Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1235 Live and work in peace

  To be honest, if this is the case, Fang Jifan feels that Emperor Hongzhi is a bit unreasonable.

  Everyone took risks and made such great contributions. You said that there is no reason to reward them.

   Is this something people do?

  Fang Jifan looked at Emperor Hongzhi speechlessly.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled.

  He can understand Fang Jifan's mood.

   Wang Shouren is a bold guy, but... he is also a usable talent.

  God knows how Fang Jifan trained so many talents.

   One by one against the sky.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "Just now, in front of Xie Qian's family, you talked about the strategy of advancing westward. I feel that Jifan has something to say, and he didn't say anything."

   "Yes." Fang Jifan said with a smile: "It's just in front of them, it's inconvenient to say, only someone as discerning as His Majesty can understand."

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled, these words are very nice.

Fang Jifan said: "Actually, the key to the strategy of marching westward lies in money! Without money, it is absolutely impossible. Tens of millions of people march westward, and they still have to fight all the way. How much money will it cost? , relying on the court alone, I'm afraid it's absolutely impossible. But... Your Majesty, I think that since the court has no money, the people have money. There are so many wealthy businessmen, they are rich."

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized: "The government of salt and iron?"

  Of course, the politics of salt and iron here is not just a simple monopoly of salt and iron by the imperial court on paper. In fact, salt and iron have been monopolized by the imperial court for a long time.

The source of these four characters is that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han wanted to attack the Xiongnu, and the burden on the treasury was huge. Therefore, the centralization of power was carried out, and instead of the previous inaction, it began to attack local tyrants. The wealth of the world is used to support the expansion of the country.

  Of course, the aftermath of this strategy is huge. Local tyrants are indeed hateful, but using such cruel methods can easily cause resentment in the world.

  Fang Jifan shook his head: "Your Majesty forgot how to build the railway?"

  Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded, so that's okay.

"To raise funds, pack up all the ministries in the desert, and go public. First, explain clearly how much capital support is needed, and then release the shares. Of course, since you want to go public, you need to have prospects and profits. What are the prospects and profits? Where is the land? , Your Majesty, the stockholders of the world, invest money, feed these Tatars and Jurchens, provide them with weapons, all their spoils, how to distribute, the land they obtained, how to make a profit, or, how to distribute, future, stockholders How to protect the interests, how to distribute dividends. My son has calculated that a lot of land in the west is not worthless, and now there are steam trains, the future is still very promising. For example, the pastures can be auctioned off. It is the benefit. Once it enters the extreme west, there are countless minerals there. Not only that, I heard that once it crosses the Ural Mountains, there are countless fertile fields. The fields... are food, the Tatars and the Jurchens. Where it points, it can always be profitable, so..."

Fang Jifan breathed a sigh of relief: "Therefore, this packaged listing... we can call it a 'group'. I have already thought about the name, and the land is the place where all people live and work. It might as well, this group is called the Happiness Group The Happiness Group pursues that everyone in the world has their own land and can live and work in peace and contentment. Under this group, it is divided into three systems, one of which is the development team composed of Jurchens and Tatars. The second is the logistics team organized by the imperial court; the third is the group asset processing team formed by the shareholders according to the amount of their shares. All land, forests, minerals, pastures, grain fields, and even plundered The population of this asset is handled by this asset management team, whether it is for sale, or self-exploitation and excavation. All benefits will be shared by shareholders.”

   "..."

  Everyone looked at Fang Jifan.

   Jaw-dropping.

   This dog is really ruthless.

   "Happiness Group." Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly. This name is very strange and strange.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but said: "If you can really raise money, is there anyone willing to buy stocks?"

  He felt unreliable.

   How much is the land in the desert worth? There are also many minerals, most of which are thousands of miles away, and the cost of transportation is very scary.

   Moreover, whether we can develop westward in the future, whether it will be successful, and whether we will encounter resistance are still two things to say.

  Others are willing to buy large quantities of these developed lands.

Fang Jifan smiled: "Your Majesty, the biggest advantage of stocks is not how much profit can be made in the future, but to make people believe that in the future... how much benefit it can have, people look at tomorrow, ten years or even a hundred years later The Xingfu Group, which is packaged and listed, wants to generate interest, but it is actually very simple. The imperial court can come up with a plan, just say where the Xingfu Group is, and where the Daming Railway will be built in the future!"

   "So...isn't that profitable enough?"

  Damn it...

Some people have already seen the capacity of the railway, and it greatly shortens the distance. If the railway can be extended all the way, then, along the railway line, the mines, grasslands, and even grain fields along the railway line may not It's not necessarily worth a lot of money.

But…

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help asking: "With such a long railway line, the imperial court has so much money?"

For the Baoding, Jingshi, and Tongzhou railways alone, the imperial court couldn’t afford so much money, so they had to raise funds, and the railway that runs through the desert and even extends westward is thousands of miles away...Emperor Hongzhi I feel that I have sold the entire royal family, and I can't sell this money.

"Look at the problem from the perspective of development." Fang Jifan said quietly: "It's not a real repair, it's just a plan. The plan can be ten years, twenty years, thirty years. Every now and then, the imperial court will issue a decree, just thunder, no more. Rain, that's enough. Most importantly, let people see the future and convince people that in the future, the value of the innumerable land may double. At that time, plan the stations along the line or something. Near the site, you can also plan a medical station, a school...even...the imperial court can also set up provinces, prefectures and counties, and build a yamen in the area along the line. It will not cost a lot of money, right? Unlucky man, no, appoint some smart and capable officials, even if this shelf is set up, let the world know that we have everything there, and if you invest money, you may get rich in the future."

"In this way, the land and minerals can be sold at a price, the land and minerals can be sold, and the stocks can rise steadily. Only then will everyone be willing to take out real gold and silver as support. In the future, when the imperial court really has silver, Steel production is enough to meet demand, ten years, thirty years, one hundred years, even if one hundred years is not enough, after three hundred years, we can build a railway, it will not be a problem, right?"

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Wang Shouren felt his scalp go numb.

  Master...I really broke my heart for Daming.

  Three hundred years later, he has planned everything.

  Xiao Jing's face twitched, and he looked at Fang Jifan with horror.

"The so-called stock market sells concepts, a story, a prospect, and even...a great ideal. As long as the story is told well, there will be prospects and concepts, and people are willing to pay for it. It is just like His Majesty governing the world. The great rule of the world will always be just a legend, but... it might as well, the kings of all generations can work hard and work hard in this direction. If you dare not even think about it, then... Your Majesty You're working so hard, but for what?"

  Fang Jifan said with a smile: "I have made up my mind, I will buy this stock first, and Xishan will raise all the available silver to buy a batch. Others, feel free."

  Emperor Hongzhi gasped, thinking carefully.

  Fang Jifan's story is really touching.

  Railways, provinces, government offices, schools, mines, grain fields, forests, and even theaters and pastures in the future...

  Emperor Hongzhi's eyes widened: "Go and try it first, if it succeeds, it will be a great achievement."

He stood up, and then took a deep look at Wang Shouren: "Wang Qing's family, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for the time being, follow your mentor, and mainly focus on this matter. In the future, I will be of great use to you. "

  It means that in Fang Jifan's idea, Wang Shouren may become the most important person.

   This can be regarded as a disguised form, so give it a reward.

  Fang Jifan paid homage: "My son obeys the order."

  Zhu Houzhao was by the side, listening with relish, and at this moment, his heart also warmed up.

  He likes Fang Jifan's plan, at least, this story moved him, he loves this story.

  Xiao Jing said with a smile: "The story of Duke Qi..."

  He was halfway through his sentence.

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced sideways at Xiao Jing, and suddenly said: "Xiao Banban, Tuwu and others conspired, why didn't the factory guards notice it before?"

  Xiao Jing's complexion suddenly became sallow.

  He only thought about it before, and he seemed to miss a credit.

   My heart hurts badly.

  But now...he suddenly remembered.

  So he fell down on the ground in a hurry, and said anxiously: "This...this..."

  Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth and said: "In the future, how dare I entrust my safety to the factory guards, and how can I trust them?"

  Xiao Jing trembled all over: "Servant..."

  He wanted to explain, but found that any explanation was ineffective, so he could only say: "The crime of slaves is ten thousand deaths."

"I see, this factory guard should be set up in the depths of the desert. It's useless anyway. It's better to move some fans and school lieutenants there, and build a few towns and governors, thousands of households, and hundreds of households. No, with Yamen and people, it can also increase the value of the land a little bit. It would be useful if relatives also accompany you."

  (end of this chapter)