Xuande

Chapter 265 Vigorous Vitality and the Appearance of Everything Competing

Can't sell the whole big man?
What is this saying?
Liu Bei is very strange.

"Why can't you buy the whole big man? Tell me."

"Taxes are too high."

Meng Tuo said slowly: "If you pass a pass, you will have to add [-]% of the tax fee. How many passes are there in the whole Han Dynasty? In some places, besides the pass set up by the imperial court, there are also passes set up by the local county government. Taxes are also collected. Pay taxes, don't even think about selling locally.

The imperial court will only consider its own taxation, and the local government will also consider its own taxation. Everyone is an official and has to spend money. According to the current situation of the Han Dynasty, no one thinks that the imperial court collects taxes, and the local governments cannot collect them. Tax.

The Luoyang court often has no control over the private checkpoints set up by these local counties, and they turn a blind eye to this. They only collect taxes and make money, and they don't care about anything else. They are more black-hearted than eunuchs.

Don't be angry, Junhou. Let me put it bluntly. If the eunuchs took money, they really did things for you.Just collect money, don't care about business, if you reason with him, he will lock you up directly. "

Liu Bei looked at Meng Tuo with inexplicable eyes.

"So that's why you bought the governor of Liangzhou with money from the eunuch?"

Meng Tuo was taken aback for a moment, then smiled embarrassingly, and wisely did not continue to discuss this issue.

"Junhou, in this case, if you really want to sell rose peach wine to far away places, such as Qingxu, such as Yangzhou, the cost of passing through the checkpoints will be very high, unimaginably high.

At that time, the price of rose apple wine will far exceed that of gold, and the rich people are not fools. Instead of wine, everything that cannot be sold will be thrown into the hands.

According to Meng’s experience in selling goods for so many years, Liangzhou’s goods are sold to Luoyang at most in the east, and it is difficult to go south. Although Hanzhong and Shuzhong are relatively rich, the roads are too difficult to travel. If it is too big, it may be difficult to persist in the long run. "

Meng Tuo's words were definitely speaking from experience, and he immediately made Liu Bei very depressed.

Passing a checkpoint is more than [-]% of taxes and fees. In addition to the imperial checkpoints, some local counties have to set up private checkpoints to collect taxes and suck blood...

There is a limit to the profit-seeking of merchants, which directly leads to the extremely difficult thing of nationwide commodity connectivity and commercial exchanges, unless Jiangdong and Liaodong are connected by sea, and some tax barriers may be avoided.

There is no sea anywhere from Liangzhou!

He understood why the commodity economy could not develop in ancient times.

All places want to profit from it and take a cut from it. In the end, the scope of commodity transactions is very narrow, and the smooth transportation of commodities across the country is basically impossible.

Liu Bei thought about it carefully. According to Meng Tuo, the ability to sell Liangzhou salt and wine to the south to Shuzhong and east to Luoyang is basically the limit of the current state.

It cannot be explained by normal business logic if it continues to expand eastward and southward.

Moreover, in this way, the profits he obtained from operating commodities will be greatly reduced. Even if he gives an order as a Liangzhou pastor, let Liangzhou salt flow unimpeded in Liangzhou, leave Liangzhou, enter the land of Sansuke and the land of Sanhe However, we still have to face a large number of tax collection gates and ferries.

These are places where the imperial court makes money seriously, can they be let go?
If you don’t want to go through the level and pay the tax again, how much effort will it take to get through the joints?How much does it cost?How much money can you make?

Although relying on this high-quality salt, even if it is only sold in Liangzhou, it can quickly sweep the Liangzhou local market and make a fortune, but it is a big loss if it cannot be sold outside.

Salt should not be a luxury product. Salt should be a cheap product. The nature of rose apple wine is completely different. The experience of wine cannot be applied to salt.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei suddenly had a good idea to avoid these obstacles to a certain extent.

So Liu Bei found Liu Hui, who was in charge of the intelligence system, and secretly instructed him to go to Luoyang to find Zhang Rang, and then through Zhang Rang to find Liu Hong, and discuss a deal with them.

Liu Hui is the only person under Liu Bei who knows that Liu Bei is related to Liu Hong and Zhang Rang, and he is also Liu Bei's absolute deepest confidant. Only he can handle this matter.

Seeing the fine salt Liu Bei made, Liu Hui tasted it and was very surprised.

"If that's the case, Huibi will fulfill his mission!"

"I'll leave everything to you. Be careful in everything. You can disguise yourself if necessary. Before the matter is finalized, you must not reveal your whereabouts."

"only!"

Liu Hui secretly left Liangzhou for Luoyang with Liu Bei's order and a pack of salt.

Liu Bei kept a close eye on the military movements of Guan Yu, who was in charge of attacking Jincheng County, and sent someone to tell Guan Yu that after solving the rebellion in Jincheng County, continue westward to find the Great Salt Lake. under control.

That area should now be the range of activities of Shaodang Qiang. Whenever Shaodang Qiang behaves unfriendly, Guan Yu can punish them severely until they are willing to establish bilateral relations.

Because he was worried that Guan Yu's troops would not be enough, Liu Bei sent Liu Yong, who had just arrived in Liangzhou a few days ago, to lead a thousand cavalry to support Guan Yu and help Guan Yu strengthen his martial virtue and enter a state of abundant martial virtue.

With four thousand well-equipped and well-trained troops, Liu Bei didn't believe that Guan Yu couldn't make a move.

A few days ago, when Liu Bei was busy with his feet off the ground, Qianzhao, Liu Yong, Liu Sheng and other old subordinates Liu Bei sent to serve Lu Zhi all arrived in Liangzhou, which made Liu Bei very happy. Temporary tasks were arranged for everyone, and they were immediately put into work.

At first, Qianzhao wanted to talk to Liu Bei about the old relationship, and talk about the long-awaited longing, but Liu Bei hugged him and sent him to Zhen Yan's side to handle financial and land affairs, and immediately fell into a [-]-like situation hell.

There is no way, almost 10 people need to be resettled, and the intensity of this job is really high. Immediately, Zhuanzhao was so busy that his heels could not touch the ground, and he couldn't find Liu Bei to exchange feelings.

Liu Bei is really doing something, he really wants to make Liangzhou a better place, and he has really invested a lot of money and energy for this. The local officials in Liangzhou actually see all this.

They witnessed the changes that Liu Bei brought to Liangzhou after his arrival in Liangzhou, as well as Liu Bei's unique behavior.

Few of the previous governors of Liangzhou came to Liangzhou to take office, and few of them could resist being greedy. Occasionally, there were a few who were not greedy, and most of them were corrupt scholars like Song Xiao, such as Liu Bei. The chief of Liangzhou Construction is the only one.

Of course these official figures understand that a person depends on how he does it, not how he says it. No matter how beautiful the words are, it is not as good as doing a thing well, otherwise it is pure talk.

Talk about it, Liangzhou really doesn't need it anymore.

Liu Bei is really throwing real money and silver into it, and he is really mobilizing the army to fight around and wipe out the big and small grass head kings who don't listen to the government's orders, which is really improving the situation in Liangzhou.

Therefore, the local officials in Liangzhou also really felt that they seemed to have ushered in a turning point, and they ushered in a leader who was so different that he was even a little precious.

Whether it is Yan Wen, Yan Zhong, Gai Xun, or Pang De, they all think so.

Liu Bei practiced himself, paid hard, set an example, and changed the style of the Liangzhou government from being corrupt and superfluous to being lean and efficient.

Hanyang County took the lead in presenting an appearance of vigor and vitality, and it has only been half a year so far.

Liu Bei is a competent officer, even a bit too competent, too competent.

Not only did Gai Xun feel that Liu Bei's appointment as the shepherd of Liangzhou was a blessing for Liangzhou, but also local people such as Yan Wen and Yan Zhong, and even local officials in Liangzhou who were a little bit more enthusiastic.

They have never experienced this kind of high-spirited and vigorous feeling, but they suddenly realized it and felt intoxicated.

In this regard, Jia Xu, a native of Wuwei County who has just accepted Liu Bei's call to serve in Ji County, feels the same way.

(End of this chapter)