It was already the fourth watch, but Guo Dan's small courtyard was lit by candlelight, and I saw Guo Dan sitting at his desk, flipping through some accounts.

Whenever he encounters difficulties, he always wants to consult data and information, and he is definitely a data controller, because people can lie, but data does not lie, and all his plans are based on data.

Even if he failed, he was convinced.

"Husband."

Suddenly, I saw Kou Zhuan Sha come out of the back room.

"Ma'am?" Guo Dan hurriedly got up, walked over and gently supported Kou Zhuansha, "Is it that I am noisy to the lady to rest, maybe it's time for us to change to a larger yard." ”

Kou Zhuansha smiled: "It's none of your business, I've been resting at home every day lately, and I used to wake up at this time, but husband, you rarely work until this time." ”

While talking, she sat on the couch with Guo Dan, and she looked at Guo Dan worriedly, "Husband, isn't this difficult?" ”

"It's a little difficult."

Guo sighed lightly: "I just looked at the accounts, it just so happened that the Grand Canyon has delivered all the firearms to the Huguang Shenji Battalion, we can pay 200,000 taels first, one after another, within two months, I can still make up one million taels, and Yinuo Insurance also has enough food, I only need some time, and... and the support of the imperial court. ”

Kou Zhuisa said: "But you don't want the support of the imperial court? ”

"Yes."

Guo Dan nodded, and said: "I don't believe in the imperial court, and the imperial court doesn't trust me, the difficulty is here, I have talked to the laymen before, but unfortunately the north is not as good as the south, and the influence of the government on the Yungui side is extremely limited, and they can't even control the local military power, which gives us a chance."

But the officialdom in the north is deep-rooted, and the imperial court is to take the military to control the military, the government can intervene in the army, in addition, the major forces in the DPRK and China are involved, which is intertwined, if the imperial court is bypassed, even if those local governments in the south of the Yangtze River allow us to send grain, our grain may not be able to reach the front line, because everything in the north is under their control, from salt to grain, to coal, iron, tea and horses, we Fengchi Group, in Huguang, Sichuan and Guizhou quickly gained a foothold, but in the north, It's very limited. ”

Kou Zhuisa suddenly gently reached out to hold Guo Dan's hand, and said with a smile: "But I believe that this will not be difficult for my husband, no matter what decision you make, no matter what price you pay, I will support you." ”

Guo Dan was stunned for a moment, and said with a little surprise: "I thought that Madame would persuade me to take a step back." ”

Kou Zhuan Sha said: "Actually, my husband has also made many compromises before, if I can take a step back, I believe I don't need to persuade me." ”

Guo Dan stared at Kou Zhuansha, and after a while, he just said, "Thank you." ”

Kou Zhuansha is a very calm woman, at this critical time, she thinks that she must support Guo Dan, and she can't pull his hind legs, otherwise, Guo Dan will lose sight of one or the other.

Truly.

Guo Dan needs her support, if Guo Dan is just a person, he won't be so distressed, he will definitely gamble, otherwise, why should he earn this money, who doesn't want to make this money, small money can be clever, but this kind of money not only depends on means, but also on guts.

But the Kou family is innocent!

Therefore, Kou Liansha's support is very important to Guo Dan.

Following.

Aunt Xu, who had not slept all night, came to Yaxing early, and when she saw Guo Dan sitting inside and handling official business, she couldn't help but be very surprised.

"Surprised?"

Guo asked with a smile.

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "Very surprised." ”

Guo Dan leaned back and said: "I have decided to contract Ningxia, but before that, I have to understand everything in Ningxia, just like buying a workshop, I have to look at the financial situation of this workshop first." ”

Aunt Xu said: "But this is not an acquisition workshop, and there is no time for you to drag it out any longer." ”

Guo Dan said: "At least they can't hit the capital for the time being." ”

Aunt Xu shook her head and said, "This time, I always disapprove of you doing this, because things haven't come to this point yet. ”

"Maybe." Guo smiled lightly and said, "But I don't want to give them a chance to breathe, otherwise, there will be endless troubles." Also, if I can succeed, then I can open a gap in the north, and our steppe plan will go much better. ”

Aunt Xu said: "You are seeking skin with the tiger." ”

Guo Dan said: "A businessman who does not dare to seek skin with a tiger is by no means a successful businessman. ”

......

This rebellion in Ningxia seemed to have given a shot in the arm to the dying court, which made them both angry and happy.

The anger was because Bi Bai killed Dang Xin, which had to be paid for by them, otherwise, this civil official would not be able to suppress the military attaché.

Of course, they are happy because they were no longer able to control the situation in the southwest, but the chaos in Ningxia made them suddenly grasp the lifeblood of the fat house again.

They have played Wanli, demanding that the southwest be immediately stopped, concentrate troops, and quickly quell the rebellion in Ningxia.

"I say anything, I say anything, I know they won't give up."

Wanli angrily threw the song aside, "What does sending troops to Ningxia have to do with the southwest of the army?" They didn't use a penny from the treasury over there, nor did they use our Ming elite, but they said that they were confused, and they shouldn't have borrowed so much money to fight in the southwest, so that our army fell into a two-front battle, which was clearly trying to blackmail me, and I would never compromise. ”

Tian Yi, who had just gone to Beijing to take over Dongchang, immediately said: "Your Majesty, this country is yours, how can you use your own country to fight with them, the minister thinks that Your Majesty should unite the court and quickly pacify Ningxia, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Why is it my ...... every time?"

Halfway through the words, Wanli closed his mouth again.

Tian Yi is right, this country is yours, not theirs, if you don't compromise, who compromises.

But the fat house is really unwilling, if he wants to compromise again this time, he may not have the courage to face the courtiers again.

East Pavilion.

Wang Jiaping was so anxious that he was already an ant on a hot pot, "This is all fighting, how can Your Majesty still be arrogant, no matter what, you have to put down the chaos first, and if you drag it on, it will cause a big disaster." ”

Wang Xijue said: "Should we also make some concessions, in fact, we don't need to strike troops in Ningxia." ”

"That's fine!" Wang Jiaping said: "Shen Shoufu, if there is any problem, let's solve the foreign enemy first, and now we have to quickly let His Majesty order to send troops to quell the chaos." ”

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Okay, I will immediately play Your Majesty, let Li Chengliang take command, and send the Liaodong Army to quell the chaos." ”

Wang Xijue and Xu Guo nodded in support.

But as soon as this twist and turn went up, Wanli didn't say anything, and it was already overwhelmingly opposed.

Li Chengliang was guilty of the crime at the beginning, and he was not prosecuted at that time, he was already on the net, and Wang Shixing was driven out of the capital just because he said a word, and it has not been used yet, so why use Li Chengliang, is it because he is your Shen Shixing?

More ministers suggested that Yang Yinglong should take the Banzhou army to the rescue, in order to prove whether Yang Yinglong is loyal to the imperial court, in fact, it doesn't matter whether he is loyal or not, this can also make them kill each other, anyway, they are all the same dog, and they are all objects to deal with in the future.

The brains of these bureaucrats are spinning fast!

Very clever in calculation.

Li Chengliang is Shen Shixing's person, and at the same time he is a shareholder of the Grand Canyon, if he wants to take charge, Shen Shixing will benefit the most, and at the same time, he will not be able to hit Guo Dan, which is unacceptable to them.

Let Yang Yinglong go, that's a matter of counting in one fell swoop.

Because if you do this, you must strike the southwest, but in another way, you will give Wanli a step down.

In addition, they don't like Yang Yinglong, and they don't like Bibai, so let them kill each other, if Yang Yinglong wins, Banzhou will definitely be safe and sound, he is still the boss of Banzhou, then Guo Dan will not be able to stand there.

Because it is impossible for Yang Yinglong to let him go, it is impossible for the Huguang Shenji Battalion to be stationed there forever.

It is equivalent to Guo Dan working in vain.

borrowed Yang Yinglong's hand to weaken Guo Dan, and then dealt with Yang Yinglong.

If Yang Yinglong loses, it proves that he is a loyal minister, and it is even more impossible to move the Yang family, and the Yang family will still retaliate against Guo Dan.

This wishful thinking is ......!

Of course, this also makes Shen Shixing disgraced, Lao Tzu's first assistant is really dead, no matter what I say, you are against it, and at the same time, I also understand in my heart, it turns out that you guys are still thinking about me in your hearts, so you must not let Yang Yinglong go.

He didn't care so much, he was resolutely opposed to letting Yang Yinglong go, saying that Banzhou was too far away from Ningxia, and when the Banzhou army passed, the daylily would be cold, and the southwest campaign had caused a rift between Yang Yinglong and the imperial court, which could not be repaired.

Ningxia can completely let Li Chengliang lead the Liaodong Army forward, and there is no need to transfer troops from the southwest at all.

There was a lot of noise in the court.

Normally, at this time, it depends on which side the emperor supports, and the problem is that the emperor doesn't want to support it, and the emperor has his own ideas.

If the emperor doesn't open this mouth, this soldier won't be able to come out.

This gave Bibai a chance, and it seemed that the information was correct, this was really a great opportunity to rebel, and he was even more unscrupulous in attacking the city.

Urgent military newspapers were sent to the capital one after another.

The rebels, no, they haven't rebelled yet, they just mutinied, but this is more terrifying than rebellion, they have captured thirty-seven cities in a row, in fact, they basically didn't fight anything, and the local officers and soldiers knew that they were not opponents, anyway, their army surrendered when it came.

The ministers quarreled and found that this situation was not right, we quarreled here for a long time, and the emperor did not say a word, and this quarrel was meaningless.

Gradually, everyone became anxious.

You emperor can't play like that!

No matter who you support sending, you have to say something!

But Wanli didn't even hold a cabinet meeting.

For such a big thing, your emperor is silent.

This......!

Seeing that the Hetao area is in danger, if the Hetao area is lost and the Mongols come again, it will really be a catastrophe!

Even Empress Dowager Li couldn't sit still.

"Emperor, this military matter, the old body should not be concerned, but... But the old body and mind also feel scared! What if they come to Jingshi! ”

Empress Dowager Li is really a virtuous queen, at this time she still abides by her duties, I didn't interfere in military affairs, I just felt scared as a woman.

Let the mother be afraid, this is the son's unfilial piety!

"The son-in-law is not filial, which makes the queen mother frightened."

Wanli hurriedly knelt down and said: "But don't worry, the queen mother can rest assured, Erchen has secretly ordered Li Rumei to send troops, and Li Chengliang has also quietly gone to Taiyuan." ”

Empress Dowager Li was very curious when she heard this, and said, "Why don't you just let them lead the troops to the rescue?" ”

"Because...!"

Wanli said with a humble heart: "Because Guo Dan may have another way, but he still needs to wait." ”

Empress Dowager Li wanted to scold people after hearing this, what is your reason for this, but she still held back, "Emperor, Guo Dan's ability, the old body also knows, but you can't entrust the Ming Dynasty in the hands of a businessman." ”

Wanli bowed his head and was silent.

He didn't want to talk to the ministers.

But... But the Queen Mother has come forward, and he ......!

At this moment, a eunuch outside the door said, "Your Majesty, Guo Dan asks to see you." ”

You're here. Wanli perked up and immediately said to the Empress Dowager Li: "Queen Mother, wait for the sons to listen to Guo Dan's plan, if it doesn't work, the sons will immediately send troops to quell the chaos." ”

Although Empress Dowager Li was very reluctant in her heart, she felt that you were just fooling around, how could you bypass the imperial court for this kind of thing, and you couldn't do it to this extent, the emperor's art is about balance, not cutting.

But she still nodded reluctantly, and it was not too late.

Wanli hurriedly returned to the Qianqing Palace, and when he saw Guo Dan, he didn't care about the majesty of the emperor, and shouted directly: "If you kid don't come again, I may not be able to withstand it." ”

"Your Majesty, don't be annoyed, you have already thought of a solution." Guo Dan said busily.

Wanli hurriedly said: "What is the solution?" ”

Guo Dan's waist has always been: "Convince people with virtue." ”

Wanli was stunned and said, "What did you say?" ”

Guo Dan sneered: "Convince people with virtue." ”

It was as if the air was still.

After a while, Wanli suddenly stood up and roared: "You have made me wait for so many days, and you will come up with a person who can be convinced by virtue, if you can convince people with virtue, I still need you, then Wang Jiaping is much more virtuous than you." ”

Isn't that a personal attack? Guo Dan muttered to himself, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is that those civil officials did not convince people with virtue, and they have already understood this matter very clearly, the fact is that the party Xin and they have selfish intentions, cut the soldiers' salaries, and suppressed the generals, which caused the mutiny, so they have not said that they want to rebel until now!" Your Majesty can issue an order to punish the party and them, express that they are not guilty of the mutiny, and at the same time contract Ningxia to the lowly post, and then go to the lowly post to convince the people with virtue, and the lowly post can sit down with them, have a cup of tea, eat a bun, and all the contradictions can be resolved. ”

Wanli was dumbfounded.

I don't dare to write like this in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!

It was a long time before he spoke, "You're teasing me, aren't you?" I don't object to contracting Ningxia to you now, now Ningxia has been lost, but they will never agree, if you go to talk to them, I'm afraid that you will be killed by them as soon as you arrive in Ningxia, and you still want to drink tea and eat steamed buns. ”

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the lowly position has prepared a ransom of 300,000 taels, but you can ensure that you are safe, after all, the lowly position has no deep hatred with them." ”

Wanli is completely stupid.

Even the ransom is ready, this kid is serious!

Guo Dan said again: "Your Majesty, this is definitely worth a fight, even from the perspective of buying and selling, if you go alone, if you succeed, this can save millions of taels." ”

Li Gui looked at Guo Dan dumbfounded.

He had never seen such a thorough businessman.

This kind of thing he can still have the mind to calculate the cost.

He's a ruthless man!