Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1023 Helping others is the foundation of happiness

  Since the emperor asked about countermeasures, Fang Jifan naturally did not dare to neglect.

He hesitated for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. The treasury is the treasury, and the internal money is the internal money. If there is no distinction between the national treasury and the internal money, if the treasury borrows from the internal money today, then tomorrow the internal money will be insufficient. Is it possible for His Majesty to embezzle money from the treasury?"

   "Once this case is opened, it will not be beneficial to the emperor and the court."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, it seemed that Fang Jifan had given the correct answer, and he couldn't help giving Fang Jifan admiring glances: "I also have the same worries."

Fang Jifan said again: "So my minister's opinion is that your majesty should not pay attention to the cabinet's request. Over the years, the tax system of the imperial court has been disordered, and your majesty intends to reform the tax system, but the officials are perfunctory about it. Well, now There is no money, and you come to ask His Majesty again, what is the reason?"

   "Your Majesty's doing this will only pamper them, making them not cherish the money and food in the treasury, but it will also make them lose the motivation to collect taxes."

"Every time they mentioned collecting taxes, they yelled loudly, saying what is excessive taxation. This is empty talk, what is excessive taxation? The people have shown their cards and taxes for so many years, have they paid less? Not a little bit less, but Taxes just can’t be collected, where does the money and food go?”

  When Fang Jifan thought of this, his teeth itch with hatred. Everyone said that Fang Jifan had no conscience. Compared with everyone here, you are the most wicked.

  Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, and said: "So, directly refute them."

   "Not only do you want to refute, but if your majesty nods, there are thousands of disciples and grandchildren under your command, and your subject will let them all write articles and severely reprimand them."

  Emperor Hongzhi made up his mind, what Fang Jifan said made sense, if that was the case, then ignore them.

  However, he still has some hidden worries in his heart. He is afraid that the treasury is really insufficient and the people will be harmed.

"Your Majesty, you can only be established after a big break. Otherwise, your Majesty will take out hundreds of thousands of taels today, and they will still ask for it if they are short of silver tomorrow. Not enough for them to squander."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said: "I'm afraid, because of the inner court and the imperial court, the military plane and the disaster will be delayed...I can't afford it if something happens."

  Fang Jifan can understand Emperor Hongzhi's thoughts, which is why the cabinet thinks that he is determined to win.

  Family in the world, family in the world, I am the country, then on the other hand, there is nothing wrong with the country eating up your old Zhu's family, the world belongs to your family, you have to be responsible.

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty may have forgotten that Ouyang Zhi is in Dingxing County."

   "Huh?" Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan, but for a moment he didn't understand the deep meaning of Fang Jifan's words.

Fang Jifan said: "My disciple, although IQ is not as good as my IQ, but since Dingxing County's new policy, it is still quite effective. I don't know how much money and food can be paid by Dingxing County this year. Maybe it can make up for the national treasury. deficit."

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Can a county make up for the deficit in the national treasury?"

   He couldn't imagine.

  It seems that entrusting the deficit of the national treasury to a small county is even more ridiculous.

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you will know when the time comes."

  Emperor Hongzhi made up his mind and didn't give a tael of silver, so naturally, he didn't think too much about it.

  Let’s talk about it later.

  It is not easy for me to save this little money.

  Emperor Hongzhi simply stopped talking about this matter and asked instead: "What is the prince doing recently?"

   "I'm building the railway, and occasionally go to Xishan Medical College to teach."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Building railways is a serious matter. Medical schools...teaching...what do you teach?"

"Surgery, take a knife!" Fang Jifan gestured: "Prick it, disembowel it, and after the theory of worms appeared, a new theory appeared in this clinical operation... Unfortunately, most of the students in the medical school are useless Yes, His Royal Highness is very worried about them, so..."

  Emperor Hongzhi could not help but smile: "That's it. Forget it, let him."

  Emperor Hongzhi’s impression of the prince has changed a lot. He used to be worried that he would mess around, but now it seems that the prince is only interested in what he is interested in.

  At least... no nonsense.

  …

  As soon as he heard that Fang Jifan had entered the palace, His Majesty personally summoned him.

   Li Dongyang, who was holding the wisdom pearl, suddenly became worried.

   This may be because of internal funds, His Majesty summoned Fang Jifan to inquire about countermeasures.

  Originally, it would have been fine if only His Majesty had made up his mind, but now Fang Jifan made a horizontal move, which...

  Li Dongyang didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly dragged Xie Qian to Fengtian Hall to meet him.

   Along the way, Xie Qian couldn't help but said: "Mr. Li, why do you have a bad face? Your Majesty is the master of sages, and the treasury is short of money..."

   "Let's see and talk first." Li Dongyang had a gloomy face. The two had just arrived outside the Fengtian Hall when they happened to see Fang Jifan walking out slowly.

  Li Dongyang coughed and forced a smile: "Fang Duwei, hello."

  Fang Jifan hurried forward and said modestly: "I have seen Mr. Li and Mr. Xie."

   Xie Qian nodded and smiled at Fang Jifan.

  Li Dongyang said: "Just now His Majesty called Fang Duwei, what is the matter?"

  Fang Jifan replied honestly: "Because the national treasury is short of money."

  Li Dongyang knew that he was really afraid of something. The smile on his face couldn't hold back: "Fang Duwei didn't say anything?"

   This question is very cryptic, already very tactful.

  Fang Jifan said eloquently: "How can Mr. Li think of someone from our side like this? Is someone from our side the kind of person who chews his tongue?"

  Li Dongyang: "..."

  This expression...

  Fang Jifan said angrily: "Even if Mr. Li can insult the personality of someone on our side, you must never doubt our Fang Jifan's heart of loving the people like a son, so leave."

   Speak, hold your fists together, and leave.

  Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other.

   Xie Qian said: "Looking at him like this, I think... he shouldn't have said anything bad."

  Li Dongyang was not as thoughtful as Xie Qian, and said with a calm face: "You will know when you see him."

   After the two informed, they entered the hall to salute.

Emperor Hongzhi was sitting on the throne, picking up a pen, lowering his head and writing something quickly, without raising his eyes, he said to the ticket on the case: "You guys are here, just in time, I thought about it all night, I think The state treasury and the internal funds must not be confused. The so-called no rules make a square. The rules of the ancestors are above. If the state treasury has a deficit, what does it have to do with the internal funds? Please do your best, because there is a deficit, it is necessary to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. "

  Li Dongyang: "..."

  Xie Qian was probably lying in his heart, he really couldn’t believe a single word that that **** surnamed Fang said, if this guy hadn’t said anything in front of the Holy One, how could His Majesty be so determined.

   "Your Majesty, this is a shortfall..." Li Dongyang said tragically: "I wait... ten thousand deaths, just..."

  Emperor Hongzhi raised his head: "So increasing income and reducing expenditure is the most important thing. Isn't Ouyang Zhi innovating in Dingxing County? I think that if the country continues like this, it is not a solution to lose money every year. Let's take a look at Dingxing County."

   "Dingxing County because of him?" Li Dongyang frowned, suddenly feeling a little playful.

  Emperor Hongzhi naturally knew Li Dongyang's mentality, so why wasn't he like this before? But...

Emperor Hongzhi had no choice but to say with a stern face: "Okay, that's it, I have made up my mind, the money and food from the internal money will go to the internal money, I don't have a penny, I can't break the rules of the ancestors, you can figure it out on your own." .”

   "Your Majesty..."

  In Fengtian Hall, Li Dongyang's desperate wailing came out.

   Li Dongyang has always been very wise. He couldn't understand His Majesty's temperament very well.

Because of this, he thinks that the national treasury is not enough, and it is not only logical to withdraw money from the internal funds, but also determined to get it. Therefore, the expenditure for the past two years has indeed been a bit more enjoyable for the Ministry of Finance. After all... His Majesty's internal funds are now There are more than 39,377,500 taels of silver, which is a drop in the bucket.

  How could I have imagined...it turned out to be like this...

  Fang Jifan's bastard... is really wicked, did he care about his house for so much money? But he turned around and ran to cheat people. Is this dog worthy of being a human?

  But Emperor Hongzhi seems to have made up his mind.

  No intention of letting go.

  Your Majesty will not let go, so what can I do?

  As for the so-called Dingxing County, this is even more outrageous. Pointing to a mere Dingxing County, isn’t this a dream?

  National affairs are not trifling matters!

  …

  When Fang Jifan returned to Xishan, he couldn't help but sneezed a few times.

  From Xishan to Xincheng, the railway here has already begun preparations for construction.

  Once it is built, Xishan, the old city and the new city will be completely connected.

Here in Xishan, there are not only the highest institutions of learning, but also a large number of workshops, and countless industries. Once it is connected with the old city and the new city, it is almost conceivable that the combination of these three will affect the housing price. influences.

Now Manchukuo is like a huge construction site inside and outside the capital. Hundreds of thousands of people are busy. Countless raw materials have entered the workshop, and after the workshop is produced, they are transported to various places. The name is Xishan Industrial Park, but it doesn't seem to be in a hurry right now.

  As soon as he landed, he saw Zhang Yong, the **** next to Zhu Houzhao, rushing over, and said anxiously: "Captain Fang, the medical school... the medical school... His Royal Highness... is waiting for the captain..."

   "Why, what happened?" Fang Jifan said calmly, looking calm.

  Zhang Yongdao: "His Royal Highness has a major operation, and the captain must go to help him. Captain...Hurry up, hurry up, something big is going to happen, something big is going to happen..."

  A big event...

Fang Jifan laughed in his heart, always felt that these people like to make a big fuss, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, the sky will fall, and I will stand up to it, even if it is the wrong knife, and someone dies...then just bury it, anyway, it is in His Highness's hands." It's covered with blood debts, so don't worry if you have too many debts!"

  (end of this chapter)