Although Wang Xijue, Cao Ke and others now agree with some of Guo Dan's ideas, it does not mean that they agree with businessmen.

In fact, they do not agree with businessmen.

Because in Confucianism, merchants are for their own interests, while officials are for the people.

They cannot accept being dominated by businessmen.

Therefore, the cabinet has become very active recently, with policies one after another, and many policies are related to people's livelihood.

In this case, the fat man is naturally very happy to see it, because in this way, his bias will play a decisive role.

He doesn't need to do too much to easily control the overall situation, which is the same as he expected.

For example, he has been in the Royal Horse Farm recently and has not stayed in the palace. Although he is very homeless, he does not like to hold meetings in the imperial city. He feels that it is very depressing.

Royal Racecourse.

I saw the fat man sitting high on the steps, standing on the left were Wang Xijue, Xu Guo, and Cao Ke, while on the right were Guo Dan, with both sides of the swords tense and glaring at each other.

The reason is that the cabinet has to promulgate the wage law.

In fact, it is labor law, which sets minimum wages and age issues for workers.

The cabinet believes that merchants are about to spread across the country and many states and prefectures in China will open up. If the regulations are not made first, merchants will definitely meat the people, squeeze and exploit them.

However, this was opposed by Guo Dan, so the two sides came to the fat man.

"What a joke? If you do this, the country's economy will not be able to develop." Guo Dan said excitedly.

Wang Xijue said expressionlessly: "This economy is the economy of the people of the world, not the interests of you merchants. Consultant Guo should know this clearly. Nowadays, the people in many places have never seen the world and do not know a single big word. Nowadays, merchants are doing business everywhere, and some businessmen with inappropriate minds can use contracts to deceive farmers. The court must prevent this and safeguard the rights and interests of the people."

Guo Dan said: "That's right, but the merchants in small places are also very poor. If they do this, they will not be able to afford to hire people."

Cao Ke said: "Do you remember when Consul Guo just contracted Weihui Mansion, didn't he protect the rights and interests of the local people?"

“It’s different.”

Guo Dan shook his head and said, "Because many of the merchants who went to Weihui Mansion at that time were wealthy businessmen who went to the capital, they could afford the money."

Wang Xijue said bluntly: "We are just to limit them."

"No, no!"

Guo Danwu shook his head and said, "You are not trying to limit them, but helping them, because under so many restrictions, it is difficult for local small businessmen to develop, so the wealthy businessmen will be able to monopolize all this."

Wanli frowned slightly and said to Wang Xijue: "My dear friends, what Guo Dan said makes sense!"

Wang Xijue hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when I was in Nanjing, I discovered many such situations. At that time, many people came to the city to work, and they had no idea. They just wanted to make a living, and the requirements were very low. Some merchants wanted to sign long-term contracts with the farmers at extremely low wages, which was tantamount to taking advantage of the situation. Fortunately, the government discovered it at that time and stopped this situation. In addition, since the court wanted to popularize education, they could not let their children go to workshops to do things, which was contradictory."

Wanli nodded and looked at Guo Dan again.

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I know this situation. But if the merchants did not hire people who had no food due to these restrictions, it would be a loss. Moreover, children should also take into account the situation of their families when they go to workshops to do things. Studying is a long-term plan. The benefits may be three or five years later, but life is imminent. I also want the children to have food and clothing and concentrate on studying, but this is difficult for most families."

Wanli frowned and said, "What you said makes sense. Can't you have both fish and bear's paw?"

Guo Tan said: "Your Majesty, this is not the case. Relying on the opinion of a humble position, this is just that the cabinet wants both reputation and unwilling to work more."

Xu Guo snorted: "What do you say?"

Guo Dan said: "The original intention of all gurus is good, but now the development of each state and prefecture is different, and the prices are very different. The cabinet cannot make a decision with one size fits the whole, and closed its eyes and made a decision. In the past, countless reforms were destroyed. The cabinet should spend money and energy to analyze, and then formulate corresponding laws based on the situation of each state and prefecture. If the standards of Weihui Prefecture are used for use in Shaanxi, then the merchants in Shaanxi will not be able to survive at all, which will destroy everything.

As for the children's problems, when the country cannot raise them all, the reality must be taken into account and the children cannot be completely restricted from going to workshops. However, some industries can be stipulated to allow children to engage in it, and at the same time, the work duration is strictly stipulated to ensure that children can still receive education as long as they are willing.

At the same time, we rich businessmen will also give some help to children with good grades to receive better education. We cannot give each child a good education at present, so we can only choose the best. This is a very realistic problem."

Xu Guodao: "You keep saying that this is a real problem, but your statement is not realistic. Have you ever considered how many states and prefectures in the country are? If you analyze them one by one, the law will not be implemented until the year of the monkey and horse. During this period, the unfair contract will hurt every citizen. This is just a delaying strategy."

Guo Tan smiled and said, "One is doomed to fail, and the other is slow success. This is not difficult to choose. And as long as you spend money, you can greatly improve efficiency. Don't wait until the year of the monkey and horses go. Xinxingxing can collect data, and our Yashang can help you analyze it."

Xu Guodao: "Isn't that the final word for you?"

Today, everyone understands that in the data analyzed by Guo Dan, it is Guo Dan who has the final say.

Guo Dan said, "Therefore, the power that the lord seeks is not the people of the world."

Xu Guo smiled and said, "This is not a matter of power, but a businessman helping the court and making the merchants spend more money. Do you think this is appropriate?"

Guo Dan said: "First of all, the adults are questioning our Yashang and Xinxing professionalism. I also asked the adults to provide a basis to prove that our Shinxing and Xiaoxing have committed fraud? Secondly, this is not help, but compromise. If the court wants to do this, then what can we businessmen do? I just avoid both losses."

Wanli nodded and said, "It is related to the people of the world, and you must be cautious. Please discuss it carefully. I believe that my beloved ministers are the smartest people in my Ming Dynasty. How can I hide my beloved ministers from that little faith, too?"

Guo Dan hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Wang Xijue and Xu Guo, Cao Ke looked at each other and bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Just as they thought the matter was settled, Guo Dan suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have some ideas about my humble position."

Wanli asked, "What's your thought?"

Guo Dan said: "When it comes to exploiting the people and exploiting the people, we businessmen are the second most powerful ones...!"

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Wang Xijue and the others.

Wang Xijue asked, "What are you watching us do?"

Guo Tan smiled and said, "I just think this law should be treated equally, not just for us merchants. I have heard that many officials have signed contracts for selling themselves with the people. If the officials do this themselves, they should be embarrassed to ask us merchants not to do this!"

Wanli looked at Wang Xijue and the others, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

Wang Xijue said: "Of course we treat this equally."

Guo Tan smiled and said, "That's really the best, but if I find out, I will definitely complain."

Wang Xijue smiled and said, "Then I'll have to consultant Guo."

"Where! Where!" Guo Dan said.

After the meeting, Xu Guo got down the steps and couldn't wait to say: "It seems that His Majesty is still facing Guo Dan."

Cao Ke said: "The emperor doesn't think so. If His Majesty really looks at Guo Dan, he wouldn't agree to our suggestions."

Wang Xijue nodded and said, "Your Majesty agreed to our suggestions and at the same time let Guo Dan join in, just to want us to supervise each other."

......

After Wang Xijue and the others left, Wanli asked Guo Dan: "Guo Dan, will this law really be very big for merchants?"

He is not only an emperor, but also a businessman. This wage law is closely related to him, so he must be clear about the interests.

Of course, he must still check and balance the two sides, and it doesn’t matter if they spend more money, after all, this is his core interest.

Guo Dan pondered for a moment and said, "There will definitely be some impact on businessmen, which will inevitably increase some cost, but as long as appropriate regulations are formulated, this impact can still be minimized."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and said, "But it has little impact on our business, because the salary we give must be higher than the standards set by the court, and our business focus has been shifting overseas. Yesterday, a letter came from Fuzhou. Franchise people hoped to buy ships from us, and a transaction might be hundreds of thousands."

He said it was an understatement, but Wanli took a breath of air conditioning and said anxiously: "A deal of hundreds of thousands of taels?"

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that Franchise people encountered some opponents on their side, which caused their ship shortage. Recently, our shipbuilding industry has flourished and they hope to order ships and some firearms from us."

The Spaniards are now very depressed. After the Invincible Fleet was defeated by Britain, the route from America to Europe was very unsafe. At the same time, when the Ming Dynasty fought with Japan, the Ming Navy achieved the status of overlordship in this generation. Then the Spaniards thought that instead of robbing the silver for you British royal pirates, it would be better to transport it to the Ming Dynasty and directly exchange it for warships, and then drive it back to bombard you pirates.

Also, nothing saves more freight than shipping a ship from sea.

But it is still in the contact stage.

Wanli asked, "Then what are your plans?"

Guo Tan said: "Bizhi believes that it should take the opportunity to slaughter them and help them build ships, which can also promote our shipbuilding industry and lay the foundation for our long-term voyage in the future."

In fact, it is not only that, but it can promote employment. The shipbuilding industry can support many people. The key is to promote trade, because the current ship is only made of wood and requires wood. Of course, the wood is purchased overseas.

Speaking of this, Guo Dan remembered another incident and said, "Your Majesty, in the future, you may have to spend more of your humble position on overseas trade, because that is the big deal. How much can you earn from the people? It's meaningless. The country is still dominated by the cabinet, as long as they work steadily."

Wanli thought for a little while and said, "That's not OK. After all, you are good at this. You still have to watch a little to avoid them doing anything." As he said that, he laughed again and said, "But what you said makes sense. This transaction is only hundreds of thousands of taels, and of course it must be mainly overseas. Hahaha..."

"Abide by the orders of humble duties."

In fact, Guo Dan had already planned it. His ultimate goal was to go to sea, rather than really turning the Ming Dynasty into the Guo family's city, referred to as the Guo family city for short.

In China, he only needs an order to promote productivity. If there is no production in China, he will use whatever he wants to trade. After completing this step, he will not ask for more, because he will inevitably face a fat man when he moves upward, so he will immediately adjust his direction and project his main energy overseas.

What is his identity?

But there is no need to worry about the money in the people's pockets. He only needs the people's productivity and provides him with trade goods, so everyone can make money together. This is fine.

In the future, he will be the outside and the fat man will be the inside, which will be perfect complementary.

On the contrary, the fat man was a little reluctant because he was afraid that Guo Dan would withdraw this force and the cabinet would dominate. He still needed Guo Dan to stare at him.

It's just a matter of primary and secondary.
Chapter completed!