Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi angrily again, "You kid, do you even want to guard against Guo Qing?"

Zhu Gaochi shook his head hurriedly, "Father, I misunderstood..."

A hint of unhappiness suddenly appeared on Zhu Di's face, "Then are you afraid that if we think about it in the future, we will be suspicious of Guo Qing?"

Zhu Gaochi shook his head again and again, with a sneer on his face.

"Humph!"

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi, "We are not that kind of people!"

"The money Guo Qing has earned for our Ming Dynasty has long exceeded that of several Guo Islands.

In addition, just because Guo Qing did not choose wealthy places such as Beiping, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, and would rather suffer a loss and choose Guozhou, which is the farthest away, we have no reason to be suspicious of Guo Qing..."

With that said, Zhu Di took another deep look at Zhu Gaochi.

"Guo Qing will definitely have his own agenda when he chooses Guozhou, but he definitely doesn't have any unfavorable thoughts towards our Ming Dynasty.

You kid, don't have any random thoughts in the future. Everyone has selfish motives. There must be something good in Guozhou that attracts Guo Qing, but that place is too remote and too far away from my Ming Dynasty.

Everyone wants to place food households in the Ming Dynasty, or in the areas surrounding the Ming Dynasty... Except Guo Qing, no one wants to go there..."

"Moreover, although Guo Qing can often research some good things, especially firearms... However, Guo Qing is a person who is greedy for enjoyment and is reluctant to leave the Ming Dynasty.

There are not many people in Guozhou. It is still so far away from the Ming Dynasty and cannot pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty! "

"My son, please remember your father's teachings!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi again and said, "Now, you can rest assured!"

Zhu Gaochi was shocked.

Zhu Di had already lowered his head and looked at the memorial again.

……

Dingguo Gongfu.

After Guo An returned, he informed Liu Baiwei about the canteen.

At the same time, he also took out a map and looked proud.

However, when Liu Baiwei figured out the distance on the map, the expressions on their faces suddenly became ugly.

"Sir, this place is so far away from the Ming Dynasty. There are no natives here. Even the sea trade fleets don't pass here. Why did you choose this place?"

"Yes, sir, it's so far away. It would take us a year to go there once, right? I heard that sailing in the sea is very dangerous..."

Guo An was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

"Sister, Yuelan, don't worry, I know what you two mean. However, you two think that if our Dingguo government has 10,000 food households in the Ming Dynasty, it will be almost the tax of a state or half the government. Now His Majesty feels that we have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and he can bear it even if he feels distressed.

However, if I wait until I grow old, will the Ming Emperor feel distressed later?

And if our Dingguo Palace loses the favor of future emperors, and there are still some treacherous ministers who want to target our Dingguo Palace, what should we do? "

"This……"

Liu Baiwei and Yue Lan were both stunned, but they still felt a little reluctant to give up when they thought of the 20,000 diners.

"But Master, that's 20,000 food households..."

"It's always good to be content!"

Guo An smiled slightly and continued: "Now, do I have a lot of property in Dingguo Palace? Is the annual income high?"

"many!"

Liu Baiwei and Yue Lan nodded slightly.

"In this case, what's the use of having 20,000 diners? If those 20,000 diners were placed in the Ming Dynasty, it might do more harm than good to our Dingguo government.

The tree is so big that it attracts the wind..."

“Besides, eggs must be placed in two baskets to be safe.

If those 20,000 diners were placed in Guozhou, His Majesty and all the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty would soon forget about those 20,000 diners.

Let the 20,000 food households slowly build Guozhou. If I, Dingguo Gongfu, can no longer stay in the Ming Dynasty, I will have a place to take refuge.

As for now, I, Duke Ding, am one of the richest nobles in the Ming Dynasty. What I need is to keep a low profile, and I can no longer be high-profile! "

"Well! Everything depends on the master!"

Liu Baiwei and Yuelan nodded slowly.

Guo An added: "Actually, although Guozhou is remote, it is a barren land in everyone's eyes, because the big island is isolated from other mainlands and no one goes there.

However, the land there is fertile, the products are abundant, and there are many minerals and natural harbors...

As long as those 20,000 food households go there, and with the support of our Dingguo government, they cultivate and build schools and various workshops there, the place will surely become rich and become a paradise in no time! "

"The most important thing is that it is very big, so big that it is comparable to the entire Central Plains region of the Ming Dynasty and the land south of the Yangtze River. Our Guo family will occupy this place first. As long as our Guo family develops there for a hundred or two hundred years, it will completely become our Guo family's... …”

"Comparable to the Central Plains and Jiangnan?"

Hearing this, Liu Baiwei's eyes lit up and she stared at Guo An closely.

"Sir, how can Guo Shen and Guo Lu manage such a rich land?" Yuelan also said quickly: "Yes, sir, on such a big island, Duke Dingguo's mansion only has How can a legitimate son be managed without the help of several brothers?"

"Too!"

Guo An couldn't help but think deeply.

"Master, I would like to give birth to more children for the Guo family!"

"Master, I am also willing..."

Liu Baiwei and Yue Lan couldn't help but stare at Guo An expectantly. There seemed to be a green light flashing in their eyes, which made Guo An panic.

Seeing that Guo An didn't speak, Liu Baiwei said aggrievedly, "If the master dislikes us two, he can also take in a few more concubines. The Guo family's fiefdom must be guarded by someone!"

"..."

Guo An said hurriedly, "Sister, please don't think too much, sister and Yuelan are both so young and so beautiful..."

Liu Baiwei raised the corners of her mouth slightly and glared at Guo An, "So, then the master agrees?"

Guo An gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely, "Sister, give birth to a few litters of cubs. If they dare to quarrel with each other in the future, we will beat them hard!"

"..."

That night.

The bedroom of Duke Dingguo was very lively, and the commotion made the maids waiting on both sides look shy.

This went on for several days.

It was not until Dingguo Gong Guo An's eyes turned black and he collapsed on the soft chair in the main hall from exhaustion that he could no longer get up, that Dingguo Gong's mansion returned to peace.

The influence of the new Duke of Ming Dynasty has also begun to dissipate.

but.

There are more and more memorials to impeach Duke Ding.

Prince Zhu Gaochi brought a stack of memorials and reported to Zhu Di helplessly: "Dad, those censors are getting more and more violent in their impeachment rhetoric. If the cabinet doesn't give an answer, those censors are really going to make a fuss!"

"Humph!"

Zhu Di still had a disdainful attitude, "A group of thieves with different appearances, how many crimes have they committed, and how dare they make a fuss?

Let them make trouble, Guozhou is worried that there are no exiled criminals! "

Zhu Gaochi: "..."

Think about it, that's exactly what it is.

If these thieves were allowed to wreak havoc everywhere in the officialdom, it would be better to let them go crazy, take advantage of the situation, kill them all, and exile the less sinful members of their clan to Guozhou.

Once there, without the support of the officials and gentry, those people should be left to the teachers to train them.

Thinking about it, Zhu Gaochi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

Zhu Di asked again: "By the way, what has Guo Qing been doing these days? Is there any movement?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, and then reported quickly: "Reporting to my father, I have been busy with various government affairs these days and did not have time to visit the teacher!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Zhu Gaochi said goodbye and left.

The next day.

Zhu Gaochi then boarded the Dingguo Palace.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"teacher?"

Seeing Guo An, Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to recognize him for a while, "Teacher, what happened? Why do you look so tired?"

"..."

Guo An was stunned for a long time, unable to think of a suitable reason.

Zhu Gaochi asked again: "Teacher has always been in poor health, but this expedition has made his condition worse?"

"This……"

Guo An nodded slowly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. However, I have been just thinking about the construction of Guozhou these days. I have spent a lot of energy on it. I will recover after a few days of rest!"

"Is there any medicine that the teacher is missing at home? I will send someone to bring it to the teacher after I get back!"

Zhu Gaochi asked, still a little worried.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness!"

Guo An looked grateful, "However, Wei Chen, the Duke of Dingguo, has still made a lot of money in the past few years. What kind of medicine can I buy?"

Besides, Wei Chen is just a newly promoted Duke. For His Highness and Your Majesty to be so favored by him, he will easily attract criticism, especially the jealousy of those rogue officials! "

Zhu Gaochi asked in surprise: "Teacher, have you also heard that Chen Ying and other censors have been impeaching the teacher these days?"

...(End of chapter)