Sure enough, after the three people present heard this strategy, their faces were more puzzled, the status of merchants in this Tianyuan Continent is not very high, most of them exist as accessories of the sect, in addition to trading some necessities of the sect, that is, to help the magnates of various countries collect strange things. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, they can't imagine how a merchant can change the fortunes of a country, and it is no wonder, after all, the Tian Yuan Continent is still in the feudal era dominated by farming, and the products have not yet been enriched to the bottom of large-scale commerce, so the role of merchants is not so obvious, but the role of merchants is also a very important part of the plan of spending money.

"Immortal Master, can this businessman really bring Da Zhou back to the top? Merchants buy high and sell low, hoard, it's too late to suppress them, and let Chaoge open the door for them to trade, isn't this money all in their pockets, you must know that behind many caravans are the sects of various countries, if they make a lot of money in Chaoge, and then transfer the money to their own country, then my Chaoge has become a capital enemy? "Emperor Zhou is a shameless questioner, once he can't figure it out, he immediately asks.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, don't worry, let me give you an example, I remember that there is a Guangjin Chamber of Commerce in Chu State, which is a Chamber of Commerce under the name of the True Water Sect, so I will use it as an analogy. Suppose the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce transports a batch of rice worth 1,000 gold to the Qin State for sale, and the transaction is sold for 1,000 gold in Chaoge, we assume that the commercial tax is one-tenth, then we can collect a tax of 100 gold from it, and it takes a large number of people and carriages to transport rice, and everyone who eats and chews all stays in Chaoge, and it almost costs dozens of gold, so that the actual money in the hands of the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce in this transaction is more than 800 gold. “

"And a chamber of commerce wants to develop healthily, it is the norm to have in and out, Chu State lacks horses, assuming that the eight hundred gold they use to buy horses, we have to charge one-tenth of the business tax of Yan who sells horses, so the merchants of Yan will only sell horses to the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce for seven hundred and twenty gold at most, but in fact, the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce also has to consider the grain and grass for the return trip, so it will also leave some money to buy grain and grass, so the horses that are really obtained are worth five hundred gold It is not bad, from these two transactions, Da Zhou has an extra tax of one hundred and eighty gold out of thin air, aren't these profits enough? ”

Emperor Zhou's eyes lit up, in this way, it was really easy to make money, but this could not completely convince him: "Dare to ask the immortal master, then what if this Chu State discovers the problem and no longer comes to Chaoge to trade?" ”

"Hehe, the old man will help the immortal master answer this." The old man in white on the side smiled, this question was too simple, he felt that it was better to help Fei Cai answer it, "If the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce wants to complete this transaction and not go to Chaoge, then it can only go upstream through Shu to Qin to sell grain, and then rush to Yan to buy horses, and finally drive the horses back to Chu through Qi State, not to mention the tariffs and road fees collected by various countries along the way, but if people eat horses and chew them, there is not much grain left." ”

Emperor Zhou suddenly realized, and couldn't help but nod in admiration, "However, whether the commercial tax that the immortal master said is too low, the grain can only be sold for one gold in the Chu State, but it can be sold for ten gold in the Qin State, and the profit is extremely high, and one-tenth of the commercial tax is too cheap for them, according to me, half of the tax is about the same." “

"Hehe, one-tenth is just an example, the final tax rate is still determined by His Majesty, but in the next thought, the tax rate should not be too high, if it is too high, it will hinder the enthusiasm of businessmen, greatly reduce the number of chambers of commerce, and the final result is that Da Zhou may not be able to collect taxes."

"Besides, it's just one aspect of the next example, let's look at it in detail, the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce can earn a thousand gold by selling horses back to China on this trip, and the shopkeeper is happy, and he gave all the guys a reward of ten gold, since this guy has made some small fortunes, he is naturally willing to spend some, whether they eat and drink or buy some small items to take home, these ten gold are also spent in the court, and eventually a part of it will be turned into taxes into the treasury of the Great Zhou."

"And with the success of this transaction of the Guangjin Chamber of Commerce, it will inevitably stimulate other chambers of commerce to do business in Chaoge, so that the caravans in Chaoge City are gathered, and the tax is not a problem."

"Will there be so much money?" It's ridiculous to say, Emperor Zhou is the son of heaven, but he has never seen so much money, the tribute of various countries follows the old calendar, it has always been cloth and grain, occasionally some magic weapons and the like, and it cannot be sold, the days of the Great Zhou Dynasty have actually been passed tightly, or there will be no traces of disrepair in this palace.

This beautiful money scene deeply touched Emperor Zhou, and he said to the old man in white: "Teacher, I think this is a feasible strategy, what do you think?" ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, don't worry, the old man also thinks that His Holiness's best strategy is a clever move, but the old man only sees that if you want to achieve this step, you can't do it with a few decrees. Moreover, there is a hidden danger in this best policy, and if it is serious, it will even accelerate the decline of the Great Zhou, Immortal Master, is the old man right? ”

"Hehe, the predecessors are as wise as torches, yes, Chaoge is such a treasure of feng shui, after the implementation of this policy, it won't be long before the vassal states will find out about this, and at that time, Chaoge will not only have the supreme throne to attract them, but also countless money to attract them, and at that time, the speed of the rebellion of the countries may be faster and faster."

"It's... This..."Emperor Zhou was shocked, "I can use taxes to feed the army to defend the court!" ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, how many of the sects with real strength are short of secular money, what kind of people can you attract with your large amount of money, even if you can recruit all the scattered cultivators, how loyal can these monks who are bought with money be, will they take their lives for this money?"

"It's... This..."Emperor Zhou sat back, "Then isn't this money a spell to urge my life, even if I have the wealth of the world, what's the use." ”

At this time, he looked up and saw the old god in Fei Cai, yes, this best policy is what the immortal master thinks, since he knows this loophole, there is naturally a solution, why should I bother myself, thinking of this, Emperor Zhou smiled, directly picked up the wine jug, stood up, bowed to Fei Caishen and said: "I, Ji Yan, today I would like to worship Lingbao Tianzun Fei Cai as a teacher, find a way to save the country, in order to solve the crisis of the Great Zhou, and hope that the immortal master will not be stupid and stupid, teach and Yan." “