"Master, are you a little too rash to agree?"

As soon as Guo Dan left, the housekeeper beside Li Chengliang showed an anxious look, "Your Majesty asked you to go to the ironcraft workshop to produce firearms, this... What does that mean? ”

The housekeeper next to Li Chengliang, it is definitely not an ordinary person, there is no problem with leading troops to fight, about the emperor's handling of the generals who returned to Beijing, there are actually many routines, whether it is to kill or stay, but no emperor has ever done this.

You must know that Li Chengliang is now an iconic figure in the Ming army, and he went to an iron workshop as a technical consultant, although he was given shares, it was also an insult!

This soldier can be killed, but not humiliated!

Li Chengliang sighed: "Does the old man still have a choice?" ”

The housekeeper couldn't help but mutter, if there was a pick, Li Chengliang would not have returned to Beijing, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "Master, Your Majesty arranged for you to go to Weihui Mansion, could it be for the situation in the southwest?" Guo Dan said that the armament order was all for the Huguang Shenji Battalion. ”

Li Chengliang frowned and thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "Don't guess, anyway, whatever Your Majesty asks us to do, we will do it, and we can't be confused at this time." You go and prepare immediately, and we will go to Weihui Mansion tomorrow. ”

This companion is like a tiger!

To speculate on what the emperor was thinking was no different from dying.

What if you guess wrong?

Li Chengliang has no time to care about his own honor and disgrace now, what he has to do now is to protect his sons and avoid being affected by him.

But where did they think of it, in fact, Wanli's meaning is really simple, that is, let him make money in the past.

It's a whole new routine.

It's also a new way to play.

This is the plan that Guo Dan proposed to encroach on the whale swallow, and its purpose is to cut off these big generals with high prestige in the army step by step from the current interest groups, and then form a new interest group with Wanli and commerce as the absolute core.

Otherwise, Wanli would not be able to move at all.

Knowing that there is no way to be corrupt in the military and government, everyone knows that there are a large number of people in the border towns, even if the treasury has not been abundant, but you still have to satisfy them, because if you want to strictly investigate, then every general may have a problem, and they will all be killed, so who will go to war?

Asking Li Chengliang to go to Weihui Mansion to get shares is actually to give them money in another way.

It's not just bad money.

We're making money.

As long as these great generals are encircled, and then targeted the military and political reform, it will be much easier.

The only thing Guo Dan is willing to work hard is to improve the military and politics, because in this era, without a strong army, then everything is in the air, and it will fall down as soon as it is pushed. Overseas, he can build it himself, but there are also many enemies on the mainland.

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A no-tooth line.

"Husband, how are you talking?"

Kou Zhuisa asked.

Guo smiled lightly: "It seems that Ning Yuanbo was really frightened, he agreed to come down in one bite, and he didn't bargain with me, I knew that this was the case, I would just give Yicheng shares, alas... What a mistake. ”

Kou Zhuan Sha glanced at him and said, "You think everyone is the same as you, the sky is not afraid, the earth is not afraid, there is only money in your eyes, and Ning Yuanbo can't look down on that little bit of shares." ”

The corners of Guo Dan's mouth raised, and he said: "Soon he will regret not bargaining with me today and ask for a little more shares." Because I plan to let the Grand Canyon be listed in Weihui Mansion, it won't be long before these two percent of the shares can be worth all of Li Chengliang's existing family property. ”

"Grand Canyon listing?"

Kou Zhuisa doubted: "But the armament order does not mean that there is, and it is difficult to continue to make profits." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Could it be that Madame has forgotten that our overseas plans need a lot of weapons support, and we have taken down so much coal and iron ore in Guide Mansion to produce not only armaments, but also civilian tools." As long as we integrate all these resources and technologies, then the Grand Canyon will become a behemoth, and nothing is more profitable than this. You send someone to send a message to Xiaodong and ask him to immediately count the existing assets of the Grand Canyon. ”

"I'll arrange it later." Kou Zhuansha nodded, in fact, she still didn't understand this, in her impression, fighting is attrition, but she is a little good, if she doesn't understand, she will completely focus on Guo Dan, anyway, whatever Guo Dan says, she will do it, she won't think too much, and said: "That's right!" The husband should know that the little uncle has recently opened several little uncle colleges. ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "You send someone to the Jinggu Temple to talk to Abbot Huiming, and say don't care about the little uncle's actions." ”

"But Uncle Xiao asked us to leave a lot of our teachers."

"It doesn't matter, let's just cultivate it again."

Guo Dan shrugged his shoulders and said, "The Little Uncle Academy is a perfect supplement for us, not a competitor, because we are targeting the children of poor families, while the Little Uncle Academy is aimed at the children of some merchants' families and the children of landlords' families.

And the Little Uncle Academy will also provide us with a huge talent base in the future, which is a good thing, but that kid is too annoying, and he will dig people directly without saying a word, so he will give me a hint and let me be prepared. ”

Kou Zhuansha wondered: "I can't understand this, with the relationship between the little uncle and your husband, he can't do this." ”

Guo Dan said: "This is actually not difficult to understand, he is just pretending to be forced, if he comes to us in advance, and our tooth line comes forward, then everyone will be optimistic, if he wants to do it himself, let alone outsiders, but even King Lu laughs at him, then if he succeeds, he can pretend to be forced." ”

"I see."

Kou Zhuansha suddenly felt a little crying and laughing, and asked again: "Husband thinks he will definitely succeed?" ”

"It's bound to work."

Guo Dan said: "Because there is indeed this demand at present, you also know that many businessmen want their children to study in temples such as Jinggu Temple and Taoist temples, but because of tradition, no one dares to do this, so the little uncle doesn't care, anyway, he can't do a lot of stupid things." ”

Kou Liansha nodded and said with a smile: "Maybe there is a master behind him." ”

"That's for sure."

Guo Dan asked again, "Have you seen Aunt Xu recently?" ”

Kou Liansha shook her head and said, "Husband, although it is difficult for this Qing official to cut off family affairs, if you have a way, help the eldest sister." ”

Guo Dan groaned for a moment and said, "Let's finish our own business first." ”

Kou Zhuansha asked, "Husband is going to go to Weihui Mansion first?" ”

Guo Dan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your husband is not as good as those big soldiers, you can only take care of your own account books, and I have to help Your Majesty think about it, so I have to find a way to help the imperial court reduce expenses to make up for this additional military expenditure." ”

.....．

East Pavilion.

"Weihui Mansion?"

Wang Xijue looked at Shen Shixing in surprise.

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Yesterday evening, Li Chengliang brought me a letter, and he will leave for Weihui Mansion today, because he has accepted Guo Dan's invitation to go to Weihui Mansion Grand Canyon Iron Workshop to serve as a technical consultant to help them produce firearms. ”

"How is this possible?"

Xu Guo was shocked: "Uncle Ning Yuan went to the ironsmith workshop, this is ......." ”

In terms of the current traditional concept, this is incredible, and it is really practicing yourself!

Shen Shixing frowned and said, "Things may not be so simple, Your Majesty has not yet decided who will manage the Divine Machine Battalion. ”

Xu Guo's eyes widened and said, "If Your Majesty really intends to let Li Chengliang go over, it is enough to show that the armament order of Weihui Mansion may be just a pretense, and Your Majesty really wants to send troops to the southwest." ”

"This is a very sensitive matter, and you can't speculate." Shen Shixing shook his head and sighed as he spoke, and said, "But from the current point of view, this matter is really not simple the more you look at it!" ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said: "There are indeed many strange things in this, I went to the military department yesterday and chatted with Fang Shangshu for a while, it turns out that this arms order, Your Majesty did not let the military department be responsible, but directly by Your Majesty personally responsible for it, so the military department still does not know how to use these 200,000 two meetings." ”

......

......

Shen Mansion.

"I don't know what Consultant Guo is teaching when he visits today!"

Shen asked with a light smile at Guo.

"Don't dare, don't dare, my lord said this, it's really embarrassing Guo Dan!"

Guo Dan hurriedly bowed his hand, and said: "A few days ago, it was thanks to the great support of the adults that Weihui Mansion was able to obtain this arms order. ”

"No, no, no!"

Shen Yi waved his hand again and again, and said: "The reason why I support Your Majesty is because I think that doing so is conducive to stabilizing the situation in the southwest, even if it is not produced in Weihui Mansion, I will support it." ”

"Yes, yes, it's the juniors who said the wrong thing, but no matter what, the juniors can serve as the financial advisors of the Ming Dynasty, but they all depend on you, and the juniors specially prepare a generous gift for the adults today."

"As I said, it's my job, and you don't need to thank you."

Having said that, Shen Yiyi's eyes were full of confusion, you didn't bring any gifts!

Guo smiled lightly: "This gift of thanks is also within your share. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Shen always said curiously.

Guo Dan said: "On the matter of the Shenji Battalion, I know that many ministers have expressed financial difficulties and want to reduce expenditures, and have received a wide response, but they have not said to the point, if the adults can really reduce the expenses for the treasury, then their remarks will be self-defeating." ”

Shen Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Do you have a way to reduce expenses for the treasury?" ”

Because most of the ministers at that time did not recommend the expansion of armaments, the main reason was that the treasury was tight, and they had to recuperate, and almost seventy percent of the ministers in the court were supportive, and they were suppressed at that time, and it was really Wanli who used Yang Yinglong's actions to force them to compromise.

Therefore, Guo Dan should be able to help him think of a way to reduce the burden on the treasury, then they can slap each other in the face with facts, and you will shout slogans, what are you doing, look at me, although we support His Majesty's expansion of armaments, but at the same time, we can also think of ways to reduce the burden on the treasury.

Guo Dan said: "It's the vassal king." ”

"Domain... Vassal king? ”

Shen was stunned.

Guo Dan said: "Everyone knows that the state spends more than 200,000 taels on the vassal king every year. ”

Shen was always silent.

This still needs to be said, the problem is that most of the feudal clans are royal members, who dares to move.

Guo Dan said to himself: "Since the "Sect Regulation", those descendants of the clan have been given the opportunity to fend for themselves, but as far as I know, this has polarized the entire clan, some of the clans are so rich, while others are starving to death.

Therefore, the Ordinance of the Sect did not solve this problem, but rather bred more problems, because the state did not take into account whether those people had the means to earn a living, so that the adults could go to His Majesty and set up a special training base to train them to seek the means of livelihood.

If this can be successful, then the imperial court will have a reason to restrict Zonglu as much as possible, which will reduce the burden on the treasury a lot. ”

Shen Yi just listened casually, because everyone has this method, but the problem is that it will provoke His Majesty and the emperor's relatives, and said: "Although this method is not bad, I still don't think it will work." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "How do you know if you haven't tried it?" ”

Shen Yi's expression changed, and he looked at Guo Dan, "Could it be ......!" ”

Guo Dan nodded.

His overseas plan is not just as simple as being a pirate, which involves the problem of the vassal king, Guo Dan believes that the problem of the vassal king must be solved, otherwise, the vassal king controls a lot of resources, which will seriously hinder the development of the commodity economy.

As the overseas plan was launched, Guo Dan had to drive the vassal kings to the overseas islands step by step, releasing a lot of resources for the country.

I haven't moved before, just waiting for the Lu Palace.

Once trade begins on the Luwang Mansion's side, then Guo Dan's entire plan will be in full swing.