It was said that he was given two days' leave, but Fangzheng was lazy and had a serious illness, so he was given three days' leave.
However, he was not completely idle. He wrote a detailed letter about Zhang Shi's criminal evidence, but he had not yet handed it over.
Small results have begun to appear on the gunpowder side.
The palace directly sent someone to send Jin Yiwei's charter to Taoyuan County. Naturally, he had to carefully customize Jin Yiwei's future plans.
As the sword in the hands of the emperor, it has not been completely cast yet. He still has some power to influence it, so he must be careful.
If this doesn't work well, it wouldn't be surprising if my fate is involved.
Fang Zhengyi often lamented when making plans in the past few days that it was a pity that he could not travel to the Ming Dynasty.
If he were to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, he would probably lose all his bones even if he jumped like this.
Later generations of Lao Jun said that he loved the people like his own children, but Beggar Fang was an experienced person and had a different view.
He had a high starting point and jumped out of the quagmire early. Even so, the little sheep was still forced to become a bandit leader.
A ruthless man like Zhu Yuanzhang, relying on his extremely powerful personal abilities, has risen from a beggar to the top with every step of murderous intent, and his humanity has been almost wiped away, and not much is left.
Probably except for the queen and her son, who are the last bits of softness in her heart, 90% of the rest are hard.
Moreover, Lao Zhu came from a humble background and had a strong sense of crisis. Jin Yiwei's monitoring skills were brought into full play.
Even the common people must supervise each other. If you dare to stay in peace and be too lazy to travel far away... If it is serious, you will die.
A ruthless person who wants to stand firm in troubled times usually doesn't have too much humanity, emotion and morality. This is Fang Zhengyi's humble opinion.
Fortunately, he met Emperor Jing.
He is from an orthodox noble family, and judging from his experience, he has almost never lost since he was a child, and his journey has been smooth. Such people tend to have a strong sense of security and are tolerant and generous.
Fang Zhengyi could feel from him the very precious quality of this era: health.
A comprehensive health from psychological to physical.
After reading the rough charter handed over by the superior, Fangzheng felt that it was almost the same as that of Dongchang.
Probably Emperor Jing felt that Dongchang was not doing its job and wanted to use two sets of institutions to complement each other in parallel.
But people change. What if he gets old, confused, and suspicious? Isn't it as safe as when you were young and strong?
Therefore, Fang Zhengyi still wanted to make some adjustments within his ability, mainly in Nanzhen Fusi.
Nanzhen Fusi is responsible for the military discipline and punishment within the Jinyiwei, and strict regulations are needed to restrain the Jinyiwei.
After thinking about it for three days, there was not much progress. But it's time to go to Beijing. If you delay any longer, you will be scolded.
Li Yuanzhao also stayed in Taoyuan County for three days, during which he only returned to Beijing once, and spent the rest of the time having a great time.
On the day he returned to Beijing, Li Yuanzhao followed Fang Zhengyi for a walk on the streets, followed by a group of servants, preparing to walk out of the city.
Halfway through, Li Yuanzhao suddenly pointed to the roadside and said with a smile: "Old Fang, I don't think your county government's announcement is that useful. Isn't this beggar still like this? I've seen them both several times."
Fang Zheng took a closer look and saw a few people surrounding the door of a restaurant. Through the gap, he saw it was the two beggars from before.
Glancing at Ao Chen, Ao Chen shook his head: "I don't know, sir. Logically speaking, the people below should not let them beg. Our work efficiency is not that low."
"Go over and take a look." Fang Zheng walked over.
When someone saw Fang Zheng coming, they immediately made way.
Fang Zheng looked down and was happy!
There is a piece of white cloth spread on the ground, with two words written on it [Thank you for selling! 】
Brother Liu and Xiaoqiang felt that the crowd around them had dispersed, and they instinctively raised their heads.
When the two of them saw Fang Zhengyi, they immediately knelt down and buried their faces on the ground, wishing they could squeeze into any crack in the ground.
"Is it difficult for me to speak in the county now? I want you to stop begging and find you a job. Stop begging here!"
Brother Liu raised his head and smiled reluctantly: "Master... we are not beggars... selling thanks, doing business! I paid the stall fee."
Ao Chen quickly stepped forward and reminded: "Master, that's right! He paid the stall fee and is still selling here, no wonder our people didn't care! Our county has regulations, and we can't control the sale of air."
Li Yuanzhao also looked at it and smiled: "This beggar is already doing business, thank you for selling it? I'll buy one to try!"
As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it down.
Brother Liu picked up the money in his arms like a vicious dog pouncing on food, and said in a naive voice: "Thank you!", and then he didn't say another word.
Li Yuanzhao was dumbfounded: "It's...finished? Just say thank you, two taels of silver!"
"Ah, no matter how much it costs." Brother Liu's eyes magically separated from left to right, and he began to pretend to be a mentally retarded person.
"What talents! You two are really talented. Work hard, I don't care! Come to me when you are done!" Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but sigh, "Come on, Your Highness, the carriage is waiting outside the city."
Li Yuanzhao stared at Brother Liu with suspicious eyes for a while, and finally left.
Watching Fang Zheng's back gradually disappear, Brother Liu had an unconcealable look of disappointment in his eyes and face.
My nose felt a little sore, so I stretched out my hand to rub it.
He poked Xiaoqiang, who was still shivering on the ground next to him: "Let's go, the master is gone, don't hide."
Xiaoqiang raised his head tremblingly, with tears already in his eyes. After holding it in for a while, the tears still couldn't be held back, and they poured out like a dam bursting.
He cried loudly: "It's over! It's over! The master has seen me! I can't be a human anymore! Brother!"
Brother Liu patted Xiaoqiang's back and comforted him: "You are not so sad when your childhood sweetheart runs away. Work hard. We have earned 600 taels of silver in the past few days."
"If you save two thousand taels, I will take you to reclaim the wasteland and build a house."
Xiaoqiang leaned against the pillar, looking helpless, and murmured: "What if I lose all my pants again?"
"Xiaoqiang! Why are you discouraged again! How can you do this? You have to stand up! We are a monopoly and there is no reason to lose money!" Brother Liu encouraged loudly, attracting crowds of people around to watch.
Xiaoqiang sighed softly: "Forget it, brother, I've thought about it. If we really make money, won't others be blind? The county has much more money than we do!"
"How can we think of all the good things? Even if we think of it, we won't necessarily go to the end. Maybe it will be good if we can have a sip of soup at the end..."
"How about... stop it. We have a lot of money now, so we can go back to the guard team."
Seeing that the only partner was losing his temper, Brother Liu got anxious and pressed his shoulders and shook him: "Xiaoqiang! What on earth are you talking about!"
"Ah? We have been through so much together, how could such fucking words come out of your mouth!"
"Go back to work? I tell you it's impossible to work! It's impossible to work in this life! We are free people, I can't go back! None of us can go back!"
Hearing this, Xiaoqiang suddenly became energetic and shouted: "Then what do you say! Others are richer than us! Others are faster than us! Others are more famous than us! So what if we are the first to think of it? Brother Liu, I Please stop dreaming!”
Brother Liu took a breath, and then gradually calmed down: "No, it's not a dream, Xiaoqiang, don't listen to me in a hurry."
"I've thought about it in the past few days. After we reserve the land and find people to start the work, you can go to the capital to rent a shop and decorate it better, specifically to attract people who want to move to Taoyuan County. When the wasteland here is halfway repaired, Let people book it so we can have money!"
"If someone makes a reservation, it means that the wasteland is valuable. I will use the wasteland to borrow a sum of money from the county, and then take the money to collect the wasteland! This cycle continues, and before anyone can react, the wasteland around Taoyuan County will be all gone. It’s ours!”
"The more I think about it, the more reliable it becomes. It's definitely feasible!"
Xiaoqiang smiled helplessly, his eyes full of compassion: "Brother Liu, don't say stupid things. You will not be able to finish the house until the end of this game... Will we pay with our lives then?"
"If it can be completed, it will definitely be completed, don't you believe me! What if it can't be completed? Let the buyers who have already booked the house add money, otherwise they will have to repair the house themselves, otherwise the little money they have in front of them will be lost. It’s all in vain, we’re all going to die anyway, let’s see who can survive!” Brother Liu smiled coldly.
It’s over, Brother Liu is crazy, completely crazy. Is this still the kind and honest Brother Liu I knew before?
Xiaoqiang closed his eyes in pain: "Stop talking, stop talking! They will beat you to death before they repair the house!"
"Beat me to death?" Brother Liu raised his head slightly: "I have some close friends in the guard team. If they dare to come to get me, I will find someone to kill them first!"
"We brothers are all official servants! And if you lied to others, who would beat them for you? You don't have to do it until the master finds out!"
Brother Liu's expression gradually became gloomy. He calmed down for a moment and said slowly: "What's this? I just need to change my clothes. Who knew that the brothers were official servants at that time?"
The expression on Xiaoqiang's face froze, and he watched in horror as Brother Liu curled up, buried his head in his knees, and said in a sobbing voice: "Brother, you have changed. This is so immoral and inhumane. I don't want to Fuck you."
You're immoral and inhumane. I won't have sex with you anymore.
These few fluttering words instantly defeated Brother Liu's inner defense.
Brother Liu's lips began to tremble, and at the same time his eyes were filled with tears. He suddenly kicked Xiaoqiang to the ground with a violent kick, and then he jumped forward!
Holding his shoulders, he said ferociously: "Xiaoqiang, we have always shared the joys and sorrows and depended on each other for life! I only have you now, brother. If you don't accompany me, I will die and I will keep all the money for you!"
"I want to stay safe and do business honestly! But what about those people outside? They bully us, asking for favors and tea money! One after another!"
"The horse seller cheated us! The Army and Horse Department is cheating us! The monkey seller, Sun, cheated us again. Your wife was also cheated by that bad old man. Are you willing to do it!"
"We follow the rules, are moral and speak softly to others, but in the end? Everyone looks down on us and treats us as fools! Those who don't follow the rules and are moral will always overwhelm us!"
"If you press them one by one like this, the road will be one foot higher, and the devil will be ten feet higher! The less rules you follow, the better you will get! The richer you are, the more fun you can afford!"
"Tell me! Tell me what's the use of talking about morality and humanity!?"
Xiaoqiang was pushed to the ground by him, and his shoulders hurt. But Brother Liu is the runner-up in the arm-wrestling competition. Even if he loses his muscles, he still has 70% to 80% of his strength left!
Now that he was in a crazy state, Xiaoqiang was not only panicked but also panicked.
Brother Liu roared angrily: "Morality, human nature? Haven't you seen clearly yet! In the market, only the weak and the strong prey on the weak, and only those at the bottom talk about morality all the time! They are all slaves to morality!"
"I've realized it now! I want to stand up, and I, Liu Zhongshun, want to be the master of my fucking morality!"
"So what if I cheated people? When we become prosperous, we just need to spend a little money to donate to some schools and support some lonely elderly people. Then we will be the great philanthropists praised by everyone!"
"Others will only see our appearance in front of us. Who will know what we have done before, and who will care about what kind of people we were before?"
"Now tell me, are you willing to come with me?"
Xiaoqiang was stunned. Although Brother Liu was excited, he actually felt that there was a trace of truth...
"I...I...I don't know."
Seeing that Xiao Qiang's attitude was relaxed, Brother Liu struck while the iron was hot: "The master has always been very discerning, and he just praised us for being like a dragon and a phoenix! He must have seen our potential. As long as we succeed, we might be able to work for the master in the future!" "
Xiaoqiang's eyes suddenly glowed with hope.
yes! The master just praised me as a crouching dragon and a phoenix chick! I don’t know if I am a Wolong or a Phoenix...
"Brother...I'll do it with you!"
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It's a big chapter, two chapters and 6,000 words. It's usually either water or foreshadowing, and the board is never watery! Don't scold me, it will come in handy later.
2022/8/22 Today’s update is ahead of schedule. There will be no more friends tonight. I’m going to the city to have something to do.
