The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1447

[1447. Chapter 1374 Breaking the situation]

Fang Jifan looked at his son who entered the academy.

Fang Jifan nodded secretly in his heart.

It had to be said that Fang Zhengqing’s growth made him happy.

Finally… this guy dared to talk back. This is a good thing. There is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave of the old Fang family. This is the manifestation of the ancestors. It’s time to set off firecrackers.

Once upon a time, this boy was submissive, which made Fang Jifan very troubled for a while.

Our successor is such an unparalleled hero, good at charity, benefiting the country and the people, but how can he still have the dignity to give birth to such a useless thing?

Fortunately, this little guy has finally made progress, at least he still has a temper.

This is like myself!

But…

getting angry with yourself over the family property is…

okay.

Don’t think too much.

Fang Jifan did not dare to tell anyone that Zhu Xiurong might be pregnant.

After all, she is the princess, and the tests in this era are not very accurate. If it is just an error, Fang Jifan guarantees that your majesty will strangle him to death.

His Majesty’s request for him to seek medical treatment is still unheard of.

Fang Jifan returned to the house and met Zhu Xiurong.

With joy on her face, Zhu Xiurong heard the doctor say she was suspected to be pregnant. She had been walking freely before, but suddenly she started to stagger as if she really had a baby in her belly.

“My father asked you to go again. I don’t know what he said.”

“It’s nothing. The main thing is to praise me.” Fang Jifan said with a smile: “Sit down and don’t stand up. Just now, I went to see Zheng Qing. “Zhengqing has grown taller and stronger.”

“Isn’t it hard for him in there?” Zhu Xiurong’s motherly nature was suddenly aroused.

Fang Jifan said: “There is nothing that is not hard work. If it is not hard work, my husband will not agree. Now I am worried about Your Highness. Otherwise, I will let the doctors come and take a look.”

“I…I think it should be there. I think it is .”

It feels like someone is kicking me in the belly, but I am being naughty.”

Fang Jifan: “…”

This is a bit insulting to my IQ. You are so young and you are already kicking me. If you are pregnant for a few more months, wouldn’t it be like kicking me in the belly? Wing Chun?

Fang Jifan smiled bitterly: “This may just be His Highness’s illusion. He suggested to himself, okay, wait a little longer, and after some days, if there is no more… ahem… then, it’s 100% certain. I will go to the palace to announce the good news. “Speaking of which… our old Fang family is still the best. If we don’t make a sound, we will be a blockbuster.”

Zhu Xiurong was happy, but he smiled reservedly and leaned slightly, wanting to cuddle up to Fang Jifan, but he was worried about the fetal force. , then sat upright again: “I’m getting up now. I can’t laugh, lest the child in my belly learns badly, and I can’t get angry. That’s right, I want to read the Four Books and Five Classics. The Four Books and Five Classics…has the child learned it?”

Fang Jifan saw She looked at Zhu Xiurong seriously, and looked at Zhu Xiurong sincerely. She was silent for a long time: “I think… I read a leisurely book a few days ago, which is more suitable for her. It’s called “The Romance of the Concubine”. This book is very good, and the romance is lingering. The rhyme is all in his books, and not only that, they are full of stories of loyalty to the king and the country, and the world.”

Zhu Xiurong thought for a while: “If you don’t read, it will hurt your eyes, not only the mother’s eyes, but also the children’s eyes. It’s definitely not good. I should clear my mind and eyes, and then read to this baby after he is born.”

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but raise his thumbs: “Your Highness really understands everything, I admire him so much.”

… …

Keppel Harbour.

Countless supplies were sent here via treasure ships, and a large amount of medicinal materials and grains were piled up in the warehouse.

Immediately afterwards, merchants from various countries were invited to send them to various countries.

The new scholars from all over the world were overjoyed.

In order to encourage merchants to bring supplies, Siyang Trading Company provided a large amount of coins.

Not only that, but he also donated a large amount of money to temples in various countries, hoping that they would do their best to provide disaster relief.

Siyang Trading Company also sent employees to the capitals of various countries to purchase grain.

Liu Wenshan has already prepared an effective method.

Everyone is doing whatever it takes to help the victims.

Zhenla country.

Phnom Penh City.

A large number of merchants began to pour in and make purchases frantically.

In addition, a large amount of food and medicine have been shipped, but it is still a drop in the bucket.

The new scholars have already arrived, collected supplies, and sent them to various places in carloads.

The place where the disaster was serious was Angkor. People rented almost countless carriages and horses and poured into the disaster area.

The king of Zhenla Kingdom looked at the report sent by the Siyang Trading Company.

He had just returned from the temple and begged the gods and Buddhas to protect the country’s safety, so he seemed a little tired.

The five ministers had already stood with their hands hanging down under the throne.

The ambitious king glanced at the ministers, squinted his eyes, and said calmly: “It is a righteous act of the Four Foreign Merchant Bank to provide disaster relief.”

“But… Your Majesty, I think this is an attempt by the wise to win people’s hearts.”

Five One of the ministers, Guluozhi, was short in stature, but he looked worried.

“Of course I know.” King Zhenla nodded: “But… can we stop it? If we stop it, it will not be a good thing. Those new scholars should be careful and watch out. If they want to provide relief, let them do it. “

In addition, they also donated a lot of money to the temple. There were also people from the merchants who arrived in the capital and were still buying medicines and food for disaster relief.”

King Zhenla looked happy and angry at times. He asked with doubts in his eyes: “What do they want to do?”

“Your Majesty.” Yan Duolou saw the king’s wariness towards Siyang Trading Company: “It seems like they just want to save people, but… we It should also be dealt with, and people should be promoted about the king’s achievements, just say…this is what the king begged and received from heaven…”

King Chenla looked irritable: “Don’t put your mind here, I am thinking about them. Is it true that you are so willing to do this regardless of the cost? “

“This…”

King Zhenla suddenly laughed: “Or maybe they just want to win people’s hearts. If that’s all, I don’t have to worry, we don’t have to worry. They are the Zhenla people, they are Han Chinese, they do not understand the language, and they are of different races. All this is just in vain. Now let them win people’s hearts. When the matter is over, they only need to spread some rumors that people in the Ming Dynasty do not respect gods and Buddhas, or they secretly The news of acquiring children and raising them as slaves is enough to make everything for them futile. “

As for the money sent back… Then, I will buy more treasures from the Ming Dynasty. Now that I think about it, it will be really bad for me.” It will be of great benefit.”

“What the king said is very true.”

The five ministers saluted and followed King Zhenla, looking happy.

“That’s right.” Beard Duolou remembered something: “In recent days, everything in the capital has increased…”

“The increase has been good.” King Zhenla said: “There have been disasters in the past years, and merchants are not always hoarding goods. Well, what’s wrong with asking Mingren to pay a higher price to buy my Zhenla goods?”

Yan Duolou nodded.

He was a little worried in his heart.

Because this increase is somewhat different from previous years.

………

In fact, prices in the entire Phnom Penh City have begun to skyrocket.

Not just food, but all commercial goods.

Siyang Trading Company, in order to provide disaster relief, transferred countless coins made from Zhenla from the treasury.

These money-making products were originally purchased by the Zhenla Kingdom in large quantities and flowed into the Siyang Trading Company.

These countless money-makers are now frantically purchasing everything that can be purchased in Chenla.

And this rampant money-making turned out to be a disaster.

At first, the merchants in Chenla only thought it was the cause of the disaster and everyone was hoarding goods. However, in just one day, the prices of goods surged to the highest level in the past years.

On the first day, thirteen copper coins can buy a pound of grain.

On the second day, thirty-three copper coins were needed.

On the third day, there were seventy-five copper coins.

Originally, six silver coins could be exchanged for a cow.

And within a few days, someone actually held more than a hundred silver coins and couldn’t even hold an ox’s tail.

Because… no one dares to sell anything anymore.

The merchant, who thought he had made a fortune after selling grain yesterday, held a basket full of gold and silver coins and couldn’t help but want to burst into tears.

Because, yesterday I thought I was getting a bargain, but I found out that when the market opened, yesterday’s price, three kilograms of grain could not be exchanged for today’s price of one kilogram.

Everyone was confused.

This is an unprecedented situation.

At the beginning.

Because of the large input of treasures.

And as long as you make money from real wax, you can buy treasures.

This made the entire Zhenla Kingdom suddenly see huge business opportunities.

From the officials of Zhenla Kingdom to ordinary businessmen, everyone, whether officials or citizens, took this opportunity to make money.

Not only official money is rampant, but private money is also rampant. This thing can be exchanged for Ming Dynasty treasures.

Treasure, who doesn’t like it?

As a result, the copper in the copper coins became increasingly scarce, and many people directly substituted it with iron; the silver was filled with worthless lead and tin, and anything that could be fake and authentic was used to make money. The money-making of the Qing Dynasty did not have much impact on the Zhenla Kingdom itself. Even these copper coins were still in circulation. Not only the foreign trading houses recognized these coins, but also ordinary merchants recognized these coins.

After all… although there is an overflow of coins, there is a reservoir like Siyang Trading Company. Countless coins flowed into the four foreign trading houses. After all, the money-making in Zhenla did not become a disaster.

But things are different now.

When all the money in the reservoirs of foreign trading houses suddenly arrived in Zhenla Kingdom, people discovered…it turned out that there was an overwhelming amount of money in Zhenla.

It is an unbreakable truth that things are rare and valuable.

But now… once this thing becomes not rare, when people wake up, they find that the things in their hands are actually a bunch of junk.

On the ninth day…

when three hundred and twenty silver coins were used to purchase less than one cow, the entire market fell into chaos.

The merchants were on the verge of tears. They desperately hoarded goods, but no one was willing to sell them.

This money-making business suddenly began to attract no attention.

Because no one knows how widespread this money making will be tomorrow.

(End of chapter)