In fact, Yang Feixu is very right, as long as Guo Dan goes out, it is not suitable.

This is not some ominous omen, but a matter of course.

Because Guo Dan is in the whirlpool of interests and risks at this time.

Some ministers of the imperial court want to change the law, but another part of them want to encircle and suppress Guo Dan.

And Guo Dan is linked to the change, and without Guo Dan, there would be no change.

Wang Xijue knows this better than anyone else, and they must give Li Zhi and Huang Daxiao a certain amount of power to encircle and suppress Guo Dan, in exchange for their support for changing the law.

Exchange of interests.

That's the essence of the whole thing.

This is also the essence of politics.

It is impossible to achieve great political success if we are truly able to achieve great political success if we are able to achieve poverty and lowliness, wealth and nobility without lewdness, and mighty people who cannot be bent.

Just like Hai Rui, the official of the Qing Dynasty, in terms of personality, Hai Rui is absolutely perfect.

It is difficult to find a second Hai Jui in history.

His life was so perfect.

But this is also doomed to his impossibility of success, not to mention that he was born in the Jiajing and Wanli periods, even if he was born in the Tang Taizong and Song Shenzong periods, he would not be able to succeed.

Wei Zheng is different from Hai Rui, although Wei Zheng is also upright, but Wei Zheng also knows that politics needs to make compromises, he knows when to advance and when to retreat, he knows very well what Li Shimin is thinking, and he is not blindly concerned about his reputation and morality. If it is Hai Rui, first of all, he will never betray Li Jiancheng and take refuge in Li Shimin, he will rather die than give in.

From this point of view, in fact, Guo Dan is just a sacrifice of the reformists.

The farther south Guo Dan went, the more obvious the situation became.

The situation in Zhangde Mansion is actually good, because it was built later than Weihui Mansion, and the relationship between supply and demand has not yet reached a saturated state, although it has been affected a little bit, but it has not been greatly affected, but many businessmen have been worried about it.

When Guo Dan passed by Zhangde Mansion, many people welcomed him.

But they didn't say that Guo Dan would stop in Zhangde Mansion, but hoped that he would go to Weihui Mansion quickly, because Zhangde Mansion's pillar industry is transportation now, and if there is any mistake in Weihui Mansion, Zhangde Mansion will definitely be finished.

On the contrary, if Weihui Mansion is prosperous, Zhangde Mansion will surely prosper regardless of it.

As soon as they set foot in Weihui Mansion, they could immediately feel a gloomy atmosphere.

Although there are still herds of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep in the border areas, the livestock industry is the latest industry to rise in Weihui Province in the past year or so, and it is developing very rapidly, all because of the increase in demand and the small farmer economy is gone.

Ordinary people have to go to work, how can they have time to raise this, many big landowners have begun to raise livestock, and it has become patches and patches.

But the faces of the people were worried, except for children, it was rare to see people with smiles on their faces, beside the river, under the willow trees, many people sat around the chessboard, but there were no chess pieces on the chessboard, they were all talking about the new tariff law.

This is different from the capital, many people in the capital do not pay attention to this matter at all, they pay more attention to the change of the weather, even if they do, they only act as the people who eat melons, and the people here are very concerned, and they know very clearly, this is also the difference between the urban economy and the small peasant economy, and the news spreads very quickly.

And the further you go into the center of the city, the more you can feel the atmosphere of depression.

The roads are no longer congested with caravans as before, and there are basically no caravans in sight.

Aunt Xu was very surprised by this, she had never experienced the capital economy, she did not expect that this new tariff law would have such a big impact on Weihui Mansion, you must know that the new tariff law has just been promulgated.

But Guo Dan is not surprised by this at all, the reason is very simple, because the production cost has become higher, the larger the workshop, the more it cannot afford to lose, if the goods cannot be sold, the loss of the large workshop in a day is immeasurable, but to sell, you have to pay for transportation, operation, and so on.

If you can't make money, then burning the goods on the spot is more cost-effective than selling them to Jiangnan.

As soon as this tariff was issued, many businessmen immediately reduced or stopped production, which was completely different from the capital.

And when Guo Dan came to the North City Gate, the scene in front of him shocked Aunt Xu even more.

I saw that on the city wall, on the stone stairs, and in front of the door, there were all people.

Dense!

It looks like there are tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands.

But it was silent, as if it were a painting, so unreal.

Everyone's eyes were focused on their two carriages.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous cheer from the crowd.

What's going on?

Curious, Aunt Xu got out of the carriage, only to find out that the cheers were only because Guo Dan got out of the carriage.

Not only her, but even Yang Feixu, who had been following Guo Dan's side, was also frightened, including her horse, who was also frightened by this cheer and retreated.

Because Guo Dan usually has no status at all in Weihui Mansion, any passerby dares to tease him.

But at this critical moment, in people's hearts, Guo Dan is obviously the savior.

In fact, since the imperial court proposed the new tariff law, Weihui Mansion has been shrouded in anxiety, but at that time, they all believed that the imperial court reform would inevitably fail, and Guo Dan would inevitably contract taxes, as long as they endured it, it would be a victory.

But they didn't expect it to come so quickly, and the panic immediately spread to the entire Weihui Mansion.

They were afraid that they would not be able to support the moment when the reform of the imperial court failed.

And the reason for their panic is the same as Aunt Xu's, because they don't realize that they are already in a place that is different from other state capitals, and this tariff makes them suffer from the enemy.

They don't know how to deal with it.

The previous routine, whether it was bribery or going through the back door, did not work at all, and the new tariff law broke all tacit understanding.

The price of goods has risen, so can it still be sold?

If it doesn't rise, it will definitely lose money.

But if I didn't produce, I would have raised so many workers.

What to do?

They can only hope for Guo Dan's early arrival.

Guo Dan got out of the carriage and came to the front of the crowd, this scene was really spectacular, from a distance, it looked like a person facing tens of thousands of people.

The cheers continued.

Guo Dan raised his hand, and the cheers stopped abruptly.

There was silence again in front of the gates.

"Let's go back to work."

Guo Danlang shouted and continued: "The fact I know is that this is not a bad situation, compared to when we came here, these troubles are nothing at all, but I also understand why you feel so panicked.

This is because in the beginning, we all had nothing, we had nothing to lose, so we were brave, united, persevering, but now, now we have too much, we have too much to lose.

So it's very, very normal for us to feel panic, to be scared, to be worried. But the facts at the beginning have told us that panic, fear, and worry are impossible to solve problems, and only bravery, unity, and persistence can succeed, and we at Weihui Mansion cannot abandon our way to success. ”

Just a simple remark brought tears to the eyes of many people, as if there was some kind of extra strength in their bodies, suppressing the panic and fear in their hearts.

Think about how difficult Weihui Mansion was at the beginning, since we were able to overcome the difficulties at the beginning, why couldn't we overcome them this time?

Aunt Xu and Yang Feixu couldn't believe it at all, not long ago, this mouth was wantonly sprinkling salt on other people's wounds.

"Let's go back to work."

Guo Dan repeated this sentence again, "I am here this time, I can't say that I am leading you through this difficulty, because I think this is not a difficulty, this is an opportunity, and we will seize this opportunity as before."

Let's make Weihui Mansion richer and more prosperous.

And all you have to do is to obey the law and work hard as you have done before, so that your proprietor will not find any excuse to withhold your wages, and I know that there must be many businessmen who have this intention now, and I will not let this happen. ”

"Hahaha!"

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

The reason why they laughed was because there were all the wealthy merchants of Weihui Mansion standing in front of the city gate, including Zhou Feng, Cao Da, Qin Zhuang and others who had just arrived here.

And these rich businessmen all had embarrassed smiles on their faces.

In fact, they do have the intention.

The people laughed, and then dispersed.

Guo Dan's reply is enough for them, but it is far from enough for those wealthy businessmen.

After the people left, a Jin merchant said very bluntly: "If our goods can't be sold, then we can't come up with the money to pay the wages." ”

Many businessmen also nodded.

Guo Dan asked rhetorically: "Your goods can't be sold, blame me?" ”

The Jin Shang was suddenly short of words.

Guo Dan said: "Don't blame your failures on others, why are you here because it is profitable here, not to give me Guo Dan, I don't owe you anything." At this time, we should unite and face it together, instead of all taking care of our own purse, and if I hear this kind of talk again, I will let you get out. ”

Hu Du, the first Jin merchant of Weihui Mansion, hurriedly stood up, "Captain Guo, don't be angry, he just feels anxious, and he doesn't mean anything else." ”

That Jin Shang also looked aggrieved, but he didn't mean anything else, he just wanted to complain to Guo Dan.

Guo said lightly: "Maybe he doesn't mean anything else, but maybe he is threatening me with the people of Weihui Mansion, and on the premise that we haven't discussed it, I tell you that whoever is missing from Weihui Mansion will still be more prosperous." There are many businessmen in the world who are richer than you, but there is only one Weihui Mansion in the world, don't think too important about yourself. ”

Every businessman's face was full of shock and embarrassment.

In the past, Guo Danke was very approachable, and rarely said such things, and they didn't expect that the first time they met would be so embarrassing.

Guo Dan said lightly: "It's not early today, you go back first, I will send an invitation letter tonight, inviting some of you to come and discuss what kind of problems the new tariff will bring to Weihui Mansion." ”

Zhou Feng hurriedly came out to make a round, "Okay, then nephew, you have a good rest, we won't bother you." ”

These businessmen all said hello to Guo Dan very awkwardly, and then left.

After they left, Aunt Xu stepped forward and said, "It's rare to see you lose your temper so much. ”

"No one knows a merchant better than I do."

Guo Dan smiled bitterly, and said: "Businessmen are very selfish, the impact of the new tariff law on them is not the same, if I don't bluff them, then in the next few days, I will only hear them quarrel with each other, which will waste my time." ”