"Hey! Don't talk nonsense!" Fang Zhengyi said seriously, "I am now a royal relative, so don't make random connections for me. When did Lord Li become my uncle?"
"Huh? I seemed to have heard you say it with my own ears...did I remember it wrongly?" Xu Wenshu looked confused.
Obviously everyone says so, but it can’t be false if Fang Zhengyi personally refutes the rumor, right?
"You remembered it wrongly. I am a royal relative. How can Lord Li be my relative?" Fang Zheng said calmly.
"Ah...I remembered it wrong. Sorry."
"Master Xu, please tell me, are you going to help me or not?" Fang Zhengyi asked.
Xu Wenshu smiled faintly: "No help."
"If you have the ability, just spread these things out. The law does not punish everyone, so why should I be afraid?"
Seeing that he was being a scoundrel, Fang Zhengyi was not annoyed. He smiled and said, "Master Xu, don't you think what I said in my memorial makes sense? The importance and profits of commerce may far exceed those of agriculture in the future. I have put in so much effort for the country and for the benefit of the people. Are you so unwilling?"
"I don't want to. In my opinion, this is called making trouble out of nothing. It's good enough if nothing changes now. Besides, you are a little too confident. Why do you think that commercial taxes far exceed agricultural taxes? Can you predict the future?" Xu Wenshu said disdainfully.
Fang Zhengyi counted on his fingers and said, "Don't worry. Look, Taoyuan County was originally a barren land, but I personally built it into a prosperous city. After entering the capital, the prince and I managed Banshanfang very well...disaster relief...opening the sea..."
"Later, gunpowder, guns, and penicillin, which one of them was not a magical item that shocked the world? Moreover, we still have Dongjiao University and the Royal Academy of Sciences. I can guarantee that magical items like gunpowder will continue to emerge in the future. The power of commerce will spread these things to the world. Even merchants themselves will cultivate more talents in order to compete."
Fang Zheng finished explaining everything one by one and spread his hands: "I've already been so successful, and you still don't trust me?"
Xu Hongcai, who was standing by, was listening with fascination, and there was even a hint of admiration in his eyes when he looked at Fang Zhengyi.
I didn't expect that Mr. Fang had such a rich life experience... A real man should live like this!
Xu Wenshu was much calmer, but still secretly surprised.
Normally, I would see Fang Zheng every now and then, and I didn't think anything of him. I just found him annoying because of his outspokenness.
Therefore, I didn't take the things he did before too seriously.
Now if I list them one by one again...it sounds quite remarkable.
Xu Wenshu sighed softly, "Master Fang is indeed amazing, but don't blame me for being too blunt. Everyone has a few glorious moments in life. It sounds good to list them one by one, but failure is often invisible to everyone. What you just said doesn't prove anything. Why do you have to be so radical when you are so young? Besides, it's not your business, so please go back. That's all I have to say."
Fang Zhengyi shook his head regretfully.
I should have known that it wouldn't be so easy to persuade someone, especially an old guy like this who is conservative and sticks to the old ways.
Fortunately, I have made all the preparations...
Fang Zhengyi lowered his head and rummaged through the cloth bag again. After a while, he pulled out a few more documents and handed them to Xu Wenshu.
Xu Wenshu looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What is this?"
"Just watch it."
Xu Wenshu suppressed his impatience, took the document, unfolded it, and was stunned.
He rubbed his eyes and read it twice, then asked in panic, "Master Fang, when was this signed?"
Fang Zheng looked up at the sky and said slowly, "Ah... maybe two days ago. Your nephew Xu Ping found Taoyuan County and wanted to do business with our county."
"He's doing well in jade sales, and he wants to get involved in the diamond business. You should know that the diamond business is now run by people from Taoyuan County. As soon as Xu Ping mentions your name, my subordinates will not dare to cooperate. He gets a share of the diamonds, and he has to pay him 100,000 taels of channel fees. This business is really good."
"Master Xu, your family is really good at making money."
"Fang Zhengyi!" Xu Wenshu stood up suddenly, staring at Fang Zhengyi with his eyes fixed, and said with a heavy breath: "You are slandering me! Xu Ping would never do such a thing!"
Fang Zheng smiled.
Xu Ping is a businessman with a pretty big business, so it's impossible for him to be so stupid as to use the name Xu Wenshu to show off outside.
It was I who asked the county people to negotiate for Diamond, and they had to persuade them into signing the cooperation agreement.
Now that the contract has been signed and the mud has fallen into his crotch, Xu Wenshu has no say on what to do.
"Tsk, the law does not punish everyone, that's true. Lord Xu, you are the only one left now. You said I should report this to His Majesty. Will His Majesty believe me or you?" Fang Zhengyi drank his tea slowly.
"This is my nephew's business, and there is nothing wrong with the contract. I am not afraid even if it comes to the attention of His Majesty. Do you think you can reverse right and wrong by relying on His Majesty's trust?"
"Humph! You also admit that he is your nephew? As the Minister of Revenue, how do you explain that you condoned your relatives to engage in business and abused your power?"
Xu Wenshu stared at him coldly: "Lord Fang's methods are so despicable, and the subordinates follow suit. Do all the Jinyiwei act this way? Do you still have the law in your eyes?"
Fang Zhengyi said calmly, "Master Xu, let me tell you a story. A few days ago, our Jinyiwei arrested a minor official who was bullying others, but we only had oral testimony from the people and no real evidence. The subordinates captured the minor official and went to the people who were bullied to verify the matter, but the people were so scared that they turned against us on the spot."
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