"Hey! Don't talk nonsense!" Fang Zheng said seriously, "I am now a relative of the emperor, so please don't drag me into random relatives. When did Mr. Li become my uncle?"
"Huh? I seem to have heard you say it with my own ears...Am I remembering it wrong?" Xu Wenshu looked confused.
Everyone is obviously saying this, but if Fang Zhengyi personally refutes the rumor, it can't be false, right?
"You remember wrongly. I am a relative of the emperor. How can Mr. Li be related to me?" Fang Zheng said with a calm expression on his face.
"Ah... I remembered it wrong, I'm sorry."
"Master Xu, tell me, will you help me with this or not?" Fang Zhengyi asked.
Xu Wenshu smiled lightly: "I won't help."
"If you can, just spread these things out. The law does not punish everyone, so why should I be afraid of them!"
Seeing him acting rogue, Fang Zheng was not annoyed at all and said with a smile: "Sir Xu, don't you think what I said in my memorial is very reasonable? This business may be more important and more profitable than agriculture in the future. I'm useless You are so energetic for the sake of your country, your family, and the good of the people of the world. Are you so unwilling?"
"I don't want to. In my opinion, this is called making trouble out of nothing. It's good if nothing changes now. Besides, you are a little too confident. Why do you think that commercial taxes far exceed agricultural taxes? Is it possible that you can predict it?" The future?" Xu Wenshu said disdainfully.
Fang Zheng counted on his fingers and said, "Don't worry, look, Taoyuan County can be said to be a barren land at the beginning, but I built it into a prosperous city with my own hands. After entering the capital, the prince and I built Banshanfang The operation is sound and impressive...disaster relief...opening the sea..."
"Later on, gunpowder, guns, and penicillin were not sacred objects that shocked the world. Besides, there are now Eastern Suburbs University and the Royal Academy of Sciences. I can guarantee that in the future, sacred objects like gunpowder will continue to be born and spread these things to the world. The world relies on the power of business, and even merchants themselves will cultivate more talents in order to compete."
After Fang Zheng finished speaking one by one, he spread his hands and said, "I've already been so successful, and you still don't trust me?"
Xu Hongcai on the side was fascinated by what he heard, and looked at Fang Zhengyi with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
I didn't expect that Mr. Fang has such a rich life experience...that's what a real man should be!
Xu Wenshu was much calmer, but still smacked his lips secretly.
I usually see Fang Zheng without looking up, and I don't think anything of him. I just find it annoying to speak without restraint.
Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to the things he did before.
Now let’s go over it one by one...it sounds pretty impressive.
Xu Wenshu sighed softly: "Mr. Fang is indeed great, but don't blame me for speaking too bluntly. Everyone who has only had a few glorious moments in his life will sound good when he lists them, but failure is often not seen by anyone. Based on what you just said, it doesn't matter. It doesn't explain anything. Why do you do things so radically at such a young age? What's more, it's not your business, so please come back. That's all I have to say."
Fang Zhengyi shook his head regretfully.
I should have known that it would not be so easy to sway someone, especially an old guy like this.
Fortunately, I have made all the preparations...
Fang Zheng lowered his head and rummaged through the cloth bag again. After a while, he pulled out a few more documents and handed them to Xu Wenshu.
Xu Wenshu looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What is this?"
"Just watch it."
Xu Wenshu suppressed his impatience, took the document, unfolded it, and was stunned.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at it twice, and said in a panic: "Master Fang, when was this signed?"
Fang Zheng looked at the sky and said slowly: "Ah... it must have been two days ago. Your nephew Xu Ping found Taoyuan County and wanted to do business with our county."
"He sells jade very well, but he actually wants to get involved in the diamond business. You should know that the diamond business is now run by people from Taoyuan County. As soon as Xu Ping mentioned your name as Mr. Xu, the one below me How dare you not cooperate with a small gang? He will sell the diamonds for a share, and he will also have to pay a channel fee of 100,000 taels. This business is really good."
"Master Xu, your family is really good at making money."
"Fang Zhengyi!" Xu Wenshu stood up suddenly, stared at Fang Zhengyi, and gasped: "You are slandering! Xu Ping can't do such a thing!"
Fang Zheng smiled.
Xu Ping is a businessman and his business is quite large. Naturally, he cannot be so stupid as to use the name of Xu Wenshu to show off outside.
I asked people from the county to take the initiative to negotiate the diamonds, and I had to negotiate for a signed cooperation.
Now that the contract has been signed and the yellow mud is dripping from his crotch, Xu Wenshu can't help but say what he said.
"Tsk, it's true that the law does not punish everyone. Mr. Xu, but now you are the only one left. You said that I am going to cause trouble to His Majesty. Does Your Majesty believe me or you?" Fang Zheng drank unhurriedly. Tea.
"This is my nephew's business, and there is no problem with the contract. I am not afraid even if I get into trouble in front of His Majesty. Do you think you can turn right and wrong by relying on His Majesty's trust?"
"Hmph! You also admit that he is your nephew? As the Minister of Household Affairs, you condone your relatives to do business and abuse your authority. How do you explain it?"
Xu Wenshu stared at him coldly: "Master Fang's methods are so ruthless and effective. Do all Jin Yiwei behave in this way? Do you still have the king's method in your eyes?"
Fang Zheng said calmly: "Mr. Xu, let me tell you a story. A few days ago, our Jinyiwei arrested a low-ranking official who bullied others, but there was only the people's words and no evidence. The people below captured the low-ranking official. I asked the oppressed people to verify, but they were afraid of betraying me on the spot."
"When the little official saw that there were no witnesses or proof of innocence, he started to scream, shouting that he was abiding by the law. But in the end, do you know what happened to him?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Wenshu felt nervous for no reason.
Fang Zheng smiled sinisterly: "I took this man to prison and convicted him on the spot of maliciously obeying the law! Later, he couldn't stand the detention, so he did everything on his own, and he was finally stripped of his official skin."
"I want to tell Mr. Xu...this is how I do my job!"
"You...you dare..." Xu Wenshu's pupils were trembling, and he was completely confused. He had never thought of such a madman in his life.
How come you can obey the law and be punished so harshly and be so confident!
"Of course, you have to do evil things to evil people. Master Xu, you are highly virtuous and highly respected, so I will naturally not dare to offend you."
"Although Xu Ping relies on you to force me to do business with the people below me, that is still his ability, so I will give him one hundred thousand taels."
"As for this favor..." Fang Zheng stood up and took out the memorial from his sleeve and put it on the table: "Master Xu, if you are willing to help me, just help me. If you don't want to help, it doesn't matter. After all, everyone You can’t see it when you look down.”
"I'm leaving, don't give it away!"
After that, Fang Zheng picked up the cloth bag and turned around and left without looking back.
Xu Wenshu looked at Fang Zhengyi's retreating back with a complicated expression, feeling a little admired in his heart.
Today, his impression of Fang Zhengyi was completely refreshed.
Broad-minded, determined, and unscrupulous...but he has a bad mouth and is unethical.
After hesitating for a long time, Xu Wenshu finally put the memorial into his sleeve, shook his head, and muttered: "Madman!"
Xu Hongcai on the side was already dumbfounded and said in a confused tone: "Dad, you just agreed to help him?"
Xu Wenshu smiled helplessly: "This matter is not a serious matter for Dad. It is just too unpleasant and can easily cause arguments. This is a taboo in the court."
"But Fang Zhengyi will not give up until he achieves his goal... I have no choice but to accept him. Hongcai, although this person is despicable and despicable, you have to learn from him, so that you can achieve success."
Xu Hongcai nodded and whispered: "Dad, I don't know why, but I feel that what he said is true. Times have changed... You see, since the emergence of Dongjiao College, there are so many things on the market that no one had thought of before. Many people have changed their minds over the past issues. Could it be that..."
Xu Wenshu frowned and said: "That's enough, it's all just weird tricks! You dare to claim that the times have changed based on the weird theories of the Academy of Sciences? After thousands of years, the emperor is still the emperor, the court is still the court, and the people are still the same people. , it will never change!”
"Haha, you are so arrogant! I have eaten more salt than rice in my life. He knows nothing!"
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