MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1737 Eastern and Western Emperors

  Chapter 1737 The Two Emperors of East and West

  Fang Jifan is an emotional person.

  Could it be because of the inkstone of several thousand taels of silver, to fight desperately with that pair of dogs from the Zhang family?

   After all, they are still their relatives.

  Fang Jifan raised his eyes.

  Wang Jinyuan was scared to pee, he had no idea that his young master, who was as broad as the sea, had forgiven the Zhang family brothers, and hurriedly said: "Master, the villain will die, and the villain will not watch..."

  Fang Jifan waved his hand and changed the subject: "How about Chenzhuang?"

   "Chen Zhuang?"

Seeing that the young master didn't pursue it any further, Wang Jinyuan heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly said: "Now Chenzhuang is in full swing. Then Li Tian took the money and recruited tens of thousands of craftsmen. This guy... has an extraordinary ability to waste money. He The hired craftsmen are more expensive than the market price. I heard...the foundations of this Chenzhuang are much deeper than ordinary buildings. They are all made of steel, and several steel workshops specialize in supplying them. I think Li Tian is wasting our money!"

  Looking at Wang Jinyuan with a face full of pain, Fang Jifan let out a groan. He was actually... very satisfied with Li Tian who wasted money!

  As a qualified Party B, if he doesn’t waste Party A’s money, is he still human?

  We, Fang Jifan, don’t have much money, we just have enough money.

   Seeing that Fang Jifan was indifferent, Wang Jinyuan bit the bullet and said, "Now there are many rumors outside, after all, there is such a big commotion in Chenzhuang..."

   "What rumor?" Fang Jifan was a little curious about this.

Wang Jinyuan said cautiously: "Say yes... say yes... the young master is afraid that he wants to sell the house again, and he also said... Chenzhuang is so remote, so far away from the new city, there is nothing nearby, it is a barren land, only fools go there to buy I live in the house."

  Fang Jifan was overjoyed, and laughed loudly: "This group of bastards, my young master is so good for the country and the people, that he actually thinks that this young master only wants to sell a few buildings? A bunch of idiots, don't pay attention to them."

  Wang Jinyuan seemed worried, and felt that some of what those people said was true. Chen Zhuang was indeed not a good location.

  Of course, the only advantage is that the place is the fiefdom of the young master, that is to say...it does not belong to the Fang family in terms of private contract, but also belongs to the Fang family at a higher level.

  Fang Jifan said again: "Don't pay attention to these bastards."

  Wang Jinyuan nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, there is another matter. It is a warning from the factory guard, and it is about Osman."

   "Ottoman?" Fang Jifan was very impressed with the Ottoman's Suleiman.

  This person...although he was young, but when he came to Beijing, Fang Jifan could feel that there was a kind of ambition in this person's belly that was hard to see for ordinary people.

This kind of ambition is rarely seen in ordinary people, because people's ambition often changes according to their own situation. If a person is hungry, his ambition may be to have enough food, and when a person is full, his ambition may be to eat. His ambition is to have a great family business.

  And there is a kind of people, they are born with an ambition that surpasses ordinary people, such as Zhu Houzhao...Zhu Houzhao is the nobleman of the emperor. To become a holy king, of course, he should have the ambition of the nobleman of the emperor.

   But Zhu Houzhao is obviously more than that. His so-called dream of a sage is not following the rules. For a person like Zhu Houzhao, his dream has obviously surpassed his own identity.

  Suleiman is also such a person.

   Therefore, Fang Jifan was quite wary of Suleiman.

  Fang Jifan said calmly: "Go on."

"The factory guards found that with the increasing exchanges between merchants, a group of merchants seemed to have been smuggling prohibited goods to Osman, including the formula for smelting steel, and some firearms, not only that, but also some Xishan medicine. Medicinal materials that are banned by the court."

  Fang Jifan frowned, and said with a sneer: "This group of people who eat inside and outside, why, smuggling these things can make a lot of money, so why don't we in Xishan sell it ourselves?"

  Wang Jinyuan: "..."

  Fang Jifan's face softened a little: "You continue talking."

   "The crux of the problem is that the price of these smuggling is very reasonable, and these private businessmen don't have a big mouth."

  Fang Jifan's complexion became more and more ugly.

   "What do they mean?"

"I heard that Suleiman has recruited a large number of Confucian scholars in Ottoman since he dominated Confucianism, and these Confucian scholars have attached themselves to Suleiman one after another. Osman even called himself Daqin to the outside world. They compiled four books and five classics, collected Various volumes of Confucianism were scattered, and a cabinet was established, the Imperial Academy and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were established, and six ministries were established. They reorganized the army and used the governor to control the place. This Suleiman acted decisively, so that Osman and his descendants learned from each other. Chinese and Confucianism. There are even some Confucian scholars who have sneaked back into the pass and spread the benefits of Ottoman everywhere, claiming that Suleiman is a holy king like Song Renzong."

  Fang Jifan couldn't help but sneered and said, "What kind of sage is Song Renzong?"

"But scholars like Song Renzong." Wang Jinyuan said: "Because of this, many Confucian scholars defected to Ottoman, and some people hoped to work for Ottoman. Do you still remember the private businessmen who colluded with Japanese pirates? These private businessmen used to Most of them are protected by high-ranking families, and the current situation is the same. Some merchants, most of them have a lot to do with local gentry, so...the factory guards found out that these contraband were smuggled, and those who communicated with Ottoman wanted to come and have a relationship with these Scholars matter."

   Facing such a conclusion, Fang Jifan had nothing to say.

   "The factory guards want to ask the young master if they should immediately search and arrest people."

   "Abstaining people?" Fang Jifan shook his head: "Don't make any moves yet, just investigate secretly. If you take people with great fanfare, it will inevitably make people uneasy. After all, such people are a minority. Wait for me to deal with them slowly."

  Wang Jinyuan couldn't help but said: "Actually, I don't know what these people think..."

  Fang Jifan waved his hand and said: "This matter is naturally related to the Confucian scholars who colluded with Ottoman. These people have lost power in my Ming Dynasty, so I am unwilling..."

  Fang Jifan walked back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then said: "Actually, my young master can't imagine what they think."

but…

Fang Jifan narrowed his eyes: "Since that's the case, release the news to the outside world and say... this Chenzhuang is related to the emperor, in order to raise military expenses for the new army, and... Chenzhuang is indeed going to sell the house, what's the price, hehe... But Not cheap."

  Wang Jinyuan looked at Fang Jifan with puzzlement on his face: "Master, this..."

  Fang Jifan smiled confidently and said: "You just release the news, it depends on whether they take the bait."

  Wang Jinyuan nodded: "Yes."

  …

  Xishan's news came out.

   Sure enough, most people in the market look like that.

  The Fang family is going to sell their house again.

   It is said...the price is still sky-high.

   is to raise military expenses for the new army.

  Many people were discussing, most of them couldn't help shaking their heads, Chenzhuang...it's too remote, no amount of money is worth it. Zhen Guogong is crazy about money.

  A caravan is ready to set off. Their purpose is to go all the way west, and after arriving at Yumen Pass to rest, they will cross the border and head to Ottoman.

  There are a lot of caravans going to Ottoman. On the one hand, Ottoman is also considered wealthy, and because Ottoman crossed three continents, he controlled the passage leading to Kunlun Continent, Franji and even south to Tianzhu.

  Countless commodities arrived there, either sold on the spot, or continued to be sold in towns along the Mediterranean Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, or they could go south to Tianzhu.

  The cost of the land route is high, but the treasures of Ming Dynasty only need to go to the Mediterranean Sea or Tianzhu, and the rare goods are often available, but the profits are not small.

What's more, the journey from Daming to Ottoman is relatively safe. Even in Ottoman, you can communicate with the locals simply in Chinese. In Ottoman, there are a large number of Confucian scholars who can provide them with guides. This also leads to, People are willing to take this business route.

   Some Confucian scholars went to Ottoman, and were highly valued by the Ottoman emperor. Some even became officials in the frontier. Their relatives, of course, went to seek refuge one after another. And if these people have fellow villagers to organize caravans, they will naturally get a lot of convenience.

  The Silk Road on land has become the target of many commercial firms.

In a commercial firm, the caravan that is about to depart has already made preparations. At this moment, the young owner of the firm sewed a densely packed silk cloth with many memorials on it, and then, the mighty The caravan embarked on a journey with countless news from Beijing.

   It will take several months for the caravan to arrive at Yumen Pass.

But once they left the Yumen Pass, the person who carried the news left the caravan, rode fast horses, and galloped all the way. They knew every oasis in the desert, and in every oasis, there was a special response People, once crossing the desert, can reach the Ottoman capital all the way.

  Nowadays, the most magnificent building in the Ottoman capital is the newly built Confucian Temple.

  This huge building has an endless stream of people arriving here every day to salute the most holy teachers.

  Nobles have begun to take pride in imitating the accent of the Ming capital.

  As a result, Chinese began to slowly spread to ordinary people.

After suppressing a lot of resistance, Suleiman killed all those who resisted, so that no one dared to express opposition in Ottoman territory. The Ottoman Guards were firmly controlled by the emperor. inside.

   Locally, the governor began to replace Kaxia, and the nobles, in fear, studied the Four Books and Five Classics in order to show their loyalty.

  At this time... Four months ago, the young master who was still in the capital had been invited to the Ottoman court.

  Suleiman met him in person in Mingde Hall.

  The young master bowed down and made a big gift.

  Suleiman put down the "Spring and Autumn" in his hand, and raised his eyelids.

  (end of this chapter)