The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1438

[1438. Chapter 1366 Friends, friends]

After reading the letter, Fang Jifan couldn’t help but be very happy: “Wang Xizuo, this guy is really quite capable, haha… When he comes back, I will reward him with dozens of acres of land.”

After Fang Jifan said that, he met someone again. A difficult question. How to entertain

the visiting delegation

?

I don’t know French.

I can only say hello and touch you.

He was silent for a long time, and when he saw Zhu Houzhao on the side looking eager to try, he was happy: “Your Highness, there is something I have to entrust to Your Highness.”

“What are you doing?” Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan warily.

Fang Jifan then said: “His Royal Highness the Prince is knowledgeable about the past and the present. He knows the languages of all countries. It is really amazing.”

Zhu Houzhao gradually let go of his vigilance and said happily: “This is nothing. I have only learned a dozen languages. Although it is unprecedented, I can imagine that future generations will finally have one or two cats and dogs who are as good as this palace.”

Fang Jifan said: “Now there is a group of Franji people coming. His Royal Highness has a distinguished status, so it is time for them to feel at home. I feel that it would be great if His Highness the Crown Prince could take them to play and take them for a walk.”

Fang Jifan was not at ease when ordinary people went to entertain them.

These people all owe themselves money.

It’s the boss who owes money.

If these guys returned to Franji and chopped up their debt agent Wang Xizuo, who would they go to?

As for me, I have a bit of a bad temper, but His Highness is different. He is very proficient in eating, drinking and having fun.

Zhu Houzhao exclaimed: “It turns out to be such a trivial matter. How about I give it a try, but what are you going to do?”

“I must prepare a memorial immediately and sort out the information from Franji so that I can report it to you.” Your Majesty reported that your Majesty attaches great importance to the Northern Province. I’m afraid that the government will have to discuss it again. “

” That will be left to me.” Zhu Houzhao seemed very happy.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao agreeing so happily made Fang Jifan start to doubt his life… Generally speaking, the more straightforward His Royal Highness is, the greater the chance of something happening.

But Fang Jifan was really thinking about how to digest the news from Franji. Next, there would be another quarrel between the DPRK and China. The Northern Province was a fulcrum for the Ming Dynasty’s economic strategy of Franji. A northern province thousands of miles away is nothing, but what is at stake is the Ming Dynasty’s Franconian national policy, which is not simple.

………

Ziller and the delegation members landed from Tianjin.

As soon as they arrived in Tianjin, they were shocked by the scene before them.

This is a port much larger than the ports in the Northern Province.

After that, before they could stay, a carriage took them into the heart of Ming Dynasty.

Along the way, they saw villages everywhere, constant traffic on the roads, and even… in the distance, they could see huge steel monsters whining and flying.

This visit was more about a certain degree of helplessness.

Just like the French made peace with the Ottomans in order to break the siege of the Spanish Kingdom.

This time…the reason why they came to Ming Dynasty was because they had to seek help from the outside world after the rebellion.

Ziller is a nobleman. His family lineage can be traced back to the Western Roman Empire. His family has always been in the Northern Province and has some connections with the French royal family.

It’s just that…Ziller, like all Dutch nobles, not only hates the Spanish rulers, but at the same time, they are also quite wary of the French Kingdom’s eager eyes.

Since the war between England and France, the King of France has taken an absolute advantage. In the Kingdom of France, he has begun to eliminate the power of the nobility and turn countless territories into provinces directly under the king’s jurisdiction. This has certainly greatly strengthened the power of the French royal family and made France The royal family suddenly became the most powerful royal family in Europe, but it also caused many nobles to complain.

Now…many people have settled down.

They realized that the Governor had not deceived them.

When they arrived in the capital… they were even more shocked by this huge city with a population of more than one million.

They saw contiguous residential areas, criss-crossing streets, and countless carriages and horses. Compared with Northern Province, even the largest city was more like a village.

They arrived at a place, and then a noble man with many followers greeted them.

This man was wearing very decent clothes and a unique crown. He said, “Do you know French, Spanish, or English?”

This was Spanish.

Everyone in the visiting group, you look at me, I look at you.

They all know Spanish.

However, out of disgust for Spanish people, Ziller said: “We all know French.”

Then, the man’s language began to switch: “This is great, I also like to speak French the most, so I said this Is it possible that you are having trouble listening to this? “

The noble man who calls himself this palace obviously speaks with a strong accent, but… he speaks clearly and there is no barrier to communication.

Of course this person is Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao continued: “The Duke of Qi has something to do. I will let you take a walk in the past two days to take a look.”

Qi Le and others did not know Zhu Houzhao’s identity.

Zhu Houzhao didn’t bother to say anything.

He took his people and began to tour the capital, from schools, to hospitals, to theaters, and even… there was also a steam locomotive station, the yamen of Shuntian Mansion, a garden between the adjacent new city and the Fifth Ring Road, and various workshop.

Ziller’s eyes were almost straight.

He could neither imagine that a city could accommodate such a huge population, nor could he imagine how much productivity such a huge city could bring.

He walked around and looked at the flowers, but it was more like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

Immediately afterwards, he was even taken by Zhu Houzhao to visit a newly built mansion. It was a five-story building, a red brick house, which was paved with cement. After the cement was leveled, it was painted with a layer of paint.

The weather is getting colder and there is a heater in the house. People don’t want to come out after entering the house.

This is a new building, not far away is the sales office.

There seemed to be a lot of people, people crowded at the door of the sales building, sweating profusely and shouting something.

Ziller and others were puzzled.

Then, the salesman came to Zhu Houzhao respectfully and said something. Zile did not hold back. After the people left, he looked at Zhu Houzhao and said, “Excuse me, your Excellency, what is this?

” Everything is fresh and exciting.

The size of the city here is even dozens of times larger than Paris.

Many of the facilities were their first time seeing them.

Zhu Houzhao said: “Some people came to buy a house. They were vying for it too much and making a lot of noise. Unfortunately, it has been sold out. Those who didn’t buy it must have yelled.”

Zile and others looked at each other.

Can I buy a house…property…and sell it like this?

This reminded them of the tulips they had snatched in the past.

“Your Excellency… I think… the popularity of real estate may not be a good thing.”

“Who said that?” Zhu Houzhao looked at Ziller with a smile.

Zile

was very serious: “This property is just bricks and stones. No matter how beautiful it is, it is not worth grabbing.”

Zhu Houzhao stood on the window sill and pointed outside the window: “The house is made of earth and wood. Is there any cost for this?”

I would be happy to discuss this issue with Zhu Houzhao.

What Zhu Houzhao said made them nod subconsciously.

Zhu Houzhao then said: “You see, if you live here, there is a road when you go out. Is this road money?”

Everyone looked at the straight road below, and Zile was the first to nod: “Yes, such a road can provide a lot of money.” “

Convenience.”

“Look in the distance, the chimney is the workshop, and the workshop is the work. The two streets next to it are the school, and there is the hospital. I bought a house, which is more than just a shelter from the wind and rain. This is related to the study, entertainment, and work of the whole family. Take a look…”

Zhu Houzhao ordered someone to get a map: “This is where we are. Have you noticed that a piece of land here was sold? Just one piece missing? This is a great place, not to mention that you can buy the house for only a dozen taels of silver. How can there be such a good thing in the world?”

Zile and others were shocked.

More than ten taels of silver.

They generally understood the value of Ming Dynasty currency.

This is equivalent to four Spanish gold coins.

Four Spanish gold coins, although valuable, are not much for the visiting group. Even after going through a crisis, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse…

so cheap?

“Because, Xishan Bank has provided loans with extremely low interest rates. What do you think it is? It’s only five points…”

Phew…

The merchants accompanying the visiting group exclaimed.

Lending in Europe is still in a very primitive stage. Banks have not yet appeared. As for loans, most of them are private loans made by Jewish people. However, the interest rate is terrible, five points. This is already a good person. Inflation It has always existed, whether it is Europe or the Ming Dynasty, if it is a Jewish merchant, their interest is probably more than five times.

People looked at Zhu Houzhao in surprise.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: “You only need a few dozen taels of silver to live here comfortably, don’t you think? Look at this house, the security is very good, and there are dedicated managers who clean up the garbage every day. There are special latrines on each floor, and… you see… there is heating here, look at the glass windows…”

Zhu Houzhao talked about the advantages of this house with relish.

Ziller and others began to whisper again. At this time, they gradually began to understand why those people were robbing the house.

Tulips…that’s just a fruit, but the house…seems…it does have its value.

People stood on the windowsills on the fifth floor and looked out the window. There was a market on the street below, and the market was very noisy with cars and horses like a dragon.

Zile sighed in his heart, if he had purchased real estate instead of those tulips, maybe his situation would not be so bad.

But…

it seems that the land and real estate in Northern Province do not have much value in themselves.

(End of chapter)