"Tianjin Port?"

After hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but look depressed, and sighed: "I discussed this matter with the cabinet ministers not long ago, but it is quite controversial, this Tianjin is relatively close to the capital, and there are Japanese robbers overseas, in addition, this will also affect Caoyun, this matter is very difficult!" ”

The Longqing switch is only a small crack, that is, the Yuegang of Fuzhou, and it is in a very remote place, this Tianjin is just below the capital, and once Tianjin is opened, it is equivalent to the north and south can take the sea, which will affect the river transport, and the river transport can support hundreds of thousands of people.

Therefore, whenever shipping is mentioned, there is always a controversy between the DPRK and China.

Those ministers who are not involved in the interests of river transport are of course in favor of opening up sea transportation, but those who are involved in river transport must be resolutely opposed, which is the same as doing business.

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty, but this move must be taken, if you don't move, the role of Weihui Mansion will be reduced a lot." ”

"Does this have anything to do with Weihui Mansion?" Wanli was stunned.

Guo Dan explained: "Because the output of Weihui Mansion is far better than that of other state capitals, if all the goods produced by Weihui Mansion are sold in China, it will cause damage to the economy of many places, and many local handicraftsmen will become at a loss, because they simply cannot compete with us."

Now there is Mongolia there, and the current production of Weihui Mansion is not very much, a large number of goods are sold to Mongolia, only a small amount of goods are sold to other state capitals, as long as this amount is appropriate, then it will help other state capitals, so that the local people become sufficient.

Therefore, we must prepare as soon as possible, before the output of Weihui Mansion has not skyrocketed, find an outlet to the sea, rush the excess goods overseas, exchange them for silver taels, and then put the silver taels into production, the more people who have silver, it is equivalent to expanding the domestic market, so that a virtuous circle can be achieved. ”

Of course, he had known this for a long time, but he didn't think it would come so quickly.

But now a large number of businessmen are concentrated in Weihui Mansion, in the operation mode of Weihui Mansion, this output will definitely skyrocket, but the entire Ming Dynasty is produced in Weihui Mansion like this, and other places are still small-scale peasant economic models, and a large number of goods will be impacted, which will be washed to pieces by the local finances, and the silver will be absorbed by Weihui Mansion, which is fatal to the country, which may also destroy the local system.

Guo Dan can only control this amount on the demand line, so that the people's materials become more abundant and the price is cheaper, and at the same time it does not hurt the local handicraftsmen, as a supplement.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the nobles play with the five guns, they can sell them to death, and they won't affect anyone.

In addition, even if it is currency, the people can't take out so much silver to buy the goods of Weihui Mansion, and Weihui Mansion needs a large amount of silver taels to be able to operate, and without sufficient currency, it is impossible to give birth to a commercial city.

Guo Dan's contract for Weihui Mansion is just to lay the foundation for going overseas, and the Mongolian market is an unexpected joy, which he didn't calculate before, because Mongolia can't import a large amount of silver taels, purely by the way.

Wanli sighed: "I also understand that I also want to open Tianjin Port, but there is a lot of resistance from the DPRK and China, and this matter is not urgent." ”

Guo Dan groaned a little and said, "Your Majesty, there is a plan for the humble position, I don't know if it is feasible?" ”

Wanli hurriedly asked, "Let's talk about it." ”

Guo Dan didn't answer and asked: "Your Majesty, now that King Lu's Mansion has been converted into a workshop, I don't know when King Lu will become a vassal?" ”

Wanli was stunned and said, "I didn't think about this when I arrived, why do you ask this?" ”

Guo Dan said again: "King Lu's Mansion earns so much money for His Majesty every year, if King Lu goes to the domain, this money will be gone, and he thinks why not let King Lu change places to become a domain." ”

"Somewhere else?"

Wanli subconsciously asked, "Where to change?" ”

"Tianjin."

"God... Do you mean, borrowing King Lu to build a port in Tianjin? Wanli was surprised.

"Yes."

"How can this work?" Wanli glanced at him angrily, and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Don't you even know about the feudal system?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Back to Your Majesty, on the contrary, when I went back to Weihui Mansion, I saw some distant relatives of the vassal kings trapped at home starving to death, and at the same time, I also saw that many vassal kings were sitting on mountains of gold and silver, and the grain in the domain was piled up, and even the rats could not be eaten. ”

Wanli said with a calm face: "This matter is not something you can manage, so don't ask more here." ”

It's a sensitive matter, you just have to make money.

Guo Dan said: "The lowly position understands, but the problem is that the grain is in their hands, even if the lowly position can make money again, it is still not possible to have no food, nearly half of the grain in Kaifeng Mansion is in the hands of the vassal king, which causes Weihui Mansion to go to Jiangnan to buy grain, and now the grain in the hands of the vassal king is released, which is beneficial to the entire Ming Dynasty." ”

Regarding the harm of the vassal king, Wanli still used him to teach, and wondered: "What is the relationship between this opening of the port and the vassal king system?" ”

Guo said lightly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember when you mentioned the pirate plan at the beginning?" ”

Wanli nodded and said, "Of course I remember. ”

He's the man who wants to be the One Piece.

Guo Dan immediately said: "There is a way to kill two birds with one stone, not only to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but also to solve the vassal system." ”

"Really?" Wanli was slightly surprised, Zhang Juzheng couldn't solve this matter, you can solve it as a businessman? He asked in a skeptical manner, "Let's talk about it first." ”

Neither of these things seems to be on the side.

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty, if we find those gold and silver mines in the future, I don't know where Your Majesty will send people to garrison?" ”

When Wanli heard about the gold mine and the silver mine, it was really a silver light in his left eye and a golden light in his right eye, and he smiled and said: "It's still early, you find it first." ”

If he did, he would have been desperate.

Guo Dan sneered: "The meaning of the humble position is that this gold mine and silver mine have a huge temptation, if they are found in the future, no matter who they send, Your Majesty may not be at ease, so it is better to send someone from the royal family." ”

Wanli blinked, seemed to understand something, and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Let's just say that Luzon, why the Franc people occupy Luzon Island, it must be for profit, in other words, Luzon Island is profitable, so why don't we occupy it, at least we can rent it to the Franc people and collect commissions."

At the same time, we can also accommodate those vassal kings, we want to go to sea, we must occupy the islands first, it is better to place those vassal kings on small islands, which is also more representative, as long as they are there, those islands naturally belong to our Ming Dynasty.

Nowadays, if there is one more vassal king, the court will have less taxes, and if it is divided overseas, there will be one more vassal king, and the court will have one more territory and one more island of taxes. ”

Wanli listened and listened, and fell into deep thought.

The feudal system is to control the feudal king, and if it is locked up on the island, it is not safer, and even if it is a rebellion, it is obviously much more difficult to rebel from the island than on the mainland.

The most important thing is that if you want to expand overseas, you must send people to garrison, that is overseas, it is better to send a surname Zhu to the past, as long as the surname Zhu is on the island, even if he rebels, that territory belongs to the Zhu family, not to the Guo family.

In addition, this is not a matter of destroying the vassal system, but it used to be divided into its own territory, but now it is divided into its own territory, but as long as it is divided, it will belong.

Wow! What a hooligan behavior this is, but it is really in line with Wanli's character.

"It works." Wanli nodded, a little moved, and then sighed: "But if this is to be implemented, I'm afraid it will be difficult, besides, this Tianjin is not an island." ”

Guo said lightly: "King Lu is His Majesty's own brother, how dare he let him suffer on those islands, but Tianjin is far less prosperous than Weihui Mansion, and there is desolation everywhere, if Your Majesty divides King Lu to such a desolate place, and then divides other vassal kings to the island, others will have nothing to say, of course, the desolation is only temporary, as long as the port is built, it will immediately become very prosperous." ”

Wanli sighed and said, "You still don't understand, this domain is a domain, a port, and the two can't be confused." ”

"Your Majesty, it's possible."

Guo Dan said: "As long as Your Majesty wants to build another Luwang Mansion for King Lu, then the ministers will definitely oppose it, and then they will help the court contract it for free." ”

Contracting again?

This trick seems familiar!

Li Gui can be regarded as seeing through Guo Dan, and he just went back and forth with this trick, contracting.

Anything can be contracted.

But this trick has made a lot of people suffer!

Now the minister is hearing the "contracting" color change!

Wanli was a little speechless by Guo Dan, and said with a wry smile: "Even if you contract it, you can't build a port, and this opening of the port is another matter." ”

"There is no need to open the port."

Guo Dan said: "According to my understanding of the domain, the domain cannot be entered and exited at will, unless there is your Majesty's permission, otherwise, even the first assistant can not enter, whether it is to build a port in it, or to build a thatched house, the ministers can't take care of it, for the time being, we only have to leave the goods of Weihui Mansion." ”

The more Wanli listened, the more confused he became, and said, "If you don't open the port, where will you sell this goods?" ”

"Sell to pirates."

“.....！”

When Wanli heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly realize, this is the circle back, the characteristics of the domain are closed, it is quite difficult to get in and out, and even starve to death can not come out, in other words, it is really not too suitable to be used as a pirate base, they formulated the strategy earlier, and they also used pirates to trade. He pondered for a while, then nodded, "I still have to think about this matter carefully. ”

After all, it involves King Lu, and he still has to ask the Queen Mother about this.

PS: I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival.