Chapter 199
"The Ming Dynasty, with the Tianxian in his mouth, holds the prince in his hand, and there is only one person who orders the law to follow. That's Your Majesty today, which green onion are you. Li Xiao picked up the revolver, but his eyes looked at the rice merchants and Tang merchants who were standing. A big hat is buttoned down, and the big yellow tooth is considered to be dead in vain. It's hard to say anything, but if you want to say anything, Lao Tzu is the king's law. Isn't this death?
The businessmen in Jiangnan were so frightened that their jaws were about to fall to the ground, this ruthless man! If you stare at you, you will slaughter people alive.
I thought that with the help of the power of the government, I would rectify this unruly bastard who robbed his own business. Unexpectedly, the official was jumped all of a sudden. However, they soon saw hope, and the second master of Big Yellow Fang, who was also the general judge, arrived with more than a dozen errands. I want to see if you dare to kill the servants, and whether you dare to kill the general judge.
Killing the general sentence is considered a rebellion. As long as you catch the pigtails, hehe! No matter how much money you spend, you have to ask the imperial historians to take a break and put your kid in prison. When you get to prison, spend some more money to keep you alive and not dead. Let's see if you're still crazy when you get there.
When the general judge who rushed over saw Li Xiao's outfit, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground. In the Ming Dynasty, there is only one army with this kind of yellow-green army coat. They were the ones who blew up Shuntianfu the year before last, and Shuntianfu was all dryly fried, and they were an official with mustard seeds, and people would put it in their eyes?
These soldiers are definitely not something they can offend, and the Jurchen Tartars who make a lot of noise outside the gate can't afford to provoke them. The nine-thousand-year-old characters who are in power and the opposition are actually offended by a small general sentence.
Now he just wants to bring the big yellow tooth back to life and strangle it again with his own hands. What kind of sins did he create in his previous life to have such a nephew.
"Merchants need the protection of the government, not the object of your exploitation. As for the black sheep among the merchants, it is you who want to eradicate them. I see? Li Xiao kicked Tong Ju's head, and this guy immediately kowtowed like garlic.
These low-level officials are the most shrewd people in the world, and Wang Wenyan is an excellent representative among them. Don't say that Li Xiao said it so obviously, even if Li Xiao gave him a look, he knew who to go to for revenge.
Those rice merchants and sugar merchants in the south of the Yangtze River all had bitter faces. If you think about it with your ass, you will definitely not let them have a good time, and now is not the time for the Donglin Party to govern. If you want to intercede through high-ranking officials in the court, it will cost you a lot of money.
As a backer for his own business, Li Xiao decided that this was what he should do. If there is a boss who slaughters people alive, there will be a group of very arrogant subordinates.
"Old Xie! I've done too much of what I've done today, but it's also for people to see. In the future, if anyone comes to find trouble, they will all break their legs and throw them out. But if I hear that you are bullying people and bullying those honest dealers, you can't break your leg to fool you. "This vaccination must be given, and many bullies are actually bullied at the beginning, and then they start to bully people.
Once an honest man becomes a bully, it is simply a nightmare for the dealers. Li Xiao didn't want his subordinates to appear as a guy in the fish and meat town.
"My lord, don't worry, our business has never been forced to buy and sell, and shoddy things have happened. Only a few of these bitter ha can be squeezed out, and if they want to make money, those rich families in the capital are the big ones. Especially those people from Jiangnan, they are simply rich.
Not only did these fellows like to store gold and silver, but now they also like to store copper coins. There is not enough money in the market, and when the people in many places pay their taxes, they have to exchange money from them at a high price. All the black hearts are crazy, they earn a month, it is definitely enough for us to earn a year. I have to say that Xie Youcai is also a slippery head, and quickly led the topic to the hoarding of silver by the Jiangnan chaebol.
"These bastards!" Li Xiao knew that Daming's silver money was not enough. If these guys are a little more hidden, the more money in circulation will be insufficient. When the government collects taxes, the common people can only exchange the copper coins in their hands for silver. Originally, it was 1,000 yuan for one tael of silver, but now the blackest on the black market has reached 1,300 yuan for one tael of silver.
The officials didn't care about this, and getting the white money into the treasury was what they should do. But the people were miserable, and they could only exchange money from the rich at a high price. This paralysis has been going on for some years, but in recent years it has become more and more severe.
"In a few days, let people go to the Wa Kingdom and exchange some gold for silver. In the future, our bargain shop can not only be bought and sold. You can also exchange cash for copper coins, and you can also exchange copper coins for cash. A thousand dollars were exchanged for one tael of silver, and the price was according to the official price. "A batch of gold was defrauded of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Wa Kingdom, and Li Xiao felt that he could exchange the gold for silver and put it in the Ming market.
In any case, the country is also rich in silver, and in places where there is no shortage of volcanic earthquakes, there will be no shortage of these minerals.
"That's a good feeling, the villagers of the next generation of ten miles and eight villages have thanked my lord."
Wang Tiqian looked at the silver bill of lading in his hand and felt a little incredible. The subordinate named Xie Youcai at the beginning said what to make a cheap shop. In order to save Li Xiao's face, he invested 1,000 taels of silver and recognized a share.
To the point of being a eunuch with a pen in the master of ceremonies, a thousand taels of silver is really nothing. It's just to give Li Xiao a face, and he will be easy to talk when they meet in the future. Unexpectedly, the willows and willows were unintentionally inserted, and in only half a year, the principal of one thousand taels of silver was sent back in the form of dividends. If it weren't for listening to the housekeeper Wang Fu's words, Wang Tiqian would really think that Li Xiao was bribing him.
"The supermarket has rented a small piece of land in the residential area of Beijing, and I don't know why they only rent it and don't buy it. With everything from needles and threads to fresh vegetables, the grocery store will supply it, even if your family needs the newest horse-drawn cart to pull around.
At present, there are no less than 20 in the city, and more are being added. The old slave sees that it will be able to expand to dozens of companies in another half a year. By the end of the year, there will be more than 100 of them. On the ground in the capital, you can only say that you don't go to him to buy things, and you are absolutely not allowed to say that you can't see. ”
"I heard that they take the goods first and then give the money, is there any such thing as exploiting the people?" Wang Tiqian is still worried about this, if something happens at the foot of the capital, it will be a big accident. Don't stick to the pan when the time comes!
"No one suffers from this, the old slave specially sent someone to check the whole process of the cheap supermarket from beginning to end, the farmer provides fresh vegetables, as well as chickens and ducks, geese, eggs, pork and some catfish with a big mouth that is not much stinging, all have a contract, the farmer settles the account from the shop once a month, the price is very fair, and there is no bullying of the farmer, which is also in line with the rules of the business, and the farmer also accepts.
The old slave watched as the empty grocery store was filled with goods in one morning, and in the process, the bargain shop did not spend a penny, and the craftsmen competed to deliver goods to the supermarket. Some of them even give gifts!
The carriage shop kept delivering goods to every shop in Chang'an City. Then the shops sell the goods to the residents in the market, the price is only 90% of the market price, and the residents do not have to travel far, and the residents are also happy to benefit. Sir, it's good business. It's a pity that our family has less shares. Wang Fu sighed at the loss of an important source of wealth for his family.
"This kid is a character, and he makes money and makes a lot of money. also took our family to fish together, if anyone wants to move his business, it is against our family. Hey! This hand is really wonderful, why didn't our family think of it before. ”
"Sir! You don't know, nine thousand years old also became a shareholder, also a thousand taels. There are also Cui Shangshu from the Ministry of War, Tian Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry, Lord Ni from Taichang Temple, Lord Wei from the Ministry of Rites, and even Gu Ge Lao heard that they have all joined the shares. All of them are 1,000 taels of silver, and I heard that there are also a few adults in Jinyiwei.
When the dividends were paid today, some housekeepers clamored for an increase in shares. As a result, guess what Xie Youcai said? ”
"Say what?"
Xie Youcai said that these shares were distributed to the adults of the imperial court, and if they wanted to increase their shares, they could only exchange them among themselves. The share capital of this cheap shop is obviously a hen that lays golden eggs, who is willing to give it to others. ”
"Interesting, interesting." Wang Tiqian nodded.
"Sir! Today, the old slave saw Mrs. Fengsheng's personal maidservant, stuffed some silver coins, and asked the emperor to seem to be ......! ”
It's the last day of the month. In the hall of the newly renovated Cheap Square Supermarket on the edge of Tongzhou Wharf, the crowd is surging, and the twelve account rooms are lined up, according to the type of goods, to pay each supplier, and a car of copper money is transported over. The yellow ones were piled up under the big sun, and the new linen pockets were full of copper coins and paid according to the bills, and they were busy in full swing.
Tax collector of the county government. And he sat aside, fifteen and one tax, and everyone who had received the money came to the tax collector to pay the tax. The tax collector did not dare to overcharge, so the man in the brocade guard drank tea on the side with a knife, and his eyes glanced at the tax collector like a poisonous snake from time to time.
Merchants have never been more fond of paying taxes, fifteen taxes one, simple. I sold a wooden stool and sold it for three taels of silver, and I paid the tax for two dollars of silver, and I also sold two of the shops at home, did I pay them together?
The tax collector's face became darker and darker, and the money in the bamboo basket next to him became more and more numerous, and finally the tax collector was about to cry.
"Oops! It's the first time we've seen such a tax payment in the world. The first time, the first time I took the money so steadily. Our family's money has also been taxed, who will believe it. Wei Zhongxian sat in the carriage and looked at the crowded gate of the bargain shop, and his heart was happy.
Li Xiao, this kid is knowledgeable, and everyone thinks about not paying taxes or paying less taxes, that is, he wants to pay taxes according to the regulations. How much money you have scooped up, that's all trivial. But if there is not enough money in the treasury, then the emperor will find trouble for himself.
Wei Zhongxian has even come up with the idea of selling officials in order to find money over the years. was poked in the back by a few people, and now seeing Li Xiao take the initiative to pay taxes, he simply dared to move to tears.
"What the lower officials value is not the amount of tax paid, but the color of the tax collector's face, the people are paying taxes honestly, he only needs to issue a certificate of tax payment, the tax is so smooth, he should be happy, why did he look like a dead father, the lower official feels that this reason will be understood, and it will be clear why I am the root cause of the serious shortage of commercial taxes." Tian Ji was recently transferred to Ren Shangshu of the household department, and whenever Wei Zhongxian approved the slip of silver, Tian Ji felt a headache and couldn't make ends meet.
"It's about Huang Cancan's copper coins and white money, it's a person who wants to make a profit, and now in the cheap shop, the people pay taxes clearly, clearly, they can't do anything at all, it's strange if they don't cry." Cui Chengxiu is a good person, and at a glance, you can know that there is a greasy thing in it. After finishing speaking, he glanced back at Tian Ji.
This old slippery head, he doesn't say that he will let Lao Tzu offend people. Damn, why are you talking about it?
"I heard that this kid has entered Beijing, and he was still killing people at Tongzhou Wharf yesterday. should also be damned, he actually said that he was the king's law. Li Xiao was slaughtered in the name of great disrespect, and the imperial history had nothing to say. "Tian Ergeng is in charge of Jinyiwei, how much is a pound of radish in the capital, and which adult got a personal maid, no one can hide it.
"I know what he's here for, this time Liangqing promised him 300,000 taels of silver, and he came to get the silver. It's all the hard-earned money of the soldiers in front of you, Tian Ji, don't think about slashing your back. Wei Zhongxian solemnly reminded Tian Ji that he needed a stable Liaodong. Only when the country is stable, can he be a peaceful wife who is 9,000 years old.
The country has been losing battles here all day long, and there has been occupied. Even if Wei Zhongxian is heartless, he is very annoyed in his heart. The emperor can work as a carpenter all day and don't care about anything, but the premise is that you can't destroy the world of our old Zhu family. One less today, one less tomorrow, the emperor knows that his life is in danger.
"Xia Guan didn't dare to take his kickback, this kid blew up Shuntian Mansion last time. If I really mess with him, this kid dares to grab the silver vault with the bill of lading. Tian Ji's hands shook like fans. What are you kidding, that kid only killed people yesterday. With you 9,000 years old, who dares to embarrass him in the capital.
"Chitose Lord, are you too arrogant to indulge this kid. In case the tail is not big in the future, then ......! ”
"Pride in pride! Is it his turn to be arrogant in our family? His Majesty can take 20% of this bargain. More than any of us! As long as he can hold Liaodong and don't let the Tartars be fine, he will pass the pass. No matter how arrogant he is, our majesty will protect him. Wei Zhongxian said hatefully.
It turns out that the majority shareholder of this bargain shop is the emperor, so there is nothing to say. This is all done in business with the emperor's good partnership, and it has also attracted almost all the people who can speak in the court. This lord can really walk sideways in the capital.