After a long wait, the goods were finally removed, and there were still a few large piles of goods left on the dock. These goods were intended to be shipped to the Wa Kingdom. Due to the rough seas, the cargo of the sea vessel must be handled by an experienced leader. However, in modern times, computers do this for themselves.

By late afternoon, the cargo on the dock had finally been cleared. At this time, Zhang Liuwang accompanied the two tax collectors over. The tax collector was followed by six men dressed as husbands. These lifu are also members of the Department of Revenue, who are responsible for accompanying the tax collectors in carrying goods and counting them.

When Liu Haojia saw them coming, he let the people around him disperse, and he pretended to be an idler who had nothing to do. Fortunately, although there are many fewer people on the dock at this time, there are still many people watching the excitement, and he is not conspicuous alone. Look at the book

As soon as he arrived at the appearance of the tax collector in front of him, he couldn't help frowning! He looked like he was in his forties, his face was dark, and he had a long scar on his face, running from his forehead through his left eye to his chin. The left eye is unsurprisingly blind!

And he also had a lame leg, walked bumpy, and his body was loose, as if he couldn't stand straight at all, and he wore an official uniform on his body like a sack, not at all like a retired veteran he thought, but like a straw robber who snatched a piece of clothes!

Then Liu Haojia remembered that it was still his idea for this kind of tax collector to appear here, and he couldn't help but laugh a little dumbly!

You know, people who have been on land all year round don't know how much their goods are worth when they are transferred overseas. If taxes were levied on ordinary goods, the merchants would almost have laughed their big teeth off! So in order to solve this problem, Liu Haojia simply selected a group of old bandits who often ran to the sea among the pirates, and promised them official positions for the use of the government.

With a source of long-term salary and official status, these pirates who are familiar with overseas conditions immediately agreed! They know the price of the goods overseas, and there is not much error in their estimation of the value of the goods.

There was also a young man beside the old tax collector, who looked like seventeen or eighteen, holding a pen and paper, and followed the old tax collector step by step. From his serious expression, it could be seen that this was a young man who had just been on an errand!

A few people arrived next to the cargo pile, circled around the goods, and the old tax collector also looked at the sea boats, and then said to Zhang Liuwang, "The two boats on the far left of the dock are preparing to go to the Wa Kingdom, right?"

Zhang Liuwang raised his thumb and said, "Good eyesight, you can see it at a glance!"

The old tax collector laughed twice, but did not accept his compliment, but said directly to Lifu behind him: "Chen Dazhuang, Wang San, you two each get on a boat, go to the bottom warehouse to see what is on the top."

The young tax collector beside him said curiously, "Fourth brother, aren't there all ballast stones in the bilge? What else can it hold? Also, how do you tell?"

The old tax collector laughed twice and said, "Little Liuzi, Lao Tzu told you that what he loaded on the ship was definitely not a ballast stone, but a heavy cargo! As for how you can see it, those two ships have sunk half a board more than the others!"

The young tax collector's eyes lit up, and he opened his mouth and said, "Is it gold or silver?"

As soon as he said this, several people around him laughed "whoa"! The old tax collector, in particular, laughed so hard that he said, "What do you want? Lao Tzu only saw those who entered the port with gold and silver, but how could he ever see anyone who went out with gold and silver?"

Zhang Liuwang next to him was about to speak with a smile, when the old tax collector raised his hand and said, "Zhang, don't talk yet, let your fourth brother guess what it is!" It's mercury, isn't it?"

The young tax collector immediately looked at Zhang, who immediately arched his hand and said, "Fourth brother has good eyesight! The cabin is indeed full of mercury! I thought that the mercury was heavy, and it could be sold as a commodity, so it was better to fill the warehouse with mercury! And this mercury is also written in the tax papers!"

The young tax rate opened the paperwork and flipped through it twice and said, "Fourth brother, there is really a mercury declaration form in it!" There are four hundred and eighty jars of mercury written on it, and the market price of each jar is one tael, and the tax should be forty-eight taels!"

Liu Haojia peeked and saw that Zhang Liuwang's expression was slightly stiff, so he guessed that this mercury was probably a little greasy! It's just that he doesn't know the reason, so he up his ears even more to listen!

I heard the old pirate smile and say, "Little Liuzi, don't worry! Wait a little bit for the third brother to come back!"

Everyone waited for a while, and the two people on the boat ran back, and the first one said, "Fourth master, the bottom warehouse is full of jars, and when I touched it, it was very heavy!" And it was fixed with a partition! It's just tightly sealed, and I haven't received an order, and I don't dare to open it to see!"

At this time, the old tax collector turned his head and smiled at Zhang Liuwang and said, "Zhang, what's the matter, do you want my brother to break it for you?"

Zhang Liuwang smiled bitterly and arched his hand and said, "Fourth brother, you say it! It's a brother who is ugly!"

When the young tax collector heard this, he knew that there was something wrong with this, and he must have been fooled, so he immediately pulled the old tax collector and said, "Fourth brother, fourth brother, what is going on?"

The old tax collector laughed twice and said, "Little Liuzi, teach you to be a good man, this mercury is not rare in our Ming Dynasty, you can get it anywhere!" However, mercury production is scarce in the Wa Kingdom, so this thing can be sold at a high price when it is obtained in the Wa Kingdom! Little Liuzi, how much do you think this thing can sell for in the Wa Kingdom?"

Xiao Liuzi tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "The book sent down a while ago said that ordinary items have about three times the profit, so a jar of mercury can probably be sold for three taels, right?"

The old tax collector smiled and said, "Fart! It can be sold for seven or eight taels!"

At this moment, not only Xiao Liuzi was surprised, but even a few Lifu around him were also surprised! When they looked at Zhang Liuwang together with disbelief, they saw a bitter smile on his face, and they knew that what the old tax collector said was true!

The young tax collector angrily nodded Zhang Liuwang with his hand, and then said, "Fourth brother, tell me, how can this mercury be sold so expensive? If you arrive in the Wa Kingdom, you will become silver!"

The old tax collector said with a smug face, "It's pretty much the same! Do you know what this mercury widow is going to do? It is used to refine silver! Without this mercury. A furnace of silver costs more than 30% less silver, which is why it sells for so much!"

When the young tax collector heard the explanation, he was furious and said to Zhang Liuwang, "Okay, you are a fool of us, you are actually fooling us with these things, are you taking so many of us as fools?"

Zhang Liuwang arched his hand again and again and said, "Little brother, don't blame, I will never do this kind of thing next time!"