The Wei River is not very suitable for navigation. In winter, the water volume is less, and the originally narrow channel becomes more crowded. In addition, when the sea ships coming from Lingnan are crowded, the entire river seems to have disappeared. It looks really real from a distance.
The main thing is land boating. The Weihe pier today is very busy. Various boats are crowded together. Some have begun to unload, and some are still waiting anxiously outside the pier. The coolie who has been idle for a long time uses all his strength to pull the boat out.
Boxes, bags, bundles, and piles of goods were carried, picked, carried, or carried off the ship. There were carriages from merchants in the city waiting on the long embankment for a long time.
The goods were transported by these carriages before they even landed. From the Weihe Wharf to Chang'an City, they were all filled with people, carriages and horses.
Liu Ju stood by the Wei River, holding his head high despite the wind and snow. Even though a layer of snow had fallen on his body, his blood was boiling. The steam on his head was the best proof. Huo Guang, Shangguan Jie, Jin Ri
Hui, Tian Qianqiu and others stood behind Liu Zheng, holding their heads high and excited like Liu Zheng.
"Those are Lingnan transport ships, eighty in total! It is roughly estimated that there are 800,000 shi of grain. According to one liter per person per day, 800,000 shi is enough to feed the entire Chang'an for more than half a year!"
"And that one is from Jiangsu. They are all cloth and various daily necessities. The price will definitely be 80% lower than the normal price, hahaha..."
Liu Zheng must be the prince. He thought a little further and turned to Shangguan Jie: "Have the goods sent from the Western Regions, Shu County and beyond the Great Wall entered the city?"
Shangguan Jie said quickly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we arrived yesterday and are unloading the goods just like here. The prince's personal guards are maintaining order. There will be no mistakes."
"That's great!" Liu Zhi nodded slightly at the few people like a young adult: "Today's achievement is all due to the concerted efforts of all of you. Liu Zhi would like to thank all the senior brothers here."
Ding Yi and a group of noble nobles were also by the Wei River, but what they saw was completely different from what Liu Zhi and others saw. They all stood there in a daze, as if their dead parents, and several of them were already dead.
There are many people who are unable to stand firmly and would sit on the ground and cry bitterly if they were not supported by the people around them.
"Dinghou, what should we do now? That's all my wealth!"
"Ding Hou, I can use the house deed and land deed to borrow 500,000 gold from the bank. I'm afraid I won't even have my Hou Mansion this time!"
"Dinghou, didn't you say we were sure of winning? You also promised us that if anything goes wrong, you will compensate us in full. This..."
"Dinghou..."
Ding Yi's vision went dark and she fainted completely.
The people of Chang'an didn't care about a harmless Marquis fainting. What they saw was that a large amount of supplies had been transported to Chang'an City. The shopkeeper of Bianyifang was negotiating with the people on the ship. They could even see clearly the expression on the shopkeeper's face.
Happy. Although Bianyifang was considered the most responsible store in Chang'an some time ago, people are still worried. No one knows when Bianyifang will start to increase prices like other stores. If it is cheap
If the prices of the cheap shops are going to increase, then there will never be any shops that people can rest assured in the entire city of Chang'an. I finally saw so many supplies coming into the city today, and I think there will be a good discount on the prices of the items in the cheap shops. It is the end of the year now, and these
If things can be delivered in time, you should have a good year.
The sound of crackling firecrackers was heard one after another, and the frightened birds kept running away from Chang'an. Chang'an City, which had been depressed for a long time, has regained its vitality. Nearby shops are opening their doors one after another, and the big discounts make everyone feel comfortable.
In particular, Biianfang was overcrowded. No matter what the purpose of Biianfang was in this incident, it never followed the trend and raised prices, and always maintained a relatively stable price. This left a very good impression in the hearts of the people.
Impression. Now that everything is back to normal, the first thing that comes to mind when you want to buy something is Bianyifang.
Cui Chengru stood at his door, looking at the prosperous Bianyifang opposite. He finally straightened up, the sorrow on his face disappeared, and his whole person became more kind. He said to Cui Jiuming who was supporting him: "See? This is the moment.
This is what a businessman should do!"
Cui Jiuming nodded quickly: "My father taught me a lesson, and the child has remembered it!"
"Huh!" Cui Chengru shook his head: "You still don't understand. The day my father came back from Su's house, he told you that even if there was no matter about the Bianyifang, Su Hou would quickly calm down the matter. Our Bianyifang is in Su
It’s nothing in Hou’s eyes. Without Su Hou’s support, it would have closed down like those shops in less than a month!”
Cui Jiuming was a little unconvinced: "That's not the case, right?"
"No? Do you want to try Su Hou's method like those people?" Cui Chengru turned and walked back: "This time we seem to have lost some money, but I can guarantee that we will make it back within a year.
, and will earn more. The most important thing is that we have a relationship with the prince. Our Cui family is in an invincible position, do you understand?"
Cui Jiuming insisted in a low voice. Cui Chengru said again: "Tomorrow, the prince will be worried about the shareholders of Biianfang. You go for me, be careful to keep your body low, and don't ask what the prince promised in the first place. Even if the prince wants to compensate us for our losses, he will have to do it."
Push it out, do you understand?"
"My child has remembered it!"
Cui Chengru then slowly closed the door. Because the Cui family has been good at business in recent years, the life of the family is not what it used to be. The sons and nephews from other families have come to Cui Chengru's house to find jobs. They are the same ancestors.
It was hard for Cui Chengru to refuse, and he made a lot of arrangements. As the Cui family's business grew bigger and bigger, the side branches that followed the Cui family naturally grew stronger. Some of them started to have estrangements.
With Ding Yi in mind, there were many nephews and nephews of the Cui family following Ding Yi this time. Now that he saw that the situation was not good, he turned back and hoped that the Cui family could continue to help him, but it was a pity that Cui Chengru already had his own ideas.
It's still Su Zhai, it's still Cui Chengru and Huo Laosi, a group of merchants. Except for Cui Chengru, almost all of them are Su Ren's subordinates, so Cui Chengru's position becomes very strange. This
Su Ren actually had his own ideas for asking Cui Chengru to help him. He asked the Cui family to take charge of Chang'an. Firstly, he did not have the manpower, and the Cui family was very familiar with Chang'an. Secondly, it was also to leave a way out for himself in case something happened.
If there was a problem in Chang'an, he would withdraw without any worries. But after this incident, Cui Chengru stood behind him despite all the opinions, which made Su Ren very happy. He didn't care about the Cui family's property, nor did he care about it.
It didn't matter whether the Cui family was close to the emperor or the prince, what he needed was this kind of belief in himself. Su Ren had led an army and knew what an army that could win a war should look like.
"Thank you for your hard work, old shopkeeper!" Su Ren picked up the wine glass: "Old shopkeeper has contributed a lot to this success. I will definitely ask your majesty for the credit."
Cui Chengru shook his head: "Your Majesty, you're too polite. I'm already so old. It doesn't matter whether you have merit or not. Those people this time are really shameless. They don't care about the life and death of the people. It's infuriating!"
Su Ren smiled and said: "Old shopkeeper, there is no need to be angry. Once this matter is over, no one will harm my great people like this again."
"I hope so!" Cui Chengru sighed: "Master Marquis, I heard that Your Majesty intends to re-determine commercial taxes. Is this possible?"
Su Ren nodded: "Yes! We originally asked the Prime Minister's Office to do it, but when something like this happened, the Prime Minister's Office returned the power of equalization back to Sinong Temple, and also handed over the matter of determining commercial taxes. Why?
What do you think, old shopkeeper?"
Cui Chengru said: "It is up to the Marquis to arrange this matter. I have no opinion whatsoever. The Marquis knows business best. This is an indisputable fact in the Han Dynasty."
Su Ren waved his hand: "How dare you? Determining business tax is a big project. I'm afraid I will have to trouble the old shopkeeper. I hope the old shopkeeper will give you some advice."
"Don't dare, don't dare, if you have to do something for me, I will definitely do my best."
The party was very happy. The guests got what they wanted, and the host fully expressed his wishes. Naturally, businessmen know best about business taxes. Although Su Ren is a half-hearted businessman, he has been in the Han Dynasty in recent years.
I don’t know how many holes have been drilled into the simple commercial tax provisions of the Han Dynasty. Now that he is allowed to determine the commercial tax, although it cannot eliminate tax evasion, it can at least give the Han business a higher level in the system. As a businessman, Cui Chengru is not worried about business the most.
Tax, business tax is a matter of course. No matter how high the court sets the tax, it doesn't matter to the merchants. What matters is actually the identity of the businessman. In fact, Cui Chengru hopes that Su Ren will set the business tax higher.
Paying taxes naturally means an increase in the right to speak.
The snowflakes in the sky continued to fall, and the atmosphere in the house became more harmonious. They were all businessmen, and they had endless things to say about the topic of business tax. On the contrary to the happy atmosphere of the Su family, the Ding family had been sent away since Ding Yi was sent away.
After coming back, the whole family was in a mess. The old lady sent someone to call the doctor, and the young lady asked someone to break someone's leg. The eldest young master pretended to cry sadly in front of Ding Yi's bed, but in private he was talking to the maid beside him.
There was a lot of flirting; the second young master felt that the family was agitated, so he went to Taixueqian Street alone to hang out with friends; the girl was sent back by her relatives with tears in her eyes. This was very serious, and the angry old lady was ready to come to the house to argue.
Even the housekeeper struggled in front of the gate to stop the dignitaries who were about to rush into the house. Unfortunately, he was not from the Ding family, so his words did not have enough weight, and he was about to be unable to resist.
Li Shizong, Luan Da, and Zhao Zhou secretly entered Ding's house through the side door, along with Anyang Hou. Several of them looked bad and were quietly invited to Ding Yi's room. Seeing these people, Ding
Yi wanted to disappear, but now these people had become his last life-saving straw. Regardless of the people next to him, Ding Yi jumped out of bed, knelt down in front of several people and cried bitterly. (To be continued)