If you want people to pay for the construction of the wall, you must first give an explanation.

After the meeting, the court, the litigation court, and the picket court issued a proclamation, indicating that our three major institutions were not government agencies, and without the authorization of the imperial court, we were all just squires, or scholars with no merit, and that our duty was to manage the law and order in our own areas, and that we had no right to deal with affairs other than the Weihui Mansion, and that any external affairs in the future must be resolved through special channels.

And this special channel refers to Jigui.

Of course, Guo Dan will not throw the pot to Ji Gui, they are all on one side.

Ji Gui also immediately issued a statement, saying that he only negotiated with the state government and not with the people.

This statement is very brief, but it is intriguing.

Only negotiate with the state government, which is very understandable, after all, the Ming Dynasty paid great attention to this status equality, and Ji Gui was in charge of the foreign affairs of Weihui Mansion, and his status was at the level of the state capital, so he would definitely not deal with the county.

But the latter article, without negotiating with the people, is very interesting.

On the good side, it is understood that in the future, those big landowners must first go to the local county government to complain, and after the county government accepts it, it will be fed back to the state government level, and the state government will go to Jigui to negotiate, and the landlord cannot go directly to Jigui.

Although it is very troublesome, there is still a way to solve it anyway.

The key is that the court, the litigation court, and the picket court are all non-governmental organizations, and Jigui is only responsible for foreign affairs, so he has no right to order these three institutions.

Ji Gui can only go and discuss with them.

In this case, it can be investigated, but it is not investigated.

The court can not listen to Ji Gui.

You must know that the execution ability of Weihui Mansion is really another dimension compared to the Ming Dynasty.

On the day of its promulgation, the court no longer accepted lawsuits from other counties, and those that had been received before and had not yet been dealt with were directly revoked, because it was illegal, and he did not have the power. The court will not accept this lawsuit, and the court will not be able to open a court if it wants to, and it is useless to ask the gentry to talk about favors.

This time it really blew up.

They provoked not ordinary people, but the surrounding big landlords.

They first put pressure on the local county government, and the county government did not want to accept it, because there is a proverb in ancient times, the official has politics and law, and the people follow the private contract, that is, the politics and law and the contract are parallel lines, and the two do not have much intersection.

To put it simply, it is a lack of compulsion.

This is actually to protect the rights and interests of the big landlords, because the big landlords are in breach of contract, if the government does not make decisions for the people, the people have no way to get justice, but the people are in breach of contract, even if the government does not help, the landlords have many ways to force the people to pay back.

But this time it was different, the other party was a big landlord, and the local county officials couldn't afford to mess with it, but they had no way to deal with it, so they sued the state capital, and the state government was unhappy with Weihui Mansion, especially Kaifeng and Zhangde Mansions, and they immediately sent people to find Jigui.

After all, Jigui was sent by the celebrant to get it, and he was not false, he told the truth, you have done nothing yourself, and the Weihui Mansion has been mobilized, so you really can't stop it, who is to blame.

He also has no right to order the court, he can only cooperate with you in foreign affairs to settle the matter, so he proposed a very famous plan to build a wall, to build a wall in their territory, to prevent their people from coming, and the Weihui Mansion will send people to inspect it.

Why didn't you build it in Weihui Mansion, because no one in Weihui Mansion had the power or money, otherwise, the city wall would have been demolished long ago.

This is going mad at those old men.

Build a wall?

What a bullshit idea this is.

Not to mention that everyone is having a hard time now, even if it is better, it is impossible to take it out to build a wall and entertain colleagues to eat and drink.

But they have no way to take Weihui Mansion at present, because Weihui Mansion is currently directly under the emperor, not to mention the Henan Daobu Political Division, and even the cabinet can't manage it, so they ask the landlords to find a way to solve it themselves, and they don't care.

Those big landlords are all human spirits, and they immediately heard the sound of the strings, and the government said that it didn't matter, that is, whatever we wanted.

Your Weihui Mansion is so good, play this game with us.

As a landlord class, how can we suffer losses, and where is the glory of the landlords?

The affected landlords are generally on the edge of Weihui Mansion, and this trade road is at the door of their house, and the first to attack is Tangyin County, Zhangde Prefecture and Yanjin County, Kaifeng Prefecture, and the local big landlords directly block the road and do not give the caravan of Weihui Mansion to pass.

......

Daimyo's Mansion, Huaxian.

I saw four middle-aged men with big bellies, with a large group of people, carrying long logs, to the edge of the river near Weihui Mansion.

"It's sealed! It's sealed! It's all sealed for me! No ship from Weihui Mansion is allowed to pass. ”

The middle-aged man in the middle shouted angrily.

This person's name is Zheng Jin, and he is the richest man in Huaxian County, and they are next to Ji County, but it is also the hardest hit area.

It's just that the Daimyo's Mansion does not belong to Henan Province after all, and the negotiations are more difficult, so the Daimyo's response is much slower than that of Zhangde Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion, and it is not so intense.

Zheng Jin and these big landlords are also watching, they watched Zhangde and Kaifeng start to close the road, and immediately brought people to close the road, this law does not blame the public.

Just then, a group of people came from the west.

I heard one person shouting: "The front is a Zheng official from Huaxian County." ”

Zheng Jin raised his eyes and felt that this person's face was quite unfamiliar, and when he approached, he asked, "Your Excellency?" ”

The man bowed his hand and said, "Li Tong in the Lower Weihui Mansion." ”

As soon as he heard that it was from Wei Hui's mansion, Zheng Jin's face suddenly fell, "Are you here to find trouble?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around them immediately picked up sticks and surrounded them.

"Ouch, don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand."

Li Tong was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, and said: "In the boundary of Huaxian County, who doesn't know the name of Zheng Daguan, I, Li Tong, will not be long-sighted." ”

Zheng Jin was also comfortable listening to it, and asked, "Then what are you here for?" ”

Li Tong smiled: "I'm here to talk to Zheng Daguan about a deal." ”

"I don't have anything to talk to you merchants of Weihui Mansion." Zheng Jin waved his hand.

"Don't refuse the big officials first, they will come with sincerity."

Li Tong waved his hand slightly.

I saw a strong man carrying a wooden box come forward, and when the box was opened, it was full of white silver, but I was afraid that there were not a thousand taels in it, but also eight hundred taels.

Zheng Jin immediately took a breath, although he was the richest man, he didn't have much silver in his hand, after all, silver was not printed currency, it was from overseas, and he looked at Li Tong and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Li Daodao: "That's right, I know that the vacant land thirty miles away belongs to the big officials, and I hope to be able to rent that land." ”

"Thirty miles away?"

As a big landowner, Zheng Jin couldn't remember it clearly, and as soon as he was entouraged, he hurriedly told him.

"Oh... The land you said is a barren land, what are you renting it for?" Zheng Jin wondered.

Li Daodao: "I rented it just to build some warehouses there. In addition, I also want to build some tea shops and inns over there for the boatmen to rest, so I also want to talk to the officials about the supply of grain and vegetables. ”

"This..."

Zheng Jin blinked, glanced at the silver in the box again, suddenly changed his expression, and said with a smile: "Since Your Excellency is so sincere, then I can't refuse people thousands of miles away, if Your Excellency doesn't like the humble house, it is better to go to the cold house to sit down, and we will talk in detail." ”

Li Tong bowed his hand and said, "I take the liberty of bothering, Li Tong is really sorry." ”

"Where, where. This side please. ”

"Please."

"The proprietor, is this river still sealed?"

An honest man asked.

"What is sealed?"

Zheng Jin frowned and glared at the man, and said, "I asked you to repair the river, not you to seal the river." ”

I scolded angrily in my heart, a group of ignorant guys, didn't you hear that people were going to come over to build a warehouse, you want to seal the river and build a warehouse.

Everyone is confused, sealing and repairing, this gap is a little bigger.

Zheng Jin roared again: "You are still stunned, and you are not working quickly." ”

"Yes, yes."

Although those people responded, their faces were still at a loss, how to do this work?

Zheng Jin no longer cared, and left here with Li Tong with several landlords in the same county.

.....

During this period, Guo Dan was hiding behind the scenes, he didn't care about foreign affairs, he didn't care about internal affairs, he only dealt with finances, and basically couldn't find him in any trouble, although everyone knew that it must be related to this guy, and when he came back, there would be problems.

He had been planning a transportation route with Li Tong a few days ago, and when Li Tong went to Huaxian, he could finally relax a little easier.

Today's weather is good, the warm sun is shining, Guo Dan, who has just washed his hair, is lying outside the hot spring pavilion, checking the recent deed tax accounts of Weihui Mansion, because the deed tax can directly reflect the general situation of Weihui Mansion.

"Uncle! Uncle! ”

I saw Chenchen running over.

When Chenchen came to him, Guo Dan saw that he was sweating profusely, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "What's the matter that makes you happy like this?" ”

Chen Chen said excitedly: "Uncle, there is a letter from Second Brother Li, he has already negotiated with the landlord surnamed Zheng in Huaxian County, let's rent that land at a rent of two hundred taels per year, and as my uncle expected, they refuse to give us the wine shop and tea shop, they have to do it themselves." ”

Guo smiled and nodded.

Chen Chen was already accustomed to Guo Dan's confidence, he smiled, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, I don't understand something." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Why don't we just buy that piece of land, if we rent it, in case they play tricks in the middle, we will be uncomfortable, I think even if we want to buy, they will agree, after all, that land can't grow food, it's useless to put it there, and it probably costs less."

"You're wrong."

Guo Dan put the account book on the coffee table on the side, and said with a serious expression: "If you buy it, from the perspective of the operation of the warehouse alone, it is indeed more secure and more cost-saving, but it also has nothing to do with them, and they will not have any worries if they want to close the river when the time comes."

If we can't do it, they will lose at least hundreds of taels a year, and they will be more nervous than us about the smooth flow of the river, which will save our operating costs. You have to keep this in mind, doing business is to estimate your own profit and loss, not to look at other people's profits and losses, you can't say that people make more, I earn less, this business will not be done, even if it is a competitor, if you have to earn, it is worth considering. ”

Chenchen asked again: "But when the warehouse is completed, what will they do if they want to increase the rent, those big landlords can't believe it." ”

Guo Dan did not have the slightest impatience, and replied with a smile: "A reasonable rise, of course it is possible, we can't let us make all the money, but if it is unreasonable, we can choose another place, as long as the fragrance of silver is emanated, then we have the initiative, which piece of land is worth it or not, we have the final say." ”

Chenchen thought for a moment, then nodded happily and said, "I understand, I understand." ”

"Don't be busy explaining it, although this business is much the same, if you don't figure it out, you will suffer a big loss, even if it is the same thing, if you change places, you may deal with it in different ways, you have to think about it carefully."

"I see."

Chenchen nodded earnestly.

At this time, another person came over, this person was the housekeeper beside Qin Zhuang, and said, "Captain Guo, my master invites you to come over." ”

Guo Dan asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

The man said: "That's right, there are a few rich silk merchants in Jiangnan. ”

"Oh?"

Guo Dan's eyes flashed with joy, and he said, "You go and tell your master, I'll go over immediately." ”

"Yes."

After the man left, Guo Dan patted Chenchen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This is good news, Huaxian is just expected." ”