Put yourself in their position. If Guo Dan was in their position, he would definitely do this, because businessmen are very realistic. They always think about protecting their own interests first. Few businessmen can do it. The most important businessmen are to serve the country and the people.

But the problem is that Guo Dan is not in the same position as them. His current position is both political and business. At this time, he can no longer be approachable and laugh with everyone. He must place himself in the position of a leader.

We must scare them and unite them around us.

If it is a pile of loose sand and everyone only cares about themselves, no matter how powerful he is, he can't beat the other party.

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"Guo Dan, you are here."

As soon as I arrived at the suite of Lu Wang Mansion, I saw Na Ji Gui greeting him with an anxious look on his face.

Ji Gui is now one of the best Rouge merchants in the Ming Dynasty. His anxiety is not because he is worried about Guo Dan.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, the new tariff law is for the court to do business better for merchants, not for targeting me."

"Guo Dan! You can only deceive others by saying this. It's not useful to me."

Ji Gui said: "Now Zhao Fengyuan manages the Chaoguan in Shanxi, and Mao Shen manages the Chaoguan in Damingfu. This is not aimed at you, but who is it aimed at."

Yes! In this regard, I am far from him. I told him that these things were so much. Guo Dan shrugged and smiled bitterly: "Maybe I am used to being targeted by them. This time they are not under the banner of dealing with me. I feel very satisfied."

Ji Gui hurriedly asked, "Then do you have a solution?"

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "I don't think we can find a way to solve it, but we should find a way to adapt."

"How can I adapt to this?"

Ji Gui said, "I won't talk about this rouge. The five guns in Weihui Mansion are all under the control of Mr. Guan. Mr. Guan is the godson of the inner minister, but now he has to face a tax of 50% and a tax of 50%."

It seems that you are used to not paying taxes. Guo Dan muttered to himself, saying, "But the inner minister didn't say anything, right?"

Ji Gui was speechless.

Guo Dan said: "Dadfather, that's what I think. The court cannot change forever. There will always be some new policies. Any policy may affect our Weihui Mansion. After all, our Weihui Mansion relies on trade.

In fact, our Weihui Mansion has been constantly adapting to changes in the outside world. However, we used to be intrigues in secret, but this time it was put on the table and many people could see it, so we feel scared in our hearts, but there is no difference in essence.

This time we will definitely be able to adapt, this is the spirit of our Wei Hui Mansion.”

Ji Gui suddenly glanced at Guo Dan and tentatively said, "If we adapt, how else do you contract the tax?"

Guo Tan smiled and said, "If the new tariff law has many benefits to us, why should I go to contractor tax? If it is not good for us, then I don't think it is good for others. After all, the transaction is obtained by both parties, and it is destined to fail. Let's talk about the things that will happen after the failure."

After pausing, he said again: "Of course, at the beginning, I will lead everyone through this adaptation period. Tomorrow I will invite many merchants to discuss. I need to understand the situation first, what impact will the new tariff law have on us."

Ji Gui thought about it and said that Guo Dan had just arrived here and knew nothing. If you ask him, he couldn't answer.

And there are some things that Guo Dan is not easy to tell him directly. After all, he cannot say blatantly that I am working with the emperor this time and need a contractor tax.

He chatted with Guo Dan for a few more words and then said goodbye.

"It seems that the situation is even worse than you expected."

Aunt Xu said.

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "Everything is under the expectation. This businessman pursues freedom. In the past, it was very chaotic and there were charges everywhere. But it also proves that no one cares about it. This means freedom. Many things can be operated, but now that everything is given to death, everything must be done according to the rules, which will inevitably have a great impact."

Aunt Xu shook her head and said, "I don't think that you are free to say that compared to the wealthy businessmen, they are powerful and not afraid of being troubled. However, many small businessmen are often blackmailed and blackmailed because no one makes decisions for them, and even lead to the destruction of their families. Having rules is just not conducive to those wealthy businessmen, but it is beneficial to small businessmen, at least for them, it is very fair.

But in the past, when small businessmen were bullied, they could only swallow their anger, so they couldn't see anything. However, those rich businessmen were unable to accept it after suffering a little grievance, which led to this phenomenon of black clouds slamming the city and destroying the city."

"The lay Buddhist analyzed it very thoroughly."

Guo Dan nodded and said, "But now I represent the rights and interests of wealthy businessmen, so what do lay Buddhists think I should do?"

Aunt Xu said: "I think you should find a way to lead them to become better under this system. Of course, if the court is like before, just to fill the treasury, or just to target you, then you should contract the commercial tax.

It is up to you to formulate, execute, and supervise by the court. This system has proven to be very successful. In fact, many of the court's policies failed because they are both the makers and executors, and at the same time they are supervisors.”

Guo Dan said curiously: "Why don't you support me in trying to destroy the reforms of the court and then contractor taxes."

Aunt Xu said: "You should know who controls the Maritime Affairs Office in Yuegang?"

Guo Dan said: "It should be Silijian and Dongchang."

Aunt Xu nodded and said, "Therefore, a lot of goods there are to be transported to the capital. In addition, this trade also involves the Dongchang, the Silijian, the Imperial Horse Supervision, the Nanjing Government, etc. If you really contract the tax, then you will have to fight with them at all times.

I don't recommend you to do this until the necessary moments, because it will make you fall into a quagmire, unable to extricate yourself, and unable to use your talents. I hope you can rely on your own advantages to urge the court not to make mistakes, and the cabinet will help you with your support. I also believe that under the same set of rules, it is impossible for a businessman to surpass you."

In fact, Aunt Xu has never been helping Guo Dan to do things. The two are not in a superior-level relationship. In fact, there is no question about the aides. Aunt Xu never considers Guo Dan’s interests. She is more considering what Guo Dan can bring to the Ming Dynasty.

Aunt Xu would not rack her brains to help Guo Dan find a way to solve many problems. She just provided a way of thinking, or provided Guo Dan with a choice she expected.

Of course, she also knew that Guo Dan might not listen to her, but at the same time she believed that her words would still affect Guo Dan, after all, her lips were lost and her teeth were cold.

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Thank you for your respect, but how do you say it? I hope the result is perfect and everyone is well, but once the war begins, many things will be difficult to control. I will make preparations and make plans for the worst."

Just then, a servant came in to inform Chenchen, Cao Xiaodong, and Li Tong asked for a meeting.

Aunt Xu stood up and said, "I'll go back to the house to rest first."

As she said that, she nodded slightly and walked out.

She never bothered to eavesdrop on anything or inquire about information from people around Guo Dan. The game was right in front of her and she would watch it herself.

What an interesting woman. Guo smiled lightly and ordered the servant to invite Li Tong and the others in.

Chenchen, Cao Xiaodong, and Li Tong did not go to the city gate to greet Guo Dan because they all knew that Guo Dan liked reading reports very much and did not care whether they were going to greet him. What they cared more about was whether they were ready.

After all, spending so much money to hire them is not to let them be saddled, and the saddled horse is not worth so much money.

So when they saw Guo Dan, each of them handed over a report first.

Guo Dan was very satisfied with this. He picked up Li Tong's report first, looked at it, and asked, "You should have heard of the deep blood feud between Mao Shen and Zhao Fengyuan."

Li Tong nodded and said, "I just heard about it recently."

"Then I think they will not be polite to the caravans of Weihui Mansion." Guo Dan asked again.

Li Tong: "Although they dare not extort us, they checked our goods very carefully, and the number of random checks was far higher than other banknotes. Our Weihui Mansion shipped a lot and fast, and most of them went to Shanxi and Daming Mansion, which led to a large number of merchant ships being stockpiled there. After this inspection, the merchants dared not speak out. Oh, yesterday, there was a merchant ship in the Daming Mansion, secretly hiding jewelry and jade in the porcelain.

The facts have been found out, and some people really want to use this to avoid tariffs. At present, the ship of goods has been seized and must be paid a three-fold fine before they can be released. They are indeed acting in accordance with the law, making people unable to find any problems, but in fact they are targeting us everywhere."

Guo Dan nodded and asked again: "The new tariff law will inevitably affect our relationship with the canal transportation."

Li Tong: "Yes, the Caoyun side has already sent a message because it was very strict and told them clearly that they were not allowed to cooperate with us anymore. We must rely on our own fleet."

They have been working with the canal transport before. First of all, of course, because the transportation team had not yet started yet and had to rely on the canal transport, but this was only second. The main thing was to use this to pay tribute to the canal transport and give the canal transport benefits so that your ship could be unobstructed on the river.

This is the freedom that Guo Dan said.

Guo Dan asked again: "How much impact do you think this will have on us?"

Li Tong: "This is still the case with the court. If the court bans our caravans, then I don't know what to do. But if the court just acts in accordance with the law, I think this is a pros and cons for us. Because we have just expanded the transportation team and have enough manpower and warehouses, we can take the opportunity to get rid of the canal transportation, which can leave us a lot of money.

But tariff restrictions will also reduce trade, which is also a problem we may face. If the transportation of goods is reduced a lot, our transportation team will be difficult to maintain."

Chen Chen immediately said: "Son-in-law, the deed tax in Weihui Mansion has dropped by about 60% this month, and the transaction volume has dropped by 80%. However, at the end of last year, because everyone was optimistic that the son-in-law might contract tariffs, the money transferred from Beijing and Nanjing to the money house increased by about 30%.

Cao Xiaodong said: "But now everyone's ideas have changed again, especially the merchants in Jiangnan. They want to go back because there are rumors that the new tariffs are more conducive to local business and trade."

Guo Dan frowned and said, "Are there many such people?"

Cao Xiaodongdao: "Many, but most of them are rich businessmen, especially those who work with textile workshops to get silk merchants. Those small businessmen from Jiangnan don't want to go back because they think that they will be excluded when they go back, and they still hope to stay in Weihui Mansion."

Guo Dan nodded and said to Chenchen: "You will also invite one or two such small businessmen to come tomorrow."

"I understand." Chen Chen nodded and responded.

Guo Dan said to Li Tong again: "Li Tong, I will give out 100,000 taels to support our transportation team in the near future."

"100,000 taels?" Li Tong was shocked. What a joke, it didn't cost so much money to build the entire transportation team. He said: "Owner, our transportation team still has surplus, because the market was very good last year, we."

Before he could finish speaking, Guo Dan said, "I have other plans for this money. You can take it first and wait for my order."

Li Tong nodded, but muttered in his heart, "What is the owner trying to do if he gives us so much money?"

Guo Dan said to Cao Xiaodong again: "Xiaodong, please arrange someone immediately to count the customs clearance fleet information of each banknote and what kind of goods they are transporting. As for other data, I think they should have written them in this report."

He picked up Cao Xiaodong's report.

Cao Xiaodong hurriedly said, "Brother Guo, all the data you asked us to collect are written in it."

"very good!"

Guo Dan nodded and said to Chenchen again: "Chenchen, as for your list, I will check it out later, but I believe in your judgment, so you can send an invitation letter now."

"yes."

After the three of them left, Guo Dan suddenly took out a white cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Yang Feixu, "This is our message code. You can send a message to Nanjing immediately and let the spies there report the movements of Nanjing merchants to Weihui Mansion as quickly as possible."
Chapter completed!