Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1557 Seeking meritorious service

  Xingguo Company has begun to arrange.

   In fact, it is impossible to be a middleman, especially a Xingguo firm of such size, and just want to lie down and make the difference.

   There is absolutely no pie falling from the sky in this world.

   Therefore, while being responsible for liaising with workshops and communicating with distributors, it is also necessary to establish a team for goods circulation. Only by being able to dispatch goods quickly can the cost be minimized.

   Not only that, it is also necessary to establish a branch in each province. The responsibility of these branches is to guide the merchants, to be responsible for statistics of local consumption levels, and to count the passenger flow in cities and towns for merchants to consult.

   Even different products often have their own special features, which also need to be researched by specialized personnel.

  Xingguo Company has recruited hundreds of people with high salaries in Xishan Academy as the backbone. Most of these people studied business and mathematics, but now they have a place to use.

Chen Tong, Shangshu of the Nanjing Household Department, was very encouraged at this time. Almost all the affairs of the firm were handled by him. After all, he had experience in being an official, and at this time, he had mastered what he had learned in the past few months and managed it. , but with ease.

  It's just...how could he have thought that once he got started, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Qi would disappear without a trace.

  Zhu Houzhao, who was so focused on this before, is finally relaxed now, and has money!

  Based on the name of the firm, the monthly net profit shared equally with Fang Jifan is expected to be more than one million taels of silver, and it may even be more in the future.

   I have been poor for too long, once I turn over, life will naturally be different.

  With silver, it is inevitable that people will become swollen.

  In the past few days, he has been busy calling Taishan people to pay back the money one by one.

  The Taishans of His Highness the Crown Prince finally heaved a sigh of relief, changed their appearance of seeing a ghost before, and began to praise the Crown Prince again, stroking their beards one by one as a gesture of relief.

  Actually, these people were quite aggrieved before. Not to mention losing her daughter, but also losing money.

  I lent the money to the crown prince, but I thought it might be a meat bun beating a dog, never returning. But if you don't borrow it, think about it carefully, your daughter has been sent to the East Palace, what else can I do?

  Human nature is so complicated, now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

  Zhu Houzhao is now walking with the wind, and his face is full of red.

  Fang Jifan has long developed a calm attitude towards making money, but at this time, he has something to do and is busy again.

  Wang Shouren is coming back.

  Not long ago, there was a report from Kuai Ma that Wang Shouren and **** Xiao Jing had already entered the customs and would arrive in the capital soon.

  Fang Jifan was very pleased with this.

   Sure enough, after another two days, Wang Shouren entered Beijing.

  As soon as he entered Beijing, Wang Shouren hurried to Xishan Academy to meet Fang Jifan.

The two masters and apprentices had been separated for several years, so they couldn't help sighing. Wang Shouren still looked serious and saluted solemnly. His skin was not dark, but he was even thinner. The unapproachable expression, but in the depths of the eyes, there is a sharpness that seems to never be guessed by people.

  No one knows what is hidden in his chest.

  Even... For Fang Jifan, as a mentor, the only thing he has an advantage over Wang Shouren is just the little knowledge of two lifetimes in his stomach.

   No more... Really nothing.

  Wang Shouren is a person who can make people feel awe at the sight of him.

  Standing in front of Fang Jifan, even Fang Jifan could feel that Wang Shouren's mediocre body seemed to be trying his best to cover up the sharpness inside.

  Fang Jifan calmed down, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Bo An, you've come back. As a teacher, I look forward to day and night, and I hope that you will come back soon."

   These words are very official, but they are sincere.

  Wang Shouren's steel-like face couldn't help being moved by it, his body trembled slightly, and said: "A disciple can't serve his teacher at any time, it's really a death sentence."

Fang Jifan immediately laughed: "A man's ambition is everywhere, how can he bind his feet in a small cave like a woman? You are a person with great talent, and you are very similar to being a teacher. Being a teacher has many dreams. Naihe suffered from a brain disease. Although he has great ambitions and hides his strategy, he can only stay in this capital. He spends his time with his wife and children, idles around all day long, eats delicious food, drinks spicy food, and spends his days drinking. Hey... this is a teacher. Aspirations are hard to achieve, and who can understand the pain in my heart?"

After hearing this, Wang Shouren looked at his teacher with a red face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The teacher has the talents of all over the world, but he can only indulge in the gentle village, eat and die every day, can't see this vast world, and can't be like the martyrs , gold and iron horses, horse leather shrouds, this pair of masters must be very depressed.

  Wang Shouren can understand this feeling. A man with ambitions in all directions, going up the mountain to subdue the tiger, and go down to the sea to catch the dragon, this is the most pleasant thing. It's a pity, if the teacher is not sick, why is this so?

Fang Jifan immediately sighed, and said emphatically and profoundly: "But you are different. You have hands and feet, you are free from disease and pain, and you are both civil and military. Speaking of which, Teacher envies you very much, if you only want to stay by Teacher's side and serve Teacher, if you are so useless, Teacher will definitely be angry."

  Wang Shouren listened, his face straightened, and there seemed to be a surge of arrogance in his heart, and he bowed and said: "The teacher taught it."

  Fang Jifan said again: "When you entered the capital, you should go to see His Majesty first, but you came to see the teacher first. This is your filial piety. Let's go, the teacher will follow you to see him."

   "I would like to obey the teacher's order."

  Most of the time, don't look at Wang Shouren's eloquence when teaching knowledge, but when it can be used for communication, he often cherishes words like gold.

  Fang Jifan understood Wang Shouren's temperament, sometimes he didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and led him straight to Daming Palace.

  …

  When Xiao Jing entered Beijing, he immediately parted ways with Wang Shouren.

   It took half a year to go back and forth, and I saw a lot of ice fields and deserts along the way. Now that I entered the capital, my eyes were full of prosperity, and I was about to burst into tears.

  The most important thing is that he has to rush to see His Majesty, and he can't delay for a moment. Many things can happen in half a year. Maybe His Majesty is used to some eunuch, and he will be replaced.

   Out of missing His Majesty and being anxious about it, Xiao Jing rushed to Daming Palace, almost running into the palace.

   But when I arrived at Fengtian Hall, I didn't know that His Majesty listened to lectures from academicians of the Academy of Sciences and bachelors of the Imperial Academy in Chongwen Hall.

   Xiao Jing was anxious, but could only wait patiently.

   What Emperor Hongzhi is concerned about today is the civil uprising in Southwest China.

After listening to the Hanlin scholars talk about the restraint policy of the past dynasties, Emperor Hongzhi shook his head in his heart. All the dynasties and dynasties have urgently restrained the foreign races in the frontier. Then he began to establish himself as king again.

  There are many mountains in the southwest, although the land is reformed, but after all, the time for reforming the land is still short, and the rebellion is still there. The rebellion in Yunnan has not been eradicated so far, which made Emperor Hongzhi quite anxious.

  Although the decree of the Guizhou State was rebellious, the army of the Qian State Duke counted and made good progress, but it was still difficult to wipe out the leader of the bandits due to the heavy mountains.

  The academicians of the Academy of Sciences didn't have any suggestions for this question because they didn't involve their own majors.

   It was the Hanlin officials who spoke enthusiastically.

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly raised a question: "Everyone said that the only way to secure the Southwest is through enlightenment, and I also deeply agree, but... who can take on such a big responsibility?"

   All of a sudden...

  The Hanlin who had been eloquent just now fell silent.

   Deathly silence.

In the southwest, the land is not three feet flat, and the sky is not sunny for three days. It is known as a hundred thousand mountains, filled with miasma, and there are many native people in the mountains. Although a large number of Tuntian school captains have settled in, there are still too many dangers. The capital with good conditions is almost one in the sky and the other in the underground.

  Emperor Hongzhi saw that Zhu Hanlin did not answer, and sighed: "I have no shortage of Confucian classics scholars, but the only ones I lack are Wei Qing and Huo Qubing."

  At this moment, an **** came in with a bow and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Qi and Wang Shouren are seeking an audience. Besides, Duke Xiao has also entered the palace."

  Emperor Hongzhi listened, but showed some joy: "Since Xiao Jing entered the palace, why didn't he come to see me, and pass them all to Chongwen Hall."

  The **** obeyed the order, and immediately, Fang Jifan led Wang Shouren and Xiao Jing to have an audience.

   Everyone did not focus on Wang Shouren, who had a solemn expression.

  After all, not everyone can recognize Wang Shouren's brilliance.

   Only a knowledgeable person like Fang Jifan can see at a glance his mediocre appearance, his literary and martial arts that swallow mountains and rivers.

  Many people looked at Fang Jifan.

   It was inconvenient for the academicians to salute Fang Jifan, but they all nodded to Fang Jifan.

   These are Fang Jifan's disciples and grandchildren, so Fang Jifan is naturally respectful.

  As for the Imperial Academy, they were also attracted by the brilliance of Fang Jifan. Qi Guogong is now in full swing, and this dog-like thing is getting more and more tail up.

   Xiao Jing held his breath this time.

   I'm afraid that Fang Jifan will take away his glory again.

So as soon as the person came in, he prostrated himself on the ground first, knocked his head, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... the servant is back, and the servant is serving His Majesty outside, but the heart... is always by your Majesty's side, Your Majesty ...Slaves...have seen His Majesty..."

   After all, kowtow is like pounding garlic.

  In the discourse, there is sincerity.

  The most important thing is that this time... he finally took the lead.

   After saying this, Xiao Jing burst into tears, and the image of a loyal slave was vividly displayed on his face.

Fang Jifan rubbed his nose, this bitch, go out for a while, learn to be smart, actually kneel so fast, and even cry out, IQ is good, teach this **** for decades, isn't this **** It's time to go to heaven.

  When Emperor Hongzhi saw Xiao Jing, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After all, he was always by his side. Now that he reunited after a long absence, he couldn't help but look sideways at him.

  (end of this chapter)