Although this ranch is under the management of Taifu Temple, as the secretary of the military department, he certainly has the right to intervene in these matters, because this involves the issue of war horses, but Fang Fengshi is not here to find fault, he is more here to investigate Guo Dan, of course he will not choose to let Guo Dan do it because of Aunt Xu's words, he also has to see what kind of person Guo Dan is.

"The old man also wonders about this, why can't the imperial court raise horses?"

Fang Fengshi followed Guo Dan's forced words and asked.

Guo Dan said without hesitation: "Because there is no money." ”

"No money?"

Fang Fengshi snorted: "Are you rich enough to rival the country? ”

This pit was dug, oh my God! Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Of course, the grass people are not as rich as the imperial court, and they can't even compare with a dime, but there are many places where the imperial court needs money, and the imperial court always hopes to give the least amount of money and get the best return, for example, let the people raise horses, but they don't give enough subsidies, the people can't even raise themselves, how can they raise good horses, this is tantamount to fishing with all their might, and both sides will lose." ”

In fact, as for why the imperial court can't raise horses, Fang Fengshi certainly knows in his heart that money is just a problem, and people are also a problem, but Guo Dan doesn't dare to talk about people, he can only talk about money.

But I have to say that he is really right, the court always gives a penny of money, so that people dare to divide the matter, in fact, two cents is fine, as a common people, you must have the consciousness of being exploited, but the problem is that this penny has to be stripped to a few cents, causing the people to starve themselves to death, and they can't raise horses.

But there is no point in discussing this issue with Guo Dan, and he has no way to change it.

Fang Fengshi asked again: "Then why did you raise a good horse again?" ”

"Because the grass people's approach is just the opposite of the imperial court, the grass people spend twice as much money."

Guo Dan said: "Don't hide it from Lord Shangshu, because Marseille can bring me enough profits, so I can also spend enough money to raise horses, the people I invite are actually ordinary people, but they help me raise horses, not only can I have no worries about food and clothing, but also can make a fortune, then of course they do their best, this penny is worth it, the same quantity, 1,000 taels and 10,000 taels of horses, it must be different." ”

Fang Fengshi said: "That's not necessarily, in the case of Liaodong cotton armor, the imperial court has given enough money, but what is the result?" It can be seen that you are not right. ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Lord Shangshu can't generalize, the grass people only believe in one thing when they do business, that is, the contract, the contract stipulates how much cotton to use, how much the grass people use, if there is no money to make, the grass people will not take it." ”

"Really?" Fang Fengshi snorted: "What if the old man wants you to take out the money to honor the old man today?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Returning to Lord Shangshu, as long as it does not exceed the budget, of course the grass people are willing to give." ”

"Budget?"

Fang Feng looked at Guo Dan in astonishment.

Guo Dan nodded and said: "When the grass people took over this transaction, they had already included the money of filial piety in the budget, even if Lord Shangshu wanted the grass people to be filial, the grass people could come up with some money, which would never affect the horse breeding." ”

"You kid is really sensible!"

Fang is angry and funny, but more sad.

In particular, there is a budget for this area, which shows that corruption has become a trend, and even the people can be so sensible.

Guo Dan said: "The grass people are just a small businessman, and they have no power to change anything, so they can only follow the trend." ”

"It's a good one."

Fang Fengshi snorted and said, "But what if the old man wants more than you can budget?" Or, the ministers of the DPRK and China all came to you to ask for money? ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Thank you Lord Shangshu for worrying about the grass people, the grass people will spend this money on the blade to ensure that this situation will not occur." ”

The implication is that if you want to bribe, you will bribe a big one, find someone to cover it, what Fang Fengshi didn't know was that this person was the current emperor, of course Guo Dan had nothing to fear, this budget was not a bribe at all, it was more of a charity.

Fang Fengshi smiled helplessly: "This treacherous villain, the old man has seen a lot, but I have never seen such a bribe as you in front of the court officials, saying this bribery so naturally, and there is still a budget, it is really unreasonable." ”

Guo Dan said: "The grass people are just a businessman, and they will naturally take into account various situations, since this situation exists objectively, then the grass people will naturally take it into account, instead of deceiving themselves, if they deceive themselves, it is the grass people who will lose money in the end." ”

Fang Fengshi said: "This old man won't believe it, if there is really a loss, won't you be shoddy?" ”

Guo smiled lightly: "This... The grass people dare not guarantee that it will not appear, but nine times out of ten it will not happen, because raising horses is only one of the many transactions of the grass people, even if there is a loss, the grass people can also take money from other transactions to make up, not because the other party is the imperial court, even if it is replaced by any person, the grass people will do this, because the contract is the foundation of the grass people, the joint-stock system of the grass people's tooth line, by virtue of the contract, the grass people violate the contract, the price to pay, raising 10,000 horses is more than enough. ”

Fang Fengshi nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Such a businessman as you, the old man is really the first time to meet it, people are cunning inside, but you are cunning on the bright side, it doesn't seem right to say that you are cunning, but to say that you are honest and honest, it is even more wrong." ”

This guy opens his mouth and closes his mouth, it's all money, and he takes it for granted, but it makes people feel reasonable, and I really don't think this person is more treacherous, it should be like this, people contract ranches, of course, to make money, is it still for the country and the people, businessmen are for the country and the people, so what do you need officials.

Guo said with a simple smile: "This is no business, no treachery, the grass people are businessmen, they are also more treacherous, the grass people insist on taking the contract to speak, not to be a morally noble, admired person, but to insist on this, is to make the grass people make more money, everything the grass people get now is based on this, if the contract is violated, the grass people will become nothing." ”

Fang Fengshi asked, "Why are other merchants different from you?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Because their skills are not as good as the grass people." ”

Fang Fengshi was stunned and said with a smile: "You are really not modest at all. ”

Guo Dan said: "The grass people also want to be humble, but... But this is a fact that everyone knows. ”

Fang Fengshi squinted his eyes: "This wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it." ”

Guo Dan said: "If this is not showy, it may also be destroyed by the wind, the businessman surnamed Hu is far from having a grass folk show, but it also ends up like this, it is better to show off a show." ”

Fang Fengshi stroked his beard and smiled, glanced at Guo Dan meaningfully, and then turned to leave.

After Liu Xinmou saw him go away, he stepped forward and said incredulously: "Guo Dan, you are really showy!" Dare to speak like this in the military department. ”

The conversation between them is not at all like the conversation between a businessman and a military secretary, Guo Dan is really honest and has nothing to say.

Guo smiled lightly: "It's not me show, I'm not a little uncle, just because you told me that he is a very honest and honest official, and a talented official, then he must want horses, not money, I just said this to make him believe that five thousand good horses are nothing to me, as long as he believes this, then I want to contract more pastures in the future, and he will not object." ”

This business is to give customers confidence, the humble is a fool, my product is a dick, my brother is powerful, nothing else. At his scale, the fool knows that he has money, and people are staring at his money, low or low-key, and it doesn't make any sense.

However, Guo Dan still guessed wrong, in fact, it was not a horse that he wanted at the right time, but a person, because no matter whether it was a horse or a cotton armor, it was all because of people's faults, and the money was taken away.

Although Guo Dan is a businessman, you can't expect him to be able to serve the country and the people, but as Aunt Xu said, in today's Ming Dynasty, you can't expect to choose a better one from the good, you can only choose the worse.

Guo Dan is obviously not the worse one, what is even worse is that the kind of money is taken but the horse does not have it.

Fang returned to the city at the right time, did not go home, but went directly to Wangjiaping's mansion, he had already decided to adopt Aunt Xu's suggestion and contract the cotton armor to Guo Dan.

"Fang Shangshu suddenly visited, but it was a case of Liaodong cotton armor?"

Wang Jiaping is not a person who plays falsely, and when he saw that the person who came was Fang Fengshi, he asked straight to the point.

Fang Fengshi nodded.

Wang Jiaping said with a sullen face: "Fang Shangshu, please rest assured, this matter will never end like this, that little businessman, how can he have the guts, I am now collecting evidence, as long as I find evidence, I will fight this official robe, and I will also punish the culprit." ”

This time, he didn't care about the head of the cabinet, he had already played several times, asking the criminal department to independently review.

It's just that Wanli doesn't see him, and he doesn't have enough evidence to overturn the case, and now the two sides are still in a stalemate.

Fang Fengshi sighed: "Not long ago, I was the same as you thought, but in the past two days, I think there is a more important thing waiting for us to do." ”

Wang Jiaping asked, "I don't know what Fang Shangshu is referring to?" ”

Fang Fengshi said: "I think we have to replace those inferior cotton armor for the border soldiers as soon as possible, it will definitely be too late this year, but what about next winter?" If it is not replaced in time, I am afraid that more people will freeze to death and frostbite next year. ”

Wang Jiaping nodded, and said worriedly: "Fang Shangshu is reasonable, this mistake has been committed, and the imperial court must quickly make up for the mistake, otherwise, it will really chill the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies." I wonder if Fang Shangshu has any suggestions for this? ”

Fang Fengshi said: "Such as cotton armor these armament materials, the imperial court has always been from the private purchase, but this business has always been controlled by those imperial relatives, in fact, the annual military materials sent to the border have shoddy phenomenon, but this year just let me bump into it, if we don't find another way, just afraid of the next batch of cotton armor, it will not be much better." ”

Wang Jiaping lamented: "The relationship between this is intertwined, just you and me, how easy it is to change this!" ”

The imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty did not do business, and seventy or eighty percent of the wine in the restaurant came from their families.

Fang Fengshi suddenly said: "That's not necessarily, just say that about war horses, you and I both know that many meritorious deeds have been involved in smuggling horses and profiting from them, and they have been repeatedly banned, but now there are 5,000 good horses in addition to this." ”

Wang Jiaping frowned and said, "Fang Shangshu refers to Guo Dan?" ”

Fang Fengshi nodded and said: "I want to suggest that the imperial court contract these 10,000 sets of cotton armor to Guo Dan to do, although he is also a businessman, but he will never dare to make a profit from it, because once he takes over this transaction, he will inevitably offend those imperial relatives, and those imperial relatives will definitely keep an eye on him, if there is the slightest negligence, those imperial relatives will naturally not let him go."

At the same time, he has offended many officials, if he colludes with the emperor's relatives and relatives, those officials will not spare him, and he is just a small businessman, His Majesty will not protect him as much as Zheng Chengxian does, if he does it, it will be foolproof. ”

"Don't hide from Fang Shangshu, I have also been in contact with this son a few times, it is indeed different, although its means are despicable, and good at speculation, but from the point of view of the results, it is not too bad, just say that Marseille, although it is bad for the atmosphere, and it is not in line with the etiquette system, but he also feeds a lot of people, and the displaced people inside and outside the city are now because of him, and they are no longer displaced, cold and hungry."

Wang Jiaping said, looked at Fang Fengshi again and said, "But I'm afraid that many people will oppose this matter." ”

Fang Fengshi said: "Now is an opportunity, after all, Your Majesty also demoted Zheng Chengxian by one level, which means that he also admits that he is also at fault, then we can take this opportunity to ask for the contract to Guo Dan to do it, as long as we don't pursue this matter, Your Majesty will definitely agree, but this has to bother Wang Daxue to persuade those officials to convince those officials." ”

Wang Jiaping nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I'll try it." ”

......

"What? Contracted to Guo Dan? ”

Jiang Yinglan stood up directly when he heard this, and said, "This matter is categorically impossible." ”

Wang Jiaping stroked his beard and smiled: "Jiang Zhishi didn't blame Guo Dan for offending you, so he refused to do so." ”

Jiang Yinglan said: "Don't provoke me, I Jiang Yinglan behaves rightly and sits upright, although I do have a personal grudge with him, but I will never distinguish between public and private, Guo Dan is a person, does Wang University also agree?" ”

Wang Jiaping said: "Of course I don't agree, but Guo Dan abides by the contract after all, and now he has spent a lot of money on the ranch, so the five thousand good horses should not be a problem." And what we have to do now is that the next batch of cotton armor to transport Liaodong must not have any problems, otherwise, Liaodong will be in trouble, I don't know what Jiang thinks, who will do this matter, but it will be foolproof? ”

Jiang Yinglan frowned and sat down again.

But he can't make sure that even if he doesn't give it to Zheng Chengxian, it will be handed over to other imperial relatives, and they will have to do it up and down, this wool is still out of the sheep, as long as it is handed over to the imperial relatives to go, it will definitely cut corners, it's just a matter of redundancy, because the imperial court is not very generous, and will give enough money.

As Guo Dan said, as far as the money given by the imperial court is concerned, two thousand horses are very enough.

Wang Jiaping said again: "Why don't you think about it, why did this cotton armor be handed over to Dr. Zheng to do it in the first place, if we do nothing, we only know how to fight with Your Majesty, I am afraid that if we turn around, it will eventually fall into his hands, and this kind of thing has not happened in my dynasty."

In addition, if there is no shortage of catties or two, the profit is not very much, after all, this time is limited, and when it is early autumn next year, it will all have to be completed, Guo Dan used Marseille to make so much money, and only raised 5,000 good horses, it is really cheap for him, and he should be asked to take out some money to share the worries of the court. ”