Cui Youli was really not talking angry, he really thought that Guo Dan was trying to get along with them.

Because when Guo Dan first arrived here, they thought the same as Zhao Qinghe, and they all thought that Guo Dan might ask Zhao Qinghe and others to lower the grain prices.

They were even considering whether they should be on Guo Dan's side, because they were afraid that if they helped Guo Dan, they would let Guo Dan steal their credit. They very much hope that the people knew that the food prices had not risen, and that they were the scholars who fought for it, not Guo Dan.

This is why these days, scholars in Kaifeng Prefecture are working harder and more to save the people, not only because of Confucianism, but also fighting for the right to be the masters.

Because Kaifeng Prefecture has no government, Guo Dan is just a contractor. He only has some power and no legal status. The people can ignore him. The three courts are all administrative agencies, and they do not violate the law and do not need to take them seriously. So it is not certain who has the final say in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Kaifeng Prefecture is different from Weihui Prefecture. Weihui Prefecture is Guo Dan's base camp. There are merchants everywhere. Merchants absolutely support Guo Dan, and it is all Guo Dan's final decision. Because Kaifeng Prefecture cannot conduct business in a large scale, it still follows scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and the status of the scholar class is still very high.

They hope to use this crisis to gain the trust of the people and control the entire Kaifeng Prefecture. But the Raptors have passed, so of course they cannot surrender to the local tyrants.

This time they defeated the local tyrants, which is of great significance.

However, Guo Dan not only did not ask the big landlords to lower prices, but instead asked them to raise the prices of grain.

After being angry, they suddenly felt that this was actually a good thing.

If you, Guo Dan, raise the price of grain and is unpopular, then you are a bad person.

If we stop price increases, then we are good people.

Isn't this what we expect?

But at present, it is only a one-sided statement from the landlords, and they have to go to Guo Dan to confirm.

Cui Youli also called Huang Daxiao, went to the government office and asked Guo Dan to understand.

"Guo Dan, I heard that the price of grain has risen today is what you asked for?"

Choi Youli asked with a smile.

Guo Dan seemed to be in a hurry and nodded quickly and said, "Yes."

Huang Daxiao immediately asked: "Under the disaster, you not only do not limit the price of grain, but also cause the price of grain to rise. What are your intentions?"

Guo Dan immediately retorted: "I am in charge of this finance, and I did not force them to raise prices. I just made this suggestion, and they all agreed. Then it would not be illegal for me to do so."

Cui Youli said: "But it is unethical for you to do this. Your income is money for life!"

"If you think so, I have no choice. I am going to rescue disasters now. I really don't have time to argue with you about these things."

Guo Dan stood up and said, "Send out the guests."

"Guo Dan, you dare to be so arrogant..."

Huang Daxiao stood up and scolded.

But Guo Dan ignored him at all, turned around and entered the back hall.

"Cithie Huang, don't be angry."

Cui Youli stood up leisurely and sneered: "He is destroying himself."

......

Guo Dan wasn't trying to show them his face on purpose. He was really in a hurry because he was just about to rush to the Zhou Palace, and Huang Daxiao was there. After all, he was a censor and he had the right to ask. It seemed that it was not appropriate to meet him.

But when Guo Dan argued with them, he felt that it was a waste of time. If the disaster was not handled well, he would be impeached to death.

Guo Dan got on the carriage directly from the back door and then went to the Zhou royal palace.

"Haha... Guo Dan, your style of conduct is really unpredictable!"

When King Zhu Suzhen of Zhou saw Guo Dan, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I have never guessed it once."

He supports maintaining grain prices. His Zhou royal family is not short of this amount of money and his income is very stable. He is even considering whether to give Guo Dan some support and reduce it a little. However, news came out this morning that the prices of all farms have risen because Guo Dan is also operating his store, and his grain store has also begun to increase prices, which caught him off guard.

"I'm so sorry, because time is tight, so I didn't discuss it with the prince in advance." Guo Dan bowed and said apologetically.

"It's nothing."

Zhu Suzhen waved his hand and said, "But I want to know, why is this?"

Guo Dan said: "The reason is actually very simple. I have checked the sources of most of the tax revenue of Kaifeng Prefecture, and most of them come from agriculture. Now agriculture has suffered heavy damage due to floods, and there is no big business road here. So the only way is to quickly restore agriculture. Only when agriculture recovers can tax revenue be guaranteed.

The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. As long as all farm products are raised, more people will be willing to invest in agricultural production. If the original price is maintained at this time or even lower the price, it will be difficult for agriculture to recover."

"this...?"

Zhu Su couldn't help but frown and think.

Generally speaking, when encountering disasters, the first thing the government does is to maintain grain prices and try not to let grain prices rise. No one has ever said that it is encouraged to rise in grain prices during disasters.

Isn't this a joke?

But what Guo Dan said seems to make sense. Only when the farm products are sold well and make a lot of money can everyone have the motivation to farm. If they don’t make money by growing grain, there will naturally not be many people.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that something is wrong.

Because there will be disasters everywhere, grain prices will rise, but it will hurt the people, so the court will restrict the rise in grain prices.

"You're not right."

Zhu Suzhen thought for a long time before he clarified the truth and said, "If there were a lot of wasteland at the beginning of the founding of the country, you could use this method to encourage everyone to farm. But now there are people in this land, and even if you don't raise the price, everyone will also farm. I am right."

Guo Tan smiled and said, "But who will cultivate hundreds of thousands of fields in Fengqiu? Who will raise those hundreds of thousands of people? Many of them even have their houses destroyed, so they cannot have food."

"That's right. But...!"

Zhu Suqian frowned and said, "But these two things are used to encourage them to farm, but harvesting is not a day or two. Now the sowing season has passed. Even if you change the seeds, it will take some time from sowing to harvesting. So what should I do during this period?"

"Let's plant it." Guo Tan smiled.

"us?"

Zhu Suzhen said in surprise.

Guo Dan nodded and said, "They don't have the ability to farm now, so we can only take their land first and then pay to hire them to farm. All the income from this field belongs to us. In this way, this problem can be solved."

“We hire them to farm?”

Zhu Suxian said: "The sowing season has passed, but there are several months in the middle that we can't farm. We can't afford to raise such land and so many people!"

"I plan to plant a kind of melon on a large scale in Kaifeng Prefecture, which can make up for this period of time and will not leave the land and manpower idle."

Guo Dan suddenly shook his head and said, "But this is not enough, because after the disaster, there are many things to do, and the money invested is far greater than usual. The previous price was unprofitable, but now all the farm products have risen, while laborers have become very cheap. Those farmers are only looking for a bite of food, which is profitable."

Zhu Suqian suddenly realized and said, "I understand. I understand. You should raise the price of agricultural products first, then invest money into agricultural products, and make a fortune from it. Your move is really high!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly asked, "But I heard that you are strictly restricting the rise in grain prices in Weihui Mansion, so why is it different when you come to Kaifeng Mansion?"

Guo Dan explained: "That's because Wei Hui Mansion's main tax source is not in agriculture, but in business. If grain prices rise, then prices and manpower will rise, which will have a huge impact on business.

I give some subsidies to agriculture, and I can get more from commerce. Kaifeng Prefecture is different. There are not many commerce in Kaifeng Prefecture, and most of them are in our hands. It is mainly agriculture. We must in turn ensure that the prices of commodities do not increase, and at the same time, let the prices of agricultural products increase and agriculture recover, so that the taxes I collect will not be less."

"So that's it, so that's it."

Zhu Suzhen nodded repeatedly.

They are all staring at the prices of grain and prices, while Guo Dan is staring at taxes, that is the big deal!

Whether it rises or not, Guo Dan judges based on tax revenue. He is always a businessman, not a good person, and he still wants to make money and he doesn't lose money.

The main tax revenue of Kaifeng Prefecture comes from agriculture. If the farmer and the farmer do not live well, the tax will definitely be greatly reduced. The agricultural products must increase, which is to encourage everyone to mobilize them, so that no one can leave him idle for this inch of land.

At this time, the old servant beside Zhu Suqian suddenly asked: "Your Excellency, if everything is as you said, we will recover immediately, to whom will the agricultural products we produce be sold to?"

Zhu Suxian said: "Yes! There are so many fields, but there are a lot of them. Who will buy ours then?"

If the price of goods remains unchanged, the workers' remuneration will not change. If you pursue cheap labor here, then the money will definitely not be given much. However, the price of agricultural products increases and no one can afford it. Who do you sell it to!

Guo Tan smiled and said, "First of all, there are a large number of scholars here, and they can still afford it. Some people may have to save a little. Of course, they don't want to raise prices, but there is no way. I can't bear it alone, so I can only let them help me with it. In addition, I heard that floods occurred in Guide Prefecture, Ruzhou and other places, and I think they will find it difficult to recover for a while.

However, the industry and commerce in Weihui Mansion have not changed, and I expect that the number of caravans will increase this year. They will definitely choose to go to Kaifeng Mansion. These merchants do not care about this little money, and they will also consume a lot of food.
Chapter completed!