That's right.

For the chicken-ribbed royal manor, Zhu Youzhen made preparations that he wanted to optimize.

And it has become a relatively high-quality resource that can be sold.

Cultivated land + manor infrastructure + young and strong labor, these assets, in Zhu Youzhen's eyes, are worth as much as 230 million silver dollars, which can be sold at a very good price, which is quite a high-quality asset.

However, the combination of these assets, the output is very limited, so he is very dissatisfied, more and more feel that it is too chicken, after all, it is the workers in the royal factory, every month can bring more than fifty silver dollars, remove the costs, the net profit is not less than twenty silver dollars, a year is more than two hundred silver dollars,

And the villagers in the royal farm, on average, brought a profit of 1 silver dollar to the royal family per year.

That's a hundredfold difference.

This even made Zhu Youzhen feel that there was something strange in this, after all, there were 300 royal farms and tens of millions of acres of land, assuming that each mu of land brought an income of 1 silver dollar, then there would also be an income of tens of millions of silver dollars, and no matter how the harvest year was only 3 million.

Zhu Youzhen also sent Jinyiwei and other personnel to secretly investigate to see if anyone had filled their pockets and there was a serious corruption problem, which led to a large number of profits created by the royal farm, but most of them did not fall into their own pockets, otherwise it would really be impossible to explain.

However, after sending several waves of Jinyi guards to investigate, Zhu Youzhen understood the real reason.

That is, Fang Yizhi is too kind-hearted, too kind, he wants to support the people, enrich the people, and has an idealistic idea, as long as it is what he thinks is right, he will never go down the wrong path, even if he has to pay some price, and occasionally lose some important things.

But compared to making this kind of money without a bottom line, Fang Yizhi asked himself if he couldn't do it, he still had his own persistence, no matter how worried he was about the country and the people.

He regarded the people as real people, people who were basically equal to himself in terms of human dignity, not a number, not a resource or a bargaining chip, but a living person with joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

Therefore, the royal farm he was in charge of would leave enough rations for the people after each harvest to ensure that no one would starve to death, and the pigs, cattle and sheep that he offered on his own initiative would also take out at most one-tenth of the pigs, cattle and sheep to avoid affecting the production of the coming year.

In terms of income, a standard line of 50 silver dollars per year is also set, and if this income level is achieved, it will be levied a little more, and if some royal farms do not reach this income level, then it will be levied less, so as not to affect the quality of life of the villagers, so that they can have the conditions to support themselves, and they must be well and generously raised, and they must be much better than in the past.

But Emperor Zhu Youzhen was very natural, treating his people as money-making machines, as codes or numbers, as resources that can be traded and utilized, and never considered their feelings, or in other words, there is a kind of natural coldness, even if Zhu Youzhen has launched reform actions in recent years, vowing to improve the lives of the people, in order to consolidate the status of imperial power, maintain the authority and rule of the Ming Dynasty, and let the glory and wealth of the Zhu family continue forever, the starting point is not to make the people live better.

This is a huge difference in perception.

It is destined that contradictions will definitely occur, and even if they can't be seen now, cracks will gradually appear later.

In the final analysis, it is Fang Yizhi and Emperor Zhu Youzhen who are two different people after all.

And Zhu Youzhen has long seen that Fang Yizhi has a pure heart, he wants to help the disadvantaged groups in the world, he wants everyone to have food, clothes to wear, and a house to live in, and there are no poor people and beggars, in this way, to achieve a glorious and prosperous era in his heart.

And what about Emperor Zhu Youzhen himself?

What he thinks about the most in his head now is actually the word 'making money', what is in his mind, the society, the people, etc., all of them are not the most important and the most important things to care about, and what is the emperor through the ages, creating a prosperous era and the like, now these things, he doesn't think much about them, only thinks about two words: make money.

Find a way to get more and more money.

Because the current world, driven by Xu Jiazhuang, has become a society of pure money and desire, everyone is looking at money, what dreams and ideals are temporarily thrown aside, all succumb to the huge magic of money.

Zhu Youzhen also knew that this was very bad, and he didn't think about contentment, don't fight excessively, but the result was a complete change, and his concept changed dramatically.

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In the past, the importance of the country's society and the like has decreased a lot.

Now I just want to have more deposits, factories, estates, minerals and resources, and finally all of them are converted into a number, and I want to be at the top of the list of the richest.

Because this thing is so powerful.

You can buy almost everything you want, buy all kinds of magic weapons, buy luxury goods, buy elegance and taste, buy all kinds of magical high-tech products, and even buy technical materials and factory production equipment, and set up a factory that can make a lot of money, bringing rolling financial income.

With money, Xujiazhuang's grain, meat, canned food, high-end luxury goods, high-end electric vehicles, high-end jewelry and clothing, you can also buy as you want, or buy a steam-powered luxury cruise ship, buy an airplane that can fly in the sky, as long as you can take out money, then countless magical and powerful items can be bought!

For example, when Zhu Youzhen learned that Zheng Zhilong of Fujian took out 8 million silver dollars to buy a steam cruise ship with a displacement of 8,000 tons, he learned that the Guanning Military Group spent 6 million silver dollars to buy three transport planes and established a small air transport system, which can also be used as a passenger plane to bring people to a certain place quickly, which can be described as extremely convenient; Another example is when I heard that Zheshang Group has also spent tens of millions of silver dollars to transform Hangzhou into an electrified city, and it wants solar street lamps to illuminate the whole city.

See these news items above.

Zhu Youzhen only had envy and yearning in his heart, and he couldn't wait to take out a lot of money to buy some big items.

For example, a steam cruise ship, he wants to buy.

airplanes, he also wanted to buy.

The establishment of a power system is extremely expensive, but it is very convenient, and Zhu Youzhen has long wanted it.

And so on and so forth.

But......

There is no money.

Zhu Youzhen really can't take it out, even if he is extremely eager to have it, after all, there are too many places to spend money, and most of them have to be spent on the country of Daming, with very little personal enjoyment, and a lot of dedication to the country.

Over time, he was a little tired and tired, and he didn't know when he would be a head.

I also had the idea of suppressing dissatisfaction in my heart, so I thought that I should be selfish, I should be better to myself, and I couldn't work hard, but I didn't enjoy anything, and I was not as bad as those businessmen.

So...... It's decided!

After thinking about it again, Zhu Youzhen made a decision!

The chicken-ribbed royal farm, these assets, still don't want it, all of them are disposed of, including the land, manor facilities and young and strong population, all of them are sold! Dispose of it, not a single manor is left, and all the young and strong people are sold and sent to overseas colonization, and the income obtained, more than 200 million silver dollars, can do too much.

Either save all of them and put them in the Tianxia Tong Bank, and eat 5% interest per year, which will have tens of millions of silver dollars in income.

Either engage in some investment, such as opening a few more royal factories, and then send people to Nanyang and other places to establish dozens of royal estates, whether it is to grow sugar cane, grain, bananas, spices or rubber, after all, the estates located in the tropics, no matter what they plant, have more potential than these lands in Beizhili.

Of course, there is a part, to be used for personal enjoyment, whether it is an electric car, a cruise, or an airplane or the like, to buy, to reflect the identity of the emperor, highlighting the difference with ordinary people, only in this way, can continue to be admired and respected by the people, otherwise even a businessman can not be compared, where is the majesty of the royal family?

After making this decision, Zhu Youzhen also told Queen Zhou and explained the reason why he did it, hoping to get her understanding.

Empress Zhou nodded and said to him: "Your Majesty, the face of this royal family really needs something to maintain, even if electric cars, cruises, and airplanes are very expensive, but they should be bought or bought, these money can't be saved, otherwise it will become a laughing stock in many people's mouths, and they can't give orders to the whole world, which is not good for the imperial power, and the concubines fully support it!" ”

"Xie Zitong!"

Zhu Youzhen breathed a sigh of relief, or this pillow man understood himself, but when he thought of one thing, he asked again: "The Royal Farm, after all, is the secret of ten years of hard work, if it is dealt with like this, will he be unhappy?" How can I appease him? ”

"There is no need to be appeased, the output of the royal farms is indeed far less than that of overseas estates, the difference is at least three or five times, or even ten times, since overseas estates are more competitive and can bring greater benefits, why should we choose the big and the small? Why let go of the rules of competition in business and let him waste these precious resources? And when the royal farm was built, His Majesty's internal funds allocated at least twenty or thirty million dollars of money and grain, and only in the next few years did they achieve a break-even and barely make a profit, but the royal family did not receive much benefit, but the villagers in those farms, life is getting better and better, more and more prosperous, there are often fish and meat, but they don't want to send more taxes to the royal family, forgetting who gave them the chance to live, gave them their current life, but each of them paid less than a silver dollar, three hundred royal farms, It's not as profitable as a royal factory, it's really a waste of so much land and people. ”

Queen Zhou complained that she had long had an opinion on the royal farm, and had long seen that this was a chicken rib, although it brought a lot of basic plate to the royal family, and won the loyalty and support of millions of people, but now the times have changed, not the old era of winning the hearts of the people, but the new era of rapid technology, the past is useless, we must embrace efficiency, embrace money, and dispose of the burden of the royal farm, which is the best choice.

"That's what I thought, too!"

Zhu Youzhen suddenly became happy, but he didn't expect the queen to be completely on his side, alleviating his inner uneasiness and anxiety, and firming up his choice.

Well, the question in front of us, only the last one remains.

Fang Yizhi!

As long as Fang Yizhi is convinced, he can quickly turn his ideas into action and sell the royal farms, of course, as the top manager of these farms, Fang Yizhi will definitely have dissatisfaction and opinions, and even express opposition, but it is useless, it should be sold after all, even if it can be blocked for a while, but it is impossible to really stop the emperor's will, not to mention that the benefits of the royal farms are not good, obviously at the bottom, it is indeed time to eliminate them, if Fang Yizhi is really dissatisfied, then let him take the young men to Nanyang to colonize, Dozens of more overseas estates, this is much stronger than the farm in Daming, several times the income, I believe that it can give full play to Fang Yizhi's talents, the only drawback is that it is far away from home, which will cause some homesickness, but these are small problems, and they will definitely be able to overcome.

……

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, February 18.

Forbidden City, in the East Warm Pavilion.

After the summoning of the envoy, Fang Yizhi, who had been busy outside a few days ago, returned to the capital, and was soon summoned by the emperor to talk with him alone to promote the relationship between the monarch and the minister.

Inside the East Warm Pavilion.

"Secret, counting the time, it seems like ten years, right? What has been on the farm is not only dark, but also getting thinner...... Mizhi, these years, you have really worked hard. ”

Holding Fang Yizhi's hand, Zhu Youzhen greeted enthusiastically, and his attitude was very sincere.

Seeing that the emperor was so kind, Fang Yizhi's eyes turned red, his heart was extremely moved, and he said excitedly: "Serving Your Majesty, the minister has no regrets, and the minister does not feel hard, but it is just to do the duty of a loyal minister." ”

"If the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty have such a duty, I will have a lot of peace of mind, the Ming Dynasty will have been strong a long time ago, and the prosperous era has already come, and I will not make Aiqing you tired and black and thin, hey, I am incompetent, I have not been able to find more virtuous and loyal ministers, otherwise I will not tire Aiqing like this, and let your farm manager position, I have been working for ten years, and I have never been able to enter the court and cabinet, give full play to your true talents, and make greater contributions to Daming Zhongxing, I am ashamed."

Zhu Youzhen sighed, with a look of shame, and said: "With Aiqing's talent, a cabinet bachelor position is more than enough." ”

"Your Majesty has an overreputation, my ability is acceptable, I will only do a few practical things and help millions of people, and there are thousands of counties in Damingzhou, and there are more than 200 million people, such a heavy burden is on Your Majesty's shoulders, Your Majesty is the hardest one, and the minister's ability is just mediocre ability, and it deserves Your Majesty's praise."

"If you are not a great talent, Aiqing, I am afraid that there will be no talent."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, and suddenly said to him: "Aiqing, this way, your farm manager, don't serve anymore, it's been ten years, it's time to move your position, in the court, be a squire-level minister, and then be the head of the farm, that is to waste your talent and limit your ability." ”

"Be a courtier?"

Fang Yizhi was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has entered the court, what should I do with those royal farms?" Who is responsible? ”

"Don't be responsible, I plan to sell all these farms and land, and those villagers and ordinary people, all of them will be sent to the land of Nanyang to better play their role." Zhu Youzhen said.

Fang Yizhi's face suddenly changed greatly, and he said, "Your Majesty, no!" ”