Why is that?

Such a simple question, but there was silence in the hall.

You must know that the people standing above this hall are the smartest people in the Ming Dynasty, in fact, they don't know the answer, but they are embarrassed to open their mouths.

And Wanli enjoyed it very much, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he was calm and calm, as steady as Mount Tai.

In the past, it was the ministers who were chattering below, picking and choosing from him, talking endlessly, and he was so angry that he didn't want to go to the court several times, if it weren't for Guo Dan's appearance, he really wouldn't have gone to the court, but now it's his turn to play.

Who is this heaven bypassing?

Wanli really has a feeling of salted fish turning over.

"I still remember that at that time, you were playing every day, either suggesting that I allocate grain and money from the Daimyo and Hejian Second Mansion to help Weihui Mansion, or suggesting that I transfer grain from Kaifeng Mansion to the past, as if this day is going to fall, but you don't want to think about how much you have to lose if you send grain from Daimyo and Hejian Second Mansion, and now although I haven't allocated even a grain of rice to Weihui Mansion, Weihui Mansion has recovered immediately, the reason is that I have withdrawn those incompetent magistrates, and at the same time I have no doubt about Guo Dan's employment."

As soon as these words came out, I couldn't be silent.

This is reversing black and white, is it the incompetence of those magistrates, or do you connive at King Lu's actions, do you have no force in your heart?

Yang Mingshen immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, as far as the old minister knows, the method used by Guo Dan is not ingenious, he just spent a lot of money to buy grain from the local big landlords, if those magistrates can come up with so much money, it must be a corrupt official." ”

"Really?"

Wanli said with a smile: "Does the Qing family know that one of the big landlords is named Xue Fang, who is He Zhiyan's father-in-law, that is to say, Guo Dan spent money to buy grain from He Zhiyan's father-in-law, and then helped the people, I don't know how the Qing family evaluates the two?" ”

Yang Mingshen was speechless for a moment.

"I ask you again, if Guo Dan can arrive at Weihui Mansion as soon as possible, how many people will avoid being harmed?"

Wanli slowly stood up, and when the fat house stood up, it was terrifying, and the words changed: "But I don't blame those scholars, I also understand why they did that, because they don't know, and anyone who hears that the imperial court has appointed a merchant to take over Weihui Mansion will feel incomprehensible." I'm so angry that it's you, the people who are standing here now. ”

"The ministers are guilty."

The ministers said in unison.

"Of course you are guilty, and the responsibility lies with you."

Wanli pointed at them: "Those scholars don't understand, but you should understand and support the decision of the imperial court, but during this period, who helped Guo Dan say a word, you for your own selfish interests, regardless of the life and death of the people, Yang Feng Yin disobeyed, and almost caused irreparable consequences to Weihui Mansion, you had to hold King Lu accountable before, but what is the difference between what you are doing now and what King Lu did?" Are you doing what you are doing for the sake of my Ming Dynasty? ”

This is the king and the loser, since Guo Dan won, then Wanli is justified no matter what he says, even if he reverses black and white and shields King Lu.

They can only endure it.

Now who still says that sending Guo Dan is a wrong decision, and it is really a strong word.

But if they can't refute what Guo Dan did, they will indirectly admit that those county governors are incompetent.

Actions speak louder than words.

Wanli sighed again: "Don't hide it from you, I am also very confused now, a person who uses his own money to buy food to help the people, is scolded by people outside, and a group of people who do nothing are praised by others, what kind of etiquette is the etiquette in your mouth?" ”

It's uncomfortable!

The ministers were very uncomfortable by Wanli.

After all, this Wanli is Zhang Juzheng's student, he is by no means mediocre and incompetent, but he himself is also insatiable, and naturally he can't restrain others, and at the same time, he is also more than willing to face the situation of the Ming Dynasty, but now that the younger brother has raised his face, he naturally has to pretend to be forced back.

Shen Shixing knew that if he didn't come out to say the last two sentences, Wanli had to mock them until he died, so he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is the fault of the minister, and the minister is the first assistant, but he did not stand up in time to support the decision of the imperial court, and ask His Majesty to punish him." ”

Wanli said with a smile: "How dare I punish you, you don't speak out, it's just to take care of your reputation, now you are all deeply popular, but you are heroes in the hearts of the people, if I punish you, wouldn't it be a great disapproval of the world." Perhaps I will be the one who is wicked! ”

He sat back and said with a serious face: "Regarding the resignation of He Zhiyan and other officials, I have already approved, in addition, if Guo Dan can do it, not only let the people of Weihui Mansion live and work in peace and contentment, but also pay all taxes, I will continue to contract Weihui Mansion to him, I hope that you can be ashamed and brave, and win back face from Guo Dan's hands." Go back and reflect on it. ”

With that, he got up and left.

While congratulating Long Live Qunchen, they breathed a sigh of relief.

This situation was the first time in the Wanli Dynasty, surprisingly no one argued with Wanli, and the officials became dumb, although they all opposed Wanli's decision.

Because they were really convinced this time, they really didn't expect Guo Dan to be so ruthless, it was simply crazy, although they all knew that Guo Dan was not helping, but spending money to hire local people to work, but anyway, Guo Dan took out so much money to buy food, did not rely on the imperial court, and completely relied on his own strength to save Weihui Mansion, and most of the big landlords and scholars never took out a grain of rice.

They are iron teeth and copper teeth, but what Guo Dan smashed over is also real money.

When exiting the hall, everyone was also very silent, talking to each other, whispering, all of them were nothing, just quietly out of the hall.

Because to open your mouth is to be ashamed, and nothing else.

Although they don't say it, how can they not want it in their hearts.

Many ministers hate Guo Dan to the core, because Guo Dan is tantamount to tearing through their hypocritical masks, full of benevolence and morality, but they just don't want to contribute money and efforts.

In this comparison, the damage has skyrocketed.

But at the same time, some people feel that Guo Dan should be supported.

Among them, the cabinet ministers represented by Shen Shixing were all silent during this period, and they still had foresight and stomach.

The success of the ranch made them feel that Guo Dan was not a rhetorical person, but had some means.

They felt that if Guo Dan did it, of course it would be a good thing, good for the country and the people, no matter how much praise he deserved, but if he couldn't do it, the emperor would have nothing to say at that time.

It's just that they don't know whether Guo Dan can do it or not, and they don't want to rashly offend the world's readers, so they have been silent.

But now, the situation is different, Guo Dan did stabilize the situation, and at the same time, Wanli reprimanded them for this, and to the point, this decision is something that you have all agreed to, but you are all in disobedience and do not give Guo Dan support.

This face is given to each other, and if they are not interesting, they may not even need to hand in their resignations.

And they are also willing to support Guo Dan.

But if you directly commend Guo Dan, it will be too ugly, and then the readers will think, what is the difference between you and the eunuchs, there is no arrogance of the literati, you have to support, support it early on, you can't wait for Wanli to go crazy, you will give in, and now the scholars of the Ming Dynasty are proud of criticizing the emperor.

Therefore, this has to be quiet, that is, to show support for Guo Dan, but also to make it impossible for others to make irresponsible remarks.

Fortunately, they are all veteran drivers, which is not difficult for them.

After Shen Shixing and they went back, he drafted a fold in the name of the cabinet and handed it to Wanli, the content of which was that Guo Dan could contract Weihui Mansion, but how could he deal with the surrounding government offices?

Not to mention, Guo Dan and Wanli didn't think of this, after all, Guo Dan can't represent the government, he is just a businessman, how to contact the surrounding government, this is really a problem.

Even Dong Ping felt very embarrassed there, he tried not to meet Guo Dan as much as possible, this is really weird, I am the boss of your boss's boss, but I want to listen to you, this has never happened before.

And Shen Shixing's idea was to let Wanli send a little eunuch from the celebrant to take charge of this matter.

Wanli immediately approved it and asked Zhang Cheng to appoint a little eunuch to go to Weihui Mansion to assist Guo Dan.

This eunuch's flexibility is too strong, he can not only obey Guo Dan's orders, but also be on an equal footing with officials. At the same time, the eunuchs are dependent on the emperor, which is an extension of the imperial power, which is equal to the administrative power of Weihui Mansion, and the military power is in the hands of the emperor, which is really a triple win.

This is a small but significant matter, as it shows that the cabinet has decided to support Guo Dan.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have played for Guo Dan.

But it will not arouse the disgust of the scholars, because Shen Shixing did not ask for the power to be handed over to Guo Dan, but returned to the emperor.

And over there, Wanli also approved He Zhiyan's resignation, which means that they will not return to Weihui Mansion, and Weihui Mansion is very likely to continue to contract to Guo Dan.

The emperor and the cabinet were so resolute, and the people below also knew that this matter was irreparable.

As soon as the news came out, one carriage after another was seen galloping out of the city.

The wealthy merchants in the capital rushed to Weihui Mansion.

The court's statement not only dispelled their concerns, but also said that Guo Dan had succeeded over there, and if he didn't go, he might not even have soup to drink.

And their road this time was very smooth, much easier than when Guan Xiaojie went at that time, the imperial court already had this attitude, and if the officials along the way didn't care, it was estimated that they wouldn't even be able to keep their jobs.

In less than ten days, they rushed to Weihui's mansion.

The moment you enter Weihui Mansion from Zhangde Mansion, it is as if from the countryside to the city, the road is more than twice as wide, and many buildings with feudal social characteristics are also demolished, making transportation more convenient.

And the dock was built in a more magnificent way, full of warehouses, of different sizes and shapes, both above and below ground.

Even the capital does not have such a scale.

Because during this time, there is nothing to do except farming, during this period, the entire Weihui Mansion is fully engaged in engineering, and the pattern of small peasant society and commercial society is different, so the busiest person here is Chen Ping, not Guo Dan.

"Guo Xian's nephew, it's Guo Xian's nephew." I saw Cao Da sticking his head out of the window and shouting loudly.

"Where? Where is Guo Xian's nephew? Hurry up and stop. ”

Zhou Feng, Duan Changcun, Qin Zhuang, and Cao Da got down from the carriage, and at the same time raised their eyes to look at a wharf near them, only to see Guo Dan and a group of people standing in front of the warehouse group on the edge of the wharf, and at the same time there were many cargo ships parked on the river.

"Nephew Guo Xian!"

Zhou Feng shouted excitedly and hurriedly walked over.

Guo Dan turned his head and saw that it was Zhou Feng and them, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he beckoned to them.

When they approached, Guo Dan pretended to be surprised and said, "A few people, why did you come?" ”

Zhou Feng smiled and said: "Didn't we say yes at the beginning, why did Guo Xian's nephew feel so surprised by our arrival." ”

Guo Dan sighed: "My father-in-law sent a letter a few days ago, saying that you are not sure whether you will come or not...... ”

At this point, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Ouch, I'm really sorry, I'll introduce you to a few of our business leaders first." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to lead a few people next to him, "These are all businessmen from Taiyuan and Jincheng, this Third Uncle Wang specializes in the leather business, and this Sixth Brother Zhao is a ...... in the dye business." ”

After the introduction, he introduced Zhou Feng and others again.

When those Jin merchants heard that Zhou Feng was a wealthy businessman from the capital, they hurriedly surrendered their hands, "Long admiration, long admiration." ”

"Where, where."

Zhou Feng and the others also hurriedly bowed back, but the four of them had different faces, as if they were guarding against something.

I don't know if those Jin merchants saw something, so they said sorry to Guo Dan, and then left under the pretext.

After they left, Cao Da hurriedly asked: "Nephew Guo Xian, why are they here, we heard in advance that no businessmen come here, oh, because there are scholars everywhere blocking the way, in fact, we tried to come here several times, but we were stopped by those scholars." ”

It's not a businessman, this lie really doesn't wait to blink.

However, Guo Dan did not dismantle them, nodded and smiled: "I understand, I also know your concerns, they actually didn't come here on purpose, they originally planned to deliver goods to Linqing, passing by this neighborhood, I heard that Weihui Mansion is tax-free, so they chose to come here to berth." ”

I have to say that the transportation of this Weihui Mansion is too perfect, it is accessible in all directions on land and water, if it were not, how would Guo Dan be willing to contract this Weihui Mansion.

Having said that, with such an advantageous geographical location, it is really speechless to play like this.

However, this situation is not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty, as if he was holding two kings and four two in his hand, but he was locked up in spring.

Therefore, the first recovery of Weihui Mansion is transportation, such as those Jin merchants, they were on the way to deliver goods, and they didn't know too many things, and when they heard that this side was tax-free and that it was the merchants who were in charge, they immediately decided to anchor in Weihui Mansion.

In addition to them, there are actually some small businessmen in the vicinity who choose to come to Weihui Mansion to anchor.

"I see."

Zhou Feng nodded, and asked again: "Then what are you talking about here, I just saw you pointing at this warehouse." ”

Guo Dan sighed: "These warehouses have been rented to them. ”

“……！”

When Zhou Feng heard this, his face suddenly turned like ashes.

It's still a step too late!

PS: Arrived at the hotel at seven o'clock, in order to get out of this chapter, I didn't go out to eat with other authors, I just ate some bread, but after finishing this chapter, I really can't support it, I really want to sleep, I owe you a chapter today, I've decided not to go to Shanghai Lang, I'll go home the day after tomorrow, hey...... If you don't save the manuscript, you don't have human rights.

Sorry everyone!