Are you willing to be a tool? ”

Aunt Xu asked suddenly.

She has been by Guo Dan's side for so long, so she naturally knows the meaning of this tool man, and she also knows very well who Guo Dan is.

Guo Dan was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Layman, what you say is very dangerous!" ”

Aunt Xu said, "But that's why I'm sitting here. ”

Guo Dan groaned a little and said, "Isn't it normal to serve Your Majesty?" ”

Aunt Xu was silent for a while before she said: "I only serve Your Majesty, that is what eunuchs do, and people who are really capable and ambitious should assist Your Majesty in governing the world and being a courtier, and it should be so."

I'm helping you now, but I don't really agree with you. You can't just help His Majesty make money, make His Majesty happy, and then use His Majesty's care to earn more money, without thinking about how to use that money to govern the country. ”

Now, of course, she knows Wanli's purpose, in fact, it is to move the money of the household department to her own inner house, but she very much disagrees with this approach, although there is no official and no greed, but no matter what, this money should not only belong to the emperor, it should belong to the country.

She felt that Guo Dan's path was a little off, at least she didn't think it through, after all, the country still has a system to restrict the emperor, but you Guo Dan has no way to restrict the emperor, you help the emperor make money, but the problem is how the emperor wants to use it, you can't control it at all.

Guo smiled lightly: "That's why I invited the layman to come, I don't know what kind of adjustment the layman thinks I should make?" ”

Aunt Xu pondered a little and said: "Although this is 'not broken, not standing', but if you haven't figured out how to 'stand', it's better not to 'break', once this balance is broken, then no one can predict the consequences." ”

Guo Dan said: "I think I can probably understand what the layman meant, the layman is worried that I will weaken the authority of the cabinet, but I remember that I promised the layman before that the cabinet will be my partner, not an enemy." ”

Aunt Xu said: "I'm not afraid that you will break your word, but you do it completely for yourself, I just hope that you can focus on the world, in fact, there is a group of loyal people in the court, it is a good thing for you, after all, you can't restrict Your Majesty at all, your persuasion is not good every time, and sometimes you can also use them to limit Your Majesty's desires." ”

Guo Dan thought for a while, nodded and said, "I listened to the words of the layman, and I will consider it seriously." ”

......．

On the second day, Wang Xijue and his entourage came to Nanjing, and of course he first went to the Nanjing government office to negotiate with Wang Yiyu, the secretary of the military department, and Tian Yi, the eunuch of the garrison.

"My lord, Xia Guan has always been very supportive of the new tariff law, although many people are now dissatisfied with the new tariff law, but Xia Guan is firmly in favor of the new law, but this public dissatisfaction is getting stronger and stronger, Xia Guan... Xia Guan is also a little difficult to control. ”

When Wang Yiju saw Wang Xijue, he immediately cried out.

Wang Xijue is also an old fritter, don't you know what Wang Yiju is thinking in his heart, this is also a common trick of officialdom, that is, to use the people below to create conflicts to oppose the orders of the superiors, after all, the officials crush people to death, how can they oppose their top bosses in person.

Wang Xijue nodded silently and said: "This official knows that it is really difficult for you during this period, this official came to Nanjing this time to deal with this matter, why are you so dissatisfied with this new tariff law?" ”

"This ......!"

Wang Yihe hesitated.

"Hey! Wang Shangshu, when has this been, you are still hiding it. ”

Tian Yi said, and said to Wang Xijue: "Lord Wang, if you want to talk about this, it's really no wonder that we can't be blamed, when the imperial court promulgated the new tariff law, the people of Nanjing were all overjoyed and very supportive of the new tariff law, because Weihui Mansion did close many merchants in Nanjing, and many craftsmen lost their livelihoods.

The new tariff law was obviously used to protect us, but in the end, it made the people of Nanjing miserable, not only did not prevent Weihui Mansion, but more goods entered Nanjing, and at the beginning of the promulgation of the new tariff law, there were many people who borrowed money to open workshops, which almost forced them to commit suicide.

Later, they asked that the goods of Weihui Mansion should not be allowed to enter Nanjing, but the imperial court did not agree, of course they would be dissatisfied! ”

Wang Yihe sighed: "It's really ironic, in the end, it was Guo Dan who helped them, it was Guo Dan who helped them bear their debts, and helped them resume trading, and went down... The lower officials don't know what to do! ”

As he spoke, he sighed heavily.

The implication is that I would love to support you, but I can't support you!

Wang Xijue nodded, and asked again, "Then what is the situation here now?" ”

Wang Yihe said: "At present, it is very chaotic, some people are in support of Guo Dan, demanding the abolition of the new tariff law, but there are also some people who demand that the goods of Weihui Mansion not be allowed to enter Nanjing. ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said, "That's it, tomorrow you take me to the banknote customs to have a look." ”

"The subordinate obeys."

......

After talking to Wang Yijue, Wang Xijue went back to his residence in Nanjing to rest, his family is very rich, in Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi can have their own houses and land, of course, also have their own eyeliner.

When he returned to the house, there was already a man in his thirties waiting in the hall.

"The villain has seen the master."

"No courtesy."

Wang Xijue sat down and asked, "Fugui, what is the current situation here?" ”

Fugui said: "Back to the master, in fact, before the master planned to come here, there were only a lot of people who objected, but it did not cause a major conflict, and the money customs side has always been peaceful, since the news that the master is coming to Nanjing, the money customs side immediately began to become chaotic." For example, hundreds of people are blocking the banknotes in front of the customs today, preventing any goods from entering Nanjing. ”

The servant beside Wang Xijue said: "Master, this is obviously deliberately done by Wang Yiju and others. ”

"I know."

Wang Xijue sneered: "It's that they are still in the dark, and they don't know that they are just pawns in Guo Dan's hands." As he spoke, he smiled: "It seems that this trip is much simpler than I imagined, but before I came, I was still nervous, it turned out that Guo Dan had already paved the road for me." ”

......

The next day, Wang Xijue, accompanied by Wang Yijue, Tian Yi, and Zhao Fei, came to Nanjing's banknote customs.

When they came here, the whole bank gate was crowded with people, the boats on the river were so congested that they couldn't see their heads, the people on the shore were holding hoes and rakes, and the boatmen on the boats were holding oars, and there were not two sides opposed, but there were three or four groups of people opposed.

The noise is also turned upside down.

General Zhao Fei nodded to the general beside him.

The general immediately surrounded them with his army and ordered them to lay down their "weapons".

In the face of the encirclement of the army, those people were still desperate, and hurriedly put down their hoes and oars.

After confirming the safety, Tian Yicai stepped forward and said: "You people are really bold, and under this bright and clear situation, you dare to surround the official office with weapons. ”

"My lord, we are not besieging the government office, we just don't let the cheap goods of Weihui Mansion rob us of our livelihood."

Immediately, many people knelt down.

Another group of people also knelt down and said with tears in their eyes: "My lord, our goods are blocked by them and cannot get out, which will make us bankrupt." ”

"My lord, this is all caused by the new tariff law, and I ask you to ask the court to abolish this new tariff law."

......

Immediately there was another cry.

"Alright, alright."

Wang Yiyu shouted twice.

The crying gradually stopped.

Wang Yihe said loudly again: "Don't get excited, today's Shengshangren political country, love the people like a son, after knowing your difficulties, has specially sent the cabinet minister Wang Daxue to our Nanjing to deal with this matter, you can rest assured, this matter will definitely give you an explanation." ”

Wang Xijue, who was behind him, couldn't help but sneer secretly when he heard this, Wang Yijue's words were undoubtedly putting him on the fire, if there was no Guo Dan, then this explanation would be too difficult to give.

Because the people have many demands, and they are all contradictory, no matter what you do, it is difficult to satisfy everyone.

It can be seen that the other side is not only going to abolish the new tariff law, but also to stab the cabinet and make the cabinet pay the price, which is actually no way to do it, they oppose the new tariff law, and they have already angered the cabinet, so they will simply do it to the end.

Your cabinet will not be able to solve this problem, and you can only resign from the blame, so as to calm the public anger.

Wang Xijue stepped forward and arched his hand to the people in front of him and said, "Fellow villagers, Wang Xijue is here to deal with this matter on the orders of His Majesty. ”

The people shouted, "Your Excellency.....! ”

Wang Xijue raised his hand to stop them, and then said: "Don't worry, say them one by one, otherwise, it will be difficult for the official to understand your hardships." ”

Suddenly, a young man in his twenties shouted: "My lord, those cheap goods in Weihui Mansion have made our craftsmen lose their livelihood, and I also ask your lord to order that the goods of Weihui Mansion are not allowed to enter our Nanjing." ”

Wang Xijue said with a smile: "You are right, this official has also heard about it, but have you ever thought that if this official can prevent the goods of Weihui Mansion from entering Nanjing today, then in the future, other state capitals will also be able to prevent your goods from Nanjing from entering their territory, which is not fair to many traders!" ”

"Yes! Yes! My lord, this is absolutely unacceptable! ”

A middle-aged man in his forties hurriedly shouted: "In fact, before the new tariff law, we and Weihui Mansion have always been at peace, these things are all caused by the new tariff law, and the villain implores the adults to abolish the new tariff law." ”

Wang Xijue smiled: "I don't think so. The reason why the new tariff law was promulgated is that, as the little brother said, the cheap goods in Weihui Mansion have made the craftsmen and traders in other state capitals go to make a living, and they can only go to Weihui Mansion to make a living, which is not fair! ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Mingjian, but you must restrict the goods of Weihui Mansion!"

I heard one person on the boat shouting: "My lord, we are all law-abiding citizens, and we have not paid a penny less in this tax, but they will not let us land, my lord, you have to make decisions for us!" ”

"Your Excellency, you have to call the shots for us!"

"My lord, you can't let them come to the shore!"

"Your Excellency, ......!"

......

Wang Xijue glanced at General Zhao Fei, who immediately ordered his subordinates to stop those people and make them stop speaking.

Soon, the scene fell silent.

Wang Xijue said loudly: "Fellow villagers, please rest assured, your appeal, the official has understood clearly, the official assures you that within a month, the official will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation, but this country has national laws, the family has family rules, you are all blocked here, that is against the law of the country, you go back and wait for the news first." ”

Wang Yiyu and Tian Yi glanced at each other in unison.

There was a carriage parked outside the crowd, and the window was lifted in a corner, only to see Guo looking at Wang Xijue with a smile, then lowered the curtain and smiled at Aunt Xu opposite: "It seems that this smart person has a tacit understanding." ”

Aunt Xu rolled her eyes slightly: "You have paved the road so flat, can he not see it." ”

Guo Dan said: "I mean smart people, it's the layman and Wang Xijue, I just planned a road, but it's you who paved the way." ”

Aunt Xu said: "But now you have to tell Wang Xijue where this road leads." ”

Guo Dan shrugged his shoulders and said to the coachman outside, "Let's go back." ”