Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

“We second that!”

Fang Zheng Yi finished speaking, immediately drawing a large wave of support.

He glanced sideways and saw that the first to jump out were actually Hanlin officials, including Yang Yingcai.

These people were relatively rigid, and in the past, they liked to jump out and object to any new things he came up with.

However, there have been much fewer of them in recent years, most of them succumbing to the lure of profit.

After all, face is not as important as substance.

If they couldn't get in on the deals he set up, they would lose out.

Yang Yingcai said solemnly, “Your Majesty, I believe that the Marquis of Jianye's words are reasonable. When possessing a powerful weapon, one should naturally be cautious. Fika has always had friendly relations with our country and is the first nation of the Great Jing to land in the West.”

“We have never had any conflicts in our daily interactions. Today's actions are truly a last resort due to the pressure from the Church. If our country goes even further, then we would be bullying others with our power, and reason would not be on the side of the Great Jing.”

Someone echoed, “That's right, I also believe that Lord Fang's words have substance. From any perspective, there is no need to continue to put pressure on Fika. The purpose of stationing troops has already been achieved, and continuing to exert pressure and control would only increase troubles.”

“I object, dealing with barbarians still requires...”

Emperor Jing calmly listened, waiting for everyone to finish speaking one by one.

He turned to look at Li Yansong and asked, “Teacher Li, what do you think of what Fang Zheng Yi said?”

Li Yansong slowly nodded, “Words of national strategy. This old minister agrees with the Marquis of Jianye. Restraint and return to propriety applies even to a nation.”

Fang Zheng Yi was delighted.

My popularity is getting better and better!

When I first arrived, I was a pariah, and everyone was clamoring to beat and kill me. Now, it's much more harmonious.

Emperor Jing slammed the imperial desk and said, “Alright, let's end the discussion here. The Six Ministries are not allowed to report on this matter for the time being. Anyone who has other opinions should come up with a detailed plan, and I will make a decision tomorrow.”

......

The court session ended.

Fang Zheng Yi hurriedly rushed towards the Meridian Gate.

Judging from the number of people in the court who supported him, this matter shouldn't be a problem. Moreover, Emperor Jing has experienced many great storms.

In addition, in recent years, he seems to have become more and more gentle, and it is unlikely that he will take some drastic measures.

Right now, he should first return to the office to write a plan and then deal with other matters.

He hasn't had a leisurely time these past few months, and he has many things on his hands.

The Crown Prince is busy with his chain store business on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is starting to go to the factories to conduct detailed investigations and research.

However, the situation of black factories now... has almost disappeared without a trace.

The situation of laborers being in arrears with wages and being excessively exploited has hardly occurred anymore.

The reason is none other than the day he went to the chicken farm with the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince gave him a wake-up call.

He had to use fear...

He had indeed overlooked this method. On the day of his return, he organized the newspaper to start a new round of special reports on factories.

In the past few months, various major homicides have occurred in the suburbs of the capital.

Including two unscrupulous factory owners who deliberately did not pay workers' wages and were hacked to death.

The factory owner who hired child labor, the disabled, and the mentally retarded... was struck to death by lightning.

Two young mistresses of black factory owners were raped and then killed, and a factory owner's wife was also killed.

The black factory owner's son, along with his mother, was stabbed. The factory owner was lucky and was not at home that day, escaping the disaster but falling ill ever since.

The workers in one factory who had been exploited for a long time collectively rebelled and demolished the factory. The factory owner's lifelong efforts were ruined in one day.

He became a beggar wandering the streets, whom everyone shouted at and beat.

The last black factory owner was even more miserable. His entire family was exterminated....

Although a lot of information was fake, in order to make the show complete, Fang Zheng Yi also built a few factories in a fake manner...

He also asked the Embroidered Uniform Guards to go to the factory area, carrying sacks filled with dead pigs that were still dripping with blood.

With this set of operations, no one dared to delay wages or abuse workers anymore!

It is said that many people wanted to open new factories and consulted other factory owners for experience.

The first sentence of an experienced factory owner was serious and earnest: Earning money is not important. You must treat the workers well.

Fang Zheng Yi didn't expect this thing to take effect so quickly.... He should have done this earlier.

Why didn't he hear of anyone using this trick during the Industrial Revolution in his previous life?

Perhaps the unscrupulous capitalists had acquired the media, but for him, this problem did not exist...

In the future, he could make this news a habit of periodic reporting to constantly remind unscrupulous businessmen.

Everyone only has one life, don't be too presumptuous!

As for Taoyuan County, there were also new changes. He privately chatted with Emperor Jing about the idea of skyscrapers.

Emperor Jing seemed very interested and directly approved it.

He also said that he would invite him to take a look after it was completed.

It seems that the emperor really has no resistance to spectacles...

Construction had already started a month ago, and he personally inspected the steel and cement.

They were all made to the highest standards of the time, specially customized ribbed steel bars.

The only thing was that the elevator had not been completed yet. He had to urge Dongjiao University to try to get the elevator suitable for the building out before the building was completed.

Fang Zheng Yi was walking and thinking when someone suddenly caught up from behind.

“Marquis of Jianye.”

Fang Zheng Yi looked back and said with a slight surprise, “Lord Xu, aren't we going the same way? What's the matter?”

Xu Wenshu smiled and said, “It's nothing, it's nothing! I heard... your birthday is in two days?”

Birthday?

Fang Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment. If Xu Wenshu hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten.

Indeed, his birthday was the day after tomorrow, but he was usually relatively low-key about his birthdays.

His birthday was still to celebrate the day he crossed over, and he always spent it with his family. Acquaintances would also send gifts, but he had never specifically invited anyone.

“That's right, Lord Xu, how do you know my birthday?”

“I heard it from Shen Yi.” Xu Wenshu smiled, “It's Shen Yi, whom you recommended this year, who came back from Yuding City. He is now a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, have you forgotten?”

“Oh, so that's how it is.” Fang Zheng Yi said thoughtfully.

Shen Yi could be considered his confidant, so it was not surprising that he knew his birthday.

“I'm having a birthday... Lord Xu, do you have any advice?” Fang Zheng Yi asked curiously.

Xu Wenshu clapped his hands, “That's great, Lord Marquis, why haven't you made any noise about your birthdays in the past? With your current status, everyone should be happy together. How about this, I'll gather some people and come to celebrate the Marquis's birthday.”

What does this old thing mean?

Fang Zheng Yi scratched his head, his doubts deepening, “Lord Xu, what are you trying to say? Unsolicited courtesy is either a trick or a theft!”

Xu Wenshu啧ed and looked around, “Oh, it's mainly for you. But I do have something I want to ask by the way. You know more about stocks than I do. Now, with the court's attitude towards Fika and the overseas situation... do you think Xihai Trading is worth buying?”

Fang Zheng Yi laughed.

If you want to ask about stocks, just say it straight! Why beat around the bush and talk about birthdays!

“Buy! I dare say that if His Majesty agrees with the suggestion I made today, Xihai Trading will definitely skyrocket! Buy with your eyes closed!”

Xu Wenshu was overjoyed and satisfied, “Alright, Lord Marquis is forthright!”

“However, Lord Marquis's birthday really can't be taken lightly. Who celebrates their birthday behind closed doors? When the time comes, this old man will come to your door and prepare a generous gift for the Marquis.”

“Lord Xu, there's no need...”

“Let's just settle it like this, see you!”

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