Royal Stud Farm.

"How could he do that!"

"This is undoubtedly self-defeating!"

"I said a long time ago, where Guo Dan knows how to provide disaster relief, it's just messing around."

"The state capital shouldn't let businessmen contract, it will cause a catastrophe sooner or later."

"It makes sense, no matter what happens later, we must also implore Your Majesty to abolish the contract with Guo Dan, if it goes on like this, something big will definitely happen."

......

A group of ministers stood on the steps, all worried, whispering, shaking their heads and sighing.

"The emperor has arrived!"

With a report, Wanli appeared in front of everyone.

Originally, there was a disaster, many ministers asked the emperor to return to the palace, and the people were living in dire straits, but you were on vacation here, what must be the matter?

But it is precisely because of this that Wanli doesn't want to go back to the palace, because it's too convenient to go to work here, just two steps away, so many affairs, if you go back to the palace to deal with it, and walk so far to work every day, how tired it is, he has been dragging it out.

However, meetings are much more diligent than before, and the ministers are fine.

After the salute, Li Zhi, who returned from his injuries, immediately impeached Guo Dan from Wanli for borrowing the Kaifeng flood, uniting with the local landlords, raising the price of grain, recklessly killing people, and making a fortune from disasters.

"Is there such a thing?"

Wanli was also shocked when he heard it.

Zhang Whale immediately stood up and said, "Back to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. ”

When he said that, it was true nine times out of ten.

What the hell is this kid doing! Wanli couldn't help but frown.

Yang Mingshen immediately said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, many civil unrests have come from here, according to the minister's opinion, Kaifeng Mansion at this time is already in danger!" ”

Song Qi also said: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that Guo Dan should be stopped quickly, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and other cabinet ministers also stood up one after another, asking Wanli to immediately give an order to stop Guo Dan from raising grain prices.

In their opinion, it is very dangerous to do so.

The people are already living in the heat of the water, and you still raise the price, isn't this forcing the people to rebel.

Wanli groaned for a while, and said: "This change of commander is a taboo for soldiers, and I believe that Guo Dan must have his considerations when he does this." ”

Li Zhi immediately said: "Your Majesty, Guo Dan's consideration is to make money, which is the nature of a businessman. ”

The old Yu Youding couldn't help but say: "If you don't stop it in time, there will be civil unrest at that time, and if you want to calm down, it won't be so easy, Kaifeng Mansion is a strategic place, and you can't afford to lose." ”

Wanli retorted: "Many times before, you have also impeached Guo Dan for doing so, which will cause a big disaster, but what is the result? Although Guo Dan did this, I also felt that it was very inappropriate, but in view of Guo Dan's success before, I have reason to believe that he can do a good job, of course, I will also send Dong Ping to inquire about it, and be responsible for maintaining law and order. ”

On the issue of contracting, Wanli put himself in the middle, but this time he had to express his support for Guo Dan, because the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were all opposed, and it was reasonable, he only had two choices, either to support or stop Guo Dan.

If it was for other reasons, he might think about it more, Guo Dan had no experience in disaster relief after all, and he was not sure in his heart, but if Guo Dan made this disaster fortune, he really didn't believe it.

Is there a shortage of money in our Imperial Business Portfolio?

Who do you look down on?

He felt that there must be a reason in it, so he chose to believe Guo Dan.

......

In a small-scale peasant society, the price of agricultural products has risen, and no one is happy.

First of all, of course, the citizens are very unhappy.

The cost of living has suddenly increased, but it is really worth my life.

At the beginning, Zhao Qinghe raised their prices, and the citizens firmly stood aside with the readers.

But this time it was different, there were fewer citizens who opposed Guo Dan, all because most of the citizens were industrialists and businessmen, and Guo Dan almost monopolized a large number of transactions in Kaifeng Mansion, and many citizens were his employees.

Even if they are not Guo Dan's employees, their boss may have an inextricable relationship with Guo Dan.

Scolding the boss?

The result could be higher food prices combined with sudden job losses.

That's enough!

That's good enough!

We endure.

It's just that a small number of citizens follow the scholars to scold, and the main force against Guo Dan is still the scholars.

Including teachers and students from Yinuo University.

Because Li Zhen and Tang Xianzu set an example and continued to oppose it, although they supported Guo Dan in their hearts, they also scolded them, because if a scholar jumps left and right, it is a taboo, even if you bet right, you will be looked down upon.

If such a thing is to be opposed.

But what hates Guo Dan the most is not the citizens, but the victims.

Originally, there were only two meals left to get money, but now we can only eat one, you want our lives!

A hundred miles east of Fengqiu, there is a village called Zhujiazhai.

The entire Zhujiazhai has been devastated, their fields have been flooded, and now they have to face rising food prices.

It's terrifying.

"A Nortooth pedestrian is coming? It really makes no sense that these profiteers dare to come to us. ”

"Where are those tooth people, Lao Tzu has to die with them today."

"Brothers, take the guys, let's fight with them."

.....

The young people of Zhujiazhai suddenly heard that the tooth man of Yinuo Yaxing was coming, and immediately took a stick and a hoe and ran to the entrance of the village.

Blood must be seen today.

Anyway, everyone can't survive.

When they came to the entrance of the village, these young people with sticks suddenly braked suddenly.

Stop me!

I saw a group of people standing at the entrance of the village, with boxes of copper coins in front of them, and contracts on the copper coins.

The first person is Li Shu, the steward of Kaifeng Mansion --- Yaxing.

He bowed his hand and said, "Hello folks. ”

"Well... You... Hello...! ”

Half a day later.

Li Shu returned to the entrance of the village.

"Everyone, please stay."

"Manager Li walks slowly, and when he is free in the future, he often comes to sit."

"Definitely, definitely."

Compared with half a day ago, the faces of the villagers showed sincere smiles, just like the sunshine after the rainstorm, how brilliant it was.

"Farewell."

Li Shu bowed slightly, and then left with the land lease contract signed with Zhujiazhai.

After he left, the villagers were in tears, and tears fell on their backs.

"There is salvation, we are saved."

"Saint! What a saint has come! ”

......

Zhao family compound.

"Rent land?"

Zhao Qinghe looked at his housekeeper in surprise, "You said that Guo Dan sent people to rent those flooded fields?" ”

"Yes."

The butler nodded and said, "They will rent it until next year's autumn harvest season, and it will be rented for free." ”

"Free rental?"

Zhao Qinghe couldn't help but widen his eyes.

So horizontal!

The steward said: "But Guo Dan promised to hire them to plow the land, and has already paid them a month's wages, and those farmers have no choice now, now that the sowing season has passed, if they don't rent to Guo Dan, they will have to wait until August and September to sow seeds, but they can't even stand it now, let alone wait for a year." And now they are paid every month, and they will not starve to death for a while. ”

"I see." Zhao Qinghe pondered for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Amazing! Terrible! This Guo Dan's methods are really powerful! ”

The butler asked, "Why does the master say that?" ”

Zhao Qinghe said: "Think about it, he first made the price of agricultural products rise, and then rented the fields for free, how much money does he have to make this time back and forth!" ”

If you don't lose money from the capital, you can play!

The housekeeper frowned and said, "But now that everyone has no money, who will he sell this kind of grain to!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Qinghe said: "Who will he sell it to?" ”

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said, "Could it be sold to those readers?" ”

The housekeeper nodded hurriedly and said, "Master, there is really this possibility, now there are a lot of scholars in our capital, and they have to eat every day!" As he spoke, he paused and said, "But this scholar can't eat so much food, and besides, he still has to compete with our agricultural products." ”

The main flow of grain in the market is these big landlords, and ordinary farmers can sell as much as they want.

At this moment, a subordinate walked in and said, "Master, Yinuo Yaxing sent someone over to ask, what are we going to do with our family's land in Chenqiao Town?" ”

Zhao Qinghe immediately opened his eyes angrily: "What? They still want to rent my land? ”

"It's... Yes, they said that if we were going to be idle, they would rent our land until September for a penny per acre, and promised to help us clear the mud. ”

"A penny of silver? Then he might as well not give it and send it to Hanako. ”

Zhao Qinghe got up abruptly and roared: "How can this be true, then Guo Dan Xiao'er looks down on people too much, will Lao Tzu lack this penny?" Hmph, Lao Tzu still has to fight with you, you don't want to be alone. ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Master, this matter must not be taken lightly, now that the flood has just receded, those fields cannot be used at all, and they cannot be sown, even if they are rented for free, then they have to spend a lot of money to take care of those fields!" ”

Zhao Qinghe's eyes shook a few times, and said, "How much land does Guo Dan rent now?" ”

"I don't know the specifics, but there are at least 50,000 acres."

"50,000 acres?"

Zhao Qinghe thought for a while and said: "It is impossible for him to take 50,000 acres of land to lure us into the bait, let's rent it too, anyway, what they do, then we will do it, Guo Dan is shrewd, follow him, he will never lose money." ”

......

"The proprietors, Zhao Qinghe, Liang Yan, they began to act, and in the past two days alone, they have rented nearly 100,000 mu of land."

Li Shu respectfully reported to Guo Dan.

Guo Dan nodded, and asked again: "Under this situation, how long will it take to divide the fields in the entire disaster area?" ”

"About ten days."

"Ten days?"

Guo Dan frowned and said, "This is too slow, I have to rush back to Beijing and let them speed up." ”

"Yes."

Li Shu nodded, and asked again: "Proprietor, Zhao Qinghe They are immutable to learn from us, and even the contract is copied from us, and they have been sending people to inquire about how we deal with those fields, do we want to keep them secret." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Of course not, let Xu Guangqi send someone to teach them, and provide them with seedlings of cucumber for free." ”

"I see."