Chapter 248: Chronicles of the Royal Mansion (I)
Fan 253 reigned in the spring of 21 years
Narita Prefecture, speaking of which is also a famous city and county, outside the city of the white river and flow, sitting on the mountains and forests, with plum blossoms and the world, fertile fields for thousands of miles, rice one year old three ripe, and near the sea frontier, although there are no other continents in this world, but the sea is also very convenient, some coastal islands are also developed.
At noon, Fang Xin was on a pavilion, and there was a drizzle below, and he saw a boat, with thick black smoke; and came ashore.
A crew member on the dock let out a long voice: "Shore!" ”
The speed of the ship slowed down, the iron anchor was lowered, a few merchants came out, on the deck, all kinds of goods were piled up like a hill, and the water was very heavy, and when they arrived at the dock, a middle-aged man greeted them, and said a few words, and as soon as they commanded, the workers on the dock shouted on the pile
Under the busy unloading.
"Steam engines have appeared," Fang Xin thought with emotion.
The advent of the steam engine will inevitably lead to an industrial revolution, which has been used in textiles, ships, and mining, and it can be said that more coal and iron have been produced in these thirty years than in the past two hundred years.
Only railways and cars, which have not yet appeared, steam engine ships, but have been used on a large scale for water transportation.
The telegram is not yet clear, but it is not uncommon for it to appear at any time
Times have changed. For the Great Fan Dynasty. And not a good thing
Ground is true. Due to the development of industrial areas. Imperial court revenues. It is said that it has swelled to the scale of 100 million taels of silver. But this money. But it didn't bring good luck
When Emperor Changzhi ascended the throne. He was twenty-nine years old. Twenty-one years have passed. Floods, droughts, locusts, and winds continue year after year. A wide variety of denominations. Bandits of all kinds are emerging. Stacked on top of each other. That's all. But there were two quite influential uprisings
The first scene. It was a relatively traditional peasant uprising. Chen Yonggui rebelled. and the Changzhi four years of uprising. The Great War lasted eight years in a row. 20 million people were killed. It took the imperial court 200 million taels of silver to encircle and suppress it
That's all. A brief but fierce rebellion. It made the emperor's heart full of sorrow - 20 years of long rule. Overnight. Two thousand rebels. stormed the palace. It actually attacked near the emperor's bedroom.
Emperor Changzhi had no sleep all night. Watch the debriefing in the early hours of the morning. Tears. I couldn't afford to be sick that day. It's organized rebellion. It turned out to be a temporary organization of "long-term workers" (i.e., workers). And the imperial palace defense was so lax. It's incredible. It fully shows the decaying atmosphere of the empire
The emperor was seriously ill, but Fang Xin didn't feel emotional, for him, these were very clear
The first uprising was the development of capitalism, combined with the aristocracy, and the growing power of the army, especially the cooperation of the steam engine and the textile machine, which caused a strong capital commodity economy to hit the countryside.
The peasants throughout the empire went bankrupt and became wage labourers in the countryside, or turned into workers, which was the throes of history, and some bankrupt peasants were cornered and forced to revolt.
And because at the beginning, Fang Xin established an aristocratic business system, so after two hundred years of development, the aristocratic class has ~ mastered a huge economic strength, pursuing **ism and high-pressure policies, which can be simply summarized as monopoly, negative effects, and gradually fully exposed
This combination of capital and power subjected the workers to severe oppression, so that the workers' overnight uprising and attack on the imperial palace in the imperial capital were unexpected, but also reasonable
In such an unprecedentedly complex situation, the imperial government was at a loss and did not know what to do
And the time-travelers, although they have understood that they must follow the tide of the world, have also secretly contributed to it, and under their hints, some ideas about freedom and human rights have been invented by the imperials and secretly disseminated
Fang Xin has been in this world for thirteen years, fourteen years old, but he has already felt these situations relatively clearly
However, after all, this is a long-term matter, and at the moment, it is a major event related to the country's capital - the imperial prince
Emperor Changzhi had four sons and three sons
The eldest son, Li Zhuoxi, was originally the crown prince, but he was not very smart since he was a child, and most importantly, his physique was weak, not only could he not practice martial arts, but he could not study for a long time, which naturally disappointed the emperor.
The second son was Fang Xin's father, Li Gang, who was named the hereditary king of Changtu County, but died early, leaving Li Weiyuan (Fang Xin) and his younger brother Li Dongde
The third son, Li Yangqing, only lived for fourteen years, died when he was a minor, and the emperor posthumously crowned the king of Pingyuan County
The fourth son, the king of Xingtai County, is twenty-one years old, but he is relatively talented, and the prince has the highest voice
In the face of such a situation, it had nothing to do with Fang Xin, Li Gang had already been hereditary as the king of Changtu County, and went out to this Narita Mansion to become a domain, although there was a royal palace and fields, but once he left Beijing, it would be difficult to come back.
Moreover, Li Gang died, and at the age of thirteen, Li Weiyuan (Fang Xin) became the hereditary king of Changtu County, becoming the seventeenth iron hat county king, and could only participate in the sale and purchase of land houses, and did business, and could not participate in the regime
But Fang Xin keenly felt something, it was not his artificiality, or it could be called providence, but it was naturally needless to say
Just as the ship of goods was unloaded, a middle-aged man went upstairs, saw Fang Xin, and knelt down with a "snap": "Lord Wang, see you the villain Zhao Xue!" ”
"Did you bring the new book?
Drinking and checking, asking.
"Go back to the prince's words, bring it, the whole three boxes."
"Well, get up, how is the goods?" Fang Xin said at this time, this Zhao Xueruo smiled, got up, and said: "Back to the prince's words, if it is a profit, there will definitely be eight thousand silver yuan." ”
The silver dollar was also a product of social development, made by a steam engine press, and is now the standard currency of society.
"Eight thousand silver dollars a shipload of profits!" Fang Xin got up, stood at the window and groaned, looking at the world below with slightly confused eyes
For him, this world is also unfamiliar, the rain and fog are thick, and the whole city has a dark fog, faintly, a large number of smoke can be seen; Smoke billowed up...... It's hard to know where you are
After a while, Fang Xin turned his head, stared at a man and said: "Very good, according to the rules, you send half to the palace, you take one percent yourself, and this king will reward two hundred more, making up one thousand silver yuan, and some are classified as costs, but if you break the rules, you will not be stingy with family law!" ”
"Back to the prince's words, how dare people, the villain was originally a small trader mixed with the street, the prince promoted it and gave me the right to manage this business house, that dare to be slack, let alone dare to break the rules." This Zhao Xueruo smiled, did not face the cold eyes of this young prince, lowered his eyes, and arched his hand to say.
Fang Xin was cold, the cunning in this person's heart had already been perceived, but this was also a routine beating-Fang Xin certainly knew people, and knew that his life pattern was okay, and a million silver yuan family fortune was indispensable
It's just that now he hasn't reached the point, although this answer is quite respectful, but it is also too light, and today, the majesty of the prince is no longer what it used to be, thinking that when Dafan opened the country, not to mention a businessman in front of him, even an official would tremble in front of the prince
This distinction is not only the progress of the times, but also makes him feel a kind of melancholy, he waved his hand and said, "What is the color of this ship?" ”
"Back to the prince, they are all northern goods, ginseng, mink, deer antler horns, and some pearls collected on the islands." Zhao Xueruo took a step forward and replied: "I want to tell the prince, the villain has already contacted Su Jixing, that is, today's delivery ......"
Before Fang Xin could answer, a middle-aged attendant with a knife behind him said angrily: "Bold, the prince asked you to reply, you dare to postpone it for some reason, no matter how big Su Jixing is, the land will pass the prince?" ”
Zhao Xueruo was stunned, he took a step back, and said, "Don't dare, it's all commanded by the prince." ”
"That's it, business reputation is still needed." Fang Xian said lightly: "You just go down to deliver the goods!" ”
"Thank you, the villain will go down." Zhao Xueruo saluted again and said
When he went down, he could be seen shouting at the window, and the goods were shipped out in batches, and along the way, there were all kinds of stores, zigzag into a long street.
Fang Xin got up, went downstairs, ignored the shouting of the shopkeepers, and paced slowly on the street, feeling the faint mist on the street, and a faint bitterness appeared in his heart
walked down, and Gao Shiming, who was following behind, said: "Lord Wang, is this Zhao Xueruo too rebellious?" ”
Fang Xin glanced at it and found that a newly renovated residence already had some taste of a modern villa, not to mention, it was the subtle influence of the traverser, he thought about it, let out a sigh, and said: "This Zhao Xueruo, the talent is there, it has only been a year with him, and he has opened up the situation, and paid a tribute of 30,000 silver yuan to the mansion, you also know that with this money, there will be a lot more money inside." ”
To this day, two hundred years of Taiping, how many fields in the world can be divided, the king of Changtu County, the iron hat king, when he was a vassal domain, only got a thousand acres of land, and the rest was made up by the imperial court Zongren Mansion - the legal Yulu was only 30,000 silver yuan, and with some routine discounts, only 23,000 was in hand
The hereditary iron hat king of Changtu County, according to the rule, there are 600 guards, and now he only raises 60 people in the second class, Gao Shiming is the commander of the guards, according to the reason, he is also a six-rank general, and now he is in charge of these 60 people, even down, of course, there are benefits, that is, the imperial court has relaxed the control of the clan a lot
In the morning, the king of the iron hat can come and go so freely, that is, he has to notify the local prefect
"Even so, I can't help him to be so rampant, lord, if he has a different heart!" Gao Shiming said with some worry, but Fang Xin knew that the business bank had been running a lot of prosperity, and the old people in the house began to blush, he just wanted to install his nephew to the Chamber of Commerce.
"Alien hearts? Lone promoted him to a street vendor, took out 10,000 silver yuan for white flowers and gave him, and allowed him to get a share of 10%, and he was in charge of major affairs, which is all over the city, who doesn't know? If you really want to have a different heart, you can't take someone's head? Fang Xin sneered and stared at Gao Shiming: "There is a king command card, even if he is beheaded on the spot, it is legal and reasonable, who do you say that this king is half wrong?" ”
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your nephew, if he can graduate from business school, he will not be stingy with a business housekeeper." ”
Gao Shiming's heart suddenly sank, and he said, "What the prince said is true!" (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to qidiancomm, more chapters, support the author, support the version to read!) )