When Lin Ziran heard Zhou Li asking about the price based on the purchase quantity, he laughed and jokingly said that if you buy too many cannons, no one will be able to use them. Could it be that you are also giving away gunners?
But Zhou Li said seriously: "As for the gunner, I can't give it as a gift. However, our firm also has channels to contact you, and it's not expensive. A first-class gunner with many years of service experience only costs 80 yuan."
The salary can be used by adults!"
"If you still need it, we can even contact artillery officers for you. Of course, the price is hard to say and you have to negotiate with them in person, but it is estimated that it will not be too low. After all, you know, artillery officers these days are all
All the major vassals and towns are recruiting talented gunmen, and there are only a few who are willing to make extra money."
Lin Ziran knew what they were as soon as he heard them. They were just expensive mercenaries.
Lin Ziran said he didn’t want this thing!
It's not that he doesn't have artillerymen at his disposal, he has quite a few, although these artillerymen have never hit the enemy with artillery.
But they are cheap and never pay a salary.
After all, they are bandits, and they still want a salary? It would be great if they can take care of the food!
As for those mercenary artillerymen who pay 80 yuan a month, let them go!
As for artillerymen and doctors, let alone them. Although the price was not mentioned, it is unlikely that they would be hired without a salary of several hundred.
With this money, I might as well buy hundreds or thousands of muskets and recruit corresponding soldiers.
So Lin Ziran interrupted him: "We don't need the gunner anymore. If we purchase one five-pound field gun, how much would it cost, and how much would two of them cost?"
Zhou Lidao: "One door costs four hundred yuan. If there are two doors, I can give you a discount, but it will still cost seven hundred and eighty yuan!"
Lin Ziran also quite agrees with this price. These days, small and medium-caliber smoothbore cannons are all copper cannons. The price is so expensive. He still purchases in small batches. It is estimated that the source of the other party's artillery is not so regular. Otherwise, the other party will
The asking price is over five hundred.
He immediately said: "Then let's go to the two doors first."
Subsequently, the two parties discussed in detail the procurement of ammunition and other military uniforms, and finally reached a batch of ordnance purchases with a total value of 5,000 yuan.
After calculation, the overall price is about 20% cheaper than the market price.
This made Lin Ziran even more certain that the arms business conducted by Hongxiang Trading Company must be shady, otherwise it would not be so cheap.
But again, Lin Ziran doesn't care!
After Zhou Li left, Luo Mazi said with a worried look on his face: "Sir, if there are so many ordnances, how should we spend the money?"
Lin Ziran said: "The muskets and ammunition in front will be delivered within seven days. We still have enough money on hand. As for the artillery, it will take half a month to deliver. Go and find Wang Jinquan."
"It's hard to continue to make money in Qingshan Town. If it goes too far, it will easily rebound. The ordinary people will still have to live their lives!"
"However, although our Qingshan Town is not a major transportation thoroughfare, there are still many business travelers coming and going. As far as I know, these business travelers do not pay taxes to our Qingshan Town. Since they pass through our Qingshan Town, they are also in our Qingshan Town."
It’s impossible to do business without paying the tax. I’m going to find a few places to set up cards to collect taxes!”
"No matter what, we must settle the money!"
Lin Ziran is now focused on expanding his army, no matter how difficult it is, he still has to grit his teeth.
Seeing Lin Ziran's behavior, Luo Mazi stopped trying to persuade him and immediately said, "I'm going to find Wang Jinquan now!"
Wang Jinquan quickly arrived at the city gate barracks. Wang Jinquan's life has been quite comfortable these days. He was frightened some time ago, but now he has relaxed and pretended to be a guard. Two days ago, he was still guarding the city.
Some green-skinned gangsters were eliminated.
At the same time, several unresolved cases were solved fairly and equitably.
For a time, his reputation in the town was quite good.
The gentry merchants in the town, headed by Boss Wang, are generally quite satisfied with the new governor Wang Jinquan. They think he is much better than the previous guards who knew how to make money and did nothing.
Although this Wang Zhengshou was a bit greedy and used ruthless methods to make money, he still did a few good things.
Therefore, Wang Jinquan was still a decent guard. When he heard that Lin Ziran was looking for him again, Wang Jinquan was actually unwilling to come, because every time he came to the city gate barracks, nothing good happened.
This time is no exception!
Knowing that Lin Ziran wanted to set up a card to collect tax, Wang Jinquan was very worried: "It is easy to set up a card to collect business tax, but it can easily cause a backlash. These business travelers are usually large commercial banks. If it attracts the attention of the superiors...
"
When Wang Jinquan said this, Lin Ziran knew that he didn't think well at first.
Most of the business travelers who dare to go out to do business these days are not simple goods. If there is no one to protect them, they will be finished long ago.
They collected the tax first, and then people filed a complaint. Then the superiors sent people to investigate, and it was very likely that they found out that these two groups were counterfeiters.
As a result, it may be impossible to collect commercial tax!
But if you can't do it openly, then you can do it covertly.
There are hundreds of old bandits under him, and they have been doing nothing in recent times. It is okay for them to set up a project outside. I drive this road, plant this tree, and indirectly receive the business tax.
As long as they are not punished too harshly, judging from the chaos these days, those caravans will generally surrender. After all, although the caravans have armed guards, fighting also costs money.
After making this decision in his heart, Lin Ziran asked Wang Jinquan to go back. He was told that he still had official business to attend to in the afternoon and that he wanted to rectify the health situation in the city.
From Lin Ziran's point of view, Wang Jinquan, the guard, has become addicted and has almost forgotten his identity as a bandit leader.
I don’t know if this is good or bad!
After telling Wang Jinquan to get lost, Lin Ziran called Scar over and ordered him to take his old brothers outside to choose several dangerous places to set up cards to collect tolls.
And he was specifically told that the toll should not be too high, or even lower than other counterparts, and that the toll could not be wasted, let alone force the caravan to the point of death.
Anyway, be careful!
Scar naturally accepted the order happily. Recently, he was training with a group of new recruits every day and felt particularly bored.
And he had to pretend to be a non-commissioned officer in front of these new recruits, which made him even more uncomfortable.
After all, he is still a tough gangster who doesn't like to be restrained too much, otherwise he wouldn't choose to stay in the green forest.
After Scar took the people away, Lin Ziran continued to think about how to expand his financial resources.
With such a small population and area in Qingshan Town, normal tax collection would not allow much to be collected, and a part of it would have to be paid, so not many would be able to stay.
As for setting up checkpoints to collect business taxes, there are actually risks.
Although Nanhai Prefecture is a bit chaotic, the counties and counties often maintain unity. The counties and towns will not allow their subordinate counties to set up private checkpoints to collect taxes. The counties must collect taxes.
Even if I collect it secretly, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.
Lin Ziran was thinking about surviving this period first. As for making real money, I'm afraid he would have to rely on other methods.