"Business and trade in tea."

"Tea trading?" Wang Rende said in surprise.

"He has one hundred thousand catties of tea."

"really!"

"That's what he said."

"Does he have tea?"

"Say there is."

Wang Rende said: "Liu Shicao, in your opinion, what is the origin of this person?"

"There are many tea traders in Gyeonggi. The imperial court has been in urgent need of military expenditures in the past two years, so it exchanged a lot of money for military expenditures with China and France, and sent out a lot of tea."

Wang Rende said: "So, is what this person said true?"

Wang Mazi said: "The man's clothes are extraordinary, and he looks like a rich man."

Liu Wangxun said: "Then we are inseparable."

Wang Mazi was overjoyed and said, "This person is willing to cooperate with us."

"how to cooperate?"

"He said he could consider doing business in Julu."

"Where are the others?"

At this time, a yamen officer outside said at the door: "Master Wang, there is an official named Zhao outside who wants to see you."

Wang Mazi smiled and said, "Here we come."

Liu Wangxun frowned: "Wait! His surname is Zhao?"

"right."

"How about it, Liu Shicao?"

"No problem, let him come in first."

Zhao Ning led a few people all the way into the magistrate's yamen, while the others were waiting outside.

More people were wandering around Julu County, considered to be on patrol.

"Master Wang." As soon as Zhao Ning entered, his face was filled with smiles.

Wang Mazi stood up and said with a smile: "Guan Zhao, please come over here quickly."

"Let me introduce you to Mr. Zhao. This is the magistrate of this county, Magistrate Wang."

Zhao Ning said: "I have met Wang Zhixian."

"This is Liu Shicao, a member of the Xinde Prefecture who joined the army."

"I met Liu Shicao."

"Please, Mr. Zhao."

When Liu Wangxun saw that Zhao Ning's clothes were of great value, he immediately knew that this official Zhao must be a rich man and he came from the capital.

"I heard that Mr. Zhao has some tea?"

"Do some small business."

"Guan Zhao, do you have any tea guides?"

"Of course there is, it was given to me by Du Tea House."

Knowing that the tea plantation in Ducha distributes tea, it seems that this official from Zhao is indeed a tea merchant.

"I heard that Mr. Zhao wants to do business in Julu?"

"There is intention in this regard."

Liu Wangxun smiled and said: "That's good, it just so happens that our Wangzhi County also loves drinking tea."

Wang Rende asked: "Guan Zhao suddenly wants to cooperate with us. What is the purpose?"

"That's it. I want to sell some tea leaves to earn money from selling the land. As you all know, the imperial court's northern front line is urgent and urgently needs military rations. I know a few people in Gyeonggi Province who can sell military rations. However, the new agricultural policy on Gyeonggi Road is now strictly enforced.

, you can’t just buy fields from the private sector at will.”

Zhao Ning said solemnly: "So, I went north to look for some business opportunities. I originally planned to go to Zhaozhou. I was lucky enough to meet Wang Guanren, who introduced me here."

His remarks can be said to be watertight.

Almost all of them have the same surname.

Liu Wangxun suddenly asked: "Official Zhao's surname is Zhao, does he have anything to do with the royal family?"

"There are many people with the surname Zhao in the world, and the surname Zhao may not necessarily mean that they are royal."

Liu Wangxun stroked his beard and said with a smile, "That's true."

He continued to ask: "Guan Zhao, how is the new agricultural policy in Gyeonggi Road now?"

"The investigation is very strict." Zhao Ning said solemnly, "otherwise I would not come to Hebei to look for opportunities."

"You came just in time."

"What do Liu Shicao say?"

"There is a large amount of farmland for sale in Sintak Province recently. As long as you are willing to bid, you can buy it."

Zhao Ning was overjoyed: "That's great!"

"How much money is Mr. Zhao willing to pay to buy the land?"

"Consistent per acre."

The three of them were startled for a moment, then immediately started laughing.

"Guan Zhao is really good at telling jokes."

"how?"

"One acre has three roots, and not a penny should be missing."

Zhao Ning became embarrassed: "Is it so expensive?"

"Guan Zhao, the fields in Hebei are very fertile, and the imperial court will be at war in the next ten years, so there are still many places in need of food!"

Zhao Ning seemed to hesitate, and he suddenly asked: "Do I need to pay taxes? I heard that the imperial court issued a tax-free policy in Hebei?"

"The imperial tax-free policy is slightly different in different places in Hebei. Julu has to pay tax, but because Zhao Guanren is willing to do tea business with us, part of it can be exempted."

Zhao Ning said: "But what I heard in Gyeonggi Province is that all Hebei provinces are tax-free. Doesn't Xinde Prefecture also exempt it?"

Liu Wangxun said: "This is nonsense!"

"Isn't it exempt from Sindhu House?"

"Unavoidable."

Wang Mazi on the side laughed and said: "Guan Zhao, now is the time of war. You have also seen that the court must collect taxes to fight the war!"

Zhao Ning said quickly: "Please forgive me, I am an outsider and I don't know the rules here. I just have doubts in my heart and I have to ask for clarification."

"It's easy to talk about. If Mr. Zhao has any questions, just ask."

"Is the tax really inevitable?"

Liu Wangxun said: "It is inevitable that we have never received such a government order."

Liu Wangxun was a scholar from Sinde Prefecture who joined the army.

What kind of officer is a scholar in the army?

He is the Liucao official in the prefect's yamen, the official in charge of marriages, land, fights and other litigation cases.

He said that he had never received such a government order, so basically the prefect's Yamen of Sindh Prefecture had something to do with the current search tax.

The original government office of Hebei West Road was in Zhending Prefecture. In the first year of Jingkang, Zhending Prefecture fell. Now the government office happens to be in Xinde Prefecture.

The level of the prefect of Sindh Prefecture is basically equivalent to that of deputy transit envoy.

The Xinde prefecture magistrate Cao Junjun is only half a level lower than the average prefect.

In this case, this situation does not exist in Julu County.

Zhao Ning added: "This is a serious matter, please think twice."

"What worries does Mr. Zhao have?"

"I originally had 100,000 catties of tea, but..."

"Just what?"

"The inspection of fields on Gyeonggi Road is very strict, I'm..."

"How can we dispel Mr. Zhao's concerns?"
To be continued...