Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Hey, Brother Ye actually has a gold labor too?"

The smugness on Ma Datong's face faded a little, but he didn't think much about it. He took off the watch and took a look at the back.

Below the talisman for fertility, there is a line of small words engraved.

"066, what's the number, Brother Ye?"

Ye Zhong laughed and said, "What a coincidence, mine is 067. Our watches were actually issued on the same day."

But just as he finished speaking, he saw someone next to him rolling up his sleeves.

"Tsk tsk tsk, sorry, I'm 007."

Ma Datong: ???

Damn it?

Isn’t it said that this watch costs less than 500 yuan in the entire Ming Dynasty?

How come there are two of them at this table...

Oh no, it's three!

Because a fur merchant at the next table heard the conversation here, he rolled up his sleeves and came over.

In his hand, there is also a piece of...

"what's going on?"

Ma Datong was stunned and couldn't help but stand up and look at the audience.

But he discovered a situation that he had never expected!

There were nearly a hundred people sitting on the first floor, but nearly half of them were businessmen with their arms exposed...

Under the candlelight, the golden glow is so dazzling that it can blind people!

This scene seemed to remind him of something. He sat down immediately, grabbed Li Jinjiu's arm and asked.

"Master Jiu, do you also have a Jin Lao?"

Li Jinjiu chuckled: "Be low-key, be low-key, don't show off your wealth, understand?"

Ma Datong:..........

grandma's!

So everyone here has a gold Rolex?

Looking back, I looked like a big idiot for deliberately showing off my gold leather jacket just now…

He picked up the wine glass and drank to cover up his embarrassment.

"By the way, were you also sent here by the Ministry of Revenue?"

Li Jinjiu saw through it but didn't say anything. He just smiled and nodded.

"If it weren't for the Ministry of Revenue summoning us, who would have the time to come here and drink?"

Others followed suit upon hearing this.

"That's right. Although the Drunken Immortal Wine here is good, it's the end of the year when we have to settle accounts. We are so busy."

"I don't know what Lord Guo meant. He said we should arrive at 8 o'clock, but it's already 8:30 and no one from the Ministry of Revenue has arrived."

"......"

Time passed little by little, until nine o'clock in the evening, when the door of Zuixianlou was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Everyone in the hall looked towards the door.

Guo Yunhou was no longer wearing his usual simple attire. He was not wearing an official uniform, but was dressed in sable fur from head to toe.

With just this outfit, if you don't have two thousand taels of silver, you can only look at it, and don't even think about touching it.

The pipe was inlaid with gold and jade, and there was a gold bracelet on the wrist.

This piece of his is a real gold Rolex!

Except for the different numbers, everything else is exactly the same as those of the concubines in the harem.

Behind him, followed a young man dressed as a warrior. Who else could it be but Ding Xiu?

When the wealthy businessmen saw the two men coming in, they quickly stood up to greet them.

"See my lord!"

"Hahahaha, no need to be polite, no need to be polite!"

Guo Yunhou extended his hand to everyone for support, grinning brightly.

Just this one mouth made everyone stunned.

Many people present had seen him before. At that time, when Mr. Guo opened his mouth, he could see a mouthful of yellow teeth.

But today, those yellow teeth are gone!

Instead, there are two rows of neat white teeth!

And between these two rows of white teeth there is a big, shining gold tooth.

Wanima?

Is this the legendary Minister of Revenue Guo Laokou?

How come from the way he's dressed, he looks like a nouveau riche?

Guo Yunhou ignored everyone's surprise and walked straight to the table at the back and sat down facing the door.

However, Ding Xiu, who was following behind him, bowed deeply to everyone when he walked to the center of the lobby.

"West Factory, Ding Xiu!"

"Mr. Dai Shangshu, thank you all for coming here!"

"Everyone who comes today will receive a Golden Labor Union nameplate later. With this nameplate, next year's business tax can be reduced by 30%!"

Chapter 577: The Ministry of Revenue is the Ministry of Revenue, it only collects taxes

Reduce commercial taxes by 30%!

For all the wealthy businessmen present, this news is undoubtedly the best news they have heard this year!

That is a real benefit, nothing is more practical than this.

In the crowd, Li Jiujin stood up and bowed deeply to Guo Yunhou.

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu!"

Seeing this, the others also stood up quickly.

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu!"

Guo Yunhou was smoking so hard that his mouth was almost stretched behind his ears.

In response to everyone's thanks, he just waved his hand.

"Please sit down, please sit down!"

"Ding Xiu is my son-in-law who has not yet married me. I came here today for only one purpose, and that is to help him maintain order."

"So, from now on, you just need to listen to his instructions and ignore me."

Everyone looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.

At this moment, Ding Xiu spoke again.

"You probably still don't know why I summoned you here?"

"Sit down, everyone. It's time for you to eat and drink."

"Let me tell you slowly!"

He said it politely, but no one present dared to take it as a blessing. A group of people adjusted the direction of their seats and increased the distance between them and the table.

"If you have anything to say, Lord Ding, please give us your instructions. We are all ears."

"That's right, there's no reason for adults to talk and for us to drink."

"Sir, please speak frankly. If you don't tell me the reason, we won't dare drink this wine. Don't you agree?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's wait until you finish speaking, and then I'll toast to you together!"

"........."

The sedan chair is carried by people. If you respect me one foot, I will respect you one yard. It's just a matter of words anyway, and no one will lose anything.

Ding Xiu smiled and waved his hand to everyone. After they all sat down again, he began to talk about the topic of the night.

"Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, goods from the Central Plains have been in great demand in the Western Regions."

"Whether it's silk or tea, once it reaches the Western Regions, the price will at least increase several times."

"I think everyone is clear about this."

"But why are there not many people who dare to go to the Western Regions to do business since ancient times?"

"First, the imperial court has clear restrictions on the market."

"The second reason is that the journey is too long, and we have to cross the endless desert and be on guard against possible robbers and bandits at any time."

"But now, these are no longer a problem!"

"I'm sure everyone has heard about Prince Xin's journey to the west after the New Year."

"Sir Shangshu cares about the merchants of our Ming Dynasty, so he specially asks His Majesty to allow the caravan to go to the Western Regions with the army!"

Having said this, he stopped.

But the businessmen present all widened their eyes!

After a moment's silence, someone stood up and asked with a fist clasped.

"Master Ding, please forgive me for being so abusive. I have heard that the Ministry of Revenue wants to organize the shipment of goods to the west by itself. In this case......"

Ding Xiu returned the greeting and explained with a smile.

"Your information is correct. Initially, the Ministry of Revenue did want to organize the goods itself."

"But the Minister later thought that the Ministry of Revenue is the Ministry of Revenue. If it does business, it will be suspected of competing with the people for profits."

"So, instead of the Ministry of Revenue monopolizing the trade route, it is better to leave this opportunity to everyone."

"And all the Ministry of Revenue has to do is collect taxes."

"Everyone eats meat, and the imperial court drinks some soup. I'm sure everyone won't be stingy with this little bit of soup, right?"

After getting this explanation, someone else stood up and asked.

"Please tell me, Lord Ding, whether there is a quota for this trip to the west?"

Ding Xiu said: "Only merchants holding the Golden Labor Union nameplate can accompany them, and each merchant cannot have more than 300 employees accompanying them!"

"In addition, there are restrictions on the goods. The maximum value cannot exceed one million taels."

"After all, there has to be a limit to how much you pluck the sheep. You can't pluck all the sheep bald at once, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present burst into laughter.

They all understood what Ding Xiu meant.

Scarcity makes things valuable. If too much is brought over at once, the prices will continue to fall, even if people in the Western Regions like the goods from the Central Plains very much.

In the end, no one makes any money, which is not good.

The topic started, and the merchants saw that Ding Xiu's attitude was quite friendly, so they asked one after another about the details that needed to be paid attention to when traveling west.

At the main table, Guo Yunhou looked at Ding Xiu who was surrounded by them, his old face already smiling into a chrysanthemum shape.

He first met Ding Xiu two months ago.

When he went to the Western Factory that time, he heard someone arguing with Wang Chengen from a distance away.

When he saw it clearly, he found that it was actually a fifth-rank junior general, which made him curious.

From then on, every time I went to Xichang, I would pay attention to it.