Qu Xiuwen smiled and said, "We are from Chaoxian, merchants."
The captain filled out the form very quickly and handed it to Qu Xiuwen.
"Here, fill in your goods. We will conduct random inspections from time to time. If you underpay commercial taxes, we have the right to punish your caravan."
Qu Xiuwen nodded and quickly wrote down all the types of goods. Although the commercial tax here is still a bit high, the profits have already doubled dozens of times. After excluding the costs, everything else is pure profit.
During their handover, dozens of soldiers checked the goods on each carriage very professionally.
During the inspection by the soldiers, the hidden weapons held by the Praetorian Guards were also registered.
Not long after, a Bai Chang came over and said.
"Head, I checked the products and they are mostly the same."
After checking that there was no problem, the captain copied the form again, then used the special seal for guarding the city gate to cover the font in the middle of the form, and stamped it down.
Then lay the two pieces of paper flat together and stamp another seal on the gap in the middle.
This is still the opinion provided by Yang Qian, in duplicate. Who has the problem, who is causing trouble, and who wants to forge it? I didn’t see that even the riding seal was stamped.
Qu Xiuwen asked curiously, "Master Captain, before I came here, there seemed to be no such rules?"
The captain said calmly, "There are some merchants who want to pay less business tax. This is the way your Majesty came up with. It is good for you and us. Each person has a share of the contract. Whoever has problems will be held accountable."
Qu Xiuwen rolled his eyes and asked, "How will the caravan be punished for underpaying commercial taxes?"
The captain said warily, "Why are you asking? You don't want to pay less."
Qu Xiuwen immediately shook his head and said, "What's the matter? I plan to tell my colleagues when I return to Chaoxian, so as not to cause trouble then. I hope that the captain will not hesitate to give me some advice."
"Hahaha, that's it. Our city defense regulations stipulate that every caravan has its own trade name. If a caravan fails to pay commercial tax for the first time, it will be fined five times the amount of the underpaid tax, and ten times the second time."
Qu Xiuwen's curiosity was immediately aroused, "What about the third time?"
The captain sneered, "The third time? All the money and goods were confiscated, and everyone was ordered to drive out of Yuntong County with fifty sticks. They were not allowed to come to Yuntong County to do business for three years."
"hiss…"
Qu Xiuwen shrank his eyes and secretly said, "So cruel!!!"
"Thank you, Captain, for your advice."
The captain waved his hand nonchalantly, "Send the caravan in immediately, don't block the city gate."
"okay."
Qu Xiuwen immediately called on everyone to slowly enter the city gate in an orderly manner.
In just a short while, dozens of carriages lined up behind them. It was obvious at a glance that they were small caravans from other places, but strangely, no one jumped in the queue.
After Qu Xiuwen returned to the carriage, he told everything he had just heard.
Hearing King Xia Wen nod repeatedly, Manyin lay on the window and kept looking at the scene in front of her.
"Father..."
"Call Dad."
Manyin stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "Dad, the walls of Yuntong City are so high, and it's so lively inside, and the streets are so clean."
"Well, this is inevitable. Yuntong County is the gateway to the north and must have the strongest city. Therefore, no matter how many times the Huns come, as long as they cannot defeat Yuntong City, they will still have to return to where they came from."
Manyin nodded in understanding. After all, she was too young and not very interested in this kind of thing.
After a while, a group of people arrived at the place specially designed for businessmen to set foot.
The place here is huge, and the ground is full of lines. A small official ran over and frowned at the caravan of more than two hundred carriages.
"Hey, hey, where are you from?"
Qu Xiuwen stepped out of the carriage with the help of his men and said, "We are a caravan coming from Chao Xian."
The clerk said, "You can leave ten carriages and unload the other carriages. After unloading the goods, leave the city. There is a special place for the carriages to stop."
Qu Xiuwen suddenly realized that no wonder there weren't many carriages when he came here.
"What if our carriage is stolen outside the city?"
The clerk smiled and said, "Don't worry, there is a special parking place for caravans and carriages outside the city. After paying the money, the carriages will be watched and the horses will be fed."
This time, not only Qu Xiuwen listened, but also King Xia Wen and Manyin heard it.
This greatly aroused their curiosity.
After all, many of the rules that have been followed since entering the house are completely unheard of in Chaoxian.
I remember that it had only been less than a year since King Xia Wen left last time. How could I have imagined that things would change so quickly.
After explaining some things, the clerk closed his book and walked leisurely into a small room at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce. The windows of the room were still decorated with glass.
If any modern person saw this, they would jump immediately. Isn’t this the security room at the entrance of the factory?
Once the door is closed, the wind can't come in, the rain can't get in, and you can still see outside. What a great thing. In winter, you can light up the coal stove and pay three hundred dollars without going out.
Manyin hesitated, bit her lip, and ran to the security room, touching the transparent glass with a look of fear on her face.
The clerk had a look of disdain on his face. People who see glass for the first time usually have this expression. Some of them will even be so frightened that they squat on the ground.
"Jun, Dad, then, why is that room transparent? There is an invisible wall in the middle."
"Hahaha…"
King Xia Wen came over stroking his beard and said with a smile, "Manyin, this is glass."
"Glass?" Manyin tilted her head, obviously not having the concept of glass.
King Xia Wen said, "This glass is transparent and cannot be blown by wind or rain, but you can see the outside through it. It is a specialty of Yuntong County."
Manyin's eyes lit up, "Dad, is the jue you use when drinking made of glass?"
"Well, yes, Yang Gan gave it to me when I left."
After Manyin heard this, she became more and more interested in Yang Qian.
The king was chatting with Manyin here, and the affairs of the caravan were completely left to Qu Xiuwen. Xue Kangan did not dare to leave King Xia Wen for even half a step.
The clerk had already made arrangements. Hearing that it was a caravan coming from Chao Xian, groups of merchants came in from the outside and began to look at the goods and bargain.
Two hundred carloads of goods were sold, with 10% or 20% sold in a short period of time. The rest was rented in a warehouse and stored in storage.
It's a pity that Qu Xiuwen is not a businessman, so the price was reduced by 20%. If Teng Zijin were here, this kind of thing would never happen.
After instructing a few clever guards to take charge of the matter, a smell suddenly wafted out of the inn.
The alluring aroma of soy sauce directly seduce the greed of everyone present.
Everyone hasn't eaten yet. Seeing this scene, Qu Xiuwen suggested, "How about we go to Zhuangzi? Yang Gan has more delicious food."
King Xia Wen was obviously a little moved, but Manyin shook her head and acted coquettishly, obviously wanting to eat the imperial food here.
At his daughter's strong request, King Xia Wen waved his hand, and everyone dealt with the follow-up, leading a dozen guards towards the inn.
As soon as they entered the door, the sound of discussions reached their ears, and the bustling scene made the dozen or so people feel a completely different atmosphere from Chaoxian.
The nearby merchants just looked at the people who came down, and then turned to chat with their friends.
"Guest, do you want to tip top or stay down?" A maid came over with a smile on his face.
King Xia Wen said, "Just hit the tip. What did it taste like just now? Bring us some things, stir-fry some side dishes, and get some general liquor and millet wine."
"okay!!"
The waiter led the waiter towards the counter. There was a woman sitting on the counter. She quickly wrote down the menu and handed it to the kitchen.
After a few people sat down, King Xia Wen kept looking around. He had never been in such a place before, and he seemed very curious.
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Xiu Wen, have you noticed that ordinary women here can write? King Xia Wen said with a hint of surprise.
Qu Xiuwen nodded, "I can't understand it either. Ordinary women can write, but they still use white paper. It's such a big handwriting."
"Ha ha ha ha…"
At this time, a businessman next to him burst out laughing, "Awesome, so awesome. I don't know who made this thing. It's really amazing."
His classmate is a thin man. "Who can make this thing except Wu Anjun."
Suddenly the merchant's laughter stopped abruptly, and he lowered his head and patted his chest and said, "Damn it, if I had known if I had such good things, I wouldn't have brought thirty carts with me. I would have gathered fifty carts anyway. After I go back this time, I will definitely It’s starting to snow heavily, so we can only wait until next spring to come again.”
Seeing a jar of something on the table between the two of them, King Xia Wen became curious and winked at Qu Xiuwen.
Qu Xiuwen understood, came to the side, cupped his hands and said, "Brothers, look at you, you are so concerned about the things in the jar, you don't know what they are?"
The two of them looked at each other and returned the greeting. The thin man smiled and said, "You and your group just arrived, right?"
"Oh? How did you find out?"
The thin man smiled and said, "Something big happened recently. Everyone here knows about it. You must have come here because you didn't know."
Qu Xiuwen smiled and said, "Can you tell me, we are a caravan from Chaoxian."
The thin man pointed at the jar and said, "This is rapeseed oil."
"Rapeseed oil? What is this? My dear friend, please enlighten me."
Seeing someone asking for advice so humbly, the thin man nodded proudly, obviously his vanity was satisfied.
"In Yuntong County, anyone whose family is living a good life will buy an iron pot. When cooking in an iron pot, you will inevitably use oil."
"Originally, it was good to use pig paste, but I didn't expect that with more and more people eating stir-fries, the production of pig paste began to be stretched, and the price was rising day by day."
"I heard that it was because Gao Yushi saw this situation and ran to the village outside the city to find Mr. Wu An for help. Guess what?" The thin man even gave it a try.
At this time, not only Qu Xiuwen, but also King Xia Wen and his entourage pricked up their ears.
Qu Xiuwen was not well versed in business affairs, but his worldliness was different from that of the scholar-bureaucrats. When he saw the servant serving the wine, he immediately said.
"Housekeeper, please note that the money for the food and drinks for this table will be charged to my account."
"Okay, guest."
