It takes more than a hundred miles to return to the capital from Xianghe County. Unless you travel overnight, you have to spend the night outside.

Fourth update.

"Guo Dan.Guo Dan."

When Guo Dan was sleeping very sweetly, he heard someone calling him vaguely, and he couldn't help but open his eyes. Suddenly, he saw a figure sitting by the bed. He screamed in shock, "There is an assassin."

Yang Feixu's voice came from outside the door, "It's not an assassin, it's a uncle."

The figure beside the bed also said, "Guo Dan, don't be afraid, it's me."

"Brother?"

Guo Dan rubbed his eyes, and looked at it with the faint moonlight sprinkled outside the window. It was Xu Mengchong, and he couldn't help but feel depressed: "Brother, what are you doing in this big night? Did you run to the wrong house? Yang Feixu lives next door."

"Shameless."

Yang Feixu cursed outside the door.

Xu Mengchong was also angry: "You kid are getting more and more rude. I can't sleep, so I came to ask you if you have any idea of ​​a solution?"

Guo Dan rolled her eyes and said, "Brother, even if I have a way, I will be scared away by you."

You are sleeping so soundly, how can you think of a solution? Xu Mengchong said: "Since you are awake, why not think about it quickly. This matter cannot be delayed. Many people in the court are watching. If they don't give it a long time, they won't wait patiently."

"Okay...ah..., I think about it, don't bother me."

Guo Dan yawned, then sat on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Xu Mengshi really didn't dare to disturb him easily, so he sat aside obediently.

After a stick of incense, Xu Mengchong suddenly heard a very slight snoring. The guy fell asleep again and couldn't help but say, "Guo Dan, Guo Dan."

"ah?"

"Why are you asleep again?"

"No...no!"

"I've said no, I've heard you snore."

"... Maybe it's because I'm too tired."

"When you think of a solution, you can sleep as long as you like." Xu Mengqiu said anxiously.

This old fox is really hard to beat. It seems that if I have to worry about him for one day, he will stare at me when I go to the cottage. Guo Dan's eyes turned and suddenly said, "Master, do you know? I just squinted for a short time and had a dream."

"Dream?"

"Well. I dreamed that Liu Xunmou lost all the money again."

“……”

Xu Mengfeng tsk and said dissatisfiedly: "When is it now? Why are you still thinking about those irrelevant things?"

"Master, please listen to me."

Guo Dan shook his head repeatedly and said, "This has given me a little inspiration. The problem now is that after contracting, there is no profit. If we can make money with the horse farm, then any problem will be solved."

Xu Mengchong nodded in a slight understanding and asked again: "But what does this have to do with Liu Xun's betting on money?"

Guo Dan said: "Of course it's relevant. We can hold some horse racing like this to attract everyone to bet. On the one hand, we can exercise horses and exercise everyone's riding skills, and on the other hand, we can earn some small money to supplement my costs."

Xu Mengchong blinked and said, "What do you mean is to use horse racing to gamble money?"

Guo Dan said excitedly: "My uncle is so smart. He realized it so quickly."

After a while, Xu Mengchong suddenly said excitedly: "What is this method? You can think of gambling? This is the national government. You actually want to use it to gamble. No, no, this method is definitely not possible. Our court has explicit regulations that gambling is prohibited."

Do you still have the right to say no? Guo Dan looked at Xu Mengchong with a slightly puzzled look.

......

Wuying Palace.

In addition to Wanli, there are also Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Wang Xijue, Yu Youding, Xu Guo’s five cabinet ministers, as well as two eunuchs, Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng.

Their eyes were all at the two in the middle, Xu Menglong and Guo Dan.

"Guo Dan, why is it you again?"

Wanli looked at Guo Dan with a smile.

Guo Dan said truthfully: "Report to Your Majesty, Xing'anbo had a kindness for his humble position, and the announcement of the humble position is actually to repay his kindness."

"So that's it." Wanli said again: "Then how are you discussing this matter?"

Xu Mengchong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, after discussing with Guo Dan, the old minister discovered that the issue of Ma Zheng is a stubborn disease of the country. If it is not eliminated, it will endanger national security."

Wanli nodded and said, "It makes sense, then do you have any solutions?"

Xu Mengchong said: "About the horse politics issue, one reason is that the cost of raising horses is too high. The land in our Central Plains is fertile and can be used to grow grain, tea, mulberry trees, etc. It is not like the Mongolians. Their land cannot be cultivated and can only be used to grazle. Therefore, the cost of raising horses is much higher than the price of horses on the market. Many people can afford horses, but they cannot afford horses. The people would rather pay taxes than raise horses. This is how the herdsmen are dying."

Shen Shixing and the others nodded in agreement.

But at the same time, they showed doubts, because this problem is unsolvable. The world is full of prosperity and it is much more cost-effective to farm horses. The key is to support many people. It is not that the Mongolians do not want to farm, but that they cannot grow them. They can only grazle, so the population is only a little.

Even if the court strictly prohibited and vigorously advocated raising horses at a certain moment, it would still be abolished over time. If you have money, you will not make money, but instead do this loss-making business. I am stupid.

Just those royal relatives, they occupied the pastures, not for grazing, but instead used for grazing.

Moreover, raising horses is useful when fighting, and it will also cost a lot of money. If you don’t fight, you will raise horses. If the horse dies in a few years, you will lose all your money.

The solution for politicians like Wang Jiaping and others is to strengthen supervision and formulate relaxed policies to encourage the people to raise horses. However, this is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. As long as it is a slight relaxation, it will immediately turn back.

Xu Mengchong said: "This ordinary horse can be bought with money, but military horses cannot be completely relied on the Mongols. As far as the old ministers know, whenever there is a problem with our Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, they first cut off the tea and horse transactions, which caused our army to be unable to attack due to insufficient horses, and many wars failed. To solve this problem, we must first make raising horses profitable and arouse everyone's enthusiasm for raising horses. This will help to relieve this stubborn disease. Guo Dan made a suggestion, which Laochen thought was very feasible."

Wanli said, "What is the suggestion? Tell me quickly."

Wow! I am really worthy of being the number one actor in the Ming Dynasty. Even I have been played by him once. Guo Dan said: "Report to Your Majesty, the method of being humble is very simple, which is to hold a Marseille."

"Hold the Marseille?" Wanli frowned.

Wang Jiaping wondered: "We also hold horse racing from time to time, but we have never seen such a wonderful thing."

Guo Tan said: "My horse racing is different from the current horse racing. First of all, we have to hold four horse racing games a month, and there are detailed rules to make the competition very exciting. Secondly, we will give generous bonuses to attract everyone to participate and attract everyone's attention. Finally, we need everyone to participate, which means we open the people to bet on the competition."

"How can this work?"

Wang Jiaping immediately glared and said, "What bets are you clearly selling, this is a sell-off. This is clearly prohibited by the court. How can the court take the lead in destroying the law? Isn't this a slap in the face?"

Guo Dan hurriedly said, "Don't blame Mr. Wang, Huye is just a businessman, helping to come up with ideas, and you don't understand other humble positions."

"Why."

Xu Mengchong reached out to Guo Dan and put it in front of Wang Jiaping, and said to Wang Jiaping: "Sir Wang, you said this explicit rule has long become a piece of waste paper. Not to mention how many gambling shops there are in the people, as far as I know, there are many ministers in the court. Princes and nobles often attract friends to gamble at home. At this moment, I know that several ministers are gathering at home to gamble, and there seem to be many eunuchs in the palace, and maids gather together to gamble when they are fine."

Zhang Jing frowned and said, "Xing'an Bo, you have to tell evidence when you speak."

Xu Mengchong said: "I have evidence. Do you want me to take it out?"

Zhang Jing looked at Xu Mengchong in surprise. This old man was crazy today, how could he bite whoever he saw? The key is that Xu Mengchong was originally a person in this circle. Do you know if there is any evidence in his hands. Zhang Jing didn't dare to continue, because gambling was indeed very popular in the palace, and everyone knew it in their hearts.

Wanli glanced at Zhang Jing and pursed his lips.

But Xu Mengchong said again: "Your Majesty is just a bet."

Wanli looked shocked. This old man was really crazy.

He had to get angry usually, but he endured it when he thought about the money.

Zhang Jing immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If you even dragged the emperor into the water, then I don’t care.

Xu Mengchong looked at Wang Jiaping again and said, "Since Grand Secretary Wang is so fair and strict and enforces the law in public, why not arrest these illegal people?"

"presumptuous."

Zhang Jing shouted angrily and said, "Xing'an Bo, do you know what you are talking about?"

You just named the emperor and immediately asked Wang Jiaping to catch people again. What do you mean!

Are you going to rebel?

Xu Mengchong did not make a sound, but looked dissatisfied.

Wang Jiaping's face turned red. What could he say? These are all facts.

This is really embarrassing.

Shen Shixing stood up and said, "I have heard of Xing'an Bo's phenomenon, but this alone is probably difficult to convince people. This murder is a sin of unforgivable crime. However, many people commit crimes every year, and some cases involve ministers in the court. Should the court encourage such behavior because of this?"

Xu Mengxun said: "Shen Guanshen's words are reasonable, but the court cannot do nothing and let them go. Those murderers will be arrested immediately, rather than letting them swagger on the streets."

Wang Xijue immediately said: "Is it true that the court took the lead in selling and did something?"

Xu Mengchong immediately said: "The court is only authorized, not organized by the court, and Guo Dan's strategy is to help the country stabilize, not to add fuel to the fire."

Wang Xijue said: "I hope to hear the details."

Xu Mengchong immediately looked at Guo Dan. He said that Guo Dan was responsible for reasoning, and such cooperation could last for a long time.

Guo Dan said: "In fact, gambling has been explicitly banned in all dynasties, but it has been repeatedly banned. Instead, it has become more and more serious. It can be seen that gambling is human nature and cannot be completely banned. Moreover, as our Jinyiwei investigation knows, many cases are related to gambling houses. This is because gambling houses are not allowed by the law, but they exist, and this has become an unregulated area. Therefore, the owners of those gambling houses will not mind being illegal. They often tempt the people to gambling, and if they lose money, they force them to sell their wives and children, and they do not pay taxes.
Chapter completed!