Fang Fengshi, who was betting on the evening, immediately advanced the matter after receiving the approval of Wanli, because he was too familiar with the operation of the court and could not delay anything. He had to fight quickly. Once he was dragged on, it would be left alone.

Therefore, he immediately invited Guo Dan to come to the Ministry of War to sign the order.

After reading this batch of orders, Guo Dan looked confused: "Sir Shangshu, the order for the next five hundred bird guns has not been determined, but has just given a reasonable price range. It is difficult for me to handle this!"

Fang Fengshi said unhappily: "I give it to you at the price of the imperial court producing bird guns, but you don't agree. This price range is the price in various places. They also want to make money, as long as it is within this range."

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Sir Shangshu, it's better to explain the money clearly. I don't know how the places are produced, so what are the advantages and disadvantages of the muskets they produce? Why don't I ask clearly first and then we will talk about the price?"

"If you ask clearly, this may change again."

Fang Fengshi sighed and said, "Guo Dan, this time I have bet on this black hat, and the official position will be lost. If this matter is not done yet, I will die with my eyes open. You should take this order first. If it is really small, I will provide you with it at that time, but you must do it for me. If it is not qualified, I will definitely settle the score with you."

He didn't even discuss with the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Industry how to draw a contract. He just added five hundred bird guns to the order for cotton armor, leather boots, etc., but the price was not determined.

Guo Dan opened his eyes wide and said, "Sir Shangshu, it's not that serious."

Fang Fengshi glared at him and said, "Why don't you even have any self-knowledge?"

"Well."

Guo Dan scratched his head awkwardly. He was indeed the main object of care for the ministers. He pondered for a little while and said, "Since Lord Shangshu has said that, if the Caomin refuses again, he will be a little ignorant. Let's do this. For the sake of Lord Shangshu, these five hundred bird guns will be determined at the price above. If I lose, I will only have five hundred. But only for this batch. If the next batch is limited to this batch, we will price them according to the actual production situation."

"A word is determined." Fang Fengshi was not polite.

In fact, Guo Dan also wanted to settle it quickly, and he was afraid that he would change. The words he said before were just testing the time.

Moreover, he knew that Fang Fengshi was facing certain political risks in his cooperation with him and him, which also made him feel relieved. No matter what the reason was for Fang Fengshi, the purpose of this was still a bird gun, not him.

Isn’t cooperation just about using each other?

Both parties signed the order on the same day.

When he returned to Kou's house, Guo Dan handed the order to Kou Weisha and said apologetically: "I may have to go out again."

Kou Weisha took the order, glanced at it, stood up and gave a gift.

"What is this Madam?"

Guo Dan hurriedly supported Kou Weisha.

Kou Weisha raised his head and said, "My husband is running around for our family, and I am very grateful."

Guo Dan said: "I am also a member of this family, and it is also for myself. Why do you need to thank the lady? This is too exaggerated."

Kou Weisha asked back, "Why should you feel guilty when your husband?"

"ah?"

Guo Dan was stunned and then smiled bitterly, "Since you became pregnant, I have not been by your side forever, I am."

Kou Weisha shook his head and said, "After I get pregnant, I can't give you more help. I have always felt very guilty. If it drags you down, I will feel even more uncomfortable."

"I surrender!"

Guo Dan spread his hands and gently hugged Kou Weisha into his arms, and smiled and said, "In order to allow his wife to take care of her baby at home and ensure that she devotes herself to her work."

Kou Weisha nodded with a smile.

She really doesn't want Guo Dan to surround her every day, because this will make her feel that she is useless and will only drag everyone down. This makes her feel uncomfortable than anything else. She has a very strong personality. She hopes that Guo Dan will not be influenced by her.

After the couple was a little warm.

Kou Weisha picked up the order again and looked at it, saying, "How do you plan to deal with this order? Should we do it ourselves, or contract it to other merchants?"

Guo Dan asked back: "I wonder what my wife has any suggestions?"

Kou Weisha said: "Cotton armor and leather boots can be contracted to other merchants, but this firearm is better produced by yourself. After all, the process of producing firearms needs to be kept confidential."

Guo Dan nodded slightly and said, "I still hope to produce this bird gun by investing in the way of investing. We are not gods, but we can't do anything. Even if we can, I have no time to manage a certain workshop very carefully. Therefore, choosing a collaborator who is good at doing this industry will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Kou Weisha said: "But will the court agree?"

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty will send eunuchs from the Imperial Horse Prison to supervise this matter. I will explain everything to the other party in advance and sign a series of confidentiality agreements. I believe that the merchants will make compromises on money."

Kou Weisha nodded slightly.

Guo Dan really has no time to focus on which workshop. The entire overseas plan has been put on the agenda. This is a big plan. He needs to make many preparations. Firearms are just one of them. At present, it is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to find out the situation overseas.

This requires the Jinyiwei.

And Tong Li had already ordered that all the Jinyiwei he had just summoned to be sent overseas.

This is a secret order, but it was discovered in just one hour.

In this capital, it is indeed unlikely to hide from the East Factory.

"overseas?"

Zhang Jing blinked and asked the eunuch who had been circulating, "All of them are sent overseas?"

"Yes."

The eunuch said, "And that Tong Li also implies that those people are not controlled by our Dongchang."

Zhang Jing smiled and said, "In the dangerous place overseas, if they are willing to go, let them go."

The eunuch said, "Mr. Governor, our people don't want to go there."

Zhang Jing frowned and suddenly took a breath and said, "You said they were hiding tricks in it, they were deliberately scaring people, and their purpose was to guard against us."

The eunuch nodded and said, "Look, this is really possible."

"This has to make me think about it."

Zhang Jing thought for a while and said, "Go and tell them, let them go first. After the beach, if they really need to let them go out to sea, they will come back. But they have to watch whether the others have gone out to sea. I will be promoted to their official position at that time."

"Sister obeys the order."

In a small house in the east of the city.

Aunt Xu was sitting beside the bed, evading her pulse for a young woman on the bed who was about her.

And in the bed was still standing a middle-aged man in his early thirties and thin.

This person's surname is Zhao and his name is Shizhen. He is currently serving as the chief clerk in Honglu Temple.

After a while, Aunt Xu put down her hand and smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Zhao, Mrs. Zun is just having a disordered menstruation and there is nothing serious. When I prescribe a few medications for Mrs. Zun to take care of her body, I will recover soon."

When Zhao Shizhen heard this, he was overjoyed and bowed repeatedly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you."

"No thanks."

Aunt Xu nodded slightly.

The two came to the outer room, and Zhao Shizhen asked, "I don't know how much these medicines cost, I'm now!"

He grabbed the purse with his hand and his words stopped.

Aunt Xu glanced at the shriveled purse on his waist and smiled and said, "Don't be a foreigner, I am not a doctor, so I will not charge money for helping others treat their illnesses."

"this."

Zhao Shizhen looked embarrassed, but according to his personality, he would never receive favors for nothing and said, "This is a reward without any merit. The money that should be given must be given. However, now I am short of money and cannot afford it for the time being. After the salary is paid in the future, I will visit and send the medicine money."

Aunt Xu did not refuse, but said, "If Zhao Zhuan is short of money, I can borrow some money from Zhuan Zhao."

"No, no!"

Zhao Shizhen waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Thank you for your kindness. This family is not short of food for the time being, and you are not afraid of laughing at you. This is all because I like to make fun of some gadgets. I spent a lot of money. I am also afraid that I will use all the money for my meal. Therefore, whenever the salary is paid, I will buy enough food to ensure that I won't go hungry."

If the Ming Dynasty officials were not greedy, they would have lived a very poor life and their salary would be a little lower.

"I see."

Aunt Xu nodded with a smile and said, "Zhao Zhubu's behavior reminds me of someone coming."

Zhao Shizhen asked, "I don't know who it is?"

Aunt Xu said: "He is a scholar from Jiangnan, called Xu Guangqi. He is talented and has excellent grades. His hobbies are very similar to Zhao Zhubu. He is not only good at craftsmen, but also good at farming.

Later, he was appreciated by Guo Dan, a merchant from Weihui Mansion, and hired him to be responsible for the water conservancy projects of Weihui Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion for a large sum of money, as well as studying agricultural production. Recently, he made a very amazing decision, which was to give up the scientific research and choose to stay in Weihui Mansion."

"Give up the imperial examination?"

Zhao Shizhen said a little surprised.

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "This person is not very old, but he is only in his twenties, but he knows clearly what he wants. He believes that if he wants to enrich the people and strengthen the country, it is nothing more than agriculture and industrial tools, improving agricultural production, which can enrich the people, improve weapons, and strengthen the country.

However, the court did not pay attention to these things. Even if he passed the imperial examination, he would be afraid that it would be difficult to achieve something, so he chose to give up the imperial examination."

Zhao Shizhen stroked his beard and suddenly smiled, "It turns out that the layman came here to treat his uncle's doctor just a cover, but in fact he was a lobbyist for others."

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "It is not wrong to say that it is a lobbyist, but I did not come for people, but for the country. I know that Zhao Zhuanzhu was born in Binhai. When he was young, he suffered from the Japanese suffering, so he always hoped to develop excellent firearms to defend the country and protect the people. However, Zhao Zhuanzhu has been the chief clerk of Honglu Temple for ten years, but has not been promoted. He has only one skill but cannot perform it. This is really regrettable.

Instead of spending time in Honglu Temple, it is better to choose a place where you can show your ambitions. In other words, if Zhao Zhubu firmly insists on his own ideas, it is the way to make a strong country, then wouldn't it be nice to stay in Weihui's Mansion and return to the court at that time?

This way of being an official is not to sail against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. Sometimes you will take a small step back, but you will only take a big step forward in the future to prepare for it.”

Zhao Shizhen smiled and said, "I have heard a lot about Guo Dan, and I also know that the imperial court recently appointed him to help Shenjiying produce bird guns, but I am a scholar, so how can I help a businessman do things?"
Chapter completed!