Two watch days!

Guo Dan exhaled lightly, put down Cao Xiaodong's report, pinched the sides of his nose, and said to himself a little tiredly: "That woman's words really seem to be full of magic, and they will always come out unconsciously, should I take a step further?" ”

After pondering for a while, he shook his head and sighed, picked up Chenchen's report again, and was about to open it when he saw a heroic figure walk in.

It was Yang Feixu.

Guo Dan put down the report again, "So long? ”

Yang Feixu said: "I just want to know more clearly, so I delayed there for a while. ”

Guo Dan asked again: "You are also from Jinyiwei, you must have your own opinions in this regard, if you have any suggestions, you can say it." ”

Yang Feixu was silent for a while, and said: "I don't think I can give any advice, because your set is not the same as Jinyiwei's, Jinyiwei uses the secret way to communicate, but you use the secret language to report." In the silver ticket, in the press, and even in the books and picture books, it is no wonder that I have not found out that you are secretly corresponding. ”

Guo smiled lightly: "This is just because everyone knows the existence of the factory guard, but we have to avoid the eyes and ears of the factory guard, so that they can't find it, and they are best at tracking people, if they use people to communicate, they will inevitably be discovered, and technology is what we are good at, only by using technology to report, but also not to be discovered by the factory guard." ”

Yang Feixu said: "There is another reason, that is, the people on both sides of the investigation are different, if your people are collecting information about the minister, I think it is still difficult to hide it from the factory guards, they are already pervasive in this regard." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "That's why we will be needed by Your Majesty, if we do the same thing as the factory guard, it will become dispensable." ”

Yang Feixu nodded slightly.

She gradually understood why Guo Dan did this, this was completely different from what she had imagined, she hoped to confront Dongchang by splitting Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and Guo Dan obviously had no interest in this, he felt that doing so was too wasteful of energy and time, and he wanted to find another way.

However, Yang Feixu now feels that Guo Dan's strategy is more likely to succeed than hers.

Because in the final analysis, whether it is useful or not is actually in Wanli, not in them, Wanli thinks it is useful, if Wanli thinks it is useless, then there is no need to exist.

And the factory guard is mainly for Wanli to serve, so once there is a confrontation on both sides, Wanli is unlikely to abandon the factory guard, although he values Guo Dan, but the factory guard is also a sharp weapon for Wanli to control Guo Dan, the real people in power in Weihui Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion and other places are not from the celebrant supervisor, that is, from Jinyiwei.

Although Guo Dan is currently rich and rivals the country, Wanli is not panicked at all, he still trusts Guo Dan very much, just because Guo Dan actually has no power.

Now that Wanli has not restricted him, if you really want to stop him from doing anything, it is a matter of minutes.

They must make Wanli feel that you can do something that the factory guards can't do, and at the same time, you Wanli needs it very much, so that Wanli will be willing to protect them.

As for their status with the factory guard, it depends on the news on both sides, who is more valuable for Wanli.

At present, it must still be a factory guard.

Following.

Early in the morning, those businessmen who were invited rushed to the conference room of Chen Lou, and they were not invited, and they all booked a room in Chen Lou, hoping to learn about Guo Dan's countermeasures at the first time.

"Sorry! Let's keep you waiting! ”

I saw Guo Dan walking in from outside with Yang Feixu and Chenchen.

The merchants hurriedly stood up.

"No, no, we arrived early."

"It just so happens that we don't have anything to do, so we want to come over early."

"Hehe, virtuous nephew, you have to rest well, this matter is not in a hurry, your body is important!"

......

Yang Feixu looked at these guys as well-behaved as rabbits, and couldn't help pursing his lips.

"Thanks for the concern, I rested well. Have a seat. ”

Guo Dan nodded and said with a smile.

But everyone waited until he sat down before they sat down.

Guo Dan leaned forward slightly, glanced left and right, and said: "Before the meeting begins, I want to explain one thing, the new tariff law was promulgated by the imperial court, if you want to ask me, can you let the imperial court change this new tariff law for the sake of Weihui Mansion, my answer is no."

So don't complain to me about what's good and what's bad about the new tariff law, it's like wasting time complaining about why the sun rises in the east, because there's nothing I can do to stop the sun from rising in the east. We're going to talk about the problems we are facing and how we can adjust and adapt. ”

"It's just not going to fit in."

A wealthy businessman exclaimed, "They're targeting us." ”

This person is none other than Wang Dafu, a jewelry merchant from the capital.

Guo Dan said: "Wang Yuanwai, I heard that the jewelry that was seized by the Daimyo's Mansion last time was yours." ”

Wang Dafu nodded and said: "Yes, it's not that I want to do this, but because I negotiated with the Mongolians in the middle of last year for that batch of jewelry, and I also signed a good contract with the buyers in Jiangnan over there, but the jewelry was only shipped here at the end of the year, and the imperial court suddenly levied such a heavy tax on the jewelry, if I pay so much tax, I will lose money, I can only do this." ”

Hu Du nodded and said, "Yes!" The court changed the law too quickly this time, we can't adjust it in time, this contract has been signed, but the goods are still on the way, which will face tariffs, so how to calculate this money. ”

Many businessmen nodded their heads.

They didn't expect that the imperial court would execute it too quickly this time, just like doping, but today's transportation conditions are like that, and many transactions cannot be adjusted.

Guo Dan said: "Doing business will always encounter some incalculable risks, for what has happened, I am also difficult to help you recover, my suggestion is to try to communicate with your partners, to obtain mutual understanding, if you can't obtain, then you can only admit."

I don't think this loss is a pain in the face for you, and what I want to do is to prevent this from happening again. ”

Wang Dafu pursed his lips, "They are now going to fine me three times the tax, which is a lot of money!" ”

Guo Dan asked sincerely: "Then what do you want me to do for you?" ”

Wang Dafu glanced at Guo Dan, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it, just take it as unlucky." ”

Because Guo Dan gave him some jewelry styles, which made him a lot of money, he was not too embarrassed to complain about Guo Dan.

Guo Dan said: "This incident also reminds us not to have a fluke mentality about this tariff, and pay the tax that should be paid." ”

Hu Du immediately said: "If we pay and others don't, then we can't compete at all." ”

Guo said lightly: "If someone doesn't pay taxes, you can come and tell me, because Your Majesty has promised me that if there is a situation that is deliberately targeted at our Weihui Mansion, Your Majesty will make decisions for us." ”

"Our fleet is almost filling up all the rivers in the Daimyo's Mansion, is this a target?" Qin Zhuang complained.

Guo Dan nodded and said: "I have also heard about this, but so far, we can only say that the officials are careful, cautious, and meticulous, and we can't say that they deliberately target us, after all, our ship can still pass, but it is a little slower, and the problem is not very big."

We can leave this matter for later, and now we are going to discuss the issue that will really cause harm to our Weihui Mansion. ”

Liang Kui said: "The most important problem, of course, is the food problem, part of our Weihui Mansion grain is bought from other places, and now the new tariff law has a provision that if the local state capital's grain output does not meet the standard, then the export of grain, you have to pay a lot of taxes."

And some of our food is bought from the state capitals where food production is not high. But those landlords don't sell grain to us, and they don't sell it to the people cheaply, so I think the court should be more cautious... Well.... ”

Zhou Feng said: "Not only that, a large amount of our grain is transported from Jiangnan, although there is no grain tax in Jiangnan, but those big landlords have followed the price increase, the export price of their grain has been higher than the price they sell locally, but at the same time it is lower than the tax. ”

"This is really a problem that needs to be solved urgently." Guo Dan nodded and said: "This grain is controlled in the hands of others, it is indeed very uncomfortable, this time we should also be reminded that food cannot rely on others forever, in that way, we will always be a dog wagging its tail and begging in front of those big grain merchants." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Liang Kui and other big landlords, "You big landlords, you can no longer be complacent, you must keep up with the needs of our Weihui Mansion, I hope you can do everything you can to increase food production, if you don't want to be strangled by others." And, if you can improve, I'll give you a reward, a valuable bonus.

At present, I will find a way to send grain from Kaifeng Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture, and Huaiqing Mansion to help us through this adaptation period, and at the same time try to exchange our goods, which can also help us digest some goods. ”

Qin Zhuang said: "But I think, this is far from enough, the new tariff law is varied, different places, different goods, the taxes paid are different, and there is a big difference, which forces all our trading to be adjusted, whether it is raw materials, or exports."

For example, when the silk from Jiangnan comes to our Weihui Mansion, we don't need to pay any taxes, but when we sell our clothes to Jiangnan, we have to pay high taxes, because Jiangnan is the origin of silk, and many of my big customers are from Jiangnan, which is currently second only to Beijing. ”

Hu Yuan said: "Although I don't have to pay taxes when I buy leather from Jiangnan, and there is no tax increase when I buy it from Mongolia, but the price of auxiliary raw materials such as dyes has begun to rise, and the precious mink wool also has to pay heavy taxes, who can afford it." ”

Duan Changcun said depressedly: "My porcelain is even worse, our workshop has just developed a kind of colored porcelain, and the Spring Palace porcelain we cooperate with the five guns have to pay a very high tax, and the Spring Palace porcelain has to pay a fifty percent tax." Although I don't have to worry about not being able to sell it, people originally bought one set, but now they may only buy one. ”

Xu Han, another Jin merchant, said: "The people sitting here are all our businessmen, and I will say some things directly, originally we only need to pay money to certain people, and we can get unimpeded on the road, but now, this money still has to be paid, after all, we can't afford to offend those people, but at the same time, this tax must also be paid, and many Jin merchants have been forced to stop trading." ”

The Jin merchants lost a lot this time because they were very good at bribery and interpersonal relationships. This is mainly because the imperial court handed over the salt and tea sold to the border to them, and they used this to know many officials, including the border generals, but now, the customs duties are all under the control of the central government, and those officials do not dare to open a green channel for them on the cusp of the storm, which puts them in a very embarrassing situation, the money still has to be paid, but the tax has to be paid there.

Guo Dan has been listening carefully, and said: "I can understand your difficulties, because I am also a businessman, and my tooth shop is also facing some problems, but I think so, it is better to ask for others than for myself."

I remember that our Weihui Mansion also faced the same problem at the beginning, why did Jiangnan merchants transport raw materials to us for production, and then transport them back for sale, isn't this an increase in costs? But they calculated that it was more cost-effective.

Why?

It is because we have the most complete production system, the most industrious workers, and the largest production workshop, that the cost of their production here and then buying it back is lower than that of their production in Jiangnan.

Now we are facing the cost problem, we must first self-adjust, for example, clothes to buy Jiangnan will face heavy taxes, but buy to the capital but do not have to pay much tax, then we can try to transport more to the capital, the goods shipped to Jiangnan, as far as possible Jiangnan can not produce, and is very needed.

At the same time, we need to find ways to reduce costs. In the past, many landlords used manual irrigation and farming, because manpower was cheap at that time, but now manpower is expensive, and almost all landlords use waterwheels and oxen to plough in large numbers.

For example, in the past, 500 people could only produce 100 pieces of clothing a day, but if we came up with a tool to help us, 500 people could produce 500 pieces of clothing a day, then we would save 2,000 people in labor costs, and spread these costs evenly on each piece of clothing, but we could reduce a lot of costs. ”

Qin Zhuang said depressedly: "Virtuous nephew, you said it lightly, but how is this possible?" ”

"How is it impossible, is it man-made."

Guo smiled lightly: "For example, our printing workshop, you also know very well how much we were able to print in the past, but now the output has more than doubled, not that I have increased the number of people, but our craftsmen have invented many very good tools, why can't you?" ”

A businessman suddenly said: "Then why don't we go to Jiangnan to produce clothes, in that case, we only need to pay the city tax." ”