Xie Xian laughed sarcastically: "Well, what about the follow-up arrangements for the reporter? Is there really no increase in the money? It's not a problem to keep fooling me like this."
"Yes, but one tael of silver is really a lot to be honest. Our newspaper is responsible for its own profits and losses, so we can't use people's money to make up for it, right?" Fang Zheng spread his hands: "In market competition, you can survive if you can, but if you can't I won't agree to it if you live or die, wasting the people's wealth and anointing."
"But we can't drive all the people away. After all, they are all people found by His Highness. Let's find a way to resettle them later. These people are not sincere at all, and there is no use staying here."
"We won't take any profit from the newspaper now. It's not much anyway. Let's leave it to the reporters as bonuses. As for the prince's share, ask him. I think he should agree directly."
"You can arrange the rest."
After saying that, Fang Zheng walked away swaying with his hands behind his back. He seemed to have remembered something before taking two steps, and turned around and said, "By the way, Shen Yi doesn't know when he will go to Yuding City. I may not have time to see him off. You Go deliver it for me."
"I'll prepare enough food, clothing, transportation and other things for him on the way."
"Write a letter to the beautiful lady of the Red Flower Club for me again, saying that there will be no wine demon Mr. Fang in the future, only the wine demon Shen Tanhua, and let her control the mouths of the people below!"
Xie Xian asked in confusion: "Master... what does this mean?"
Fang Zheng turned around and continued home. He raised his hand and said, "What do you mean? It's boring!"
"Don't be afraid of your bones being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in this world~"
Xie Xian looked at Fang Zhengyi's back with countless black lines slowly hanging down his forehead. Good guy, the master's innocence has been preserved, but Shen Yi's innocence is going to be lost? !
...
The next day, go to court as usual.
However, Fang Zhengyi could clearly feel that the courtiers looked at him strangely.
Probably many people knew that they had gone to Fusi, Beizhen, and interrogated Zhang Shi in the imperial prison.
Many people are paying attention to this matter. After all, His Majesty suddenly took the opportunity to set up the Imperial Guard, which caught everyone off guard.
This means that the emperor's hand is stretching longer, and it is still unknown where it will reach.
They knew what kind of character Emperor Jing was, but others were not sure about Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zheng knew this very well, so he pretended that nothing happened and the old god stood there.
Until the next court, Li Yuanzhao and Fang Zhengyi got together again. The two of them had nothing to do, playing chess in the East Palace, waiting for the opportunity to meet Emperor Jing.
Speaking of yesterday's seizure of stolen money, Li Yuanzhao's face was still full of excitement, and he danced and said: "Old Fang, you can't imagine how much money was seized yesterday!"
"More than three million taels! People have been blocked over there for a while and they still can't finish moving. It's really a mountain of money. It blinded my eyes. You will definitely regret not going..."
"I went to Haiyuan City to inspect the salt merchants and saw many more. Only three million taels is nothing." Fang Zheng said.
Before Li Yuanzhao showed off, a basin of cold water was poured on his head...
"Tsk, tsk, I should have known that I would go to Haiyuan City with you to broaden my horizons! My father didn't know there was so much money, so I'll tell him later. Lao Fang, I heard my father say last night that gunpowder was made in your county. "
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's done. I'm making weapons now! His Highness will definitely like it when he sees it. I've customized two for you, hehe."
"Two handfuls..." Li Yuanzhao raised his eyebrows: "It's mysterious. Just tell me what it is."
Fang Zheng shook his head: "You can't say it! I'm brewing a big plan and preparing to make it a big success. You must like it. Just wait and see. It's boring to say it."
"And I'm going to use it to convince His Majesty to build a ship."
Li Yuanzhao was extremely bored and threw down the chess piece: "Hey! It's impossible. I don't think it's possible for my father to let you build a ship. I told him that the earth is round and asked him to send two ships out to see if he would hit me."
"Haha, of course it won't work if you say that. You have to talk about methods. I have a secret weapon in my hand!"
"What, is there something new? Lao Fang, are you still hiding it from me?" Li Yuanzhao jumped up and asked, his heart as if a cat was scratching his head.
"Hey, sit down, Your Highness. Those good things haven't been made yet. I'll bring them to you as soon as they are made. Let's play chess!" Fang Zhengyi quietly moved a chess piece.
Now that Li Yuanzhao is good at backgammon, he has been defeated and can only use this dirty method!
Li Yuanzhao glanced at him with disdain and swept away the chess pieces.
"What's the point? The first move will win! Please tell me in detail what is there overseas that deserves your concern. I always feel like you know a lot."
Fang Zhengyi pretended to be mysterious and said: "You know something, Your Highness, do you want to hear it?"
"think!"
"I heard that there is a place called Tianzhu. The people there are divided into three or six grades at birth and cannot change their lives. The higher-ranking people dig up the lower-ranking ones, dry them, make them into spices and sell them. The resulting thing is called curry.”
"Holy shit! Curry?" Li Yuanzhao took a breath: "So disgusting? Can the crepey nest be used as spice?"
Fang Zheng waved his hand: "I've heard that there are black people overseas who specialize in growing cotton, and there are blond, blue-eyed, tall foreign girls in the west!"
"Really?" Li Yuanzhao suddenly raised his voice: "Are there any people who are all black? Blonde women with blue eyes, what do they look like? Get some for me to have a look at."
"Forget it, Your Highness, you don't even have children yet, and you still want to find a foreign girl? You can't handle her because she's so tall."
"What...what do you mean?" Li Yuanzhao's face turned red with embarrassment. He was indeed not as heartless as before. It would be a shame to have no children at such an old age in Dajing.
Especially in the royal family, all officials are staring at him.
"You have a child?! You're laughing at me here!" Li Yuanzhao stood up suddenly and threw himself at Fang Zhengyi fiercely.
Caught off guard, Xia Zhengyi was strangled by the neck and begged for mercy again and again.
"His Royal Highness will have business for a while! There is a mark! There is a mark..."
...
After a whole morning of fighting and fussing, the emperor finally had the opportunity to ask questions about politics.
Emperor Jing was extremely diligent in his work, and most of the important issues that were interfered with in the memorials would be discussed with the cabinet.
This time was no exception. When Liu Jin came to report, the two immediately put down what they were doing and went to see him.
After entering the house, about five or six people looked sideways at Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zheng glanced at it and smiled.
The uncle is here too, so the effect of having the head of a hundred officials here is even better!
"I, Fang Zhengyi, have met Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing took the memorial and said without raising his head: "Well, sit down, no need to be formal. What's the important thing for you to see me today?"
"I have gone to Fusi Prison in Beizhen yesterday to interrogate Zhang Shi, and today I came here to ask for your Majesty's opinion!" Fang Zheng shouted while pulling his neck, for fear that others would not hear.
Emperor Jing sighed, took out his ears, and said helplessly: "Why are you shouting so loudly? I can hear you."
...