Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Difficult IQ Tax
Zheng He had just arrived at the village of the Yang family Zhuangzi with a few entourages, and his eyes narrowed unconsciously.
Under the big willow tree at the head of the village, a bad old man dressed like an old farmer was lying on a deck chair basking in the sun, with two mastiffs the size of adult goats lying at his feet.
There was still a long way to go from the old man, so Zheng He hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, and then trotted to the old man, bowed down and said, "Emperor? ”
Zhu Laosi, who was squinting in the sun, didn't even raise his eyelids, let out a hum sound from his nose, and then said, "That little bastard called you?" ”
Zheng He bowed and said, "Back to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Taisun and the champion sent someone to call the slave and maid over." ”
Zhu Laosi reached out and touched the head of the big dog, and said again: "Then you go, those two bastards are in Zhuangzi." ”
After finishing speaking, Zhu Laosi couldn't take care of Zheng He, because the second dog felt uncomfortable when he saw Zhu Laosi touching the head of the big dog, not only wanted to stuff his head into Zhu Laosi's hands, but also wanted to bite the big dog from time to time.
After Zheng He bowed to Zhu Laosi again, he led the horse and went to the Yang family Zhuangzi.
Along the way, many shirtless young men are ramming in one place, it seems that they are laying the foundation, the collision of muscles and sweat, the symphony of slogans and ramming, everywhere reveals a vitality, a kind of hope.
Although he had never been to the Yang family Zhuangzi before, just based on the scene in front of him, Zheng He could roughly judge what kind of person the owner of this Zhuangzi, that is, Yang Zhuangyuan, was.
As for Young Master Yang and his father, he was automatically ignored by Zheng He - they drank together back then, and what that old man was best at was stealing and playing tricks, and after drinking too much, he pretended to be dead, hoping that he could figure out a Zhuangzi?
It is better to believe that the noble ladies of Europa are still chaste.
When the people in Zhuangzi took Zheng He to see Yang Shaofeng, Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Zhanji were squatting on the side of the road in a squatting posture, in front of them was a set of guys used to steam wine, but the fragrance coming out of it was like a flower, not the smell of wine.
Yang Shaofeng was a little excited about Zheng He's arrival, and couldn't help but grab Zheng He's hand and said, "Oh, after waiting for so long, it can be regarded as seeing Zheng Gonggong!" ”
Zheng He also grabbed Yang Shaofeng's hand and said with a smile: "He has heard of the name of the champion for a long time, but it is just a side of fate, and now it is an honor to finally see it." Speaking of which, when he was martyred with the emperor, he had met with Ling Zun. ”
Yang Shaofeng suddenly withdrew his hand without a trace - I can go to your uncle, when did my father have such a wide range of friendships in the army? It must be another one who wants to take advantage of his seniority!
After looking at the cauldron and some distillation utensils in front of him, Zheng He couldn't help but speak: "Zhuangyuan Gong is brewing wine?" But what comes out is the fragrance of flowers, not wine? ”
After a sigh, Zheng He said again: "It seems to be Jasmine? ”
Yang Shaofeng said unexpectedly: "Can Gonggong Zheng smell it?" ”
Zheng He nodded and said, "Yes, although it is very faint, it can be smelled." What are you planning to do? ”
Yang Shaofeng took a small porcelain bottle from the table next to him, and did not remove the cork, but handed it directly to Zheng He, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, try it, can you smell what it smells like?" ”
Zheng He sighed again: "It's a little bit of wine, but it's very light, it can't cover the fragrance of flowers inside, if it's not for a particularly sensitive nose, I'm afraid that this hint of wine is not easy to detect, and I can only smell the jasmine fragrance inside." ”
Unexpectedly, with such a harvest, Yang Shaofeng was even more happy, and while repeatedly instructing the dog to hurry up and let people prepare wine and food, he took Zhu Zhanji and Zheng He towards the playground of the school.
That's right, it's the school playground, and there were still a few houses in the Yang family's compound that hadn't collapsed, and Yang Shaofeng planned to completely tear them down and start over, so Yang's mother asked people to tear down all the houses......
While walking, Yang Shaofeng said with a smile: "The smell of perfume just now, Gonggong Zheng has also smelled it, you said, what price does this thing have to sell to Europa?" ”
Zheng He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Europa? That place is full of poor ghosts, they don't look like human faces, they don't know how to be close to people, and they can't even speak to people, and if such a good thing is given to them, isn't it tyrannical and ruined? ”
Zheng He had never seen perfume, but when he saw the small porcelain bottle containing perfume, Zheng He keenly found that this thing was definitely a good thing - such a beautiful small porcelain bottle, I am afraid that it can't even hold one or two waters, but His Royal Highness Taisun and the six champions of the dynasty attach so much importance to it, how can it not be a good thing?
Since it must be something, then this thing is almost the same for royal use, for those barbarians of Europa? What is that not waste?
Regarding Zheng He's statement, Yang Shaofeng smiled noncommittally, and at the same time sweated wildly in his heart - according to Zheng He's statement, as long as you add the two sentences that you don't look like a human body and don't listen to a human voice, then the Europa continent will be full of eunuchs!
It wasn't until he entered a room in the academy that Zhu Zhanji pointed at Yang Shaofeng, and then said to Zheng He: "I heard him say before, there are a lot of noble ladies over there in Europa?" And it's not good to take a bath? ”
Zheng He glanced at Yang Shaofeng unexpectedly, and said with a smile: "Originally, I heard that Xiucai didn't go out, so he knew the world, but I originally thought it was nonsense, but now that I met the champion, I realized that this sentence also has a certain truth."
Yes, there are many small countries in the land of Europa, and hundreds of people can become a small country, and there are naturally many so-called noble ladies.
And it's not just the ladies who don't bathe, it's all the people in Europa, whether commoners or nobles, who don't bathe because they feel that the dust on their bodies is a protective layer against disease. ”
Zhu Zhanji resisted the desire to spit it out, turned his head to Yang Shaofeng and said, "You won, there is still such a thing in the world!" ”
Yang Shaofeng ignored the hypocritical Zhu Zhanji, but said to Zheng He with a smile: "Gonggong Zheng just said that selling this perfume to the Europa people is a tyrannical thing, but it can be exchanged for a large amount of gold and silver to enrich my Ming treasury, does Gonggong Zheng think so?" ”
Zheng He nodded, then shook his head and said, "Many of the so-called nobles there may not be much better than my ordinary people.
Unless it is those big lords or nobles, they can save some silver money by relying on taxes, but if they want to sell this perfume in large quantities, they are afraid that it is not easy. ”
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, next time Gonggong Zheng goes to sea, he will bring some and try to sell a few bottles at Europa to see if he can sell them." ”
Zheng He nodded and said, "It's just some small porcelain bottles left and right, and I'll bring it." But I don't know how much silver the champion plans to sell? ”
Yang Shaofeng played with the small porcelain vase in his hand and said with a smile: "Look at this porcelain vase, it is the best porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, and the annual output is only a little."
As for the perfume inside, the ingredients are dozens of precious spices, and the main ingredient is the essence of jasmine, which is proportioned through 9981 processes.
Such a precious thing, of course, has to be sold more expensive. ”
Zheng He's face couldn't help but be a little solemn, and even the voice of the question trembled slightly: "But I don't know, how much does the cost of this bottle of perfume cost?" How much does it cost? ”
Yang Shaofeng pondered for a while, and then said with a glance: "The cost of this bottle of perfume is about one or two silver."
As for the selling price, let's just exchange the unit of silver for gold, and then add a zero for ten taels of gold, and then sell it to those barbarians. ”
Zhu Zhanji glanced at Yang Shaofeng unexpectedly.
The small porcelain vase that is exactly the same as Yang Shaofeng's hand is simply fired by the local official kiln in Shuntian Mansion, and the cost is not even a hundred yuan.
As for the so-called jasmine petals, it really consumed hundreds of catties, but after mixing it with repeatedly distilled alcohol, it was filled with a hundred and ten bottles......
What about killing pigs......
Obviously, Zheng He couldn't accept such a high price, and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "This price? Isn't it a little too high? Don't say it's those barbarians, it's my Daming, I'm afraid that not many people can afford it? ”
Yang Shaofeng said with a smile: "Does Gonggong Zheng know what the IQ tax is?" ”
Seeing Zheng He shaking his head, Yang Shaofeng explained with a smile: "In the whole world, this thing is only available to me, and the barbarians can't make it, this is because their IQ is not enough, and the extra money is a tax on their IQ."
As for the price of this thing in my Daming, it is worth ten taels of silver a bottle, and ordinary people can afford it, and it has no impact on their livelihood, as long as those gentry can afford it. ”
However, just like Mr. Momoshii said, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.
Yang Shaofeng, who was about to accept Zheng He's worship, did not meet Zheng He's admiration, but was poured a basin of cold water on his head.
Zheng He pondered for a long time before he slowly spoke: "There are similar things in the land of Europa, which is called rose water.
It's just that the rose water tossed by the Europa people is much worse than the perfume made by the champion Gong, whether it is in terms of packaging or taste, it is difficult to compare with the perfume made by the champion Gong.
But the champion is counting on perfume to collect the IQ tax of Europa, but he is going to be disappointed. ”
Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but point to Yang Shaofeng, whose face was as black as ink, and laughed: "It's time!" Your Young Master Yang calculates this and that every day, but he doesn't want other Europa barbarians to have this thing, but this time he is going to miscalculate! ”
Yang Shaofeng snorted coldly and said, "What about miscalculation? This thing can't be sold for ten taels of gold, can't it be sold for one tael of gold?
It really doesn't work, what about the erosion of the people, it's a big deal to sell it cheaper, so that the Europa people are used to buying instead of researching it themselves.
When they can't make it at all in the future, I want to sell a hundred taels of gold, and they have to pinch their noses and admit it! ”
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