Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1078 I am the country

   Zhang Heling wanted to die at this moment.

  Duke...

  Master...

  My Shouning Marquis was earned by relying on my sister.

   But the Duke is different. With the Zhang family's **** nature, he will not be able to earn it for a lifetime.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, a group of people with outstanding meritorious service were conferred the title of duke of the state, and a group of them were killed by Emperor Taizu Gao. Afterwards, during Jingnan, another group of dukes of the state were conferred. There are only six Dukes left behind.

  After that, there will be no more princes.

  Until the Hongzhi Dynasty, Nanhe Bofang Jinglong was favored by the emperor, flattened the Southwest, and Dingjiaozhi, and because of his son's great achievements, he set sail to the isolated Golden Island, so he was bestowed a Duke.

  The merit of Pingwa is enough to make a Hou Ye the Duke of the state.

   Such a good opportunity... no... gone.

  Looking at Fang Jifan with a humble face, Shou Ninghou's first reaction was to find a knife to kill this smelly and shameless dog.

He cried.

   Tears fell down, thinking of his father, his eldest father who had passed away long ago, and thinking of his ancestors. If they knew it, the coffin would not be able to cover it, and they would definitely get up and beat themselves to death.

   This crying is really like a broken soul.

All the ministers only said that Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang had been at sea for many years, and now that they returned home, they had earned merit and were loved by His Majesty. Because of their hard work, they were generously rewarded by His Majesty, so they were moved and wept bitterly, seeing how thin they were. With their skinny appearance, all the ministers couldn't help but sigh with emotion, it's really hard work, it's really hard work, their hard work is just right.

  Emperor Hongzhi is still immersed in this great achievement. The problem of Japanese pirates has been completely solved in my hands, hahaha... Bless the ancestors.

He was in high spirits, and glanced at Fang Jifan: "The Ministry of Rites must immediately draw up a charter and send it to me. All meritorious officers and men need to be rewarded. Fang Jifan's official title must also be drawn up early. Since his father is the Duke of Lu, Fang Jifan is his father." Son, why not be the Duke of Qi?"

  Qilu...Qilu...

  Fang Jifan thought it was quite good, Fang Jifan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise."

   Just about to say.

  Emperor Hongzhi flicked his sleeves: "This is the end of today's discussion. Oh, Marquis Shouning, what else is there?"

Zhang Heling managed to hold back his tears: "Chen... I still have something to say. I and my brother discovered a large...a large number of silver veins in the south of Huangjinzhou. The veins stretch for hundreds of miles and are of extremely high purity. They are located on the plateau. , the local natives regard silver as dung, your majesty... this mine was discovered by our brothers, your majesty..."

  He blinked and looked at Emperor Hongzhi.

   means roughly...

  After hearing this, Hongzhi couldn't help but be overjoyed.

  Silver... What Daming lacks is silver.

  Although there is a continuous import of silver from overseas, such precious metals are still in short supply, especially now that commerce and trade are developing extremely fast.

Even if, the silver bills of Xishan Bank replaced a large number of silver transactions, but after all...the current is the silver standard, and the status of silver...is still irreplaceable, and even...the silver bills issued by Xishan Bank itself need silver as a deposit, otherwise , once run, dare to spam, when the time comes, there will be no place for burial.

  Emperor Hongzhi heard the shocking word: "How much is the reserve?"

  Zhang Heling looked at his brother-in-law. Now...his greatest hope in life is this mine. He said, "I'm afraid it has ten or a hundred times more reserves than my Daming Silver Mine."

   "Buzz buzz..."

   Chaozhong suddenly boiled.

  Silver...white silver.

   Who doesn't like this.

only…

  Wang Aotu felt that his neck was chilly, and countless vicious eyes looked at him.

  At the beginning...it was some old **** who proposed that the fleet ships sailing to the West should be paid for by domestic funds, and all the proceeds would also belong to domestic funds.

  This old thief has harmed the country and the people, he is not as good as a pig or a dog.

  Wang Ao suddenly felt as if he had been hung on a pillar of shame, and he would never be able to clean himself up for the rest of his life.

  Emperor Hongzhi is already Longyan Dayue: "My ancestors bless you, this is the luck of the country, and it is my luck."

  Zhang Heling was dumbfounded, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... This is what I and my ministers have discovered through untold hardships. This... This is not the luck of the country, this is..."

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at him: "You two brothers have worked hard, but the Zhang family and the country live together, and I have no distinction between each other. I am the country, and the country is the world. The world also includes your family. , how can you separate your family and country..."

  Zhang Heling shuddered, and he looked at Zhang Yanling.

  Zhang Yanling whispered: "Brother, what does brother-in-law mean? Is our mine... gone?"

  Zhang Heling: "..."

Emperor Hongzhi said solemnly: "This is a big matter. Immediately send a letter to Huang Jinzhou to repair a letter, ordering Lu Guogong to send people to explore the place immediately, confirm its reserves, and the needs of mining. This matter is of great importance and cannot be tolerated." Negligence, order Lu Guogong to come up with the regulations to determine the mining."

  Zhang Heling: "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi said with a straight face: "Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo have made new achievements. This time, they will be given 50 million gold in recognition of their hard work. That's it."

   Excited.

   Silver.

   Neijin... This time, it's really going to be full.

  Thinking about it is very exciting.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi thought of Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Wen, Emperor Xuan, and Chenghua...Thinking of countless ancestors, they seem to be floating in mid-air at this moment, looking at them with a pair of gratified eyes. Own.

  At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt that his tears almost wet his clothes. My hard work these years was not in vain.

  By the way, we need to build ships, and we need to build more ships. Only in this way can we transport that ship of silver to the inner treasury.

   Sailing to the West is right.

  Now, Daming's game of chess is alive.

  Emperor Hongzhi glared at the Zhang family brothers: "You two are worrying Empress Zhang for nothing, what are you doing here? Go and meet Empress Zhang quickly, and let Empress Zhang take a good look at you."

   "Your Majesty, I have something to say, and I can't say it quickly." Zhang Heling blushed, stopped crying, and wanted to say something.

  Zhang Yanling suddenly became enlightened today, and rushed forward, covering Zhang Heling's mouth: "Your Majesty, my brother doesn't want to say anything."

   Dragging and dragging, Zhang Heling was dragged down.

  Hundred officials were silent, not saying a word, and all looked at Emperor Hongzhi resentfully.

  Everyone's eyes are shining.

  Emperor Hongzhi could see their eyes. This is the green light only of extremely hungry wolves.

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "Today... that's the end of the discussion, and you should step down."

  Fang Jifan immediately praised: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor."

  The ministers looked at Fang Jifan again...the eyes were still green.

  …

  Fang Jifan walked out of Fengtian Hall, and suddenly felt a sense of confidence in life.

  He used to not have too many expectations for human nature, because there are too many dark sides in human nature.

  But now...looking around, everything is bright, ah...blue sky, ah...sea...ah...beautiful world...

  I, Fang Jifan... have also become the Duke of the state, and have a baby soon.

Ha ha ha ha…

  Thanks to my tips.

Ok?

  How can I always forget about the tips?

  Fang Jifan couldn't bear it, and patted his head. It seems that kindness and humility are really my nature.

  With his hands behind his back, several disciples rushed forward in a rush, surrounding him.

  That look made Fang Jifan feel terrified.

   "Mentor..." Wang Shouren's eyes were moist. This time, he really admired his mentor. His mentor is really his pride.

Fang Jifan squeezed his hands: "Don't ask about the kit again. As a teacher, I really can't remember. In a few days, I will serve wine. Hurry up and bring more relatives and friends. Your Majesty loves you and bestows the title of Duke. This is a happy life. It is better to have fun alone than to have fun with others. Each student will allocate ten tables of banquets, and each disciple will allocate three tables. Children are not allowed to follow. As a teacher, I don’t like having too many children, which is too noisy. Set up thousands of tables of flowing water banquets, and eat his NIANG for ten days and ten nights, and remember, you have ten tables, and one table is missing. What I care about is face, and I want face for my teacher."

  But at this time.

  A **** came in a hurry: "Fang Duwei, Fang Duwei..."

  The **** was out of breath, his eyes were shining, and he looked at Fang Jifan: "Quick, quick, Madam Zhang invites you to go..."

  Fang Jifan dusted off his clothes: "Come here."

  Mother-in-law had orders, Fang Jifan dared not neglect, rushed to Kunning Palace, and heard two brothers howling like pigs.

  Fang Jifan sighed in his heart, it was really touching, just like one of my disciples named Xu Jing, he also cried like this when he came back from overseas, which shows that there is true love in the world.

  When they arrived at the bedroom, they saw that Empress Zhang had tears in her eyes, and the two brothers were crying so hard that they nearly rolled on the ground.

When Empress Zhang saw Fang Jifan, her eyes lit up: "Jifan, come here, come forward, hey, these two brothers from my palace finally came back. As soon as they came back, I saw them crying like tears. Only after seeing the people around me did I know that they went to sea because you gave me the opportunity to give you a gift bag. Why didn't you say it earlier? If I knew about it earlier, they had a more secret mission. Come to think of it, do you have a secret mission? This is a clever plan, since they are willing to let them go to sea, they will definitely be able to ensure their safe return, so they should tell the truth to Bengong, why... make Bengong feel anxious."

What Empress Zhang said was the truth. Every step in the kit seven or eight years ago was determined by Fang Jifan. That's all.

  Fang Jifan hurriedly said: "I am ashamed, I have forgotten this matter."

  (end of this chapter)