Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

   Chapter 1080 Congratulations Your Majesty

   Mrs. Zhang doesn't want to live anymore. Is this life a human life?

   After all, she is also a lady of everyone, but she followed such a guy. At first, she thought that if she entered the Shouning Marquis Mansion, the emperor's relatives and relatives, she would be able to live in luxury for a lifetime and have no worries about food and clothing.

   But who would have expected that, following him all day long to eat bran and swallow vegetables, life is not as prosperous as ordinary people. After sailing to the West, all the men ran away, leaving a woman as a widow. Life is better than death.

  Finally, the man came back, but he wanted to kill himself, that’s all he wanted to do, and he remained stubborn, even stingy with eating rat poison, it would be better to die.

   Mrs. Zhang said angrily: "You have a good life, you can't live it? You brought back so much silver, you never thought about letting our family live a few days?"

   "I...I..." Zhang Heling knelt straight, wanting to argue.

  In the distance, Zhang Yanling happily took a big stick in his hand, and when he saw his brother kneeling there from a distance, he ran away in fright.

Mrs. Zhang's surname is Wang, so it should be Zhang Wang's family. Zhang Wang's family is still poking Zhang Heling with scissors at this time, staring at him and saying: "You have no conscience, what have I done to make you such a bad luck , Do you want to live in peace or not?"

   "Live, live well." Under the strong desire to survive, Zhang Heling said immediately.

Mrs. Zhang finally regained her composure, and said: "Live a good life, then think about how to manage the family, don't idle around all day long, since you brought back the money, you should buy more real estate now, don't be an eyesore at home, Now I heard people say that the house prices in Xincheng are going to rise again. You are a marquis and your brother is still an uncle. The two families live on three acres of land. Don’t be aggrieved. You are shameless, and I am shameless. Hurry up Buy a house, buy more, and you won’t lose money!”

   "Ah..." Zhang Heling seemed to be hesitating, but under Zhang Wang's stare, he finally said, "Oh, I see."

  …

  Buying a house?

  Are you kidding me?

  Especially that Xishan Jianye, who is extraordinarily glaring, makes me angry just looking at it.

  Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were kicked out of the house unceremoniously.

This time, the income is not cheap, but in addition to the taxes paid to the domestic funds, there are also dividends from the sailors and sailors. What they have in their brothers' hands is only five million taels of silver, but this amount is actually not small .

   But looking at the house price of more than 30,000 taels, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were speechless!

  It’s so expensive, why not grab it.

  The two of them wandered around, running to the new city and then to the old city, and even went to Dingxing County. They looked at everything they could see, but they found that none of the housing prices could be bought cheaply.

   This time, I really hated Fang Jifan to the bottom of my heart. If I don't avenge this revenge, I will not share my life with you.

  However, it is not without gain. After researching the housing price, there is actually a problem with the research.

  Recently, many great masters have emerged frequently. A group of great Confucian scholars occasionally read The Wealth of Nations, but... they read it with a critical eye.

   Looking at it, I actually figured out a lot of truth.

  The most famous one is naturally Mr. Chengdong Wu who is known as the national teacher.

  Mr. Wu was a well-known Confucian before, and he also taught some economics recently.

   This is also a matter of no choice. Now the word economy is too hot.

  House prices have risen, so have commodity prices, and the value of the silver in hand is depreciating day by day. Three years ago, one tael of silver could pull five feet of silk, but now it can only pull three feet.

   This inflation, as well as the rise and fall of prices, suddenly made everyone pay attention to this.

  If you don’t invest some money and do some business, you will feel uneasy.

  As a result, the savings rate of Xishan Bank, the rise and fall of housing prices, and the profit margins of workshops in all walks of life have now become the concerns of almost all rich and small rich people with deposits.

  In the trading center, there are special bulk goods kanbans, and many people copy those kanbans for goods transactions at any time to analyze economic trends.

   As a result, no one is willing to listen to those great Confucianists in the past who only talked about the Four Books and Five Classics.

  In a world of stagnant water, people with money and leisure can calm down and study the so-called self-cultivation and family harmony.

  But in this impetuous and noisy world, everyone, whether active or passive, is involved in this mighty trend.

  Some people have even calculated that if they don’t do anything about their wealth, it will be stored under the bed. After thirty or fifty years, it may be worthless.

  Therefore, some people want to keep their wealth, and as a last resort, they want to invest.

  And some people, in order to earn more money, start to spend money and try their best to generate profits.

  Master Wu is such a person.

  Every time he appeared on the stage, there was a huge crowd, and countless people joined in, which was more lively than the stage.

   At this time, the Zhang family brothers sat down and heard countless cheers, and the voices were full of people.

   and Daming have been separated for too long, and it is the first time for the two brothers to come into contact with so many new things.

   Then, with a burst of cheers, a man in a Confucian shirt and a scarf, with his hands behind his back, walked slowly onto the stage, and the people cheered even louder.

  Master Wu took a deep breath, people consciously became quiet, and everyone held their breath.

  Master Wu said: "The way of heaven is rich and modest, and the earth is full and full, and the way of ghosts is full of blessings and modesty.

   "What do you mean?" Zhang Heling was taken aback, then turned to look at Zhang Yanling in a low voice.

  Zhang Yanling: "..."

   Obviously, he didn't adapt to this rhythm either.

Master Wu said again: "Therefore, this is the way of economy. At the moment, the price of land is unattainable. Why, it is because someone is manipulating it. Why is it manipulating it? I don't want to mention this son's name. It’s useless, but the moon waxes and wanes, when the moon is full, it loses, and when the water is full, it overflows. This is the way of heaven... Now, the old man has calculated the population of the new city and the current land price, and the conclusions he draws are really terrible. Everyone here, Does anyone have real estate and real estate in Xincheng?"

  Many people stretched out their hands.

"Then sell it quickly, if you don't sell it, it will be a thousand miles away, and it will be worthless... Now that the turmoil is imminent, have you ever thought about how many civilians have been recruited in this new city? Now, the housing prices in the new city have reached the peak, and the turmoil is just around the corner Think about it, countless civilian husbands have lost their salaries, and the banks in Xishan have lost their trust in a large number of bank loans. Banks have closed down, and thousands of people have lost their livelihoods. They are right in front of them. Whoever has cash in their hands now is the foundation of their lives...Old man He has been studying for decades, and never speaks falsely... In the theory of the wealth of nations, the economy is regarded as the standard, but everyone knows that for thousands of years, the imperial courts have ruled the world with virtue and filial piety, and the way of economy will eventually be inferior. There are too many children who have misunderstood, and now, a catastrophe is coming, everyone, why don't you make preparations early, so that you will be prepared for no danger."

  The people below burst into cheers.

  Someone began to sing: "My son-in-law took a closer look, it said that Qin Xianglian was thirty-two years old, and she sued the current son-in-law..."

   All of a sudden, the atmosphere rose.

  Countless people sang in unison: "Deceive the king, despise the emperor and merchants, a man who repents of marriage finds another bed, he kills his wife and son and loses his conscience..."

  Master Wu stood with his hands behind his back.

  Like an expert from outside the world, in this study hall, the sound is already shaking the roof tiles.

  Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling should have understood this time, their eyes lit up.

   Makes sense, Fang Jifan the son of a bitch, he is going to be in disaster.

  Zhang Heling whispered: "I won't buy a house anymore."

   "No, I won't buy it." Zhang Yanling looked scrupulous and yelled at his elder brother: "Will sister-in-law beat us to death?"

Zhang Heling snorted coldly and said: "That girl with long hair but short knowledge, what do you know? I have benefited a lot from listening to this master today. I don't know the taste of meat for three days. Let's go back and just lie to her that, I have already bought it, bought a hundred acres, and got a fake title deed to go back, so I just fooled her."

   Thinking about it this way, Zhang Yanling was still worried.

   After everyone cheered, Master Wu continued to speak.

  …

  Xiao Jing tiptoed back to Fengtian Hall.

  Holding the fly whisk in his hand, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Supervisor of Rituals has gone to Xishan and delivered the imperial edict, but Fang Jifan declined."

   "Resigned..." Emperor Hongzhi said in astonishment: "At that time, when I was about to confer the title of Duke of another country, didn't he happily say thank you for my kindness?"

   Xiao Jing hesitated to speak.

  Emperor Hongzhi pulled his face down: "Say it."

Xiao Jing had no choice but to say: "My servant felt that when His Majesty opened his mouth, he was afraid that His Majesty would repent, so he thanked him immediately. But he had already thanked him, and it was still under the watchful eyes of everyone, and it was too late for His Majesty to turn back. Yes, so His Majesty issued an imperial order, and he pretended to decline to show himself... himself... modest..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was silent for a long time, and suddenly he gave Xiao Jing a look: "The heart of a villain is the heart of a gentleman!"

  Xiao Jing: "..."

  Xiao Jing had no choice but to say: "Yes, slaves are villains."

  Emperor Hongzhi shook his head, smiled wryly and said, "Give another edict and tell him that you can no longer refuse. Otherwise, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor."

   While talking, a little **** came in and said, "Cabinet Grand Scholars Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian are asking to see you."

   What is this so-called thing?

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Xuan."

Not long after, the three of them came in, and Liu Jian was the first to say excitedly: "Congratulations, congratulations to your majesty, your majesty's edict has been sent to Japan, Ryukyu, Korea, Uzang, Siam and other vassals. I am glad to hear your majesty's edict. There are replies one after another, willing to send honored children, especially the eldest son to study in Beijing, and dare not neglect, among them, the people from the Wa Kingdom are said to have already set off."

  Emperor Hongzhi was surprised when he heard this.

   I think it was after the Pingwa that the countries were shaken. At this time, the countries knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty was, so they no longer dared to be hypocritical and tactful, so they became more respectful.

  This is a large-scale entry into the court. At an unusual time, some envoys came to visit. There are thousands of nobles in Japan, and there are quite a few nobles in North Korea. Besides, there are also Western countries...

  The edict of the imperial court immediately received such an echo, which shows that the actual control of the Ming Dynasty over the vassal states has far surpassed that of the previous dynasties.

  (end of this chapter)