I'm really not doing business

Chapter 808: If you lose, you will bear a grudge; if you win, you will strike back
The direct reason why Zhu Yijun was not optimistic about Marion was that God did not allow the construction of the Tower of Babel.

The Tower of Babel, the king of the New Babylon gave an order to build a tower to the sky, and "raising the tower to the height of the sky" was the decree for the construction of this tower.

God was both shocked and angry about this tower. Humans actually built such a tall tower just to spread their own fame, so God sent angels to confuse the language of the New Babylonian Empire, making it impossible for the Babylonians to communicate with each other. The tower was not built, and the New Babylonian Empire was soon destroyed by the Persians.

The Tower of Babel is probably about humans trying to challenge the authority of God through their own strength. In this religious story, it is said that humans should not be arrogant and challenge God.

The more efforts and attempts you make, the greater the wrath of God will be, and the resulting divine punishment will be brought down.

Marion took a few books from the Ming Dynasty and wanted to change the value system that had been formed in the West for thousands of years. This was really too fantastical.

Zhang Juzheng wanted to artificially screen out the Jinshi from the 26th year of Jiajing to the 41st year of Jiajing for this purpose, to maintain the core value system of the Ming Dynasty.

The Jinshi during this period were ministers who had completely lost confidence in the Ming Dynasty.

They studied hard, turning a deaf ear to the world outside and focusing on reading the books of sages. When they finished their studies and began to truly enter the world, the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil and the country was in decline. Naturally, their recognition and support for the Ming Dynasty would have been at a historical low, and they would naturally not be loyal.

Zhang Juzheng knew clearly that this group of people were about to climb to the center of power in the Ming Dynasty and the harm they would cause.

After the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, the Ming Dynasty won victory after victory in the war against the Japanese pirates. Ma Fang completed the strategy of attacking instead of defending against Altan Khan in the northwest. The Ming Dynasty as a whole returned to stability. Although there were still a lot of bad things, it was much better than before.

"Whether I agree or not, you have to do it. He is as stubborn as I am." Zhu Yijun finally agreed.

Zhang Juzheng was a very stubborn and difficult to convince person. If Zhu Yijun wanted to stop him from doing what he wanted, it would cost him a lot, and Zhu Yijun could not find sufficient reasons to convince Zhang Juzheng to change his mind.

It would be fine if he was simply disloyal to the emperor, but he was even disloyal to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if he allowed them to climb to such a high position in the cabinet and control the power.

"Your Majesty, Wang Ci Fu recommended Wang Jiaping to return to Beijing and join the Ministry of Justice as the Left Vice Minister and concurrently in charge of the Xishan Coal Bureau." Feng Bao spread a memorial in front of His Majesty.

Wang Chonggu recommended Wang Jiaping to return to the court, intending to have him join the cabinet.

Wang Jiaping, a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing, was considered a member of the young faction. Obviously, he was in charge of all affairs of the Xishan Coal Bureau. Wang Chonggu planned to give the positions of leader of the Labor Party and the Shanxi Party to Wang Jiaping instead of his own son Wang Qian.

Wang Chonggu is old and he is looking for someone to succeed him.

Unlike Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng does not have to worry about this. The only successor to all of Zhang Juzheng's policies is His Majesty, and only His Majesty.

"In fact, it's also good to give it to Wang Qian." Zhu Yijun looked at the recommendation and said hesitantly, "I'm afraid Wang Jiaping will not be happy, mainly because the Jin Party has been completely disbanded. It would be better if there was only the Labor Party."

After a series of heavy blows, the Jin Party had become as notorious as the Yan Party and Xu Party. Even Wang Chonggu was trying to use the Jin Party to gain the emperor's favor.

This has a lot to do with the fact that Fan Yingqi, a backbone member of the Jin Party, took a large amount of opium because of toothache and ended up putting himself in prison.

With Wang Jiaping left alone, the Jin Party naturally lost its backbone and cohesion, and had no successor, which is a serious problem that every organization has to face.

Feng Bao shook his head and said, "Give it to Wang Qian. Wang Ci Fu will probably be scolded by the censors and can't leave the house."

Wang Qian is his biological son and Yao Guangqi is his son-in-law. If he gave the child to his family, Wang Chonggu would not be able to face the scolding from the censors. It is really dirty when scholars scold others.

"But Wang Ci Fu and Wang Jiaping don't get along well. This must be made clear. If Wang Ci Fu withdraws, Wang Jiaping will retaliate against Wang Ci Fu's people, which will undermine the overall situation of the Labor Party." Zhu Yijun was still a little hesitant.

Wang Jiaping is Ge Shouli's student. Once Wang Jiaping takes the position of party leader, I am afraid that Wang Chonggu's people will not have a good time. At the beginning, the Jin Party split into two factions. Wang Jiaping has to lower his face to ask Wang Chonggu for help.

"This is a favor of recommendation. Even if Wang Jiaping wants to do it, he dare not do it too obviously and dare not disrupt the Labor Party's major plans." Feng Bao didn't think that Wang Jiaping would do anything. Wang Chonggu recommended him, and he wanted to take revenge, which would be ungrateful.

Wang Jiaping is really ungrateful. It would be fine if he did better than Wang Chonggu, but if he did worse, then Wang Jiaping's position as party leader would not be stable.

Not to mention the many large-scale construction projects, the various laws that established government-owned factories from scratch, and the founding of the Labor Party, let’s just talk about the Chonggu Chidao and the Chonggu City that has not yet been built. How can Wang Jiaping reach the heights of Wang Chonggu?

Wang Jiaping is simply unable to cover up this. He is morally ungrateful and his achievements are difficult to surpass. He even wants to fight back, which will only make himself a joke.

"So, we can renovate the Quanjin Guild Hall inside and out, change its name to Gongguan, and then students with craftsman backgrounds who come to Beijing to take the imperial examinations, officials who study at Jiulong University, and craftsmen who come to Beijing to do business can all stay at Gongguan." Zhu Yijun made the decision.

Wang Jiaping can return to Beijing and take over as leader of the Labour Party, but there is no need to continue to be the leader of the Shanxi Party, or the Shanxi Party.

The Labor Party and the Jin Party were completely cut off, and the Jin Guild Hall officially came to an end. People from Jin could still stay here when they came to Beijing for business, but this place mainly became a gathering place for craftsmen.

"Expand the 80 acres to 120 acres, build six-story official residences, and accommodate more people." Zhu Yijun gave an additional 40 acres of land to make the factory larger.

"Your Majesty is wise and I will obey your orders." Feng Bao received the imperial edict. He felt that His Majesty's handling of the matter was more prudent. The Quanjin Guild Hall was the symbol of the Jin Party. The closure of the Quanjin Guild Hall represented the complete end of the Jin Party.

In this case, even if Wang Jiaping wanted to counterattack, he didn't have the ability to do so because he didn't have so many supporters.

All the Jin Party’s holy places, the Jin Guild Halls, had changed their signs. Without a backbone, the Jin Party was just a group of rabble and could accomplish nothing great.

Feng Bao took out his thick memorandum, pointed to one of the items and said, "Your Majesty, Guangdong and Guangxi are developing very rapidly. Although they are slightly behind Songjiang Prefecture, the difference is not much."

"Last year, the customs duties of Songjiang Prefecture were 121 million silver taels, while those of Guangzhou Prefecture were 116 million silver taels. The difference is not that big. The profits of the official factories handed over by Guangzhou Prefecture were 132 million silver taels, 3 silver taels more than those of Songjiang Prefecture."

"Most of the official factories in Guangzhou were built by Governor Wang in Guangdong and Guangxi. The largest item among them was iron pots. Last year, the Guangzhou government supervised the production of 20 iron pots. Foshan iron pots are world-famous."

Wang Jiaping was valued for a reason. He was an important backbone of the Labour Party. The Thirteen Official Factories of Guangzhou Prefecture were one of the great achievements of the Labour Party.

It’s just that Songjiang Prefecture is too dazzling on ordinary days, overshadowing the brilliance of the Thirteen Official Factories in Guangzhou.

Zhu Yijun said with some doubt: "Bring me two iron pots. I want to see what it is that is selling so well!"

It is really a bit strange that selling well can also become one of the means for Wang Jiaping to control the powerful and wealthy.

Feng Bao quickly found two Guangdong pots from the imperial kitchen. The pots that the emperor used to eat were Guangdong pots, also called Yue pots, which were more than one foot in diameter. They were not the big pots that Zhu Yijun had imagined, but ordinary woks.

"This thing costs one or two taels of silver?" Zhu Yijun weighed it. It weighed three pounds. It was not particularly heavy, but of high quality.

Feng Bao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, a Guang pot is valuable because it is strong, thin and smooth. It is best if it is refined and can be used for a long time. A pot can be used for half a lifetime. Your Majesty, even the Great Sage said it is good after using it."

The pots in Guangzhou and Foshan are expensive, but the reason they are expensive is that they are good and of high quality. It’s not because the iron material in Guangzhou is good. The iron material in Guangzhou is almost the same as that in the north, or even worse. It’s because of the good casting process.

"Oh, the Great Sage said it was good after using it?" Zhu Yijun asked with some confusion.

"The Great Sage really said it was good after using it! The 75th chapter of Journey to the West says: I, Sun Wukong, passed by Guangdong yesterday and brought with me a folding iron pot. Now I will slowly cook you into pieces!" Feng Bao replied quickly. As the number one best-selling book in the Ming Dynasty, Journey to the West is still very popular.

Florida's business is mainly based on smelting and casting, and with smelting as the core, countless industries have been developed.

Feng Bao said with a smile on his face: "Guangzhou Prefecture is competing with Songjiang Prefecture. Why is Songjiang Prefecture the bridgehead for the Ming Dynasty to open up the sea? The people of Guangzhou are not bad either. Guangzhou is now the real capital of Nanyang!"

"So, Wang Jiaping did not come back to Beijing without any knowledge of production. This is his memorial."

Matsue Prefecture was the actual capital of Ryukyu, Nagasaki, and Keelung Island. Almost all the timber produced on Keelung Island went into the Matsue Prefecture shipyard.

Just like Dali in Yunnan, which is actually the capital of Indochina.

Because of its geographical advantages, Guangzhou is the capital of the entire Nanyang. More than 60% of Nanyang’s goods are distributed in Guangzhou.

This memorial written by Wang Jiaping analyzes the contradictions between government-run and private enterprises in the establishment of large-scale free employment and production relations.

Wang Jiaping discovered a common phenomenon, that is, private workshops are even more rigid than government-run ones.

The private owners were asked to spend thousands of taels of silver to train accountants, cultivate the six-book-one-account accounting method, and bypass the degree of calculation, so as to improve production efficiency, reduce production costs, improve product quality, increase competitiveness, and improve productivity. These private owners were absolutely unwilling to do so.

However, these private gambling owners would not feel bad if they lost tens of thousands of taels of silver in one night in the gambling house. Instead, they would show off everywhere and appear to be extremely wealthy.

When these private owners are trying to win business, they only know how to lower the price, and then arrange for the craftsmen to work overtime and cut corners. If there is any disturbance in the business, they will curse the government and the court for being too controlling, not giving them land, not providing policies, not providing tax incentives, not being as fierce as a tiger in tax collection, not lending them money, etc. In any case, they don't blame themselves for being stupid.

If you lose money in business, it is the fault of the country.

In the tenth year of Wanli, the price of Foshan iron pots dropped to five cents of silver, which was half the regular price. This was especially true for foreign trade goods, which had huge profits from exports, but the price had dropped by half. These private owners were still clamoring for the court to reduce taxes, but they were all rejected by Wang Jiaping.

Wang Jiaping set up a Guangdong-Guangxi pot factory, recruited folk craftsmen, and began to cast iron pots. The iron pots were more expensive but of better quality. They soon swept the entire Guangzhou pot industry, occupying nearly 30% of the market, allowing the prices of this industry to gradually return to normal.

Good money can also drive out bad money.

The powerful and right-handed people in Guangdong and Guangxi hated Wang Jiaping with a vengeance, not only because Wang Jiaping was pretending to be ignorant, but also because Wang Jiaping really had the means.

He was just pretending to be confused, and these powerful and wealthy people were not afraid of him at all. But when he used some tricks, they made them complain bitterly. At least, Yin Zhengmao and Ling Yunyi did not compete with them for business.

"Economic status determines political position. Only when government-run factories and government-run economy occupy a dominant position can the imperial court and local government offices occupy a dominant position."

“A dominant position means not only being a major economy and a source of finance and taxation, but also playing a guiding role in guiding industrial development, rather than going further and further down the wrong path.” Zhu Yijun was amazed, thinking that Wang Jiaping was quite capable.

"Your Majesty, the scholars and officials are never stupid, they are just simply bad." Feng Bao said with certainty.

Zhu Yijun agreed and said, "That's pretty dirty."

Wang Jiaping's main task in Guangdong and Guangxi was to study how to make the Ming officialdom develop in a healthy and orderly manner. In Wang Jiaping's view, only when the government-run factories and private workshops formed orderly competition could the businesses of both sides continue for a long time, just like the two sides of yin and yang. Yin alone cannot grow, and yang alone cannot grow. Without the spear, the shield would be meaningless, and without the shield, the spear would not exist.

No matter whether it is a government-run factory or a private workshop, as long as they dominate, there is only one outcome, which is their own destruction.

"Interesting." Zhu Yijun finished reading the entire memorial. In the first part, Wang Jiaping discussed the internal conflicts of the Ming Dynasty, and in the second part, Wang Jiaping gave the emperor a big job!

The Mo family of Annan is planning to submit to the Ming Dynasty.

The situation in Annan was extremely complicated, conforming to the typical characteristics of "a small temple has strong demons, a shallow pond has many turtles". When Le Loi, the ancestor of the Later Le Dynasty, rebelled, the Thirteen Divisions of Jiaozhi once again became Annan.

As time went by, the Kingdom of Annan basically became a situation of "numerous powerful ministers in the court and separatist regimes in all directions outside the court".

The Mac Dynasty, founded by Mac Dang Dung after he usurped the throne, occupied the capital city of Thang Long City (now Hanoi), which is the area north of the Red River.
The Later Le Dynasty, supported by the Zheng family, occupied the south. The Zheng family was not a good family either, and King Le Vien was not even a rubber stamp.

Further south is Champa. The Champa region itself was at odds with the north, and when the north became chaotic, Champa simply established its own regime.

In addition to these three main forces, there are two other forces, one is the Long Ping Wu family and the other is the Nguyen Lords of Hue.

The Mo family, the Zheng family, the Wu family, the Nguyen family and the Champa King are the five major forces in Annan.

It was the Mo family who wanted to completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty and ask the heavenly soldiers to guard Thang Long City. The reason was very simple. If the heavenly soldiers didn't go, their Mo family would not be able to defend even the capital Thang Long City, and it would be taken away by the Zheng family.

Ever since the death of Mo Dengyong, the founder of the Mo Dynasty, the Northern Mo Dynasty has seen its masters become weaker day by day as they age over 40.

The royal family was in strife, one after another, and the royal flags on the city walls kept changing; the army did not obey orders and would often make military remonstrations; foreign wars were repeatedly defeated, and the defeats were huge, from suppressing the old Zheng family to being beaten up by the old Zheng family;

The Mo family also has heroes. When the regent Mo Jingdian was alive, the family could barely maintain itself. But after Mo Jingdian's death, the old Mo family seemed to be doomed to be ruined tomorrow.

Mo Maoqia, who had grown up under the protection of the Regent, saw that the country was in danger and decided to surrender directly to the Ming Dynasty.

When Mo Maoqia became the king of the Mo Dynasty, he was only one year old. The dynasty was maintained by the regent Mo Jingdian, who punched the center and kicked the outside, fighting back and forth with the Zheng family and never letting the Zheng family gain any advantage.

However, the regent died of illness and with the death of the authoritarian figure, Mo Maoqia had no way of controlling the government. After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Mo Maoqia planned to refer to the offline monarchy and go to the Ming Dynasty to become an offline King of Annan.

The reason why Mo Maoqia and all the civil and military officials in the court made this decision.

There are two. One is that the offline monarchy of the Ming Dynasty was very well managed. For example, the drama of the Ryukyu King Shangjiu and the Wa King Ashikaga Yoshiaki throwing feces at each other spread to the Kingdom of Annan. In addition, there was the suzerain Khan Tuman Khan, who was also an offline monarchy.

The Ming Dynasty has to be shameless in doing things. Although I annexed your territory, I still supported your royal family, and they are still in a position of superiority. It's just that the vassal restrictions are a bit awkward.

The second reason is that the Mo Dynasty itself was a territory of the Ming Dynasty, not a vassal state. Mo Maoqia was the governor-general of Annan appointed by the Ming Dynasty, with a rank of second grade, and his title was hereditary. As a military officer appointed by the Ming Dynasty and as a territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is very reasonable for him to ask for support from the Ming Dynasty now that he can no longer hold on!
The Ming Dynasty will station troops there and manage the country. Now Mo Maoqia and his family will go to the Ming Dynasty to enjoy a good life!
"This Mo Maoqia's idea is quite good. Will his subordinates agree with it?" Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial and considered its feasibility.

"Your Majesty, it was the civil and military officials of the Mo Dynasty who forced Mo Maoqia to submit to the Ming Dynasty. Mo Maoqia agreed and even offered sacrifices to his ancestors to report to them." Feng Bao shook his head and said, "If they didn't rely on the Ming Dynasty, the Zheng family would have killed their entire family if they had come to Thang Long City."

"The Ming Dynasty has rules and regulations for doing things. At most, they can be stopped from continuing to serve as officials. Can they be killed?"

The change in the situation was related to Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng imported grain from Annan, that is, imported grain. Later, Wang Jiaping increased his efforts and forcibly expanded the scale of imported grain several times. After the death of Regent Mo Jingdian, internal and external contradictions were too serious, there were strong enemies outside, and civil unrest continued.

If they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, they would have a chance to survive; if they surrendered to Nanzheng, Nanzheng would use them as sacrifices.

"Why doesn't Wang Jiaping have any objection? He just talked about this one thing, what does he plan to do?" Zhu Yijun keenly noticed that Wang Jiaping had not finished speaking when he reported the matter, and he had no objection.

The court doesn’t know much about the situation over there, how can it make a decision?

"Governor Wang has sent another secret letter." Feng Bao took out a secret box, which had to be opened by the emperor himself. It was another channel of communication.

After Zhu Yijun checked the secret box and confirmed that it was correct, he opened it and saw Wang Jiaping's suggestions for disposal.

"No wonder Wang Jiaping didn't say anything." Zhu Yijun finished reading the secret letter and chose to burn it to ashes. Wang Jiaping never said what was in the secret letter.

Wang Jiaping was very straightforward in his secret letter, with just one word: wait.

If he surrenders, will the Ming Dynasty accept it? If he surrenders, will the Ming Dynasty let Mo Maoqia be an idle prince? If he wants to be a dog, will the Ming Dynasty allow him to be a dog?
The best solution would be to wait until Beimo is really at the end of its rope and has no other options, and until Nanzheng has really taken over Thang Long City, and then the Ming Dynasty intervenes.

Mo Maoqia was indeed the hereditary governor of Annan appointed by the Ming Dynasty, but it was independent in fact and its territory was only nominal. How to turn the nominal territory into a real territory was what the court should consider.

If the Ming Dynasty had not been left with no other options and had not run out of options, its rule in Annan would have followed the example of the Yongle and Xuande dynasties, and fallen into a dilemma in which it was unable to rule effectively, local resistance was too strong, and divisions were too severe.

If the Ming Dynasty does not kill those rentiers of the Mo Dynasty, its policies will definitely not be implemented. It is better to turn the land into a barren land before taking action. Only then will the blank paper be good for painting, just like what happened in Korea.

This is Wang Jiaping's attitude. His thoughts, written in the memorials, are somewhat morally corrupt, a bit too bad. If there were no secret memorial system, Zhu Yijun would not know what Wang Jiaping was thinking.

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Issue an order to Guangzhou Prefecture to order Wang Jiaping to return to Beijing for appointment, and to send Liu Jiwen, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, to Guangzhou to serve as the Governor of Guangdong."

In fact, the cabinet's intention was very clear. Wang Chonggu recommended Wang Jiaping to return to Beijing, obviously after consulting Zhang Juzheng. Wang Jiaping had served in Guangdong and Guangxi for a long time. If he agreed to Beimo's surrender, Wang Jiaping could not leave his post in a short time. Since the cabinet agreed to the major personnel transfer, it was obvious that a consensus had been reached.

This provided a very reasonable reason to continue waiting. Wang Jiaping had returned to Beijing, and the new governor Liu Jiwen had just arrived in Guangzhou and needed to familiarize himself with the business.

According to Wang Jiaping's estimation, Beimo will be completely unable to hold on in three to five years at most.

Zhu Yijun's imperial edict was passed to the cabinet and quickly passed down through the various levels. When Wang Chonggu returned home, the signboard of Quanjin Guild Hall had been taken down and placed in Wang Chonggu's home.

Wang Chonggu does not live in the Quanjin Guild Hall and he seldom goes there. Now that the sign of the Quanjin Guild Hall has been taken down and moved to his home, he looks at the sign with mixed feelings.

“My son, back then, Duke Gao Gong of Xinzheng, Yang Bo, the official of the Ministry of Personnel, and I formed the Jin Party and built the Quan Jin Guild Hall. In fact, we had only one idea in mind, which was to resolve the invasion of Altan Khan and stop the bleeding of the Ming Dynasty.” Wang Chonggu stood in front of the plaque, sighed heavily, and his body hunched over.

"It has been more than 20 years." Wang Chonggu touched the words on the plaque, which were written by Gao Gong.

"At that time, the imperial court was extremely poor. The war in the northwest was like a foot-long wound. The Ming Dynasty was bleeding continuously. Despite the disapproval of the world, we made peace with Altan Khan. If it has come to this, I can still say with a clear conscience that we are loyal and good ministers."

"If we continue to fight, no one will be able to do anything to anyone else, and it will also waste national funds. Stopping the war and seeking peace will violate the laws of our ancestors, but we must do it. Without peace, the Ming Dynasty will surely perish. It will inevitably perish."

"But later, people's hearts changed, like they went crazy, and finally they all became treacherous and treacherous officials."

Wang Qian frowned and shook his head, saying, "Dad, His Majesty never said that Duke Xinzheng and Yang Bo were treacherous ministers, but they were both given posthumous titles and official funerals. The final verdict is that they were not treacherous ministers. Xu Jie and Zhang Siwei were treacherous ministers."

Wang Chonggu smiled and shook his head and said, "It's just that your majesty is open-minded and doesn't bother to argue with Xinzheng Gong. Your majesty didn't want to give Gao Gong a posthumous title, it was Zhang Juzheng who forced him to do it. Now your majesty wants to dig up Xinzheng Gong's grave, and Zhang Juzheng can't stop him."

"The biggest mistake that this stubborn old man, Duke Xinzheng, made in his life was that he didn't realize that Your Majesty was being lazy."

"Okay, chop up the plaque and take it to the woodshed to make a fire."

Gao Gong had two crimes. The first was that he asserted that the emperor was unlearned and would find it difficult to rule the world when he grew up. The second was that he made wild remarks in the cabinet, saying that a ten-year-old ruler could not rule the world. No matter who the emperor was, Gao Gong would not have been given a posthumous title.

Your Majesty is broad-minded and just doesn't bother to pay attention to him.

Not to mention Gao Gong, even Zhang Juzheng was very pessimistic.

"Dad, why did His Majesty take down this plaque?" Wang Qian whispered, "I don't understand."

"You are so smart on weekdays, how could you be so confused about such an important matter?!" Wang Chonggu said very seriously: "Your Majesty is protecting our family. Wang Jiaping is a member of the Jin Party. Your father and I are not the same as him."

"If he returns to Beijing and the Quanjin Guild Hall is still there, he will have the ability to strike back at our family."

"Now all the Jin Guild Halls are gone. He was also in the Gong Hall, which I built. He felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a hundred flies. He had to endure it."

Wang Qian waved his hands and said, "It's not that I don't understand your majesty's intention. Of course I understand that. I just don't understand why father and your majesty both think that Wang Jiaping wants to settle accounts with our family."

Wang Chonggu shook his head and said, "Why? Because your father became a traitor to the Jin Party in order to save his life. Traitors are the most hateful."

"Wang Qian, remember, there is only one saying in this court: victory and defeat are very important. If you lose, you will bear a grudge. If you win, you will strike back. This is true in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad!"

Wang Qian carefully considered it and could only say that his father was indeed a treacherous minister, cunning and sly, and his summary was very thorough. He quickly said, "Dad, I understand. As long as we keep winning, I will stand on your side. If your majesty wins, our family wins."

"I firmly believe that Your Majesty can always win."

The reason is quite simple. His Majesty the Emperor is much more ruthless than Zhang Juzheng himself. History always seems to be like this, the victory of the ruthless over the brainless.

"Dad, I withdrew one million silver from the mansion." Wang Qian said in a low voice.

Wang Chonggu frowned and said, "What did you do with all that money?"

"I went to invest in the Governor-General's Mansion of Ji Fu at the end of the Western Ocean. There really isn't much silver in the treasury. I need silver to get things done, so I will give the silver to Your Majesty." Wang Qian told Wang Chonggu where the silver went.

Your Majesty has invested in the Governor's Palace of Gifford, which is located at the intersection of the Western Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, to compete with the Governor's Palace of Mozambique in the red-haired foreigners.

"The censors are very dissatisfied with the Governor-General's Office of Jifu." Wang Chonggu said helplessly: "Indeed, it does not seem to be a good deal. The actuarial style of the court is still the same as before."

“Indeed, in the short term, there are no huge gains to be seen.”

(End of this chapter)