Everyone, sorry, sorry, please let me go."

The wide road outside the South City Gate seemed very crowded in the past few days.

Fast horses galloped past, and carriages were jogging forward.

The people coming towards us avoided them.

"What happened? Why did so many people suddenly leave the capital?"

A young man was so thin that he was hiding by the roadside in fear. He looked at the carriage passing by in panic, and couldn't help but feel surprised.

A person beside him said, "Is it a plague in the city?"

"It doesn't look like it. When you look at those people, they all seem very excited, but they don't look like they are running away."

At this time, one person walked to them and said, "They all rushed to Kaifeng Prefecture."

......

In the past, Guo Dan and scholars were two parallel lines. Guo Dan often said, "I am just a businessman, I am treacherous, I am shameless, and I am despicable. Those are the qualities that businessmen should possess. Anyway, you think so. If a businessman is upright, noble, and honest, then why bother with scholars, farmers, industry and commerce?

After he said this, it is really hard for scholars to say what to say about him.

There is no competitive relationship between the two, because there is no intersection, and it is just unhappy when looking at each other.

But this time it was different. Guo Dan openly provoked the other party’s best field, and Wanli was making trouble on it, which really pierced the hornet’s nest.

In addition to being angry, the literati was very excited. It was considered to have caught Guo Dan. In the past, Guo Dan was not a match for Guo Dan, but they were defeated repeatedly. This time, Guo Dan actually wanted to educate him. It was really a way out in heaven and no way in hell.

If I didn't humiliate Guo Dan severely, how could I feel so angry?

The scholars and officials above took the lead in spending money and efforts, while the scholars, juren and Jinshi below spontaneously went to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Almost all the literati in the capital set out on the road to Kaifeng Prefecture.

It seems that this competition has become a grand gathering for literati, and people are very excited and excited.

There were old and young people standing in the fields on the east side of the road. It was Shen Shixing and Cao Ke, the father-in-law and son-in-law. They looked at the crowd on the road from afar.

"Ke'er, what do you think about this?"

Shen Shixing withdrew his gaze and turned to look at his son-in-law beside him.

Cao Ke pondered slightly and said, "If they really want to deal with Guo Dan, they shouldn't be entangled with Guo Dan in the private academy."

Shen Shixing said, "What do you say?"

Cao Ke said: "In the previous contracting matters, Huang Daxiao and others not only took the initiative, but also obviously had the upper hand. However, Guo Dan took the initiative to initiate the private academy, and he had the advantage. Although the son-in-law didn't know what Guo Dan was selling in this gourd, since he dared to start this fight, I think he was sure."

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "You have analyzed well. I also think there is something strange about this matter, but this cannot be stopped."

"My father-in-law said yes."

Cao Ke nodded slightly.

If you don’t respond to the challenge, how could scholars raise their heads?

......

Jinyulou.

Zhou Feng stood upstairs, staring at the crowds of people carrying bags downstairs, suddenly turned around and said to the shopkeeper: "I'll go and prepare, I'm going to go to Weihui Mansion."

The shopkeeper was stunned and said, "Master, didn't you say before that you won't go far in the past six months? Our restaurant in Singapore and Malaysian District will have to open for business in a short time."

"If Guo Dan is not here, he can't open Zhang."

"But there are many things that need to be decided by your master."

"Just look at it."

Zhou Feng pointed to the street downstairs again, "Look at the bottom, there are so many people below, and this is just a capital city. When the news reaches Nanjing, it is probably the same. By then, all scholars in the world are concentrated in Kaifeng Prefecture. Even if you open a restaurant in that small market, you can make a lot of money! Go and prepare quickly, and I will set off tomorrow."

"Yes, Master."

After the shopkeeper went down, Zhou Feng stood in front of the window and shook his head and said, "Guo Dan is really amazing. He actually came up with such a trick. Scholars from all over the world will stop at Kaifeng Prefecture. Just eating and drinking is a considerable amount of money. How can you value agriculture and suppress commerce?"

......

From the capital, it is Zhangde Mansion.

The first wave of people riding horses has arrived at Zhangde Mansion.

"Why is it closed again?"

I saw a handsome young man looking at a restaurant with a closed door on the side of the road and shouting depressedly.

This is the third one.

One of his companions said, "Go ahead and take a look."

They rode their horses forward again. Although there were still many farmers busy in the farmland, the atmosphere of the entire Zhangde Mansion still seemed very desolate. There were not many people on the road. After walking for more than half a day, they could find a restaurant that opened.

After entering the store, the depressed young man immediately asked: "Brother, we have been walking along the way and found that the restaurants and hotels on the side of the road are closed. How could this happen?"

The guy said, "I don't know that nearly half of those hotels were newly opened last year, because there were a lot of people going to Weihui Mansion at the beginning of last year. I never thought that our Zhangde Mansion would later close the road to Kaifeng Mansion. Not to mention the newly opened stores, even many old stores could not be opened, so they had to close the door."

"So that's how it is."

The young master couldn't help but say angrily: "This Wei Hui Mansion is indeed a great harm to people."

His companions nodded one after another.

After a while, the wine and food came up.

“So unpalatable.”

The young man took a bite and almost vomited it out. He called the guy and said, "Why are the food here so bad? Is the chef not here?"

The guy didn't defend himself and said directly: "Now, chefs with a little skill have all gone to Weihui Mansion. Not to mention our place, it is difficult for even our city to find a delicious restaurant."

"Why is this?"

"What else can I do? The treatment in Weihui Mansion is high, and the chefs are rushing to ask for it."

The young master said in disappointment: "I thought your restaurant was open nearby, and the food and drinks must be good. I never thought it would be so unpalatable."

The guy said, "Actually, our boss wanted to close the door too, but he never thought that news came from the capital that our Zhangde Mansion also contracted to Guo Dan. Not only did our boss not close the store, but he also bought several closed stores."

Speaking of the latter, the guy finally showed a happy smile, and it was finally our turn.

Now the entire Henan Province is envious of Wei Hui Mansion. You should know that not long ago, they were very glad that the court chose the Lu Wang in the vassal state in Wei Hui Mansion, but did not choose to be with them. Now, if I had known this, it would have been great that the Lu Wang Mansion would be placed here.

The young master wondered, "What? You still look forward to Guo Dan coming to contract."

The mate shook his head and said, "It's not just that we are looking forward to it. The people of our Zhangde Mansion are waiting for Guo Dan to come day and night. In the past, Weihui Mansion was not as good as ours. Since Guo Dan contracted it, Weihui Mansion is now more prosperous than the capital. Many people in our Zhangde Mansion are not willing to go there. By the way, from your accent, it seems that they came from the capital. I wonder if you have any news about Guo Dan? Now that the government here has been withdrawn, why haven't he come yet?"

"No more eating. Check out."

However, this guy didn't know that Guo Dan had arrived in Kaifeng Prefecture at this time, and he was taking a detour to Daming again. Not to mention Zhangde Prefecture, even Weihui Prefecture had not passed by.

This will capture the king first. Kaifeng Prefecture is the leader of Henan Road. As long as you handle Kaifeng Prefecture, Huaiqing Prefecture, and Zhangde Prefecture will naturally be no problem.

He was worried that if he walked to Zhangde Mansion, he would be stopped, but he was in a hurry.

Shortly after he entered Kaifeng Prefecture, he saw a team of Jinyiwei coming towards him, and the leader was Dong Ping.

Dong Ping had arrived here a long time ago, and all three palaces had gone around. Because the government had withdrawn, there would be a blank period in the middle, and we could not ignore it completely. During this period, the army was taken over, but the army only maintained public order. As long as you do not commit crimes, you can do whatever you like.

"I have met Lord Dong."

Guo Dan quickly got off the carriage, came to Dong Ping, and bowed with fists.

Dong Ping just nodded, not even feeling like he opened his mouth.

He doesn't want to cooperate with Guo Dan. Guo Dan is just a little Jinyiwei. He cooperates with Guo Dan, and he can't tell the difference between the main and the second.

But there was no way, Wanli always sent him to assist Guo Dan.

Guo Dan was very clear-headed, so he just talked about business affairs. When he exchanged greetings, both of them were embarrassed, "I dare to ask Lord Dong, what is the situation in Kaifeng Mansion at the moment?"

Dong Ping frowned and said with a serious expression: "The situation in Kaifeng Prefecture is very serious now. As far as I know, there have been a large amount of land transactions in this month, and many people have gone to Weihui Prefecture.

Regardless of household registration and land registration, they were very chaotic. Until now, not only did they not collect a grain of rice, but the government also owed many yamen servants and did not pay the wages of the minor officials. Most of these people were hired by the local government. Since they could not collect taxes, they could not pay the money to pay them. When they left, they didn't care about this matter."

When Aunt Xu, who was sitting in the carriage, heard this, she couldn't help but frowned slightly. The tax collection was entirely based on household registration and field registration. If this was messy, it would be difficult to collect the tax.

Guo Dan nodded and asked again: "What about public security?"

Dong Ping said: "There is no major problem in public security, because the government mainly manages the public security in the city. In addition, gentry and gentry are all under management. Now, people who have no way out can still run to Weihui Mansion."

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "You don't have to worry too much about this. The main problem now is tax revenue. Last year, the food here was also underpaid, and many people were in great difficulty in their lives. If they still had to pay taxes, they might not be able to survive.

And when the news of your contracting Kaifeng Prefecture spread here, there were rumors that you would exempt them from taxes. The local people were very happy and were looking forward to you coming here. They no longer planned to pay taxes this year. If you want to collect taxes, it may cause great unrest."

When he said this, he was sweating, two million taels of tax. If the leeks refused to contribute, you would pay the tax with your life!

Wow! Do you want to be so poisonous? I really want to kill me by giving me this trick. Guo Dan only smiled bitterly in his heart.

The officials knew in their hearts that the people must have been looking forward to Guo Dan's arrival, so they followed the situation and secretly spread news that Guo Dan was coming and would not collect your taxes. Look, Wei Hui Mansion also exempted the agricultural tax.

The people are convinced of this. Since you have this expectation, if you want to collect taxes, the greater your expectations, the greater your disappointment, and these are their food rations.

More importantly, Guo Dan knew that the officials must have arranged spies in it. As long as Guo Dan collects taxes, they will incite the people to resist, and he would do the same.

If millions of people riot, they will be completely out of control.

Guo Dan is finished.

Guo Tan asked, "Are there any landlords?"

Dong Ping said: "Didn't we say that during this period, a lot of land transactions occurred, and a large amount of land was included in the name of duty-free households, many of which were concentrated in the name of the vassal kings."

He cannot destroy the system and has no power. If he wants to collect tax-free household income tax, he will probably be beaten out.

Guo Dan smiled bitterly and said, "In other words, I may not be able to collect a grain of rice?"

Dong Ping said: "That won't be the case, but I guess you can only collect 10% at most."

"10%?"
Chapter completed!