"What does Guo Qing want to do in the city of Goryeo?"

When Cui Chun and the other Goryeo envoys left, Zhu Di's face instantly returned to normal, but he still had some doubts.

"Weichen is the master of his own affairs, and I ask His Highness for forgiveness."

Guo An explained apologetically: "Before the arrival of these Goryeo envoys, His Royal Highness discussed with Weichen that he wanted to scare these Goryeo envoys fiercely, and let them repay the money to my Yanwang Mansion, so that they could get a reason for sending troops next time."

However, Wechen suddenly discovered that the king of Goryeo was so shameless...... And this Goryeo envoy Choi Chun also didn't take the people of Goryeo and the king of Goryeo to heart......

Weichen thought, if my Yanwangfu can get a Goryeo city without blood, then everyone will be happy. ”

"What soldier is not bloody?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Guo Qing, that's our 100,000 taels of silver, and 100,000 taels of silver is enough to buy a county town in Daming." ”

"The 100,000 taels of silver are fictitious......"

Guo An smiled faintly and said, "Actually, from beginning to end, His Royal Highness has only paid for transparent glass and the secret recipe for growing vegetables in winter.

And now, the secret recipe of transparent glass and winter planting has almost spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it is not too valuable. ”

"Forehead ......"

Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned.

Immediately, he was a little annoyed and said, "That's also 100,000 taels of silver!" ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness, if my Yan Wangfu can have a justifiable city in Goryeo, it is equivalent to having a steady stream of gold mines. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed, and he stared at Guo An tightly, "Guo Qing spoke in detail." ”

Guo Andao: "Dare to ask His Highness to buy a Goryeo city with 100,000 taels of silver, is that city unique to His Highness?" ……

Wei Chen's meaning, that city His Royal Highness can govern at will, issue decrees at will, send soldiers and officials at will, and all the tax money obtained will be attributed to His Highness, without going to the court? ”

Zhu Di's face was slightly stunned, and then he looked firm.

"The city was bought by the king, and it is the king's. Even if the father wants to take it back, we can also theorize with the father......

However, the father and brother should not look down on the small town of Goryeo. ”

Guo An's face was happy: "In this way, Your Highness, the city of Goryeo is the private city of Your Highness."

Then, His Highness can trade freely with Goryeo in that city......

Your Highness, although people say that Goryeo is barren and the king of Goryeo is also poor, the area of their Goryeo Kingdom is equal to two Beipyeong provinces, or even three Beipyeong provinces......

Your Highness, with such a large land area and millions of people, how can Goryeo be poor?

Weichen dared to say that the Tieyuan Cui family's family background might be richer than His Royal Highness's Yanwang Mansion! ”

Zhu Di understood a little, and couldn't help but think about it, "Guo Qing's meaning, those nobles in Goryeo are very rich, as long as our Yan Wangfu does business with them, we can bring all the property of their Goryeo Kingdom back to my Daming." ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness is wise. ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and asked again: "However, all this requires that the king of Goryeo will use a city to pay off our debts." ”

Guo An smiled lightly: "Your Highness, the conditions of my Yan Wangfu have been opened, and the rest of the matter only needs to be handed over to the king of Goryeo and those powerful people in Goryeo."

If those powerful people were loyal to the Goryeo Kingdom, and the king of Goryeo was also a generation of Ming monarchs, they would either pay back the money or let His Highness send troops justifiably.

However, Wechen felt that with the shamelessness of the king of Goryeo and the greedy nature of those powerful people in Goryeo, they would inevitably try their best to grab enough benefits for them.

As long as they cooperate with His Highness, they will not only avoid the disaster of war, but also earn more money...... I don't need to plan too much in the Yan Palace, those powerful people in Goryeo will naturally come up with some ways to let the king of Goryeo use a city to pay off his debts......"

"It's all a bunch of traitors!"

Zhu Di said hatefully.

"What Your Highness said is very true."

Guo An said gently, "However, these traitorous ministers of Goryeo are also loyal ministers to His Highness. ”

"Hmph, I hope they're more interesting."

Zhu Di was moved by Guo An's words, "We have to buy fifty big ships, and we also have to train soldiers." ”

"Your Highness, do you need to report this matter to the emperor?"

Thinking of something, Guo An hurriedly reminded.

"No, you don't."

Zhu Di shook his head slowly, "We are vassal kings, training some soldiers and buying some sea ships, and the court can't control it."

Didn't Zhu Qing already go to report to his father and the imperial court, the king of Goryeo deceived us, and we are going to lead troops to attack Goryeo? ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An asked again: "Your Highness, is it necessary for the gunpowder workshop to prepare more bombs?" ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Subsequently, after Guo An discussed with Zhu Di again, he withdrew.

……

And the Goryeo mission, after leaving the Yanwang Mansion, returned to the post station, said goodbye to the officials of Honglu Temple, packed up, and hurried to Goryeo.

As for the officials of Honglu Temple, they also rushed to Jingshi with anxious faces.

The king of Goryeo and a group of Goryeo officials were so shameless!

Whether it is King Yan who wants to use swords and soldiers, or King Yan who wants Goryeo to use the city to pay off debts, it is a big deal for the Ming court!

He must hurry back and report the matter to Shaoqing and the court.

A few days later.

Inside the Fengtian Temple.

Lao Zhu was full of thoughts, "Biao'er, tell me that the fourth child is actually ready to let the Goryeo Kingdom use a city, worth 100,000 taels of silver, what kind of moth does the fourth child come up with?" ”

"Dad, the child thinks that this matter should be the idea of Guo Changshi in the fourth mansion." Zhu Biao replied.

"Oh?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Lao Zhu's eyes.

Zhu Biao said again: "Dad, the child also sent someone to Beiping Mansion to inspect the right chief Shi Guo'an.

If you follow the temperament of the fourth child, the fourth child will be like the one played by Zhu Fu in Changshi, directly summon the generals and fight the Goryeo Kingdom.

And that Guo An, although he is the governor of the Yanwang Mansion, is not greedy for power at all, he just likes to make money, and then studies some craftsman's things.

In the end, it is to build the city, as if he regards Beiping Mansion as his home, and likes to use the money he earns to build Beiping Mansion carefully......

For example, let Lao Si build cement roads and use cement to clean ditches in the city...... Now let the fourth child order that all the people in Beiping Mansion should clean their houses in time, and all shops in Peiping Mansion also use cement to build thatched houses, which can be used by all pedestrians for free......

There are even special garbage ponds that can be used to throw useless things and stolen goods at home, and people are not allowed to throw away dirty things on the streets......

In just a few days, the streets of Beiping Fucheng have been much cleaner......"

Lao Zhu looked curious, "In this way, Guo An is really a wonderful person!" ”

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, and said, "Therefore, the child thinks that Guo An should have taken a fancy to something in the Goryeo Kingdom......

After all, it was Guo An who proposed that the fourth child borrowed two taels of silver from Goryeo to let Goryeo buy transparent glass and winter vegetable planting technology.

Now it seems that at that time, Guo An and the fourth child had already begun to plan Goryeo! ”

Hearing this, Lao Zhu pondered for a moment and said: "The country of Goryeo is poor, and the king of Goryeo is also poor, but those powerful people in Goryeo are not poor.

The fourth child and that Guo An should have taken a fancy to the silver in the hands of those powerful people in Goryeo. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Biao's face was stunned, "Dad, are you saying that the fourth child wants to buy the city of Goryeo, and then take the opportunity to rob the silver of those Goryeo magnates?" ”

Lao Zhu shook his head directly, "What does the fourth bastard think, how do we know?" …… Okay, there is no need to worry about the fourth child, according to Guo An's temperament, he will definitely not let the fourth child suffer.

Moreover, the king of Goryeo may not give the city the 100,000 taels of silver, or not. ”

Zhu Biao nodded slightly.

Then, I don't know what to think of, Lao Zhu's face couldn't help but sink, and he asked directly: "I heard that the second and third bastards also learned from the fourth child and began to open a shop on a large scale?" ”

"This ......"

Zhu Biao was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Dad, in the past two years, since Guo An entered the fourth mansion, the fourth Yanwang Mansion has earned millions of taels of silver.

It is also to pave cement roads, build wharves, and build academies......

The second and third children are naturally very envious.

As for opening shops and doing business, there should be ......"

Lao Zhu looked disgusted, "The prince of the palace actually let the servants of the palace go to business, wouldn't he have to force him to buy and sell...... Biao'er, you will go down and write a letter to those bastards in a moment, and warn them not to harm the people......"

"Daddy, the boy knows."

Zhu Biao hurriedly responded.

……

At the same time, the king of Goryeo borrowed 210,000 taels of silver from Zhu Di, the king of Yan, but he did not pay it back...... The forced King of Yan wanted to raise an army to attack Goryeo...... The matter of letting the Goryeo Kingdom use the city to pay off its debts also began to spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Hear the news.

Suzhou, a group of courtyards, extremely luxurious and majestic house.

A few old men, after some discussion, stamped a seal on a piece of deed paper, and handed it to a young man, arranged a few guards, guarded the young man, got on the big boat, and quickly headed north!

……

Over Peiping Province.

The weather was gloomy again, but everyone in Beiping Mansion was happy.

The more snow it gets, the more they will have a good harvest next year.

Moreover, even if it snows heavily, King Yan will hire them to do some work, and they can still earn some money to support their families.

Most of them have enough food in their homes, and there are enough firewood piled up outside the courtyard to survive the winter and not let them freeze to death.

After the clouds gathered for a day, snowflakes in the shape of salt grains fell from the sky.

In less than half a day, the roads of the entire Peiping Province were wet.

A large ship from the south, rowing through the icy river, anchored at the Zhangjiawan wharf.

A rich man dressed in brown cotton clothes and wearing a big coat hurriedly disembarked with a few guards.

On the dock, several coachmen had already come over, and the rich man took out twenty copper plates from his arms.

Two carriages came from afar and carried the rich family to Wanping County.

Along the way, the roads were slippery due to snowy weather, and the carriage was not fast.

The rich man still had time to lift the curtain and look outside.

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Yan paved this cement road, otherwise this kind of weather would delay the livelihood of many people."

The coachman in front immediately replied, "This noble man is really far-sighted, with this cement road, even if it is a foot of heavy snow, he is not afraid that he will not be able to walk the road."

Therefore, many wealthy businessmen like to come to Peiping to do business.

The nobles are also lucky, if it is delayed for half a month, the river will be frozen ......"

……

(End of chapter)