Prince Yan's Mansion.
As sleet began to fall from the sky, Guo An sat in the public room and warmed up the stove.
Jin Zhong walked in slowly, "Chang Shi, Shen Zhuang is asking for an audience outside the palace gate."
"Shen Zhuang?"
A bright light flashed in Guo An's eyes, "Let him in quickly."
"yes!"
Not long after, Jin Zhong led the dusty Shen Zhuang in from the door.
"Caomin Shenzhuang meets Guo Changshi!"
"Get up."
Guo An had a gentle look on his face and asked Shen Zhuang to sit down.
As soon as he sat down, Shen Zhuang took out two deeds and apologized to Guo An.
"I also ask Guo Changshi to forgive me. It took a long time for Cao Min to go to Suzhou, but the elders in the family agreed to cooperate with Prince Yan's Mansion and signed the contract!"
Guo An took the deed, glanced at it, and then looked at Shen Zhuang.
"So, you elders of the Shen family have also heard about what happened between Prince Yan's Mansion and the Kingdom of Goryeo."
Hearing this, Shen Zhuang's face stiffened slightly.
"Such shameless things in the small country of Goryeo have spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty."
Guo An looked at Shen Zhuang and said quietly: "If the Koryo Kingdom does not pay back the money, His Highness King Yan will definitely raise his troops to invade the Koryo Kingdom...
Since the Shen family has signed a contract with Prince Yan's Mansion, they will cooperate with Prince Yan's Mansion honestly. Otherwise, no matter how big the Shen family's fortune is, you are still a member of the Ming Dynasty.
It is much easier for Your Highness to punish the Shen family than it is to punish the Goryeo Kingdom. "
Shen Zhuang felt slightly relieved and nodded quickly.
"Thank you Guo Changshi for your teachings. I, the Shen family, will never dare to deceive His Highness King Yan.
Moreover, please rest assured Guo Changshi, my Shen family's ability to become a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan relies on integrity. "
Guo An sneered, "Your Shen family's business all comes from sea trade, don't think we don't know."
Shen Zhuang was stunned.
Guo An waved and stood up directly.
"Okay, let's send this deed to His Highness King Yan for review, and stamp it with a big seal. Then you can go back and speed up the construction of the sugar workshop."
"I have a long history with Guo."
Shen Zhuang's face was filled with gratitude.
After a while, Guo An came back with a deed stamped with a big seal.
Shen Zhuang thanked him respectfully, took the deed, and then, under the leadership of Jin Zhong, went to the sugar workshop to learn the sugar technique.
The first snowfall of winter in Beiping Prefecture lasted only one day and then stopped.
Immediately, the entire Beiping Mansion became lively again.
Especially at Zhangjiawan Wharf, while the river was not blocked by ice, all the merchants speeded up the transportation of goods, at least to stock up on goods that the people of Beiping Prefecture needed for the whole winter.
At the same time, some merchants from Beiping Mansion, especially some goods from Prince Yan's Mansion, were also being loaded onto ships and shipped to the south.
The cement road from Wanping County to Zhangjiawan Pier is full of traffic and a scene of prosperity.
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This year, Guo An spent more than half of the year traveling with the army.
After returning, apart from being on duty at Prince Yan's Mansion, when he had nothing to do, he and Zhu Di studied in detail a map of Goryeo that was as tall as a person.
After that, he stayed at home and teased the two little ones at home. Time passed very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it's the end.
Before the New Year's Day.
The envoys from Korea also hurried over.
A group of dozens of people had no choice but to get off the boat from Dagukou because the river was frozen, and found the Dagukou Qianhu residence.
Thanks to the spread of the loan incident between the Yan Palace and the Goryeo Kingdom a few months ago, thousands of households in Dagukou also heard about it.
Therefore, when I heard that the envoy from Goryeo was going to Beiping Mansion to pay a visit to His Highness King Yan.
Dagukou Qianhu Office immediately sent a general flag and a team of troops to escort the Korean delegation to Beiping Prefecture.
"Your Highness, does Korea agree?"
After hearing the news about the Goryeo mission, Guo An went straight to Zhu Di with a happy face.
Zhu Di said with a slight smile: "The Korean envoy did not come with any money, so it should be regarded as agreement!"
Guo An had a feeling of disbelief, "The King of Goryeo is so soft?"
You know, since ancient times, kings have treated matters concerning a country's territory as their lifeblood.
Nowadays, it is directly related to a battle for a city, but no weapons are used, and no one has heard of much commotion in Goryeo, so he gives in so easily?
Guo An frowned slightly, always feeling unreal.
In this regard, Jinyiwei did not penetrate into Goryeo, and Zhu Di did not know the inside story.
So, I waited for five days.
The Korean delegation finally arrived at Beiping Mansion.
For the group of Dagukou soldiers escorting the Goryeo mission, Guo An ordered the officials of the Prince of Yan's Palace to entertain them with good food and drinks.
The members of the Koryo mission were received according to the procedures.
First, the Korean envoys handed over greeting cards. On the second day, Zhu Di received a group of Korean envoys in Chengyun Hall.
"Cao Minxiu, the minister of the royal family of the Changcheng Palace of Goryeo, is here to see His Highness King Yan!"
"What's going on with the emperor's family in Changcheng Prefecture?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di, Guo An and others couldn't help but express their feelings.
This kind of official position in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to being a Duke and a Minister of the Six Ministries.
However, in Zhu Di's eyes, the prince of the small country of Goryeo was not as important as an earl of Da Ming. After he came to his senses, he waved his hand lightly.
"Get up!"
"Thank you, His Highness King Yan!"
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhu Di's attitude, Cao Minxiu still remained humble as he knew the purpose of his visit.
Then, Zhu Di didn't go around in circles and asked directly: "Cao Minxiu, the King of Korea sent you here to hand over your credentials to us?"
"..."
Cao Minxiu was startled, then he quickly raised his hand and said respectfully: "Your Highness King Yan, please calm down. I borrowed 210,000 taels of silver from His Highness King Yan earlier because my envoy from Goryeo didn't think carefully. This time the foreign minister I have brought him here to personally apologize to His Highness King Yan!"
After Cao Minxiu finished speaking, a figure walked out of the crowd of Korean envoys and knelt down directly towards Zhu Di.
"The foreign minister Li Shihou met with His Highness King Yan. The foreign minister committed a heinous crime. He even..."
Before Li Shihou could finish speaking, Zhu Di looked impatiently and looked at Cao Minxiu coldly.
"Why, do you want to go back on your word in Korea? Or do you want to deny the deed?"
Cao Minxiu hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness King Yan has misunderstood. We, the Kingdom of Goryeo, definitely have no such intention."
"Then what do you mean by asking a little envoy to come out and apologize to the king? He is here to humiliate the king?"
As he said that, Zhu Di got furious and said, "Fuck you, come here, pull that thief officer out and chop him down."
"Here!"
Two imperial guards came in from outside the palace and dragged Li Shihou out.
"Your Highness, King Yan, please spare your life, Your Highness, King Yan... please spare your life..."
"Your Highness King Yan, please calm down. The foreign minister came here with sincerity this time!"
Cao Minxiu was also shocked by Zhu Di's cruelty and quickly bowed his hands.
"no……"
However, following a frightened scream, the entire hall suddenly became silent. Cao Minxiu and all the Korean envoys were all pale, and some of them were even trembling.
Is King Yan so cruel?
Above, Zhu Di had a gloomy look on his face, "The king is meeting you to hear whether the Kingdom of Korea will repay the king or use the city to pay off the debt?
Shouldn't I ask you to send a few petty officials who can't understand themselves to apologize to the king?
If you dare to play tricks on me again, I will kill you as well! "
"Your Highness, please calm down. Foreign Minister understands, Foreign Minister understands!"
Cao Minxiu was also a person who understood current affairs and nodded in response.
Zhu Di asked: "When the King of Korea sent Er and others to pay back the money, or use the city to pay off the debt?"
Cao Minxiu hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Highness King Yan, the foreign ministers are here to discuss with Your Highness how to use the city to pay debts!"
Hearing this, Guo An, Zhu Fu and other civil servants couldn't help but look happy.
As for the generals such as Tang Yun and others on the opposite side, their eyes were wide open, and they were angry and indignant. They were weak-minded Goryeo monarchs and ministers!
Zhu Di asked again: "Has the Republic of Korea chosen a good city for me?"
Cao Minxiu replied honestly: "Your Highness, I forgive you, but our Kingdom of Korea has many coastal cities. As the King wishes, whichever one Your Highness likes can be used to pay off the debt."
Zhu Di asked: "Can you bring the map?"
"Back to Your Highness, the foreign minister has a map this time."
After saying that, Cao Minxiu looked at a Goryeo official behind him.
The official quickly handed the map in his hand to Cao Minxiu, who slowly opened it and presented it to Zhu Di.
"Bring it up."
Zhu Di said quietly.
"yes!"
Cao Minxiu responded and prepared to walk up.
However, he saw that a chamberlain who had been waiting beside Zhu Di had come down.
Cao Minxiu quickly stopped and handed the map in his hand to the servant respectfully.
He Zhong took the map and looked at it carefully. Then he held the map in both hands and walked to Zhu Di.
Zhu Di looked at it carefully and then looked at Cao Minxiu.
"I want Haifeng County!"
Cao Minxiu's eyes widened and he refused again and again without even thinking.
"Your Highness King Yan, please forgive me. Haifeng County is adjacent to my king's capital in Goryeo. No matter what, I, Goryeo, will not sell out Haifeng County!"
Zhu Di stared at Cao Minxiu closely until Cao Minxiu was sweating, and then he said again: "Then I want Jianghua Mansion!"
"this……"
Cao Minxiu was shocked again. He had never expected that King Yan would be so greedy.
"I would like to report to His Highness King Yan that Jianghua Mansion is a place of residence. Even if His Highness King Yan wants to use 210,000 taels of silver to pay off the debt, it will not be enough."
Zhu Di said directly: "I will add more money!"
Cao Minxiu: "..."
He opened his mouth and said with a helpless smile: "His Highness had only used a city to pay debts before, but he didn't mention using an island.
Moreover, I, the King of Goryeo, once moved the capital to Ganghwa Palace, and I will never sell Ganghwa Palace. "
Zhu Di was furious, "Why did you, a thief official, just tell me that all coastal cities can pay off debts? Why are you not selling this and that now? Could it be that you, a thief official, are also here to entertain me?" ?”
Cao Minxiu's face was full of fear, "Your Highness, please forgive me. Although I, the King of Goryeo, am willing to use the city to pay off the debt, I can only pay for a city..."
Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently, "I don't want to quarrel with you anymore, Yan'an County!
It's still far away from the capital of your Kingdom of Goryeo, and it's just a small county. You, the Kingdom of Goryeo, can't afford to cheat on me again! "
"Yan'an County..."
Cao Minxiu was filled with bitterness. This King of Yan was really not easy to fool.
However, Yan'an County is just a small city, more than a hundred miles away from Wang Jing, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the royal city.
The most important thing is that he, Cao Minxiu, does not want to lose his life as the king of the mansion in Ming Dynasty because of a small city.
Zhu Di asked coldly: "Huh? Do you have any excuse this time?"
Cao Minxiu bowed slightly to Zhu Di and said, "Your Highness, Yan'an County is a large city in Goryeo. It has a vast territory and a large number of people. I wonder how many taels of silver His Highness King Yan is willing to give?"
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(End of chapter)
