Lin Qingwan and Wu Shilang went to the restaurant, and this time the businessman who took the road and brought it over handed in yesterday, saying that it was a banquet in the best restaurant in Youzhou to invite the two of them.

Lin Qingwan knew that they wanted peace of mind, if she didn't go, she was afraid that these businessmen would not be able to sleep at night.

Lin Qingwan had just arrived at the door of the restaurant, and the merchants were waiting in line outside the door, and when they saw the carriage marked by the Lin family, they greeted them one after another.

Lin Qingwan looked at the martial servant who came over on horseback, and said with a slight smile: "It seems that this mutual market will be lively in the afternoon." ”

All the merchants who took the road guide have come here, and now the place in the mutual market is probably cold.

Wu Shilang said helplessly: "I have already told them yesterday, but they want to meet the county lord before going to the market. ”

In the final analysis, I still want to get Lin Qingwan's personal promise.

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly, got out of the carriage, and was welcomed in by everyone.

The leader Chen Keshang said with a smile: "The county lord is willing to appreciate his face, it is really a lifetime honor for me." ”

"Speaking of which, there are still business dealings between several of us, if we don't see each other today, most of them will have the opportunity to meet in the future," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "So count it up, we are all old acquaintances, so don't be so polite to a few masters." ”

"Where, where." The Lin family's bamboo paper and brocade are sold all over the beam, of course, they all have business dealings with the Lin family, but they are all the Lin family's stewards, and they have never seen Lin Qingwan.

Of course, they did not personally come forward with these businesses with the Lin family, and other people in the family were also in charge.

It's just that this mutual market is too big, so they will come over in person.

And it is precisely because of the big one that they are not at ease, and they want to see Lin Qingwan in person and get a definite answer.

Chen Keshang led everyone to crowd Lin Qingwan to the second floor, asked her to sit down on the first seat, and then asked Wu Shilang to sit down, and then sat down at the bottom of the seat.

The other merchants also found a place to sit down, because the restaurant was all occupied by them, so they did not speak at this time, and the building was quiet, and everyone turned their heads to look at the first one.

Lin Qingwan smiled when she saw it: "I know that you have many questions, so let's ask, I will answer, solve the matter as soon as possible, or go to the mutual market as soon as possible, it is not good for Liao Khan to feel that the merchants of our Daliang are snubbing each other." ”

Chen Keshang originally wanted to compliment Lin Qingwan a few words, and slowly led the topic to the mutual market, but he didn't expect her to go straight to the center as soon as she came up.

Everyone couldn't help but perk up, and they all said that Lord Lin was resolute and resolute, and he didn't like to talk nonsense the most, and the rumors were really credible.

Chen Keshang smiled and said: "Then Chen asked people to serve food, and we talked while eating." ”

Lin Qingwan bowed.

Chen Keshang looked at the shopkeeper who was waiting on the side, and the shopkeeper immediately went down to make arrangements.

Only then did Chen Keshang groan: "Lord Lin, there were many people on the Great Wall yesterday, and martial law was imposed again, and we haven't waited for it to pass, and the signing of a peace treaty between these two countries means that there will be no war in the future, right?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and nodded, "Yes, the peace treaty was signed to prevent the war, so how could there be another war?" ”

"That's, that's, it's just that there are many bandits in Liao, if the bandits go south to fight the grass valley at that time, then the mutual market is not covered, won't we, the powerless merchants, become lambs to the slaughter?"

"You can rest assured about this, when the time comes, not only will the Northeast Army send troops to guard you, but the Liao State will also send troops to garrison it, whether it is the bandits of the Liao State or the mountain bandits of the Liang State, it is not so easy to rush into the mutual market." Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Therefore, all merchants who enter and leave the mutual market, when the value of goods reaches a certain amount, must pay a certain percentage of military tax and use it as the military salary of the Northeast Army. ”

Chen Keshang shook his head, glanced at several businessmen at the same table, and asked, "Then how much will this military tax be collected?" ”

"The imperial court has not yet decided, this first month, both national tax and military tax have been exempted," Seeing the worry on their faces, Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "I know what you are worried about, you can rest assured, this mutual market is promoted by me, and the purpose is to alleviate the contradiction between the two countries of Liao and Liang, so I will not watch it depressed, and when the time comes for the imperial court to mention it, I will suggest that the collection of military tax should not exceed 20%." The specific tax should be determined according to the type of goods, and except for a few special goods, all other goods should be subject to this tax. ”

Someone's heart moved and asked, "......What exactly does this particular product refer to?"

Lin Qingwan lowered her head to sip tea, and Wu Shilang smiled: "It's just some ironware, grain or salt and the like, there are not a lot, such as the silk tea that everyone likes to go out of the customs." ”

Everyone looked at each other and understood that this was to reduce the export of war materials.

Wu Shilang glanced at Lin Qingwan and asked, "This is a security issue, what other questions do you have?" ”

"County Lord, how long will the road guide in our hands last?"

Lin Qingwan bowed slightly to Wu Shilang, and Wu Shilang said: "For three years, every three years, the household department and the Li Fan Yuan will re-examine the qualifications of each merchant. ”

Only businessmen who have a road guide can import and export goods in large quantities, and others who do not have a road guide have strict requirements for entry and exit, and the value of the things they carry is also strictly limited.

Originally, other ordinary people were not allowed to enter the mutual market, and it was only a transaction between big merchants and big businessmen.

But Lin Qingwan felt that since the mutual market should be opened in Yunyou and Youzhou, it should allow the local people to get some benefits, and at the same time, it could also drive the interests of the ordinary people in Liao, only in this way, when the local people rely on the mutual market to survive, they will maintain it even more.

Anyway, these rules will be promulgated in the future, so as long as someone asks, Lin Qingwan and Wu Shilang will not hide it and solve everyone's doubts one by one.

Chen merchants didn't expect that they had already formulated the rules of the mutual market, and even planned the areas that should be divided into them, so they couldn't help but have more confidence in the mutual market.

If this mutual market can really be opened, the benefits they have obtained must not be ignored.

Lin Qingwan and Wu Shilang took turns to answer, and they said that their mouths were dry, and they simply ate some food, Lin Qingwan turned her head and saw that the sun was shining outside, so she got up and said, "What other questions do you have?" ”

Everyone exchanged their heads for a while, and finally they couldn't find any questions to ask, so they shook their heads one after another.

Lin Qingwan said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Since there is no problem, then let's go to the mutual market to have a look." ”

Chen Keshang got up and smiled, "Today, the light is pestering the county lord to speak, you haven't eaten well, we must invite the county lord again another day, and ask the county lord to appreciate his face." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "If you have questions about the mutual market, I should answer them for you." ”

Everyone went out around Lin Qingwan, and a soldier came to report quickly, "County Lord, General Su said that there were a lot of Liao people in Hushi, and when he saw that there were no merchants there, he was a little angry." ”

Lin Qingwan looked at Chen Keshang.

Chen Keshang immediately bowed his hand and said, "The county lord forgives the sin, and I will bring the goods over later." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded, "Go ahead, Wu Shilang and I will go first." ”

They had long heard that the two countries were going to make peace, not only to negotiate peace, but also to open a mutual market, and to hear that there was also food exchange, so they drove the cattle and sheep, and came with furs and beautiful blankets stored at home, and some people brought medicinal herbs, but when they came here, there was no one except the soldiers on patrol and a group of Han Chinese guarding the cattle and horses.

They have horses and cattle in their own homes, and they don't need to change them, they want the goods of Liang Kingdom.

So when I saw that there was nothing rumored at the scene, I couldn't help but make a fuss.

When Lin Qingwan arrived, they were gathering in a noisy manner to talk loudly on the encircled piece of land in the market.

Lin Qingwan thought for a while, turned her head to Yi Han and said, "Send someone back to the city to call the vendors who do the food business here, and let them sell here." ”

"Huh?" Yi Han was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly ordered a guard next to him.

Lin Qingwan lowered the curtain, knocked on her knee and said, "Now we are the only ones who will trade grain in the mutual market, if these herdsmen can't see grain here, do you think they will come in the future?" ”

Wu Shilang thought for a while and said, "It should be, tea, silk and porcelain are also very popular. ”

Lin Qingwan lowered her eyes and didn't speak, and was silent for a while before she said, "I remember that Chen Keshang also brought some grain when they came, right?" ”

"Yes, it's because of Shang Gongzi's hint that Liao is in urgent need of food."

Lin Qingwan nodded and said, "Send someone to tell them that there will be no taxes this month, and let them release the special goods they have accumulated in their hands, but they must grasp the rhythm and don't release them all at once, they have a month." ”

Wu Shilang's eyes lit up, and he asked with a smile, "Does the county lord want to use the grain and salt in their hands to attract more Liao people here?" ”

"Everything in my hand was promised to Wen Dihan, it's not good to break it up here, but they are fine," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "Now for the Liao people, what is more important than grain and salt?" With these two things, one to ten, ten to hundred, there will always be more people coming. ”

Lin Qingwan pointed to the Liao camp on the opposite side and said: "Liao Country is not like my Great Liang, everyone can enter and exit the mutual market freely, as long as they pay taxes, I hope that all the tribes who hear the news can come here to trade in person." ”

Lin Qingwan suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Do you know how much intelligence information this means that the mutual market will be able to gather?" ”

Wu Shilang's heart jumped, and he lowered his eyes and didn't speak.

Of course, he knew that he was doing this, and even last night he had sent someone to Beijing to face the saint, just to ask for instructions on whether to set up a base in the mutual market to collect information.

It's just that he didn't expect Lin Qingwan to think of this as well.

Lin Qingwan stopped at the point, looked outside and said: "There are guests from afar, and today is my big beam who can't entertain well, so when the hawkers who sell food come, let's invite these guests to eat." ”

Wu Shilang subconsciously tightened his purse, Lin Qingwan smiled when she saw it, lifted the curtain of the car, and beckoned Lin Quan to order, "You and Lin An will do this personally." ”