It's up to you to do it yourself.

In other words, Wanli will not directly intervene in this matter.

But on the matter, if there is Wanli's support, then Guo Dan's cannibalization plan will get twice the result with half the effort.

Because in the process of winning over military generals, there is a qualitative difference between having the emperor and not having the support of the emperor.

It can be seen that Wanli is very clear, he doesn't want to get involved in this matter, because the entire interest group, including the emperor's relatives and relatives, and the powerful and meritorious, he wants to directly participate in it, and the risk is very large.

He just let Guo Dan do it himself, and you will be responsible for success and failure.

Very unforgiving.

Of course, Guo Dan knows Wanli's careful thinking, I want the biggest profit, but I am not willing to bear the responsibility, which is very selfish, but Guo Dan has no complaints about it.

Because that's how he and Aunt Xu designed it.

Taking a step back, the reason why the whole plan has become so complicated is actually to protect Wanli.

Wanli must not be allowed to get involved and take any risks.

The reason is very simple, Guo Dan is still alive now, all because of Wanli's protection, there is really no second reason, not because of how powerful he is, if Wanli is involved, then once something goes wrong, Wanli will inevitably be attacked.

At that time, Wanli may not be able to take care of Guo Dan.

It is necessary to keep Wanli out of the matter, even if something happens, Wanli can still protect Guo Dan with all his might.

In fact, Guo Dan and Aunt Xu have always designed it this way.

No matter what plan is carried out, first of all, Wanli must be settled, and he must not be wronged or hurt in any way, in that case, Guo Dan is actually the safest.

This comes at a cost, which increases the complexity and difficulty of the plan.

Of course, Guo Dan still puts his life first, and would rather be more difficult, but also protect his life to the greatest extent.

After talking with Wanli, Guo Dan immediately went back and asked Qin Zhuang to go to the household department and take the initiative to ask for the release of the arms production cooperation between the Liaodong Army and Weihui Mansion.

As soon as this news came out, the DPRK and China immediately celebrated.

In fact, this matter is not a big deal, but for the courtiers, it is not easy to come by, and in the face of Guo Dan before, there has been helplessness, and now it can be regarded as a retraction.

At the same time, they have regained their confidence.

You're more knowledgeable!

I didn't take it seriously with you before, and you really took yourself seriously, but now you know that you were wrong.

At the same time, Wanli also held a cabinet meeting.

The focus of this meeting was not to discuss whether money should be allocated to the border army, because Wanli knew that there was no point in talking about this, and what the cabinet could say.

The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss why the armaments produced by Weihui Mansion were much better than those of the state and other non-governmental workshops.

This can be discussed.

The conclusion is that Weihui Mansion is a dick, and they have the best craftsmen in the world, the most advanced technology, and the largest workshop.

Everyone admits this, the facts are right in front of us, and I really can't deny it!

Wanli put forward his proposal, first of all, of course, to dissolve the armament cooperation between Weihui Mansion and the Liaodong Army, and at the same time allocate funds to other border armies to meet all the needs of that interest group.

Second, we must think in the long run, so that our soldiers can have better armaments. Today's problem is that we can't afford it financially, but we have to work hard to improve our armaments.

He proposed that the research and development of armaments be handed over to Weihui Fu, which could not produce them, but it was necessary to maintain the pursuit of better armaments and enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.

So the question is, how much is appropriate?

Wanli means that Wei Hui Mansion is paid 1,000 taels every year, and as for the excess, Guo Dan will bear it himself, don't you always say that Guo Dan makes too much money from Wei Hui Mansion? Now let him contribute some to the imperial court.

In this way, the imperial court can also be more balanced.

But everyone knows that the profit of Weihui Mansion is your Wanli's, since you took the initiative to say so, it must be that you and Guo Dan have already discussed it.

However, with the cabinet's understanding of Wanli, it is unlikely that Wanli will be so generous.

Everyone speculated that Wanli did this for two purposes, one was that Wanli knew that this matter could not be reversed and had to be agreed, but at the same time, he wanted to retain the hope of Weihui Mansion to produce armaments.

Second, to avoid the imperial court's request to levy more taxes on Weihui Mansion, 1,000 taels a year to develop armaments, this is simply the price of cabbage, everyone knows that this is impossible, Guo Dan must be subsidized inside.

Then when the contract expires and the negotiation is due, Guo Dan can use this as an excuse to say that he doesn't make much money at all.

In the eyes of the cabinet, both of you are for yourself, and since they do not oppose the demands of the other side, they will naturally not oppose the emperor's demands, so you can do it yourself.

As far as Wanli is concerned, as long as the cabinet does not object, he directly issued an order, and on the premise of agreeing to all the demands there, he also severely criticized the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.

Why did it happen like this, it is not the reason of Weihui Mansion, but because your military department and the Ministry of Industry do not work hard, and this armament research and development is not as good as that of a civilian workshop, so I decided to put armament research and development in Weihui Mansion. Wait until the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry make better armaments.

Even so, there was a lot of opposition from the DPRK and China, and Wanli's careful thinking could hide it from anyone, who they thought that the development of armaments was a state secret, and how could it be handed over to private individuals.

Wanli criticized them bitterly, state secrets, you have made this virtue, you are still embarrassed to shout in front of me, and the imperial court cannot look at better armaments, and do not pursue them, and do not consider them for the soldiers of the three armies.

But at the same time, he also said that he would sign a confidentiality agreement with Weihui Mansion to ensure that Weihui Mansion's armament research and development would only serve the imperial court, and that Li Rusong and Zhao Shizhen would be sent to supervise this matter.

In this way, the opposition was suppressed.

After all, Wanli was out of consideration for the Ming army and national security, but the fact is that the imperial court could not produce as good armaments as Weihui Mansion.

In addition, after all, Wanli agreed to increase the military salary of the border army and prepare winter materials, and some vested interests are already thinking about how to divide the money, and they don't want to force Wanli to be in a hurry, causing the meat on the side of the mouth to turn yellow.

And the biggest victim of the whole thing is undoubtedly the officers and men of the Liaodong Army.

They were definitely getting shot while lying down!

Moreover, the armament of Weihui Mansion did not fall out of thin air, it was obtained by dozens of soldiers in exchange for their lives, but you exchanged ...... like this!

But Li Rumei was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, and now she had rushed back to report to Li Chengliang.

However, this was really commonplace in the Ming Dynasty.

This also fully explains why the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is becoming more and more scum.

.....

A no-tooth line!

"Layman, do you think Xing'anbo is worth wooing?"

Guo Dan put down the teacup and looked at Aunt Xu meaningfully.

Aunt Xu was stunned, she never expected that Guo Dan would first aim at her father, and immediately pursed her lips and smiled.

Guo Dan asked, "Why are the laymen laughing?" ”

After all, the Xu family's status in the army is undoubted, first of all, the Xu family is a family of Jiangmen, and secondly, he controls the Taifu Temple.

And Guo Dan believes that Xu Menghui will not betray him easily, and it is beneficial and harmless to win over the Xu family.

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "I'm just laughing at you, you shouldn't think about whether my father is worth wooing, but you should consider, why are you trying to win over my father?" ”

After a pause, she said: "Actually, I don't mind you doing this, but you can't succeed either, my father has been a wise man for so many years, he can't be on your side, of course, he can't be on your side."

Because my father no longer has any political needs, and he, like your father-in-law, is now preoccupied with the matter of succession. ”

Guo smiled lightly: "It seems that the layman knows Xing'anbo very well!" ”

Aunt Xu frowned slightly and said, "I don't like to talk about my family affairs with any outsiders. ”

Guo Dan shrugged his shoulders and said, "That layman thinks that who is our first target." ”

Aunt Xu pondered a little and said: "Regarding this matter, I think we can't choose a target based on our judgment, after all, this person is unpredictable, and no one knows what those general soldiers think in their hearts, and you can't even be sure which side they belong to, after all, the interests in this are intertwined." ”

Guo Dan asked, "Then how should we start this plan?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "According to the development of the matter, who do you think is the biggest victim in this incident." ”

"I heard that Li Rumei didn't even say a word, so she went back quietly."

Guo Dan suddenly glanced at Aunt Xu and said, "What do you mean by Li Chengliang?" ”

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "We have already said before that one of the reasons why the other party chose to fight back from the issue of armaments is to attack the Liaodong Army, and the reason is that Li Chengliang is Shen Shixing's person. ”

Guo Dan frowned and said, "What do the laymen mean, they won't just let Li Chengliang go?" ”

"I don't know."

Aunt Xu shook her head and said, "But there is a possibility, because Li Chengliang is the most important pillar of Shen Shixing outside, and he is also the easiest target to attack, you should know this better than me." ”

Guo Dan nodded.

Weihui Mansion's trade in Liaodong was very smooth, because Li Chengliang gave them convenience, it can be seen that Li Chengliang controlled the entire Liaodong region, but is this legal?

Aunt Xu said: "And Li Chengliang has a high reputation in the army, his officers and soldiers are all over the army, and his seniority is also the highest in my Ming Dynasty. ”

Guo said lightly: "But what if the other party doesn't continue to attack Li Chengliang?" ”

Aunt Xu smiled: "Then you can only wait, this matter is not urgent, if you take the initiative to attack, it is very likely to be exposed, after all, this current army is a quagmire, and no one can see what is inside." ”

Guo Dan nodded.

In fact, he is not very anxious, freezing three feet, not a day of cold, for a while, it is impossible to solve it immediately, at present, he is still focusing on overseas plans.

Anyway, if you have a chance, you will go, and if you don't have a chance, you will wait.