Wanli didn't leave angrily, but left the hall with a suspicion and a very excited mood.

When Zhang Juzheng just died, Wanli thought that he could do anything wrong, but he knew that a Zhang Juzheng had left, but the entire bureaucracy had come, and his every move was criticized by the civil officials, even if it was a cross leg, he would be blamed until he put down his fat legs.

What's more, it's government affairs, and they can't be reasonable.

Killing and beating, it's useless, he didn't kill, after killing a batch, another batch, endlessly, these civil officials are proud of criticizing the emperor.

Wanli slowly began to change his house, unwilling to see those ministers, because he had to be read by them when he saw them, but now Wanli is only in his twenties, and he is in the prime of life, which is the most arrogant time in his life, but he has to be restrained by all kinds of constraints, and he feels so uncomfortable.

Of course, he doesn't think that I have the world, and this is the price I should pay.

However, today, he swept away the decline and even trained those civil officials to be speechless, which is really a bad breath.

The reason for all this is a financial statement.

This financial statement is technology, it has nothing to do with etiquette, talk about etiquette and law with civil officials, you can never talk about them, Baguwen is not just those things, if you don't study that thing thoroughly, where is the qualification to stand here, but to talk about technology, talk about making money, these civil officials will completely stop cooking.

He is happy, but the civil officials are not happy, this is really embarrassing, and it is a great shame to be taught a lesson by two young men in their twenties.

However, they have not yet found a way to crack the Emperor Shang combination.

They wanted to talk to Guo Dan about etiquette, but before they could speak, Guo Dan told them, "I am a humble businessman, money is my food, and greed is my professional quality." You also talk to him about etiquette, which is tantamount to playing the piano to a cow.

This is actually an extremely accidental phenomenon, the reason is that Guo Dan doesn't want to be an official, and the moral aspect has no impact on him, as long as he doesn't break the law, he wants to "give up on himself", and you can't do anything about him.

Guo Dan only talks about technology, whether it is raising horses, making cotton nails, or today's financial statements.

Wanli asked Guo Dan to guide the topic, and he cooperated on the side.

As a result, the civil officials don't know who to deal with first, deal with Guo Dan, and talk about technology but can't talk about him, this kid does have a hand in making money, and this time it is technology that crushes the household.

To deal with Wanli, Wanli didn't say anything, the topic was not provoked by him, he was just a judge in the middle, but at the technical level, Guo Dan was always able to take advantage of it, and they always couldn't say it.

It made them a little dizzy.

What's even worse is that whether it is Wanli or Guo Dan, they are all acting schools.

As soon as Wanli left, Guo Dan came to Zhang Cheng's side and said in an extremely low voice: "Prime minister, do you think this matter can be reversed?" ”

Zhang Cheng immediately shouted: "Save what? You don't joke, if you dare to repent, it is the crime of bullying the king, you kid has a lot of things, every time you see your kid, you always cause a lot of trouble. ”

Guo Dan also said excitedly: "Prime minister, this time it really has nothing to do with me, I am innocent." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Jiaping.

Wang Jiaping also noticed his eyes, and couldn't help but be very embarrassed, facing Jiangdong's father and elder without shame, sighed, and walked out of the hall, he didn't expect things to turn out like this, he also thought that he was the culprit.

Xu Menghui saw that Wang Jiaping was so decadent, exactly the same as his original self, he couldn't help but smile, and he called a balance in his heart, it turned out that it was not that I was too weak, but that the enemy was too cunning.

Guo Dan was still coquettish with Zhang Cheng, "Prime minister, please, let me see Your Majesty, this matter is really thankless, even if I agree, my father-in-law, my wife will not agree, how will I explain to them later." ”

"Go away, go away, we can't help you with this."

As soon as Zhang Cheng flicked his sleeves, he walked out.

"Inside!"

Guo Dan hurriedly chased out.

Shen Shixing, Jiang Yinglan and others all saw it in their eyes, and they were a little confused in their hearts, this really didn't look like a pit.

Guo Dan said very reasonably, he contracted this matter, which was really thankless.

The fact is that Guo Dan doesn't want to contract, it's all Wanli's ghost.

This is also why Guo Dan still plays this play, that is, to tell them that I was really forced, and this matter has nothing to do with my half a dime, and Wang Jiaping is to blame.

As far as matters are concerned, the ministers of the DPRK and China also have their own ghosts.

For example, Fang Fengshi, Song Qi and other pragmatists support contracting to Guo Dan, first of all, they are indeed crushed technically, they can do better, of course they can do it for them; Secondly, this can indeed play a role in mutual supervision, although Song Qi is the secretary of the household department, but he is suppressed by the cabinet, plus there are people from various factions in the household department, and it is not he who has the final say, so there are people outside the system Guo Dan, which can also make some people afraid.

On the other hand, such as Li Gao, those dignitaries, royal relatives, of course, do not support it, this more account is more uncertain, Zhang Juzheng has just left, and they are trying their best to push the Ming Dynasty to the old track.

And the attitude of Shen Shixing, Jiang Yinglan and others is more complicated, for Shen Shixing, he originally controlled the household department, but now Guo Dan is outside to restrain him, he is not at ease, and Jiang Yinglin and them, on the one hand, also know that by doing this, they can supervise each other, and they can better supervise the finances, because Guo Dan is a businessman after all, and he can supervise him if he is an official, but at the same time, this is not in line with the system.

In addition, Wanli vaguely mentioned Zhang Juzheng, which made many people feel uneasy, and at the same time, they liquidated Zhang Juzheng, but they did far less than Zhang Juzheng.

It can be seen that this matter has been settled, and it is difficult to have variables, because they are not twisted into a rope, so they can't stop Wanli, unlike the canonization of the crown prince, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are against the abolition of Chang Liyu, Wanli is also very empty, and he doesn't dare to do it against everyone, so he can only adopt a strategy of delaying, and it is a big deal to die and not see each other.

And over there, Guo Dan chased Zhang Cheng, and went directly to the Qianqing Palace, Wanli had already been waiting for a vacant seat, when Guo Dan went, this fat house was sitting in the pavilion and drinking himself, which was called a leisurely and comfortable.

"See Your Majesty."

"Excuse me!"

Wanli raised his hand, and his fat face was like a spring breeze, but this kind of thing could only be understood, not explained, he still said seriously: "Guo Dan, I know some words, you are inconvenient to say in the main hall, and now there are no outsiders here, you tell me, what else did you find on the financial statement?" ”

Guo Dan said truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty, what I found in my humble position, in fact, everyone knows that this land has not increased, there are no natural and man-made disasters, but the tax revenue has decreased year by year, so there is only one reason." ”

The reason is that those who do not have to pay taxes are constantly annexing land, and some large landowners are evading taxes.

During the period of Zhang Juzheng, there was a test method pressed on it, and now the test law has been abolished by Wanli himself, and the result is that he can't scare those people, and the tax revenue has begun to decrease year by year.

Of course, Wanli also knew that everyone could think of it, and asked, "Then do you have a solution?" ”

"No solution."

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "All dynasties have died like this. ”

There is really no solution to this problem, and Zhang Juzheng's reform has not fundamentally solved this problem, otherwise, he would not have just died, and he would immediately resurrect and make a comeback, unless the cards are reshuffled and redistributed, but after the shuffle, it is the old routine.

"Hey, how did you kid talk." Zhang Cheng said angrily on the side.

Guo Dancheng said with trepidation: "I made a mistake for a while, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." ”

Wanli frowned, didn't blame Guo Dan, and asked, "Didn't you say a method in the main hall?" ”

"Method?" Guo Dan was slightly stunned, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty is talking about grabbing land?" ”

You've got to make an inch. Wanli Shen Mei said: "What kind of land grabbing, Tongsheng is Tongsheng, and he speaks with the air of a stock market, won't you say that he will expand his territory." ”

"Yes, yes, expand the territory." Guo Danwei nodded straightly.

Wanli asked again, "Is this method feasible?" ”

When Guo Dan said this method, he was very tempted, and he was the only one in the hall who was tempted, this was the most perfect way to govern the country in his heart, he didn't care about etiquette, morality, and what to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness, he completely disdained it, and he also let the eunuchs go around to rob money in the future, until he died.

It's a pity that he doesn't know how to grab it, where to go to grab it, the best land in the vicinity has been occupied by Daming, and there is nothing to grab around.

Guo Dan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this method is not feasible, it depends on who does it, if the court does it, it will definitely be a loss-making business, and it is the kind of money that has no return, what those adults said is right, if you can not fight, try not to fight." ”

Wanli wondered: "The imperial court can't do it, who can do it." ”

Guo Dan grinned and said, "Your Majesty should understand the truth of this. ”

Wanli shook his head and said, "I don't understand. ”

Guo Dan's expression was stunned, and he said embarrassedly: "If Your Majesty doesn't understand, you can do a test." His Majesty sent the forbidden army to transport a batch of grain to Tianjin Wei, and asked the people of Yaxing to transport a batch of grain to Tianjin Wei, and he dared to say that in the case of His Majesty's special instructions, the cost of Yaxing was about half of that of the imperial court, and it may not be enough. ”

As soon as he said this, Wanli immediately understood that as soon as this military expenditure was allocated, it would be a bottomless pit, and a group of invisible rich people would be born immediately, and the emperor's relatives would definitely have to peel off a layer from it, and the general would also have to peel off a layer, as well as Cao Yun, etc., you just see how much money you have to fill it in.

Guo Dan continued: "In addition, there are many variables, the risk is too high, in case of defeat, Your Majesty will face very great pressure, and civilian officials will also quarrel every day in the court, and the generals on the front line may also have contradictions. ”

Zhang Cheng said curiously: "If even the imperial court can't do this, then who can do it?" ”

Guo Dan said: "If Your Majesty is interested, you can try to go it alone." ”

"Alone?"

Wanli was slightly startled and said, "How to do it alone?" ”

Guo Dan said: "You can learn from the pirate model. ”

Zhang Cheng tilted his head and said, "What did you say?" Let Your Majesty learn piracy? ”

Wanli waved his hand, "Minister, don't interrupt Guo Dan's words." He said to Guo Dan again: "You continue." ”

Guo Dan analyzed: "If Your Majesty wants to go alone, the north obviously can't go, not to mention that the gang is too strong, and it is easy to cause war, and there is nothing to ..... in the west How so? ”

"You just said robbery, I don't blame you." Wanli said anxiously.

You said that you want to borrow from the pirate model, can a pirate be called a pirate if he doesn't rob it?

"There is nothing to grab in the west, but the south can be developed, but there is a barren area, and it takes time and a lot of manpower and material resources to develop, so there is only one place left, which is the sea."

"At sea? What is there to grab at sea? Wanli asked.

The tone was very natural, Zhang Cheng and Li Gui knew that the emperor was obsessed with robbers and couldn't get out.

Guo smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, we don't produce much silver in Daming, where did all the silver on the market come from?" Aren't they all from overseas, this robbery is just a boatload of silver, how many times do you have to grab the road, before it deserves to be a time, in case you rush to grab it, grab it to the silver-producing land, oops, then it will be sent"

A boatload of silver? Silver mines.

Wanli thought of that picture, his eyes turned silver, patted the table and said, "Why didn't I think of this, okay, just do it." As he spoke, he was slightly stunned, "What kind of pattern did you talk about earlier?" ”

"Pirate Mode."

"Yes, island mode."

Wanli asked urgently, "What is pirate mode?" ”

Guo Dan said: "According to the humble knowledge, most of these pirates are businessmen, they used to run and buy and sell at sea, but the sea trading is risky, they have to be armed in order to protect their own business, but once they are armed, for the imperial court, they are naturally thieves, they will become pirates, on the one hand, they do business, on the other hand, they can rob, or collect tolls."

The sea is so dangerous, they are willing to take risks, it can be seen how much profit there is, but the humble position believes that no matter what it is, of course, those who can live in it, including robbery, Your Majesty's strength is so strong, why these profits let them be taken away, and the humble position is incomprehensible. ”

Wanli nodded and said, "It makes sense, this money should be fished out." ”

This is absolutely true.

"That's how it should be."

Guo Dan said: "Therefore, Your Majesty can also learn this model, but also to do business first, and then quietly create a mercenary army on the grounds of protecting the trade, however, Your Majesty's business is naturally not an ordinary business, the government naturally has to escort, and the policy changes, then you can monopolize the entire coastal business, and naturally, Your Majesty will become the overlord of the sea, and then it depends on Your Majesty's mood whether to grab it or not, and you have to pay the toll if you don't grab it." ”

"Maritime hegemon? Tolls? ”

Wan Li Le laughed, "Just do it, just do it." Ha ha! ”

Zhang Cheng and Li Gui were completely speechless, and they were so dignified that they were going to go to grab food from pirates again, it was really ...... God bless Daming!

Wanli suddenly noticed Zhang Cheng and Li Gui's expressions, and then realized that he was a little out of shape, and sighed: "It's not that I'm greedy for that bit of silver, it's just that the country's finances are getting worse, I'm really worried, and those people outside can't be trusted, so I can only do it myself, alas, ......." ”

The chubby face showed a faint sadness.

Worried about the country and the people, it's really nothing more than that!