"When I went to Jianjiang to provide disaster relief, how did the prince know that I could track down Liu Xun and transport the money away in advance? Could it be that the prince can predict the future?"
This question has been in Fang Zhengyi's mind for a long time.
After hearing this, King Wu stared at Fang Zhengyi with a strange expression and said nothing.
As soon as Fang Zheng was stared at, he asked again: "Why doesn't the prince say anything?"
King Wu was silent for a while, and then he said, "It's really rare for someone as ignorant as you to be."
"..."
"You acted like a madman in the capital to provide disaster relief and offended all the officials. When a person like you, who is unscrupulous to achieve his goals, comes to the place, what good results can Liu Xun have? Naturally, I have to order people to evacuate in advance. I originally thought that the disaster would expand. , I will have a chance, who would have thought I would meet a nosy person like you."
"..."
"Also in Haiyuan City, I have actually been here a long time ago. In order to act cautiously, I sent people to inquire about the situation in Haiyuan City in advance. Only then did I know that the Lu family was captured by you in less than a day. Hey, it’s really unimaginable, how did you do it?”
This is the first time someone says he has no self-awareness.
Fang Zheng kept a black line, did not answer his words, and continued to ask: "To be honest, I have found out the relationship between the prince and the Lu family. Apart from the letters from the Lu family, I have not found any other evidence for the time being. How does the prince act?" To be so secretive? There is nothing wrong with even going to the household department to check the accounts."
"The Lu family's illicit salt sales are so rampant, it's impossible that there won't be problems reflected in the books, right?"
"I knew that the Lu family would leave some evidence to protect themselves, that lawless bastard Lu Renjie!" King Wu looked helpless: "If you check the books, of course you can't find any problems, because the fake accounts were obtained from the household department of Qianguo. The account books have begun to be created, and most of the income from private salt is in the old land of Qianguo. It is fundamentally wrong. How can you find out the mistake without investigating the root cause?"
Fang Zheng blurted out: "Zhang Shi?"
"Yes, he is the only one who can cooperate with me to complete this matter. I promised him two million taels of silver per year. However... although Zhang Shi works for me, he is not loyal to me. He only loves money. , but my heart is towards Brother Huang."
"Oh, but he got on my king's ship. It will be difficult to get off."
Fang Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and felt a little headache: "Does the prince have other insiders in the court?"
King Wu shook his head: "Brother Huang is very keen. He was busy with the war before, so I have the opportunity. The more people you recruit, the greater the risk of exposure."
"Then how does the prince plan to establish his own business?"
King Wu stood up, walked to the window and looked at the coastline: "I can earn nearly seven million taels of silver a year from private salt and other channels. Do you know where this money is used?"
Fang Zhengyi lowered his head and looked at his feet.
King Wu made a lot of money indirectly through foreigners, and he obviously saw the benefits.
Now that I'm desperate and want to start my own business, I'm afraid I've already had thoughts of looking outside.
Damn, he is the number one person running around in Dajing!
"shipbuilding?"
"Clever!" King Wu turned around and glanced at Fang Zhengyi admiringly: "Yes, a lot of money was spent on shipbuilding and acquisition of ships. In order to speed up the process, I invested money in it regardless of the cost."
"In the past few years, I have sent five fleets overseas. In addition to building ships, I also explore routes and land overseas. Going to sea is extremely risky. Only two of the five fleets successfully returned, and I also suffered serious losses. But luckily it worked and it was all worth it!”
"We, Dajing, claim to be the central country, but our vision is short-sighted. The world is bigger than we can imagine. The method of making salt, high-yielding crops, and even the level of foreigners making utensils are not inferior to Dajing. I am afraid there are more overseas. What a valuable thing.”
"And the overseas countries are just a group of small countries with a short history. In my opinion, they are vulnerable! As long as we can successfully go overseas, we will have great potential in the future!"
King Wu fell silent again as he spoke. After a while, he continued: "I have had enough of my current life, hiding and letting mermaids prey on me! I have long planned to go overseas, but I have never been able to make up my mind. You pushed me."
"Your Majesty is really the best person in the world! I admire you." Fang Zhengyi was really impressed.
He is a person who can go down in history, but he chose the wrong path.
"How do you think I compare with my brother?" King Wu looked at Fang Zhengyi with some expectancy.
"There is no comparison. In my opinion, Your Majesty, you are just a man who fell into the water." Fang Zhengyi said calmly.
King Wu was stunned. He was very proud at first, but he never expected Fang Zheng to answer like this!
What Fang Zhengyi said was true to his heart. King Wu's performance so far was beyond ordinary people's eyes. Although he was surprised, it was not to the point of making a fuss.
There is no other reason. To a certain extent, he and King Wu are the same kind of people.
A person who falls into the water is desperate and will never let go if he can seize a glimmer of life.
King Wu, a marginalized person who was not popular in the royal family, was a bit ambitious and unwilling to be manipulated by others. When he saw a glimmer of hope, he naturally held on to it.
The so-called opening your eyes to see the world just means you have to open your eyes!
Seeing that there is a way out, you can only push on with all your might and forcefully change your ideas and views. These are only choices of last resort.
This is the saying that times make heroes. Fang Zhengyi was originally an ordinary clerk.
Let him govern the people of a county, and he will not be able to live a clear life.
But with more than 2,000 lives in his hands, and those people still supporting him, he had no choice but to fight.
Go begging for food, go robbing! In order to let others survive, you will tear off your own face.
It took painful transformations time and time again to make him what he is today!
He is like this, and so is King Wu.
It's just that Fang Zheng saw clearly that as a time traveler, he could see himself from God's perspective.
With this sentence, King Wu was somewhat offended.
He was slightly angry, but the next moment he was like a deflated ball. He smiled miserably and said: "Yes, you are right."
"I have been disliked by the late emperor in the palace since I was a child! I have loved astronomy and engineering since I was a child. Because of this, I was disliked by the courtiers and rejected by the late emperor! They destroyed my collection of books and creations .”
"I thought that as a vassal queen, I would be able to have freedom, but what happened? I only had the worst conditions! After working hard, I was forcibly taken away by my brother!"
"What choice do I have!" At this point, the resentment in King Wu's belly seemed to burst out suddenly, and he said angrily: "You are a swordsman, I am a fish!"
"I have been manipulated by others all my life! If this is the arrangement given to me by heaven, I will never accept it! Man can conquer heaven, and my destiny can only be in my own hands! The late emperor likes to take elixirs, so I will give him Let him eat enough of the elixir! The emperor wants to take my fiefdom, and I will get it back sooner or later!"
"It was God's will to meet those merchants! My king's fate has changed since then, do you know? Those merchants who came from the ocean have always spread a curse on the ship, which is called sepsis. Whenever there is a ship Almost no one out of ten survives the infection! But what about my king’s fleet? No one has ever had this disease, what is this! This is God’s will! God’s destiny!”
Listen to King Wu's nagging complaints there.
Fang Zheng was speechless.
Isn't this sepsis? It may be avoided because people here in Dajing love to drink tea and have a rich diet that can supplement vitamin C.
However, if it is not good for you, you will be defeated by man and nature; if it is good for you, you will be destined by fate.
Her thoughts are really traditional from her mother!
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