Weihui House.

Today, all the wealthy merchants from Beijing are concentrated in the textile workshops.

"Brother Qin, how is the situation? Will it be able to meet the deadline? ”

Zhou Feng was so anxious that he asked Qin Zhuang.

Chen Ping and others were also worried.

Qin Zhuang swept his eyes and said with a smile: "You can rest assured, the goods shipped are already finished products, and the size and weight are the same, even every stitch and thread are ready-made, our textile workshop only needs to sew up the goods sent according to their requirements, and it will be all done within seven days, and it may not take seven days." ”

"Oh, I'm relieved."

Zhou Feng let out a sigh of relief and collapsed on the chair like a puddle of mud.

These days are really tormenting for them, they are scared to learn the news of the Tianjin Wei fire, and the urine is about to come out, if the capital collapses, Weihui Mansion will definitely follow the collapse, no one can afford this loss!

They immediately set off to rush back to the capital, but on the way, they learned that a large amount of cotton armor was being transported to Weihui Mansion.

Moreover, there was also news from the capital, and Guo Dan still had a hand.

They thought about it again, if they returned to Beijing immediately, they would not be able to help much, but would be implicated, since Guo Dan still had a hand, it would be better to return to Weihui Mansion to see the situation, and then it would be right to ignore it, and those who did not know were not guilty!

Kou Yi, who sent the goods here, said: "There is one thing I still have to make clear to you, although my aunt still has a hand, but the Tianjin Wei fire also caused us heavy losses, and our tooth shop lost about 6,000 taels." ”

Zhou Feng waved his hand and said: "I am willing to lose this money, it is better to lose money than to lose my life, but if this kind of business is like this, it is better not to participate well in the future, and I will not earn much, if there is an accident, it will really be fatal!" ”

"Yes, yes, we'd rather not make this money."

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With this time, they are really afraid, they just want to make some money, it is normal to lose money, they can accept it, but if they want to lose their lives, it is very abnormal.

However, the news of Weihui Mansion soon reached the capital.

This is a big disappointment for many people.

Although Wanli's rampage has made the court as static as water, it does not mean that those people are willing to give up, Guo Dan's behavior in Weihui Mansion has affected the status of the masters, they are waiting, if Guo Dan can't take out the cotton armor when he arrives, then they will definitely stand up.

Of course, they don't believe that Guo Dan really left a hand, Guo Dan is not an immortal, if he can predict the prophet, the Tianjin Wei fire can be completely avoided, but now the facts have confirmed that Guo Dan did leave a hand.

After this news reached the capital, the crisis faced by Guo Dan was basically lifted.

But it doesn't end so easily.

Guo Dan is not a great good person, not only that, but he is also a ruthless character, once he is identified as an opponent, he will never be merciful, and being merciful to the enemy is cruel to himself.

At the beginning, the four official teeth were only in his way, and he wanted to eradicate them at any cost.

Guo Dan's counterattack against Dongchang has already fired the first shot, Wanli is talking to Zhang Whale in person, and he has to tell Zhang Whale openly and honestly that I am only doing this to protect Marseille and protect Guo Dan, because Guo Dan is related to Wei Hui Mansion, and Wei Hui Mansion is directly related to King Lu.

Because of the investigation results of the Mianjia case, Wanli believed that Zhang Whale was not involved, and he didn't want Zhang Whale to be suspicious.

Regarding the relationship between Zhang Jing and Guo Dan, he tried his best to keep a bowl of water level, after all, they were not responsible for the same kind of affairs.

But it's okay if he doesn't say it, because Zhang Whale already knew the news in advance and was prepared, and now that he said this, Zhang Whale felt that he was lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, if he didn't do it, Wanli would have no reason to move a thousand households to the ranch.

Zhang Whale knew that Wanli had already decided, and he couldn't oppose it, because it was about money, Wanli's determination was very big, and no one could change it, unless you could help him make more money, Zhang Whale could only agree.

After getting Zhang Whale's nod, Wanli ordered the promotion of Tong Li's to a thousand households, and the relocation of a thousand households under the Fusi of Beizhen to the pasture.

Because Jinyiwei is his personal army, he doesn't need to go through the court, and he just moves a thousand households.

It has something to do with the court, that is, the Taifu Temple is responsible for the expenditure of this thousand households.

Xu Mengxuan didn't want to agree, the more he looked at this troubled water, the deeper he looked, and if he was not careful, it would be a place of no return, but the ranch involved him, because he contracted this ranch to Guo Dan at the beginning, and the reason was that someone impeached him for mismanagement.

He could only agree.

The news shocked the government and the opposition.

But the opposition is not big, no one in the DPRK and the Central Committee is stupid, they know this, the biggest victim is Dongchang, although they don't like Guo Dan very much, but they don't want Dongchang to be too strong.

The stronger the East Factory, the less secure the ministers became.

Sabotaging Zhang Whale's integration of Dongchang and Jinyiwei is also in the interests of the ministers.

You dog-eat-dog, a mouthful of hair.

But they never expected that Guo Dan's counterattack against them would be launched immediately.

As far as Guo Dan is concerned, he doesn't care if you are a eunuch or a minister, anyway, he will try to kill him, and he will naturally not let go of these people.

This snake beats seven inches, and the weeding needs to be cut to the roots.

He wouldn't do anything against a particular official, because he didn't think it would make sense, let alone kill one, even if he killed a group, someone would immediately make up for it, and the situation would not improve in any way, because they all read the same book.

Guo Dan started directly from education to shake their foundation.

But if it is to build a college, it will definitely not be able to avoid officials, and Cao Xiaodong's success also made Guo Dan see the value of the temple, because since ancient times, there is a temple economy in the Central Plains, most monks do not have that kind of firm faith, they are monks are also for life, monks also have to farm, breed, and so on.

It's more secular.

But after all, they are monks, they are still in the Buddhist or Taoist system, no matter what they think in their hearts, on the surface, they still have to say that all beings are equal, based on these two points, Guo Dan decided to invest in the temple.

First, make sure money is respected.

Second, avoid the Confucian system.

But this money belongs to Wanli after all, so you have to ask Wanli's consent in advance.

"Establish an education fund?"

Wanli looked at Guo Dan in confusion.

Guo Dan hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this is actually similar to the meaning of the Three Musketeers donating candidates to Beijing to take the exam, that is, donating the children of those poor people to study. ”

"But why did you set up this education fund?"

This education is also about imperial power, and Wanli is very cautious.

Guo Dan hurriedly explained: "Because this can kill two birds with one stone." ”

"Kill two birds with one stone?"

"Hmm. Nowadays, this business is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are needed, and there is no shortage of labor, and there is a shortage of talents, but now those talents who come out of the academy are impossible to abandon the pen and engage in business, and they have also learned to govern the country, and what we want is to make money talents, we must cultivate talents ourselves, in other words, this money is said to be good deeds, but in fact, it is also the money we should have to pay. ”

"Talent who can make money?"

Wanli's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he was quite interested.

There is a shortage of such talent around him.

This loves the house and Wu, he loves money, he naturally likes talents who can make money, as for those big truths, Zhang Juzheng told him too much, he is tired of hearing it, in his opinion, benevolence and righteousness are useless, and he can't do anything without money, this is his personal experience.

Wanli asked again: "Why don't you just build the academy, but let the temple and Taoist temple be in charge?" ”

Guo Dan said truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty, this is because the lowly position knows that Shilin is very opposed to the lowly position, if the establishment of the academy is successful, it will inevitably be pointed at by them, which will affect us, besides, the lowly position is not to teach very learned talents, as long as they can read and settle accounts, temples and Taoist temples can be completely coped, and can reduce costs, after all, monks, Taoists, and houses are all ready-made." ”

Wanli frowned when he heard this, as if he was thinking about something.

Guo Dan's expression was stunned, and he muttered in his heart, what is there to consider, could it be that I said the wrong thing? Probably not.

He couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhang Cheng, who was closing his eyes and recuperating on the side.

Zhang Cheng just glanced at him slightly, and then closed his eyes again.

After a while, Wanli suddenly said, "Okay! So be it. ”

"Yes."

Guo Dan was slightly stunned, and hurriedly saluted.

He, a political novice, didn't know that his words happened to be a piece of Wanli's heart, so Wanli fell into contemplation.

This piece of heart disease is the entire Ming bureaucracy.

What unites the bureaucracy is Confucian etiquette.

Although Confucianism was able to consolidate feudal rule, the current Confucianism has made these bureaucrats play a bit of a mutated role and become the idea of binding the monarchy.

You can sit on it, but you also have to abide by the etiquette and be the emperor in our hearts, and you can't have other ideas.

This is as small as the crown, as big as the country, the emperor can't call the shots, Wanli doesn't like to wear that thing by nature, he feels that the thing is too heavy and uncomfortable, and his neck hurts when he wears it, so he thinks about not wearing this thing when he is in the court, because the court meeting is sometimes open for a long time, and the neck is really unbearable, and he can wear it when he sacrifices, but he is also scolded so bloody.

After Zhang Juzheng's death, Wanli has always wanted to break through this limitation, but has never been able to do so.

And Guo Dan's approach is precisely to avoid the Confucian system, which coincides with them.

Of course, Wanli was just trying, and he didn't have much hope.

Out of the Qianqing Palace.

Guo Dan suddenly said to Zhang Cheng with a curious expression: "Prime minister, have you been feeling unwell recently?" ”

Recently, Zhang Cheng seems to have become like Yang Feixu, basically silent, and his sense of presence is extremely low.

Zhang Cheng said excitedly: "You are not feeling well, are you such a curser." ”

Guo Dan said aggrievedly: "Prime minister, I just care about you." ”

"Alright."

Zhang Cheng snorted: "Don't care about our family, who do you care about now, who is injured." As he spoke, he glanced at Guo Dan, "Why has your kid become so angry recently." ”

During this period, he never spoke up, but his heart was like a mirror.

Guo Dan said: "Inner Prime Minister Mingjian, I am just seeking self-preservation, they always target me like this, if I don't do anything, one day, I will be planted in their hands." ”

"But you're too impulsive, and if you do this, you'll offend everyone."

"I don't want to, but the problem is that I find that no matter what I do, even if I lift my feet, I will offend them, so I still have to worry about doing so much, protect myself first."

"Ugh...."

Zhang Cheng sighed and said, "You have a point, if it weren't for their aggressiveness, Your Majesty wouldn't have made such a big determination to protect you." ”

"Isn't it?" Guo Dan said depressedly: "I was also forced by them to have no choice." ”

Zhang Cheng laughed, "But if you come here like this, you have to be careful in everything." ”

Guo Dan was not afraid of boiling water and said: "I don't think the situation has gotten worse." ”

Zhang Cheng was stunned and chuckled: "When you say that, it seems to make sense." Hehe. ”

Of course, he was biased towards Guo Dan in his heart, because Guo Dan wanted to deal with Zhang Whale, the only big eunuch who pressed him, and he wished that Guo Dan would get Zhang Whale down.

He just thinks that Guo Dan is too impulsive, you are so direct, he is not very easy to help, if Guo Dan can be tactful, he can still give Guo Dan more help.