Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 657 His Majesty has a purpose

  Fang Jifan was overjoyed, looked at Shen Wen, and said: "Where is it, this is what it should be, Fang is my own sister, if I don't save my sister, is she still human? Old Shen..."

   "..." Shen Wen smiled wryly.

  The sound of old Shen really messed up the seniority even more.

   But thinking about it carefully, it seems that it can only be so vague.

  It's like Fang Jifan is the prince's brother-in-law, but the prince is Fang Jifan's brother-in-law, what can you say? Your circle is too chaotic.

  Fang Jifan continued: "Now that the emperor's grandson is born, it will be fine. We have successors in the Ming Dynasty, and there are many things in the future. Let's pay close attention to it."

  This remark, with a double meaning, made Shen Wen startled, and he suddenly realized what Fang Jifan meant.

   Now I am still struggling with what to do with other things.

   Grandson of the emperor.

In this world, there is nothing more important than the grandson of the emperor. I am the grandson of the grandson by blood. As a scholar of the Imperial Academy, I will only do one job for the rest of my life. No matter what, the grandson of the emperor must grow up safely and be educated. .

   And this child will be Fang Jifan's nephew and nephew in the future.

   Although the relationship is a bit messy, it doesn't matter. All in all, there is a relationship.

  Shen Wen didn't say anything, and bowed deeply to Fang Jifan: "The old man understands the meaning of Captain Du."

  Fang Jifan said: "Why didn't Lao Shen come in and have a sip of tea before leaving."

   Shen Wen shook his head: "There is something to do, next time."

  Fang Jifan nodded regretfully: "Then...be careful on the road."

  Shen Wen didn't say anything, and got into the sedan chair. He, the leader of Qingliu, has only focused on accomplishing one thing since then.

  Fang Jifan returned home, and Deng Jian had already followed excitedly, with tears streaming down his face: "Master, you can go home, I... I... woo..."

  Fang Jifan said impatiently: "What's wrong?"

  Deng Jian said: "The young master is either in Xishan these days, or in the princess mansion. This house has not been home for a day in a month. The villain wants to kill the young master."

   "You still want me to die?" Fang Jifan scolded angrily.

  Deng Jian peed in fright: "Don't dare, dare not, the villain will die." He raised his hand, slapped his face hard, and said, "The villain will die."

  Fang Jifan sat down and said, "Forget it, I don't care about you, young master... I'm very busy, and you know it."

   "Yes, yes, I know." Deng Jian nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

  Fang Jifan said with emotion: "Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs, worry about everything. It is natural for a man to have a country but forget his home. He is a real gentleman."

  Deng Jian said in his heart, but you run to the princess mansion every day.

  Of course, he didn't dare to say this, but he raised his thumb and growled carelessly: "The young master is amazing, the young master is really wise."

  Fang Jifan gave Deng Jian a disgusted look.

  The level of flattery this guy is really at the level of a kindergarten. Just like this, you can also get mixed up in the stinky and shameless circle.

  Fang Jifan said with emotion: "In the future, I am determined not to let you serve. In the future, I will live in the Princess Mansion, which is better than ours. The location is better, it is also quiet, it is close to the imperial city, and it is well-decorated."

  Deng Jian's face changed when he heard this, and his heart skipped a beat. Unexpectedly, after serving the young master with all his heart and soul for so many years, unexpectedly, he would lose his job.

  He suddenly burst into tears: "Young master, young master, it won't work, little... little..."

Deng Jian, this guy, sometimes made Fang Jifan's teeth itch with hatred. In the past, he always used Fang Jinglong's name to look after his illness, but speaking of it, this kid did his duty, risking being beaten to death by himself, and always went to help him. Fang Jinglong made a small report, and if he made a slight mistake, he boldly questioned it.

  But when you think about it carefully, aren’t you still worried about your own illness?

  Although Fang Jifan didn't have any illnesses at all.

Fang Jifan said with emotion: "Little Deng Deng, you have been with me for so many years, and you have been utterly loyal to me. Now, I don't need your care, and I have hired another Gao Ming. You don't know, the **** from the princess' mansion Girls, I don't know how many times stronger you are in how careful you are, and the eunuchs are all aware of cold and heat."

  These words almost poked Deng Jian's heart.

Fang Jifan said: "But young master, you are a nostalgic person. You have been with me for so many years. You have not made any credit, but you have also worked hard. Fang Jifan is a person of conscience, so I have made up my mind. This time, I have an errand for you. It's not a big deal, it's just letting you lie on your legs, and if it's done, it's a great achievement."

  Deng Jian was full of energy when he heard it: "Master, what is the errand?"

  Fang Jifan cocked his feet: "Go to a place, follow Jiang Chen, and when you get there, lead my young master to look for ore veins."

  Fang Jifan said, went to get the map in person, let go, Deng Jian came up, smiling: "Is it very far? The young master is so kind to me."

  He saw with his own eyes that Fang Jifan's fingers were wriggling all the way from the capital, slowly moving farther and farther, and finally, crossed countless mountains and rivers, and finally, passed through many passes, and finally settled in a certain position in Hexi.

   Deng Jian's smile gradually disappeared.

  Fang Jifan nodded: "It's here. I don't know the exact location of the mine, but everything is difficult at the beginning, just find it."

   "But..." Deng Jian asked Ai Ai periodically: "But young master... This... Isn't this outside the customs?"

   "That's right, it's outside the customs."

   This is the land of Hexi.

  The location Fang Jifan refers to is the Baiyin City of later generations.

  Of course, the current Baiyin City is still barren.

  Here...was also the territory of Daming, and Daming once set up military guards here.

   Regrettably, after Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, the Tatars harassed and attacked Hexi time and time again, because Hexi was beyond the Nine Sides, and the Ming army was harassed and suffered heavy casualties in response to the Tatar attacks.

  Although Emperor Hongzhi was diligent in his administration, he was mostly influenced by civil servants.

The civil servants thought that Hexi was too bad, and it became the continuous bleeding of Ming Dynasty. If you want to save money, it is better to give up Hexi. Anyway, there is no oil and water in this place. Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi retained several important towns in the land of Hexi, such as Lanzhou.

This Baiyin is actually not far from Lanzhou, but it has almost become a ranch for the Tatars. Although the Tatars don’t go there often, they just come by grass, but because of the withdrawal of a large number of military towns, the Han people hardly dare to go deep into Lanzhou. outside.

Fang Jifan has always regretted that the contraction of the Ming Dynasty in Hexi is simply short-sighted, because if he does not fight the Tatars in Hexi, the Tatars will continue to harass Liaodong and Datong. The desire of the Tatars is hard to satisfy of.

   Cutting off Hexi completely cut off the connection between Daming and the West. The old Silk Road in the past was completely cut off, making Lanzhou and other important towns into isolated islands.

   What's more, the mineral reserves of silver are astonishing. Among them, copper mines alone are known as one of the six major copper veins in China in later generations. Its reserves and quality are the best in the world.

   Once the copper is dug out, it can be directly used as currency.

In the pass, the copper veins of the Ming Dynasty are almost all in the hands of the imperial court. Of course, there are many princes in the feudal towns who also occupy some. Everyone casts their own money, and private excavations are not allowed. But if the copper veins can be found in the Baiyin area, Then, a large number of high-quality copper coins are held in Fang Jifan's hands.

Not only that, but silver also has a large number of lead mines, zinc mines, cobalt mines, gold mines, and silver mines. The reason why it is called silver is probably because people in later generations are lazy. If silver is produced in this place, it is called silver Bar.

   This is a huge treasure house, but in the end, Emperor Hongzhi lost it.

  Fang Jifan said to Deng Jian with a smile: "Little Deng Deng..."

   Deng Jian rolled his eyes straight, and he cried.

   "I haven't married a wife yet, I haven't had a baby yet, there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no offspring is the biggest..." Deng Jian said: "The villain dare not go."

"Don't dare to go." Fang Jifan said: "I value you so much, but you don't dare to go. You are like a dog. A real man relies on courage to get rich. You are not willing to go, are you? Well, tomorrow will be nothing but you I will drive you out, and from now on, don't say you are from the Fang family."

  Deng Jian fell to his knees, trembling: "Go, I'll go."

Only then did Fang Jifan feel more satisfied: "Go with Jiang Chen and bring people with you to Baiyin. It's going to be winter at this time of year. Tatars generally don't go there. If there is plenty of rain next year and aquatic plants grow there, There will be a small group of Tatars to graze. There are many mountains there. You may not be able to bump into them in the mountains. Even if you bump into them, what are you afraid of? Why, because this kind of wealth does not rely on life to obtain it, you will have to be trampled under your feet for the rest of your life. After you discover the mineral veins, you will be a great achievement. At that time, it will not be easy to marry a wife. I will prepare seven or eight wives for you , I will buy you a house, and you will be prosperous and rich for the rest of your life."

  Deng Jian swallowed his saliva: "Do you want to make a written statement? Black and white, the villain can rest assured."

   "It's like a dog." Fang Jifan made a gesture to hit him.

  Deng Jian held his head: "Master, you taught me this..."

  Fang Jifan was furious: "It depends on who makes the written evidence. A person like the young master who is honesty-based also needs to write the written evidence. I blinded the young master's eyes and raised you, a white-eyed wolf."

  But at this time, a porter hurried over from outside: "Young master, someone is coming from the palace, take orders."

  The decree came indeed.

  Fang Jifan was looking forward to this will.

   After all, Fang Jifan felt more at ease when he made it known to the world in black and white.

  Otherwise, who would have known that he had discovered a mine vein, and the emperor would turn his back on me? Fang Jifan was overjoyed: "Here we come, here we come."

  Put on the court clothes happily, and when he arrived at the middle gate, there was already an **** waiting, and the **** smiled and said: "Your Majesty has an order, please take it from the captain."

  He is very gentle, when Fang Jifan smiles, he looks like a shy child.

  Fang Jifan solemnly said: "I accept the order."

  (end of this chapter)