Fang Zheng was sitting in the Zhenfu Department, reading the newspapers of the day and the Taoyuan County Newspaper.
It has been more than three months since the train opened to traffic, and merchants in the capital seem to be going crazy.
They are the frontline and most sensitive people in the market.
Obviously, we have realized the endless benefits of this railway.
At the very least, the way business is done seems to have changed dramatically.
Especially after the Royal Academy of Sciences announced that the next section of the railway would be extended from Taoyuan County to Hengjiang Prefecture, merchants immediately began to take action.
Fang Zhengyi did not hide any information about the subsequent railway construction. After the preliminary investigation results came out, he immediately sent a report to the world and did not take advantage of the inside information to make another windfall.
No matter whether you are doing business or being a human being, you cannot eat up all the profits.
If he eats everything by himself, not only the people will not be willing to do it, but also the people in the court will not be willing to do it.
Announcement to the world is the best choice, allowing everyone to compete fairly.
Wealth belongs to those who are capable!
Nowadays, there is an endless stream of teahouse customers in restaurants near Taoyuan County Railway Station.
Everyone is snooping around each other for the next chance to get rich.
Although the railway construction has not yet started, a large amount of steel, wood, stone, etc. will be needed in the future.
There are many industries that require railway transportation, and the establishment of factories requires many resources.
Therefore, big merchants began to take action, and many small merchants with insufficient capital began to get together to discuss joint ventures to find urgently needed pig iron and other resources.
Fang Zhengyi had expected this situation, but he didn't expect the progress to be so rapid.
But it's not surprising. As soon as the train appeared, it almost placed a huge amount of gold and silver on the table. The hands were quick and the hands were slow. If you can't grasp it, you would be a fool.
As soon as Fang Zheng put down the newspaper, he took a sip of tea and picked up the official documents from Jin Yiwei beside the table.
At this moment, a royal guard quickly walked into the public room, with a eunuch beside him.
Before Fang Zheng could ask, the eunuch said: "Master Fang, Your Majesty has urgently summoned you to the palace!"
Fang Zheng frowned.
Urgent call, what can happen at this time?
"Ready your horse!"
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Inside the Nuan Pavilion.
The prince and cabinet bachelors were both present, and the atmosphere was slightly solemn.
When Fang Zheng arrived, everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.
Emperor Jing got straight to the point: "Zhengyi, you are here, Guo Banban, give him the things."
When Fang Zheng was puzzled, Guo Tianyang handed over two pieces of letter paper.
"A fleet sailed back from Feka the night before. This urgent message was sent to the palace not long ago. Please take a good look at it."
Emperor Jing said softly. Fang Zheng buried his head in reading the letter and became more and more surprised as he read it.
The letter was written by Lai Gouer, and the content of the letter was a report on the fleet's situation in the West.
At present, everything is going well. We have successfully contacted Fika and the cooperation is pleasant. Father Solje is striving for the position of archbishop under Fika's operation.
They also accidentally developed offline organizations such as the Brotherhood.
However, the letter stated that some Easterners had started a war and declared war on the church, and they were also suspected of being the King of Wu.
This is interesting... This guy is not dead at sea?
After reading it, Fang Zheng raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, are you concerned about the rebellion against the king? Yichen saw that the information in this letter is unclear. It says that he is an Oriental, but there are too many people with Oriental faces, so this doesn't mean anything."
"Besides, even if he rebels against the king, how can he have the strength to challenge the church? This person has always been cautious, which is not his style of doing things."
"Yes, but since there is such a possibility, I want to send more fleets to find out more about this person. Otherwise, he must be captured back to Dajing. This is the shame of Dajing!" Emperor Jing said solemnly. .
Thinking of King Wu, he felt a little heartbroken.
First, they secretly created a food shortage in the country in an attempt to cause unrest. Then he sent people to assassinate him, rebelled and went into exile overseas.
It is actually the most significant stain in life...
"I called you here today because I don't want to alarm everyone. I want to hear your thoughts first. By the way, Zhengyi, there is a letter for you later."
Yes, there is another one.
Fang Zheng hurriedly opened the second one. When he saw the signature, he was confused. He raised his head and asked, "Who is this Ezio?"
Everyone looked at each other.
This letter is written to you. You don’t know who Ezio is?
Seeing no one answered, Fang Zheng lowered his head to read the letter, glanced at it and understood.
Fucking handsome guy? This kid’s real name is Ezio!
Damn, what Assassin's Creed?
The content of this article is full of twists and turns, 80% of it is flattery to show loyalty, 10% of it is an introduction to the Brotherhood and its glorious achievements, and the last part is a strong request for the Brotherhood to be merged into Jinyiwei, and is willing to be a lackey of Jinyiwei... .
"This is all a good thing, Your Majesty! Jinyiwei has branches overseas and is so loyal... I didn't expect it."
As soon as Fang Zheng finished reading it, he felt it was inexplicably ridiculous.
How did this kid do it? He was still overseas and had no one to support him and he could still develop such a large force.
Somewhat capable!
Emperor Jing said: "It is indeed an unexpected surprise. I will issue a decree to reward Ezio and merge the quasi-brotherhood into the Jinyiwei. However, I would like to know what you think about how to solve the problem of the Oriental in the letter?"
Fang Zhengyi was silent for a moment, and then said seriously: "I think you can just order the brothers to check. There is no need to spend a lot of time and effort on an expedition to find someone who is just a suspected rebel."
"Today we have successfully established contact with Fika and have a good relationship. If we send a large number of naval forces there, it will really make people worry. Everything should focus on overseas trade."
As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, he saw that Emperor Jing's expression remained unchanged and continued: "Dajing is currently undergoing changes, and the only way is to strengthen itself. If Dajing's fleet spreads all over the world in the future, it will not be a problem to capture anyone by then. "
Li Yansong followed closely and said: "I second my opinion. If it is confirmed that he is a rebel, then I have nothing to say. However, it is unwise for the army to go ahead while this person's identity is not determined. I hope your Majesty will tell you clearly."
The other senior bachelors of the pavilion echoed in unison.
Emperor Jing sighed and looked at Li Yuanzhao: "Where is the prince?"
"My son, I think Lao Fang is right! Why can't we do something when we become stronger? It costs a lot of money for the court to build railways. There is no need to spend a lot of money overseas!" Li Yuanzhao said firmly.
He can't go overseas anyway, so why bother him?
Nowadays, there is no fun in fighting like a train...
Emperor Jing rubbed his brows, not expecting that everyone was against him.
He sighed and said: "I don't know that I shouldn't go to war, but I really feel unwilling to do so. Anyway, since you all have reached a consensus, there is no need to leak this matter."
"Zhengyi, write a letter to the Brotherhood personally and order them to conduct a thorough investigation and report back as soon as possible!"
"I accept the decree."
As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, the dull atmosphere in the Nuan Pavilion instantly relaxed a lot.
At present, the imperial court has too much expenditure, so it would be best not to do unnecessary things like this.
Emperor Jing smiled: "It's good that you're here today, but I have another important thing to tell you directly. After waiting for so long, the reward has been decided."
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