But, is this really a problem of not learning arithmetic well?

If so, then he will immediately go back to make amends.

Wang Xijue expressed great doubts about this, there must be something greasy in this, you reduce taxes on the one hand, but on the other hand, you increase your own burden, this is unreasonable, looking at Guo Dan, it can be seen that this guy has no consciousness at all, and he knows that he can't ask anything, and he said with a threat: "Don't say it lightly, if you can't do it then, this official will also deal with it impartially." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "It's really a coincidence, I think as long as the court can handle it impartially, then I will definitely be able to do it." ”

This is undoubtedly a satire on the court, as long as you don't come to make trouble for me, then there will definitely be no problem, I'm afraid that you will mess up.

Anyway, you just don't have enough success, and you have more than enough failure!

Of course, Wang Xijue heard this overtone, but because this is a fact, at the moment, he has been slapped in the face once, and now those bureaucrats in the DPRK and China are no longer arguing for the sake of right and wrong or national interests, but purely opposing for the sake of opposition, supporting for the sake of support, and there was a lament in his heart, and he asked: "Is that all?" ”

Guo Dan asked rhetorically: "Isn't this enough?" ”

These two points are light, two-sentence things, but it is really difficult to do them!

Reducing taxes on the people and at the same time reducing the financial pressure on the state capital.

The most important thing is that this tariff is already Wanli's money, in other words, it also relieves some pressure on the national treasury, and it is very expensive to build a river, and it is easy to cause contradictions between the government and the people.

But it really doesn't get any more sincere than that.

Further down, Guo Dan can really only dig out his heart and lungs.

Wang Xijue said: "But whether it is to reduce tariffs or use tariffs to control the river, this is ostensibly the cabinet making concessions, and you are not paying anything, this is not like a negotiation!" ”

Brother also wants to save face.

At least don't let outsiders think I'm giving in to you.

"Your Excellency has a point."

Guo Dan took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Wang Xijue, and said, "This is about the punishment of grass people." ”

Wang Xijue subconsciously stretched out his hand, but halfway through, he was stunned, how does this sound weird, you tell me how to punish you? What are you when I am? glared at Guo Dan, but still took it, looked at it carefully, and suddenly frowned: "Dumping? Disrupting the market? ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Your Excellency can define this behavior of the grass people as the crime of disrupting the market, order the grass people to cancel the subsidy to Weihui Mansion, and give the grass people a fine of 20,000 taels for the construction of the river." ”

Wang Xijue was slightly surprised, except for Wanli copying his family, this may be the biggest fine, absolutely sincere, but listening to Guo Dan's words, he was still a little hesitant, feeling that this was not enough.

Guo smiled lightly: "My lord, I'm just a businessman, this foundation is thin, if I go back, it will kill me!" ”

Wang Xijue glanced at him and said in his heart, yes! He is just a businessman, and what kind of concessions can he make to the cabinet on the surface? Nodding his head, he said, "Okay." ”

After these conditions were negotiated, the two of them discussed carefully how to operate.

The main thing is how to determine the new tax, how to intervene in the tooth shop and the money bank, and how to divide the power.

And this negotiation is much easier than Wang Xijue imagined, which really makes him speechless, and even embarrassed, he thought that Wanli was in cahoots with Guo Dan, and his purpose was to covet tariffs, but he didn't expect that the conditions given by Guo Dan were actually impossible for the people to do.

He really couldn't find the slightest reason to refuse.

Therefore, after Guo Dan left, Wang Xijue himself fell into confusion, and he suddenly found that what he was pursuing with all his strength seemed to be easy to do in the eyes of others.

This made him question himself.

For Wang Xijue, who has been called a genius since he was a child, it is really the first time!

And over there, Guo Dan was able to get out of the house easily, after all, he had been preparing for so long, and seeing that the enemy was entering his trap step by step, he was excited and joyful at the previous moment, but at this moment he did not have too much joy and excitement.

I had just gone out and was greeted by an old man.

It was Liu Zongcheng.

"It turned out to be Old Man Liu, what a coincidence!" Guo Dan hurriedly arched his hand.

Liu Zongcheng had a gloomy face, and said without saltiness: "I heard that the purpose of your Yinuo Yaxing is to base yourself on faith? ”

"Not bad!" Guo Dan nodded, and asked with a smile: "I don't know if the old man has any doubts about this?" ”

Liu Zongcheng sneered and said, "Shouldn't there be?" ”

"I don't think so." Guo Dan spread his hands and said, "The old man is still in charge of the world's official teeth, isn't he?" ”

Liu Zongcheng looked stunned.

Guo Dan's expression froze, and he said with a straight face: "Old man, I haven't lost my word, in the future, your Liu family will be in charge of the official teeth, and continue to be in charge of the banknotes." ”

As he spoke, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "The old man shouldn't have broken his trust in me, right?" ”

Liu Zongcheng was stunned and snorted: "The old man really wants to lose faith in you, but it's a pity that the old man doesn't have this ability." ”

"The old man doesn't need to be presumptuous."

Guo Dan smiled and said: "This turmoil also let me see the demeanor of the old man, after all, the banknote has not been lost so far, I have never seen the official teeth so strong." If the old man is willing, our cooperation will continue. ”

Liu Zongcheng was silent for a while, and said: "We can continue to cooperate, but next time this kind of dangerous game, don't count it as old age." ”

Guo Dan said: "It depends on whether the old man is still ambitious, if the old man is still an old man and has ambitions for thousands of miles, then if I don't count you, you may blame the younger generation." ”

With that, both of them burst out laughing.

Although in this turmoil, Liu Zongcheng has always been Guo Dan's pawn, but Guo Dan has no guilt about this, not even the slightest bit, the reason is very simple, if you Liu Zongcheng didn't want to become the head of the official teeth, you wouldn't join this game, since you want to get benefits, then you have to take risks.

And rightfully so.

Back at Yahang, Sun Hetian and others, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately surrounded him and asked about the results of the negotiations.

Guo Dan just told them very tired that he had done everything he could, and as for whether he could succeed or not, he didn't have much to do.

As for what was specifically discussed, Guo Dan did not say it explicitly.

This made Sun Hetian both disappointed and expectant to leave.

As soon as they left, Aunt Xu appeared in the hall, and the two looked at each other and smiled, all without saying a word.

Aunt Xu didn't need to ask anything at all, because things had progressed to this point, Guo Dan was already winning, and all that was left was to reap the fruits of victory.

On the second day, Wang Xijue suddenly issued a notice through the banknote customs.

First of all, he acknowledged some mistakes in the calculation of tariffs by the cabinet, and said that tariffs would be drastically reduced, and that the Imperial Court would hire Nobuyuki to reformulate the new tariffs for a long time. And in order to save costs, the banknote will also cooperate with Yinuo Bank, which will be responsible for the transfer of taxes and silver.

Second, tariffs will take care of the management of the river, thereby reducing the financial burden on the state along the way.

Finally, Wang Xijue solemnly stated that Guo Dan's subsidy plan in Weihui Mansion was an act of disrupting the market, and the imperial court would order him to cancel the subsidy immediately and impose a fine of 20,000 taels, which would also be used for the management of the river.

As soon as this notice came out, everyone was stunned.

What's the situation?

Especially the Nanjing officials headed by Wang Yiyu.

They didn't know in advance, because Guo Dan only went to ask to see Wang Xijue yesterday, and before they could ask, today Wang Xijue issued a notice that they had not yet passed through the government, which made them look like flowers in the fog.

And this result is even more surprising to them.

Although Wang Xijue punished Guo Dan, he also hired Xinxing and Qianzhuang, which is a very clear signal, that is, Wang Xijue has reached a cooperation with Guo Dan.

This......!

What about the good lose-lose situation?

was originally looking forward to a strong showdown, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into a bloody romance drama.

It's really a dog.

Wang Yiju and Tian Yi hurriedly went to find Wang Xijue.

"My lord, what the hell is going on? Is that all true? Wang Yiju asked Wang Xijue with an incredulous expression.

Wang Xijue nodded and said, "It's true." ”

"Why is that?" Wang Yiyu looked extremely confused.

The day before, you were beaten to the death, and a day later, you became partners, don't you all lose face?

Wang Xijue said: "This official must calm down this turmoil as soon as possible, otherwise, not only will the official position be lost, but also the efforts of everyone during this period will be in vain." ”

Tian Yidao: "This official can understand, but why do adults hire Xinxing and Qianzhuang?" ”

Wang Xijue said: "You were right before, this matter is all caused by Guo Dan, then of course he has the responsibility to solve these problems, the official hopes that he can make up for it, otherwise, the official will not fine him 20,000 taels." ”

I believe you're a ghost!

Wang Yihe asked cautiously: "Dare to ask your lordship, don't you need Your Majesty's permission for such a big matter?" ”

Wang Xijue said: "This is a big deal, don't you also hire a yacha to carry out the task?" ”

“......？”

Is this a matter of nature?

Can you call it a hire?

Can you afford to hire Guo Dan?

Fools know you're doing a bad thing!

But they didn't dare to say it, after all, they still expressed their support for Wang Xijue before, they could only say, you are ruthless enough!

After a long time, they actually left us aside, and there was nothing wrong with us.

It's so embarrassing.

You can't just leave it at that.

After returning to the official office, Wang Yihe finally couldn't help it, and said angrily: "It's really unreasonable, we were tricked by Wang Xijue's old fox." ”

Now, how could he not react, but he really didn't expect that Wang Xijue would turn the gun in battle.

I regretted it in my heart that I didn't guard against them.

Tian Yidao: "What's the use of talking about this now, we have to quickly find a way to deal with it, but we must not let them succeed." ”

It's carving up their power!

And it's on their turf.

Can they be willing?

Wang Yiyu said: "What can you do?" ”

Tian Yi pondered for a while and said, "I can't think of a way for the time being, but no matter what, this matter must not be stopped, and we have to continue to make trouble." ”

Wang Yiyu nodded and said, "And ours hurry up to the court." ”

Troublesome?

What's the trouble?

Guo Dan was worried about them.

Before they could organize their men and horses and really make a fuss, Wang Xijue announced the new tariffs.

In fact, Guo Dan would have handed it over to him a long time ago, but if it had been announced at that time, then everyone would have known that the two of you had already secretly colluded.

So you have to wait two days.

The idea of the new tariff remains almost unchanged, that is, all the harsh taxes on the river are combined into one tax, and the tax rate is not the same, the tax on luxury goods is still much more than that of ordinary goods, but the average tax rate has been reduced by half, in other words, the tax rate on bulk goods is even lower than before.

The only thing that has changed is that there is no longer a local protection tax, giving merchants a great deal of freedom.

As soon as this tax rate is announced, it is really a celebration of the whole world, what else do they have to oppose, is it against the fact that the tax is too low?

Who can say such shameless words.

The merchants were all hiding in the house and laughing.

Although some luxury goods still have to pay more taxes, they are still much lower than before, and everyone can still accept them.

And the opposition of those bad money is particularly harsh, and gradually, it disappears into the cheers.

Wang Yihe and Tian Yi were very embarrassed at this time.

They can't openly oppose it, they can only hope for the capital.

"You... What did you say? ”

Yang Ming stood up with a deep tremor and looked at Li Zhi in shock.

"It's true, news just came from Nanjing that Wang Xijue has reached a cooperation with Guo Dan."

As he spoke, Li Zhizhi's hair stood on end.