Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1089 Cutting Fan

  Fang Jifan saw that Emperor Hongzhi kept a straight face on purpose.

   But Fang Jifan is too familiar with Emperor Hongzhi.

  Behind that stern face, there is still a look of joy that cannot be concealed.

   Make money, of course happy.

Fang Jifan said cheerfully: "If your Majesty has any questions, I will naturally know all the answers. My servants are not as dull as your Majesty. Your Majesty is a sage king. You can see everything clearly and clearly. There is nothing in the world that you can hide from your majesty." , my son..."

  Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said to himself, who does this mouth look like? It doesn't look like his father.

  But there are many ministers in the palace, many of them are really anxious.

  Before His Majesty came to ask, someone jumped out: "Fang Duwei, dare to ask, Daming invited so many Japanese people here, let them study here, these Japanese wolf ambitions, don't you worry, they..."

   "Don't worry." Fang Jifan answered firmly without waiting for him to continue asking.

   "This..." Emperor Hongzhi frowned. In fact, he was also worried.

  The people standing here today are all ministers of Ming Dynasty, and none of them are fuel-efficient lamps.

   Let’s talk about Zhang Sheng and Rang Nai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Could it be that what he said is unreasonable?

   Worry.

   But Fang Jifan's affirmative answer aroused Emperor Hongzhi's interest.

   "Huh? Jifan, tell me in detail."

  Fang Jifan said: "Xinxue and the knowledge of various subjects in Xishan are actually nothing special. Even the steam locomotive of His Royal Highness is actually... nothing special."

   "What?" All the officials looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously.

  Don't say anything else, let's talk about this steam locomotive. For the courtiers in this palace, after they slowly accepted it, they will understand more and more how powerful it is.

   But Fang Jifan actually said that this is nothing special.

Fang Jifan said: "Here, if any kind of knowledge wants to develop and make countless imaginations come true, the fundamental reason is actually silver. Your Majesty, this silver is the best thing in the world, and the national economy and the people's livelihood are everything. It has something to do with silver. Your Majesty needs silver for his internal treasury. The treasury needs silver. Xishan also needs silver to build mansions. It’s gone. From the initial research and development, to the laying of the railway tracks, and then to the operation, there are tens of millions of taels of silver. In the future, if countless railway tracks are to be rolled out, then... how much silver will be needed?"

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, this sentence is correct.

certainly…

  Every word and deed of the emperor will be recorded and written into the annals of history, or spread out and become the talk of the world.

  Thus, although Emperor Hongzhi agreed in his heart, he said indifferently: "In my opinion, money is of course important, but virtue and filial piety are fundamental."

  All the ministers had complicated thoughts and nodded their heads one after another: "What your majesty said is that Captain Fang values ​​money too much."

  Fang Jifan: "..."

   "Jifan, continue talking." Emperor Hongzhi blushed and encouraged Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty really hit the nail on the head. Of course, morality and filial piety are the most important. However, my ministers will talk about money first. The root of the way to make the country rich and the army strong is money and food. Japanese people come here, no matter how much they learn. The knowledge of Xinxue and Xishan is useless to them. Because...even if they understand the principle of steam locomotives, how can they build a locomotive? If they can’t build a locomotive, what’s the use even if they understand it?”

"Therefore, my son asked His Majesty to call them to the capital. The essence is to cut off their money and food accumulation completely. Think about it, Your Majesty, these Japanese people, who are either rich or noble, have come to Daming to settle down and live in the capital. It is not easy. However, housing is their long-term need. Therefore, they have to buy a house, buy a house, live in it, and have food and clothing. They study here and need tuition fees. They have good conditions here, but where does the money come from? In the final analysis, it came from their territory. They collected taxes from farmers and merchants, or obtained income from their own mines, and they would send them to the capital continuously. At the same time, countless craftsmen will also be injected into the continuous research of steam locomotives. The more they come, the more they learn. In the end, they cannot do without me, because...the things they learn are in Japan. It is useless, and only in Daming can it be turned into reality."

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "I call this the siphon effect. The more Japanese nobles get used to the convenience brought by the Ming Dynasty, the wealth in their territory will be sent here continuously. If you have enough energy, how about imitating my rich country and strong army? This is the reason why your Majesty called the nobles from all over the world to Beijing. The more they come, the more they will spend. In the end, their children and grandchildren will only use the capital as a Their hometown, and their territory, is just a tool for them to maintain a good life."

"Your servant is so well-intentioned, but some people slander me that I just want to sell the mansion. Your Majesty, I am more wronged than Dou E. My whole heart is only for my great Ming's thousand-year plan. There is no selfishness here. They insult my innocence like this, I implore Your Majesty, let someone cut my heart open, and see if this heart is loyal or treacherous!"

  Fang Jifan's words revealed a truth.

  Any theory is based on economics.

   To put it bluntly, everything needs silver, and there is no original capital accumulation. If you take the current wealth of nations theory and throw it to King Wu of Zhou, within three years, King Wu of Zhou will guarantee that his head will be hung on the king's city.

Without the original accumulation of capital, where did so much money come from, gathered in the hands of a very small number of people, and how do these few people control this huge amount of wealth? When they are all sent to the capital to maintain their luxurious life in Beijing, this will only continue to grow the Ming Dynasty, and cause the entire Wa country to continuously lose blood.

   Even if Fang Jifan took a picture of the construction drawing of a steam locomotive and gave it to the Japanese people, they would use their heads to build the railway and constantly update their production tools?

  Siphon effect.

   Liu Wenshan, who was silently among the crowd, his eyes lit up.

  This... is obviously an economic principle, which was not mentioned in The Wealth of Nations, but now that I think about it carefully, it is actually such a thing.

  Mentor is indeed worthy of being a mentor. With just a few words, he solved a long-standing doubt of his own.

  Emperor Hongzhi also seemed to have a reason.

The sons and daughters of nobles from all the vassal states came to Daming to live and study. The essence is to empty their money and food and continuously nourish the capital. After 30 to 50 years, these children and grandchildren will all live and study here The guests from all over the world, I am afraid, have long regarded Daming as their hometown.

   No matter what they learn is new learning, whether it is Ming Dynasty's medicine or business, how useful will these things be when they return to their domain? Even if it is useful, it is limited.

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up: "Is this cutting down the feudal clan?"

   "Yes, Your Majesty, this is the cutting of the feudal clan, just like a tweening order!" Fang Jifan didn't even think that he had a siphon effect, and actually tossed out a tweening order.

  Emperor Hongzhi became excited, with his hands behind his back, as if Fang Jifan's reminder made him suddenly realize something.

  Emperor Hongzhi then raised his eyes and looked at Fang Jifan. His eyes had a deep meaning, but then he became calm again: "Jifan is a strategy for long-term stability."

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty is wise."

  After hearing this, all the ministers seemed to have to admit that Fang Jifan's prospects were not unreasonable.

  Fang Jifan said again: "Your Majesty, my son, there is one more thing to play."

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan: "It's okay for the Qing family to say."

   As expected, he is indeed his son-in-law. Look at what he does, how beautiful it is.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, the thing is like this, the huge silver mine in Huangjinzhou, I think it is inappropriate for Your Majesty to take it directly. This... After all, it was discovered by Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo. This huge silver mine has worked so hard, but Your Majesty..."

  Emperor Hongzhi turned cold: "Didn't I give them millions of gold?"

  Fang Jifan coughed: "Your Majesty, I believe that if you only give a few million gold, it will be a huge loss for Your Majesty."

Ok?

  Emperor Hongzhi felt it was funny. Could it be that if I handed over the silver mine to the two brothers-in-law, there would be no loss?

   It's not that Emperor Hongzhi has any grudge against the two brothers-in-law, but because, in his opinion, what do these two **** want so much money for?

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, a silver mine is just the tip of the iceberg. The world is so big, and how many treasures are hidden under the ground. A mere silver mine, no matter how much silver it contains, your majesty will He is a hero, so why should he care about it? But... if His Majesty does not set rules, so that Marquis of Shouning and Uncle Jianchang can gain huge profits, in the future, no one will take the risk of finding treasures for His Majesty. Therefore, my son I thought, this is the king's land in the whole world. It's good for your majesty to want this silver mine, but the most important thing is to set a rule. Those who mine can make a lot of money, and only when this rule is established can people have no worries."

"If not, there will be no one in the world looking for treasures for His Majesty. Even if they found some gold and silver veins, they would never dare to report to His Majesty. My son, here is a charter that has been prepared in the past few days. I beg Your Majesty to look at it. "

  The articles of association were handed over to the imperial case, and Emperor Hongzhi looked down, and there was written on it: "Three Laws of the Son of Heaven and the People's Agreement.'"

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, three chapters?

  Fang Jifan seems a little bit elbowed out.

  However... there seems to be some truth.

  (end of this chapter)