"Second brother, please rest assured, the foolish brother will make the border trade double market in Yanmen County a rolling source of wealth for our Guo family." Guo Xing seems to be full of ambition.

Guo Wei nodded with satisfaction and said:

"You are naturally right, but the Guo family's industry is spread all over the country, and it is rich enough to rival the country, and there is no shortage of money, and the money earned in the future is not all for the family."

Guo Xing was stunned when he heard this, "Second brother, what are you talking about?" ”

Guo Wei said in a deep voice: "Listen, every tael of silver caught in the border trade market here must be collected and used for military purposes!" ”

"Military?" Guo Xing said in astonishment.

Could it be that the Guo family is going to rebel in the future?

"Yes, the current relationship between the court and the court is complicated, the party struggle for power has never stopped, Emperor Qiyuan wants to cut the feudal domain and exclude the influence of the wealthy families, our Guo family wants to be invincible, in addition to military power, but also secretly support the eldest prince Yin Jun, let him become the crown prince."

"Now, the struggle for the crown prince between the eldest prince Yin Jun and the second prince Yin Guang in the royal family is very fierce, and our Guo family remains neutral on the surface, but secretly supports the eldest prince Yin Jun."

"After all, the elder and the young are respectful and humble, this is the etiquette for thousands of years, and the eldest prince has been in charge of the military department for a long time, and he is closer to the military attachés, but competing for the position of the crown prince requires a lot of money to recruit soldiers, expand the source of soldiers, win over courtiers, and accumulate dead soldiers and ministers."

"Foolish brother understands!" Guo Xing said excitedly.

The financial power of the imperial court, the household department has always been controlled by the second prince Yin Guang, coupled with the support of the empress Yuan, and the civil official system headed by the Yuan family, Yin Jun had to make money from the outside to make up for his shortcomings.

"In terms of the border trade market, there must be many pairs of eyes staring there, and there are countless hands stretched out there, what are you going to do?" Guo Wei asked.

Guo Xing gritted his teeth and said: "Anyone who is not on our line, the foolish brother will cut off their hands and feet." ”

Guo Wei shook his head and scolded:

"Stupid! How can that be?! Isn't this that the money has not yet been earned, and countless enemies have been made? You must know that those who have the ability to stretch out their hands in the two cities are all people who have weight in the court. ”

"Which... So what to do? ”

Guo Xing didn't expect to do this, but the second brother didn't support it.

"You, you still come out to do less work, less experience, and pay more attention in the future!" Guo Wei said dissatisfied:

"There are a lot of goods in the market, and ordinary things are done by other people, and you just need to get a little oil and water from them."

He took a sip of tea and continued to advise:

"But there are a few things that you must hold firmly in your hands and not let anyone else get their hands on them."

"Which things?" Guo Xing's eyes widened.

"One is salt, two is grain, and three is refined iron!"

Guo Xing listened, his face turned white, "Second brother, these are all things that are strictly forbidden to be traded by the imperial court, especially with the Turks." ”

"It is precisely because it is strictly forbidden that there will be huge profits! to make a lot of money! Guo Wei snorted coldly.

"Salt and grain are just poured, after all, they are the needs of the common people's life, and we want to buy horses, but refined iron is an armament material, if it is sent over in large quantities, isn't it an enemy?"

Guo Xing frowned and questioned:

"Second brother, although we are negotiating peace with the Turks, everyone knows that sooner or later the two families will inevitably fight, and this is to help the enemy grow!"

"Childish!" Guo Wei's face narrowed and he scolded sharply:

"The Turks are just barbarians, even if they are given some fine iron, they can't make excellent knives and crossbows, even if they are given knives and guns, what can they do? Do they have the ability to invade our Central Plains? ”

"You see that over the years, although they have made trouble on the border from time to time, they have not made any big moves, and my father has gone to the north several times, and each time he has beaten them to the ground, and they have collapsed. And the most important thing at the moment is to let the eldest prince get a lot of financial resources, and it is not too late to cut off the deal when the crown prince sits down. ”

"Yes, foolish brother understands..."

Guo Xing nodded vigorously, indicating that he kept this matter in mind.

While the two were talking, a guard came in to report that the sixth son of Guo Rui, the general of Mayi, had arrived at the main hall of the Yamen.

"Oh... It's the sixth brother who is here. ”

Guo Wei was stunned for a moment when he held his beard, and said to the herald guards: "Please ask the sixth prince to hand over the official documents to the yatang for disposal, and then come to the small guest hall in the main courtyard quickly." ”

"No." The guard turned to leave.

"Second brother, did the sixth brother hear that I was appointed as the general of Yanmen, so he personally came to Jinyang Mansion to greet and say goodbye?" Guo Xing said cautiously.

Like many wealthy families, there have been two major factions among the Guo brothers for several years.

One faction is headed by the eldest brother Guo Zhong, and the other faction is the second brother Guo Wei.

The age difference between the two is less than two years, they have been studying and practicing martial arts together since childhood, and they are both very good, often following Guo Xiang to fight on the battlefield, teaching him by word and deed.

As for Guo Xiang, he also likes these two sons very much and has high hopes.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that these two equally excellent descendants of the Guo family have completely different fates.

Guo Zhong, the eldest son, that is, the son of the Duke of Qin, the young patriarch of the Guo family, is the legal successor to the Duke of Qin, the future head of the Guo family, and the heir to the property.

Guo Wei, the second son, in addition to enjoying special care and support, all the honor and property of the family have nothing to do with him.

There is a world of difference between the two.

Therefore, almost all of Guo Xiang's concubines sympathize with Guo Wei and stand on his side with sympathy.

And only a very small number of concubines are standing in the camp of the eldest brother Guo Zhong.

Guo Rui is one of them.

Since childhood, Guo Rui likes to follow his eldest brother, and the age difference between the two is thirteen years, and they are also father and brother.

Guo Zhong is also very fond of this sixth brother, and Guo Zhong taught him his martial arts and behavior on behalf of his father.

Six years ago, the eldest brother's family was killed, Guo Rui was one of the most sad brothers, and secretly vowed to avenge the eldest brother in the future.

"Well, he's taking care of both public and private affairs." Guo Wei stroked his beard and said thoughtfully.

The eldest brother Guo Zhong is no longer alive, and he basically controls most of the power and affairs in the family, and the estrangement and suspicion between the brothers have slowly disappeared in recent years.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, pulling Guo Wei and Guo Xing back from their respective thoughts.

"Foolish brother Guo Rui visited General Zhu Guoda, met the fourth brother, congratulations to the fourth brother!"

Guo Rui, who was in the dust, knelt down on one leg when he entered the door, first gave Guo Wei a military greeting, got up to give Guo Xing a bow, and congratulated.

"Ouch, sixth brother, this is not a yamen court, why are you doing such a grand ceremony?" Guo Wei owed slightly, and said angrily.

"Yes, sixth brother, the second brother specially asked you to come directly to the backyard, just to talk about brotherly love, there is no official business, why bother? Feel free to do so... Feel free..."Guo Xing also helped to count down.