Chapter 670: Our Fang Jifan Is Out of the Vulgar Taste

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Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded.

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 labor-intensive to mine, especially in many mines, which have been excavated since the Spring and Autumn Period. The deeper the mine veins are 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, on the one hand, was the lack of currency in the court, and on the other hand, it was also because the court was spending too much money, and more and more of these precious banknotes were being issued indiscriminately, which could not make up for the shortfall in the end.

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

On Emperor Hongzhi's face, he was shocked at first, and then he heheed, expressing his disbelief.

How is this possible......there in 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."

"..."

All of a sudden, 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 and concubine face...it is probably true...

This 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 gold and silver could it bring to the national treasury every year?

Xie Qian's face was ashen.

What was even more speechless was Li Dongyang, just now, Li Dongyang was still annoyed by this, but now... he was a little 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 has been slapped in the face.

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

Seeing everyone's strange expressions, Fang Jifan sighed: "Your Majesty's kindness to my son... is really as great as a mountain... My son... 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 the cost is a little less. My son and His Royal Highness, save a little on food and clothing, and we can barely get by. Your majesty’s plan is the most important thing. In this desert land, my son... If you don’t dare to accept it, please Your Majesty, take it back.”

Emperor Hongzhi felt like a 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 saved as much as possible, so that Empress Zhang weaves in the harem herself. Who can be as good as myself? , I’ve saved a lot of internal money with great difficulty, 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, 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 you take back the order now, why would you let the emperor have the face to call himself the father? Have you ever heard that the emperor took it back after a while? 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, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. These days, you, Zhang Sheng, were the ones talking here, making fun of this desert land. Now... why are you not making fun of others? You laughed at yourself!

Emperor Hongzhi took a look at Fang Jifan. This time, Fang Jifan showed sincerity. Emperor Hongzhi also knew Fang Jifan a little bit. Looking at him now, it seems that this request to withdraw the written request is not 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 has

He regretted it a bit, but until now, he is still determined, this good man will do it to the end.

"That's it." Fang Jifan said: "The minister there 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, will the minerals 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!"

Forget it, let's treat it as a dowry. I'm afraid that Fang Jifan usually slanders me for being stingy. If that's the case, then let's simply be generous.

Fang Jifan was happy: "Okay, then I will dispose of it, and I will dedicate all this mine 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 dung?

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.

Send it all to the palace...

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 are regarded as dung by my son. His Royal Highness is wise. The imperial court has made many 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 Highness the Crown Prince can share His Majesty's worries, His Majesty will be in a good mood, and you don't have to worry about such complicated things. For my son, it is the greatest reward. My son... is a very loyal minister, please Your Majesty Mingjian."

"..."

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was moved.

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.

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his eyes turned red suddenly, 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... played around a bit, regardless of the severity, but today...

Fang Jifan was secretly happy in his heart.

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

The Franji people colonized the world, plundered gold and silver everywhere, and made 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 needs to be smelted, and tools are needed for mining, 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... you need to With a large number of horses and a large number of goods that need to enter and exit the customs, 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 you can get from mines is just currency. To the other party, currency is not real enough. People, fields, pastures, business roads, and workshops are nothing more real.

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