Guo Dan felt that it was still necessary to settle this account with Wanli, otherwise, how would he come up with 250,000 taels at that time, and he roughly explained it to Wanli.

The actual profit is not that much.

"That's a lot!"

Wanli listened to it and immediately spoke.

Never underestimate the fat house's thirst for money.

"Your Majesty is right."

Guo Dan hugged his fists and said: "The humble post is also determined to form a pirate army as soon as possible, in addition, the humble post received news not long ago that since all the porcelain has been shipped to the Luwang Mansion this year, the price of porcelain in the Fuguang area has tripled. ”

"Three?"

Wanli exclaimed.

Guo Dan nodded and said: "The silk that Japan mainly buys, and the porcelain will also attract enough Francois merchants for Tianjin Port, and the net profit can reach at least one to one, plus we spent more than one million taels to sweep the porcelain, tea, and silk in the market before, in the next year, we can earn one million taels of silver from overseas trade." ”

"A million taels?" Wanli took a breath of cool air, and then he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, "Okay, good!" Very good! ”

But he forgot how long they had been preparing for this, and they deserved it.

However, this good start also prompted him to make up his mind to pursue the title of King of the Sea House.

And that's what you're here for.

Guo Dan groaned a little and said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing, I think I still have to make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

"What's the matter?"

"It's still about profits."

Guo Dan said: "After all, our goods have not passed through the city, and we have not paid taxes to the imperial court......!" ”

Wanli waved his hand and said: "You can't say that, we also paid tariffs, and in addition, we will clean up the river, but it will cost a lot of money." ”

Guo Dan nodded and said: "Your Majesty is right, but the problem is that the treasury is also very empty now, if there is a financial problem again, then Your Majesty will have to remedy it, and you may spend more money." ”

Wanli frowned slightly and sighed: "This is also true, but this... If this is taxed, then it is not an admission that I use the Lu Wangfu to do business. ”

"I don't intend to pay taxes."

Guo Dan said: "I just hope that I can use the overseas plan to reduce the burden on the treasury, that is, to send those descendants of vassal kings overseas to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty." ”

This time the Guide Mansion incident also made him understand that the financial collapse, Wanli must take money to save it, one state capital, he can still be reluctant, but if he comes to two more state capitals, he can't save it, so he has to plan in advance.

As for the feudal kings, they had already made a plan to send the feudal kings overseas in order to reduce the burden on the country.

Wanli nodded and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Regarding this matter, the humble position has been carefully studied, since the promulgation of the "Zong Fan Regulations", the imperial court has relaxed the vassal system a lot, and encouraged those descendants of the clan to fend for themselves. His Majesty can choose a place near the Luwang Mansion and build a school to train the descendants of these vassal kings, and when the training is completed, he will seal some islands for them. ”

Wanli was silent for a while, and said, "The matter of the sect is a big matter, and I have to think about it again." ”

As he spoke, Wanli suddenly thought that Guo Dan seemed to have come back to restore his life, coughed lightly, restored the demeanor that the emperor should have, and asked, "That's right!" I've heard that the situation in Guide Mansion has improved, and it seems that I didn't choose the wrong person! ”

Guo Dan said: "This is all based on His Majesty's wise guidance, and the humble position is just to run errands." ”

"Don't be modest, you have contributed a lot to this trip." Wanli laughed.

Guo Dan suddenly remembered something, and said: "Then Your Majesty should also know that the lowly post has taken over the coal and iron mines owned by Defu." ”

Wanli nodded straight, and said with a light in his eyes: "How much money can you make from this?" ”

“......！”

Guo Dan blinked and said, "Your Majesty, the profits here are actually not high. ”

A flash of disappointment flashed in Wanli's eyes, and he waved his hand and said: "It's not high, it doesn't matter, after all, you are here to save the Guide Mansion, not to make money, as long as you don't lose money." ”

"It's not a loss."

Guo Dan said: "However, there is another main reason for doing this, which is to free up more coal and iron ore for Weihui Mansion to produce bird guns and artillery, which are weapons that our pirate army needs very much." ”

Wanli nodded and said, "You have thought it through. ”

Guo Dan said: "But there is a problem in this, it is about Li Rusong, he does not know our pirate plan, but at the same time he monitors the production of firearms, if we want to produce firearms on a large scale, it is difficult to hide from him, so I didn't meet him this time." ”

Wanli pondered for a moment and said, "I will arrange this matter, and I will inform you of what to do then." ”

Guo Dan clenched his fists and saluted, "Obey orders." ”

Wanli said again: "Li Chengliang has returned to Beijing, you go and get in touch with him then." ”

Guo Dan asked, "Your Majesty plans to let Li Chengliang join our weapons production?" ”

Wanli nodded and said: "Although I dismissed him, I actually trust him very much, but this tree is a big move, and he is no longer suitable to serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, but he is still the pillar of Liaodong, and I can't do without him." ”

"Humble duty understands."

In fact, Wanli's dismissal of Li Chengliang has nothing to do with Shen Shixing, but what Li Chengliang did in Liaodong, which made him not feel at ease, he felt that if it went on like this, it would be difficult for him to control Li Chengliang, he Wanli was not confused, he knew that Liaodong had been able to be so stable in recent years, and it was all dependent on Li Chengliang, and he had to continue to rely on him, because the people who guarded Liaodong were still Li Chengliang's subordinates.

This stick can also give a red date!

Fortunately, Guo Dan's encroachment on the whale swallowing plan provided him with an option, which was to use money to entrap these generals.

After talking about the matter, Guo Dan retired.

But as soon as he withdrew, a little eunuch came over and said in a low voice: "Consultant Guo, Shen Shoufu is invited." ”

Guo Dan was stunned for a moment and said, "I just need to report to Your Majesty." ”

The little eunuch was shocked, you kid is floating, and you won't go if you are invited by the first assistant.

Guo Dan changed his words and said, "But I have always respected the old and loved the young. I'm tired. ”

"Hoo ---!"

The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this kid was still on the ground.

When I came to the East Pavilion, I saw Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, Wang Jiaping, and Song Qi sitting inside.

Guo Dan didn't dare to pretend to be forced in front of these big guys, and saluted the old men.

"Advisor Guo doesn't need to be polite, please take a seat."

"Thank you."

After Guo Dan sat down, Shen Shixing smiled and said: "It's really worthy of being my Ming financial advisor, no matter how tricky the problem is, it's also easy to catch!" ”

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Shoufu is really awarded, I don't have this ability." ”

Shen Shixing asked: "Then you can explain why as soon as you go, the situation in Guide Mansion immediately improved?" ”

"That's because ......!"

Guo Dan suddenly found that these four old men were staring at him, only to feel a little surprised, and after a little silence, he also understood, oh, I understand, they are here to ask for advice, this is not good, if you want to develop this habit, you have to find me for everything in the future, that is not good, MD, the fat house refuses to even give a penny of employment fees. He rolled his eyes and said, "I won't hide it from you, actually... Actually, I was just playing a trick. ”

"Tricks?"

The four old men said in unison.

If it's a trick, it's really bullish, because no one can see it.

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Yes, I don't know if you adults have noticed that every time I turn decay into magic." ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said, "This is exactly what we are curious about. ”

Guo smiled lightly: "But the truth is that if it is not decayed, it is impossible for me to create magic." ”

Song Qi shook his head and said, "The old man doesn't understand very well. ”

"Actually, it's easy to understand."

Guo smiled lightly: "This can also be understood as taking advantage of the situation, if you adults let me go to the current Henan Mansion to do something, then I will be helpless to go, because everything is fine there, in other words, no matter what I do, I will encounter great resistance, and it will be difficult for you adults to make a difference, let alone me." ”

Shen Shixing, they all suddenly realized.

Whether it was the previous contracting or the current crisis, Guo Dan must have stepped forward in an extreme crisis in the local area.

This crisis not only hit the people hard, but also the local government and the landlord class.

The situation in Weihui Mansion was very critical at that time, and the people were already attacking the landlord's grange.

Guo Dan had a chance to suppress them.

This is actually breaking and then standing.

Without these crises, the power of the landlord class would be so strong, they would not be able to settle down, and it would be even more difficult for Guo Dan to make a difference.

In fact, the problem still exists, but Guo Dan is good at seizing opportunities.

"I see."

Wang Jiaping nodded thoughtfully.

Shen Shixing stroked his beard and laughed.

Wang Jiaping asked, "Why is Shen Shoufu laughing?" ”

Shen Shixing said: "Don't you hear, this kid is sarcastic about us officials, only when the authority of the government declines, he can turn corruption into magic." ”

"Shousuke-sama, I have no intention of doing so!" Guo Dan said with a wronged face: "I just want to tell you that in fact, what I can do is very limited, far inferior to you." ”

The implication is that don't come to me if you have something, and don't come to me if you have nothing to do.

As soon as the four old men heard this, they knew that Guo Dan had already seen their purpose, and they all laughed a few times to cover up their embarrassment.

They really want to be able to ask Guo Dan for a few tricks, you are also a little too godly, I was not embarrassed before, but now that you are the financial advisor of Daming, you must communicate.

And Guo Dan is really not fooling them, there is a certain amount of truth, the problems of the Ming Dynasty have become some stubborn diseases, not only the corruption of the ruling class, but also the rules set by Taizu and Chengzu at the beginning.

If you can't break it, you can't get it.

The problem is that it can't be broken.

Guo Dan's magic, in fact, is really a little tricky.

If you really want to talk about it, the only state capital that Guo Dan revitalizes is Weihui Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion is completely dependent on the policy of private colleges to promote local consumption, as for Huaiqing Mansion, Guo Dan has only been to it once.

The local landlords controlled the economy.

And the reason why their economy is better than before is also because of Weihui Mansion, which makes their prices lower and at the same time imports agricultural products from them.

Except for the Weihui Mansion accident, the other three state capitals have not changed in essence.

And in this crisis, he can take down the Guide Mansion, but the question is, what is he doing with it?

He also had no way to make Guide House better.

And to bear so many taxes in vain, you have to take risks.

At present, the production of Weihui Mansion is enough to meet Guo Dan's needs.