When this news reached the capital, it was like a thunderclap on the ground!

The entire bureaucratic group was immediately in an uproar.

They don't even know what to say.

The situation was very beneficial to them, so I just need to watch them fight to the death and then come out to clean up the mess.

But now, they have become the biggest losers.

This life is so exciting.

Dong Pavilion.

"The ministers of the cabinet actually surrendered to a businessman, which really made us ministers so much!"

"He Wang Xijue is shameless, that's fine, but why did he decide to hire Xinxing and money shops and reduce tariffs? This is not in accordance with the rules. We must go to His Majesty to study your book."

"Don't be ignorant. Wang Xijue must have taken Guo Dan's money. We will investigate this matter strictly to the end."

......

Many officials and court officials squeezed into the hall of the East Pavilion and angrily questioned Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Xu Guo, Yu Youding and other cabinet ministers.

Shen Shixing just treated him coldly.

Seeing them all jumping in an anxious manner, I felt inexplicably happy.

Very, very happy.

How come things have come to this point? Isn’t it just for you to force me?

From beginning to end, none of you really care about the country. You were thinking about Guo Dan before, and then you went to the cabinet, as if in their eyes, this reform was just a means, not a policy.

This time, it’s better to be smarter than to be smarter!

Everyone has done all the calculations, but they have already fallen into the trap of others.

At this time, they were even more like a group of jumping clowns.

Cool!

Just in the scene, Shen Shixing felt that he had done nothing wrong, and he gradually began to enjoy their anger.

"It's so lively!"

Suddenly I heard someone outside say something.

Huh? This sound is a bit familiar.

Li Zhi and others turned their heads and suddenly became shocked.

The visitor is nothing else, but Wanli, who has been around for a long time.

"I am here to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

After a brief moment of being stunned, the ministers suddenly came to their senses and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute. At the same time, they secretly glanced at Li Gui, as if saying, "Duke! Where are your "Emperor" going?"

Li Gui looked innocent.

The reason why he didn't shout was definitely because Wanli didn't let him shout!

Wanli came to the chair and sat down, raised his hand and signaled, "You are all dear friends."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When the ministers stood up, Wanli smiled and said, "I heard good news from Nanjing today, so I come here to ask."

When did the emperor become so diligent?

It's really incredible!

"His Majesty."

Li Zhi immediately said: "I have a copy to submit it."

"What's up?"

"I want to impeach Wang Xijue and businessman Guo Dan to give private gifts, abuse the law, destroy the court system, and deceive His Majesty and the court."

"oh?"

Wanli frowned and said, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true."

Censor Ding Zulu said: "Your Majesty sent Wang Xijue to Nanjing to calm the public grievances, but Wang Xijue secretly colluded with Xinxing and Yinuo Money House, and promised to store the tax bank in Yinuo Money House, and make decisions without authorization. Without the court's deliberation, he issued a notice of new tariffs to win people's hearts and attempt to deceive Your Majesty and cover up the truth about the failure of the new law."

Wanli's expression changed and he looked at Shen Shixing seriously, "Shen Master Shen, is there any such thing?"

Shen Shixing said: "Your Majesty, the matter is not what Censor Ding said. After Wang Xijue went to Nanjing, he found that the new tariff law was indeed insufficient, which led to some people being dissatisfied with it.

To calm public grievances, adjustments must be made to tariffs. Wang Xijue heard that Xinxing was very famous in this regard, and any number calculated by Xinxing convinced the people. Therefore, he hired Xinxing and recalculated the tariffs.

The court also often hired private workshops to produce firearms and cotton armor, and I think there is nothing wrong with this."

Wanli nodded and said to Li Zhi and others: "Shen Shou Guard said that, hasn't the Ministry of Revenue hired Yi Nuoya Store to prepare financial statements?"

"Your Majesty, the matter is not that simple. If I just hire Xinxing, I will naturally not say much. However, Wang Xijue unauthorizedly adopted the tariffs calculated by Xinxing and announced it to the public. How could such a major event be ignored by the court?"

"Wang Xijue is so anxious that it proves that there is a ghost in his heart. There is no such coincidence. Whether it is Xinxing or Money House, they all have a close relationship with Guo Dan. And as far as I know, before that, Wang Xijue had a secret meeting with Guo Dan, and there must be something shameful about it."

Wanli nodded and looked at Shen Shixing again.

Shen Shixing hurriedly said, "There is a reason for this matter. When Wang Xijue arrived in Nanjing, the situation there was already very critical. The people were already confronting each other with weapons, and turmoil might break out at any time. Therefore, after Wang Xijue read the tariffs counted by Xinxing, he immediately made a decision to issue new tariffs, and the public grievances immediately dispersed."

Wanli said oh and said curiously: "What's the wonder of this tariff?"

Li Zhi and the others were speechless. Are you listening to the story?

Shen Shixing laughed and said, "It's not a question of wonder, it's actually a reduction in tariffs."

“Reduce tariffs?”

Wanli was slightly stunned.

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Yes, after the tariffs are reduced, the people will no longer be resentful."

Yang Mingshen said: "Your Majesty, the taxation matters are very important, and this requires long-term consideration. How can we make a decision rashly?"

Wanli smiled and said, "Didn't everyone say that just now? The situation was very critical at that time. Wang Qing's family was also worried about causing chaos in the public, so they decided to lower the tariffs. This is understandable!"

"Your Majesty, this is just a one-sided statement from Wang Xijue." Ding Zulu said immediately.

Shen Shixing said: "The matter is Wang Yie, the Minister of War in Nanjing, and the eunuch Tian Yi, can all testify. They also dispatched troops several times to prevent civil unrest."

If Wang Yie heard this, he would have fainted. It was Wang Xijue who asked him to do this, but he did not dare to say it, because Wang Xijue was just secretly instructing him that they had come forward to provoke the struggle.

Shen Shixing continued: "As for Wang Xijue and Guo Dan's private assignment, that's even more nonsense. Wang Xijue has ordered Guo Dan to cancel the subsidy from Weihui Mansion and impose a fine of 20,000 taels."

Wanli's expression changed immediately and said angrily: "It's outrageous. Guo Dan is just helping the people. What law did he violate? Why should Wang Qing's family punish Guo Dan? I don't allow this matter. You immediately order Wang Xijue to take back the punishment for Guo Dan."

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Yang Mingshen couldn't help but be overjoyed. He just opened his mouth and was stunned again.

Who should I support?

Li Zhi and others were also depressed, which made them feel so blocked that they didn't know what to say.

Shouldn’t Guo Dan be punished?

They really can't say it.

Punishment of Guo Dan?

Isn’t this contradictory to what they said before?

Wanli took advantage of their dazed moment and suddenly said, "Okay, okay, I understand it roughly. This matter has come to this point, so let's try it first. If it doesn't work, then do some other discussion."

Try it?

How could you try this way?

"His Majesty......."

Yang Mingshen and others suddenly woke up. You just want to fool them like this, do you think we are fools?

Wanli raised his hand and stopped them, and said, "I have seen the evidence you have submitted to you. I think Tang Wenxian is not at fault. From now on, Tang Wenxian will be restored to his post. As for those officials involved in the case, all of them will be dismissed from their posts and investigated."

Li Zhi and others couldn't help but be stunned, with cold sweat behind them.

This is a landmark event of this storm.

Both sides have been fighting over this matter, and Wanli's statement this time is a final conclusion.

This is no joke.

Wanli has decided to support the cabinet.

Why didn't support it before? It's very simple, because Guo Dan had not been involved in it before, and he was unwilling to have too much power in the cabinet, but now that Guo Dan has obtained absolute control over tariffs, he has no worries anymore.

However, Wanli's statement also declared that the entire bureaucratic group became the biggest loser in this incident.

This also includes the cabinet.

The purpose of the cabinet has not been achieved. This matter did not strengthen the cabinet's power, but instead made the court even more divided. It would be even more difficult to centralize power in the future.

The biggest winner is naturally the imperial and Shang combination of Wanli and Guo Dan.

They got everything they wanted.

And it's not just silver.

Guo Dan has a certain control over the canal, laying a solid foundation for the future shipment of silk, porcelain and tea to Tianjin. At the same time, Guo Dan completed the Raptor crossing the river, stood firm in Jiangnan, and controlled the raw material market.

Of course, Guo Dan only controls it, and it is actually Wanli who benefits. The money belongs to Wanli, and even Guo Dan's money belongs to Wanli.

Without Wanli's support, Guo Dan would not have had such wealth.

Not only that, Wanli will also receive tariffs.

In fact, there are not many tariffs, but Guo Dan assured Wanli that commercial tax will be the big deal in the future, but if you wait until the commercial tax rises and you come to seize commercial tax again, it will be very difficult. This is the best time to start.

......

Nanjing!

Wang Xijue, who made the decision without authorization, was not panicked at all. He knew that there would be no problems in the capital, after all, the emperor was the planner of the whole matter.

Guo Dan immediately took out 20,000 taels to solve some stubborn diseases on the canal, especially some places that will affect farmland.

Today, Wang Xijue and Guo Dan came to inspect the river bank together.

"well......!"

Wang Xijue suddenly sighed.

Guo Dan said curiously: "Why do you sigh?"

Wang Xijue glanced at him and said, "I have been busy for most of the time and made wedding dresses for you, a kid. I am unwilling to accept it..."

Speaking of this, he looked at a group of craftsmen who were building river embankments on the shore, "But you say you are hateful, but you have spent so much money to solve the stubborn problem that the government has not solved. I can't figure out whether to lose or win."

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Su Min doesn't know whether he is losing or losing, but Cao Min is definitely the biggest loser."

Wang Xijue looked at him in surprise.

Is the pharmacy Bilian?

Guo Dan smiled bitterly and said, "The grass-roots people pay taxes in full every year, and have not lost a single penny. They have fulfilled all their obligations for a commoner. The purpose of my tax is of course to hope that the country will be better, but the problems are still not improved at all. These problems should be solved by the court and have no relationship with the grass-roots people, but the court just cannot solve them, so the grass-roots people can only go on their own. If the court governs the country in an orderly manner, why should the grass-roots people work hard?"

Wang Xijue's face turned red.

This is a fact, and he also agrees very much. He saw that the court today could not do anything, and no matter what the cabinet did, the court officials had to oppose it. He was anxious and thought of using the new tariff law to strengthen the power of the cabinet.

After a moment of dazed, Wang Xijue suddenly smiled. At this moment, he also figured it out that the court could not do anything, and he also worked hard, but he still failed. So it would be better to let Guo Tan do it.

At least not like a dead person.

He suddenly asked again: "By the way! There is one thing I have never understood. Can you really afford to manage the river after lowering so many tariffs? You can't hide this matter, I have to explain it to other prefectures."

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "Actually, it's not possible. This is definitely required to allocate money and subsidies from the Ministry of Revenue."

"you...!"

Wang Xijue couldn't help but say angrily: "You are trying to harm me!"

The Ministry of Revenue will definitely not be willing to allocate money by then.

The ministers would not agree.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Sir, don't glare at me! I am innocent too. Your Majesty wants to do this. If the Ministry of Revenue refuses to allocate money, then let the Ministry of Revenue calculate the tariffs in His Majesty's account. The amount or the amount will be borne by His Majesty."

Wang Xijue was stunned for a moment. Why did he get around here? Suddenly, he suddenly realized and immediately gritted his teeth and said, "You are really cautious!"

He really didn't expect that Guo Dan had buried a trap here. He had already said that the river management should be managed by tariffs. If he regretted it again, the Ministry of Revenue would not agree, and the local government would definitely not agree.

He will be in a dilemma at that time.

Guo Dan’s meaning is very clear. If the tariff is less than a day in the fat man’s account, it will be compensated forever. How much can your Ministry of Revenue take out to fill it out?

It is obvious that they are preventing them from cheating.

"Sir, don't blame me, I don't believe you, sir, I just don't believe in others." Guo Dan smiled apologized.

Wang Xijue snorted angrily, but said nothing.

He also knew that Guo Dan's concerns were indeed necessary, because the court is still often arguing about it now. A big sesame thing may be involved in a year. How to transfer tariffs to Wanli is of course a very troublesome thing.

Even if they come to operate, it will take a long time to do it.

Guo Dan said, "I am also thinking about you, my deeds. This kind of thing cannot be hidden. There must be a reason. As long as the tariffs cannot bear the management of the river, the ministers in the court will definitely make trouble again. At that time, the deeds only need to follow the flow."

Wang Xijue had already understood completely that Guo Dan did this in fact, in order to force the Ministry of Revenue to take the initiative to transfer the accounts to the inner government.

I can only say that Guo Dan took care of them meticulously.

This avenue really helped them reach the end.
Chapter completed!