"Master Marquis, what is this thing? Should we collect taxes based on the market price?"
The middle-aged official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs looked at the white latex in the wooden barrel in the cabin. He reached in and touched it, then put his hand next to his nose and smelled it. In the end, he still couldn't recognize what it was, so he walked over to it. Li Zexuan asked with an embarrassed look on his face from behind.
"Oh, I call this thing rubber. As for the market price, I really don't know. After all, this thing has never appeared in Chang'an City~!"
Li Zexuan did not embarrass the official, but answered truthfully.
"This...according to regulations, commercial tax must be collected based on 10% of the total value of the goods. What should we do now~?"
The middle-aged official suddenly frowned and said.
Li Zexuan glanced in the direction of Yan Lide and Xiao Yu, and then said with a smile: "If you are not sure, just ask Mr. Xiao Ge! But I can give you a reference price. These rubbers are from the Wang family. I bought it from the fleet for 400 guan per boat~! Okay, go and ask!"
He doesn't mind paying more or less taxes, but he is obviously following the rules now. If he pays more or less taxes, what will the people behind him do?
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your advice!"
The middle-aged official bowed his hand to Li Zexuan, then turned around and left.
Not long after, he turned back and said, "Master Marquis, Mr. Ge said that the tax will be based on the price you bought the rubber from the Wang family!"
In fact, Xiao Yu knew very well that since Li Zexuan valued rubber so much, it meant that its value was absolutely extraordinary, at least higher than the value of a ship of four hundred guan. But what if he understands? Only Li Zexuan can make this thing valuable, and the others don't even know how to use it. This makes it difficult to judge its actual value. It's better to just hurry up and give Li Zexuan a favor.
"Okay, send someone up to take a look. There are twenty ships and eight thousand guan in total. Although it is only 800 guan, if there is no problem, I will write you a note later. You can take this note directly to Yunshan Just take the money over there!”
Li Zexuan smiled calmly, and then said to the middle-aged official. What he was thinking about was that Old Man Xiao was quite generous, so his help just now was not in vain!
"It's the Marquis. Please stay here for a moment. I'll let someone get on the boat to take a look~!"
The middle-aged official responded and went to make arrangements. It didn't take long for the inspection to be completed, so Li Zexuan wrote them a note worth 800 yuan and asked them to go to Yunshan Villa to get the money. He himself would not carry so much money with him, and he was not crazy.
The fleet loaded with rubber left the dock and headed upstream along the Bahe River.
As soon as Li Zexuan got off the boat, he saw a group of students wearing camouflage uniforms coming from the north. Who else could they be if they weren't Li Tai and Cheng Chumo?
"Chief of the mountain!"
"Chief! What's your order for us to come here~?"
The group of students also saw Li Zexuan, and they immediately came over quickly and asked chatteringly.
Li Tai didn't say anything. The little fat man was panting heavily from the heat. Besides, he also knew why Li Zexuan called them here. Didn't he see so many officials on the dock writing hard with their heads down? Anyway, for him, it would be great to escape from Cheng Yaojin's clutches and do anything.
Meng Wenhao looked at the densely packed boats on the river with excitement on his face, but there was still a hint of uncertainty in his eyes.
At this time, Li Zexuan looked at the students and said with a smile: "The southbound fleet organized by the imperial court has returned today. Your Majesty's Ministry of Civil Affairs has levied commercial tax on all ships. Because the amount of money involved is huge, it is troublesome to calculate. Xiao Ge I just want you to come over and help us, complete the collection of commercial taxes as soon as possible, and let these merchant ships dock and unload their goods as soon as possible!"
As soon as Li Zexuan finished speaking, the students suddenly became excited. When it comes to settling accounts, many of them are familiar with it, because a few months ago, when Yanhuang Academy was under construction, they also went to help him for a while. Most of them are helping Yan Shaoning calculate materials, consumption, etc. on the construction site.
Meng Wenhao heard Li Zexuan personally say that these ships were the fleet heading south. His body finally couldn't help but tremble, because he knew that his father was in a certain ship on the river. After such a long time, the two of them were still together. The distance is so close for the first time! He really wanted to find his father now, but with so many ships, where could he go? What's more, Li Zexuan hasn't completed the task assigned to them yet!
"Aniang! Look! Is that my brother?"
Not far away, among the group of people welcoming relatives and friends, a little girl suddenly accused the group of students in camouflage uniforms at the back and said to the middle-aged woman next to her.
"Yaya, don't talk nonsense, your brother is still studying in the academy right now!"
The middle-aged woman didn't believe it. He patted his daughter's little head and said.
This mother and daughter are Meng Mu and Yaya.
“Aniang, that’s really a big brother, Yaya didn’t lie to you~!”
Unexpectedly, after being scolded, Yaya still pulled Meng’s mother and said.
Meng's mother turned around suspiciously and looked in the direction of her daughter's finger. She was stunned!
On the other side, Li Zexuan brought more than forty students from class one to Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu personally assigned them tasks. Li Zexuan seemed to notice the abnormality in Meng Wenhao's mood. He walked over and patted the latter's shoulder and whispered:
"Your father is a blessing in disguise this time. Good times for your family are about to come! After the Feng Zhihua family's fleet docks, you can leave first to reunite with your father, but don't forget to return to the academy before dark~! "
Meng Wenhao obviously didn't know about his father's appointment, but that didn't stop him from being grateful to Li Zexuan, "Thank you, Chief~!"
Meng Wenhao hugged Li Zexuan with excitement.
The waiting time is always long. At about five o'clock in the afternoon, it was the turn of Feng Zhihua's fleet to dock. Meng Wenhao had a sharp eye and took the initiative to follow the officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to greet them.
After a while, he saw the man on the boat with whom his blood was thicker than water.
"father…"
Because the weather was too hot, Meng Youliang was shirtless at the moment. In this way, the dozens of scars on his body were exposed. When Meng Wenhao saw it, the corners of his eyes couldn't help but feel sour.
"Hao'er? Why are you here~? And Yaya, Yulan, why are you all here~?"
But it was Meng's mother and Yaya's mother and daughter who saw Feng Zhihua's fleet docking and followed them. The family, which had been separated for nearly five months, was now reunited at the Bashang Pier...
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