Two days is a long time, but a short time is also very short.
They didn't dare to delay because they all knew that King Mo and the others were just passing by.
If this delay lasts for a long time, once the person leaves, no one will be able to make the decision for them.
Now that their emperor is here, they don't dare to hope to get back the 30% that was withheld before, and they can only hope for the future.
The hall became deserted again. Chu Ximo looked at the contract in his hand, looked at Yan Shiqing and said, "What do you think of this contract?"
Yan Shiqing chuckled and said, "It's really embarrassing for those businessmen!"
As she spoke, her face gradually became serious, and she said: "Although businessmen pursue profits, they are squeezed too hard and are not conducive to the development of the Hongwu Kingdom. Shen Chuyang and the others are not lying in their complaints. You can also see the pricing of those goods. You see. They can make money, but what they make is only a small amount of money. Although it seems like they are doing business for themselves, it actually feels like they are working for others. The commercial tax is so high, and the Maritime Safety Administration has to collect so much. What really comes into their hands is It’s really not much.”
Chu Ximo nodded slightly: "Well, the gold here is cheap. In fact, if you don't bring the goods back here, you will just take the things from Hongwu Kingdom and sell them. Bringing the gold back will be enough for them to live a comfortable life. But this piece of gold is not enough. It was cut by the Wei family, and they rarely had the chance to get gold. They just brought small goods and sold them to small traders. In the end, the locals also considered the Lord of Luhai City and chose to barter. That's it. There is a way to get gold, but it is only a small amount."
Chu Ximo said, thought for a moment, and then said: "I suspect that the house they bought here was actually exchanged for goods."
Yan Shiqing was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "This piece of gold will be abolished later, and we are not afraid of not being able to trade normally. But if this happens, in the future, Hongwu Kingdom's gold will definitely not be worth one to twenty. I guess it will be the same as that of Da Chu. , one tael of gold is exchanged for twenty taels of silver. However, the silver in Hongwu Kingdom is also small, and it has to be circulated from our Dachu side."
Chu Ximo: "I will write a letter back and ask the emperor and Prince Qi Lie to sit down and negotiate the matter. Now the interests of our two countries are closely related. If this matter can be negotiated, it will be considered beneficial. Things that benefit the country and the people.”
After all, if Dachu wanted to go to sea and have contacts with overseas countries, it had to go through Hongwu State.
"Well, it's up to you. By the way, Emperor Dexuan still needs to have a good talk with him."
"Okay, you go back and rest first, and I'll go look for him. By the way, when City Lord Luhai sent someone to deliver things, he mentioned that someone will pick us up tomorrow night and take us to the City Lord's Mansion, and he will host a banquet for us."
Yan Shiqing didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, stood up, held her belly, and walked towards Bai Zhi, who was guarding not far away.
Now her belly is getting bigger and her energy is not as good as before. She doesn't want to come out unless necessary.
Anyway, now that Chu Ximo and Jiang Hongxuan were there, she focused her attention on preparing for the birth of her child.
Emperor Dexuan soon learned about the fact that Chu Ximo had obtained the contract from the Lord of Luhai City early in the morning, and then recruited several businessmen from the Hongwu Kingdom in the Cangming Kingdom. He also knew the details of their negotiations.
When Chu Ximo came to see him, he didn't care about anything and said directly: "I don't care how your contract is written in the end, I want you to promise not to harm my interests. You can't do it because of the cries of a few businessmen. Just ask me to issue an order to reduce commercial taxes. No, absolutely not!"
Chu Ximo originally didn't want to hide it from him, so it wasn't surprising that he knew about their conversation.
After hearing what he said, he immediately said: "This is a matter of your Hongwu Kingdom. You asked people to set taxes. How can I, a prince from a foreign country, have such long hands? But since you came out with us, then I
Let me give you a suggestion. It is good for businessmen to pursue profits. It is understandable that you want more tax revenue for the treasury, but it cannot dampen the enthusiasm of businessmen. I think you have not visited Hongwu Kingdom Dachu because your business taxes are high.
, ordinary people make small profits and simply cannot afford to pay what you ordered, resulting in stagnant business circulation and lack of information in many places..."
Emperor Dexuan knew that Chu Ximo had traveled to many more places in the Hongwu Kingdom than he, the emperor, and now that he had come out, it was impossible for him to tell lies. What he said should be the reality.
It's just that in his opinion, it's nothing. It's just that there are a few businessmen and a lack of information. It's not a big deal.
What's more, if the people don't do business, aren't they all farming?
In this way, the total crop yield will increase, and the annual tax revenue from the fields will also be much higher.
That's it, what's wrong with that?
Seeing his disapproval, Chu Ximo smiled and said: "If Prince Qi Lie doesn't lower the taxes on merchants, do you dare to bet with me that in five years, our country, Chu, will definitely catch up with your Hongwu Kingdom? Goods
The circulation of water and trade will only make our country, Chu, more and more prosperous. As for your country, Hongwu, there are only a few places that may be slightly better. According to this king, most of these places are also rivers and canals.
Both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Because there are ships passing through these places and there are docks, it can bring some stimulation."
Emperor Dexuan's eyes flashed when he heard this, but when he thought of reducing taxes on merchants, it would undoubtedly be to steal money from his pocket. How could he agree to such a stupid thing?
Furthermore, if Dachu develops but Hongwu does not, then it can only be said that the prince is incompetent, right?
Anyway, it is the prince who oversees the country now. Even if the historian wants to write about it, it will also be about the prince's incompetence. What does it have to do with him?
He would wait a few years and see if the Hongwu Kingdom had not become worse by then. It would just be because the prince was old-fashioned and had nothing to do with it.
But if it develops well, it will ultimately be regarded as his political achievements during his reign, and the prince will just manage it on his behalf.
After sorting out these things, Emperor Dexuan said directly: "We will discuss this matter later. I have already come out with you. I can't see whether the Hongwu Kingdom is good or bad. Now that I see that the merchants of the Hongwu Kingdom have been wronged, I naturally
I will make the decision for them. I heard someone say that the Lord of Luhai City is going to entertain us at a banquet tomorrow night?"
When Chu Ximo saw that Emperor Dexuan was not getting enough food and salt, he immediately chuckled in his heart.yyls
No matter what Emperor Dexuan thinks in his heart or what he says, as he said, he is here, what else can he do? After all, Qi Lie is an ambitious man, and he has capable people around him to help him, and Emperor Dexuan is not here
The past few years should be enough for him to do this.
The quality of the Hongwu Kingdom depends on how far Qi Lie can go.
"Yes, I will send someone over to revise the contract. You can mention this at the banquet tomorrow. When the contract is received the day after tomorrow, sit down and take a look at it. If there is no problem, then sign the contract. While we are free here, you can
You can sell whatever you bring, whether you want barter or gold."
Emperor Dexuan thought about the many things he had brought. If they could be exchanged for gold, how much would they be?
If possible, he would like to sell them all and exchange them for gold to save for himself without buying anything else.
In the future, he can also let people run the route from Hongwu Kingdom to Cangming Kingdom, but not other places.
However, he heard that Yan Shiqing would sell a small part of the things this time, and the rest would be transported to other places.
Does that mean that the things he brings can be sold for more elsewhere?
If so, should he also keep some?
After thinking about it, he raised his head and looked at Chu Ximo: "Of course I want to exchange some for gold, but what will you buy and take to sell elsewhere? You told me that you would bring me out to do business.
I make a lot of money, so you can’t leave me alone!”
When Chu Ximo heard what he said, he said bluntly: "What Shiqing means is that this time we won't exchange for gold. After selling the goods, we will buy some other things to take away and sell. The specific items are not clear yet. Wait.
Hongxuan has made a decision after conducting investigations in the past two days. According to this king, after tomorrow, you will be able to get a lot of gold from the Lord of Luhai City. There is no need to exchange the goods for gold and save them this time. You can follow us
We bought something together and took it away. If you don't want to, don't complain later that I didn't take you to make money."
Emperor Dexuan was a little dissatisfied when he heard this, but he had no way to refute. After all, after tomorrow, he would get a fortune for free. And he said it himself, and he was completely on Yan Shiqing's side.
The unhappy Emperor Dexuan now wanted some businessmen from the Hongwu Kingdom to come over and honor him.
If he wasn't afraid that this would damage the emperor's majesty and be laughed at by King Mo of Chu, he would really want to do this.
Why do those businessmen pay filial piety to the steward of the Maritime Safety Administration for the sake of the ship, but he, the king of a country, does not receive such treatment?
It is clear that the entire Hongwu Kingdom belongs to him, and he has the final say in everything, right?
"Okay, I know what to do. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I still have to think about it."
Chu Ximo came to Emperor Dexuan just to see his attitude towards those businessmen, and then told him about meeting the Lord of Luhai City. By the way, he wanted to ask if he could issue an order to change the commercial tax.
But now it seems that the former is no problem, while the latter can only rely on Qi Lie himself.
Two days passed very quickly, during which Jiang Hongxuan also learned the specific details of the contract.
But he didn't plan to get involved in this. As far as he was concerned, Chu Ximo had already asked those businessmen to do this, so he would just wait.
Anyway, he thought he could try opening a restaurant here first.
The food in Cangming Kingdom is not bad, but he is not used to it, but overall it is good.
However, compared to the delicacies of Hongwu Kingdom and Dachu, there is still a slight gap.
When he opens the restaurant, he may be able to earn a lot of money.
After all, it’s very cheap to exchange silver here for gold. And if you take the gold back, it will be worth a lot!
He wanted people in this place to know what real food is, and he also wanted business people to be able to taste the familiar taste of hometown food in a foreign country.
He also decided what to buy and sell in other countries.