"Zhang Shibo, actually, Li Dongzhu said that those things were really good." Wei Yuefeng also felt that the barbarians were wronged.
"Whether the things are good or not is secondary. The main thing is that the barbarians can't sell them and use them to cheat." Zhang Jiuling had his own judgment.
Some people treated gems as stones and used them to increase their value when selling goods. The gems were valuable, but that didn't mean that the person was right.
"I'll listen to Zhang Shibo." Wei Yuefeng didn't refute.
In any case, he had made up for the lost money. As for the fine, it was up to the Ministry of Shipping.
However, he was worried. "Zhang Shibo, the imperial court didn't ask you to collect taxes. Now, they want you to clarify the situation of the Ministry of Shipping."
"It's already clear. It was Li Yi who wrote the letter that told me to collect taxes when the time was right.
In the past month, the Ministry of Shipping has collected 32,000 taels worth of goods. The total trade volume is 320,000 taels.
If it wasn't for the lack of coupons, I would have let the barbarians accept coupons instead of bartering. "
Zhang Jiuling had a stubborn temper. He didn't want to be an official and didn't want to be an official.
When he returned to his hometown, he wanted to fix the roads. He wrote a letter to the imperial court and became a road builder.
History was changed by Li Yi. On his way back, Li Yi sent people to catch up with him and told him to fix the roads. He even gave him a lot of money.
According to history, he shouldn't have written a letter to the imperial court yet.
In the end, he was arranged to be in charge of the Ministry of Shipping in Guangzhou. The Guangzhou government couldn't control the Ministry of Shipping and had to cooperate with the Ministry of Shipping to crack down on smuggling.
At first, the Ministry of Shipping didn't have its own people. Zhang Jiuling found people from his hometown to help while learning.
His hometown was Shaozhou's Qujiang, which was relatively close to Guangzhou.
When he fixed the roads, everyone thought of him. When he called for help, people would follow him.
Therefore, he listened to Li Yi and collected taxes for the imperial court. He didn't sell the things he collected in Guangzhou.
When the quantity increased, he sent a team to Chang 'an and handed it to Li Yi.
Zhang Jiuling didn't feel at ease letting Li Yi exchange it for money for the imperial court. Even if he gave it to the Ministry of Revenue, he felt that the Ministry of Revenue wouldn't sell it.
As for whether or not Li Yi would be greedy, that was a joke. How much money did Li Yi take out? Would he care about something that was worth tens of thousands of taels?
Wei Yuefeng also reached out his chopsticks to scoop up some beef chili sauce. "I'll wait for them to sell the soap and scented soap they brought from Chang 'an, and then I'll raise the price."
"You have to guard your little mirror well. Sometimes, when the barbarians see a profit, they will hire the locals to rob it," Zhang Jiuling reminded him.
The Natives weren't stupid. Sometimes, they would join forces, and sometimes, they would hire local people to work for them.
The barbarians used their own things to exchange for things from the Tang dynasty and some food. Then, they used the food to hire people.
The local people with household registration didn't dare to do anything bad, but the mountain people without household registration were fierce.
Wei Yue Feng wasn't afraid. "I've also found a lot of people and told them that I'll give them some of the things I sell.
Li Dongzhu also gave me a lot of malaria pills. Since they had malaria, I gave them to them for free.
They said that Your Majesty ordered someone to make it and give it to them. They are very grateful to Your Majesty. "
Wei Yuefeng was confident that everyone's relationship with each other could be good.
Six of the villagers who had contracted malaria were cured by him with pills.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I want to write a letter to Li Yi. No matter how much he wants, it's a pity that he doesn't have any pigeons to send over. "
When Zhang Jiuling talked about pigeons, he felt a little regretful. He had raised pigeons.
A few days ago, he sent someone to send a pigeon cage to Chang 'an and handed it to Li Yi.
When Li Yi had something to do, or something to do in the imperial court, he would release a few pigeons to send a letter back.
However, Li Yi said that he also raised pigeons in Chang 'an, but he didn't see them. He thought that they must have been sent to the border.
"Zhang Shibo, according to the previous situation, there will be more barbarians in two months' time. We have to guard against merchants who contact the barbarians and go to other seaside to trade."
Wei Yuefeng reminded him. The 10% tax was too high. The barbarians would rather pay 5% of the profits to the merchants and keep 5%, which was less than paying taxes.
Bi Goo nodded. "This is easy. Send out a notice and let everyone know. If any merchants are found to be trading with the barbarians, the informant will get half the value of the goods."
"That's great." Wei Yuefeng admitted that this was a good idea.
Half the value of the goods was unbelievable. It was money that many locals couldn't earn in a few lifetimes.
He believed that once the notice was sent out, countless people would be watching everywhere, hoping to catch one.
They would become rich overnight and become a big family.
Wei Yuefeng knew that once the notice was sent out, the merchants wouldn't dare to trade with others in private.
The difference between getting a little profit and taking a risk was too big.
If the informant got half of the goods, how would the government deal with the merchants?
Would they confiscate all the goods? Dream on. The government would confiscate their property.
"I wonder what Chang 'an is like this year?" Zhang Jiuling missed Chang' an.
When he was in Chang 'an, he saw the Li Family Zhuangzi constantly bringing out good things.
When he left, the water network was completed. The merchants who came in winter said that they started to have sleds.
Wei Yuefeng shook his head. "When I came back, it was about the same as before. However, a large area in the south of the city was built with houses."
"I'll ask tomorrow." Zhang Jiuling raised his wine cup.
The next day, the notice was sent out for everyone to report.
They also sent people to other places to spread the news. Few people were literate, so they mainly spread the news by word of mouth.
Just as he thought, many mountain people came out and stared at the notice. The fishermen stared even more.
I'm looking forward to a private trade. Let me live a good life.
The merchants kept quiet out of fear. This was too ruthless. The more rewards there were, the more they would be punished when they were caught.
"Are there any merchants from Chang 'an? My Zhang Weng wants to know something. "
Zhang Jiuling's housekeeper came to the place where the merchants gathered and shouted.
"I … I am … I am from Chang 'an Tong Family. My Dongzhu and Li Dongzhu have a good relationship. I know."
Immediately, someone stood out and reported his name. He felt that his family's name was not very useful. He felt that he was talking about Li Dongzhu.
"Follow me." The housekeeper waved.
The merchant who was sent out hurriedly followed. He had to establish a good relationship with the Department of Shipping.
"Brother Tong." Someone in the crowd shouted.
"Wait a minute, there is someone else. The person who called me is the housekeeper of Shopkeeper Liang's family. He was given a surname like me."
The person stopped and turned around to introduce to Zhang Jiuling's housekeeper.
"Come with me." The housekeeper agreed.
The person ran out and cupped his fists to the Tong Family to express his gratitude.
They were with the main family. If they did well, they would be given the main family's surname.
It turned out that the surname was not important. If they followed the main family's surname, they would be part of the family.
The two of them walked over and stopped outside the door. The housekeeper went in first to inform Zhang Jiuling.
After a while, he came out and said, "Come in. No lies."
"No, what's there to fake?" The Tong Clan's people said.
"We know that Li Dongzhu and Zhang Weng are on good terms. He gave Zhang Weng money to build roads and arranged for the Winged Knights to escort him. No, it was arranged by His Majesty." The Liang Family member said.
He quickly corrected himself. His Majesty had the highest authority. Only His Majesty could mobilize the Winged Knights.
When they entered, Zhang Jiuling gestured, "Please take a seat. Servants, serve tea. How is Chang 'an?"
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