Fang Zheng had been thinking about asking Emperor Jing to manage the capital city for some time.
So I decided to speak when I was 80% or 90% sure about this matter.
In his opinion, Emperor Jing was quite open-minded. As a horse-riding emperor, he had rich battlefield experience. Not only was he courageous, but his thinking was also difficult to be restricted by secular rules.
After all, no matter how dangerous the changes in this world are, it is difficult to surpass the battlefield. In order to survive, people can think of any method.
Secondly, it benefited from Li Yuanzhao's stunning performance some time ago, which undoubtedly greatly increased Fang Zhengyi's trust in Emperor Jing's heart.
The matter of delegating power to the prince to manage Yifang land is not a particularly important matter in itself. The only problem is that Fang Zhengyi and the prince may do business together. This matter is difficult to hear, and the courtiers will inevitably discuss it.
But what Fang Zheng thought about was that the prince and I stink to begin with! Do you still need one more scolding? So what about doing business? Isn’t the emperor also selling tea?
So he took advantage of the opportunity of making more than 40,000 taels and decisively spoke to Emperor Jing. The result was as Fang Zhengyi wished, and Emperor Jing readily agreed.
As for the chosen location for the market, Fang Zheng already had a plan in mind.
After working every day, out of professional habit, I always want to look around, so I also have a general understanding of the situation in the capital.
The capital has a total of 108 squares, which are distributed throughout the city like a chessboard.
At first, Fang Zhengyi's choice was Yuhufang, which is closest to the east of the inner city. Yuhufang has a good location, complete infrastructure, prosperous business, and good public security. Even the road is paved with stone slabs like Taoyuan County.
Everything can be used off-the-shelf, saving a lot of money.
Moreover, Yuhufang is also close to the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division. If there is trouble and needs manpower, he and Li Yuanzhao can immediately send men and horses, which is very convenient.
But even with such favorable conditions, Fang Zhengyi decided to give up after some struggle.
The main reason is that considering the superior conditions of Yuhufang, the interest relationships must be complicated, and even if it is managed by the prince, many troubles will inevitably occur.
The more important reason is that Yuhufang is very wealthy, while Banshanfang is even poorer.
Compared with Banshanfang, the conditions can be regarded as very different. The road surface alone is uneven, although I heard that the Wucheng Army and Horses Division has recently repaired the roads in the whole city.
However, the dirt road at Banshanfang is basically compacted, and it will inevitably be a little muddy in rainy weather.
Not only are there many poor people here, but the conditions in several surrounding markets are also similar.
Fang Zhengyi was born among the poor. If he saw too many people suffering from poverty, he would instinctively give priority to poor areas.
If you choose Banshanfang for development, it will directly improve the livelihood of the people in the place, and on the other hand, it can also promote the development of surrounding cities and towns.
This is the significance of the transformation. Although the first consideration is the development of Taoyuan County, we cannot make the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. This is not Fang Zhengyi's original intention.
Fang Zheng didn't have much money on hand now. He spent 120,000 taels of silver from Taoyuan County. Apart from giving it to the palace, plus random bribes and miscellaneous expenses in the palace, only a small part was left.
In addition to the 40,000 taels he earned yesterday and gave half of it to Emperor Jing, Lin Lin finally settled down and Fang Zheng now only had about 50,000 taels in hand.
It is probably enough to complete the basic renovation of Banshanfang from beginning to end. Although there may be some constraints, it is built in accordance with Taoyuan County standards.
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Afterwards, Fang Zheng briefly chatted with Emperor Jing about the details before heading directly to the East Palace.
As soon as Li Yuanzhao saw Fang Zhengyi, he ran over and shouted, "Lao Fang, you are here! How much money did we make yesterday?"
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly and stretched out four fingers.
"Four thousand taels!?" Li Yuanzhao was so excited that he couldn't even imagine that he could make four thousand taels in one night. That was his regular income for more than half a year.
Fang Zheng shook his head: "Wrong! Forty thousand taels!?"
When Li Yuanzhao heard this, he immediately felt a little dizzy, and then his eyes burst into happiness and he shouted: "Where's the money? Where's the money!"
"Oh, Your Majesty is saving your share for you."
Li Yuanzhao bared his teeth and said: "Whoever wants him to help me save, I will go to my father to reason!"
"Hey, hey, don't worry! Your money has been exchanged for good things." Fang Zheng quickly grabbed him.
Li Yuanzhao cast a doubtful look.
Fang Zhengyi didn't want to hold back anymore and said directly: "I asked Your Majesty to let you manage the first place in the capital. Don't you like Taoyuan County? Now you can build Taoyuan yourself."
"Really?" Li Yuanzhao blinked, unable to believe his ears.
Originally, it was considered a great reward for his father to let him leave the palace. Now that he is allowed to manage a place, wouldn't he be doing whatever he wants from now on?
"real!"
Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Hahahaha, okay, Old Fang, thanks to you, my long-held idea finally has a chance to come true!"
"what idea?"
"Surround the entire city, build a fence, and put a hundred tigers, lions and wolves inside...the animals will fight!"
Fang Zhengyi's face was pulled into a rage.
Isn't this the damn thing that Hunjun did? Just two days later, the same old habit happened again?
"What to do with the people there? Feed the tigers?"
Li Yuanzhao waved his sleeves and said proudly: "This is the wonderful place! Move everyone out and only put wild animals inside."
"If you want to visit, just build an iron cage, lock people in it, and then use a carriage to walk inside. Wouldn't it be possible to get up close to those wild beasts?"
"What about the horse?"
Li Yuanzhao was stunned, yes, where is the horse? There are lions and tigers inside. What if the horse is gone?
However, he thought about it for a moment and came up with a plan: "It doesn't matter. We can put the horses in armor, and then we'll have no worries."
Fang Zheng looked up to the sky and sighed.
Li Yuanzhao might have been a safari park owner in his previous life... Being a prince would really be a waste of talent.
"Lao Fang, what do you think of my thoughts?" Li Yuanzhao was very proud.
Fang Zheng held out his thumb and said, "Wonderful! How wonderful. It would be even better if I had a car that could run on my own. As expected of His Highness, His Majesty will definitely be happy to have another child!"
"Okay, let's get down to business. Your Highness will follow me to Banshanfang tomorrow. From now on, that will be your place."
"In a moment, I will go to the Beicheng Military and Horse Department to pick up some things. Your Highness can first think about how to plan."
"Banshanfang? I've never heard of it. Why did you choose a place where birds don't poop?" Li Yuanzhao looked at Fang Zhengyi in confusion.
"If you go tomorrow, Your Highness will know!"
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