The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 233

[Chapter 233 Thoughts]

Fang Xiu heard the dull sound of the box falling to the ground, opened his eyes, looked down, and found that the sides of the box were actually made of gold.

Moreover, there is a shining diamond inlaid in the middle of the box.

You must know that in this era, especially in the Chu State, diamonds had not yet been discovered. Therefore, just this box was extremely precious. Even a wealthy businessman like Wang Baole couldn’t help but feel surprised when he saw it.

No wonder he had that expression in his eyes when he mentioned the rare treasures just now.

Not to mention anything else, if this box is presented to the palace, it will definitely gain the attention of Emperor Chu.

Things are rare and valuable, no matter in any era. The preciousness of this box lies not in the golden nanmu, but in this sparkling diamond.

Even in later generations, diamonds are something that many people can only hope for. They may only buy one when they get married.

Of course, at that time, the output of diamonds on the earth was already very high, and diamonds could be produced artificially. It was only the hype of diamond merchants that raised the price of diamonds to such a high level that ordinary people could not afford it.

“Master”

Qiao Le put the box down, walked up to it, looked at Fang Xiu, with a flattering smile on his face, and called softly.

Seeing Fang Xiu nodding, he hurriedly squatted down, took out a key from his arms, and opened the gold lock on the box.

Suddenly, all kinds of jewels and corals inside shone in the sunlight. Even Wang Baole, a wealthy businessman in the capital, couldn’t help but his eyes sparkled when he saw it.

Fang Xiu took a look inside the box. Although the contents were much more precious than he imagined, they were not enough to surprise him.

If these jewels and corals were exchanged for silver, they should be worth more than 10,000 taels.

More than ten thousand taels of silver is nothing to Fang Xiu today.

After all, he has already seen hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

As long as Zhao Yan’s money is still with him, he believes that one day, his money will surpass Zhao Yan’s and it is not impossible to become the richest man in the capital.

Of course, he himself is not very interested in becoming the richest man.

However, there are many things that can only be accomplished with enough money.

For example, he wants to build a complete entertainment industry in the capital. For this matter, the theater to be built in the early stage is a huge expense.

In addition, actors need to be trained and promoted throughout the capital. All together, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are needed.

This is just theater.

In the future, he is also planning to build various stadiums, football fields, basketball courts, and

golf courses in the capital. Even if they are built, he will not play them after they are built.

In addition to the golf courses, there are also archery ranges, horse riding stables, etc. that are available for civilians to spend money on, all of which require a lot of money.

Moreover, in the future, after he gets tired of living in the capital, he would like to take Xiu’er and Zhao Yan to travel around the world.

Xiu’er must be taken with him, but not necessarily Zhao Yan.

However, for now, if one day he really leaves the capital and travels around the world, Zhao Yan will never be able to stay peacefully in the palace after knowing about it. Even if he cries, makes trouble, and hangs himself, he will definitely stay Fang Xiu’s side.

As far as the Chu State’s ships are concerned, traveling around the world is undoubtedly just a joke. Maybe it will be blown away by a gust of wind before it leaves the offshore sea.

Therefore, building a large ship that can travel long distances is a must.

Building a large ship that can sail long distances sounds easy, but it is much more difficult than imagined.

First of all, the most difficult thing is the design problem.

You know, building a ship is not just about enlarging the original boat. Once the ship is enlarged, there are more things to consider.

Therefore, before construction, relevant talents need to be cultivated and suitable materials need to be selected.

Just for this one item, I don’t know how much money, energy, and time it will cost.

Moreover, a long voyage not only requires a large ship, but also requires enough guards, enough food, enough fresh water, enough equivalent exchanges, in other words, enough silver.

The most important thing is that

Fang Xiu is a person who cherishes his own life. He does not want to have an accident such as hitting a rock during the voyage, or die before the departure.

Therefore, before the actual voyage, someone needs to be sent to find out a safe route first, and then it is his turn to take Xiu’er and Zhao Yan on the trip.

Qiao Le, who was squatting in front of the box, raised his head and glanced at Fang Xiu. He was about to say something, but saw that his face looked pensive, as if he was stuck in some memory, and he suddenly didn’t dare to speak.

I don’t know how long it took before Fang Xiu returned to reality from where his thoughts had wandered.

He glanced at Qiao Le, with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: “These things are quite good, just in time,

Her Highness the Princess’s birthday will be in two days. At that time, I will help you give these things to the Princess. Express your respect for Her Royal Highness the Princess and Your Majesty as a Chu native who returned from Nanyang.” When

Qiao Le heard this, a bright smile appeared on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Wang Baole wink at him. .

Seeing Wang Baole’s eyes, he immediately reacted and said hurriedly: “I will remember the young master’s great kindness and virtue in my heart and I am deeply grateful.

However, these rare things are given to the young master as a filial piety. If it is Her Royal Highness the Princess Don’t look down on the little one, and be willing to accept the filial piety from the little one. You can just go back and make other preparations these days.”

This was said very well.

Although compared to Fang Xiu, his heart was more inclined to please Her Royal Highness the Princess.

However, he knew it in his heart.

To Her Royal Highness, a Chu native who returned to the capital from Nanyang was nothing.

If these rare treasures were given by Fang Xiu, they might attract some attention. If he gave them, even the most precious things would probably only leave a vague impression in the mind of Her Highness the Princess.

After a while, it is not certain whether you will remember it or not.

Moreover, this Fang Xiu, Master Fang is very close, right in front of him.

If it were another person, especially Her Royal Highness, even if she had given these rare treasures, it would still be a big question whether she could say a word.

Therefore, there is only one thing he needs to do now, and that is to hug the thigh of Master Fang Xiufang tightly, and never think about other things. In his eyes,

the princess and her highness

are all fictitious things. Only this young master Fang is real!

(End of chapter)