Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1469 I know the details

   People were shocked.

  They looked at Wang Bushi.

  Wang Bushi doesn’t mind telling others that he is rich.

  Anyway... even if I don't say it, it's known to the world.

   What's more, he knows very well that the root of keeping his wealth has nothing to do with being rich or poor, but whether he can always make the right choice.

   For example, this investigation.

  I tried my best and took out a lot of money for... that's it.

People from the Ministry of Rites came to read out the decree. Emperor Hongzhi was grateful for Wang Bushi's virtue, and ordered him to be the crown prince's Shaofu. Although his powers had not been increased, but... he allowed Wang Bushi to teach the emperor's grandson three days a month as a scholar of the Imperial Academy. .

   Obviously, this is because the emperor valued Wang Bushi's economic talent.

  And this person treats money like dung, and his character is also noble.

  The importance of the emperor's grandson is self-evident. It is a great honor to allow him to teach the emperor's grandson to study.

  Since then, Wang Bushi has been regarded as the emperor's grandson.

  As soon as this decree came out, it attracted the envy of countless people.

  Wang Bushi didn’t feel happy at all, he still went out early and returned late, and brought a group of counting students to take charge of returning the spoils.

  Of course it is unavoidable, he needs to reward Fang Jifan.

   Naturally, he prepared a heavy gift, and when he arrived at Xishan, after seeing Fang Jifan, he first gave the big gift, and then presented the gift list.

  Fang Jifan has just received a reward from the imperial court, and the emperor has given ten thousand households. In this way, it can be said that all the people with the surname Fang have been wiped out.

   Fang Jifan was greatly relieved.

   Finally, the whole family can go to Huangjinzhou for reunion, how gratifying it is.

Fang Jifan looked at the list of gifts, he was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "It's fine when you come, what kind of gifts are you giving, such as pearls, agates, and 300,000 silver, etc. These things can't be eaten, so don't bring them with you when you are born." Come on, what you don’t take away, it’s all empty, what I don’t like the most in life is to give these away, it’s so vulgar, you take it home, I don’t like these things.”

  Wang Bushi bowed and said: "This is just a little effort, Duke Qi must not dislike it."

"It's not distasteful. It's worth seven or eight hundred thousand taels of silver. Can Fang Jifan accept such a generous gift? If so, what will others think of Fang Jifan? You should take it back, Deng Jian..."

  Deng Jian stood by the side all the time, and when he heard the young master's order, he immediately said: "The little one is here."

  Fang Jifan said: "You take these gifts back to the Wang family, and I, Fang Jifan, will not be rewarded for nothing."

   "Master...you..."

  Fang Jifan spat out a word: "Get lost."

  Deng Jian never expected that the young master has sublimated.

   I admire the young master even more, what should I do?

  Deng Jian hurriedly obeyed the order obediently, while Fang Jifan invited Wang Bushi to sit down.

  Wang Bushi looked terrified.

   This is what he fears most.

  For a rich person, he is never afraid of others asking for money, what he fears is precisely that others don't want money.

  Wang Bushi said anxiously: "Duke Qi...if he doesn't accept him, I'm afraid that he will have trouble sleeping and eating."

  This is Wang Bushi's sincere words.

  Fang Jifan saw his worried look, smiled and said: "You say it like this, it seems that Fang Jifan seems to have taken your things and become a good person and a good deed."

  Wang Bushi said very sincerely: "Yes, if Qi Guogong can accept it, it will be a good deed for the subordinate officials."

  Fang Jifan was surprised: "Is this the case? If this is the case, it would be embarrassing not to accept it."

  Wang Bushi felt that he had a chance, so he immediately cheered up, and quickly said: "I will call Deng Jian back now."

  Fang Jifan waved his hand: "Forget it, people have already taken the gifts back, and it's not good to call them back. It's okay to leave these things in your house for a while."

   It’s not enough to refuse outright…

  Wang Bushi looked happy: "Yes, yes."

Fang Jifan said again: "But then again, this gift was given to me, and I took it. It is my property. Since it is placed in the Wang family, should I charge some interest? Don't get me wrong, you know, I After all, it’s a bank.”

  Wang Bushi: "..."

  Uh... Is this strategy too deep?

  Wang Bushi gritted his teeth and said, "Of course the interest will be calculated. Based on the interest rate of the mortgage, this gift will be worth 700,000 yuan..."

   "You don't have to forget it, I can trust you, just write a letter."

  Wang Bushi didn't talk too much nonsense, so he directly typed an IOU and signed it.

  Fang Jifan held the paperwork, but couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

  I have done a good person and a good deed. Don’t let Wang Bushi owe me any money. He can’t eat or sleep. Now that he’s better, he can finally feel at ease.

Wang Bushi looked at Fang Jifan: "This time, nearly half of the stolen money has been refunded, and there are still some large amounts of stolen money that can be refunded in a few days. I wonder if Duke Qi has anything to explain about this? "

Fang Jifan sighed and said: "This damned Chen Zheng actually wants to flee overseas. He actually has relatives in Tianzhu. This is a serious crime for killing the clan. We should write an article and order the Mughal Kingdom to send envoys to come here." Apologize, make amends... This account should be counted on their heads."

  Wang Bushi was stunned for a moment, and frowned slightly: "The Mughal Kingdom, I have deliberately gone to find out about it these few days...this...they are thousands of miles away from Daming, I'm afraid they won't pay attention."

  Fang Jifan smiled and said: "I am just doing my best. The Mughal Kingdom, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. They should be given a little warning."

  Wang Bushi nodded: "Yes, I will handle it right away. There is another thing, that is, when returning stolen goods, the Zhang family always makes trouble..."

  The Zhang family is naturally the Marquis of Shouning and Uncle Jianchang.

  They invested close to two million taels of silver.

  Now, only 1.2 million taels will be refunded to them. The Zhang family brothers can't swallow this breath. 1.2 million taels is enough for them to eat porridge for hundreds of thousands of years.

  Fang Jifan was not surprised at all, he waved his hand and said: "Don't pay attention to them, they can't make a fuss, it's really impossible, find ten or eight censors to impeach them for their greed."

  Wang Bushi was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Fang Jifan would also ask the censor to impeach others for their greed.

  In the past, this Duke of Qi was the target of criticism from the censors.

  He nodded bluntly: "Unless it is absolutely necessary, the lower officials will definitely not do this, but if they continue to make trouble, they will naturally not be polite."

  The two discussed it, and Wang Bushi heaved a sigh of relief.

  Actually... the more he followed Fang Jifan, the more he felt that Fang Jifan was unfathomable.

You must know that it is extremely difficult to run any errand well, because if there is an errand, there will be benefits, and when interests are involved, there will inevitably be countless wranglings and all kinds of deception in any yamen and prevarication.

   But Fang Jifan returned the stolen goods and directly used the resources of the School of Mathematical Sciences and Xishan Bank without going through any government office, but it was extremely smooth.

  Those math students, as well as the staff of the bank, are all very well behaved.

  This is what Wang Bushi admires most about Fang Jifan.

  …

   "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

  Xiao Jingji stepped into the hall.

  This new Daming Palace occupies a huge area and has countless palaces, but in this large palace city, Emperor Hongzhi sits in tens of thousands of mansions, but he is almost always in Fengtian Palace.

  Emperor Hongzhi was immersed in reviewing the memorabilia at this time, when he heard the sound, he raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jing: "What's the matter?"

   "Just now... our internal money... has been returned."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "How much?"

   "One hundred and thirty thousand taels."

   "Isn't it 1.2 million taels?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly.

   The loss of 800,000 taels made his heart ache for many days.

  But why is it still missing 70,000 taels now?

   "The person who settled the settlement, after returning the small amount of stolen goods, converted all the remaining silver, and found that the remaining silver..."

  Emperor Hongzhi understood.

  First focus on the small amount, and then...how much you have...

  Emperor Hongzhi felt very distressed.

   This coming and going, it's a shame.

  Although I can only blame myself for this, but...

   Well, as the emperor, there are times when he has no choice.

  Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and sighed: "Well, I understand."

   "Your Majesty, should the silver be put into the treasury, or sent to the Xishan Bank, or..."

   "Let's put it in the treasury for the time being. There is a lot of money in the internal funds, but there is too little money in cash. Then, Chen Zheng, is there a joint trial?"

  Xiao Jing said: "The trial has passed, and thirty-one officials have been brought down."

  Emperor Hongzhi said expressionlessly: "As expected, I know how he, a merchant, can make such a big commotion with his mere strength."

   "I also took this opportunity to find out...a smuggled caravan..."

  The sea ban in Daming is only in a semi-open state. The fleet can go to sea, but most of them are official ships. Even if it is a sea trade, it is now the responsibility of the Four Seas Trading Company. Therefore, smuggling is still profitable, although it is much more restrained than before, but as long as it is profitable, it is still unstoppable.

  Emperor Hongzhi's expression turned solemn, and he said, "Is it a private boat from Tianzhu to Daming?"

   "Exactly."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded and remained silent.

  Daming and Tianzhu are far apart, and the kingdoms of Tianzhu are not affiliated with the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it is useless.

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed and said, "It's a blessing that this matter can have a result."

   "One more thing, Marquis Shouning and Uncle Jianchang ran to the empress again today to complain."

Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, and then said: "Don't pay attention to them, the queen is also a person who has a big picture, and she talked about this matter with me last night, and it can be said that she was gnashing her teeth to her two brothers. Those two **** are really a little bit I can't bear the loss."

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand, and he suddenly had a thought: "I have suffered this loss, and I know that I have too many oversights. Find a day to accompany me and take a walk in this capital, or..."

  He was a little moved, wondering whether the return of stolen goods was as smooth as it was reported.

  Then Emperor Hongzhi continued: "It is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. The brothers of the Zhang family are always shouting that it is unfair. It is unfair. I want to see if it is fair or not."

  (end of this chapter)