Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1254 Turned out

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly missed Xiao Jing a little bit.

  Before that, I hadn't taken care of it before, but after thinking about it, it seemed that without Xiao Jing by my side, there was indeed a lot of inconvenience.

   As for Xiao Jing, he is a bit useless, but...

  Emperor Hongzhi had a thought, and said lightly: "Let Xiao Jing return to Beijing."

  He gave instructions to the **** beside him, and then looked at Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "I heard that the price of silver has dropped a lot these days?"

  Fang Jifan thought to himself, so many loans have been released out of thin air, and the stock has skyrocketed several times. To put it bluntly, the thing is still the same thing, but the price has risen. Can the silver price not depreciate?

   But there is no way.

  Fang Jifan nodded: "It has increased a lot."

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "I am worried that it will affect the national economy and people's livelihood. This is not a fun thing."

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this appropriate drop in the price of silver will be of great benefit to the country. Just think about it, ordinary people have already spent seven or eighty eighty-eighty eighty-eighty dollars on food, clothing, housing and transportation after receiving their salary every month. Where do you usually save money? People who have money in their hands are rich people. The more money they save, the more money they will lose. If they continue to hide the money, they will lose money. No return. Therefore, I have to take out the money, or buy stocks, or buy mansions, or take it out for trading. Isn’t this buying stocks just to support the listed companies, and these companies got the money from them , engage in commerce and production, and need to hire a large number of people to create value, what's wrong with it?"

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

   Dare to feel anything, it has something to do with stock trading.

  Could it be that the daily decline in silver prices can push up stock prices?

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I'm not worried about them, these wealthy households. I'm just worried about the hardships of ordinary people. The Zhenguo Mansion has temporarily solved the problem of food for the people over the years. It's limited to eating and drinking."

  Zhu Houzhao listened, and his eyes lit up: "Father, don't worry, my son... within one month, the problem of clothing for the people in the capital will be solved."

   "Huh?" Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed aloud: "You don't always do serious things, but you have such a big tone."

  Zhu Houzhao patted his chest: "I assure you, the price of the cloth in this capital has dropped by more than half. If the father doesn't believe it, I... I will take Fang Jifan's head as a security."

  Fang Jifan: "..."

  Sorrow, what a sorrow this is, Fang Jifan looks sad, Your Highness, where is your conscience?

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao: "It seems that you are going to issue a military order?"

  Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "I can sign and draw a pledge. Fang Jifan is my good brother. If he dies, I will be very sad. Let him bet."

  Fang Jifan immediately said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince was just joking, but...Er Chen and His Highness the Crown Prince have indeed thought of a way to relieve the people's hardship."

   Seeing Fang Jifan say so, Emperor Hongzhi became curious.

  Although Emperor Hongzhi loves money, it does not mean that he does not care about the suffering of the people.

  This is the foundation of Daming.

  Recently, according to the censor's report, the price of goods has indeed skyrocketed. If this continues, how will the people live their lives?

  First, land prices skyrocketed, followed by stock prices overflowing with countless wealth. Even if he knew that the stock market and mansions benefited the country and the people, Emperor Hongzhi had to pay attention.

  Emperor Hongzhi took a deep look at the two: "One month?"

   "One month!" Zhu Houzhao said happily.

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded and nodded: "Very well, I will give you a month. If it is done well, I will not treat you badly."

   and others watched Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan leave.

  Emperor Hongzhi bowed his head, and the **** beside him poured tea for him.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "These two brats are usually so stingy, but today...the hairs have been pulled from them."

  The **** didn't know what to explain, with a look of bewilderment on his face.

  Emperor Hongzhi said with emotion: "Xiao Banban is already very unintelligent, and you are even more stupid."

  …

   Cabinet.

  His Majesty's internal funds have been saved.

  The cabinet here is actually relieved.

  For more than a year, especially after the stock market appeared, the cabinet is really in a state of desperation.

  As His Majesty said, this price is indeed going to skyrocket. Of course... the drop in silver price has indeed increased jobs for countless people, and this drop is barely within the controllable range.

  But... going on like this is not an option.

   At noon, Liu Jian and the three were drinking tea in the cabinet rounds, discussing the changes that had taken place in Beijing.

  They are like a group of boatmen driving a large ship to an unfamiliar sea, and they are already somewhat confused.

   While talking, a **** sent a note from His Majesty.

  Liu Jian took the note and saw that it was to urge the cabinet to promulgate an edict as soon as possible and confer the title of Wang Shouren.

  Liu Jian glanced at the **** and nodded: "Tell Your Majesty, the old minister has already told the **** to wait for the imperial edict. After drafting the eunuch, it will be sent to the Prison of Rituals tomorrow."

  The **** smiled and said: "Let Mr. Liu worry about it."

  Liu Jian smiled slightly: "Your Majesty is so interested, he seems very happy."

   "Yes." The little **** said: "Your Majesty is so happy today that I don't know why, and this servant is also very happy for His Majesty. But... this servant is not attentive to His Majesty, and your Majesty scolds this servant for being stupid. This servant is really terrified."

  Liu Jian thought for a moment: "Oh? Why?"

  The little **** said: "His Royal Highness and the Duke of Qi made a bet with His Majesty that if within a month, the price of this cloth will be reduced by nearly half."

  When Liu Jian heard this, he immediately beamed with joy.

   Li Dongyang and Xie Qian on the side looked at each other, and their eyes were also shining.

   "Is this serious?" Liu Jian beamed.

"yes."

  Liu Jian exhaled: "Haha, it's kind of interesting, okay, okay." He said, with a smile: "Eunuch, go back and report."

  The **** was still puzzled.

  Why is everyone smiling so happily?

   Could it be because of a bet?

  He was confused, nodded and left.

  The **** left.

   Liu Jian and the three couldn't help laughing.

   "It's not easy." Liu Jian said with emotion: "It's really not easy. Then Fang Jifan will suffer from it sometimes."

Xie Qian was also happy: "Yeah, the cloth has fallen by nearly half. This bet is very interesting. His Royal Highness, you will definitely not be able to spend much money. If you want to make the price of cloth fall, it is nothing more than Fang Jifan. To fill this pit, the old man calculates, how much money will it take to subsidize nearly half of the cloth price?"

"There is a large population in Beijing, and now there are more people with salaries. There has always been a lot of demand for cloth. If you really want to subsidize it, it will last longer. There are not millions of taels of silver. Don't think about it. Then Fang Jifan should Clean up like this, he has so much money, hiding it, not taking out a little, it is beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood, how can it be said. His Majesty still has a way, make a bet, and he will obediently submit. Think about the past, think about it Get some money out of his hand..." Liu Jian couldn't help shaking his head at this point.

  After Li Dongyang laughed, he frowned slightly: "Do you think...is it possible...Fang Jifan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, have other solutions?"

  Liu Jian shook his head: "What else can I do? If I think about it, I can only pay."

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case. After two or three years of development, the price of cloth has indeed remained high. What's more, now that winter is coming, the people's demand for heating things is extremely high. Almost everyone thinks that this cloth I'm afraid the price will go up to a higher level.

   Except that Fang Jifan took out the silver himself to subsidize the cloth price, what else can he do, this bet, even if His Majesty loses, it is worth losing.

   "Let's wait and see, let's see how much money Fang Jifan has to spend to plug this hole."

   "Wonderful, wonderful."

  …

   Coming out of the palace, Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao with resentment.

  Zhu Houzhao felt guilty, the more guilty he was, the more bluff he shouted: "What are you looking at?"

  Fang Jifan said: "Why does Your Highness take my head as a bet?"

   "Because we are friends, for you, I will never lose. This is a guarantee. Didn't you always bet with people like this before?"

   "No." Fang Jifan was very entangled: "These are two different things."

"It's the same thing, I learned it from you anyway." Zhu Houzhao patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, Lao Fang, stop talking about words, let's think about how to increase the output of this cloth so that it saves money He always thinks we're doing nothing."

  Fang Jifan sighed: "I handed over to the bandits by mistake, we, Fang Jifan..."

  Zhu Houzhao patted him on the shoulder: "Stop rambling, go to the workshop."

  Fang Jifan didn't want to go with him.

   But think about it carefully, this bet has already been played.

  So I had to obey obediently.

   This is the first textile workshop in Xishan.

  After several adjustments, the recruited female workers have gradually begun to 'open up'.

   After understanding the characteristics of this machine, then, it is to arrange the workstations and make a production plan.

   During the trial production period, there were some problems.

   Fortunately, these problems were quickly solved by the craftsmen of the Steam Research Institute.

  Zhu Hou took care of some problems and solutions submitted by Wang Jinyuan, who was guarding here himself, and then raised his head: "In this way, the cotton is almost harvested, right?"

   "All of them are harvested, which fully meets the needs. Not only the cotton from Hexi, but also the cotton from Jiangnan. You can accept as much as there is in the market. Don't worry, young master. The villain handles things and has always been reliable."

  Fang Jifan thinks about it too, others are doing things with money. But Wang Jinyuan is doing things with his life. After all, if he is not careful, he may kill him. Thinking about it, it is still very safe to do things.

   "Very good. Tomorrow, we will try another day of production. The day after tomorrow, we will officially start work. Remember, the machine cannot be stopped, and we will work in three shifts."

  (end of this chapter)