The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1628

[1628. Chapter 1548 Getting Rich]

Chen Ye felt relieved when he saw that Emperor Suleiman had an idea.

They came away from their hometowns. This journey has been a long way, and they have endured countless hardships.

For most people, they may never be able to return to their hometown.

What Confucianism emphasizes is becoming an official, which is completely different from the tranquility and inaction of Lao and Zhuang. Every scholar has a great ambition in his heart.

In Daming, they have no chance.

But in Ottoman, they found an opportunity.

It’s just that…as a group of outsiders, they know very well that what they rely on now is Emperor Suleiman.

If they want to gain a foothold here, they must promote education here. This is their foundation.

The reason is very simple. Only by promoting education and making the Ottoman people praise Confucianism from top to bottom, then whoever controls Ottoman Confucianism, who is the authentic Ottoman Confucianism, and whoever has the power to judge Confucianism, owns everything.

Based on this, two to three thousand scholars gathered together in unison.

They used the saint’s sect as a bond, calling each other brothers and sisters, and then quickly condensed into a whole through the relationship of classmates, classmates, teachers and students.

Although he talks about benevolence and righteousness, even an inconspicuous person like Chen Ye understands that if the power of the old nobles is not taken away at this time, they will never get ahead.

The essence of killing Akyol this time was to encourage Emperor Suleiman to break with the old nobles.

Only by breaking up can Confucian scholars take advantage of this opportunity to occupy more important positions.

Suleiman had already made up his mind. He glanced at Chen Ye and said with a half-smile, “You must be secretly happy that I will kill Akyol.”

Chen Ye glanced at it and felt a little thump in his heart. , Busy Imperial City prostrated in fear: “Students don’t dare.”

Emperor Suleiman smiled, as if he didn’t care: “The Ming Dynasty used scholars as officials and suppressed meritorious nobles. This is indeed a great initiative. These My ancestors did not want to eradicate the meritorious nobles who relied on their military exploits to show off their power and retain private soldiers. Therefore, they recruited various ethnic groups as imperial guards to check and balance them. After that, outstanding people were selected from the imperial guards. , appointed them as Kasha, governor of all parties. In this way, within the Ottoman Empire, the imperial guards and the old nobles were evenly matched. “

“But…” Suleiman stroked his mustache and looked at one place. Seemingly looking far away, he continued: “This is not a long-term solution. The old nobles are suppressed and balanced by the Imperial Guards. Once they are destroyed, then the Imperial Guards will become a new group of old nobles. If the world has someone like me in charge Of course, the Imperial Guards dare not make mistakes, but if the monarch becomes unclear, these Imperial Guards will sooner or later become tigers that are bred to eat people. I use you to get rid of this tiger breeding. The situation is troublesome. I already know what I want, so you don’t have to be afraid or uneasy.”

Suleiman looked at Chen Ye and seemed to have a lot to say, and then said. : “Do you know why there are many different ethnic groups in the Ottoman Empire? Even after two hundred years, the gaps between the various ethnic groups are still very deep. They speak different languages, have different customs, and believe in different gods. Is

this

why?”

Chen Ye has actually been here for several months and has a general understanding of Osman’s situation. However, he did not pretend to be smart and said in a cautious manner: “The student doesn’t know.”

The unknown sentence made Emperor Suleiman laugh. He liked this feeling and said happily: “This is because these people are all tigers. If unified, it will only breed a bigger tiger. Therefore, I Our ancestors, let them have their own traditions, so that they can be scattered. If anyone dares to rebel, all the tribes will be called to destroy them. In this way, the ancestors and clans can use this to balance the various tribes.”

“That’s it .

The consequence… is that although our Ottoman territory is large and our soldiers are numerous, we cannot form a joint force. Once a crisis occurs, it will inevitably fall apart. Therefore, I want to use your unification to eradicate these tigers and make our Ottoman , just like the Ming Dynasty, it will reach its peak. At that time, millions of troops and horses can truly unite and sweep across Franji to inherit the strength of their ancestors.”

Chen Ye was relieved after hearing this.

Actually, come to think of it…the Ottoman Empire really has too much room for them to develop. There are many different ethnic groups and different people have different interests. They can never form a joint force to force Suleiman to abandon himself and the Confucian scholars who returned to the west.

The Praetorian Guard is still firmly in the hands of the Ottoman Emperor for the time being, and many Kashas are old nobles, but many of them are from the Praetorian Guard or other tribesmen.

Of course… the current Emperor Suleiman is a man of great talent and strategy, and rules the world with an iron fist. If he does not have the determination to burn everything, there is absolutely no room for Confucian scholars to show their talents.

“My Emperor, Holy Ming.”

Emperor Suleiman still had a smile on his face. He changed the subject and said, “I heard that the Ming Dynasty’s caravan has already set off and will arrive in Ankara soon. I will treat these caravans well. The prince of the Ming Dynasty… I also admire him. As for the Duke of Qi, he is even more outstanding. The Duke of Qi treats me as a brother. Although I am the only one in the world, I also accept his kindness. Chen Jingye is a talented person who is well versed in poetry and calligraphy. , let him be responsible for contacting these caravans, and pass on my will to treat these caravans with the courtesy of envoys from the country of brothers. In addition… you write a letter for me and order the caravan to take it back when they return. I would like to send my greetings to Duke Qi, his parents and children.”

Chen Ye couldn’t help but twitch his mouth when he heard the words “Gong Qi”. He had a complicated heart for this person, but after thinking about it carefully, what does it matter now? Duke Guo of Qi is already too far away from him, not to mention that guy is mentally ill. Well, Chen Ye is determined to forgive this bitch.

“The Duke of Qi is frank and is indeed a man of true temperament.”

Emperor Suleiman nodded, and the smile on his face became a little wider.

It seems that… in the cruel palace life, there is suddenly such a brother-in-law. Under this gentle appearance, the steel-like heart seems to have a little more tenderness.

It is really rare to meet such an innocent person in the East.

He couldn’t help but smile.

……………………

The person who was talked about by Emperor Suleiman…the Duke of Qi succeeded to the vassal vassal, and he has been busy these rare days.

The store has been rented and is the best location in the new city.

Although it is rented, of course it is left hand and right hand.

That large storefront originally belonged to the Fang family, but it was leased to Xingguo Company, so business had to be done and the prince could not take advantage of him.

Immediately, it was time to decorate. Of course, the decoration was simple.

Because this is a demonstration store for other channel dealers to imitate, the best way is to reduce the cost of this store. In order to allow these channel dealers to make money, Fang Jifan has gone to great lengths. Every expense in the store needs to be carefully calculated, lest other businessmen open the same store in the future and spend more money.

The next step is to build the shelves and arrange the storage locations of the store. Every arrangement is based on simplicity.

This busy work took seven or eight days.

For the most part, it’s finally finished.

The next step is to purchase goods. Not only those suppliers that have been contacted, but other goods can also be put on temporarily.

In the past ten years, the commerce and trade in Beijing and Baoding has developed rapidly, which has also given birth to a new group of working-class people. This group of people has a monthly salary. Although their income is not much, they need to purchase all the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. Many products were born.

Ten years ago, Fang Jifan would not have guaranteed that he could succeed in this business.

But ten years later, with the prosperity of commerce and the growth of handicraft and other workshop production, it seemed that… the time was now ripe.

Everything is ready, and everything is ready for the next step, all that is left is the east wind.

Zhu Houzhao was waiting for news on the other side, extremely anxious. When Fang Jifan finally found him, he became excited: “Is it done?”

“It’s all done.” Fang Jifan vowed: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, we are just waiting for the opening of the business now.” After opening, His Highness will prepare a few more houses to store up treasures. “

Use the houses to store up treasures…

Zhu Houzhao’s face straightened and he couldn’t help but tremble.

Is this considered… exaggeration?

In any case, Zhu Houzhao was still very poor.

All the profits earned in the workshop were invested, so that now, he has not reached the level of wealth.

Now…it depends on today.

“Is there anything I can help you with?” Zhu Houzhao said excitedly

, “Of course!” Fang Jifan said with a bright smile: “We have chosen an auspicious time to open the business. The most important thing now is that the more people the better, Your Highness might as well In the next post, in addition to the many cooperating merchants, we will also invite some dignitaries.” Zhu Houzhao nodded quickly and said: “This is easy to handle. How about inviting my grandmother to come? She is here…”

Fang Jifan’s expression

changed.

Suddenly feeling bad, he waved his hands in a hurry: “No, no, the Queen Mother, at her age, must not come to join in the fun. If something happens, neither you nor I can bear it.”

“But… …” Fang Jifan smiled again and said, “I have an idea that will surely attract the attention of the world as soon as possible.”

“Huh?” Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan and wanted to ask him what he had in mind. This guy has a treacherous look on his face.

This time…Zhu Houzhao was finally relieved.

Although Zhu Houzhao was a little heartless at times, he still had some understanding of his successor. Once Fang Jifan looks like this, nine times out of ten, he must have some kind of damaging move, and it’s a very damaging kind, then this thing will definitely happen.

(End of chapter)