there are gold coins…these ten taels must be used by Emperor Taizu Gao, and the five taels are all based on silver. As Emperor Wen, one tael is the father’s. I can only give five points. As for one point, I will give it to you. We are brothers. My father also said that you are the founder of this Xishan Bank. Without you, It’s not appropriate for the boss…”

After comforting Fang Jifan, Fang Jifan thought for a while, that’s all, he was a magnanimous person and didn’t bother to pay attention to this.

A month later, the first batch of treasure notes was finally printed and sent to the palace.

Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao entered the palace at the same time. Emperor Hongzhi looked at each kind of treasure note and his expression softened slightly. He was afraid that something would happen again.

Fortunately, this time, the prince was quite honest and did not dare to make any mistakes. He acted obediently according to his own ideas.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: “That’s very good. I will hand it over to the cabinet at that time and let the ministers of the cabinet discuss it. Since it is a treasure of the Ming Dynasty, it is no longer the banknote of the past. What is involved is the national economy and the people’s livelihood, so we must not ignore it.” Be careful.”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty is right.”

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and said, “Are Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin ready?”

“Your Majesty, they have already left.”

Emperor Hongzhi said in surprise: “Do the Qing family think they are sure? After all, this is a bit hasty. This tulip can actually make the entire Franconia into a mess. It is an eye-opener for me, but… they are in the West, they will How to do it? “

Emperor Hongzhi is a person who attaches great importance to national affairs. After Tulip, Emperor Hongzhi realized that the economy was related to the country’s peril. Recently, he has spent a lot of time reading Liu Wenshan’s books.

Fang Jifan said: “The two of them went to sea more than ten days ago. It won’t take long to arrive in the West. Not only that, the Siyang Trading Company has already started planning the layout. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I think… they will definitely fulfill their mission.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face softened: “I’m just waiting for good news from them. Humph!”

He

snorted again: “The Zhenla Kingdom has indeed colluded with the Franco people. There has been a new report in the past two days. According to the report, they actually allowed the Franji people to open a port, hoping to attract Franji ships to trade.”

“And…” Emperor Hongzhi picked up a memorial: “Zhenla. The king also specially sent a memorandum to inform me of the matter, saying that he had no choice but to do it under the pressure of the Francois. Please forgive me.”

Emperor Hongzhi rubbed his temples and said with emotion: “I don’t need to understand this. It’s just raw rice and cooked rice. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. Forgive me, I can’t do anything to him. I’m going to kill him first and then show him. In this way, they can use it to control Daming and Franco. They want to be fishermen and profit from it.”

Zhu Houzhao was furious and said with a sullen face: “In that case, we might as well take Zhenla and bring their king to the capital for punishment.”

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head. Shaking his head: “Nothing in the world can be so easy. It is easy to capture the King of Zhenla. But don’t all the people in Zhenla share the same hatred with the other countries? Our Ming Dynasty has not yet established a fleet, but the Francois still have some presence in the West. It is unwise to start a war at this time. Prince, you are good at everything, but you are impulsive and irritable. How can things in this world be so simple? The so-called attacking with troops first, then attacking friends, and secondly attacking troops. You can’t listen to a word of what our ancestors said. Don’t say such words again.”

Zhu Houzhao was speechless and could only nod his head: “I understand.”

(End of this chapter)