There are some young geniuses in all walks of life, but in politics, there are few young geniuses. This is because in politics, experience is very important.

Even if you are a genius, you have to go through more than ten years, or even decades of training, before you can make achievements in politics.

At this time, Wanli was only twenty-five years old. Although he ascended the throne at the age of ten and his qualifications were not very shallow, compared to the old foxes like Shen Shixing and others, Wanli still seemed a little immature.

Shen Shixing and the others knew that Wanli now likes to brag about Guo Dan, using this to brag about his wisdom and greatness, and at the same time mock them, so he dug a hole here.

Wanli fell into the pit when he was not careful.

This sentence immediately led to the topic on the tax revenue of Weihui Mansion.

Song Jingsheng, who was waiting for an opportunity, immediately stood up, "Your Majesty, I heard that the tax bill of Weihui Mansion has been delivered to the capital and is in the hands of Your Majesty."

Wanli looked at him very depressedly. You are cheating, so shameless, but as soon as he said that, he couldn't take it back. He nodded helplessly and said, "Yes."

Song Jingsheng said: "Your Majesty, according to the rules, this tax bill should be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for review."

Wanli waved his hand and said, "Didn't your family forget that Wei Hui Mansion was contracted by Guo Dan, and Guo Dan is not an official. This is just a business and has nothing to do with the national system and cannot be confused."

Song Jingsheng said: "I dare to ask, Wei Hui Mansion is my Ming Dynasty prefecture?"

"Of course yes, what do you mean? Could it be that you want to frame Guo Dan for rebellion?" Wanli said unhappy with a deep eyebrows.

Song Jingsheng said: "I have no such intention. What I mean is that since Wei Hui Mansion is my Ming Prefecture, I naturally have to follow our Ming system. At that time, the court only contracted Wei Hui Mansion to Guo Dan, not to give it to him. This may have changed the people of Wei Hui Mansion, but for the court, Wei Hui Mansion is still a prefecture under the jurisdiction of the court. If that is the case, the tax bill of Wei Hui Mansion should be submitted to the Ministry of Revenue for review."

"This is a bad statement."

Wanli shook his head and said, "Why did he contract Wei Hui Mansion to Guo Dan at the beginning? The reason is that the officials of Wei Hui Mansion are incompetent, which makes Wei Hui Mansion miserable. Then he contracted it to Guo Dan. If the court interfered in the management of Wei Hui Mansion, he would probably repeat the same mistake."

This suggests something, and Shen Shixing and the others are also very unhappy. It turns out that we are not as good as a businessman in your heart.

Song Jingsheng said: "The court did not interfere in the management of Weihui Mansion, but the army, taxation, and legal system still have to be under the jurisdiction of the court. Otherwise, why would you say that Weihui Mansion is still our Mingzhou Prefecture?"

Wanli said: "You are distorting my meaning. When did I say that these are not subject to the jurisdiction of the court? What I mean is that since the court has signed a contract with Guo Dan, it should act in accordance with the contract. The contract only stipulates when and how much tax will Guo Dan pay, and does not say that the tax form should be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for review."

Song Jingsheng immediately responded: "But the contract does not state that the tax form does not need to be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for review. Since this is not specified, the Ministry of Revenue has the right to review their taxes. Even if Wei Hui Mansion is put aside first, the Ministry of Revenue has the right to review Guo Dan's personal taxes and Yinuoya Bank's taxes."

Xu Guodao: "Your Majesty, Mr. Song is also considering the country and the king. Why does Your Majesty blindly help Guo Dan speak? Could it be that Your Majesty has cooperated with Guo Dan?"

Wanli immediately said, "It's really outrageous. I am the king of a country. How could I cooperate with a businessman? It's just that Guo Dan did not intend to deceive me. The tax bill was sent to me as soon as he arrived in the capital. I will review it myself."

Song Jingsheng said: "Your Majesty is busy with all kinds of things every day. A few days ago, the dragon's body is not safe. Let's leave such a small matter to our Ministry of Revenue to do."

This guy was aggressive, and Wanli couldn't help but feel so angry that he slapped the table, pointed at Song Jingsheng, and said angrily: "Song Jingsheng, you are so bold, you dare to force me."

"I don't dare." Song Jingsheng bowed and said, "I just talk about the matter."

This is really so arrogant that he is afraid of life. Wanli was so angry that his face turned red and said furiously: "Since you are talking about this, I will say it clearly. Don't pretend that I don't know. Do you treat Weihui's Mansion like other prefectures?

I have been thinking about trouble for Wei Hui Mansion all day long. Wei Hui Mansion is doing such a good job, and you have never praised it. Is it because I have selfish intentions or you have selfish intentions? Why did I ask Guo Dan to send the tax bill? Isn’t it because I slander Guo Dan. I have personally reviewed it. Isn’t it just the court? Or do you think I am not enough to represent the court?”

Wang Xijue hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Although Mr. Song's words were inappropriate, he was also considering the country. The country has national laws and family rules. When the court contracted Wei Hui Mansion to Guo Dan, it had already caused dissatisfaction among the prefectures in various places. If the Ministry of Revenue could not even review the tax, then other prefectures would definitely follow suit. At that time, the court would be unable to convince the public. The finance would be out of control. This matter could be big or small. I hope Your Majesty would think twice."

This is really deadly. If Wei Hui Mansion does not allow the Ministry of Revenue to review and other prefectures do not review it, then there will be nothing to do.

Wanli naturally knew the severity of this matter, so he didn't dare to say no to give it to him, saying, "I haven't said I won't give it to the Ministry of Revenue for review. After I finish reading it, I will send it to the Ministry of Revenue. Let's stop today's discussion."

After saying that, he got up and left.

I can't argue with you, I won't play with you anymore.

As soon as the emperor left, Song Jingsheng said, "If you want to say that there is no trick between Your Majesty and Guo Dan, I will not believe it even if I die."

He also felt very wronged about this. If Guo Dan pays more taxes, they will be handed over to the treasury, not to him. Guo Dan opposes paying more, of course he can understand, but the emperor is determined to help Guo Dan, so he cannot understand this.

Shen Shixing frowned and said, "Does Mr. Song have any evidence?"

Song Jingsheng looked at Shen Shixing nervously and remained silent.

Wang Jiaping suddenly said: "Otherwise, the extra taxes from the Weihui Mansion will be considered as His Majesty's treasury."

Shen Shixing nodded. Although he felt that Wanli might not agree, because there was not much money for Wanli, he thought that if this matter ended and there was still no way to resolve it, then this arrangement could give both sides a way.

Wanli was even more angry over there. From today's conversation, we can see that they were determined to ask Wei Hui Mansion to pay more taxes.

If he doesn't give it, it won't work, but the problem is that his position is very awkward, because the money does not belong to him in name, but to a merchant, and on the surface it is also a game between the court and the merchant. Then he should be on the side of the court. This involves not only the interests but also the class issues, and thus the imperial power.

If the court cannot control a businessman, then other officials will not obey the court.

After thinking about it, Wanli felt that his fists could not match four hands, and the tiger could not hold back the wolves, so he quickly summoned Guo Dan into the palace. Our imperial and Shang combination is really indispensable!

When Guo Dan came to the palace, Wanli tactfully hinted that Guo Dan was unable to withstand it alone.

As Aunt Xu said, Guo Dan muttered to himself, but said, "Your Majesty, there is no way to be a humble position, or... or give this tax bill to them."

"But not."

Wanli waved his hands repeatedly and said, "They only counted the profit of 60,000 taels. If they knew that you would get a profit of 90,000 taels in the past six months, they would not give up."

After pausing, he said again: "Why...you make a fake account?"

Guo Dan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, if you just hide a small amount of taxes, it's okay. If you can guarantee that you can't find it, they will definitely not be able to find it, but it doesn't make much sense to hide it. If you hide too much, once the Ministry of Revenue goes to Weihui Mansion to check the accounts, it will be easy to find out. The tax in Weihui Mansion is too simple."

He definitely won't do this. Although he has talent in this area, the risk is too high. If it is found out, it would be an illegal act, but it would be even more amazing. The ministers are not as simple as asking for money, but their lives.

Wanli also felt that this was too risky and said, "In this way, I will drag you here first. If you really can't hold on, you can give it according to the contract. Don't give it more than one or two. I will protect you, and they can't do anything to you."

It turns out that in the end, I still have to bear the blame. Guo Dan politely said, "I understand."

If it weren't for Aunt Xu's plan, Guo Dan would definitely not have agreed. He could not withstand this, because the contract only stated that it had been contracted for one year, and later Wanli asked to continue contracting it to Guo Dan. This was a political decision, not a commercial decision.

When doing business, the court, as the other party, can change the contract. You can hide this year, but you can't hide next year.

Wanli cannot be dragged on all the time. Can you still read this account for a month?

But at this moment, a burst of inside information spread in the capital.

It was the famous prefect Cheng Guishi who secretly colluded with Guo Dan.

This was a thrill.

The entire bureaucratic group was extremely angry. It turned out that after a long time of work, it was not that Guo Dan was too strong, but that there was a traitor on our side. No wonder we had no choice but to deal with Guo Dan.

When Weihui Mansion was blocked, it was because of the loopholes in Daming Mansion that led to failure. However, at the beginning, landlords from all over the country took the initiative to block the roads, and the government did not have the power to do so. Cheng Guishi also did some things, but the landlords of Daming Mansion did not block the roads, which led to no one blame Cheng Guishi at that time.

But one time and another.

Daming Mansion was deeply benefited from this period. Now the entire Daming Mansion is full of traffic and bustling, and all walks of life are booming.

The bureaucrats immediately believed it.

And immediately all kinds of secret letters were sent to the capital.

Everyone will have enemies in the officialdom. The reason is very simple. There is only one seat, so why do you sit on it?

The censors began to charge again, but they did not collude with Guo Dan when they impeached Cheng Gui, because they did not have direct evidence to prove this. They knew that they could not produce evidence, and Wanli would definitely protect Guo Dan.

When they reported impeachment, they were corrupt and abused the law, colluded with local landlords and merchants, bought people's hearts and intended to rebel.
Chapter completed!