MTL - Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty-v2 Chapter 1709 Great achievements
Chapter 1709 Great achievements
Although Zhu Houzhao put on a stubborn appearance on the surface, he refused to accept Fang Jifan's flattery.
But I feel very comfortable in my heart.
Old Fang is still very knowledgeable.
Zhu Houzhao immediately frowned: "Money has already been raised for the railway, and the construction needs to be started quickly. With the railway, many things can be done. In addition, it is impossible to call the kings and grandchildren of various countries to Beijing. Delay."
Fang Jifan said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I am discussing with Liu Gong and Li Gong in the cabinet. The big guys work together to get these things done, so that we can live up to the grace of God."
Zhu Houzhao nodded cheerfully: "With your words, I can rest assured."
He paused: "At that time, I will definitely reward you heavily."
Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, last time I said that the money was raised, and I will definitely reward you heavily. This time..."
Zhu Houzhao: "..."
He showed embarrassment, and then coughed: "I will reward you together at that time, I am the kind of person who does not keep promises? No joke."
Fang Jifan was so happy that he got up to say goodbye.
Out of Fengtian Hall, Liu Jin chased after her in a hurry, and said as she walked, "Master, Lord..."
Fang Jifan stopped and glanced at Liu Jin.
Liu Jin stroked Fang Jifan's wrinkled long sleeves with a smile: "Grandfather, grandson is now in charge of the East Factory and the Supervisor of Rites. It's very leisurely to experience it personally, but this Dongchang..."
Fang Jifan folded his hands behind his back, with his eyes above his head.
In this world, apart from the emperor, there is no one more powerful than himself. It doesn't matter what kind of eyes you use to look at people.
This is not Fang Jifan's arrogance.
It’s really a person who has reached his stage. If he wants to do things, he needs to be frightened. If he is friendly with others, these dogs will think that they have changed their temper.
What I and the emperor are going to do are unprecedented things. There are many things that others may not be able to understand, nor may they be able to know the intention.
Fang Jifan said: "Dongchang, you can't be too idle. What the imperial court is supporting you is not just to let you inquire about some news, it's not only to spy on the minds of the ministers, you have been overseas for many years, you can be just like the Four Seas Trading Company, The foreign vassals also spy on some military affairs, Xiao Liu, I am your grandfather, although I am not relative, but I treat you as my own, you serve the emperor, you need to know what kind of temperament our emperor is, The emperor said that it sounds good, and it is called great ambition, and that it is ugly, that it is called great joy. Of course, this is not meant to slander the emperor, but that there is only a line between the great ambition and great joy. It's the former, if the luck is bad and you become Emperor Sui Yang, then it's the latter."
Fang Jifan coughed, and continued: "What we have to do is very simple. It is to assist the emperor to become the first emperor and make immortal achievements. Therefore... Dongchang must make preparations as soon as possible. Overseas... is the most important thing. One day His Majesty will think about the foreign domain. At that time, it will be a great achievement for you Dongchang to present the spying military information. If so, it will not be in vain for me to give birth to you and raise you... Ah, no, it is not in vain for me to accept you as my grandson painstaking efforts."
Liu Jin was so moved that his eyes turned red when he heard Grandpa Gan's heartfelt words. To be honest...he has been intriguing with others all these years, whether in the palace or overseas. As an eunuch, he can never escape the conspiracy Calculating, because of this, he thinks these words are the most valuable.
He looked at Fang Jifan gratefully, and hurriedly said: "Grandson understands, grandson must make preparations as soon as possible."
"Besides that!" Fang Jifan continued: "The most urgent thing at the moment is to find out the traitors. These traitors are all extremely cunning. But in fact, it is a wolf's ambition. It wants to rebel. Let me investigate and tell them what will happen if they offend Fang Jifan. The inside and outside of the East Factory must be cleaned up, and it must be airtight. Once the emperor and the courtiers, the emperor has changed , You ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs, now that you have taken charge of the East Factory, it is time to change the East Factory."
Hearing this, Liu Jin was extra cautious: "Grandson knows that it has to be one of his own, and he must be completely trustworthy."
After the explanation that should be explained, Fang Jifan said haha: "Okay, go back and serve the emperor! I have to go to work quickly. I, Fang Jifan, are loyal to the country and forget to eat and sleep. It has been many days since I have had a good night's sleep. , but if Fang Jifan is free, it will be a pity for the common people."
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Fang Jifan went to the cabinet not long after he separated from Liu Jin, and met Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.
Now, Xie Qian has gone to Huangjinzhou, and Fang Jifan succeeded Xie Qian, entered the cabinet, joined Zhan Shi, led the prince Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Dongge University Bachelor.
Of course, this Minister of the Ministry of Industry is not a real post, there is another person in the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, because Dongge University's rank was low in the early Ming Dynasty, but the power was extremely great, and he had the right to vote, so he could be called a minister, but his rank was low , and could not deter the officials, so... a minister was added.
Many of Ming’s official positions have historical continuity, and Fang Jifan didn’t bother to deal with these muddled accounts, as long as he knew that he was very powerful.
The three Cabinet Grand Masters greeted each other and took their seats.
Liu Jian stroked his beard, he knew very well that the new emperor had ascended the throne, and he was just a cabinet guard, named Shoufu University scholar, but in a few years, when the new emperor gradually became familiar with military affairs, he should retire and return home.
The person who will succeed him, without accident, is right in front of him. Li Dongyang may be there. He is still relatively young and has qualifications.
Fang Jifan is more popular, even if Li Dongyang is temporarily in transition for a few years, Fang Jifan will become a scholar of Shoufu University sooner or later.
Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty intends to build the railway? Jifan, is it too urgent?"
Fang Jifan had prepared his speech a long time ago: "The people are in poverty. If the railway is not built, they will be trapped in a corner forever. They will continue to be poor. Your Majesty misses the people. It is not too urgent to build this railway, but the people of the world. , looking forward to day and night, it is too slow."
Liu Jian nodded and sighed: "It's not unreasonable. Your Majesty has great ambitions. Although governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, you have to do what you have to do. Yang Yiqing, the governor of Baoding, once gave a performance, and he talked about the benefits of the railway. , I also collected a lot of nursery rhymes from Baoding Prefecture, all of which said that the people would have a better life when the railway was completed, and Jifan’s words are not too much. The money...has it been raised?"
When it came to this final point, Fang Jifan said in a confident voice: "It's all been raised."
Liu Jian was even more relieved. His face, which had been condensed into an iceberg, suddenly began to melt like the first snow, until it glowed with a springy smile: "This is good, this is good, railway construction is a big deal." , Spending so much money and food, one carelessness, but it will shake the foundation of the country, but if it succeeds, the great rule of the world will not be far away. This matter, the old man and Bin Zhi are thinking about it, and we have to follow you In charge, with the credit, it is also yours."
Fang Jifan said: "Where, where, it's all thanks to the big guys."
His face is full of joy, everyone knows what it means when the railway is completed, maybe ordinary people, especially those outside the capital, they are unfamiliar and ignorant of this, but those sitting here know it well, Compared with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, this railway has a greater impact. Of course, Fang Jifan will take such credit for it. After all, the Fang family also paid for it.
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang did not object to this, which made Fang Jifan much more relaxed, because once they objected, there would inevitably be another dispute between the court and China!
Now that he is all right, and has received unanimous support from the cabinet, then...the next things will come naturally.
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With silver, there are still many things to do next. In addition to surveying and designing routes, you also need to make cost estimates, purchases, recruit countless craftsmen and labor, and prepare to start work. All workshops have started to forge. Railroad tracks and sleepers have also begun to be manufactured.
In fact, building a railway is actually laying iron on the ground. The simplest thing is that all energy utilization, whether it is electricity, nuclear energy, or steam, is essentially boiling water.
But the principle is very simple, but it is even more difficult to build it. It needs the support of hundreds of various workshops, a group of excellent craftsmen, a group of engineers who understand engineering principles, and it needs to raise countless funds. A large amount of land, and these... the entire world, and now, only Daming has such conditions.
For the past 20 years, Fang Jifan has sowed seeds here, the seeds blossomed and bear fruit, and finally the melons are ripe, and a gourd baby pops out, ah, no, it finally has today's results.
A lot of design has already started.
Many craftsmen have also begun to be transferred. These are the backbone of Xishan Jianye.
But at this time, outside the railway bureau, there are always two people poking their heads.
Unfortunately, for these two uninvited guests, no one can do anything to them, because the other party is a relative of the emperor.
Shou Ninghou and Jian Chang Bo come here every day, rain or shine, this is all their money, real gold and silver, thousands of brocade guards, moved for a day and a night!
They cried, but after wiping away their tears, they felt... No matter what, their money was just about to be turned into a railway, and it was never snatched by the dog emperor.
This road is theirs!
They are masters of the small half of the road.
With this idea in mind, they have been coming to ask about the construction of the railway.
The two brothers are holding the book of engineering cost, reading it every day, and asking people for accounting methods, standing behind a group of engineers, learning about technical problems in different terrains, of course...they are more concerned about manpower.
Chang Wei put forward a bold idea, using surveying technology, to build all railway sections at the same time, and finally connect them, so that a lot of time can be saved, but once built in this way, it means that all the railways in the world The work started almost at the same time, and the craftsmen and labor required are astonishing. The Railway Bureau estimates that it will need 100,000 craftsmen and a million labors. At the same time, there will be more than 20,000 engineering students in each section.
(end of this chapter)
