In the end, Li Xuanji succeeded in winning an additional 10% of the supplies shipped out of customs this year.
The so-called export quota refers to certain special materials that are prohibited from leaving the country, such as tea, salt, iron and other items that are prohibited from being traded with grassland forces.
Although Yunzhou County has been affiliated to the Song Dynasty for nearly fifty years, due to the special geographical location of Yunzhou County, the Song Dynasty has a limited share of special materials entering Yunzhou County.
The four major families relied on their main connections to successfully capture a large share of supplies, and thus monopolized the trade channels for Yunzhou County-related businesses.
However, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The more forbidden something is, the more people like to take risks to make high profits.
In addition to the materials used by Yunzhou County, which is chartered by the imperial court every year, there are always some families in the customs who want to make more extra money. Originally, when Yunzhou County was not annexed, they only needed to get through the relationship to leave the customs.
But now, there is another Yunzhou County wrapped up outside the customs, so they can only cooperate with the four major families who have taken root in Yunzhou County to earn these profits together.
Those in the customs were responsible for sending things out of the customs, while the four major families of Li, Chen, Wang and Sun in Yunzhou County sent the trade materials they operated to the junction of Yunzhou County and the foreign grasslands and the Huawai herdsmen tribes on the grasslands. Conduct transactions and earn huge profits from them that are dozens of times higher than within the customs.
The split ratio is two to one plus five to both sides.
And this year, the Li family will get an extra layer, which means that the other three families will have to bleed money to make up for the shortfall. After all, those people from the mainland will not come out of this shortfall.
And there is a lot of profit in it. The profit on the first floor alone has already made the other three companies feel heartbroken.
After discussing the distribution of benefits, the atmosphere in this building finally became lively.
During the flash of light, everyone was very drunk. When the banquet was over and the guests left, Yunke Building returned to calm again.
It was late at night, and the lights in the building were extinguished one by one. Only on the fifth floor of Yunke Building, at the window railing, was a tall and tall young man quietly holding a cup of tea and leaning on the wooden railing, looking at The quiet street outside the building gradually darkened, and I didn't know what I was thinking about.
"Master, all the conversations on the third floor today have been sorted out. Do you want to take a look?"
A slightly shrill questioning voice sounded in the room behind him.
The young man slowly stood up straight and put the tea cup in his hand to the side. Someone immediately came up to take the tea cup.
He stretched out comfortably, a look of sleepiness flashed through the young man's dark eyes with a hint of light, and he yawned lazily.
The young man waved his hand:
"Forget it, there's no need to look at it. It's just those dirty things that come and go. It's getting late, and I have to go back to bed first. You can just send these and keep them until you need them. Come out and see them off.”
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Wang Huaien responded respectfully, carefully handed the record book he was holding to the boy on the side and asked him to take it down and put it away, and then immediately arranged a sedan chair.
Not long after, a sedan with a plain ordinary curtain got up at the back door of Yun Guest House and headed towards Prince Yun's Mansion...
"Your Majesty, why bother you to come personally for such a small matter? If you want me to tell you, just wait in the house and the people below will take care of it."
"I'm just idle. Come and watch them play monkey tricks for fun. It's nothing important.
Oh, right!
Wang Banban, New Year's Eve is tomorrow. Are all the things that should be prepared in the house ready? "
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is ready."
"Where's the escort?"
"The New Year's rewards for the Guards will be distributed this year. According to your previous instructions, the Guards will take turns to rest from tomorrow. The monthly salary of the soldiers who take the initiative to be on duty during the New Year's Day shall be doubled."
"Well, you did a good job, you can rest assured that you are a master of work."
"Your Majesty, thank you very much. This is what a slave should do, but Your Majesty, there is something..."
"Just say what you want, and let it go. When did you, Wang Banban, become such a mother-in-law?"
"Hehe, that slave said it. Today, Governor Li has come to discuss that tomorrow is New Year's Eve. The prince has just come to the vassal this year. Should he hold an annual banquet on New Year's Eve and call all the heads of Yunzhou County? Come get together and wish the prince a happy new year?"
"Having a banquet? Does the house have a lot of money?"
"Uh... there should be a banquet..."
"That's all my hard-earned money! Inform Li Yi, don't do it!
If you want to do it, the Yunzhou County Sheriff’s Office will pay for it! A bunch of monsters and monsters, they still want to eat my food, they want to eat their shit! "
"Well, Your Majesty, after all, this is our first year..."
"How about deducting it from your salary? For decades?"
"Uh... Your Majesty is wise, how can these moths deserve to eat at His Majesty's banquet!"
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The sedan gradually moved away, and the street fell into complete silence.
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Crackling! Crackling! …
Early in the morning, the entire Yunzhou City was awakened by the sound of firecrackers that resounded throughout the city.
Although Yunzhou County is a grassland county, most of the people in the county are herdsmen.
But there are also many people from the Song Dynasty who come here to do business and immigrate.
On the early morning of New Year's Eve, the entire Yunzhou City, as long as there were people living in the Song Dynasty, heard deafening firecrackers, and red silk and red lanterns were hung everywhere.
Stalls were set up one after another in the east and west markets, and a dazzling array of New Year's goods filled the entire street. People from the Song Dynasty crowded in the crowded streets to buy New Year's goods.
The children were running up and down the street with their rattles making loud knocking sounds. The adults behind them were shouting from time to time to stop running around, while they were haggling with various vendors to get their favorite New Year goods. .
Compared with the past, today's Yunzhou City is the busiest day of the year. From morning to night, until the sun goes down, the streets are quiet.
At this time, thousands of lights were lit up in every house, and alluring aromas came from each house, filling the streets. The entire Yunzhou City seemed to have turned into a sea of aromas, everywhere. All filled with mouth-watering fragrance.
On New Year's Eve, there is a reunion dinner and fireworks are set off after the meal.
A series of New Year procedures are carried out in an orderly manner, no less than in Guan Nei.
In Prince Yun's Mansion, after having the reunion dinner and giving out New Year's red envelopes to all the servants, Zhao Jun left Wang Huai'en and came to a pavilion in the front yard. He looked at the servants in the mansion not far away who were having fun there and preparing to leave. fireworks.
Biu! Biu! Biu! boom!
The burning fireworks shot high into the sky with screams and exploded into bright fireworks all over the sky, causing everyone to scream in surprise.
Immediately, more fireworks were launched into the sky, exploding more beautiful fireworks over Prince Yun's Mansion.
Colorful fireworks were reflected in his pupils. The corners of Zhao Jun's mouth were slightly raised as he looked at the familiar scenes in front of him and murmured:
"Happy New Year from my hometown..."
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