Aunt Xu couldn't help but look at Guo Dan again, feeling that Guo Dan today is a little different from the past.

In the past, Guo Dan was more like a speculative businessman, who was profit-oriented. Although he did a lot of incredible things, his essence was still no different from other businessmen.

But today, Guo Dan is not like a businessman, but more like a conspirator, as if everything is in his control.

"Then what are you going to do next?" Aunt Xu asked tentatively.

Guo Dan asked back without answering, "I wonder what the lay people think they will do next?"

Aunt Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Although you have succeeded today, one of the reasons is that the other party is not prepared for it. Your remarks are not impeccable. Confucianism is all-encompassing, not as simple as you say, but also includes your so-called means. I expect them to use this to fight back against you."

Speaking of this, she paused a little, "However, they control public opinion, and it is not difficult to turn this matter over."

Guo Tan nodded with a smile and said, "I think the same as the lay Buddhist, but it's not that I am as smart as the lay Buddhist, but that they just go back and forth with just one move."

right!

Just one move!

But the problem is that it is difficult to solve.

Aunt Xu said curiously: "Do you already have a way to crack it?"

Guo Dan smiled deeply: "After eating, I will take the layman to a place."

Aunt Xu pondered slightly and just nodded slightly, but she felt confused.

However, her confusion only comes from her businessman's understanding of it is very shallow, and she believes that businessman's thinking still has great limitations.

However, real capitalists also have strategic thinking of strategizing and striving.

It even takes a longer view than some politicians.

Guo Dan didn't fight before, because it was just because it was unprofitable and would only cause a lot of trouble. Just make money with peace of mind, and they could say whatever they like.

In a word, you are shameless to ask for money.

The same is true for Wanli.

But now the overseas plan is under preparation, and he can no longer fight alone in the country. He needs to raise a banner to recruit soldiers and horses. He needs to get support from internal forces, or in other words, he needs someone to support Wanli in the court to work hard to govern.

Avoid him fighting on both sides alone.

If you take this current situation and carry out overseas plans, it is very risky. As long as he is hit at home, overseas plans will be greatly impacted. Overseas plans are too large and investment is too large, and he cannot afford to lose.

The entire overseas plan was planned before he took over the dental business.

He has been accumulating energy for this, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is accumulating strength.

After lunch and a little rest, Guo Dan took Aunt Xu to a workshop next to the Zhou Palace in the east of the city.

In ancient times, "fang" was actually equivalent to a community, with many households living in it.

Although Aunt Xu also saw many people, these people didn’t look like ordinary people. Many of them were wearing uniforms, and there were many tools on the streets, which looked more like a large workshop.

"Hello, the boss!"

"Hello, the boss!"

"Hello, the boss!"

......

When the people in the hall saw Guo Dan, they nodded and said hello.

"Owner?"

Aunt Xu looked at Guo Dan in surprise.

Guo Tanfeng said calmly: "I almost forgot to tell you that I have bought this shop."

“…!”

Aunt Xu immediately looked shocked.

She has heard a lot about buying a house or a house, but what about buying a house...?

You're a little too exaggerated.

You can't be so willful even if you have money!

Aunt Xu looked around and said, "Is this like a printing workshop?"

"good."

"All of it?"

Aunt Xu asked again.

Guo Dan nodded.

Aunt Xu said in surprise: "This printing workshop doesn't need to be that big, right?"

The five guns in Weihui Mansion and the capital are already very large, but compared to the same yard, it is still a big witch.

Guo Dan did not answer, but turned around and entered a small courtyard.

I saw an old man in his fifties lying on a reclining chair in the yard, and he saw several young men busy in the corridor.

This is like a family again.

Aunt Xu was a little confused again.

"Old Liu."

Guo Dan shouted.

When the old man heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes and saw that it was Guo Dan, so he hurriedly got up, "The boss is here."

Guo Tan nodded with a smile and said, "Didn't disturb you to rest."

"No! No!"

Old Liu shook his head and quickly explained: "Master, I slept late last night and just finished my meal. I was so sleepy, so I took a break here."

"You have to pay attention to your health, this is something you can never finish."

"Thank you for your concern."

When Lao Liu saw that Guo Dan did not blame her, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Guo Dan asked again: "Are you used to it here?"

Old Liu hurriedly said, "Habit, habit, how can you not be used to it? The owner of the boss will build a studio for me alone in such a good yard, and I still feel like I am dreaming."

Aunt Xu blinked. Is this house his studio?

When will craftsmen receive this treatment?

To put it this way, it wouldn't be too big to use a workshop to make a printing workshop.

Guo Dan sighed, "I don't want to do this either. This house is not cheap, but who told you that Lao Liu is so outstanding?"

"Haha! The boss is joking, I dare not take it, I dare not take it." Old Liu was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth.

Not to mention that Aunt Xu was surprised by this, he had been working here for several months, and he was a little unbelievable that he, a sculptor, could have such a large studio, which was much better than those officials.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Take me to see your recent works."

"Yes. Please come here to the boss."

Lao Liu took Guo Dan to the big house in the middle, and saw that there were many apprentices working inside, some wiping some movable type and some typing.

"Owner, look, these are the two types of movable types I have carved recently. Which one do you think is better?"

Old Liu held Guo Dan in front of the big table directly above him, and saw two types of metal movable type gold and gray, each with dozens of them, which were very exquisitely carved.

Even Aunt Xu, who is knowledgeable, has never seen such exquisite movable type.

Guo Dan looked at Lao Liu depressedly and said, "Old Liu, have you been a little inflated recently? You actually asked me such a question that might be embarrassing in front of a beautiful woman. Just tell me that kind of good."

Aunt Xu frowned slightly and opened her mouth slightly, but when she saw Yang Feixu beside her, she held back.

If she said anything, Guo Danding would say that she was referring to Yang Feixu, wouldn’t she be even more embarrassed?

Old Liu looked at Aunt Xu, then looked at Yang Feixu, suddenly reacted and said quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, master, in my opinion, at present, the word copper is better, but this type of lead may be better, and it should be better than the word copper."

Guo Tan asked: "Then have you discussed with the R&D department?"

“Yes, yes!”

Old Liu nodded and said, "The R&D department also thinks so. It has made some breakthroughs recently. It has been reducing the production of copper characters. I think it won't take long before we can all use lead characters."

It's just that rich and powerful.

Aunt Xu saw many printing workshops, including those in government offices, who were still using wood and mud, but here they were only selected from metal.

"Old Liu, you know me best. If you do this a lot, I may not be able to process wages, but if you make any progress, I will definitely be able to process wages." Guo Tan nodded with a smile.

.....

After leaving this house, Guo Dan took Aunt Xu to wander around. Aunt Xu found that not only Lao Liu had a separate house to work as a studio, but many craftsmen with superb skills were all separate studios, and not everyone was working hard. Some of them were still watched in "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Guo Dan didn't care, and even talked to them about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The atmosphere is very relaxing.

This made Aunt Xu very curious and asked, "I really didn't expect that you would be better with these craftsmen than with the employees of the dental shop."

The employees of Naya Store work overtime almost every day.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Only a few of them can enjoy this kind of treatment. Don't think they are relatively leisurely, but their carvings are rigid and can be used for a long time and the loss is very low. This slow work produces meticulous work. In addition, at their age, their main task is to lead an apprentice, and the apprentice still has to work very hard."

Aunt Xu nodded slightly and suddenly remembered something, "Are you planning to use newspapers to compete with them for dominance in public opinion?"

"I am a lay Buddhist, I reacted so quickly."

Guo Dan glanced at Aunt Xu with praise.

Aunt Xu frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong, thinking, the horse newspaper appeared very early, why did he never use this power before? Could it be...Is all this a trap?

Thinking of this, she felt a little creepy and looked at Guo Dan with a slanted look.

But when Guo Dan and Renjiao smiled harmlessly, he said, "I invite the lay Buddhists to come today, not only to find the reason, but also to be a little busy, and I need the help of the lay Buddhists. Please."

Aunt Xu was thinking freely. When she heard Guo Dan’s question, she couldn’t help but be slightly stunned: “This is simply a trap.”

Guo Tan smiled and said, "This is just a game."

"A game?" Aunt Xu smiled bitterly.

She had never figured it out before. How could he have a chance of winning if Guo Dan attracted all the literati from all over the world?

But now she finally understood that the private academy was just bait, and Kaifeng Mansion was a trap, and Guo Dan wanted to fight back against Shilin here.

Although the Horse News appeared very early, it has always been promoting Marseille, which only concerns transactions and does not involve other aspects.

That's because in any place, newspapers and magazines are restricted by the government, and private newspapers are illegal. The government is under the control of officials. It is not feasible to use newspapers and magazines to compete for public opinion. A single decree can be banned.

But it is different in Kaifeng Prefecture. There is no official here, and newspapers and magazines are only restricted by the court.

Guo Dan first used private academy to attract all the literati from all over the world to come here, and then used newspapers to fight with them here. He would occupy all the right time and place, and the struggle was this "harmony of people". Once his theory was accepted, it would definitely spread to all places, and he no longer needed to go to various places to promote his theory.

While meditating, Aunt Xu followed Guo Dan into another courtyard without realizing it. She saw three or five young men cleaning the wood chips in the courtyard, and many wooden boards were piled up on the corridor.

Obviously, this studio is specially designed to carve the drawing board.

"Hello, the boss!"

A middle-aged man came out.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Master Jiang, can the drawing board be completed?"

"The paintings sent by the owner are very simple. I have carved several pieces, but I don't know what style the owner likes."

"Master Jiang, you will spoil me like this." Guo Dan laughed.

Master Jiang also laughed and invited Guo Dan and the others into the big house in the middle.

The sensible Master Jiang didn't even give the carved paper to Guo Dan. He knew that what Guo Dan wanted was the result. As for the quality of the carved paper, Guo Dan couldn't understand it, so he took out a few printed paintings to show Guo Dan.

Aunt Xu looked down and saw a row of figures on it. On the right is a baby and on the left is an elderly person.

This is obviously drawn to a person's growth.

Not only that, there is a seed in the character's belly. As the character grows, the seeds are slowly germinating and growing. The branches and leaves say "Loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness, integrity, shame..."

The most core idea of ​​Confucianism.

At the same time, as this character grows up, he also holds different tools in his hands.

Guo Dan smiled at Master Jiang and said, "Master Jiang, you say that this painting is too simple, so I won't praise you anymore. You can do it first."

"Yes. The owner."
Chapter completed!