The anxiety in Xu Jingchang's eyes was imprinted into Ting Fang's eyes. Ting Fang took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. No matter how rugged the road is, as long as you are willing to walk, you can always come to the end. Originally, I wanted to induce the West to fight Japan, but now I am afraid that it will not be so easy. Japan will soon be able to reform the Meiji Restoration and get a piece of the pie when the great powers divide China in the future. Tingfang could not tolerate Japan's arrogance, because what really interrupted the fortunes of the country was not the two Opium Wars, but the First Sino-Japanese Naval War. The two countries with internal and external troubles are betting on their national fortunes at sea, and this time, Japan will not be allowed to win!

Ting Fang calmed down for a while before he said quietly: "Senior brother, the Westerners will soon have steamships." "The birth of the steamship established Britain's maritime supremacy and achieved the pinnacle of the empire on which the sun never sets.

Xu Jingchang asked, "What is a steamship?" ”

Ting Fang lowered his eyes: "Use steam to drive the ship forward, not just the sails." Afterwards...... It's an internal combustion engine. We are a lot behind and we have to catch up. Westerners are more difficult to deal with than Mongolians. They have been at sea for many years, and the South Seas and North America have all fallen into their hands. When the Central Plains was prosperous, they still wanted to expand, not to mention the mushroom hair and blood drinkers. "The worst thing in modern history is not only the backwardness of force, but also the disbelief when trampled by the Mongol iron cavalry. But after the Western artillery bombarded the country, everyone was shocked to find that it was not only force that was crushed, but also civilization! The despair that came from the bottom of my heart crushed the backbone of the countrymen. Until Tingfang's previous life, there were countless people who admired foreign countries. Ideological shocks are sometimes more terrible than weapons.

Xu Jingchang said: "I know. ”

Ting Fang looked at Xu Jingchang.

Xu Jingchang's face was slightly gloomy: "I've seen their cannons. They are only businessmen now, but they may not be businessmen in the future. On such a scale, it is impossible for the imperial court not to mix. ”

"Yes!" "Politics and economics have always been inseparable. ”

The economy is easy to understand, but what is politics? Xu Jingchang asked Tingfang blankly. Ting Fang explained in detail again.

Xu Jingchang couldn't help asking: "You know a lot about the West?" ”

Ting Fang smiled bitterly: "A little." "In their time, science students didn't have to study history after the sophomore exam. After going to college, I had to read some books, but after all, it was a thing of the past, and I didn't study it in detail. Who knew it would cross? It is difficult to buy a thousand gold, and I know it early, but fortunately it is not the original Qing Dynasty, otherwise it will be even more blind. At least for now, there is still a hint of luck.

Xu Jingchang patted Tingfang's arm: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so I will tell you quietly that I have some drawings of their ship and have sent them to His Highness." His Royal Highness had wanted to build ships of the sea. Now that the imperial court intends to get involved in shipping, it is better to ask the imperial court to build it, and His Royal Highness can master the technology. There are not many people who are stronger than His Highness in the middle of the horizontal and vertical courts. ”

Ting Fang finally showed a smile, no matter how poor the court was, its strength was stronger than theirs. Instead of letting those scum spend all their money on inexplicable things, it is better to develop technology. Busy proposed: "The annual income is not enough, and the household has no silver. Write to Your Highness quickly, and ask him to write to the Holy Lord, and ask the merchants to pay money to build ships, and then they will share a piece of the profits. As long as it is profitable, the merchant will always give up a large price. After speaking, he said with a smile, "By the way, give Liu Yongfeng a big gift?" ”

Xu Jingchang nodded Tingfang's forehead: "You can count him!" At most, the imperial court let them earn a little more, and when the real benefits are considerable, they immediately turn their faces and deny people. That starter has always been insatiable, and it is strange that he is willing to give profits to merchants. ”

Ting Fang said with a smile: "At that time, it was not certain who would sit in the world, a huge country, what if you gave in a little?" You hurry up and write a letter, and when we go to Jiangxi, the communication will not be so convenient. ”

Xu Jingchang said: "You write, I still have to be a silk seller." ”

Tingfang nodded, walked to the desk, and wrote a letter. Every time the imperial court is willing to relax a little, private capital will immediately pour in all directions. Enter. The imperial court had no money, but the salt merchants and silk merchants had a lot of money and had no place to spend it, so they had to spend as much luxury as possible in their residences. High school history textbooks say that in modern times, big businessmen made money and did not reinvest it, but turned to land, so capitalism could not develop. But it's not that simple. Countless barriers constrain them, especially the merchants in China who eat more policy meals, and there are few who rely on technology and hard work.

The first rise of the Jin merchants was because of their proximity to Datong, taking advantage of the time and place, transporting grain for the imperial court in exchange for salt, and making a lot of money. When the imperial court deposed the Chinese system, it immediately declined. The second time was that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom caused the New Year's coins to be unable to enter Beijing smoothly, and the imperial court relied on the Jin merchants to transfer taxes, and they were lazy to do private business. When foreign banks come in, they will eventually disappear into the long river of history. The foundation of their existence is policy, marriage, and the maintenance of the clan by the imperial examination of their children in the court, but they have no customers.

They are again the richest people in the country. What the court wants to do is to induce them to spit out the money and follow the court together, and the money will roll over for profit. Huaxia is not a very good land for the development of commerce, because every time commerce rises, the imperial court will be red and plunder. Ting Fang can't control the future for the time being, so it's serious to write out the article first.

Finish writing and let dry. Ting Fang took the strip and walked towards the conference hall. The three staff members read it quickly, and Ren Shaoying said: "Those merchants may not believe in the imperial court. ”

Ting Fang nodded: "Most of them don't believe it." In her history, after foreign banks came in, the Qing court began to follow suit. Due to the lack of capital and experience, the first person to look for was Jin Shang. But no matter how much the shopkeepers pleaded, they always refused to let go. It is very difficult to convince those who are born to lie in the golden rice bowl to turn the horse's head around. Just like the land of China, □□ Shangguo has been doing it for thousands of years, and it is impossible to imagine that there are other peoples other than the north who can trample on this land. It is not surprising that the advantages of yesteryear often become the cornerstone of destruction, whether in business, politics or even religion.

Yang Zhichu looked at it a few more times and said: "Big merchants are unwilling, and small merchants may not be unwilling." That's it, horizontal and vertical is a matter for the imperial court to worry about. We only need to plan a thing or two for His Highness. is that there are shortcomings, which is better than the good-for-nothing prince. Now that the window paper has been pierced, His Highness can no longer shrink it. ”

Qian Lianggong said: "What Lao Yang said is extremely true! ”

Ren Shaoying said a little depressedly: "It's good to have shortcomings, otherwise ......" shook his head, the first prince is too little "insufficient"; The current crown prince is not too much. If the blessed king can earn no more and no less, it is a great good.

Several people faced the palace change a few years ago, and sighed together, missing each other in their hearts. Only Ting Fang was stunned for a long time before she felt some indescribable happiness. The first prince was kind-hearted, but he hesitated to deal with things. After the throne, it may not be a generation of Ming Jun. It's just that compared to the king of Pingjun, everyone looks like the son of the saint. But even if the first prince can be a good emperor, it is only a good emperor in the traditional sense. In the coming nineteenth century, the last thing you need is a "good" emperor! China needs a ruler who is open-minded, recognizable to reality, and not confined to the glory of the past. The wheel of history has gone through the industrial revolution, and the end of the mantis arm as a car can only be death without a corpse!

Compared with the dead crown prince that everyone misses, King Fu is undoubtedly more suitable for this dynasty! Because he doesn't always play cards as he should. Tingfang has never liked King Fu very much, but when she wears it in this era, she doesn't have to choose or choose. But now that I think about it, he is the only one who is the most suitable. Even if you are arrogant and willful, even if it will still be difficult to get along with in the future, it is the best way out for this land. Ting Fang inexplicably wanted to laugh, the world is impermanent. It is for China, and it is also for the West. Maybe the emperor who jumped out of it can keep the family business. It doesn't have to be a great power, but at least it won't turn into a cake.

The prototype of the joint-stock system is not unusual, what Ting Fang wrote is just a rough idea, and then it will be polished by several staff members to form a complete document and send it to the capital. When King Fu understood the meaning, he had to copy it. I couldn't finish writing for a while, and a few people discussed some details, and the topic turned elsewhere.

I only heard Yang Zhichu smile and asked Tingfang: "Yibin was against the county lord going to Jiangxi before, and he asked you to persuade him in less than a day." ”

Ren Shaoying said with a smile: "What the county lord does, the guest of honor will not be able to stop." I knew I was going to Jiangxi, but I don't know which county master to take with me? ”

Ting Fang smiled: "Which of the three of you wants to go?" ”

Ren Shaoying said: "I think I can't leave the East Lake with just one mess." "East Lake is the earliest place for Ren Shaoying, let him go to Jiangxi, and leave the fruits of East Lake to others, but he is full of reluctance.

Ting Fang said: "What about Mr. Qian? ”

Qian Lianggong is indispensable, and he arched his hand to Ren Shao Ying: "I will be taken care of by Mr. Ren when I am young." ”

Yang Zhichu was inferior in the heart of the master, and he was too lazy to do something else, so he didn't keep quiet. In this way, two sentences determine whether to stay or not.

Ting Fang said again: "I have to call Second Brother Fang back." Mr. Ren is a northerner, and some things are not as good as him. It's a matter of sea. Leave it to others, and it is impossible for him to do it. Then he asked Mr. Ren to arrest his homework. You are all famous, and in the future, you will only be as good as Jinshi and the first, but you have qualifications. He is not even a child, and if he leaves it alone, he will have no future in the future. "Until the 21st century, we were all officials, where are we now?

Ren Shaoying nodded in response, and said, "What about the weekly inspection?" ”

Ting Fang smiled: "If he is willing, I will take it away." Staying in the East Lake 'garrison mansion' is like fighting in the ring with the prince's people. Although we have been discovered now, after all, the name is not right, and it is best not to cause trouble. Then I went to Jiangxi, and I only did one thing. If you recruit troops over there, how can you do without a commander? Senior brother may not be busy coming over alone, I am really blind to military affairs, don't ask me again. ”

Ren Shaoying said silently: No matter how well you understand military affairs, do you want to mix up with the people next to you?

Tingfang's belly is as big as a day, it's best not to rub it anymore, the province is born in the middle of the road. Several people hurriedly handed over, and notified the people who were taken away in place, and each of them packed up and saluted without mentioning it.

Xu Jingchang came back in the evening and said as soon as he entered the door: "What do you think of the foreigners who want to exchange the conditions for boarding the ship with us?" 166 Reading Network