Zhang Xiaobao indeed did not know anything about smelting. He looked at the mountain-like pile of ores and looked left and right. He then approached Wang Juan and moved his lips.
"How much do you think Japan produces in a year?"
"How would I know? Why? "Wang Juan's lips also moved.
"According to the current situation, the other party can at least refine three thousand taels of ores in one go. Isn't that a bit too much?" Zhang Xiaobao asked again.
"They probably think it's too little. Silver ores are not silver. Refining them requires a lot of supplementary materials. Even if it's three thousand taels worth of ores and you buy it for two thousand taels, the final cost is estimated to be two thousand five hundred to six hundred taels. After refining all of it, it's already not bad to make four hundred taels. This is not even taking into account the manpower used."
Wang Juan had inquired about the annual production of gold and silver in Tang Dynasty. It was not much, especially gold. It was so little that it was negligible.
Zhang Xiaobao and Weiwei nodded. "I understand. Buy it all and prepare for the new currency."
After speaking, Zhang Xiaobao returned to the front. Seeing that everyone was watching, he said, "I'll take the two hundred strings of coins."
Zhang Xiaobao gave a base price. When the hesitating merchants saw that Registrar Zhang had made a bid, they all gave up on buying the pile of silver ores.
The people from the Four Seas Academy were stunned. This was not what they expected. Why was there no one bidding? After shouting a few times, there was still no one bidding. The large pile of silver ores was bought by Zhang Xiaobao. He had people bring in one hundred and twenty strings of coins and four hundred bolts of silk.
This was a rule. When trading in large quantities, there must be a certain proportion of silk. Even if the silk was worn out, it could still be used as currency. Sometimes, in order to protect this rule, the imperial court would specially collect worn out silk when collecting taxes.
Usually, Zhang Xiaobao did not like to do this. He would use copper coins if he could. Today, he could not let others take advantage of him. Thus, he had people prepare the silk. One bolt was equivalent to two hundred taels.
After this transaction, Wang Juan stood up again. "According to the county's temporary tax rate, one out of ten, sixty percent for money and forty percent for silk, tax will be collected." Some of the officials with sharp brushes brought bailiffs over to check the money, and took out twelve copper coins and forty bolts of silk from the Four Seas Academy's treasury.
It didn't look like anything special, but the four hundred bolts of silk were all taken from the yamen's storehouse. Zhang Xiaobao had exchanged them with copper coins. With a single transaction, sixty bolts of silk became money. Silk took up a lot of space, and it was also damaged and oxidized quickly, so it couldn't be compared to copper coins.
Under this type of situation, the Four Seas Academy's people renewed the yamen's silk by fifteen percent.
The people of the Four Seas Academy were not fools. Otherwise, wouldn't they have wasted their few years of study? After a quick calculation, he realized that he was making a loss. Not only did he have to pay for the transportation, but he also had to pay for the maintenance of the silk. Moreover, the price was too low.
A Japanese man and a Tang man who had come first got together to discuss.
"Brother Yamamoto, I told you. Since we already found out how we lost, who we lost to, and know about this person's past, we should change places. Zhang Xiaobao isn't someone people like us can deal with. What about now? We lost again, and we lost quite a lot of money from the first batch. "
After the Tang man lost a few days ago, he asked around and finally found out who made him lose nearly six thousand strings of coins. Of course, the local rich people who also bought silver also lost quite a bit. The winner was the Wind Object Pavilion and the person who took out the most money.
Yes, he had found out. Zhang Xiaobao, the county registrar of Baoxin County, and Wang Juan, the county deputy county magistrate, had come with him. He had even found out about their family's situation. They were legends after legends. When they were in danger, they would try their best to turn the tide.
At that time, the evaluation of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family was that they were stronger than the strong, and they never backed down.
They advised the others to change places, and they couldn't afford to offend them. They just had to lose a few thousand strings of coins. In the end, they didn't listen and insisted on doing things according to the plan. They said the first time was big, so what happened this time? The second time, they lost money again.
The Japanese man pursed his lips and said, "Brother Fengteng, I still can't accept it. It's just a kid, just a kid. Get someone to help."
Therefore, someone stood in front of the second batch and said, "This batch is still 200 strings of coins. The highest bidder will get it. Please make a bid."
"I'll take it for 200 strings of coins." Zhang Xiaobao proudly shook his head and made a bid again.
The surrounding people who wanted to buy kept their mouths shut at the same time, causing a very strange situation to occur.
Just when everyone thought that this batch would be bought by Zhang Xiaobao again, someone suddenly raised the price. "220 strings of coins."
Everyone turned their heads and saw a man on a horse looking down at the situation in the field. The first impression he gave was arrogance, as if he didn't take everyone seriously.
"240 strings of coins." Zhang Xiaobao counter-bid.
"280 strings of coins." The man on the horse said again.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't speak directly this time. Instead, he turned to look at the craftsman beside him.
The craftsman didn't know what he meant. "Registrar Zhang, this batch is roughly the same."
Weiwei nodded. Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth again. "300 strings of coins."
"350 strings of coins." It was unknown whether the man on the horse didn't know how much this batch of coins was, or whether he was competing, so he raised the price again.
This time, Zhang Xiaobao didn't say anything. The people from the Four Seas Academy said, "350 strings of coins. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price? 350 strings of coins, according to the current price, we should still be able to make a profit. Even if we don't expect to make a profit, we still have to fight for our dignity. Could it be that the nobles of Baoxin County want this transaction to fall into the hands of others?"
These words were indeed effective. Immediately, there was a local who wanted to increase the price. Before that, he glanced at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao felt that someone was staring at him. He turned his head and saw that the other party wanted to increase the price. That meant that he wanted to do something for the county's reputation.
Zhang Xiaobao stared at that person with all his strength. That person immediately became obedient and dispelled the thought of competing.
The people from the Four Seas Academy said a few more words. Seeing that no one was bidding anymore, they could only announce that the person on the horse would buy the second batch of silver ores.
Wang Juan let the brush official go over to collect the tax. Seeing that the other party actually took all the copper coins, she was happy. She made a profit and continued to bid higher.
At this time, the person on the horse spoke up to stop her. "Wait, I don't pay the tax when I buy."
"Why?" Wang Juan raised her head and asked.
"Because I am Wan Qijun. What do you think?" The person on the horse didn't look at Wang Juan and raised his head to look at the sky.
At the same time, the onlookers were surprised and began to carefully size up the person on the horse. Wan Qijun, they actually saw him today. They heard that he was protecting the emperor. No wonder he was so arrogant.
Wang Juan didn't care who he was, "What do you think? Not to mention Wan Qijun, even if you are from the Jinwu Guards, you still have to pay the tax today. Besides, the one paying the tax is not you, but the seller."
The person on the horse was stunned by Wang Juan's words. He carefully looked at Wang Juan and asked, "Little girl, who are you? But what kind of existence is Wan Qijun? "
"Is Wan Qijun very powerful? Can they defeat the Tubo Iron Cavalry on the battlefield? You don't even know who I am, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly. Go and ask the leader of Wan Qijun, Ge Fushun, if he dares to speak to this general like this. Where are the logistics camps of Left and Right Wing Prefectures? Capture this person for this general. "
"Here!" Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao's personal guards shouted and moved. This time, the two brought dozens of people who followed Wang Juan to the battlefield. When they heard Wang Juan's order, they were very excited. The general finally gave an order. How long has it been since I heard Cuckoo call herself a general?
Someone directly pounced forward and threw the person on the horse off the horse. The movement of the person who pounced was very skilled. When the person fell, the person on the horse was at the bottom. It seems that he had done this kind of thing many times on the battlefield.
The others surrounded the person and punched and kicked him. In the end, they tied the person with the belt on the person's body and escorted him to Wang Juan. The person at the front half knelt in front of Wang Juan and cupped his fist and said, "This subordinate returns the order."
Wang Juan raised her small face and walked in front of the person who was beaten black and blue. She put her hands on her waist and said, "Now do you know who this general is? You still don't want to compensate for showing off your military power in front of me. "
This person didn't immediately reply to Wang Juan's words. Instead, he turned his head and stared at the people from the Four Seas Academy. His gaze contained anger, grievance, and a kind of anger of being deceived.
How could he not know what the logistics camp of Left Wing Prefecture was? Although it was gone now, its prestige was still there. When he came, why didn't anyone tell him who was in charge of the county? What bullshit county magistrate? No wonder there were two children here. It was Xiao Bao and Cuckoo.
Why didn't they tell him? They let him use his status as a rider to suppress others. Now, he met someone who was even more ruthless. That was a demoness, an existence who engraved words in blood and whose smile could steal lives. It was over. Just now, she asked if he dared or not. Was she going to fight? Did she laugh?
She didn't laugh. Fortunately, he had to think of a way to escape and go back to General Ge to complain.
The people from the Four Seas Academy all lowered their heads. They understood that the rumor was true. That county magistrate was indeed an existence who could suppress thousands of soldiers by himself.
Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao were very helpless. How was this still their own bodyguard? Who exactly did they listen to? They didn't even say anything and they just rushed out. It seemed that they were very happy.
"Collect the tax for me. Who told you to stop just now? I will deal with you when we go back. " Wang Juan ordered the officer with the brush cutter and the yamen runner to check the money again. The officer with the brush cutter and the yamen runner's legs were trembling. Usually, Cuckoo, the county magistrate, was very gentle. Why was she so different today?
This time, no one dared to say anything to stop her. The faces of the people who saw this in Boxin County all turned red because of excitement. Wan Qi Jun's people were arrested just like that. They didn't give him any face at all. Impressive. The county magistrate who was always smiling was actually so impressive. Good, very good. Let's see who still dares to find trouble in the county in the future.
"I am asking you a question. Are you going to accept it or not? Sir Wan Qi Jun." Wang Juan turned back and continued to make things difficult for the arrested people.
When the arrested people of Wan Qi Jun saw Wang Juan's sullen face, they felt lucky that she didn't laugh. She really didn't laugh. That was good. She really treated her own people differently. It seemed that she didn't want to kill them. There was a saying in the army that one would rather hear the howls of a hundred ghosts than see Cuckoo laugh. The ghosts could still think of ways to suppress them, but Cuckoo's laughter was over.
With a "plop" sound, the people of Wan Qi Jun struggled to break free from the force of others and knelt on the ground, "I won't stop you anymore. I know I was wrong. General, please spare my life."
"Why are the people of Wan Qi Jun so soft? Give them ten strokes of the rod and drive them away. Later, I will write a letter to ask how Ge Fushun managed the army. You guys can continue to sell."
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