"Make some small military coats. Since the Tubo tribe has become part of the Tang dynasty, we should provide them with supplies first."
In the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Yi arranged for the workshop to make small military coats.
Normally, even if they were to make small military coats, they should first give them to the children of the border soldiers.
However, the current situation was special. They could only give glycerin to the families of the soldiers and provide the coats to the tribes first.
"Dongzhu, do we need to give the hazelnuts?" Song De asked again.
"No, we don't even have enough for our own people. Send some soap. The hands and faces of the children over there are all covered in soap. "
Li Yi calculated. Daily necessities were more useful than snacks.
After the matter was decided, a batch of goods was sent out from Chang 'an. It would probably arrive in the twelfth lunar month.
Zhang Jiuling came back with many pigeons he raised in Guangzhou.
The tax collected would be put into the national treasury. Yan Zhaoyuan and her accomplices were sent to prison and detained.
As for how to deal with them, they would have to wait until the evidence from Zhaoyuan was obtained.
After Zhang Jiuling finished the handover, he came to find Li Yi. Bi Goo and the others followed him.
Anyway, there was no difference between working in the Political Affairs Hall and working in the Li Family Zhuangzi. There were enough people to hold a small court meeting.
The key was that the food in the Li Family Zhuangzi was good. There was a heater in the house and the temperature was controlled to be neither hot nor cold.
"3.6 million is just the beginning. The merchant ships of the Tang dynasty have not gone out to trade yet. Otherwise …"
Bi Goo was thinking about the money. He had 30 million in revenue.
Excluding the rent, the rent was still paid to the officials. The income of the officials was now twice as high as before.
The salaries of the officials in the Governor's Office and Henan Province were more than twice as high as before. If they made mistakes due to lack of money, they would be punished to death.
Song Jing did not say anything. He had always been against collecting taxes. Now that he saw the money, he had nothing to say.
The merchants of the Tang dynasty still sent goods to trade. The merchants of the Tang dynasty still sent goods to trade.
No one objected to it. Similarly, it was a lucrative business.
If they did not collect taxes, the Tang dynasty and the barbarian merchants would earn more, and all the money would be taken away by them, which would not benefit the imperial court of the Tang dynasty at all.
"The Yan family of Driving County, who was arrested, can actually get more than 200,000 yuan in benefits in such a short time. Sea trade is indeed a good thing."
Su Yi was astonished. It was said that being an official in Guangzhou was not good, but now it seemed that with a bit of thought, one could earn a lot of money!
"Are there any smugglers?" Li Yi did not consider how much money he could make. Wasn't it normal for customs to make money?
Zhang Jiuling shook his head gently. "Everyone has their eyes on the rewards for normal goods. They can't wait for someone else to smuggle it. It's easier to make money after reporting it than to sell it themselves."
Li Yi frowned. "The coastline is too long. I believe that as the total volume of trade increases, especially with the Tang dynasty's fleets, some people will definitely want to evade the tax."
When the merchants of the Tang dynasty went out to record the goods, they would collect a 10% tariff on their exports and a 21% tariff on their imports when they returned.
The reason why they did not pay when they went out was that the goods were worthless in the Tang dynasty.
If they lost 30% of their gross profit all of a sudden, the net profit would be reduced by more than 30%.
When faced with high taxes, how could the merchants not think of ways to escape?
"You can send people to guard the suitable places to dock." Bi Goo suggested.
"If it were me, I would use the method of docking the big ships at sea at night and moving the small boats like ants. If the big ships are not easy to dock, the small boats will be fine."
Li Yi casually gave an example to break Bi Goo's arrangement.
"In that case, you can't stop them?" Bi Goo sighed.
"Yes, there's no need to stop them. Let them obey the rules." Li Yi thought for a while and came up with a solution.
He said to everyone, "The Li Family Zhuangzi will make new good things that are valuable outside.
Whoever wants to get the goods must trade at a designated place. If they want to evade the tax, they are not qualified to participate.
As long as the profits are enough, the merchants will naturally be willing to pay the tax. In addition … "
Li Yi continued to talk about the strict punishment method. If they smuggled once, others would not know. After a long time, the news would inevitably leak out.
If they caught them, they would directly confiscate their property. No matter how much money they had earned before, it would all be gone.
As long as they confiscated a few times, others would not dare to touch them. The punishment would not be based on the amount of money they had earned. Everything would be gone, and their property would disappear.
Those who participated in the smuggling would be punished. Those who wanted to save money would definitely be afraid.
In this way, most of the loopholes would be blocked. The small part … there was no other way.
At that time, he had many methods. There were still people who smuggled and were caught. The difference was that their property would not be confiscated.
Li Yi did not know if there would still be people who smuggled if the property was confiscated at that time.
"When I came back, I heard that some merchants were looking for a place to build a cement factory and then use concrete to build a pier."
Zhang Jiuling mentioned something. Some of the current piers were directly docked. The locations were better.
There were also piles of stones and wood that extended out.
After the method of making cement was announced, the merchants were tempted. They wanted to build a pier and sell things on it.
Or after the ship docked, the people who carried the goods would go up to work and collect a sum of money.
Then they would build a warehouse and collect a fee for keeping things safe.
In this way, the Department of Shipping would have to set up a station there to collect taxes.
"Not allowed." Li Yi's attitude was firm: "The scale, quality, and management of the pier must be controlled by the imperial court."
"Tell them to do it according to the rules, how about that?" Yao Chong thought that privately building the pier would save the imperial court money.
"There will be disputes, such as the price of goods at the pier and whether the food provided will be poisoned.
The builders of the pier will use whether the helpers can go up to work as a condition to form a force. The safety of the warehouse.
They will also help smuggle goods and help hide the quality and quantity of the goods.
The Department of Shipping will send too many people and increase the cost. The few people sent will not be able to watch over everything. "
Li Yi knew how profitable it was to run a pier. Food, accommodation, storage, berths, and transportation.
Money could actually be earned by the merchants by paying taxes.
However, it was difficult to manage the pier. If the merchants saw something good at the pier, would they kill and rob? They could even burn down the warehouse and say that it was burned down.
Whether it was the barbarian merchants or the merchants of the Tang dynasty, they suffered huge losses. How could they justify it?
The imperial court could not send people to help manage the pier. Then whose pier would it be?
If there was a problem with the pier built by the government, the government would be responsible and compensate for it.
When collecting taxes and collecting fees, they had to provide a good business environment for the merchants.
This way, they could attract more merchants to participate and expand the scale of trade.
"Let's fix it?" Bi Goo prepared to fork out money. He could think of profits.
"I know how to fix it. I will provide the blueprints and construction methods. I will also help with management. Yes, especially management. I am the most skilled. "
Li Yi pointed at himself. He meant to give me some benefits.
"Xiao Yi, you don't need to invest. You can just take out the things. No one will dare to stop you." Bi Goo said with a look of concern.
"Yes, you don't need to invest. You can also give ideas." Yao Chong supported.
"Ah? You guys … "Li Yi carefully looked at the group of people. Some of them did not speak, but nodded.
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