Fang Jifan saw Emperor Hongzhi deliberately sternly.

But Fang Jifan was so familiar with Emperor Hongzhi.

Behind that stern face, there was still an unconcealable joy.

If you have money, you will be happy.

Fang Jifan said happily: "Your Majesty has any questions, and your son will naturally know everything. You are stupid and not as good as Your Majesty. Your Majesty is a wise king. He is as clear as seeing the fire. Where can you hide the matter in the world? My son..."

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said to himself, Who does this mouth look like? He doesn't look like his father.

But many of the ministers in this palace were really anxious.

Before His Holiness asked, someone jumped out: "Prince Fang, dare you ask, the Ming Dynasty invited so many Japanese people to come here to learn from them. Isn't this Japanese wolfish ambition... not worried, they..."

"Don't worry." Fang Jifan answered firmly without waiting for him to continue asking.

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

Those who stand here today are all the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and none of them are the ones who are good at ease.

Just talking about Zhang Sheng and Rites, is he unreasonable?

So sad.

But Fang Jifan's answer was so affirmative that Emperor Hongzhi became interested.

"Hmm? Jifan, let's talk about it in detail."

Fang Jifan said: "There is nothing great about the new academic and the various subjects of Xishan. Even His Royal Highness's steam locomotive is actually... nothing great about it."

"What?" The ministers looked at Fang Jifan in confusion.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about this steam locomotive, for the ministers in this hall, they realized more and more how powerful it was after they slowly accepted it.

But Fang Jifan actually said that this is nothing extraordinary.

Fang Jifan said: "The fundamental reason for any science here is to develop and make countless imaginations come true. His Majesty, this silver is the best thing in the world. The national economy and people's livelihood are all related to silver. Your Majesty's treasury needs silver. The national treasury needs silver. The Xishan needs houses and silver. People need food, clothing, housing and transportation. But if they want to build steam locomotives, they need more silver. From the initial development, to the subsequent laying of railway tracks, and then to the operation, there are tens of millions of silver patterns here. In the future, if countless railway tracks are to be laid out, how much silver is needed?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, saying that was right.

certainly……

The emperor's words and deeds will be recorded, written into history, or spread out, and become a topic of conversation for the whole world.

Therefore, although Emperor Hongzhi agreed in his heart, he said lightly: "I see, money is of course important, but virtue and filial piety are the foundation."

The ministers were complicated and nodded one after another: "What Your Majesty said is that Commander Fang attaches great importance to silver."

Fang Jifan: "..."

"Jifan, you continue talking." Emperor Hongzhi's old face turned slightly red, encouraging Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty is really a hit. Of course, virtue and filial piety are the most important. However, the son first talks about money and strength of the country. The fundamental reason for the Japanese people coming here is money and food. Even if they learn more new learning and knowledge from the West, it is useless to them. Because... even if they understand the principles of steam locomotives, how can they build cars? If they can't build cars, what's the use if they understand?"

"So, my son asked Your Majesty to call them to Beijing. The essence is to remove the firewood from the pot and completely cut off their accumulation of money and grain. Your Majesty think about it, these Japanese people, who are either rich or noble, have come to the Ming Dynasty to settle down and live in the capital. However, housing is their long-term need. Therefore, they have to buy a house, buy a house, live in, and have food and clothing. They study here and still need tuition. They have good conditions here, but where does the money come from? In the final analysis, it is from him.

From their territory, they imposed taxes from farmers and merchants, or obtained profits from their own mines, and would continue to be sent to the capital. These silvers feed countless craftsmen, and at the same time, they would be injected into the continuous research of steam locomotives. The more people they come, the more they learn, and in the end, they are inseparable from my Ming Dynasty, because... what they learned is useless in Japan, and only in the Ming Dynasty can it be turned into reality."

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "My son calls this the siphon effect. The more the Japanese nobles are used to the convenience brought by the Ming Dynasty, the wealth in their territory will be sent here continuously. Then, how can they have the strength to imitate our Ming Dynasty to enrich the country and strengthen the army? This is why Mr. I beg your Majesty to summon the children of powerful countries to the capital. The more they come, the more they spend. In the end, their descendants will only regard the capital as their hometown, and their territory is just a tool for them to maintain a prosperous life."

"My son is so kind, but some people slander me. This is just trying to sell a mansion. Your Majesty, my son is even more unfair than Dou E. My son is thinking about it. It is all for my thousand-year plan of the Ming Dynasty. I have no selfish intentions. They insult my son's innocence like this. My son begs Your Majesty to let someone open my heart and see, this heart is loyal or traitor!"

Fang Jifan's words revealed a truth.

Any theory is based on economics.

To put it bluntly, everything requires money. Without the accumulation of primitive capital, you will throw the current theory of wealth and wealth to King Wu of Zhou. Within three years, King Wu of Zhou will guarantee that his head will be hung on the royal city.

Without the accumulation of primitive capital, where did so much money come from, gathered in the hands of a very small number of people? How could these very small people control this huge amount of wealth? When the princes of Japan, such as all sizes, sent all their incomes and taxes in their territory to the capital to maintain their luxurious life in Beijing, this would only continue to strengthen the Ming Dynasty and cause the entire Japan to lose blood.

Even if Fang Jifan is now taking a drawing of the construction of a steam locomotive for the Japanese, they will use their heads to build railways and constantly update their production tools?

Siphon effect.

Liu Wenshan, silently among the crowd, had his eyes lit up.

This... is obviously an economic principle, which is not mentioned in the Wealth of Nations Theory, but when you think about it carefully, it turns out that this is the case.

My mentor is worthy of being a mentor. With just a few words, I solved my long-term doubt.

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to feel that there was a reason.

The nobles of various vassal states all came to live and study in the Ming Dynasty. The essence is to empty their money and food and constantly nourish the capital. Thirty or fifty years later, these descendants and grandchildren all lived and studied here, but they were afraid that they would have regarded the Ming Dynasty as their hometown.

No matter what they learned was new learning, medicine or business from the Ming Dynasty, how effective would these things have when they returned to their vassal states? Even if they were useful, they were limited.

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up: "Is this a vassal?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the reduction of the vassal state, just like a smuggling order!" Fang Jifan didn't even expect that a smuggling effect would actually cause a smuggling order.

Emperor Hongzhi was excited. He held his hands behind his back, as if Fang Jifan's reminder made him suddenly realize something.

Emperor Hongzhi then raised his eyes and looked at Fang Jifan. His eyes had a profound meaning, but then he became calm again: "Jifan is a strategy for long-term stability."

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty is wise."

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, my son, I have something to report."

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan: "Your family is okay."

As expected, he is worthy of being his son-in-law. Look at what he does, how beautiful it is.

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, this is the thing. I think it is very inappropriate for Your Majesty to occupy it directly. This... After all, it was discovered by the Hou of Shouning and Jianchang Bo. They worked hard and made great contributions 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, my son believes that if you only give me a few million gold, it will be a huge loss for Your Majesty."

Um?

Emperor Hongzhi felt it was funny. Could it be that if I handed over the silver mine to my two brother-in-law, there would be no loss?

It’s not that Emperor Hongzhi had any grudge against his two brother-in-law, but because, in his opinion, these two bastards need so much money to do, but I am different. With this money, 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 much treasure does it contain under the ground? No matter how much silver it contains, Your Majesty is the master, why bother to care? But... If Your Majesty does not set rules and let Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo make huge profits, in the future, who will risk difficulties and obstacles to find your Majesty's treasures? Therefore, my ministers think that this whole world is the king's land. Your Majesty wants this silver mine, but the most important thing is to set a rule. All the treasures found in the inner warehouse can be obtained by how much money the discoverers can get, and how much money the other people who invest in mining can make. Only by building this rule can people not worry about it."

"If not, no one in the world will find treasures for Your Majesty. Even if you find any golden and silver veins, you will never dare to report to Your Majesty. Here is a charter prepared in the past few days. I beg your Majesty to take a look."

The charter was handed over to the imperial case. Emperor Hongzhi looked down and said, "The emperor made three rules for lawmaking with the people."

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly, three rules?

Fang Jifan was a little suspicious of turning his elbow outward.
Chapter completed!