Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"What, that thief officer Chen Ying is still holding on to the minister?"

Guo An's eyes widened suddenly, full of anger.

Zhu Gaochi said: "Teacher, don't worry, Jinyiwei has investigated all the crimes committed by Chen Ying and others over the years.

Within a few days, Chen Ying's thieves and officials would no longer be able to jump up and down! "

"Really?"

Guo An looked overjoyed, "This time, the Jin Yiwei's efficiency is quite good... Please advise Your Majesty that you must not let any sinner go!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded heavily, "Teacher, don't worry, no one who commits a crime can escape!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Guo An was relieved. His food tenants in Guozhou finally had hope.

When Zhu Gaochi came to Guo Mansion this time, he mainly came to see Guo An.

Therefore, after chatting for a while, Zhu Gaochi left.

Outside, there are many big things waiting for Zhu Gaochi to make up his mind.

Not long after Zhu Gaochi left, Shen Zhuang came to visit again.

However, when he saw Guo An's appearance, Shen Zhuang was not as anxious as Zhu Gaochi, but sincerely persuaded him, "Master, you still have to take care of yourself!"

"As a man, how can you say something but not act on it?"

Guo An snorted lightly.

Shen Zhuang smiled, but he did not dare to share these jokes with a Ming Dynasty.

"Please tell me, sir, I am here to report to you about the jadeite!"

"Oh?"

Guo An's eyes flashed and he looked at Shen Zhuang with some surprise, "But all the jadeite brought back from Jiaozhi have been sold out?"

Shen Zhuang nodded slightly, "My lord, please bear in mind my lord's teachings. Let's make money together.

After a few days of auctioning, the remaining jadeite was sold to merchants in various provinces of the Ming Dynasty who had good relations with our maritime trade chamber of commerce.

therefore.

Within a few days, almost all of them were sold. However, just in case, I still leave some jade in the Chamber of Commerce as a backup! "

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "You have thought very carefully."

Shen Zhuang looked happy.

Guo An asked: "How much did it cost in total?"

Shen Zhuang handed an account book to Guo An, "Reporting to the Lord, the total price of the jadeite sold at the auction is 2.6 million taels of silver, and the total price of the remaining jadeite sold is 5.37 million taels of silver! "

"so much?"

Guo An was a little surprised and opened the account book and looked at it directly.

"Back to the Lord, I have asked the accountants of the Chamber of Commerce to check it carefully three times. There are no mistakes."

"That's good!"

Guo An nodded slightly, very satisfied.

These emeralds alone can be sold for so much money, and the Chamber of Commerce has another source of income.

Thinking of something, Shen Zhuang couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's just that these jadeite come from Jiaozhi, and the tax paid is hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!"

"No way, as long as the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce does not lose money!"

Regarding these, Guo An is very open-minded, "The more you pay, the more the Ministry of Revenue will support our Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce!"

Shen Zhuang's eyes lit up, full of admiration.

"My lord, I admire your foresight!"

Guo An waved his hand slightly, then lay down lazily on the soft chair, not wanting to move, "Okay, don't flatter me anymore. Just give these account books to the eunuchs in the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce and let them give them to His Majesty." Report it!"

"Let those eunuchs go?"

Shen Zhuang couldn't help but look puzzled.

Guo An glanced at Shen Zhuang indifferently, "Those eunuchs are the people around His Majesty after all. If you want to manage the Chamber of Commerce safely, you also need to have a good relationship with those eunuchs."

"Thank you sir for your teaching!"

Shen Zhuang suddenly expressed gratitude.

Guo An curled his lips slightly, "But those eunuchs are greedy for money, so you have to control them."

Shen Zhuang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sir, I'm very discerning!"

"Um……"

……

Day two.

The two eunuchs entered the palace with their account books.

After reading the account book, Zhu Di was in a good mood.

And in Dingguo Gongfu.

Guo An was looking at a letter with a sad look on his face.

He was already in his thirties and was unable to give birth to a child. It had only been a few days and his whole body was already sore. All he wanted to do all day was to lie on a soft chair.

However, Guo An's demeanor obviously misunderstood Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen and Guo Shanyuan.

"Ning Yi, you are now the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, and you have a fiefdom as big as overseas, and now you have a legitimate son and a concubine in the house. With such a small number of heirs, not only the sixth uncle is worried, but also me and others. They’re all worried too!”

"Yes, Ning Yi, Uncle Six was afraid that you would not listen to advice, so he wrote a letter to us and asked me to come and advise you." "Ning Yi..."

"Thank you brothers for your kindness!"

Guo An nodded slightly and said sincerely.

"Brothers, don't worry, I will not let the heirs of Duke Dingguo's mansion be left weak!"

"That's good!"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others were immediately overjoyed, and then they started talking again.

"Ning Yi, you want some secret recipes. I have a secret recipe that will keep you energetic every day for a long time!"

"Ning Yi, the fourth brother's secret recipe is not good, but my secret recipe is much better than his!"

"I also have a secret recipe that can be used by anyone..."

"..."

In an instant, several of the farm sages who were still serious became less serious.

Guo An was shocked and shook his head repeatedly.

"Thanks to my brothers for their kindness, I'm in good health!"

"How are you feeling?"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others stared at Guo An for a long time, and couldn't help but shake their heads helplessly.

"Ning Yi, don't force anything!"

"Yes, Ning Yi, when you are in trouble, you should see a doctor more often. You have so many doctors, you can't let them go to waste!"

"You are the only one in our Guo family who is in poor health. You are so weak. Alas, I will leave my secret recipe to you soon!"

"Me too……"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others were very enthusiastic, and Guo An was embarrassed to refuse.

After a few people left, they called Guo Ang.

"Give these secret recipes to the doctors at the medical school and let them see if there are any side effects?"

"Master, what is this?"

Guo Ang looked confused.

"nice one!"

Guo An looked solemn, "After reading this, if there is a secret recipe without side effects, just take some medicine and bring it back!"

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang responded thoughtfully, and then prepared to leave.

Guo An was behind him and said hurriedly: "Remember, you have to use this secret recipe yourself!"

Guo Ang paused, his face full of surprise.

"Master, do I want to use this secret recipe?"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Yes! It's you..."

Guo Ang's eyes widened, and he came back to his senses after a while.

"Yes, sir, it is the villain who wants to use this secret recipe!"

Guo An added, "If there are no side effects, you can take more medicine, and you can try it too!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Guo Ang nodded again.

At this time, Guo Ang already had accurate guesses about the effects of these secret recipes.

After the good doctors at the medical school were confirmed, Guo Ang was even more happy and went straight back to grab the medicine from the two of them.

He is not young anymore, so it would be good if he could take these medicines.

A strong medicinal smell wafted out from a certain cook in Duke Dingguo's mansion.

……

"I have waited for so many memorials, but Your Majesty has turned a blind eye. How dare you protect a sycophant like Duke Dingguo like this?"

"In this case, as long as this person does not lose His Majesty's favor, won't we never be able to do anything to him?"

"Hmph, why are you so frustrated? We are the censors, how can we be afraid of such sycophants?"

"But……"

"Since His Majesty ignores it, then he will be impeached in court. I don't believe that my colleagues in the court will allow their nobles to put pressure on us and other civil servants!"

"What Mr. Chen said is absolutely true..."

A group of censors discussed with joy on their faces.

However, they didn't know that there was always someone outside the room, quietly listening to their words.

When they dispersed, the man left quickly.

An hour later.

Their every word and deed was recorded in a book and placed on Zhu Di's desk.

Zhu Di's face was gloomy, and his eyes flashed coldly.

"A bunch of insects, really think that if you and other civil servants unite, they can confuse right and wrong and force me to make concessions?"

...(End of chapter)