"I'm selling newspapers! I'm selling newspapers! The freshly released Datang Daily! Today's headlines - The Holy One wants to send naval forces to escort the fleet south to exchange for food. Private merchant ships can also sign up to participate!"
early morning.
The cheerful sound of newsboys selling newspapers woke up pedestrians who had just woken up and were still a little confused. Today’s headlines are particularly fascinating. First of all, this is the first time that Baixin has learned about the latest decree issued by the imperial court in this way. On the other hand, the decree itself is already very attractive.
Sending a large army to escort merchant ships and trade is something that the common people and merchants have never heard of!
"Xiao Liu, go buy me a newspaper!"
A powerful voice came from inside a luxurious carriage.
"Yes, sir!"
Today, caring businessmen, after hearing the headlines in newspapers, send their servants to buy newspapers.
Zuixian Tower.
"Within five days, the imperial court will prepare a fleet of 500 large ships. Seven days later, Prince Li Xiaogong of Hejian County will personally lead a navy of 20,000 people to escort the fleet south, exchanging silk and porcelain for food. A small Southeast Asian country, rice Three crops a season, spices are everywhere like grass. A piece of silk or a piece of porcelain can be exchanged for dozens of loads of grain and countless spices, hiss~! How can the wild land of the South China Sea be so rich? Brother Zhihua, you have traveled all over the country and experienced a vast world. , is what the newspaper said true?"
A well-built middle-aged man in blue clothes, holding a newspaper, couldn't help but asked in surprise after reading this.
The lean man opposite him was reading the newspaper seriously. He said without raising his head when he heard the words: "It should be true. I have heard what is said in this article from many overseas travelers before. Besides, this newspaper It comes from Funny Culture, and Funny Culture is Mr. Li’s property, so I’m pretty sure these news are not false!”
These two people were the first few regular customers of Zuixian Tower who tasted the Immortal Drunk. They were also wealthy businessmen themselves, otherwise they would not come to Zuixian Tower restaurant every day.
"Then why don't we see caravans going south to purchase goods?"
Feng Zhihua said angrily: "Brother Xifan, don't even think about it. The vast sea is filled with countless dangers, and pirates often appear. Which caravan dares to go to sea casually?"
"Oh I got it!"
"But now, these problems are no longer a problem! Xifan, read on. All the important officials in the imperial court agreed that five hundred large ships were far from enough. They deliberately recruited merchant ships from the people to accompany the army to the south. The army will The safety of merchant ships will be protected. Each merchant's merchant fleet only needs to pay half of the commercial tax to the imperial court for the profits earned from trade. Merchants who are willing to join the imperial fleet must report to the Ministry of War within seven days and transfer their merchant ships to the Ministry of War. Send it to the Bahe River in the east of the city, and follow the army to the south seven days later! This is a sure-fire business! And it’s a huge profit!"
Feng Zhihua sighed after reading this news.
"Brother Zhihua, do you want to participate too? I remember that your family has more than a dozen large ships that often transport goods on the Grand Canal, right?"
Liao Xifan answered.
Feng Zhihua pondered for a moment, then he patted the table and said:
"Participate, why don't you participate? Xifan, if you also want to go, Brother Wei has channels to help you get eight large ships in a short time. It depends on whether you are willing or not! If you believe in Brother Wei, just follow Brother Wei. Brother, if we go south together, we will definitely make dozens of times the profits!"
Liao Xifan said happily: "Trust me, of course I believe in brother Zhihua! I am willing to go south with me!"
"Haha, that's good! I have to get a few more boats for my brother, and buy some porcelain and silk by the way. Let's start taking action now!"
"Brother Zhihua, wait! Look, there is another piece of news: The imperial court issued a decree to encourage people to raise chickens on a large scale. For every one hundred chickens raised by a household, the tax will be reduced by 10% next year. When collecting rent next year, each district is counting The number of surviving chickens in each household is reported to the local county government. Based on the reported number, the county government will reduce or reduce the corresponding tax for that year! Brother Zhihua, what does this imperial decree mean? Why can't I understand it more and more? What’s up?”
Feng Zhihua stopped and read the news carefully. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Brother, I don't understand what the court's intention is!"
Liao Xifan pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Brother Zhihua, I think this is profitable! How about we sell chickens?"
Feng Zhihua was stunned when he heard this, but after a moment, he still shook his head and said: "No, we have no time recently. Compared with the small amount of money earned from selling chickens, we can still make more by preparing merchant ships to trade south. That's Dozens of times the profit! Xi Fan, you should be serious about going south!"
Liao Sifan thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case, so he nodded and said: "What Brother Zhihua said is absolutely true, but you can't lose the big for the small!"
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"Er Gou Wazi, I went to the city today and bought a newspaper. Come and read to me what the newspaper said."
Liujiacun.
A dark man in his thirties called to a naughty boy in his teens and said.
"Okay! Second Uncle Liu, please bring me the newspaper to read. I haven't read today's "The Story of a Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality" yet!"
The naughty kid suddenly became excited when he heard that there were free newspapers to read, and there should be free novels to read.
"Snapped!"
The swarthy man angrily hit Ergouwazi on the head with a rolled-up newspaper, and laughed and cursed:
"Look at how big you are! You've been reading novels all day long, but you don't even know how to attend school. If your father finds out, he'll have to beat your kid's ass! You first read to me what I wrote in today's newspaper, and then you read the novel. !”
"Oh~!"
The naughty kid rubbed his head and responded in a dull voice. Then he took the newspaper and wondered: "Second uncle, where should I start reading!"
"Just start reading from that headline. I heard the newsboy in the city today saying that he was recruiting merchant ships to go south or something like that. Read it quickly, kid!"
The dark man thought for a while and said.
Ergouwazi searched for a while, found today's headlines, and began to read: "Within five days, the court will prepare a fleet of 500 large ships. In seven days, Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, will personally lead a navy of 20,000 people. , escorting the fleet south, exchanging silk and porcelain for food..."
"Tsk, tsk, it's a pity that I don't have a boat, otherwise I could have followed the imperial army to Nanyang to make a fortune! Ergouwazi, continue reading, the next one!"
The swarthy man sighed after hearing the headlines.
"The imperial court issued a decree to encourage people to raise chickens on a large scale. For every 100 chickens a household raises, the tax will be reduced by 10% next year. When collecting rent next year, each district is counting the number of surviving chickens in each household and reporting it to the local government. The county government, the county government will reduce or reduce the corresponding taxes for that year based on the reported amount!"
"Stop, stop, stop! Ergouwazi, did you read that correctly? Is this really what it says?"
The swarthy man was as excited as a three-hundred-pound child. He held Ergou Wazi's shoulders and said excitedly.
"It hurts, it hurts, second uncle, let go first!"
The naughty boy was so painful that he almost shed tears, and said quickly.
The swarthy man let go of his hand and said, "Well, take a look again to see if it's what you just said!"
The naughty boy looked aside again, and after confirming that it was correct, he affirmed: "Second uncle, that's what you said. I'm definitely right. Hey, second uncle, where are you going? Do you want your newspaper?"
"Haha, motherfucker, get me money quickly, I want to go to the city to buy chickens!"
The excited cheers of the dark-skinned man spread far and wide.
Today is destined to be unrest. The two imperial decrees written in the "Datang Daily" were like a storm, sweeping across the entire Chang'an City and the villages around Chang'an City in an instant!
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(End of chapter)