The second type of merchants are government merchants, which is equivalent to official procurement.
The imperial court allocated money to purchase public supplies for officials of all major yamen.
For example, charcoal, ice, grain, cloth, paper, etc. distributed by officials.
Naturally, the local government can enjoy tax exemptions and reduced taxes on the purchases and supplies of subordinate officials, academics and administrators.
Because they are ordinary items, caravans usually carry private goods while carrying official and businessman hats when traveling on the road.
The third category is naturally the largest in number and the largest proportion of small and large private businesses.
On the surface, private businesses only have business certificates issued by the government, and there is no specific road guide, so they can move around the country.
Precisely because there is no specific identification route, not only do you need to enter and exit the state border, but you also need to pay taxes in various cities and markets, and you will also encounter difficulties for various reasons in the process.
If you find that a certain royal merchant has a monopoly on items, it is smuggling. Once caught, all the goods and people will be lost.
What Wanjia lacks is not the tax money, but a paper guide to pass quickly at the city gate.
Now there is a road opened by the guard, although it only goes to Pingyang Prefecture, you only need to pay a 10% tax when passing through the city gate.
Moreover, there is no need to unpack all the goods for inspection, and the goods that are in good condition will be messed up, and even some things will be lost.
Song Liyun was overjoyed to be able to get the road guide. This was about to move from underground to above ground.
Although smuggling makes more money, who doesn't want to do business openly and openly.
More importantly, the status of the Zhenbei Army has obviously changed subtly.
There was no need to risk walking at night. Manager Wan waited until the next day to eat and drink before taking several carriages to transport the sheepskins away.
The vacation started from harvesting rice, which delayed several days, and Song Liyun also went to work in Tianxiang Building again.
Now that Lin Tao and the others have mastered the management of the restaurant, they have also recruited new chefs and introduced some side dishes, making the skewers a specialty of Tianxiang Restaurant, and she needs to appear frequently.
During meal time, there were no empty seats in the lobby.
At a position near the door, Lin Qingyuan irritably closed and opened the fan in his hand.
The boy waited on him carefully. The young master had been coming to Tianxiang Tower in the past few days, but he never saw Manager Song again. He was very grumpy.
The boy wanted to ask the waiter, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stared back coldly: "If you want tea and food, just ask, the steward of Tianxiang Tower is not here."
Lin Qingyuan originally wanted to find the Song family, but when he thought about the rumors about Ruijin Town, he was still a little timid.
What's more, it was a health center and the home of a prostitute. I just wanted to have fun, not risk my life.
There was no other way, so he thought of asking Huang Changsheng for help.
As for Huang Changsheng using himself as a spearman, haha! Naturally, we should wait until the war is over and then slowly settle the score with him.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Song Liyun walking into the store, and he was immediately overjoyed.
Today, Song Liyun was smiling and Lin Tao and Zhou Xiang were joking about whether she had picked up a treasure on the way into the city.
At home, Song Zhenping is about to get married, but her sister-in-law still likes her.
The fur business can see the light and can be transported away at will in the future.
Moreover, Manager Wan Da also said that all the refugees outside Pingyang Mansion would return to their hometowns before the onset of winter.
By then, the luggage shops in the city will also be officially opened.
These things make her happy.
Song Liyun was happily telling Zhou Xiang what had happened at home in the past few days in front of the counter, when suddenly a man rushed in front of her and grabbed her wrist.
This happened too quickly, in Tianxiang Tower where there were many guards, and under the noses of Lin Tao and Zhou Xiang.
Not only did Song Liyun fail to react, but even Zhou Xiang was stunned.
However, Zhou Xiang and the others were scouts after all, so they had quick reactions and could make moves with just a blink of an eye.
Before Lin Qingyuan could speak, someone grabbed his arm and threw him out like a cloud.
The boy who was following him was so frightened that he screamed and rushed to his rescue: "Young Master... ugh!"
Before he could be caught, his young master hit him hard, and the master and servant rolled into a pile.
The sergeant who was working as a waiter next to him had quick eyesight and quick hands. He pulled a screen forward to block it, and he could no longer see anything.
This little movement didn't cause any disturbance in the lobby. Only the guests at the nearest tables looked up and saw that nothing happened, so they continued to eat and drink.
Behind the screen, Zhou Xiang pinched Master Lin's neck and whispered: "What do you want to do!"
Song Liyun glanced at Lin Qingyuan, who fell so hard that his hair fell off. He apologized repeatedly with a pale face: "It was just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I just want to say a few words to Manager Song!"
The boy wanted to call the guards outside, but the young master was pinched, so he could only bluff and said: "My eldest master is the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and the third master is the execution chamber deacon of Pingyang Mansion. If you Tianxiang Tower dares to hurt my young master, then
Even the Golden Guards can't protect you."
"Brother Zhou, let him go!" Song Liyun said softly, "Since Young Master Lin said it was just a misunderstanding, then it was a misunderstanding."
Without the information provided by Jiang Feng, the boy's words could still scare people, and they would at least pay attention to Lin Qingyuan.
But everyone knew that Lin Qingyuan was just a bastard of the Lin family, so they relaxed their minds.
The Lin family is a big family, with some doing business and others serving as officials. If the second-room concubine is injured now, it will have no impact on the Lin family, but there will be some trouble with Broken Gold Guard.
The one Zhou Xiang can rely on is also the Broken Gold Guard. In the past, he would have been just a soldier on military pay, and he would not care about anything other than patrolling. Even if the sky pokes holes, his superiors will take care of him.
After staying in Tianxiang Tower for such a long time, I have to think deeply about it.
If Tianxianglou, which is now prosperous, is deliberately embarrassed by someone, it will be its own money that will be lost.
As soon as his hand was released, Lin Qingyuan turned over and got up. Regardless of his own embarrassment, he raised his hands to Song Liyun and said, "Miss Song, please forgive me. I just wanted to come over and say hello to the girl, and I didn't mean to offend."
Song Liyun responded with a faint salute: "Master Lin is a guest of Tianxiang Tower, you are welcome."
Lin Qingyuan still wanted to speak, but Song Liyun had already said to Lin Tao: "Brother Lin, let me check the account book first!"
She hasn't been to Tianxiang Building these days. Lin Tao is in charge of the money coming in and going out. She still has to look at the account books for a few days.
After saying that, he went to the backyard. Lin Qingyuan wanted to stop him again: "Miss Song, Manager Song, I haven't finished speaking yet! I have something to tell you!"
His voice was a bit loud and caused the guests in the hall to look around. Song Liyun stopped and said coldly: "Mr. Lin, I only have one thing to tell you, don't treat me as your plaything."
Lin Qingyuan was stunned, she hadn't said anything yet, how did she know it was a plaything.
Hey! No, I didn’t even get hit, so why did I just treat it like a plaything?
You have to at least play with it before you treat it as a plaything. This is unjust!
Zhou Xiang waved to the two of them, and walked out of the store with Lin Qingyuan: "Master Lin, I'm sorry, I won't accept you when you come to Tianxiang Tower again!"
Lin Qingyuan was angry and anxious. He finally waited for Manager Song, but was kicked out without even saying a few words. Listening to this, he will not be able to enter Tianxiang Tower in the future.