Stunned.

Fang Yizhi was simply stunned, he couldn't believe that the emperor would say such a thing.

Giving up more than 300 royal farms and more than 5 million villagers is equivalent to giving up more than 10 years of hard work and hard work of other people.

Still said it in a fluttering tone, very relaxed.

And there is no intention of negotiation, it is a notice, a decision that cannot be changed, and he must accept it.

Of course, there is compensation, that is, let Fang Yizhi enter the court, serve as a minister at the level of a squire, be able to meet the emperor often, become the most trusted minister, as long as he performs well and makes achievements, after a few years, it is entirely possible to enter the cabinet, become a scholar or even Zaifu, and stand in an unimaginable peak position for a courtier, which is equivalent to realizing the highest dream, as Fang Yizhi with similar wishes, if he can sit in the position of the apex of that person's minister, he is also very happy and happy.

After all, Fuzuo Mingjun, realizing those unimaginable wishes and making unprecedented feats is the thing that excites him the most in the mind of every loyal minister, and the same is true for Fang Yizhi, as well as people like Lu Xiangsheng.

It's just that......

More than 10 years of hard work.

The emperor actually let him give up like this, all the fields and manors were sold, and all the young and strong villagers were sent overseas to develop overseas estates, do projects with higher returns, and reap more benefits.

But how can you say such things lightly?

You must know that Nanyang is thousands of miles away, and how many people will die on such a long journey? How many families will be forced to endure the pain of being far from their homeland, going thousands of miles away, starting a new hardship, adapting to an environment that is difficult to adapt to, enduring a mortality rate of no less than 3%, and having to be prepared for all challenges, such as those overseas natives?

What's more, the people of China, even if they have lived a very difficult and difficult life, are still very peaceful and relocated, unwilling to go to other lands to suffer, suffer the cold eyes and white eyes of others, as long as they do not have no choice, or are extremely eager to change their own destiny, no one is willing to go thousands of miles away.

But the emperor's fluttering words were like a holy decree, lightly deciding the fate of more than five million young and strong people, and there seemed to be no room for negotiation.

How did Fang Yizhi accept this?

He could only open his mouth to explain and persuade: "Your Majesty, no, really can't, these royal farms can't be sold, the more than five million young and strong people, can't be abandoned, these are all the ministers have paid more than ten years of hard work to build, although the income is not much, but it is definitely a lot, and there will be more and more in the future, as long as all are properly managed, earn tens of millions of silver dollars a year, it is no problem at all, in addition, these more than five million young and strong people are also the basic plate of the royal family, and they are the source of high-quality soldiers, It is the most supportive and trusting group of people in the royal family, they are wholeheartedly loyal to the royal family and His Majesty, and they can't feel that they are useless because they earn a little less. ”

"Lake Tu?"

Zhu Youzhen's face was not very good-looking, and said: "Aiqing, just because I don't want to continue Hutu, I can only make this decision, otherwise if I continue like this, I, the emperor, will be made down sooner or later, the sixth place, on the list of the rich business of the Ming Dynasty, there are already five forces, with an annual income of more than 100 million silver dollars, and the first Guan Ningjun even exceeds 500 million silver dollars, and more than 100 million, my royal family is actually only the sixth, if it continues like this, if you don't take some action, it will fall down next year, and even fall outside the top ten, Do you know what this means? The forces that are richer than me and richer than the imperial court may increase to ten, that is to say, within my empire, there will be ten forces that will be richer than me, and my money will have to raise soldiers, raise the people, provide disaster relief, build some infrastructure, and do such and such things, but other forces don't have to do anything, just do their own thing, if they suddenly have a whim, suddenly take out money, recruit troops, and do a big rebellion, even if it is only 100,000 elites, my Ming may not be able to resist, I have to obediently give up the position under my ass and give up this splendid river and mountain, this is the end of no money! ”

"Your Majesty, you are really worried, in this era, no matter what the forces are, they prefer to make money, and they are not very willing to sit in the country, because there is not much benefit, but it is just better looking on the face."

Fang Yizhi had to persuade: "Look at Xujiazhuang in Jiangnan, now the annual income is more than 10 billion silver dollars, and the financial and material resources are a hundred times that of the imperial court, but they still did not choose to rebel, but to occupy more plastered land, and even went overseas to colonize and plunder overseas resources, and did not have much interest in the Ming Dynasty and the dragon throne, because it is not a good deal, even if you sit on the throne, as long as you don't make fundamental changes, it is just a three-hundred cycle of rise and fall, and if you are not so greedy, It's just a rich life, mixing a five-hundred-year-old family, an eight-hundred-year-old family, and a thousand-year-old family, there is no big problem, although the throne is tempting, but if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight, that is a crater, unless it is the kind of person who especially wants to experience the scenery of the supreme imperial power, no one is willing to make the choice of rebellion. ”

"What's more, now that the interests of the royal family have been firmly bound to Xu Jiazhuang and formed a family of children, no matter what forces dare to fight the idea of imperial power, even if His Majesty can tolerate it, Xu Jiazhuang will not be able to let it go, and will definitely intervene...... Safety, the royal family must be very safe, Your Majesty is worried and worried too much, this is really not necessary. Fang Yizhi persuaded him.

"Hehe, there's no need, is this what a loyal minister like you should say to me?"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Fang Yizhi in front of him coldly, and said: "I'm not afraid to spread it, so I'll just say it to you, I'm not the king of success, and I don't want to be a mediocre king, I want to do great things, I want to become the first emperor of the ages, so if there is a greater threat to the imperial power, extinguish, whoever I still have money, kill!" Anyone who keeps giving orders and is unwilling to pay taxes honestly is also killed! Until the world of killing, my words, the whole world must listen, have to listen, let the supreme imperial power, above everyone, this is my ambition, unfortunately, I am Chinese New Year's Eve a lot now, my body is a little tired, I don't know if I can live for another twenty years, if I can have twenty years for me, and then there are more virtuous ministers and good generals, now this deformed mountains and rivers may not be able to be cleaned up, but I am still disappointed, my ambition, my determination, is Aiqing, you like Zhuge Wuhou-like talents, can not be understood, Instead, I was advised not to be too demanding, it was better to lie flat, disappointed, I was too disappointed. ”

"Your Majesty, it is impossible to let the imperial power reign above all living beings again."

Fang Yizhi shook his head and said: "Now that the wisdom of the people has been opened, the land south of the Yangtze River is even more where everyone reads, everyone respects the spirit of freedom and equality, and the imperial power still wants to be high, and even above freedom and equality, this is no longer possible, it can only accept the results of the changes of the times, improve the mode of governance, and put the improvement of people's livelihood in the first place, and put the needs and desires of the people in the first place, so that the imperial power can be firm and continue to be supported, I have to lower my head and admit my mistakes, and such a theory, Xujiazhuang has been passed on many times, Xu Yuan, the owner of Xu Zhuang, has also set an example and personally demonstrated countless times, so the current Xujiazhuang, Xu Yuan is not there for a long time, but it can also operate normally, and the speed of development has always been rapid, and our court, due to the retention of too much inertia, even if we learn a lot of Xujiazhuang's advantages, it is also slow to develop, always two or three times worse, Your Majesty, listen to the advice of the ministers, the royal farm, can not be sold, five million people's hearts, can not be broken, Although money is indeed very important, there should be some things, you still have to insist on it, otherwise there is no difference between the court and those business groups, the people's will be scattered, and the Ming Dynasty will be in a mess, and no one will obey the court anymore and listen to Your Majesty's words again. ”

"Hehe, now my words, the words of the court, how many people can listen to my will, and how many forces will obey my will? Will Xujiazhuang in Jiangnan listen to me? Guan Ningjun, whose wings have hardened, will listen to me? There are also the rich Shandong Miners Group, Zhejiang Merchants Group, and Zheng Zhilong of Fujian, these people, these forces, if they can listen to me, my treasury is empty, even if I am poor and have no money, as long as the supreme imperial power is still there, I am very satisfied, but the reality now is that among the Ming Dynasty, except for those people who are bitter and poor, they can barely be controlled by the imperial court, businessmen with a little money, nobles and vassal kings with a little status, do not take the court very seriously, even if they commit crimes, The imperial court is also difficult to deal with, and it is necessary to find the cooperation of the court of Xujiazhuang in order to convict and judge, hehe, the most important right of the imperial court to show its authority has been lost, the land south of the Yangtze River, what Xu Jiazhuang said, is even better than my words, and those rich forces, most of them spent money to form an elite army, unless I send a warrior battalion army, I can be subdued and eliminated one by one, but in the face of strong armies like Guan Ning Army and Xu Jiajun, the imperial army may not be able to win, not to mention, they are all richer than the imperial court, what should you let me do? ”

Zhu Youzhen complained like a vent, and finally shook his head, as if he was desperate and depressed: "I can't win, I know that unless I compete from scratch, otherwise the forces of Xu Jiazhuang and Guan Ningjun will only get richer and stronger, and the gap will get bigger and bigger, until no one takes me in their eyes, puts the court in their eyes, the so-called imperial power is more of a decoration, and no one can do it, in this case, I must also start to prepare, save more money, live a better life, and prepare more assets for my children and grandchildren, Lest I leave a hole that cannot be filled in a hundred years, and it is impossible to repay the debt, I want them to live a better life, to be able to enjoy happiness, instead of suffering often, and even so depressed that they can not even maintain the dignity of the royal family, they can only wear patched clothes, and eat up to four dishes per meal, this kind of life must not be lived again, from today on, I do not pursue the command of the world, but the pursuit of the rich world, at least on the rich list, the royal family cannot fall outside the top ten! ”

Lay flat.

In front of Fang Yizhi, Zhu Youzhen said his true thoughts about wanting to make money and wanting to lie down.

After all, the supreme imperial power is unlikely to be realized.

It's not too much to settle for the next best thing, find a way to make more money, and live a life of luxury and luxury, right?

Anyway, Zhu Youzhen felt that it was not too much, this was as it should be, and it was also owed to him by the people of the Ming Dynasty, and no one could stop him from making a fortune and making money.

"But Your Majesty, the Royal Farmstead really can't be sold."

Fang Yizhi still opened his mouth to persuade and said: "Your Majesty wants to make money, there are many ways, and the minister is willing to do his best to send more money and grain to His Majesty's internal funds, but the tens of millions of acres of land in the royal farm are the minister's ten years of hard work and efforts, and it is also the foundation and foundation of the five million villagers, and it is also the foundation of the royal family's hearts. This is tantamount to making an investment in the future, Your Majesty, listen to the advice of the minister, don't ruin the original excellent situation for a little profit in front of you. ”

"230 million silver dollars, actually become a small profit in your eyes?"

Zhu Youzhen looked at him dissatisfied, waved his hand and said: "Okay, I can listen to you, but can you earn 20 million silver dollars a year, or a one-time deal, get me 230 million silver dollars, if you can do even one of these two points, I will not sell the royal farm, hehe, do you have the ability?" ”

Earn 20 million silver dollars a year?

Or get 230 million silver dollars at once?

How is this possible!

Fang Yizhi shook his head again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, how can the minister get such a huge amount of money, and there is no mine in the minister's house." ”

"Since you don't have this ability, then don't persuade it, step down, don't mention this matter in the future, it's decided."

"Your Majesty, the minister's ten years of hard work, as well as the five million young and strong people, many of them are friends, brothers, subordinates, there are names and surnames, and there are at least more than 1,000 people who can be named, and the minister vowed to take them to the well-off, but it led to them being sent to Nanyang, isn't this harming them? Your Majesty, I don't ask for much, these more than 5 million people, don't sell it, let them stay in Daming, or give them the right to choose where to develop, don't treat them as slaves, send them overseas without consulting their opinions, many of them don't want to go so far to develop. Fang Yizhi finally persuaded.

"No, I've already decided, let's go."

Zhu Youzhen said very coldly.

Fang Yizhi felt that his heart was instantly cold.