After listening to Cui Er's detailed explanation with his eyes closed, Cui Cheng suddenly opened his eyes and sneered: "It's ridiculous, extremely ridiculous! Who does Li Chengzhong think he is? Is he the military governor of Lulong? Is he the governor of Anton?"
Four business roads? Let’s not talk about the rest, but the Pingzhou business road is the one he can take charge of? Arrogant!"
Cui Er was silent and said in a low voice: "They are indeed a little arrogant about the trade route, but should we, Cui Ji, strive for this first-class qualification? This year alone, there will be 200,000 yuan of government purchases, and there will be three more next year.
One hundred thousand guan, I would really not be willing to let this money go by."
Cui Cheng thought for a while and said: "Don't worry, let's keep calm. If we don't believe him, Li Chengzhong won't come to us!"
Cui Er had no choice but to say: "But Section Chief Wang of the Commercial and Trade Section said that taxes must be paid to the Tax Collection Section within five days. Otherwise, the goods will be seized. Third Uncle, look..."
Cui Cheng said disdainfully: "He dares! Looking at the goods of our Cui Ji, no one in Hebei dares to seize them!"
The day after Cui Cheng said this, he received news that General Li had left Liucheng. He was a little unbelievable, and even more furious, he yelled at Cui Er in a heart-breaking voice: "How is this possible? How dare he?"
He really didn't come to see us! This kid, this scoundrel, he raped our war horse and left like this? Didn't he know that doing so would offend the general? Can he afford the consequences of offending the general?
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No matter how angry and puzzled Cui Cheng was, Li Chengzhong just ignored him. What Cui Ji'an said in the letter, "Li Chengzhong will obediently return the war horse" did not happen at all. Cui Cheng was so angry that he felt the serious trauma in his soul. He decided
He immediately left Liucheng and returned to Youzhou. He wanted to report to Cui Ji'an the unfair treatment he suffered in Liucheng and let Li Chengzhong bear the wrath of the general!
Cui Cheng told Cui Er to pack up and pack the goods for shipment. Cui Ji remembered that this time there were three sea ships docked at the mouth of the Daling River outside Liucheng. After loading, they could go straight to the Bohai Sea along the Daling River and arrive at the Zhangshui estuary in Youzhou.
There is only forty miles of dry road from Lu County to Youzhou City. This is why Cui Ji disdains the so-called Pingzhou Trade Road in Liucheng - they have no need for the Pingzhou Trade Road.
Just when everything was packed and ready to leave, Cui Er rushed to Furu Inn with several servants guarding the warehouse in a very embarrassed state.
"Third Uncle! Something bad has happened. All our goods have been sealed by the Changshi Mansion!"
"What? Sealed? Why did he seal our goods?" Cui Cheng's eyes widened, almost thinking he heard wrongly.
Cui Eryu said with a tearful tone: "The Changshi Mansion said that we were carrying goods to evade taxes. Just now, they took the goods back to the warehouse and sealed them. Deputy Section Chief Liao of the Tax Collection Department brought soldiers here. He said it was the first warning to pay the tax.
You can only leave after paying the money. If there is a next time, all the goods will be confiscated and the people will be arrested."
Cui Cheng was so angry that he almost fainted. After steadying himself, he rushed to the warehouse first, followed by others. Cui Ji's warehouse was not far from Furu Inn, and he arrived here in just one stick of incense. Cui Cheng took a look
, Sure enough, as Cui Er said, the main door of the warehouse was closed, with a cross seal on it. Four soldiers guarded the main door with their swords crossed. Many people gathered outside, all whispering. Several of them, merchants who knew Cui Cheng, saw him.
When I came over, I would force a smile and then back away, afraid of getting into trouble and not daring to say anything.
Without thinking, Cui Cheng went up to tear the seal, but was stopped by four soldiers. Cui Cheng pointed at the soldiers and yelled, and the expressions of the soldiers changed. They pushed Cui Cheng to the ground and took out ropes to tie him up.
Fortunately, Cui Er had some winks and hurriedly stepped forward to say something nice, even if he had to pay tens of millions of dollars. The four soldiers just gave up and untied the ropes tied to Cui Cheng. The leader kicked Cui Cheng into a somersault and shouted loudly:
: "Get out of here quickly. If you disturb someone else's official business again, I will lock you up and throw you in jail!"
Cui Chengwu yelled freely on the ground: "You guys are robbing the goods, and you are not afraid of the laws of heaven! When the general comes with his troops, they will all be turned into powder!"
The leading soldier said: "You are trying to escape with the goods, are you still justified? Go and pay the business tax quickly, don't mess around here!"
Cui Er and others quickly carried Cui Cheng away and kept bending down to apologize to the soldiers.
After Cui Cheng was carried away, his mind calmed down, he struggled to get out of the support of Cui Er and others, and carefully considered how to retaliate. He was Cui Ji's nominal boss, and relying on General Zhao's momentum, he had never been able to do anything in these years.
Having been wronged, the goods were sealed today and he was kicked by soldiers. For him, it was a great shame and humiliation. After much deliberation, he still couldn't find a way, and finally decided to find a way to get these goods out first.
He came to the house where Wan, the elder of Pinbu, lost his sight, and wanted to see Wan, but he was told by the concierge that the elder was seriously ill and would not see outsiders. Cui Cheng was so angry. They met yesterday, but today they said he was seriously ill.
Shan Sheng, isn't it obvious that he doesn't want to see him? He has given so many good things to the other party in the past few years, but when things really happened, the other party acted like a coward.
Of course the eldest elder Wan is not ill because he is blind. He is drinking tea in the tea room at the moment. The tea set he uses is still the one given to him by Cui Cheng. Wan has been blind for a long time and has been enjoying a comfortable life in Liucheng in the past few years.
, has long since worn away the fighting spirit in his heart. The fate of Pinbu is in the hands of General Li. The main force that can fight has long been disabled, and most of the remaining young men have been recruited into the new Yingzhou Army. He only wants to
If you can enjoy your old age in peace, how can you dare to cause trouble again?
Hearing that Cui Cheng cursed twice at the door and left, Quan Blind calmly raised the tea cup and took a sip, smacking his lips with satisfaction, savoring the fragrance of tea left on his lips and teeth, but feeling sorry for Cui Cheng in his heart.
Do you think it’s still the same as before for openly provoking the Chang Shi’s government? You really don’t understand current affairs!
Cui Cheng was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He went to the door one by one to appeal to the elders of the Ping tribe who he had been friends with in the past. However, his appeal was really too much. These elders were all subordinates of the Ping tribe. Now it was too late to protect themselves. How could they dare to take care of him?
These noisy things? Some people just closed the door, some shied away, and some tried to comfort them, but in short, no one was willing to help. When Cui Cheng came to the last house, he was already a little discouraged. When he was hesitating whether to go in, he saw
The door opened at a corner, and a servant popped up. Looking left and right, he saw that no one was paying attention. He hooked his hand and motioned for him to hurry in.
The minister of product, Lao Gulihun, treated Cui Cheng to a good tea in his house. Cui Cheng told his story, and Gulihun sighed: "Brother, it's not that I won't help you. Now Liucheng is owned by others. You are like this."
After all the tossing and tossing, what will it look like?"
Cui Chengdao: "Are you just watching these gangsters force away Mr. and Mrs.'s goods? What should I do if I return to Youzhou?"
Gu Lihun said in a low voice: "Bear your breath and pay the business tax. Leave everything to the future."
When Cui Cheng heard this, it seemed that there was something behind the words in his bones, and he was startled. He only heard the words in his bones: "You Han people have a saying, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years, so why should he only look at what is in front of him?"
Cui Cheng pondered the meaning of the other party's words and asked tentatively: "Is there any way the elder can teach so-and-so?"
A deep smile broke out in his bones: "Behind brother stands General Zhao. It is General Zhao who is offended here in Liucheng. Since General Zhao takes the lead, why are brothers worried? You will be proud of yourself one day."
Cui Cheng asked in a low voice: "If that day comes, what are the elders' plans?"
Gu Lihun said solemnly: "Brothers have always treated Gu Lihun very well. To be honest, after this encounter, Gu Lihun couldn't bear it. General Li and Feng Changshi did go too far. If brothers don't dislike it,
, when you need Gulihun in the future, Gulihun will never dare to frown at all!"
After coming out of the Hun Mansion, Cui Cheng felt calm and decided to endure it for the time being. He ordered Cui Er to go to Chang Shi Mansion to pay the business tax.
Cui Er brought two followers to Chang Shi's Mansion, but was stopped by the concierge: "Why are you here?"
Cui Er stuffed a handful of copper coins over and said with a smile: "This person is here to pay business tax."
As if accepting a hot potato, the concierge shoved the copper coin back with a shake of his hand and scolded: "You want to kill so-and-so! Don't do this in the future, talk about something when you have something to say! Pay the business tax, right? Come with so-and-so."
Saying that, he led Cui Er to the side courtyard next to Chang Shi's Mansion. There was a newly opened door facing the street. Many people came in and out. There were several soldiers guarding the door, but those soldiers could not understand the people coming in and out.
ask.
The concierge pointed here and said: "The tax collection department is here, just go in and pay."
Cui Er got the advice and came to the door. Seeing that others didn't need to give permission for entry or exit, he hesitantly walked in. However, he saw that the soldiers on duty did not look sideways and paid no attention to him. He asked his entourage to wait at the door and went in by himself.
Go inside and go to a wing under the guidance of others.
There was a desk in the side room, and behind it was a clerk who was sorting out the account books. Cui Er hurriedly stepped forward to see it.
The clerk took out a pile of files from the table, found one of them, looked at it, and said: "Cui Ji's goods have been inventoried, the valuation is 1,300 guan, and the merchant tax needs to be paid 260 guan. You guys?"
Should I pay money or use goods as payment?"
Cui Er certainly knows the value of his own goods. This valuation is based on the market price in Liucheng, which is roughly the same. However, after being trafficked to Youzhou, the goods must be at least doubled. If done well,
More than twice.
"Is it okay to pay taxes in gold?" I'm afraid the two hundred and sixty coins would have to fit into half a cart, which Cui Er and his two followers could not carry, so what he brought were gold coins.
The clerk took the abacus on the side, knocked it once, and said: "Nine pure gold, thirty-five taels and seven cents!"
Cui Er quickly took the gold ingot from the package on his back, but the clerk did not take it. He just picked up a pen and wrote a receipt and said: "Go out and turn left to the second room. Go and hand it over."
Cui Er paid the commercial tax according to the instructions and came back with the deed to see Cui Cheng: "Uncle Third, the payment is completed, can we go back. When will we leave? So that they can load the ship."
But Cui Chengdao said, "I'm not leaving. Tomorrow you will have someone put the goods on the ship and ask Kong Dalang to send them back, and then go to Chang Shi's Mansion to exchange for a second-class merchant qualification. There is a letter here, and Kong Dalang must deliver it to Cui Zhichen.
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Cui Er was a little surprised: "Uncle San doesn't plan to return to Youzhou?"
Cui Cheng sneered: "I still want to stay and watch Li Chengzhong and Feng Dao'er vomit out everything they eat from us!"