"Sign" is just one word, but it's not as simple as signing a name, Guo Dan is nothing, his opinion is to refine some regulations, don't make two or three words and a sentence, bully my brother is uneducated.

But the contracting procedures on the side of the imperial court are still very complicated, after all, this is not a trivial matter, Jiang Yinglan can decide, in fact, they are just negotiators, which still has to be approved by the cabinet, the celebrant and the emperor, before it can be passed.

Although Shen Shixing did not participate, he did not mean that he didn't care at all, after all, Kaifeng Mansion's tax revenue ranked seventh in the country, and Weihui Mansion was simply incomparable, and the tax revenue was the most complicated, and it was also a hard work to approve it.

In the end, the tax income set by the Kaifeng government was 1.2 million taels.

Huaiqing Mansion is 500,000 taels.

Zhangde Mansion is 400,000 taels.

In fact, Kaifeng Mansion has not yet fully promoted the whip method, that is, it is still being promoted, and it was originally necessary to transport grain to the capital, but Guo Dan asked that all the food to be transported to the capital be converted into silver, and all the food that is retained will be counted.

Because the transportation of grain requires Cao Yun, Cao Yun involves the problem of loss and many procedures, and Guo Dan is not an official, which will not only make the accounts very complicated, but also very difficult to operate.

The imperial court also agreed, because now the imperial court is also relatively short of silver taels.

The average ratio of the three prefectures is six to four, because many states and counties are different, such as the entire Weihui Mansion because of the small population, there are few things, so the ratio of the minimum deposit is seven to three, and some counties in Kaifeng Prefecture are five to five, because there are more people to raise, and the cost is relatively large.

The tax income here, plus the 300,000 taels on the books of Weihui Mansion, Guo Dan is equal to the tax income of 2.4 million taels under the contract.

Of course, there are still various losses to be calculated, deducting losses and government expenditures, which are about two million taels.

This amount is reasonable, the court did not take advantage of Guo Dan, they couldn't take advantage of it, and Guo Dan didn't take advantage of them, because his status is relatively low, and power can crush IQ in the end, if the other party doesn't pit him, he will have to burn high incense.

But these are secondary, because Huang Daxiao and they don't plan to make Guo Dan's money, what they want is Guo Dan's life, mainly in terms of the system.

It is stipulated that Guo Dan must fully abide by the state system and is not allowed to engage in any contract system.

It is necessary to focus on agriculture and mulberry.

It is stipulated that workshops can only be opened in designated areas, and a curfew must be enforced, but it cannot be the same as Weihui Mansion, where there is no curfew at all.

The entry and exit of ordinary people must also have the approval of the government, but because there is no government at that time, it can only be approved by Guo Dan, so they set a limit, and the annual approval is limited, and the court directly sends it to Guo Dan.

Although this limit is also reasonable, according to the statistics of people entering and leaving Kaifeng Prefecture in previous years, it is based on the small-scale peasant economy, and if you want to talk about business, it is completely unreasonable, which basically restricts the development of commerce.

It is also necessary to respect the scholars, that is, what is the talent, the lifter, and the jinshi.

There is no difference between the punishment faced by scholars in Weihui Mansion for breaking the law and ordinary people, and they have to pull dung, but in fact, lifting people and showing people have certain privileges, in these places in Kaifeng Mansion, Guo Dan naturally cannot be treated equally, lifting people is to be able to see no one, and lifting people is to enjoy tax-free privileges.

The other is the issue of the deadline, Weihui Mansion did not set a deadline before, but this is obviously not right, they took this opportunity to set a three-year deadline for Weihui Mansion including Zaikaifeng, Huaiqing, and Zhangde, and re-evaluate it once every three years, but as long as Guo Dan does everything stipulated in the contract, then he can continue to contract.

After three years, the conditions can be negotiated again, but there are restrictions.

That is, the rise and fall is set at 10 percent.

You can't go up without limits, if you double it, then who dares to contract.

In addition, if there is a natural or man-made disaster, a disaster not caused by its own reasons, it is also necessary to reduce taxes according to the examples of previous years, and even give subsidies to the imperial court.

It can be seen that the officials still kept a hand, but most people are not optimistic that Guo Dan can hold out until three years later, otherwise, the rise and fall will not be set at only 10%.

There's a lot more to it.

In short, it took three whole days before it was handed over to Wanli.

After Wanli read it, his heart was full of guilt, he looked at Guo Dan very embarrassed, sighed and said, "This is really difficult for you." ”

Regarding tax revenue, it seems reasonable, and about the institutional norms, it seems reasonable, and this is the case in every state capital.

But when you combine the two, something goes wrong.

There are so many vassal kings and so many privileged people in Kaifeng Prefecture, why do officials bring up taxes, isn't it because the officials themselves are also privileged people, and they are the biggest ones, they can find ways to collect a little more from the people, and they can also use a lot of illegal means to make money.

Because officials do it, it's really an unwritten rule.

But Guo Dan can't do this, Guo Dan is just a businessman, he has to pay taxes himself, he wants to collect and scrape the people, these officials will not agree, can you cut this leek as a businessman?

I don't pee on myself.

Guo Dan said very easily: "Thank you Your Majesty for your understanding, they have a good plan, and they also have a ladder over the wall." ”

"I've always had faith in you."

Wanli smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but think of the private academy again, so he asked, "Regarding the private academy, when do you think it is more appropriate?" ”

They have to cooperate in this matter.

Guo Dan replied: "Back to Your Majesty, you can start after signing this contract, but Your Majesty must set very strict conditions, it is okay to build a private college, but you must prepare a certain amount of start-up funds, and at the same time have a certain number of teachers, and you must equip the college with dormitories, etc., and then the lowly staff will write a very detailed condition for Your Majesty to see." ”

Wanli listened and was very puzzled: "Isn't this restricting you?" ”

Guo smiled lightly: "With these conditions, even if Your Majesty does not set them, you have to invest so much money in your humble position, and it will only be more and not less, and this restriction is actually for the gentry." One of the reasons is that the cost of building a college is too low, resulting in uneven quality and disparity, an old jinshi and a few scholars can set up an academy together, the cost is too small, they don't care, the court is sealed, they will open it again, but if they invest a lot of money, they have to be cautious in their words and deeds. ”

"That makes sense!"

Wanli nodded thoughtfully.

There is indeed a reason for this, the cost of private colleges is too low, anyone with a little reputation can open it, and if it is closed, it is just one less place to gather, if the cost is very high, then you have to be cautious, in case it is seized, you don't even have pants.

But this is only secondary, the most important thing is that Guo Dan's purpose is to monopolize, but Wanli can only give the authority to build a private college in the three mansions, it is impossible to say that only Guo Dan is allowed to open, and others are not allowed to open, that must not be passed, this must be the conditions to be pulled up, anyway, Guo Dan originally wanted to build a university, and he was placed in the temple for this small college.

Under these conditions, Guo Dan is not afraid of the other party competing at all, and he will die as much as he comes, because when the scale reaches a certain point, it is not only about learning, but also about operating, and about making money, and losing money every year, then no one can stand it.

Therefore, Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty will make rules, but the approval power must be handed over to the lowly position." ”

"Of course." Wanli nodded and said, "If this approval power is not in your hands, I won't be at ease!" ”

He wants to use this to control education, and hand it over to officials for approval, it is completely meaningless, officials are gentry, gentry are officials, this approval power must be in Guo Dan's hands, in Guo Dan's hands, it is equivalent to in his hands.

Guo Dan said again: "In addition, it is about the ...... of the vassal king!" ”

Without waiting for Guo Dan to finish speaking, Wanli was surprised and said: "Didn't you already say the question of this vassal king last time?" ”

Guo Dan sneered: "The last humble post was actually only half of what I said. ”

"I see, no wonder I was a little confused when I heard it."

Wanli nodded, but he didn't blame Guo Dan for being mysterious, because he knew that Guo Dan didn't finish talking last time, it must be because Zhang Cheng was present, about the issue of this vassal king, it was very sensitive, and they wanted to do it well, and they were also very bold, and they must not leak the news, under normal circumstances, they were two private conversations, and the only one who knew about it was Li Gui. "Then tell me, how do you plan to solve this problem?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Back to Your Majesty, I have already said last time that the humble post will make the life of the vassal king richer, in fact, the humble post knows in his heart that some vassal kings in Kaifeng Mansion are very rich, but the humble post still has to help them make more money." ”

Wanli was very puzzled when he heard this: "You bear such a heavy tax, and you have to help the vassal king make more money, can you do this?" ”

He originally thought that Guo Dan would definitely ask for the vassal king's Lu Mi, and he would agree, after all, Guo Dan's money was his money, but he didn't expect that Guo Dan would do the opposite.

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "The lowly position is to serve His Majesty, and the rest of the lowly duties will not be taken care of." ”

Wanli was even more curious: "What is the relationship between the two?" ”

Guo Dan didn't answer and asked, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the overseas expansion plan that was set at the beginning?" ”

Wanli nodded and said, "Of course I remember, but the time is not yet ripe, and I can't immediately transfer them overseas to serve as vassals." ”

"Your Majesty is right, so this period can be called the 'golden hour'!"

"Prime time? What do you mean by that? ”

Wanli said curiously.

Guo said lightly: "Your Majesty, if you want to do something to make money, those ministers will definitely play, which makes Your Majesty unhappy, but the vassal kings can do it, they still have a lot of privileges, if you add the means of lowly duties, the money will definitely be much more than now, and when this overseas plan is launched, they will all go to expand the territory for my Ming Dynasty, and the money left in the country ......." ”

Hearing this, Wanli's pupils gradually narrowed, he took a deep breath, and blurted out: "It's all mine." ”

He suddenly found that this vassal king was a treasure, which could collect wealth for him internally, and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty.

Li Gui on the side also looked at Guo Dan with wide eyes, every time Guo Dan talked to Wanli alone, he could refresh his concept of profiteers.

This is really a salary draw!

If it can really succeed, then this huge amount of money is really incalculable.

"Exactly." Guo Dan nodded and said, "The humble position is actually helping His Majesty make money." ”

After half a sound, Wanli slowly spoke: "But this only involves a few vassal kings in Henan Province, and the vassal kings of other state capitals ......." ”

Speaking of the back, his eyes were facing upward, and he was full of thoughts.

What a fly in the ointment!

It is worthy of the fat house that I admire, but I really take one step and look at three steps, I don't accept the wall, I will obey you. Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty, this matter has to be done step by step." ”

Step by step, it's going to come again, that's it. Wanli nodded, and asked again, "When will the overseas plan be launched?" ”

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "After this kind of humble position helped those vassal kings earn a lot of money. ”

Wanli said again: "Then when will you go to Kaifeng Mansion?" ”

That look was like saying, you go and help me make money.

This huge sum of money really touched the weak heart of the fat house!

Wow! You don't have to be in such a hurry! Guo Dan sneered: "This has to wait until we get the permission to open a private college, otherwise, there will be nothing to do in the past." ”

Wanli immediately turned his head and instructed Li Gui: "Pass on the edict of the Emperor, and hold a court meeting in the Wuying Palace the day after tomorrow." ”