A few days later.

Left.

After packing his luggage, taking his wife and children and a few domestic servants, Fang Yizhi left the capital, bought a few tickets, got into a passenger car, and embarked on the journey back to the south.

The position of Steward of the Royal Farm was abandoned.

The identity of the emperor's cronies and important ministers, as well as the incomparably bright future, were abandoned.

and the high-spirited, ambitious ambition and confidence, suddenly became discouraged, and the whole person wilted, no longer the previous spirit.

In fact, Emperor Zhu Youzhen persuaded him many times, hoping that he would not leave, and asked him to continue to assist the Zuo royal family, but it had no effect, and there was no way to dispel Fang Yizhi's intentions, after all, he was hurt too much this time, ten years of hard work, ten years of hard work, just because the development of this era is too fast, and the cost performance of agriculture is not high, even if Fang Yizhi has made very good results and won the trust and respect of millions of villagers, but Fang Yizhi still lost, lost to efficiency, who gave the so-called rate of return, Lost to the impetuousness who was too anxious.

Since the fruits of labor are not respected, leaving becomes the only option.

And looking at the back of Fang Yizhi leaving, Zhu Youzhen was actually very sorry and heartache, and had a strong feeling of regret, after all, the loss of a Zaifu talent, like losing an arm, without such a right-hand man, the life of the royal family in the future will be a little more difficult, but no matter how rare the talent is, it can't compare to more than 200 million real money, with so much money in hand, how many big things can be done, so no matter how heartache, it can only be heartache, it is impossible to keep Fang Yizhi, and abandoned the decision to sell the Royal Farmstead.

……

On the high-grade highway from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River.

The passenger car driven by the diesel engine is driving slowly at a speed of about 50 kilometers per hour, and today the weather is fine, the sky is blue, and the temperature has risen a lot.

Looking out of the car window, the scenery on both sides of the road, Fang Yizhi's mood is rare and very good, it seems to have walked out of the lost state of mind, and recovered a little sunshine and cheerfulness, after all, he is still relatively young, only in his early thirties, and there are still many unknowns and wonders waiting for him after that, he can't just slump and decadent because he has suffered some blows, this is not good, Fang Yizhi also wants to change to a better platform, better play his wisdom, and not sink here.

"Husband, this time I went back to the south, and I won't come to the capital again in the future, right? You won't continue to be loyal to the emperor, and you will continue to work hard for the emperor, right? His wife, Qian, a down-and-out and generous woman, looked at Fang Yizhi beside her and asked.

"No, definitely not."

Fang Yizhi looked at the scenery outside the car window, shook his head again and again, and let out a sigh of helplessness.

"You, your head is too idealistic, always thinking about being a loyal minister, thinking about leaving a name in history, becoming a good story in the history books, hehe, don't talk about being a famous minister now, at best, he is a farmer, he didn't do much, but he was unloaded by the emperor and killed the donkey, you have to thank the emperor for his kindness, not when you proposed to resign, you were furious, and ordered someone to cut you down, you are already a very good ending, those capable virtuous ministers in the history books, how many have a good end? That's why you've been obsessed with idealism for so long. ”

Qian said with some reproach, she has complained and complained more than once or twice over the years, but marrying a chicken with a chicken, what can she do as a woman, many times to persuade him, to be a little more realistic, to consider the family, to consider his own interests, but no matter how to persuade is useless, the effect is not as good as the understanding he got after this setback.

"Yes, I originally thought that His Majesty was eloquent and strong-willed, and he poured out his heart and lungs to me, which was worthy of auxiliary left, but I didn't expect that His Majesty could only hold on for a few years, and then began to pursue personal money enjoyment, hey, look away, however, Your Majesty is much stronger than most emperors after all, especially the emperors in front of the Ming Dynasty, as for the goal of ZTE, it is almost almost achieved, but there is a large gap between the rich and the poor. I still gained a lot of things. ”

Fang Yizhi shook his head, it still didn't look like he was giving a bad evaluation, after all, he was once a monarch and a minister.

"You, you just want to die to save face and suffer crimes, I have been with you for all these years, it is really miserable."

Qian couldn't help but roll his eyes, still feeling a little speechless and helpless, but considering that over the years, in addition to being nervous and busy, men are okay with themselves, Qian didn't make much sarcasm, just said a few words casually.

Unconsciously.

The passenger car drove on the highway bridge across the Yellow River, entered the southern boundary, and saw many new scenery.

"In the past few years, how has the land south of the Yangtze River changed so much, has this family all lived in a three-story villa? Factories, minerals, there is one after a distance, and you can see that there are a lot of workers who are working hard and busy, and they don't do what they work in the fields, is it really like the "Oriental Times" said, farming can only harvest one or two seasons a year, but the harvest is only a few days, and if you go into the factory to work and go up the mountain to mine, you will have income every day, or not a low income, farming will naturally be unattractive, and the cost performance will become low, so there is a more common phenomenon of land abandonment, and it is more and more common, it is really worrying, In the future, I don't know who will plant the land of the Ming Dynasty, will it face the problem of insufficient yield? If no one grows this food, people will really starve to death. ”

Fang Yizhi, who observed the abandonment of a large amount of land, couldn't help but start to feel worried.

"Don't worry, the sky won't fall."

Qian shook his head: "You have been busy all these years and are a little out of touch with the society, "Oriental Times" must not read every issue, I don't know about the overseas colonization of Xujiazhuang today, let's put it this way, those lands are very fertile, at least three seasons of rice can be planted a year, the yield per mu is easily more than 1,000 catties of good seeds, and a large number of chemical fertilizers and pesticides as a guarantee, go to Nanyang to farm, one acre, can top five or six acres in the Ming Dynasty, and can keep planting and harvesting, but the taste is slightly worse, but it really wants to say delicious, On the contrary, the grain that only grows one crop a year tastes delicious, but the price is much more expensive, anyway, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, as for the question of whether there will be a shortage of food, what we can harvest now is the food of the whole world, if you want to starve to death, I am afraid it is also the people of the overseas colonies, in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how short of food, it is sure that people will not starve to death, this is a promise made by Xujiazhuang publicly. ”

"Uh...... Well, it's me who overthinks. ”

Fang Yizhi nodded, thought of a thing, suddenly moved in his heart, and asked again: "Lady, why don't we go back to Tongcheng for the time being, let's go to Harbour City first, I heard that the current Harbour City, with a population of as many as five million, is the world's first city larger than the capital, and it has reached an unimaginable level, and there are rumors that half of the world's wealth is concentrated in Harbour City, where everyone is so rich, I feel that I am a little out of touch with the times, and I should first familiarize myself with the new appearance of this world, Let's see if I can visit the owner of Xu Zhuang, catch up with him, chat, and let him see my failures and downfalls, hey, more than ten years ago, Brother Xu persuaded me, imperial power is a double-edged sword, although sharp, but it may also hurt yourself, back to my sincere heart, now it seems that Brother Xu is really right, I made the wrong choice and wasted the most precious youth. ”

"You can think so, over the years, the outside world has indeed undergone very big changes, even I am often surprised, go to Harbour City, go to Harbour City, meet the owner of Xu Zhuang, he is a person who misses the old love, he should agree with you, maybe, it will also look at your ability and ability, arrange a good job for you, so that you have a real opportunity to display your talents, husband, this time, you don't want to miss it, you must take advantage of it."

Qian persuaded earnestly.

"I know, I'll take mine well."

Fang Yizhi nodded solemnly, and made another plan in his heart, that is, if there is no suitable opportunity, then return to the collective manor in his hometown Tongcheng, and find a job that is more suitable for him, or do anything, there is no need to pick and choose.

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……

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, on the fifth day of the first month of March.

Xujiazhuang, Harbour City.

Inside the White Castle.

Xu Yuan took out most of the day to meet with Fang Yizhi and his wife, attached great importance to their arrival, and received them with high etiquette, which made Fang Yizhi and his wife a little flattered.

"Lord Zhuang, you are too polite, a distinguished person like you, just send someone to receive it, you don't have to be condescending and affect your own arrangements."

Fang Yizhi was very humble and cautious, not daring to be too enthusiastic, but feeling cautious.

"Brother Mi, you just call me Brother Xu, the same as before, don't talk about identity and the like, ten years have passed, I have always treated you as a brother, you don't have to be polite to me, just relax, you know, I am the kind of character that never changes my original intention, I don't know if you have been away for so many years, and now you are still not the high-spirited young man you were back then?" Xu Yuan looked at him with a smile and asked.

"Yes, of course."

Fang Yizhi's eyes immediately moistened, and he said with a little choked up: "Hey, Brother Xu, I was indeed too young back then, hot-blooded, and even more ignorant, but the result was a chicken feather, full of disappointment, and a particularly long detour, if I and Brother Phantom Light, like Sun Lin, choose to join Xujiazhuang, now I am afraid that it will be a completely different situation, young me, Taihu Lake is painted......" As he spoke, tears fell, obviously extremely regretful.

At that time, he adhered to the old tradition in his mind, adhered to the traditional concept of Ming Jun and Xianchen, and the knowledge he learned from Xujiazhuang, which meant that he had mastered the truth in the world, and wanted to break out of the world and save the people of Li.

As a result, he did the work of farming and breeding, and his feet did not touch the ground all year round, he lost less than 100 catties, and he worked hard to eat and drink, so that more than five million young and strong people lived a worry-free life, and he had a sense of achievement, but if he stayed in Xujiazhuang, with his status and status, he would inevitably be reused, and now he must be qualified to serve as the rotating consul of Xujiazhuang, and have the opportunity to control the authority that is comparable to and far beyond Zaifu, and can take care of all kinds of unimaginable resources.

You must know that today's Xujiazhuang has a population of nearly 100 million.

As for the gross economic product, it exceeds 50 billion silver dollars, and the fiscal revenue is close to 20 billion silver dollars, which is unimaginably rich, and it is said that there is so much money that it can not be spent endlessly.

But because he made the wrong choice, he lost an unknown number of opportunities, and felt extremely regretful, and now, he is glad that the owner is a person who misses the old love, and let him see the hope of making a big difference.

Inside the restaurant on the fifteenth floor.

Xu Yuan ordered a large table of good wine and food, warmly entertained Fang Yizhi's family for a few sips, raised his wine glass frequently, and recounted those times in the past, of course, there were endless emotions.

"Brother Mi, in fact, I have long known that His Majesty the Emperor is difficult to assist the left, even if you give him all the virtuous and famous generals in history, I am afraid it is also the result of playing a good card, he is not a qualified ruler at all, just a young man who is too impatient, you assist him, hard work and half death, and he has not received any praise, and at the end of the mill was unloaded and killed the donkey, it is not worth it, I feel very worthless for you, you are really with the wrong person." After drinking two glasses, Xu Yuan, who was a little upset, commented, and his words were merciless, piercing the core.

"Brother Xu, what you said is right, I can't agree anymore, but if you want to blame, I still can't blame His Majesty the Emperor, I can only blame myself, I have no real ability, I can't solve the financial problems of the imperial court, if I have a way, let the imperial court earn 200 million silver dollars, 500 million silver dollars a year or even higher, I think, I won't fall to this step of the field, in the end, or my lack of ability, let Your Majesty down, otherwise he would not have come up with that kind of strategy to destroy his foundation."

Fang Yizhi shook his head, he didn't want to blame the emperor too much, because the emperor can't be blamed, if he wants to blame, he can only blame his own ability, and he can't solve the core problems of the imperial court.

"There are actually many ways to make money, this way is to make the road narrower and narrower, hey, forget it, don't talk about this, Brother Mi, you are only thirty now, or in the prime of life, you should make a big career, I don't know what you think and plan next, say it and let me hear it, if it can provide convenience, I will arrange it for you."

Xu Yuan changed the topic and talked about his career, and Qian Shi, who was opposite Fang Yizhi, couldn't help but raise his head, showing a look of great anticipation and excitement.