Then Wei Guogong explained Liu Haojia's plan, focusing especially on his sending a large number of people to roam the countryside!
After hearing this, Eunuch Zhao took a breath of air and said, "This little hozen is so courageous! He is going to fight to the death with those scholars! Does he have such great ability to suppress him?"
The old man of Wei Guogong said earnestly: "What can't be suppressed? I have already said hello to all the guards in the south of the Yangtze River! He personally sent people to the navy. After all, the navy was separated from the navy. Yes! Now he has sent people to publicize everywhere in the countryside, asking farmers to do whatever they need to do. As long as someone takes out money to buy raw silk and other goods, there will be no civil commotion! Look, the biggest The problem is solved! Now what the gentry can control is the power of the temple and the rural soldiers in each village, so what is there to fear?"
Eunuch Zhao nodded and said, "That's true! This little hozen is really smart!"
Just like Eunuch Zhao said, Liu Haojia is confident now! On the one hand, he is now enforcing the ancestral system of banning the sea. Those who have always advocated the ban on the sea but are actually engaged in smuggling cannot say anything and can only knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs! Now they either have to pay money to Liu Haojia, or they go to sea secretly and risk being hunted by the navy!
If they want to use the political power in the court, the word "ancestral system" alone will make them powerless! Moreover, the officials in the imperial court may not care about this matter yet, because there is a more important matter that is fermenting, and that is whether Zhang Juzheng will pay attention to Ding You!
When this happens, how will they care about such things as banning the sea and not banning the sea! That was a good opportunity to take control of the central power of the imperial court. Who would waste it!
Besides, the officers and soldiers at the guard stations in various places originally had a cooperative relationship with them. You pay and I contribute. Now that Wei Guogong has spoken, and there is still money to take, then you must listen to Wei Guogong's words! As for the power of the police officers and rural soldiers in their hands, there is no need to mention it!
There are few servants and helpers, and there is no atmosphere. Most of the rural soldiers are ordinary villagers. If the villagers are prevented from selling raw silk tea, I am afraid that the rural soldiers themselves will object! So now it seems that Liu Haojia has a great chance of winning!
Thinking of this, Eunuch Zhao had already made up his mind, but then he thought about it and suddenly said with a smile: "My lord, I wonder what kind of benefit that young man has given you, why are you so willing to help him at such a low cost?"
Wei Guogong said lightly: "It's nothing, just some business matters! He and I jointly opened some gold and silver shops in South Zhili!"
Eunuch Zhao was a little disappointed when he heard this. He knew that the gold and silver shop was indeed very profitable, but in his eyes it was not that much! However, he had an idea and laughed loudly and said: "Master Guo, you are not honest at all! How can you, the majestic Duke of Wei, see a few gold and silver shops! Tell me, what are the advantages of these shops?"
Wei Guogong pretended to be helpless and sighed and said: "I still can't hide it from you, old fox! The gold and silver shop he runs is the same as other shops. The most rare thing is that it has the advantage of being able to connect the north and the south! If it is done in the future, it will be the entire Ming Dynasty. It’s also possible!”
Then he explained the various functions of the bank, which made Eunuch Zhao praise him repeatedly! At his position, he was exposed to all military and national affairs. Of course, he could see how beneficial this kind of connecting the world would be to the Ming Dynasty!
Not to mention anything else, how much manpower and material resources does it cost just to transport tribute to the capital twice a year? If it can really connect the world, the Guangzhou government only needs to deposit the money in Liansheng Bank, then send two or three people to take the money order to the capital, and then go to Liansheng Bank to withdraw the money and hand it over to the account department! They don't even need to withdraw money, but directly hand over the money order to the Ministry of Accounts, and the Ministry of Accounts can use it openly. What a sight!
Thinking of this, Eunuch Zhao said unreasonably: "No, our family also wants to hold shares in this shop!"
Upon hearing this, Duke Guo of Wei burst out laughing and said, "It seems that Uncle Wu Ning has taken this into his mind again!"
Eunuch Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "How do you say this?"
Wei Guogong said: "That boy has told me a long time ago that if you, Eunuch Zhao, want the shares, he originally planned to thank you.
No more gifts! And I also asked me to tell you that now you have two choices. One is to use your official position to invest in shares. But the day you are no longer in this position, the shares will be taken back! There is another way for you to invest real money! However, the shares of both methods are not large! "
Eunuch Zhao asked curiously: "Then which method do you choose?"
Wei Guogong chuckled and said, "I chose to invest my own money into shares!"
Eunuch Zhao was really frightened now! He looked Wei Guogong up and down before saying: "Your Xu family is hereditary, you live with the country, you have guarded the south of the Yangtze River for generations, and you hold such great power, why do you need to pay for it?"
After a moment of silence, Wei Guogong sighed and said slowly: "The sky has unpredictable events, and people have misfortunes and misfortunes! It's not like my Xu family has never been deprived of official positions!"
Eunuch Zhao was silent for a while after hearing this. In history, the Xu family was really deprived of their official positions, leaving only an empty shell of the Duke's Mansion! Later, after many efforts, I got my current position back, but it cost a lot! Therefore, the Holy Family is sometimes dangerous to a family! So he also understood the idea of being Wei Guogong!
That is, if one day the Xu family really loses their position and is left with only a short title, at least they will still have the status of shareholders of Lend Lease Bank! And this status can bring a steady stream of money to maintain their luxurious life!
After a long while, Eunuch Zhao nodded slowly and said: "Master Guo is really thoughtful! How about our family spend money to buy some shares like Duke Guo! But then again, how much money did you spend, Duke Guo? How many shares did you buy?”
It's okay not to say this, but Wei Guogong's expression changed immediately when he mentioned this! He slapped his hand on the table and cursed loudly: "That little bastard asked me for fifty thousand taels of silver before giving me five cents of the shares!"
Eunuch Zhao was stunned at first when he heard this, and then his expression suddenly changed! He sneered and said, "Does he think that the world can't survive without him? Duke Guo, the two of us have made this deal, what can our family do to him?"
Hearing this, Wei Guogong, who was still furious at first, suddenly became as exhausted as a deflated rubber ball, and then said slowly: "It can't be done! This little bastard only gave me a superficial explanation, what is the specific situation? He didn’t mention the operation at all! And he even showed me a new banknote made of special paper!”
