Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 976 On rewards for meritorious deeds

   It turned out to be fake.

  Emperor Hongzhi felt unbelievable.

  How could it be fake?

  He couldn't take it.

  Emperor Hongzhi stared at Zhu Houzhao: "Is it true?"

  Zhu Houzhao thought in his heart, even if he didn't talk about this matter, the murder case must be investigated thoroughly.

   This is not a small case. Even those who are corrupted by ink will not only be investigated for their corruption of ink. At that time, they will definitely be severely tortured, and the real culprit must be found out.

   Without the real culprit, this case will never be closed.

And once these people can't ask the results, then continue to investigate further, and all the results prove that they have nothing to do with them. This kind of treasonous crime, not only will not calm down, but will continue to expand. Who has the courage to assassinate? Prince, the more confusing the truth is, the more attentive the factory guard will be.

   Finally, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan will be found sooner or later.

   At that time, will Father be willing to spare himself?

  Zhu Houzhao just has a low EQ, not a low IQ. He still understands this truth.

  At this time, it is right to take advantage of this opportunity to claim credit.

  He was beaming, as excited as if he was about to celebrate the New Year: "That's right, speaking of it, I think this is really interesting..."

interesting…

  Emperor Hongzhi trembled again.

   Not very interesting for him.

Zhu Houzhao said: "As soon as the assassination case came out, these corrupt officials who were corrupt and perverted the law completely panicked. They might have tried their best to help each other in the same boat before, but once the assassination case came out, they knew that they couldn't bear the responsibility. After all, the son-in-law used the assassination of the son-in-law to make them change from being in the same boat to mutual suspicion. Everyone will wonder who sent someone to assassinate, and once they have suspicions in their hearts, under the extreme fear Your Majesty, once someone is caught, you will feel fear in your heart, and you will try your best to avoid becoming an accomplice of rebellious officials and thieves. Look, father, this case is not difficult!"

  All the ministers were speechless.

  The hall was silent.

  Who would have thought that the assassination of the crown prince was nothing but a self-directed and self-performed trick.

  If you think about it carefully, the key lies in the human heart. Once the nature of the crime changes, the offensive and defensive alliance established before will collapse in an instant.

  This move is...very clever.

   "Your Highness is clever and admirable." Someone said with appreciation.

  For some people, it is really rare for His Highness the Crown Prince to have such wisdom.

  Naturally, some people are unavoidably anxious, but the more they are, the more insincerely they say at this time: "Your Highness is really wise."

   Bengong is of course wise.

  Zhu Houzhao is not polite at all.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow, he just felt that he should be very pleased, but deep down in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a nameless anger, wisdom is wisdom, but I was trapped.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face was ashen, he stood up, stood, stared at Zhu Hou's photo for a moment, and finally said through gritted teeth: "It's ridiculous!"

  Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and said to himself, that's not right, the case was investigated by the father and the son, and the son was lucky to live up to his fate now, why... suddenly turned his face.

Emperor Hongzhi sternly said: "Wang Yan and others deserve death. Although they were not involved in the assassination case, I treated them well. This corruption is not worthy of death. It is decreed that the three divisions will interrogate them." , Check again to see if they have other evil deeds, this case must be dealt with severely, I will never tolerate these fools who harm the people!"

  Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, let me tell you, I have no grievances or enmity with my father, how can I behave so well, and turned my face, it seems... It's just those **** corrupt officials who provoked my father.

  Liu Jian and others hurriedly said: "I will obey the order."

  Emperor Hongzhi said again: "As for the crown prince and Fang Qing's family, they have made outstanding achievements..."

  Although Cai was full of anger just now, but people like Wang Yan made scapegoats, and Emperor Hongzhi felt much better.

  Everything, you have to think in a good direction. For example, the prince, although he took a slanted sword, at least he solved the problem quickly, which is extremely rare.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "The prince has made great achievements in investigating the case, and I will give you five thousand catties of gold."

  Zhu Houzhao: "..." Even if Zhu Houzhao didn't have an abacus, how much is this five thousand catties of 'gold' worth? Bah, am I, Zhu Houzhao, someone who can value such a little money? I, Zhu Houzhao, have owed tens of millions of taels of foreign debt so far, just to buy real estate in the old city and a large piece of land in the new city. I haven’t paid back the money yet. It's rare that this is broken...money!

  Although Zhu Houzhao thought so in his heart, his body was very sincere, and he obediently bowed down: "Father, the emperor's kindness is mighty, and his kindness is like rain and dew. I dare not accept it. Thank you, father, for your kindness."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded subconsciously after listening to his words, yes, he is really sensible.

  Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan.

  He thought in his heart, Fang Jifan might have contributed a lot in this case... It's rare that he didn't take the credit and was so humble.

  So, my heart warmed up: "As for Fang Jifan, the captain of the son-in-law, he has also contributed a lot, and there are other rewards."

  Fang Jifan was stunned, why is there another reward? No matter what you listen to, it seems that there is some conspiracy.

  …

  In the class, there were ripples in Wang Bushi's heart.

  He couldn't help thinking, the Arsenal case is really shocking. A mere arsenal is 90% greedy. If you think about it in detail, the granaries and warehouses in the world are certainly abundant on the books, but in reality, how much is left?

  I'm afraid... only God knows.

   Now that the arsenal case has occurred, His Majesty will have to order people to check every warehouse and storehouse. At that time, countless deficits will be exposed.

   What's even more frightening is that the things that should have been on the books have disappeared. Wherever they went, trying to pursue them is tantamount to nonsense.

  A few days ago, after reading "The Wealth of Nations", I had some new insights. It was said that the shortage of materials would inevitably cause prices to soar, and even cause panic. In this way, first of all, it may stimulate production, but at the same time, it will also increase all things, especially the necessities of life.

  It's a pity...the money is going to buy the land in the old city. If I give the old man some more money to hoard some goods, I'm afraid...you can make a fortune...

  However...there are so many workshops in Xishan, and these workshops have benefited greatly. If there is another sum of money, buying a piece of land, recruiting craftsmen, and engaging in production, it will definitely be a lot of money.

  When Wang Bushi thought of this, he couldn't help but feel countless regrets...

   Suddenly... He suddenly thought of something.

Even if something is found out about this matter, even if the palace knew about it, in order to prevent the common people from panicking, they would definitely try their best to cover up the news. Buy the land and real estate in the old city by yourself, wait until the prices of the land and real estate in the old city skyrocket, and then use the skyrocketing land and real estate in the old city as collateral to Xishan Bank, which is enough to borrow countless money... and then...

Wang Bushi's eyes lit up, and then, he can build some workshops, preferably related to basic necessities of life, hoarding goods, it's too ostentatious, after all, he is not a merchant, so don't let the factory guards stare at him. That's right, then build a workshop. Building a workshop is also a fashionable thing now. In terms of it, it is also my own reasonable and legal money, and I am not hoarding goods.

  Of course, since I have an official status, I can ask my nephew to come forward in this matter. Wang Zhenxing is very good. He is a loyal and honest person, down-to-earth. In fact, he doesn't need to be very smart, just follow the old man's orders.

  So... where is the workshop?

The capital is too conspicuous, and the price is too expensive. From the point of view in "The Wealth of Nations", during the period of material shortage, any workshop, as long as it can ship goods, will be profitable. In the long run, once the supply exceeds demand, when the time comes The competition is the cost...

  Dingxing County has built roads, and the cost of transportation is not high. Although there is a commercial tax charged there, compared to the unattainable land price in this capital...and the growing manpower...

  Yes, let’s go to Dingxing County!

  Wang Bushi at this moment...can't help but sigh in his heart, "The Wealth of Nations" is really a wonderful book, naturally, is it miraculous, but we still need to wait for the result...I hope...I bet on it, otherwise...I'm afraid I will go bankrupt.

  But... so what, if you don't fight hard, will you be laughed at all your life? The old man is fed up with that **** boat, enough of that scum of the world!

   Let's fight for breath!

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand at this moment: "Your Excellencies, the crown prince has made great achievements and won my heart. You should step down now. Prince, Fang Jifan, you two stay here. I have something to say."

   All the ministers saw that His Majesty turned his anger into joy, and shouted long live three more times, so they each took their leave.

  Wang Bushi followed the flow of people and walked out of Fengtian Hall. Around him, many people were whispering and discussing something.

   "It's really unexpected that Wang Yan is such a person. Fortunately, he reads the books of sages."

   "It's really chilling that he's so rampant after giving it to him."

   "By the way, Wang Shidu."

  Wang Bushi has gradually disliked talking with people, and is always taciturn.

Hearing someone calling him, he was a colleague of the Imperial Academy, so he walked away and said, "I don't know what to teach. Wang Shidu, when did you sell your old house? I will not hide the price from you." Said, at the beginning, I wanted to keep my old house, but looking at the price, it was getting worse day by day, and I was anxious, so I decided to sell it, but so far, no one cares about it... You said, yes It’s not about lowering prices.”

  Wang Bushi squinted his eyes, looking at this impatient person like an ant in a hot pot, but suddenly felt a sense of superiority in IQ, and he said flatly: "Oh, you still have the old house in your hand..."

  His voice was deliberately high-pitched.

  After hearing this, the others stopped and laughed.

  It seems that... whoever still holds the old city house in his hands becomes a big fool.

  (end of this chapter)