Chapter 330 330: Chives, so green 【Ask for a monthly ticket】
"Madam, do you think this wine is expensive?"
Wu Xian waved his hand to signal the messenger to back down.
Madam Zheng was stunned: "Forty-six taels a jar is not expensive?"
She has been in charge of Zhongfu for so many years, and she is in control of the accounts of the house's entry and exit. She knows the price and quality of an item. Even for the best wine stored in the wine cellar in the house, a jar is only more than twenty taels at most!
The more expensive wine is either very old or extremely rare, or it is the tribute wine used to pay tribute to the king.
There is no place to buy this kind of wine for a jar of a hundred taels!
Wu Xian smiled and said, "It's not expensive, not at all."
"What kind of wine is this?"
Mrs. Zheng became a little curious when she heard the words.
"Naturally, it is a good wine that no scholar or warrior in the world can resist." Wu Xian took the cloth towel handed over by Mrs. Zheng, dried his feet, put on new socks, went to sit beside Mrs. Madam, and said homely , "I thought that this item would be in the hands of Wenzhu, and it would be unstoppable if it sold for one hundred and eighty taels. I didn't expect that it would end hastily at forty-six taels, which was unexpected."
Madam Zheng couldn't understand Wu Xian's attitude.
A bottle of wine is sold at a sky-high price, isn't this something Wu Xian is very taboo about? What do you think he meant, but regretted it?
She asked: "Isn't this a good thing?"
Wu Xian leaned against the voucher, with a lazy expression: "How could it be a good thing? Wenzhu sells a pot, and he has to pay high city tax and liquor tax... If he sells low, he pays less. The value of the fifty jars of wine that came up has also dropped..."
Mrs. Zheng was speechless.
I didn't expect that my husband had this idea.
Drinks are mostly brewed with grain, and the common people can't have enough food and clothing. How can there be surplus food to satisfy the alcohol addiction? Whether it is Tianhai or other places, wine is a "light luxury product" under strict control.
It doesn't matter for the common people to make small-scale wine in private, but if they want to buy and sell, they have to pay high city tax and special wine tax. Simply put, Shen Tang's wine is bought and sold by him, and Tianhai has to pay tax!
Well, it’s still the kind of tax refund in March every year.
Wu Xian is willing to sell Xu Jie's face, and it is for this reason that he does not interfere in this matter. Why should he kill a good thing that can generate income? This is still killing two birds with one stone! Wu Xian had another plan in mind.
The aristocratic families like Tianhai live a very prosperous life, and they have some sneaky money-raising behaviors in private, but they are also tempted back and forth as the law allows. He can't beat these people on the face, but he can make their wallets thinner in a roundabout way!
Naturally, these ideas cannot be spoken to Madam directly.
Mrs. is not only his first wife.
is also the sister of his brother-in-law and brother-in-law.
Daughter of father-in-law and mother-in-law.
What Wu Xianneng said to Mrs. Zheng, he hasn’t said much to Mrs. Mi Cian.
He sneered and said: "I really don't know what Shen Youli's face will be like knowing about the Tianhai City Tax and Liquor Tax? Wenzhu is doing business like this, next time I have to send more people to protect him, so as not to be chased by Shen Youli with a sword in anger ..."
In all fairness, it's not that he doesn't value Qin Li's proposal.
Shen Tang's team is indeed a grass-roots team.
But Shen Tang fought against Gong Xiqiu alone, which shows how strong his ability in single-handed combat is. If he really listened to Qin Li's proposal and overturned his stall, he would carry a sword to assassinate——Wu Xian thought of this scene, his neck A little chilly.
The best policy is to bring disasters to the east and kill people with a knife.
Mrs. Zheng looked at her husband habitually squinting his eyes and taking a nap, hesitant to speak, and after a long while, the air was so quiet that only the breathing of the couple remained. Wu Xian asked: "Madam, is there something on your mind?"
Mrs. Zheng took the opportunity to mention: "Siblings and sisters suddenly sent an invitation this morning, inviting me to the plum blossom banquet..."
Wu Xian: "...prepare congratulatory ceremony, people don't have to go."
Madam Zheng moved her lips.
Wu Xian added: "The wine sent by Wenzhu tastes good, let's add five jars, and you can figure out the rest."
Madam Zheng said softly: "Yes."
The younger brother-in-law gave it, and the older brother-in-law couldn't favor one another, so he simply asked Mrs. Zheng to send it to the other family as well. After lying down for a while, Wu Xian didn't feel sleepy, got up,
"I remember that there are still some things that have not been dealt with. Madam should go to bed first."
Without waiting for Mrs. Zheng to say anything, he put on his clothes and left. Mrs. Zheng looked at the back of her husband going away, her eyes were almost red with anger, she grabbed the handkerchief with her fingers, silently suppressing the astringency of her nose.
The dowry maid whispered: "Madam..."
After listening to Mrs. Zheng for a while, she said in a low voice: "He came here with great difficulty, but he was so angry that he left..."
Outsiders say that Wu Xian and his wife sing in harmony, loving the couple. This evaluation was worthy of the name in the past, but it has changed a lot in recent years. One of the root causes of their relationship as husband and wife is her two unsatisfactory elder brothers and younger brothers.
Family business is in their hands six out of ten.
Later, it was discovered by Wu Xian that the two brothers secretly encouraged Wu Xian's two legitimate sons to fight and treated the younger brother harshly, which happened to be Wu Xian's taboo. What's even more weird is that these two brothers made a living after failing to make a plan, and they got close to Wu Xian's other brothers.
And some other tricks...
The relationship between the two is very rigid.
Madam Zheng felt sorry for her elder brother and younger brother, which even made her husband-wife relationship with Wu Xian stiff. After being assassinated during an impromptu hunt, Wu Xian rarely came to Mrs. Zheng's place.
It is rare to come to the backyard, and I also sleep in other people's houses.
It's not that Wu Xian suspects Mrs. Zheng of assassinating him, he still understands how to marry a wife—as a married woman, her brother is unreliable, and her mother's family is declining year by year, her husband is the biggest support for her and the children she gave birth to .
However, it is very possible that Wu Xian's current situation will be revealed inadvertently because she trusts her natal brother too much.
Wu Xian couldn't force her to make a clean break with her natal family, or completely abandon the two useless brothers, and it was impossible for her to do it with her temper, so she was so stiff.
Actually, as long as Mrs. Zheng doesn't mention the bad brothers from her natal family, the couple still have a lot to talk about.
Wu Xian braved the wind and snow to go to the study.
The attendant asked: "Parents really plan to spend the night here?"
Wu Xian said in a bad mood: "Could it be that you spend the night in another wife's room, and then the whole house knows that we have quarreled the next day? Stop talking nonsense and find out if there is anything else you can do."
Attendant: "..."
But the parents came out of the wife's room and spent the night pitifully in the cold study, and it didn't sound good to hear it.
Different from Shen Tang, the hard-pressed introvert king, Wu Xian has a complete team, even if he can complete today’s work today, he can still have paid vacations every once in a while. The attendant searched around but couldn't find any mundane affairs that Wu Xian needed to deal with.
This is the gap between people.
Wu Xian can only pass the time by reading the local storybook.
Seeing this, the attendant can only sigh—the parents are having a hard time, and the wife is also having difficulties. The two unsatisfied brothers don't want to correct and revitalize the family, but instead make a wrong idea. Nao San hanged himself.
After ten years of tossing...
Even couples who are more in love than gold have to be broken up.
The first batch of ten jars of wine was unexpectedly upset.
The second batch broke through the 500 mark.
After a few batches, it increased a little bit.
But the total price is not too outrageous.
After deducting the city tax and liquor tax, and deducting costs such as labor, sharing, and transportation, Xu Xie fiddled with the abacus to clear and keep accounts, and converted them into similar seedlings, farm tools, and cattle.
Of course, Wu Xian must agree to this matter.
After all, Qin Li can't leave any excuses.
Wu Xian only took a glance and agreed.
It's because Shen Tang paid so much taxes for himself.
Wu Xian has a gentle smile these days, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. People who don't know think that his family has imported another child.
He handed the list back and told Xu Jie: "You can also ask Brother Shen when you turn around, if He Yin is short of food, if there is any shortage, Tianhai can also lower the price evenly, the two families should help each other. Feel free to talk about any difficulties, don’t hesitate.”
Xu Jie's mouth twitched slightly.
said: "Wei."
"As the saying goes, 'every man is innocent, but he is guilty'. Naturally, no one in the Tianhaihe Yin family will covet the recipe for wine brewing in Brother Shen's hands, but if it is spread, it is difficult to guarantee that other caring people will have thoughts that they shouldn't have. It's not just us. You have to keep it secret, Brother Shen should also carefully choose who to cooperate with. Brother Shen is young, and there are many omissions in his actions, you must remember to remind him after this time."
Xu Jie replied: "Wei."
Wu Xian babbled a lot.
Xu Jie wrote down one by one.
After he left, Wu Xian recruited his confidants to accompany him.
"I have a mission for you."
What task?
Naturally, he took the wine to hang Gu Ren and Zhang He.
Especially Zhang He, this guy is very rich!
When Xu Jie arrived at Heyin Fugu for the second time, he found that Fugu City had undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before. Most of the snow accumulated a few days ago has melted away. Despite the freezing weather, busy figures can still be seen in many places.
Xu Jie reported his identity and was taken to the treatment office.
He arrived on the front foot, and Shen Tang came back on the back foot.
"Wen Zhu is back now?"
Xu Jie: "..."
Why does this sound weird?
He still said: "Well, Shen Jun is well."
"Hey, I'm doing fine, is this trip going well?"
Xu Jie took out a few volumes of account books from his sleeve and handed them in. The accounting method he used was still very old-fashioned. Shen Tang found it hard to read. There were clear records of how many altars he sold and how much money he sold on a given day. Shen Tang summed up, Earn big!
It's just that the smile has not yet risen...
When she saw the final settlement, her smile disappeared instantly.
"Wait—Wen Zhu, this account is wrong!"
Xu Jie pretended to be shocked and puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Shen Tang said: "Look, the first batch is 460 taels, the second batch is 530 taels, and the third batch... Let's take an average, and let's take each batch as 500 taels. There are fifty taels...but how come the balance is..."
She pointed to the pitiful 2,300 taels at the end. Although 2,300 taels was a huge fortune for her, it was far from the expected amount!
Xu Jie had no choice but to explain patiently.
Tianhai's city tax plus wine tax is almost half of it. In order to let the lord Wu Xian sell strategic materials such as seedlings, cattle, and farm tools, he made a contribution in private, and then deducted other bits and pieces. Here up.
Seedlings are good seedlings.
Farm tools are not brand new, but the price is low.
Farm cattle have served for many years and have rich experience.
Shen Tang's hands holding the account book were shaking.
Gritting his teeth in his heart, Wu Xian turned over and over again to greet the eighteen generations of his ancestors, but on the surface he had to be considerate, and interpreted the sincerity, innocence, stupidity and sweetness to the extreme. Is Wu Xian cutting leeks? Thinking that he was that handful of leeks, Shen Tang's blood pressure went up.
It's black or the sky and the sea are black.
City tax and alcohol tax are paid in double, ten out of five!
Xu Jie also truthfully relayed Wu Xian's diligent advice.
But in Shen Tang's ears, it was a combination of soft and hard. If Shen Tang could accept it, the business would continue and everyone would close their doors to make a fortune. If you don't accept it, the consequences will be unpredictable.
Everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty.
There are literary scholars and brave warriors all over the world.
Shen Tang swallowed the old blood stuck in his throat.
Originally wanted to cheat Wu Xian, the white wolf with empty gloves hollowed out his small coffers, but Wu Xian took advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune and make a lot of money.
Of course Shen Tang is not afraid of the so-called coveting from the outside world.
It's a big deal to confess the magical nature of those wines.
The crisis can naturally be resolved.
But if you want to cut leeks and wool, it will not work.
It is said that the wine produced by spiritualization is not worth such a high price.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Tang has already made a decision.
Money from wolves with empty gloves, why not?
More than 2,300 taels is pure profit!
How many seedlings can I buy?
Shen Tang's face-changing skills are also proficient, and he looks ashamed: "Hey, I was thinking about it, I forgot about the city tax and wine tax, please don't blame me in the text. Brother Zhaode's worry is not unreasonable, don't worry, business will only be done in the future Be a family."
The knife only kills your family!
The molars in the back of my heart were grinding and creaking.
Seeing that Shen Tang had no objection, Xu Jie was surprised.
He thought he would see a picture of Shen Tang jumping into a rage, after all, Wu Xian's matter was indeed somewhat damaged.
"only-"
Shen Tang changed the topic.
complained in a low voice and aggrieved.
"This wine tax and city tax are too high..."
Xu Xie said: "This is not the same thing. It is like this everywhere. Food is scarce. If it is not controlled, the common people will go to brew wine for the profiteering of wine. At that time, more common people will starve to death, and the price of food will rise...It is not conducive to the stability of people's livelihood. ..."
He said this with sincerity.
Shen Tang thought hard: "Can't tax avoidance be done reasonably?"
Xu Jie: "Reasonable...tax avoidance?"
Shen Tang patted his thigh and said, "Yes."
Xu Jie couldn't figure out how to take advantage of the loophole.
Shen Tang said: "Business can't be as rigid as you. The wine tax is high, so you sell wheat rice. Buy a bucket of wheat rice and get a jar of wine for free. Wine is given, not sold, and tax should only be paid by wheat rice Can't the city tax and liquor tax be avoided?"
Xu Jie: "..."
Shen Tang tentatively asked: "Is this not possible?"
Xu Jie said with difficulty: "This, this..."
He thought about it, and he could really do this.
Shen Tang sneered in his heart, playing tricks with her, she has a hundred reasonable ways to avoid taxes!
She put Xu Jie's shoulders on her shoulders, and the two brothers conspired and discussed: "In addition to selling wheat rice, there is another way, let's play 'distribution'. You let the customer deposit money, which means that the money will be handed over to you in advance." hand, and then spend it. For example, you can buy something in your store for 1,000 taels. If you buy a certain amount, you can use it at a low price. , Ten consecutive draws will give you a jar of wine..."
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The next chapter is about spring plowing sacrifices. Guess which sentence is spiritual?
PS: After carefully reading the comments from the readers in the last chapter, I guess (it’s the little girl with silver dots) is not in heat, she yelled at me all night, maybe, maybe, maybe, she was just scolding me_(:з)∠ )_
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