Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 309

On the gloomy and quiet lake in winter, the colorful feathers floated and moved. Fang Guozhen waited patiently for a while before he lifted the pole accurately. A struggling and bouncing black shadow appeared on the line.

This is a kind of black-backed crucian carp unique to Xuanwu Lake. It is delicious and rare.

Carefully brought the struggling crucian carp over, unhooked the hook, Fang Guozhen showed it to Zhu Yuan pretending to be proud, and said with a smile: "Pingzhang, let's talk about it, it has to be from a fisherman like me, and more Good at fishing."

Zhu Yuan also laughed.

However, this time I can feel that compared to before, Fang Guozhen deliberately mentioned her background, which obviously meant deliberately lowering her profile.

Without letting the other party bother to find a topic, Zhu Yuan said directly: "Old Fang, what's the matter, why don't you talk about it?"

Fang Guozhen rehooked the bait, threw out the fishing line, and brewed it for a while, but still didn't dare to mention it directly, but said: "Pingzhang, this, we have taken back Sichuan and Shu, and our Ming land... but it really surpassed the Song Dynasty. time."

Zhu Yuan still didn't understand what Fang Guozhen wanted to talk about for a while, but he also sighed after hearing the words: "Yes, Sun and Moon reopened Da Song Tian."

The territory of the Song Dynasty, even the most prosperous Northern Song Dynasty, when the territory was the largest, was not as good as the current Ming Dynasty after taking back Shu, let alone the Ming Dynasty once expanded again in history.

And, that's just territory.

I remember seeing a picture of the historical inheritance of Chinese civilization, one of which is a very important node. In the Yuan Dynasty, the orthodox Chinese civilization was almost squeezed to the point of disappearing, because the Yuan Dynasty was not like the Jin Liao or the earlier Southern and Northern Dynasties, Five Dynasties and Ten Dynasties. As in the period of China and other countries, after foreigners entered the Central Plains, they took the initiative to accept the assimilation of Chinese civilization, but instead adopted a strong attitude of suppression.

It can be said that if this state lasts for two to three hundred years, under the squeeze policy of the Yuan Dynasty that listed the Han people and the southerners as the lowest, the Chinese civilization is likely to be completely annihilated, just like the ancient Indian civilization after the Aryans invaded. .

However, fortunately, no.

Because of Daming.

The sun and the moon reopen the Great Song Dynasty.

It opened not only a piece of land, but also the revival of the entire Chinese civilization.

In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, why there was a saying of "destruction of the world", because at that time, it was thought that it would be a comeback similar to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, but the reality is that the Manchus were both smart and lucky to choose the policy of active assimilation again. In the end, even the emperor of his own family didn't speak Manchu very well. To some extent, the Qing Dynasty had a country that was quite as big as the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years.

In short, is all of this accidental or inevitable?
Different people have different opinions.

Beside Zhu Yuan, Fang Guozhen heard the young man Pingzhang's chanting, she didn't think too much about it, but she nodded again and again: "The sun and the moon re-open the Great Song Dynasty, this sentence... is really good, really good."

Zhu Yuan just turned his head and took a glance at someone, then turned back to the floating float outside the cabin which was always not moving.

Fang Guozhen also continued: "This... destroys the Xia Kingdom, and the world will be considered unified. From now on... I am afraid that swords and guns will be sent to Kuma and sent to Nanshan?"

When Fang Guozhen said this, Zhu Yuan roughly realized it.

The knives and guns are stored, and the horses are released to Nanshan.

Then, it is usually 'the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks'.

The running dogs are about to be cooked, a guy who can only be regarded as a surviving 'sly rabbit', this is... scared.

Smiling, Zhu Yuan said: "Old Fang, I have known about your deeds in Zhejiang before. You are a person who seeks stability, has no big ambitions, and is considered current affairs, so you are here. However, your ancestors are very talented. Now, To win the Western Shu, Daming only restored the old land of the Song Dynasty, but this is far from enough. The goal of the Ming Dynasty is to chase after the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even, eventually surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties. , and it cannot be completed without the accumulation of one or two generations or even more time."

Zhu Yuan didn't answer Fang Guozhen's question directly, but Fang Guozhen was greatly relieved after hearing this.

What these words are saying is that the emperor today has great talents and general plans. Reopening the Great Song Dynasty is not the ultimate goal of the Ming Dynasty. Chasing and even surpassing the Han and Tang Dynasties is the goal. To achieve this, it takes time and manpower. So, Mr. Therefore, it is impossible for Zhu to be like some emperors in the previous dynasty, who died cunningly and was cooked by running dogs.

Because we need to employ people.

Moreover, there is another key point, which is to last for one or two generations or even more.

Fang Guozhen has also been quietly observing and thinking over the past year, and said that the eldest son took office in the Ying Hai Division, which was unprecedented in the previous dynasty and achieved great results, and it is still continuing.

This is the most direct evidence.

What's more, there is the first "three-year plan" that has been discussed for a long time and finally finalized recently, with all kinds of ambitions.

Fang Guozhen can therefore draw some conclusions.

However, the derivation comes down to derivation, even if you deduce it a hundred times, there is no such thing as a certain young man Pingzhang's exact words to make you feel at ease!

Ever since Zhu Yuan's plan awakened Fang Guozhen and made the Fang family stable, of course, Zhu Yuan's various performances over the past year, and even His Majesty's favour, all of these made Fang Guozhen treat a certain young man with respect. Said she was absolutely convinced, and even, the entire Fang family actually belonged to Zhu Yuan's sect.

Fang Guozhen never forgot what she told her eldest son to say when he was in Mingzhou. Even though Zhu Yuan later recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan and became His Majesty's grandnephew, he was not shaken by the subtlety of Zhu Yuan's identity.

This thigh is worth hugging.

Seeing Fang Guozhen's relieved expression, Zhu Yuan thought of the past again.

In the original timeline, in the southeast Yiqian feudal town, there were two families that ended up better when the Ming Dynasty was founded, one was Fang Guozhen, the other was He Zhen, and the latter was named 'Dongguan uncle'.If there were no ups and downs in the last years of Hongwu, the two families should have been able to pass on their wealth and wealth in a safe and secure way.

Unfortunately, history is always full of variables.

Zhu Yuan only remembered that all He Zhen's family was involved in the Lan Yu case, but Fang's family didn't have much records after Fang Guozhen's death.

So I can't help but think about the present.

Can what you are doing now really be as expected?
Zhu Yuan believes that history must have changed, and it is not too far behind if it is completely changed.Then, here comes the problem. The follow-up trend of history may not necessarily only develop in a satisfactory direction, but may also become more unpredictable due to some unexpected events that are difficult to predict.

And, implicate yourself.

Thinking about it makes me distressed.

Fang Guozhen got the words from Zhu Yuan and relaxed, but soon found that the young Pingzhang beside him seemed to be distressed, and happened to catch another black crucian carp, and couldn't help but find a topic: "Pingzhang, I heard that You here... have made a fortune recently, huh?"

If you can't think of a result, think less, Zhu Yuan withdrew his thoughts, and looked at Fang Guozhen who took down a big crucian carp again: "Are you well-informed?"

Zhu Yuan didn't expect that some things about Shangshanju and Zhiyongzhai would be airtight, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

"Hey, the relationship between our two families..." Fang Guozhen made a small statement again, and then said: "Anyway, I feel a little jealous when I look at it. Pingzhang, I just thought that the family still has some savings, you... There are other suitable businesses, can you take me along, I also do some business, so as not to be too idle on weekdays, this... If I make money, I can also leave some savings for my descendants?"

Zhu Yuan laughed: "It's a coincidence that you ask this. I happen to have a job. I just discussed it with my ancestor at noon."

Discussing business with His Majesty the Emperor?
For a moment, Fang Guozhen felt a little surprised, but after thinking about the shareholding composition of Shangshanju, it is not surprising.

It's just that the business discussed with His Majesty the Emperor can have its own share?
Thinking of this, Fang Guozhen showed a curious expression: "Pingzhang, tell me carefully?"

Zhu Yuan pointed to the north: "I plan to build a commercial street."

Then I roughly explained the concept of the commercial street, which is basically what I said to Lao Zhu before.

After Fang Guozhen listened, she was very interested, and nodded repeatedly: "Then I will definitely participate in a share. It doesn't matter how much money you pay, and it doesn't matter if you lose or gain. This... benefits the country and the people."

It sounds beautiful, but in fact, being able to do business with the royal family is something that many people can't ask for.

Because, as long as things are done, it means getting closer to the royal family.

Seeing Fang Guozhen's eagerness to try, Zhu Yuan obviously didn't have any ambitions, so he wanted a family to be safe and stable, so he went a step further and said, "In this case, Lao Fang, I also discussed with my ancestors about the matter of 'family asset management. The group's business is roughly that in the future, each of the nobles will establish a similar group... Well, the company is also fine for a lower level. Such a company needs to register with the Ministry of Commerce and accept equity, taxation, etc. Supervision, but at the same time, it can also conduct various businesses more legitimately. Well, in my opinion, you can set an example. When the policy comes out, you will be the first to register with the Ministry of Commerce, and you will give your ancestors a good impression."

What Zhu Yuan said was clear, and Fang Guozhen understood it right away.

The first reaction is hesitation.

In this land, for thousands of years, it has been important not to reveal one's wealth. This... it is too subversive to publicly register one's own assets.

However, it was only a brief hesitation, Fang Guozhen nodded quickly: "When will it start, just let me know?"

Fang Guozhen understood that this matter would definitely please the emperor, but if she acted too aggressively, it would definitely make all the officials uncomfortable.However, he did not forget Zhu Yuan's original reminder that what he needed to do was to please His Majesty the Emperor alone, not to try his luck everywhere.

After that, it really worked.

This time, too.

Think about His Majesty the Emperor...and then think about who I used to be, the gap, I have to accept it.

Zhu Yuan saw that Fang Guozhen's agreement was straightforward, so he reminded him again: "Just registering a family asset management company and accepting supervision from all aspects of subsequent commercial affairs, it does not mean that you are asked to spend a few catties or taels of your home warehouse. Report them all."

(End of this chapter)