Can't straighten it!

It's completely unblocked!

Chen Shiwu opened and closed his mouth, and all kinds of strange sounds were made in his mouth.

He really wants to be tough, but he really can't.

We are just salt merchants. Do you want to use cannons to bombard us?

This is really a tiger-headed guillotine to chop ants.

"What the hell do you want?"

After this shot, Chu Nanpu was completely depressed. He looked at Guo Dan pitifully.

The other salt merchants also looked at Guo Dan in amazement.

They finally realized that they were like ants in front of Guo Dan, and they could not compete with Guo Dan at all. If they wanted to use despicable means, Guo Dan would be much more ruthless than them.

Fire directly.

You are cruel!

Since I can't beat it, let's talk about it first.

Guo Dan went up the steps directly, stood in front of the president's seat, and asked Chu Nanpu with a smile: "Don't mind if I sit."

Chu Nanpu reached out and said, "Please sit down."

But Guo Dan was not in a hurry to sit down, so his man directly moved Chen Shiwu's chair and placed it next to him.

Guo Dan stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Please sit down by Mr. Chu."

Chu Nanpu almost cried.

It's so touching.

"please."

The two sat down almost at the same time.

Guo Dan glanced left and right and smiled, "Please sit down everyone."

The salt merchants looked around and Liu Hui also looked at his best friend Chen Shiwu. After a long struggle, he chose to sit down.

When the disaster comes, each of them will fly away.

Chen Shiwu couldn't help but glared at everyone and immediately left with a look.

In fact, it was not only Chen Shiwu who attacked Yinuo Money House, but Liu Hui also participated, but Guo Dan only targeted Chen Shiwu. The reason was that Chen Shiwu was the first to jump out just now, and Guo Dan used him to kill the chicken to warn the monkey.

Anyway, one will die.

He just wants other salt merchants to understand that if anyone dares to target my Yinuo Money House, I will make him unable to survive in this industry.

I definitely have this strength.

After Chen Shiwu left in disgrace, Guo Dan said, "Actually, the reason why I came here to find a job as president today is not that I want to compete with you for this salt profit. I am not interested in this salt profit, but as your biggest customer, I think I am qualified to sit here."

As soon as these words were said, everyone was confused.

Why did he become a customer again?

Zhang Binghuai asked: "Consultant Guo, aren't you the number one salt merchant in the Ming Dynasty?"

Guo Tan smiled and said, "That's all because you are incompetent, so I can only produce it myself. But if you do it well, I will be your biggest customer. After all, our Yinuo Grain Store has to purchase a large amount of salt every year, and I will also close the large salt farms overseas. After all, the cost of transporting salt from overseas to inland will increase a lot."

You say we are incompetent, we recognize it.

Everyone had no temper at all, but a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.

After all, Guo Dan himself said that he would close those large salt fields.

Guo Dan said: "Old Chu thought, as the biggest customer, I deserve it, as my biggest customer?"

Chu Nanpu nodded with a sarcastic smile.

He felt a little better, the client was God, and Guo Dan would not lose face when he sat here in this capacity.

Guo Dan said again: "As a big customer, I am very disappointed with the current salt market. The entire salt market is disorderly, and the quality of salt is uneven. There are smugglers everywhere. This kind of internal friction has led to very little profit for salt merchants. All salt merchants can't afford to lose even one million taels a year. This situation is really worrying."

How little profits are made?

you're right!

That's it.

Can you make us lose one million taels?

A salt merchant asked with a gaze: "I wonder what advice does Consultant Guo have?"

Guo Dan said: "I think it is to give salt merchants more freedom and more profits. How can they produce good salt without money? Therefore, from salt making to sales, salt merchants should be involved. Those with good quality and low price gain market, survival of the fittest, so that they are fair, and this is a healthy competition. Those who are not good at thinking and opportunistic to control all this will only make the salt market chaotic and make everyone have no money to make money."

Salt is also handed over to us?

You are really right.

The salt merchants nodded together.

The devil instantly becomes the savior.

Chu Nanpu said: "Will the court not agree?"

"Why didn't the court agree?"

Guo Dan said: "I just said that the court cares about two things most, one is salt tax; the other is the people. Let's talk about salt tax first. Nowadays, there are smugglers everywhere. This not only leads to a sharp reduction in the country's salt tax, but also makes it difficult for us, the salt merchants to survive. If the court formulates a reasonable salt tax, vigorously supports the development of legitimate salt merchants, and makes competition open and upright, we will work with the court to crack down on those smugglers, and this tax income will inevitably increase.

As for the people, reasonable taxes allow salt merchants to set reasonable prices. This healthy competition can promote the development of salt making and allow salt merchants to produce better salt, and the people will benefit greatly.

Of course, the most benefited is salt merchants. Reasonable competition can make those salt merchants with outstanding capabilities emerge, rather than relying on relationships to win. A reasonable and clear salt tax system will also allow salt merchants to have a clear budget for profits, and they no longer have to worry about how much money they have to give away for their birthdays."

This last sentence is obviously meaningful.

The salt merchant who was sitting knew in his heart what Guo Dan was referring to.

Simply put, the salt merchants will divide the salt profits that belong to interest groups with the court.

The salt merchants certainly benefited.

Because today's big salt merchants have to spend a lot of money to honor those men every year, and some big salt merchants are even slaves of those men.

But how is this possible?

Chu Nanpu said: "This is impossible, right?"

"Who said it?"

Guo Tan smiled and said: "The court is now implementing a new policy, and the new policy includes the salt tax reform."

Chu Nanpu said in surprise: "Why haven't we heard of this?"

The other salt merchants were also confused.

There is no news in the new policy that salt administration will be involved.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Did you hear that the court will abolish the old household registration system and unify the household registration system across the country?"

Chu Nanpu nodded and said, "I have heard of this, but what does this have to do with the salt tax?"

Guo Dan said: "Since the whole country uses a unified household registration, how should the stove households calculate?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned.

Yes!

What should I do with this stove?

This stove household is a craftsman who makes salt, similar to a craftsman. He also has to make salt for generations and cannot engage in any industry, but his wages are pitifully small, which has led to many stove households running away. But no matter what, this stove household is the key to the current salt administration.

If the stove owner is cancelled, then there will be problems in the entire system.

Guo Dan continued, "Then in the future, we will only hire people to make salt. If the court does it themselves, why cancel the stove owners? Isn't this intentional increase their own costs? The key stove owners have exposed many problems. The quality of this official salt is far inferior to that of private salt, which has led to the people being more willing to buy private salt.

Therefore, the court will be more inclined to hand over the salt merchants to produce themselves, because facts have proved that the goods produced by merchants are better than those produced by the court themselves, and the reasons must be clearer than me. As for why the court did not issue clear regulations, it is just because the matter is prioritized and must be taken step by step. However, based on the fact that the stove owners have become history, the salt tax will inevitably face reforms."

The salt merchants couldn't help but look at each other.

They had opposed the New Deal before because they believed that the New Deal would harm their rights.

But if the new policy will abolish the stove owners, give them the right to make salt, and formulate a reasonable salt tax and system, it will actually be very beneficial to the big salt merchants like them.

Then they can become bigger and stronger.

This is actually the purpose of Guo Dan's trip, which is to make them support the new policy.

But the salt merchants are very confused. You said you should do it step by step, but the problem is that this has not come yet. The court has not issued relevant policies.

Let's talk about it when it is released.

But if the court really introduces policies, does Guo Dan still need to seek their support?

Regarding the reform of salt tax, it is actually hidden in the new policy. The exemption of the old household registration system involves all aspects, and it is not a matter of one sentence.

The reason why Wanli did not explicitly propose the salt tax reform was of course because it was afraid of arousing more opposition and creating great chaos in the salt market, which led to social turmoil. The key salt tax is also an important tax input for the national treasury.

If we can get the support of salt merchants first, all this will be much easier.

There is no free lunch in the world.

If you want to get more benefits, you have to rely on yourself to fight for it.

If I can handle everything, why should I take advantage of you guys?

Guo Dan had already expected everyone's reaction and said, "But one thing is certain, that is, I, Guo Dan, are a non-pure businessman. I have always been thinking about businessmen. If you want to go further, you need to seek change. Moreover, I have many large salt farms overseas, and I am too lazy to manage them myself, if you are interested."

The implication is that I have even decided on my way back for you. If you can't make it inland, we can still go overseas.

At that time, salt produced overseas can be smuggled to the country.

Heart is moved!

The salt merchants were all a little moved.

But after all, they have been in this industry for so long, and they have complex interests behind them.

If you start at this point, there will be no turning back.

Guo Dan suddenly stood up and said, "You guys think about it carefully. I have something to do, so I will say goodbye first."

Everyone was as if they were amnesty, and they breathed a sigh of relief and stood up one after another, ensuring that they would consider it carefully.

They were afraid that Guo Dan would force them to make a choice immediately.

This is very fatal.

For Guo Dan, they don’t need to choose sides immediately, they just need to sway in the middle, because as long as they don’t oppose the new policy and choose to wait and see the development of the situation, they are actually supporting the new policy.

Out of the altar, return to the carriage.

After waiting in the carriage, Aunt Xu immediately asked, "How is it?"

Guo Tan said: "Madam, do you have so no confidence in me?"

Aunt Xu said angrily: "You have nothing, you just bought 1,000 taels of smuggled salt. How can I not worry about this?"
Chapter completed!