Wang Xijue's proposal for nationalization not only won the support of the majority of officials, but also caused many powerful people who opposed Guo Dan to turn to Wang Xijue and expressed their support for nationalization.

But they really didn't do it for the sake of profit.

They think that this can be discussed later, anyway, only in the hands of the state, they always have a chance.

They are now gradually sobering up, this time the struggle is different from any previous time, because it is no longer said that it is a dispute between the factions of the DPRK and China, but there is a powerful foreign enemy outside the system, after a series of operations in Wanli last year, Guo Dan's power has increased greatly, and now it is difficult to deal with Guo Dan by their own strength.

Officials must be united.

Of course, they also know that the emperor has begun to strengthen the power of the cabinet, obviously to balance Guo Dan with the cabinet, but the cabinet is too strong, for them, it is not a good thing, they wanted to be their own faction before, but the result made them very depressed, this power is not as good as the cabinet, the financial resources are not as good as Guo Dan, they are squeezed in the middle by the two forces, it is very uncomfortable.

They are all inclined to the Cabinet.

However, there was one group of people who heard the news and it was really painful.

What the hell!

This group is the salt merchants, they see that the general trend has been set, and they are preparing to unite around Guo Dan, but the imperial court wants to be state-run again.

If the state-run is successful, then Guo Dan's promise will definitely not be fulfilled.

There is a fundamental contradiction between the philosophies of both sides.

This......!

How do you decide?

The salt merchants were already in a trance, they had never encountered such a complicated situation, and they didn't know who should be filmed.

We can only continue to wait and see.

And when Guo Dan learned the news, he immediately went to the military department.

This scene has to be realistic, if Guo Dan doesn't make any moves, the other party will definitely be suspicious, how can Guo Dan easily admit it.

Military Department.

"My lord, I'm also the financial advisor of the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't I sit and talk?"

Guo Dan stood in the middle of the hall, with Wang Xijue sitting on it, and six officials sitting on the left and right, just feeling like a prisoner.

Wang Xijue smiled: "See for yourself who should give up the seat to you." ”

Wang Yihe and other officials all looked at Guo Dan defiantly.

Point me!

Come on, click me!

Look at me and don't scold you.

Guo Dan glanced at them, deeply felt an extremely unfriendly atmosphere, and said, "Forget it! I'm not here for tea today, I just want to ask what it means that the government will vigorously rectify the salt industry and adopt a state-run strategy. ”

Yu Qi immediately snorted: "This is a national event, what does it have to do with you, a grass people." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "I am the financial adviser of the Ming Dynasty hired by His Majesty, of course I am qualified to ask." ”

Wang Xijue smiled and said, "You are so smart, do you still need this official to explain to you the meaning of this state?" ”

"Not really."

Guo Dan shook his head, and said: "It's just that the government has made a mess of this salt industry, this official salt can't be sold, and private salt is everywhere, among which there are countless corruptions, which not only leads to a sharp drop in the tax revenue of the national treasury, but also makes the people suffer from it, which shows that the government will not manage these at all."

In this case, why not hand it over to our merchants, the government is only responsible for collecting taxes, after all, this is what the government is good at, I promise that the merchants will take the lead, and this tax revenue will definitely increase, so that the court can not only worry about it, but also be able to fill the treasury, isn't it beautiful. ”

Wang Xijue smiled slightly: "You also know that salt is closely related to the country and the people, so how can the court rest assured that it will be handed over to you as a businessman." ”

Guo Dan smiled and said, "Have you forgotten Weihui Mansion?" It was a businessman who toppled a state capital that had been corrupted by the government to the position of the richest state capital in the country in one fell swoop. ”

"This official does not deny it, but." Wang Xijue sneered: "But I haven't forgotten that a few days ago, the mansion of the dignified Ministry of Engineering was attacked by artillery, which had never happened before, until the imperial court handed over the firearms to the Grand Canyon for production......!" ”

All the officials were stunned, why did they mention this stubble again.

Guo Dan said excitedly: "Regarding this matter, I have already explained it to the adults, this has nothing to do with me, and the evidence obtained so far also points to the White Lotus Sect." ”

Wang Xijue said: "But at present, the real culprit has not been caught, before the case is concluded, you can't get out of it, this matter will be made clear by your majesty, you must investigate the Grand Canyon, and strengthen the supervision of the Grand Canyon, you businessmen for profit, nothing can be done, if the salt industry is handed over to the merchants, God knows what will happen in the future." ”

"You...!" Guo Dan's expression changed, and he sneered: "My lord, don't say that I didn't remind you, doing business is not what adults are good at. ”

Wang Xijue smiled and said, "I heard that you own a lot of salt farms in Luzon. ”

Guo Dan only said: "The people of Luzon also have to eat salt!" ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said: "I don't object to this, but there are no rules, if I let my official know that there is a grain of Luzon salt entering the Central Plains, this official assures you that Weihui Mansion will not be able to buy a grain of salt." ”

Domineering!

The officials sitting there couldn't help but straighten their backs, and this is the tone that our officials should have.

Guo Dan frowned and said, "Do you dare to say this in front of Your Majesty?" ”

"Why not?"

Wang Xijue said: "The official only does things according to the rules, where the salt is produced, where it is sold, this is all said, if Your Majesty allows Luzon's salt to enter the inland, Your Majesty must also make an order first, but before Your Majesty promulgates the holy decree, Luzon salt is not allowed to enter the inland, if you don't talk about the rules, then why should the official tell you the rules." ”

Well said!

Comfortable!

Wang Yiju really can't wait to applaud and cheer for Wang Xijue.

He was intimidated enough by Guo Dan before.

Guo Dan frowned, looked directly at Wang Xijue, nodded and said, "Okay!" Since the adults attach so much importance to the rules, then okay, I will also keep an eye on you, but don't let me catch your handle, otherwise, I will definitely go to Your Majesty to sue you. ”

Wang Xijue sneered: "Each other! You also have to bless not to let the imperial court find out anything in the Grand Canyon, otherwise, the official will definitely let you go around without food. ”

"Then we'll see."

The corners of Guo Dan's mouth raised, and he said: "I forgot to remind my lord, I have never set foot in the salt industry before, and the bad situation of the salt industry has nothing to do with me." ”

Wang Xijue asked, "So what?" ”

Guo smiled lightly: "In other words, even if I don't make trouble, you will get worse and worse, don't be like Weihui Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion, and you have to ask me to wipe my butt with this humility, now my hands are calloused, I am a businessman, not a professional butt wipeer." ”

"Bastard!"

Yu Qi got up suddenly, pointed at Guo Dan and said, "You are really disrespectful, you dare to talk to the cabinet scholars like this." ”

Guo Dan said: "Doesn't Confucianism advocate honesty, is it wrong for me to tell the truth?" ”

"You....!"

"Yu Shangshu!"

Wang Xijue waved his hand and said, "Don't be angry with him, this is his usual trick, and his purpose is to provoke us and make us say the wrong thing." ”

Saying that, he said to Guo Dan again: "Listen, you will never succeed this time, and this is only the first step, and then the imperial court will strengthen the rectification of the mining industry, then you must not use this tone to buy iron ore from the imperial court, in your words, trading is not like this." ”

After hearing this, Guo Dan couldn't help but be angry, and said: "My lord, remember what I said today, and when I return to Beijing, I will definitely think of Your Majesty." ”

Wang Xijue laughed and said, "Why are you so angry, do you think that this coal and iron ore belongs to you?" ”

"I... Okay, let's see! In the next farewell. ”

Guo Dan casually bowed his hand, and then turned around and left.

Joyfully!

It's so exciting!

Seeing that Guo Dan was so angry that he left, the old men sitting there directly reached Gao Chao.

It's so cool!

But they never thought that one day, so many old men would scare a businessman and feel so cool.

......

"How?"

Aunt Xu, who was waiting in the carriage, asked when she saw Guo Dan getting into the carriage.

Guo Dan smiled and said: "Madam, don't worry, Wang Xijue and I are also old partners, and we still have a little tacit understanding." So saying, he said to the groom, "Go back." ”

Aunt Xu pondered a little and said, "But I think that if you only act in this scene, it may not be convincing enough, after all, you will never admit defeat easily before." ”

Guo Dan hurriedly asked, "I don't know what Madame has to do?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "Even the state-run will hurt the interests of the powerful, and you have said more than once before that there are no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal interests, so just take matters into account, once the state-run, you and the powerful are both victims, and you will naturally have the opportunity to cooperate." ”

Guo Dan blinked and said, "What does Madam mean, let me contact those powerful people to fight against the cabinet?" ”

"Exactly." Aunt Xu nodded.

Guo Dan looked worried, and said: "It stands to reason that there is really a chance to do this, so... So will this be self-defeating, in case those powerful people really choose to support me, it will be embarrassing, and Wang Xijue will also be suspicious of me. ”

"You don't have to worry about that."

Aunt Xu shook her head lightly and said: "Based on the fact that you bombarded the Shilang Mansion and burned down the granary of Wei Guogong before, they will not agree no matter what, after all, Wang Xijue can't kill them, but you can, so if you do this, it will only make them more inclined to Wang Xijue, because this proves that you value this salt profit very much, and they will naturally support the state run more, so as to retaliate against you." ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Madam is reasonable, that's okay, I'll let Kou Yi help me contact it later." ”

As he spoke, he opened his hand and gently hugged Aunt Xu, and said with emotion: "We are really fathers and mothers again!" ”

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "As long as the remuneration is reasonable, why not." ”

"That's, haha.....!"