I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 193 Increase in Commercial Taxes

"Yes. How much do you think these are worth? Are they easy to sell?"

"It sells well! It sells very well! This kind of glass is only possessed by those foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes, and it is all shipped from the sea! Even if you have money you may not be able to buy it!" Jiang Yao was very excited. In his eyes, these glass items were all money.

"Then tell me, if I give this business to them, will these merchants be willing to pay taxes?"

"Of course! Hey... Master, do you want to give up this business?" Jiang Yao frowned, somewhat confused.

"Master, this thing is very valuable. Why give it to them? Can't we make it ourselves?"

"Jiang Yao, there is no end to making money, and there is no end to doing business. I am not a businessman. What I want is not to make money, but to implement policies. Moreover, we can make this thing ourselves now. If they want to buy it, they can only buy it from us... The most important thing is that with their leadership, those small merchants will be able to pay taxes. You said that when those small merchants have complaints after paying the money, who will they blame?"

"It's because of those businessmen at the beginning!" Song Luo said in surprise.

"Yes, so these can be regarded as compensation for the infamy they have to bear."

"Yes, master." Jiang Yao thought to himself, the master is quite a dog!

"Go find those merchants again and ask them to gather at the government office tomorrow."

"Yes."

Day two.

Several businessmen met each other at the gate of the government office.

"Master Li, you are here too."

"Can you not come? That person has spoken, do you dare not come?"

"Yes. Well, I guess it's about business taxes."

"We must stand firm together! This concerns our own interests!"

"Of course, of course. I don't believe he can still put a knife to our necks and ask us to pay taxes."

“……” Several people were silent. They felt that Yun Yue was someone who could do such a thing.

Several people followed the servant all the way to the cafeteria, where they saw Yunyue and other merchants were already waiting.

"Hey! You're here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Yunyue greeted.

"Don't blame me, sir, for taking up some time."

"Don't be surprised, it's not time yet. Come on, everyone, sit down."

Seeing that most of the people invited had arrived, Yun Yue cleared her throat and said, "Everyone, I asked you to come here today. Do you know why?"

"We don't know." Everyone played dumb.

"Of course I'll let you guys eat!"

"what?"

"Serve the wine and food!" Yun Yue gave an order, and the cook brought the food over.

"I asked you to come here today just to treat you all to a meal."

Those who knew each other looked at each other and exchanged glances.

"Why don't you move your chopsticks? Are you afraid I'll poison you?"

"No, no, how could the prefect poison someone!" Master Li picked up his chopsticks. Others also stood up.

“How’s this dish?”

"It's delicious! It's even better than the food in my restaurant!" The speaker was Mr. Wang, who owned a restaurant in the city.

"Hahahahaha, then you guys try this wine again but... pour less, I'm afraid you won't be used to it."

"Master Yue, you are joking. I am just a wine seller. What kind of wine have I not drunk?"

Master Wang picked up the wine glass and smelled it, only to find that the wine was rich. The aroma and taste of the strong liquor were like a wild beast in the jungle, full of power and majesty, making people feel a wild call and primitive impulse.

"This wine smells like good wine." The man was shocked and couldn't wait to take a sip.

The strong liquor enters the throat, and the taste of the strong liquor is spicy and strong, like a blazing fire, challenging the taste buds. The hot taste spreads in the esophagus. A heroic breath rushes straight to the head, making people intoxicated. The aftertaste is long, making people have endless aftertaste and can't stop.

"Good wine, good wine! I have never drunk such strong wine!!!"

Yun Yue chuckled. How could it not be strong? This is the disinfectant alcohol from Xiyun Pharmacy. It has been diluted with water, otherwise it would be so strong that they would die!

Seeing this old wine lover like this, the others couldn't wait to taste it. Many of them grimaced and praised it.

"Mr. Yue, can you sell me some of this wine?"

"If there are extra ones, I'm willing to pay for them."

Yun Yue was mysterious for a moment: "Let's talk about the wine later. I came here for another matter today."

Everyone put down their glasses and thought, is this still about the business tax?

"I got some good stuff these days. I thought you guys, who have traveled a lot and are knowledgeable, would help me appraise it. How about that?"

They didn't expect Yun Yue didn't mention commercial taxes, so they responded enthusiastically: "Mr. Yue, you're joking. We are all ordinary people. You have seen more good things." After all, you have been in the palace.

Yun Yue snapped her fingers, and Jiang Yao and Song Luo came out holding a plate covered with a cloth.

Jiang Yao first placed the things in front of Yunyue.

Yunyue did not keep the secret and directly lifted the cloth. On the tray were several crystal clear glass cups and bottles.

"this!!!"

"Liuli!!!!"

The merchants stood up with their eyes wide open! Especially Mr. Li, who almost fell on the tray.

"Mr. Yue, can I touch you?"

"Touch it, you can pick it up and have a look." Yun Yue said generously.

Mr. Li carefully picked up a glass. He exclaimed, "What a good thing! What a good thing! This is the first time I've seen such crystal clear glass! Where did you buy this, Mr. Yue?"

Yun Yue did not answer, but asked: "What do you think of this thing?"

"Oh! Master Yue, this is a priceless treasure. How dare we comment on it?"

"I remember that the Jiang family had a glass cup before, but it was not as transparent as this one. I heard that after the Jiang family was ransacked, this thing was sent to the capital by Prefect Lin." After saying this, he realized that Jiang Yao was right next to him, and hurriedly bowed to apologize.

Jiang Yao waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

Yunyue picked up another vase on the tray and sighed, "The thing is good, but useless." As she spoke, she let go of the vase and it fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

Everyone was shocked.

"Mr. Yue, what do you mean by this!!" Someone squatted down and picked up a piece of debris. He felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe. It was as if Yun Yue had broken his treasure.

Yunyue's eyes fell on the glass in Mr. Li's hand. Mr. Li quickly took the glass and took two steps back.

"Mr. Yue, if you don't like it, I'm willing to pay 500 taels to buy it." Mr. Li said.

"Five hundred taels?"

"If 500 taels is not enough, I am willing to pay 1000 taels. Do you think it is okay?"

You know what, after he told her the price, Yunyue began to feel sorry for the vase on the ground. If she had known earlier, she would not have smashed it to show off, and she could have sold it for more money.

"Let's talk about this later. Don't you want to see the second treasure?" Yun Yue pointed at another tray covered with cloth in Song Luo's hand.

Everyone looked at the tray.

Yun Yue nodded, and Jiang Yao took the red cloth off the tray. Song Luo picked up a mirror from the tray and faced everyone.

“Hiss!!!!! This is… is this a bronze mirror? No, it’s not! The material is different.”

"This is a glass mirror." Yunyue explained.

"Hiss...!!! Glass, isn't that colored glaze? No wonder it's so clear! It turns out it's made of colored glaze."

"Oh my, I can see the pimples on my face clearly!"

Yun Yue did not interrupt them. They looked at each of them one by one, and then they spoke: "What do you think about doing glass business?"

"This... is a big profit!!!"

"Mr. Yue, do you have any channels for Liuli?" Someone discovered the key to the problem from Yun Yue's words.

"If I say yes, do you want to do it?"

“!!!!!!!!” Everyone felt that Yunyue was a mountain of gold at this moment.

"I got these little gadgets. I don't know how to run a business, so I want to sell the business..."

Everyone was complaining in their hearts, "You don't know how to do business?" At the same time, they were scrambling to speak up, wanting to get this business. Even if it wasn't their own business, they still wanted to take a bite. Nonsense! If I let you pick up the money, would you pick it up?

Besides, this thing is popular wherever you get it, so why do you need to sell it?

"My lord, I do!!"

"Sir, I have many ways, I want to do this business..."

"Sir, please name a price!"

Yunyue didn't say anything.

Master Li sensed something, and looking at Yun Yue's expression, he said, "Sir, I am willing to support your policy and pay the commercial tax! Can you let me be the agent for this business?"

Everyone looked at him. Damn!!! This old guy is so sinister!

Yun Yue saw someone coming up and grinned, "I think Mr. Li is a capable man, and this business should be able to be successful!"

When the others heard this, they became anxious. They couldn't let him take all the lucrative opportunities alone!