"What does Guo Qing want the city of Goryeo to do?"
When Cui Chun and other Korean envoys left, Zhu Di's expression returned to normal instantly, but he was still a little confused.
"The humble minister made the decision without permission, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Guo An explained with an apologetic look: "Before the arrival of these Goryeo envoys, His Highness discussed with Wei Chen that he should severely scare these Goryeo envoys and ask them to pay back the money to Prince Yan's Palace, and take it with him. Get a reason to send troops next time.
However, Wei Chen suddenly discovered that the King of Goryeo was so shameless...and the Goryeo envoy Cui Chun also did not take the people of Goryeo and the King of Goryeo into consideration...
Wei Chen thought, if our Prince Yan's Mansion could obtain a Goryeo city without a single blow, everyone would be happy. "
"What kind of weapon can't be fought without bloodshed?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Guo Qing, that's our one hundred thousand taels of silver. One hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to buy a county in Ming Dynasty."
"That one hundred thousand taels of silver is virtual..."
Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Actually, all His Highness has paid from the beginning to the end is transparent glass and the secret recipe for growing vegetables in winter.
Now, transparent glass and the secret recipe for winter planting have spread almost throughout the Ming Dynasty, and they are not very valuable. "
"Forehead……"
Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned.
Then, he said angrily: "That's also one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, if our Prince Yan Mansion can own a legitimate city in Goryeo, it is equivalent to owning an endless gold mine."
"Um?"
Zhu Di's eyes flashed and he stared at Guo An closely, "Guo Qing will tell you in detail."
Guo Andao: "I dare to ask, Your Highness bought a Goryeo city with one hundred thousand taels of silver. Is this city unique to Your Highness?...
What do you mean by a humble minister, that city can be governed by His Highness at will, decrees can be issued at will, soldiers and officers can be dispatched at will, and all taxes and money earned will be attributed to His Highness without having to report it to the court? "
Zhu Di's face was slightly startled, but then he looked determined.
"That city was bought by me, so it naturally belongs to me. Even if my father wants to take it back, we can still argue with him...
However, my father and brother probably looked down upon the small town of Goryeo. "
Guo An's face was filled with joy: "In this case, Your Highness, the city in the Goryeo Kingdom is Your Highness's private city.
Then, His Highness can freely trade with Korea in that city...
Your Highness, although people say that the Goryeo Kingdom is barren and the King of Goryeo is extremely poor, the area of their Goryeo Kingdom is equivalent to two Beiping Prefectures, or even three Beiping Prefectures...
Your Highness, with such a large land area and millions of people, how could Korea be so poor?
Wei Chen dares to say that the wealth of the Cui family of Tieyuan may be even richer than that of His Highness Prince Yan! "
Zhu Di understood a little and couldn't help but think deeply, "What Guo Qing means is that the nobles of Korea are very rich. As long as our Yan Palace does business with them, we can bring all the property of Korea back to our Ming Dynasty."
Guo Andao: "Your Highness is wise."
Zhu Di nodded slightly and asked again: "But all this requires that the King of Goryeo will use a city to pay off our debts."
Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Your Highness, the conditions of Prince Yan's Palace have been met, and the remaining matters only need to be left to the King of Goryeo and the powerful people in Goryeo.
If those dignitaries were loyal to the Kingdom of Koryo, and the King of Koryo was also a wise king, they would either pay back the money or allow His Highness to send troops in a legitimate manner.
However, Wei Chen felt that with the shamelessness of the King of Goryeo and the greedy temperament of the powerful people in Goryeo, they would definitely try their best to gain enough benefits for them.
As long as they cooperate with His Highness, they will not only avoid the disaster of war, but also make more money... Without too much planning from Prince Yan's Palace, the powerful people in Goryeo will naturally come up with some ways to let the King of Goryeo use a city Pay off debts..."
"They are all a bunch of traitors!"
Zhu Di said bitterly.
"What His Highness said is absolutely true."
Guo An responded, "However, these traitorous ministers of Goryeo are also loyal ministers to His Highness."
"Humph, I hope they are more sensible."
Zhu Di was moved by what Guo An said, "We want to buy fifty large-scale ships and train soldiers."
"Your Highness, does this need to be reported to the Emperor?"
Thinking of something, Guo An quickly reminded him.
"No need."
Zhu Di slowly shook his head and said, "We are the vassal king. We train some soldiers and purchase some ships, but the court has nothing to do with it.
Didn’t Zhu Qing already report to his father and the court that the King of Goryeo is bullying us and we are going to lead troops to attack Goryeo? "
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An asked again: "Your Highness, does the gunpowder workshop also need to prepare more bombs?"
"Can!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
Later, after Guo An discussed with Zhu Di again, he withdrew.
…
As for the Koryo delegation, after leaving Prince Yan's Mansion, they returned to the inn, said goodbye to the officials at Honglu Temple, packed their bags, and hurried to 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 were so shameless!
Whether the King of Yan wants to use weapons or the King of Yan wants Goryeo to use the city to pay off debts, it is a big deal for the Ming Dynasty!
He must go back quickly and report the matter to Shaoqing and the court.
A few days later.
Inside Fengtian Hall.
Lao Zhu's face was full of thoughts, "Biao'er, tell me that the fourth brother is actually planning to let Goryeo use a city for one hundred thousand taels of silver. What kind of trick did the fourth brother come up with?"
"Dad, I think this matter was the idea of Guo Changshi from the Fourth Mansion." Zhu Biao replied.
"oh?"
A trace of curiosity flashed in Lao Zhu's eyes.
Zhu Biao said again: "Dad, I also sent people to Beiping Mansion to specially inspect the right commander Shi Guo'an.
If he had followed Lao Si's temperament, Lao Si would have directly gathered soldiers and generals to attack the Kingdom of Goryeo, just as Zhu Fu, the chief historian, had told him.
As for Guo An, although he was the chief historian of Prince Yan's palace, he was not greedy for power at all. He just liked to make money and study craftsmanship.
Finally, it is to build the city. He seems to regard Beiping Mansion as his home and likes to use the money he earned to carefully build Beiping Mansion...
For example, he asked Lao Si to build cement roads and clean ditches in the city with cement... Now he also asked Lao Si to order that all the people in Beiping Prefecture must clean their houses in time. Every shop in Beiping Prefecture also built latrines with cement, and all pedestrians could do so for free. use……
They even built special garbage pools for throwing away useless things and stolen goods at home, and people were not allowed to throw away dirty things on the street...
In just a few days, the streets in Beiping Fucheng have become much cleaner..."
Lao Zhu looked curious, "So, Guo An is really a wonderful person!"
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said: "Therefore, I think it is Guo An who has taken a fancy to something from the Goryeo Kingdom...
After all, it was Guo An who suggested that the fourth child lend money to Korea to purchase transparent glass and winter vegetable growing technology.
It seems now that at that time, Guo An and Lao Si had already started planning for Goryeo! "
After hearing this, Lao Zhu thought for a moment and then said: "The country of Korea is poor, and the king of Korea is also poor, but the powerful people in Korea are not poor.
The fourth child and Guo An must have taken a fancy to the money in the hands of the powerful people in Goryeo. "
"ah?"
Zhu Biao's face was startled, "Dad, are you saying that the fourth child wants to buy the city of Korea and then take the opportunity to steal the money of those powerful people in Korea?"
Lao Zhu shook his head directly, "How do we know what that bastard Fourth is thinking?...Okay, there's no need to worry about Fourth. According to Guo An's temperament, he will definitely not let Fourth suffer.
Moreover, it is still uncertain whether the King of Goryeo will give the city the one hundred thousand taels of silver. "
Zhu Biao nodded slightly.
Then, remembering something, Lao Zhu couldn't help but darken his face, and asked directly: "I heard that those bastards the second and third children also followed the example of the fourth child and started to open shops on a large scale?"
"this……"
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly: "Dad, in the past two years, since Guo An entered the fourth son's house, the fourth son's Prince Yan's Mansion has made millions of taels of silver.
They are also building cement roads, building docks, and constructing academies...
The second child and the third child are naturally very envious.
As for opening a shop and doing business, it should be possible..."
Lao Zhu had a look of disgust on his face, "The dignified prince actually asked his servants to go into business. Wouldn't it be necessary to buy and sell by force again... Biao'er, go down and write a letter to those bastards later to warn them. They are not allowed to harm the people..."
"Dad, the kid knows."
Zhu Biao responded quickly.
…
At the same time, the King of Goryeo borrowed 210,000 taels of silver from King Zhu Di of Yan, but refused to pay it back... forcing the King of Yan to raise an army to attack the Goryeo Kingdom... The story of letting the Goryeo Kingdom use the city to pay off the debt also began to spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Hear the news.
In Suzhou, there are a group of courtyards, an extremely luxurious and majestic house.
After some discussion, several old men stamped their seals on a piece of deed paper and gave it to a young man. They arranged a few guards to protect the young man, got on the big boat, and headed north quickly!
…
The sky above Beiping Mansion.
The weather became gloomy again, but everyone in Beiping Mansion looked happy.
The more snow they get, 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 support their family.
Most of them have enough food stored in their homes, and there are enough firewood piled outside the courtyard, which is enough for them to survive the winter and not let them freeze to death.
After the clouds gathered for a day, salt-like snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
In less than half a day, the entire road in Beiping Prefecture was wet.
A large ship from the south rowed across the icy river water and anchored at Zhangjiawan Pier.
A rich man wearing a brown cotton coat and a large cloak hurriedly disembarked with a few guards.
On the pier, several coachmen came over, and the rich man took out twenty copper coins from his arms.
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 slippery and the carriage was not very fast.
The rich man still had time to open the car curtain and look outside.
"Fortunately, His Highness King Yan built this concrete road. Otherwise, weather like this would have delayed the livelihood of many people."
The coachman in front immediately replied, "This noble man is indeed far-sighted. With this cement road, even if there is a foot of heavy snow, there is no need to worry about being unable to walk on the road.
Therefore, many wealthy businessmen like to come to Beiping Prefecture to do business.
The nobles are also very lucky. If it were delayed for another half month, the river would be frozen..."
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(End of chapter)
