The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1586

[1586. Chapter 1507 succeeded]

Zhu Houzhao was anxious to take care of his crops.

Fang Jifan stopped him.

Zhu Houzhao was always more patient with Fang Jifan than with others, and said, “What else is going on?”

“Your Highness, I have heard that many people are praising a prince named Suleiman.”

“I don’t know him.” Zhu Houzhao dismissed this.

The Ming Dynasty now has more princes than dogs.

He is not the son of the clan prince, but the son of the upright vassal prince.

The establishment of new cities and the construction of commuter railways caused the capital to expand crazily.

Countless new things have begun to emerge, which has made it dominate the world. Whether it is population, prosperity, entertainment, or convenience, it is second to none.

There are many Western countries, and many envoys have come from far away. After seeing this, many people are happy to miss Shu.

The clan members of various vassal states, especially after the Ming Dynasty firmly controlled them, suddenly had cunning thoughts.

Those royal families relied more and more on the Ming Dynasty. After all, the attitude of the Ming Dynasty was, to a certain extent, closely related to the vassal state. Life and death were tied to one line. Many royal families did not dare to entrust the negotiations with the Ming Dynasty to foreign surnames. They often sent their own sons to come to the capital to explore the direction of the Ming Dynasty’s national policy and make good friends with the princes.

These princes often come with large sums of money to buy luxurious houses. When they arrive in the capital, they spend money like water, feeling very uncomfortable.

Their main responsibility is to make friends with ministers, and even if they can establish relations with the eunuchs in the palace, that would be great. Therefore, they are very generous and generous, and they are the main force for luxury consumption in Beijing at present.

Zhu Houzhao looked down upon them.

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao’s disapproving look and said: “Prince Suleiman, this person is extraordinary. Your Highness must not look at him. The most terrifying thing is that in the Ming Dynasty, he came into contact with Confucian scholars and consulted with many scholars. He has gained a good reputation among the scholars. I think this man came to Ming Dynasty to explore the way to enrich the country and strengthen its army.”

Zhu Houzhao was surprised when he heard this: “Ah, since he came to seek the way to enrich the country and strengthen its army, why? Hanging out with a bunch of corrupt people.”

“Uh…” Fang Jifan looked a little embarrassed.

Suleiman is not an unsmart person. At this time, he was only a few years away from taking over the throne in history. In history, in a few years, he would become the monarch of the Ottomans and carry out his grand plans.

Such a person will definitely not be confused.

Fang Jifan tried to explain all this: “I thought there was a possibility, that is… laziness.”

“Laziness…” Zhu Houzhao couldn’t understand.

Fang Jifan talked eloquently: “What is needed to build a steam locomotive? We need people like Youchen to point out the direction, and we need the prince to persevere for ten years. Of course, this is not enough. We need Tuntianwei continues to increase food production and free a large amount of manpower from the land. We need steel workshops to produce a large amount of steel every day; we need Xishan Coal Industry to search for minerals and exploit them. We need to gather a group of smart people. Let them overcome one problem after another. Of course, these are not enough. We need countless money, gather countless wealth in the world, and invest it continuously. The amount of money invested is far more than any other. The scale of the era, ten years ago, the Ming Dynasty treasury’s silver tax revenue was only two to three million taels, and the investment in a steam locomotive included thirty-seven parts workshops, as well as the town government and research institutes, which cost We spent tens of millions of taels of silver!”

“It’s just a fluke that this… can be successful, because before we succeeded, we spent countless gold and silver, used countless manpower, and… used countless pairs of smelting, It takes several years to store and accumulate technologies such as mechanical manufacturing, but there is no guarantee of success. If it fails, all previous efforts will be in vain. Your Highness, do you think it is easy to build a steam locomotive? “

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said confidently: “With me, it will be easier.”

Fang Jifan felt that this guy was just here to argue, and said helplessly: “What I mean is that if your highness comes from a foreign country. When I arrived in the Ming Dynasty, I went to the capital and saw that the capital was prosperous. Steam locomotives connected the north, south and east of the capital. This huge monster was spitting out billowing smoke and carrying hundreds of thousands of kilograms of goods. The people were walking along the railway track. Your Highness, you will definitely be shocked. It must be deep in his heart that he hopes to learn.”

Zhu Houzhao tilted his head. It was difficult for him to feel like a foreign prince, because… He broke his head and couldn’t imagine what those pigs were thinking about. .

Fang Jifan knew that Zhu Houzhao’s brain cells were not good at this, so he decided not to sell it, and said: “They want to learn. People will want to learn after seeing all this. But… they know nothing about steam locomotives, and they know nothing about industrial construction. , there is no way to talk about it, and it is too difficult for them to devote all their national efforts, gather talents from all over the world, and spend countless wealth in the treasury to study these things. They want to learn it, but they don’t know the reason. Without the courage to risk everything, an inert mentality will form…that is, learning culture.”

Zhu Houzhao still felt that his brain could not keep up with this tune, and looked at Fang Jifan in surprise: “What does steam locomotive have to do with culture?”

“There is a logic here. Why did the Ming Dynasty build steam locomotives? This is because the Ming Dynasty worshiped Confucius as its teacher and read the Four Books and the Five Classics. The Ming Dynasty read the Four Books and the Five Classics and became rich and powerful. Therefore, if they also read The Four Books and the Five Classics are uncertain, so they will naturally become rich and powerful?”

Zhu Houzhao felt confused: “I still don’t understand.”

Fang Jifan admitted that Zhu Houzhao was indeed a genius in some places, but sometimes, Fang Jifan I felt powerless facing Zhu Houzhao.

He sighed and had to say: “Your Highness, I can’t bear it anymore. Please be more straightforward. There is nothing in this world that is easier to learn than culture. Building a steam locomotive is as difficult as climbing to the sky, but the Four Books The Five Classics are so easy to learn. You only need to buy a few books and spend ten days and a half to read through them. If you want to learn more deeply, you can spend a few years reading them in your study. You can talk a lot about it in just a few years. Isn’t this the easiest knowledge in the world?”

Zhu Houzhao finally understood a little bit and couldn’t help being happy: “This is the truth, so they think that as long as they read the Four Books and Five Classics, they will naturally give birth to steam locomotives like the Ming Dynasty in the future?”

Fang Jifan said shamelessly: “Smart.”

Zhu Houzhao laughed and said: “Haha, if that’s the case, let them learn. I will follow them. It is best to send all these great scholars to the vassal state. I have long been tired of them.”

Fang Jifan He smiled and said: “But the key to the problem is that Suleiman’s studiousness aroused the favor of the scholars. Now many people say that even the princes of the Ottoman Kingdom are so studious and tireless. They praised him loudly, even the Ministry of Rites Zhang Sheng, the minister, actually presented the report these days. He was very surprised by Suleiman’s behavior and thought that the Ottoman prince was wise. “

Zhu Houzhao was not angry at all, and even said happily: “Let them go.”

Fang Jifan didn’t. He almost rolled his eyes: “Hey, the prince still doesn’t understand. They are scolding the prince. This is called pointing fingers and scolding Huai, which means that the prince is not as good as an Ottoman prince.”

“Really?” Zhu Houzhao finally found out. Later, he really understood, and suddenly…

he was angry, and the veins on his forehead were exposed: “What do they know? They are a group of nerds. In the future, I will become the emperor, and I will deal with them one by one.”

Fang Jifan wiped his sweat and asked It is really not easy for His Highness the Crown Prince to understand this.

“So, His Highness the Crown Prince, you have to be careful these days. I don’t know how many people want to use this topic to their advantage. I have already thought about it and found a reason to report to His Majesty to expel Suleiman and let him lead a group of great scholars. Come on.”

Zhu Houzhao said.

Although Fang Jifan said so much, he didn’t have the slightest interest in his mind. If you criticize, just criticize, if you criticize Sang, just criticize Huai, no one cares about you.

He said anxiously: “Okay, don’t talk about it. They go and do whatever they want. If I don’t look at my crops, it will be over. Those dogs below are all sloppy. They know something. If I don’t Go, something went wrong, that’s terrible, let’s go, let’s go.”

After that, he turned around and left.

Fang Jifan: “…”

Fang Jifan sighed silently!

But at this moment, someone came in a hurry from outside and almost bumped into Zhu Houzhao who was about to rush out of the hall.

It was Zhang Xin.

Zhu Houzhao was familiar with riding and shooting since he was a child, and he was very powerful. As for Zhang Xin, he is also very strong as he goes around doing crops.

The two collided with each other with great force.

So Zhu Houzhao bared his teeth and grinned: “I’m blind…”

Zhang Xin said: “Your Majesty the Crown Prince… the young ears… the young ears are born. They are the experimental fields for dense planting… and they have come out.”

Zhang Xin’s face was overjoyed. color.

Even if he bumped into the prince, he didn’t feel panic.

When Zhu Houzhao heard that…the seeds were planted closely and the young ears were born…

all of a sudden, he felt like the world was spinning.

How much food can be grown in the same acre of land not only depends on the yield of each rice seedling, but now… the direction of the experimental field research is a different way of thinking.

In the past, a thousand rice seedlings could be planted in the same acre of land, but if the dense planting method is used, two thousand rice seedlings can be planted.

Of course, this was impossible in the past. The fertility of the land was only so much, and the nutrients could barely meet the needs of a thousand seedlings. If they were planted closely, the final result would be that most of the seedlings would not survive.

But now…

it seems…the dawn is coming…

Zhu Houzhao was so excited that he danced and rushed forward, wanting to hug Zhang Xin.

As if he thought Zhang Xin was dirty again, he turned around, hugged Fang Jifan on the chair, and said happily: “It’s going to happen…Old Fang…it’s going to happen.”

(End of this chapter)