A giant suddenly appeared, and so many rich people were born in an instant, which caused a huge response among the people and also alarmed the court.

The ministers were not just sour, they gradually felt an unprecedented crisis.

Although Guo Dan did not have an impact on the power of their officials, they were also big landlords, and landlords were traditional Chinese aristocrats, the owners of wealth and the ruling class to the grassroots. However, now, as long as they increase their shares, they will have to plant a lot of land for them to catch up with them.

A new force has been born in the capital.

This is not possible!

These ministers immediately came to the East Pavilion to discuss the matter with the cabinet.

"A printing shop is worth 500,000 taels, and the income tax in Gyeonggi may not be so much. I think those merchants are crazy."

Grand Secretary Wei Xiudao was so angry that he shook his head. He wanted to shout the slogan of Saint Kong, and the rituals and music were broken.

"Sometimes I really doubt whether Guo Dan knows any evil tricks. No matter what he says, someone will believe it."

"I also suspect that Guo Dan is a fairy who has become."

.....

These ministers do not understand business and do not understand any shares. They can’t figure it out, so the more they talk, the more evil they become.

Song Xuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "I dare not say whether the five guns are worth 500,000 taels, but have you noticed that in the entire capital, except for some of the imperial court's newspapers, there are no more handwritten copies. All the books, picture albums, newspapers and magazines are printed, and all of them are from the Five Guns."

This Ming Dynasty printed publication is not about being widely popularized, but manuscripts still account for a large proportion. The emergence of five guns completely buried manuscripts.

"Shangshu Song's words are reasonable."

Li Zhi walked in with a pile of books, put the newspaper in the middle, and said, "Please read, this is the newspaper published by the court recently, and some books, without exception, all of which were printed by five guns. In the past six months, five guns alone have earned as many as thousands of taels from the court."

Everyone stood up and read the books and newspapers.

Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping and others couldn't help but look at each other.

If five guns hadn't revealed their true colors, they wouldn't have noticed much.

Yu Youding asked: "Didn't the imperial court have its own printing workshop? Why do you need to find five guns to print?"

Li Zhi sighed: "The officials have just gone to Tongzheng Department for inquiries. According to Tongzheng Department officials, they actually don't want to find five guns to print newspapers. They are forced to do nothing."

Tongzhengsi is the department that the imperial court specially issues residence newspapers.

Shen Shixing said curiously: "There is no way to be forced? What do you say?"

Li Zhi replied: "This is because the imperial court cannot compare with Wuzhang, whether it is beautiful, clear handwriting, or even paper. After Guo Dan's horse newspaper appeared, the imperial court published it in the folk newspaper and was often ridiculed as toilet paper newspapers. Tongzhengshi really had no choice, so he asked someone to find Wuzhang and asked them to specially help the imperial court print and publish it in the folk newspaper."

Speaking of this, he sighed again, "And... they also told me that the newspapers posted by officials now are still manuscripts, and may also be the only manuscripts in the capital at present."

“……!”

There was a silence in the hall.

Every minister's face was filled with embarrassment.

If we say that weapons are not as good as those produced by the people, that would be fine. After all, it’s not that we can’t do well, but there is no need. If we use a lot of materials, then what will our officials make? Besides, war is the business of military generals.

But in terms of this text...!

This is unbearable!

"How did it become like this?" Yang Mingshen, who had just recovered from his injury, was so angry that he just slapped the table.

He felt that Guo Dan had already stood on their heads and peed.

Li Zhi said: "If this continues, it won't take long. In the future, the court's official documents and notices must be requested to print five guns. If they do not agree, we will not even be able to send out the official documents."

This is an exaggeration. There are not many official documents, and handwritten copies are better than printed ones.

Yang Mingshen suddenly understood Li Zhi's intention and immediately said to Shen Shixing: "Sir, Master Li Jingshi, this is not possible. Now the five guns can spread their printed publications overnight throughout the capital. Guo Dan's intentions are not right. If he spreads some harmful ideas, it may cause a disaster! The officials thought that the court should control the five guns in time."

"How can this work?"

Wang Jiaping said: "Now Wutiao Guns have not made any mistakes. What is the difference between doing this in the court and doing this with a robber?"

Li Zhi immediately said: "Is this a mistake when five guns from Weihui Mansion printed a large number of erotic pictures?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sarcastic voice sounded outside, "Oh! If printing the erotic pictures is a mistake, then what do you think of recruiting prostitutes and having fun?"

I saw Zhang Cheng walk in.

There was murderous aura in his eyes.

Damn, our family finally got back to the crabs, but you actually want to take them back to the country. Our family will fight against you.

He directly said that the minister recruited prostitutes.

It shows how angry he is.

Anyway, he wouldn't be able to recruit prostitutes.

Yang Mingshen did not dare to provoke Zhang Cheng and said, "Master, we are doing this for the sake of national stability. What are we going to do with those five guns?"

"Then you can't force yourself to grab it!"

Zhang Cheng sat on the edge of Shen Shixing, stared at him and snorted, "If you have the ability, the imperial court will print better than five guns. If you can't compare with others, you will force yourself to grab them. What kind of saying is this? Our family wants to ask you for advice."

I couldn't bully Niuyaxing, so I bullied my five guns. The only gun on my body has been taken away. I finally got one fifth of the shares of the five guns, which is also a gun. You are going to steal it again.

Shen Shixing certainly knew that Guan Xiaojie was one of the shareholders of Wuziao Guns, and nodded and said, "The insider's words are reasonable. I also think that the problem is not the Wuziao Guns, but the imperial court. In the past, the imperial court's printing technology was the best in the world, so why did it suddenly become like this?"

Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "Shen Shoufu is right."

At this time, an official in his fifties-year-old next to Song Lu said, "In fact, there are many printers in the five guns that were originally working in the court."

This person is Shi Xing, the Minister of Works.

Li Zhi immediately asked, "Shishangshu, since you know the truth, why not stop it?"

Shi Xing immediately said: "I can't stop it, because the wages given by five guns are ten times, or even twenty times as given by the court. If anyone had to do it, five guns would have been given. Since I talked about this, I will say something more.

Since Guo Dan took the order for firearms in the court, dozens of craftsmen from the firearms manufacturing bureaus in various places immediately went to Weihui Mansion to help Guo Dan work. Guo Dan managed the river in Kaifeng Mansion. Not to mention the craftsmen, our Ministry of Works alone had twelve slashers and pen officials."

Speaking of this, I really have to thank Zhang Juzheng very much. In the past, many craftsmen helped the court work, which was a service, a duty, not a job, but Zhang Juzheng's unified tax service, and the craftsmen could not go if they paid the money.

The five guns were paid so high, and the little tax was really not taken seriously.

Some craftsmen cannot leave, and they do not hesitate to use their savings to bribe officials just to get out.

They all think that craftsmen with five guns are so trash and can get so much money. My skills are much better than them, so why do I only take one-tenth of their money?

Song Xun said: "Our Ministry of Revenue account office has also left some."

Wang Jiaping frowned and said, "I vaguely remember that when Guo Dan was building a private college in Kaifeng Prefecture some time ago, it seemed that several clerks had also left the Ministry of Rites."

Everyone began to look at each other.

What's going on?

Is this going to empty the court?

Shen Shixing said in surprise: "Why have you never heard you mention it before?"

Shi Xing said: "Has the Chief Auxiliary forgotten? The lower official mentioned this in a memorial, but received no response."

The cabinet ministers immediately petrified.

Shen Shixing really doesn't remember such a memorial, but he also knows that Shi Xing is not a lie.

Shi Xing continued to say: "This is the problem. The court never attaches importance to these craftsmen, which has led to many excellent craftsmen leaving the court and going to the people to help merchants work."

Yang Mingshen immediately retorted: "The annual salary of our officials is only a little bit. How should the court pay attention to craftsmen? Is it not enough for a businessman to make those craftsmen above us?"

Shi Xing just glanced at Yang Mingshen and stopped making a sound.

Because he knew it was useless.

Even these officials are not full, and craftsmen are still the target of their exploitation. How could they feed the craftsmen?

At this time, a minister suddenly said, "Why not cancel the unity of taxes and service."

Yang Mingshen's eyes lit up, this was feasible.

If the whip method is abolished, the craftsmen will be served again. The craftsmen with five guns can come and go when they call them.

Shen Shixing glared at the official in anger: "You are simply nonsense. For a report, you want to abandon the country's most important tax and service system."

Li Zhi said: "The Chief Aunt said this is a bad thing, and the unity of taxes and service also has many disadvantages...!"

Before he could finish his words, Shen Shixing said, "That's another matter. If you want to discuss it, you can discuss it again. How can you compare it with this matter? I really don't know the importance."

Zhang Cheng giggled, "It seems that you really hate Guo Dan to the core and do not hesitate to use national policies to deal with Guo Dan."

After hearing this, Li Zhi didn't dare to say anything else.

Besides, the hat of using public for personal gain has been put on.

The eunuchs are much more sinister than them.

Yang Mingshen said: "Then we can't let this situation continue to develop!"

Song Jingsheng said: "Now Guo Dan is saying everywhere outside that the court has to rely on five guns to print the newspaper to promote his five guns. Otherwise, five guns are not worth so much money, this matter is absolutely true."

Shin Shixing frowned and said, "Let's do this, we are temporarily prohibited from interacting with five guns."

Li Zhi said: "Don't you send someone to check it out? At least they have to be forbidden to print erotic paintings."

Shen Shixing glanced at Zhang Cheng slightly and said, "The situation has not been explained yet, so let's talk about it later."

Guan Xiaojie is the leader of the five guns in Weihui Mansion. If you check the paintings of the erotic palace, you will eventually find Zhang Cheng’s head. How could Zhang Cheng agree?

After a long time of discussion, the result of the negotiation was that the court could not have any transactions with the five guns, so it would rather use a handwritten copy.

We must have backbone.

As long as they do not use their power to deal with five guns, they are basically helpless, because the current mainstream values, craftsmen are just barren households, and their status is far inferior to merchants. Under this value, craftsmen cannot be valued by the court.

I don't give the horse a graze, and I want the horse to run.

it's out of the question.

In fact, at the beginning, Guo Dan didn't dare to dig out the corners of the court, but now he is not afraid at all. The size of Ya Xing is there, and it is impossible to cover it. There are more than five guns and less than five guns. There will be no difference between envying, jealousy and hating them.

Moreover, he and the ministers are already incompatible.

He is still afraid of a ball!

I just want to dig it out. Except for you literati, everyone else will be poached.

Guo Dan didn't care about the court's opinion. He was busy sorting out the accounts of Yinuoya Store and Wujiu, because in the joint-stock system, the accounts must be announced to shareholders.

But today an uninvited guest came, which seriously interfered with his work.

"well......!"

"well......!"

"well......!"

"Little Prince, what are you doing?" Guo Dan looked at Zhu Yili with a depressed look on his face and said, "If you have anything, just say it, what's our relationship? You are sighing here. I'm really restless!"

Zhu Yili sighed again: "What are you restless? You are all rich people, how can you care about the feelings of me, a poor person?"

Are you poor? You are so poor that you have collected a lot of money and cream in recent years.

Guo Dan cursed inwardly, stood up, walked to the sofa and sat down, and smiled and said, "Prince, don't worry! Not to mention five guns, even five guns and our Yinuoya store will not be worthy of your wealth! If I were you, how could I look at the small workshop of Wuzhaojiu? I devote myself to the brothel industry and enjoy myself while I am young."

Zhu Yili was confused when he heard this: "What are you talking about? I don't have so much money."

He is endless, but he really doesn't have that much money.

The inner palace in Wanli does not have that much money.

"You have something to do."

Guo Dan smiled and said, "Did the prince forget Tianjin Wei?"

"Tianjin Wei?"

Zhu Yili blinked, and suddenly turned to joy and said, "Yes! Why did I forget Tianjin Wei?"

Guo Dan nodded and said, "As long as Tianjin Sanitary Port is built, we will control the entire overseas trade, and a large amount of silver will fall into our hands. As long as the prince is happy, he can use gold and silver to make a toilet."

Zhu Yiliu said excitedly: "Why don't you know when Tianjin Weigang will be built?"

Guo Dan said: "I don't know this yet, but it will be built sooner or later. Prince, what are you afraid of? By then, Your Majesty is of course the richest man, Prince, you will definitely be second."

Zhu Yili smiled so much that his eyes were gone, and he replied: "You are ranked third."

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "I'll spare it. I only like the process of making money. I don't care how much pocket money there is in my pocket."

"Dare!"
Chapter completed!