This year is the first day of the year. Time flies. The sun shines brightly, and the snow falls. The frost and the night show their love. Give me a lantern, and the night is dark.
"Li Dongzhu, do you want all the cows and horses?" Yu Huaide asked.
"Yes, furs, and gold. I'll advertise the other things for free. You should be able to sell them for a good price. I'll write an advertisement for you. "
Li Yi made a request. He didn't want Dzi beads. They were useless.
Dzi beads were useless too. They looked good, but if they weren't sold, they would be dead.
He was willing to help. He could earn 400,000 yuan at once, and there would be more next year.
As long as the border trade was closed, smuggling would be profitable.
"Newspapers are useful? I've seen them on the way. Someone brought them from Chang 'an to Shu Province. I heard that they would pay for each copy printed. "
Yu Huaide had seen newspapers before. There were always people willing to bring more newspapers when they left Chang 'an.
They read it again and again on the way, and they could let others read it when they arrived at the destination.
"At first, it was a loss. Now, with the advertisement, the newspapers are making money." Li Yi smiled and shook his head.
"Since it's making money, why don't we …"
"Cooperate with the Imperial Court. Without the Imperial Court's approval, something big will happen."
Li Yi didn't wait for Yu Huaide to finish his sentence and mentioned his background.
Yu Huaide: "…"
He only wanted to say one thing: Li Dongzhu, you're awesome.
The newspapers mentioned by the two were being sold today.
Li Yi was preparing to sell kerosene lamps. He would make some money himself and subsidize the Imperial Court.
He advertised his kerosene lamps in the newspaper.
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, new newspapers, three pieces of six coins. Only six coins. You can read when you bring it back, and you can flip it over to use it.
When it's cold, you can paste the windows. This newspaper is thicker than other papers and is not afraid of water … "
The paperboy ran and shouted as he sold the newspapers. When he reached the people who bought the newspapers, he gave them the newspapers.
There was no newspaper box yet. Everyone gave the newspapers directly to others.
Someone took out a five-coin coupon and a one-coin coupon, bought a copy, and went to the teahouse next door to read it.
"Disciple Bai Sheng, I love listening to you read newspapers the most. Next year, you will definitely get first place in the imperial examinations." Someone was waiting and greeted him.
"Give Bai Shengtu a bowl of wonton. Put it on my table. Bai Shengtu is tired of studying, so he's in no hurry to eat."
"Disciple Bai Sheng, drink some warm water to warm your stomach."
The people in the teahouse began to give out benefits. Bai Shengtu's surname was Bai, and his name was Bai Yong. He was going to take the imperial examinations.
He read the newspaper with a cadence that other people liked.
His greatest contribution was teaching many people pinyin, which was why they were willing to buy food for him.
He didn't even have to pay for his stay at the inn. The owner of the inn arranged a good room for him and even prepared an oil lamp for him.
Every night before he went to bed, he would analyze the contents of the newspapers and share them with others.
As a result, many people stayed at the inn just to listen to his lectures.
"Previously, the newspapers printed about the Great University and the Doctrine of the Mean. Today, it's about the Analects of Confucius. Confucius said, 'What is learned and what is learned? Isn't that right? It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar … "
Bai Yong swallowed his saliva. He waited for the wonton and began to talk about the contents of today's newspaper.
The teahouse quieted down. Everyone listened carefully. It didn't matter if they didn't understand. There were annotations in the newspaper that would be translated into words that they could understand.
After Bai Yong finished talking about the Analects of Confucius, the wonton was served.
Normally, he would eat it and continue after eating.
However, he glanced at the advertisement. The position of the advertisement was too obvious, and it was written in red.
He was slightly stunned. "Let me read an advertisement for everyone."
"An advertisement? Tell me about it. "Some people wanted to listen. Anyway, the wonton was still hot, so they had to blow on it while eating. After reading the advertisement, they could cool down.
"When I was young, the light was the neighbor's window. The neighbor's child was inside, and I stood outside.
When I grew up, the light was a dish of vegetable oil. The light condensed on the child's pen, illuminating hope.
Later, the light was a wax head. The flame swayed on the candle head, wrinkles on the brow.
But now, the light was kerosene. The inextinguishable flame was inside, warming the heart.
The Li Family Zhuangzi grandly introduced kerosene lamps. The all-purpose kerosene dispelled the worries of the monarch. Winter, summer, spring, and autumn, nothing else.
Worth a hundred taels, showing off the elegance. Illuminating the future, writing the nobility. Aristocratic style, leading the trend. "
After Bai Yong finished reading, he felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly. The beginning was so well written, but the end was selling kerosene lamps before the hundred taels were added.
Sad. Hurry up and eat the wonton, otherwise it will get cold.
Everyone in the teahouse: "…"
Not everyone had the leisure to drink tea in the teahouse. The sun couldn't be seen in the morning.
The sky was gloomy, and it had started to snow. The north wind was blowing light snow, which was the white hair wind.
Many people who made money by cutting ice last year formed teams this year. They rented tools from the Trade Union and went to various rivers to try cutting ice.
Many rich families found that they didn't have enough ice in one summer. In the past, when there was little ice, they still lived.
Last year, they deliberately dug a cellar to store ice and put in a lot of ice. When the weather was hot, they couldn't leave.
They either ate it or put it in a basin to cool down the room. Next summer, they would probably use more ice.
When it was time for dinner, Yu Huaide and the others ate hotpot. There was less meat because they had eaten a lot of jerky on the way.
Most of it was vegetables in the greenhouse. The pot was the base of the fish pot.
A fish was cut in two and boiled in the pot. When the other parts were almost done, the fish would be cooked.
"Li Dongzhu, we saw the kerosene lamp and know the price. It's 100 yuan each. We all want to buy it."
Yu Huaide didn't directly ask Li Yi to give him a discount. What he meant was that there were many of them, so he should give them a wholesale price.
"Boss Yu, you're scolding us. It's just a kerosene lamp. There's no need to buy it. We'll each take one and use it. If there's not enough kerosene, we can come and get more at any time."
Li Yi directly said that there was no need to buy it. He would give them the kerosene for free.
"Li Dongzhu, we don't dare to accept this." A merchant beside him felt that the benefits were too much.
"This … how should I put it? The Tang dynasty is preparing to collect business taxes. I'll pay them after the New Year.
You all have other businesses. I believe that if you pay taxes on those businesses, you'll have enough money to buy kerosene lamps.
His Majesty is always worried about the lack of money in court. Next year, I can only make more things for you to trade with the Tubo and Turks.
It's all for the sake of the Tang dynasty. Only by having a strong army can we not be bullied. "
Li Yi made things clear.
After the New Year, you all have to pay taxes on your other businesses. I still have good things.
I'll give you kerosene lamps and kerosene. You all have to support me. Otherwise, I won't take you out to play next year.
Yu Huaide was stunned. After weighing the pros and cons, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty's worries are solved. But how much tax do we have to pay?"
"Luxury goods are taxed at 10%. Restaurants are taxed at 20%. Everything else is taxed at 30%. Gross profits are taxed.
For example, this kerosene lamp of mine is sold for 100 yuan. After the New Year, if you sell it again, you'll have to pay 80 yuan. Kerosene is taxed at 10%. "
Li Yi stood up as he spoke. He held a wine cup with both hands and looked at everyone.
Everyone looked at each other and stood up one after another. At this time, even those who were paralyzed had to be held up.
They understood that this was called a toast. If they drank, it meant that they agreed. If they didn't drink …
Everyone drank. They didn't care how the wine tasted or how they felt when they drank it.
"There are benefits to paying taxes. If your family's children can't study …"
After sitting down again, Li Yi explained the preferential tax policies to them. Especially for the first batch of people to pay taxes, the benefits were even greater.
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