"Businessmen do need to pay taxes." Bi Goo, who was envied by the prime ministers, also ate chestnuts.
His chestnuts were sent to his door by his servants and bought especially for him.
The chestnuts bought at the Yellow Gate were given to him when he passed by the Political Affairs Hall. If other people wanted to eat them, they had to see how the palace arranged it.
Bi Goo knew the price. It was three times the price of selling raw chestnuts.
He thought about the labor, charcoal, iron pan, and small basket in the stir-fry.
No matter how he calculated, it shouldn't be twice the price of raw chestnuts. The young people in Lantian County got at least double the profit.
At the same time, his family went to Li Family Zhuangzi every day to buy pencil lead and resell it. They made more than a handful of money.
He found that it was too easy for businessmen to make money. At least, he gave a position when compared to the farmers working hard.
He didn't think about the businessmen losing money, nor did he think about the businessmen running around and being tired from the long journey.
"The gateball that Li Yi mentioned last time is only suitable for rich people. Otherwise, the old people have to work. The women's hula hoop is also not good.
I'll go and ask if there are any other small things and if the Ministry of Revenue wants to help promote them. "
Bi Goo planned to let the Ministry of Revenue promote them and let others make money while collecting taxes.
He sped up his work and rushed to Li Family Zhuangzi before lunch.
When he found Li Yi, Li Yi was holding a bird made of bamboo with a big belly.
"Old Bi, is the Ministry of Revenue not busy?" Li Yi put down the bamboo bird and went to make tea. After drinking a few sips, it was time to eat.
"I made a lot of money selling pencil lead recently. I think businessmen should pay taxes faster. Every day, the tax will be collected less."
Bi Goo was anxious to promote the Tang dynasty's businessmen to pay taxes.
"The exchange coupons haven't been circulated yet. It's not suitable to collect taxes now. It's impossible to judge the quality of the silk. It's easy for the local officials to cheat.
It's not easy for businessmen to transport goods. If they bring copper coins and silk to pay taxes, the cost will be too high.
The silk and copper coins will be put in the local treasury and increase the local storage cost. "
Li Yi objected. It was too rushed and messy.
Although the Ministry of Revenue could get the money in advance, the entire Tang dynasty was consumed.
"You're not in charge of the household and you don't know the cost of firewood and rice. The Ministry of Revenue has to pay for the war, and it's difficult for me as a minister. What other profitable businesses do you have? "
Bi Goo complained and suddenly changed the topic.
"What?" Li Yi was alarmed. Don't I know how to make money? The pencil lead was a greeting gift.
"I want the Ministry of Revenue to help push it out. Whoever uses it will have to pay taxes. Let's see if it works first. It's at the capital office. "
Bi Goo shared his good idea. Other people did not have to pay taxes, but only the one who earned money had to pay taxes.
Li Yi pursed his lips. "It's easy to manufacture, but you won't be able to collect the money. You can't just send someone to keep an eye on it. Why don't you do it yourself in the Ministry of Revenue and then give the money you earn to the court? "
"How can people from the Ministry of Revenue do that kind of work?" When Bi Goo heard that he was working to earn money for the court, he felt that something was wrong.
"This is called effective use of resources. The Ministry of Revenue has an investment department that specializes in hiring people to work and paying them. The excess money will be taken by the Ministry of Revenue."
Li Yi gave a solution. If they were short of money, they could work. It was all for the sake of the court.
"Tell me what kind of work it is first." Bi Goo wanted to ask clearly.
"You've eaten noodles, right? Soup pancakes. "Li Yi asked.
"Of course I've eaten them. Now many places are learning from Heavenly Earth and making different sauces. In summer, they are even mixed with cucumber shreds."
Bi Goo was a little hungry, so he thought about eating noodles for lunch.
"You can sell noodles in bundles or in circles. Others can just put it in the pot and cook it. It's convenient.
If you fry it, others can just soak it in water when they eat it. There's a difference in price.
I'll tell you how to make it in large quantities quickly. Nowadays, people roll it out by hand or cut it. "
Li Yi said that he wanted the Ministry of Revenue to process flour and sell noodles to make money.
"It's also tiring to grind the flour. Now, many people eat wheat after shelling it." Bi Goo felt that it was troublesome to collect wheat flour.
"In a few days, I'll sell flour in Zhuangzi. The price is cheap. If you bring over a catty of shelled wheat, you can exchange it for 13 to 10 taels of whole wheat flour.
The moisture content is different. If the moisture content is low, you can exchange it for 13 taels per catty of shelled wheat. If it's too wet, don't. "
Li Yi put down the teacup and motioned for Bi Goo to follow him to eat.
"I'll eat noodles. They have to be cold. Put more meat in the stew, but don't be too salty." Bi Goo requested as he walked out.
"It's good for you to eat meat. Then you have a bowl of noodles. I have to stir-fry it for you. The ones in Zhuangzi are all small pieces of meat."
Li Yi advised. Let's change it. It's tiring to work.
"I'll grind the wheat for you and give you the processing fee. Can't I?" Bi Goo changed the topic again.
"Okay. Let's calculate based on 5% of the wheat. 20 Qian of wheat will be 1 Qian of processing fee." Li Yi nodded. There was no problem.
"So I'll give you 20 Qian of wheat and you'll give me 19 Qian of flour?" Bi Goo asked from another angle.
Li Yi shook his head: "No. You'll give me 20 Qian of wheat. I'll keep 1 Qian and grind the other 19 Qian for you. You can take it away."
"Don't you have very good skills? Oh, it's called equipment. "Bi Goo pondered for a while and felt that there was a new technology.
"Yes, but it's hard to promote. Others can't make it. They need gears, connecting rods, and crushing parts. Wood and bamboo can't do it."
Li Yi waved his hand and talked about the requirements for the materials.
"You need iron? Good iron? "Bi Goo was disappointed.
"You can also use porcelain in the middle. If you can make qualified porcelain, you can use it to grind the wheat. The hardness of porcelain is much higher than that of wheat."
Li Yi opened the door of the cafeteria, took a breath and said.
"Porcelain is easy to break." Bi Goo felt that porcelain was not good.
"It's brittle. When it's made, the spiral shape has to be changed and the protruding position has to be shorter. In this way, when facing the wheat, there won't be more lateral force.
I'm going to test it. If it works, I'll use it. If it doesn't work, I'll continue to make it with iron.
If others are willing to buy the equipment, I'll also sell it. If the price is high, they'll take it to others to process the flour. "
Li Yi wasn't very sure about this. He didn't have the manufacturing technology for the ceramic industry.
Zirconium dioxide wasn't so easy to make. It was too laborious. If he had the time, he might as well find more iron ore.
While waiting for others to cook noodles for Bi Goo, Li Yi took out a meat grinder made of metal with a large and small net.
He shook his hand for Bi Goo to choose a big hole to make a big piece of meat filling. This was fast.
Seeing him shake the meat grinder, Bi Goo showed a curious look: "Xiao Yi, can flour also be ground like this?"
"Yes, I want to make this kind of flour grinder. I want this kind of hand-cranked grinder. It can grind a lot of flour a day. If you eat it at home, it won't take long to make enough flour for a meal."
Li Yi said and stopped. He took the meat filling to stir-fry and the kitchen staff came to clean up the machine.
In fact, it was easier for him to chop the flour. He wanted to let Bi Goo take a look at the structure.
Like pepper and coffee powder, they were all ground by this structure. The principle was the same.
Grinding wheat was also no problem. If it was big, it could be driven by livestock or water power. It was the flour processing factory.
It needed more mesh, or the flour would not be fine enough.
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