In fact, Yang Feixu was very right. As long as Guo faded out, it would be unsuitable.

This is not an ominous omen, but rather a matter of course.

Because Guo Dan is in the vortex of interests and risks at this time.

Some ministers in the court wanted to reform, but the other part wanted to encircle Guo Dan.

Guo Dan is linked to reform. Without Guo Dan, there would be no reform.

Wang Xijue and others knew this better than anyone else. They had to give Li Zhi, Huang Daxiao and others a certain amount of power to encircle Guo Dan in exchange for their support for the reform.

Exchange of interests.

This is the essence of the whole thing.

This is also the essence of politics.

If one can truly achieve poverty and humbleness, wealth and honor, and power and force, it is impossible to achieve great political success.

Just like the Qing Dynasty official Hai Rui, from a personality perspective, Hai Rui is absolutely perfect.

It is difficult to find the second Hai Rui in history.

His whole life was so perfect.

But this also destined that he could not succeed. Not to mention that he was born in the Jiajing and Wanli periods, even if he was born in the Tang Taizong and Song Shenzong, he could not succeed.

Wei Zheng is different from Hai Rui. Although Wei Zheng is upright, Wei Zheng also knows that politics needs to be compromised. He knows when to advance and when to retreat. He is very clear about what Li Shimin is thinking. He is not blindly caring about his reputation and morality. If it were Hai Rui, first of all, he would never betray Li Jiancheng. If he defected to Li Shimin, he would rather die than surrender.

From this point of view, Guo Dan is actually just a sacrifice from the reformist school.

As Guo Dan walked southward, the situation became more and more obvious.

The situation in Zhangde Mansion is actually fine, because it was built later than Weihui Mansion, and the supply and demand relationship has not reached saturation. Although it has been hit a little bit, it has not had much impact, but many businessmen are already worried about it.

When Guo Dan passed by Zhangde Mansion, many people welcomed each other in a crossing road.

But they did not say that Guo Dan would stop at Zhangde Mansion, but hoped that he would go to Weihui Mansion as soon as possible, because Zhangde Mansion's pillar industry is transportation now. If there is any mistake in Weihui Mansion, Zhangde Mansion will definitely be finished.

On the contrary, if Weihui Mansion is prosperous, whether you care about Zhangde Mansion, you will inevitably prosper.

When they just set foot in Weihui Mansion, they could immediately feel a gloomy atmosphere.

Although the border is still full of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, the livestock industry is the latest industry to rise in Weihui Mansion in the past year and has developed very rapidly, all because of the increase in demand and the small peasant economy is gone again.

Ordinary people have to go to work, so there is no time to raise this kind of thing. Many big landlords start raising livestock and become in pieces.

But the people's faces were filled with worries. Except for children, they rarely saw people with smiles on their faces. Next to the river and under willow trees, many people sat around the chessboard, but there were no chess pieces on the chessboard. They were all talking about the new tariff law.

This is different from the capital. Many people in the capital do not pay attention to this matter at all. They pay more attention to the changes in the weather. Even if they pay attention, they only act as melon-eating people. Everyone here cares very much, and they know very clearly that this is also the difference between urban economy and small peasant economy, and the news spreads very quickly.

And the more you go to the center of the city, the more you can feel the depressed atmosphere.

No longer like before, the road was blocked by caravans, and basically no caravans could be seen.

Aunt Xu was very surprised by this. She had never experienced the capital economy. She did not expect that this new tariff law would have such a big impact on Weihui Mansion. You must know that the new tariff law has just been promulgated.

But Guo Dan was not surprised at all. The reason is very simple. Because the production cost becomes higher, the larger the workshop, the more it cannot afford to lose. If the goods cannot be sold, the loss of the workshop will be immeasurable in one day. However, if you want to sell it, you have to pay transportation, operation, etc.

If you can't make money, then burning the goods on the spot is more cost-effective than selling them to Jiangnan.

As soon as the tariff was issued, many merchants immediately cut or stopped production, which was completely different from that of Beijing.

When Guo Dan came to the north city gate, the scene in front of him shocked Aunt Xu.

I saw people on the city wall, on the stone stairs, and inside the front door.

Tightly!

It seems that there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.

But it was silent, as if it was a painting, so unreal.

Everyone's eyes were focused on their two carriages.

Suddenly, a burst of thunderous cheers rang out from the crowd.

What's going on?

I was so curious that Aunt Xu got off the carriage, but then I realized that the cheers were just because Guo Dan got out of the carriage.

Not only her, but even Yang Feixu, who had been following Guo Dan, was scared, and her horse, was frightened by the cheers and retreated repeatedly.

Because Guo Dan usually has no status in Weihui Mansion, any passerby dares to tease him.

But at this critical moment, Guo Dan was obviously the savior in people's hearts.

In fact, since the court proposed the new tariff law, Wei Hui Mansion was already shrouded in anxiety, but at that time, they all believed that the court reform would inevitably fail, and Guo Dan would inevitably contract taxes. As long as he tolerate it, he would be victorious.

But they did not expect that it would come so quickly that panic immediately spread to the entire Weihui Mansion.

They were afraid that they would not be able to support the moment when the court reform failed.

The reason for their panic was the same as Aunt Xu, because they did not realize that they were already in a place different from other prefectures, and this tariff caused them to be attacked from both sides.

They have no idea how to deal with it.

The previous routine, whether it was bribery or backdoor, was completely unworkable. The new tariff law broke all tacit understanding.

If the price of the goods increases, can they still be sold?

If it doesn't rise, it will definitely be a loss.

But if I don’t give birth, I will raise so many workers.

what to do?

They could only hope that Guo Dan would arrive early.

Guo Dan got off the carriage and came to the front of the crowd. This scene was really spectacular. From a distance, he looked like he was facing tens of thousands of people alone.

The cheers continued.

Guo Dan raised his hand and the cheers stopped suddenly.

The city gate became silent again.

“Go back to work.”

Guo Dan shouted loudly and continued, "What I know is that this is not a bad situation. Compared to when we came here, these troubles are nothing now, but I also understand why you feel so panic.

This is because at the beginning, we all had nothing and we had nothing to lose, so we were brave, united, and persisted, but now we have too many, and we have too many things to lose.

Therefore, we feel panic, fear, and worry, which is very, very normal. But the facts at the beginning have told us that panic, fear, and worry cannot solve the problem. Only by being brave, united and persistent can we succeed. Our Weihui Mansion cannot abandon our way of success."

Just such simple words made many people burst into tears, as if some kind of strength was added to their bodies, suppressing their panic and fear.

Think about how difficult it was in Weihui’s Mansion at the beginning. Since we were able to overcome the difficulties, why can’t we overcome this time?

Aunt Xu and Yang Feixu could not believe it at all. Not long ago, this mouth was sprinkling salt on other people's wounds.

“Go back to work.”

Guo Dan repeated this sentence again, "I am here this time, and I cannot say that I am leading you through this difficulty, because I think this is not a difficulty, it is an opportunity, and we will seize this opportunity as before.

Let our Weihui Mansion become richer and more prosperous.

And what you have to do is to abide by the laws and regulations as before, work hard, so that your boss can’t find any excuses to seize your wages. I know that there must be many businessmen who have this plan now, and I won’t let it happen.”

"Hahaha!"

A burst of laughter suddenly sounded in the crowd.

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

The reason why they laughed was because they were standing in front of the city gate was full of wealthy businessmen from Weihui Mansion, including Zhou Feng, Cao Da, Qin Zhuang and others who had just arrived here.

And these wealthy businessmen all showed embarrassing smiles on their faces.

In fact, they do have this plan.

After these people laughed, they dispersed.

Guo Dan's reply was enough for them, but it was far from enough for those rich businessmen.

After the people left, a Shanxi merchant said very bluntly: "If our goods cannot be sold, then we cannot afford to pay the wages."

Many businessmen also nodded.

Guo Dan asked back: "You can't sell your goods, can you blame me?"

The Shanxi merchants were immediately exhausted.

Guo Dan said: "Don't blame others for your failure. Why do you come here because it is profitable, not to give me Guo Dan. I don't owe you anything. At this time, we should unite and face it together, instead of taking care of our own wallets. If I hear such remarks again, I will let you get out."

Hu Du, the first Shanxi merchant of Weihui Mansion, hurriedly stood up, "Person Guo, don't be angry, he just felt anxious and had no other intentions."

The Shanxi merchant also looked aggrieved, but he had no other intentions. He just wanted to complain to Guo Dan.

Guo Dan said: "Maybe he has no other meaning, but maybe he is threatening me with the people of Weihui Mansion, and under the premise that we have not discussed it, I tell you, if anyone else is missing from Weihui Mansion will still be more prosperous. There are many merchants in the world who are richer than you, but there is only one Weihui Mansion in the world. Don't think too much about yourself."

Every businessman's face was filled with shock and embarrassment.

In the past, Guo Danke was approachable and rarely said such words. They did not expect that it would be so embarrassing to meet again.

Guo said lightly: "It's getting late today. You can go back first. I will send an invitation letter tonight to invite some of you to discuss what problems the new tariffs have brought to Weihui Mansion."

Zhou Feng hurried out to smooth things over, "Okay, then you have a good rest, so we won't bother you."

These businessmen greeted Guo Dan in a very embarrassed manner and left.

After they left, Aunt Xu came forward and said, "It's rare to see you get such a big temper."

“No one knows businessmen better than me.”
Chapter completed!