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Chapter fifty-fifth: sympathy

Looking at Liu Qian's face full of fear, Emperor Hongzhi finally knew that things were not simple.

He shouted loudly: "Say!"

"When Your Majesty was discussing the Fengtian Palace, the Crown Prince ran over... I didn't care at the time, and thought... I thought... I came down to the warm pavilion and waited for His Majesty, so I went to the tea room to pour tea for His Majesty."

Emperor Hongzhi became impatient. What did this have to do with the prince: "Simple and concise."

"Yes, yes..." Liu Qian was so scared that he was out of his mind: "But who knew that just after pouring tea, he found that the Prince of the Crown Prince had carried a large bag of things, and rushed out with a whirlwind. I... I dared to chase after him, and I didn't know what happened. When the Prince of the Crown Prince ran away, I realized that there was a "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" missing in the warm pavilion, a pair of ivory-inlaid pen holders, a dragon and phoenix jade bi passed down from the Tang Dynasty, and..."

After hearing Liu Qian's words, Emperor Hongzhi opened his mouth and was stunned at this moment.

Is this considered stealing?

You are so bold, so bold! You will run away after I rolled up my things.

"I will die!" Liu Qian's body trembled even harder and he crawled on the ground.

Emperor Hongzhi looked back and indeed, after careful examination, the dragon, phoenix, jade bi is gone, and there is also a pen holder...

At this moment, he rushed to the screen and couldn't help but say, "What about my Guishan inkstone that was passed down from the Huizong Palace..."

Liu Qian's body shook again, and he didn't dare to look up, so he just said aiqi: "I want to come, I want to come..."

"Prodigal son!" Emperor Hongzhi turned his sleeves. The warm pavilion was the daily office place of Emperor Hongzhi. He usually stayed here, so Emperor Hongzhi's favorite palace Chinese language plays were also furnished here. All of these things were treasures passed down from generation to generation, but now they... disappear...

Emperor Hongzhi found that he was not angry at this time, but he was amused and crying. He was stunned for a long time before suddenly saying: "Let the Jinyiwei check it out and see what the prince is doing. And..." A sharp edge flashed in his eyes: "No one can make a statement about this matter!"

After all, compared to Emperor Hongzhi, his treasure is the prince’s heart. This kid is so incredible that there must be something strange. This matter cannot be made public. Otherwise, how would the people in the world view the crown prince?

Since it is impossible to show theft in the palace, then... naturally, we cannot ask and investigate with great fanfare. So... Emperor Hongzhi thrust his old face, I endure it!

"I...I obey the order." Liu Qianru received a general amnesty.

…………

The next morning, it was still cold and the streets were covered with many unclothed refugees. They were curled up in the streets, as if they were related to the disaster in Baoding Prefecture.

Fang Jifan was breathing in his mouth. Seeing the person trembling in the corner, Fang Jifan was dressed tightly and felt cold, let alone them?

When I arrived at the Zhan Shi Mansion, I unexpectedly saw Wang Jinyuan.

Fang Jifan greeted Wang Jinyuan enthusiastically, but Wang Jinyuan looked like a frightened bird, lowered his head, pretending not to recognize Fang Jifan, and hurried away.

This is strange...

Fang Jifan entered the Zhan Shi Mansion and was led to see Zhu Houzhao. When Zhu Houzhao saw him, he said excitedly: "I have money."

He seemed extremely excited and looked energetic. He threw out a contract with a snap: "If you have silver, will I have no silver in this palace? Hey hey, who..."

Deng Jian is following Fang Jifan at any time now, and Zhu Houzhao seems to allow Deng Jian to enter and exit the Zhan Shi Mansion at any time. When Deng Jian heard that person, he hurried forward and said, "The little one is called Deng Jian."

Zhu Houzhao said oh, "Read this contract to your young master."

Deng Jian reached out to take the contract, but Fang Jifan took it first. After reading it, he realized that this was the document set by Wang Jinyuan. It roughly means that he would like to buy a "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" by Zhu Houzhao, as well as various cultural relics. Within three days, the money and goods were cleared.

Fang Jifan said in surprise: "Your Highness, what are Wang Jinyuan buying these? "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"? As far as I know, this should be a treasure hidden in the palace. Where did Wang Jinyuan get the courage to come and buy it?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "He doesn't have the courage to buy it, but he doesn't have the courage to not buy it."

Fang Jifan instantly understood what it meant. In the past ten, when Wang Jinyuan signed the contract, he was held on his neck with a knife. He was so immoral, Zhu Houzhao, you scumbag.

Fang Jifan really wanted to scold Zhu Houzhao. In his opinion, although Wang Jinyuan was greedy, a gentleman loved money and made it well. How could he blatantly rob money in broad daylight? He just wanted to make a living.

But what else can I say about this? It’s already done. Fang Jifan showed admiration on his face and said with a smile: “Your Highness is so skillful, admire him, admire him.”

When Zhu Houzhao saw Fang Jifan's ambiguous appearance, he was immediately excited: "What do you mean? Do you think this palace has robbed the people and robbed the people's wealth?"

Fang Jifan said seriously: "What is this? What's wrong with looting people's wealth? Looting people's wealth is inferior to others? If the people don't rob the money, is it still a human?"

Deng Jian nodded behind and said, "Young Master's words are really deafening and enlightening!"

Deng Jian smiled happily, this was a smile from the bottom of his heart. He grew up with Fang Jifan since he was a child. He had been influenced by his eyes and had long been mentally distorted and perverted.

"..." Zhu Houzhao was righteous and righteous: "Nothing nonsense, I am not robbing silver, I am just taking it, taking my father's treasure and selling it to the king's Jinyuan."

When Fang Jifan heard this, he took a deep breath and said, Your Highness, you are not stealing, you are a pitfall, you are the ones you cheated on me.

Zhu Houzhao then said indifferently: "But Wang Jinyuan didn't dare to buy it. When I was angry, he said he was willing to buy it. Now we can start a business? How to do this business?"

Fang Jifan could only be speechless when he was speechless when Zhu Houzhao gave him the pit.

When he heard Zhu Houzhao ask about the deal, Fang Jifan became serious and said seriously: "I have bought a barren mountain in the West Mountain, but this barren mountain always needs to be excavated, so I need to recruit some people. Not only that, some land near the barren mountain also needs to be bought. I have contacted some nearby landlords and have been discussing these two days."

"Excavation, what to discover?" Zhu Houzhao said in surprise.

Fang Jifan said: "Coal, isn't it cold now? Sell the coal to keep warm."

"Huh..." Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "Why didn't I expect it?"

Fang Jifan smiled and said, "Where, where, I have heard people say that there is coal there, so I bought it. Your Highness thinks, the cold weather is now, and it will be snowing soon. If the people do not keep warm, they must freeze to death. In addition, I have also thought about it. Whether it is burning charcoal or coal, if the smoke is smoked for a long time, if the house is not airtight, it will inevitably be smoked to death. I plan to build a coal stove and smoke pipe at the foot of the mountain. The wealthy families in the capital are very particular. If they don't have money, isn't this a business opportunity?"

"Oh..." Zhu Houzhao was excited: "I didn't expect this. This is a joint effort to make a lot of money with you."

"Of course, it's a big money. As long as the weather is colder, this kind of heating is the same as the firewood, rice, oil and salt. It is an indispensable thing for people. As long as it is indispensable, the price of coal we mine is far lower than the price of charcoal, so we don't worry that no one will buy it. You should know that charcoal requires going up the mountain to log wood and burning wood in the deep mountains. In the past few years, outside the capital, there have been no ten trees that have been cut off, and the price of charcoal is also higher and higher year by year. However, coal is different. I know that the coal in the West Mountain is all shallow coal mines. It doesn't take much effort to mine it. It's inseparable and inexhaustible. The price is more than ten times cheaper than charcoal. Your Highness, let's wait. It's time for us to get rich."
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