The matter of the southwest is a very sensitive matter for the central authorities.

Over the years, although there have been no major problems, small problems have continued, especially the contradictions between the Yang family and the local governor, which have never stopped.

But it has been up in the air.

Now Wanli seems to be moved.

After the meeting, Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue and Wang Xijue immediately held a small meeting.

"In the end, does Your Majesty really want to use troops against the southwest, or does he want to hand over the military equipment to Guo Dan's ironcraft workshop for production?"

Xu Guo was confused.

The little emperor's claims are getting more and more, but at the same time they are becoming more and more incomprehensible.

Wang Xijue said: "If it is the latter, it should have something to do with Guo Dan, but Guo Dan did not fight for the armament last time, and handed over the armament production very quickly, which shows that he does not care very much, and it is impossible to ask His Majesty for this matter." ”

Shen Shixing said: "But when I entered the palace this morning, I heard that Guo Dan hurriedly entered the palace in the early morning and met His Majesty. ”

Wang Xijue was surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "This matter must have something to do with Guo Dan, but this does not mean whether it is Guo Dan who His Majesty looked for first, or His Majesty who Guo Dan looked for first." ”

Xu Guodao: "Then what should we do about this?" There will inevitably be people who oppose this, and Wang Jiaping is not very much in favor of it. ”

Shen Shixing said: "Wang Jiaping just doesn't approve of the use of troops in the southwest, but whether he opposes the establishment of the Shenji Battalion in Huguang, I think he is also a little hesitant. For the time being, let's not speculate on the holy will, we should just talk about the facts, is it necessary to set up a Shenji camp in Huguang? ”

Xu Guo said: "If we can train an elite army, it will not be bad, after all, at present, in the southwest, the imperial court is indeed too dependent on the Yang family, so that we know that Yang Yinglong has done some big rebellious things, but we can only endure it."

I'm just worried, this is money spent, but the elite soldiers can't see a few, and then again, everyone knows that the money in Guo Dan's hands is His Majesty's, and His Majesty uses Guo Dan to make money from the treasury, which is not a good sign. ”

Wang Xijue said: "But Guo Dan has also produced armaments before, which can be said to be the best armament since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the price is also decent, given to Guo Dan to produce, he has been monitored more than anyone else, I have no objection to letting Guo Dan produce armaments." ”

Shen Shixing smiled bitterly: "Why did you get involved with Guo Dan again, what we want to discuss now is whether to set up a Shenji battalion in Huguang, if necessary, we will support Your Majesty, if it is not necessary, we will keep silent." ”

Wang Xijue and Xu Guo glanced at each other and nodded.

Of course, they don't like the Yang family ruling Banzhou, and they are also more disgusted with Yang Yinglong, they still hope to be able to maintain the use of literature to control the military, but the current situation is that without the deterrence of the army, they can't suppress Yang Yinglong over there.

In fact, any politically mature country should adopt the use of literature to control the military, war is only a continuation of politics, whether to fight or not should be decided by politicians, and military strategists are only responsible for winning a war, as for the clamor is of course handed over to the keyboard warrior.

In fact, this has nothing to do with whether Yang Yinglong has some rebellious intentions, whether he has a certain rebellious heart, and it is impossible for the imperial court to completely reassure him.

......

The sky was getting dark, and the president's office was lit up by candlelight as always.

One of the reasons why the employees of Yinuoya rarely complain even if they are tired and tired is that their president leads by example, and most of the time, the president is the last to leave work.

It's just that they don't know that their president just loves to work.

Kou Zhuisa was sitting in the office at this time, reviewing some copies of contracts sent from all over the country, and now the plate of the tooth shop is too big, and many copies of contracts are sent to the headquarters for review every year.

Squeak.

The door to the lounge suddenly opened.

Guo Dan rubbed his eyes and walked out.

"Husband, you're awake!"

Kou Liansha hurriedly put down the copy of the contract in his hand, stood up, and instructed the secretary to bring a basin of warm water and those pastries, and then went to the tea table to pour a cup of hot tea for Guo Dan.

"Thank you!" Guo Dan took the teacup, took a sip, rinsed his mouth, took a deep breath, and asked, "What time is it?" ”

Kou Zhuan said: "It's just night. ”

"Wow! I've slept for so long. ”

Guo Dan couldn't help but look out the window.

Kou Zhuansha said with concern: "Husband, you just came back yesterday, the boat was tired, and then there was a sleepless night, I am worried about your physical ......?" ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Regarding my body, Madame can rest assured, I pay great attention to my body, because I am the most afraid of getting sick, you see I do not hesitate to use my working hours to rest." ”

Kou Liansha pursed her lips and smiled, but the worry in her eyes did not fade, and she suddenly asked, "Husband, do you have any other plans for those three caravans?" ”

Although this matter is very terrifying, it is not so bad that Guo Dan stayed awake all night, went to find Aunt Xu, and then went to the emperor.

Guo smiled lightly: "Actually, you don't ask, I also plan to tell you, this person can't be resurrected from death, the only thing I can do is to make some compensation, I rushed to the palace early this morning, not for this matter, I mainly suggest that Your Majesty send troops to the southwest." ”

Kou Lian Shafeng's eyes widened, she never dreamed that Guo Dan would do this.

Guo smiled lightly: "Don't be surprised, madam, with our current financial resources, it is not uncommon to promote a war, let's put it this way, our business can be so big, all because there are royal guards around to protect it, it can be seen that we need the protection of the army, if Your Majesty's army does not reach the southwest, we will never be able to stand there." ”

"But husband, this is war!"

Kou Zhuisa shook her head and said incredulously.

Guo smiled lightly: "War is not necessarily a bad thing, only war can make our iron workshop obtain an armament order." ”

"So .......!"

Kou Liansha is no exception, she was so frightened that she covered her lips at this time, if this matter is recorded in the history books, Guo Dan will definitely be stinking for 10,000 years.

The person who did this really had all the conditions of a traitor, and there was no need to speculate.

Knock knock!

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

Kou Zhuansha froze and said, "Come in." ”

I saw two female secretaries walking in with a basin of water and some pastries.

Guo Dan washed his face, then sat down, and while eating pastries, he said: "Actually, armament is only secondary, and more importantly, I need that area to complete my monetary plan." ”

Kou Zhuisa was stunned and said, "Monetary plan? ”

Regarding this plan, Guo Dan also mentioned to her early on that the purpose of the entire overseas plan is to control the currency, but what is the relationship between these two things?

Guo Dan nodded and said: "Regarding currency, it is an indelible wound to my Ming Dynasty, since the unification of the Qin Dynasty, there has been no dynasty like my Ming Dynasty, completely losing control of currency, in this case, the economy is difficult to develop."

And now that the overseas plan has begun, I have to start my currency plan, but the entire Central Plains region, due to the wrong policies of the previous imperial court, has caused everyone to be scarred, and it is almost impossible to complete my currency plan, but the land of Sichuan and Guizhou is relatively closed, and there is a lack of currency, it is simply the best test place for my currency plan, as long as we succeed in Sichuan and Guizhou, it is relatively easy to enter the Central Plains again. ”

Speaking of this, he raised his finger and said domineeringly: "If I were the prime minister of Shu back then, I would definitely succeed in entering the Central Plains." ”

"Poof!"

Hearing the last sentence, Kou Liansha couldn't help laughing, glanced at Guo Dan, and said, "It's really unashamed." ”

"Say something serious."

Guo Dan sat up straight, and said: "Madam, most of the money we earn now is Your Majesty's, I don't mind helping Your Majesty earn a lot of money, and I don't mind how Your Majesty spends that money, after all, my pocket money a month is only three taels, and I don't need one or two more, but I can't do things for Your Majesty for free, I also have my interests, I must control the currency, because this is the ultimate weapon in the economy." ”

Regarding this point, he also made it clear to Wanli, but Wanli didn't know that his strategy was actually to use finance to control Chuangui, and it would radiate the entire Ming Dynasty.

......

After the last economic crisis, new forces have risen in the DPRK and China, while the old forces are busy healing, and they are relatively peaceful.

But Wanli's statement to Banzhou suddenly made the ministers' nerves tense again.

When Shen learned about this, he immediately ran to find Shen Shixing.

"Lord Shoufu, you can't do this, now the entire Jiangnan region is still in the recovery period, if the imperial court uses troops against the southwest, it will not only increase the burden on the people of Jiangnan, but also may drag down the entire Jiangnan finances."

The officials who supported him were all from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang factions, and if troops were sent to the southwest, Jiangnan's burden would definitely increase, after all, most of the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue depended on Jiangnan.

Shen Shixing said: "It's useless for you to come to me for this matter, you have to go to our financial advisor, this matter is inextricably linked to him!" ”

"Guo Dan?"

Shen Yi frowned.

......

Households.

"Lord Shangshu, the current treasury is not abundant, and it has not yet recovered from the last crisis, so it is reasonable to recuperate, reduce expenditures, cancel some unnecessary major projects, and reduce the burden on the people.

Li Sancai, a household servant who had just come to Beijing to take office, was starting to formulate some new policies.

Song Qi sighed: "Actually, I don't approve of this, the situation in the southwest is only a little turbulent, this is already the norm, and it is not enough to make a big move, but the cabinet also feels that it is necessary to establish an army in Huguang to deter the southwest." ”

Li Sancai said: "But the lower officials heard that the main reason is that His Majesty wants to give Guo Dan's iron workshop some armament production, which has nothing to do with the situation in the southwest. ”

Song Qi frowned and was silent.

Apparently he had heard about it, too.

......

In front of the Imperial City Gate.

"Xing'anbo, please stay, Xing'anbo, old Xu ......!"

Zhang Yuangong panted and chased out the door, but in the end, he watched Xu Mengxi get into the carriage and drive away.

At this time, an official next to him smiled and said: "British duke, don't bother shouting, Xing Anbo doesn't have time to take care of you now!" ”

This person is Chen Dan, the young secretary of Honglu Temple.

Zhang Yuangong glanced at him and asked, "Why did Chen Shaoqing say this?" ”

Chen Dan said with a smile: "I heard that a few days ago, someone saw that Guo Dan sneakily came out of the house of the thoughtless monk early in the morning. ”

Zhang Yuangong said excitedly: "Is this true? ”

"I've heard that, too." Chen Dan was curious: "But why are you so excited?" ”

Zhang Yuangong said angrily: "Back then, the old man repeatedly went to his old Xu family to propose marriage for the sake of the child, and even did not hesitate to whisper to him Lao Xu, but the hateful thing is that Feng'er even looked down on the child, if she didn't marry for the rest of her life, it would be fine, and now she is messing with Guo Dan's son-in-law, don't you say that the child is not as good as a son-in-law." ”

Chen Dan looked at Zhang Yuangong dumbfounded, and after a while, he muttered: "Guo Dan is now the financial adviser of the Ming Dynasty, holding the holy decree contract, and Ling Lang ....... ”

Zhang Yuangong glared at Chen Dan angrily and roared, "What do you mean? ”