Hung Yen Bo House.

"Master, there was a letter from Yunxiaguan just now, saying that Guo Dan had gone to find the eldest lady this morning."

Xu Mao came to the lobby and reported to Xu Mengxi.

Xu Mengxi's eyes widened when he heard this, and he exclaimed, "You said that Guo Dan went to find Feng'er? ”

"Yes." Xu Mao nodded.

"Strange!" Xu Mengxi wondered, "Didn't the two of them have a holiday?" ”

Xu Mao shook his head and said, "I don't know much about this. ”

Xu Mengxi couldn't help frowning, and said worriedly: "What does this unfilial girl want to do?" ”

Xu Mao hurriedly said: "The master may be worried a lot, it was Guo Dan who took the initiative to find the eldest lady." ”

Xu Mengxi immediately said: "What kind of virtue is she, don't you know?" This has never been a peace of mind since he was a child, and Guo Dan is not a worry-free guy, this time he made such a big fuss, causing the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to hate him, at this time, if the two of them are mixed together, it is scary just to think about it. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed heavily, "I knew that this was the case, the old man really shouldn't have recommended Guo Dan to His Majesty in the first place, and now even if I try to keep my distance from him, there are still many people who think that the old man is with him." If something really happens to him one day, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for our Xu family to stay out of the matter, it's really a wrong step, every step is wrong! ”

Xu Mao was silent for a while, and said, "Master, I don't know whether to say something or not." ”

Xu Mengxi said depressedly: "You just say it." ”

Xu Mao said: "Although the eldest lady is a little deviant, but her intelligence, even many men are difficult to match, it was the eldest lady who gave advice at the beginning, and the master served as the servant of the temple, the facts have proved that the eldest lady's guess at that time was very right, which not only ensured that our Xu family was not involved in that battle, but also soared." ”

Xu Mengxuan's face was slightly embarrassed, and said: "The old man does not deny it, the unfilial daughter is indeed smart, but unfortunately she used her wisdom in the wrong place, don't forget, she did something at the time, and the old man not only helped her hide it, but also helped her find her husband's family, which can be described as benevolent and righteous, but she did not repent, and intensified, tore up the marriage contract, and ran away from home. ”

Xu Mao said: "That's just the eldest lady's impulse, the eldest lady's heart is actually not bad, and now the situation in the DPRK and China has become unpredictable because of Guo Dan, the old man is already in this whirlpool, and the little young master has not grown up, if the eldest lady is around, it is a good thing for the master, for the little master, and for our Xu family." ”

This is not the first time he has mentioned this matter, the Xu family has a big business, but the people are thin, there are only two people in total, and one of them is a waste, which is the dilemma faced by their Xu family.

"If Rong'er has half of her ......."

Halfway through speaking, Xu Mengxi shook her head and sighed: "The old man also asked you to go to her, but she refused to come back, so she can't let the old man invite her in person, isn't she afraid of thunder and thunder?" ”

“.....。”

Saying that, Xu Mengxi saw that Xu Mao didn't answer for a long time, raised his head, looked at Xu Mao and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Mao said: "Master, this bell must be tied to the bell!" ”

......

A no-tooth line.

Guo Dan sat in the office, holding his cheek with one fist, stunned.

Although the noisy Jingshi immediately became calm because of Wanli's rampage, not to mention the match-fixing, even Marseille was rarely mentioned, but he knew that his troubles had just begun.

At the beginning, his strategy was just to cling to Wanli's thigh, he didn't think about who to fight against, he just wanted to make money, he loved his profession, and he didn't even want to enter the officialdom, but the change of things caught him off guard.

But things have happened, he can only accept it, and he is not a person who likes to sit still, he will never wait until the knife is on his neck before launching a counterattack, if you know that the other party will cut over, you still wait for someone to cut over, before fighting back, that is a stupid lack of work, Lady Luck will not favor him every time, he must seek to take the initiative, cut them first and then say.

This was also the only purpose for him to consult Aunt Xu.

Having said that, in fact, in terms of the experience of the struggle in the court, Zhang Cheng and Xu Mengxi are better than Aunt Xu, but Guo Dan never thought of going to them for advice, because both of them are insiders, they have their own interests, and the words that come out of their mouths must be based on their interests first, and their interests are all over the court, which is equivalent to asking in vain.

And Aunt Xu is an outsider, and his only interest in the court may be Xu Mengxi, of course, the most important thing is that Aunt Xu has reminded him.

It's worth the trip, Aunt Xu's words really made him stunned.

"Husband! Husband! ”

"Ahh

Guo Dan woke up suddenly, and suddenly found Kou Zhuansha standing in front of the table, looking at him with a concerned face, and said in surprise: "Madam, you... When did you come in? ”

Kou Zhuansha said: "I just came in, I knocked on the door for a while, but I didn't hear your answer, so I pushed the door in, and I never thought that you were inside. Husband, what are you thinking, thinking so intrigued? ”

"It's not about match-fixing."

Guo Dan shook his head and sighed.

Kou Zhuansha also sighed faintly, and said, "Fang Cai Xinxing's side has already counted the losses in our incident this time. ”

As she spoke, she handed a copy of the data to Guo Dan.

Judging from her expression, it should be a big loss.

Guo Dan took it, opened it and looked at it.

Sure enough.

What a loss.

Tianjin Wei's disguise, which was both true and false, lost more than 12,000 taels in that fire.

Guo Dan is making preparations with both hands, it is really producing over there, otherwise he can't hide it, but he doesn't produce so much, only a small part, but the cotton armor is expensive, plus the commission for buying workshops and craftsmen, this is all money!

The match-fixing caused Marseille to be postponed indefinitely, and the game has not yet started, and the loss caused has reached 30,000 taels, because if you delay the first period, you have to earn a few thousand taels less, which is a loss.

and the production of cotton armor over there will have to increase the cost by nearly eight thousand taels.

and damage to the temporary racecourse.

The total loss here is more than 50,000 taels, because the tooth store accounts for 30% of the shares in the cotton nail transaction, plus these things, it also affects the trade of the tooth shop, and the loss is almost about 10,000 taels.

If you add the 50,000 taels donated by that side, the loss caused will reach 100,000 taels.

That's not a small amount, and it's not counting the aftermath.

For example, the construction of the Marseille district was suspended, and so on.

After reading it, Guo smiled lightly!

It's a very happy laugh.

Kou Zhuansha said with concern: "Husband, are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, what can I do."

Guo Dan said with a smile.

Is this okay? Kou Zhuansha asked, "With so much loss, why is my husband still smiling so happily." ”

Guo Dan said: "If you just spend more than 100,000 taels to bury the four official teeth, it is indeed a blood loss, but if you spend 100,000 taels and make it difficult for Dongchang to sleep, it will be very worthwhile." ”

Kou Zhuansha said in horror: "Husband, don't be impulsive. ”

Guo Danzhi shook his head and said: "I don't have impulsiveness, I told you before, I won't take the initiative to make enemies with anyone, but if Dongchang always comes to provoke me, I will bury the entire Dongchang with silver, just 100,000 taels, hum, it's not my money anyway." ”

“.....！”

He is right, Yaxing has lost in it, at most 20,000 taels, and the Kou family has lost more than 10,000 taels, although for the Kou family, it is a lot, but thinking about the loss of eighty percent of it is counted on Wanli's head, his heart is naturally balanced.

Since Wanli is the largest financier, after this financial report comes out, it is natural to hurry up and give Wanli a look.

In front of the Royal Palace.

"Don't worry, I won't forget your promise, if there are no accidents, you can go back to the guard today."

Before Guo Dan entered the door, he suddenly said to Yang Feixu.

Yang Feixu finally showed a smile on his face, hugged his fists and said, "It's hard work." ”

"It's not enough to raise your hands."

Guo Dan waved his hand and said with a smile.

Qianqing Palace.

"Eighty thousand taels!"

When Wanli heard this, he couldn't help but stand up suddenly, and said with a hideous face: "You... You said I lost 80,000 taels? ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly picked up the financial report that Guo Danfang had just handed over and looked at it, and when he looked at it, tears appeared in the corners of his eyes, which made people feel distressed!

Guo Dan said: "The loss is only 30,000 taels, plus the 50,000 taels donated, a total of 80,000 taels." ”

"Isn't the money donated a loss?" Wanli roared and tore the financial report to shreds.

He really didn't want to accept that fact.

"If you are guilty of lowly duties, please punish Your Majesty." Guo Dan pounced and knelt on the ground.

But Wanli didn't look at him at all, his eyes were glazed, and he muttered to himself with a choked voice: "Eighty thousand taels, eighty thousand taels, eighty thousand taels..... ”

Suddenly, his fat body shook slightly.

"Your Majesty." Li Gui hurriedly stepped forward and supported Wanli, his back was already soaked, and he still felt a little strange in his heart, if you want to be so honest, it's okay to report a little less.

Wanli pushed him away with one hand, looked at Guo Dan and said, "I have already lost so much, can't I not donate 50,000 taels?" ”

Guo Dan was silent and did not answer.

The implication is obvious, if you don't donate this money, then Marseille may face closure.

Wanli also understood the reason, if he didn't donate this money, Guo Dan and Marseille would face a crisis, but it was still after a long time before he came back to his senses, sighed, and said, "You get up first." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guo Dan stood up, suddenly took out a letter, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a resignation from a humble position, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it." ”

"Resignation?"

Wanli was stunned for a moment, and then said: "What are you doing here, I'm just distressed... In short, I didn't blame you, you were in Weihui Mansion at the time, and you couldn't reach the whip, put it away, put it away. ”

Speaking of the back, he was distraught.

Guo said lightly: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, and his humble position is grateful, but... But I must be gracious to Your Majesty. ”

Wanli said angrily: "What are you doing today? I don't blame you, are you annoyed enough by me? ”

Guo Dan said: "At the beginning, Your Majesty trusted the lowly position and handed over so much money to the lowly position to take care of, but the lowly position disappointed Your Majesty, and there was no shame to face Your Majesty again, in addition, now the lowly position has made enemies everywhere, and they will never easily bypass the lowly position, so if the lowly position continues to help Your Majesty take care of money, it will only affect Your Majesty." ”

When Wanli heard this, he couldn't help frowning and sighed: "Actually, afterwards, I also regretted a little, I didn't take you into account at the time, but they made me lose so much money, and I can't act as if nothing happened, you can rest assured, if anyone dares to make things difficult for you in the future, I will definitely make decisions for you." ”

Guo said lightly: "Your Majesty, this open gun is easy to dodge, and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, then Jiang Feng is just an illegitimate child, and we have suffered such heavy losses, if we change to a person with a little power, then the consequences are unimaginable!" ”

Wanli couldn't help but feel frightened when he heard this, and immediately said: "Since you realize the problem, you should find a way to solve this problem, instead of choosing to escape, do you think that if you don't help me take care of this money, they will let you go?" ”

He is willing to accept this fact, the main reason is to keep Guo Dan, and now he values Guo Dan very much, because Guo Dan will not only make money, but also allow him to pretend to be forced at the court meeting and help him solve some problems that he couldn't solve before.

Guo Dan frowned and was silent.

"Okay, you can put away your resignation." Wanli waved his hand and asked, "Have you thought of a solution to this matter?" ”

Guo Dan groaned a little and said, "If you want to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, there is only one way. ”

Wanli hurriedly asked, "What way?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Cultivate a group of business spies. ”