Seeing that Ran Fang didn't answer, Li Si continued, "I was just talking casually."
"But after all, this tax collection matter is of great importance. How should we deal with it when we allow those nobles to do business?"
"If this matter is not handled properly, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to His Majesty, right?"
Ran Fang had long understood that Li Si came today to solve the tax collection issue. He had already thought of a way, but he just didn't want to leave it to Li Si so easily.
However, this has been said to this point, and there is no need for him to embarrass Li Si anymore.
"Most of the business in this city is with the Gu family, but some businesses have nothing to do with the Gu family."
Some thoughts flashed through Li Si's mind. He looked at Ran Fang in disbelief, but his face still looked like he didn't understand anything. He looked at Ran Fang and asked in confusion: "Which ones are they?"
"My factory."
Li Si raised his head in shock, as if he didn't expect that Ran Fang was really willing to give up those factories.
Just now, this idea flashed through his mind, but when he thought about the profits brought by those factories, he felt that it was impossible.
Now that he heard Ran Fang admit it personally, he still didn't want to believe it.
"Sir, are you serious?"
"Those factories are all your hard work, and every item in those factories is your secret. If they knew about it, wouldn't you worry that they would backlash you in the future?"
Ran Fang's expression remained normal. He smiled and said, "Of course I won't give up such a factory so easily."
"Now that the factory is up and running, let them spend money to buy the operating rights."
"After they spend money, they sign a contract according to the agreement. During the contract period, the management rights of these factories are theirs, but the ownership rights still belong to me."
"Even if they want to build the same factory again in the future, they still need the consent of the court, otherwise the factory can be closed down directly."
"I heard that the Prime Minister is going to formulate commercial laws in the next few days, so it must be written in the law that these factories are owned by Da Qin, and any future construction must obtain the approval of the imperial court."
"In this way, even if they get the production method, they can't open a factory at will. When opening a factory, they must indicate the cost and needs. They can only be allowed to do it if it complies with the law."
Although Li Si still had resentment towards Ran Fang, he had to admire Ran Fang's method.
What he didn't expect the most was that Ran Fang was actually willing to give up all those factories. Such a big-picture view was indeed something that ordinary people couldn't do.
In this way, he was willing to talk more with Ran Fang. The two discussed some matters about business law, and Li Si left the commander's office with satisfaction.
Looking at the relationship between the two, it seems like it's back to the way it was before.
Li Si did not waste any time and immediately wrote down Ran Fang's thoughts into a memorial and sent it to the palace, waiting for Ying Zheng's nod of approval.
I thought that Ying Zheng would immediately issue the order, but he didn't expect that after waiting for a day and a night, he didn't receive any news from the palace. This made Li Si a little confused. Could it be that Ying Zheng had gone back on his word?
"no!"
"It took a lot of effort to get Ran Fang to spit out everything in his hand, how could he be made to take it back so easily!"
Thinking about this, Li Si prepared to enter the palace in person to give Ying Zheng some advice.
Before he could get on the carriage, he heard bursts of firecrackers in the distance, attracting the attention of many people.
He asked the guard beside him doubtfully: "What happened over there?"
"Prime Minister, I heard that the commander's restaurant opened today."
"Restaurant?" Li Si thought for a moment and suddenly thought of a courtyard in the city that was very tall. Many people wanted to know what it was.
Finally, they found out that it was a three-story restaurant built by Ran Fang. The decoration and layout inside were something they had never seen before.
I didn't expect it to open today. I'm afraid many people in the city have passed by.
Maybe Ying Zheng will also be attracted to Ran Fang, and he might be watching the opening of the restaurant somewhere at the moment.
"I see, put the carriage away, I won't be going to the palace today."
Li Si's guess was correct. At this moment, Ying Zheng and Ran Fang were sitting in a room on the third floor of the restaurant. Looking at the delicious food on the table and the various colored glass bottles exuding the aroma of wine, Ying was fascinated. Politics feels a bit strange.
The waiter below is taking the visiting customers to introduce everything about the restaurant, especially the things they have never seen before, so as to avoid making jokes like Zhang Liang's.
The most important thing is that the waiter told everyone present that the room on the third floor was reserved for distinguished guests. As long as the money was paid, the room would always be reserved for the distinguished guests. No matter who came, they would not be allowed to enter.
Moreover, one of the rooms had already been reserved by Ran Fang for His Majesty, so it was no longer within the reservation range.
Upon hearing this, those people immediately began to ask about the price. There were not many opportunities to be able to keep pace with His Majesty.
But when they heard the price, many people backed down and could only settle for asking what the price of a room on the second floor was.
Ying Zheng, who was upstairs, listened to everything that happened in the lobby, turned his head and looked at Ran Fang with a smile, and said helplessly: "Sir, that's a good plan."
Needless to say, Ying Zheng also understood that Ran Fang was using him to attract customers.
He was not angry, after all, these things seemed harmless to him, and Ran Fang had paid a lot of money to the treasury during this period. The more Ran Fang earned, the happier he was.
Ran Fang was not polite and just responded with a smile: "Your Majesty is still magnanimous. Otherwise, how could I dare to be like this?"
This was true, and Ying Zheng accepted the matter with satisfaction.
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Ran Fang took the initiative to stand up and introduce: "These wines are all researched by me. Please taste them, Your Majesty."
With that said, he stood up and poured Ying Zheng a glass of wine.
"This is rice wine and ale wine. Your Majesty must have drunk it before, but my wine is stronger than what I tasted before. I refined it."
"This is orchid wine, made from rice and orchids. It has more orchid fragrance than rice wine. It is light and elegant."
"There is also pear wine, which is made from wheat and pear blossoms. It has a unique taste, with the faint fragrance of pear blossoms and the fragrance of wheat."
"This is goat's milk wine, fermented from goat's milk..."
Each of the ten kinds of wine is different, and all of them have never been tasted by Ying Zheng.
Just to avoid getting drunk, Ran Fang poured him a small glass to prevent Ying Zheng from taking the drink. After all, getting drunk in this restaurant is not a trivial matter.
As for the food, Ying Zheng had eaten it several times in Ran Fang's house before, so he didn't think it was anything new.
After three rounds of drinking, Ying Zheng didn't seem drunk at all, and he was even able to chat with Ran Fang about some court affairs.
Speaking of the last thing, Ying Zheng suddenly changed his tone and asked, "I already know what you said to the Prime Minister yesterday."
"Are you really willing to hand over all your hard work?"
"If it falls into the hands of those nobles, it will not be that simple to get it back."
"Have you thought about it?"
