For Cheng Guishi, Guo Dande's lobbying was definitely a unique and the first time he encountered it in his political career.

Generally speaking, there are many reasons why these officials form cliques and form party members, some are because everyone has a common enemy, or they are united for warmth, or because of the region, relatives, friendship, teachers and students, and even common beliefs, etc.

But nothing is related to the people and the economy.

It’s not that officials don’t care about the people, but that in the small peasant economy, everyone is self-sufficient. The cooperation between the government has no impact on the economy and people’s livelihood. At most, it is to cooperate to manage floods.

Guo Dan’s lobbying is a very typical example of capital lobbying, and he can also know this trick. The core of his lobbying is interests. I bring you benefits and you bring me convenience.

Fortunately, this touched Cheng Guishi. After Zhang Juzheng's death, the political environment became very unstable. Cheng Guishi did not have many enemies in the officialdom, and at the same time, there was no performance in political achievements, even one year was getting worse. Wanli was a financial fan again. He first looked at finance. What Cheng Guishi needed most now was to stabilize finance.

Of course, the most important thing is that he doesn't need to pay anything about it.

Huh... Fortunately, I didn't return this knowledge to the professor. Guo Dan breathed lightly. In fact, he was not sure before coming. Although he had learned this lesson, he had never been involved. First of all, because he had not reached that level, and secondly, those large companies had special lobbying teams.

"Do I have to form a lobbying team, too?"

Guo Dan, who tasted the sweetness, couldn't help but think about it in a deep brow. Gradually, his eyes became hot.

Based on his understanding of these officials, he believes that forming a professional lobbying team will definitely be successful, because every local government is short of money. You must know that capital lobbying is not a pure transaction. There are many dirty methods behind it, such as mastering the evidence of the officials' crimes and then using it to threaten it.

If you want to use this trick in the Ming Dynasty, how could those officials withstand the temptation?

But after a while, he shook his head and sighed, muttering to himself: "I can't do this, as this may make me lose my thigh."

Yes, a professional lobbying team can definitely make a fortune in the loose local governments of the Ming Dynasty, and can kill all the money. However, this success will also shake the foundation of Wanli's rule. Local governments are controlled by capital. Will Wanli accept it?

it's out of the question.

The reason why Wanli trusts him is because he only involves money and not power. Until now, he has no power. All positions involving power are directly controlled by Wanli.

Once the support of Wanli is lost, Guo Dan will die very ugly. He weighs the pros and cons, but he feels that it is still a waste. This is a trick of self-destruction.

"How are you talking?"

A question interrupted Guo Dan's thoughts. He looked up and saw that at some point Ji Gui had entered the hall. He was looking at him with anticipation, but he just smiled slightly.

"What's the meaning?"

"Maybe it's successful." Guo Dan said with a wry smile.

The next day, they rushed to Shanxi without stopping.

With this experience, Guo Dan was full of confidence in his trip to Shanxi, because in comparison, Shanxi needs more trade.

At about the same time, a unique conversation was also taking place in a pavilion outside the eastern suburbs of the capital, and the two parties involved were a father and daughter.

"Dad!"

Aunt Xu stood in front of the pavilion, turned slightly, nodded and shouted.

Xu Mengchong, who was walking towards him, glanced at his daughter who had not seen for many years. Not only was he not moved at all, he was furious and sneered: "Do you still have me, my father in your heart?"

Aunt Xu nodded without saying a word.

Xu Mengshi snorted and entered the pavilion to sit down.

Xu Mao followed him, and he was already sweating, and said respectfully: "Miss, please."

Aunt Xu then turned around and entered the pavilion and stood opposite Xu Mengshen.

Xu Mengqiu looked up and said, "What, do you have nothing to say to me, my father?"

Aunt Xu asked, "Dad has been in good health in recent years?"

Xu Mengshi snorted: "I'm afraid it will disappoint you. I can't die for the time being."

Aunt Xu frowned slightly, raised her head, looked at Xu Mengchong, and asked in a plain tone: "Why don't you know if you are looking for a girl today?"

Xu Mengchong was stunned at first, then suddenly stood up, pointed at Aunt Xu and said, "What did you say? Say it again."

It exploded in an instant.

Xu Mao was so scared that he trembled and hurried forward and said, "Master, Miss..."

"You go outside and wait."

Xu Mengchong glared at him.

"Master...yes."

Xu Mao bowed and left the pavilion. He felt extremely regretful and should not have matched the father and daughter to meet.

After Xu Mao left, Xu Mengqiu said to Aunt Xu in anger: "I once thought that after so many years, you should be sensible, but I never thought that you are still as arrogant and willful as before, and it is really disappointing me."

Anger flashed in Aunt Xu's eyes: "Isn't that the same thing as Daddy?"

"At this point, you are a villain, you are still unwilling to admit your mistake. I asked myself that you are good to treat you. You have made such a big mistake. I am willing to show your favor and find a good husband's family for you. What about you? You actually chose to escape marriage, which almost caused the relationship between the Xu and Zhao families to break down because of you. How do you want me to treat you?" Xu Mengqiu said furiously.

Aunt Xu turned her face to the side and remained silent.

Xu Mengchong roared, "You are talking! I really want to know where I treated you badly, so that you hate me so much."

Aunt Xu suddenly turned around, looked at Xu Mengchong with tears in her eyes, and nodded gently: "I'm really a good person to treat me well. It's good. Since I was a child, my father has always given me the best clothes and the best food, but what about that? My father only has his brother in his heart, and he doesn't have my daughter at all.

Whether it is studying, learning riding or archery, I will surpass my brother, but you will always praise my brother and only teach me a lesson. In order to make my brother happy, I will drive me back to my room and only let me learn embroidery. I am not allowed to study or practice martial arts.

I listened to my father's words and stayed in the house to learn embroidery, but I didn't expect that after my brother passed away, I just wanted to stand up and help my father, but no matter how hard I tried, no matter how much I helped you, you have never seen me in person. You spent all your thoughts on Rong'er. I wanted to ask my father, is I your daughter?"

When Xu Mengchong heard this, he said with disbelief: "It turns out that you are holding a grudge against this matter, but how can I blame me? Who made you a daughter? No matter how capable you are, what can you do? You cannot inherit my Xu family business. You will get married sooner or later. There are many more smart women in this world than you, but look at which lady is like you, who has been ignorant from childhood to adulthood, and is ignorant and plays a stick."

Aunt Xu said tit-for-tat: "No father is like his father. He only has a son and a grandson in his heart, and never has a daughter like me. No matter how hard I try, I know that if my father knew that his mother was pregnant with a daughter in her belly, he would rather not let her mother give birth to me, then the mother would not leave her father."

"You have the face to mention your mother. If your mother knew that you were of this kind, she would be unable to rest in peace in the underworld."

Xu Mengchong became more and more excited as he spoke. He walked out and pointed at Aunt Xu and said, "If I don't regard you as my daughter, do you think you can still live in the world? Ask yourself, what did you do at the beginning? As an aunt, not only did you not lead Rong'er to the right path, but you secretly indulged him in learning bad things. He also deliberately provoked troubles repeatedly and asked Rong'er to be beaten for you. I endured it, but I didn't expect that you would become more and more aggressive and attempt to seize the position of head of the family. If it were someone else, how could I allow him to live in the world?"

Aunt Xu blinked a few times, and her curved eyelashes became wet, but tears never flowed down, saying, "I'm sorry, Rong'er, and I'm willing to atone for my faults, rather than always pushing the faults on others like my father.

In this matter, is Dad really not responsible at all? Without Dad's spoiling, Rong'er would not have become like this. If Dad was willing to look at me more closely, things would not have become like this. Dad would not forgive me, and I would never have forgiven Dad. Goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the pavilion.

"stop."

Xu Mengchong suddenly shouted.

Aunt Xu stopped and turned her back to Xu Mengshi.

Xu Mengchong sneered: "Since there is nothing to talk about between father and daughter, let's talk about the serious matter."

Aunt Xu tilted her head slightly and glanced at Xu Mengchong in the afterglow.

Xu Mengchong said: "Don't think I don't know that you are in secret contact with Guo Dan. I warn you that if you have any contact with him again, don't blame me for telling him your true face."

Aunt Xu raised a strange smile on her lips: "Dad, please rest assured. I will not secretly interact with Guo Dan in the future, because I have already planned to accept Guo Dan's invitation to go to Yinuoya Store for help. I am sure that Dad will not tell Guo Dan. After all, Dad cherishes the reputation of the Xu family very much. If you don't believe it, let's take a look."

After saying that, he left straight away.

"Damn it...!"

Xu Mengchong was so angry that he wanted to chase him out.

"master!"

At this time, Xu Mao entered the pavilion and stood in front of Xu Mengchong.

Xu Mengchong said excitedly: "Didn't you hear what she said just now? Why, are you still protecting her now?"

Xu Mao lowered his head and said nothing.

Xu Mengchong was stunned for a moment and said incrediblely: "Do you think I did something wrong?"

Xu Mao hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Master, there is no right or wrong between this father and daughter. I only know that if the eldest lady doesn't respect you, how could she do so many things, but only seek to get your recognition. I think no one in this world loves you more than the eldest lady."

Xu Mengchong opened his eyes, and memories of the past flashed through his mind. After a while, he sat down slowly and said nothing for a long time.

Xu Mao stood quietly aside. He knew that the one who looked most like Xu Mengshang was not Xu Jirong, nor Xu Jirong's father, but the eldest lady. The father and daughter both have very stubborn tempers and will never bow their heads easily.

......

"Ah Yeh! Ah Yeh!"

"Are you okay?"

Ji Gui covered his nose and mouth, looked at Guo Dan, and moved his butt to the car door, as if he was ready to get off the car at any time.

"Dadfather-in-law, you don't need to do this. My nose is just a little itchy." Guo Dan shook his head with a wry smile. He recently discovered that these eunuchs all had cleanliness obsessions. He did not dislike them, and were often despised by them. Of course, this cleanliness obsession is incomparable to Zhu Lizhi's impotence of physical reactions.

After a while, seeing that Guo Dan did not sneeze again, Ji Gui felt relieved and said a little worried: "Guo Dan, I think this matter is quite lingering. Whether it is the famous prefect or the Shanxi governor, they have not expressed their opinion. There is no signing of any document between you, and they can regret it at any time."

Guo Dan had met with the Shanxi governor, so he continued to choose capital lobbying and told the Shanxi governor that if you open up to Weihui Prefecture, it would definitely promote the economy of Shanxi, especially Mongolia needs so much goods.

But the result was similar to that of Daming Prefecture, and the Shanxi governor ended the talks without making any promises.

"Even if they sign the document, I have no choice but to repent." Guo Dan shrugged and changed his mind: "But if it were me, I wouldn't make any promises."

Ji Gui said in surprise: "How do you say this?"

Guo Dan said: "Because my plan does not require them to do anything. Since they don't need to do nothing, why do they have to promise me again? They can wait and see if they do nothing. Otherwise, they will do something to me. In this way, they can be invincible and not offend either side."

"What's going on after hearing what you said."

Jigui nodded slightly and asked again: "Then can you really promote their fiscal growth?"
To be continued...