Zhu Yuanzhang planned to stay in Shanghu County for a few days. He planned to choose an inn first and put his things and luggage in the room.
After choosing and choosing, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the so-called Buckingham Palace best met his requirements.
From the outside, Buckingham Palace is covered with white tiles, making it look very clean and tidy.
The architectural style of Buckingham Palace is more Gothic, so it looks strange in shape, but it has a unique flavor.
"I chose this place."
With a wave of his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang took several people with him to Buckingham Palace.
As soon as I arrived in front of the door, I saw several beauties wearing strange costumes standing on both sides of the door.
When Zhu Yuanzhang passed by, these beauties bowed neatly and said with a smile:
“Welcome to Buckingham Palace and wish you a pleasant stay!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang felt novel. Although he had never seen such a way of welcoming guests, he found it inexplicably pleasing to the eye.
It's the clothes these women wear that are a little revealing.
The skirt's slits reached to her thighs, which was really indecent.
Zhu Yuanzhang gradually walked to the center of the hall with curiosity.
I found that Buckingham Palace was indeed different from ordinary inns.
The hall on the first floor does not have any tables and chairs for people to eat, only a few pieces of furniture for people to rest.
There are no other items, giving people a simple and comfortable feeling.
The decoration in the hall is also very luxurious. Just a huge glass lamp hanging upside down above the hall is probably worth no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver.
The floor is even covered with white tiles. It can be seen that the owner of this room has done an excellent job in hygiene.
Zhu Yuanzhang could even see his own reflection on those tiles.
At this moment, the waiter at Buckingham Palace saw someone coming and came forward kindly.
"A few guest officers, I wonder if they are working in a hotel or staying in a hotel?"
"Stay in the hotel!"
"Okay, please come to me. First, go to the front desk to register information."
The waiter led the way for Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and said at the same time:
"Our housing hours here are from a quarter past noon on the same day to a quarter past noon the next day."
"If you want to check out, please inform the front desk in advance, and we will arrange special people to clean the room."
With that said, several people came to the front desk.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this inn was quite satisfactory and asked casually:
"How do you calculate the rent here?"
The person who greets guests at the front desk is also a beautiful woman.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he immediately showed a sweet smile and asked Zhu Yuanzhang:
“I wonder if the guest would like a single-bed room or a twin-bed room?”
"Oh, I wonder how much a single-bed room costs? How much does a twin-bed room cost?"
The receptionist continued to smile professionally and said:
"A single-bed room costs 8 taels of silver per night, and a twin-bed room costs 10 taels of silver."
What! ! Ten taels of silver per night?
This is taking us for granted!
"Do you think this is a royal palace? The fees are so high??"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shouted loudly.
"Where's your shopkeeper? I want to see your shopkeeper."
At this moment, the shopkeeper of Buckingham Palace had just come down from upstairs. When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang shouting at the front desk, he hurriedly ran forward.
"Sir, I wonder if there is anything that dissatisfies you?"
Looking at the shopkeeper's chubby face, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly:
"Why are your charges so expensive? Even the best inns in the capital are not as expensive as yours!!"
"Do you think we are being taken advantage of?"
The inn immediately smiled and said:
"My guest, please don't be angry. Buckingham Palace is expensive, so it has its own reasons."
"Everyone, please move forward and come upstairs with me to take a look. You will understand."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe in any inn that could charge ten taels of silver a night.
"Guide the way ahead. If you dare to deceive us, we will destroy your inn."
The shopkeeper immediately took Zhu Yuanzhang and the others upstairs.
When they arrived on the fourth floor, the shopkeeper randomly found a free room, then opened the door and let a few people in.
"Please see, each of our rooms is integrated."
“Not only are there accommodations, but even the toilets are separate.”
"And you can also take a bath in the room, all of which are ready-made."
"Please look here, sir. This thing is called a faucet. You just need to turn it on slightly and water will come out."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper gently turned on the faucet, and sure enough, he saw a clear stream of water gush out.
Zhu Yuanzhang and the others had never seen such a magical thing before, and they were extremely surprised.
Zhu Di also reached out to take a handful and tasted it. It felt the same as the water he usually drank.
"This is called tap water. Although it is convenient, it costs money."
"There is also this thing called a shower. You can take a shower while standing under it. There is hot water here."
"All of these things are provided free of charge. Guests can also receive the breakfast service provided by our store for free every morning."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard the shopkeeper's eloquent introduction, but he was looking around the room.
The room is transparent from north to south, and the windows are wide open, so you can clearly feel the breeze blowing through it.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the big bed in the center of the room, which was covered with neat and clean white quilts.
Sitting down, Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if his whole body was sinking in.
Standing up suddenly, he realized that the bed was so soft.
The shopkeeper looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile and asked:
"Now, sir, do you think these ten taels of silver are worth the money?"
Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the balcony, through which he could clearly see the entire Shanghu County.
There is also an independent toilet and bathing area in the room. The service is so attentive. How can it cost so much?
"Give us four one-bed rooms."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma shared a room, and the remaining three people shared a room.
"Okay, sir, please come down and register your information."
After the shopkeeper came down, he ordered the waiter to put the luggage of several people in the room.
He also asked the front desk to register information for Zhu Yuanzhang and others. At this time, guidance was needed.
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was prepared, and their guide was the information about the merchants in the capital.
After everything was registered, Zhu Yuanzhang paid the money and was about to leave, but the front desk stopped them.
"Sir, please get your bill!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was confused again.
bill? What is this for?
"Is your guest a foreigner?"
At this time, the shopkeeper also stepped forward to explain.
"This bill is your consumption record. If you buy or sell anything in our Shanghu County, you must provide a bill."
"We merchants have to pay taxes to the county government based on this bill."
Zhu Yuanzhang could understand the bill, but since it was something that merchants used to pay taxes, what did it have to do with him?
"You merchants can just keep this thing, why do you want to give us a copy?"
Even though the tax stamp is used to pay taxes, it has nothing to do with the customer.
The shopkeeper continued to explain:
"This thing is not just for paying taxes, but also a voucher."
"Just think about it, sir, if you buy something but don't know whether it's genuine or not, and when you find out it's fake, if the merchant doesn't return it to you, wouldn't you suffer a big loss?"
"At this time, you only need to show this bill to prove that this item was indeed purchased here."
"In our Shanghu County, merchants who sell fake goods will have to compensate ten for every fake product."
"It's also a way to protect your guests."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he understood immediately. He didn't expect that the consumption bill had such a function.
He reached out to take his bill and saw the amount of the purchase and the amount of tax to be paid written on it.
When he saw the tax amount, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused.
I saw that the consumption amount was written on it as 32 taels of silver, but the tax amount reached an astonishing 3.2 taels, a full 10% tax.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became furious and shouted:
"Why is this tax so high? One tax per ten?"
"Our Ming Dynasty's laws clearly stipulate that the commercial tax is only one tax per thirty."
The shopkeeper said:
"This is stipulated by my county magistrate. In our Shanghu County, you have to pay 10% of the tax."
"No one can evade taxes. Once discovered, their home will be searched and deported immediately."
Zhu Yuanzhang was confused. It's Li Jin again. We only need 30 tax per cent, but he raised the tax three times?
Is he still a human being? Dog officer.
We must kill him! !
