Chapter 379: Good Business
It took a lot of effort for Fei Xuan to figure out that Wang Yue planned to circumvent the taboo of opening illegal salt in the name of pickles and salted meat, and then sold salt to make money.
He felt that it was impossible, completely impossible!
In the view of a straight boy who is obsessed with arithmetic, one is one, two is two, there is no space to reverse black and white, and the three or five scriptures also say that mathematics is a very rigorous subject, which requires strict logic and cannot be taken for granted.
He felt that Wang Yue's idea was not taken for granted, but whimsical!
"Not only will we not get rich, but we will lose a lot." Fei Xuan stuffed his head and poked the ant nest on the ground with the wooden stick in his hand. He escaped from the National Prison because he wanted to find a place to study quietly and study arithmetic, but now it seems that there is no pure land at all, and all of them are unreliable people!
Wang Yue noticed Fei Xuan's expression, and he suddenly smiled.
This little guy is much more interesting than his father, Fei Hong is dedicated to concocting mille-feuille cakes for himself, if he can teach this kid well, let him turn around, and go to his father, it is estimated that Fei Hong will be very grateful to his ......
"You're not optimistic about this business?"
"Of course!" Fei Xuan said: "Salt is salt, pickles are pickles, this is a different thing, although pickles can replace some salt, but it is impossible for ordinary people to only eat pickles without salt." Moreover, the cabinet and the court will not agree to sell illicit salt, which is a very terrible thing, which will shake the foundation of the monopoly of salt and iron for thousands of years...... I think if you want to make money, it's better to be honest. β
"Hahahaha!" Wang Yue laughed, "I really didn't expect you to be so dead-eyed...... Very good! Wang Yue actually praised Fei Xuan, "Maybe you can really make achievements in arithmetic, the book is for you, take a good look, if you don't understand anything, you can come and ask me." β
As he spoke, Wang Yue threw a complete copy of the Three Five True Scripture to Fei Xuan.
Fei Xuan subconsciously took it in his hand, and he immediately unfolded it, which perfectly matched the scrap book he had gotten, and it was exactly what he was looking forward to.
It's just that Wang Yue's performance made him shake his head again, was he writing it? Or is it just a descendant? But no matter what, this guy is opportunistic and doesn't look like a good person!
How can a guy with a bad mind have high academic attainments?
For the first time, Fei Xuan began to ponder, and it belonged to something other than arithmetic......
And Cui Shilin, who upheld Wang Yue's intentions, returned to the capital.
Along the way, he had fully understood Wang Yue's intention, which was to negotiate a more favorable terms of trade with the cabinet...... The reason why he was sent here was because Cui Shilin had the strongest diplomatic ability under Wang Yue, yes, he was the strongest!
After all, Yang Bo only went to the desert once, while Cui Shilin went to the Wa Kingdom twice, not only went, but also negotiated a trade agreement.
Let him come, it's just right!
Master still knows people well, knows the strengths of my talents, you old man rest assured, this time the disciple will definitely talk about a good condition that you don't expect!
Cui Shilin was high-spirited and full of spirit.
How did he know that Wang Yue chose him, there was only one willingness, this kid is a well-known gentleman, even if he went to the country twice, no one believed that Cui Shilin was a capable person.
"Xie Ge Lao, Fei Ge Lao, Shi Ge Lao, the current situation in the north is very bad, it is a complete mess, mess...... Everything boils down to having money, food, clothing and flowers, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, this truth doesn't need to be said by the younger generations, right? β
Xie Qian nodded, "Fuguo Gong, the meaning of the cabinet is very clear, we really can't help, we can't provide too much money, as for the exchange of business and goods, we can provide some convenience, what do you want, just say it!" β
Xie Qian didn't think that Cui Shilin could come up with anything important, and even they were ready to suffer a loss. After all, they can't go too far in the big matter of expanding their territory.
"Elder Xie Ge, thank you first...... My first suggestion is that the goods exported from the north to the interior should be exempt from tax, and the soldiers are already very hard to fight the border, so you can't bear to collect taxes, right? β
Xie Qian was just about to nod when Shi Xuan spoke. "When goods from the north enter the Great Wall, they can be exempted from taxes, but once they enter, they will be charged toll money or market money in various places, just like other goods, and we can't do anything about this. After all, the Chongwenmen tax card was set by the Lingshi, and we were helpless. β
Cui Shilin said: "This is different, other businessmen take advantage of Daming and do not pay taxes." We are fighting for the country, how can this be confused? β
Good boy, and fight for it with reason.
Xie Qian groaned: "Old Shige, let's take a step back, the goods in the north are taxed at half of the amount, and the yamen in various places are not allowed to be embarrassed!" β
Shi Xuan hesitated slightly, and finally nodded.
Cui Shilin still refused to give up.
"Elder Xie Ge, how to identify this so-called northern goods, I hope the northern side has the final say!"
"Dreaming!" Shi Xuan was angry, "Fuguo Gong, what do you mean?" Could it be that you can put a label on this Wenhua Palace, saying that it is from the north, and you can buy it at half price? Isn't this a mess? β
Fei Hong finally spoke: "This northern goods should be produced in the north." β
Cui Shilin said: "Then what if the north is purchased from the Western Regions and resold to the Ming Dynasty?" β
"This ......" The three pavilion elders were a little unsure, after all, they were all in charge, and no one cared about these details.
Cui Shilin's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "Just like this, everything produced in the north, or the north participating in transshipment, processing, and packaging, is all counted as goods produced in the north." After all, there are so many people in the north at the moment, and the output is limited, compared to the Ming Dynasty, it is nothing more than a dime...... Three elders, raise your noble hands, give us poor people a way to live! β
Seeing that they still didn't agree, Cui Shilin couldn't help but stand up, "Three pavilion elders, do you want to kowtow to you on behalf of the master in the later life!" β
Saying that, he really wanted to kneel, Shi Xuan hurriedly stretched out his hand, "Don't!" If you kneel, your master won't make a big fuss about the cabinet! β
Xie Qian said: "Let's do it, we still have things, so we won't waste our tongues." β
Cui Shilin nodded, "The elder of the pavilion has every opportunity to work for the country, and the later students also know that you are busy...... I only have one last thing...... We do business between the two sides, but the north and south of the country, the customs are different. For example, the Lantern Festival is called tangyuan in the south, and the moon cakes are also sweet in the north and salty in the south. The identification of goods in the north may be different from that within the Great Wall. I wondered, what do you think of the imperial court's acceptance of the standards of the north? β
"This ...... Fu Guogong, you don't plan to refer to a deer as a horse, do you? β
Cui Shilin hurriedly waved his hand, "How dare I!" Besides, this determination is only from the imperial court, and when it comes to the people, whether the people buy it or not, and whether it can be sold at a price or not, is not up to us. β
Xie Qian looked at the other two, Fei Hong had nothing to say, and Shi Xuan muttered: "Then you can't use inferior things to deceive the people of the Ming Dynasty, right?" β
"Absolutely not!" Cui Shilin said: "Otherwise, the imperial court, the northern border, and the search for some prestigious giants and celebrities, let's manage it together, if there is any false deception, heavy punishment, you are not welcome." β
Shi Xuan thought about it again, and finally nodded.
Frankly speaking, in the past few years, in the Ming Dynasty, I have not been so careful, there are constant disputes and conflicts in various places, and the imperial court has never intervened much.
After all, the businessman's business is solved by the businessman, and if he is deceived once, the reputation will stink, and it is often the reputation and reputation that binds the businessman in the era.
"In the old man's opinion, let's still worry too much, although Wang Yue is cunning, but in this kind of thing, what tricks can he play!"
Xie Qian smiled and said: "Hurry up and send it to Yang Ge Lao, let him draw up a ticket and hand it over to the Son of Heaven, so as not to say that we are misinterested in the country." β
Not surprisingly, two days later, the official draft vote was approved, and the six departments were not rejected...... The whole process was successfully completed.
Until this moment, Cui Shilin's face showed a fox-like smile.
It's done!
said yes, he was ready to splash and roll, crying bitterly, knowing with affection, moving with reason, and tossing with a few elders.
Who knew that it didn't take much effort to get everything he wanted, and even exceeded expectations.
Daming's cabinet is nothing more than that!
What kind of old and important ministers, they are all a bunch of papier-mΓ’chΓ© waste, and they don't have any combat effectiveness! They are called fools, and they are exalted.
Also, in the past, in the master's gate, he was always the stupidest, and he was scolded by the master the most, but now it seems that it is not that he is too vegetable, but that the little Wang Eight Lambs collected by the master are too powerful!
But from another point of view, they are so powerful, they still have to call themselves senior brothers, proving that they are also capable!
Cui Shilin was particularly intoxicated...... Soon, the first shipments from the north were sent to the Great Wall and delivered to the capital.
"Emperor, this is a jar of pickles bought by the slave maid, and it is the first product that Brother Fugui sells. There are many miles of people who buy it! The big guys all said that they bought this to support the border soldiers, but it was enthusiastic! β
Zhu Houxi smiled on his face, "Do you do business!" Xiao Fugui still has two hits. He sighed, "Let me see, what kind of treasure has he sold?" β
Zhu Houxi glanced at it and was stunned for a moment, "How is it salt?" β
"It's not salt, it's pickles!"
Zhu Houxi snorted: "You are a fool when I am!" This is obviously a jar of salt! Not to mention, it's pretty clean! β
Huang Jin shook his head, "Emperor, look at it, the slave will pour it out for you." As he spoke, Huang Jin turned over the jar and poured out all the salt, and finally only a bottom remained, with a thin piece of yellow paper, and then took away the yellow paper, which was a small handful of radish leaves.
Huang Jin said happily: "Emperor, look at it, there are vegetables, they are really pickles, and Brother Fugui is not deceiving!" β
Zhu Houxi looked at the mountain-like salt, and looked at the radish tassels whose leaves were yellow, which were obviously salt and rotten vegetable leaves, but they were actually called pickles! O Wang Yue! What about your face?
At this time, Zhu Houxi noticed the yellow paper, and there were three words on it that were very eye-catching: semi-finished product!