Several major shareholders of Wutiao Gun basically don't care about anything, although Guo Dan now only owns less than 30% of the shares, but he still has a good word in Wutiao Gun.

The other shareholders don't care, since you can make money so much, of course they all listen to you.

Compared with Guo Dan, it is obviously much more troublesome for the imperial court to be here, and any proposal needs to be asked here and there.

This is actually one of Guo Dan's big advantages.

East Court!

Shen Shixing looked left and right at Wang Jiaping and Wang Xijue, and then said, "I heard that Huang Daxiao's teacher, Mr. Su is the dean of Nanjing Academy. ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said: "We also know that Huang Daxiao's proposal is indeed selfish, and it is ......!" He showed a wry smile, "Maybe Mr. Su asked him to come." I think Mr. Su must have suffered a lot in the newspapers and periodicals in Kaifeng Mansion, so he was eager to establish a printing workshop, so that he would not have to be influenced by Guo Dan, which is a bit similar to us. ”

Shen Shixing said: "So you are in favor of Huang Daxiao's suggestion?" ”

Wang Jiaping said: "Shen Shoufu, the current difficulties encountered by the imperial court are not only the problems of technology and craftsmen, but also because the imperial court does not need to print a large number of books and picture albums, and the household department Shangshu does not recommend spending more money in this regard. And just to deal with Guo Dan, spending this money is not what we want. If there are two families that can compete, it will be a good thing for the imperial court! ”

Shen Shixing said: "But have you ever thought that Mr. Su can't come up with so much money, and most of his money comes from wealthy businessmen and big landlords in Nanjing. ”

Wang Xijue pondered for a while and said, "Otherwise, let the Nanjing government intervene in this matter, or send craftsmen from Nanjing to help." ”

Shen Shixing thought for a while, nodded and said, "This is feasible, but will Mr. Su agree?" ”

Wang Xijue's intention was nothing more than to give the printing workshop an official background, which would not only reduce the expenses of the imperial court, but also maintain the government's control over public opinion. The place to let the Nanjing government come forward is to prevent Wanli from intervening.

This is not an uncommon thing, about the salt iron tea horse, in fact, it is all official cooperation with businessmen.

Wang Xijue said: "If Mr. Su can deal with Guo Dan, then he doesn't need to do it, it can be seen that he also needs the support of the imperial court, I think he will be willing to do it." ”

Shen Shixing nodded, and asked again: "Huang Daxiao and Jiang Yinglan came back, did they just say that?" ”

Wang Xijue said: "He also talked about the situation of Kaifeng Mansion, it seems that Guo Dan's ambition is indeed not small, he is not only using private colleges to increase the income of Kaifeng Mansion, he has also put a lot of effort into education, and really attracted a lot of scholars." It is said that Xu Wei, Tang Xianzu, Li Shizhen, Li Zhen and others have all joined Yinuo Academy. ”

Shen Shixing was slightly surprised, "Xu Wei and Li Shizhen have both joined Yinuo Academy?" ”

Wang Xijue nodded.

Shen Shixing raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Xu Wei and Li Shizhen are both great hermits, what kind of means did this kid use to invite the two of them out of the mountain." ”

This Xu Wei is very famous in the DPRK, and many cabinet members have recommended him, but they all broke up unhappily.

Wang Jiaping said: "I am also very curious about this, and we may have to go and see it in person to know, after all, Huang Daxiao's words may be biased." ”

Of course, Huang Daxiao will not tell the embarrassing things about his appearance in Kaifeng Mansion, he mainly said how despicable and shameless Guo Dan is, and his evil words confuse the public, not only confusing the people, but even the scholars have been deceived by him.

Regardless of whether what he said is right or not, whether it is true or not, at least it is very marketable in the court, and now the court officials are really changing their color when they hear Guo, and this kid has threatened the official position.

"That makes sense!"

Shen Shixing nodded, "You can't listen to the words of the family in this matter." ”

He hasn't forgotten that Yanguan is also his sworn enemy, and although the two sides are now forced to cooperate, he always has to keep an eye on it.

Wang Xijue said: "Today's household book also mentioned about last year's taxes, the state governments have successively handed over last year's taxes, although some have not arrived, but they are all on the way, but Guo Dan doesn't seem to have any action over there, should we send someone to remind him." ”

Shen Shixing said with a smile: "Guo Dan is the most contract-conscious, no need to remind him, he will also hand it over as scheduled." On the contrary, you should pay more attention and urge the officials below, this year is approaching, I found that many officials are a little absent-minded, but don't let them miss the big thing. ”

Wang Xijue was immediately furious: "At such a time, they still want to celebrate the New Year, but how can it be reasonable, don't they know, when Yinuo Yaxing just opened, the New Year will not take a day off, I will never urge them this time, if they just want to mess around, then it is up to them, we have to promote those hard-working, motivated officials." ”

Wang Jiaping's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he was silent.

Wang Xijue wants to strengthen the power of the cabinet, first of all, he must promote some people, otherwise, how to strengthen this power, so his words are mysterious, in fact, it means to Wang Jiaping.

Shen Shixing said: "But don't push too hard, this vacation still has to be released, be careful of backfire!" ”

This is nothing more than a hint that Wang Xijue should take his time, don't worry, step by step.

The two of them sang and harmonized, and Wang Jiaping was very helpless.

......

A no-tooth line!

"What do you think?"

Guo Dan sat on the sofa and looked at Aunt Xu opposite and smiled.

"Very good."

Aunt Xu closed the only color version of the comic book in the world, "It is indeed a very good idea to use this comic book to infiltrate the surroundings, and the key is that the story is well chosen, making trouble in the heavenly palace, I think the Mongolians will definitely like it very much." ”

Speaking of this, she looked at Guo and smiled, "I knew that this would definitely not be difficult for you." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "It's just a coincidence, the comic strip is my preparation for the five-gun joint-stock system, and now that there are more shareholders, I have to launch a new product to boost their morale." The Mongols are our largest customers in Weihui Mansion, and at present, the trade volume exceeds that of Nanjing and Beijing, but there is very little trade in books, and it is precisely because of the reminder of Jushide that I think I should provide some entertainment for our big customers. ”

Mongolia and Weihui Mansion are a match made in heaven, Mongolia has it, Weihui Mansion does not, Weihui Mansion has it, Mongolia does not have it, this trade volume is very large.

Aunt Xu said: "In fact, you can also strengthen trade with Mongolia, when the Song Liaoyuan alliance was exchanged for a hundred years of peace on the border, and during the Jiajing Dynasty, the north was to adopt a negative conservative strategy, seriously hindering trade, but the border troubles have increased unabated, and there are still Japanese robbers in the east, and now the saint advocates open trade, not only increased taxes, but also has a lot less border troubles." Our DPRK's finances have just improved somewhat, but we still need to recuperate, and it is not appropriate to wage a large-scale war with a foreign country. ”

Wanli doesn't talk about human feelings, he only talks about money, as long as you give money, you can do anything, although the switch is Longqing, but Wanli has further expanded, but the tariffs have also been further increased.

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Yes, the layman's words reminded me that I have to take the initiative to strengthen my friendship with the Mongols." ”

He had always looked down on Mongolia before, after all, the capitalists had to keep their eyes on the other side of the sea, but if they pushed overseas, Mongolia would become a big rear, and if this rear was not stable, there would be hidden dangers in going to sea.

At this moment, the subordinate reported that Song Jingsheng, the head of the household department, was here.

Aunt Xu frowned slightly and said, "Why did he come suddenly?" ”

Guo smiled lightly: "The household servant came to me, in addition to asking for money, he still can do why." ”

Although Shen Shixing over there thinks that Guo Dan will definitely pay taxes on time, Song Jingsheng doesn't think so, it's not that he deliberately targeted Guo Dan, it's just that he is used to urging taxes, and he has to urge taxes to pay, and if he doesn't urge others, he won't pay.

The key is that Guo Dan is a big tax payer, paying more than 2 million taels a year, and the household department does not dare to send ordinary officials to urge taxes.

After Aunt Xu avoided it, Guo Dan didn't go out to greet him, but just asked people to invite Song Jingsheng in.

Yes, but there is no need for it.

Song Jingsheng entered the office, Guo Dancai pretended to stand up, bowed, and asked Song Jingsheng to sit down.

Okay! You have stiffened wings now, and you dare to treat the four members of the imperial court like this. Song Jingsheng obviously felt that his salary had dropped a lot, but he couldn't lose his official authority, so he asked arrogantly: "Guo Dan, do you know what this official is here for?" ”

Guo smiled lightly: "Of course I know, Song Shilang must have come for taxes." ”

Song Jingsheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's good that you know, when will you send the taxes of Kaifeng, Zhangde, Huaiqing, and Weihui to the treasury." ”

"Wait."

Guo Dan said: "If the grass people are not mistaken, Weihui Mansion's tax last year has been paid." ”

Song Jingsheng said: "Weihui Mansion is to pay this year's tax, and Kaifeng, Huaiqing, and Zhangde are to pay last year. ”

Guo Danzhi shook his head and said: "Weihui Mansion's tax this year, I plan to pay it again at this time next year, and it will be consistent with other state capitals." ”

Song Jingsheng said: "Why is this? I heard that your Weihui Mansion has already raised taxes this year. ”

This treasury has always been very short of silver, not to mention, it is so refreshing that Guo Dan has really reduced a lot of burden on the treasury and increased a lot of taxes, after all, no one can intervene in this, and these taxes are directly paid to the treasury.

Guo Dan sighed: "Song Shilang doesn't know something! Yes, this year's tax in Weihui Mansion has been paid, but the problem is that I have been exempted from a lot of taxes in Kaifeng Mansion, and I have to take the tax of Weihui Mansion to fill in for the time being. ”

Song Jingsheng was suspicious: "Jiang Qishi and Huang Yushi have already returned to Beijing, and they have also reported the situation in Kaifeng Mansion to the imperial court, and you have sold a lot of money just by selling land." ”

Guo Dan said: "Song Shilang, you should know Huang Yushi, he may not even understand the accounts, you can't listen to him about this, sorry...... I didn't mean to say that Huang Yushi is uneducated, no, no, no, it seems that the more he talks, the more hurtful it becomes, I mean, Huang Yushi doesn't know the money from selling land at all, and for more than one million taels of taxes, it's really just a drop in the bucket. ”

You just got it on purpose. Song Jingsheng also understood that Guo Dan was determined not to let them get their wish, but according to the contract, Guo Dan did not pay it now, and he had nothing to do, last year it was Guo Dan who was benevolent and kind, and paid the tax in advance, and said: "Okay, then when will you pay the taxes of Kaifeng, Zhangde, and Huaiqing." ”

Guo Dan said: "It's ready, Song Shilang can send someone to pick it up at any time." ”

Song Jingsheng heard that it was a mixed taste, nearly two million taels of taxes, for the treasury, it was really a send-off, but the problem is, as far as the situation in Kaifeng Mansion last year, Guo Dan could still pay the tax so lightly, they originally thought about taking the tax to pit Guo Dan, but the result was .......!

This frustrated him.

"Okay, then the official will send someone to fetch it tomorrow."

"No problem."

"Farewell."

"No."

After Song Jingsheng left, Aunt Xu returned to the office, "It turns out that you are going to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall!" ”

She didn't know the accounts, she really believed that Guo Dan couldn't come up with so much money, after all, the situation in Kaifeng Mansion was very difficult at that time.

Guo smiled lightly: "If you want to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, then I won't take this deal." ”

Aunt Xu handed over two puzzled looks.

Guo Dan shrugged and said, "You can hand it over, but there is no need for this." I'm just going to disgust them. ”