What do you mean by that? ”

Guo Dan found that Aunt Xu didn't seem to be joking.

Aunt Xu said: "Because there has always been a war over there. ”

Guo Dan was immediately happy, "Layman, I'm asking where to grow herbs, not where to produce weapons, I went to the war zone to grow herbs, don't you think it's really ridiculous?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "If there is prosperity and stability over there, do you think you have a chance to contract?" ”

Guo Dan's eyes shook a few times, and he said curiously: "But why haven't I heard that there has always been a war over there." ”

"It's been fought for many years, but this war has been going on in the southwest antarctic border of our dynasty, and it is a war between our dynasty and Dongwu, and it has been stopped and stopped all these years, and the scale of the war is not large, you haven't heard of it, and it's not surprising." Aunt Xu said.

In fact, Dong U is known as the Donghu Dynasty in history, that is, a dynasty in the Burmese region.

However, of course, the Ming Dynasty would not call the small southwestern country a dynasty.

It's a great name to give it.

Aunt Xu said: "The imperial court has never attached great importance to that area, because it is already a very remote area, full of barren mountains and mountains, the road is rugged and dangerous, and it is difficult to send a large army over. The most important thing is the financial difficulties of the imperial court, so the government and the opposition are unwilling to spend too much military spending there.

But after all, the southwest gateway of the Central Plains over there, it is not possible to ignore it at all, which has always put the imperial court in a dilemma, resulting in this war has been stopped and has not been resolved to this day.

If you want to contract that area, I think it's very possible. ”

"For the sake of herbs, let me be a merchant to fight a war, how can this be a bit outrageous!"

Guo Danzhi shook his head and said.

Aunt Xu shook her head and said, "It's not just herbs, it's rich over there, and you can also sell the goods from Weihui Mansion over there." In fact, before the war, the trade between that side and the Central Plains developed very rapidly, and it was the war that destroyed everything. I think that as long as the imperial court attaches a certain amount of attention and treats it positively, then it will not be difficult to win this war with the strength of our army. Now the problem is finances, but isn't that what you're best at? ”

If it was the period of Taizu and Chengzu, it is estimated that it would be flattened immediately, after all, the national strength was strong at that time, and Taizu and Chengzu were also ruthless people, but they couldn't stand this nest of anger.

But by the Jiajing and Wanli eras, the Ming Dynasty's national power was weakening day by day, and although this emaciated camel was bigger than a horse, for the Central Plains, the enemy was always in the north.

And that side is really a place to turn a foreign country, it is difficult to crisis the Central Plains, and now that the civil officials are in power, the imperial court still hopes that peace is precious, and if it can not fight, it will not fight as much as possible, and the loss will be turned a blind eye.

Several times it was because the imperial court did not pay much attention to this, and did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, resulting in missed opportunities.

But this does not mean that the emperor or the ministers are incompetent.

After all, war is only a continuation of politics, and the ruler will still consider it from the political aspect.

It's too far away for the ruler to directly control.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the imperial court is willing to spend money, the problem is that if too much military spending is invested there, and the war is used excessively to solve problems, then there may be a big warlord over there, and the imperial court can't control it, which will be more threatening.

But there are pros and cons to everything, the Ming Dynasty's blind compromise led to this war becoming a bloody romance, and the two sides had to fight once every one or two years, the key is that the southwest region is an extremely remote place for the Ming Dynasty, but for the Donghu Dynasty, that is their hinterland, they must hope to expand their territory.

As a result, the interests of both sides of the war are completely unequal.

If it is the north, then the Ming Dynasty is gritting its teeth and exerting its national strength, and it has to win, because if it loses, it will be over, and Beijing is on the side, and there is no way out.

Guo smiled lightly: "I'm afraid that the layman hopes that I can solve the problem in the southwest." ”

Aunt Xu said with a smile: "Every time you contract, you help the court solve a lot of problems, and at the same time, you get a lot yourself." ”

"But before it was purely financial, but this time it's about war."

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "The risk is too great. ”

"Weihui, Kaifeng, Zhangde, and Huaiqing are now trying their best to produce more grain and fruits and vegetables, if you want to grow herbs here on a large scale, it will inevitably reduce grain production, and Lingnan is full of herbs, and at the same time, after the herbs are dried, they are also easy to transport, and there are many iron mines, gold mines, silver mines and jade ..... there."

Speaking of the back, Aunt Xu is smile at the corner of her mouth, her eyes are flowing, and she looks forward to it.

She... Is she seducing me? If that's the case, then she's very likely to succeed, after all, I now have an army of tens of millions in my body, ready to pay. Guo Dan swallowed, and his eyes gradually straightened.

He has been running around for work for nearly a year, and it stands to reason that this sow also has to become a sable cicada, not to mention that this woman may be better than a sable cicada, this little look is really fatal!

Aunt Xu originally wanted to tempt Guo Dan with gold and silver mines, but she didn't care that her demeanor hid a trace of charm, she saw Guo Dan stunned, thinking that Guo Dan couldn't withstand the temptation of gold and silver, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became even thicker.

But gradually, she found that something was wrong, Guo Dan had seen the world, there was no reason to be in a daze for so long because of this money, and her eyes were still stirring on her, she suddenly came to her senses, suddenly fainted her cheeks, paused slightly, and said, "What are you looking at?" ”

"I .....!"

Guo Dan woke up suddenly, and immediately said depressedly: "Layman, your trick is a bit despicable, you actually want to seduce me, I almost agreed." ”

Aunt Xu almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of blood, and scolded angrily: "What are you talking about? I... You, bastard! ”

She slapped the table and got up suddenly, and the majesty of the county lord was undoubted.

Guo Dan was not afraid, and he was also angry: "Layman, can you be reasonable, just your expression, whoever sits here will think like this, you say that gold mine is gold mine, what kind of flash is your eyes, my special name is almost planted in your hands." ”

I also added in my heart, I don't look in the mirror when I get up, I look like you, can I discharge electricity casually, the loss is me, if I change to Zhu Yihua's peerless yinmo, I would have pounced on it a long time ago.

"I .....!"

Aunt Xu thought about it, and suddenly felt that Guo Dan might not be deceiving people, she was indeed a little... Suddenly, the flush on her cheeks was even worse, but she was not an ordinary woman after all, but sat down and said calmly: "I'm really sorry, maybe I did misunderstand you." ”

Wow! This woman is really unusual! Guo Dan secretly praised and said with a smile: "The layman's words are not obvious, but I also hope that the layman can understand, after all, this man has a common disease." ”

Aunt Xu also met this kind of man for the first time, and she only felt angry and funny, but what could she say, "Let's talk about business." ”

Guo Dan also calmed his mind and said with a smile: "The layman really knows me too well, and knows that I am not afraid of risks, so it depends on whether the interests are worthy of this risk." ”

This is indeed a little attractive to him, there is an additional market, an additional raw material field, and if he can control the Burma region well, then he can also have an outlet to the sea over there.

The key is that he is not afraid of war, overseas plans are to be fought, this capitalist loves to fight, there is a way, when this cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold.

But the problem is that it has to be won.

Guo Dan said: "If I contract, the imperial court will not send troops over." ”

Aunt Xu said, "Isn't there also a garrison in Weihui Mansion?" And I think Your Majesty must also have a headache for this matter, if you can do it once and for all, and get a lot of wealth for Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely support you with all your might. ”

This topic returned to Wanli.

Although many ministers are reluctant to mobilize the people there, if Wanli must fight this battle, it must be able to fight, how to make Wanli make up his mind, this depends on Guo Dan's temptation of money.

Guo Dan asked, "Will we be able to win the battle in this way?" ”

"Could it be that in your eyes, my Ming soldiers are so unbearable? As long as Your Majesty takes it seriously, the possibility of us losing is very small, and I never think that the question is whether we can win this battle, but whether we can do it once and for all, and it is because of the perennial war there that the imperial court has responded negatively to this. ”

Aunt Xu's words were full of confidence.

In fact, deep down in her heart, she is very confident in her country, so she is dissatisfied with the status quo, because she thinks that Da Ming should not fall into this, but should be stronger.

Guo Dan asked: "So there must be a way for the layman to be able to do it once and for all." ”

Aunt Xu smiled and said: "The reason why there has been peace over there has been nothing wrong with that side is because the trade with the Central Plains over there is becoming more and more frequent, which has also aroused the covetousness of Dongwu, but it can be seen that trade can bring wealth to the local area and promote peace, and trade is not what you are best at." ”

"Is that all?"

"Of course not."

Aunt Xu shook her head lightly and said, "Another point is the local toast, if you want to completely control that side, you must first weaken the power of the local toast and establish the prestige of the merchants, you can try to exchange wealth for the power in their hands, or turn them into merchants." I think the system of Weihui Mansion is more suitable for that side. ”

"I've heard of this toast, and if you want to weaken their power, it's not as simple as the layman said."

"But there are gold mines, gold mines, iron mines, jade, precious medicinal herbs, ...... there."

"I know! I know! ”

Guo Dan nodded straightly, crying and laughing in his heart, this Aunt Xu really accurately grasped his death hole, that is, greed, and said: "Do I just tell Your Majesty directly, I will contract the area over there?" ”

Aunt Xu pondered for a moment and said, "If you take the initiative to say it, then the ministers may not agree, but you can ask them to take the initiative to ask you to contract the area over there, just like you contracted Kaifeng Mansion in the first place, but you must first discuss it with Your Majesty." ”

Guo Dan nodded.

Why do you want to discuss with Wanli in advance, that is, don't let Wanli feel that it is Guo Dan who wants to plot over there, but want Wanli to know that there is money to be made over there.