"You can go to a nearby town and find a market. As soon as you put it out, a businessman will come to you and ask for the price. Or you can go directly to the big chambers of commerce. They have strong financial resources and can definitely afford such food.
Lots of stuff.”
Miss Rabbit reluctantly put the bag of pepper back on the table.
What is the most painful thing in the world?
Answer: There is a lot of gold placed in front of you, but it does not belong to you.
This is how Ilea feels now.
It hurts, it really hurts! In this cold world, it turns out that only the ancestors who can dance the grid still have the slightest warmth.
As the girl thought this, one hand already touched the necklace hanging around her neck.
But then I heard Li Yu say again, "What's the nearest town to Luye?"
"Black Rock City, if you take a carriage, it only takes less than a day." Miss Rabbit said, "You can go to Fausto and ask him to find someone to take you there."
"One day is too time-consuming." Li Yu said, "I don't have that much time to spend on the road."
The girl had already grasped the electronic pet egg, but she seemed to notice something and stopped.
"And I have just arrived in this continent not long ago. I am not familiar with the place and I don't know the merchants in Blackstone City. They will definitely lower the price with me."
"You can find a few more and ask."
"What if they join forces?"
"Well, your worries are not unreasonable." Miss Rabbit seemed to smell the sweet smell of gold coins, but she was too close to Li Yu, so she was embarrassed to say something about some things, but the hand that reached for the necklace had already retracted.
"The biggest question is, according to you, this batch of pepper is worth a lot of money. How can I keep the wealth and my own safety after selling them?"
The girl swallowed her saliva and followed Li Yu's words, "You can hire mercenaries, but with such a huge sum of money, those mercenaries are unreliable. They are just a bunch of hungry wolves who are greedy for money and don't have anything at all."
A sense of honor.”
Miss Rabbit pretended to be worried about Li Yu while secretly observing someone's expression, hoping that Li Yu would propose that she send someone to complete the transaction.
As a result, Li Yu said, "It seems I have to find another helper."
"That's right, that's right." The girl kept nodding her head like a chicken pecking at rice, her eyes becoming more and more excited.
"I think Jude is good. Although he is greedy for money, he is very disciplined and will do what he promises. He is also good at martial arts. He could fight four or five people by himself before. Plus me, even if he encounters six
We are not afraid of a team of seven."
Li Yu noticed that some people's true nature was exposed very quickly. In just a short while, his saliva was almost dripping. He had to remind her a little to restrain herself, lest this guy would get carried away later and completely succumb to his instincts and sit on the ground.
Starting price.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Miss Rabbit felt as if someone had poured cold water on her, and said anxiously, "Jude...how can he do it?!"
"Why can't Jude?" Li Yu asked back.
"He...he's still working for me, how can he take other people's money again?" Ilea thought quickly and came up with a perfect excuse.
"It's simple. You haven't paid him much money anyway. At worst, let him quit your job and concentrate on selling pepper for me. To be fair, we can let him make his own choice."
Miss Rabbit was dumbfounded. How could she make more money by being a showboat than doing big business with Li Yu? Fools know how to choose.
Seeing that the fat on her mouth was about to fly away, the girl was almost crying.
Li Yu also felt that the heat was almost over, so he changed the subject, "But after all, Jude is just a mercenary, not good at doing business, and he has been living in the wild before, and the way he communicates with people is, well... quite special.
, so I think it’s better for me to find someone else.”
"Choose me." Ilea finally couldn't help blurting out.
"I have businessmen I know well in Black Rock City who can get you a more satisfactory price. And with the reputation of the Arias family around here, no one dares to put their ideas on our heads. If you don't
Don’t worry, I can also send a knight to complete the transaction and guarantee that I can help you get your money back. Of course, this requires you to give up a little profit, just a little bit."
After Miss Rabbit finished speaking, she felt relieved, as if the big stone that had been pressing on her chest had been removed.
"How much do you want to share?" Li Yu asked.
"Thirty percent!" Miss Rabbit said without thinking, and then she seemed to be worried that Li Yu would be dissatisfied, so she explained, "Although I am a lord, except during wars, when I usually send knights out to do things, I can't let others work in vain. I have to be considerate.
Of course, this part doesn’t require much, the bulk of it is transaction tax.”
"Transaction tax?"
"Yes, Black Rock City is the territory of the Gustav family. All transactions in the city are taxed by the Gustav family, especially the spices. They keep a close eye on it and send consuls to the market every day.
Inspection."
"What's the tax rate?"
"Twenty percent." Miss Rabbit's eyes flashed as she counted.
Li Yu immediately understood that this kid must have a way to evade taxes.
This is not the universe he is in. As long as the tax authorities want to investigate, there is basically no tax that cannot be found. Moreover, even in his universe, there are still many people evading taxes, let alone here.
In order to collect taxes, King Athelstan of England in the Middle Ages once ordered that no one could buy goods for more than twenty pence outside the town. Even God moved out. However, where the administrative officials could not see, the underground economy had been flourishing.
develop.
This place must be no exception. The Arias family has been rooted in the Western Territory for hundreds of years. It would be strange if they couldn't even do something as trivial as tax evasion.
But Li Yu didn't give in. Anyway, if he sold it himself, he would definitely have to pay the tax.
Instead of paying the Gustav family, it would be better to give Ilea a bargain, and based on this calculation, he only needs to pay 10% of his income to let Miss Rabbit take care of everything from negotiation to transportation.
It can be called a model of one-stop service, and with Ilea as a stingy person to check it, the final transaction price will definitely be higher than if he negotiated it himself.
Maybe it can make up for the 30% that was allocated, and with the Arias family as its back, it won't cause any unnecessary trouble.
Li Yu was very satisfied with the deal. As for Miss Rabbit, she was even more pleased with it and felt happy.
He kept asking, "Is there a lot of black gold in your hometown? Why don't you bring some more next time?"
"Besides," Li Yu said, "I have other things to get, but when it comes to selling them for money, I have some other goods here. I'm a little unsure of their value. Please help me take a look.
"
"What other good things did you bring?" The girl became interested, "Can it compare to pepper?"
"It might work."
Li Yu took out another small bag from his pocket, and this time he poured the contents of the bag directly onto the table.
When she saw clearly the sharp-edged gadgets on the table that exuded dazzling light, Ilea's breathing stopped instantly.
——Artificial gemstones. The main chemical composition of artificial gemstones is no different from that of natural gemstones. They are all aluminum oxide, and then mixed with different compounds to present different colors. The wholesale price on 1688 ranges from a few cents to dozens depending on the size of the workmanship.
The money varies.
What Li Yu bought was 10*10mm. Since the starting price was ten, he took ten of them and spent a total of one hundred and fourteen yuan.
This chapter has been completed!