Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 296 Heartbroken
The bedroom is simple, plain, clean and tidy.

Chen Ce was lying on the bed, his handsome face as pale as paper. Qin Hong and Xu Guan stood quietly beside the bed, silently looking at this handsome young man.

After an unknown amount of time, they both sighed at the same time.

Tuberculosis, the end of life...

It was really hard for them to imagine why he could be so optimistic and act like nothing had happened even though he knew he was ill.

Qin Hong and Xu Guan now understood why a little devil like Chen Ce did not take part in the imperial examinations.

Why choose this method to teach the prince secretly?

He won't live long!

He is using the last bit of his energy to change the Ming Dynasty, so every method he uses is so crazy. Once exposed, he will be cut into pieces!

Knowing it was so dangerous, why did he still do it without hesitation?

Now the two old ministers understood that he was not afraid of death because he would not live long anyway.

An inexplicable pain surged in their hearts, and the two old guys couldn't help choking up.

They were accustomed to the bloody political struggles and had seen countless people leave the stage of history in disgrace. Logically, they should have been hard-hearted, but at this moment, the two old guys couldn't help but shed tears.

Qin Hong wiped his tears, Xu Guan sniffed his nose hard, and they looked at each other, seeing regret and heartache in each other's eyes.

What a good child, what a good seedling!

Chen Ce woke up slowly and found two old guys staring at him blankly. He tried hard to get up.

Qin Hong hurried to support Chen Ce. There were only a handful of people in the Ming Dynasty who could be taken care of personally by the Minister of Revenue.

"How's it going? Are you feeling better?"

Chen Ce smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry to have made the two elders laugh. It's an old problem."

"It's my fault!" Xu Guan said directly, "I scared you just now! I admit my mistake!"

Just as Qin Hong said, Xu Guan was straightforward but not a bad person.

Chen Ce shook his head slightly and said, "It's none of your business. It's just an old illness. It's just that the illness came at the wrong time today."

"It always happens once in a while. It's hard to prevent. It has nothing to do with adults. Don't blame yourself."

Xu Guan sighed silently. This kid really knew about his illness.

Chen Ce coughed twice, and Minister Xu hurried over with some honey water for Chen Ce to drink.

After Chen Ce finished drinking, he said to Qin Hong: "Master Qin, I have said everything I should say. Merely talking won't convince others. You can put those things you just mentioned into practice, such as contracting construction for the private sector."

"This is not to prove that there is corruption in the Ministry of Industry. Its purpose is to encourage private businessmen to participate actively and let them see the benefits of business. Only in this way can the business of Ming Dynasty gradually prosper."

Chen Ce spoke slowly and weakly, and he felt tired even when he opened his mouth.

Qin Hong hurriedly patted Chen Ce on the back and said, "Good boy, good boy, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's talk about it when you're better."

Chen Ce waved his hand: "It's okay, just listen to me."

"The purpose of commercial prosperity is not only to enrich the country, but also to enable the country to move from agriculture to commerce and gradually reduce the phenomenon of land annexation. I say this... do you understand?"

boom!
Qin Hong was stunned for a moment, and his heart skipped a beat!

Yes! Land annexation has always been a difficult problem that has not been solved by all dynasties, and there is no way to solve it, because land agriculture is the foundation of all dynasties. As long as it is still the most profitable business in the country, annexation will not be extinct!

Farmers will always suffer from exploitation!
But once the profits of commerce surpass those of agriculture, the gentry and bureaucrats will certainly focus on more profitable commerce, thus gradually getting rid of the phenomenon of land annexation!
So that's it, so that's it! This kid's vision and thoughts are far better than mine!
He still underestimated Chen Ce!

Xu Guan was also stunned by Chen Ce. It turned out that his ideas were so far-reaching, so far-reaching that he deceived both the Shangshu!

Qin Hong's old eyes were cloudy. He nodded slightly and said softly, "I understand. I understand."

He was afraid that his voice would be too loud and scare Chen Ce, although he knew that was impossible because the child's mentality was much stronger and more powerful than he thought!
"I'm tired and want to take a nap."

Chen Ce spoke.

Xu Guan hurriedly said, "You kid! How can you do it alone? I will transfer a few maids from my mansion to take care of you... Forget it, you move to my courtyard and live in my house from now on!"

How could he bear to see Chen Ce living here alone? What if something happened to him in the future and no one found out?
Chen Ce rejected Xu Guan's kindness. He smiled and said, "I'm used to it. There's a girl next door who will take care of me. It's okay. Thank you for your concern, old man."

"I don't want to cause trouble to anyone, and I can't leave for the time being."

And the prince has not been taught well.

"No trouble! Where is the trouble? Whoever dares to say it is trouble, I will chop him to pieces!" Xu Guan said sternly.

Qin Hong gently pulled Xu Guan and said, "Let the child have a rest. He is really tired. We will find time to visit him again tomorrow."

After saying this, he pulled Xu Guan outside.

After leaving Huaihua Hutong, the two old men looked unhappy. Qin Hong smiled helplessly and asked Xu Guan, "How is this boy?"

Xu Guan said, "I like it!"

Qin Hong sighed and said, "Didn't you ask the prince who was teaching him?"

Xu Guan said: "Now I know."

Qin Hong said: "Just keep it to yourself. He is used to keeping a low profile. Besides, the things he did cannot be made public, otherwise it will bring disaster to his life."

Xu Guanshen agreed and said, "I understand."

He took a deep breath and said, "This little guy really impressed me. Just based on the business theory he just told you, even I couldn't help but marvel at his greatness!"

Qin Hong nodded and said, "Yes, business can not only enrich the country, but also completely change the phenomenon of land annexation. After so many years, who could have thought of such a great strategy?"

Xu Guan said quietly, "Why did I get this disease?"

"I was wrong. I was arguing with you in the court that business was useless. I am not as good as him, far worse than him!"

"I now understand that river management is not that important compared to commercial development!"

Qin Hong smiled and said, "It's okay. This is all for the good of Ming Dynasty. I know you have a straightforward temper."

After a pause, Qin Hong said, "What he said about construction bidding can be put into practice."

"Does your Ministry of Industry have any such project recently?"

Xu Guan nodded and said, "Yes! The emperor said some time ago that he wanted to renovate Shuntian Gongyuan."

Qin Hong thought for a moment and said to Xu Guan, "Go to the palace tomorrow and discuss this matter with the emperor."

Xu Guan: "Okay!"

"Don't you really want to find a few servants to take care of the child?"

Qin Hong shook his head: "If he wanted to, he would have had a group of servants long ago. How could it be your turn or mine to show his courtesy?"

(End of this chapter)