Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 670 Our Fang Jifan is out of the vulgar taste

  Emperor Hongzhi looked confused.

  Gold, silver, copper.

   This is currency.

The amount of silver that the imperial court enters every year is only two million taels, and the rest of the gold, copper, etc. are actually not much. The gold, silver, and copper mines in the pass are almost all monopolized by the imperial court, but it is useless. The mining volume is only so much , pitifully few.

  On the one hand, it is time-consuming and laborious to mine, especially in many mines, which have been excavated since the Spring and Autumn Period. The deeper the mine is dug, the greater the cost.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was short of silver, and the imperial court had to replace silver with precious banknotes, but the problem was that the precious banknotes were also stored in silver and copper coins. A full amount of money, naturally, no one believes the value of the treasure.

   The reason is that on the one hand, the court lacked currency, and on the other hand, it was also because the court spent too much money, and more and more of these treasures were issued indiscriminately, and in the end it was unable to make up for the shortfall.

  In Hexi, a large number of ore veins were unexpectedly discovered.

  Emperor Hongzhi was shocked at first, and then he heheed, expressing his disbelief.

  How is this possible...Hexi...how is it possible...the mountains there are full of stones, the entire desert is full of stones!

   "Jifan, are you joking?" Emperor Hongzhi stared at Fang Jifan and said seriously.

Fang Jifan smiled wryly: "It's true." As he spoke, he took out Jiang Chen's letter: "Your Majesty, this is the result of Jiang Chen, my protégé, who led people to Hexi and personally explored. , the mineral deposits contained in it are immeasurable."

   "..."

   Suddenly, everyone was dumbfounded.

  They watched Fang Jifan present the letter, and His Majesty was busy looking down at the letter. Judging from Emperor Hongzhi's mournful face...it is probably true...

  Fang Jifan, there is absolutely no need to make this joke.

   Liu Jian suddenly felt distressed.

  Mines, countless mines, if Daming hadn’t given up on Hexi, or if this mine hadn’t been bestowed on Fang Jifan, this vein belongs to the national treasury, so how much real money would it bring to the national treasury every year?

  Xie Qian's face was ashen.

  The one who was even more speechless was Li Dongyang, just now, Li Dongyang was still annoyed by this, but now... he was a bit dumbfounded.

   Are you kidding me?

  He is the Minister of the Household Department. Over the years, the mine veins in the pass have gradually dried up. He knows this better than anyone else, but now...

  Thanks to him just now, he still mocked Fang Jifan, now it seems... his face hurts, and the corners of his mouth are twitching, he was slapped in the face.

  That Zhang Sheng opened his mouth even wider, the size of an egg, and stared at Fang Jifan in astonishment.

  Looking at the strange expressions of the crowd, Fang Jifan sighed: "Your Majesty's kindness to my son...is really as great as a mountain...I don't know how to be grateful."

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi silently put down the letter.

   There was a long silence, not knowing what to say.

  In the warm pavilion, you can hear the sound of falling needles, but no one makes a sound.

"Either way." Fang Jifan said cautiously: "Or this place, I don't want it. I really don't dare to accept such a generous gift. Your Royal Highness, I only want to share the worries of Your Majesty. The Princess Mansion, even if it is poor It doesn’t matter if it’s a little less expensive. My son and His Royal Highness, save a little on food and clothing, and you can barely get by. Your majesty’s plan is the most important thing. In this desert land, my son... must not If you dare to accept it, please Your Majesty, take it back."

  Emperor Hongzhi felt like a dead dog.

I have been an emperor for more than ten years, in fact... I am the one who saves money. Over the years, the new clothes are reluctant to be cut by the Shangyi Supervisor, and the imperial food is also tried to save. Let Queen Zhang weave cloth in the harem, who can be like me, It's hard work, and I finally saved a sum of money, who knows...

  He took a deep breath... a little moved, here... take it back?

only…

  He seemed unable to let go of this face, what he said was like water that was poured out, and it was hard to recover when it was overwhelmed, not to mention that he was the emperor, and he could not change his words.

  Zhu Houzhao said at this time: "Fang Jifan's words are not right. If he withdraws his orders now, why would his father have the face to call himself a monarch father? Have you ever heard that an emperor takes his orders after only a short time? Nothing."

   "..." Emperor Hongzhi blushed, and he held his breath in his heart, it hurts.

  He couldn't help looking at Liu Jian.

   Liu Jian was speechless.

Even...Emperor Hongzhi wanted to shoot Zhang Sheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. In the past few days, you, Zhang Sheng, have been talking here, making fun of this desert land. yourself!

  Emperor Hongzhi took a look at Fang Jifan. This time, Fang Jifan showed sincerity. Emperor Hongzhi knew Fang Jifan a little bit. Seeing how he is now, this request to withdraw the written request does not seem to be fake.

But…

  Emperor Hongzhi's heart ached, but he still shook his head decisively towards Fang Jifan: "I said before, that the land of the desert is bestowed on Qing and Xiurong. This matter cannot be discussed any further."

  Emperor Hongzhi seems to have made up his mind. Although the money is touching, and Emperor Hongzhi really regrets it, but until now, he is still determined, this good man will do it to the end.

   "That's it." Fang Jifan said: "The minister has no choice but to be disrespectful."

   "..."

  Fang Jifan's face could not help showing a look of complacency.

   This is very frustrating.

  Fang Jifan said: "Since that's the case, are the minerals allowed to be disposed of by my ministers?"

  Emperor Hongzhi's heart was bleeding, and he felt that his breathing was not smooth, but he cheered up: "Naturally let Qing handle it!"

   That’s all, let’s treat it as a dowry. I’m afraid that Fang Jifan usually slanders me for being stingy.

  Fang Jifan was happy: "Okay, then I will dispose of it, and I will dedicate all the mines to the Zhen Guofu!"

  As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar.

  What do you mean?

  You, Fang Jifan, don’t want these mineral deposits anymore?

   Is this guy crazy?

  Or... this kid really treats money like dirt?

  Liu Jian and others all looked at Fang Jifan in astonishment, as if they had heard it wrong, their mouths were wide open, and their faces were in disbelief.

  Emperor Hongzhi was even more stunned, how could it be possible, this kid...

Fang Jifan said righteously: "From now on, the gold mines, silver mines, and copper mines there have nothing to do with me. My sons have been favored by the country for generations, and the Fang family has enjoyed wealth for generations. All of this is thanks to Daming. As a gift, therefore, I will eat chaff and swallow vegetables. I will never want these mines. Your Majesty wants to give me the land of the desert, and I accept it. However, I will give all the promised wealth to His Highness the Crown Prince. !"

  Zhu Houzhao was stunned.

  All sent to me...

  Emperor Hongzhi gasped: "Jifan, what do you mean?"

"My son has no other intentions." Fang Jifan raised his chin: "To my son, fame and fortune are just floating clouds. Gold, silver and jewels, my son regards them as dung. His Royal Highness is wise. The imperial court has made a lot of contributions. Therefore, I donated these mines in the hope that His Royal Highness, with these wealth, can better share the worries of His Majesty. This is a little selfishness of my son. In my opinion, As long as His Majesty the Crown Prince can share His Majesty's worries, His Majesty will be in a good mood and don't need to worry about such complicated matters. For my son, it is the greatest reward, and my son... is a great loyal minister, please be enlightened by Your Majesty."

   "..."

  Zhu Houzhao was moved after hearing this.

  Old Fang... he was so willing.

  If it were Bengong, I'm afraid they wouldn't have such a righteousness.

   This guy took the wrong medicine.

  Emperor Hongzhi heard this, but suddenly, his eyes were a little red, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly.

  Lu Yao knows that Ma Li has seen people's hearts for a long time. This is indeed true. Although Fang Jifan gave him the impression at the beginning, although he was clever, he always... messed around a bit, regardless of the severity, but today...

  Fang Jifan was having fun in his heart.

  What is the use of mineral deposits, isn't it just to dig out gold, silver and copper coins?

  Franji people colonized the world, plundered gold and silver everywhere, making the royal family and nobles extremely rich, but so what, what can their wealth be exchanged for?

  For Fang Jifan, the meaning of the desert is not mining.

The real significance is that when a large number of treasures are discovered, countless people will go to the desert to mine these minerals. At that time, countless people will build markets around the mines, and there will be camps. They need to eat and drink, and there will be people nearby. The land, minerals need to be smelted, and mining needs tools, so there will inevitably be workshops set up, the desert is vast, and people may not be able to reach nearby towns in a few days on two legs, so... a lot will be needed If there are more horses and a large amount of goods need to enter and exit the customs, then the demand for cattle and horses will only be greater, and some people will start to learn how to raise cattle and horses.

The mine belongs to the Zhen Guofu, but the land belongs to our Fang Jifan. The people on the ground are naturally our Fang Jifan's people when they are born, and they are our Fang Jifan's ghosts when they die. Countless people live here, so the reclaimed land is mine. The grassland and the cows and horses on it are also mine, and even the smelting workshops are left in Hexi. More and more people go to Hexi to seek wealth, and a large amount of minerals are mined. In the Hexi of the country, the Ming Dynasty is bound to resume trade with the countries of the Western Regions. Countless chambers of commerce in the name of tribute will pass through the throat of Hexi, and in the end, they will leave and take away countless wealth and goods.

  This... is the long-term solution.

  On the contrary, what can be obtained from mines is only currency. To the other party, currency is not real enough. People, fields, pastures, business roads, and workshops are nothing more than real things.

  (end of this chapter)