Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1351 Immortal Merit

  Fang Jifan met Emperor Hongzhi's eyes and said slowly.

   "Your Majesty, under Liu Jin's leadership, although Siyang Commercial Bank has been tepid in the past two years, in fact, Liu Jin has already established a presence in various countries."

   "Don't talk about trade bases, just talk about the information from various countries that have been inquired over the past two years, there are countless." He paused, took a breath before continuing.

   "I didn't mean to praise Liu Jin, Liu Jin and I have no relatives and no reason..."

   "Wait a minute..." Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan with doubts in his eyes: "Didn't Liu Jin beg you to be his father?"

"Your Majesty is Your Majesty, and you really know everything. But Your Majesty, my minister built Xishan Academy, and there are so many disciples and grandchildren. A god-grandson who recognizes him is nothing. For example, Xiao Gonggong, who even claimed to be his nephew, Ke Erchen, do you have any intention of protecting him?"

  Fang Jifan glanced at Xiao Jing who was at the side, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then spoke again.

   "My sons and ministers do things with a clear distinction between public and private, and only your Majesty and the court are in their hearts. Apart from this, there is no personal relationship. The heart of a son and minister is verified by the world, and the sun and the moon can learn from it."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

   There is so much truth.

Fang Jifan continued: "Among the many messages from the Siyang Commercial Bank, one thing has been shown, that is, none of the countries has established a stable currency system, and those that are lagging behind are even in the stage of bartering. The better ones, although money is also minted, but countries frequently attack each other, new currencies replace the old ones at any time, plus the casting of private money, the content of gold coins and silver coins is not uniform Standards, so that people buy and sell, often the transaction of this currency is the most cumbersome."

"My son thought that Xishan's silver bills had been popularized in Ming Dynasty, but now they have a good reputation. On the one hand, the bank is under the supervision of the palace and the court, and there are special rules and regulations, and there are enough gold and silver reserves. Guarantee that you will never be harmed by the run-on trend. Then, why not run a bank in every country, and spread the bank notes of this bank to the world?"

"On the one hand, with a unified currency standard, the future trade between Siyang Commercial Bank and various countries can be more satisfactory. And if countries accept bank notes, then I, Ming, can use bank notes to import special products from various countries. Enrich the shortage of my Ming Dynasty. Secondly, the Ming Dynasty ruled the countries. In the past, it only ruled the countries with tribute. My ministers think that this is very unstable. With the money bank, the bank notes are passed, and the bank notes are passed. Buy the assets of countries so that they will never rebel."

"What's more, a large amount of gold and silver is imported into Ming Dynasty to alleviate the inflation of Ming Dynasty, and introduce these inflations to other countries to reduce the pressure. At the same time, it can also take the opportunity to expand the Xishan Bank and Siyang Commercial Bank. There are three advantages. What does His Majesty think?"

  Emperor Hongzhi is in a good mood now, and a smile can't help but appear on his face.

   He understood more than half of what Fang Jifan said.

  Although some places are not well understood, all countries in the world use Ming's money tickets, so there is nothing wrong with it.

  Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, and he was really happy. All countries in the world used Ming's money notes. This was an unprecedented event in history. But thinking about it, he seemed to think of something again, and he couldn't help staring at Fang Jifan with wide eyes and asked.

   "Can it be achieved, if the countries refuse to comply?"

  Fang Jifan smiled at Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty, the promotion of money tickets depends on the stakes. For princes, nobles, merchants and even ordinary people of various countries, as long as this thing is stable and its value can always be guaranteed, they will make their own choices. This is by no means If the monarch of a country wants to prohibit it, he can prohibit it. When there is no currency in the country that is more stable than silver bills, people are naturally more willing to accept the transaction of silver bills. , it can be resolved.”

  Emperor Hongzhi listened, nodded his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and became thoughtful.

   "You come up with a regulation, and this matter will be handled by the government."

  The role of the Jingfu came out all at once.

There have been many giant commercial firms in Ming Dynasty, whether it is Qianzhuang, Siyang Commercial Firm, or Xingfu Group, or giants such as steel, textiles, and steam locomotives, if it is among them, there is no institution in the middle Coordination is impossible.

   However, Chaozhong doesn’t know much about this.

  Fang Jifan said: "My son obeys the order."

  Emperor Hongzhi said with emotion: "I am finally looking forward to this day. In a few days, it will be the birthday of the Empress Dowager. This is double happiness, haha..."

   With the silver, Emperor Hongzhi's whole body trembled and his face glowed.

   On the contrary, Liu Jian and others were speechless. If they knew this, the treasury should also purchase some stock assets appropriately. Even if the treasury failed, they should have bought some at the beginning.

  Emperor Hongzhi sent someone to ask again, and while he was speaking, within half an hour, another **** came to report: "Your Majesty, it has increased, and it has increased again. It has increased four times, and it has increased four times."

  Emperor Hongzhi calmed down and pressed his hand: "This is nothing, don't get excited."

  Liu Jian and others looked at Emperor Hongzhi resentfully.

  …

  Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin were ordered to go to the capital at starry night. It was just dawn at this time, but there were already chariots and horses in the palace to welcome them into the palace.

  Liu Wenshan and Liu Jin sat in the car. Their car arrived at the Meridian Gate. Outside the Meridian Gate were officials who were preparing to enter the imperial court.

  But the carriages and horses did not stop, and all the officials had to give way one after another, and then watched the carriage pass directly through the Meridian Gate and enter the palace one by one.

  Hoo...

  Hundred officials looked at the chariots and horses going away one by one, with tears in their eyes.

  The treatment of taking a car in the palace, this is the treatment that the cabinet bachelors can't enjoy all year round.

  Although it is inevitable that some people are envious and jealous.

  However, there are quite a few Hanlins, but they are very happy.

  They discussed in a low voice: "It was Liu Wenshan and Liu Gong who just passed by... I heard that this time, he was ordered to go to Frangji, and with one person's power, destroy the Frangji kingdoms."

   "Really? I've heard about it too, and it's amazing just because of that golden fragrant flower."

   "The stock price of Siyang Commercial Bank has risen thirteen times..."

  The Hanlin editor Liu Jinshui was even more in the crowd, tears were about to flow out.

   It is indeed thirteen times, and it only took a few days. At the beginning, he listened to Wang Bushi's words and invested all his belongings. Now, Xianyu has finally turned around.

  Finally become rich, and don't have to live a miserable life anymore.

  He was really excited. While weeping, he kept chanting: "Liu Wenshan, Mr. Liu, is really a man of great virtue. What he has done for my Ming Dynasty is an inexhaustible contribution."

   There were also those with gloomy faces, who stood aside without saying a word.

  Wang Bushi's side will never be bad now.

  They asked about their health and care, and took great care of them: "Scholar Wang, are you tired?"

   "Scholar Wang, is it cold, do you want to add another coat? Come, put on mine." So he began to undress.

  The people around were also eager to take off their clothes: "Put on mine, put on mine, it's warm."

  Wang Bushi moved his eyes, glanced at familiar or unfamiliar faces, pursed his lips, and waved at them: "Thank you everyone, no need. I feel uncomfortable wearing ordinary silk."

  So, everyone looked at him resentfully.

Yes.

I heard that Wang Bushi's court clothes are all custom-made. The best craftsmen first measured his whole body to ensure that it fits perfectly. Moreover, the materials used are as thin as a cicada's wings. Each layer is made of the best woven fabrics. Handcrafted sewing, not to mention the material, is the thread for sewing, which is carefully selected.

   This grade was pulled away at once.

   It's not even possible to be friends.

  You can only marvel at what people are talking about, or open your mouth wider than an egg. How to keep fit, what to eat every day, what clothes to wear, and how to wear boots are completely beyond the imagination of these poor Hanlins.

  Many people wanted to cry again.

  Even Hanlin said timidly: "Scholar Wang, tell me, is it necessary to hold the shares of Siyang Commercial Bank?"

  Everyone stared at Wang Bushi like wolves and tigers.

Wang Bushi said indifferently: "Stocks are a bit more speculative after all. I am a scholar, and under the disciples of saints, how can I always talk about profit? I heard that Shuntian Mansion is promoting public schools and spreading saints on behalf of saints." It is a great merit to make this sacred teaching deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is a great merit, great education, talk about shares, vulgar, but I have a heart, set up a charity hall for students, donate dozens or hundreds of schools, and subsidize Shuntian Mansion. …It is easy to donate to a school, it is easy to build facilities, and it is even easy to sponsor people to study. But it is difficult to recruit the knowledgeable talents you want, gentlemen, the old man is now The headache is this. It has been several nights, and I have been worrying about it. If you have any old friends, if you have talents, you may wish to recommend one or two. It is best to be honest, good in character and learning. It would be even better if it was involved. Besides... A few days ago, I heard that there was an old woman who adopted many children. She supported others with needlework every month. , She is not rich, but she doesn't know where this old woman lives now, she really wants to visit her, and also wants to give some gold and silver to her so that she can help more orphans and orphans."

   "..."

   "This... this..."

  Many people started to blush.

  Wang Bushi glanced around at the crowd, put his hands behind his back, and sighed.

"The easiest thing in the world is to gather wealth, but the most difficult thing in the world is to gather righteousness. Confucius said to achieve benevolence, and Mencius said to obtain righteousness. Only when righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the ultimate. Reading the books of sages, what have you learned? Now and then , I have nothing to be ashamed of. The learning of a sage is as high as Mount Tai, unreachable; and like the sea, unfathomable. No regrets either."

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  (end of this chapter)