The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1637

[1637. Chapter 1557 Seeking merit and becoming a marquis]

Xingguo Company has begun to make arrangements.

In fact, if you want to be a middleman, especially if you are as big as Xingguo Company, you just want to earn the price difference, but it is not possible.

There is no pie in the sky in this world.

Therefore, while being responsible for liaising with workshops and communicating with distributors, it is also necessary to establish a team for goods circulation. Only by being able to dispatch goods quickly can costs be reduced to a minimum.

Not only that, it is also necessary to establish semicolons in each province. The responsibilities of these semicolons are to provide guidance to merchants, to be responsible for counting local consumption levels, and to count the passenger flow in cities and towns in order to prepare for merchants’ consultation.

Even different products often have their own special features, which require specialized research.

Xingguo Company recruited hundreds of people at Xishan Academy with high salaries as its backbone. Most of these people studied business and arithmetic, but now they have a place to put themselves to use.

Chen Tong, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, was very encouraged at this time. He was almost in charge of the business. After all, he had experience as an official. At this time, he also had the integration and management skills he had learned in recent months. , but it’s quite easy.

It’s just…he never thought that once he got started, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Qi would suddenly disappear without a trace.

Zhu Houzhao, who was previously focused on this, is finally relaxed and has money!

With the business name, the net profit shared equally with Fang Jifan every month is expected to be more than one million taels of silver, and it may even be more in the future.

After being poor for too long, once you turn over, your life will naturally be different.

And with money, it is inevitable that people will swell.

In the past few days, he has been busy gathering Taishan people to pay back the money one by one.

His Highness the Prince’s followers were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. They changed their previous behavior of seeing a ghost and began to praise the Prince again. They all stroked their beards as if they were pleased.

In fact, these people were quite frustrated before. Not only did she lose her daughter, but she also had to pay money.

I lent this money to the prince, and I thought it might be a meat bun to beat a dog, and it would never come back. But if I don’t borrow it, if I think about it carefully, my daughter has been sent to the East Palace, what else can I do?

Human nature is so complex, and now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhu Houzhao is walking in the wind, his face glowing red.

Fang Jifan had long developed a calm attitude towards making money, but at this time, he had something to do and was busy again.

Wang Shouren is coming back.

Not long ago, a horse came to report that Wang Shouren and the eunuch Xiao Jing had entered the customs and would arrive in the capital soon.

Fang Jifan was very pleased with this.

Sure enough, two days later, Wang Shouren entered Beijing.

Upon entering Beijing, Wang Shouren hurried to Xishan Academy to meet with Fang Jifan.

The two masters and apprentices had been separated for several years, and it was inevitable that they would sigh. Wang Shouren still had the same serious look, and he saluted solemnly. His skin was not dark, but he was thinner, and there was a kind of expression on his face that made people laugh. The expression is inaccessible, but deep in the eyes, there is a sharpness that never seems to be guessed.

No one knew what was hidden in his chest and abdomen.

Even… for Fang Jifan, as his mentor, perhaps the only advantage he had over Wang Shouren was the knowledge he had about being a human being for two generations.

No more…there really isn’t any more.

Wang Shouren is a person who can make people look up to him and inspire awe.

Standing in front of Fang Jifan, even Fang Jifan could feel that Wang Shouren’s mediocre body seemed to be trying its best to cover up the sharpness inside.

Fang Jifan calmed down, patted his shoulder and said, “Bo’an, you’re back. I’ve been looking forward to it day and night, and I hope you can come back soon.”

These words were very official, but emotionally I really mean it.

Wang Shouren’s steel-like face couldn’t help but be moved by it. His body trembled slightly and he said, “If a disciple cannot serve his teacher at any time, he will be in danger of death.”

Fang Jifan then burst out laughing: “How can a man with ambitions in all directions be like a woman? “

Human beings are just trapped in a small cave. You are a person with great talents, just like the teacher. You have many dreams, but you have a brain disease. Although you have great ambitions, you have hidden strategies. , but I can only stay in this capital, accompanying my wife, children, and children every day, doing nothing all day long, eating and drinking, and living in debauchery. Hey… It is difficult to achieve one’s ambitions as a teacher. Who can understand the pain in my heart? ?”

After hearing this, Wang Shouren looked at his mentor with a glowing face, and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. His mentor has great talents, but he can only indulge in the gentle countryside, eating and waiting for death every day. He can’t see this vast world and can’t do anything. Like martyrs, armed with iron and steel, and wrapped in horse leather, this pair of great talents like their mentor must have been very depressed.

Wang Shouren can understand this feeling. A real man has his ambitions in all directions, going up the mountain to subdue a tiger, and going down to the sea to catch a dragon. This is the most satisfying thing. It’s a pity. If the teacher was not sick, why would this happen?

Fang Jifan then sighed and said in a deep voice: “But you are different. You have hands and feet, no illness or pain, and you are both civil and military. You can take the place of my teacher to make contributions and show your talents for the people of the world. Speaking of which, I envy you very much. If you just want to stay with me and serve me, and you are so useless, I will definitely be angry.”

After hearing this, Wang Shouren’s face straightened, and he seemed to have some thoughts in his heart. The aura of awe-inspiring surged, and he bowed and said: “This is what my teacher taught you.”

Fang Jifan added: “When you enter the capital, you should go to see His Majesty first, but you come to see your teacher first. This is your filial piety. Let’s go and follow my teacher. Let’s meet him together.”

“I will obey my teacher’s instructions.”

Most of the time, Wang Shouren was very eloquent when teaching knowledge, but when it could be used for communication, he often cherished his words like gold.

Fang Jifan understood Wang Shouren’s temperament, and sometimes he was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and led him straight to the Daming Palace.

………

After Xiao Jing entered Beijing, he immediately parted ways with Wang Shouren.

It took half a year to go back and forth, and I saw many ice fields and deserts along the way. When I entered the capital, my eyes were filled with prosperity, and I was about to burst into tears.

The most important thing is that he has to rush to see His Majesty without delaying for a moment. Many, many things can happen in half a year. Maybe he will be replaced by a eunuch that Your Majesty is used to.

Out of missing His Majesty and being anxious about it, Xiao Jing hurried to the Daming Palace and almost ran into the palace.

But when they arrived at Fengtian Hall, they found out that His Majesty was listening to lectures by academicians of the Academy of Sciences and bachelors of the Hanlin Academy in Chongwen Hall.

Xiao Jing was anxious, but he could only wait patiently.

What Emperor Hongzhi is concerned about today is the civil uprising in the southwest.

After listening to Hanlin scholars talking about the policies of restraining the foreigners in the past dynasties, Emperor Hongzhi shook his head in his heart. Throughout the dynasties, there were urgent policies to restrain the foreign races on the frontiers. However, when the dynasty was prosperous, it was easy to do. Once the dynasty declined, Then he began to proclaim himself king again.

There are many mountains in the southwest. Although the period of reform was still short-lived, rebellions still existed. The rebellion in Yunnan has not been eradicated so far, which made Emperor Hongzhi quite anxious.

Although the Duke of Guizhou ordered the rebellion to be fair, Duke Qian’s army made good progress on several routes, but it was still difficult to wipe out the leader of the rebels due to the heavy mountains.

After all, the academicians of the Academy of Sciences did not have any suggestions on this issue since it did not involve their own majors.

It was the Hanlin officials who spoke passionately.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly asked: “All the ministers have said that only enlightenment can bring peace to the southwest. I deeply agree, but… who can take on such a big responsibility?”

All of a sudden…

the Hanlin officials who were talking endlessly just now…

, all fell silent.

Deathly silence.

In the southwest, the ground is never three feet flat and the sky is never clear. It is known as the Hundred Thousand Mountains and is filled with miasma. There are many natives in the mountains. Although a large number of military commanders have settled in, there are still too many dangers and obstacles. The capital with favorable conditions is like one in the sky and the other in the underground.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw that all the Hanlin officials did not answer, he sighed: “I have no shortage of Confucian scholars, but the only ones I lack are Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.”

At this moment, a eunuch came in with a bow and said: “Your Majesty, the Duke of Qi and Wang Shouren asked for an audience. In addition, Eunuch Xiao has also entered the palace.”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi showed a bit of joy: “Since Xiao Jing has entered the palace, why don’t you come to see me and send them all to Chongwen Hall.”

The eunuch obeyed the order, and immediately, Fang Jifan led Wang Shouren and Xiao Jing to have an audience together.

No one paid attention to Wang Shouren, who had a solemn expression.

After all, not everyone can recognize Wang Shouren’s brilliance.

Only a knowledgeable person like Fang Jifan could see at a glance the powerful literary, Taoist and military strategy beneath his mediocre appearance.

Many people looked at Fang Jifan.

The academicians were inconvenient to salute Fang Jifan, but they all nodded towards him.

These are all the disciples and grandsons of Fang Jifan, and they are naturally respectful to Fang Jifan.

As for the Hanlin officials, they were also attracted by Fang Jifan’s brilliance. The Duke of Qi was now at the height of the sun, and this dog-like thing had its tail raised more and more.

Xiao Jing held his breath this time.

He was afraid that Fang Jifan would take away his glory again.

So as soon as the person came in, he was the first to prostrate himself to the ground, kowtow his head, and said with excitement: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty… this servant is back. I serve Your Majesty outside, but my heart… is always with Your Majesty. Your Majesty… this servant… I have seen Your Majesty…”

After saying that, kowtowing was like pounding garlic.

The words were sincere and sincere.

The most important thing is that this time… he finally got a head start.

After saying this, Xiao Jing burst into tears, and the look of a loyal slave appeared on his face.

Fang Jifan touched his nose, this bitch, go out and learn how to be smart. He knelt down so quickly and even cried. He has a good IQ. If you give this bitch another few decades to learn, wouldn’t this bitch be smart? Going to heaven.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw Xiao Jing, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. After all, Xiao Jing had always been by his side. Now that he was reunited after a long absence, he couldn’t help but look at him with suspicion.

(End of chapter)