Hot Spring Pavilion.

"A little to the left, a tap, a tap, oops, that's so comfortable."

After Ji Gui returned to Weihui Mansion, he didn't immediately devote himself to work like Guo Dan, he stayed in the Hot Spring Pavilion, but as a eunuch, he was not blessed to enjoy special services, he just came to soak his feet and press it.

After a while, I saw Guo Dan walk in.

"Guo Dan is here." Ji Gui patted the little hand of the masseuse behind him and motioned for her to stop.

The masseuse bowed, and went out.

Guo Dan sat down and said, "I'm really sorry, I've made my father-in-law tired these days." ”

"Don't say that, you're more tired than me."

Ji Gui waved his hand, he really didn't have any resentment in his heart, you Guo Dan did everything yourself, so naturally he had nothing to complain about, and asked, "Have you arranged all this matter?" ”

"It's basically settled, and the details still have to be arranged."

Guo Dan said, and suddenly frowned: "But the father-in-law should also know that whether it is Shanxi or the Daimyo's Mansion, although they have hints, it doesn't mean that the people below will think so, I am worried that when our goods pass, we will still be subject to some difficulties." ”

Ji Gui sighed for a moment and said, "This is also a problem, I don't know what you plan to do?" ”

Guo Dan said: "I hope we can be stronger. ”

"Stronger?"

"Hmm. If necessary, let Your Majesty make decisions for us. Guo Dan was very sure.

The implication is that whoever dares to make things difficult will directly light the signboard of Wanli.

Ji Gui was a little worried: "In this case, you may offend more people." ”

Guo Dan said: "I also know this, but the benefits of trade will take a certain amount of time before it will slowly appear, just start going, everyone may see only trouble, we must suppress the first wave first, and it doesn't hurt to offend people, because then their complaints will slowly disappear." In addition, this can also give Governor Cheng and them an explanation, so that other officials will not notice the tacit understanding between us. ”

Of course, Jigui understood what Guo Dan meant, and when the time came, they could say, it's not that I didn't act, but the other party showed the emperor's signboard, where did I dare to move, thought a little, and said, "Have you told Your Majesty about this?" ”

Guo Dan took out a token and handed it to Ji Gui and said, "This is given to me by His Majesty." ”

Ji Gui took it and took a look: "Oops! This is a special pass for the North Town Fusi. ”

Guo smiled and nodded.

He won't stay here forever, apart from him here, only Jigui, a eunuch, can show the emperor's signboard, and a eunuch who is a celebrant is holding a special pass order for Beizhen Fusi, what this means is self-evident.

That Wanli is really a person, he refused to give his token to Guo Dan to do this, so he took out the token of Beizhen Fusi, in case something happened, he could also throw the pot to Jinyiwei, anyway, Jinyiwei was the emperor's back.

Since it was the emperor's intention, Ji Gui didn't need to worry about anything, nodded and said, "Okay, I know what to do." ”

Guo Dan said again: "Father-in-law, let's just ensure the smooth transportation, we don't need to fight with others for anything, let it go, we really can't let it, and then take out this token." ”

Ji Gui said: "I don't know about this, you can rest assured." ”

Guo Dan said: "Don't blame my father-in-law, I have dealt with those businessmen a lot, and I am always used to giving a few more words, but this is in front of my father-in-law, this is the hatch of the class." ”

"I'm not as good as you say."

Ji Gui waved his hand, in fact, he likes to stay in Weihui Mansion very much, he is in the celebrant supervisor, he is just an errand runner next to Zhang Cheng, and there are many competitors, but here, he is powerful, and free, and lives a very nourishing life. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, "By the way, do you think of a way to deal with the people crossing the border?" ”

He's been busy with this all these days, and he doesn't want to run around again.

Guo Dan was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "I think about it, I'm afraid that only by adopting my father-in-law's method can I solve this problem." ”

"My way?"

"Build a wall."

"Build a wall? Oh... But didn't you say there was no money to build it? ”

"I don't have any money, so let the surrounding government pay for it."

"Hey!"

Ji Gui immediately laughed, "You are really a pipe dream, they are not even willing to send a person, if you can convince them to pay for the construction of the wall, I will chop off your head." ”

This JJ doesn't, but he still has one.

Guo said lightly: "Then I don't care." ”

Ji Gui sighed: "This thing is really nerve-wracking! ”

In fact, the most nerve-wracking thing is not him, he just does his best, because he knows in his heart that he is only here to assist Guo Dan, not to solve the problem.

Since those gentry and litigators learned that Guo Dan had returned from Beijing, they sent people to make an appointment with Guo Dan, hoping that Guo Dan could increase their expenditures so that they could send more manpower.

When Guo Dan came back, they sent someone to make an appointment again, and after two appointments, there was no response, so they went directly to Guo Dan's small courtyard to wait for the rabbit.

can be regarded as catching Guo Dan.

But this time, Guo Dan complained first, "Everyone, I came back this time, I feel that I came back with a debt, the picket said that there was not enough manpower, and asked for an increase in expenditure, and your court and litigation court also asked for an increase in expenditure, but the contract was stipulated at the beginning, and you didn't come for half a year, so you started to ask for money, so you can't have a good time." ”

As a representative of the gentry, Wang Yu stroked his beard and sighed: "This really can't blame us, I don't dare to say it, but we have a lot of affairs in Ji County, and there are more and more, and now the big landlords in the surrounding state capitals often send people to complain, we are really busy, we are definitely not for money." ”

The rest of the people also nodded one after another, all of them looking depressed.

This official addiction is cool, but it can't go beyond the limits of the body, and in the past month, they are all tired like a dog.

On the side of the workshop, the disadvantages of collective work are gradually revealed, there are more and more disputes, those who break the law also need to be monitored by the picket, and people outside still come to complain every day, which is really too busy.

If the money wasn't in Guo Dan's hands, they would have sent more people a long time ago.

Guo Dan showed a face that was even more bitter than them, and sighed bitterly: "Elder Wang, you don't belong to the family, I don't know how expensive this firewood, rice, oil and salt are, and it costs money to send additional manpower, and I can't afford it." ”

Wang Yu snorted: "How much is this?" ”

"Not much, you can give it." Guo Dan said immediately.

"Old man.....!"

"Ahem, ahem!"

A cough stopped Wang Yu.

Wang Yu secretly pinched a cold sweat, almost touching this kid's way.

Guo Dan didn't continue to tease them, and said: "Now that Weihui Mansion is still in the expenditure stage, I definitely won't be able to come up with the money, or you can figure it out yourself." ”

Wang Yu said: "I won't tell you, we have been trying to find a way, but this person goes to a high place, and the water flows to a low place, and now the people in the surrounding counties know that it is much better to come to our Weihui Mansion to work than to be a tenant farmer in the local area, they naturally run to this side, and the distance between the two places is not very far." ”

Guo smiled lightly: "What Elder Wang means is that we should reduce the treatment of our Weihui Mansion and make us become the same as the periphery." ”

Wang Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense, the old man has no such intention." ”

This word must be spread out, and the people will know that he will not be a squire.

Guo Dan looked at the others again, those gentry and litigators, everyone shook their heads and sighed.

I really can't understand this.

People go to high places like water flows to low places, that is a natural law, it is irreversible, who let you make Weihui Mansion so good.

Guo Dan spread his hands and said, "Then what do you say, except for money, everything else is easy to say." ”

Wang Yu was also anxious, and said excitedly: "If you don't want to increase your expenditure, then you should find a way to solve it, we are really busy, and this thing is not good in any way, those big landlords and squires around us have a relationship with us, and we don't care about it." We want the pickets to arrest people, and the pickets also complain about us, and give them jobs every day, and even the businessmen complain about us, saying that this person came and worked for a few days, and then he was arrested and disrupted their arrangements. ”

Seeing that Wang Yu had missed them, the lawyer hurriedly said: "Actually, the most bitter thing is our litigation court, if we come to file a complaint, we have to collect evidence. ”

Guo Dan said: "It's not that I refuse to allocate money, it's that there is no money to allot, the tax of our Weihui Mansion, you know, the current expenditure is based on the one-thousandth of the contract tax, and I only have the right to reduce taxes, not the right to increase taxes, where do I get money." Fuck it, fucking fuck it. ”

Speaking of the back, he couldn't help but spit fragrantly.

Wang Yu said angrily: "Who are you scolding? ”

Guo Dan raised his neck and said, "I've been running at the border every day for the past few days, and half of my life is almost gone, can't I vent." ”

Wang Yu snorted angrily and turned his head, this old man was also very short-tempered.

"Damn!"

Guo Dan also turned his head, he has been swelling a lot lately.

The gentry surnamed Liu next to Wang Yu hurriedly stood up and made a round and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, this matter is not your fault with me, why should everyone be angry about it." ”

Guo Dan said: "Liu Lao is reasonable, damn it... I'm sorry, I mean, our Weihui Mansion is going all out, all the people are mobilized, to prevent those people from entering Weihui Mansion, but what did the surrounding state capitals do, they just sent a few people to wander around, I traveled all the way, and I saw all our people at the border, and in the end, they came to us for trouble, which was really embarrassing. ”

Wang Yu nodded fiercely and said, "That's right, this thing is really aggrieved." ”

These words seemed to resonate with everyone, and they complained one after another.

Guo Dan glanced left and right, and said: "I think the taxes of our Weihui Mansion should benefit the people of our Weihui Mansion, and it should not be wasted on them, they will come to complain, and they will not donate some money to us." ”

Wang Yu nodded again and said, "It's reasonable, it's reasonable!" ”

It was really what he wanted to say in his heart.

Guo Dan said: "I talked to Tong Qianhu about this, and he said that if you want to stop it completely, you have to build a wall, I mean, let those officials pay for it." ”

Wang Yu said angrily: "How is this possible, they will definitely not agree." ”

Guo Dan said: "Then we don't care, as long as we don't violate the criminal law in the future, people from outside will sue us, we won't accept it, we have done it with a clear conscience." ”

"This .....!"

Wang Yu seemed a little hesitant, after all, he knew the villagers and the surrounding squires.

The litigators were all young scholars, and they didn't have much friendship with the surrounding area, so they immediately said: "Elder Wang, let's treat them as friends, if they don't treat us as friends, they will know that they come here to complain, and they won't be considerate of us." ”

When Wang Yu heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, just do it, they either pay for the construction of the wall, otherwise, we won't care." ”