When he came out of King Zhou's mansion, it was already the second watch.

And Guo Dan, who was immersed in the honeymoon, did not feel tired at all, he went out and said to Yang Feixu: "Tomorrow I plan to go to the medicinal herb market." ”

Yang Feixu said: "No, the medicinal herb market is full of medicinal herb merchants from all over the world, including some wealthy merchants from the Yunnan-Guizhou region, which is a very dangerous place for you." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a piece of paper, "Choose one for yourself." ”

Guo Dan took it and looked at it, and said, "As long as it's not in the office, you can go anywhere, even if you stay in the bedroom all day." ”

Kou Zhuansha on the side slapped Guo Dan's arm fiercely and glared at Guo Dan angrily.

Guo smiled lightly and got into the carriage with Kou Zhuan yarn.

Don't look at him for the "assassination" incident, but in fact, he is very careful, before he came to Kaifeng Mansion, there were already a large number of Jinyi guards who came here to explore the way, and these Jinyi guards were secretly sent by Wanli to protect Guo Dan.

"I really didn't expect King Zhou and Princess Zhou to be so courteous to you, husband."

On the carriage, Kou Zhuan snuggled in Guo Dan's arms and whispered.

In the capital, the officials' attitude towards Guo Dan has not changed much, and they are still so arrogant, but in Weihui Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion, Guo Dan is respected by everyone everywhere, and it feels different.

Guo Dan said: "Do you worship my husband more and more?" ”

Kou Zhuisa just glanced at him with a smile in her eyes, and didn't say anything.

Apparently by default.

She is actually full of disgust for the former Guo Dan, of course, she herself denies this, but this is the case, her personality is very strong, how can she like a weak and incompetent man, she just likes a man who is capable, hard-working, and responsible.

It was also after Guo Dan cheered up that she was impressed.

Otherwise, even if you talk wildly, it is impossible to impress her, she has no ability, and she is oily, which is what she hates the most.

And this honeymoon trip also made their husband and wife more affectionate, because this is the first time that their husband and wife have gone on a long trip, and they have seen each other's other sides, and they have to know each other better.

The couple spent five days in Kaifeng Mansion and then set off for Beijing.

After all, this year is approaching, and the dental store is also busy.

As for the Grand Canyon that has just been a joint-stock system, Guo Dan doesn't need to worry too much, because Wanli has secretly sent people to supervise it, and it is impossible for Wanli to let Guo Dan control a large number of firearms, which must be controlled in his own hands.

Including the research and development of firearms, in fact, it is also under the control of Wanli, so Zhao Shizhen is an official, not Guo Dan's subordinate.

Guo Dan only needs to set the rules, set the standards, and then give money, and he doesn't need to worry too much about the rest.

When he first arrived in Gyeonggi, Guo Dan received good news.

In just a few months, Luwangfu sold a total of 500,000 taels of goods, and the net profit reached a terrifying 350,000 taels.

In Shen Weijing's letter, it was also stated that the reason was that the Japanese merchants who arrived in Luwangfu bought a large amount of porcelain, and these Japanese merchants were going to Luzon Island, which was equivalent to reselling porcelain, because there was a shortage of porcelain on the market recently, and the price there was very high.

And they didn't know that there was a port here, and all the porcelain was here.

Returning to the capital, Guo Dan rushed directly to the palace to report the good news, and did not go home with Kou Zhuan Sha first.

To make the emperor happy, that is a must.

Qianqing Palace.

"I'm relieved to see that you can come back unharmed."

Wanli was really relieved when he saw Guo Dan.

Now it is no exaggeration to say that no minister in the DPRK can replace Guo Dan's position in Wanli's heart, and any minister can be replaced, but Guo Dan cannot.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern."

Guo Dan patted the horse and said: "With the protection of His Majesty's holy light, not to mention a few little thieves, even thousands of troops and horses can't hurt their humble duties in the slightest." ”

"Really?"

Wanli smiled and said: "Either I will make you a single general, and you will go and sweep away those enemies in Mobei for me." ”

"Single... Riding a single general? ”

Guo Dan blinked and said, "Haven't you heard of me having such an official name?" ”

Wanli smiled: "I specially prepared it for you, which means that it is enough for you to go alone, after all, they can't hurt you in the slightest." ”

Guo Dan wiped a cold sweat and said, "Uh... Your Majesty, in fact, the Mongols are currently our big customers, and they still have value for the time being. ”

"Haha.....!"

Wanli laughed a few times, and then said: "Tell me about your assassination, have you found out who did it?" ”

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in fact, it is the lowly position that made Yang Feixu kill people. ”

Wanli looked calm and asked, "Why?" ”

It can be seen that he knows.

Guo Dan said: "Because I am afraid that these assassins were sent by Yang Yinglong, but now is not the best time, if you leave a living mouth and find out that it was Yang Yinglong, it will make it difficult for Your Majesty to ride a tiger." ”

"Hmm. You're doing it right. ”

Wanli nodded and said: "I also think that Yang Yinglong did it, but it is not as expected by the ministers of the court, Yang Yinglong's move is to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, and it is intended to test me." ”

Guo Dan asked, "Why does Your Majesty think Yang Yinglong is doing this?" ”

Wanli said with a smile: "I thought that Yang Yinglong must have listened to some rumors, thinking that everything about the Huguang Shenji Camp was you, a businessman, who was sowing discord, so he sent someone to assassinate you." ”

Guo Dan pondered for a while, and then arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, I also think that this possibility is higher. ”

Wanli said: "I will plan and plan, so I keep quiet, so that Yang Yinglong thinks that I have no intention of moving him, but soon I will send Wu Weizhong to the Huguang Shenji Battalion, with Yang Yinglong's suspicious character, he will definitely be suspicious again, and he will inevitably make some wrong choices between the gains and losses, and then I will have a reason to send troops to the southwest."

If I press too hard, I am really afraid that he will give in, and the ministers of the court will inevitably prevent me from sending troops. ”

Guo Dan's heart was furious when he heard this, your fat house is really yin!

Because Yang Yinglong once came to the capital to study, Wanli actually knows Yang Yinglong very well, if he doesn't leave any illusions for Yang Yinglong, he is really likely to be soft, because Yang Yinglong also knows that Zhuge Liang can't compete for the world from there, can he do it? He just wants to keep the Yang family, so if he is soft, the emperor will at most transfer him to other places, so he can ensure the status of the Yang family in Banzhou.

Wanli is doing this to let Yang Yinglong retain a trace of fantasy and give him enough time to prepare.

Because Wanli is not targeting Yang Yinglong, but the entire Tusi class, he wants to solve this problem and not leave it to the next generation, after all, he has no great achievements at present, otherwise, he may not be willing to spend so much energy to fight this battle.

"But not until then." Wanli looked at Guo Dan again and asked, "I want to know how long you still need to prepare." ”

Guo Dan pondered for a moment and said, "Next year, the Grand Canyon will be able to provide at least 10,000 guns, 100 heavy artillery and 200 light artillery for the Huguang Shenji Battalion. ”

"So much?"

Wanli exclaimed.

Guo Dan said: "Actually, there are more than that, because there are some that have to be transported to Luwangfu." ”

"It's... How is this possible? ”

Wanli couldn't believe it.

Guo Dan said: "This is actually thanks to the fact that the imperial court has never paid much attention to craftsmen, which led to those craftsmen running to Weihui Mansion, and the productivity of Weihui Mansion today is very amazing." ”

Wanli blinked awkwardly and snorted, "You kid is really getting more and more bold. ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins, and you just don't dare to deceive Your Majesty." Guo Dan was sincerely afraid.

"Alright, alright."

Wanli said: "I don't blame you, being able to produce so many firearms is a great thing for my Ming Dynasty, but it's a pity that the imperial court can't come up with so much money to buy it." ”

You're not a businessman, you're a waste of talent! Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty, it's really not good, we can sell it to the Wa Kingdom, and sell it to Jiaozhi, Dongwu and other regions." ”

Wanli was surprised: "How can this be, how can this weapon be sold indiscriminately." ”

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty should know how many iron pots I export every year, including the Mongols who buy a large number of iron pots every year, they don't use these iron pots to cook vegetables, but to forge weapons." However, this iron pot cannot be sold at a high profit, and firearms can be sold at a high profit. ”

Wanli sighed: "I also know about the iron pot, and the imperial court once banned the sale of iron pots, but the repeated bans continued, and it caused turmoil on the border. But selling firearms to them to invade my Daming, isn't this just lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot. ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, and listen to the humble explanation, if they use firearms to fight us, they will definitely not be able to defeat us, and even make us invincible.

In the battle of firearms, the advantages of horses and bows and arrows will be weakened a lot, and production technology, productivity, and coal and iron resources will become the key to the battlefield, and if they use firearms on a large scale, the situation between the Central Plains and the north will be reversed.

Not only that, but for the Dongwu area, we can also use firearms to break up the alliance of those Tusi, they see that there must be contradictions, whoever is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, we will support whom, if they dare to go against His Majesty's will, then we will sell ten times the firearms to his enemies.

Of course, we can develop firearms specifically for export, which are certainly not as good as our own use, and when they are used up, we can take them back at a low price, rebuild them, and then sell them again. ”

Wanli's eyes lit up when he heard this, as if it was really feasible, and he asked, "Can you make money by selling firearms?" ”

Guo Dan said: "At least three or four times the profit, otherwise, I might as well sell some hoes to them." ”

"Such a high profit."

Wanli is very excited!

Seeing Wanli's look of a rich slave, Guo Dan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is still a great joy to tell Your Majesty." ”

Wanli was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "It can't be the recent trade situation of Luwangfu, right?" ”

Guo Dan was stunned and said, "Your Majesty already knows!" ”

Wanli nodded and said, "It was King Lu who told me that we earned another 350,000 taels during this period. ”

King Lu, you bastard, you even rob Lao Tzu's unique sycophants, do you want to order Bilian, okay, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Guo said lightly: "Your Majesty, now that the volume of trade is getting bigger and bigger, I'm afraid it won't be long to hide it, so I have to hurry up and let King Lu go to the domain, and then the wood will be completed, and they will have no way to regret it." ”

Wanli nodded and said, "This matter has been delayed for a long time, and I have to let King Lu go to the domain." ”

Hey! King Lu, bye-bye.