For example, there is a long history in the palace, which is the official appointed by the imperial court to manage the food town for them, but of course there is no such thing as Zhou Man, she has to discuss the food town with the county magistrate of Yueyang County,
Like Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, when they got food, they sent someone to send a message to the local county magistrate, and everything was done in accordance with the imperial court's decree.
Of course, they can manage it if they want to, but they still have to go through the local county magistrate, such as Yizhou King. He used to raise taxes on the fief, and he had to say hello to the prefects and counties first.
Of course, it is not that he can increase the tax if he wants to. If the county magistrate feels that his request is unreasonable, he can file a complaint with the emperor, and then the emperor or the royal clan will warn the other party to refuse his tax increase.
Anyway, it has its own set of rules for its operation. Manbao is the first time a village owner and is not very experienced, so he doesn't know much about these rules, so he occasionally communicates with the newly promoted county magistrate and county man.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang simply let go of the shopkeepers, "Our food town is far away. In Longzhou, everything is as usual, and we can't control it."
Man Bao went to Ming Da and Chang Yu and said, "Your food cities are much larger than mine, so what will you do then?"
Changyu said: "There is a long history."
Oh, yes, the Princess Mansion also has a long history.
Mingda said: "Work hard to develop agriculture, Man Bao, didn't you say before that you made a lot of money in the small village of Qili Village, did you get all the money for your study tour from there?"
Man Bao nodded.
Mingda then said: "I have more villages and food towns, more land and people to use. I don't like doing business. Competing with the people for profit will always hurt the people, but agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it can also support my flowers. pin."
Changyu: "But my grandma said that those who cultivate the land are poor, but those who do business are rich. If you plant an hectare of land, you can't earn more in a year than if you were a businessman."
Man Bao said: "Listening to what you say, it seems that businessmen can't lose."
She said: "Things in this world, if there are big benefits, then there are big risks, and businessmen are not as good as we see."
Man Bao has seen quite a few during this trip to the Western Regions, she said: "Some people make money by going back and forth, but some people go out, not only losing the lives of their brothers and buddies, but also losing everything. The world is impermanent, how do you know that every time you do business, you can go smoothly?"
Princess Changyu said: "Your fourth brother..."
"That's because he transports less valuable commodities, and most of the money he earns is hard money." After a trip, Man Bao realized that it's not easy to lose money like her fourth brother, but the same is true for earning money. No more than others.
The most profitable business is cloth, tea and porcelain, especially cloth, it seems that no matter how much you ship out, you can sell it.
But at the same time, it is also the easiest to grab.
After all, outside, cloth can sometimes be used instead of money.
However, the market has the strictest requirements for it, as long as there is a little flaw, the value will be greatly reduced, such as being rained, or damp, or stained...
And it's also the easiest to get robbed.
In other words, on Thursday Lang bought the most medicinal materials, which can only be sold in pharmacies, and the unit price is not high. As long as they bring enough people, basically no one will take the risk of snatching them.
Changyu asked, "Then why don't you do business with a lot of money?"
Man Bao said: "Medical materials, food, tea, etc. can be self-proven that they are grown by themselves and relatives. Even if the quantity is larger, it is still considered a farmer. If there are too many other things, my fourth brother may be separated. Set up a merchant."
As Man Bao's officials became bigger and bigger, they became more cautious.
Especially on the way back from the Western Regions, Man Bao and Bai Shan discussed it and asked Mr. Zhuang for advice. Now that she is getting more and more powerful, one of them is still a very noble editor, so she should cherish her reputation even more.
So business can be done, but it is best to have something to do with agricultural and sideline products, such as food, medicinal materials, cattle, sheep, etc., as little as possible, such as cloth, silk, satin and porcelain, so as not to be caught by others.
Man Bao encouraged Chang Yu, "Agricultural and sideline products are also very profitable. If you don't believe me, wait for you to come to my house, and I will show you my income from working as a farmer for the past two years."
Changyu immediately asked: "When will your family have a banquet? The emperor has promised us, you have to send us a post, can we go to the street to play that day?"
While making money is important, having fun is even more important.
Mingda also thinks so, the fief is still a little far away from her, and it is more important now.
Man Bao said: "I have six days off, starting from tomorrow, Bai Shan and the others will be free tomorrow, and we will hold a banquet the day after tomorrow."
Man Bao said very schemingly: "I've done the calculations. Everyone will go to the Yamen the day after tomorrow. They can only come to have a drink at noon at most, and they will go back to work in the afternoon. At that time, there will only be a few close friends left in my family." For those female relatives, you don’t have to be afraid of being seen, I will take you to visit the garden, and then we will go to the lake at Huguo Temple to see the scenery.”
Both Changyu and Mingda's eyes lit up, "Can you still swim in the lake?"
"Of course you can. The spring scenery of Huguo Temple is quite beautiful. There are many delicious things by the lake. Don't eat too much when you have a feast. Keep a little stomach. Let's go out to eat delicious food."
The maids and aunts on the side: ... This is the first time I see someone throwing a banquet, and the host advises the guests to eat less.
Mingda and Changyu were very excited, and while their hearts were moving, they whispered: "This is not good, is this considered a game?"
Man Bao said: "We can also go to the Huguo Temple to offer incense to the Queen Mother, and wish her happiness in the Western Paradise."
By the way, let's take a look at Master Zhiren. They haven't seen Master Zhiren since they came back from the Western Regions. They don't know if Jie Chen's injury has healed. His kung fu is so powerful. Teach them some...
When Mingda and Changyu heard this, they thought it was a good idea. In this way, they would not be able to have fun.
When Man Bao finally returned home, the sun was about to set, and Bai Shan, who was writing the invitation, was very surprised, "We passed the Ministry of Rites when we came out from the Ministry of Officials, and they clearly said that you were leaving the palace to go home, how did you get there?" Did you just walk around and come home now?”
Man Bao: "I was halfway there, and I remembered that I didn't know how to manage Shiyi, so I went back to ask Mingda and Changyu for advice."
Bai Shan: "Do they have suggestions?"
Man Bao shook his head, "Although they are princesses, they don't have a fief right now, so I don't know. I plan to leave everything to Chang Shi."
Man Bao showed the long list to Bai Shan, "No, my five hundred households."
Bai Shan looked at it, feeling a little envious, "It's great that your food town is near."