Lin Yi said with a smile: "Nanda, you know, I am just a woman, and I don't yearn for those achievements and fame in the court, I hope Nanda can come to be a little practical." ”

"Haha," Nan An laughed twice, and said: "Mrs. Ji is really good at talking, if you say this, I don't mean that it can't be done, so let's do it, you also spend a lot of money on this Lingyun Port, in order to reward you for your contribution to the construction of Lingyun Port for Qingnan City, I will make the decision, how about giving you a one-month tax reduction?" ”

Nan settled for a moment and continued: "For shops, the fees of the imperial court are all based on the size of the shops, starting from ten taels of silver per square meter per month, according to this standard, Lingyungang is such a large-scale port, this monthly tax is not low, so, Mrs. Ji, don't think I'm stingy, reducing this month's taxes and fees is already the biggest decision that I, a small prefect, can make." ”

In this era, agriculture and commerce were suppressed, and taxes and fees for merchants were very expensive, and for a large-scale port like Lin Yi, if the imperial court collected taxes according to the area, the monthly tax was a lot.

Therefore, Nan'an said that he would reduce his tax for one month, which was quite sincere.

However, Lin Yi was not satisfied, according to her understanding, the imperial court's fees for the wharf were very broad, and the tax rate was very low, or even none.

Because of the wharf in Tianchi Country, there are few as big as Lingyun Port, and most of them are like Cuijia Wharf, many of them are for convenience, but in fact, they don't make money at all, or even lose money.

So there are not many people who do docks, and many of those who do docks are trying to get a good reputation.

Now, Nan'an wants to collect Lingyungang's tax according to the tax rate of the shop, even if it is reduced for one month, then the monthly tax is also a high expense.

Once Gyeongnam City is charged at this rate, the cost of goods entering and leaving the port will naturally rise, which is very dangerous for a newly built port.

Lin Yi picked up the teacup, put it to his lips, took a sip, moistened his lips, and then put down the teacup leisurely, and said: "Lord Nan, as far as I know, the predecessor of Lingyun Port, Cuijia Wharf, once existed on the edge of the Minjiang River for decades, and the imperial court has never collected taxes and fees. ”

Lin Yi said, his eyes turned to Cui Yuanwai, and said, "Cui Yuanwai, I'm right." ”

Cui Yuanwai's gaze was a little evasive, and he subconsciously turned his head and looked at Nan'an, wanting to see a hint from his gaze.

However, Nan'an, who was staring at Lin Yi at this moment, couldn't get any revelation, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "This ...... It's not completely without ......."

"Whether there is any, how many, these must have been recorded, and it is very easy to check." Lin Yi didn't give him a chance to continue making up lies at all, and directly threw out the words.

Nan'an frowned slightly, if it was an ordinary merchant, even if they knew that there was a record, they would not have the opportunity to check it.

However, Lin Yi is different, she has Ji Qianmo's big backer behind her, if she really wants to check, she can definitely find it.

Originally, this Cui family wharf would still pay a tax to the court every month, but later, because Cui Yuanwai married Nan'an's sister, this tax was exempted, and Cui Yuanwai would naturally pay filial piety to Nan'an on a regular basis.

What outsiders don't know is that together with the tax reduction and exemption of Cui's wharf, there are also some other shops and fields outside Cui Yuan's tax reduction, if you look closely, Cui Yuanwai's industry is the largest and most extensive in Gyeongnam City, but the tax paid by his family every year is not as good as that of ordinary merchants.