Fang Jifan saw that Emperor Hongzhi deliberately kept a straight face.

But Fang Jifan was too familiar with Emperor Hongzhi.

Behind that stiff face, there is still a joy that can't be hidden.

There is money to be made, of course happy.

Fang Jifan said happily: "Your Majesty has anything to ask, Erchen naturally knows everything and answers, Erchen is stupid, not as good as Your Majesty, Your Majesty is the king of the Holy Ming, you can see everything clearly, see the fire, the things in the world, where is there anything to hide from Your Majesty, Erchen ......"

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said in his heart, who does this mouth look like, this is not like his father.

But there are many people in this palace who are really anxious.

Without waiting for His Majesty to ask, someone jumped out: "Captain Fang, dare to ask, Da Ming has invited so many Japanese people to come and let them study here, is this Japanese wolf ambition ...... Don't worry, they ......"

"Don't worry." Fang Jifan didn't wait for him to continue asking, and answered categorically.

"This ......" Emperor Hongzhi frowned, in fact, he was also worried.

The people standing here today are all the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and none of them are fuel-efficient lamps.

Let's just say that Zhang Sheng, let Nai Libu Shangshu, is what he said unreasonable?

Sad.

But Fang Jifan's answer was so affirmative, which made Emperor Hongzhi interested.

"Huh? Follow-up, you tell me in detail. ”

Fang Jifan said: "The knowledge of Xinxue and Xishan is actually nothing remarkable, even if it is the steam locomotive of His Royal Highness the Prince, in fact...... It's not a big deal. ”

"What?" The ministers looked at Fang Jifan suspiciously.

If nothing else, let's just say that this steam locomotive, for the courtiers in this palace, after they slowly accepted it, they understood more and more how powerful it was.

But Fang Jifan actually said that this is nothing remarkable.

Fang Jifan said: "Here, if any discipline wants to develop and make countless imaginations become reality, the fundamental reason is actually silver. Your Majesty, this silver is the best thing in the world, the national economy and people's livelihood, all of which are related to silver, and Your Majesty's internal money needs silver. The treasury needs silver. If you want to build a mansion in Xishan, you also need silver. The people want food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and they can't do without silver. And to build a steam locomotive, the silver needed is more. From the initial development, to the subsequent laying of rails, and then to operation, there are tens of millions of taels of silver. In the future, countless railroad tracks will be spread, then...... How much silver do you need? ”

Emperor Hongzhi bowed his head, this sentence is right.

Of course......

Every word and deed of the emperor will be recorded, written into the annals of history, or circulated and become the talk of the world.

Therefore, although Emperor Hongzhi agreed in his heart, he said lightly: "I see, although silver is important, but virtue and filial piety are fundamental." ”

The ministers had complicated thoughts, and they bowed their heads one after another: "What Your Majesty said is that Captain Fang takes silver too seriously. ”

Fang Jifan: "......"

"Jifan, you go on." Emperor Hongzhi's old face was slightly red, and he encouraged Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty is really in a word, of course, virtue and filial piety are the most important, but Erchen first said silver." The way to enrich the country and strengthen the army, the root of which is money and food, the Japanese people come here, even if they learn more new learning and Xishan knowledge, it is useless for them. Because...... Even if they understand the principle of a steam locomotive, how can they build a car? If the car can't be built, even if you understand it, what's the use? ”

"Therefore, the essence of the minister's request to His Majesty to summon them to Beijing is to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle and completely cut off their accumulation of money and grain. Your Majesty, think about it, these Japanese people are either rich or noble, they have come to Daming to settle down, living in Beijing, it is not easy, but housing is their long-term demand, therefore, they have to buy a house, buy a house, to live, as well as food, clothing, and transportation, they study here, and need tuition, they have good conditions here, but where does the silver come from? In the end, it comes from their territory. They collected taxes from farmers and merchants, or received profits from their own mines, and they would send a steady stream of Jingshi, and these silvers would feed countless craftsmen, and at the same time, they would also be injected into the continued study of steam locomotives...... What they have learned is useless in the Wa Kingdom, and only in the Ming Dynasty can it be turned into reality. ”

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Erchen calls this the siphon effect, the nobles of the Japanese people, the more accustomed they are to the convenience brought by the Ming Dynasty, the wealth in their territory will continue to be sent here, so, where do they still have the spare strength to follow my Ming Dynasty to enrich the country and strengthen the army?" This is the reason why the sons and daughters of the sons and daughters of the powerful of all countries are begging His Majesty to summon the children of the powerful people of all countries to Beijing, the more they come, the greater the cost, and in the end, their children and grandchildren will only regard the capital as their hometown, and their territory is just a tool for them to maintain a good life. ”

"Erchen is so well-intentioned, but some people slander Erchen This is just trying to sell the mansion, Your Majesty, Erchen is more wronged than Dou E, Erchen's heart and mind, all for my Ming Dynasty's millennium plan, where is there any selfishness, they insult Erchen's innocence like this, Erchen begs Your Majesty to let people dissect Erchen's heart, and see, this heart, is loyal or treacherous!"

Fang Jifan's words revealed a truth.

Any doctrine is based on economics.

To put it bluntly, everything needs silver, there is no primitive capital accumulation, you take the current wealth of the country and throw it to King Wu of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou will guarantee that his head will be hung on the royal city within three years.

There is no primitive capital accumulation, where did so much silver come from, gathered in the hands of a very small number of people, how can these very few people control this huge amount of wealth, when these large and small princes of the Wa Kingdom, their income and the taxes in the territory, all sent to the Beijing Division, to maintain their luxurious life in Beijing, this will only continue to grow the Ming Dynasty, and make the entire Wa Kingdom, a steady stream of blood.

Even if Fang Jifan directly took a drawing of the construction of a steam locomotive to the Japanese people now, they would take the lead in building a railway and constantly updating their production tools?

Siphon effect.

Liu Wenshan, who was silently in the crowd, was brightly lit up.

This...... It is obviously an economic principle, which is not mentioned in the Wealth of Nations, but when you think about it now, it is really such a thing.

The teacher deserves to be a teacher, and in just a few words, he solved a long-standing doubt.

Emperor Hongji also seems to feel justified.

The children of the nobles of the various feudal kingdoms all came to live and study in the Ming Dynasty, and its essence was not to empty their money and food, and constantly nourish the Jingshi, thirty or fifty years later, these children and grandchildren are living and studying here from all over the world, but I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty has long been regarded as their hometown.

Whether what they learned was new learning, medicine or business in the Ming Dynasty, how useful would these things be if they returned to their domain? Even if it is useful, it is limited.

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up: "This is cutting the domain?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the cutting of the domain, like a push order!" Fang Jifan didn't even expect that he had a siphon effect, and he actually tossed out a push order.

Emperor Hongzhi became excited, he put his hands behind his back, and it seemed that Fang Jifan's reminder made him suddenly realize something.

Emperor Hongzhi then raised his eyes and glanced at Fang Jifan, his eyes had a deep meaning, but immediately, he became calm again: "This is a long-term policy for peace and stability." ”

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

When the ministers heard this, they seemed to have to admit that Fang Jifan's prospects were not unreasonable.

Fang Jifan said again: "Your Majesty, son-in-law, there is still something to play. ”

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan: "The Qing family is okay to say. ”

Sure enough, he is worthy of his son-in-law, look at what he does, how beautiful he is.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, here's the thing, the huge silver mine of the Golden Continent, Erchen thinks that His Majesty directly occupies it, which is very inappropriate. This...... After all, it was discovered by the Marquis of Shouning and Jianchangbo, and they worked hard to discover this huge silver mine, but Your Majesty ......"

Emperor Hongzhi's face turned cold: "Didn't I give them millions of gold?" ”

Fang Jifan coughed: "Your Majesty, Erchen thinks that if you just give a few million gold, it will be a huge loss for Your Majesty. ”

Well?

Emperor Hongzhi thought it was funny, could I give the silver mine to the two brothers-in-law, and there would be no loss?

It's not that Emperor Hongzhi has any enmity against the two brothers-in-law, but because, in his opinion, these two bastards, what do they want so much silver for, but I'm different, I have this silver, I don't know how many big things I can do.

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, a silver mine is just the tip of the iceberg, the world is so big, how many treasures are contained underground." A mere silver mine, no matter how much silver it contains, Your Majesty is the hero, so why care. It's just that...... If Your Majesty does not set up rules, so that Shou Ning Hou and Jian Changbo will get huge profits because of this, in the future, who is willing to risk difficulties and dangers to find treasures for Your Majesty, therefore, the sons of the ministers think that this world is not the king's land, Your Majesty wants this silver mine, but the most important thing is to set a rule, all the treasures found, the inner treasury can get a few percent, the discoverer can get a few percent, and other people who invest in mining can make a profit, only by building this rule, can people have no worries. ”

"Otherwise, no one in the world will look for treasures for Your Majesty, and even if they find any gold and silver veins, they will never dare to tell Your Majesty. Here, there is a charter that has been prepared in the past few days, and I beg your Majesty to look at it. ”

The charter was handed to the imperial case, and Emperor Hongzhi looked down at it, and it read: "The Son of Heaven and the people have three rules of law." ’”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, three chapters of the law?

This Fang Jifan is a little suspicious of turning his elbow outward.

But...... There seems to be some truth to it.

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