Xinping Fort was originally a purely military fortress. From the day it was built, it was to prevent the invasion of nomads on the grassland.
However, as the Tumut Ministry began to trade with the Ming Dynasty, Xinpingbao became the location of the mutual trade, and business gradually prospered. Many merchants began to choose to live in Xinpingbao, and their homes were settled in Xinpingbao.
Nowadays, most of the people in Xinpingbao have moved here from other places because of the mutual trade relationship.
It can be said that there is no shortage of merchants in Xinpingbao.
"So-so, so-so." Huang An waved his hands modestly, but he couldn't hide the pride on his face.
Ever since he started collecting business taxes in Xinping Fort, a steady stream of money flowed into his pocket. It can be said that all the money he had spent as an official over the years had been earned back in just half a year as a guard in Xinping Fort.
As soon as Zheng Shoubei saw the expression on Huang An's face, he understood that Huang An had made a lot of money from the merchants in Xinpingbao, which made him feel sour.
Compared with Xinpingbao, Lingqiu is no longer very prosperous.
Xujiazhuang, which was once the most prosperous in Lingqiu, had few traders left as the tiger-character flag was withdrawn to the grassland. Those traders who used to go to Xujiazhuang all went to Xinpingbao instead.
All that is left in Lingqiu is the iron yard and a few workshops in Tiger Character Banner, which are far less prosperous than the merchants here in Xinpingbao.
However, the workshops and iron yards of Tiger Character Banner, even with his courage, dare not come to collect commercial taxes. He dares to collect the commercial taxes of Tiger Character Banner. This is simply because the birthday boy is tired of living with arsenic.
"Lingqiu is not bad either. Although it is not as good as Xinping Castle, it is still better than staying in Tiancheng Guard." Huang An said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zheng Shoubei nodded.
Tianchengwei is a guard station with military households and land, but there are commanders, deputy commanders, and commanders on top. Going down from level to level, he, a thousand households, can only rely on a little land and empty pay to make money. , far less than making money from merchants.
Fortunately, the business atmosphere in Lingqiu was not as good as Xinpingbao, but it was better than Tianchengwei. Moreover, when he arrived in Lingqiu, he didn't have so many parents-in-law on his head, and his life was much better than staying in Tianchengwei.
Huang An took a sip of tea, then seemed to think of something, and said again: "Brother, do you know what I was doing before you met me?"
In a good mood, he simply called Zheng Shoubei brother.
"I don't know, I don't know." Zheng Shoubei shook his head.
Huang An said with a smile: "I was dissatisfied with my brother, so I went to Huziqi's shop in Xinpingbao to tell them that I will collect their commercial taxes in the future."
"Has the Tiger Character Flag agreed?" Zheng Shoubei looked at Huang An in surprise, feeling that the other party was too brave and even dared to ask for the Tiger Character Flag's business tax.
In his mind, it was too late to hide the tiger flag, so how could he take the initiative to raise it?
Huang An smiled mysteriously and said: "Others can't collect the commercial tax from the Tiger Flag, but it doesn't mean that I can't do it. When I left today, the people from the Tiger Flag obediently paid the commercial tax."
After saying that, he proudly stroked the beard on his chin with his hand.
"I have great admiration for General Huang." Zheng Shoubei looked at Huang An with admiration.
He didn't expect that Huang An would not only dare to ask Tiger Flag to collect commercial tax, but more importantly, he would actually receive commercial tax from Tiger Flag.
"Haha." Huang An laughed proudly and said immediately, "The court's attitude toward the Tiger Flag has long been known to the Tiger Flag. At this time, the Tiger Flag does not dare to offend. I, therefore, have no choice but to obediently pay the business tax and seek peace."
Zheng Shoubei looked envious.
He was thinking in his mind that when he went to Lingqiu, he should also go to the workshops and iron yards in Tiger Character Banner to collect commercial taxes. Of course, it didn't necessarily have to be in the name of commercial taxes, other names could be used as well.
It is said that the tiger-shaped flag contains gold and silver, and if it flows out from the fingers, it will be enough to make him, the guard of Lingqiu, rich.
"Lingqiu has a lot of business with Tiger Character Flag. When I take office in Lingqiu, I can also take the opportunity to make some money. I guess Tiger Character Flag will not argue with you, a Lingqiu guard, because of this trivial matter in order to lose money and avoid disasters." It's embarrassing." Huang An said with a smile.
Zheng Shoubei rubbed his hands and said, "It would be great if we could really receive tax money from the Tiger Flag."
The door of the house was suddenly pushed open.
A middle-aged man with a mustache wearing a fur hat and a cotton-padded jacket walked in from outside.
"Did you see, brother, that the money from the tiger-character flag has been taken back?" Huang An first said to Zheng Shoubei, then turned to look at the middle-aged man with a mustache who entered the room and said, "Tell Zheng Shoubei that you have taken back the tiger-character flag from How much business tax does Qi’s shop collect?”
Hearing this, Zheng Shoubei turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man with a mustache who had just entered the room.
The middle-aged man with a mustache hesitated for a moment and said to Huang An: "The tax money collected has not been recorded in the account yet. Why don't you wait until the tax money is credited and then bring the account book over to me for you to review in person."
"There's no need to go to such trouble, just say it here." Huang An said nonchalantly.
Zheng Shoubei on the side was also curious about how much commercial tax the Shoujiang Mansion had collected from Tiger Flag, so he said to the middle-aged man with a mustache: "I would also like to hear it, please tell me quickly!"
"Here," the middle-aged man with a mustache hesitated and said, "Master, let's wait and see the account books!"
Snapped!
Huang An raised his hand and patted the table next to him, his face sank, and he said, "Just say what I ask you to say, there is so much nonsense."
A servant of the Shou General's Mansion pushed back and forth in front of him, which made him feel that he had lost face in front of Zheng Shou Bei. TV first @@@
Seeing Huang An getting angry, the middle-aged man with a mustache was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground.
"General Huang, calm down. He must have received a lot of tax money. The people below should not say it in front of outsiders." Zheng Shoubei persuaded Huang An, and then said to the middle-aged man with a mustache who was kneeling on the ground, " Your master is already angry, so you’d better say it quickly!”
Seeing this, the middle-aged man with a mustache knew that it was impossible not to say anything, so he had to tell the truth: "Reporting to the master, the business tax of the tiger-character flag has indeed been recovered, but, they only paid a penny, saying that this is what they paid business tax."
After speaking, he quickly lowered his head.
"How much?" Huang An thought he heard wrongly and asked again.
Zheng Shoubei next to him said: "It seems that he is talking about one article."
For a moment, he felt that he had heard wrong. After all, a penny was used as business tax. This was not business tax, but more like humiliation.
"It's indeed a penny." The middle-aged man with a mustache glanced at Huang An secretly.
Wow!
Huang An waved his hand and pulled Table Mountain's tureen to the ground.
The tureen fell to pieces, the unfinished tea inside flowed to the ground, and a piece of tea leaf splashed onto the forehead of the middle-aged man with a mustache.
The middle-aged man with a mustache who was kneeling on the ground was trembling with fear.
