There was a quarrel in the court.
In the center of the whirlpool, he was trying to shrink down in a quail suit with his hands in his sleeves.
The core of the dispute is still the same as the previous few days. The price of iron has skyrocketed. He had been vague and confused the past few times, but this time he may be in doubt.
The Eastern Suburbs University and the Royal Academy of Sciences organized personnel to build a railway, which has started to make a fuss.
The story began to grow as the railroads grew longer and longer, and as wasteland began to appear near populated areas.
At first, no one paid much attention to this little thing, thinking it was just another weird invention the Academy of Sciences was going to make.
There are also all kinds of strange rumors. As the common people in the capital who are well-informed through Banshan Daily, they have heard too much, and their horizons have been broadened a lot.
But this time, it seemed very different.
The construction of this railway is endless! It's been almost a year, and it's still being built vigorously.
Moreover, during the construction process, good people often came to watch, and Jin Yiwei could always be seen patrolling along the railway.
Various rumors began to spread among the people, and people speculated about what these two railway tracks were.
Of course, Fang Zheng ignored all kinds of superstitious ideas that did not affect the construction of the railway. He would attack those who spread rumors and cause trouble!
After some revisions, folk wisdom has finally formed a unified view on railways.
After scientific research, Dongda intends to repair the armor on the dragon veins to protect the national destiny.
Therefore, a trend has formed. Many people go for a walk along the railway line to relieve their appetite after eating.
I wish I could live a good life in the coming year.
As for the officials in the DPRK, they dismissed this rhetoric.
Dragon vein?
There are official explanations for dragon veins! You just build a broken road and there is a dragon vein underneath?
After many investigations and studies, they also came to a unified result.
Fang Zhengyi has money to burn, and he simply wants to pave the road with iron!
And because there was not enough iron, only two specious iron bars were paved.
That thing probably needs specially made wheels so that the carriage can run on it.
Nothing else is possible.
The main reason for reaching this conclusion is that this guy has a criminal record and seems to have an unusual passion for building roads.
And that railway was obviously built next to the road between Taoyuan County and the capital.
From their perspective, the road leading from Taoyuan County to the capital is already unique in the world.
Is it a good thing that it's way beyond normal road standards? No, exceeding the standard by too much is simply a waste of money!
Why do you cultivate so well? Can you just walk away?
But he spent his own money and was willing to build the pavement. Anyway, it will be completely rusted out in a few years, and people will laugh at that time.
However, as the progress of railway construction has not stopped at all, iron prices have risen again and again.
Even though Fang Zhengyi had purchased pig iron resources through various channels, it still resulted in the shortage of pig iron in Gyeonggi.
At this point, everyone is completely panicked!
We are not afraid of the rich, but we are afraid of the rich spending money randomly!
Salt and iron are national strategic resources. You are desperately focusing on buying pig iron, which makes the market resources scarce and prices high.
What should the court do?
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Works were the first to discover that the expenditure exceeded the budget. They immediately hit it off and joined forces to attack.
Despite the current level of knowledge, everyone does not understand what economics is.
But they understand that supply and demand determine price. This is an eternal truth!
Let Fang Zheng continue to build it unscrupulously and regardless of the cost.
Are the military supplies for the army and frontier soldiers still being manufactured? The Manufacturing Bureau under the Ministry of Industry still has various projects, are they being carried out?
Finally, it was brought to the household department, and all expenses were charged to it.
"Master Fang, please say something! Don't pretend that nothing is wrong, you are the cause of all the trouble!" Feng Jie from the Ministry of War had been staring at him for a long time.
Emperor Jing glanced at Fang Zhengyi and smiled bitterly in his heart.
In the court, he was the most embarrassed one.
Although he didn't know what the railway was used for, he was the one who moved the first shovel.
Moreover, Zhengyi said at the time that he wanted to show his filial piety.
I can't help but let a good son-in-law show his filial piety...and I don't know how much money has been invested in it now.
The money he spent to buy iron didn't cost the court. He was now in a dilemma.
Surrounded by the gazes of the 'pack of wolves', Fang Zheng stood up helplessly.
Road testing will begin in two days. It will be completed in less than a month, and we will be ready to make big news by then.
Now these people are entangled endlessly and the public is excited. It is impossible not to give an explanation now.
"Your Majesty, I built the railway to make a living for the people of the world. During the construction of the railway, I hired countless workers and benefited many people. The people all praised me. I built the railway as a good deed. What's wrong with it?"
"Master Fang, don't evade the important and take the easy. No one has any objection to what you spend your own money on. But now your actions have affected the price of iron ore, and then the entire court. This is no longer your family's business!" Feng Jie said seriously.
"Your Majesty, there is no time to delay. The Ministry of War uses iron and stone to cast guns, swords, and armor. The current construction of railways takes up a large amount of iron, which has seriously affected military supplies. Even the prices of civilian farm tools have also been affected. Your Majesty, please order immediately. All the railways were dismantled, the dismantled steel was purchased at a fair price, and the ordnance was re-smelted and cast."
"I second my opinion, steel is the most precious, and we will not hesitate to use real gold and silver for our grand scene. Is there any reason in the world to leave real gold and silver in a wasteland?"
"Master Fang, even if you have money, you can't waste it in vain! It's better to let the court take it away and recover some losses."
"Everyone is doing this for your own good. You can't do stupid things in a hot head!"
Demolished? Making ordnance?
Fangzheng was very happy. He could bear a few scoldings. Now that it was almost completed, he couldn't stand the idea of taking the railway!
"Absolutely not. The railway is an important weapon of the country. His Royal Highness the Prince and I have worked hard, but you can demolish it just as you say? The steel used for the rails is also specially re-melted and cast. What is the difference between buying it at a fair price and robbing it?"
Emperor Jing frowned and said: "The most important weapon of the country? Fang Qing, what is the purpose of the railway? You have been vague before, so why not just say it directly? Now it has affected military and national affairs."
Seeing that it was no longer possible to delay, Fang Zheng said in a deep voice: "The railway is extraordinary. To put it bluntly, the railway will be an artifact to guard the national destiny in the future. I am afraid that someone will come out to cause trouble and unpredictable things will happen." The situation has not been publicly explained.”
Guarding the national destiny? Isn't this a rumor among the people? Has it really deceived a group of ordinary people?
The ministers were in an uproar. Everyone went to Eastern Suburb University every month to attend lectures and study science. So it turns out that you, the kid, are just playing superstition?
Everyone tried their best to guess the purpose of this broken railway, but it turned out to be a metaphysical reason?
"So it turns out that it's really like what people say, it's about repairing dragon veins' armor?"
"Stop making trouble. When did Dragon Vein come to the eastern suburbs? Mr. Fang, have you been deceived?"
"Master Fang, you must speak scientifically!!!"
Even Emperor Jing was a little flustered.
Zhengyi has always been very shrewd, but was he deceived by You Fang Yaoren? I also believe that building a railway can protect the national destiny.
Are you throwing money at all costs to protect the dragon's veins?
Even if you have a filial heart, you can't do this. If you fall into trouble, I have to protect you.
"Your Majesty, please give me another two months. Within two months, I will give you a satisfactory explanation. If you are not satisfied by then, the railway will be demolished, and whatever you like will be taken away for free. I, Fang Zhengyi, have absolutely no complaints!" Fang Zhengyi said loudly, ignoring the comments.
You can say whatever you like, as long as it lasts until the railway is successfully born.
The ministers shook their heads and sighed.
It's hopeless, superstition kills people.
Seeing that no one responded, Fang Zheng was determined and added: "When the time comes, if you are not satisfied, you will have me castrated, and I will enter the palace to be the companion of the emperor's grandson!"
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