Happy Little Scholar

[ps: It’s the beginning of the month, is there any reason not to update? Every time I get a monthly pass, I catch up with the boss in front of me. This time, I’m asking for a monthly pass at the beginning of the month...]

"Miscalculated?"

The official was stunned when he heard this, looked at him, shook his head, and said with a smile: "The calculation is correct. The governor has an order. From now on, merchants from Qi State and merchants from Jing State will be treated equally. Your taxes will be recalculated according to the new system." , no more, no less.”

The rich man stood stunned when he heard this.

Are merchants from Qi and Jing treated equally?

Who are you lying to?

Even if you want to deceive yourself, there is no need to use such a poor excuse. This is Jingguo. How can the people of Qi and Jingguo be the same? I am afraid that if he just paid taxes, the other party will arrest him for tax evasion. stand up……

After not coming here for half a year, the officials in Shuzhou are getting darker and darker!

He looked at the official, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, crying and crying: "Sir, I beg you to let this villain go. There are eighty old mothers on top of this villain, eighty on the bottom." My little boy, if something goes wrong with this batch of goods, my family will have to suffer from the northwest wind this winter..."

The official looked at him crying and his eyes were a little moist.

He also has an old mother who needs to be supported, a young child who is waiting to be fed, and in the middle there is a prodigal woman who spends money like water for the mother's rice, the children's snacks, the mother-in-law's perfume...

For this month's performance, for the generous bonus, and for a good year, he had to grit his teeth and persevere even if he had to talk a lot!

We are both fallen people in the world, so why bother to make things difficult for each other?

He helped the Qi businessman up and said seriously: "You don't believe it? Come on, come on. I'll take you to see the notice. It's clearly written on the notice. If you still don't believe it, I'll take you to see the county magistrate and let him know." The county magistrate will tell you personally..."

"Chief Chen, what a bastard!"

When he led the Qi merchant to see the notice, the official of this house cursed in his heart.

If it weren't for the death order of the governor, he should be sitting in the doorway of his house now, basking in the sun, instead of quarreling with Qi merchants here...

Governor's Mansion.

Chen Chong, who was reading the files, sneezed. Miss Chen San, who had just walked out of the door, walked in again and warned him: "The weather is getting colder. Brother, please wear more clothes. Don't get cold..."

Chen Chong put down the file and nodded with a smile, "I understand..."

At the same time, the clerk of that house took the Qi merchants out of the county government office.

The clerk looked at the Qi merchants and said, "This is also Shuzhou. Thanks to His Majesty King Jing's kindness, he knew that it was not easy for you to travel all over the country, so he gave you such preferential treatment. You will never encounter such good treatment anywhere else." policy."

"Brother the official, I'm really sorry. I judged a gentleman with a villain's heart..." The businessman from Qi State looked at the official with an apology on his face and said.

At this moment, he finally let out a long sigh of relief, and even felt a little light under his feet.

The chaotic land is no longer so chaotic, there are no bandits in Shuzhou, and even the government of Jingguo regards their merchants as human beings and gives them so many conveniences. In the future, this business must become more and more smooth?

"It's a small matter..." The clerk in the household looked at him and asked, "Where are you going on this trip?"

The rich man smiled and said: "Go to Qing'an Mansion first, then transfer to Kyoto by waterway, sell these goods, and then buy some things from Jingguo to take back, and earn a hard-earned money..."

Many Qi merchants make money in the same way as they do. They resell in two places and earn a price difference. Don't underestimate the price difference. If you are lucky, the income from this trip will be enough to cover their entire stay in Qi. It's been two years.

They were engaged in the fabric business in Qi State. They accumulated some wealth by relying on several secret dyeing recipes passed down from their families. The business in Qi State was not bad at first, but since the high-end fabrics from Jing State flowed into Qi State, they began to lead the trend. After that, their business was greatly affected.

With no choice but to start a business, they traveled from Qi State to Jing State and passed through the states. Fortunately, their cloth was unique. Even if they got it from Jing State, it was extremely popular. They were in Jing State. countries and have regular partners.

"It's not easy for you to travel all over the country..." The clerk looked at him and said, "Anyway, it will take two days for you to leave. We are destined to meet each other. How about I treat you to a casual meal?"

The businessman from Qi State suddenly felt his eyes moistened when he looked at this young official.

When they were doing business in Qi State, the officials wanted to take all the oil out of him and pay taxes. However, when they went to other countries, the government not only took the initiative to help them reduce taxes, but the official officials even invited him to dinner...

Comparing the two, he actually felt like home in Shuzhou...

He sniffed, looked at the clerk, and said solemnly: "No, thanks to your care, I will treat you to this meal. May I ask which restaurant is the best here?"

"Why is this so embarrassing..." The clerk shook his head and pointed diagonally across from the Yamen, "That's it..."

The wealthy man looked up and saw the words "Rujia Restaurant" clearly visible on the plaque diagonally opposite the Yamen.

After three drinks in the private room on the second floor of Rujia Restaurant, the two chatted for a long time, and the conversation gradually became more open.

The clerk looked at the wealthy man and asked: "I heard Brother Hu just now that you are here to buy fabrics and ready-made clothes from our Jingguo. May I ask if these things are only available in Qing'an Prefecture and Kyoto? "

"That's not the case..." The Qi merchant shook his head and said, "Brother Nie, you don't know. Although other prefectures also sell it, we need more, and it can only be bought in the big workshops in Kyoto and Qing'an Prefecture..."

The clerk shook his head and said, "It's you, Brother Hu, who doesn't know. Let me tell you this. What you can buy in Qing'an Prefecture and Kyoto can also be bought in our Shuzhou. What you can't buy in Qing'an Prefecture and Kyoto can also be bought in our Shuzhou!"

The Qi merchant was stunned and asked, "Why is this?"

"Of course it's because His Royal Highness King Jing is here!" The clerk waved his hand and said, "Let's eat first. After eating, I'll take you downstairs and you'll know..."

"Okay, Brother Nie, I'll toast you first!"

"Let's go "... "

...

After a while, the Qi merchant stood at the gate of the west city, looking at the crowd working enthusiastically, and said in surprise: "Brother Nie, what are you doing, building the city wall?"

"This is not building the city wall." The clerk shook his head and said: "Look, this circle has not been built yet, all shops and workshops, and it will be built in two months. It can be said that this will be a shopping mall in the future, selling cloth, selling clothes, restaurants, cloth shops, brothels, inns, all here..."

He looked at the Qi merchant and said: "Even you can rent a shop here. There are merchants from all over the country here. If you want to buy something, you don’t have to go all the way from Shuzhou to Kyoto. If there is something in Kyoto, there is it here..."

"Really?" The Qi merchant heard this, his eyes lit up.

For merchants like them, if they can avoid the process of going to Kyoto, the trip back and forth will save more than time and travel expenses, and greatly reduce risks. If you calculate carefully, you can save more than half of the expenses.

Moreover, time is money, saving time is making money, and the time they have to go to Kyoto is enough for them to travel back and forth between Shuzhou and Qi several times.

The difference in profits between the two is several times!

Not only that, the Jingguo government also allowed the Qi people to open a store here. From the news he just got from Brother Nie, Shuzhou obviously encourages and supports business, which is rare in other places and is also a great attraction for merchants from all over the world.

If this "shopping mall" is built, with Shuzhou as the center, it will definitely be a must-fight place for merchants from Qi, Jing, and Wu. If you can have a store here-------it's simply making money right away!