"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guo An saluted.
Zhu Di said angrily: "Hmph, they dare to put their hands into my Prince Yan's Mansion and let us find out, we will definitely not make it easy for them!"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, it is actually understandable that His Highness King Qin and His Highness King Jin behave like this!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di looked at Guo An in surprise and asked, "What does Guo Qing mean?"
Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Qin and His Highness King Jin are both your brothers.
Unfortunately, these two highnesses were in bad luck, and their subordinates did not have a long history of talents like Wei Chen.
As a result, they could only watch helplessly as His Highness Prince Yan's Mansion became richer and more powerful day by day.
What's more, they can even capture Goryeo and Japan, and make gold every day.
As for the Qin Prince's Mansion and the Jin Prince's Mansion, they are living a hard life all day long. How can they be content with this in the long run? "
"Hahaha……"
Zhu Di laughed directly, "What Guo Qing said is absolutely true, but we are still more discerning and discerning than them, so we have a wise minister like Guo Qing to help us."
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, it's just that His Highness the King of Qin and His Highness the King of Jin are both respected and powerful figures.
If they oppress the soldiers or officials of Prince Yan's Mansion, for the sake of their families, those soldiers and officials will not dare not listen to this.
Therefore, I beg your Highness, if such poor people are really found out, please spare their lives and send their whole family to Korea and Japan.
In this way, they will definitely be loyal to His Highness..."
Zhu Di stared at Guo An seriously for a long time and nodded slowly.
"Don't worry, Guo Qing, we are not that kind of murderous people!"
Guo An's face lit up, "Your Highness is kind!"
"However, Wei Chen also speculates that His Highness King Qin and His Highness King Jin actually do not know the specific situation of Goryeo!"
"oh?"
Zhu Di looked curious.
Guo An said slowly: "Your Highness, there are now twelve small nobles in Goryeo who have surrendered to our Goryeo Kingdom of Yan. The remaining Goryeo nobles are also slowly surrendering to our Yan Kingdom at a steady and slow speed.
In less than a year at most, they will all surrender to our country, Yan. "
"If the King of Qin and His Highness the King of Jin know this, then they must also understand it, even if they are now starting to organize their armies for war and purchase ships.
They will send troops after the spring of next year. When their army arrives in Goryeo, I am afraid that all the nobles in the Goryeo Kingdom will surrender to our Yan Kingdom.
At this time, they are all wasting their hard work..."
Zhu Di was stunned and a little surprised.
"Guo Qing, will those Goryeo nobles really surrender to our country, Yan, so quickly?"
Guo An smiled softly and said: "Your Highness, Wei Chen has already printed hundreds of sets of some historical books from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States, the late Qin and the late Han Dynasty, and then asked Jin Zhong to send several sets to each family of the Goryeo nobles. "
Zhu Di: "..."
Guo An continued: "In addition, the 30,000 elite troops of the great nobles of Goryeo are still trapped in the Japanese country.
After being taught a lesson by Chen Shou, Wang Bi and other commanders, these Goryeo troops behaved a lot and obeyed the advice of our Yanshan Guard.
Presumably, those Goryeo nobles should also know the situation of their large armies in Japan.
Those Goryeo nobles are smart people and know what choice is best for them. "
"Yeah! What Guo Qing said makes sense!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
Those Korean nobles have read more Confucian classics, and even those who are not smart will become smart.
Of course, if there are people who don’t know what to do, that’s normal.
Zhu Di also welcomed him very much, and just gave him some more gold and silver property captured by Prince Yan's Mansion.
…
soon.
The weather is getting colder again.
Beiping Prefecture still likes snow in the cold winter.
Fortunately, a flat and wide cement avenue has been paved from Beiping City to Dagokou, which will not affect the fleet's trade.
During this period.
Zhu Di also personally took ten large ships to the capital to deliver annual tribute silver to Lao Zhu.
Regarding the tribute silver, Lao Zhu was full of joy.
However, after a period of joy, there was another burst of criticism towards Zhu Di.
As the King of Yan, he should conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty, instead of just going to attack Goryeo and the Japanese country, which were harmless to the Ming Dynasty, to make money.
In response to Lao Zhu's scolding, Zhu Di responded respectfully.
As for the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Di had no attitude towards the crown prince at all. It was just an uncle's attitude towards his nephew, which made some close servants and courtiers very dissatisfied.
However, Zhu Di didn't care.
Anyway, the old man would not give him the position of crown prince, nor would he kill him. Bullying that boy Zhu Yunwen would still make him feel comfortable for a while.
As for the depreciation of the treasure banknotes, there was a commotion in the court for a while.
However, neither Lao Zhu nor the court officials had a good solution, and it seemed that it would just end!
Return to Beiping Mansion.
Zhu Di summoned Guo An and explained everything that happened in the capital.
However, he was too embarrassed to speak out about his bullying of the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen.
However, Zhu Di didn't need to say anything about this kind of thing, someone had already spread it to Beiping Mansion!
Regarding the depreciation of the treasure banknote, Guo An didn't have any good suggestions for a while.
The main thing is that according to Lao Zhu's operation, Ming Dynasty really cannot do without Baoqian.
And let the surrounding vassal states share part of the treasure money for the Ming Dynasty?
Not to mention that Lao Zhu agreed to open the sea, even if the sea was opened, those countries would not be so large that they could help Ming Dynasty share the pressure of treasure money.
Guo An did not ask for trouble, but asked: "Your Highness is planning to conquer Beiyuan after the New Year?"
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and did not hide anything, "Conquering Beiyuan is the responsibility of the vassal kings like me. Moreover, those Beiyuan Tatars are getting more and more excessive!"
Guo An asked: "In this case, Your Highness needs to call back some generals from Japan?"
"It doesn't have to be like this!"
Zhu Di slowly shook his head, "In the past few years, among the generals my father has added to our Yanshan Guards, there are also a few generals that satisfy us, especially Zhang Yu. Although he was a descended general from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he is loyal to our Ming Dynasty. , but also brave in battle and resourceful!
Now, there are no generals in Beiyuan. They are just hiding everywhere, making it difficult for our Ming soldiers to find them.
It is enough to have Zhang Yu, Chen Zhi, Meng Shan and other generals accompanying us on the expedition! "
"Zhang Yu?"
Guo An was stunned, the famous hero of Jingnan?
Thinking about it, he nodded slowly.
"Congratulations to Your Highness for acquiring this good general. Your Highness will surely return with great success!"
"Hahaha……"
Zhu Di was in a good mood.
…
"Shen Zhuang has met Guo Changshi!"
"Mr. Shen, please give me extra money without any gifts!"
In the past few years, as the cooperation between the Shen family and Prince Yan's Mansion has deepened, the status of Shen Zhuang's branch in the Shen family has become higher and higher, and Shen Zhuang's belly has become rounder and rounder.
At the same time, Shen Zhuang also obtained the title of scholar and was finally able to wear silk clothes in an upright manner outside, becoming more and more noble.
Among the wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, he held his head high and his chest high, and was a step above ordinary people.
However, in front of Guo An, Shen Zhuang did not dare to be arrogant at all.
After standing up, he asked humbly: "I dare to ask Guo Changshi to call the villain here, but what are your orders?"
"You don't have to be like this, Commissioner Shen!"
Guo An looked helpless, "I asked Mr. Shen to come here this time. I just want to ask Mr. Shen to help me promote Prince Yan's Mansion in the south!"
"publicity?"
Shen Zhuang was startled.
"The craftsman school under our Prince Yan's Mansion has been expanded again. All the great craftsmen who come to our Prince Yan's Mansion can study and become literate, and their heirs can also be enlightened.
…”
"Can everyone go to study?"
Shen Zhuang was immediately stunned.
"Guo Changshi, how much money will this cost?"
Guo An said quietly: "The craftsmen are worth the money spent by Prince Yan!"
Shen Zhuang looked solemn and said quickly: "Please rest assured, Guo Changshi, with such conditions, more master craftsmen will definitely want to come to Prince Yan's Mansion!"
"Um!"
Guo An said: "Craftsmanship is the primary productive force. The more advanced the craftsman's craftsmanship, the more precious the artifacts he creates, and the greater the benefits that Ming Dynasty can bring to me.
Likewise, the more money you can earn, the more money you can earn.
You merchants also understand that only great craftsmen can bring huge benefits to the families of you good merchants. As for those Confucians..."
Shen Zhuang looked solemn and said directly: "Guo Changshi, don't worry, Shen Zhuang understands!"
"Just understand!"
Guo An nodded with great satisfaction.
"My Prince Yan's Mansion only needs skilled craftsmen, or small craftsmen with good qualifications and potential. As long as they are satisfied with one thing, their whole family can come to Prince Yan's Mansion and be supported and protected by my Prince Yan's Mansion!"
"Yes, Guo Changshi..."
Soon, Shen Zhuang retreated with a happy face.
They still underestimated how much Guo Changshi valued craftsmen!
However, this time the Shen family will be given the advantage again!
…
(End of chapter)
