Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 854 A Great Change

  Fang Jifan dared to say no, he was still in shock.

  If His Majesty makes a slight mistake, it will be bad. Such a big pot, even if you want to shake it, you won't be able to get rid of it.

   Finally, there is no danger...

  He hurriedly said: "I obey the order, ten cars, no, twenty cars, how many cars does your majesty want, how many cars do you have?"

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately looked at Zhu Houzhao with bad eyes.

   "You're so big, you don't know what's important?"

   "I..." Zhu Houzhao kept silent: "Old Fang said that it is extremely luxurious, three hundred... three hundred and sixty degrees, and all aspects of care..."

  He tried hard to remember...

   "..."

  Fang Jifan was a little confused.

  Did I say that?

   Is this what I said?

  Fang Jifan, would I say such a thing?

  Even if I said it, I’m just doing business, of course there’s nothing to say, but you still believe it?

  Are you stupid?

   "In short!" Zhu Houzhao said: "It's just that this car is safe and sound. My son is thinking that my father has never ridden a horse in his life. He sits on a step and does not work hard..."

  The more he spoke, the lower his voice became under the gaze of Emperor Hongzhi. He felt inexplicably that the back of his head was chilly...

   Finally said: "I have thought it over, this car, I have 50% of the shares, I am willing to honor my father and emperor 30%, long live my emperor!"

  50%...shares...

  Emperor Hongzhi gasped.

   It's okay if Zhu Houzhao doesn't talk about it.

   Hear it like this.

  He suddenly understood something, that car...

  Yes, this car...he has experienced it.

  It is much more comfortable than a Buyu, so compared to a Buyu carried by dozens of people, it is naturally much more comfortable than a sedan chair.

  What did Fang Jifan say, a car can be built with a hundred taels, if so, who would still sit in a sedan chair?

  The carriage is used as a birthday gift today, the intention behind it...

  Ganqing, these two guys actually made the deal on my head.

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

   These are two little wolves, there is nothing they dare not do.

  Fang Jifan also lost his confidence: "I have also thought about it, and I am willing to give 20%."

   "Hmph!" Emperor Hongzhi sneered and said, "Building a car? You know the money in your head every day. What's the use of asking for so much money? You always think about making money. Those who are in the top position should put virtue first!"

   "Yes, yes!" Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan were ashamed and nodded.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed unceasingly, and glanced at the shocked ministers: "The congratulations are over, let's go back first."

  Liu Jian and others did not dare to be negligent, so they said long live and left.

  Seeing that all the ministers have dispersed.

  As relatives, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan need to stay.

   Later, the palace will sing an opera to celebrate the birthday.

  Emperor Hongzhi put on a straight face, squinted his eyes, and said after a long time: "Fang Qing's family..."

   "My son is here."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed for a moment: "Can you make money by building cars?"

  Fang Jifan said: "How is your Majesty's experience?"

  Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while: "Not bad."

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, since even Your Majesty thinks it is good, then there are so many people who ride sedan chairs in this world, they must also feel comfortable. Those who are willing to hire people to carry sedan chairs, one car, one hundred and two, for them As far as it is concerned, it is not a problem."

"Besides..." Fang Jifan paused and said: "This car may not only be used by officials and wealthy households. I have thought about it. At that time, the sofa can be withdrawn and a small stool can be replaced inside. The carriage can be longer. It is not a problem to stuff a dozen people inside, the distance between the new city and the old city is quite far, if you sell it to a car dealer, and let the car dealer go back and forth between the two cities, the common people only need to spend a little money to travel, how can it be? Isn’t it good? Also, in the future, this new city will also need to build countless criss-crossing roads, and the roads are also far away. Many craftsmen may live in remote places, and they cannot be allowed to walk for one or two hours a day to go to work. This, going back and forth can not only save time, but also save them from tiring on the way."

Fang Jifan continued to speak eloquently: "This car can be modified again, just like ceramic tiles. In the past, two-wheeled vehicles not only could not carry too much cargo, but also were not stable enough. When bumped, the porcelain pots on the car would not Everything is broken? Wouldn’t it be good to use this cart to pull it.”

   "Thinking about it, the future sales will be considerable, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Fang Jifan's analysis was very good. Emperor Hongzhi nodded and sighed: "I never thought that there is such knowledge here. It's so good. I don't want your 20% shares. The crown prince's 30% shares. Temporarily store here with me..."

  Fang Jifan said immediately: "Your Majesty, my son is willing to offer 20% of the shares, and please accept it with a smile. Your Majesty should not just look down on your son."

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't understand the gesture of the chasing son giving money.

   It can be seen that Fang Jifan has made up his mind.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, this Fang Ji...is a loyal and honest person after all.

  Unfortunately, my son...why didn't he learn this?

  Emperor Hongzhi cheered up and said: "Since this is the case, I will be disrespectful."

  Thinking about the future internal money, Emperor Hongzhi is in a good mood because he has another source of income.

   At least, I felt a little bit of comfort in my heart.

only…

  Emperor Hongzhi bared his teeth suddenly: "Zhu Houzhao!"

   "What?" Zhu Houzhao was still kneeling on the ground, thinking in his heart, it seems that he made a wedding dress for someone else?

  As soon as he raised his head, he saw his father's murderous aura, and his heart suddenly turned cold.

  Emperor Hongzhi sternly said: "How long has it been since I punished you?"

  Zhu Houzhao said with a busy and pitiful look: "My son..."

   "It seems that your tail is up to the sky, isn't it?" Emperor Hongzhi was murderous.

  Zhu Houzhao tremblingly: "Don't dare!"

  Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly: "And next time, I have the right to pretend that I don't have your son..."

  Zhu Houzhao quickly said yes, with great sincerity and fear.

  Zhu Houzhao did not dare to act or not to act, this time he really went too far.

  Emperor Hongzhi then said: "Let's go to Renshou Palace, the Empress Dowager has prepared a family banquet."

  …

  Fang Jifan left after eating and watching the show in Renshou Palace. Zhu Houzhao didn't dare to stay in Renshou Palace for a long time, so he took the opportunity to follow Fang Jifan out.

  He shrugged his head: "It was so dangerous just now."

   "You asked for it!" Fang Jifan didn't feel any sympathy for him.

  Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "It's not you who said that the temperature is more than 360 degrees, caring for you and ensuring safety. Since you can't die, why should I let the emperor see the world?"

  Fang Jifan said: "That's a lie, if you don't lie like this, who will buy our car?"

   "..."

  Zhu Houzhao never imagined that there is still this trick in it.

  He wanted to cry but said without tears: "This time, I'm so lucky, I got a car properly, and in the end, everything was cheaper for my father."

Fang Jifan was smiling, and said with his hands behind his back: "How much profit can the car make? It's more than a hundred taels of silver. I hired labor, iron smelting, wood making, painting, and the leather. After countless processes, It would be nice to sell a car with a profit of ten taels of silver, although the profit is considerable, but think about it, who is willing to spend more than one hundred taels of silver to buy a car at once?"

   "What do you mean?"

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "The bank, the car loan, this is the real profit, sit on the ground and collect the money, as long as the loan is released, Your Highness is afraid that there will be no money?"

"Also, after having this carriage for commuting, His Highness's third ring road is also seven or eight miles away from here. It used to be a little farther, but after the road is repaired, there is a special passenger car to commute back and forth. It used to be an hour. The way to go now only needs a stick of incense to get there, His Highness is still afraid that the land in his hand will not be sold?"

  Zhu Houzhao was silent for a long time, seemed to be in deep thought, then suddenly took a breath, and said in surprise: "There are still these doorways inside."

"There are many ways." Fang Jifan continued with squinted eyes: "Your Majesty now owns 50% of the shares in this car. By then, this car will definitely become a fashion. Think about it, even His Majesty, who is ninety-five years old, will ride in this car. As the saying goes Speaking of the above and below, will there be people in the sedan chair in the future? Your Highness forgot, this car still needs to be pulled by horses. This horse, haha, in the desert, everything is lacking, except for horses. We take them in Having brought in so many Tatars and absorbed so many refugees, how many horses will be needed in the entire pass in the future, if you want to buy horses, don’t you have to find us?”

  Zhu Houzhao's eyes were already shining, and the little chicken nodded and said: "It makes sense, why didn't I think of it."

  Fang Jifan thought in his heart, if it weren't for our kindness, Fang Jifan, talking about the ability to earn money, would it be more than these?

   Naturally, making money is only secondary.

The appearance of the four-wheeled carriage will drive the ironmaking and machinery industries. Once the large-scale manufacture of the carriage begins, how much labor can be absorbed in the future, and what the carriage brings is time saving and the development of roads. Behind this, and What kind of change will it bring about.

  In the future... many things will change.

  Perhaps many people have not realized that a revolution has quietly begun.

  But once it starts, it will be mighty and unstoppable.

  Back to Xishan, thinking of a very important matter, Fang Jifan suddenly felt a headache.

   It's just less than a day, it seems... I have more than 20 students.

  Accepting students is not a big problem, the big problem is that these people are nobles.

  The circle of nobles is the most chaotic.

   It will be in later generations that the term "your circle is really chaotic" will come into being.

   It can be seen that this has existed since ancient times.

Because the nobles are in the minority, they generally like to marry each other in the circle, so, whose aunt married whose cousin, whose cousin married whose cousin, and so on... really Commonplace.

   Really want to pick it up, and finally everyone finds out that this seniority is dazzling.

  And now...Fang Jifan is facing such a predicament.

  Some people, his uncle is his disciple, but he is Fang Jifan's disciple, and...

  Fang Jifan couldn't help but get dizzy when he thought of this messy relationship, but His Majesty has already issued an order, and it seems... he can only bite the bullet and accept disciples.

  (end of this chapter)