As the saying goes, take people with short hands and eat people with soft mouths. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Liu Gouwa saw Hao Dongqing's tone loosened, and hurriedly said: "My lord, in fact, those people say that businessmen make a profit of a hundred times and a thousand times, but it is not true, it is a false rumor, but a very small number of businessmen sell relatively rare goods, because things are rare and expensive, they will make a profit of a hundred times, a thousand times that is impossible, most people only make a profit of one or two times, more than a few times more than ten times, some less, less than one. ”

"That's profit-seeking, too."

"Did someone give you a product for nothing? No one is allowed to earn at all. Liu Gouwa said shamelessly in his heart, but he said: "My lord, these merchants who trade goods, need tools, need manpower, and have to give money, and those who traffic long-distance trafficking also have to give money to feed people and horses, where will they make up for the money they lost?" Of course, it is from the trafficked goods, they should raise the price of the goods and sell them, why do they have to travel long distances to sell the goods for us to use, because they have to feed their families, and their family's share has to come out of this goods, so they want to make some profits, and it is also right. For example, the small Song city lacks grain, they can sell some food from the state city, and the state city is short of wine, they can also sell some wine from the small Song city, this is a cyclical complementary process, benefiting the country and the people, my lord. ”

"These villains will raise the price of grain, many times higher than the state city, the old man encountered such a thing when he was in the same state, these villains have no mercy, when they encounter war, they will see the needle, raise prices, lest the world will not be chaotic." Hao Dongqing snorted and said hatefully, it turned out that Hao Dongqing was the defense envoy of Tongzhou before he was transferred to Songcheng to serve as the envoy of Jiedu, and Tongzhou was located south of Youzhou and north of Qingzhou, which was a barometer of the relationship between the imperial court and the Khitan.

"This is a matter of degree, we need the government to manage it, control their prices, strictly prohibit price gouging, hoarding, and can't kill them all, my lord." Liu Gouwa looked at Hao Dongqing's sinking face and said cautiously.

"Hmph, these cheating and treacherous people, can the government manage it, only if they collect heavy taxes and are unprofitable, they will honestly farm and no longer abandon the farmland, Lord Liu will not intercede for these villains, and the old man will not let them exploit the farmers who have worked hard for a year under our rule to have a slight harvest." Hao Dongqing said unhappily.

"The government has collected heavy taxes, so they have no choice but to raise the price of goods accordingly, and pass on the increased tax to the people. Liu Gouwa persuaded bitterly.

"Then catch and kill these villains who raise prices without authorization, and the flies that bite people, Lord Liu should pay attention to your identity, everything else is for this kind of court moth that does not do its job, this official is all he says, please do it yourself." Hao Dongqing said angrily, startling Liu Gouwa.

In ancient times, commercial industry was not as popular as in later generations, and it was able to become an industrial and commercial city or country, which was highly respected and surpassed agriculture. In ancient times, agriculture ranked after the scholar and above the industry and commerce, which shows the important position of agriculture in feudal society. Some yeoman farmers also have a certain social status and are quite respected, and there is a saying in ancient times: honest farmers, philistine merchants. It can be seen from this that the peasants and merchants have labels on their heads, and when they go to the court, they are justified or unreasonable, and the merchants eat the three major boards first.

Liu Gouwa left the Jiedu Embassy in a huff, and shouted loudly in her heart: "Old feudal, rat-eyed, a group of martial artists, not conspiring with each other." "Thinking of the development of commerce in the Tang Dynasty, the gathering of merchants from all over the world, and the rise of peace from all over the world, how can these five generations inherit the national glory of the Tang Dynasty, how can there be such a big difference? Liu Gouwa couldn't help but wonder.

Liu Gouwa with a head full of questions, depressed walking on the straight road of the state city, unconsciously walked back to the county office, Li Daniu full of hope to ask Xiao Song Cheng about the tax cut, in his heart that the officials and officials protect each other, by him Liu Gouwa came forward to mediate, the wine shop tax reduction is nine out of ten, how do you know that Liu Gouwa touched a nose in the Jiedu Embassy, he can't be on the stage at all, people are small and light-hearted, if it wasn't for the previous Steward Liu made some silver, let Steward Liu report in, I believe that he, Liu Gouwa, is still waiting for an audience in front of the Jiedu Embassy's Mansion.

When Liu Gouwa reluctantly said that Hao Dongqing only reduced agricultural taxes and did not reduce commercial taxes, Li Daniu suddenly withered aside with disappointment, and complained bitterly. Seeing this, Liu Gouwa didn't know how to persuade her, she was a small official and had limited power, so she couldn't control the military and political affairs of the state capital yamen, and she was powerless to stop Wang Fu's wanton expropriation in Xiao Song City, and she was very fortunate to be able to cancel part of the increase in agricultural taxes for the farmers in Xiao Song City.

He has the intention to seek benefits for the merchants of Xiao Song City, but his ability is limited, and he can only take care of his own one-third of an acre, so he said to Li Da Niu: "Brother Da Niu, if the business of Xiao Song City Wine Workshop is difficult to maintain, I can't help but ask Uncle Li to move the wine shop to the state city, the wine shop business situation in the state city is very good, and there are already merchants who have sold it to the capital, Tang State, Shu State, and now there is a shortage of experienced manpower, and Uncle Li can also take care of the winemaking business." "I have a place to settle down in the state city, and the winery in Xiao Song City can't continue to operate, and you can relocate to the state at any time, but other merchants in Xiao Song City, who were born and raised, are not so lucky, although Liu Gouwa sympathizes with them, but she can't help them, and she can't do anything.

"Other merchants in Xiaosong City are in a more embarrassing situation than our winery, some even close their doors, and the goods sold are heavily taxed, and they sell a lot, so they don't sell at all, our winery can barely maintain, our wine is good, the price has risen, and people can still accept it, the soldiers in the city love to drink our wine, and the tax inspection is also more relaxed, besides, Daddy is not willing to give up the winery that has been built with great difficulty." Li Daniu said endlessly.

"Sometimes you should give up, you still have to give up, although there is a loss for a while, but in exchange for more development space, you will get more, Uncle Li is too persistent in the winery of Xiao Song City." Liu Gouwa couldn't help but sigh, knowing that the owner of Li Fang had been operating the Xiao Song City Wine Workshop for many years, and had feelings, he originally planned to sell the wine shop to him, but he had to do it as a last resort.

"Brother Goudan seems to be reasonable, Daddy is old and stubborn, when he trafficked silk from his hometown, if he listened to the persuasion of the villagers and lost some freight, he would not encounter a military rebellion, he would be robbed, and he would have no return, I must talk about him well when I go back, let him move to the state city, Gollum, it will not be wrong to listen to my brother." Li Da Niu flipped through his father's old yellow calendar, and as he spoke, his stomach rumbled.

Li Daniu's father was originally a merchant of the Tang Kingdom, and the country was still called the Wu State at that time, and the Tang State from the Wu State to Li Siyuan's Tang State was also the post-Tang State in history. This is not the first time that Li Daniu has complained to Liu Gouwa about his father's business experience.

"Brother Da Niu, you see I forgot that you just came to the state city and haven't eaten yet, right?" Liu Gouwa heard Li Da Niu's gurgling belly, couldn't help but smile and apologize, and took him to the inn where Liu Gouwa sent wine to Shangzhou City for the first time. Xiao Er was still the original Xiao Er, and when he saw Liu Gouwa leading Li Da Niu to arrive, he was busy and enthusiastically greeted him, shouting loudly for good tea.

Liu Gouwa entered the lobby of the inn, and the shopkeeper also personally greeted Liu Gouwa and the two, the adults grew up and screamed shortly, flattering the rare guests and the like, but Liu Gouwa saw a familiar figure without opinion, sitting lonely in the window seat and drinking alcohol.