This is truly a man sitting at home, and wealth from heaven.

Comfortable!

Really comfortable!

This even changed Wanli's life and rest, got up early, had breakfast with the imperial concubine, and sat on the balcony, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the rising sun, while chatting, until the sun was three poles, Wanli found Shen Shixing, and the two of them took a walk on the front lawn.

"Aiqing, do you know Song Shangshu's recent physical condition?" Wanli asked.

Shen Shixing immediately understood the reason why Wanli invited him to come, and hurriedly said: "The old minister went to visit Song Shangshu a few days ago, but in fact, it was all some old problems, but this person is old, but he can't bear it. ”

"Song Shangshu has already resigned several times, but I really can't bear him."

Wanli sighed, this is not a fake, he is indeed a little reluctant to Song Xuan, this old man is not only outstanding, good at financial management, but also a good person, sometimes say a few soft words, Song Qi will still let him succeed, but there is no way, Song Qi is not very in charge of things now, he is powerless, and it is not good to force others to stay, so he asked: "I don't know if Aiqing has a good candidate to replace Song Shangshu." ”

Shen Shixing was overjoyed when he heard this, because it stands to reason that Song Qi retreated, and there was no need to rush to arrange the household secretary, but if he didn't arrange it, it would definitely be Li Sancai who was in charge of the household department, which showed that Wanli still had reservations about Li Sancai, and was unwilling to let Li Sancai take power, so his heart moved, and said: "If Your Majesty has no better candidate, the old minister thinks that Wang Xijue can temporarily serve as the household secretary." ”

One of the reasons why he recommended Wang Xijue was that he hoped that Wang Xijue could bring Cao Ke with him, although Cao Ke did not give his own answer, but he still had a trace of expectation.

He tried his best to recruit Cao Ke as his son-in-law, and the reason was, of course, that he valued Cao Ke's talent and character, and hoped that he would be able to help the Shen family in the future.

Wanli nodded slightly.

In fact, in his heart, Wang Xijue is also the best candidate at present, but this has nothing to do with talent, and it has nothing to do with appearance, the key is not to always target Guo Dan.

That's the key.

Now he and Guo Dan are one, Guo Dan dies, and he is poor.

After counting it like this, Wang Xijue is undoubtedly the best candidate.

After all, Wang Xijue is not opposed to cooperating with Guo Dan.

Wanli suddenly said again: "By the way, Fang Shangshu of the military department also said that he was too old to manage the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and some ministers in the court recommended Chen Younian to replace Fang Fengshi. ”

"Chen Younian is indeed a very suitable candidate." Shen Shixing was really reluctant to say, and scolded angrily in his heart, that old fox, how fast he slipped away!

Of course, he scolded Fang Fengshi, but he could also scold Fang Fengshi, because Fang Fengshi was the only one in the court who was more sleek than him, like a loach, and last time Wanli reprimanded the minister for corruption and fraud in the city.

Fang Fengshi immediately resigned from the post of the imperial history of the right of the Imperial Palace, and only served as the secretary of the military department.

He had already seen that Jingcha might be the key to the struggle for power from all sides in the future, and he had no intention of staying in the DPRK for a long time, and if it hadn't looked like he was going to fight, he would have resigned and gone home.

Shen Shixing also understood in his heart that Wanli put these two personnel issues together, and his purpose was to let him choose one of them, and if he wanted the household department, he couldn't ask for the metropolitan procuratorate.

In fact, there is no choice, because according to tradition, the cabinet still has to control the six ministries, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate gives it to him, and he can't control it.

He wants to control the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so what is Yushi doing every day?

No one can be impeached.

So he didn't think about it, so he agreed with Chen Younian to replace Fang Fengshi.

Wanli is also seeking a balance, although the imperial history is hateful, but if there is no imperial history, who will check and balance the cabinet at that time.

In terms of power, Wanli is really not confused at all, he will never be emotional, no matter how much he hates them, he has to keep them.

After all, he is a student of Zhang Juzheng.

At this moment, Li Gui stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Advisor Guo is here." ”

"Oh."

Wanli immediately perked up and immediately said to Shen Shixing: "Aiqing, I have something to deal with, so I won't accompany Aiqing for a walk." ”

Are you with me? I'm walking with you.

"The old minister retired." Shen Shixing bowed his hand very wisely, but his heart was a little pantothenic, this is really a newcomer forgetting the old!

But then again, who doesn't like little fresh meat!

Wanli hurried back and met Guo Dan in that colorful office.

Guo Dan directly handed over an account and reported: "Your Majesty, as of yesterday, Your Majesty's income is about 230,000 taels. ”

For Wanli, this is the best sycophant.

Don't fix what you don't.

"Good, good! I really didn't see the wrong person! Wanli smiled so much that his eyes were crooked, but fortunately, his eyes were crooked, if he was bent elsewhere, then Guo Dan might be promoted to Guo Guifei.

Guo Dan secretly glanced at Wanli and was silent.

Wanli saw that he seemed to have something to say, and hurriedly said: "If you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it directly, I won't blame you." Hehe! ”

Whoever gives him 230,000 taels can bear to scold him.

Guo Dan said: "Dare to ask, is Your Majesty willing to be the chairman of the grassland?" ”

Wanli looked stunned, "What did you say?" ”

Guo Dan repeated it again.

Wanli Wu was confused, "I don't understand very well, what kind of chairman on the grassland?" ”

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is the inspiration of the 'Royal Knight' to the humble position, because in order to produce the goods of the 'Royal Knight', it is necessary to buy a lot of leather and wool from the grassland, and the requirements are very high, and the humble duty is afraid that those Mongolians will not be able to do well, so he wants to invest in Mongolia and build a fur workshop there." ”

Wanli said: "Will the Mongolians let you go there to build a workshop?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Of course, the lowly position will not come forward directly, you can find someone in the local area." ”

Wanli hurriedly advised: "You have to be cautious about this, the Mongols are not credible." ”

Whoever Daming believes in will not believe in Mongolia, because this country was taken back from the Mongols.

Guo Dan nodded and said: "Of course, the humble position knows that the Mongols are not credible, but this workshop is inseparable from the 'royal knight', without the 'royal knight', it will collapse immediately, based on this, the humble position thinks that it can be effectively controlled." ”

"That's just as well." Wanli nodded slightly and said, "But what does the chairman of the grassland mean?" ”

Guo Dan said: "I thought to myself, if this workshop is getting bigger and bigger, and many Mongolians are working in it, and the chairman behind this workshop is Your Majesty, then can it be said that Your Majesty rules Mongolia." ”

Wanli blinked, then looked up and thought about it again.

Is this possible?

Wanli thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out the relationship between them, and said: "What you say sounds like some truth, but if you think about it carefully, I think it's a bit outrageous, can you let all the Mongolians go into the workshop to do things?" ”

Guo Dan said: "You can't be lowly in your position, but you can also buy their pasture." ”

Wanli opened his eyes and said, "Don't you mean to buy Mongolia directly?" ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "This is exactly what it means. ”

"How is this possible?" Wanli shook his head.

Guo Dan was silent.

Wanli asked again, "Do you think this is possible?" ”

Guo Dan said: "The humble post thinks that this is indeed possible, can Your Majesty still remember, why was the humble post able to contract the Weihui Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion in the first place?" ”

Wanli said: "Of course I remember, it's all because of some turmoil in the local area. ”

"Your Majesty is right, and it is precisely for this reason that the people of Weihui Mansion like merchants very much, because it was the merchants who gave them charcoal in the snow and saved their lives."

Guo Dan said: "As far as the humble knows, the Mongolian side has recently encountered natural disasters of all sizes, and our workshop is able to resist natural disasters, we can take advantage of the weakness to enter, cooperate with the local Mongolians, build a large workshop in the local area, and at the same time let them take a stake in our workshop, and tie us tightly together with interests, I believe that the Mongolians will not risk losing their jobs, and go against my Daming, and then we can continue to expand our workshop, until Your Majesty becomes the chairman of the steppe." ”

Wanli's eyes lit up and said, "Hearing you say this, it's really possible!" If the livelihood of the Mongolian people is all controlled by me, then I am the master of the steppe. ”

The more he thought about it, the more he realized that it was really operational.

Whether it is Mongolia or the Central Plains, the people are very realistic, and if they have milk, they are mothers.

If the Mongols all have to rely on my fat house for food.

Hey......!

"If you're sure, then you can give it a try." Wanli suddenly laughed happily, the Ming Emperor and the chairman of the grassland, this is really interesting.

"Obedience."

Guo Dan clenched his fists and took his life.

When she returned to her residence, Aunt Xu immediately stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty has any promise?" ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Your Majesty allowed me to try it." ”

Aunt Xu couldn't help but look happy, and was about to open her mouth to discuss with Guo Dan what to do next, when Guo Dan suddenly said, "Layman, can you avoid it first." ”

"Avoidance?"

Aunt Xu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly saw Guo Dan staring at the pool, and couldn't help but say, "What a madman!" ”

With that, she left here, and she didn't understand why Guo was fascinated by swimming.

Guo Dan muttered: "Zifei knows the joy of fish." ”

However, he understood why Aunt Xu was so excited, because this was indeed a very bold idea, and if it could be successful, it would be able to solve the hidden danger in the north once and for all, which many sages had failed to do.

And the reason why he accepted Aunt Xu's idea was mainly because he really didn't want to be an enemy of the Mongols.

Although he had recently made frequent moves in the southwest, the South China Sea, and the northeast, he never considered going to war with the Mongols.

This Mongolian is a natural big customer, here is farming, that side is nomadic, from a commercial point of view, the two sides are completely complementary, Mongolian wool, horses, leather, medicinal materials are all very much in demand by Guo Dan, and the Central Plains is difficult to produce these, and vice versa.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you win, you can't occupy it, the cost is too high, and the gain is too small.

If the plan of "Chairman of the Grassland" can be successful, then the vast Mongolia will provide continuous raw materials for Guo Dan's overseas plans.

This was the Age of Discovery.

Mongolia's decline is already irreversible.