Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 200 Zhu Biaoyi Guo An

"What does Guo Qing want Goryeo's city to do?"

After Cui Chun and the Korean mission left, Zhu Di's expression returned to normal in an instant, but he was still a little puzzled.

"The humble minister made the decision without authorization, and please forgive me, Your Highness."

Guo An explained with an apologetic face: "Before the arrival of these Korean envoys, His Highness discussed with the humble ministers to scare these Korean envoys severely and ask them to pay back the money to my Yan Palace, and as a side effect Get a reason for the next troop dispatch.

However, I suddenly discovered that the King of Goryeo was so shameless...and Cui Chun, the envoy of Goryeo, also didn't care about the people of Goryeo and the King of Goryeo...

The minister thought, if my Prince Yan's Mansion can get a Koryo city without bloodshed, then everyone will be happy. "

"What's so bloodless?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Guo Qing, that's our 10 taels of silver, and 10 taels of silver is enough to buy a county seat in Daming."

"That 10 taels of silver is virtual..."

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

But now, the secret recipe of transparent glass and winter planting has been spread throughout Daming, and it is not too valuable. "

"Forehead……"

Zhu Di couldn't help being taken aback.

Immediately, he said angrily, "That's also 10 taels of silver!"

Guo Andao: "His Royal Highness, the fact that my Prince Yan's Mansion can have a legitimate city in Koryo is equivalent to owning a steady stream of gold mines."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed brightly, and he stared at Guo An closely, "Guo Qing explain in detail."

Guo Andao: "May I ask His Highness to buy a Koryo city with 10 taels of silver, so that the city is unique to His Highness?  …

The meaning of the humble minister, His Royal Highness can govern the city at will, promulgate laws at will, dispatch soldiers and officials at will, and all the taxes and money earned will be attributed to His Royal Highness instead of reporting to the court? "

Zhu Di was startled for a moment, but then became determined.

"That city was bought by this king, so naturally it belongs to this king. Even if the emperor wants to take it back, we can argue with the emperor...

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

Guo An's face brightened, "So, Your Highness, that Koryo city is His Highness's private city.

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

Your Highness, although people say that Koryo is barren and the king of Koryo is extremely poor, the area of ​​their Koryo country is equal to two Beiping mansions, or even three Beiping mansions...

Your Highness, with such a large land area and millions of people, how could Koryo be poor?
I dare to say that the Tieyuan Cui family's wealth may be even richer than His Highness's Prince Yan's Mansion! "

Zhu Di understood a little bit, and couldn't help thinking, "Guo Qing means that the nobles of the Koryo Kingdom are very rich. As long as we do business with them, we can bring all the property of their Koryo Kingdom back to my Daming."

Guo An said: "Your Highness is wise."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and asked again: "But all of this requires that the King of Korea will use a city to pay off our debts."

Guo An smiled lightly and said, "Your Highness, the conditions of my Prince Yan's Mansion have already been released, and the rest of the matter only needs to be handed over to the King of Korea and the dignitaries in Korea.

If those dignitaries are loyal to Koryo, and the King of Koryo is also a generation of Mingjun, they will either pay back the money, or let His Highness send troops in a legitimate manner.

However, I feel that, given the shamelessness of the Goryeo king and the greedy temperament of those nobles in Goryeo, they will definitely try their best to get 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... It is not necessary for my Yan Palace to plan too much, those nobles in Korea will naturally come up with some ways to let the King of Korea use a city Repayment of debts..."

"They're all a bunch of traitors!"

Zhu Di said bitterly.

"What Your Highness said is very true."

Guo An agreed, "However, these treacherous ministers of Korea are also loyal ministers to His Highness."

"Hmph, I hope they are more interesting."

Zhu Di was moved by what Guo An said, "We want to buy fifty big ships and train soldiers."

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

Thinking of something, Guo An quickly reminded.

"No need."

Zhu Di shook his head slowly, "We are the vassal king, we train some soldiers and buy some sea-going ships, and the imperial court doesn't care about it.

Didn't Zhu Qing go to report to his father and the court that the King of Koryo deceived us, and we are going to lead troops to attack Koryo? "

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An asked again: "Your Highness, does the gunpowder workshop have to prepare more bombs?"

"Can!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Afterwards, after discussing with Zhu Di again, Guo An withdrew.

……

And the Koryo Mission, after leaving the Palace of King Yan, returned to the post station, bid farewell to the officials of Honglu Temple, packed up their luggage, and hurriedly left for Koryo.

As for the officials of Honglu Temple, they all rushed to the capital with anxious faces.

The King of Korea and all the officials of Korea are so shameless!
Whether it is the King of Yan who wants to use the sword, or the King of Yan who wants Koryo to use the city to repay the debt, it is a big event for the Ming court!
He must go back quickly and report this matter to Shaoqing and the court.

a few days later.

Inside Fengtian Temple.

Old Zhu was full of thought, "Biao'er, you said that the fourth brother is going to let Koryo use a city for 10 taels of silver. What kind of moth is the fourth brother coming up with?"

"Father, I think this matter should be the idea of ​​Guo Changshi in the Fourth House." Zhu Biao replied.

"Oh?"

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

Zhu Biao said again: "Father, my boy even sent someone to Beiping Mansion to inspect the right chief Shi Guoan.

If it had been according to Lao Si's temperament, Lao Si would have directly summoned soldiers to go to Koryo just like what Chang Shi Zhu Fu said.

As for that Guo An, although he is the governor of Yan Wangfu, he is not greedy for power at all, he just likes to make money, and then research some craftsman's things.

Finally, it is to build the city. He seems to regard Beiping Mansion as his home, and likes to use the money he earns to carefully build Beiping Mansion...

For example, let Lao Si build cement roads and clean the ditches in the city with cement... Now Lao Si orders that all the people in Beiping Mansion should clean their houses in time, and all the workshops in Beiping Mansion use cement to build thatched huts, and all pedestrians can use it for free use……

They even built special garbage pools for throwing useless and stolen goods at home, and people are not allowed to throw dirty things on the street at will...

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

Old Zhu looked curious, "So, then Guo An is really a wonderful person!"

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, and said: "Therefore, my boy thinks that Guo An should have taken a fancy to something from Koryo...

After all, it was Guo An who suggested that the fourth child borrow silver taels from Koryo to buy transparent glass and the technology of growing vegetables in winter.

Now it seems that at that time, Guo An and the fourth child had already started planning for Korea! "

Hearing this, Lao Zhu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Koryo is poor, and the king of Koryo is also poor, but the dignitaries in Koryo are not poor.

The fourth child and Guo An should have taken a fancy to the money in the hands of the powerful in Korea. "

"what?"

Zhu Biao was stunned, "Father, you mean that the fourth brother wants to buy the city of Koryo, and then take the opportunity to grab the money of the nobles in Koryo?"

Old Zhu shook his head directly, "How do we know what that bastard fourth is thinking? ... Well, there is no need to worry about fourth brother. According to Guo An's temperament, he will definitely not let fourth brother suffer.

Moreover, whether the King of Koryo will pay the 10 taels of silver for the city is still uncertain. "

Zhu Biao nodded slightly.

Afterwards, thinking of something, Lao Zhu's face darkened, and he asked directly: "We heard that the bastards, the second and the third, have followed the example of the fourth and started to open up shops?"

"This……"

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said: "Father, in the past two years, since Guo An entered the fourth man's house, the fourth man's Yan Wang's mansion has earned millions of taels of silver.

It's paving cement roads, building piers, and building academies...

The second child and the third child are naturally very envious.

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

Old Zhu looked disgusted, "The majestic prince actually let the servants in the house go into business, isn't he going to buy and sell by force again... Biaoer, you go down and write a letter to those bastards in a while, warning them, Don't allow them to harm the people..."

"Father, the child knows."

Zhu Biao responded quickly.

……

At the same time, the King of Koryo borrowed 21 taels of silver from Zhu Di, the King of Yan, but refused to return it...Forcing the King of Yan to raise troops to attack the Kingdom of Korea...The news that the Kingdom of Koryo used the city to repay the debt also began to spread throughout Daming.

heard the news.

In Suzhou, there are clusters of courtyards, which are extremely luxurious and majestic.

Several old men, after discussing, stamped a seal on a deed, and handed it over to a young disciple, arranged a few guards to guard the young disciple, boarded the big boat, and headed north quickly!

……

Over Beiping Mansion.

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

The more snow falls, the better their harvest will be next year.

Moreover, no matter how heavy the snow is, King Yan will hire them to do some work, and they can still earn some money to subsidize their families.

Most of them have enough food in their homes, and enough firewood is piled up outside the yard, which is completely enough for them to survive the winter without letting them freeze to death.

After the clouds gathered for a day, a grain of salt-shaped snowflakes fell from the sky.

In less than half a day, the entire road in Beiping Mansion was wet.

A large ship from the south crossed the icy river and moored at Zhangjiawan Wharf.

A rich man in a brown padded coat and a cloak hurried off the boat with a few guards.

On the pier, several coachmen had already come over, and the rich man took out twenty copper coins from his pocket.

Then two carriages came from a distance, carrying the rich family's son to Wanping County.

Along the way, due to the snowy weather, the road was relatively slippery, and the speed of the carriage was not fast.

The rich family still had time to lift the curtain of the car and look outside.

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness King Yan paved this concrete road. Otherwise, the weather would have delayed many people's livelihoods."

The driver in front immediately replied, "This noble man is indeed far-sighted, with this concrete road, even if it is snowed one foot thick, he is not afraid that he will not be able to walk on the road.

Therefore, many wealthy businessmen like to come to Beiping Prefecture to do business.

The nobleman is also lucky, if it is half a month later, the river will be frozen..."

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(End of this chapter)