The caravan was small in number, with the guards, men and coachmen totaling only over a hundred people.
The leader was a bald, middle-aged man, riding a tall horse. He was covered in tendons and his eyes were shining brightly. He was not easy to mess with at first glance.
Thirty or forty guards, thirty or forty coachmen, driving the thirty or forty carts, and thirty or forty guys accompanying them.
Such small caravans have often appeared on the territory of the Yun Family Army recently. The people they met on the road only glanced at them without showing any curiosity at all.
"Master, there is a Luca in front of you."
A guard approached the bald man and said in a low voice.
The bald man nodded: "Well, brothers, let's be vigilant and watch my eyes. By the way, have the money ready."
"yes!"
Luka was established by the Yun family army, firstly to guard against spies, and secondly to collect taxes.
The Yun Family Army's territory has stable security and smooth roads. Many caravans will pass through the Yun Family Army's territory.
For this kind of passing caravan, the Yun family army will not provide them with services for free, but will charge tolls.
Unlike many forces, the Yun Family Army only collects tolls once.
As long as you pay it once when you enter the Yun Family Army's territory, you don't have to pay it again along the way.
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"Stop and get inspected!"
Guarding Luka was a group of fully armed Yun family troops.
Spearmen, sword and shield bearers, crossbowmen, fully equipped.
The bald man's pupils couldn't help but shrink.
With many years of experience on the battlefield, he could tell at a glance that the group of soldiers in front of him were definitely not comparable to the ordinary soldiers of the Dawu Dynasty. Each one was more elite than the last.
Not only have they all been on the battlefield, but they have also killed people and seen blood!
Not only the bald man, but also his guards were on alert.
As battle-hardened veterans, they can all feel that the soldiers guarding the checkpoints are definitely not simple!
Similarly, the Yun family army guarding the checkpoint also increased their vigilance.
The bald man waved his hand, and a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman walked over.
"Military lords, please don't get me wrong. We are serious businessmen. Please see, this is a general document issued by Cangzhou Prefecture..."
Seeing that the other party had a good attitude, the captain of the Yun Family Army waved his hand to tell his men not to be nervous.
These days, bandits are rampant and road bullies are everywhere. It is normal for caravans to find retired veterans as bodyguards.
If the caravan guard hadn't been the first to overreact, the Yun family army wouldn't have been so nervous.
After checking the passage documents, the captain waved his hand, and the two tax collectors next to him came forward and began to inspect the caravan's goods.
One is to prevent contraband, and the other is to value the goods.
Tolls are levied based on the price of the goods, not the number of large vehicles.
"hiss……"
After lifting the tarpaulin on the cart, the two tax collectors gasped almost simultaneously.
The captain of the Yun Family Army frowned, and when he looked over, his eyes widened.
It wasn't that the tax collector and the captain of the Yun Family Army were ignorant, it was mainly that the things on the car were a bit unexpected.
They are all made from whole leathers, and they are all good leathers.
Not only deerskin, sheepskin, but also cowhide!
Things like cowhide were prohibited materials in the Dawu Dynasty.
First, the Wu Dynasty did not allow private slaughter of farm cattle, and second, cowhide could be used to make armor.
This small and small caravan actually transported so much cowhide. It must be either bold or has a strong backing.
Of course, Yun Jiajun is well-informed and will not gasp just for some cowhide.
The reason why even the captain was surprised was mainly because he saw several dirty tricks in the car!
Many people in the Yun Family Army have seen this kind of leather, and one is spread on the chair where the boss sits.
It is said that the leather on Brother Chao's seat was ripped from a tiger that the martial arts leader killed with his bare hands. I don't know whether it is true or not.
Although the tiger skin on the car was different from the one on Yunchao's seats, many Yun Jiajun recognized them at a glance.
It's bigger and thicker than the tiger skin on Brother Chao's seat. These tigers must be very powerful, but I don't know if Captain Wu can kill them with his bare hands?
When the tent cloth on another cart was lifted, everyone was even more surprised.
Basket after basket...
Is this a carrot?
Well, Yun Jiajun is not an idiot. He has often raided the homes of landlords and wealthy people. Of course he knows these things that look like radishes. If he is not mistaken, they should all be ginseng!
Such large ginseng is often collected as a treasure by landowners and wealthy people, and the quantity is very small. One or two ginseng can be regarded as a family heirloom.
However, this small caravan was actually pulling baskets after baskets. A group of Yun family soldiers wanted to ask, is this caravan of yours serious?
However, what shocked the entire Yun family army was yet to come.
Is this full box of beads, light yellow in color, round and huge, with a metallic luster all over them, the legendary Dongzhu?
To be able to become the tax collector of the Yun family's military road card is to have a wide range of knowledge. He even knows the famous Dongzhu.
Well, these are all trained by Yun Chao.
Using a large number of treasures copied from corrupt officials to teach, as long as you are not a fool, your knowledge will almost roll over.
In order to train tax officers, Yun Chao spared no expense and gave them countless good things for practical teaching.
Thirty or forty-year-old carts mainly transport furs.
In addition, there are a large number of high-end goods such as deer antlers, mink skins, ginseng, and dongzhu.
The two tax officials looked at each other and estimated that it was worth at least several hundred thousand taels.
How to collect this tax?
According to Yunchao's regulations, the tax rates for various goods are different.
Food is the lowest, followed by commonly used items such as cotton cloth.
Generally it does not exceed 5%.
Luxury goods are different, at least more than 10%.
If it is rare items such as pearls, jade, mink ginseng, etc., it will be even higher, usually 15%!
Fifteen percent of hundreds of thousands taels, at least tens of thousands taels.
Such a small caravan can charge tens of thousands of taels of tolls in one go. This has never been done before, right?
Besides, the two tax officials couldn't estimate the price of such a precious commodity.
The two discussed it with the captain of the Yun Family Army. The captain also felt that blind valuation could not be carried out, so he clasped his fists at the leader of the caravan: "Excuse me, are these goods of yours passing through, or are they going to be sold on our territory?"
The bald man nodded, and then the middle-aged businessman said: "We are planning to exchange things with your Yun's Trading Company, but we don't know what to do?"
The captain of the Yun Family Army exchanged glances with the two tax officials: "Well, it's hard to estimate the value of your goods. How about I send someone to take you into the city and go directly to the person who can make the decision in our Yun's Trading Company?"
The bald man nodded again.
The captain of the Yun Family Army first sent someone to ride back to report, and then assigned twenty of his men to follow the caravan and escort them into the city!
